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13 Jul 2018
IndiaMenstruation, an inevitable biological process, yet a taboo
Menstruation has been stigmatized since time immemorial. It is considered a taboo and women undergoing it called impure, in spite of menstruation being an inevitable monthly occurrence.
13 Jul 2018
IndiaSouthern Railway has apprehended over 700 for unauthorized chain-pulling
Southern Railway today said it has apprehended 737 passengers and collected Rs. 2.8L as fine for unnecessarily pulling of alarm chain in trains from January-June 2018.
13 Jul 2018
Madhya PradeshBhopal: Man holds model hostage in her house demanding marriage
An armed man is holding a model hostage in an apartment building in Bhopal since this morning, demanding that she marry him, police said.
13 Jul 2018
MizoramTwo arrested for possessing gold worth Rs. 2cr in Aizawl
Sleuths of Mizoram's Excise and Narcotics department seized huge quantity of gold worth more than Rs. 2 crore in Mizoram's Aizawl and arrested two persons in this connection.
13 Jul 2018
Arvind KejriwalDelhi: Government schools' students will now have a 'Happiness Period'
As an extremely thoughtful measure, Delhi government schools will now have classes based on 'Happiness Curriculum', for students of Classes nursery to grade eight.
13 Jul 2018
HaryanaHaryana: Businessman, two children found dead in their house
A 40-year-old businessman, his 15-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter were found dead in their house in Haryana's Panipat city, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide.
13 Jul 2018
UttarakhandGive your kids organic crayons: Let them draw and eat!
All of us remember our art classes in school where we used crayons and also ate them, don't we?
13 Jul 2018
Rajasthan47mn-year-old fossils hint Rajasthan's deserts had a marine life
In the deserts of Rajasthan's Jaisalmer district, paleontologists have stumbled upon nearly 47 million-year-old fossils of primitive whale, shark teeth, crocodilian teeth and turtle bones, which according to experts suggest that the area was under sea in the pre-historic age.
13 Jul 2018
India#FinancialBytes: Here's how you can fix errors in PAN card
Factual errors in your PAN or a discrepancy between your PAN and Aadhaar details can, obviously, lead to a number of troubles in future.
13 Jul 2018
IndiaKey takeaways from India's new telecom policy
On Wednesday, the Telecom Commission - the highest decision-making body of the Department of Telecom - approved, in totality, the recommendations made by the Telecom Authority of India (TRAI) on the National Digital Communications Policy 2018.
13 Jul 2018
MonsoonAmid sudden rains, flight veers off runway at Kochi airport
A Doha-Kochi Qatar Airways flight with 306 passengers on board went slightly off the runway after it landed at Kochi airport today due to a sudden downpour and strong crosswinds.
13 Jul 2018
GujaratGujarat: BJP VP resigns over rape accusations, claims innocence
Former MLA Jayanti Bhanushali has resigned as vice president of Gujarat BJP following an accusation of rape against him.
13 Jul 2018
ChennaiIndian Army invites applications for SSC at Rs. 56,100 stipend
The Indian Army has invited applications for grant of Short Service Commission (SSC) in all arms/services.
13 Jul 2018
BiharBihar: 120 children fall sick after eating school hostel food
Altogether 120 children fell ill due to food-poisoning at a government-run school in Bihar's Lakhisarai district.
13 Jul 2018
MumbaiGiven the hardships, is it worth living in Mumbai/Bombay?
A lot has been said and written about her. Her beauty is all encompassing, her embrace so warm and her selflessness so motherly. People call her Mumbai, I still call her Bombay.
13 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Woman slips while trying to board moving train, dies
A 50-year-old woman lost her life after she slipped into the gap between the train and a platform in Mumbai's Borivali station.
13 Jul 2018
HaryanaHaryana suspends government benefits for 'rape accused.' Will it help?
Clamping down on sex offenders, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has announced that those accused of rape or sexual harassment will lose many government facilities, including driving/arms license, state scholarships, pension and more, till a verdict is out in the case.
13 Jul 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Man kills self after 'harassment' by retired IAS officer
A former sugar mill manager Vijay Singh, 51, allegedly shot himself after being pressured by his brother-in-law and retired IAS officer Vinod Kumar Pawar to get demonetized currency notes worth Rs. 10cr exchanged in Badhev village in Shamli district (Muzaffarnagar), police said.
13 Jul 2018
PunjabPunjab: Tree falls on train's windshield amid rains, loco-pilot injured
A tree fell on the windshield of the Bathinda-bound Kisan Express during heavy rains and storm, leaving the loco pilot injured.
