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09 Feb 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai theft victim falls off train, loses fingers, foot crushed

A 23-year-old woman in Mumbai was severely injured when she fell off a moving train and was hit by another in a robbery bid.

09 Feb 2018

India

Kashmir shuts down on Afzal Guru's 5th death anniversary

Security agencies across J&K are on high alert due to the fifth death anniversary of the Parliament attack convict, Afzal Guru today.

09 Feb 2018

Pune

Doctor who sold babies as "social service" arrested in Pune

Two days ago, a doctor and his wife were nabbed in Kolhapur's Ichalkaranji for selling a baby, but officials suspect the racket goes deeper.

09 Feb 2018

Education

Online registrations begin for NEET 2018

Online registrations have begun for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) 2018. The deadline is March 9.

09 Feb 2018

India

Honey-trapped IAF officer arrested for leaking information to Pakistan's ISI

Group Captain Arun Marwaha has been arrested for leaking classified IAF information to Pakistan's ISI.

09 Feb 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

LeT terrorist's escape: What goes inside Srinagar Central Jail?

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Naveed Jat was to escape sooner than later. He had help - from local militants, his colleagues in Pakistan, and also Srinagar Central Jail, where he was lodged.

Will treat Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid case as "pure land-dispute": SC

The Supreme Court stated it would take up the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case next on 14 March to determine the ownership of the disputed 2.77-acre land.

08 Feb 2018

Indian Railways

Railways washes linen everyday, blanket once in two months

The Indian Railways has said it washes all bed linen provided to passengers on trains, including bed sheets, pillow covers and towels, after every single use.

08 Feb 2018

India

7th Pay Commission: 50L govt-employees expect pay-hike

About 50L government employees are waiting for official confirmation about the increase in the minimum pay hike and increased fitment factor as per the 7th Pay Commission.

08 Feb 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Shopian deaths: Major's father moves SC for quashing 'anti-army' FIR

The father of an army major, who has been named in an FIR in the Shopian civilian deaths, has approached the SC seeking quashing of the complaint.

08 Feb 2018

Arunachal Pradesh

All families in this Arunachal village become crorepatis: Here's how

Five years ago, the 31 families living in Bomja village of Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) had transferred their land to the army.

08 Feb 2018

Health & Wellness

Unnao HIV crisis: 5,000 people spend days in fear

The 5,000 residents of Premganj in UP's Unnao are living in worry. In three months, at least 38 of them have discovered they are HIV-positive.

08 Feb 2018

Delhi

Delhi biker's throat slit by police barricade wire

In a freak accident, a 21-year-old biker was killed in Delhi after an iron wire used to tie two police barricades allegedly slit his throat.

08 Feb 2018

Pune

Pune call center which cheated 11,000 Americans busted

Pune police busted a call center scam in the Koregaon Park area earlier this week and arrested three men running the operations.

08 Feb 2018

Tamil Nadu

As 'Internet Saathi' reaches TN, state bats for Google Center

Google has taken its 'Internet Saathi' program to Tamil Nadu (TN), aiming to cover 4,000 villages across six districts in Phase I.

08 Feb 2018

Uttar Pradesh

1.8L students skip UP board exam due to anti-cheating measures

Left red-faced after a mass cheating fiasco in recent years, the UP education board has taken steps to ensure there's no copying in the Class 10 and 12 exams this time.

08 Feb 2018

India

2018 UPSC exam notification is out: All you should know

The notification for the 2018 UPSC exam is out. The prelim will be held on June 3, and the deadline to apply is March 6.

08 Feb 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Hizbul Mujahideen claims credit for freeing Pakistani Lashkar terrorist

Hizbul Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for freeing Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Naveed Jat from police custody, two days after gunmen stormed a Srinagar hospital.

07 Feb 2018

Delhi Police

How Delhi Police rescued 5-year-old kidnapped boy

The kidnap and rescue of Vihaan Gupta, a five-year-old boy in Delhi, is no less thrilling than an Abbas-Mustan film.

07 Feb 2018

India

French Air Force chief takes sortie on India's indigenous Tejas

The Chief of Staff of the French Air Force, General Andre Lanata, flew a sortie on the Indian Air Force's (IAF) Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas today in Rajasthan.

