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21 Jun 2018

Rajasthan

#InternationalYogaDay: Rajasthan breaks world record for largest yoga session

Rajasthan today witnessed a world record by conducting the largest yoga session to mark the International Yoga Day at Kota, where over 1.5L people together performed yogic exercises.

21 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Farmers in Odisha to get trained in modern agricultural practices

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik interacted with farmers of Odisha after inaugurating a training program for them at Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) in Bhubaneswar yesterday, where he assured farmer he will address their issues.

21 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Need to include yoga in school-curriculum to create healthy-nation: Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today stressed on the need to include Yoga in school curriculum to 'create a healthy nation'.

21 Jun 2018

India

'Panama Papers:The Aftermath' reveals 1.2mn fresh documents, including 12,000 Indians

Two years after the scandalous Panama Papers leak, the whistleblowers, including the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and Indian Express, have come up with a staggering 1.2mn fresh documents.

21 Jun 2018

Lucknow

Lucknow: Humiliated inter-couple gets passports, transferred officer says 'was cross-checking'

A day after an inter-faith couple was humiliated by a passport officer in Lucknow, he has been transferred. The couple had on Wednesday tweeted to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to tell them about the problem they faced.

21 Jun 2018

Bihar

Bihar wants 12.59% tax revenue under 11th FC recommendations

The Bihar government will urge the 15th Finance Commission to raise the allocation of tax revenue shared by the states on the pattern of the 11th Finance Commission recommendations, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has said.

21 Jun 2018

Kolkata

Kolkata confectioners busy preparing FIFA-themed cakes and sweetmeats

As the World Cup frenzy reaches feverish pitch in the alleys and lanes of Kolkata, the confectioners here are set to make the most of the occasion by rolling out FIFA-themed cakes and sweetmeats.

21 Jun 2018

Kolkata

Crying children, vomiting women: AirAsia's flight delay turns horrific

Many passengers on board an AirAsia flight bound for Bagdogra from Kolkata complained of ill-treatment by staff while the aircraft was grounded for over four hours.

21 Jun 2018

India

Telangana IPS officer successfully controlling 'fake news' in 400 villages

India is in the grips of a 'fake news' epidemic, courtesy easily-accessible social media platforms. WhatsApp-related rumors have led to the lynching of at least seven people since May, in Assam, TN and Maharashtra.

21 Jun 2018

Delhi Government

DDA to discuss 734 views received on Delhi land-pooling policy

Public suggestions and objections on Delhi Development Authority's land-pooling policy will be put before the authority's Board of Inquiry and Hearing from July 2-3, an official statement said.

21 Jun 2018

Mumbai

#CareerBytes: How to make a career in sports after Class-12?

Indians love sports and a lot of people dream to build a career in sports and play for the country.

21 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

#InternationalYogaDay: PM Modi addresses Dehradun, ITBP performs Yoga at 18,000ft

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a gathering of around 50,000 people at Dehradun's Forest Research Institute to celebrate the fourth International Yoga Day.

20 Jun 2018

Twitter

For revealing identity of assaulted Dalit teens, RaGa gets notice

Congress President Rahul Gandhi has been served with showcause notice by Maharashtra State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) for sharing the video of Dalit teens being beaten in Maharashtra village a few days ago.

#AircelMaxisCase: SC judge recuses from hearing Subramanian Swamy's plea

A Supreme Court judge recused herself from hearing BJP leader Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking to implead himself as a party in a case related to probe into alleged disproportionate assets of ED officer Rajeshwar Singh, who is investigating the Aircel-Maxis deal case.

20 Jun 2018

Tamil Nadu

Vedanta: Sulphuric acid leak in Thoothukudi is severe

In a petition to the Madras High Court, Vedanta Ltd. has said that a sulphuric acid leak at its Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, which was initially reported as minor, is severe and could have potentially disastrous consequences for people, as well as the environment.

20 Jun 2018

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh: Lover-turned-stalker stabs woman, day before her wedding

In the early hours of Wednesday, a 21-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her stalker in Polavaram Mandal of West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, a day before her wedding.

20 Jun 2018

iOS

Railways has nearly 50 apps, one for each service!

The Indian Railways is a shining example of Digital India: in the last four-five years, it has increased its app count drastically.

20 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Bear educational expenses of poor: Maharashtra Charity Commissioner to Ganesh-Mandals

The Charity Commissioner of Maharashtra, Shivkumar Dige, has appealed to the Ganesh Mandals to bear the educational expenses of children from economically weaker sections of the society.

20 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

New AIIMS will come up near Madurai: TN CM Palaniswami

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today said the much-anticipated All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) facility will be set up at Thoppur near Madurai at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,500cr.

