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01 Aug 2018
ThaneMaharashtra: Autorickshaw driver abducts and rapes woman in Thane
A 25-year-old married woman was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an autorickshaw driver in a forest area in Ulhasnagar town in Maharashtra's Thane district.
01 Aug 2018
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Loans to get costlier as RBI hikes repo rate again
The RBI today increased repo rates by 25 basis points to 6.5%, the second hike in two months, making housing and automobile loans costlier.
01 Aug 2018
IndiaStudy says India's population growth rate is highly overestimated
India's population growth rate is highly overestimated by existing models, say scientists who suggest that accounting for the diversity and differences in the levels of education among people can help arrive at more accurate projections.
01 Aug 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: The 5 best calcium-rich food items
Calcium is one of the most important minerals our body needs.
01 Aug 2018
IndiGoAir India airhostess proudly retires as daughter co-pilots last flight
To retire as proudly as Mumbai-based Pooja Chinchankar did would be everyone's dream.
01 Aug 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: 39 Nepali girls rescued in human-trafficking case from Paharganj
At least 39 Nepali girls were rescued from a hotel in Delhi's Paharganj by a joint team of the Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) and the Delhi Police in the early hours today, the women's panel said.
01 Aug 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Lover stabs woman to death for refusing to marry
A 28-year-old man, Suraj Chavan, was arrested in Maharashtra's Nashik district for allegedly stabbing to death a 21-year-old woman after she refused to marry him.
01 Aug 2018
HaridwarKanwar-Yatra: Star attraction 'Golden Baba' dons 20kg gold this year!
Giving tough competition to 'Gold-Man' aka music composer Bappi Lahiri is Golden Baba.
01 Aug 2018
MumbaiMaratha protests: Agitators launch 'jail bharo' agitation in Mumbai
Maratha outfits launched a 'jail bharo andolan' today demanding reservation in jobs and education.
01 Aug 2018
Facebook2,300 people watch as man hangs himself live on Facebook
A resident of Pataudi, 28km from Gurugram, hung himself in his house on Monday evening after a fight with his wife, and live-streamed the entire act.
01 Aug 2018
IslamSeize properties of those who issued fatwa to triple-talaq-victim: UPMC
Uttar Pradesh Minority Commission (UPMC) Chairman Tanveer Haidar Usmani yesterday asked the Bareilly District Magistrate and SSP to seize properties of people who issued "fatwa" against triple talaq victim, Nida Khan, if they are not arrested.
01 Aug 2018
IndiaDelhi: Six members of two different gangs arrested for robbery
Six men belonging to two different gangs of robbers were arrested after committing loots in Delhi, police said today.
01 Aug 2018
Lajpat NagarDelhi Metro: Lajpat Nagar-South Campus Pink Line opening August 6
The Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus-Lajpat Nagar section of Delhi Metro's Pink Line will be inaugurated on August 6.
01 Aug 2018
India8 best colleges, universities for engineering in North India
Most science students in India opt for engineering after Class 12; a career in engineering is preferred by many as it offers an exciting variety of job opportunities.
31 Jul 2018
Bombay High CourtKids from second-marriage have no rights on joint-property: Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court, recently, gave relief to a woman and her two daughters, who were thrown out of their house. The court maintained that only they have rights on the joint-property.
31 Jul 2018
IndiaNRC aftermath: Prateek Hajela, the man who's running the show
The complete draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) that was published yesterday has sent people into a tizzy.
31 Jul 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra Class-10 students are reading textbooks full of errors
If you or someone you know studies under the Maharashtra board, what you're learning might cause big trouble.
31 Jul 2018
MuslimsNCP demands 5% quota for Muslims in education in Maharashtra
NCP MP Majeed Memon wrote a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today demanding 5% quota for Muslims in education.
31 Jul 2018
OdishaOdisha: Man arrested for killing couple, raping their daughter
A man, who had allegedly killed a woman and raped her daughter in Odisha's Bhadrak district, was arrested and today he confessed to murdering the girl's father as well, police said.
31 Jul 2018
TelanganaTelangana: 11 minor girls rescued from brothels, 11 traffickers arrested
Eleven minor girls have been rescued from brothels in a Telangana town and eight traffickers, including six women arrested.
31 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: International prostitution-racket busted, 16 Nepali women among 18 rescued
Eighteen women, including 16 from Nepal, were rescued from a prostitution racket in New Delhi.
