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

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India All India 17 May 2018

India, All india, 17 May 2018

The photo of the newly-weds has garnered over 6,500 likes since Wednesday. (Photo: Instagram screengrab)

Tej Pratap shares first post-wedding photo, poses with wife Aishwarya Rai on bicycle

In the photo, Aishwarya is donning an orange and gold sari as she looks at Tej Pratap, who is clad in a white kurta-pyjama.

17 May 2018 9:23 PM

According to PETA India, the royal couple is sure to receive a wide variety of wedding gifts, but theirs may be the most unique. (Photo: File/AFP)

Here’s what PETA India is gifting Prince Harry, Meghan Markle for their wedding

Merry the Indian bull -- a hybrid of Meghan and Harry's name -- is animal rights body PETA's wedding gift to the royal couple.

17 May 2018 9:09 PM

Congress demands that governors of Goa, Meghalaya and Manipur should allow it to form govts as it was the single largest party in all these states. (Photo: File/ANI)

Karnataka ripple effect: ‘Single-largest’ Cong wants Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya

Opposition says there can't be 2 sets of rules, one for the BJP and the other for everybody else.

17 May 2018 8:48 PM

Hours after B S Yeddyurappa assumed office as chief minister, several IAS and IPS officers were transferred. (Photo: File)

As Yeddyurappa becomes Karnataka CM, senior IAS, IPS officers transferred

Government appointed M Lakshminarayana as additional chief secretary to the chief minister.

17 May 2018 8:22 PM

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav also urged other opposition parties to unite and protest against the 'formation of government in Karnataka in the most undemocratic way'. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

RJD single largest party, why can’t we form govt in Bihar, asks Tejashwi Yadav

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav declaring that he will parade his party’s MLA before the Governor of Bihar.

17 May 2018 7:30 PM

Linggi, a mother of four girls, scaled the world's highest peak at 8 am on May 1. (Photo: Facebook/LowerDibangValley)

Muri Linggi, mother of 4, is third Arunachal woman to scale Mount Everest

Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein congratulated her and said she has made the state proud.

17 May 2018 7:20 PM

The authority will have the power to monitor the storage of water in the eight reservoirs in the Cauvery basin and the apportionment, regulation and control of the Cauvery waters. (Photo: File/PTI)

SC reserves verdict on Centre’s scheme for distribution of Cauvery water

The final scheme submitted by Centre has been empowered to monitor entire spectrum of monthly availability of storages, rainfall pattern.

17 May 2018 7:11 PM

In wake of an increase in incidents of rape of minors, especially after horror at Kathua and Indore, the Union Cabinet approved number of measures to amend POCSO Act in April. (Photo: File/PTI)

J&K Guv promulgates ordinance on death penalty for rape

J&K has carried out certain amendments in Criminal Laws on analogy of amendments made in Central Criminal Law in 2018.

17 May 2018 5:59 PM

Joint Resistance Leadership, an alliance of key separatist leaders including Malik, has asked people on Saturday to register their protest against the Prime Minister’s visit. (Photo: Representational)

J&K: Separatist leader Yasin Malik taken into custody, security beefed up

Additional police and paramilitary forces are being deployed across the Valley for PM Modi's visit on May 19.

17 May 2018 5:40 PM

The fresh petition is likely to be heard by a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri, S A Bobde and Ashok Bhushan on Friday. (Photo: File/PTI)

Cong-JD(S) move SC against nomination of Anglo-Indian MLA in K'taka Assembly

Cong-JD(S) seek direction that nomination of Vinisha Nero be set aside till Yeddyurappa undergoes floor test in Karnataka Assembly.

17 May 2018 5:32 PM

Facebook recently released the data on the top-ranked Facebook pages of government bodies, ministries and political parties in the country. (Photo: Screen Grab/@keralatourismofficial)

Facebook ranks Kerala Tourism's page as 'best page' of 2017

The Kerala Tourism FB page garnered 1.5M likes to emerge as top.

17 May 2018 5:16 PM

B S Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

B S Yeddyurappa: The clerk who made it big in corridors of power

Yeddyurappa joined RSS when he was 15, and cut his political teeth in the Jana Sangh, the BJP's forerunner, in his hometown Shikaripura.

17 May 2018 5:06 PM

RJD said they will hold day-long dharna on Friday against murder of democracy in Karnataka. (Photo: File/PTI)

Karnataka effect: 'Single-largest' parties Congress, RJD want Goa, Bihar

Opposition says there can't be 2 sets of rules, one for the BJP and the other for everybody else.

17 May 2018 4:41 PM

A video footage found in the mobile phone of the deceased showed him earlier climbing a chair and attempting to hang himself. (Representational Image)

Failed to get job, 21-yr-old Hyd man hangs self after recording message

The man, reportedly under 'depression' over being jobless, hanged himself from the ceiling fan in his rented room at Saroornagar locality.

17 May 2018 3:49 PM

According to the SEC, the TMC has won 2,467 gram panchayat seats and is leading in 2,683 seats. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

WB Panchayat poll: TMC wins 2,467 seats; BJP, CPI(M) distant 2nd, 3rd

The BJP and the CPI(M) won 386 and 94 gram panchayat seats respectively, the State Election Commission officials said.

17 May 2018 3:45 PM

Congress that had moved its legislators to Eagleton resort near Bengaluru on Wednesday has now decided to move them out of Karnataka, say reports. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Amid concerns over poaching, Cong-JD(S) to fly MLAs out of Karnataka

Congress has alleged that one of its MLAs -- Anand Singh -- has been threatened and pressurised to defect.

17 May 2018 3:07 PM

B S Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the chief minister of Karnataka on Thursday for a second time, after an overnight high-voltage legal battle in the Supreme Court. (Photo: File)

Yeddyurappa govt will fulfil people's aspirations, assures Amit Shah

BJP president Amit Shah described the swearing-in of B S Yeddyurappa as the 'victory of every Kannadiga'.

17 May 2018 3:00 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Raipur on Thursday. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

RSS eclipsing institutions, 'aisa Pakistan mein hota hai': Rahul Gandhi

Congress president lashed out at the BJP-led government at the Centre, saying Constitution was under 'severe attack'.

17 May 2018 2:23 PM

Congress lawmakers, accompanied by Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ashok Gehlot and former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah were protesting against B S Yeddyurappa's swearing in as Chief Minister of Karnataka. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

BJP celebrates hollow win, India mourns defeat of democracy: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said, 'BJP’s insistence to form government in Karnataka mockery of constitution.'

17 May 2018 10:23 AM

Indian engineers, IT professionals, doctors and teachers are among 6,080 skilled workers holding a UK job offer who were denied visas to the UK since December 2017. (Representational Image)

Indian skilled workers likely to be hit hardest by UK immigration cap

UK Office of National Statistics figures record Indians as the largest chunk of skilled work visas granted to nationals from outside the EU.

17 May 2018 10:18 AM

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