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28 Apr 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

In J&K, admit card issued to donkey to write exam

In an unexpected event, an admit card for the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board was issued to a donkey named 'Kachur Khar'.

28 Apr 2018

India

Youth picked up by police two months ago, found dead

The body of a youth missing for almost two months was found in a pond with the family alleging that he was picked up from his residence by police personnel and never returned.

28 Apr 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh: Bridegroom, five others killed in car-truck collision

In a tragic incident, six people, including four minor girls, were killed and two others injured when a speeding truck collided with a car carrying a marriage party in Satna in Madhya Pradesh.

28 Apr 2018

India

UP: Armed robbers loot marriage party; kill bride for resisting

Armed robbers shot dead a bride and looted jewelry worth lakhs after intercepting a marriage party on the Delhi-Dehradun National Highway in Meerut district.

28 Apr 2018

Delhi Police

Ghaziabad: Madrasa cleric arrested over involvement in 10-year-old's rape

The maulvi of the Ghaziabad madrasa, where a 10-year-old girl was confined and raped, was arrested on Friday.

28 Apr 2018

Puducherry

Kiran Bedi rules no-free-rice in Puducherry till villages are garbage-free

Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi announced on Saturday that no free rice will be distributed in the Union Territory till villages are not free of open-defecation and garbage.

28 Apr 2018

Jodhpur

Good days will come, Asaram says in viral audio clip

A purported audio clip of Asaram, serving his life imprisonment term at a Jodhpur jail, has surfaced online in which the self-styled godman is heard telling a person over the phone that his time behind bars is ephemeral and "good days will come".

28 Apr 2018

Indian Army

Defense Ministry clears purchase of military equipment worth Rs. 3,687cr

On Friday, the Defense Ministry announced the procurement of military equipment worth Rs. 3,687cr.

28 Apr 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka Polls: BJP ads targeting Congress, violating EC guidelines banned

Three video advertisements of the BJP against the ruling Congress in poll-bound Karnataka were banned by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) after a complaint was filed by Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).

28 Apr 2018

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh: Details of 89L MNREGA-beneficiaries compromised in Aadhaar Leak

In a major embarrassment to the state government, the Andhra Pradesh Benefit Disbursement Portal made details of 89,38,138 MNREGA beneficiaries public.

28 Apr 2018

California

5 songs that define JNU and its creatures

We all were textbook idealists, while growing up. But a 28-year-old Kanhaiya Kumar of JNU (in)fame still is - it is both funny and scary, in equal parts.

28 Apr 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi: Protests against film screening on 'love jihad' at JNU

The screening of a film on the contentious "Love Jihad" issue at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi was disrupted by some student groups, who alleged that a hate campaign was being propagated by showing the movie.

28 Apr 2018

Yogi Adityanath

Van rams into truck in Uttar Pradesh; 12 killed

A speeding van carrying 16 passengers rammed into a stationary truck on the National Highway 24 early this morning in Uchauliya, killing 12 people and injuring four.

Delhi: AIIMS resident doctors continue strike for 3rd day

Healthcare services at AIIMS in Delhi remained affected for the third consecutive day today as resident doctors remained adamant, continuing their strike, that the administration suspend a senior doctor who allegedly slapped one their colleague in front of patients and other staffers.

28 Apr 2018

Audi

Fight over parking kills three of a family in Delhi

Three members of a family were killed in Delhi's Model Town on Thursday night in what began as a row over parking space.

28 Apr 2018

India

Number of students enrolling in humanities-courses increased in 3-years: UGC

The number of students enrolling in humanities disciplines has increased in the past three years, according to UGC data.

28 Apr 2018

Amitabh Bachchan

Man kills brother in front of mother over land dispute

A 50-year-old man was allegedly killed by his elder brother and his associates in front of their mother over a property dispute in Chakradharpur of Jharkhand's West Singhbhum.

28 Apr 2018

Delhi Government

Delhi govt to set-up Rogi Kalyan Samitis, Jan Swasthaya Samitis

The Delhi Government is going to set up "Rogi Kalyan Samitis" in all Assembly constituencies and "Jan Swasthaya Samitis" in state-run dispensaries, poly clinics, and mohalla clinics.

SC to hear Centre's plea regarding dilution of SC/ST Act

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the Centre's plea to recall its March 20 judgment of provisions made in the SC/ST Act.

28 Apr 2018

Odisha

86 Odisha children adopted by foreign parents in 3 years

At least 86 children from Odisha have been adopted by foreign parents in three years from 2015, a state minister said.

