India, All india, 9th Nov 2018, News & Stories from India

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Justice G K Ilanthiraiyan passed the interim order on the anticipatory bail petition filed by Murugadoss, who apprehended arrest over complaints filed in connection with the "objectionable" scenes. (Photo: File)

Don't arrest 'Sarkar' director, AR Murugadoss, till Nov 27: Madras HC to police

AIADMK staged protests after many ministers took exception to scenes criticising welfare schemes and a reference to late CM Jayalalithaa.

09 Nov 2018 7:23 PM

Chaturvedi beat shortlisted journalists from Italy, Turkey and Morocco for her work in exposing the 'IT cell' within the ruling BJP for keeping an army of angry trolls. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian journalist wins Press Freedom Award for Courage in UK

Swati Chaturvedi won the award for her book: 'I am a Troll: Inside the Secret World of the BJP's Digital Army'.

09 Nov 2018 7:22 PM

'The Mughal tried to abolish our culture, specifically the Hindutva. We are working towards saving our culture. BJP is moving ahead with that goal only,' he added. (Photo: File)

Rename Muzaffarnagar as Laxminagar: BJP MLA Sangeet Som to UP govt

'Names of many cities will be changed. Muzaffarnagar was named by Mughal ruler Muzaffar Ali. People have demanded it be changed,' Som said.

09 Nov 2018 6:17 PM

BJP leader and Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy said that the Union Home Ministry must 'step up efforts to curb the Naxal menace' in the country. (Photo: File | PTI)

'Home Ministry must take decisive call to finish Naxals': Subramanian Swamy

'Maoists are getting bolder. They need to be eliminated. The situation has become very dangerous,' he added.

09 Nov 2018 4:40 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the invitation extended by Maldives' president-elect Solih to attend his swearing-in ceremony on November 17. (Photo: File)

PM Modi to attend swearing-in of Maldives president-elect on Nov 17

The Prime Minister will also visit Singapore to take part in the 13th East Asia Summit and other meetings on November 14 and 15.

09 Nov 2018 3:48 PM

Vyapam whistleblower Dr Anand Rai said, 'I have not been given a ticket to fight elections even though Rahul Gandhi had assured me of it'. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

‘Rahul Gandhi had assured me ticket’: Vyapam whistleblower after snub

Vyapam whistleblower Anand Rai said, 'It was only because of me that Congress's Sanjeev Saxena (Vyapam accused) was not given ticket.'

09 Nov 2018 3:26 PM

Tharoor said the ruling party in the state and the govt acted in haste to push through implementation of SC verdict without adequately involving and consulting all stakeholders. (Photo: File)

Please do not desecrate Sabarimala temple: Shashi Tharoor to BJP, RSS

Tharoor said Sabarimala situation calls for 'extensive consultations and discussions among all stakeholders' rather than 'political drama'.

09 Nov 2018 2:35 PM

Kumar accused Shaji of distributing pamphlets in the constituency urging people not to vote for a candidate who is not a believer of the Islamic faith. (Photo: File)

Kerala HC disqualifies MLA KM Shaji over using corrupt practices to win polls

The court gave the judgement on a plea filed by LDF candidate M V Nikesh Kumar.

09 Nov 2018 2:26 PM

Singh further stated that the areas named after Mughals and Nizams will be changed and kept after the persons who fought for Telangana and for the country. (Photo: ANI)

Will rename Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar, if voted to power, says BJP legislator

BJP MLA Raja Singh, who represents Goshamahal assembly constituency, said the party will also change names of Secunderabad and Karimnagar.

09 Nov 2018 1:19 PM

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Friday hit out at the Centre over India's participation at a 'non-official' level in Afghan talks with the Taliban in Russia. (Photo: File | PTI)

Omar Abdullah hits out at Centre over joining Afghan talks with Taliban in Russia

If participation in talks with Taliban was acceptable, 'why not non-official dialogue with non-mainstream stake holders in J&K?', he asked.

09 Nov 2018 12:41 PM

AIADMK party cadres, led by MLA V V Rajan Chellappa, stage a protest against the screening of film 'Sarkar', in front of a theatre at Anna Nagar in Madurai. (Photo: PTI)

Makers of Vijay’s ‘Sarkar’ give in to AIADMK, to drop contentious scenes

Makers of 'Sarkar' have also agreed to 'mute' apparent reference to the late J Jayalalithaa, industry body said.

09 Nov 2018 12:16 PM

Rajinikanth 'strongly condemned' the demands seeking deletion of certain scenes from the film 'Sarkar'. (Photo: File | ANI)

Rajinikanth slams ruling AIADMK for protests against Vijay-starrer ‘Sarkar’

AIADMK was up in arms against 'Sarkar' with senior ministers demanding deletion of contentious scenes, besides threatening legal action.

09 Nov 2018 11:16 AM

According to an official, the incident took place around 11 pm between Dahanu Road and Vangaon Railway Stations. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Several long-distance trains halted after fire in goods train near Mumbai

The overhead electric wire melted due to the heat as a result of which at least 10 long-distance trains were halted, an official said.

09 Nov 2018 9:35 AM

The Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan will be held on November 9 and representatives of the Afghan Taliban radical movement will take part in it. (Representational Image)

India to join Afghan talks with Taliban in Russia at ‘non-official’ level

For 2nd time, Russia is attempting to bring regional powers together while discovering ways to establish peace in Afghanistan.

09 Nov 2018 8:24 AM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu

Fresh cracks seen in Opposition unity bid

Chandrababu Naidu met Mr Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru on Thursday and is understood to have discussed the matter with him, sources said.

09 Nov 2018 7:20 AM

The decision was taken during the meeting of the Union Cabinet, which also approved a proposal to manage Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Guwahati, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru airports under public private partnership (PPP).

Cabinet nod to mechanism for sale of enemy shares

A total number of 6,50,75,877 shares in 996 companies of 20,323 shareholders are under the custody of Custodian of Enemy Property of India (CEPI).

09 Nov 2018 7:00 AM

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani (Photo: File)

Renaming Ahmedabad being considered, says Gujarat CM

Gujarat Deputy chief minister Nitin Patel said the name Ahmedabad is a “symbol of slavery” and needs to be changed.

09 Nov 2018 6:55 AM

The woman, whom the youth claims to be his friend, allegedly forced him to consume liquor during his stay at her house. After he became unconscious, she cut off his private part, Nayak alleged.

Odisha: Woman chops off youth’s genitals after tiff over phone

According reports, the victim Rajendra Nayak hailing from Jharabeda village in Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district works in private company in Chennai.

09 Nov 2018 6:49 AM

Mulayam Singh Yadav with Shivpal Yadav (Photo: PTI)

Mulayam Singh Yadav opts for Shivpal for Diwali puja

The Yadav clan, as a tradition, has been celebrating important festivals like Holi and Diwali in their native village Sefai.

09 Nov 2018 6:45 AM

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: File)

Temple will always remain here, says Yogi Adityanath

The chief minister made this statement after offering prayers at the makeshift Ram Lalla temple in Ayodhya on Diwali.

09 Nov 2018 6:42 AM

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