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08 Jun 2018

Bihar

Bihar: Government planning to ban 'khaini', tobacco-form everyone's addicted to

The Bihar government is planning to put a blanket ban on sale and purchase of khaini (a processed tobacco product). In the state, liquor was banned two years ago.

08 Jun 2018

Kanpur

5 patients die in Kanpur hospital allegedly due to AC-failure

Five elderly patients died in the ICU of the state-run Lala Lajpat Rai hospital in Kanpur during the last two days, with their attendants citing AC plant failure as the reason of their death.

08 Jun 2018

India

No scores or comments in report-card till Class-8, suggests NCERT

Heeding the fact that the current education and assessment system is putting immense stress on students, the NCERT has come up with a proposal to correct it.

08 Jun 2018

Vaishno Devi

CRPF-martyr awarded PM's Medal for saving lives in J&K landslide

A CRPF jawan, who saved lives of Vaishno Devi pilgrims trapped in a landslide on August 24, 2016, has been posthumously decorated with Prime Minister's Police Medal for "showing exemplary ideal of self-sacrifice in a life-threatening incident."

08 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Modi will be killed, India disintegrated: Hafiz Saeed's close aide

Maulana Bashir Ahmad Khaki, a senior functionary of banned outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be killed and India disintegrated, at a Friday sermon in Rawalkot, Poonch, Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

08 Jun 2018

West Bengal

83.75% students clear WB Class XII exams

83.75% students passed the Class XII examinations conducted by the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE). Results were announced today.

08 Jun 2018

Indian Railways

Railways register 15 fire incidents in trains in 5 months

A Railway Board letter has cited 15 cases of fire-related accidents in trains in the last five months due to improper maintenance and lack of supervision.

08 Jun 2018

Indian Railways

Google takes free Wi-Fi to 400 railway stations in India

In 2.5 years, Google has installed free Wi-Fi hotspots in 400 Indian railway stations, the company said yesterday, with Dibrugarh in Assam being the latest.

08 Jun 2018

Rashtrapati Bhavan

Body of man found in servant quarters of Rashtrapati Bhavan

The body of a man was found inside the servant quarters of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, police said today.

08 Jun 2018

West Bengal

SC refuses CBI-probe into two BJP workers' deaths in WB

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking a CBI probe into the recent killing of two BJP workers in Purulia district of West Bengal after panchayat polls.

08 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Maoist letter reveals Modi assassination plans in "Rajiv Gandhi-type incident"

Five months after the Bhima Koregaon clashes, a public prosecutor has made shocking revelations.

08 Jun 2018

West Bengal

Bengal: Thanks to technology, students of this village cleared board-exams

Thanks to technology and dedication of professionals in different parts of the world, 30 Santhal students of Chandra High School near the Susunia Hills in Bankura, West Bengal, have passed 10th board exams, with flying colors.

08 Jun 2018

Mumbai

'Extremely heavy rains' likely in Mumbai through the weekend

Relief isn't likely for rain-lashed Mumbai in the near future. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned that the city will get 'extremely heavy rain' through the weekend, expected to last till Monday.

08 Jun 2018

Himachal Pradesh

No more semester system in undergraduate courses in HP University

Students pursuing undergraduate courses in Himachal Pradesh University will no longer have to appear for semester examinations, as the HP government yesterday decided to revert to the annual examination system.

08 Jun 2018

Indian Railways

No fine on excess baggage: Railways drops 'awareness' order

Days after it announced passengers will be penalized for carrying more luggage than allowed, the Railways shelved the order, saying it was only meant to create awareness.

08 Jun 2018

India

#CareerBytes: 6 tech skills you need to get start-up jobs

Start-up jobs are in demand these days as more and more job seekers are looking for jobs offering learning opportunities and scope for growth.

J&K sex-scandal: Former BSF DIG, four others, get 10-years jail

A special CBI court sentenced five men, including former BSF DIG KC Padhi and former J&K Police DSP Mohammad Ashraf Mir, to 10 years prison time in a 12-year-old sex scandal in J&K.

07 Jun 2018

Karnataka

Work for Hindus who voted for me, not Muslims: BJP-MLA

A purported video of former Union Minister and Karnataka BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal instructing corporators to work only for Hindus, who have voted for him, and not for Muslims, has gone viral on social media.

MHA's panel to look into 'racial-discrimination' faced by North-Eastern people

The Center has set up a three-member committee for monitoring and redressal of grievances relating to alleged racial discrimination faced by North Eastern people.

07 Jun 2018

Piyush Goyal

Railways: Dispose plastic bottles and get Rs. 5/bottle on Paytm

The Railways has come up with a brilliant initiative to keep its premises clean, with some help from passengers.

