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21 Sep 2017

Murder

Another journalist killed, this time in Tripura while covering agitation

The ongoing Tripura agitation has claimed yet another life. This time of a 27-year-old journalist, Santanu Bhowmik.

21 Sep 2017

Mumbai

International child bride ring busted in Hyderabad, 12 minors rescued

An international child bride racket has been busted in Hyderabad, City of Nizams. Twenty people including Omani sheikhs and qazis have been arrested.

21 Sep 2017

Punjab Police

Did a senior UP cop help wanted Khalistani terrorist escape?

In a major embarrassment for UP, Punjab Police has alleged a senior IPS officer of the state took Rs. 45L in bribe to release Khalistani terrorist Gopi Ghanshyampura.

21 Sep 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: One jawan killed, one injured in 'mysterious firing'

An SSB constable was killed and another injured in a mysterious attack in Banihal in J&K.

20 Sep 2017

Haryana

Punjab-Haryana HC refuses to stay arrest of top Ryan officials

The Punjab and Haryana HAC has refused to stay arrests of Ryan International trustees in the murder case of a seven-year-old in its Gurugram premises.

20 Sep 2017

India

What're you doing to restrict Blue Whale?: HC asks Centre

Amid an increase in cases of Blue Whale deaths being reported, the Delhi HC has asked the Centre what it is doing to restrict access to the "game".

20 Sep 2017

Gurmeet Ram Rahim

The Dera's sinister secrets: 600 skeletons buried in the campus

Controversies around the Dera Sacha Sauda refuse to die down. Now an aide of Ram Rahim Singh has allegedly told investigators that 600 skeletons are buried inside its Sirsa headquarters.

20 Sep 2017

India

India and China's performance would shape the world: Rahul Gandhi

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said despite the paths India and China take, their performance would affect how the world would be shaped in the future.

20 Sep 2017

India

Durga Puja: IRCTC's special menu for trains, food outlets

To give customers a feel of Durga Puja celebrations, IRCTC has planned special food menus this year.

20 Sep 2017

Telangana

Parents save 'honor', murder schoolgirl for talking to a boy

In yet another horrific incident of 'honor killing', a couple in Telangana's Chintapalli village - about 130 km from Hyderabad - allegedly killed their 13-year-old daughter for talking to a boy.

20 Sep 2017

Bihar

Rs. 390cr Bihar dam breaks a day before inauguration

In a major embarrassment for the Bihar government, part of a Rs. 390cr dam broke just a day before inauguration, flooding parts of Bhagalpur.

20 Sep 2017

India

An additional 4,000 trains will ply this festive season

Making travel plans easy for lakhs, the Railways is introducing 4,000 additional trains for this festival season. These special trains will run during October 15-30.

20 Sep 2017

Mumbai Police

Dawood's brother Iqbal Kaskar extorted 20 businessmen in four years

Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar, arrested on 18th September for extortion, had at least 20 merchants on his target list of the last four years, police said.

20 Sep 2017

Indian Government

Central government launches mobile app, pension adalats for the retirees

Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions Ministry will now launch a mobile app to help central government employees, who are scheduled to retire.

20 Sep 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai: Heavy showers throw life out of gear once again

Twenty days after "typhoon-like" rains inundated Mumbai, the city once again battled heavy showers and life was thrown out of gear.

20 Sep 2017

RTI Act

Ram Rahim gets a reality check in jail, grows vegetables

A man with a sprawling empire in Sirsa but now inside Rohtak's jail, Ram Rahim Singh is no more than a common prisoner.

19 Sep 2017

Yogi Adityanath

Mathura farmer receives loan waiver of 1 paisa. What?!

Chhiddi, a farmer in Mathura's Govardhan Tehsil was in for a rude shock when he received a waiver of one paisa on a Rs. 1,55,000 loan.

19 Sep 2017

Narendra Modi

Vallabhbhai Patel's statue one of the fastest structures ever built

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's 'Statue of Unity' in Gujarat is one of the fastest structures to be constructed.

19 Sep 2017

Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar: 16-year-old allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint, gang-raped for 10 days

Four youths in UP's Muzaffarnagar allegedly abducted a 16-year-old girl at gunpoint, held her captive for 10 days and gang-raped her repeatedly.

19 Sep 2017

Punjab

Fresh murder case against Ram Rahim

In a fresh development, another murder case has been lodged against rape convict Ram Rahim Singh. The 'godman' has now been accused of murdering 22-year-old Jagsir Singh of Moga, Punjab.

