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26 Jun 2018
Piyush GoyalRailways blankets to now be washed twice monthly
Facing severe criticism over cleanliness, the Railways is overhauling its linen cleaning schedule, HT reports: blankets for AC coaches will now be washed twice a month, instead of the current once in two months.
26 Jun 2018
MumbaiCost-of-living for expatriates more expensive in Mumbai than Melbourne, Frankfurt
Cost of living for expatriates in Mumbai is the highest in the country, and more expensive than its global peers like Melbourne and Frankfurt, said a survey.
26 Jun 2018
HyderabadHyderabad: Middle-aged man held under POCSO for raping 14-year-old girl
A 55-year-old man, who allegedly raped a minor girl, was arrested yesterday from Goshamahal in Hyderabad, police said.
26 Jun 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Mallya releases letters to Modi alleging media, investigators' bias
Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya today released one-year-old letters he wrote to PM Narendra Modi and then-Finance Minister Arun Jaitley "to put things in the right perspective."
26 Jun 2018
IndiaHave become 'poster-boy' of bank default, lightning-rod of public-anger: Mallya
Fugitive liquor-baron Vijay Mallya, who is wanted in India over loan default, said he has become the "Poster Boy" of bank default and lightning-rod of public anger.
26 Jun 2018
India#WaterCrisis: 21 Indian cities to exhaust groundwater supplies by 2020
Humans have always been more prone to curative action rather than preventive action, and that's the exact situation with the water crisis India now finds itself confronted with.
26 Jun 2018
IndiaNikki Haley in India on maiden-visit as US-Envoy to UN
Nikki Haley is traveling to India for the first time as the US Ambassador to the UN on a two-day visit from June 26 to meet senior Indian officials, business leaders, NGO leaders, and students and underscore America's "strong alliance" with the country.
26 Jun 2018
India#1975Emergency: Modi slams Congress, says 'Emergency' imposed for selfish interests
Slamming Congress and the Gandhi family on the 43rd anniversary of the imposition of Emergency, PM Narendra Modi today said India was "turned into a jail for the selfish personal interests" of that family.
26 Jun 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Four kill man, gang rape his wife in Budhana
A case has been registered against four persons for allegedly raping a woman and killing her husband on June 6 in Budhana town in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, the police said today.
26 Jun 2018
Ministry Of Home AffairsThreats to Modi at "all-time high", even ministers need security-clearance
The Home Ministry has sent out warnings to states over an "all-time high" threat to PM Narendra Modi's life.
26 Jun 2018
MumbaiNo spike in inflation due to rising crude-prices: PM Modi
Addressing the third annual meeting of the Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the rising crude prices have not resulted in a spike in inflation.
26 Jun 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Nepalese woman gang-raped by two gurudwara 'sevadars' in Shahjahanpur
A 30-year old Nepalese woman was allegedly gang-raped by two men in a gurudwara complex in the Shahjahanpur city of Uttar Pradesh, the police said today.
26 Jun 2018
MumbaiI-T department attached benami-properties worth Rs. 4,300cr since new laws
Since enacting stringent laws on benami properties in November'16, the Income Tax (I-T) department has attached more than 1,500 such assets collectively worth Rs. 4,300cr.
26 Jun 2018
ThaneThane: Police book school headmistress for slapping student for yawning
The Thane Rural Police has registered offenses against the headmistress of a school for allegedly slapping a Class 6 student for yawning during the morning assembly prayer, an official said.
26 Jun 2018
Delhi UniversityDU: After second cut-off release, nearly 5,000 students take admission
Over 5,000 students took admission in various colleges under the Delhi University, a day after the second cut-off lists were released.
26 Jun 2018
Uttar PradeshDelhi: Woman, lover kill her husband, brother-in-law; both arrested
A 26-year-old woman and her paramour were arrested for killing her husband and brother-in-law in Delhi, police said.
26 Jun 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaNo probe will be ordered into 'exchange-of-currency' in Ahmedabad-bank: Sinha
Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha yesterday said the government wouldn't order any probe into reports of exchange of currency notes worth Rs. 745.58cr at Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank within five days of the announcement of demonetization on November 8, 2016.
26 Jun 2018
Delhi PoliceArmy officer called colleague's wife 3,300 times before killing her
The murder of an army officer's wife in Delhi by her alleged stalker is getting messier. New reports claim the accused, Major Nikhil Handa, didn't know her through her husband, but had befriended him to get closer to her.
26 Jun 2018
Himachal PradeshHP: Postal-bookings in Shimla to resume tomorrow after CSI upgradation
The work of booking registered letters, speed-posts, and parcels remained disrupted in all 287 post-offices, 53 sub-post offices, 234 branch post-office and GPO in Shimla since June 22 due to Core Systems Integration upgradation.
26 Jun 2018
Delhi High CourtWith 40 cases, malaria spreading faster in Delhi than dengue-chikungunya
Malaria is turning out to be a greater cause of concern for Delhi than dengue and chikungunya.
