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'Kiss of love' organisers arrested for running sex-racket
Kerala Police made 9 arrests which included Rahul Pashupalan and his wife Resmi R Nair, the "Kiss of Love" campaign organizers for being allegedly involved in an online sex racket.
India pays tribute to its first PM
Tributes came pouring in on India's first PM's 126th birthday with Narendra Modi being the first one to pay his tributes saying "Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's life was spent in giving India freedom & leading India as the first PM".
Haryana's anti-beef bill gets President's nod
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his approval to the bill against cow slaughter, eight months after it was passed in the Haryana Assembly.
Death threat to Karnad over Tipu comment, apologizes
Writer and actor, Girish Karnad received a death threat on Twitter following his controversial statement on Tipu Jayanti.
ULFA leader Anup Chetia handed over to CBI
The general secretary of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA), Anup Chetia is to be extradited to India from Bangladesh.
GE, Alstom win $5.6-billion contracts from Indian Railways
In a bid to mordernise railways, General Electric (GE) and Alstom were awarded contracts worth $5.6-billion to supply new locomotives to railways.
Pseudo-secularists using us as punching bag: RSS
RSS slammed writers, filmmakers, scientists and historians who returned their various government awards to protest against the rising intolerance.
Death penalty to Mumbai techie Anuhya's rapist-murderer
A special women's court awarded death sentence to Chandrabhan Sanap for the murder of techie Esther Anuhya.
Rs.12k crore projects cleared before Parrikar's Russia visit
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared Rs.12000 crores worth projects ahead of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's Russia visit.
A Hundred 'Occupy UGC' protesters detained by police
On Friday morning, the third day of the ongoing "Occupy UGC" demonstration, several protesters were detained by the police.
Delhi's first car-free day starts today!
Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal led the cycle rally till Bhagwan Das Marg all the way from Red Fort to inaugurate Delhi's first car-free day.
India-Maldives to sign cooperation treaty on terror
India and Maldives are set to sign an agreement for cooperation on terrorism, transnational crime and criminal matters.
Two juveniles arrested in toddler rape case
250 locals were questioned by more than 15 teams of Delhi Police; finally they arrested two juveniles in relation with the rape of the minor girl.
VHP puts posters asking non-Hindus to skip Garba
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) commenced planting banners at the gates of select garba venues across Gujarat ahead of the Navratri festival, demanding non-Hindus to not engage in the Garba programmes.
President leaves for Israel and Palestine
President Pranab Mukherjee left on a six-day historic visit to Israel and Palestine.
Government to seek justice for Saudi victim
Vikas Swarup declared on behalf of the ministry of external affairs that the government would seek justice for Ms Kasturi Munirathinam whose hand was chopped off in Saudi Arabia.
Punjab farmers distressed by whitefly attack
Whitefly pest destroyed about two-thirds of standing crop in the Punjab-Malwa region. 15 farmers have committed suicide due to the crop failure.
7,500 km of highway projects at risk
A report by Crisil titled "No smooth ride" has said that around 7,500 km of highway projects- 5,100 km under construction and 2,400 km operational, awarded on a build, operate, transfer (BOT) basis are at high risk.
Programme Kisan launched by government
The centre launched the pilot programme Kisan, which will utilise "satellite and drone-based imaging" and other geospatial technology to get up-to-date and specific data on crop produce.
DRDO inaugurates world's highest R&D center
DRDO established an Extreme Altitude Research Centre at Chang La near Pengong lake in Ladakh, at 17,600 ft above mean sea level, the world's highest terrestrial R&D centre.
Kerala, UP, TN fail to implement NFSA
The deadline for the implementation of the National Food Security Act was 30 September 2015.
India may enter the elite MTCR missile group
India's application to become the member in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) is due for consideration next week at the MTCR plenary meet in Oslo.
Modi appreciates Sushma's reply to Sharif's proposal
Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj undermined Sharif's four-point proposal at UNGA saying, "We do not need a four-point proposal. We need just one: give up terrorism and let us sit down and talk", drawing praise from PM Modi.
Last hearing for Krishna water-sharing issue decided
The Supreme Court fixed 15 October for final hearing on the Telangana plea for the division of Krishna river water with Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh.
Truckers go on strike seeking 'toll free' India
Truckers proceeded on a nationwide indefinite-strike this morning at the call of All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) to protest against the present toll system.
India's biggest indigenously-built warship commissioned
Defence minister Manohar Parikkar commissioned the INS Kochi into the Indian Navy, which is India's biggest indigenously-built warship.
HRD ministry denies Swamy's link to JNU
The Human Resouce Development (HRD) ministry had reportedly offered BJP leader Swamy the post of Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU).
FSSAI's Malik moved to Niti Aayog
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) chief executive Y S Malik was shifted from his department to the Niti Aayog.
Pansare's killer associated with Goa blast mastermind
Research by National Investigation Agency proclaims that Rudra Patil, who is also a suspect in Govind Pansare's murder case, was connected to the mastermind behind Goa's diwali blast.
Two of three trapped workers rescued in Bilaspur
A National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team rescued two of three workers who were trapped in a tunnel collapse in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.
Shiv Sena defends Marathi mandatory clause for auto-drivers
Shiv Sena has defended Transport-Minister Diwakar Raote's mandatory clause for auto-drivers to speak Marathi by stating that it was an old rule which he had sought to implement.
Amma Canteens have sold 24.01 crore idlis!
Chennai Corporation officials, who have been keeping track of the quantity of food sold at each Amma canteen, announced that the canteens have sold a total of 24.01 crore idlis since their inception.
Ban on animal testing for soaps, detergents
The environment ministry decided to forbid all animal testing of "soaps and detergents".
Robert Vadra to remove himself from no-frisking list
Robert Vadra, who enjoys a "no-frisking" status while travelling with SPG protectees, posted on Facebook that he planned to remove his name on his own, owing to government inaction.
Delhi Government cancels leaves of doctors due to dengue
With the exponential increase in dengue-cases, the Delhi Government cancelled the leaves of all doctors and paramedical staff including nurses, as hospitals are struggling to deal with the patient-rush.
Tata Motors puts Gujarat government under pressure
Gujarat government is in a fix after Tata Motors demanded afresh that the sops provided to Nano be extended to other car models it plans to manufacture at its Sanand plant.
Saudi Arabian diplomat charged with gangrape
The Saudi Arabian diplomat was charged with gangrape, wrongful confinement, causing harm and criminal intimidation, after the two recently rescued abused women registered a case.
Cabinet gives a thumbs-up to spectrum trading
The Cabinet approved the spectrum trading guidelines which will allow telecom operators to sell radiowaves to other service providers.
Safety concerns rekindled for AI's A-320 fleet!
After the incident of 7 September, the pilot-association's issues of safety for the old Airbus-320 fleet of Air-India have surfaced again.
Mumbai top-cop Rakesh Maria refutes retirement claims
Rakesh Maria, who was removed from the post of Mumbai Police Commissioner, denied claims that he was planning to retire.