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Lalu arrives in Ranchi after being discharged from AIIMS
RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday arrived in Ranchi after being discharged from the AIIMS in Delhi as his condition improved significantly.
UP: FIR registered against five persons for murdering 20-year-old
An FIR has been registered against five unidentified persons for allegedly killing a youth after a video went viral on social networking sites in which they were seen purportedly beating a youth, police said today.
150 UP schools had zero students passing Class 10/12 exams
The UP Secondary Education Board (UPSEB) upped its anti-cheating measures drastically this time, and the consequences were clearly visible: nearly 10L students chose to skip the exams the first four days because of this.
UP: Dalit farmer allegedly forced to drink urine; four arrested
In a shocking incident, a Dalit from Badaun district, Uttar Pradesh, alleged he was forced to drink urine by upper caste men after he refused to harvest their fields.
Muzaffarnagar girl ends life over 'poor performance' in Class-12 exam
Upset over not securing first division in the Class-12 examinations, a girl at a village in Budhana area in Muzaffarnagar allegedly committed suicide today.
Madras HC slams practice of awarding grace-marks to medical students
The Madras High Court has come down on the practice of awarding grace marks to medical students who fail to clear certain subjects.
Himachal: 6 devotees killed, 25 injured in separate road accidents
Six devotees were killed while 25 others were injured in two road accidents in Himachal Pradesh today.
Non-veg lovers opt vegetarian-food in Kolkata. The reason is fear
The fear of being served with meat of dogs/cats has reportedly reduced the sale of non-vegetarian food by almost half in Kolkata and surrounding areas.
Nagaland: 122 dead, 956 injured in road-accidents in 2 years
More than 100 people have died in road accidents in Nagaland in the last two years, an officer of the regional transport has said.
SAD to hold meet over deleted chapters on Sikh Gurus
Shiromani Akali Dal decided to hold a meeting of its core committee on Thursday to formulate an action plan to "force" the Congress government in Punjab to re-insert 23 "deleted" chapters related to the era of Sikh Gurus in Class-12 History books of the Punjab School Education Board.
National-level swimmer Moupriya Mitra found dead at Hooghly home
A 16-year-old national level swimmer from West Bengal, Moupriya Mitra, was found hanging at her Hooghly residence yesterday. She allegedly committed suicide.
PhD degree to become mandatory for professors in Universities
From 2021, PhD degree will be mandatory for University professors, even for assistant professors.
JEE Main 2018: Six students scored top marks this time
The JEE Main 2018 saw a unique moment: as many as six students had secured 350/360, the maximum marks.
NHSRCL's 'chai pe charcha' with bullet train project affected persons
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL), which is building a bullet train corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, will hold what the company called "chai pe charcha" with project-affected-persons (PAPs) to solve issues.
India's first village 'free' from British Raj cries for development
"All parties give money. Whoever gives more, we will vote for them," says Prabhu S, a 48-year-old farmer from Esuru, expressing frustration over the lack of development in this tiny village which was the first in India to declare itself free from the British rule in 1942.
Surat railway station to be developed as a world-class facility
Surat railway station will be the third in India and second in Gujarat after Gandhinagar to be developed as a world-class facility under Railway Ministry's station redevelopment program.
Denied admission by govt hospital, woman gives birth in night-shelter
A woman delivered her baby in a night shelter, with her family alleging that she was denied admission to a district women's hospital in UP's Muzaffarnagar, a charge refuted by the medical facility's superintendent.
Central Railway to run summer special trains between Mumbai, Goa
The Central Railway (CR) has decided to run six additional summer special trains between Mumbai in Maharashtra and Karmali in Goa to clear the extra rush of passengers.
Kashmir: NSG commandos to be deployed to deal with terrorists
The Ministry of Home Affairs is examining a proposal to deploy a contingent of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos in the Kashmir Valley so that they can join the Indian Army, the CRPF and the state police when a high-risk militancy related incident takes place.
