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23 Jun 2018

Vadodara

Vadodara: Class-10 student, accused of stabbing junior in school-toilet, held

A Class 10 student was arrested by Gujarat police on Friday for allegedly stabbing to death his junior inside the school's toilet.

23 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Bank manager asks sexual favors from farm loan applicant; booked

A branch manager of Central Bank of India in Maharashtra's Buldhana district has been booked for allegedly demanding sexual favors from a farmer's wife seeking crop loan.

23 Jun 2018

Odisha

Royal-Bengal tiger from Kanha doing well in Odisha forest: Minister

A male Royal Bengal Tiger, which was translocated from Madhya Pradesh's Kanha Tiger Reserve to Odisha's Satkosia in Angul district, was doing well, said Odisha's Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray.

23 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Maharashtra's plastic ban: Items banned, penalty and other information

Starting Saturday, Mumbai joined cities like Seattle (US), Montreal (Canada), and Hamburg (Germany), which have banned the sale, distribution and storage of single-use plastic.

23 Jun 2018

Indirapuram

Ghaziabad: Inspired by 'Special 26', conmen pose as CBI officers

Inspired by 'Special 26', these conmen have been playing real-life Akshay Kumar for the last two months. The team of four wore khaki trousers and white shirts to pose as agents of Central Board of Investigation (CBI) and conducted fake raids.

23 Jun 2018

India

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: Process to get home loan subsidy

The Indian government launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in 2015 with the aim of providing affordable housing for all by 2022.

Has internet given wings to 'Chai Pee lo frands' woman?

The goldmine that is the Internet, it doesn't fail to surprise us with its gifts (or shocks).

22 Jun 2018

India

Justice Chelameswar, one of India's boldest judges, retires

Supreme Court (SC) Justice Jasti Chelameswar, who caused a ripple by rebelling against the Chief Justice earlier this year, retired today.

22 Jun 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Modi to launch number of projects in poll-bound MP tomorrow

PM Narendra Modi will arrive in Bhopal on Saturday on a one-day visit during which he will dedicate the Mohanpura Irrigation Project (worth Rs. 3,866cr) in Rajgarh district to people off the state.

22 Jun 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Mehbooba meets J&K-Governor, discusses need for political-parties to join hands

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti today called on Governor NN Vohra in Srinagar and discussed important issues related to the growth and development of the state.

22 Jun 2018

India

ED seeks fugitive-tag for Mallya; moves court to confiscate Rs.12,500cr-assets

Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday filed the first case under "Fugitive Economic Offender Ordinance" to declare Vijay Mallya a fugitive offender and to confiscate his assets worth Rs. 12,500cr (including movable and immovable properties).

Bombay-HC admits Malegaon blast accused Purohit's plea challenging discharge rejection

The Bombay HC today admitted a plea filed by Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, challenging previous judgments of the HC and a special trial court that had rejected his discharge from the case.

22 Jun 2018

Telangana

Why does this Telangana man worship Donald Trump?

Along with Hindu Gods, 31-year-old Bussa Krishna, from Telangana worships US President, Donald Trump, daily. He has a picture of what he describes as 'World's most powerful man', and does aarti after offering him flowers, turmeric and vermillion.

22 Jun 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K Governor NN Vohra holds all-party review meet in Srinagar

J&K Governor NN Vohra, who is currently presiding over the state, is holding an all-party meeting in Srinagar.

22 Jun 2018

Delhi University

DU admissions: Top colleges likely to close admissions after first-list

As many as 16,000 students have secured admission into Delhi University (DU) under its first cut-off list, of which 11,000 have completed payments.

22 Jun 2018

Mumbai

AC stops working in Mumbai-local-train, commuters bring train to halt

Some commuters traveling by Mumbai's suburban AC train pulled the chain of Virar-Churchgate train on Friday, bringing the local to a halt at Andheri station after finding that the air-conditioning was not functioning.

22 Jun 2018

Assam

Assam: Unmarried couple riding motorcycle thrashed, forced to marry

A mob thrashed an unmarried couple, who were going on a motorcycle, for traveling together in Assam's Goalpara district.

22 Jun 2018

Tamil Nadu

Madras-HC angry at govt over solar fences in reserve forest

Madras HC reprimanded PWD and Forest department for allowing encroachers to put up solar-fences in the reserved forest and water-spread area in Tamil Nadu's Erode and Coimbatore districts and directed the forest department to take immediate steps to remove them.

22 Jun 2018

Uttarakhand

HC suspends water sports in Uttarakhand till the government acts

This might hit your travel plans hard.

22 Jun 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Viral-picture shows lynching-victims dragged in cops' presence, police apologize

The Uttar Pradesh police have apologized for the viral image that showed a man being dragged by villagers in Hapur, after being lynched, in the presence of officers.

