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17 Jun 2018
IndiaAIIMS MBBS entrance results out tomorrow: Here's how to check
AIIMS is going to declare the results of the entrance test for its MBBS courses tomorrow.
17 Jun 2018
IndiaNortheast beckons tourists; footfalls to grow 12% in 2019
Improved infrastructure and air connectivity are drawing a large number of tourists to India's Northeast and looking at the current traction, footfalls in the picturesque region are expected to grow by 10-12% in 2019, industry experts said.
17 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Imprisoned farmers also got benefits of loan waiver scheme
The Maharashtra Government's mega loan waiver scheme has benefited even imprisoned farmers, said an official.
17 Jun 2018
Air PollutionSpeed up 'National Clean Air Programme' roll-out, Greenpeace-India urges govt
With a massive haze of dust enveloping Delhi and pollution levels dropping to "severe" category, Greenpeace India urged Union Environment Ministry to speed up rolling out its National Clean Air Programme, which proposes multiple strategies to combat air pollution.
17 Jun 2018
ChhattisgarhKidney-diseases kill 4% population of this Chhattisgarh village in 10-years
Living conditions in the tiny Supebeda village of Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district are so bad that as many as 64 people have died of kidney-related ailments in the last 10 years.
17 Jun 2018
ThaneBitcoin Scam: Seven booked for duping man of Rs. 22.59L
Seven people have been booked for allegedly cheating a man to the tune of Rs. 22.59 lakh after pursuing him to invest in a Bitcoin scheme launched by a company in Thane, police said today.
17 Jun 2018
JapanPalghar villagers want doctors, street-lights to give land for bullet-train-project
The villagers of Maharashtra's Palghar district want ponds, ambulances, solar street lights, and doctors before giving their lands to the government's bullet train project, officials said.
17 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiImportant steps needed to reach double-digit growth: Modi
Chairing the NITI Aayog Governing Council meet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today, PM Narendra Modi said the economy was growing healthily, but the challenge is to take it to double-digit figures.
17 Jun 2018
Delhi University#CareerBytes: 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.
17 Jun 2018
IndiaIndian Railways is partnering with Madame Tussauds to promote heritage-tourism
Six months after Madame Tussauds, renowned for its lifelike wax figures, opened its first India outlet in Delhi, Indian Railways is now partnering with the London-based museum.
17 Jun 2018
OdishaTo remind PM Modi of promises, Odisha man walks 1350km
In a bid to remind Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his promise of building a super-speciality hospital in Rourkela, an Odisha man started a journey on foot to Delhi.
17 Jun 2018
BiharThis all-women musical band from Bihar is breaking all stereotypes
A musical band formed by Dalit women is breaking social stereotypes in a tiny hamlet on the outskirts of Patna.
17 Jun 2018
Manjit SinghDelhi: 10 Gurudwaras implement FSSAI food-safety, hygiene guidelines for Langars
Ten Gurudwaras in Delhi including the historical Bangla Sahib Gurudwara have implemented the food safety and hygiene standards set by food regulator FSSAI.
17 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiDelhi: Metro stations closed, security upped ahead of AAP's march
Five stations of the Delhi Metro have been shut down for the day for AAP's planned protest march to PM Narendra Modi's residence.
17 Jun 2018
BiharBihar: Expensive saree sales increase by 1,751% after liquor ban
Alcohol prohibition is making people of Bihar spend on good clothes and food with the sale of expensive sarees rising 1,751%, consumption of honey by 380%, and cheese by 200% in the first six months of the ban.
17 Jun 2018
GoaFormer Goa CM and Congress legislator Pratapsingh Rane hospitalized
Former Goa Chief Minister and incumbent Congress MLA Pratapsingh Rane has been admitted to a state-run hospital after he complained of fever.
17 Jun 2018
Jammu And KashmirGovernment ends Ramzan ceasefire in Kashmir, security operations to resume
The Indian government has decided not to extend the one-month ceasefire it declared in troubled Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Ramzan.
17 Jun 2018
IndiaUniversities must hold convocation ceremony every year: HRD Ministry
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has written to all universities mandating them to hold convocation every year after few universities were found skipping the event.
17 Jun 2018
IndiaRailways mulling to replace bio-toilets with airplane-like toilets: Piyush Goyal
After installing bio-toilets in almost all the train coaches, Indian Railways is now mulling to replace them with "upgraded" vacuum bio-toilets (like those in an airplane), Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said.
17 Jun 2018
KarnatakaIAF ready to take on any contingency: Air Chief Marshal
The Indian Air Force (IAF) has "amply displayed" its operational preparedness to take on any contingency in the recently-concluded "Gaganshakti" exercise, Chief of Air Staff BS Dhanoa said.
