India, All india, 6th Jul 2018, News & Stories from India

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The belongings of the 'sadhus' were thrown open by the mob, videographed and shared on social media, further fuelling the hearsays. (Facebook Screengrab/ The Assam Rifles - Sentinels of the North East)

Army, police rescue 3 'sadhus' suspected of child lifting, from mob lynching

Army and police officers came to rescue of 3 people after hundreds of people gathered to attack them in wake of child-lifting rumours.

06 Jul 2018 1:59 PM

Union Minister of State for HRD Satyapal Singh was replying to a query on MP government's request to his ministry to ‘correct’ a chapter, titled ‘Politics of Independent India’, in Political Science textbook for Class 12. (Photo: File)

NCERT books would be rectified soon, says Union min Satyapal Singh

'Education should not be politicised, whether it is the Congress or the BJP,' Union Minister of State for HRD said.

06 Jul 2018 1:52 PM

Veerappa Moily said in the BJP-led NDA coalition arrangement and understanding, the 'sense of coexistence, togetherness and cooperation is totally absent.' (Photo: File/PTI)

Won’t be surprised if Nitish Kumar quits NDA, says Veerappa Moily

Cong leader Veerappa Moily said whichever party 'went along with' BJP, including TDP, Shiv Sena and the JD(U), were 'not happy at all'.

06 Jul 2018 1:18 PM

A statement released on Thursday evening said Deb’s comments were taken out of context and claimed that he was misquoted. (Photo: File)

Wave of happiness in Tripura: CM Biplab Deb on lynching incidents in state

His reply stunned the reporters who were expecting that strict action against the attackers and a way to curb this menace will be taken.

06 Jul 2018 12:27 PM

The SC stated that CJI occupies the role of first among equals. (Photo: File)

Chief Justice of India is Master of Roster, has power to allocate cases: SC

Supreme Court was hearing a petition that had called for a panel of senior judges to decide on rostering judges and assigning of cases.

06 Jul 2018 11:44 AM

The victim who worked at a petrol pump, was tied to a pillar and was brutally beaten up by the owner of the pump and his friend. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: Man whipped for missing work in Madhya Pradesh

The victim said that he had been unable to go for work for 5-6 days because he had met with an accident.

06 Jul 2018 11:12 AM

The drone seized by Hyderabad police on Thursday night. (Photo: ANI)

Woman held for flying drone camera near Hyderabad's Charminar

Hyderabad police had banned drones in April after receiving inputs from intelligence agencies about the possibility of terror attacks.

06 Jul 2018 10:34 AM

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was responding to demands from certain sections, including the opposition parties and also from within the Congress, that politicians should also be made to undergo dope tests as had been mandated for government employees. (Photo: File)

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh agrees to dope test after AAP MLA's taunt

AAP MLA Aman Arora had challenged the chief minister to undergo a dope test to set an example for his ministers and MLAs.

06 Jul 2018 10:30 AM

On July 2, a Mission representative conducted a head count and found that 437 pilgrims were stranded in Simikot and 250 pilgrims were stranded in Hilsa. (Photo: ANI)

Kailash Mansarovar Yatra: Evacuation of Indian pilgrims in 'total control'

The MEA had announced that 883 pilgrims, who had been stranded, have been evacuated from Simikot to Surkhet and Nepalganj.

06 Jul 2018 10:20 AM

A three-judge bench of the Allahabad High Court, in a 2:1 majority ruling, had in 2010 ordered that the land be partitioned equally among three parties -- the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla. (Photo: PTI/File)

Supreme Court to resume Ayodhya-Babri Masjid case hearing today

A special bench of CJI Dipak Misra and Justices Ashok Bhushan and SA Nazeer on May 17 had heard submissions on behalf of Hindu groups.

06 Jul 2018 9:10 AM

Security forces were pressed into action and a search operation was launched to track down the kidnappers. (Representaional Image)

J&K police constable abducted by militants found dead in Shopian

Constable Javed Ahmad Dar was kidnapped from his house in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday evening.

06 Jul 2018 8:40 AM

File photo of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya (Photo: PT)

SC to resume Ayodhya case hearing on Friday

The special bench of the apex court is seized of a total of 14 appeals filed against the high court judgement delivered in four civil suits.

06 Jul 2018 6:10 AM

SC on Manipur ‘killings’: Rights violations cannot be tolerated

“What has happened here, it appears to be widespread,” the bench said, adding, “violation of human rights cannot be tolerated”.

06 Jul 2018 6:05 AM

Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad (Photo: PTI/File)

Mob lynching fuelled by social media must end: Govt to states

Recently, two people were killed in Tripura and the same number in Assam on suspicion of child-lifting.

06 Jul 2018 6:00 AM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (Photo: AP)

S Korean Prez visit: $10 billion infrastructure pacts likely

The South Korean President will also participate in an Indo-South Korean CEO round-table conference.

06 Jul 2018 5:19 AM

Yemen President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi (Photo: AP)

52 wounded in Yemen war reach India for treatment

The Yemen civil war started in 2015 and has reportedly claimed about 60,000 lives till now while displacing more than 30 lakh people.

06 Jul 2018 5:12 AM

Congress sniffs BJP role in Gujarat ‘bitcoin scam’

Shaktisinh Gohil alleged that some reports said that the scam could even be to the tune of Rs 88,000 crores.

06 Jul 2018 1:56 AM

Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy also proposed a hike in the additional excise duty on Indian-made liquor by 4 per cent across the board on all 18 slabs. (Photo: Twitter/@CMofKarnataka)

‘Sop politics’ cost people of Karnataka dear

Kumaraswamy also took a risk of waiving farm loans amounting to Rs 34,000 crore which might pose a big challenge to him in future.

06 Jul 2018 1:32 AM

Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, with his deputy G. Parameshwara (left) and other ministers, waves as he leaves after presenting the state Budget 2018-19 in the Assembly in Bengaluru. (Photo: PTI)

HD Kumaraswamy keeps promise, waives farm loans

Hike in prices of fuel, electricity, liquor, motor vehicle tax may hurt middle class.

06 Jul 2018 1:29 AM

BJP to connect to voters via 16,000 WhatsApp groups

Saffron party targets 51% votes at every polling booth to counter Opp. ‘mahagathbandhan’.

06 Jul 2018 1:26 AM

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