India, All india, 19th Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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Rajan, who was Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2013 to 2016 but was denied a second term. (Photo: File)

Raghuram Rajan calls for reforms, calls economic slowdown 'worrisome'

Rajan said 'a fresh set of reforms' are now needed to boost the economy and growth rate.

19 Aug 2019 9:50 PM

PM Narendra Modi with former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi reiterates India's support for a peaceful, stable Afghanistan

PM Modi conveyed his heartfelt greetings to the people of Afghanistan on behalf of the people of India.

19 Aug 2019 9:33 PM

Rajan advocated for a new set of reforms to get the private sector to invest. (Photo: File)

Economic slowdown 'very worrisome', new set of reforms needed: Raghuram Rajan

India's economic growth has slowed to 6.8 per cent in 2018-19 - the slowest pace since 2014-15.

19 Aug 2019 6:41 PM

The counsel had earlier informed the court that Puri had been granted by the Delhi High Court interim protection from arrest. (Photo: File)

VVIP Chopper scam: Ratul Puri evading probe, ED tells court

The agency made allegations before special judge Arvind Kumar who was hearing Puri's application seeking cancellation of NBW against him.

19 Aug 2019 6:35 PM

Azad, a former chief minister of J and K, said that 1.5 crore residents of the state, for whom new law was enacted have been held captive. (Photo: File)

Release political leaders in J&K: Gulam Nabi Azad

Three former chief ministers--Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti-have been detained.

19 Aug 2019 6:30 PM

He was a Rajya Sabha member for five consecutive terms from 1991 to 2019 and the country's prime minister for two consecutive terms between 2004 and 2014. (Photo: ANI)

Manmohan Singh elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan

Singh was a member of the Upper House of Parliament from Assam for almost three decades.

19 Aug 2019 5:43 PM

Rahul Gandhi said to celebrate his father's 75th birth anniversary, the Congress party will organise memorial events across the country. (Photo: File)

Rahul recalls Rajiv Gandhi's achievements in IT, telecom

He shared a 55-second clip highlighting the IT achievements during Rajiv gandhi's tenure as prime minister.

19 Aug 2019 4:27 PM

A woman in Kandhla area in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district has alleged that her husband gave her triple talaq over the phone earlier this month. (Photo: Representational)

Women in Uttar Pradesh continue to suffer despite passage of Triple Talaq Bill

A woman has claimed that her husband gave her triple talaq inside the premises of a CJM court in Etah, Uttar Pradesh earlier this month.

19 Aug 2019 4:14 PM

Nadda welcomed people who are willing to join the BJP and signed on their membership forms. (Photo: ANI)

Telangana: BJP Prez Nadda holds door-to-door campaign for BJP's membership drive

Nadda was accompanied by BJP State president Dr K Laxman and Former Union Minister Bandaru Dattatraya.

19 Aug 2019 3:57 PM

The Congress leader is also being probed by ED in two separate money-laundering cases of Aircel-Maxis and INX Media. (Photo: File)

P Chidambaram summoned by ED in alleged aviation scam case

Case pertains to losses suffered by Air India due to an alleged multi-crore aviation scam and irregularities in fixing air slots.

19 Aug 2019 3:53 PM

She was thrashed by her husband and doused with kerosene by her in-laws, who set her on fire. (Representational Image)

UP woman given triple talaq, cops ask to stay with husband, family burns her alive

The police allegedly tried to get the couple to compromise and settle their differences.

19 Aug 2019 3:38 PM

The situation in the valley has improved in the past two days with restrictions lifted and communication lines restored. (Photo: PTI)

Home Minister Shah, NSA Doval meet to discuss Kashmir situation

The meeting holds significance as Doval has returned from Kashmir after assessing the situation on ground.

19 Aug 2019 3:21 PM

Kejriwal said, 'Water level (of Yamuna river) is expected to cross the danger mark, today evening.' (Photo: File)

‘Monitoring situation 24x7,’ says Delhi CM as Yamuna water level surges

Kejriwal took stock of the preparedness and relief measures undertaken by government departments.

19 Aug 2019 3:08 PM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. (Photo: ANI)

22 lives due to heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh: CM Thakur

The roads which were damaged by landslides will be restored soon as the restoration work is underway.

19 Aug 2019 3:05 PM

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had demolished the temple pursuant to the orders of the apex court. (Photo: File)

Demolition of temple: SC asks Punjab, Haryana, Delhi to ensure law, order

Supreme Court said that its orders on the Guru Ravidas Temple in Tughlaqabad forest area here cannot be given a 'political colour'.

19 Aug 2019 2:06 PM

In the video, hostel superintendent Sumila Singh's husband Ranglal Singh pulled the woman by her hand from a bed after he asked her to leave the hostel. (Photo: Screengrab)

Watch: C'garh official suspended after her husband drags woman with 3-month-old baby

The woman had taken shelter at the Barwani Kanya Ashram in Janakpur block of Korea districtwith her three-month-old baby.

19 Aug 2019 2:04 PM

In April, a former employee of the apex court accused Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi of sexual harassment and subsequent persecution after she resisted his alleged sexual advances. (Photo: File)

CJI sex harassment case: Gold medallist skips convocation to protest clean chit

Her gold medal was to be awarded by the CJI himself.

19 Aug 2019 1:56 PM

In a significant milestone for India's Moon mission, ISRO will fire Chandrayaan 2's liquid engine on Tuesday to insert the spacecraft into a lunar orbit. (Photo: File)

ISRO to inject Chandrayaan 2 into lunar orbit on Tuesday

All systems on board Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft are performing normal, ISRO said on August 14.

19 Aug 2019 1:49 PM

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. (Photo: Twitter screengrab)

Bhagwat's comment exposes BJP-RSS's anti dalit-backward mindset

Bhagwat said there should be a conversation in a harmonious atmosphere between those in favour of reservation and those against it.

19 Aug 2019 1:43 PM

The exchange was made in the presence of the Panchayat which directed the woman's lover to compensate her husband with half of his flock. (Photo: ANI)

UP man who let wife go with lover in exchange for 71 sheep, held for theft

The matter came into limelight when the husband took the case to the Panchayat after his wife eloped with her lover on July 22.

19 Aug 2019 1:41 PM

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