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11 Sep 2018

Lucknow

UP: Fever claims 36 lives in last 15 days

At least 36 persons in Bareilly and adjoining Badaun districts of Uttar Pradesh have succumbed to fever in the last 15 days, officials said Tuesday.

Nirbhaya's mother approaches DCW over delay in execution of convicts

The mother of the 23-year-old paramedic student, who was brutally gang-raped and murdered in 2012, today said she approached the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) to look into the delay in execution of the convicts.

Delhi airport: Two held for smuggling gold worth Rs. 1.5cr

Two men were arrested in separate incidents by customs officials at Delhi airport for allegedly trying to smuggle in gold valued at about Rs. 1.5cr.

11 Sep 2018

India

UPSC website hacked, picture of Doraemon displayed; now restored

The official website of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) was hacked late on Monday, meaning it has joined the long list of government-run websites to have met the fate.

11 Sep 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Fire breaks out in 7-story building in Andheri

A fire broke out Tuesday in a commercial building in suburban Andheri in Mumbai, an official said.

11 Sep 2018

Telangana

Congress's Jagga Reddy arrested for trafficking 3 people to US

Former Congress MLA from Telangana's Sangareddy, Jayaprakash Reddy alias Jagga Reddy, has been arrested for allegedly trafficking three people to the US on basis of forged documents while holding the public representative's post in 2004, police said.

11 Sep 2018

India

Major security breach: Aadhaar software and user-database hacked

Ever since its inception, Aadhaar has faced one security issue after another.

11 Sep 2018

Haryana

Haryana: Cop suspended for sending accident victims to private hospital

A police officer has been suspended following reports that those injured in accidents were allegedly sent to a private hospital instead of government ones in Haryana's Karnal district, officials said today.

11 Sep 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: 19 health-institutes found locked, 44 officials absent in Rajouri

Nineteen health institutes were found locked and 44 officials absent from their duties during a surprise checking in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district.

11 Sep 2018

Narendra Modi

#NewsBytesOriginals: Peering into the dark underbelly of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Narendra Modi's flagship 'Swachh Bharat' program is in its fourth year, but underneath the sheen lies the dark reality of manual scavenging, which was again highlighted by the death of five sanitation workers in West Delhi.

11 Sep 2018

Telangana

Telangana: 40 pilgrims feared dead as bus falls into gorge

At least 15 passengers died and 25 others were critically injured after a state-owned Road Transport Corporation bus fell into a valley in Telangana's Jagtial district on Tuesday, officials said.

11 Sep 2018

Rajasthan

Asaram moves plea to Rajasthan Governor, seeking dilution of life-sentence

Self-styled godman Asaram, who was convicted for raping a minor girl, has sent a mercy plea to the Governor of Rajasthan seeking dilution of his life sentence.

11 Sep 2018

Crime Against Women

Self-styled godman Ashu Maharaj accused of raping woman for 5yrs

A woman has alleged a self-styled godman raped her and her minor daughter at his ashram in Delhi, police said Monday.

11 Sep 2018

Health & Wellness

#HealthBytes: All you need to know about White Tea

White tea is called so, because its leaves are plucked before the tea plant's leaves open fully, and the young buds are still covered with fine white hairs.

11 Sep 2018

India

IRCTC lets you book 12 tickets/month, if you verify Aadhaar

In a bid to facilitate online bookings for frequent travelers, as well as to further push Aadhaar usage, the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) now lets users book as many as 12 tickets in a month (extended from previous limit of 6 tickets), through its website and app, if they've duly linked their account with Aadhaar.

11 Sep 2018

Telangana

Converting dump-yard, Telangana government builds country's first dog park

Pet lovers in Hyderabad have a reason to celebrate as the city is set to get country's first dog park near Radisson Hotel, Kondapur.

11 Sep 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Class 11 girl commits suicide demanding Maratha caste reservation

A 17-year-old student allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district yesterday, demanding reservation to the Maratha community.

11 Sep 2018

Rajasthan

Swachh Bharat scuffle death: Pratapgarh police report clears the accused

More than a year after a 53-year-old activist died in Rajasthan's Pratapgarh after an altercation with civic officials engaged in the Swachh Bharat campaign, police have submitted a final report concluding that he died of cardiac arrest.

11 Sep 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Accused confesses he killed HDFC Vice-President to pay EMIs

Sarfaraz Shaikh, the main accused in the murder of HDFC Vice President Siddharth Sanghavi, on Monday admitted to killing him for money to pay EMIs for his bike.

11 Sep 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi: Over 20K call for doorstep-services, documents of 7 collected

On the first day of Delhi government's ambitious doorstep delivery of services project, operators received more than 20K calls, owing to which Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has ordered operators will be doubled on the second day, Tuesday.

