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23 Apr 2017

Yogi Adityanath

New UP DGP: Will prioritize unbiased policing and crush 'goondagardi'

Newly appointed UP DGP Sulkhan Singh on Saturday highlighted the police would be tough-handed with breaches of law and order, and promised to crackdown on "goondagardi" and unwarranted citizen vigilantism.

23 Apr 2017

India

Assam has India's highest maternal deaths, text messages save lives

Assam has a maternal mortality ratio of 300 deaths per 100,000 live-births, the worst in India and almost the same as Ghana (321) and Sudan (325).

22 Apr 2017

India

India's obsession with English: Himachal judge drafts bizarre judgment!

When an SC bench received a judgement from a Himachal Pradesh judge, they could only stare in bemusement.

22 Apr 2017

India

Soon, your kirana shops to sell Wi-Fi data packs

Data users will soon be able to buy low-cost Wi-Fi-powered data packs from community kirana shops and even the 'thela wallah', or street vendors.

22 Apr 2017

India

Modi allays fears of uncalled-for corruption charges among bureaucrats

While addressing bureaucrats on Civil Services Day, PM Narendra Modi deviated from the set text and encouraged them to become "enablers" rather than "regulators".

22 Apr 2017

India

Student suicides: IIT-KGP boy found hanging in hostel room

Nidhin N, a fourth-year aerospace engineering student at IIT-Kharagpur, was found hanging from the ceiling in his hostel room in Nehru Hall B Block.

22 Apr 2017

India

Air India lowers senior citizen concession age, but scam continues?

Air India has lowered the age for availing senior citizen concession from 63 to 60; the change will be effective immediately across all domestic fights.

22 Apr 2017

India

Delhi Taj Mansingh takeover battle: The Tata Group v ITC?

With the Supreme Court allowing e-auction of Delhi's Taj Mansingh hotel, Tatas and ITC are likely heading for a fierce takeover battle.

22 Apr 2017

Narendra Modi

Capt Amarinder meets Modi, seeks to export surplus power

Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought the Centre's support in reviving Punjab's economy.

22 Apr 2017

Punjab

BSF to return Bhagat Singh's Gun to Punjab

The BSF is reportedly considering a request to return Bhagat Singh's pistol, which is currently on display at the BSF museum in Indore, to the museum in Khatkar Kalan, Bhagat Singh's birthplace.

21 Apr 2017

India

Petroleum Ministry considering home-delivery of fuel

Taking to Twitter, the Ministry of Petroleum stated that the government is considering a plan for the home delivery of petroleum products if consumers make a pre-booking.

21 Apr 2017

India

Centre considers Project Cow, like Project Tiger

Minister of State (Home) Hansraj G Ahir stated that the Centre is considering setting up "cow sanctuaries" under Project Cow along the lines of Project Tiger.

21 Apr 2017

Kerala

IIM-K students create crowdfunding app for social causes

Students from IIM Kozhikode have invented an application called MakeOurKerala that can be used to crowdsource funds for social causes. They say it is an initiative towards a cleaner, greener and safer Kerala.

25% of husband's net salary 'proper amount' for alimony: SC

The Supreme Court has stated that 25% of a man's net salary constitutes a "just and proper" amount to be paid as alimony to his estranged wife.

21 Apr 2017

Karnataka

Aurangabad-Hyderabad passenger train derails at Karnataka

An Aurangabad-Hyderabad passenger train derailed on Friday morning between Khalgapur and Bhalki stations in Karnataka.

20 Apr 2017

India

India's blind population to reduce drastically after new definition

India has introduced a new definition of blindness, in accordance with World Health Organization criteria, after over four decades.

20 Apr 2017

Noida

Greater Noida: YEIDA cancels 17 housing projects

The Yamuna expressway Industrial Development Authority has cancelled 17 housing projects that were coming up in Greater Noida.

20 Apr 2017

India

Noida: Building decimated by fire, at least 6 dead

On Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 pm, a four-storey building in Noida's Sector 11 caught fire; it housed an LED-packaging office belonging to a company called Excel Greentech Pvt Ltd.

20 Apr 2017

7th Pay Commission

7th Pay Commission: Lavasa Committee on Allowances to submit report

The high-level Committee on Allowances headed by Finance Secretary Ashok Lavasa under the 7th Pay Commission is likely to submit its much-delayed report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley this week.

Pak-backed militants record 3-fold jump in infiltration bids

Intelligence sources have stated that a large number of militants have gathered on the Pakistani side of the LoC and are awaiting opportunities to infiltrate. They have the tacit support of the Pakistani Army too.