17 Jun 2018
JharkhandJharkhand: Meet Anu Kumari, the first matriculate from her tribal-village
No one had passed the matriculation examination in Uchwawal village of Jharkhand's Latehar district till now. This year, 18-year-old Anu Kumari scripted history.
17 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshMP: Wife hires contract-killers to cut off 'rapist' husband's genitals
In a shocking turn of events, the Jabalpur police on Saturday arrested the wife of one Dr Shafatullah Khan in connection to his murder. Khan was killed on Tuesday night at his home.
17 Jun 2018
MurderIn Delhi's Sangam Vihar, fight over water claims another life
As more cities race towards a water crisis, this basic necessity is fast becoming a trigger for crime.
17 Jun 2018
West Bengal4 CMs visit AIIMS to inquire about ex-PM Vajpayee's health
Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand - Mamata Banerjee, Nitish Kumar, Raman Singh and Raghubar Das, yesterday visited the AIIMS, New Delhi where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 93, is undergoing treatment.
17 Jun 2018
West BengalCMs denied permission to meet Kejriwal; AAP leaders reacted angrily
The AAP leadership reacted angrily to the denial of permission to four Chief Ministers to meet their Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal at the Lieutenant-Governor's office last night, alleging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hand in it.
17 Jun 2018
DNAAnd, just like that NewsBytes turns 3!
I blinked and, just like that, NewsBytes turned 3. If it was a dream then, it is a rocketship now. A rocketship that is made of sweat, tears, blood, content and technology. And, each one of us is a co-pilot.
16 Jun 2018
Gurugram50,000 litres of diesel burnt every hour for Gurgaon's generators
According to estimates by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), at least 50,000 litres of diesel is burnt in Gurgaon every hour to ensure power backup in residential and commercial areas.
16 Jun 2018
WhatsAppGoa Tourism mulls having lifeguards round-the-clock at its beaches
The Goa Tourism Department is contemplating deploying lifeguards round-the-clock to patrol the state's beaches.
16 Jun 2018
PunjabStrict-action will be taken if found polluting rivers/canals: Punjab Minister
Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria said stringent action will be taken against those found polluting rivers and canals.
16 Jun 2018
UttarakhandSikkim: First-batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with 33 pilgrims flagged-off
The first batch of 33 pilgrims, on their way to Kailash Mansarovar via Nathu La pass in Sikkim, has been flagged off from Gangtok today.
16 Jun 2018
RajasthanRajasthan ranks low on drinking-water supply for villages: NITI Aayog
With only 44% of its rural habitations fully covered by drinking water supply, Rajasthan ranks low on drinking water for villages in a recent NITI Aayog report.
16 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Mungantiwar criticizes RaGa for blaming BJP for Jalgaon incident
Maharashtra Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said Rahul Gandhi's comments blaming BJP and RSS for the Jalgaon incident don't befit a person aspiring to become a PM.
16 Jun 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Girl allegedly killed for refusing to offer prayers
The Bombay HC has directed Mumbai Police to expedite its probe into the death of a girl, allegedly killed by relatives for refusing to read a holy book and offer prayers.
16 Jun 2018
Tamil NaduRajiv Gandhi Assassination: Perarivalan's mother seeks son's mercy killing
AG Perarivalan has been languishing in prison for the last 27 years for his alleged involvement in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.
16 Jun 2018
KeralaKerala: Senior IPS officer transferred after daughter assaults driver
Kerala Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Sudesh Kumar, who ran into trouble after his daughter allegedly manhandled a junior policeman, was transferred today.
16 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Biometric system for attendance now mandatory for junior colleges
Coming down heavily on coaching-centers, Maharashtra Government has ordered all junior colleges offering science stream to install biometric attendance system.
16 Jun 2018
Indian RailwaysIn Indian Railways, Hindutva finds way into meals, water
A News18 report highlights the advent of Hindutva inside Indian Railways with IRCTC serving food and water having advertisements laced with religious touches.
16 Jun 2018
JaipurPostman held responsible for 1,830 Aadhaar cards found with scrap-dealer
A day after a whopping 1,830 Aadhaar cards were found with a scrap dealer in Rajasthan's Jalupura area, the Indian Postal Department has held a postman responsible for the fiasco.
16 Jun 2018
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: 78-year-old woman crushed to death by elephant in Korba
A septuagenarian woman has been trampled to death by a wild elephant in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh this morning, according to the police.
16 Jun 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Mamata asks if loving Hindus means hating Muslims
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee today said those who accuse her of appeasing Muslims are friends of neither the Hindus nor the Muslims.