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24 Mar 2018

Mumbai

Fresh seizure of Nirav Modi's jewelry, watches worth Rs. 26cr

A fresh seizure of antique jewelry, costly watches, and paintings worth Rs. 26cr has been made by the ED from the Mumbai apartment of Nirav Modi in connection with the over Rs. 12,000cr PNB fraud case.

24 Mar 2018

Kochi

Kerala ISIS Recruitment Case: Woman sentenced to 7 years rigorous-imprisonment

NIA Special Court in Kochi has sentenced a woman ISIS-operative Yasmeen Mohammed Zahid to seven years rigorous imprisonment in connection with Kerala Islamic State recruitment case.

24 Mar 2018

Assam

Assam: Class 5 girl gang-raped, later set on fire

On Friday, in a hideous incident, a Class 5 student in Assam's Nagaon district was set on fire after allegedly being gang-raped. The girl, who suffered 90% burn injuries, passed away in a hospital at night.

24 Mar 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Woman's husband beats her in public on Panchayat's order

A 28-year-old married woman, who had reportedly eloped with a youth, was publicly flogged on the orders of a Panchayat in Uttar Pradesh's Longa village.

24 Mar 2018

Bihar

Only one doctor for 17,685 people in Bihar: Health Minister

There is only one doctor for every 17,685 persons in Bihar, the state Health Minister Mangal Pandey said in the Assembly.

24 Mar 2018

Pakistan News

Infantry guarding borders to get new rifles, carbines, LMGs soon

Indian infantry guarding borders with Pakistan and China are finally set to receive a small number of assault rifles, close-quarter combat (CQB) carbines, and light machine guns under the fast-track procedure (FTP) after over a decade of delay.

24 Mar 2018

Murder

Sonepat: 18-year-old boy shot dead over old family rivalry

An 18-year-old boy was fired at 10 times on Thursday as he was waiting at a Sonepat government school for his sister who was writing her Class 10 exam.

24 Mar 2018

India

J&K: 2 terrorists gunned down by security forces in Anantnag

Two terrorists have been killed in an encounter with security forces today in south Kashmir's Anantnag district.

23 Mar 2018

Gujarat

Revenue important, can't put fuel under GST: Gujarat government

The BJP government in Gujarat today made it clear that it will not bring petrol and diesel under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST) as doing so would make a significant dent in the state revenue.

23 Mar 2018

Kerala

Kerala: Over 15 cops committed suicide in last 15 months

As many as 17 police personnel committed suicide in Kerala in the last 15 months, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed the state Assembly on Friday.

23 Mar 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra sex ratio has improved as per 2016 survey: Government

The sex ratio, the number of females per a thousand males, in Maharashtra has improved, said the state government on Friday.

23 Mar 2018

Exams

'Computer Science paper was tricky, not lengthy': CBSE Class-12 students

CBSE Class 12 students had their Computer Science exam today. For a change, most agreed that some of the questions were tricky, but the paper wasn't lengthy and could be completed in time easily.

23 Mar 2018

Bhopal

Bhopal: College suspends student for calling teachers 'anti-national' on FB

A student of the Motilal Vigyan Mahavidyalay (MVM) in Bhopal was expelled for one year after she termed its teaching staff as "anti-nationals" in her Facebook post.

23 Mar 2018

Muslims

Love over religion: The curious story of a mentally-challenged man

The last rites of a 24-year-old mentally-challenged man in UP's Moradabad on Wednesday would have silenced even the snarkiest communal haters.

23 Mar 2018

India

'Authentic' websites, 'no-money' assurance: Job-scam fooled people in 3 states

Reports of job scams aren't uncommon in India, where unemployment is rampant, but a racket in the south has stood apart due to its elaborate nature.

23 Mar 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Over 2 lakh people have symptoms of oral cancer

The Maharashtra Government on Friday told the Legislative Assembly that over 2.6 lakh people in the state were found to have symptoms of oral cancer in a recent screening.

23 Mar 2018

India

India's first sign language dictionary released with 3,000 words

India's first-of-its-kind dictionary, which aims to bring uniformity in sign languages used by hearing and speech impaired people across the nation, was released today.

23 Mar 2018

India

Chandrayaan-2 launch postponed to October: ISRO Chief

The launch of India's second lunar mission "Chandrayaan-2", slated for next month, has been postponed to October as the experts have suggested some tests, the ISRO Chairman K Sivan said.

23 Mar 2018

India

Mumbai to host cricket tournament for the physically challenged

India's top physically challenged cricketers will be seen in action in the 8th All-India LIC "Divyang" Inter-Zonal Cricket Championship to be held in Mumbai from March 30 to April 1.