19 Sep 2017

Haryana

Ryan reopens 10 days after student's murder, shuts down again

After resuming classes 10 days after a seven-year-old kid's murder in the school, Ryan International (Gurugram) has shut down again till September 25.

19 Sep 2017

Uber

Uber apologizes for sexist 'Wife Appreciation Day' message in Bengaluru

Uber feeds on sexism, again. And apologizes, again. This time, it sent a text to men in Bengaluru, asking them to 'appreciate their wives' by letting them 'take a day off from the kitchen' and use offers on UberEATS food service.

19 Sep 2017

Mumbai Police

Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar arrested in extortion case

Wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim's brother Iqbal Kaskar and two others were picked up by police from Mumbai yesterday evening in an extortion case.

18 Sep 2017

India

From 31 October, no need to stop at highway toll-booths

The Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) will finally become a reality for pan-India on 31st October.

18 Sep 2017

India

Madhya Pradesh college turns toilet into storeroom, leaves girls helpless

An undergraduate college in Madhya Pradesh's Panna district has put at stake the health and safety of its 450 girl students by converting its only washroom into a storeroom.

18 Sep 2017

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: Student gang-raped, forced through abortion, by the director

In yet another shocking incident showing the complete lack of students' safety in schools, it has come to light that an 18-year-old girl was raped by the director and a teacher of her school in Sikar, Rajasthan.

18 Sep 2017

Narendra Modi

YC Modi new NIA chief after Sharad Kumar

Senior IPS officer YC Modi, who was a part of the SC-appointed SIT in the 2002 Gujarat riots case, was appointed the new chief of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

18 Sep 2017

Karnataka

Blind medical student's admission cancelled; threatens to commit suicide

Suresh, a 19-year-old medical student with a vision disability, has threatened suicide following the cancellation of his admission by Medical Council of India (MCI).

18 Sep 2017

Haryana

Panchkula riots: Honeypreet, Aditya Insan top most-wanted list of 43

The Haryana government has released a list of 43 most-wanted over the Panchkula violence. Ram Rahim's adopted daughter Honeypreet and Dera spokesperson Aditya Insan top the list; the latter is wanted for sedition.

You might not be able to drink at Goa's beaches

Goa will soon ban alcohol consumption in public places to minimize drunken brawls and related nuisance, state chief minister Manohar Parrikar announced on Sunday.

18 Sep 2017

India

Russia keen on jointly developing MiG-29K with Indian companies

Russian defense major MiG said it's open to providing transfer of technology and joint development of its MiG-29K warplane to Indian companies for the Indian Navy (IN).

18 Sep 2017

India

Farewell to IAF Marshal Arjan Singh with state funeral

The funeral of Arjan Singh, the only officer to hold the title of Marshal of the Indian Air Force, is being held in Delhi this morning.

18 Sep 2017

India

Rajnath Singh: No dialogue with Pakistan until cross-border terrorism stops

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh stated that holding a dialogue with Pakistan would be meaningless until it stops encouraging cross-border terrorism.

17 Sep 2017

India

World Bank refused, temples gave money for Sardar Sarovar Dam

Dedicating the 2nd biggest dam in the world to the people of India, Modi said that the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada faced many hurdles.

17 Sep 2017

India

Boarding passes might soon become a thing of the past

After doing away with the hand baggage tagging system in around a dozen airports, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is now planning to do away with boarding passes.

17 Sep 2017

India

Railway Minister suggests measures to improve safety

In a bid to incentivize rail employees to prevent mishaps, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal suggested out of turn promotions for employees who take timely action to avert accidents.

17 Sep 2017

Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur tragedy: Police arrest BRD Medical College oxygen supplier

Manish Bhandari, the proprietor of Pushpa Sales, which supplied oxygen to Gorakhpur's state-run BRD Medical College where dozens of children have died since August, has been arrested in the case.

17 Sep 2017

India

India won't stop till Masood Azhar is brought to justice

A top Indian diplomat has said that India will not stop till Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed leader Masood Azhar is brought to justice.

17 Sep 2017

India

Rail passengers cannot sleep beyond 10pm-6am in reserved coaches

Indian Railways reduced the official sleeping hours in trains by an hour to end the fights over berths and oversleeping passengers.

17 Sep 2017

India

AIMPLB might come down on fake maulanas

Following in the footsteps of the All-India Nirmohi Akhara's crackdown on fake 'babas', the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) is also contemplating calling out fake maulanas.