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12 Mar 2018

Security

French researcher "finds" 20,000 Aadhaar cards online, UIDAI dismisses threats

French security researcher Robert Baptiste (alias Elliot Anderson) is on a privacy checking spree. In the last few days, he claims to have exposed vulnerabilities on ISRO and Indian Post's websites and helped them correct the issues.

12 Mar 2018

Telangana

Hyderabad: Anjani Kumar takes over as Police Commissioner

Anjani Kumar has been appointed as Hyderabad's new Police Commissioner.

12 Mar 2018

BR Ambedkar

Signboard carrying photograph of Ambedkar found damaged in UP

A signboard carrying BR Ambedkar's photograph was found damaged outside a panchayat building at Jadwad village in Bhopa area, police said.

12 Mar 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh youth commits suicide after marriage snub

A youth is said to have committed suicide in Uttar Pradesh after the family of a girl, with whom he was in love with, rejected their marriage, the police said on Monday.

12 Mar 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Dabbawalas' warm welcome to protesting farmers

As a part of the roti-bank initiative, Mumbai's famous dabbawalas provided food and water to thousands of farmers, who walked for six days to reach Mumbai from Nashik to raise their demands.

12 Mar 2018

Lucknow

Engine failure forces Lucknow-bound IndiGo flight to return to Ahmedabad

A Lucknow bound IndiGo flight forced to return to Ahmedabad after witnessing mid-air engine failure.

Complete probe into 2G scam in 6 months: SC

The Supreme Court has directed investigating agencies CBI and ED to complete their probe into the 2G spectrum allocation cases and other related matters in six months.

CBI seeks judicial custody while Karti wants separate prison cell

The CBI produced Karti Chidambaram in court today after his three-day police custody expired, and has now sought 15-day judicial custody, saying he remained "evasive" and "non-cooperative" during interrogation.

12 Mar 2018

Raghubar Das

Jharkhand: Banlotwa becomes the first alcohol-free village in Ranchi district

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das has lauded the residents of Banlotwa for becoming the first "alcohol-free" village in Ranchi district, a district official said.

12 Mar 2018

Emmanuel Macron

PM Modi, French President Macron inaugurate UP's largest solar plant

Taking a step forward in the direction of green energy, PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated 75 MW solar power plant in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur.

12 Mar 2018

Bihar

Bihar: Badminton tourney organized for subordinate court judges

For the first time, a badminton tournament has been organized for the judges of subordinate courts in Bihar.

12 Mar 2018

Murder

Ghaziabad: 18-year-old woman murders her mother over gay relationship

An 18-year-old woman in Ghaziabad allegedly bludgeoned her mother with rods as her family objected to her gay relationship with a teacher.

12 Mar 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai painted red as thousands of protesting farmers assemble

Thousands of farmers from across Maharashtra have congregated in Mumbai to press for various demands.

12 Mar 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi Chief Secy assault case: AAP MLA Amanatullah granted bail

The Delhi High Court granted bail to AAP's Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan in the Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash assault case; he was arrested on 21 February.

12 Mar 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Ground turns red as farmers converge for protest

Azad Maidan in south Mumbai turned into a sea of red Monday morning as thousands of Farmers, carrying red flags, converged after walking around 180 km under the blazing sun over the last six days.

12 Mar 2018

Puri

Cuttack: Govt. doctors booked for medical-negligence leading to teen's death

In an alleged medical negligence case, an FIR has been registered against three senior doctors of Cuttack's government-run SCB Medical College and Hospital.

12 Mar 2018

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu: Atleast 9 killed in forest fire, many trapped

At least nine trekkers were killed when a forest fire broke out in the Kurangani hills in Theni district of Tamil Nadu (TN) yesterday.

12 Mar 2018

Assam

Assam Finance Minister to present state's first e-Budget today

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he would present the state's first e-Budget at the Legislative Assembly in Guwahati on Monday.

12 Mar 2018

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand: Govt to provide jobs to martyred army personnel's kin

Giving a big relief to the families of armed forces, Uttarakhand Government has decided to would provide jobs to the family members of armed and paramilitary personnel, who lost their lives on duty.

12 Mar 2018

Anantnag

Jammu & Kashmir: Three terrorists gunned down in Anantnag

Three unidentified terrorists have been killed in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir in an encounter between security forces and terrorists on Monday, said the Army.

