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06 Apr 2018
Saif Ali KhanIn jail, Salman had dal-sabzi-roti for dinner, slept on floor
In Jodhpur Central Jail, Salman Khan is no superstar, but simply Prisoner No 106.
06 Apr 2018
IndiaNeed help quitting? Cigarette packs to now have helpline number
Along with a statutory warning that smoking causes cancer, cigarette packs will now have a helpline number to help addicts quit.
06 Apr 2018
BhiwandiThane horror: Missing four-year-old girl found dead with no hands
In a horrific incident, the body of a four-year-old girl, who was reported missing, was found dead in some bushes in Bhiwandi area of Thane with her hands missing.
06 Apr 2018
Black Buck CaseBishnois vs Salman Khan: How the community fought the superstar
Salman Khan was convicted in a two-decades-old case for killing blackbucks and was handed a five-year sentence by the Jodhpur sessions court.
06 Apr 2018
IndiaIncluding fuel-prices under GST will bring in rational tax-mechanism: Pradhan
Amid an uproar over higher fuel rates, Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said the inclusion of petroleum products under the ambit of the GST will bring the products under a rational tax mechanism.
06 Apr 2018
Saif Ali KhanSalman to spend another-night in jail as court postpones bail-order
A Jodhpur court has reserved its order till tomorrow in the bail plea of Bollywood star Salman Khan, who was sentenced to five years' imprisonment yesterday in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case.
06 Apr 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police bust 'Dhoom'-inspired gang of burglars
A gang of thieves, who carried out bike thefts and burglaries drawing inspiration from Bollywood blockbuster 'Dhoom' and Hollywood movies, has been busted in Delhi.
06 Apr 2018
IndiaI&B to form committee to regulate online media in India
A day after the government cancelled a controversial 'fake news' circular, the I&B Ministry has decided to constitute a committee to frame guidelines for online media.
06 Apr 2018
DelhiDelhi government to assess and grade over 5,000 city schools
The Delhi government is embarking on a first-of-its-kind exercise: it is going to assess and grade over 5,000 schools in the national capital.
06 Apr 2018
DelhiDelhi: How a bunch of women changed Nizamuddin locality
Locals residing in Nizamuddin, Delhi needed to walk to bus-stops far away, since their area didn't have one.
06 Apr 2018
IndiaTop career options for Commerce students after Class 12
What to do after 12th Class? This is a common question among students and commerce students are no different.
05 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai: 1L students quit BMC schools for lack of Class-8
A Mumbai-based activist has filed a complaint with the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) claiming that over one lakh students of BMC-run schools have dropped out for lack of Class 8 in many schools.
05 Apr 2018
Salman KhanHave preferred an appeal to sessions court: Salman Khan's lawyer
After Salman Khan was sentenced to a five-year jail term on Thursday in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, his lawyer Anand Desai said that they will appeal to the Sessions court to seek relief for the actor.
05 Apr 2018
VadodaraCBI books Vadodara firm for Rs. 2,654cr fraud; raids premises
The CBI on Thursday said it had registered a criminal case against a Vadodara-based company dealing in electric cable and equipment, and its directors for allegedly cheating various banks to the tune of Rs. 2,654cr.
05 Apr 2018
KolkataKolkata horror: Man living with mother's 'mummified' body for 3-years
In a horrific case, a Kolkata man in his fifties has been found to be living with his mother's 'mummified' body since three years.
05 Apr 2018
MeghalayaMeghalaya: Rs 20 lakh calamity fund announced for all districts
The severe hailstorm that lashed Meghalaya last week affecting over 2,500 households has forced the government to keep Rs. 20 lakh each with the district chiefs for immediate relief in case of calamity, the Assembly was informed today.
05 Apr 2018
West BengalPiracy is a real threat to writers, says Bengali Author
Litterateur Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay, one of the finest fiction writers in Bengali literature, has expressed concern over piracy of published works from West Bengal in Bangladesh and called for highest level action to put an end to this practice.
05 Apr 2018
Saif Ali KhanSalman to sleep on floor beside Asaram's barrack in prison
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will now have a change of address. He will have (in)famous neighbors too.
05 Apr 2018
PuriPuri: Jagannath Temple's Ratna Bhandar needs renovation, says official
The Ratna Bhandar (storehouse for ornaments) of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri is in need of repair, a senior administration official of the shrine said today.