07 Feb 2018

Jaipur

How this Jaipur cop prevented biggest ever bank robbery

A Jaipur cop's presence of mind foiled a Rs. 925-crore robbery bid in what would have arguably been India's biggest bank heist ever.

07 Feb 2018

India

50% off on Maharaja Express: Here's how to get it

The luxury Maharaj Express has a special offer for passengers for a limited time: 50% discount on one ticket on booking of two seats for adults.

07 Feb 2018

India

Here's why you shouldn't use plastic or laminated Aadhaar cards

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has cautioned people against using "smart" or plastic Aadhaar cards or getting the normal ones laminated.

07 Feb 2018

Chennai

Chennai: Crowdfunding raises Rs. 16 lakh for 4-year-old's surgery

An Indian crowdfunding website has raised Rs. 16 lakh in a week for the surgery and treatment of a severely injured four-year-old girl.

07 Feb 2018

India

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged for third time at 6%

The RBI has kept the repo rate unchanged at 6% for the third time, even as inflation reached a 17-month high.

All mining leases in Goa cancelled, fresh ones via auction

The SC has quashed all 88 leases for iron ore mining in Goa, which it said were issued by the state government in violation of laws.

07 Feb 2018

Kanpur

Unnao HIV-crisis: Top official knew earlier, but didn't take action

An unqualified quack in UP's Unnao used to "treat" patients in villages nearby. In the process, he ended up infecting at least 38 people with HIV by using unsterilized syringes.

07 Feb 2018

West Bengal

West Bengal: Man tricks wife, sells her kidney for dowry

A 28-year-old woman in West Bengal, a mother, was being harassed for dowry since her marriage in 2005.

07 Feb 2018

Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben reportedly injured in road accident

PM Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben was injured in an accident on the Kota-Chittor highway in Rajasthan this morning, reports said.

07 Feb 2018

Education

Here's how to download CBSE Class 10, 12 admit cards

With less than a month to go for the CBSE Class 10/12 board exams, the board has released admit cards for regular as well as private candidates online.

07 Feb 2018

India

Now, Muslim grooms to take oath against triple talaq

While getting married, Muslim men will now have to promise that they would never give their wives triple talaq.

06 Feb 2018

Pakistan News

After Anupam Kher, Twitter accounts of Kiran Bedi, others hacked

In a multi-person hacking operation, the Twitter accounts of Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi, actor Anupam Kher, economist Kaushik Basu, Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta and BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav were hacked earlier in the day.

06 Feb 2018

India

Find your Aadhaar usage history for the last six months

Recently, several cases of Aadhaar data misuse have been reported. Last month, a racket was busted where scammers were letting people access the Aadhaar database illegally for just Rs. 500.

06 Feb 2018

India

Generated 2.53L central-government jobs in 2 years: Government in Budget-2018

In Budget 2018, the government proposed various measures for generating more employment opportunities. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said they would create as many as 75 lakh jobs.

06 Feb 2018

Uttarakhand

'Chai-paani' cost the Uttarakhand CMO Rs. 68L in 10 months!

'Chai-paani' (tea and refreshments) has turned out to be a costly affair for the Uttarakhand Chief Minister's office (CMO).

06 Feb 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: 21 affected by HIV after quack uses same syringe

Officials in UP's Unnao were worried: reports of a "high number of HIV cases" in the area had been coming in.

06 Feb 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Gunmen storm Srinagar hospital, help Pakistani terrorist escape

Terrorists stormed a government-run hospital in Srinagar today and opened fire, killing two cops and helping a hardened Pakistani militant escape.

06 Feb 2018

India

#DefenseDiaries: India successfully test-fires indigenous nuclear-capable missile Agni-I

India test-fired the indigenous nuclear-capable Agni-I missile today from the test range at Abdul Kalam Island, off the Odisha coast.

06 Feb 2018

India

Facebook list threatening violence against Hindu-Muslim couples taken down

As communal tensions over Ankit Saxena's murder refuse to dissipate, a Facebook page furthering hate against inter-faith couples was taken down after social media uproar.

06 Feb 2018

Delhi

Controversy-hit Delhi University to conduct forensic tests on admission documents

Hit by allegations of a massive admission scam, Delhi University (DU) is going hi-tech to ensure genuine applications.