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18 Apr 2018

West Bengal

'Is govt planning to discontinue Rs. 2,000-notes?' asks TMC MP

Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi on Wednesday asked the government to come out with the "real reasons" behind the cash crunch across the country, including whether there are plans to discontinue the Rs. 2,000 denomination notes.

18 Apr 2018

Mumbai

Return on investment via residential rent highest in Bengaluru, Kolkata

Bengaluru still commands one of the highest residential yields countrywide at 3.7% despite a slump in real estate market, a report said.

18 Apr 2018

India

Delhi: Boy accidentally shoots self while playing with pistol

A 12-year-old boy died after he accidentally shot himself with a pistol of his friend's father while he was playing at the latter's home, the police said today.

18 Apr 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Cash situation at ATMs improving, availability increased: SBI

The State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest lender said today that cash availability at its ATMs has increased in the past 24 hours following reports of currency shortages and ATMs running dry from different parts of the country.

18 Apr 2018

Mumbai

1993 Mumbai blasts death row convict Tahir Merchant dead

Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Takla, one of the convicts in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case who was sentenced to death, died at a hospital in Pune early on Wednesday, a police official said.

18 Apr 2018

Tripura

Tripura CM blasts people for criticizing his 'internet-during-Mahabharata' comment

Following up on his comment on the internet existing during the Mahabharata era, Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb has now added to his woes by blasting critics for making fun of his ridiculous statement.

SC reserves verdict on Sidhu's plea in 1988 road-rage case

The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment on the appeal filed by cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu challenging the Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict convicting and sentencing him to three years in jail in a 1988 road rage case.

18 Apr 2018

West Bengal

Around 15 dead, several injured as squall hits West Bengal

The northwester that hit Kolkata and other WB districts yesterday left 15 persons dead and 50 others injured, the police said.

18 Apr 2018

Jammu

Kathua gangrape: President Kovind calls it a "barbaric" incident

President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday termed the Kathua gangrape and murder case as "barbaric" and said it was the collective responsibility of society to ensure such things do not happen with any girl in the country.

18 Apr 2018

India

Paid internship at Lok-Sabha: Details, how to apply and more

Students who wish to understand the working of Parliament can do so while getting paid, this summer.

18 Apr 2018

Delhi High Court

Media houses fined Rs. 10L for revealing Kathua victim's identity

Media houses today apologized before Delhi High Court for revealing the identity of eight-year-old Kathua rape victim.

18 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Delhiites to be compensated @Rs. 50/hr for unscheduled power cuts

In a bid to make power discoms accountable, the Delhi government approved a pro-consumer policy yesterday, whereby consumers would be compensated for unscheduled electricity cuts lasting more than an hour.

18 Apr 2018

Jammu

President Kovind arrives in Jammu for two-day maiden visit

President Ram Nath Kovind has today arrived in Jammu on his two-day maiden visit to the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

18 Apr 2018

Indian Navy

Indian Navy extends warning to China's navy through witty tweets

In a world where verbal battles are increasingly being fought on social media, the Indian Navy seems to have won a victory of sorts over the naval forces of arch-rivals China.

Two tigers of Ranthambore National Park found dead

Two tigers were found dead at the Ranthambore National Park, with forest officials suspecting that they were killed in a territorial fight with another tiger.

18 Apr 2018

India

Fire breaks out in Shimla village; 50 families rendered homeless

More than three dozen houses were completely destroyed in a fire which broke out past midnight in Khasani village in Rohroo subdivision of Shimla district, about 130km from Shimla.

Diamond Power promoters, accused of Rs. 2,654cr-fraud, held in Rajasthan

In a joint operation, the CBI and the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) have arrested three promoters of Vadodara-based Diamond Power Infrastructure Ltd (DPIL), accused of defrauding a consortium of banks to the tune of Rs. 2,654cr, officials said today.

18 Apr 2018

India

Another minor raped and murdered, this time in UP's Etah

As India continues to simmer in the wake of the horrific rape-and-murders of minors in Kathua and Surat, another girl, 7 years old, was brutally raped and killed during a wedding in Uttar Pradesh's Etah on Tuesday.

18 Apr 2018

Uttar Pradesh

7-year-old killed by father after argument with mother over dowry

A seven-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her father in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh after her mother left their house following an argument over dowry, the police said.

18 Apr 2018

Rohini

Delhi: 12-year-old mentally challenged girl raped in Rohini

A 12-year-old mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped by her neighbor in outer Delhi's Rohini, police said today.

