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01 May 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Youth arrested for sharing 'objectionable post' on Facebook
In an effort to crack down on individuals trying to create communal disharmony, a youth has been arrested for allegedly sharing a post against a particular community on his Facebook page in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
01 May 2018
West BengalPassengers assault couple for hugging in Kolkata metro, because 'how-can-they'
Another incident of moral policing has reiterated the fact that Indians have some sick problem with love and affection.
01 May 2018
MumbaiMumbai police bust call-center racket in Ghaziabad
Police in Mumbai have busted a call center racket in Ghaziabad that cheated over 80 people of lakhs of rupees in just six months.
01 May 2018
JharkhandJharkhand: Man arrested for raping, murdering 5-year-old girl
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.
01 May 2018
Crime Against WomenOdisha: Man held for raping minor sister-in-law
A 22-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on the charge of raping his 16-year-old sister-in-law at Majupalli village in Talchua marine police station area of Odisha's Kendrapara district.
01 May 2018
IndiaNo-more-switching-to-flight-mode: Proposal to allow data, voice calls in-flight approved
Here is a good news for those who find switching their phones in airplane mode, when traveling by air, difficult.
01 May 2018
IndiaRs. 100cr plot triggers bloody 'Wasseypur'-style attack on Delhi-doctor
It's unsettling when family breaks ties over property, but it's horrifying when property-dispute ends in a murderous-attack.
01 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC expresses concern over change in color of Taj Mahal
The Supreme Court today expressed concern over the change of color of the iconic Taj Mahal at Agra and said the monument had become yellowish earlier and was now turning brownish and greenish.
01 May 2018
Himachal PradeshMother sells Delhi teen to Manali-pimp for Rs. 40,000 monthly
In a disturbing incident, a teenager from Delhi has alleged that her mother sold her to a pimp for Rs. 40,000 a month.
01 May 2018
BiharLalu arrives in Ranchi after being discharged from AIIMS
RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday arrived in Ranchi after being discharged from the AIIMS in Delhi as his condition improved significantly.
01 May 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: FIR registered against five persons for murdering 20-year-old
An FIR has been registered against five unidentified persons for allegedly killing a youth after a video went viral on social networking sites in which they were seen purportedly beating a youth, police said today.
01 May 2018
Ghazipur150 UP schools had zero students passing Class 10/12 exams
The UP Secondary Education Board (UPSEB) upped its anti-cheating measures drastically this time, and the consequences were clearly visible: nearly 10L students chose to skip the exams the first four days because of this.
01 May 2018
DalitUP: Dalit farmer allegedly forced to drink urine; four arrested
In a shocking incident, a Dalit from Badaun district, Uttar Pradesh, alleged he was forced to drink urine by upper caste men after he refused to harvest their fields.
01 May 2018
Uttar PradeshMuzaffarnagar girl ends life over 'poor performance' in Class-12 exam
Upset over not securing first division in the Class-12 examinations, a girl at a village in Budhana area in Muzaffarnagar allegedly committed suicide today.
01 May 2018
PuducherryMadras HC slams practice of awarding grace-marks to medical students
The Madras High Court has come down on the practice of awarding grace marks to medical students who fail to clear certain subjects.
01 May 2018
Himachal PradeshHimachal: 6 devotees killed, 25 injured in separate road accidents
Six devotees were killed while 25 others were injured in two road accidents in Himachal Pradesh today.
01 May 2018
KolkataNon-veg lovers opt vegetarian-food in Kolkata. The reason is fear
The fear of being served with meat of dogs/cats has reportedly reduced the sale of non-vegetarian food by almost half in Kolkata and surrounding areas.
01 May 2018
NagalandNagaland: 122 dead, 956 injured in road-accidents in 2 years
More than 100 people have died in road accidents in Nagaland in the last two years, an officer of the regional transport has said.
01 May 2018
IndiaSAD to hold meet over deleted chapters on Sikh Gurus
Shiromani Akali Dal decided to hold a meeting of its core committee on Thursday to formulate an action plan to "force" the Congress government in Punjab to re-insert 23 "deleted" chapters related to the era of Sikh Gurus in Class-12 History books of the Punjab School Education Board.
01 May 2018
West BengalNational-level swimmer Moupriya Mitra found dead at Hooghly home
A 16-year-old national level swimmer from West Bengal, Moupriya Mitra, was found hanging at her Hooghly residence yesterday. She allegedly committed suicide.