26 Jun 2018
India#CareerBytes: Top 6 IIMs and their placement rates this year
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are the most sought after B-schools that provide quality management education at the postgraduate, doctoral, and executive levels in the country.
25 Jun 2018
IndiaMobile charging points replace PCOs as 'essential' for Railway passengers
In a sign of the changing times, public telephone booths are no longer among 'minimum essential items' for passengers in the Railways' list.
25 Jun 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka: Class-9 student found dead in school washroom, Vice-Principal booked
NP Chingappa, a Class-9 student of Sainik School, Kudige, near Kushalnagar, Kodagu district, Karnataka, was found dead in the school washroom on Saturday.
25 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Woman kills 10-month-old son as she wanted girl child
A woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her 10-month-old son after the infant's body was found in a water-filled drum outside her house in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, police said.
25 Jun 2018
Uttar PradeshMuzaffarnagar: Explosion in scrap shop; 4 killed, 3 injured
An explosion ripped through a scrap shop in Muzaffarnagar today, killing four people, including two passersby, and injuring three, police said.
25 Jun 2018
EducationOnly 46 of top 1,000 scorers in JEE-Advanced are girls
The abysmal sex ratio at the premier IITs shows no signs of improving. This time, only 14 girls feature among the top-500 scorers in the JEE-Advanced, and 46 among the top-1,000.
25 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshDalit thrashed for riding bike in front of sarpanch's house
A 30-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten up for riding a motorcycle past the house of a sarpanch in Dharampur village in Tikamgarh (MP), the police said.
25 Jun 2018
Delhi PoliceUttarakhand cop seeks Rs. 70L compensation from Delhi police
Moving Delhi High Court, a Uttarakhand cop sued Delhi police and demanded Rs. 70 lakh in compensation, alleging humiliation and mental trauma.
25 Jun 2018
RajasthanRajasthan HC lawyers end month-long strike after CM Raje's assurance
Agitating lawyers of the Rajasthan HC today in Rajasthan's Jodhpur decided to suspend their strike following the assurance from Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje that no committee will be formed to look into the demand for a new bench in Udaipur.
25 Jun 2018
IndiaAhead of Bakri Eid, government-agency launches campaign against animal sacrifice
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) has launched a campaign against animal sacrifice, less than a month ahead of Bakri Eid.
25 Jun 2018
AssamAssam: Couple thrashed all night by villagers, woman's head shaved
On Saturday night, villagers of Assam's Nagaon district thrashed a couple and shaved the woman's head, because they didn't approve of the couple's affair.
25 Jun 2018
Delhi High CourtDelhi HC stays felling of 16,000 trees till July 2
The Delhi HC has stayed till July 2 the planned felling of more than 16,000 trees for redevelopment of residential facilities for central government employees.
25 Jun 2018
XMumbai horror: Journalist physically attacked by another woman in Uber
Journalist Ushnota Paul took to Twitter, a short while ago, to narrate her ordeal of being harassed by a female passenger in Uber, in broad daylight in Mumbai's Lower Parel.
25 Jun 2018
Navi MumbaiCID still probing 2009-complaint of conspiracy to kill Hazare: RTI
Nine years on, the Maharashtra CID is still probing a complaint filed by social activist Anna Hazare against former state minister Padamsinh Patil for allegedly conspiring to kill him, according to an RTI query.
25 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiTake care of your health: PM to IAF-personnel who fainted
The summer heat took its toll on an IAF personnel who collapsed during the guard of honor ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan for visiting Seychelles President Danny Faure.
25 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Coaching-center director shot thrice in chest; dies on spot
A 35-year-old director of a well-known coaching center in Maharashtra's Latur was allegedly shot dead by unidentified persons, the police said today.
25 Jun 2018
Jammu And KashmirStrike called by separatists disrupts normal life in Kashmir
Normal life was disrupted in Kashmir today due to a strike called by separatists, under the banner of Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), against the recent civilian killings allegedly in firing by security forces.
25 Jun 2018
OdishaBridegroom takes 1,001 saplings as 'dowry' in Odisha
A 33-year-old school teacher refused dowry and instead received 1,001 saplings as the wedding gift with the brides' parents agreeing to the unusual pre-condition set by him in Odisha's Kendrapara district.
25 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiHyderabad: Astrologer predicts Aaradhya Bachchan will become PM
A Hyderabad based astrologer D Gyaneshwar made a bunch of predictions at a media conference on Sunday including PM Narendra Modi's re-election in 2019 and a celebrated political career for Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan's six-year-old daughter Aaradhya.
25 Jun 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC to hear on plea of 18 disqualified AIADMK MLAs
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea on June 27 filed by 18 disqualified AIADMK MLAs seeking transfer of their case from the Madras High Court to the apex court after the split verdict by the High Court on June 14.