05 Apr 2018
Delhi PoliceRebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra marshaled out of Delhi Assembly
Rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra was today marshaled out of the Delhi Assembly after he went near the Speaker's chair and tore a copy of the House's business list, demanding the removal of a scheduled discussion regarding "alleged attempt to incite communal disturbance on the pretext of Ramnavami procession".
05 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh: Woman killed for marrying outside community; father held
A woman was today allegedly killed in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh by her family members, who were apparently unhappy with her for marrying a man from another community, police said.
05 Apr 2018
Ram Nath KovindHonest taxpayers suffer due to willful loan defaulters: President Kovind
Amid mounting NPAs or bad loans in the banking sector, President Ram Nath Kovind today said honest taxpayers suffer due to willful and criminal default on a bank loan.
05 Apr 2018
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)RBI holds repo rate at 6%
In the first bi-monthly monetary policy review of 2018-19, the RBI's monetary policy committee (MPC) has kept repo rates unchanged at 6%,
05 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshMP: Raped minor carries foetus in bag to register complaint
In a shocking and inhumane incident, a 16-year-old Dalit minor took her foetus in a bag to register police complaint, in Satna, Madhya Pradesh.
05 Apr 2018
Pakistan NewsArmy jawan cremated with full military honors in Maharashtra
The last rites of a 21-year-old army jawan, killed in shelling by Pakistan, were performed at his village in Maharashtra today with full military honors.
05 Apr 2018
Virat KohliIndian cricketers join hands against Afridi over Kashmir tweet
In the two days since Shahid Afridi made a tweet on Kashmir, several of his Indian peers have hit back at the former Pakistani cricket captain.
05 Apr 2018
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Naxal gunned down in encounter with police
A Naxal was gunned down in an encounter with the police in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, an official said on Thursday.
05 Apr 2018
ParliamentRailways received 57 complaints of harassment from SC/ST employees: Minister
The railways received 57 complaints from SC/ST employees regarding caste-related harassment in the past three years, the government informed Parliament yesterday.
05 Apr 2018
Tamil NaduTN fishermen injured in attack by Lankan navy personnel
Five Tamil Nadu fishermen from Nagapattinam district were injured in an attack by Sri Lankan navy personnel off the Vedaranyam coast, a Fisheries Department official said.
05 Apr 2018
BiharHow has two years of liquor ban changed Bihar?
Bihar police conducted a raid every two minutes and seven people were put behind bars every hour in the last two years since the state banned alcohol.
05 Apr 2018
KarnatakaTN shutdown: DMK's Stalin, other leaders arrested
DMK leader MK Stalin and other top politicians of Tamil Nadu (TN) were detained today while blocking roads in Chennai.
05 Apr 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)FM Arun Jaitley likely to undergo surgery for kidney-related ailment
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is suffering from a kidney ailment and may have to undergo a surgery, sources close to the minister said.
05 Apr 2018
Ministry Of External AffairsGet faster 'Out-of-Turn' Passports without extra fee
The NDA government has continued to make the process of getting passports easier. One change it has introduced is police verification after issuance of passport.
05 Apr 2018
ChhattisgarhChicken breed battle: Madhya Pradesh a step away from winning
Madhya Pradesh is inching closer to getting the nativity tag for the protein-rich breed of chicken, popularly known as "Kadaknath", even as the neighboring Chhattisgarh has also staked claim over it.
05 Apr 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Chandigarh school dropout, now ethical hacker, makes to Forbes' list
Trishneet Arora, 25, has found a place in the Forbes' Asia list of '30 under 30'.
05 Apr 2018
Ministry Of Home AffairsJ&K to build 14,000 bunkers to protect residents around LoC
Jammu and Kashmir will build 14,000 bunkers in its five border districts to safeguard local residents from Pakistani shelling.
05 Apr 2018
RajasthanImparting quality education to students a major challenge: Rajasthan Governor
Addressing the fifth convocation ceremony of the University of Kota, Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh expressed concern over the shortage of teachers in universities and said in such a scenario, imparting qualitative education to students is a major challenge.
05 Apr 2018
DelhiAlliance Air to begin Delhi-Pathankot flight service from today
Alliance Air will begin a new service today between Delhi and Pathankot under a regional connectivity scheme, with the ticket price being fixed at Rs. 2,570.
05 Apr 2018
IndiaUttarakhand: CM launches campaign to improve education standard in state
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat launched a transformation campaign to improve the standard of education in the state's government schools.
05 Apr 2018
RajasthanBlackbuck poaching: Salman Khan to go to prison for five-years
Bollywood star Salman Khan has been convicted in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, in which Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam were also accused.