India, All india, 25th Dec 2018, News & Stories from India

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Chanchal, then 12, was feared dead but some good samaritans handed her over to an orphanage in Jammu, said NGO Childline Aligarh which helped in bringing the girl home. (Photo: File | PTI)

17-year-old girl, gone missing in 2013 Kedarnath floods, reunites with family

Chanchal had gone to Kedarnath with her parents when tragedy struck, sweeping away her father, while her mother returned after some time.

25 Dec 2018 7:35 PM

The exact reason behind the attack was not yet known, but prima facie it seems the intention was to disturb the prayer, a police official said. (Representational Image | AFP)

12 injured after Sunday prayer attacked in Maharashtra village

A group of 10-15 masked men armed with swords, iron rods and glass bottles attacked congregation and threw stones on those attending prayer.

25 Dec 2018 7:14 PM

Rahul Gandhi was apparently referring to incident that took place last week during PM Modi's interaction with 'booth workers' of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. (Photo: File | ANI)

‘Vanakkam Puducherry’: Rahul jibes at PM Modi over struggling middle-class

Congress chief said 'BJP-vetted' questions is a superb idea, but party should also 'consider vetted answers'.

25 Dec 2018 6:33 PM

Amarinder Singh also asked the SAD to apologise to the people of Punjab for this act. (Photo: File)

Punjab: Ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi's statue vandalised, CM Amarinder blames Akali Dal

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has asked police to take action in the matter and identify the perpetrators.

25 Dec 2018 5:28 PM

The Muslim employees in the IT and services hub of Noida have been asked to offer Friday prayers during work hours in mosques, eidgahs or inside the premises of the company. (Representational Image | PTI)

Firms will be liable if staff offer namaz in public: UP police issues notice

Companies in Sector-58 sought a meeting with senior Noida cops in order to get clarity on the matter.

25 Dec 2018 4:24 PM

Chief Minister Kejriwal said 'New 3,000 eco-friendly buses will soon hit the streets in order to make the city much cleaner and greener. Our government is taking all preventive measures to fight against the pollution. We did a huge plantation of trees in Delhi.' (Photo: File)

'If need arises, we will soon implement odd-even scheme again': Kejriwal

The odd-even scheme was first introduced in the capital in 2015.

25 Dec 2018 4:16 PM

The oath ceremony would take place at Raj Bhawan here. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath expands Cabinet; 28 MLAs sworn in as ministers

Among ministers sworn-in included Jaivardhan Singh, son of Digvijaya Singh, Vijayalaxmi Sadho, Sajjan Singh Verma and Hukum Singh Karada.

25 Dec 2018 4:07 PM

Vajpayee was the first ever person from the BJP to have become the Prime Minister. He served as Prime Minister thrice – briefly in 1996, and then twice more, 1998-1999 and a full term between 1999 and 2004. (Photo: PTI)

Atal Bihari Vajpayee's statue will be erected in Patna: CM Nitish Kumar

The UP government also announced that it will install a 25-feet tall statue of Vajpayee at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow.

25 Dec 2018 3:59 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday opened the Bogibeel bridge, country’s longest rail-road bridge in Assam’s Dibrugarh. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi opens country’s longest rail-road Bogibeel bridge in Assam

Opening of bridge coincides with birth anniversary of ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee under whose govt work started in 2002.

25 Dec 2018 2:43 PM

The 2019 election will likely be tougher. But there is no indication that enthusiasm of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's overseas supporters has waned. (Photo: File | PTI)

From US suburbs, ‘friends of PM Modi’ dial India for votes in 2019 polls

US-based BJP supporters said they back PM Modi because they believe he is ushering in policies that will turn India into powerhouse.

25 Dec 2018 2:09 PM

He also stated that he is in constant touch with banks and wants to settle the issues and is willing to join the investigation through video-conferencing. (Photo: File)

Can’t travel for 41 hrs to India due to poor health: Choksi to court

Mehul Choksi accused ED of misleading probe by not revealing his health condition deliberately.

25 Dec 2018 2:00 PM

Delivering the 31st endowment lecture of the Intelligence Bureau in Delhi, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said unity and diversity are an integral part of Indian culture. (Photo: Twitter | @nitin_gadkari)

‘Unity in diversity is India's greatest strength’: Nitin Gadkari

Nitin Gadkari’s remarks come amid debate over actor Naseeruddin Shah's statement on mob violence in the country.

25 Dec 2018 1:57 PM

K Chandrasekhar Rao met Odisha CM on Sunday and his West Bengal counterpart on Monday in an effort to forge a non-BJP and non-Congress alliance. (Photo: File | PTI)

KCR doing ‘politics of division’, helping BJP: Congress

Congress said it will contest 2019 Lok Sabha polls in an alliance with a number of other parties and emerge victorious.

25 Dec 2018 1:25 PM

‘A stern message needs to be sent to Pakistan in terms of retaliation. We need to make it more costly for Pakistan because today Pakistan is not feeling the pinch it should feel,’ said Kumar. (Photo: DC File)

US withdrawal from Afghanistan will have implications in Kashmir: Former J&K DGP

‘After the US withdrawal, the terrorists organisations would feel pumped up, emboldened,’ said former DGP K Rajendra Kumar.

25 Dec 2018 12:59 PM

Dayanand Salian alias Pujari was missing after getting bail in the murder case of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's brother-in-law Ismail Parkar. (Photo: File | PTI)

Gangster who killed Dawood's brother-in-law arrested after 22 years

Dayanand Salian alias Pujari, a member of the Arun Gawali gang, was arrested Mumbai Police's Crime Branch.

25 Dec 2018 11:56 AM

On December 21, Centre authorised select security and intelligence agencies for purposes of interception, monitoring and decryption of any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer resource. (Representational Image)

SC denies urgent hearing on PIL challenging govt's surveillance notification

Advocate ML Sharma who had filed a PIL in the SC on Monday challenging MHA order on grounds of it being 'illegal' and 'unconstitutional'.

25 Dec 2018 11:56 AM

Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath to the new ministers at the Police Parade Ground here. The ministers took oath in Hindi. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Chhattisgarh CM Baghel expands cabinet; inducts 9 ministers

The Congress returned to power in the state after 15 years, dislodging the Raman Singh-led BJP government.

25 Dec 2018 11:50 AM

Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Economic Affairs and other senior officials from the Royal Government of Bhutan. (Photo: Facebook)

Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering to visit India at PM Modi’s invitation

Bhutan PM’s visit to India is during the Golden Jubilee year of establishment of formal diplomatic relations between India and Bhutan.

25 Dec 2018 11:48 AM

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had reportedly suggested back then that the Andaman and Nicobar Islands be renamed as Shahid and Swaraj dweep. (Photo: Facebook screengrab/ @MyIndiaOfficial)

3 islands in Andaman and Nicobar to be renamed by PM this Sunday

Ross Island to be renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Neil Island as Shaheed Dweep, Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep.

25 Dec 2018 11:30 AM

delegation urged Naidu to protect the interests of Indian Muslims by opposing the proposed Muslim Women Bill 2018 coming before Parliament on December 27. (Photo: File)

Chandrababu Naidu meets AIMLB members, assures support on triple talaq

The delegation members claimed that a majority of political parties are opposing the proposed Muslim Women Bill 2018.

25 Dec 2018 10:42 AM

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