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29 Jul 2018
IndiaPradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: Process to get home loan subsidy
The Indian government launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in 2015 with the aim of providing affordable housing for all by 2022.
29 Jul 2018
BiharBailey Road caves in after heavy rain in Bihar
A part of the busy Jawaharlal Nehru Road, commonly known as Bailey Road, in Patna caved in due to heavy rains, officials said today.
29 Jul 2018
India'Wire' questions SC/ST representation in cricket team, Kaif replies aptly
Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif has lashed out at a media report alleging "under-representation" of minorities in the Indian test squad.
29 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaKathua rape case: Crime branch to submit supplementary-chargesheet this week
Jammu and Kashmir Police's crime branch will be submitting its supplementary charge-sheet this week before the Pathankot court, which is hearing the gruesome case of rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in January.
29 Jul 2018
WhatsAppExperts working on app to flag 'fake news' on WhatsApp
Seeking to scotch rumors and identify fake news on social media platform WhatsApp, a team of experts at a Delhi-based institution is working on developing an application that may be able to tell you whether a message is fake or not.
29 Jul 2018
HaryanaHaryana: Drive against drugs leads to 225 arrests in 3-months
A total of 225 people have been arrested and 134 cases registered since the launch of a special campaign "Prabal Prahaar" against drug peddlers in Chandigarh's Sirsa district three months ago.
29 Jul 2018
IndiaGovernment aims Rs. 1,80,000cr turnover from military services by 2025
The government will soon launch a policy aimed at making India one of the top five military equipment manufacturers in 10 years.
29 Jul 2018
Madhya PradeshPM Modi lauds ragpicker's son who made it into AIIMS
It was a proud moment for Asharam Choudhary and others at the AIIMS, Jodhpur when PM Modi in his "Mann ki Baat" radio address mentioned the name of the student, who despite a humble background made it to one of India's most coveted colleges.
29 Jul 2018
BiharCAG criticizes the functioning of state PSUs in Bihar
Only 18 of 74 state PSUs in Bihar have finalized their accounts in the last three years and 65 of them have arrears in accounts from 1977-78 onwards, stated CAG report of FY2017-18.
29 Jul 2018
IndiaInsurance money worth Rs. 15,167cr lying unclaimed with firms
Twenty-three life insurers in India are sitting on unclaimed insurance money of as much as Rs. 15,167cr, with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) accounting for the lion's share.
29 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Amit Shah, Mohan Bhagwat meet amid Maratha quota stir
BJP President Amit Shah held a meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Mumbai in the backdrop of the ongoing agitation by the Maratha community seeking job reservation in Maharashtra.
29 Jul 2018
IndiaOption-less parents of mentally-challenged children opening cure homes themselves
Every parent worries about their children's future despite their financial disposition, so they will their properties and arrange for their children's financial comfort.
29 Jul 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: 5 reasons why you should prefer tea over coffee
Tea or Coffee? It's been a silent (psychological) war between drinkers of two of the most popular drinks of all time, since ages.
29 Jul 2018
IndiaPNB scam aftermath: India's passport rules may undergo changes
The PNB scam exposed several loopholes in Indian laws that let defaulters like Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi flee the country after looting over Rs. 12,000cr from banks.
29 Jul 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Delhi govt directs schools to conduct deworming programme on Aug-10
The Delhi government has issued directions to schools to conduct deworming programme and administer the required tablets to the children on August 10.
29 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaUP's law and order situation, key 2019 LS election issue
With the Lok Sabha polls just months away, the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh is set to be a key election issue for both the ruling BJP and the opposition in the state.
29 Jul 2018
IndiaHow he defeated poverty to become an IAS officer
When 2016 UPSC results were declared, two names were widely covered: Tina Dabi and Athar Aamir Khan, for being the first two rankers and for being lovers.
29 Jul 2018
Haryana1,000 families evacuated as Yamuna flows above danger-level in Delhi
Around 1,000 families have been evacuated from near the Yamuna in Delhi, as the river continued to flow above the danger mark.
29 Jul 2018
Air PollutionMeteorological factors improved Delhi air-quality; source still not addressed: Greenpeace
Noting that air quality in the national capital had improved due to meteorological factors and not by addressing the "source of pollution", Greenpeace India stressed the need for taking comprehensive action to contain such sources for sustained clean air days.
29 Jul 2018
EducationRegistration for CAT 2018 opens August 8: All details here
The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2018 will be held on November 25. Registrations will open on August 8 and continue till September 19.