22 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Police foil robbery attempt in Thane, one gang member arrested

Maharashtra's Palghar district rural police foiled a robbery attempt at Waghoba Khind point on Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway and also arrested one of the gang members, an official said today.

22 Jun 2018

Education

JEE, NEET may be held again in December

With the formation of a new testing body, competitive exams like the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) may be held twice a year, starting this December.

22 Jun 2018

Jharkhand

Jharkhand: Five anti-trafficking activists abducted, gangraped, filmed at gunpoint

In a horrifying incident, at least half a dozen armed men in Jharkhand's Khunti abducted five anti-trafficking activists, gangraped them for three hours and recorded the incident on camera, police said yesterday.

22 Jun 2018

West Bengal

DGCA probing altercation between AirAsia staff, passengers: Jayant Sinha

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has started a probe in an incident in which passengers of an AirAsia India flight from Kolkata to Bagdogra got into an altercation with the airline staff after the flight was delayed by over 4-hours.

22 Jun 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Civilians, 1 cop injured in militant encounter in Anantnag

Several civilians and a policeman were injured as an encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir today morning, police said.

22 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra govt grants MoS status to AG Ashutosh Kumbhakoni

The Maharashtra government has accorded Minister of State (MoS) status to Advocate General Ashutosh Kumbhakoni.

22 Jun 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Minutes before murder, Shujaat Bukhari said hate-campaign was "getting shriller"

Minutes before his cold-blooded murder, esteemed journalist Shujaat Bukhari had warned a friend about an online hate-campaign, saying it was "getting shriller."

22 Jun 2018

Aadhaar Card

NCRB demands access to Aadhaar data, government says "will try"

Even as the SC continues hearing a case against Aadhaar, National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Director Ish Kumar has said police needed to be given "limited access" to Aadhaar for the purpose of identification.

22 Jun 2018

Physics

Inspired by Google-Glass, Delhi boy invents device for hearing impaired

At just 17, this Delhi boy is a genius.

21 Jun 2018

Kerala

Kerala: Man dupes Qatar's royal family of Rs. 5cr, arrested

The Kerala police on Wednesday arrested a Gulf returnee for duping the Qatar Royal Family of Rs. 5.60 crore by forging email address.

21 Jun 2018

Delhi Government

Delhi-govt to provide loans to 'safai-karmcharis' to buy sewer-cleaning machines

Now manual scavengers or 'safai karmcharis' will no longer have to dig deep into manholes risking their lives, as the Delhi government has decided to provide them loans to purchase sewer cleaning machines.

21 Jun 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

8L students of Delhi's government schools to undergo "happiness curriculum"

From July, eight lakh government school students in Delhi will learn a new and unique course - "happiness curriculum."

21 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

PIB's YouTube channel unblocked right after Modi's Yoga Day program

The YouTube channel of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) is finally up and running again after being blocked for nearly week.

21 Jun 2018

Tamil Nadu

Discussed TN's political situation: Kamal Haasan after meeting Sonia Gandhi

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan today met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi and discussed the political situation in Tamil Nadu.

21 Jun 2018

Asia

26-year-old Isha Ambani gets an MBA from Stanford University

It's been a memorable couple of months for Isha Ambani, daughter of Mukesh Ambani. A little over a month after announcing her engagement, she has now completed her MBA from the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

21 Jun 2018

Odisha

Odisha: Maoists kill man suspecting him to be a police-informer

A group of around 20 Maoists gunned down a tribal man, Ganga Madkami (30), in Kalimela area of Malkangiri district in Odisha suspecting him to be a police informer.

21 Jun 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K-cops round up Yasin Malik, Mirwaiz Farooq to prevent protests

Police in J&K rounded up top separatist leaders today to prevent them from going ahead with a protest strike in the Valley.

21 Jun 2018

India

Agriculture's water-usage share needs to come below 50%: Kasturirangan

Eminent scientist K Kasturirangan said agriculture's share in India's total water usage needs to be brought down from (the current) 80-85% to below 50%, and efforts made to preserve and manage even a single drop.

21 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Before Mumbai, Pune to get "world's largest Hyperloop demonstration track"

Virgin Hyperloop One, which is aiming to build a high-speed hyperloop between Mumbai and Pune, has other tasks at hand first. Like a Rs. 3,000cr project for a 15-km-long hyperloop demonstration track in Pune.

21 Jun 2018

Patanjali

Massive job openings: Ramdev's Patanjali is looking for 50,000 salespersons

Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali has announced 50,000 job openings for the post of salesmen, making it an amazing opportunity for jobless to earn money.