India, All india, 30th May 2018, News & Stories from India

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India, All india, 30 May 2018

Petrol fetched Rs 78.42 in Delhi while in Mumbai it was sold for Rs 86.23 per litre today. Meanwhile, diesel costed Rs 69.30 in Delhi and Rs 73.78 in Mumbai. (Representational Image)

Fuel on fire: Oppn, citizens slam one paisa petrol cut, demand rollback

Sitaram Yechury also suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should follow Kerala's example and reduce the duties on fuel.

30 May 2018 9:21 PM

The CBI has registered a case against AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes, Venkataramanan and other officials for allegedly trying to manipulate government policies through corrupt means to get international licence. (Representational Image)

AirAsia non-executive director says allegations baseless, blames Cyrus Mistry

AirAsia India is majority-owned by Tatas and Venkataramanan has around 1.5 per cent shareholding in joint venture with AirAsia Berhad.

30 May 2018 9:17 PM

Indian Embassy officials in Riyadh have confirmed the pilot's death. (Representational Image/File)

Air India pilot found dead at hotel gym in Saudi Arabia

Rithwick Tiwari, a first officer with the Air India, died reportedly of a heart attack while working out in the gym, crew sources said.

30 May 2018 8:59 PM

India also asked UK not to allow its territory to be used for anti-India activities by Kashmiri and Khalistani separatists. (Photo: File)

India seeks help from UK for early extradition of Mallya, Lalit Modi

India also sought help in locating diamantaire Nirav Modi during the third Indo-UK home affairs dialogue in the national capital.

30 May 2018 8:25 PM

Recently, Anil Vij compared Rahul Gandhi to the deadly Nipah virus, saying whoever comes in contact with him will be destroyed. (Photo: File)

Spending time with RSS should be made compulsory, says Haryana minister Anil Vij

"It should be made mandatory for all to spend some time with the sangh. Many problems of the country will be solved," he added.

30 May 2018 7:50 PM

Superstar Rajinikanth also warned Tamil Nadu will become a 'graveyard' if there were too many agitations. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

'Angry' Rajnikanth blames anti-social elements for Tuticorin violence

Rajinikanth said the state needs Jayalalithaa-style iron fist to crush anti-social elements.

30 May 2018 7:35 PM

Ten people were killed on the day of the shootings, and a further three have died since, making this one of the most deadly environmental protests in the country. (Photo: File/PTI)

No warning: Witnesses tell how police shot, killed anti-Sterlite protestors

The police, in some cases, ignored rules on the use of force and instead fired at the heads of protesters rather than their legs.

30 May 2018 6:47 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering of Indian diaspora at the Jakarta Convention Centre in the Indonesian capital. (Photo: Twitter/@PIB_India)

PM Modi announces 30-day free visa for Indonesians

PM Modi invited the Indian diaspora in Indonesia to travel to their country of origin to experience the 'New India'.

30 May 2018 5:53 PM

June is expected to see more rainfall than July and August. (Photo: File)

IMD forecasts normal monsoon across country this year

However, the east and northeast India are likely to witness 'below normal' rainfall, the Met department said on Wednesday.

30 May 2018 5:34 PM

ICICI Bank is battling allegations that CEO Chanda Kochhar allegedly favoured Videocon Group in its lending practices. (Photo: File/PTI)

ICICI Bank to probe complaints against CEO Chanda Kochhar

ICICI Bank said the probe into allegations raised by anonymous whistleblower would be headed by an independent person.

30 May 2018 5:12 PM

Petrol and diesel prices are witnessing an all-time high, rising every day for the last 15 days. (Representational Image/PTI)

Kerala to reduce fuel cost by Re 1, rest of India gets paltry 1 paisa 'relief'

With this, Kerala becomes the first state to announce a cut in fuel prices.

30 May 2018 4:29 PM

Nipah virus has claimed 13 lives in Kerala. (Photo: File)

Soldier from Kerala dies in Kolkata of suspected Nipah virus infection

Seenu Prasad was from Kerala and was posted at Fort William. He died on Sunday and was cremated the next day.

30 May 2018 4:16 PM

Petrol and diesel prices were on Wednesday cut by one paisa per litre each, the first reduction after 16 days of relentless price hikes. (Photo: File)

If one paisa cut in fuel prices is PM's 'prank', it is in poor taste: Rahul

Rahul Gandhi said the one paisa cut in petrol rates was not a 'suitable response' to the fuel challenge he threw to the PM a few days ago.

30 May 2018 4:07 PM

'The BJP has corrupted EVMs, and made them into a machinery that can be used for its own purpose. Elections and the Election Commission have become the mistress,' Saamana alleged. (Photo: File)

EC, democracy have become mistress of those in power: Sena attacks BJP

The Sena alleged that its ally, the BJP which it said has an 'autocratic mindset', has corrupted the EVMs to serve its own purpose.

30 May 2018 3:30 PM

Gauri Lankesh, 55, was shot down with a 7.65 mm country made pistol in the driveway of her home in west Bengaluru on the evening of September 5, 2017. (Photo: File)

SIT files first chargesheet of 650 pages in Gauri Lankesh murder case

SIT has mentioned 131 statements, including that of FSL officers and accused – K T Naveen Kumar and Praveen.

30 May 2018 2:41 PM

Mi-17 helicopter of the Air Force which made several sorties to pour water to contain what has been classified as the “highest category” blaze in the national capital in the recent times. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Massive fire in Delhi's Malviya Nagar doused with help of Air Force

The blaze sparked at around 5 pm on Tuesday in the warehouse at Khirki Extension.

30 May 2018 2:33 PM

The Tamil Nadu government ordered the permanent closure of the smelter on Monday after police fired on protesters demanding its closure on environmental grounds. (Photo: File)

Vedanta prepares for legal challenge after copper smelter plant closure: sources

The company earlier said it had broken no rules, and hoped soon to reopen the plant and double its capacity to 800,000 tonnes a year.

30 May 2018 2:19 PM

The books now carry an additional 100 words on the Maratha leader Shivaji, his guerilla warfare tactics and how he started his military and political career at an early age. Shivaji's portrait has also been added to this chapter. (Photo: File)

Major overhaul in NCERT syllabus; fresh set of nationalists make way in

BJP and other right wing organisations claim that these were collectively and deliberately forgotten by the country.

30 May 2018 1:05 PM

The Court also directed the Centre to further direct states to stop the usage of use of non-prescribed books to prevent unnecessary burden amidst the young students. (Photo: File)

Madras HC prohibits assigning homework to CBSE students of Class 1, 2

The Court has asked CBSE to set up flying squads to inspect schools violating the new directive.

30 May 2018 12:21 PM

Mukherjee has been invited to be the chief guest at the valedictory function of Sangh Shiksha Varg -- a training camp for Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh volunteers -- at its headquarters in Nagpur. (Photo: PTI)

RSS organisation of nationalists, not Pak's ISI: Gadkari on Pranab accepting invite

The event is to be held on June 7 and a senior RSS functionary had said on Monday that Mukherjee has accepted the invitation.

30 May 2018 12:13 PM

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