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24 Jun 2018

Delhi University

DU: 28,690 students shortlisted in first cut-off generate 2,09,607 applications

Delhi University servers are groaning under pressure during the admission season with anxious students generating multiple applications and in some cases even more than 300 to secure a seat after the first cut-offs were announced.

CBDT: Scrutiny of lawmakers' assets can't be made public

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has reportedly told the Election Commission that the scrutiny of assets declared by MPs and MLAs in their poll affidavits cannot be disclosed to the public.

24 Jun 2018

India

PM Modi on #MannKiBaat: 'Violence cannot solve any problem'

Violence and cruelty can never solve a problem and it is peace and non-violence which always win, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.

24 Jun 2018

Afghanistan

#MannKiBaat: Modi talks sports, Jallianwala-Bagh and doctors' contributions, among others

PM Narendra Modi addressed his 45th Mann Ki Baat today, touching various topics including the 'sportsman spirit' of the Indian cricket team, GST, the significance of doctors, the importance of Yoga, and contributions of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, among others.

24 Jun 2018

Mumbai

38 people yet to pay Maharashtra Rs. 5cr for police-protection

The Maharashtra government is yet to recover dues amounting to Rs 5.11 crore from 38 people to whom police protection had been provided in Mumbai, according to an RTI query.

24 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Mundka-Bahadurgarh stretch of the Delhi Metro Green Line opened

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 11.2km elevated Mundka-Bahadurgarh corridor of the Delhi Metro's (DMRC) Green Line via video conference today.

24 Jun 2018

India

Swachh Survekshan 2018: Maharashtra ranked cleanest state, WB fares poorly

Jharkhand is the cleanest state in the country, followed by Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, the latest Swachh Survekshan (cleanliness study) by the Government of India has found.

24 Jun 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP hospital sealed after doctor 'steals' patient's kidney

A private hospital at New Mandi area in Muzaffarnagar has been sealed after a doctor there was booked for allegedly stealing a kidney of a patient during surgery to remove stones from the organ.

24 Jun 2018

Murder

Army major's wife found with throat slit in Delhi Cantonment

The body of an Army major's wife, 35, was found with her throat slit near Brar Square in the Delhi Cantonment area yesterday, police said.

24 Jun 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh: Minister organizes frog wedding to please rain Gods

Lalita Yadav, Minister of Women and Child Development in Madhya Pradesh, married off two frogs in a grand ceremony hoping to please rain Gods, a move that was heavily criticized by Opposition Congress.

24 Jun 2018

Bihar

Bihar: 42,000 Class-10 answer sheets seized from scrap dealer

Bihar Police on Saturday seized 42,000 answer sheets of Class-10 students, which had mysteriously gone missing from a government-run school, and arrested a scrap dealer.

24 Jun 2018

Microsoft

#CareerBytes: Top 6 IITs and their placement numbers this season

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are the most premier public institutes offering the best engineering and technology education in India.

24 Jun 2018

Murder

Delhi horror: Woman killed, dismembered body found in cartons

The police recently found a dismembered body of a woman stuffed in two cartons and a plastic bag in Hazi Colony, Jasola Vihar, in South Delhi.

23 Jun 2018

Goa

Goa introduces 'no-selfie-points', Southern Railways puts fine on selfie-enthusiasts

In a move to curb accidents related to selfies, authorities in Goa have come up with 24 no-selfie points. In a related news, Southern Railways have decided to fine passengers for clicking selfies at railway stations.

23 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Dubai-Mumbai busiest international route; witnesses 2.5mn passengers in FY 2017-18

The Dubai-Mumbai air sector witnessed the highest flow of passengers at about 2.5 million during the 2017-18 financial year, primarily led by migrant workers, according to data released by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

23 Jun 2018

West Bengal

WB: ICSE-affiliated schools decide to resume classes from Monday

The ICSE-affiliated schools in West Bengal have decided to resume classes from Monday following improvement in weather conditions.

23 Jun 2018

India

Magazine featuring breastfeeding woman not vulgar, Kerala HC rules

Like beauty, obscenity also lies in the beholder's eyes, said Kerala High Court while refusing to term the picture of a woman breastfeeding her baby on a magazine cover as 'vulgar'.

23 Jun 2018

IndiGo

Carrying baggage heavier than 15kg to become costlier for domestic-flyers

Carrying check-in baggage beyond 15 kg will prove to be costlier to domestic flyers on low-cost carriers like IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir.

23 Jun 2018

Madhya Pradesh

'Yogi mango' named after CM Yogi Adityanath center-of-attraction at mango-festival

Mango lovers have a chance to taste over 700 varieties of the fruit at a two-day festival in Lucknow with "Yogi mango" named after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath being the center of attraction of the event.

