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21 Aug 2018
GoaGoa: Vajpayee's ashes to be immersed in Zuari, Mandovi rivers
The ashes of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee would be immersed in the Mandovi and Zuari rivers of Goa on August 24, a senior BJP official said today.
21 Aug 2018
Madhya PradeshMandsaur gangrape: 2 men given death penalty for 7-year-old's rape
Less than two months after a 7-year-old girl was gang-raped in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh leading to public outrage, the two accused in the case were given death penalties after they were found guilty by a special court.
21 Aug 2018
West BengalWB colleges can extend admission deadline beyond Aug-20: Education Minister
Colleges in West Bengal can extend the date for admission to undergraduate courses beyond the deadline of August 20 if there are vacant seats, state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee told reporters in Kolkata yesterday.
21 Aug 2018
WhatsAppDelhi: Woman commits suicide while video chatting on WhatsApp
In what seems to be yet another incident of a suicide on air, a 21-year-old woman in Delhi hanged herself while on a video WhatsApp call with her friend.
21 Aug 2018
App Store#CareerBytes: Top 5 online games to help you build vocabulary
Vocabulary is defined as the body of words in any language. Improving vocabulary is important for mastery over a language, and as John Keating said in 'Dead Poets Society', words and ideas can change the world.
21 Aug 2018
Delhi PoliceWanted to highlight cow protection agenda: Umar Khalid's attackers
A Delhi court today sent two persons, who allegedly attacked JNU student leader Umar Khalid, to two-day police custody.
21 Aug 2018
MaharashtraMSEDCL distributes Rs. 41L-worth cash prizes to power theft informers
The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) has given cash rewards worth Rs. 41L to people who informed it about power thefts in the last three years.
21 Aug 2018
IndiaBakrid 2018: All about date, significance, celebrations, and more
Bakra Eid, also traditionally called Eid-al-Adha, is one of the two Eid festivals, observed by followers of Islam, around the world.
21 Aug 2018
OdishaOdisha: Interpretation center to come up at Bhitarkanika National Park
The Odisha government has decided to set up a state-of-the-art interpretation center at the Bhitarkanika National Park to showcase its flora, fauna and rich biodiversity, a senior official said.
21 Aug 2018
KeralaKerala floods: Experts say flood damages could have been reduced
Kerala has been ravaged by floods since August 8, leading to 357 people losing their lives, and over Rs. 20,000cr worth of property being damaged.
21 Aug 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaNo NOTA in Rajya Sabha elections, rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled the option of "none of the above" (NOTA) cannot be permitted in Rajya Sabha elections.
21 Aug 2018
DNAMan found hanging, wife stuffed in fridge, daughters in suitcase
In a rather gruesome case reported out of Allahabad, police have recovered the body of a man, along with his family members comprising his wife and three daughters.
21 Aug 2018
Road AccidentsDelhi: Homeless woman run over by SUV, dragged for 300m
On Sunday night, at around 9pm, a 50-year-old woman was killed in Connaught Place after she was run over by an SUV driven by a 20-year-old fashion student.
21 Aug 2018
India#FoodBytes: Top 5 cities in India for lip-smacking street food
No fine-dining experience can beat the feels of standing by a humble stall, overloaded with puchkas, burgers, chat-tikki and savoring the addictive, flavorful taste of the undisputed Indian street food.
21 Aug 2018
PunjabPunjab still battling drug-menace: Police inaction to be blamed
In 3,789 cases where drug possessors were convicted, Punjab police used the same narrative in the charge-sheets.
20 Aug 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: What to do if you had unprotected sex?
Having unprotected sex isn't the smartest move, as far as your sexual health is concerned, but sometimes (read nights), mistakes happen.
20 Aug 2018
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)Chinese national held at Delhi airport for entering with fake-ticket
A Chinese man was apprehended at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi for allegedly using a fake ticket to enter the terminal area, a senior official said today.
20 Aug 2018
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu hotels offer discounts to encourage customers shun plastic
To encourage customers to do away with plastic bags for carrying food parcels, hotels in Tamil Nadu have announced discounts to those who bring utensils.
20 Aug 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Minister creates controversy by throwing biscuits at flood-hit victims
Karnataka Minister HD Revanna courted a controversy after a video purportedly showing him flinging biscuit packets at flood victims in a relief camp in the state's Hassan district went viral today.
