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27 Jun 2018

Haryana

Gurugram: Family alleges woman died of medical-negligence in Max Hospital

Family members of a woman, who underwent a heart surgery at the Max Hospital in Haryana's Gurugram, alleged she died today due to the negligence of the hospital administration.

27 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Carton containing chopped-body leads Police to engineer who killed wife

The most carefully planned crimes can unravel with the minutest of details. So proved Delhi Police, who found pieces of a woman's body in a carton in Jasola Vihar.

27 Jun 2018

India

#CareerBytes: Confused about choosing MBA-specialization? Here's all you should know

MBA is the among the most sought-after courses in India, as it helps prepare students for the corporate world.

26 Jun 2018

India

More women in labor-force can boost India-GDP: McKinsey World Institute

India has one of the largest opportunities worldwide to boost GDP by increasing women's participation in the labor force, which presently stands at "only 25% ", a report by McKinsey World Institute said.

26 Jun 2018

7th Pay Commission

7th Pay Commission: Overtime pay discontinued for most government employees

According to an order issued by the Personnel Ministry, the government has decided to discontinue overtime pay for most Central government employees, except operational staff who are all non-ministerial non-gazetted Central government employees directly involved in smooth operation of the office.

26 Jun 2018

7th Pay Commission

Govt to discontinue overtime allowance for employees except operational staff

Given the rise in the pay over the years, the Center has decided to discontinue overtime allowance given to its employees except for operational staff, according to an order issued by Personnel Ministry.

26 Jun 2018

Domestic Violence

Man bound to pay maintenance for wife, son: Delhi Court

A Delhi court rejected a man's plea to set aside an order directing him to pay Rs. 15,000 as monthly maintenance to his estranged wife and son, saying a man is duty-bound to maintain his family.

26 Jun 2018

Lucknow

Twist in Lucknow case: Tanvi Seth's passport may be seized

The case of interfaith couple Tanvi Seth and Mohammad Anas Siddiqui, who accused a Lucknow passport officer of harassment, has taken a twist.

26 Jun 2018

Air India

Air hostess-turned pilot grounded for showing up drunk at work

An air hostess-turned pilot of Air India was grounded after she was found tipsy during a pre-flight breathalyzer test on Sunday.

26 Jun 2018

Sushma Swaraj

Now, use this app to apply for passport using smartphone

Riding on the wave of digitization, the Indian government has launched a mobile app called the 'Passport Seva app' to make the passport application process seamless.

26 Jun 2018

Haryana

Haryana: All girls of Hisar govt school fail in Class-10

All students of the Government Girls Secondary School in Kabrel village of Haryana's Hisar district have failed to clear the Class-10 examination this year.

26 Jun 2018

Prakash Javadekar

HRD Ministry will include truth of Emergency-period in textbooks: Javadekar

The 1975 Emergency was a blot on democracy and an attempt to restrict people's freedom, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar, adding that HRD Ministry would work to include the truth about this dark chapter in school and college textbooks.

26 Jun 2018

Goa

Goa govt to launch app-based taxi service 'Goamiles' next month

The Goa government will launch its own app-based taxi service "Goamiles" to some key tourist destinations starting next month.

26 Jun 2018

Bihar

Bihar Class 10: Prerna Raj tops, 18.77% rise in pass-percentage

The Bihar school board (BSEB) has declared the results of its Class-10 examination on its website.

26 Jun 2018

Piyush Goyal

Railways blankets to now be washed twice monthly

Facing severe criticism over cleanliness, the Railways is overhauling its linen cleaning schedule, HT reports: blankets for AC coaches will now be washed twice a month, instead of the current once in two months.

26 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Cost-of-living for expatriates more expensive in Mumbai than Melbourne, Frankfurt

Cost of living for expatriates in Mumbai is the highest in the country, and more expensive than its global peers like Melbourne and Frankfurt, said a survey.

26 Jun 2018

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Middle-aged man held under POCSO for raping 14-year-old girl

A 55-year-old man, who allegedly raped a minor girl, was arrested yesterday from Goshamahal in Hyderabad, police said.

Mallya releases letters to Modi alleging media, investigators' bias

Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya today released one-year-old letters he wrote to PM Narendra Modi and then-Finance Minister Arun Jaitley "to put things in the right perspective."

26 Jun 2018

India

Have become 'poster-boy' of bank default, lightning-rod of public-anger: Mallya

Fugitive liquor-baron Vijay Mallya, who is wanted in India over loan default, said he has become the "Poster Boy" of bank default and lightning-rod of public anger.

26 Jun 2018

India

#WaterCrisis: 21 Indian cities to exhaust groundwater supplies by 2020

Humans have always been more prone to curative action rather than preventive action, and that's the exact situation with the water crisis India now finds itself confronted with.

