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22 Mar 2018
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh: Three held for alleged cow slaughter
In Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 3 persons were arrested after cow meat weighing nearly three quintals was recovered from them.
22 Mar 2018
IndiaOla partners with SCR, to simplify connectivity for railway passengers
App-based cab and auto aggregator Ola has recently joined hands with the South Central Railway (SCR) to facilitate last mile connectivity for the railway passengers at three key railway stations in the Hyderabad.
22 Mar 2018
Uttar PradeshBlackmailed by woman, UP man commits suicide
A 28-year-old man has committed suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district over the alleged blackmailing by a married woman he was in a relationship with, police said on Thursday.
22 Mar 2018
IndiaJEE Main: Tips to help you in last-minute preparations
Over 10L students across India are busy preparing for the JEE Main in April, just over two weeks away.
22 Mar 2018
Nirmala SitharamanGovernment repeals Rs. 10,000/month education fee cap for martyrs' children
Heeding to a demand by the armed forces, the government has removed the cap of Rs. 10,000/month imposed by it in July last year on educational assistance given to children of martyrs or those disabled in action, officials said.
22 Mar 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)HRD Ministry seeks report on schoolgirl's suicide; parents stage protest
The HRD Ministry has sought a report from Ahlcon Public School regarding the alleged suicide by a Class 9 student whose parents are claiming that she was "sexually harassed" by two teachers.
22 Mar 2018
KeralaOver 1 lakh villages in Kerala receive clean drinking water
Around 100,000 villages in Kerala, spread across 14 districts, have begun to receive clean drinking water as part of the Jivamritam Project launched by Mata Amritanandamayi Math six months ago.
22 Mar 2018
ParliamentTax ceiling for gratuity increased to Rs. 20 lakh
The Rajya Sabha today passed the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill without discussion.
22 Mar 2018
MaharashtraMore micro-plastics on Maharashtra, Karnataka beaches than Goa, reveals study
Maharashtra and Karnataka beaches contain more micro-plastics than Goa, revealed a study conducted by Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO).
22 Mar 2018
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: 15 Naxals, two of them carrying cash reward arrested
Fifteen Naxals, two of them carrying cash rewards, were arrested from two places in Chhattisgarh's Maoist hotbed Sukma district, police said on Thursday.
22 Mar 2018
IndiaBrahMos, world's fastest supersonic cruise missile, successfully flight tested
India's BrahMoS, the world's fastest supersonic cruise missile, was successfully flight tested from Rajasthan's Pokhran test range today.
22 Mar 2018
Naveen PatnaikOdisha wedding-gift explosion: Woman appeals for justice to CM Patnaik
A woman, who lost her husband in a parcel bomb explosion just five days into their marriage, has made an appeal for justice to Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik.
22 Mar 2018
West BengalMosul victim's wife wants to meet WB CM for government-job
Distraught with the news of her husband's death in Mosul, Dipali Tikadar now only wants to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to seek a government job.
22 Mar 2018
Indian RailwaysBengaluru: Railways green-lights Rs. 492.87cr project to reduce traffic
Keeping in mind the growing pressure of the suburban traffic in Bengaluru, the Indian Railways have sanctioned a quadrupling project with a provision of two additional lines from Bengaluru Cantt to Whitefield at a cost of Rs. 492.87 crore.
22 Mar 2018
JharkhandJharkhand: 11 gaurakshaks get life sentence for lynching a trader
In a first, 11 men were sentenced to life in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Wednesday for lynching a Muslim trader last year, suspecting that he was transporting beef.
22 Mar 2018
DelhiDelhi Outcome Budget: 22,706 challans issued for non-possession of PUCCs
Over 22,700 challans were issued by authorities to vehicular commuters on roads for not possessing Pollution Under Control Certificates (PUCCs), the Delhi Government said in its first Outcome Budget tabled in the Assembly today.
22 Mar 2018
Himachal PradeshHimachal Pradesh: Indian Technomac Director held in Rs. 6000cr scam
The CID sleuths have arrested a Director of Paonta Sahib-based firm Indian Technomac Company Limited in a nearly Rs. 6000cr fraud case.
22 Mar 2018
India39 kidnapped Indians shot dead over a year ago: Iraq
Revealing details about the deaths of 39 Indians killed in Mosul, Iraqi officials have confirmed they were shot in the head over a year ago.
22 Mar 2018
Uttar PradeshGhaziabad: Bike-borne assailants open fire at pharmacy employee
A 25-year-old man was on Wednesday hospitalized after he was shot at by three bike-borne assailants outside a pharmacy in Sahibabad in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh, police said yesterday.
22 Mar 2018
IndiaCabinet approves Modicare, but can the government pull it off?