18 Apr 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Woman confined to basement of house, raped for 2 months

A 23-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two men after being confined to the basement of a house in the Civil Lines area in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar for around two months.

18 Apr 2018

Rajasthan

Rajasthan targets 3,780 mw solar capacity by April next year

With 20 projects of 1,500 MW capacity in the pipeline, Rajasthan is targeting to increase its solar power generation to 3,780 MW by April next year in order to achieve the goal of 7,000 MW clean energy capacity in the next four years.

18 Apr 2018

Tamil Nadu

Instead of answering questions, Tamil Nadu Governor pats journalist's cheek

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has found himself at the centre of another controversy as he patted a journalist's cheek, after a press conference.

18 Apr 2018

West Bengal

Andhra couple claims Surat rape victim was their daughter

A couple from Andhra Pradesh has claimed to be the parents of the Surat rape victim, Gujarat police said on Tuesday.

18 Apr 2018

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Bus carrying 'baraatis' falls off bridge, 20 feared dead

A bus carrying marriage party of around 45 people lost its balance and fell off the bridge breaking dividers, near Amelia village in Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday night.

18 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Two tribal villages in Odisha set to be declared 'smokeless'

In a major step towards development, two tribal villages of Koraput district, Odisha, will get the smokeless tag on May 5.

17 Apr 2018

Lady Shri Ram College

Forensic-Report: No semen detected in exhibit submitted by LSR students

According to the Forensic Science Laboratory report, no semen was detected in the samples submitted by two students who had alleged that semen-filled balloons were thrown at them before Holi this year.

17 Apr 2018

Mumbai

Sachin Tendulkar plays cricket with youngsters on a Mumbai street

You can take a man out of a sport, but not a sport out of a man.

17 Apr 2018

Samajwadi Party

UP: 7-year-old raped and killed; opposition parties slam govt

A seven-year-old girl attending a wedding ceremony was allegedly raped and strangulated to death in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday by a man hired to set up tents on the occasion, police said.

17 Apr 2018

Piyush Goyal

Piyush Goyal explains need of Railway University on Quora

Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Coal, took to Quora to answer 'What is the necessity of setting up a university for Indian Railways?'

17 Apr 2018

India

Nigerians constitute 40% of foreigners held for drug crimes: NCB

Nigerians constituted about 40% of foreigners arrested for drug crimes in the country last year, says the latest report by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

17 Apr 2018

Jammu

J&K: 22 FIRs registered, lakhs collected from Rajouri traffic violators

As part of efforts to check violation of traffic rules, the Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri police has registered 22 FIRs and fined 3,000 vehicles in the first three months of this year, a senior police officer said today.

17 Apr 2018

India

Air India introduces 'family fee,' but you can avoid it

The next time you fly Air India, prepare to shell out up to Rs. 1,500 for sitting with your traveling group.

Decide on school-safety guidelines in 3 months: SC to Center

The Supreme Court today asked Union Ministry of Human Resource Development to decide in three months on the demands for framing of safety guidelines for all schools, as sought by the father of a seven-year-old boy who was killed in a Gurgaon school and some lawyers.

17 Apr 2018

ICICI Bank

Parliamentary panel summons RBI Governor to answer queries on bank-scams

A parliamentary panel has called Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel on May 17 to answer queries on a spate of banking scams unearthed in the last few months, sources said.

17 Apr 2018

Surat

Surat: Married-man chops girlfriend's body into 11 pieces, nabbed red-handed

Surat Police caught a man red-handed as he was trying to dispose of the chopped body parts of his girlfriend Monday night, whom he had allegedly strangled to death.

17 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Former VHP leader Pravin Togadia begins his indefinite fast

Former VHP leader Pravin Togadia began his indefinite fast in Ahmedabad in support of his demands, including construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Kolkata Police summon Mohammed Shami, his brother for questioning

Kolkata Police have summoned Mohammed Shami and his elder brother Hasib Ahmed for questioning in the complaints filed by Shami's wife Hasin Jahan.

17 Apr 2018

Indian Army

Gaganshakti-2018: Historic Air Force exercise 'shakes heavens, splits Earth'

The Indian Air Force (IAF) is in the middle of its largest exercise in three decades, with more than 1,100 aircraft involved in "flying a lot of sorties and dropping a lot of bombs," said Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa.

Online IPL betting racket busted, 3 arrested in East Delhi

The Delhi Police revealed, on Monday, that they have arrested three bookies for allegedly running an online betting racket associated with the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL).