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03 Jul 2018
Madhya PradeshRape conviction challenged by Asaram in Rajasthan High Court
Self-styled godman Asaram today filed an appeal in the Rajasthan High Court against his conviction in a rape case.
03 Jul 2018
Shashi TharoorSunanda Pushkar death: Shashi Tharoor moves court for anticipatory bail
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused of abetting Sunanda Pushkar's suicide, today moved Delhi's Patiala House Court seeking anticipatory bail.
03 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceBurari deaths: Mysterious pipes, the '11' connection, notes on 'mass-salvation'
Diaries containing notes about rituals for "mass salvation," mysterious pipes jutting out of a wall, and a striking repetition of the number '11'- details about the Burari deaths only keep getting weirder.
03 Jul 2018
IndiaWeighing 237kg, he is world's heaviest teen to undergo surgery
When Mihir Jain was born he weighed 2.5 kg, just like any normal kid. Eventually, he started gaining weight, weighed 60-70kg when he turned 5, and when he reached 14, his weight shot up to 237kg.
03 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Part of Andheri bridge collapses amid rains; traffic hit
Lakhs of commuters were stranded after a part of the Gokhale Road overbridge in Mumbai, connecting Andheri East and West stations, caved in this morning amid incessant rains.
03 Jul 2018
India#CareerBytes: These 6 online-courses will make you a Game Programmer
Over the decades, the gaming industry has evolved immensely and is one of the world's most profitable businesses today.
02 Jul 2018
PunjabPunjab to recommend death penalty for drug smugglers, peddlers
On Monday, the Punjab government recommended the death penalty for people convicted in drug smuggling and peddling cases.
02 Jul 2018
IndiaSC agrees to urgent listing of pleas against nikah halala
Just days after a PIL was filed in the Supreme Court, seeking to challenge the practice of nikah halala, the apex court, on Monday, agreed to the urgent listing of pleas against it.
02 Jul 2018
FacebookLive-in-partner demands Rs. 5cr from woman, threatens to upload nudes
A 34-year-old Chandigarh woman was being harassed by her live-in partner for days now. The 24-year-old man demanded Rs. 5 crore from the woman failing which he threatened to upload her nude pictures on the Internet.
02 Jul 2018
Narendra ModiUP: Muslim businessman donates money for construction of 51 temples
Just when reports of communal tension lead us to believe the society has fallen far, some gestures show not all hope is lost.
02 Jul 2018
LucknowDelhi: Use reverse vending machines, earn rewards for waste
Buoyed by the success of the 'reverse vending machines' already installed in the city, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation has now shortlisted nine spots to set up more.
02 Jul 2018
South KoreaSouth Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit India next week
South Korean President Moon Jae-in would arrive in India next week on a four-day visit, during which he will hold talks with PM Narendra Modi on several issues, including the situation on the Korean peninsula and ways to boost bilateral trade and defense cooperation.
02 Jul 2018
UttarakhandIndia to witness a very-rainy week: Are you at risk?
This week is going to be a very rainy one, with the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall across northern, southern, eastern and western states till the weekend.
02 Jul 2018
Indian RailwaysRailways to replace face-towels with disposable napkins in AC coaches
The face towels given to the passengers traveling in air-conditioned coaches will be replaced with cheaper, smaller, disposable, takeaway napkins, Railway Board said.
02 Jul 2018
ChikungunyaDelhi: 46 malaria, 30 dengue cases reported this season
At least six fresh cases of malaria have been reported during the past week in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease this season to 46, according to a municipal report released today.
02 Jul 2018
KarnatakaTaking a Karnataka bus? Don't forget tickets for your pets
We always learn rules the hard way, and a Karnataka farmer is a case-in-point: he was charged half-tickets apiece for two hens he was carrying aboard a KSRTC bus on Sunday.
02 Jul 2018
IndiaThree months into session, CBSE students still don't have books
Despite taking measures to improve things, it looks like CBSE continues to be bogged down by a decades-old problem: unavailability of textbooks.
02 Jul 2018
Jammu And KashmirTaxi-drivers booked for fake social-media posts claiming 'stone-pelting' on Amarnath-pilgrims
The police have booked some taxi drivers in Jammu for allegedly circulating a false social media post, claiming occurrence of stone pelting on Amarnath pilgrims and scaring them.
02 Jul 2018
IndiaKejriwal, Dalai Lama introduce 'Happiness Curriculum' for Delhi govt schools
The Delhi government today launched "Happiness Curriculum" for its school students, with the Dalai Lama gracing the occasion and saying that India can lead the world by uniting the modern and ancient knowledge and help it overcome "negative emotions" of the mankind.
02 Jul 2018
EducationNCERT recommends opening schools in minority populated areas
The NCERT has recommended opening schools in minority populated areas and giving their culture the due representation in the curriculum to address various problems like discrimination and harassment of minority community children.
