Former French President Francois Hollande was quoted by a French publication as saying that the Indian government proposed Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence as the partner for the Rafale deal.

Scindia made the assurance Friday when protesters hailing from unreserved categories arrived in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri to register their anger at the amendments to the SC/ST Act.

Former French President Francois Hollande dropped a bombshell on Friday by claiming that his government had no say in the selection of the Anil Ambani firm as a service partner.

The incident happened on Thursday evening, when the 35-year-old woman, who is a research fellow at the School of Biotechnology, DAVV was walking through the IET-DAVV campus.

Shah's comments come in the wake of the Maharashtra police arresting five human rights activists late last month for their alleged links with Maoists.

The BJP maintained that it has been the government's stand that talks and terror cannot go together and asserted that the Indian Army will give Pakistan a befitting reply.

Prime Minister Modi will launch world's biggest health scheme - Ayushman Bharat from Ranchi on September 23.

The BSP's performance has not improved in the last three assembly polls - it fell from 6.12 per cent (2008) to 4.27 per cent (2013). Jogi gets 55 seats, while the BSP will contest in 35 segments.

Shah recalled that his party remained clear right from the foundation of Jan Sangh to have zero-tolerance towards anti-national forces. 'We can't accept them', he averred.

'Three people were arrested and raids are on to nab the others. Police forces have been deployed in sensitive areas to maintain peace,' said Vaishali SP Manavjeet Singh Dhillon.

The warrant was issued in an arms case releated to the Muzaffarpur home rape horror.

Mitra was reinstated to the post from which he had resigned 20 years ago at the same time when Mamata Banerjee quit Congress to form Trinamool Congress. He was the WBPCC president from 1992-98.

The primary probe revealed that the 24-year-old speech and hearing impaired girl was raped by the chowkidar inside the shelter home premises over three months back.

It is reported that eight lions died of lung and liver infection, a lioness died after preying on a poisoned boar and three cubs were killed in a fighting.

JICA had agreed to provide nearly Rs 80,000 crore for the High-Speed Rail Project, the cost of which was estimated at Rs 1 lakh crore, but so far, only Rs 125 crore has been released.

Hollande on a question about who selected Reliance as a partner and why, said it was the Indian govt that proposed Reliance’s name and Dassault had no choice but to take the company given to it.

India said that the situation at present is not conducive for any bilateral talks as Pak-backed terrorist outfits are still active in the Kashmir valley.

'Observation of the Surgical Strike Day on 29th September 2018 by Universities is a welcome move to pay our tributes to the armed forces,' Kumar said. 

The University Grants Commission (UGC) had Thursday directed varsities and higher educational institutions across the country to observe September 29 as "Surgical strike day".

Jaggi Vasudev, a Bengaluru based spiritual guru, will be delivering the lecture titled 'Youth & Truth.'  Majority of the students and faculties have already started protesting against having him. 

Bihar Minister clarified that the state government has utmost respect for the country's soldiers and their sacrifices but it will not support any attempt by the saffron outfit to politicise the army.

A Maha Panchayat was held in Rewari today in which villagers from the area participated and lashed out at the state government and Haryana police for failing to nab two of the three main accused.

Armed cops stormed the boys’ hostels in search of some students who had earlier in the day allegedly locked up Vice Chancellor (in-charge) K Yugindro Singh and Registrar (in-charge).

The party questioned the Modi government's silence that was resulting in "paranoia" among the security forces.

As per information received from the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the state is likely to experience widespread rainfall from late Saturday to Monday.

UGC Secretary, in a circular to V-Cs of all universities, has instructed that colleges may organise special parades, speeches by ex-servicemen about the sacrifices made by the Armed Forces.

A division bench of justices A S Oka and A S Gadkari also granted the woman's request to undergo the abortion at a private clinic in Nashik.

Though the emergence of the third front could benefit the BJP most in the assembly and the Lok Sabha polls, but it would also weaken the prospect of the Congress in these elections.

Partha Chatterjee claimed that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh cadres were brought from 'outside' to foment trouble and politicise the deaths.

The tribunal while setting aside the selections to 57 posts in the ministry, also ordered the Commission to re-do the exercise and publish the results after allocating 15 per cent weighage to intervie

The revamp took place after Congress chief Rahul held a discussion with the state leaders and AICC managers.

The Skill India programme was announced by PM Modi on July 15, 2015 with a promise to train 40 crore people by 2022.

The ongoing Ganesh festival will culminate with immersion processions across the state on Sunday.

Though the emergence of the third front could benefit the BJP most in the assembly and the Lok Sabha polls, but it would also weaken the prospect of the Congress in these elections.

The three policemen who quit were a constable and two special police officers (SPOs).

Shah's comments come in the wake of the Maharashtra police arresting five human rights activists late last month for their alleged links with Maoists.

The Manohar Parrikar government in Goa is on course to "die a natural death" and the Congress will form the next government in the state, the opposition party's state in-charge A Chellakumar claimed.

The incident took place in the morning when the victims had gone to a pond for fishing where they came into contact with a snapped 11,000 volt line. 

The 2018 pilot Index report took into account six countries -- India, Indonesia, Kenya, Senegal, Colombia and El Salvador -- which represent 22 per cent of the world's female population.

The plea has said the special provision was temporary in nature at the time of framing of the Constitution and Article 370(3) lapsed with the dissolution of the J-K Constituent Assembly.

The police action triggered massive protests by the students leading to scuffles that prompted the police to fire several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.

The warrant was issued in an arms case releated to the Muzaffarpur home rape horror.

According to police, the incident came to light when the girl's mother spotted blood stains on her clothes on Thursday. After that, the child detailed the horrific inciden

Kapil Sibal asked whether the University Grants Commission would "dare" to celebrate November 8, the day when demonetisation was announced in 2016 as 'surgical strike day'.

The police action triggered massive protests by the students leading to scuffles that prompted the police to fire several rounds of tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.

Reports have appeared in a section of media that some special police officers (SPOs) in Jammu and Kashmir have resigned.

The three policemen who quit were a constable and two special police officers (SPOs).

His attack came after the MEA announced that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi on the sidelines of UNGA session.

The three policemen were killed by militants after being abducted in south Kashmir's Shopian district early Friday.

While the engagement ceremony is expected to be held on Friday, the festivities in Lake Como are scheduled to last till Sunday, September 23.