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20 Aug 2018
Madhya Pradesh70% IIT-Bombay students develop drinking habit in first year
The IIT-Bombay Senior Survey which spoke to 192 graduates of this year, has concluded that 70% of students developed the drinking habit in the first year itself.
20 Aug 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Man killed following scuffle over asking directions to cigarette-shop
A 29-year-old non-teaching staffer of Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi was allegedly stabbed to death while his cousin was injured, following a scuffle over asking directions to a cigarette shop.
20 Aug 2018
MumbaiThree-years after husband's death, woman becomes his child's mother
A woman, hailing from Bengaluru, became a mother, exactly three years after her husband died in a road accident, courtesy, modern technology.
20 Aug 2018
IndiaDelhi HC declines Afghan's plea to direct wife to return
The Delhi High Court has declined the plea of an Afghan national to direct his wife and their two children, who have obtained refugee status in India, to return with him, after the three expressed their unwillingness to live with him.
20 Aug 2018
Madhya PradeshNow, MP schools will teach about Atal Bihari Vajpayee
On Saturday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that the life of late Atal Bihari Vajpayee would be made a part of the school curriculum from the next academic session.
20 Aug 2018
JharkhandJharkhand: 2 minors raped by 11 men
In a ghastly incident, 11 men took turns to rape 2 minor girls in Jharkhand's Lohardaga district, police said on Sunday.
20 Aug 2018
India#CareerBytes: Top 5 best private engineering institutes in Mumbai
Not making it to IIT Bombay or other top government institutes for that matter doesn't mean it's the end of your engineering career.
19 Aug 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Dabholkar case: Main shooter got training in Maha, K'taka
The alleged main shooter arrested in the Narendra Dabholkar killing case received "shooting training" at various places in Maharashtra and Karnataka, the CBI told the court of Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) AS Mujumdar in Pune on Sunday.
19 Aug 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaNational Conference's OBC cell holds protest in support of Article-35A
The National Conference's OBC cell today took out a march in Jammu in support of Article 35A, describing it as a constitutional guarantee to the distinct identity of people of J&K.
19 Aug 2018
India#HealthBytes: 5 reasons to use a female condom
We agree that female condoms are not as popular as their male counterparts, but they sure are gaining attention now, and because of good reasons.
19 Aug 2018
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh's "Swachhta Warrior" to create awareness on importance of voting
A 25-year-old Chhattisgarh woman, who played a key role in making 82 village panchayats open defecation-free, will now educate people of Raigarh district on the importance of voting and enrolment of eligible electors.
19 Aug 2018
MuslimsMissing Ola-driver found dead, UP-police cremate body infuriating family
The kin of a deceased Muslim Ola driver, who had gone missing on August 9, is furious as the Uttar Pradesh police cremated his body, instead of burying him.
19 Aug 2018
Tamil Nadu#KeralaFloods: TN devotees end Sabarimala pilgrimage in local Ayyappa temples
With heavy rains and floods making the famous hill shrine of Sabarimala in Kerala out of bounds, several Ayyappa devotees from Tamil Nadu chose to end their pilgrimage at local temples in Chennai and elsewhere in the state.
19 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshNEET aspirant from UP stabbed to death in Kota
A 17-year-old student, who was preparing at a Kota institute for the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), was stabbed to death by a youth following an argument, a police official said today.
19 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: 1 student dies of food poisoning, 12 hospitalized
A student of Kasturba Gandhi Awasiye Balika Vidyalaya in Bahuar village in UP's Mirzapur district died of food poisoning, while 12 other girls, who were taken ill, had to be hospitalized.
19 Aug 2018
Kerala#KeralaFloods: Andhra IAS officers donate one-day salary to flood-hit victims
To provide aid to flood-hit victims, the IAS Officers' Association of Andhra Pradesh (IASOA-AP) today announced that it will contribute one-day salary of its members to CM Relief Funds of Kerala.
19 Aug 2018
Monsoon#KeralaFloods: India Inc extends relief measures to victims through donations
With heavy rains continuing to wreak havoc in Kerala, India Inc has extended relief measures to the victims by offering donations.
19 Aug 2018
West BengalMet department predicts heavy rain in West Bengal
The Met department today warned of heavy rain in the coastal and other southern districts of West Bengal till Tuesday owing to a low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
19 Aug 2018
ChhattisgarhCenter orders withdrawal of 7,000 CRPF troops from four states
The Home Ministry has directed the withdrawal of over 7,000 CRPF personnel from their long drawn deployment in four states.
19 Aug 2018
ManipurManipur University agitation resumed as MHRD-order fails to uphold commitment
The Manipur University Community has been "compelled" to cancel its temporary suspension of agitation after HRD Ministry's fresh order "failed to uphold the commitment" on which stakeholders had reached a mutual agreement.