01 May 2018
EducationPhD degree to become mandatory for professors in Universities
From 2021, PhD degree will be mandatory for University professors, even for assistant professors.
01 May 2018
Andhra PradeshJEE Main 2018: Six students scored top marks this time
The JEE Main 2018 saw a unique moment: as many as six students had secured 350/360, the maximum marks.
30 Apr 2018
MumbaiNHSRCL's 'chai pe charcha' with bullet train project affected persons
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL), which is building a bullet train corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, will hold what the company called "chai pe charcha" with project-affected-persons (PAPs) to solve issues.
30 Apr 2018
KarnatakaIndia's first village 'free' from British Raj cries for development
"All parties give money. Whoever gives more, we will vote for them," says Prabhu S, a 48-year-old farmer from Esuru, expressing frustration over the lack of development in this tiny village which was the first in India to declare itself free from the British rule in 1942.
30 Apr 2018
SuratSurat railway station to be developed as a world-class facility
Surat railway station will be the third in India and second in Gujarat after Gandhinagar to be developed as a world-class facility under Railway Ministry's station redevelopment program.
30 Apr 2018
Kajal AggarwalDenied admission by govt hospital, woman gives birth in night-shelter
A woman delivered her baby in a night shelter, with her family alleging that she was denied admission to a district women's hospital in UP's Muzaffarnagar, a charge refuted by the medical facility's superintendent.
30 Apr 2018
MumbaiCentral Railway to run summer special trains between Mumbai, Goa
The Central Railway (CR) has decided to run six additional summer special trains between Mumbai in Maharashtra and Karmali in Goa to clear the extra rush of passengers.
30 Apr 2018
Ministry Of Home AffairsKashmir: NSG commandos to be deployed to deal with terrorists
The Ministry of Home Affairs is examining a proposal to deploy a contingent of National Security Guard (NSG) commandos in the Kashmir Valley so that they can join the Indian Army, the CRPF and the state police when a high-risk militancy related incident takes place.
30 Apr 2018
JharkhandMan found hanging from tree; links with IPL betting-racket suspected
A 25-year-old man was found hanging from a tree at Jharkhand's Birsanagar and the police suspect that he had links with an IPL cricket betting racket.
30 Apr 2018
BiharBihar: As molesters strip 14-year-old girl, onlookers make video
In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old girl was groped and molesters tried ripping her clothes off in Bihar's Jehanabad district.
30 Apr 2018
AssemblyOdisha: 4-year-old girl allegedly raped by a 45-year-old man
A 4-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 45-year-old man in Barunadiha village in Kendrapara district, Odisha.
30 Apr 2018
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)Retest of economics paper will not delay Class-12 results: CBSE
An official of the CBSE has said that the re-test of the Class 12 Economics paper, held on April 25, nearly a month after it was leaked, will not delay declaration of results.
30 Apr 2018
TripuraAnother-gem-of-a-comment: Vijay Rupani says Narad knew everything like Google
Just when we were reeling from Tripura CM's 'Internet existed during Mahabharata time' remark, his Gujarat counterpart Vijay Rupani said Narad knew everything about the world just like Google.
30 Apr 2018
Nashik3-year-old girl dies after falling in pot of hot sugar-syrup
A three-year-old girl died after falling into a cauldron of hot sugar syrup in Nashik, the police said.
30 Apr 2018
ChandigarhChandigarh: Private schools to declare income; can't raise fees arbitrarily
Private schools in Chandigarh will now have to declare their income and expenditure every year and won't be able to raise fee arbitrarily.
30 Apr 2018
KargilStatue of Kargil martyr found broken in Hisar
A statue of Kargil martyr Paviter Kumar was found broken in Haryana's Milakpur village, 40 km from Hisar.
30 Apr 2018
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu: 73 hospitalized after taking 'prasadam' in temple
As many as 73 people including six children and 14 women took ill after consuming "prasadam" at a temple in the Cuddalore city in TN today.
30 Apr 2018
EducationIIT JEE results declared today: Know how to check yours
The results of IIT-JEE (Mains) examination have been declared today, April 30.
30 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaWater shortage hits Agra as Yamuna goes totally dry
With the Yamuna totally dry and a fast depleting water table, the citizens of Agra are facing an acute water shortage.
30 Apr 2018
GurugramGurugram: 2 men burnt to death in car after accident
Two men were charred to death inside their car which caught fire after a speeding truck rammed into it at Gurugram's Rajiv Chowk.