India News
From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, this is your one-stop-solution for ‘everything India’.
13 Jun 2018
Air PollutionDelhi: Air-quality beyond 'severe' due to dust-storm in western India
The air quality in Delhi today deteriorated beyond the "severe" level because of a ground-level dust storm in western India, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
13 Jun 2018
HaryanaNational wrestling champion arrested for murder in Rohtak
A former national-level wrestler, who turned into a wanted criminal, was nabbed today in Rohtak in a one-year-old murder case.
13 Jun 2018
Navi MumbaiBad food, unclean toilets: Abu Salem's 'human-rights violations' in prison
After repeated complaints by Abu Salem of human rights violation in prison, Portuguese officials yesterday visited the gangster in Taloja jail, Navi Mumbai, to check his condition.
13 Jun 2018
Tamil NaduFighting child sexual abuse: NCERT books may teach genital identification
In a bid to impart sex knowledge to kids and help them report incidents of abuse, the National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT) may include sections on genital identification, in the textbooks.
13 Jun 2018
IndiaCLAT 2018: SC refuses to interfere with first-round of counseling
The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the first-round of counseling for admissions to 19 prestigious law colleges of India after the CLAT examination.
13 Jun 2018
EducationIITs call emergency meeting over alarming fall in qualifiers
Days after top IIT officials claimed there's nothing to worry, the Joint Admission Board (JAB) has called an emergency meeting today to discuss the drastic fall in the number of JEE-Advanced qualifiers.
13 Jun 2018
DubaiJW Marriott fires famous chef Atul Kochhar for Islamophobic remarks
Hours after Michelin Star chef Atul Kochhar tweeted an apology for his Islamophobic remarks, Dubai's JW Marriott Marquis Hotel announced that they have fired him.
13 Jun 2018
Karnataka#HumFitTohIndiaFit: To PM Modi's fitness challenge, Kumaraswamy has indifferent response
Earlier today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accepted Indian cricketer Virat Kohli's fitness challenge and posted a video of his morning routine.
13 Jun 2018
Pakistan NewsJ&K: 4 BSF men killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistan
Four BSF personnel were killed when Pakistani forces opened fire and launched mortar attacks across the border near the famous Chamliyal shrine in Ramgarh sub-sector of Samba district, J&K, late yesterday.
13 Jun 2018
IndiaIMD to commission 27 doppler-radars across country for weather warning
At least 27 doppler radars would be soon commissioned across India which would provide severe weather warning to stakeholders as much as six hours in advance, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said in Goa's Panaji yesterday.
13 Jun 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Bus hits divider; 17 people killed, 20 injured
A bus on its way to Farrukhabad from Jaipur, carrying 60-70 passengers, overturned after hitting a divider in Tirathpur village, around 25km from UP's Mainpuri.
13 Jun 2018
RajasthanRajasthan: 'Sanskaar' classes to become part of school curriculum
The approximately 86,000 government schools in Rajasthan will have 'sanskaar' classes in the curriculum for 2018-19, the education department has decided.
13 Jun 2018
India#CareerBytes: Central government jobs currently available in South India
Central government jobs are always in demand in the country, and several posts are currently up for grabs at government sector organizations across South India.
13 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiRafale Deal: All you need to know about the controversy
In April 2015, when PM Modi had announced the purchase of 36 "ready-to-fly" Rafale jets, the nation rejoiced, but the incessant attacks by the Congress over the new deal has raised some valid concerns.
12 Jun 2018
KeralaKerala: Baby miraculously escapes unhurt after winds blow away cradle
Even as torrential rains and gusty winds swept across Kerala, a two-month-old baby was miraculously saved after he was blown away along with his cradle.
12 Jun 2018
MumbaiAbsconding actor Armaan Kohli finally arrested for assaulting girlfriend
Bollywood actor and former Bigg Boss contestant Armaan Kohli has finally been arrested over a week after his live-in girlfriend Neeru Randhawa accused him of physically assaulting her.
12 Jun 2018
West BengalKolkata: College students expelled, staffer sacked over campus 'stripping', 'filming'
On the basis of a report submitted by a seven-member committee, Kolkata's reputed St. Paul's Cathedral College authorities expelled two second-year students and sacked a non-teaching staff member in connection with an alleged stripping incident on campus.
12 Jun 2018
Delhi High Court#FIITJEEMetroStationRow: HRD-Ministry writes to MoHUA over metro-station's name outside IIT-Delhi
The HRD Ministry has written to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, seeking its intervention in the ongoing row over the name of a metro station outside the IIT-Delhi's campus.
12 Jun 2018
Prakash JavadekarGovernment announces hike in pension for retired university, college staff
In a move sure to bring cheers, the Narendra Modi government has increased pension of retired staff in central universities and colleges under the 7th Pay Commission (CPC).
