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07 Apr 2018

Kulbhushan Jadhav

Why the Indian mainstream media loves to mock Hindu Gods?

I am a Hindu, but I can't say it in front of a bunch of media elitists. I will be mocked for my beliefs, my mother's karwachauth, my Gods - this is their way of lynching a Hindu.

07 Apr 2018

Dubai

Indian driver wins Rs. 21 crore lottery in Abu Dhabi

An Indian driver in Dubai has hit a jackpot by winning a whopping Dirham 12mn (approximately Rs. 21cr) in a raffle draw in Abu Dhabi.

07 Apr 2018

Delhi Police

Economics paper leak: Crime branch arrests 3 from Himachal Pradesh

In a major development in the leak of Class 12th Economics Paper of CBSE, the Crime Branch has arrested three from Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.

07 Apr 2018

Gorakhpur

Jailed Ukrainian model suspected of information theft, illegal stay

Ukrainian model Daria Molcha, who was arrested from a Gorakhpur city hotel on April 3 on charges of illegally staying in India without a visa, has revealed the details of her 'Indian friends' who allegedly facilitated her entry into the country using fake documents.

07 Apr 2018

Kailash Gahlot

Delhi: Over 7,000 buses booked for flouting pollution norms

Over 7,000 buses, a majority from neighboring states, were booked for flouting pollution norms in the national capital in the last six years, the Delhi government informed the state Assembly.

07 Apr 2018

India

Sachin Tendulkar explains why ending open-defecation is important for children

Cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar calls for ending open defecation in an open letter published in Hindustan Times.

07 Apr 2018

Lok Sabha

Budget-session: LS worked for 1% of allotted time, RS 6%

The Budget session which concluded on Friday was, as per PRS legislative research, least productive since 2000. Lok Sabha spent just 1% of its allotted time on legislative business, while Rajya Sabha spent 6%.

07 Apr 2018

Haryana

Haryana karate champion beats up cop for sexual-harassment; cop arrested

A Haryana traffic police constable has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a national-level woman karate player in a shared auto-rickshaw in Rohtak.

07 Apr 2018

Goa

Goa: Woman arrested for 'selling' her son for Rs. 2L

Goa police have arrested a 32-year-old woman for allegedly selling her 11-month-old son for Rs. 2 lakh.

07 Apr 2018

Goa

40% of Goa's women lung cancer patients are non-smokers: NGO

Almost 40% of women in Goa who have lung cancer do not smoke themselves, which means it's likely they are victims of "passive smoking", an anti-tobacco NGO said.

07 Apr 2018

Phoenix

Joyrides in 150-year-old steam locos to become reality by 2019

Joyrides in 150-year-old heritage steam locos could be a reality for tourists in New Delhi by next year as the National Rail Museum is restoring three such locos: the 1865 RamGoti loco, the 1920 Phoenix loco, and 1951 Fireless Locomotive.

07 Apr 2018

Goa

Goa issues alert after terrorists' entry suspected

Goa authorities on Saturday, alerted all casinos, restaurants, and vessels, operating from the shores about a possible arrival of terrorists.

06 Apr 2018

Indian Railways

5% GST levied on food, drinks supplied in trains, platforms

Clearing all doubts about GST on Railway services, the Finance Ministry confirmed a 5% GST would be levied on food and drinks supplied on trains and platforms.

06 Apr 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K women follow 'PadMan' idea to make low-cost sanitary pads

Women of Jammu and Kashmir have started making low-cost sanitary pads with assistance from the Rural and Development department under its 'Umeed' scheme, which is aimed at empowering rural women.

06 Apr 2018

India

IAF starts process of procuring 114 fighter jets

The IAF today started the process of acquiring a fleet of 114 fighter jets which are expected to significantly enhance its overall strike capability.

I-T working on more, better rewards for tax evasion informers

The I-T Department is working on new rules to encourage people to provide information on tax evasion and benami transactions.

06 Apr 2018

India

Website of Indian Defense Ministry hacked, Chinese characters visible

The website of India's Defense Ministry was hacked today, with users being shown a message about an "unexpected error" and some Chinese characters on top of the screen.

06 Apr 2018

Manish Sisodia

Panel to meet Rajnath over 400% salary-hike for Delhi MLAs

Delhi Assembly on Friday formed a six-member committee to take up the issue of the proposed hike in salary of ministers and legislators with the Centre.

06 Apr 2018

India

Degrees or diplomas? IIMs are confused, HRD refuses help

Four months after passage of the IIM Bill that granted statutory powers to the prestigious institutes, they are still undecided on what they should offer- degrees or diplomas.

