India, All india, 18th Jan 2018, News & Stories from India

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India, All india, 18 Jan 2018

Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala asked the BJP to apprise countrymen on reports and latest satellite imagery suggesting that Chinese army has not only built full-fledged military complex in Doklam, but has already occupied the entire Doklam plateau. (Photo: PTI)

Modi govt ‘caught snoozing’ while China occupying Doklam: Cong

Modi, who has mastered the art of electoral rhetoric has miserably failed to ensure full protection of the borders, said Cong.

18 Jan 2018 9:28 PM

Senior counsel Shyam Divan argued in the apex court that the Aadhaar programme deprives aggrieved individuals of the knowledge required to exercise control over their information. (Photo: File)

Make Aadhaar law unconstitutional, says senior counsel Divan in SC

Aadhaar data breach is an ex-facie violation of an individual’s fundamental 'right to privacy,' the counsel further said.

18 Jan 2018 9:21 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the new process would be finalised in the next meeting of the GST Council after a written formulation is circulated to the states. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

GST Council reduced rates of 29 goods, 54 categories of services

Jaitley said next meet may consider bringing crude oil, natural gas, petrol, diesel, ATF and real estate within GST purview.

18 Jan 2018 8:44 PM

Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Prasad Purohit on Thursday moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Bombay High Court refusing to quash the cognisance taken by the trial court in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. (Photo: PTI)

Lt Col Purohit petitions SC to cancel 2008 Malegaon blast case against him

Purohit sought quashing of cognisance against Petitioner under provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.

18 Jan 2018 8:05 PM

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid the foundation stone for India’s first bullet train in September, 2017. It will link Mumbai with Ahmedabad, the largest commercial city in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat. (Photo: PTI)

Japanese firm to benefit most from India's bullet train: report

Japan is funding most of the project with firms likely to supply at least 70 per cent of the core components of rail line.

18 Jan 2018 7:15 PM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath meets 6-year-old buy Hrithik at the hospital. (Photo: ANI)

'Didi' with short hair attacked me with knife to call off school: 6-yr-old UP boy

The six-year-old boy has deep wounds on the chest and stomach, but is said to be out of danger.

18 Jan 2018 6:43 PM

Hours after Lokendra Singh’s comment, reports came from Bihar's Muzaffarnagar that some people, who identified themselves as members of the local Karni Sena unit, vandalised a cinema hall. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

'Padmaavat' row: Karni Sena defies SC order, vandalises movie hall in Bihar

Karni Sena chief in Ujjain appeals social organisations to make sure that 'Padmaavat' is not shown in cinema halls.

18 Jan 2018 6:26 PM

Haryana has recently witnessed a spurt in rape cases. (Representational image)

Another rape in Haryana: 20-yr-old married woman gangraped by two

The woman alleged in her police complaint that she was raped by her neighbour and another person on Wednesday.

18 Jan 2018 6:03 PM

Maulavi Saber Farooqui allegedly raped the 12-year-old girl after showing her a porn clip on his mobile phone and molested another girl (8). (Representational Image)

Madrassa cleric shows porn, rapes 12-yr-old, molests another minor

3 local politicians from Majalgaon village, from where the girl who was raped hailed, tried to pressure her mother not to file a case.

18 Jan 2018 5:56 PM

The meet was part of the customary pre-Budget consultation which the Union Finance Minister holds with his state peers. (Photo: ANI)

Jaitley, state FMs discuss fiscal policies, budgetary steps in pre-budget meet

The Union Budget for 2018-19 will be presented in Parliament on February 1.

18 Jan 2018 5:03 PM

According to a report in NDTV, megastar Kamal Haasan's well-admired column in ‘Ananda Vikatan’ magazine was a caustic observation of the Centre’s tax collection procedure. (Photo: File)

Like Kalam, I too dream of a good TN: Kamal Haasan on Dravidian principle

Haasan also said, a celebration of ‘Dravidian’ all across South India and not just in TN will help them 'speak in chorus with Delhi.'

18 Jan 2018 3:13 PM

The NIA also recorded confessional statements on the flow of money, especially from Pakistan, from four people accused in a case related to the funding of 'terror activities' in Kashmir. (Photo: Representational | File)

Terror funding: NIA chargesheets Saeed, Hizbul chief, 10 others

The NIA filed the 1,279-page chargesheet before a designated court in New Delhi and sought permission to continue its probe.

18 Jan 2018 1:07 PM

A BSF personnel died in the heavy shelling. He has been identified as head constable Suresh. He was a native of Tamil Nadu. (Photo: ANI)

Pak ceasefire violation along IB in Jammu kills 1 BSF jawan

'BSF troops are giving a befitting reply', Additional Deputy Commissioner of Jammu, Arun Manhas, said.

18 Jan 2018 12:00 PM

The judges questioned the 'unilateral and biased' decisions of the CJI over the allocation of important cases to junior judges. (Photo: AP)

SC crisis: 4 ‘rebel’ judges meet CJI for 2nd time, 4 other justices also present

Four more judges, Justices AK Sikri, NV Ramana, DY Chandrachud and UU Lalit were present in Thursday's meeting, which lasted around 30 min.

18 Jan 2018 11:17 AM

Starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor in lead roles, the film is based on the 16th century Sufi poet Mohammad Jayasi's poem Padmaavat. (Photo: File)

Will perform mass self-immolation if ‘Padmaavat’ releases: Kshatriya community women

A member of Jauhar Kshatriya Manch said this was their 'last resort' to protect their heritage and dignity of Rani Padmini.

18 Jan 2018 10:36 AM

The Army chief also spoke about nuclear weapons and deterrence. (Photo: PTI)

Terrorist bases in Pak aiming to revive insurgency in J&K: Rawat

The Army chief said nuclear arms may be weapons of deterrence, but that does not mean that nations will not engage in combat.

18 Jan 2018 9:18 AM

Holtzberg said, 'Pakistan must know best what the people are facing. The sorrows of father, brother, wife and children.' (Photo: PTI)

Pak should rethink its policy of creating terrorists: Baby Moshe’s grandfather

Holtzberg, who lost his son Gavriel in the 26/11 terror attacks, said that spreading love and compassion is the 'only victory' in the world.

18 Jan 2018 9:06 AM

The deal was cancelled a few weeks ahead of Netanyahu's visit to India and its renewal is considered to be a "major strategic achievement", the Jerusalem Post reported. (Photo: PTI)

India-Israel’s USD 500 mn Spike missile deal ‘back on table’: Netanyahu

Netanyahu, who is on a six-day visit to India, said the final details and scope of the deal are still in the process of being worked out.

18 Jan 2018 8:37 AM

The senior lawyer was responding to a query raised by the bench in the hearing of main Aadhaar case as to whether a parliamentary panel was formed to examine the Aadhaar Bill. (Photo: File)

SC to examine whether Speaker’s decision can be scrutinised

The centre took the stand that the decision of the Speaker cannot be brought under judicial scrutiny.

18 Jan 2018 8:15 AM

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