12 Jun 2018
HaryanaHaryana raises age-limit to 42-years for entry into govt services
The Haryana government has raised the upper age limit of entry into government service from 40 to 42 years, an official spokesperson said.
12 Jun 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaOpposition, bureaucrats, even BJP MP oppose 'lateral entry' into civil-services
The Center's notification on lateral entry into 10 junior secretary positions has been hailed by many, but it has also riled several others.
12 Jun 2018
Bharti AirtelJ&K: FIR against Airtel, Jio for damaging road in Kishtwar
An FIR has been registered against telecom players Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio for reportedly carrying out unauthorized digging and damaging 62km road in Kishtwar district of J&K.
12 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMP: Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, guru to top-politicians, shoots himself to death
Self-styled spiritual guru Bhaiyyuji Maharaj, consultant to top politicians like former Maharashtra CMs Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sushil Kumar Shinde, shot himself to death at his Indore home today.
12 Jun 2018
GoaGoa CM Manohar Parrikar to return from US this week
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar, who is in the US for treatment of a pancreatic ailment since March, will return to Goa this week.
12 Jun 2018
RajasthanRajasthan: Former BJP councilor commits suicide over quarrel with son
A 47-year-old former BJP municipal councilor in Rajasthan committed suicide after reportedly having a quarrel with her son.
12 Jun 2018
Subramanian SwamyAircel-Maxis: Chidambaram summoned by ED for second round of questioning
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today reached the ED headquarters in Delhi for the second round of questioning in the Aircel-Maxis case.
12 Jun 2018
Social MediaUP: Cyber cell of police to probe Nawazuddin's brother case
The cyber cell of UP Police will inquire into a case lodged against the brother of Bollywood actor Nawazuddin for allegedly posting an objectionable picture on social media site, Facebook, and hurting religious sentiments, a senior official said today.
12 Jun 2018
ThaneThane: Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty in RSS defamation case
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today pleaded not guilty in a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker, Rajesh Kunte, in 2014 in a Thane court.
12 Jun 2018
HaryanaDelhi University under-graduate admissions: More than 85% applicants from CBSE
More than 85% of applicants out of the total 2.70 lakh (approx.) registrations for admission to Delhi University under-graduate courses are from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
12 Jun 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Woman hangs self, streams act on Facebook Live
A woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself and streamed the entire episode on Facebook Live in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, the police said yesterday.
12 Jun 2018
Tamil Nadu6 held for violence in Tuticorin anti-Sterlite-protests detained under NSA
The six people arrested on May 22 for their alleged involvement in the violence during anti-Sterlite protests in Tuticorin (TN) last month were yesterday detained under the National Security Act (NSA), police said.
11 Jun 2018
IndiaStone-pelters in Kashmir should be hit with bullets: BJP MP
BJP Upper House parliamentarian DP Vats said that stone-pelters in Kashmir Valley should be hit with bullets.
12 Jun 2018
ThaneDefamation Case: Rahul Gandhi to appear in Thane court today
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will appear before a court in the Thane district of Maharashtra today in connection with a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker.
12 Jun 2018
Maneka Gandhi#YogaFor9to5: Contest to generate awareness of yoga benefits at workplace
Yoga at work helps keep the inner self calm and also aids in achieving the perfect balance between mind and body to achieve maximum productivity, Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi said.
12 Jun 2018
Air India#CareerBytes: Central government job openings currently available in North India
Many Indians prefer government jobs over joining the private sector as they feel such jobs provide job security, better perks/allowances, medical benefits, etc.
11 Jun 2018
Mumbai'My past drove me to more crimes': Shakti Mills rapist
Rape often alters lives of those involved, including the perpetrators: a fact that doesn't come to the fore that often.
11 Jun 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Daati Maharaj, self-styled Godman, booked for raping disciple
On Monday, a self-styled Godman Daati Maharaj was booked for raping his disciple, two years ago. Datti heads Shani Dham in Fatehpur Beri, Delhi.
11 Jun 2018
MathuraTwo-girls in Mathura approach police for help to 'get married'
Two women, who claim to be majors, have approached the police in Mathura for help, saying they want to get married but their parents were opposing their relationship, a police official said.
11 Jun 2018
JharkhandJamshedpur: Shop-owner stabs customer for paying Rs.15-bill with Rs.500 note
Not having change on him nearly turned out fatal for a Jamshedpur man.
11 Jun 2018
IIT-JEE AdvancedJEE-Advanced qualifiers drop to seven-year low: Cause for concern?
The JEE-Advanced 2018 results were declared yesterday, and with them came a shocker: the number of qualified candidates has fallen by two-thirds of last year.