02 Jul 2018
OdishaUP: Godown-owner strips minor, thrashes him suspecting theft; one arrested
A shocking and inhumane incident was reported from Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad. A 14-year-old boy was allegedly stripped naked, hung upside down and thrashed mercilessly by godown owner on suspicion of stealing steel pipes.
02 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: BMC to install sensor-fitted garbage bins in pits
In a bid to curb the stink emanating from garbage bins placed in the open in several parts of Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has decided to install them in pits specially dug for the purpose.
02 Jul 2018
IndiaFive lynched in Maharashtra over 'child-lifter' rumors, WhatsApp-toll reaches 19
Death of innocents is always tragic, but inexplicably, the pain of murdering one ordinary person after another doesn't seem to have hit India yet.
02 Jul 2018
Pakistan NewsGeeta's search for groom, just like parents, is turning futile
When Geeta, a speech and hearing impaired girl, returned from Pakistan amid much fanfare, it was suggested she left all her woes across the border.
02 Jul 2018
Madhya PradeshMP: Trainee cop held for taking 'selfie' in senior-judge's chair
A trainee police constable's enthusiasm for "selfies"' landed him in the police lock-up after he took a picture while sitting in a senior judge's chair in a court in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria town, an official said.
02 Jul 2018
Delhi High CourtNGT stays felling of 16,000 trees in Delhi till July-19
A week after the Delhi HC stayed the felling of 16,000 trees, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has extended the stay further, till its next hearing on July 19.
02 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC seeks response from Uttar Pradesh government on 'fake encounters'
The Supreme Court today sought a response from the Uttar Pradesh government on a plea alleging that several fake encounters have taken place in the state in recent past.
02 Jul 2018
RajasthanAfter result season, 'The Thirteens' restart life in coaching-hub Kota
Go to Kota this time of the year and you will see a rare calm: results of most major competitive exams have been declared and admissions are ongoing, thus classes are on halt.
02 Jul 2018
IndiaFile affidavit within 10-days for appointing Lokpal: SC to Center
The Supreme Court bench comprising justices Ranjan Gogoi and R Banumathi asked the central government to file an affidavit within 10 days giving details of the steps which are likely to be taken for appointing the anti-graft ombudsman Lokpal in the country.
02 Jul 2018
BiharBihar: Unmarried girls who cleared intermediate-exam to get Rs. 10,000
Unmarried girls, who cleared the intermediate examination from Bihar Board, will get Rs. 10,000 soon as a part of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's ambitious scheme 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana' (MKUY).
02 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC to hear Ahmed Patel's plea against petition challenging RS-election
The Supreme Court will hear Congress leader Ahmed Patel's petition seeking a direction to the Gujarat High Court to not proceed with a plea challenging his election to the Rajya Sabha on July 9.
02 Jul 2018
AfghanistanPM condemns Afghanistan terrorist attack; Swaraj to meet deceased's relatives
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the terror strike in Afghanistan as an attack on the nation's multicultural fabric.
02 Jul 2018
IndiaKerala: PFI workers attack SFI; 1 dead and 2 injured
A Students' Federation of India (SFI) leader was stabbed to death and two others were injured in an attack allegedly by members of Campus Front and Popular Front of India (PFI) at a college in Kochi in Kerala, police said.
02 Jul 2018
EducationDelhi's MAIDS tops list of 'best dental college' in India
The Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (MAIDS), under the Government of NCT of Delhi, has been ranked the "Best Dental College in India" for the seventh year in a row.
02 Jul 2018
Delhi High CourtDelhi: Residents of Sadarjung area hold march to save trees
A group of citizens in south Delhi's Safdarjung area yesterday took out a protest march to drive home the message of saving trees.
02 Jul 2018
Arvind KejriwalDelhi: 11 of same family dead, they reportedly observed mystical-practices
In a major development in the deaths of 11 people in Burari, Delhi, the police on Sunday said the family may have been observing mystical practices.
02 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court to hear major cases in July, including Aadhaar
July will likely see a bunch of important verdicts and hearings in the Supreme Court, the most crucial one perhaps being the validity of Aadhaar.
01 Jul 2018
IndiaATM-body urges RBI to correct fee structure to curb losses
Confederation of ATM Industry (CATMI) sought immediate regulatory intervention to correct the fee structure in the loss-making ATM deployer industry.
01 Jul 2018
IndiaNew portal, more prizes: CBSE boosts rewards program for teachers
To ensure recognition for deserving teachers, the CBSE has eased rules of application for the Teacher's Award 2018: it has increased the number of rewards from 34 to 48, and launched an online portal for the entire process.
01 Jul 2018
KeralaLet nuns perform sacrament of confession in Church: Kerala outfit
Citing the alleged sexual abuse of a married woman by five priests of a church, women members of a Kerala-based outfit have sought reform of the centuries-old method of the sacrament of confession, saying nuns be allowed to perform the penance for women.
