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05 Jun 2018

Kolkata

Pre-school educational units with NCERT curriculum to set up: Swarup

Union School Education Secretary Anil Swarup today said the central government would set up pre-school educational units and the NCERT was also preparing a curriculum for them.

05 Jun 2018

Indian Railways

Now, rail passengers to pay six-time penalty for carrying excess-luggage

Just like air travel, now beware of carrying excess luggage while traveling in trains as well.

Now, Housefull director Sajid Khan named in IPL betting scam

After Bollywood actor-director Arbaaz Khan confessed to having taken part in IPL betting, another well-known Bollywood celebrity has now been named in connection to the betting racket.

05 Jun 2018

Sexual Harassment

Bengaluru: Ola-driver molests, threatens gangrape if woman didn't strip

In a traumatic incident, a Bengaluru-based architect was molested, forced to strip and have her nude pictures clicked by her Ola driver, who threatened to get her gangraped if she didn't comply.

05 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Rafale deal: Sitharaman refutes scandal allegations; says allegations are politically=motivated

Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today, addressing a press conference said that there was absolutely "no scandal" in the Rafale fighter jet deal with France and allegations of the wrongdoings relating to it were politically motivated.

05 Jun 2018

India

Sitharaman warns Pakistan of retaliation in face of unprovoked attacks

On Tuesday, Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India would continue to "honor" the ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir, but security forces would undoubtedly retaliate against unprovoked attacks by Pakistan.

WHO pays tribute to Kerala nurse who died of Nipah

The World Health Organization has paid glowing tributes to Kerala's young nurse Lini Puthussery, who died of Nipah virus last month.

05 Jun 2018

Jammu

137 meritorious police wards granted scholarships by J&K DGP

Jammu and Kashmir's Director General of Police (DGP) SP Vaid today granted a scholarship of Rs. 6.34 lakh in favor of 137 wards of serving police personnel, who have secured 80% and above marks in 10th board examinations during 2017 academic session.

05 Jun 2018

Haryana

Haryana hikes DA by 2% after much delay

The Haryana government has increased dearness allowance (DA) by 2% on the Center's pattern, taking it from 5% to 7% with retrospective effect from January 1, 2018.

Thane Police busts Rs. 500 crore cryptocurrency racket; 1 arrested

Thane Police has busted an online cryptocurrency racket, which had allegedly collected an estimated Rs. 500cr from people with a promise of good returns; it has arrested one person.

05 Jun 2018

Pakistan News

Rajasthani man missing for 5 years lodged in Pakistan jail

A 25-year-old prisoner in a Pakistan jail turned out to be a man from Rajasthan's Bundi district who has been missing for five years.

05 Jun 2018

West Bengal

Three Bihar sisters found brutally murdered inside home, rape suspected

Three young sisters were found inside their house today, brutally murdered with deep injuries on their throats and forehead.

05 Jun 2018

Mukesh Ambani

Here's when Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta are getting engaged

Business tycoon Mukesh Ambani's son Akash Ambani is set to get engaged to Shloka Mehta on June 30.

05 Jun 2018

Tamil Nadu

Daughter of agricultural-laborer ends life after failing to clear NEET

A 19-year-old daughter of an agricultural laborer allegedly committed suicide in Senji town of Tamil Nadu's Villupuram district as she was unable to clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in her second attempt, the police said.

05 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra will be totally plastic-free next year: Environment Minister Kadam

Maharashtra Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam on "International World Environment Day" said the state will be totally free of plastic in the next one year.

05 Jun 2018

Bombay High Court

Constable undergoing sex-change operation to be treated as male constable

29-year-old Lalita Salve, a constable from Beed district in Maharashtra will get benefits granted to a male constable after completing her sex reassignment surgery, a police official said today.

05 Jun 2018

Assam

Four-year-old Assam boy's book published; becomes youngest author of India

At an age when children can barely string two sentences together, four-year-old Ayan Gogoi Gohain of Assam's North Lakhimpur district has earned the rare distinction of "Youngest Author of India".

05 Jun 2018

Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor summoned as accused in Sunanda Pushkar death case

Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor has been summoned as an accused in his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death by a Delhi Court on Tuesday.

05 Jun 2018

India

Marijuana should be legalized in India, Shashi Tharoor writes why

In an opinion piece written for The Print, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor argued why it is important to legalize marijuana in India, the land of bhang.

05 Jun 2018

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu announces ban on plastic items, effective from 2019

On "International Environment Day", the Tamil Nadu Government announced a ban on the use of plastic items, including non-biodegradable bags, from January 2019 to "gift a plastic-free" state to future generations.

