India, All india, 28th Sep 2017, News & Stories from India

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Royana Singh's appointment was approved by Vice Chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi following the resignation of O P Singh. (Photo: PTI)

BHU appoints 1st woman chief proctor after predecessor resigns

'She is the first woman in varsity's history to hold the post and also heads the women grievance cell,' a BHU official said.

28 Sep 2017 8:18 PM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the government gave opportunity to people to come clean about their accounts held abroad. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Those who pushed country to policy paralysis, opposed GST: Jaitley slams Cong

Lauding GST, Jaitley said, 'Its collection in first 2 months reached anticipated figures; revenue to probably move up in next few months.'

28 Sep 2017 8:16 PM

Ryan Pinto, and his parents had approached the HC, seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the killing of class 2 student Pradyuman Thakur, who was found with his throat slit in the washroom of a school run by their group. (Photo: PTI)

Ryan student murder: Punjab and Haryana HC stays arrest of 3 trustees

A single judge bench granted stay on the arrest of group CEO, Ryan Pinto, and founding chairman Augustine Pinto and MD Grace Pinto.

28 Sep 2017 7:38 PM

The HRD ministry officials said the process for appointing his successor has been initiated, but maintained that the timing of violence in the BHU campus and steps for appointment of a new VC is completely 'coincidental'. (Photo: File)

Will resign if asked to stay on leave: BHU VC Girish Chandra Tripathi

The Vice Chancellor further said that he has contributed a lot to improve the functioning of the university.

28 Sep 2017 7:13 PM

Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday met his father, Mulayam Singh Yadav, with whom he has been fighting a bitter battle, and invited him to a party meet to be held on October 5. (Photo: File | PTI)

Father, son to mend ties? Akhilesh invites Mulayam to SP meet

Samajwadi Party's national executive will meet at Agra in Uttar Pradesh on October 5.

28 Sep 2017 6:12 PM

Uzhunnalil thanked the Almighty for his rescue from Yemen over a year after he was abducted by the extremist group. (Photo: AP)

I thank Almighty for making this day possible: Father Tom Uzhunnalil

Indian-origin Vatican priest Father Tom, who was rescued from the captivity of the Islamic State group in Yemen, met PM and Sushma Swaraj.

28 Sep 2017 5:32 PM

Honeypreet's Ex-husband Vishvas Gupta claimed to have received threat to his life and therefore he had filed a complaint with the Sector 4 police post here. (Photo: ANI)

Honeypreet's ex-husband files police complaint, claims threat to life

Vishvas Gupta had claimed that Honeypreet wasn't Ram Rahim's adopted daughter and no legal adoption process had taken place.

28 Sep 2017 4:18 PM

The Defence Minister is visiting the state when Pakistan sponsored terrorists have upped ante and Pakistan is continuously violating ceasefire. (Photo: PTI/File)

Defence Min Nirmala Sitharaman to visit J&K on Sept 29, to review security situation

Defence Minister Sitharaman will visit Srinagar and Siachen on September 29 and September 30 respectively.

28 Sep 2017 4:08 PM

A senior government official said the chief minister was not happy with the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation’s (DMRC) move to increase the fares. (Photo: File)

Kejriwal dubs Metro fare hike as 'anti- people', directs transport min to prevent it

Metro rides are set to get more expensive from October as the fares are scheduled to increase for a second time this year.

28 Sep 2017 1:44 PM

Shatrughan Sinha also said that Yashwant's article should be taken seriously and he should be appreciated for speaking up against the wrong. (Photo: PTI/File)

Hit the nail right on head: BJP's Shatrughan Sinha backs Yashwant Sinha's remark

He further said he was of the opinion that everything that has been written by Yashwant is entirely in the party and national interest.

28 Sep 2017 1:26 PM

Yashwant said that there has been a gradual decline in the Indian economic system. (Photo: PTI/File)

Can't blame Cong, BJP had ample chance: ex-FM defends his article

On Wednesday, the former finance minister launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central Government's economic policy.

28 Sep 2017 12:55 PM

Lauding Modi's recent decisions, Jayant said that GST, demonetisation and digital payments were game-changing efforts to formalise India’s economy. (Photo: PTI/File)

Yashwant Sinha's son defends Centre, says GST, note ban game-changers for India

This comes a day after senior BJP leader, Yashwant Sinha launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led Central Government's economic policy.

28 Sep 2017 11:44 AM

According to reports, he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Delhi. (Photo: ANI)

Delhi: Rescued Kerala priest abducted by ISIS, meets PM, Sushma

He was kidnapped on March 4, 2016 by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in Yemen, when they attacked a retirement home in Aden.

28 Sep 2017 11:24 AM

The ministry has put out a file to constitute the search and election committee for finding Tripathi's successor. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Go on leave, govt tells BHU VC; HRD ministry to form committee for successor

Tripathi has been facing flak for mishandling protests of women students in the University over an alleged sexual harassment case.

28 Sep 2017 10:15 AM

At the time of the rocket attack, SpiceJet's SG 22 Kabul-Delhi flight was preparing for take-off at the airport. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Close shave for 180 SpiceJet passengers after rockets land near Kabul airport

The Taliban has said on Twitter that US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who was visiting Kabul, was the target of the attack.

28 Sep 2017 8:09 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks at the launch of Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana or ‘Saubhagya’, to supply electricity to poor households, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

The unease in ease of doing business

A recent report by Niti Aayog also stated that regulatory reforms have failed to cut the red-tapism, the major cause of dis-ease of EoDB in India.

28 Sep 2017 7:26 AM

Women face worse prospects in almost every aspect of their daily lives — education, employment opportunities, health or financial inclusion.

Bridging the gender gap

Empowering women has been held up as an answer to myriad global problems, starting with poverty.

28 Sep 2017 7:22 AM

Workers busy in making effigies of the demon king 'Ravana' at a workshop ahead of Dussehra festival in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)

RSS Dussehra event to have dalit as chief guest

In his Vijaydashmi speech, the RSS chief puts forth the organisation's views on various relevant issues and also sets its agenda for the next year.

28 Sep 2017 7:04 AM

According to the sources, the SF team conducted the strike about 6 km deep inside Myanmar, and exited from Mon district in Nagaland.

‘Incisive’ Army strike on Naga rebels

The Indo-Myanmar border was not crossed, and it was not a surgical strike, says Army.

28 Sep 2017 6:51 AM

The shortest time taken is in Himachal Pradesh within 8 days.

Ease of doing business: Kerala worst performer

In Chhattisgarh it just took 25 days for firms to get environmental approvals and for Kerala it was 121.

28 Sep 2017 6:40 AM

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