20 Jun 2018

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: Unidentified men rob bank cashier of Rs. 8 lakh

Two unidentified men robbed a bank cashier and his aide of Rs. 8 lakh while the money was being shifted to a different branch in Rajasthan's Kota district.

20 Jun 2018

Pune

Two-day conference on agriculture to be inaugurated by Vice-President Naidu

Agriculture experts and economists will deliberate upon creating an enabling policy framework, agricultural trade policy, transfer of technology from labs to land, and agricultural credit and insurance at a two-day conference in Pune tomorrow that will be inaugurated by Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu.

20 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Fighting couple's relatives spar with swords at counseling center

A normal argument between a husband and wife at the Women's Welfare Center in Mumbai unexpectedly turned into a full-blown fight with swords and knives, when their relatives jumped into the battleground.

20 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Rape accused Daati Maharaj grilled for seven hours, denies charges

The Delhi Police grilled self-styled Godman Daati Maharaj for over seven hours on Tuesday evening in connection with rape charges levelled against him by a disciple.

20 Jun 2018

Arun Jaitley

Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian quits months before term ends

Indian Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) Arvind Subramanian is quitting and moving to the US due to "pressing family commitments," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced today.

20 Jun 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Man gets life imprisonment for raping 62-year-old woman in MP

A court in Ambah town in Morena has awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping a 62-year-old woman in 2016.

20 Jun 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Defense Minister expresses her condolences to martyred jawan Aurangzeb's family

Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today visited the family of the slain soldier Aurangzeb who was abducted and killed by terrorists two days ahead of Eid and described him as an inspiration for the nation.

20 Jun 2018

Manipur

Manipur govt to build 20-30 houses per-constituency for flood-hit people

Manipur CM N Biren Singh said his government will build at least 20 houses in each of the 60 Assembly constituencies for people whose homes were destroyed in the recent flood.

20 Jun 2018

India

Two Bangladeshi-couples get 2-year jail for illegally staying in India

A court in Thane has sentenced two Bangladeshi couples to two years of imprisonment for staying illegally in India under Foreigners Act and imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on each of them.

20 Jun 2018

Navi Mumbai

Man arrested for possessing codeine worth Rs. 2L in Thane

The Navi Mumbai Police has arrested a 78-year-old man for allegedly possessing 16.2 kg of codeine, a banned narcotic substance, worth over Rs. 2 lakh, an official said today.

20 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Gujarat farmers to march against bullet-train, so much for #KisanKiBaatPMKeSaath

Farmers will march across 192 villages in Gujarat to protest against the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train from June 22, media reports said.

20 Jun 2018

India

India spends less than Sri Lanka and Bhutan on public-health

India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, but its expenditure on healthcare as a percentage of GDP remains quite shameful.

20 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Unable to decide baby's name, couple holds election

Naming a kid is a tricky business. While some expecting parents prepare a list of prospective names and select their favorites later, others have a hard time.

20 Jun 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Security-forces asked to maintain 'alertness', 'synergy' ahead of Amarnath Yatra

Ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra, security forces have been asked to maintain "highest level of alertness", "synergy" among themselves and also to share intelligence on a real-time basis so that nefarious designs of anti-national elements and their mentors can be thwarted, police said today.

20 Jun 2018

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Dhoni's wife Sakshi seeks arms license citing 'threat to life'

Former Indian cricket captain MS Dhoni's wife Sakshi has alleged 'threat to life,' and sought permission to carry a pistol or 0.32 revolver.

20 Jun 2018

Twitter

Good-news-of-the-day: Karnataka cop saves electrocuted monkey, adopts it

Yashodha, an Assistant Sub-Inspector from Karnataka's Kalaburagi, has become favorite of many on social media after she rescued and adopted a monkey.

20 Jun 2018

Bharti Airtel

Did Airtel bow down to bigotry? Here's their official response

On Wednesday, Airtel released a long statement to clarify that the telecom operator did not bow down to a discriminatory request by a customer, wherein she had asked to speak to a non-Muslim executive.

20 Jun 2018

Haryana

Haryana wants to slash cash rewards of players representing organizations

After Haryana's controversial notification demanding government-employed sportspersons to pay up 33% of their 'commercial' earnings, another similar matter has riled the state's players.

20 Jun 2018

Delhi University

Delhi University admission: Servers crash on Day 1, disappointing students

Scores of students, who had come to Delhi to take admission in the prestigious Delhi University, were left disappointed as servers crashed.

20 Jun 2018

India

#CareerBytes: 7 top-rated medical colleges for undergraduate courses in India

A career in the field of medicine is one of the most preferred options among science students in the country.

19 Jun 2018

India

Bookings open for the new variants of Range Rover

Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover India today began bookings for the new variants of Range Rover SV Autobiography and Range Rover Sport SVR which come with 4-liter and 5.1-liter engines.