Kathua rape case: Pathankot court frames charges against the accused

The Pathankot district and sessions court, which was hearing the Kathua rape and murder case, has framed charges against seven of the eight accused in the case. The eighth accused in the case is a juvenile.

07 Jun 2018

Tamil Nadu

TN: After Anitha, Prateebha, another girl ends life over NEET-failure

Deeply upset over her failure to clear the NEET examination, another girl allegedly committed suicide in Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu.

07 Jun 2018

India

Sanitation coverage increased from 38% to 80% in India: Modi

PM Narendra Modi today said the sanitation coverage in the country has increased from 38% to nearly 80% and asserted that the "Swachh Bharat Mission" is playing a central role in creating a healthy India.

07 Jun 2018

Bengaluru

Sharing ATM PIN with your spouse could cost you heavily

Most of us wouldn't think twice about handing over our ATM-card to our spouse to withdraw money for us.

07 Jun 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Unidentified people throw eggs, slippers at Hardik Patel's car

Unidentified persons allegedly threw eggs and slippers at the car of Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur today.

07 Jun 2018

Gurugram

Sacked employee fires at Japanese company's HR head in Gurugram

Infuriated at being terminated, a sacked employee along with an accomplice on a bike today opened fire and injured a Gurugram-based Japanese company's human resource wing head, police said.

07 Jun 2018

Tamil Nadu

Chennai: Man attempts to take lightning's photo on phone, dies

A 43-year-old man identified as HM Ramesh died, on Wednesday, after being struck by lightning as he attempted to click photographs of sparks in the sky on his mobile phone.

07 Jun 2018

Indian Navy

Yemen: Navy brings back 38 Indians from cyclone-hit Socotra island

Thirty-eight Indians were today brought back home by the Indian Navy, four days after they were rescued from the cyclone-hit Socotra island in Yemen.

Govt. likely to set up separate board for ITIs soon

A separate board is likely to be established to carry out assessment and certification of around 23 lakh students passing out from Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the country.

07 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai flooded after moderate rains, traffic and train services hit

Despite advanced warnings and so-called preparations by the BMC, Mumbai was flooded today after a few hours of rains, prompting the municipality to reach out to the Navy for help.

07 Jun 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Kashmir: Government will withdraw "stone-pelting cases" against minors

Speaking at a Sports Conclave in Srinagar, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the government will withdraw stone-pelting cases against minors in Kashmir.

07 Jun 2018

Karnataka

Transgender woman starts online petition, after banks refuse home loans

Akkai Padmashali, a transgender woman who has been conferred Karnataka Rajyotsava Award, is facing numerous hurdles in buying her dream home.

07 Jun 2018

Kerala

Kerala: KASE launches portal for job seekers and employers

Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE) has conceived and launched a new portal, providing single window facility for job seekers and employers yesterday in Kerala.

07 Jun 2018

Dawood Ibrahim

Abu Salem sentenced to 7-years' imprisonment in 2002 extortion case

Notorious gangster Abu Salem has been sentenced to seven years' imprisonment for extortion: in 2002, the criminal demanded Rs. 5cr as 'protection money' from Delhi-based businessman Ashok Gupta.

07 Jun 2018

India

IIT-Madras team's solar-powered system can convert plastic into fuel

Scientists from IIT Madras have developed a solar-powered system to convert non-recyclable plastic into fuel that can substitute diesel used in generators, furnaces, and engines.

07 Jun 2018

Yogi Adityanath

UP: Yogi sacks DMs of Fatehpur, Gonda over food-grain-distribution irregularities

Finding alleged irregularities in wheat purchase and distribution of food grains, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today suspended the district magistrates of Fatehpur and Gonda.

07 Jun 2018

India

Government approves Rs. 11,000cr for ISRO's PSLV, GSLV programmes

In a huge boost to India's space programme, the Union Cabinet, chaired by PM Modi, on Wednesday committed Rs. 10,911cr to ISRO for building and launching 30 PSLV, and 10 GSLV Mk-III rockets between 2019 and 2024.

07 Jun 2018

India

Want to become Miss India? Jio gives once-in-lifetime opportunity

If you have always dreamt of becoming Miss India, Reliance Jio is giving chance to patrons to participate in 'Main Bhi Miss India' contest.

07 Jun 2018

Himachal Pradesh

Amid Shimla's water-crisis, 62 ordinary people, the 'key-holders,' become VIPs

Amid Shimla's paralyzing water crisis, there are 62 ordinary people, unknown faces till a few days ago, who have unexpectedly become the center of attention.

07 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Eastern Expressway: India's first 'smart' highway plagued by chaos, accidents

It's been a week since Delhi's Eastern Peripheral Expressway was inaugurated by PM Modi with much pomp, but not all seems to be going well, reported Hindustan Times.