India, All india, 22nd Mar 2018, News & Stories from India

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Accusing the Central government of trying to suppress the Mosul tragedy, Cong said the govt did not talk about it despite several efforts to raise the issue. (Photo: PTI)

Cong to move privilege motion against Sushma for 'misleading' House on slain Indians

Sushma had informed about the death of 39 Indians who were kidnapped in Iraq's Mosul town in 2014.

22 Mar 2018 9:24 PM

Counting of ballots will be taken up at 5 pm, an hour after the end of voting. (Photo: PTI/File)

Contest for RS seats in UP, 5 other states tomorrow; Jaitley in fray

For the 58 Rajya Sabha seats to be filled, 33 candidates from 10 states were declared elected unopposed on March 15.

22 Mar 2018 8:10 PM

According to the home ministry, 189 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel committed suicide since 2012, while 175 were killed in action in the same period. (Photo: Representational | File)

At least 700 troopers committed suicide in last six years: Home ministry

The reasons include 'lack of stability, loneliness and domestic strife', senior officials of the ministry said.

22 Mar 2018 7:59 PM

Making the presentation for 80 minutes before a five-judge SC Bench, Pandey, allayed the apprehensions with regard to leakage of data and security breach. (Photo:Representational/AFP)

Will take more than age of universe to hack data: Aadhaar chief to SC

UIDAI CEO Dr Ajay Bhushan Pandey said Aadhaar is one nationally acceptable robust verifiable ID card.

22 Mar 2018 7:35 PM

The report attributed the sale of the equipment to Pakistan to India testing the most advanced nuclear-ready intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Agni-V with a range long enough to hit Beijing or Shanghai. (Photo: AP/File)

After BrahMos flight test success, Pak gets tracking system from China

China is the first country to export such sensitive equipment to Pakistan, according to report.

22 Mar 2018 7:01 PM

At a press conference, Goel noted that over Rs 2.5 lakh is spent per minute in running Parliament, and asked opposition parties to raise their issues and debate them in the two Houses. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

After 14 days of paralysis in Parl, Govt to meet oppn to break logjam

A large number of bills, including on triple talaq, whistleblower protection and OBC Commission, are pending in Parliament.

22 Mar 2018 5:53 PM

Reddy said that the cameras were turned off because Jayalalithaa was the only patient occupying the 24-bed intensive care unit. (Photo: File)

CCTV cameras switched off, ICU cleared for Jayalalithaa: Apollo chief

J Jayalalithaa suffered a cardiac arrest on December 4 and was declared dead the next day.

22 Mar 2018 4:53 PM

Union Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, 'The company (Cambridge Analytica) is known for aggressive fake news, below standard campaign. Do I need to record before you the language of Rahul Gandhi, Gabbar Singh Tax and the whole social media campaign?' (Photo: ANI)

Cambridge Analytica behind Rahul's 'Gabbar Singh Tax', implies I-T min

Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged that Congress used services of 'disgraced' firm, Cambridge Analytica during 2017 Gujarat polls.

22 Mar 2018 4:47 PM

Harjit Masih, the only survivor among the 40 India hostages by ISIS in Iraq’s Mosul, has claimed that he had been told by the officials in India to not say that his co-workers had died. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Officials told me to say they had not died: Harjit Masih on Indians killed in Iraq

Masih has all along claimed to have seen his compatriots being executed, a version the government did not accept.

22 Mar 2018 4:29 PM

Parents of the class 9 girl, accompanied by other parents, staged a protest outside the school in East Delhi's Mayur Vihar area. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

HRD ministry seeks report from Delhi school over suicide of class 9 girl

Parents of the 15-year-old girl demanded a CBI enquiry into the matter and arrest of the teachers and the principal.

22 Mar 2018 3:28 PM

This cap on the scholarship was imposed last year, after the Seventh Pay Commission report and impacted nearly 3,400 children of army personnel. (Photo: Representational | File)

Govt removes cap from soldier’s children education, to fully fund costs

The scheme to provide financial aid to children of martyrs was announced in Dec 1971, days after the Indian victory in the war with Pak.

22 Mar 2018 2:57 PM

Pakistan had asked Mahmood to return home for an unspecified time after Pakistan alleged that its diplomats in India were being 'harassed'. (Photo: Pakistan Embassy)

Pak envoy to host ‘Pakistan National Day’ event in Delhi tomorrow

Earlier, Pak Foreign Office had said that the high commissioner would stay back for an indefinite period.

22 Mar 2018 2:28 PM

The Lok Sabha had given its approval to the important bill last week. (Photo: File)

Parliament passes bill enhancing ceiling of tax free gratuity to Rs 20 lakh

The bill moved by Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar in the Rajya Sabha was passed by a voice vote.

22 Mar 2018 1:53 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi also took a swipe at the media for 'biting the bait'. (Photo: File/ANI)

Rahul reacts to data breach row, lays down 'solution', 'result' to 'problem'

Rahul terms data theft charges an invention by BJP to take attention away from death of 39 Indians hostages in Iraq's Mosul.

22 Mar 2018 1:33 PM

Supreme Court ordered closure of proceedings against Tej Pratap and gave the slain journalist's widow the liberty to get her plea revised if some incriminating material surfaces in the future. (Photo: File/PTI)

Bihar journalist murder: SC closes inquiry against RJD leader Tej Pratap

SC considered submission of ASG Aman Lekhi that CBI has not found any incriminating material against the RJD leader.

22 Mar 2018 12:46 PM

Earlier this month, the ED had filed a supplementary charge sheet against Virbhadra Singh, his wife and others under the provisions of the PMLA. (Photo: File/ANI)

Ex-Himachal chief Virbhadra Singh, wife get bail in money laundering case

The special CBI court also directed them to furnish a bail bond of Rs 50,000 along with surety of the same amount.

22 Mar 2018 12:27 PM

The missile flies almost three times the speed of sound at Mach 2.8 and has a range of 290 km. (Photo: File)

Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos successfully flight tested

The BrahMos missile has been jointly developed with Russia and is named for the rivers Brahmaputra and Moskva.

22 Mar 2018 12:14 PM

According to media reports, the woman was hospitalised after a road accident. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Bihar woman operated under torchlight dies, kin blames hospital

The family members of the victim held the hospital administration and their negligence responsible for her death.

22 Mar 2018 11:20 AM

An igloo is a shelter, a place for people to stay warm and dry made from blocks of snow placed on top of each other. (Youtube screengrab)

ISRO working on building igloo-like habitats on moon: Jitendra Singh

'Various options are being studied about the requirements and complexities of habitats,' the minister said.

22 Mar 2018 10:56 AM

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) held protest in Vijayawada demanding special status for the state. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Andhra special status demand: TDP holds statewide protest today

TDP will hold demonstration and protest meetings in major junctions of all constituencies in Andhra Pradesh.

22 Mar 2018 10:33 AM

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