26 Jun 2018

India

Nikki Haley in India on maiden-visit as US-Envoy to UN

Nikki Haley is traveling to India for the first time as the US Ambassador to the UN on a two-day visit from June 26 to meet senior Indian officials, business leaders, NGO leaders, and students and underscore America's "strong alliance" with the country.

26 Jun 2018

India

#1975Emergency: Modi slams Congress, says 'Emergency' imposed for selfish interests

Slamming Congress and the Gandhi family on the 43rd anniversary of the imposition of Emergency, PM Narendra Modi today said India was "turned into a jail for the selfish personal interests" of that family.

26 Jun 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Four kill man, gang rape his wife in Budhana

A case has been registered against four persons for allegedly raping a woman and killing her husband on June 6 in Budhana town in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, the police said today.

Threats to Modi at "all-time high", even ministers need security-clearance

The Home Ministry has sent out warnings to states over an "all-time high" threat to PM Narendra Modi's life.

26 Jun 2018

Mumbai

No spike in inflation due to rising crude-prices: PM Modi

Addressing the third annual meeting of the Governors of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the rising crude prices have not resulted in a spike in inflation.

26 Jun 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Nepalese woman gang-raped by two gurudwara 'sevadars' in Shahjahanpur

A 30-year old Nepalese woman was allegedly gang-raped by two men in a gurudwara complex in the Shahjahanpur city of Uttar Pradesh, the police said today.

26 Jun 2018

Mumbai

I-T department attached benami-properties worth Rs. 4,300cr since new laws

Since enacting stringent laws on benami properties in November'16, the Income Tax (I-T) department has attached more than 1,500 such assets collectively worth Rs. 4,300cr.

26 Jun 2018

Thane

Thane: Police book school headmistress for slapping student for yawning

The Thane Rural Police has registered offenses against the headmistress of a school for allegedly slapping a Class 6 student for yawning during the morning assembly prayer, an official said.

26 Jun 2018

Delhi University

DU: After second cut-off release, nearly 5,000 students take admission

Over 5,000 students took admission in various colleges under the Delhi University, a day after the second cut-off lists were released.

26 Jun 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Delhi: Woman, lover kill her husband, brother-in-law; both arrested

A 26-year-old woman and her paramour were arrested for killing her husband and brother-in-law in Delhi, police said.

No probe will be ordered into 'exchange-of-currency' in Ahmedabad-bank: Sinha

Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha yesterday said the government wouldn't order any probe into reports of exchange of currency notes worth Rs. 745.58cr at Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank within five days of the announcement of demonetization on November 8, 2016.

26 Jun 2018

Delhi Police

Army officer called colleague's wife 3,300 times before killing her

The murder of an army officer's wife in Delhi by her alleged stalker is getting messier. New reports claim the accused, Major Nikhil Handa, didn't know her through her husband, but had befriended him to get closer to her.

26 Jun 2018

Himachal Pradesh

HP: Postal-bookings in Shimla to resume tomorrow after CSI upgradation

The work of booking registered letters, speed-posts, and parcels remained disrupted in all 287 post-offices, 53 sub-post offices, 234 branch post-office and GPO in Shimla since June 22 due to Core Systems Integration upgradation.

26 Jun 2018

Delhi High Court

With 40 cases, malaria spreading faster in Delhi than dengue-chikungunya

Malaria is turning out to be a greater cause of concern for Delhi than dengue and chikungunya.

26 Jun 2018

India

#CareerBytes: Top 6 IIMs and their placement rates this year

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are the most sought after B-schools that provide quality management education at the postgraduate, doctoral, and executive levels in the country.

25 Jun 2018

India

Mobile charging points replace PCOs as 'essential' for Railway passengers

In a sign of the changing times, public telephone booths are no longer among 'minimum essential items' for passengers in the Railways' list.

25 Jun 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka: Class-9 student found dead in school washroom, Vice-Principal booked

NP Chingappa, a Class-9 student of Sainik School, Kudige, near Kushalnagar, Kodagu district, Karnataka, was found dead in the school washroom on Saturday.

25 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Woman kills 10-month-old son as she wanted girl child

A woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her 10-month-old son after the infant's body was found in a water-filled drum outside her house in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district, police said.

25 Jun 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Muzaffarnagar: Explosion in scrap shop; 4 killed, 3 injured

An explosion ripped through a scrap shop in Muzaffarnagar today, killing four people, including two passersby, and injuring three, police said.

25 Jun 2018

Education

Only 46 of top 1,000 scorers in JEE-Advanced are girls

The abysmal sex ratio at the premier IITs shows no signs of improving. This time, only 14 girls feature among the top-500 scorers in the JEE-Advanced, and 46 among the top-1,000.