The ambitious 'Modicare,' touted as the "world's largest government-funded program," has been approved by the Cabinet, paving the way for its implementation.
22 Mar 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaDespite relief from SC, Aadhaar still mandatory for income-tax returns
It has been 10 days since the SC indefinitely extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar to various services, but the Income Tax (I-T) website continues to grossly violate laws.
21 Mar 2018
BiharOver 200 cartons of liquor seized in Bihar
More than 200 cartons of liquor were seized during raids in Bihar's West Champaran district, police said today, adding eight persons, including a woman, have been arrested in this connection.
21 Mar 2018
Lok Sabha163 Army personnel died in Siachen in last decade: Govt
The Army lost 163 personnel deployed at the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield, during the last ten years, said Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
21 Mar 2018
Crime Against WomenGhaziabad: Female stalker allegedly gets acid thrown on 23-year-old woman
A 23-year-old woman of Ghaziabad sustained severe burn injuries when two motorcycle-borne men threw a corrosive substance, presumably acid, at her while she was in an autorickshaw.
21 Mar 2018
IndiaNew Delhi ranked 22nd globally as top destination for 2018
New Delhi has been ranked 22nd in the world and eighth in Asia among the top destination for 2018 at the Travellers' Choice awards for Destinations by TripAdvisor.
21 Mar 2018
DelhiKejriwal calls rejection of doorstep ration delivery scheme 'petty politics'
Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has rejected the Delhi Government's proposal for doorstep delivery of ration, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said and alleged that the "important" measure had fallen victim to "petty politics".
21 Mar 2018
Exams'Mathematics paper was easy but lengthy': CBSE Class 12 students
The CBSE Class 12 exams have left students drained with lengthy question papers. The verdict was similar for today's Mathematics exam.
14 Mar 2018
JaipurRajasthan Digifest job fair sees good participation; 2,500 receive offers
As many as 2,500 job-seekers have received employment offers, while 5,500 candidates have been shortlisted for further evaluation at a job fair organized in Jaipur by the Rajasthan government, a senior official said on Wednesday.
21 Mar 2018
Air IndiaAir India reschedules India-bound flights from US
Air India has rescheduled a couple of India-bound flights from the US on Wednesday due to inclement weather in northeastern America, the airline tweeted.
21 Mar 2018
Delhi12,000 properties in Delhi's refugee colonies might be sealed
After sealing several complexes violating norms in Delhi, authorities have now turned their focus to residential refugee colonies.
21 Mar 2018
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu: Petrol bomb hurled at BJP district chief's house
Miscreants hurled a petrol bomb at the residence of a BJP functionary in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu early on Wednesday but no one was injured, police said.
21 Mar 2018
Mumbai PoliceSecond sexual harassment case filed against investor Mahesh Murthy
Just a month after angel investor Mahesh Murthy was arrested in a molestation case and granted bail by a court, Mumbai Police on Wednesday registered the second sexual harassment against him after a woman approached them.
21 Mar 2018
Sexual HarassmentNIFT-Kannur students allege rampant harassment. 'Dress appropriately,' police advise
If local police had it their way, girl students of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Kerala won't be able to go out alone at night.
21 Mar 2018
ISISISIS killed 39 Indians: Why was government quiet for 4years?
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday informed the Parliament that 39 Indians, abducted by ISIS terrorists in Iraq, were dead.
21 Mar 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Man kills wife over suspicion of illegal relationship
A 35-year-old woman was strangulated to death allegedly by her husband and her brother over suspicion of her having an illicit relationship in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, said police on Wednesday
21 Mar 2018
Tamil NaduPetrol bombs hurled at BJP leader's house in Coimbatore
Unnamed miscreants attacked BJP leader CR Nandakumar's house in Coimbatore (TN) early this morning, who poured fuel on his car and then hurled projectiles.
21 Mar 2018
ChhattisgarhCRPF to get 100 new bulletproof vehicles for heightened security
To provide soldiers better security during commute to operation sites and camps, the Indian government is purchasing 141 medium bulletproof vehicles (MBPVs) for the central paramilitary forces.
21 Mar 2018
BhubaneswarPolice lathi-charge teachers for disrupting evaluation of matric exam papers
Police resorted to mild lathi-charge to disperse a group of agitating school teachers, who had blocked the entry of other tutors to an exam paper evaluation center in Bhubaneswar.
21 Mar 2018
Stephen HawkingSpecial cover on Stephen Hawking released by India Post
A special postal cover on Stephen Hawking was issued by the India Post to pay tribute to the renowned theoretical physicist and cosmologist on Tuesday.
21 Mar 2018
India62 higher-education institutions get autonomy: What does it mean?
In a first, the University Grants Commission (UGC) awarded full autonomy to as many as 62 institutions of higher education.