06 Apr 2018

India

Important things you missed while obsessing over Salman Khan

Ever since Salman Khan was convicted of hunting two blackbucks in 1998, everyone in India is talking about his past, present, and future.

06 Apr 2018

Mumbai

Who delayed Mumbai trains? BJP workers, railway-officials blame each other

Several trains arrived late in Mumbai after BJP workers, being ferried in special services for the party's 38th Foundation Day rally at Bandra Kurla Complex, insisted on unscheduled halts en route, Western Railway (WR) officials said.

06 Apr 2018

Lucknow

Crisis of credibility for politicians, 'vast-difference' in words, deeds: Rajnath

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said there was a "crisis of credibility" for politicians in the country due to the perception that there was a vast difference in their "words and deeds".

CBSE exam: HRD Ministry warns students against 'fake leak mafias'

The HRD Ministry has warned students and parents against "fake leak mafias", saying a purportedly leaked political science paper is doing rounds on social media.

06 Apr 2018

Books

NCERT to deliver textbooks to students at home

NCERT will now deliver schoolbooks to buyers' houses for free, if they buy it online from the Council's portal.

06 Apr 2018

India

Fire breaks out in Mumbai's Pydhonie area, no casualties reported

A major fire broke out in a ground-plus-three storey building at Pydhonie in South Mumbai during wee hours on Friday. However, no casualties were reported.

06 Apr 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh: BR Ambedkar statue beheaded, Dalits demand boundary wall

Another statue of Bhimrao Ambedkar was vandalized, this time in civil lines area of Satna, Madhya Pradesh.

06 Apr 2018

Saif Ali Khan

In jail, Salman had dal-sabzi-roti for dinner, slept on floor

In Jodhpur Central Jail, Salman Khan is no superstar, but simply Prisoner No 106.

06 Apr 2018

India

Need help quitting? Cigarette packs to now have helpline number

Along with a statutory warning that smoking causes cancer, cigarette packs will now have a helpline number to help addicts quit.

06 Apr 2018

Bhiwandi

Thane horror: Missing four-year-old girl found dead with no hands

In a horrific incident, the body of a four-year-old girl, who was reported missing, was found dead in some bushes in Bhiwandi area of Thane with her hands missing.

06 Apr 2018

Black Buck Case

Bishnois vs Salman Khan: How the community fought the superstar

Salman Khan was convicted in a two-decades-old case for killing blackbucks and was handed a five-year sentence by the Jodhpur sessions court.

06 Apr 2018

India

Including fuel-prices under GST will bring in rational tax-mechanism: Pradhan

Amid an uproar over higher fuel rates, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the inclusion of petroleum products under the ambit of the GST will bring the products under a rational tax mechanism.

06 Apr 2018

Saif Ali Khan

Salman to spend another-night in jail as court postpones bail-order

A Jodhpur court has reserved its order till tomorrow in the bail plea of Bollywood star Salman Khan, who was sentenced to five years' imprisonment yesterday in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case.

06 Apr 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi Police bust 'Dhoom'-inspired gang of burglars

A gang of thieves, who carried out bike thefts and burglaries drawing inspiration from Bollywood blockbuster 'Dhoom' and Hollywood movies, has been busted in Delhi.

06 Apr 2018

India

I&B to form committee to regulate online media in India

A day after the government cancelled a controversial 'fake news' circular, the I&B Ministry has decided to constitute a committee to frame guidelines for online media.

06 Apr 2018

Delhi

Delhi government to assess and grade over 5,000 city schools

The Delhi government is embarking on a first-of-its-kind exercise: it is going to assess and grade over 5,000 schools in the national capital.

06 Apr 2018

Delhi

Delhi: How a bunch of women changed Nizamuddin locality

Locals residing in Nizamuddin, Delhi needed to walk to bus-stops far away, since their area didn't have one.

06 Apr 2018

India

Top career options for Commerce students after Class 12

What to do after 12th Class? This is a common question among students and commerce students are no different.

05 Apr 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: 1L students quit BMC schools for lack of Class-8

A Mumbai-based activist has filed a complaint with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) claiming that over one lakh students of BMC-run schools have dropped out for lack of Class 8 in many schools.

05 Apr 2018

Salman Khan

Have preferred an appeal to sessions court: Salman Khan's lawyer

After Salman Khan was sentenced to a five-year jail term on Thursday in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, his lawyer Anand Desai said that they will appeal to the Sessions court to seek relief for the actor.

05 Apr 2018

Vadodara

CBI books Vadodara firm for Rs. 2,654cr fraud; raids premises

The CBI on Thursday said it had registered a criminal case against a Vadodara-based company dealing in electric cable and equipment, and its directors for allegedly cheating various banks to the tune of Rs. 2,654cr.