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19 May 2018
IndiaMan beats fiancee to death for talking to another person
A 21-year-old man allegedly beat his fiancee to death in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan after finding out that she was talking to another man over the phone, the police said.
19 May 2018
IndiaNo more 'Rail Neer' water for Rail Bhavan headquarters
Railway Board issued a circular on May 16 saying that according to the demands of the officials and the staff association, three RO plants have been installed in the Rail Bhavan premises in January, therefore Rail Neer water will not be supplied there.
19 May 2018
Uttar PradeshSchool manager held for attempting to rape six-year-old girl student
In a shocking incident, a manager of a private school was arrested for attempting to rape a six-year-old girl student in UP's Muzaffarnagar's Jansath.
19 May 2018
Karnataka#KarnatakaFloorTest: 'Let us enjoy our holidays,' says Justice Sikri
"Now, let us enjoy our holidays," this is how the Supreme Court concluded the hearing on the Karnataka power row today.
19 May 2018
GoaNavy's all-women crew to reach Goa after sailing around globe
Over eight months after it set sail from Goa, the all-women crew of the Indian Navy on board the naval vessel INSV Tarini will return to the state on Monday after the historic circumnavigation of the globe.
19 May 2018
XThe bribe-network of Noida cops gets revealed by one tweet
A tweet supposedly posted by a disgruntled police officer exposed a well-oiled machinery of bribes of Noida police.
19 May 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Bhojpuri film actress Manisha Rai killed in road accident
Bhojpuri film actress, Manisha Rai was killed when a car hit the motorcycle on which the 45-year-old actress was traveling to Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh.
19 May 2018
IndiaUGC directs universities to ban plastic cups, bottles on campus
The UGC has directed all varsities and higher educational institutions to ban the use of plastic cups, lunch packets, straws, bottles, and bags on their campuses.
19 May 2018
ImphalRailways: AI to control air circulation in Manipur tunnel
For the first time, the railways will use Artificial Intelligence to control air circulation, supervise, and oversee maintenance of work in the 10.28km-long tunnel in Imphal as part of its 110km railway line from Jiribam to Imphal.
19 May 2018
Narendra ModiJ&K: PM Modi arrives on a day-long visit
PM Narendra Modi arrived at Leh this morning on his day-long visit to the state after the Centre announced ceasefire during the holy month of Ramzan.
19 May 2018
Rajesh KumarArmy officer preventing robbery on board train injured; accused held
Four persons, accused of a robbery on board the CSTM-Amritsar Express, have been arrested today. During the incident, an Army lieutenant who tried to thwart the robbers' plan was injured by the accused.
19 May 2018
DharamsalaHimachal CM lauds progress of Dharamshala smart city project
Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur today reviewed the progress of the Dharamsala smart city project worth Rs. 2100 crore and said, "Besides giving a face-lift to the town, the mega project would provide world standard basic amenities to the residents and attract more tourists to the place."
19 May 2018
GujaratMother-of-all-excuses: Claiming he is Vishnu's avatar, Gujarat official misses work
What is the best excuse you have come up with to miss office? You must have used the family emergency card or said you are sick or would have blamed it on traffic. Right?
19 May 2018
IndiaSt. Stephen's to get autonomy, transition unlikely to be smooth
The University Grants Commission is likely to grant St. Stephen's College (SSC) an autonomous status sometime next week.
19 May 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi to launch India's longest road tunnel in J&K
PM Modi will visiting the northern-most state of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, where he will launch India's longest tunnel, Zojila (14-km), which will also be Asia's longest bidirectional tunnel.
19 May 2018
Haryana PoliceMBAs, MTechs, lawyers part of Haryana police's new constable recruits
Almost half of Haryana's new police constable recruits hold professional degrees like MBAs, MTechs, and law degrees, or have attained higher education, said a senior police official.
18 May 2018
Karnataka Election6 Supreme Court judgements that changed the course of India
In a decisive judgement, the Supreme Court today ordered that floor test should be conducted tomorrow in the Karnataka assembly wherein BJP, the single-largest party, has to prove its majority.
18 May 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)Rajasthan: 5 arrested for betting on SRH-RCB IPL match
Five people were arrested on the charges of betting on the Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Sikar district of Rajasthan.
18 May 2018
HaryanaMPhils, MBAs, lawyers, MTechs join Haryana Police as constables
MBAs, law graduates, MTechs, and other post-graduates are among the new recruits of the Haryana Police constables.
