India

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) The government on Wednesday named members of the 'Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra' trust constituted for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya as mandated by the Supreme Court, officials said.

New Delhi, Feb 5 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speeches contain "only trash" and asked people not to listen to him.

Addressing poll rallies in Kondli and Chandni Chowk assembly constituencies of Delhi, the Congress leader claimed that unlike the leaders of other parties, he never lied in his speeches.

LUCKNOW /India/, February 6. /TASS/: The trials of the latest artillery and mortar systems developed by the Burevestnik Central Research Institute (part of Uralvagonzavod manufacturer within the state corporation Rostec) will end in the coming 18 months, after which they will go into serial production, the Uralvagonzavod press office told TASS on Thursday.

Kochi, Feb 6 (PTI) A 46-year-old Thailand national was allegedly raped by two men here, following which they were arrested, police said on Thursday.

The accused hailing from a north Kerala district have been arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by the woman.

Mumbai, Feb 6 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India, for the second straight time, on Thursday kept its key policy rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent, maintaining its accommodative policy stance as long as it was necessary to revive growth.

The central bank retained GDP growth at 5 per cent for 2019-20 and pegged it at 6 per cent for the next fiscal.

Hyderabad, Feb 6 (PTI): A Telugu film director and producer have been booked for putting up 'obscene' posters following a complaint from locals, police said on Thursday.

The case was registered against the director Narsimha Nandi and producer Srinivas Rao of the film 'Degree College' for promoting the flick by allegedly putting up 'obscene' posters at Ameerpet, the police said.

However, no arrest has been made. Investigation is on, they said.

Kolkata, Feb 6 (PTI) The TMC-run Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to put its drive to update Aadhaar details on hold, following protests by people, who feared that the exercise was being conducted to collect data for the National Population Register (NPR).

The decision drew sharp criticism from the BJP, which accused the ruling party of creating an "atmosphere of fear" among the masses to pursue vote-bank politics.

NEW DELHI, Feb 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India will develop a large deepwater port on its western coast with an investment of more than US$9 billion.

The port will be built at Vadhavan near Dahanu in the state of Maharashtra by a joint venture led by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), the operator of India’s largest container port at Navi Mumbai.

The total cost of the project is likely to be about 655 billion rupees (US$9.1 billion), the government said in a statement on Wednesday.

Kanpur: Mouth cancer is one deadly indication of various cancers. On World Cancer Day, Prof AK Dixit pointed out that thirty percent of cancer sufferers were seen suffering from deadly mouth cancer. Tobacco happens to be the main cause of mouth cancer. 

He was addressing the gathering of the dignitaries attending an important programme organised at Kanpur University here on Wednesday.

Prominent academicians were invited to the occasion. Earlier, the university registrar opened the programme.

Krishnanagar(WB), Feb 5 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday described BJP as a party of "fekus" (those who bluff) who threaten people with guns and bullets to divide the country on the basis of religion.

Without naming Union minister Anurag Thakur or his 'gaddaron ko goli maro saalo ko" remark, Banerjee, who was speaking at a convention of TMC workers at Krishnagar in Nadia district, questioned how a central minister continues in a constitutional post despite speaking unconstitutionally.