19 Apr 2017

India

SC seeks to re-open Manipur extra-judicial killings cases

The Supreme Court ordered the reopening of cases of alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur in 2003. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi strongly opposed the court's decision, saying over a decade had passed.

19 Apr 2017

India

Question paper shortage delays ITI exam by 2 hours!

In contrast to the frequent reports of question paper leaks from across India, this time, hundreds of Industrial Training Institute students had to wait for over two hours to appear for their apprenticeship exams at Dadar after supply of question papers was delayed.

19 Apr 2017

India

British Court frees Mallya on strict terms; cannot leave UK

Following his arrest on Tuesday morning, an English Court proceeded to grant bail to Indian liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, albeit on strict conditions.

SBI begins charging people for credit card payments

In a new initiative, SBI Card, the bank's credit-card wing, will charge users a Rs. 100 fee for all credit card payments under Rs .2000.

19 Apr 2017

India

Jeweller's Swiss Bank details revealed, imprisoned for 2 years

The owner of a famous jewellery showroom in Dehradun was sentenced to a two-years stringent punishment for hiding his Swiss bank account from the Income-Tax (IT) Department.

18 Apr 2017

NITI Aayog

JNU, DU to get financial autonomy

Sources stated that the NITI Aayog is working on a plan to introduce sweeping reforms in the education sector.

18 Apr 2017

India

MEA to issue Indian passports to Tibetan refugees

Accepting the September 2016 verdict that nationality of Tibetans, born in India between 1950-87, cannot be questioned under the Citizenship Act, the government will now issue Indian passports to all such Tibetan refugees.

18 Apr 2017

India

IGI's T3 to be revamped to accommodate more passengers

The Delhi International Airport Limited has begun expansion of Terminal 3 in an attempt to cope with the increasing numbers of passengers.

18 Apr 2017

India

UP: Dozens of missing girls rescued overnight in Shahjahnpur

In a surprising turn of events, police in Shahjahanpur rescued 27 missing girls in just 72 hours, after a stern warning by Shahjahanpur Superintendent of Police, KB Singh.

18 Apr 2017

Delhi

FIR against female police officer for molesting 13-year-old girl

A sessions court in Delhi ordered an FIR against a female police officer for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl, who initially complained against her teacher as well for the same.

18 Apr 2017

Delhi

Delhi residents offer reward for missing road

Residents of from Chittaranjan Park in Delhi organized a hunt for a missing road in the locality, and even offered a Rs. 10,000 reward for anyone who finds it.

18 Apr 2017

Sexual Harassment

TimesJobs Survey: 70% women dissatisfied with workplace friendliness

Women's equality is said to have made major strides in the past many decades. This is manifested through the increasing number of women employees across various fields.

17 Apr 2017

India

Indian Railways' measures to improve tourism sector

Following Indian travel and tourism sector acquiring the 7th position in the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) chart, Railways is now spearheading initiatives to ensure that it doesn't lose its momentum.

17 Apr 2017

Samajwadi Party

UP: Officials allege corruption in SP's Kamdhenu Scheme

Anonymous sources from Uttar Pradesh's Animal Husbandry department have stated that Kamdhenu Scheme, launched under the Samajwadi Party government was riddled with corruption.

17 Apr 2017

Education

IIT Kharagpur to introduce Vastu Shastra courses

Sources have stated that IIT Kharagpur will introduce rudimentary courses in Vastu Shastra for architecture students from Aug'17.

17 Apr 2017

Delhi

Rice, sugar in Delhi may be adulterated with plastic

The Department of Food Safety in Delhi is gathering samples from from several parts of the city after rumours of rice being made of plastic cropped up.

17 Apr 2017

India

Government to launch pneumonia vaccine by April-end

The Ministry of Health is set to release a new vaccine, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which targets a specific kind of pneumonia affecting children in India.

17 Apr 2017

India

India to limit visas for Pakistanis

Expressing dissent over Pakistan's decision to award the death-sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav, India is considering limiting visas for Pakistani citizens to medical visas only.

16 Apr 2017

India

Man delivers letters at 14,000 feet between India and China

Bhim Bahadur Tamang, a postal departmental employee, physically delivers letters every Thursday between India and China at the Nathu La pass in Sikkim, all this in the age of social media and digital communication.

16 Apr 2017

India

FIR against publisher of controversial CBSE textbook

An FIR was registered in Preet Vihar Police Station in Delhi against the publisher of a controversial CBSE textbook that said the ideal figure for a woman was 36-24-26.