11 Mar 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Pollution hits dangerous levels in Srinagar during winters: Study

In a surprising find, a study has revealed that pollution in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar hits dangerous levels during winter months as the air carries five times more tiny particulate matter than the permissible limit, with the experts terming it a worrying development.

11 Mar 2018

Delhi

JNU hikes mess fees by up to 100%

Many students of JNU, who solely depend on research fellowship, are struggling hard to cope with revised charges of late payment of mess dues and other items.

11 Mar 2018

India

Madhya Pradesh to measure people's 'happiness quotient'

Madhya Pradesh government is going to conduct a study to measure the happiness quotient of people.

11 Mar 2018

West Bengal

WB Board uses microchips to prevent question paper leaks

In a bid to prevent question paper leaks, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education has fitted this year's packets of question papers with GPS-enabled microchips.

Consensus on Ayodhya difficult, but temple will be built: RSS

Stressing that a Ram Temple "and nothing else" would be constructed in Ayodhya, the RSS on Sunday said building a consensus on the dispute was not going to be easy.

11 Mar 2018

West Bengal

Taslima Nasrin's book once banned by Bengal now in English

Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin's book "Dwikhandito" (Split in two), which was banned by the Left Front government in West Bengal as well as the government of Bangladesh for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Muslim community, is now available in English.

11 Mar 2018

Indian Railways

450 trains reached destination late everyday in 2017-18

The punctuality record of Indian Railways is dismal indeed. According to government data, during April'17 and February'18, as many as 1.48L trains arrived late at their destination.

11 Mar 2018

Goa

Monkey fever grips Goa's Sattari taluka, 35 people infected

At least 35 people in Goa have tested positive this year for the Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), or the 'monkey fever', a health official said.

11 Mar 2018

Delhi

Delhi: Man held for killing school principal and her brother

A 21-year-old man allegedly killed a school principal and her brother over a property dispute.

11 Mar 2018

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal CM Pema Khandu takes stock of power project

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has directed the authorities of North Eastern Electrical Power Corporation (NEEPCO) to avoid delay in completion of the 110 MW Pare Hydro Project, said an official statement put out on Saturday.

11 Mar 2018

Mizoram

For northeast's trafficking victims, a complete loss of Indian identity

Mercy Bawm from Mizoram wanted to support her family, so in 2014, she reached Singapore through 'agents.'

11 Mar 2018

India

Reliance Foundation to set up a university: Nita Ambani

Nita Ambani, Chairperson and founder of the Reliance Foundation Nita Ambani on Saturday said that the foundation plans to set up a university for cutting-edge research and innovation as well as nurturing future leaders, musicians, scientists, and Olympians.

11 Mar 2018

India

PM Modi calls for concessional, less-risky financing for solar energy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday called for concessional and less-risky finances for raising the share of solar electricity in the energy mix and pledged to generate 175 gigawatts (GW) of electricity in India from renewable energy sources by 2022.

11 Mar 2018

Emmanuel Macron

Harsimrat urges PM to discuss turban laws with French president

Union minister for food processing Harsimrat Kaur Badal urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss raise with French President Emmanuel Macron the issue of a law in France that asked Sikh community to remove their turbans while being photographed for all official identification.

11 Mar 2018

Nagaland

Nagaland MLAs ask for Innova, say Duster not good enough

Even before taking their oaths as legislators, some newly-elected MLAs from the Naga People's Front (NPF) are already concerned about travelling comforts.

11 Mar 2018

India

India seems to be recovering from demonetization disruptions: IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Sunday said that the Indian economy now seems to be on its way to recovering from disruptions caused by demonetization and roll-out of goods and services tax (GST).

Indians might soon be able to enroll as voters anytime

The Center has asked the Election Commission to check the feasibility of enrolling voters throughout the year as soon as they turn 18.

11 Mar 2018

India

Indian parents most keen to help kids with schoolwork: Study

Indian parents are among the world's most keen to spend time with their children on schoolwork and are also the most optimistic about education standards in the country, a new worldwide education study has revealed.

11 Mar 2018

Madhya Pradesh

CBI shifts 20 officers from Vyapam branch in one day

In a move that has raised eyebrows, the CBI shifted out 20 officers in one day from the Special Vyapam Scam Branch in Bhopal, where over 50 cases are pending.

CBI asked to pay Rs. 15 lakh for shoddy probe

The Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) has directed the CBI director to pay Rs. 15 lakh to the father of a deceased MBA student for carrying out a shoddy probe into his mysterious death and thus delaying swift delivery of justice.