29 Jul 2018
Rajasthan18-yr-old woman kidnapped, held hostage, gangraped for 7 months
An 18-year-old woman was kidnapped at gunpoint, kept in confinement, and raped by three men for seven months, media reports said.
29 Jul 2018
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh cops recover two hi-tech foreign-made firearms from Maoists
Maoists in Chhattisgarh may have been procuring sophisticated foreign weapons by smuggling them through the North East, Deputy Inspector General of Police (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj P said.
29 Jul 2018
IndiaFirst in India: Woman gets cancer-gene removed to produce healthy-twins
In a first in the country, a Bengaluru woman carrying cancer-causing mutation genes has given birth to twins, who carry no such gene whatsoever.
29 Jul 2018
Madhya Pradesh#InternationalTigerDay: MP hopes double forest beat area increases tiger population
On International Tiger Day, Madhya Pradesh officials said the expansion in the territory of tigers raised hopes of a rise in the number of the striped animals in the state.
29 Jul 2018
BiharBihar shelter-home: Girls cut hands with glass to escape rape
The Muzaffarpur shelter home sex abuse racket gets more horrifying by the day. The toll of raped girls has now increased to 34.
29 Jul 2018
Narendra ModiRaigad bus accident: When the WhatsApp messages suddenly stopped
When the members of Dapoli agriculture university started on a trip to Ambenali Ghat in Raigad, Pravin Randive wasn't happy. He couldn't join his colleagues as he was sick.
29 Jul 2018
Narendra ModiModi launches projects worth Rs. 60,000cr in UP
PM Narendra Modi will today mark the start of projects worth Rs. 60,000cr in UP, a state that sends 80 MPs to the parliament.
29 Jul 2018
AssamCenter approves 264km-long 4-lane highway along Indo-Bhutan border: Assam CM
Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal yesterday said the Center agreed in principle to construct a 264km-long four-lane highway along the Indo-Bhutan border.
29 Jul 2018
IndiaCentral govt employees can soon go abroad on LTC
Central government employees may soon be able to go abroad on Leave Travel Concession (LTC), top officials said today.
29 Jul 2018
West BengalNo lynching in Tripura in 25-years of Left-govt: Manik Sarkar
Referring to the lynching of four people in Tripura, former Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has claimed that no incident of lynching occurred in the 25-year rule of the Left Front in the state.
29 Jul 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: 3 killed, 4 injured in rain-related incidents in one-day
As rains continued to lash Uttar Pradesh, three people, including a minor, were killed and four others injured in rain-related incidents in the state yesterday, the police said.
29 Jul 2018
JharkhandJharkhand Khadi Board makes 'rakhis' from waste silk threads
Putting waste to good use, the Jharkhand State Khadi and Gramodyog Board has started manufacturing "rakhis" made of waste silk threads.
29 Jul 2018
HaryanaHaryana: Pregnant goat dies after being gang-raped by 8 men
In a ghastly incident, eight men, most of them drug addicts, allegedly gangraped a three-month pregnant goat in Mewat, Haryana.
29 Jul 2018
IndiaMarried woman found hanging at home in Delhi
The body of a 21-year-old married woman was yesterday found hanging from a ceiling fan at her residence in outer Delhi's Nihal Vihar, police said.
29 Jul 2018
XTRAI chairman dares Twitterati to show Aadhaar's misuse, challenge backfires
TRAI Chairman Ram Sewak Sharma got embroiled in a Twitter war over the efficiency of Aadhaar.
29 Jul 2018
Himachal Pradesh#TravelBytes: 5 best destinations for laid-back Indian travelers
Want to take a break from seemingly never-ending work, head on to an unexplored town, put up at a humble abode, and just enjoy numbness and nothingness, with a pint in hand?
29 Jul 2018
India#CareerBytes: 6 tech skills you need to get start-up jobs
Start-up jobs are in demand these days as more and more job seekers are looking for jobs offering learning opportunities and scope for growth.
28 Jul 2018
Andhra PradeshTired of sufferings of fellow Indians, Andhra man plans self-burial
Andhra Pradesh police had a tough time dealing with a septuagenarian who was determined to bury himself alive since the country has "suffered from so much crime and public apathy".
28 Jul 2018
OdishaTwo sisters killed in wall collapse in Odisha's Rourkela
Two sisters were killed and another member of their family was injured when a wall of their home in a slum in Odisha's Rourkela collapsed this morning.
28 Jul 2018
XPM Modi, Fadnavis, Rahul condole deaths in Maharashtra bus accident
Expressing grief over the death of 33 people in a bus accident in Maharashtra's Raigad district today, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the administration was trying to provide all the necessary assistance.