23 Jun 2018

Technology

Women secure top 3 places in IIT-KGP Smart India Hackathon

Three all-women teams emerged as the winner and two runners-up at the Grand Finale of Smart India Hackathon 2018 Hardware Edition at the IIT Kharagpur.

23 Jun 2018

Instagram

Mumbai Police turn 'Dhadak' dialogue into meme to promote road-safety

Mumbai Police never cease to amaze us with their creativity on Twitter.

23 Jun 2018

Rajasthan

Man hacks daughter to death for eloping with younger boy

In a suspected case of honor killing, a 20-year-old woman was hacked to death allegedly by her father for eloping with a boy younger to her in Anoopgarh town of Rajasthan's Sriganganagar district.

Delhi: 23 Air India flights delayed due to software malfunction

Nearly two dozen Air India flights were delayed across its network including at IGI Airport, Delhi today after a technical glitch in the check-in software hampered operations, an airline spokesperson said.

23 Jun 2018

India

WWF-India launches its first-ever comic book about awareness of nature

WWF-India has launched its first-ever comic book for the love of nature and to raise awareness about its protection among children.

23 Jun 2018

Tamil Nadu

Actor Mansoor Ali Khan begins fast in prison against govt-project

Tamil film actor Mansoor Ali Khan, lodged in the central jail in Salem, today began a fast to protest against the multi-crore Chennai-Salem greenfield highway project, police said.

23 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Metro-2B line will be constructed overground, MMRDA tells Bombay-HC

The MMRDA has told the Bombay HC its decision to construct the Metro 2B line overground after considering all the aspects.

Yoga helps reduce severity of depression: AIIMS study

Yoga helps reduce the severity of depression by increasing levels of certain chemicals in the brain according to a recent study by AIIMS Delhi.

23 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

To stop rivals, man throws mother in front of tractor

In a shocking incident, a man threw his mother in front of a tractor in Maharashtra's Washim district to stop his rival from cultivating the land.

23 Jun 2018

Indian Army

MP woman, a tea-seller's daughter, to join IAF as fighter-pilot

On June 7, when the reSults of Indian Air Force (IAF) were declared, there was one name that stood out: Aanchal Gangwal.

23 Jun 2018

Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad: Depressed after wife's demise, retired judge allegedly shoots self

A retired additional district judge allegedly shot himself in the mouth with his licensed gun, on Friday morning at his Ghaziabad home.

23 Jun 2018

Goa

Popular beaches in Goa to set up 'No Selfie' zones

In the wake of several incidents of drowning while clicking selfies at the beaches in Goa, the state-appointed lifeguard agency has identified 24 "No Selfie" points along the coast.

23 Jun 2018

West Bengal

Veteran rock-climber and mountaineer Gautam Kanjilal dies of lung infection

Veteran mountaineer Gautam Kanjilal died of a lung infection at a hospital in Kolkata in West Bengal yesterday.

23 Jun 2018

Gujarat

Gujarat: 7 killed, 24 injured as truck falls into rivulet

At least seven persons were killed and 24 others injured when a truck carrying them fell into a rivulet near Rajula town of Amreli district in Gujarat.

23 Jun 2018

Tamil Nadu

Madras-HC makes Aadhaar card compulsory for MBBS counselling in TN

The Madras HC today made it clear that Aadhaar card and its photocopy are compulsory during counseling to medical admissions in Tamil Nadu.

23 Jun 2018

Kerala

Kerala Sahitya Akademi awardee B Sujatha Devi dies at 72

Poetess and winner of the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award, B Sujatha Devi, passed away at a private hospital in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram today following a brief illness.

23 Jun 2018

Punjab

Missing Delhi boy reunites with family after six years

Wednesday brought good news for a Delhi family after they were reunited with their missing son after six long years.

23 Jun 2018

India

Plastic ban comes into force in Maharashtra from today

The Maharashtra government's state-wide ban on the use of plastic items, including carry-bags and thermocol, came into effect from today.

23 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: To take revenge from in-laws, woman poisoned food

The Maharashtra police arrested a woman on Friday for purportedly poisoning food, served at a programme in Mahad village in Khalapur to take revenge from her in-laws.

23 Jun 2018

Madhya Pradesh

PM to unveil several development projects in poll-bound MP today

PM Narendra Modi will arrive in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal today on a one-day visit, during which he will launch several development projects.

23 Jun 2018

India

India to host Sri Lankan military-personnel to strengthen military ties

In a step to strengthen military ties, India will host Sri Lankan military personnel and their families next week.