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CBSE Class 12 results to be announced tomorrow

The CBSE Class 12 results will be declared tomorrow (May 26), Education Ministry Secretary Anil Swarup has announced on Twitter.

25 May 2018

India

India moving towards digital governance, strict data-protection law needed: Experts

A stringent data protection law is urgently needed in India to address the mounting concerns over privacy of citizens as the country is moving towards digital governance said experts, at a discussion on data protection.

25 May 2018

Kharagpur

IIT-KGP 'alumnus', with 37,000 Quora-followers, conned several students of thousands

A fraud has come to light that has infuriated the IIT community, especially the Kharagpur branch.

25 May 2018

India

Facebook is looking at media, FMCG honchos as India MD

Facebook is looking for a new India head, and its hunting ground is at high-profile media and FMCG companies.

25 May 2018

Indian Army

Army chief: Major Gogoi will be punished if he's guilty

Bipin Rawat, the Indian Army Chief, said strict punishment will be given to Major Leetul Gogoi if he is found guilty in the case where he was detained with a woman and a local man on Wednesday from Srinagar.

Jaitley shifted out of ICU, recovering after kidney transplant

Arun Jaitley, who underwent a successful kidney transplant at the AIIMS on May 14, has been shifted out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and is recovering.

25 May 2018

India

NEET 2018: CBSE releases answer key, OMR images, marked responses

The CBSE has released the answer key, images of OMR, responses to questions and test booklet code of the 2018 NEET today.

25 May 2018

Allahabad High Court

UP court issues bailable warrant against rape accused Swami Chinmayanand

A UP court, headed by Chief Judicial Magistrate Shikha Pradhan, issued a bailable warrant of Rs. 5,000 against former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand, hearing an application moved by the rape victim, against the UP government's plea for withdrawing the case against him.

25 May 2018

Muslims

The-hero-we-need: In Uttarakhand, Sikh cop saves Muslim man from angry-mob

What could have turned into another tragic incident of mob-lynching was averted, all thanks to a Sikh cop deployed in the area.

25 May 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka's first female DGP transferred days after Mamata Banerjee's anger

Two days after WB CM Mamata Banerjee was miffed by arrangements at the new Karnataka CM's oath-taking, DGP Neelamani Raju has been transferred.

25 May 2018

India

Unable to pay salaries, Gurugram firm offers shares to employees

Eastman Auto and Power Limited, a Gurugram-based startup firm said today that it has come up with a novel plan to compensate their employees by offering them company shares as they are unable to pay them salaries.

Longest, deepest, steepest: Delhi's Magenta Line metro breaks many records

Did you know the new Magenta Line has the deepest station in the Delhi Metro network and the steepest escalator in India?

25 May 2018

India

Muzaffarnagar: Mother bitten by snake breastfeeds girl, both die

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl died after she was breastfed by her mother who was bitten by a poisonous snake in Mandla village in UP's Muzaffarnagar district, police said today, adding that the woman too died shortly after.

25 May 2018

India

ReachIvy Scholarships 2018: Expert guidance for students seeking overseas education

Every year, millions of students aspire to study abroad but only a few hundred manage to reach top colleges.

25 May 2018

Chandigarh

Chandigarh: Woman 'molester' attempts suicide after teen-victim separated from her

Disturbing scenes unfolded at a 14-year-old Chandigarh boy's house earlier this week as his former 34-year-old teacher, who was allegedly sexually abusing him, gulped down cough syrup in front of his family.

25 May 2018

Delhi University

UGC: Autonomy for 9 new universities, St. Stephen's left out

On Thursday, the University Grants Commission (UGC) at its Full Commission meeting granted graded autonomy to 9 deemed universities, and also approved online degree, diploma, and certification programmes from this academic session.

25 May 2018

WhatsApp

Ostracization, social media hoaxes, constant fear: The costs of Nipah

The Nipah virus is fast spreading its tentacles in society. Not just patients, those devoting hours to treat the sick are also facing unexpected challenges.

25 May 2018

Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar: Six persons injured in clash between two groups

At least six persons were injured in a clash between two groups over a minor dispute in Miranpur town of Muzaffarnagar district.

25 May 2018

West Bengal

Virendra appointed new DG of WB Police as Purkayastha retires

The West Bengal government has appointed Virendra, who was posted as the DG (security), as the new Director General of police.

25 May 2018

Delhi University

7 Delhi University colleges that offer technical courses

When it comes to technical courses, BE and BTech are the popular ones. However, these engineering courses aren't the only way to acquire technical skills.

