India, All india, 10th Jan 2018, News & Stories from India

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India, All india, 10 Jan 2018

'The prime minister talks of 'Make in India', but now says local sourcing is not required,' Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma says. (Photo: PTI/File)

Is this 'Make In India'? Modi's doublespeak exposed: Cong slams Govt's FDI push

Congress' Randeep Surjewala says PM Modi has harmed the manufacturing sector and traders.

10 Jan 2018 7:56 PM

The apex court on Wednesday perused the report of the supervisory body which was submitted before it in a leather box with number lock system. (Photo: PTI)

SC to reopen 186 cases linked to 1984 anti-Sikh riots, sets up SIT to track probe

The apex court said the supervisory body, appointed by it has found that out of 241 cases, 186 cases were closed without investigation.

10 Jan 2018 6:20 PM

The Indian Army has been adopting an increasingly 'tough' approach in dealing with ceasefire violations and terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir in the last one year. (Photo: AP | Representational)

Indian Army killed 138 Pak soldiers in tactical operations in 2017

Sources say that the Indian Army lost 28 soldiers during the same period along the LoC.

10 Jan 2018 5:25 PM

Virtual ID will be a temporary and revocable 16 digit random number mapped to a person's Aadhaar number. (Photo:File)

UIDAI introduces 'virtual ID' to strengthen Aadhaar data privacy

Virtual ID will give users the option of not sharing their Aadhaar number at the time of authentication.

10 Jan 2018 4:25 PM

BJP President Amit Shah also hailed Modi's 'Ujjwala Yojana', adding the Centre had provided free LPG connection to 3.33 lakh poor women of Karnataka. (Photo: ANI)

Anti-Hindu K'taka govt indulges in vote bank politics, says Amit Shah

Shah further added, the Siddaramaiah govt has deprived people of the state from benefits of the money that was meant for their welfare.

10 Jan 2018 4:16 PM

The prayer has been sung in more than 1,100 such schools across the country. (Photo: File)

Does prayer song in KVs promote Hinduism, SC to probe

The petiton was filed by a lawyer whose children also studied in Kendriya Vidyalaya.

10 Jan 2018 3:24 PM

In the year 1998, Lakha Singh was scheduled to take part in the World Military Boxing Championship, but he slipped out of the Texas Airport, following which he was declared absconder by the Army. (Photo: ANI)

National-level boxer now drives to earn bread, seeks help from Centre, Army

A former national-level boxer, Asian Games medallist Lakha Singh had joined the Indian Army as a jawan during the anti-Sikh riots.

10 Jan 2018 3:12 PM

Denouncing the villagers' actions, the police said that an action would also be taken against them. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

UP villagers thrash, garland duo with 'cow thief' placards for stealing cattle

The video of the incident, that took place on January 8, showed villagers beating up the accused.

10 Jan 2018 2:53 PM

Animal Welfare Board of India's guidelines also call for 'compulsory' one-day insurance for the event. (Photo: PTI)

Tamil Nadu: Animal welfare board issues 20 revised rules for Jallikattu

AWBI's new guidelines has called for animals to be subjected to nicotine, cocaine tests before being declared fit to partake in the event.

10 Jan 2018 2:32 PM

Peter Mukerjea, in a written reply to the special court in Mumbai, said 'Indrani was plotting a sinister conspiracy to drag his name into the murder case.' (Photo: PTI)

Indrani called Peter from spot where Sheena was dumped: Driver to court

Indrani also alleged that she suspected Peter created circumstances and framed her, leading to her arrest in the case.

10 Jan 2018 1:39 PM

From Left to Right: Atri Kar, Miss Trans Queen Nitasha Biswas and Harish Iyer (Harish Iyer's image clicked by Vinod Shreedhar)

People speak out on SC decision reconsidering Section 377

Supreme Court on Monday agreed to reconsider and examine its 2013 decision which criminalised homosexual relations.

10 Jan 2018 1:32 PM

Mukul's kin informed the university authorities, who then went through the CCTV footages; in one of the footages, Mukul was seen exiting the east gate at 12:30 pm on Monday. (Photo: Facebook)

After Najeeb, another JNU research scholar goes missing from campus

According to reports, Mukul, a resident of Ghaziabad, didn't return home on Monday, following which his family started looking for him.

10 Jan 2018 12:06 PM

Taking cognisance of the matter, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis had earlier ordered a CID probe into the death and also announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the kin of the deceased. (Photo: ANI)

Bhima-Koregaon violence: 43 arrested so far over caste clashes

On Jan 1, a youth was killed in a clash between 2 groups during an event to mark 200 yrs of Bhima-Koregaon battle that took place near Pune.

10 Jan 2018 11:44 AM

Indian-origin lawmaker and son-in-law of Infosys co founder Narayan Murthy, Rishi Sunak was inducted into British PM Theresa May’s government in the reshuffle of her top team of ministers and secretaries on Monday. (Photo: Screengrab/Youtube)

Narayana Murthy's son-in-law inducted in Theresa May's top team

Rishi Sunak has been appointed as an under secretary of state in Britain's Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

10 Jan 2018 11:15 AM

Students from Gwalior launched this campaign to create awareness about harassment faced by women and to make efforts toward their empowerment. (Photo: ANI)

Gwalior students write messages to PM on sanitary pads to oust 12 per cent GST

The campaign was started on January 4. It has been receiving extensive support from people through social media.

10 Jan 2018 11:07 AM

The proposals before the Finance Ministry is to hike the tax exemption limit from the existing Rs 2.5 lakh per annum to at least Rs 3 lakh if not 5 lakh. (Photo: PTI/File)

Middle class can hope for big tax relief in budget 2018-19, says report

In the last Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley left the slabs unchanged but gave marginal relief to small tax payer.

10 Jan 2018 10:26 AM

The minister, however, apologised for her remarks.

Uproar as mantri calls Valmiki a ‘daku’

Her remarks on Tuesday sparked a furore among the Valmiki community members.

10 Jan 2018 2:37 AM

Saudi increases India’s Haj quota by 5,000: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the increase over the past two years, of nearly 40,000, is a “record expansion” since Independence.

10 Jan 2018 2:32 AM

The ministry claimed that in the past it was noticed that national flags made of plastic were being used instead of paper.

‘Don’t use plastic national flags’

MHA asks officials of states, UTs to ensure compliance of flag code.

10 Jan 2018 2:32 AM

Mr Rizvi said that madrasas should be affiliated to CBSE and ICSE boards so that they can be a part of mainstream education. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Furore over Shia board chief’s madrasa remark

A senior member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, termed Mr Rizvi’s statement as the ‘biggest joke of the century’.

10 Jan 2018 2:31 AM

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