Man found hanging from tree; links with IPL betting-racket suspected
A 25-year-old man was found hanging from a tree at Jharkhand's Birsanagar and the police suspect that he had links with an IPL cricket betting racket.
Bihar: As molesters strip 14-year-old girl, onlookers make video
In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old girl was groped and molesters tried ripping her clothes off in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
Odisha: 4-year-old girl allegedly raped by a 45-year-old man
A 4-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 45-year-old man in Barunadiha village in Kendrapara district, Odisha.
Retest of economics paper will not delay Class-12 results: CBSE
An official of the CBSE has said that the re-test of the Class 12 Economics paper, held on April 25, nearly a month after it was leaked, will not delay declaration of results.
Another-gem-of-a-comment: Vijay Rupani says Narad knew everything like Google
Just when we were reeling from Tripura CM's 'Internet existed during Mahabharata time' remark, his Gujarat counterpart Vijay Rupani said Narad knew everything about the world just like Google.
3-year-old girl dies after falling in pot of hot sugar-syrup
A three-year-old girl died after falling into a cauldron of hot sugar syrup in Nashik, the police said.
Chandigarh: Private schools to declare income; can't raise fees arbitrarily
Private schools in Chandigarh will now have to declare their income and expenditure every year and won't be able to raise fee arbitrarily.
Statue of Kargil martyr found broken in Hisar
A statue of Kargil martyr Paviter Kumar was found broken in Haryana's Milakpur village, 40 km from Hisar.
Tamil Nadu: 73 hospitalized after taking 'prasadam' in temple
As many as 73 people including six children and 14 women took ill after consuming "prasadam" at a temple in the Cuddalore city in TN today.
IIT JEE results declared today: Know how to check yours
The results of IIT-JEE (Mains) examination have been declared today, April 30.
Water shortage hits Agra as Yamuna goes totally dry
With the Yamuna totally dry and a fast depleting water table, the citizens of Agra are facing an acute water shortage.
Gurugram: 2 men burnt to death in car after accident
Two men were charred to death inside their car which caught fire after a speeding truck rammed into it at Gurugram's Rajiv Chowk.
UP: Woman gang-raped in front of her minor brother
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped by two youths at her residence in front of her minor brother in Shamli district, UP.
Noida: 82.7% pass Class 12 and 81.5% pass Class 10
In Gautam Buddha Nagar of Uttar Pradesh, 82.7% Class 12 students and 81.5% Class 10 students passed the UP Board examination.
Bihar: Five persons, including two minors, killed in lightning strike
Five persons, including two minor girls, were killed when a thunderstorm struck north Bihar's Madhubani district yesterday, police said.
Bengaluru: 35-year-old man given death sentence for raping, murdering 6-year-old
A Bengaluru city court on Saturday handed death sentence to a 35-year-old man for murdering a six-year-old girl, last year.
Jammu: Three CRPF personnel suspended after woman alleges rape
Three CRPF personnel were suspended and a FIR was registered against them after a 24-year-old woman from the Poonch district in Jammu & Kashmir alleged that she was wrongfully confined and then raped by one of them inside a camp back in March.
Counterfeit notes can get you jailed. Learn to spot them
How likely is it that you have a fake note resting in your wallet? With counterfeit notes worth Rs. 11.23 crore detected across India in the first eight months post demonetization, the probability of it is unmissable.
SC, ST, OBC markings on chests of newly-recruited MP police
The police department and administration of Madhya Pradesh was thrown into commotion after photos of newly-recruited police constable with markings of SC, ST and OBC on their chests surfaced on social media.
Madhya Pradesh: Seven persons killed after bus hits two bikes
Seven persons were killed today and 26 others injured when a passenger bus hit two motorcycles and fell in a dry culvert near Dhamania village in Mandsaur district, about 75km away from here.
UP Board Result 2018: Autorickshaw driver's son is the topper
Two boys have jointly topped the Class-12 UP Board Examinations this year with 466 marks out of 500 i.e 93.20%. The state education board declared results early on Sunday.