India, All india, 7th Sep 2018, News & Stories from India

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The truck is still hanging from the broken portion of the bridge that connects Manganj area to Siliguri, a major city in north Bengal. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

3 days after Majerhat incident, another bridge collapses in West Bengal

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that twenty bridges in and around Kolkata have crossed their 'expiry date'.

07 Sep 2018 12:21 PM

The 28-year-old man identified as Eshwar, a native of Nalgonda district, was taken into custody as soon as poured kerosene over his body, a senior police official said. (Photo: Representational | PTI)

After Telangana Assembly dissolution, man tries to set himself on fire

He accused TRS govt of dissolving Assembly before fulfilling election promise 'to provide lakhs of government jobs to unemployed youth'.

07 Sep 2018 11:52 AM

'Everyone should also feel that there should be no atrocity against the deprived castes,' Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said. (Photo: File | PTI)

On SC/ST Act, Lok Sabha speaker's 'take back chocolate from child' example

A Bharat bandh was called Thursday by some anti-reservation bodies against the amendment to the act last month.

07 Sep 2018 11:26 AM

The Chabahar port is easily accessible from India's western coast and is increasingly seen as a counter to Pakistan's Gwadar Port located at distance of around 80 kms from Chabahar. (Photo: File | AFP)

Iran to handover Chabahar port operations to Indian firm within a month

Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development is in India to participate in Mobility Summit by NITI Aaayog on government's invitation.

07 Sep 2018 10:49 AM

The student was given a rod and a cellphone, and asked not to drop either item while the seniors hit his hand with sticks. The beatings started in earnest once the phone fell from his hand. (Representational image | PTI)

Ragging in Kerala college: First year student beaten for 3 hrs by his seniors

Police have filed a case against five senior students based on the victim's complaint.

07 Sep 2018 10:33 AM

Houses at Valiyathuruthu settlement in Kainakary panchayath in Kuttanad remain inundated and the people are forced to stay in them.

Kuttanad people don’t know how to open a new chapter

Jayanti doesn’t know how the government’s offer would help but does know she has to plough a lone furrow now on.

07 Sep 2018 7:25 AM

Often, the disasters were managed in a business-as-usual mode. “It won’t happen to us”, was the general mood.

Disaster preparedness leaves much to be desired

Why the state was not prepared, with not even a self-assessment about its preparedness, remains an unanswered question.

07 Sep 2018 7:18 AM

showcase from which an impressive three-tiered tiffin box, made entirely of gold and studded with diamonds on its knob was missing, along with a gold tea cup and saucer, and a gold spoon.

The saga of the nizam gems

Vishwaweer Singh recounts the legendary Nizam’s treasures that are most sought-after by the museums and collectors the world over.

07 Sep 2018 7:10 AM

Assam Congress asks for removal of NRC coordinator

The stakeholders like AIUDF and Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind were dismayed with the curtailment of the five documents.

07 Sep 2018 7:00 AM

New pact will allow India to obtain critical defence tech

The pact will also ensure interoperability among the US and the Indian armed forces.

07 Sep 2018 6:53 AM

The agency had informed the Interpol that Mr Bhansali was likely to visit the US, the UK, Hong Kong, China or the UAE. (Photo: Nirav Modi website)

Red Corner Notice issued against Nirav Modi’s trusted aide

Mr Bhansali was instrumental in rotation and diversion of the proceeds of crime generated in this case, sources said.

07 Sep 2018 6:40 AM

Perarivalan, one of the convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. (Photo: File)

Supreme Court asks Tamil Nadu government to decide on mercy plea

In its response the CBI said the role of Perarivalan in the conspiracy to kill Rajiv Gandhi was clearly established.

07 Sep 2018 6:17 AM

Manoj Kumar Maharana stuffs 533 drinking straws in his mouth.

Odisha youth breaks three Guinness records

Born to Bhagaban Maharana and mother Gitanjali Maharana, Manoj is a master-degree holder in mathematics.

07 Sep 2018 6:11 AM

Later, Sudhakar and Prasad found them and poured petrol on the house and set it afire, killing the two rival brothers, Peddapuram Deputy Superintendent of Police C H Rama Rao said. (Photo: File)

Two brothers charred to death in Andhra Pradesh

Previous enmity was the motive for the killing, he said adding further investigation was on.

07 Sep 2018 6:03 AM

Former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti (File photo)

Saints to champion PM Modi cause

This will be the first time that saints will be campaigning for the Prime Minister, in particular, and the BJP, in general.

07 Sep 2018 5:57 AM

Several upper caste organisation activists raise slogans during “Bharat Bandh” protest called over SC/ST Amendment Act, in Allahabad on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Nationwide strike call brings life to halt in UP

The police had to resort to lathi-charge to disperse the mob and clear the highway.

07 Sep 2018 5:51 AM

The outfit has announced to contest all the 230 Assembly berths in the state. (Photo: File)

Upper caste group set to fight all MP House seats

SAPAKS is planning a major show of strength with a rally at Indore by the end of the month.

07 Sep 2018 5:37 AM

“The matter is before us now and we don’t want the Police to be telling us that we are wrong,” the court said, posting the matter for further hearing on September 12. (Representational image)

Supreme Court extends activists’ ‘arrest’ till September 12

who were taken into custody by the Maharashtra police in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence earlier this year.

07 Sep 2018 5:09 AM

Telangana chief minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao (Photo: File | ANI)

Chandrasekhar Rao dissolves Assembly, calls for snap polls

Meanwhile chief secretary S.K. Joshi issued a notification on Mr Rao and his Cabinet continuing in a caretaker capacity.

07 Sep 2018 4:55 AM

Today, the use of Aadhaar has been extended beyond the PDS and the delivery of subsidised benefits.

Growing worries about Aadhaar and the misuse of personal data

The process of implementation of the Aadhaar scheme has also thrown up issues that need to be addressed seriously.

07 Sep 2018 4:50 AM

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