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22 Jun 2018
TelanganaWhy does this Telangana man worship Donald Trump?
Along with Hindu Gods, 31-year-old Bussa Krishna, from Telangana worships US President, Donald Trump, daily. He has a picture of what he describes as 'World's most powerful man', and does aarti after offering him flowers, turmeric and vermillion.
22 Jun 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K Governor NN Vohra holds all-party review meet in Srinagar
J&K Governor NN Vohra, who is currently presiding over the state, is holding an all-party meeting in Srinagar.
22 Jun 2018
Delhi UniversityDU admissions: Top colleges likely to close admissions after first-list
As many as 16,000 students have secured admission into Delhi University (DU) under its first cut-off list, of which 11,000 have completed payments.
22 Jun 2018
MumbaiAC stops working in Mumbai-local-train, commuters bring train to halt
Some commuters traveling by Mumbai's suburban AC train pulled the chain of Virar-Churchgate train on Friday, bringing the local to a halt at Andheri station after finding that the air-conditioning was not functioning.
22 Jun 2018
AssamAssam: Unmarried couple riding motorcycle thrashed, forced to marry
A mob thrashed an unmarried couple, who were going on a motorcycle, for traveling together in Assam's Goalpara district.
22 Jun 2018
Tamil NaduMadras-HC angry at govt over solar fences in reserve forest
Madras HC reprimanded PWD and Forest department for allowing encroachers to put up solar-fences in the reserved forest and water-spread area in Tamil Nadu's Erode and Coimbatore districts and directed the forest department to take immediate steps to remove them.
22 Jun 2018
UttarakhandHC suspends water sports in Uttarakhand till the government acts
This might hit your travel plans hard.
22 Jun 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Viral-picture shows lynching-victims dragged in cops' presence, police apologize
The Uttar Pradesh police have apologized for the viral image that showed a man being dragged by villagers in Hapur, after being lynched, in the presence of officers.
22 Jun 2018
MaharashtraPolice foil robbery attempt in Thane, one gang member arrested
Maharashtra's Palghar district rural police foiled a robbery attempt at Waghoba Khind point on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway and also arrested one of the gang members, an official said today.
22 Jun 2018
EducationJEE, NEET may be held again in December
With the formation of a new testing body, competitive exams like the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) may be held twice a year, starting this December.
22 Jun 2018
JharkhandJharkhand: Five anti-trafficking activists abducted, gangraped, filmed at gunpoint
In a horrifying incident, at least half a dozen armed men in Jharkhand's Khunti abducted five anti-trafficking activists, gangraped them for three hours and recorded the incident on camera, police said yesterday.
22 Jun 2018
West BengalDGCA probing altercation between AirAsia staff, passengers: Jayant Sinha
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started a probe in an incident in which passengers of an AirAsia India flight from Kolkata to Bagdogra got into an altercation with the airline staff after the flight was delayed by over 4-hours.
22 Jun 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Civilians, 1 cop injured in militant encounter in Anantnag
Several civilians and a policeman were injured as an encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir today morning, police said.
22 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra govt grants MoS status to AG Ashutosh Kumbhakoni
The Maharashtra government has accorded Minister of State (MoS) status to Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni.
22 Jun 2018
Jammu And KashmirMinutes before murder, Shujaat Bukhari said hate-campaign was "getting shriller"
Minutes before his cold-blooded murder, esteemed journalist Shujaat Bukhari had warned a friend about an online hate-campaign, saying it was "getting shriller."
22 Jun 2018
Aadhaar CardNCRB demands access to Aadhaar data, government says "will try"
Even as the SC continues hearing a case against Aadhaar, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Director Ish Kumar has said police needed to be given "limited access" to Aadhaar for the purpose of identification.
22 Jun 2018
PhysicsInspired by Google-Glass, Delhi boy invents device for hearing impaired
At just 17, this Delhi boy is a genius.
21 Jun 2018
KeralaKerala: Man dupes Qatar's royal family of Rs. 5cr, arrested
The Kerala police on Wednesday arrested a Gulf returnee for duping the Qatar Royal Family of Rs. 5.60 crore by forging email address.
21 Jun 2018
Delhi GovernmentDelhi-govt to provide loans to 'safai-karmcharis' to buy sewer-cleaning machines
Now manual scavengers or 'safai karmcharis' will no longer have to dig deep into manholes risking their lives, as the Delhi government has decided to provide them loans to purchase sewer cleaning machines.
21 Jun 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)8L students of Delhi's government schools to undergo "happiness curriculum"
From July, eight lakh government school students in Delhi will learn a new and unique course - "happiness curriculum."
21 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiPIB's YouTube channel unblocked right after Modi's Yoga Day program
The YouTube channel of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) is finally up and running again after being blocked for nearly week.