28 Apr 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Ajmer: Priest allegedly raped seven-year-old girl inside temple, arrested

In yet another incident of sexual atrocities against children, a seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a temple priest in Ajmer on Wednesday.

28 Apr 2018

Telangana

Meet UPSC 2017 toppers Anudeep Durishetty and Anu Kumari

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) declared the much-awaited final results of the All India Civil Services Examinations 2017 on Friday.

28 Apr 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi: Man shoots at DJ for not playing songs on-demand

The Delhi Police today arrested five people for allegedly shooting at a disc jockey for refusing to play songs of their choice at a wedding in the city.

28 Apr 2018

Lok Sabha

Using VVPATs to detect tampered EVMs is a good idea?

In the wake of rising complaints of tampered electronic voting machines (EVMs) hindering fair polling, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines in the 2019 elections.

27 Apr 2018

Hyderabad

UPSC 2017 final results declared; Hyderabad's Anudeep Durishetty tops list

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has declared the much-awaited final results of the Civil Services Examination 2017 and Hyderabad candidate Anudeep Durishetty has topped the list.

27 Apr 2018

Facebook

Bhopal court summons Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg over a complaint

A court in Bhopal has issued summons to Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg on a petition filed by a city-based start-up which accused the social networking giant of hampering and interfering in its business.

27 Apr 2018

Amazon

Amazon Publishing signs a mega deal with Chetan Bhagat

In a mega-deal, Amazon Publishing today announced that it would bring out the next six books by popular author Chetan Bhagat.

27 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Modi-Xi's 'no-agenda' meeting: Rahul asks Modi to raise Doklam, CPEC-issues

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day visit to China as the one having "no agenda", but reminded him to raise the Doklam standoff and the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with the Chinese leadership, as India wants to hear him talk about these crucial issues.

27 Apr 2018

Maharashtra

Aaditya Thackeray seeks filling up of vacant-posts in Mumbai University

Congratulating Suhas Raghunath Pednekar on being appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Mumbai, Yuva Sena Chief Aaditya Thackeray on Friday sought the filling up of vacant posts at the university.

27 Apr 2018

Tej Pratap Yadav

IT department attaches Lalu family's suspected benami property in Patna

The Income Tax department has attached a property worth over Rs. 3cr in Sheikhpura of Patna suspected to be a benami asset held by Lalu Prasad's family members who are facing investigation in a land-for-hotels scam.

27 Apr 2018

India

India hands over helicopter, tanks to Bangladesh as 1971 memorabilia

India has handed over a Mi-4 helicopter and two PT-76 tanks to Bangladesh as part of 1971 Liberation War memorabilia.

27 Apr 2018

Delhi High Court

Prof Johri's presence on campus is threatening, JNU students complain

Accusing the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration of shielding a professor facing sexual harassment charges, a group of university students has filed a police complaint, saying they are "threatened" with his presence on the campus.

27 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

TOI's viral "Modi, Xi will mate 6-times" headline is fake

The Times of India was made fun of for a headline in its 27 April print edition that read: "Modi, Xi will mate 6 times in 24 hours."

PM 'treating' judiciary same way he treats AAP govt: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "treating judiciary" in the same way as he "treats" the AAP government, a day after the Center turned down a Supreme Court collegium proposal to elevate Justice KM Joseph to the apex court.

27 Apr 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Unseasonal lightning strikes kill 9 in Andhra Pradesh

The unseasonal lightning strikes in Andhra Pradesh have killed nine people, including a nine-year-old girl, since Tuesday.

Delhi: Rainwater-harvesting system cannot be installed at 9 metro stations

Rainwater harvesting systems at nine metro stations in Delhi and Noida cannot be installed because the minimum land required (36 square meters) for constructing it is unavailable, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) told National Green Tribunal.

27 Apr 2018

India

Delhi: Two women assaulted for warning against rash driving

A 27-year-old woman has alleged that she and her sister-in-law were assaulted by a group of men, whom they had warned against driving rashly in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj, police said today.

27 Apr 2018

Kupwara

Srinagar: Leopard attacks children sleeping in house, killed by locals

A man suffered severe injuries while saving his children from a leopard which entered his home in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.

27 Apr 2018

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: 7 Naxals gunned down by Chhattisgarh Police, Telangana's Greyhounds

Seven Naxals were gunned down in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district today in a joint operation carried out by Chhattisgarh police and their Telangana counterparts "Greyhounds", an anti-Naxal unit of the state.

27 Apr 2018

India

Indu Malhotra takes oath as 25th Supreme Court judge

Senior advocate Indu Malhotra was on Friday administered the oath of office as a Supreme Court judge by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, making her the first woman lawyer to enter the top judiciary directly.