31 Jul 2018
EducationNET July 2018 results declared: Here's how to check
The CBSE has declared the results of the National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted this month.
31 Jul 2018
GoaCongress alleges 'plastic eggs' being sold in Goa; demands action
The Congress today alleged that "plastic eggs" are being sold in Goa and demanded action from the Goa Government to check the practice.
31 Jul 2018
Tamil NaduKerala's robotic scavenger to clean up Tamil Nadu's temple town
Robotic scavenger "Bandicoot", the product of a Kerala-based start-up, would soon be cleaning sewers in the temple town of Kumbakonam in neighboring Tamil Nadu.
31 Jul 2018
Jammu And Kashmir87 youths from J&K joined militancy in 2018
As many as 87 local youths have joined militancy in Jammu and Kashmir so far this year, Union Minister Hansraj Gangaram Ahir said today.
31 Jul 2018
IndiaSC refuses to review its order in controversial Loya death-case
The SC has dismissed a petition seeking a review of its April ruling in the Judge BH Loya death case, reiterating again that he died a natural death.
31 Jul 2018
India'Bharat Mata Mandir', a unique temple with marble-map of undivided-India
In the ancient city of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, which draws pilgrims from all over the world, stands a unique "Bharat Mata Mandir", a temple with a marble map of undivided India.
31 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Man's suicide attempt on rail-track averted by commuters, jawan
A man, apparently troubled by some family problems, lied down on a railway track in Mumbai, allegedly to commit suicide, but his attempt was foiled by the alert commuters and a security force jawan.
31 Jul 2018
GujaratMan kills two sons, attempts suicide after fight with wife
Apparently upset over marital-discord, a 28-year-old man allegedly killed his two minor sons by throwing them into a well and later tried to commit suicide.
31 Jul 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)Traditional snake boat races in Kerala to get IPL makeover
Kerala's famed snake boat races, which have mesmerized visitors for ages, would take a new avatar, on the lines of Indian Premier League (IPL) from this year.
31 Jul 2018
MaharashtraShirdi Saibaba temple gets Rs. 6.66cr donations on Guru Poornima
The Saibaba temple in Maharashtra's Shirdi received donations worth Rs. 6.66 crore during the three-day "Guru Poornima" festival, an official said today.
31 Jul 2018
Lok SabhaManeka Gandhi, WCD minster, claims she didn't know 'transgender'. Disturbing
Days after Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi created controversy by calling transgenders "the other ones," she has tweeted an "apology," claiming she didn't know "the official terminology for the transgender community."
31 Jul 2018
Arvind KejriwalDelhi: Pink Line's South Campus-Lajpat Nagar section to open next-Monday
The over 8km-long South Campus-Lajpat Nagar section of the Delhi Metro's Pink Line is all set to be inaugurated on August 6.
31 Jul 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Man booked for duping people on false job promise
A man has been booked for allegedly duping around 40 people to the tune of Rs. 60L by promising to get them jobs at government medical colleges in Maharashtra.
31 Jul 2018
HaryanaGurugram: 'Intoxicated' cop blocks road and dances, because he can!
A police inspector and his friend gave quite a show to passers-by at Sheetla Mata Road, Gurugram, in the wee hours of Monday.
31 Jul 2018
MonsoonKerala issues alert after Idukki dam water level approaches limits
An Orange alert has been issued along the banks of the Periyar in Kerala as water level in the Idukki dam rose to 2395ft at night yesterday.
31 Jul 2018
MumbaiMaratha quota stir: Man ends life in Maharashtra's Nanded district
A 38-year-old man allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Nanded district over the Maratha quota demand, police said today.
31 Jul 2018
IndiaYou can give suggestions to Modi for his I-Day speech
PM Narendra Modi has asked citizens to give ideas for his Independence Day address, which he will give from the Red Fort.
31 Jul 2018
HyderabadDemonetization: Hyderabad firm that deposited Rs. 3,000cr missing from registered-address
A Hyderabad-based company that suspiciously deposited and withdrew Rs. 3,178cr during demonetization is nowhere to be found at its registered address, TOI reports.
31 Jul 2018
Vivek OberoiDelhi: NGO launches '#KidsNotForSale' campaign on International Day against Trafficking
On International Day against Trafficking, a campaign called #KidsNotForSale was launched yesterday in Delhi by an NGO to spread awareness about child trafficking.