21 Jun 2018
Tamil NaduDiscussed TN's political situation: Kamal Haasan after meeting Sonia Gandhi
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan today met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi and discussed the political situation in Tamil Nadu.
21 Jun 2018
Asia26-year-old Isha Ambani gets an MBA from Stanford University
It's been a memorable couple of months for Isha Ambani, daughter of Mukesh Ambani. A little over a month after announcing her engagement, she has now completed her MBA from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.
21 Jun 2018
OdishaOdisha: Maoists kill man suspecting him to be a police-informer
A group of around 20 Maoists gunned down a tribal man, Ganga Madkami (30), in Kalimela area of Malkangiri district in Odisha suspecting him to be a police informer.
21 Jun 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K-cops round up Yasin Malik, Mirwaiz Farooq to prevent protests
Police in J&K rounded up top separatist leaders today to prevent them from going ahead with a protest strike in the Valley.
21 Jun 2018
IndiaAgriculture's water-usage share needs to come below 50%: Kasturirangan
Eminent scientist K Kasturirangan said agriculture's share in India's total water usage needs to be brought down from (the current) 80-85% to below 50%, and efforts made to preserve and manage even a single drop.
21 Jun 2018
MumbaiBefore Mumbai, Pune to get "world's largest Hyperloop demonstration track"
Virgin Hyperloop One, which is aiming to build a high-speed hyperloop between Mumbai and Pune, has other tasks at hand first. Like a Rs. 3,000cr project for a 15-km-long hyperloop demonstration track in Pune.
21 Jun 2018
PatanjaliMassive job openings: Ramdev's Patanjali is looking for 50,000 salespersons
Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali has announced 50,000 job openings for the post of salesmen, making it an amazing opportunity for jobless to earn money.
21 Jun 2018
Rajasthan#InternationalYogaDay: Rajasthan breaks world record for largest yoga session
Rajasthan today witnessed a world record by conducting the largest yoga session to mark the International Yoga Day at Kota, where over 1.5L people together performed yogic exercises.
21 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiFarmers in Odisha to get trained in modern agricultural practices
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik interacted with farmers of Odisha after inaugurating a training program for them at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) in Bhubaneswar yesterday, where he assured farmer he will address their issues.
21 Jun 2018
MumbaiNeed to include yoga in school-curriculum to create healthy-nation: Naidu
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today stressed on the need to include Yoga in school curriculum to 'create a healthy nation'.
21 Jun 2018
India'Panama Papers:The Aftermath' reveals 1.2mn fresh documents, including 12,000 Indians
Two years after the scandalous Panama Papers leak, the whistleblowers, including the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and Indian Express, have come up with a staggering 1.2mn fresh documents.
21 Jun 2018
LucknowLucknow: Humiliated inter-couple gets passports, transferred officer says 'was cross-checking'
A day after an inter-faith couple was humiliated by a passport officer in Lucknow, he has been transferred. The couple had on Wednesday tweeted to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to tell them about the problem they faced.
21 Jun 2018
BiharBihar wants 12.59% tax revenue under 11th FC recommendations
The Bihar government will urge the 15th Finance Commission to raise the allocation of tax revenue shared by the states on the pattern of the 11th Finance Commission recommendations, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has said.
21 Jun 2018
KolkataKolkata confectioners busy preparing FIFA-themed cakes and sweetmeats
As the World Cup frenzy reaches feverish pitch in the alleys and lanes of Kolkata, the confectioners here are set to make the most of the occasion by rolling out FIFA-themed cakes and sweetmeats.
21 Jun 2018
KolkataCrying children, vomiting women: AirAsia's flight delay turns horrific
Many passengers on board an AirAsia flight bound for Bagdogra from Kolkata complained of ill-treatment by staff while the aircraft was grounded for over four hours.
21 Jun 2018
IndiaTelangana IPS officer successfully controlling 'fake news' in 400 villages
India is in the grips of a 'fake news' epidemic, courtesy easily-accessible social media platforms. WhatsApp-related rumors have led to the lynching of at least seven people since May, in Assam, TN and Maharashtra.
21 Jun 2018
Delhi GovernmentDDA to discuss 734 views received on Delhi land-pooling policy
Public suggestions and objections on Delhi Development Authority's land-pooling policy will be put before the authority's Board of Inquiry and Hearing from July 2-3, an official statement said.
21 Jun 2018
Mumbai#CareerBytes: How to make a career in sports after Class-12?
Indians love sports and a lot of people dream to build a career in sports and play for the country.
21 Jun 2018
Narendra Modi#InternationalYogaDay: PM Modi addresses Dehradun, ITBP performs Yoga at 18,000ft
Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a gathering of around 50,000 people at Dehradun's Forest Research Institute to celebrate the fourth International Yoga Day.
