India, All india, 13th Nov 2017, News & Stories from India

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India, All india, 13 Nov 2017

Bank of America Merrill Lynch report said The country has already overtaken Brazil and Russia to emerge as the second largest BRIC economy after China. (Photo: File | PTI)

India to overtake Japan to become third largest economy by 2028

Report said India is well on track to cross France, Britain to emerge as world's fifth largest economy after Germany by 2019.

13 Nov 2017 9:37 PM

A CD of the Patidar leader has surfaced on social media, in which he can be seen with a woman in a room. (Photo:@HardikPatel_)

Using women to gain power shameful: Hardik Patel slams BJP for viral video

Hardik Patel said, 'This (CD) was planned by BJP to secure around 50 seats in election but I don't care.'

13 Nov 2017 9:13 PM

Asked how China viewed the Indo-Pacific concept, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said peace and win-win cooperation is the trend of the times. (Photo: PTI)

China hopes quadrilateral meet on 'Indo-Pacific' concept not directed against it

Indo-Pacific refers to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean regions, which also includes the disputed South China Sea.

13 Nov 2017 8:41 PM

While Manohar Lal Khattar said on Monday he was open to meeting Kejriwal 'anytime anywhere' to find a solution to the issue, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh last week said the situation warranted Centre's intervention as it has inter-state implications. (Photo: PTI)

Delhi smog: Enlist steps taken to curb stubble burning, Haryana CM to Kejriwal

Burning of crop residues by farmers in neighbouring states has been blamed for the toxic smog enveloping Delhi during the winter season.

13 Nov 2017 8:30 PM

Kumar was responding to queries about the scam, wherein crores of rupees were fraudulently transferred into the accounts of NGOs.(Photo: PTI)

Strict action will be taken against the guilty: Nitish Kumar on toilet scam

Nitish Kumar was answering queries on the toilet construction scam, wherein crores were fraudulently transferred into NGO accounts.

13 Nov 2017 7:40 PM

Actor and BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha requested the judiciary, Haryana government and also the Centre to ensure that 'justice prevailed'. (Photo: File | PTI)

Ryan murder: BJP MP calls for 'probe under camera surveillance'

Shatrughan Sinha said the interrogation must take place without the use of 'third-degree torture'.

13 Nov 2017 6:06 PM

The NGT directed that no horses or mules shall be allowed on the new route to the Vaishno Devi shrine and these animals shall be removed slowly from the old path as well. (Photo: PTI)

Green bench caps number of pilgrims to Vaishno Devi shrine at 50,000 per day

The green bench also said a new path to the shrine exclusively for pedestrians and battery-operated cars will be opened from November 24.

13 Nov 2017 4:25 PM

The Member of Parliament from Kerala took to Twitter and said education for women in Rajasthan was more important than a 'goonghat'. (Photo: File)

Female literacy more important in Rajasthan, says Tharoor on Padmavati row

The right-wing groups held a joint protest against the release of the film in Surat on Sunday.

13 Nov 2017 3:55 PM

The national capital has been experiencing dense smog for about a week, forcing the authorities to enforce emergency measures. (Photo: PTI)

SC issues notice to Centre, UP, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi govt over pollution, stubble burning

Delhi’s air quality index on Monday was 468, while the season’s worst air quality stood at 486 on November 9.

13 Nov 2017 3:49 PM

An IndiGo spokesperson apologised for the mishap involving the passenger, Urvashi Parikh Viren. (Photo: PTI | File)

IndiGo issues apology after flyer falls off wheelchair at Lucknow airport

IndiGo has claimed that the mishap happened due to crack in the floor at the airport.

13 Nov 2017 2:52 PM

The Director General of Police said it was normal to witness 40-50 incidents of stone-pelting in a day last year. (Representational Image)

90% dip in stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir in 2017: J&K DGP

Multiple factors including demonetisation and action against top militant commanders are responsible for this.

13 Nov 2017 1:36 PM

The CBI, in its FIR, lodged on September 19, has named several persons, including former Orissa High Court judge Ishrat Masroor Quddusi, as accused in an alleged corruption case. (Photo: PTI)

Judges bribery scandal: 3-judge SC bench to hear plea today

The case led to a showdown over the issue of supremacy of constituting a bench in which the authority of CJI was allegedly undermined.

13 Nov 2017 12:04 PM

Two Assam Rifles jawans were killed and four injured in a blast at Chandel town of Manipur. (Representational Image)

Manipur: 2 Assam Rifles jawans killed, 6 injured in IED explosion

The jawans were patrolling when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near their camp this morning, the police said.

13 Nov 2017 11:49 AM

Several members of Meo Muslim community gathered outside Alwar hospital and demanded action against the cow vigilantes responsible for Ummar Khan’s death. (Photo: Asian Age)

Rajasthan Police arrests 1 'gau rakshak' for killing man transporting cows

The cow vigilantes allegedly shot the Muslim man and threw his body before a moving train in Alwar, Rajasthan.

13 Nov 2017 11:40 AM

The plea also seeks effective implementation of the odd-even car rationing scheme. (Photo: File)

As air quality deteriorates, SC to hear plea today to curb rising pollution in Delhi-NCR

The fresh plea seeks direction to Centre and states concerned to take measures on curbing road dust and stubble burning.

13 Nov 2017 11:10 AM

Anandan, hailing from Brahmakulam, was an accused in a case relating to the murder of a CPI(M) worker in 2013. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

What is Kerala govt doing to 'curb criminal elements': Amit Shah after RSS worker's death

Twenty-three-year-old Anandan was attacked with swords and knives in broad daylight allegedly by CPI(M) workers.

13 Nov 2017 9:37 AM

Chaturvedi defeated BJP candidate Shankar Dayal Tripathi by over 14,000 votes on Sunday. (Photo: @INCMP | Twitter)

Post-Chitrakoot by-polls win, Cong confident of winning Gujarat elections

Around 65 per cent voting was recorded in the bypoll necessitated following the death of sitting Congress MLA Prem Singh.

13 Nov 2017 9:25 AM

The engine was named after Akbar, the great Mughal emperor, and is 65-year-old. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Haryana: Heritage steam engine 'Akbar' runs 2 km without driver in Rewari, derails

It has featured in more than 20 Bollywood movies like 'Sultan', 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' and 'Rang De Basanti'.

13 Nov 2017 9:17 AM

The Chenab Railway bridge will stand 35 metres taller than the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris. (Photo: RailMinIndia | Twitter)

Chenab railway bridge can withstand earthquakes, blasts: railway official

The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project will be completed by March 2021.

13 Nov 2017 9:00 AM

Protestors demand the death sentence for the rapists shortly after the 2012 Delhi gangrape and murder. (Photo: File)

Nirbhaya gangrape: Supreme Court to hear convict's review petition today

Earlier, the apex court had upheld the Delhi HC order which had sentenced Mukesh and other three convicts to the gallows.

13 Nov 2017 8:51 AM

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