11 Sep 2018

Murder

Woman lures ex into sex, kills him taking boyfriend's help

Two boys fell in love with the same girl. What followed was a murky tale of love, lust, jealousy and murder.

SC's notice to CBSE for charging fees for answer-sheet copies

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the CBSE on a plea seeking contempt action against the board for allegedly "disobeying" the top court's order and charging exorbitant fees of up to Rs. 1,200 from students for obtaining copies of evaluated answer-sheets.

10 Sep 2018

India

Must ensure Africa doesn't become 'theater of rival ambitions': Swaraj

India will work with Africa to keep the oceans open for benefit of all nations, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said, asserting that the two sides must work together to ensure that the second largest continent doesn't again turn into a "theater of rival ambitions".

10 Sep 2018

Hyderabad

#HyderabadTwinBlasts: Two terrorists sentenced to death, one gets life term

A metropolitan court in Hyderabad has sentenced two of the terrorists convicted in the 2007 twin blasts case to death and another to life imprisonment today.

10 Sep 2018

India

CAT 2018: How non-engineers can crack the exam

The online registrations for Common Admission Test (CAT) 2018 for admissions to major B-schools of India are currently underway, and shall continue till September 19.

10 Sep 2018

Uttar Pradesh

NGT seeks UP govt's report on dump yard near school

The National Green Tribunal has sought a report from UP government on a plea filed by a private school opposing setting up of a dump yard in Sitapur district on the ground that it was a health hazard.

10 Sep 2018

Delhi High Court

#NationalHeraldCase: Delhi HC rejects Sonia, Rahul's pleas challenging tax assessments

The Delhi High Court has dismissed the pleas of Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi challenging reopening of their tax assessments for 2011-12.

Babri Masjid demolition case: SC seeks report from trial judge

The Supreme Court on Monday asked a sessions judge of Lucknow court on how he intends to finish the trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case within the April'19 deadline.

10 Sep 2018

Mumbai

#Special26InRealLife: Mumbai Police bust gang of fake I-T officers

In a major development, the Mumbai police have arrested five members of a gang who posed as income tax officers and targeted wealthy homes with unaccounted cash and jewellery.

10 Sep 2018

India

#Section377Verdict: India's first transgender bureaucrat plans to get married!

Encouraged by the Supreme Court's verdict of decriminalising homosexuality, India's first transgender bureaucrat, Aishwarya Rituparna Pradhan, wishes to get married to her long-time boyfriend.

10 Sep 2018

Narendra Modi

Problem of fuel-price hike momentary, caused by global factors: BJP

BJP today said the problem being faced by the people because of rising fuel prices were momentary and caused by global factors.

10 Sep 2018

Mumbai

#PNBScam: Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Nirav Modi's sister

Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Purvi Modi, a Belgian national and absconding billionaire jeweler Nirav Modi's sister, in connection with the alleged $2 billion PNB money laundering case, officials said Monday.

10 Sep 2018

India

#BharatBandh: Rahul Gandhi says hatred being spread under Modi's rule

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today alleged that hatred was being spread and India is being divided under the rule of PM Narendra Modi.

10 Sep 2018

India

BJP calls Bharat Bandh an attempt to spread rumor, confusion

BJP today dubbed the 'Bharat Bandh' call given by the Congress and several other parties as an attempt to spread rumor and confusion among the masses and said people will puncture the grand alliance balloon.

10 Sep 2018

Karnataka

'Bharat Bandh' hits normal life in Karnataka

Normal life was thrown out of gear in Karnataka during the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the Congress and supported by JD(S), its ally in the coalition government, and other parties, to protest the rise in prices of petroleum products.

10 Sep 2018

Haryana

Earthquake measuring 3.7 hits Haryana's Jhajjar; tremors felt in Delhi

A medium-intensity earthquake hit Haryana's Jhajjar today, less than 24 hours after another quake struck the region, the National Center For Seismology said.

10 Sep 2018

Jharkhand

Bharat Bandh: 58 Congress activists taken into custody in Jharkhand

Altogether 58 Congress activists were taken into police custody today in Jharkhand for forcibly trying to enforce the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the party.

10 Sep 2018

Rahul Gandhi

#BharatBandh: Manmohan lashes out at Modi-govt over rising petro prices

Former PM Manmohan Singh today lashed out at the Narendra Modi-led government, saying it has done a lot which isn't in the interest of the nation and has now crossed all limits.

Sohrabuddin encounter case: Bombay HC gives verdict on cops' discharge

On Monday, the Bombay High Court dismissed petitions challenging the discharge of top cops in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case.

10 Sep 2018

Mumbai

Decomposed body of HDFC VP found; professional rivalry possible motive?

Five days after the 39-year-old HDFC banker went missing, his body was found near Kalyan yesterday.