25 May 2018

Pakistan News

Indian diplomat's former cook arrested for leaking information to ISI

A former cook of an Indian diplomat was recently arrested by Uttar Pradesh anti-terrorist squad (ATS) for spying and passing on important information to Pakistan's ISI.

24 May 2018

Delhi High Court

Delhi-HC disapproves AAP's policy providing 20 kiloliters of free water

The Delhi High Court today criticized the ruling AAP government's policy of providing 20 kiloliters of water for free across the board for domestic use.

24 May 2018

Yogi Adityanath

Threats to 22 MLAs may be from hackers: UP police

Uttar Pradesh police said today the threatening messages sent to 22 MLAs recently may be the handiwork of professional hackers, who are using a proxy server to send messages.

24 May 2018

Western Railway

Vadodara: Train launched in 1879 makes its final run

The historic passenger train running between Dabhoi and Chandod railway stations in Vadodara district today embarked on its last journey at its usual time at 8 am, to pave way for the conversion of narrow gauge line into broad gauge.

24 May 2018

Shashi Tharoor

Sunanda Pushkar death: Court fixes May 28 for next hearing

A Delhi court has transferred the Sunanda Pushkar death case to the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate.

24 May 2018

GST

States can and must reduce duty on petrol: NITI Aayog

States can and must cut the duty on petrol, while the Center should create fiscal space to deal with the spurt in oil prices, NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said today.

24 May 2018

Hyderabad

AAI strikes deal with IIT-Madras to improve air navigation

Keeping in mind the exponential growth in air traffic, Airports Authority of India (AAI) struck a deal with IIT-Madras yesterday to jointly research and improve air navigation systems.

24 May 2018

Assam

Assam: Woman faces murder charges after killing father during rape-attempt

A 25-year-old woman in Assam's Biswanath has been charged for killing her father allegedly when he attempted to rape her.

24 May 2018

Narendra Modi

Bringing petrol, diesel under GST will lower prices: CM Fadnavis

Fuel prices will come down once the Center builds a consensus to bring petrol and diesel under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said.

24 May 2018

Facebook

Man booked for death threats to collector, offensive-comments against Rajnath

A man in MP's Betul has been booked for allegedly issuing death threats to the district collector on Facebook and posting objectionable comments against Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

24 May 2018

India

UNICEF launches data visualization app to monitor education programs

The UNICEF today launched a "data visualization app" which provides a user-friendly visual representation of complex analytics of the education scenario in the country.

23 May 2018

India

Varanasi: Sons preserve mother's dead body to withdraw pension

A body of a 70-year-old woman was found from the store room of her residence in Bhelupur area in Varanasi.

24 May 2018

Jammu

Smartphone overindulgence by on-duty sentries causing weapon snatching in J&K

The Jammu and Kashmir Police has banned the use of gadgets by its sentries on duty, blaming the excess use of smartphones by sentries for incidents of weapon snatching in the valley.

24 May 2018

India

Pregnant? Can't continue studies normally then, SC rules

There's a right time for everything, and considering Indian courts' verdicts, getting pregnant during college isn't it.

24 May 2018

India

12-years-long-battle: Medical-negligence takes woman's life, husband gets Rs. 10L compensation

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Delhi awarded Rs. 10 lakh compensation to Bihar-based, Ramadhar Singh, whose wife Bachan Devi, died after being in coma for five years.

24 May 2018

India

Man held for smuggling 1kg gold by hiding in rectum

A man was arrested at Delhi airport by customs officials for allegedly trying to smuggle 998 grams of gold, equivalent to Rs. 31.04L into the country by hiding it in his rectum.

24 May 2018

Madras High Court

Sterlite violence: 'Police shot agitators to safeguard themselves,' says CM

A fresh controversy erupted today when TN CM E Palaniswami defended police-firing on protesters, saying they were "defend(ing) and safeguard(ing) themselves."

24 May 2018

Jammu

Begging at public, religious places banned in Srinagar: J&K govt

The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned begging at public and religious places in Srinagar and directed the police to arrest the offenders.

Nipah virus: One more death in Kerala, toll reaches 11

One more person died today morning raising the death toll due to the Nipah virus to 11 in Kerala.

24 May 2018

Punjab

In Punjab's Dhakoli, smell of dead bodies haunts the living

Those who bought residential plots in Dhakoli, a small town in Zirakpur, Punjab, are facing an unexpected trouble: a constant smell of dead bodies.