19 Aug 2018
KeralaKerala floods: IAF saves baby in dramatic rescue operation
In a heroic and dramatic rescue operation, Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel saved a toddler and his mother from a rooftop in the flood-ravaged district of Alappuzha in Kerala.
19 Aug 2018
DNATransgenders strip naked, cause traffic woes in Delhi's Green Park
In what can be seen as a protest against police crackdown on illegal activities, a group of transgenders stripped naked on the streets of Green Park in South Delhi, obviously causing traffic woes for the public.
19 Aug 2018
IndiaOver 6,000 applications for 10 vacancies in the Central govt.
Over 6,000 aspiring candidates have put in their applications in response to a recent job vacancy announcement for the posts of 10 joint secretaries in the Central government.
19 Aug 2018
IndiaIndian Railways fare comparison for Tejas, Humsafar, Gatimaan, other trains
In addition to the 4,600 passenger and 5,000 EMU (Electric multiple unit) trains, the Indian Railways currently runs 3,500 reserved trains.
19 Aug 2018
GoaEcologist, who predicted Kerala-floods in 2011, says Goa next
Ecologist Madhav Gadgil has said Goa may face a similar deluge like Kerala if precautions aren't taken.
19 Aug 2018
GurugramGurugram firm employees caught on camera burning garbage near Aravalli
A Gurugram-based company engaged in waste management has been accused of burning garbage in ecologically sensitive Aravalli mountain range.
19 Aug 2018
India#CareerBytes: Top 5 private engineering colleges in Bengaluru
Home to more than 2000 private companies (some of them counted among the Fortune 500 companies of the world), the Silicon Valley of India, Bengaluru identifies itself as the undisputed tech hub of the country.
19 Aug 2018
IndiaCash in ATMs won't be replenished after 9pm from 2019
The Home Ministry has announced a new set of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) pertaining to ATM cash replenishment and transportation of cash via cash vans.
19 Aug 2018
LucknowMeet Vajpayee's Kanha, from Lucknow, who lost his 'Baba'
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee valued relationships a lot and the bond he shared with Kanha, his young neighbor in Lucknow proves that.
19 Aug 2018
MonsoonKerala: Commercial flight operations from Kochi Naval Base from tomorrow
The Center yesterday said Kerala's Kochi Naval Base will be thrown open for commercial flight operations from the morning of August 20, bringing a huge relief to people awaiting the resumption of air service from Kochi.
19 Aug 2018
LucknowLucknow: HC stays construction of heritage hotel in posh locality
In a jolt to Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's plans to build a heritage hotel in Lucknow's posh Vikramaditya Marg, the Allahabad HC's Lucknow bench put a stay on further construction on three plots owned by either SP, Janeshwar Mishra Trust, or the Yadav family.
19 Aug 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Delhi: 25-year-old man arrested for posing as doctor at AIIMS
A 25-year-old man, who was allegedly posing as a doctor at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, was arrested yesterday, police said.
19 Aug 2018
ImphalTwo dogs awarded gallantry honors for detecting bombs, saving lives
A pair of Labradors, Gracy and Danfy, trained to sniff out explosives and landmines, have won the Chief of Army Staff's commendation card this Independence Day for their heroics in combat zones.
19 Aug 2018
Mumbai#KeralaFloods: This Mumbai-based NGO is collecting food, clothes for victims
A Mumbai-based NGO has started a campaign to collect food and other items to help the flood victims in Kerala.
19 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiWilling to fly planes to Kerala voluntarily, without payment: Pilots
The Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing its willingness to fly planes to Kerala on a "voluntary basis" in the larger interest of the affected people in the state.
19 Aug 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Lady don alias Mummy, having 113 criminal cases, arrested
Dreaded gangster Basiran, who was active in Delhi for 16 years and had 113 criminal cases on her, was arrested on Friday from Delhi's Sangam Vihar.
19 Aug 2018
Narendra Modi#KeralaFloods: No red-alert issued but heavy rainfall predicted
For the first time since August 9, no red alert was issued for any of Kerala's 14 districts, but the IMD has predicted heavy rainfall in the districts of Ernakulam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha.
19 Aug 2018
India#HealthBytes: 5 natural home remedies to treat malaria
A deadly mosquito-borne disease characterized by fever, sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, and fatigue, malaria claims thousands of lives annually in India alone.
19 Aug 2018
India#PolicyExplainer: This govt scheme provides quality medicines at low cost
Healthcare is one of India's biggest industries yet over 60% of people in the country lack access to modern healthcare, with the unavailability of affordable medicines being a major contributor.
19 Aug 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaTo solve Delhi's garbage menace, SC gives task to L-G
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta gave L-G Anil Baijal the task of clearing Delhi off garbage and take proper action on landfill sites- at Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla.