18 May 2018
MumbaiNo proposal to merge MTNL and BSNL: Telecom Minister
There is no proposal to merge telecom companies Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL), Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said in a conference today.
18 May 2018
Delhi PoliceChief Secretary assault case: Six-member police team questions CM Kejriwal
A six-member team of the Delhi Police has begun questioning the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his office in connection with the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash in February.
18 May 2018
IndiaDelhi government plans to develop six new 'city forests'
Delhi government has set a target to plant 20.13 lakh saplings this monsoon. It also plans to develop six new city forests under "green budget" initiative.
18 May 2018
HaryanaHaryana govt to accord varsity status to Motilal Sports School
The Haryana government has decided to accord university status to Motilal Nehru School of Sports in Rai district.
18 May 2018
SitapurUP: Dogs maul girl to death, toll rises to 14
An eight-year-old girl died after being mauled by a pack of dogs in Sitapur district (UP), taking the toll to 14 in such fatal attacks by feral hounds in the last six months.
18 May 2018
HaryanaHaryana board declares results of 12th standard: Details here
On Friday, The Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH) declared results for the Class 12 examinations.
18 May 2018
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh: Minor girl beaten to death by stepmother
A minor girl was allegedly beaten to death by her stepmother over a family dispute at Hath Choya village in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district.
18 May 2018
KarnatakaLaughter in courtroom; judge tells a witty-joke on Karnataka crisis
The tense, high-voltage hearing on the Karnataka crisis in the Supreme Court today witnessed lighter moments today.
18 May 2018
Saudi ArabiaBeer, soft-drink bottles found in private parts of raped woman
The Bhopal police found a body of a 28-year-old woman from an apartment on Thursday. The woman, who was living with another man, was raped before she was murdered.
18 May 2018
PunjabPunjab: 5-year-old girl mauled to death by stray dogs
A five-year-old girl was killed by a pack of stray dogs in Punjab's Sangrur district.
18 May 2018
DibrugarhDeadline 2019: Monthly targets for zones from Railways Board
With general elections just a year away, the railways has set monthly targets for the completion of its major projects with an aim to finish work in time for the country to go to polls in 2019.
18 May 2018
IndiaNASA study warns decline in availability of freshwater in India
According to a first-of-its-kind study, using NASA satellite observations, India is among the hotspots where the overuse of water resources has caused a serious decline in availability of freshwater.
18 May 2018
IndiaCase studies published by the IIM Calcutta win international awards
Two case studies published by the IIM Calcutta Case Research Centre have won awards in the 2017 edition of the European Foundation of Management Development case competition.
18 May 2018
Delhi Commission For WomenAfter uncle kills himself, blind rape-survivor considers withdrawing police case
A 20-year-old blind rape survivor is planning to discontinue the legal case after her uncle was found hanging outside a shanty in Delhi's Karol Bagh.
18 May 2018
IndiaDelhi may witness thunderstorm in the evening or night: MeT
Delhi woke up to a sunny morning today, following the gusty winds coupled with light rains that hit it yesterday.
18 May 2018
Delhi UniversityDU UG programs receive nearly 80,000 applications in 3 days
Within three days, Delhi University received 79,906 applications for admissions to its undergraduate courses which began on May 15.
18 May 2018
Smriti IraniIIS officers hope new I&B minister will reverse Irani's orders
Following the removal of Smriti Irani as the Information and Broadcasting minister, the association of Indian Information Service (IIS) officers now wants her orders of mass transfers that were initiated in November 2017 to be reversed.
18 May 2018
IndiaGhaziabad: Dalit man, witness in father's murder case, shot dead
In a suspected caste enmity caste, five bike-borne assailants shot dead a 40-year-old Dalit man at Naifal village in Ghaziabad.
18 May 2018
Pakistan NewsAnother BSF jawan killed in Pak firing along IB
Following the Pakistan ceasefire violation, another BSF jawan lost his life and one other was injured earlier today in an unprovoked firing along the International Border (IB) in Arnia sector of Jammu.
18 May 2018
Delhi UniversityCommerce stream students can pursue these courses at Delhi University
Delhi University is one of the premier institutions in the country, offering both undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
18 May 2018
Shashi TharoorGurugram: Meet this father-daughter duo who scaled Mt. Everest
Around 4:30AM on Wednesday, when many of us were still rolling on our beds and were in our slumber, there was a Gurugram duo who reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming India's first father-daughter duo to achieve the feat.
