India, All india, 17th Apr 2018, News & Stories from India

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“As per my knowledge, a petition (for a CBI probe) is pending there,” Singh said. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Centre has no objection handing over Kathua rape case to CBI: Jitendra Singh

Union Minister Jitendra Singh that the court was another option through which the case could go to the CBI.

17 Apr 2018 9:22 PM

India had moved The Hague-based ICJ in May last after Jadhav, 47, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage and terrorism. (Photo: ANI | twitter)

Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India files fresh pleadings at ICJ

Pakistan has repeatedly denied India consular access to Jadhav on the grounds that it was not applicable in cases related to spies.

17 Apr 2018 9:03 PM

Asaram Bapu, who is currently lodged in the Jodhpur Central jail, is facing trial in two sexual assault cases: one in Rajasthan and the other in Gujarat. (Photo: PTI/File)

Verdict in Asaram's rape case to be pronounced in Jodhpur jail to avoid violence

The police had filed a petition in high court stating that Rajasthan may witness Panchkula-like violence.

17 Apr 2018 6:31 PM

According to an order issued by General Administration Department of the Delhi government, the MHA had written in its letter that these posts on which the appointees are officiating are not in the list of posts approved for the ministers and the chief minister. (Photo: File/PTI)

Home ministry cancels appointment of nine Delhi govt advisors

Among the nine advisors whose appointment has been cancelled are Amardeep Tiwari, Arunodya Prakash, Raghav Chadha, Atishi Marlena.

17 Apr 2018 6:20 PM

Justice Chandrachud told the counsel 'merely because of limitations of knowledge we can’t have a blinkered view of reality; because we are going to lay down a law which will affect the future generation.' (Photo: File)

Aadhaar data breach can influence outcome of elections, says SC

Senior counsel, Diwedi submitted that technology is advancing and we have limitations of understanding the technological developments.

17 Apr 2018 5:37 PM

Dilip Patwa (30) allegedly fired two bullets from his gun and one of them hit Nandram Patwa, the father of the child. Another villager Gajendra Kushwaha (38), was hit by the second bullet. (Photo: File/Representational)

MP man rejoicing at child’s birth dies in celebratory firing

The deceased, Nandram Patwa, was hit by a bullet in the head in alleged celebratory firing by one of his relatives.

17 Apr 2018 4:27 PM

Actor Salman Khan walked out of the Jodhpur Central Jail on April 7 after spending two nights there. (Photo: File/PTI)

Salman Khan, on bail in 1998 blackbuck poaching case, can travel abroad: court

Jodhpur District and Sessions Court allowed Salman Khan to travel to the US, Canada, Nepal from May 25 to July 10, after the actor's plea.

17 Apr 2018 4:25 PM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi also took a dig at BJP-led Central government's slogan 'Ache Din' and questioned as to when 'these goods days' are going to come. (Photo: File)

PM Modi has destroyed banking system: Rahul on cash crunch in ATMs

Rahul said people were forced to stand in queues as PM snatched Rs 500-1,000 notes from them and put in Nirav Modi's pocket.

17 Apr 2018 3:03 PM

The surrender of Hmar People's Convention (Democratic) leaders and cadres followed signing of memorandum of settlement by the Mizoram government and the outfit in Aizawl on April 2, 2017. (Photo: PTI)

114 HPC(D) militants who surrendered in Mizoram get Rs 3 lakh each

The amount is given as part of rehabilitation package, a senior Home department official said.

17 Apr 2018 2:41 PM

Department of Economic Affairs said the government is taking all steps to ensure that ATMs are supplied with cash as well as the ones which are non-functional are normalised at the earliest. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Will supply adequate notes to meet higher demands: Govt

Govt of India assured that there have been adequate supply of currency notes which have met entire demand so far.

17 Apr 2018 2:30 PM

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has announced development of a new highway alignment between Delhi and Mumbai, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a statement. (Photo: File/PTI)

Delhi-Mumbai expressway to be built for Rs 1 lakh crore: Nitin Gadkari

Transport minister also talked about plans to build Chambal expressway that would be connected to Delhi-Mumbai expressway.

17 Apr 2018 1:22 PM

The Supreme Court was hearing a contempt petition filed by NGO Common Cause, which has raised the issue of non-appointment of Lokpal despite its verdict of April 27, 2017. (Photo: File)

Appointment of eminent jurist to select Lokpal in process: Centre to SC

Recommendation for induction of eminent jurist in panel has been made, AG tells SC bench.

17 Apr 2018 12:55 PM

A 16-year-old Delhi girl approached the police alleging that her parents tried to force her into changing her statement in favour of two men accused of raping her. (Representational image)

Delhi girl gets mother arrested for taking Rs 5 lakh bribe to 'settle' rape case

However, the girl's father is on the run and a manhunt has been launched to nab him.

17 Apr 2018 11:58 AM

People in many states are complaining of cash crunch at ATMs. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

ATMs across country go dry, Arun Jaitley says ‘temporary shortage’

People complain of inconvenience due to lack of currency in ATMs in several states.

17 Apr 2018 11:27 AM

Nine-year-old Muzaffar Ahmad Khan said the idea of 'counting pen' struck him after he got poor marks in an exam, as he could not manage the required word count. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

9-yr-old boy in Kashmir invents pen that counts words while writing

At a festival, President Ram Nath Kovind showered praise and rewarded Muzaffar Ahmad Khan for his innovation.

17 Apr 2018 10:22 AM

Gaurav Kumar was arrested from Rohtak's Model Town area on Sunday based on information received by state and central intelligence agencies, Superintendent of Police Pankaj Nain said. (Photo: Representational)

Man honey-trapped by Pak ISI arrested from Rohtak: Haryana police

Gaurav Kumar allegedly passed information to Pakistani spy agency about Indian Army camps he had visited for recruitment tests.

17 Apr 2018 9:28 AM

S Nihal Singh breathed his last at the National Heart Institute. He was suffering from kidney-related ailments. He would have been 89 later this month. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Veteran journalist S Nihal Singh passes away at 88

S Nihal Singh was awarded International Editor of the Year Award in New York for opposing Emergency imposed by former PM Indira Gandhi.

17 Apr 2018 9:15 AM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the currency in circulation increased to Rs 16,50,000 crore after demonetisation. (Photo: Twitter/@CMMadhyaPradesh)

'Missing' Rs 2,000 notes conspiracy to create problems: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Madhya Pradesh chief minister was apparently referring to news reports of ATMs running out of cash at some places in the state.

17 Apr 2018 9:08 AM

Partially eaten body of a tourist, who had gone missing and was apparently attacked by a leopard, was found from near a temple in the Motichur range of Uttarakhand's Rajaji Tiger Reserve. (Representational Image)

Partially eaten body of tourist found in Uttarakhand's tiger reserve

The deceased was identified as 56-year-old Tek Chand from Haryana's Palwal district, police said.

17 Apr 2018 8:53 AM

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala (Photo: PTI/File)

DTH chip an assault on privacy, says Congress

The Congress had already been attacking the government for intruding into the personal space of citizens.

17 Apr 2018 2:26 AM

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