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India To Soon Get Its Own Standard Of Apparel Size: Smriti Irani

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 21, 2019

Union minister Smriti Irani on Sunday said Indian textiles and garments industry would soon get its own country-specific apparel size.

India, Bangladesh Border Forces Probe How 31 Rohingya Got Stuck In Border

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 21, 2019

Thirty one Rohingya Muslims are stuck in no-man's land, holed up behind the barbed wire fencing along the Bangladesh border in Tripura since Friday, while a blame-game is on between the border guards of the two countries over their refuge.

BJP Will Win 27 Lok Sabha Seats In Madhya Pradesh: Shivraj Chouhan

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 21, 2019

Don't think ''mama'' has become weak, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who lost power in the recent assembly elections, said on Sunday and claimed the BJP will win at least 27 out of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in the state.

Sabarimala Temple Closes After Annual Pilgrimage Season; Political War On

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

After witnessing unprecedented protests over the entry of women of menstruating age, the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala was closed on Sunday marking the culmination of the over two-month-long stormy annual pilgrimage season.

PM Modi's Projection In Delhi Will Not Work In 2019 Polls: Sheila Dikshit

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

Former Delhi chief minister and president of Delhi Congress Sheila Dikshit Sunday said BJP's plan to build its election campaign around Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital will not work at all unlike 2014, as he has not done "anything" for the city in the last four-and-half years and people will vent their anger in the upcoming pol...

Will Take Legal Action: Wife Of Hospitalised Karnataka Congress Lawmaker

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

The wife of Karnataka Congress lawmaker Anand Singh, who had to be hospitalised after being injured in an alleged fight with party legislator JN Ganesh, has threatened to take legal action.

There Will Be Anarchy If There Is No PM Modi: Prakash Javadekar

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said there was no alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and that there would be "anarchy" in his absence.

Delhi Sanitation Worker, Unable To Get Out Of Drain, Suffocates To Death

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

A 37-year-old sanitation worker choked to death after he got trapped inside an underground drain while cleaning it in north Delhi's Wazirabad area on Sunday, police said.

Hollow People With No Ideology: Yogendra Yadav On Anti-BJP Kolkata Rally

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

Casting apprehensions on the agenda of the grand alliance stitched together by opposition parties, Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav on Sunday said the "Mahagathbandhan" is a "big joke" and filled with "hollow people" with no ideology.

Those Who Left AAP Were "Opportunists'': Arvind Kejriwal

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday hit out at those who recently left the party, calling them "opportunists" who were greedy for posts and tickets.

Woman, 36, Allegedly Slits Roommate's Throat In Bhubaneswar, Arrested

Bhubaneshwar News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

A 31-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her roommate in Bhubaneswar on Saturday, police said. The roommate has been arrested by the police after she confessed to the crime.

Future Wars Will Be Fought In Cyber Domain, Says Army Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today said there is a need to focus on incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data computing into the Armed forces' system, saying the northern adversary of the country (China) is spending "huge money" on this technology.

Navy Stops Operation To Pull Out Decomposed Body From Meghalaya Mine

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

The Navy today stopped efforts to pull out the decomposed body of a miner that it spotted four days ago inside a coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills, officials said. The Navy divers had spotted the decomposed body of a trapped miner on Wednesday, using an unmanned, remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) at a depth of around 160 feet inside the min...

JD(U) To Vote Against Citizenship Bill In Rajya Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

The Janata Dal (United) Sunday said it would vote against the controversial Citizenship Bill when it is tabled in the Rajya Sabha, notwithstanding the party''s alliance with the BJP.

2 Killed, 4 Injured After Cable Car Of Jammu Ropeway Project Snaps

Jammu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

Two workers were killed and four others injured today after a cable car of the under-construction Jammu ropeway project crashed, the police said.