13 Jul 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtrians, you can bring food from outside to cinema halls!
Bringing cheer to the masses, the Maharashtra government has announced that people will now be allowed to bring their own food inside cinema halls and multiplexes.
13 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPlea in SC against Centre's planned social media monitoring hub
Supreme Court today took a strong note of IB Ministry's decision to set up a social-media hub for monitoring online data, observing that it will be "like creating a surveillance state".
13 Jul 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: For golden glowing skin, follow these 5 simple hacks
Cliche as it sounds, everyone wants to have a beautiful, healthy skin. But so much pollution and extended exposure to sun can badly impact one's skin cells, and thus ruin skin's health.
13 Jul 2018
IndiaHours after Modi's remarks, ASI lifts photography ban in monuments
In a major relief to photographers and historians, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has lifted a ban on photography inside centrally protected monuments.
13 Jul 2018
Lok SabhaVijay Goel to organize workshop on stress-management for ministry employees
In an unique initiative, Union minister Vijay Goel is organizing a workshop on stress management through smile and sujok therapy for central government employees.
13 Jul 2018
IndiaDelhi saw a whopping 15,000 pollution-related deaths in 2016
If you thought the capital's pollution problem is no big deal, think again. As many as 15,000 people died in 2016 alone due to diseases associated with fine particulate matter (PM), researchers have found.
13 Jul 2018
Tamil NaduTN: Disaster management drill goes wrong, student falls to death
In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old BBA student in Coimbatore died when she was pushed from the second floor during a disaster preparedness drill yesterday.
13 Jul 2018
RajkumarDelhi: Two auto-lifters arrested, six two-wheelers recovered
Two suspected auto-lifters were arrested in northeast Delhi on Tuesday, the police said.
13 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceBurari: Final autopsy rules out foul play,confirms death by hanging
More than 10 days after the Burari deaths, police confirmed yesterday that all 11 people died by hanging.
13 Jul 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: Diet mistakes that won't take your weight-loss plans anywhere
First things first, what goes into your body i.e. your diet is the single biggest determinant of your health.
12 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaWhy should you read about Justice Indu Malhotra?
Indu Malhotra is the first woman to be directly appointed as the Supreme Court judge and has recently expressed her support for the LGBTQ community's "Right to Live".
12 Jul 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: 5 simple exercises for people stuck with desk jobs
Stuck in a 9-to-5, in-office, desk job? You're not alone.
12 Jul 2018
IndiaWhy are women paid less than men? Here we decode
It is common knowledge that women, in India and elsewhere, are paid substantially lesser than men. This disparity has persisted since antiquity, across sectors and geographies. Unfortunately, this pay parity exists even today.
12 Jul 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Woman confined after being given 'triple talaq', dies
A case of dowry death has been registered against the husband and in-laws of a woman in UP's Bareilly who was given triple talaq over the phone and allegedly locked up for a month without food and water leading to her death.
12 Jul 2018
iPhoneSouth-Central Railway to launch UTS app to benefit unreserved passengers
The Secunderabad-headquartered South Central Railway (SCR) would soon launch the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) app for the benefit of unreserved passengers.
12 Jul 2018
IndiaCBSE saves 50,000 trees and Rs. 100cr by going digital
At a time when the capital struggles to breathe amid polluted air, CBSE has welcome news.
12 Jul 2018
KeralaJinsha Basheer: The woman biker fighting for social causes
This Kerala woman rides a Royal Enfield. So what, women have been bike riding since ages, you'd argue?
12 Jul 2018
IndiaPETA moves court seeking ban on elephant 'joyrides' in Rajasthan
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has filed a petition before Rajasthan High Court seeking an end to the elephant joyrides at Amer Fort and Hathi Gaon (Elephant village) in Jaipur.
12 Jul 2018
AssamAssam: Two women murdered in similar manner; lunatic-on-loose?
The deaths of two women within just 36 hours, in Assam, has troubled police authorities.
12 Jul 2018
WhatsAppAs tax-filing deadline nears, be cautious of this email ID
The time for filing tax returns is here, and with it has come new ways for frauds to dupe people.
12 Jul 2018
Tamil NaduTN: 7-year-old boy finds bundles of Rs. 500 notes; rewarded-for-honesty
A seven-year-old boy who found a bundle of Rs. 500 notes totaling Rs. 50,000, while playing in front of his school in Erode (TN), has come in for praise from local police after he handed it over to them.