India, All india, 12th Mar 2018, News & Stories from India

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Gauri, the editor of the Gauri Lankesh Patrike - a tabloid known for 'anti-establishment' views, was shot dead by unknown assailants outside her residence in Bengaluru on September 5, in 2017. (Photo: File)

SIT to conduct narco test on Gauri Lankesh's murder accused

Hindu Yuva Sene's Naveen was arrested and named as one of the accused in the case on March 9.

12 Mar 2018 9:13 PM

'Shri Naresh Agarwal has joined Bhartiya Janata Party. He is welcome. However, his comments regarding Jaya Bachhan ji are improper and unacceptable,' Swaraj tweeted. (Photo: File | PTI)

Sushma slams Naresh Agrawal's comment on Jaya Bachchan

Naresh Agrawal said that he was humiliated by the SP as he lost the Rajya Sabha election ticket to Jaya Bachchan.

12 Mar 2018 9:01 PM

employees alleged that they have not received their salaries for the last four months but when they protested against it, they were beaten up and locked in a room in the Cyber Tower office in Vibhuti Khand. (Photo: File)

Women staff of Adityanath govt beaten, locked up for protesting over late salary

Over ten other female employees also fainted during the protest and had to be rushed to the nearby Ram Manohar Lohia hospital.

12 Mar 2018 8:30 PM

Addressing the press, Agrawal said, 'I just want to serve the BJP, I have no conditions and no demands for a ticket in the Rajya Sabha.' (Photo: ANI)

No demand for RS ticket, want to serve BJP: SP MP switches party

Their initiation into the party took place in the presence of Union Minister Piyush Goyal, at the BJP headquarters in Delhi.

12 Mar 2018 7:28 PM

According to sources, the deputy superintendent of police (DSP) and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel rushed to the spot and recovered the body from a farm. (Photo: File | Representational)

Bihar: Policeman on election duty shot dead by miscreants

Police are on the lookout for the miscreants while three people have been arrested for interrogation.

12 Mar 2018 7:09 PM

Several groups not only distributed water, but also poha and biscuit packets when the farmers reached Mumbai. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Mumbaikars offer food, water to farmers marching through city

Individuals, resident welfare associations and religious groups ensured that the farmers are supplied with adequate food and water.

12 Mar 2018 4:15 PM

In an affidavit filed in the SC, CBI's Multi Disciplinary Monitoring Agency (MDMA), probing the larger conspiracy aspect behind Gandhi's assassination, has said the role of convict AG Perarivalan in the conspiracy resulting in the killings of the former PM and others have already been upheld by the top court. (Photo: File)

Dismiss Perarivalan’s plea in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: CBI to SC

CBI told SC that Perarivalan's plea seeking recall of its May 1999 should be dismissed as it was devoid of any merits.

12 Mar 2018 12:46 PM

The boy, Roshan, was taken to a nearby hospital for a check-up after he was rescued from the borewell. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

After over 35 hours, Army rescues 4-yr-old boy from well in Madhya Pradesh

The boy, Roshan, fell into an uncovered borewell while playing in a field in the village around 11 am on Sunday morning.

12 Mar 2018 11:32 AM

Over 50,000 farmers reached Azad Maidan early on Monday, after camping at KJ Somaiya Ground in Sion area. (Photo: Mrugesh Bandiwadekar)

Govt crumbles, accepts most demands; farmers withdraw agitation

The protestors are demanding unconditional loan waiver and transfer of forest land to tribal farmers who have been tilling it for yrs.

12 Mar 2018 10:43 AM

The country's largest border guarding force regularly conducts a confidential exercise of identifying officials with suspicious credentials or for indulging in corrupt practices but some new parameters have recently been added for creating the inglorious list of shady personnel for 2017. (Representational Image | PTI)

BSF officers with ‘lavish’ lifestyle, membership of costly clubs to be under scanner

A section of officials termed these criteria as 'ridiculous'.

12 Mar 2018 9:52 AM

The fire broke out in Tamil Nadu's Theni district while a Chennai-based trekking club, which had 25 women and 3 children, had organised the expedition from Kurangani to Bodi in the Western Ghats. (Photo: ANI)

10 trekkers killed in Tamil Nadu forest fire, IAF conducts rescue ops

39 trekkers were trapped in Sunday’s raging forest fire deep in Kurangani hills reserve near Theni in Tamil Nadu.

12 Mar 2018 9:04 AM

Three militants belonging to Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit were killed in a firefight with the security forces in southern Anantnag district overnight. (Photo: Facebook)

3 ISIS militants killed in J&K's Anantnag, schools, colleges shut in Srinagar

Police identified 2 slain militants as Eisa Fazili of Srinagar and Syed Owais of Kokernag (Anantnag).

12 Mar 2018 8:37 AM

The Kolkata Police on Friday booked Mohammed Shami and four others under various non-bailable and bailable sections after Hasin Jahan lodged a complaint of domestic violence and infidelity against the cricketer. (Photo: Twitter)

Tried to reason out with Shami to save family before filing FIR: Hasin Jahan

Jahan's comments came in response to Shami's appeal to her to 'patch-up for the sake of their children and family.'

12 Mar 2018 8:25 AM

Gujarat’s Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel (Photo: PTI/File)

Hardik Patel pleads for tribal tag for Kudumis

The firebrand leader took to Twitter to inform his followers about the “success” of the rally.

12 Mar 2018 6:06 AM

RSS general secretary Bhaiyya Joshi also said that years of experience suggests that it would not be easy to arrive at a consensus. (Photo: PTI)

Nothing but temple can be built in Ayodhya: RSS

The RSS leader however, said if Sri Sri succeeds in his task, the Sangh would welcome it.

12 Mar 2018 6:01 AM

Indian Air Force has been instructed to help in rescue operations and evacuation. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

15 trekkers rescued from forest fire in Tamil Nadu

With little or no communication facilities in the remote woods, due to lack of mobile phone towers, information was hard to get.

12 Mar 2018 5:45 AM

Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu (Photo PTI)

All is not well that ends up in the Well, says Venkaiah Naidu

Naidu cautioned that if the trend continued, the “people would lose their trust” in legislators and the political class.

12 Mar 2018 4:51 AM

Lalu Prasad Yadav’s RJD is all set to nominate rebel JDU leader Sharad Yadav to Rajya Sabha from Bihar, sources said on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Can give up MP house, live in jungle: Sharad Yadav

I’ll continue to fight to save Constitution, says the septuagenarian MP.

12 Mar 2018 4:11 AM

Police won’t stop traffic violators, will send e-challan

A lot of confusion was caused by wrong e-challans or e-challans sent with the wrong images.

12 Mar 2018 1:55 AM

Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Himanta again proves to be BJP’s N-E pointman

Sarma has now earned the distinction of filling up the vacancy of late Pramod Mahajan in the BJP.

12 Mar 2018 1:40 AM

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