India, All india, 2nd Dec 2017, News & Stories from India

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'We rushed the baby to a nearby nursing home in Pitampura, where he is in life support,' the father told reporters on Friday. (Photo: Representationl | Pixabay)

Hospital can lose licence if guilty: Delhi health minister on ‘dead’ baby case

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had promised 'strict action'.

02 Dec 2017 6:37 PM

Singh claimed that the Modi government will not be able to equal the UPA government's 10-year average growth rate. (Photo: PTI/File)

Too early to say low growth trend reversed: Manmohan

Singh also said at this rate it is not possible for the Narendra Modi government to equal UPA government's 10-year average growth rate.

02 Dec 2017 6:18 PM

Heavy rains, strong winds disrupt normalcy in the area. (Photo: ANI)

Cyclone Ockhi kills 14 in TN, Kerala, may hit Mumbai, Gujarat

Ockhi is expected to travel north towards Mumbai and Gujarat in the next 48 hours, according to IMD.

02 Dec 2017 3:45 PM

Slamming the UPA govt, Jaitley said that it was a leaderless govt, and Manmohan Singh was a 'PM in office, but not in power.' (Photo: File/AP)

BJP original Hindutva party, Cong clone: Jaitley

Arun Jaitley also said that while BJP has maintained its credibility, the Congress is slowly becoming extinct.

02 Dec 2017 3:27 PM

The BSP won the mayoral posts in Aligarh and Meerut. Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party failed to win a single mayoral seat. (Photo: PTI)

BJP tampered with EVMs in UP civic polls, alleges Mayawati

Mayawati further challenged the BJP to remove the EVMs and start using ballot papers.

02 Dec 2017 2:41 PM

'The BJP's victory shows that it will win all 80 seats in UP in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections,' Adityanath said at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. (Photo: PTI)

Civic polls indicate farewell for Rahul, Akhilesh: Adityanath

The UP CM said that critiques of the Gujarat development model should do some ground work, instead of 'loosing arrows in the air.'

02 Dec 2017 9:57 AM

Rajnath Singh expressed confidence that the BJP will win over 150 seats in Gujarat, while appealing to the people to vote for the party. (Photo: File/ANI)

Everyday Pak is doing some mischief or other: Rajnath Singh

Addressing a rally in poll-bound Gujarat, Singh said that the security forces have eliminated over 200 terrorists in J&K this year.

02 Dec 2017 9:15 AM

Rahul Gandhi alleged that Rupani has shamed humanity and deprived the family of a martyr on hollow promises for 15 years. (Photo: Twitter)

'Param deshbhakt' Rupani mistreated martyr's daughter: Rahul

The daughter of a 'martyred' BSF jawan was taken away by women police officials after she rushed towards the Gujarat CM during a rally.

02 Dec 2017 8:28 AM

Sources stated that as per the Prasar Bharati Act there is a provision that does not allow a chairperson beyond age of 70 years.

Surya Prakash re-appointed Prasar Bharati chairman

It is understood that the issue has also been discussed at the topmost government level in the Prime Minister’s Office.

02 Dec 2017 7:20 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi puts third question for PM Modi

The Congress will also be fielding former PM Manmohan Singh in the campaign trail of Gujarat.

02 Dec 2017 7:18 AM

According to the NCRB report, in 2016, 26,604 cases of crime against women were registered in MP which included 4,882 rapes. (Representational image)

Madhya Pradesh Assembly removes girls to debate rape cases

The girl students hailing from Shajapur district in MP were visiting the Assembly on Friday to watch proceedings of the House.

02 Dec 2017 7:18 AM

The Adityanath government wanted the matter referred to the CBI, which took over the probe on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

CBI takes over Gomti river front graft probe

The state constituted committee had indicated prima facie irregularities in the project in its report dated May 16, 2017.

02 Dec 2017 7:17 AM

The incident is of Max Hospital in Shalimar Bagh where a woman gave birth to pre-mature twins on Thursday evening.

Delhi: Hospital declares twins dead, 1 found alive

Delhi govt orders inquiry, Arvind Kejriwal promises action on hospital, if guilty.

02 Dec 2017 6:53 AM

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu (Photo: PTI)

Terror a ‘state policy’ of Pakistan, says Venkaiah Naidu

Naidu also clarified that India did not view a terrorist from a religion perspective and they were only enemies of humanity.

02 Dec 2017 6:44 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and thank the people of the state. (Photo: @Narendramodi_PM/Twitter)

BJP clean sweeps UP civic polls, wins 14 out of 16 seats

The Congress bettered its performance by ranking number two in Varanasi, Moradabad and Mathura.

02 Dec 2017 6:27 AM

House in Sudemau village in Uttar Pradesh’s Pratapgarh district have no doors.

Uttar Pradesh: Snake ‘curse’ leaves village sans doors

No theft has ever been reported from doorless houses and villagers believe that Nag Devta guards their valuables.

02 Dec 2017 6:19 AM

J&K: Banana pushes its way with biotechnology

The initiative is a joint endeavour of IIIM and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Jammu and CP, Ahmedabad.

02 Dec 2017 6:11 AM

The ban on pet coke may also jeopardise the much-awaited and politically controversial oil refinery in border district of Barmer.

Rajasthan: Ban on use of pet coke in factories threatens jobs

Chief minister Vasundhara Raje is well aware of political fallout due to potential threat to various industries and lakhs of jobs.

02 Dec 2017 6:06 AM

A woman wades through a flooded street in Kanyakumari district’s Suchindram. (Photo: PTI)

Cyclone Ockhi toll rises to 12, over 1,200 moved to camps

Chief minister K. Palaniswami announced a solatium of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of the victims, an official release said.

02 Dec 2017 4:50 AM

Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba addresses the media on Navy Day in New Delhi. (Photo: G.N. Jha)

No Americans came close to INS Chakra, says Sunil Lanba

The admiral said the Navy’s aviation arm was being augmented by the induction of new fighters, surveillance aircraft and ship-borne helicopters.

02 Dec 2017 4:43 AM

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