23 Mar 2018

Indian Railways

No food bill on trains? You don't need to pay!

Regular train passengers would know how rare it is to be issued a bill when ordering food on trains.

Stop misuse of vehicle stickers meant for legislators: Nitesh Rane

Congress MLA in Maharashtra Nitesh Rane on Friday said that car stickers given to state legislators were being misused by certain people and sought action against them.

23 Mar 2018

Navi Mumbai

Mumbai: Mother strangles teenage daughter suspecting sexual-relationship with father

In a disturbing incident, a 36-year-old woman in an upscale society in Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, strangled her 16-year-old daughter to death with a dupatta.

23 Mar 2018

Sweden

One-third women in rural India unaware of breast cancer: Study

A study conducted by a doctoral student in Sweden revealed, one in three women in rural India had not heard of the breast cancer.

23 Mar 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Income Tax Department raids Madhya Pradesh business group's premises

The Income Tax Department on Friday conducted raids at 15 premises of a business group in three different cities in Madhya Pradesh on suspicion of major tax evasion, an official said.

23 Mar 2018

IndiGo

Air-India supervisor slaps junior for serving non-veg food to passenger

An Air India cabin supervisor allegedly slapped a flight attendant for serving non-vegetarian food to a vegetarian passenger on board a Frankfurt-bound flight from New Delhi.

23 Mar 2018

Delhi

Anna Hazare is back in Delhi with his anti-corruption protest

Seven years after his hunger strike shook the then UPA government, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare is back at Delhi's iconic Ramlila Maidan.

23 Mar 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP youth arrested for objectionable message on WhatsApp

A youth from Uttar Pradesh was arrested on Thursday after a BJP leader filed a complaint against him alleging that an objectionable message was posted on a WhatsApp group of which the youth is an admin, the police said on Friday.

23 Mar 2018

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: Two police personnel injured in pressure-IED blast

Two policemen, including a sub-inspector, were injured when a pressure bomb, suspected to be planted by the Naxals, went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday, the police said.

INX money-laundering: Karti gets bail after 13-days in Tihar Jail

Karti Chidambaram, son of former Finance Minister P Chidamabaram, is out on bail in the INX money laundering case after 13 days in Tihar Jail.

23 Mar 2018

Bihar

Bihar: 5 killed, 18 injured in illegal firecracker unit blast

Five people, including three children and a woman, were killed and 18 injured in an explosion in an illegal firecracker unit in Bihar's Nalanda district, said a senior official.

23 Mar 2018

West Bengal

SC asks 12 states why they have not appointed Lokayukta

The Supreme Court today asked the Chief Secretaries of 12 states to specify why they have not appointed a Lokayukta.

23 Mar 2018

Nitish Kumar

New York: BJANA celebrates Bihar Diwas at Indian Consulate

The Bihar Jharkhand Association of North America (BJANA) commemorated "Bihar Diwas" at the Indian Consulate in New York last week to mark the 106th anniversary of the formation of the Indian state.

23 Mar 2018

India

India to generate 775.5 tons of medical-waste daily by 2022

India is likely to generate about 775.5 tons of medical waste per day by 2022 from the present level of 550.9 tons daily, a study conducted jointly by ASSOCHAM and Velocity said.

23 Mar 2018

Saudi Arabia

Air India ends Saudi Arabia's overfly ban to reach Israel

National carrier Air India has scripted history by starting its direct maiden flight to Tel Aviv from New Delhi that reached safely in Tel Aviv on Thursday.

23 Mar 2018

Shimla

Sonia Gandhi takes ill in Shimla, rushed to Delhi

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who was in Shimla to inspect her under-construction house at Chharabra was rushed to the national capital after she complained of restlessness Thursday midnight.

23 Mar 2018

Bihar

'Be on your guard': Bihar CM urges people before Ramnavami

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday requested the residents of the state to be on their guard against any attempts to whip up communal passion ahead of Ramnavami on Sunday.

23 Mar 2018

Crime Branch

Delhi: Gang members open fire on Crime Branch personnel

Members of a criminal gang today opened fire on Delhi Crime Branch personnel after they were intercepted near Ekant Marg, police said.

23 Mar 2018

India

India to become 3rd largest tourism economy in 10 years

India, currently the seventh largest tourism economy, will move ahead four places and become the third largest in the next 10 years.

23 Mar 2018

Delhi

Delhi Budget: 530 more mohalla clinics by October 2018

The Delhi Government would construct another 530 mohalla clinics and 230 school clinics by October 30, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Thursday while presenting the budget for 2018-19.

22 Mar 2018

India

Odisha: Carcasses of three wild boars found

Forest department personnel today recovered the carcasses of three wild boars from an abandoned well located in a forested area in Ganjam district, Odisha.