India, All india, 29th Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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A couple set themselves on fire inside Surir police station on Wednesday over the alleged inaction by cops in connection with a scuffle which took place between the couple and the neighbours. (Representational Image)

Cop's inaction; UP couple set themselves on fire in police station

According to DGP OP Singh, the husband and wife received 60 per cent burn injuries and have been shifted to Safdarjung Hospital.

29 Aug 2019 9:07 AM

Following days of restrictions, mobile phone services have been resumed in five districts of Jammu region. (Photo: File)

Mobile phone services restored in 5 districts of Jammu

The services were suspended across J&K on August 5, in view of security concerns following Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370.

29 Aug 2019 8:52 AM

Students to rate performance of teachers in Odisha

The teachers appraisal will be done according to their performance which will be based on the feedback given by the students.

29 Aug 2019 8:17 AM

The meeting was held after that of the Union Cabinet and the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). (Photo: AP)

PM Modi asks ministers to expedite work on J&K projects

It was the first meeting of the Council of Ministers after the government's decision to repeal Article 370 in the state.

29 Aug 2019 7:46 AM

Union Minister Piyush Goyal (Photo: ANI)

Govt eases FDI rules in many areas

The sugar export subsidy will help farmers liquidate their excess stock, the minister added.

29 Aug 2019 6:08 AM

Police sources said the additional sandbag bunkers and pillboxes have been set up in Srinagar and other towns mainly to contain public protests and stone-pelting by local youths.

New bunkers, checkposts in Srinagar street corners

Fortifications, checkpoints at street corners to foil protests, stone-pelting.

29 Aug 2019 6:01 AM

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, who is also in charge of the home department, has said he is sure there wouldn’t be any law and order problem in the state after publication of the NRC.

Assam on edge, forces back as NRC date looms

At the request of the Assam govt to deploy extra forces in the state before NRC’s publication, the Centre has sent 51 companies.

29 Aug 2019 5:56 AM

The 73rd UNGA session begins next month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to speak at the General Assembly on September 27, where he is likely to counter the Pakistani propaganda point by point. (File Photo)

Pak going to raise Kashmir at UNGA, Modi will counter

The Pakistani FM’s letter to the UNHCHR chief lists alleged human rights violations by India and seeks UN intervention.

29 Aug 2019 5:48 AM

Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P. Chidambaram after being produced at a court in the INX Media case in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

No ‘witch-hunt’ of Chidambaram in INX case: ED

Chidambaram is currently in CBI custody, which is interrogating him in the criminality aspect of the case.

29 Aug 2019 5:44 AM

MP minister leaves Congress red-faced

The development has forced the chief minister to seek a report on it.

29 Aug 2019 4:42 AM

CBI grills TMC MP, BJP leader in Narada case

Chatterjee has been asked to appear before the CBI on Saturday and Poddar in the first week of September, sources said.

29 Aug 2019 4:38 AM

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar (Photo: PTI)

Khattar promises water supply to each household

The chief minister said that the 2.5 crore population of the state was his family and his aim was to make their life easier and smooth.

29 Aug 2019 4:36 AM

A view of A deserted Lal Chowk area in Srinagar Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Sitaram Yechury gets SC’s green signal for Srinagar visit

Yechury on his part said he would do “whatever needs to be done” on the basis of his visit.

29 Aug 2019 4:33 AM

Home minister Amit Shah presents an award to a police officer during the 49th Foundation Day celebrations of the BPR&D in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Age of third-degree torture over, Amit Shah tells police

Even in the past, many security experts have expressed concern over the gap between the workout percentage and conviction rate of the police.

29 Aug 2019 4:30 AM

The meeting of the council of ministers was held soon after the Prime Minister had chaired the cabinet meeting. (Photo: ANI)

Modi calls meet of top ministers to discuss J&K

The Prime Minister exhorted them to aggressively propagate the message of discouraging the use of plastic bags, among the common man.

29 Aug 2019 4:25 AM

SC allows Jamia student to visit family in Kashmir

Aleem has a word of advice for his Kashmiri brethren who too had been facing similar situation.

29 Aug 2019 4:22 AM

Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik felicitates state DGP Dilbagh Singh for conducting a successful Amarnath Yatra at Raj Bhavan in Srinagar on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Internet more useful to terrorists, Pak: J&K gov

J&K gov said that few incidents of clashes were reported between the protestors and security forces and utmost care was taken to avoid injuries.

29 Aug 2019 2:00 AM

Russia throws its weight behind India

Sovereign decision of Indian govt on J&K belonged to the constitutional space of India, says envoy Nikolay Kudashev.

29 Aug 2019 1:54 AM

Speaking about the incident, the police officials said that members of two families picked up a fight due to differences between their children.

13 attacked with acid in Bihar, 5 arrested

However, victims later claimed that they were attacked for opposing eve-teasing by few youth.

29 Aug 2019 1:48 AM

Sources in the NRC offices said that the government should have taken advantage of that particular clause of the SOP, which was cleared by the Supreme Court to carry out investigations against suspected foreigners as the LRCRs are the circle officers of the government and DRCRs are the deputy commissioners.

‘Assam govt targeting NRC authority to hide its failures’

The SOP, further said that in such cases, the district registrars of citizen registration (DRCRs) would authorise any officer to carry out a probe.

29 Aug 2019 1:44 AM

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