20 Aug 2018
JharkhandJharkhand govt to include Vajpayee's life, thoughts in school curriculum
Jharkhand government decided to include life and thoughts of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the school curriculum, CM Raghubar Das said in Ranchi.
20 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiFake WCD website for Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao duping people: Govt
A fake website with Beti Bachao Beti Padhao logo is duping people posing as a government-backed saving scheme, warned an official with Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry today.
20 Aug 2018
India#CareerBytes: 5 online-courses to help you prepare for JEE Physics
Clearing the JEE exam is a dream come true for any engineering aspirant in India.
20 Aug 2018
IndiaIndia to get its own astronauts' training facility, soon
Five days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced about India's space mission, ISRO has confirmed that an astronauts' training facility will soon come up in Bengaluru.
20 Aug 2018
YouTubeKota girl develops device that sends distress calls without Internet
A Class 12 girl in Kota has developed a safety device that can be attached to a women's wristwatch to help her send emergency alerts to family members in case she is threatened or assaulted without the Internet.
20 Aug 2018
KeralaKerala floods: 90% of rescue operations completed
In what can be seen as a silver lining in an otherwise bleak situation, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan announced a while back that 90% of rescue operations in the state had been completed.
20 Aug 2018
Manish SisodiaNZ govt introduces 3-year post-study work visa for Indian students
To attract more Indian students, New Zealand has taken several steps such as introducing three-year post-study work visa for international students, NZ's envoy Joanna Kempkers said today.
20 Aug 2018
Egypt#CareerBytes: Top video games to teach history
People often find history difficult and boring.
20 Aug 2018
Amarinder SinghWill give strong reply when needed: Sidhu on Pakistan visit
After drawing flak from Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and the opposition for embracing the Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu today said that he was prepared to give a strong reply to all when needed.
20 Aug 2018
India"Floods may kill more than 16,000 in next 10 years"
Just as Kerala is reeling from the worst floods it faced in 80 years, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has predicted that 16,000 may lose their lives in floods in the next ten years. Further, it said property worth Rs. 47,000 crore will be lost.
20 Aug 2018
TelanganaTelangana: 'Changed' husband in photo for government advertisement anguishes family
32-year-old Nayakula Nagaraju and his 26-year-old wife Padma are upset as advertisements for government schemes of the Telangana government used their pictures without permission.
20 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiNation pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on 74th birth anniversary
PM Narendra Modi today led the nation in paying homage to former premier Rajiv Gandhi on his 74th birth anniversary.
20 Aug 2018
IndiaMajority of India's private English-medium school students can't read English
Breaking the long-held stereotype that private schooling delivers better learning outcomes than government schooling, a survey has found that majority of students in India's English-medium private schools can barely read English.
20 Aug 2018
Tamil NaduKerala flood relief: Puducherry govt employees donate one day salary
The government employees in Puducherry, the Union Territory neighboring Tamil Nadu, have decided to contribute their one day salary to the Kerala flood relief fund.
20 Aug 2018
India#HealthBytes: 5 life-changing health benefits of running
One of the most popular exercises the world over, running is great for your overall physical and mental health.
20 Aug 2018
Social MediaUP: 2 booked for sharing obscene audio about Vajpayee
Two persons in UP's Bahraich were booked for allegedly sharing an obscene audio clip about former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on social media following which one of them was arrested, police said today.
20 Aug 2018
Maharashtra100 doctors, paramedics from Maharashtra to help Kerala flood victims
A team of around 100 doctors and paramedical staff from Maharashtra left for Kerala today to help the flood-affected people.
20 Aug 2018
OdishaOdisha: Camera trap installed to protect sheep from wild animals
The Forest Department has decided to install a trap camera at Tamanada village in Odisha's Ganjam district to track down wild animals that are attacking sheep, a forest official said.
20 Aug 2018
Kerala#KeralaFloods: 19-year-old commits suicide as rains destroy Class- 12 certificates
In a heartbreaking incident, a 19-year-old Kerala boy took his life after the rains destroyed his Class-12 certificates which were kept at his Karanthur home in Kozhikode district.
20 Aug 2018
MumbaiGurugram-Mumbai Expressway to be extended till Delhi
Having already initiated the land-acquisition process for the mega Gurugram-Mumbai Greenfield Expressway project, the government is now planning to expand the road to Delhi.
20 Aug 2018
Delhi PoliceUmar Khalid case: Two men detained by Delhi Police
Two men who claimed responsibility for the attack on JNU student leader Umar Khalid, have been detained, police said today.
