India, All india, 26th Jul 2019, News & Stories from India

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The Congress urgently needs to have a chief as crucial Assembly polls loom in Jharkhand and Maharashtra, and so the process is being speeded up. (Photo: File)

‘Secret ballot’ of CWC to pick new Congress chief

he most popular name will be discussed at the next CWC meet, to be held soon.

26 Jul 2019 11:54 PM

What had started as good-natured banter soon turned into a heated argument when the minister repeated his demand, saying 'you also belong to Ram. Babur, Timur Lang, (Mahmud) Ghazni, (Muhammad) Ghori were not your ancestors'. (Photo: ANI)

Jharkhand BJP Minister forces Congress MLA to chant 'Jai Shri Ram' on camera

Singh was seen wrapping his arm around Ansari's shoulders and asking him to chant the slogan hailing the Lord.

26 Jul 2019 6:22 PM

The filmmaker took this comment in his stride and said "As a kid, I was always enchanted by the moon. I hope he books a ticket for me, it will be a nice trip." (Photo: File)

'Buy me a ticket,' filmmaker Adoor in response to BJP leader's 'go to moon' remark

On Tuesday, 49 members of the film fraternity wrote to the PM expressing their concern over issues like lynching.

26 Jul 2019 5:04 PM

According to ISRO, the first earth bound orbit raising manoeuvre for Chandryaan-2 spacecraft was successfully performed on Wednesday afternoon by firing the onboard motors for 57 seconds. (Photo: PTI)

Another step closer: Chandrayaan-2 successfully performs second orbit raising task

The Chandrayaan-2 is scheduled to reach moon by August 20, the Indian space agency had said on Wednesday.

26 Jul 2019 3:54 PM

Minister of Railways informed: 'Bullet Train or High-Speed Rail Projects are highly capital and technology-intensive, and therefore, their proposals for other sections are subject to technical feasibility, financial and economic viability and availability of funding.' (Photo: File)

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project to be completed by 2023: Piyush Goyal

This project is being executed by a special purpose vehicle namely National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited.

26 Jul 2019 3:52 PM

And when the deaths occur at war – defending one’s country – then those memories are proudly cherished and shared with great fondness. (Photo: File)

20 years of Kargil: Remembering their brave husbands

On the 20th anniversary of the Kargil War, the family of two brave soldiers told us about that fateful May in 1999.

26 Jul 2019 3:44 PM

In video, the group of ducks can be seen forming an almost orderly queue and waddling their way down the road. (Photo: Screengrab)

Watch video: 'Disciplined' ducks cross road in Kerala, hold up traffic

'A different type of traffic jam in #Kerala #DuckTales' the tweet is captioned.

26 Jul 2019 3:39 PM

'We are speaking in Hindi, Marathi, English and you may have some members soon talking in Kannada,' Sawant said. (Photo: ANI)

Goa CM asks speaker to appoint translator in assembly

Konkani and Marathi are the two major languages spoken in the coast state.

26 Jul 2019 3:33 PM

Acharya was sworn in as the 19th Governor of Nagaland on July 19, 2014. His successor, R N Ravi, is scheduled to take charge on August 1. (Photo: File)

Naga political solution has to be achieved within a year: Outgoing governor Acharya

He expressed hope that the new governor will deliver goods to the people and work for the solution of the Naga political issue.

26 Jul 2019 3:23 PM

'Whenever there is a natural disaster, NRSC, and member space agencies of other 32 countries which are a part of the charter can activate the charter and then the charter seeks the information pertaining to the disaster-hit area available with all the 33 member space agencies,' Raveesh said. (Photo: File)

India received satellite data related to floods from 8 countrie: MEA

The Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, had earlier said that China had provided India with satellite data related to the floods.

26 Jul 2019 3:11 PM

'We see no reason to give direction to the respondent (Centre) to declare Vande Mataram as national anthem or national song,' the bench said. (Photo: File)

HC dismisses plea to declare 'Vande Mataram' at par with national anthem

The bench said it finds no reason to entertain this petition while exercising its powers under Article 226 of the Constitution.

26 Jul 2019 3:09 PM

The Amarnath yatra from Jammu city to Kashmir was suspended on Friday due to bad weather conditions along the highway to the Valley, officials said. (Photo: File)

Amarnath yatra suspended from Jammu due to bad weather conditions

On July 13, it was again suspended in view of a separatists-sponsored strike in the Kashmir valley on Martyrs' Day.

26 Jul 2019 2:58 PM

"If it is extremely important to present guests with bouquet and mementos in a programme, approval should be taken from the government in advance," the chief secretary said. (Photo: File I Representational)

J'khand to do away with bouquets, mementos to 'save time' at govt programmes

These decisions were taken to ensure that the programmes are wrapped up as per schedule.

26 Jul 2019 2:47 PM

The CBI on Friday took corporate lobbyist and fugitive offender Deepak Talwar into custody in connection with an aviation scam being investigated by the agency. (Photo: File)

Court dismisses Deepak Talwar's anticipatory bail plea; CBI takes him into custody

The CBI arrested Talwar inside the courtroom after Special Judge Anil Kumar Sisodia dismissed his anticipatory bail plea.

26 Jul 2019 2:46 PM

Among others present were Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Prakash Javadekar. (Photo: ANI)

PM Modi plants saplings in Parliament as part of plantation drive

The speaker also expressed his desire of making the country an example of healthy living and rich-green environment.

26 Jul 2019 2:10 PM

The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned for three months a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking direction to allow non-resident Indians to vote through postal or e-ballots during elections in India. (Photo: File)

SC adjourns PIL on direction to allow NRIs to vote through postal, e-ballots

The court was hearing a batch of petitions filed by chairman of London-based Pravasi Bharat organisation, and other NRIs.

26 Jul 2019 2:01 PM

China's state-run daily Global Times reported that India on July 17 sought international support in accordance with the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters. (Photo: Representational)

China provided India satellite data on flood-hit regions: Chinese ambassador

The satellite data was given after the ISRO request for international disaster relief support.

26 Jul 2019 1:58 PM

The Congress slammed the move for government formation, saying that since the BJP did not have the numerical strength, it could not stake claim nor take the oath for any reason. (Photo: File)

Yeddy to be CM for 4th time, Cong says he doesn't have numbers

'I will also try to contact Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah over phone, to invite them personally,' Yeddy said.

26 Jul 2019 1:56 PM

Yeddyurappa is all set to take oath as the 25th Chief Minister of the state at 6 pm and will have to prove majority in the Assembly by July 31. (Photo: File)

Ahead of swearing-in, Cong K'taka calls Yeddy 'corruption icon, former jail bird'

Yeddyurappa met the Governor at Raj Bhavan earlier today and submitted a letter staking claim to form govt in the state.

26 Jul 2019 1:46 PM

A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta refused to stay the Bombay High Court's order and scheduled the next hearing of the case for August 20. (Photo: File)

SC issues notice to Maharashtra govt on Mumbai coastal road project case

On July 16, the Bombay HC had quashed CRZ clearances granted to the city civic body for the ambitious Rs 12,000 crore coastal road project.

26 Jul 2019 1:34 PM

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