05 Jun 2018

India

Controversial 'spill milk' protests divide farmers. What's the solution?

Struggling farmers across India have been demonstrating since days demanding better conditions.

05 Jun 2018

Environment

#WorldEnvironmentDay: 5 small ways you can go plastic-free

That plastic is killing our planet and we need to act before it's not too late, is something everyone knows.

05 Jun 2018

Odisha

Sand artist creates big sand turtle on World Environment Day

Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a huge sand turtle at Odisha's Puri beach on the occasion of World Environment Day today with a message to curb plastic pollution.

Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra summoned in Rs. 2,000cr bitcoin-scam

Actor Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra is in trouble for alleged involvement in a Rs. 2,000cr bitcoin scam along with mastermind Amit Bhardwaj.

05 Jun 2018

Pakistan News

IPL betting: Police certain of distant, but clear, Dawood connection

Senior inspector Pradeep Sharma of Thane Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC), who is investigating IPL betting scam, said on Monday that there was a distant but clear Dawood Ibrahim connection in the scam.

SC okays reservation in promotions in government jobs, for now

The SC today permitted the Center to continue with reservation for SC/ST employees in promotions for now, and agreed to hear a petition against quashing of the practice.

05 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Govt working to free housing-sector of corruption, middlemen: PM Modi

The Center has been working to free the housing sector of corruption and middlemen to ensure people get their own houses without hassle, PM Narendra Modi said.

05 Jun 2018

Gujarat

Air Force's Jaguar aircraft crashes in Gujarat, officer killed

A commanding officer (CO) of the Indian Air Force was killed when the fighter plane he was in crashed in Kutch district of Gujarat this morning.

05 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Goa Power Minister Madkaikar suffers heart attack; hospitalized

Goa Power Minister Pandurang Madkaikar, 53, suffered a heart attack in Mumbai following which he was admitted to Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in the city, Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said.

05 Jun 2018

India

For one RTI query, this man has gotten 1,170 replies

When Madhya Pradesh based Chandrashekar Gaur filed an online RTI query to learn tax arrears in the country, he obviously didn't expect to be flooded with 1,170 replies.

Aircel-Maxis: No arrest for Chidambaram till July-10, but summons tomorrow

Five days after former finance minister P Chidambaram sought relief in the Aircel-Maxis case, a Delhi court today granted him protection from arrest till July 10.

05 Jun 2018

India

Not just Shimla, many cities, hill-stations on verge of water-crisis

Scenes from Shimla, where residents have had to line up for hours to get water from tankers since the last two weeks, might soon become rampant across India if preventive measures aren't taken.

05 Jun 2018

NEET

All you need to enter medical is 16.5% in NEET

The NEET decides admissions into India's medical colleges. Accordingly, one would expect it keeps away undeserving candidates from becoming life-saving doctors.

05 Jun 2018

India

#CareerBytes: Taking admission in DU? Here's everything you should know

The University of Delhi, established in 1922, is one of the most renowned educational institutions in India. It attracts lakhs of students from across India and other countries, too.

05 Jun 2018

Mayawati

6 times Mayawati acted like a Princess

Mayawati's way of life has forever been a subject of controversy in Indian politics. Its reasons and her insecurities can be debated, but in a country where every third person is poor, her flaunting of riches demand outright condemnation.

04 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Budget constraints force Army to cut down order for rifles

Budgetary constraints have forced the Indian Army to order 250,000 modern assault rifles, as against 800,000 rifles, its original requirement worth $2.5 billion, wrote Bloomberg.

Is Taj Mahal turning brown? Scientific study to find out

The color of Taj Mahal from yellow to supposed brown has troubled environmentalists; hence, a scientific study will find the exact hue of the monument.

04 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi Police files charge-sheet against Manish Sisodia, Yogendra Yadav

Delhi Police today filed a charge-sheet in a court against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav, and others in a 2014 protest case.

04 Jun 2018

West Bengal

Railways working on increasing speeds of long-distance trains by 25kmph

The Indian Railways is working on increasing the speeds of all long-distance passenger trains by 25km/hour by 2022 which will reduce travel time considerably, Minister of State (West Bengal) for Railways Rajen Gohain said in Kolkata.

TN Govt announces release of 67 lifers; DMK welcomes move

To commemorate the birth centenary of former Tamil Nadu CM, MG Ramachandran, the state government today announced the premature release of 67 life convicts who have completed 10 years of imprisonment on February 25.