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29 Jun 2018
Jet AirwaysIndiGo launches flights connecting Trichy with Bengaluru, Kochi
Days after making Tiruchirappalli its 51st destination, IndiGo yesterday launched two more domestic services, Trichy-Bengaluru and Trichy-Kochi, after flagging off Trichy-Chennai flights on June 1.
29 Jun 2018
MumbaiI'm flying in 'sick-aircraft': Mumbai plane crash victim told father
Maintenance engineer Surabhi Gupta, one of the five killed in Mumbai plane crash yesterday, had told her father over the phone that she was going to fly in a "sick aircraft".
29 Jun 2018
Indian RailwaysOver 650 arrested for chain-pulling in Northern-Railway in 6 months
More than 650 people were arrested in the last six months for chain-pulling in the trains of Northern Railway, the department revealed.
29 Jun 2018
Delhi Police'ReUnite': A mobile app to track missing children
A mobile application for tracking missing and abandoned children was launched by Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi in New Delhi today.
29 Jun 2018
Himachal PradeshOver 2,000 vehicles stranded on Manali-Leh highway after landslide
A landslide on the Manali-Leh highway last night has stranded more than 2,000 vehicles on the strategic route, causing problems in movement.
29 Jun 2018
Uttar PradeshTwo suspected meteorites fall on UP village
Two hot embers fell from the sky at a Kasoli village in Muzaffarnagar district in UP last night which villagers claimed to be meteorites.
29 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshRapists burden on earth, don't deserve to live: Shivraj Chouhan
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that rapists were "burden on the earth" and do not deserve to live.
29 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra mother-in-law saves daughter-in-law's life by donating kidney
A mother-in-law in Maharashtra has broken stereotypes and set an example of love by donating a kidney to her daughter-in-law, who was suffering from renal failure.
29 Jun 2018
MurderTripura: Man spreading awareness about rumor-mongering suspected as 'child-lifter', lynched
A man hired by the Tripura Information and Culture department to spread awareness against rumor-mongering was among two persons lynched in different areas of Tripura on the suspicion of being child-lifters, police said.
29 Jun 2018
RajasthanFor three-years, Rajasthan-family is serving 'punishment' for not hosting feast
For the past three years, a family residing in a small-town Chohtan of Rajasthan's Barmer district has been facing consequences of a boycott ordered by panchayat members of 21 villages.
29 Jun 2018
P ChidambaramStill looking for 'achche din': Chidambaram over record-fall of rupee
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today took a dig at the government over the record fall of the Indian rupee against the US dollar, saying he was still looking forward to the BJP's 'achhe din'.
29 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiModi visits Vajpayee at AIIMS for the third time
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited his ailing predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee for 15-minutes, who is undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
29 Jun 2018
GoaGoa: 20-year-old woman allegedly raped by taxi driver, accused arrested
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a taxi driver near the airport in Vasco town, around 40 kms from Panaji in Goa, police said today.
29 Jun 2018
TripuraTripura IIIT to start functioning from this year: Minister
The Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Tripura will start functioning from the current academic year, state Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath informed the Assembly.
29 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiWon't be silenced: Prakash Raj on 'threats' from Lankesh killers
Vocal actor Prakash Raj, who has earlier criticized the government's alleged inaction in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, yesterday said he is "not threatened" by her killers.
29 Jun 2018
Jammu And KashmirCRPF opens help-desk for Amarnath pilgrims at Jammu-Tawi station
Now pilgrims going to the cave-shrine of Amarnath can receive information about their trip from the newly-opened help-desk 'Madadgar' (helper) by the CRPF at a railway station in Jammu.
29 Jun 2018
UttarakhandUttarakhand: Widowed teacher argues over transfer, CM orders her arrest
Displaying his utter insensitivity and arrogance, Uttarakhand CM, Trivendra Singh Rawat ordered the arrest of a teacher who complained about her transfer in a 'Janta Darbar' on June 28. The clip showing Rawat's anger has surfaced online.
29 Jun 2018
MonsoonDelhi is currently breathing cleanest air in a year
Delhiites breathed the cleanest air this week, with monsoon winds washing away the dust and bringing the air quality in the satisfactory level for the first time in nearly an year, authorities said.
29 Jun 2018
IndiaModi says Center trying to build infrastructure for modern healthcare
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Center along with the state governments is trying to build infrastructure for modern healthcare to benefit the poor and the middle-class of India.
29 Jun 2018
GurugramWitness in Daati Maharaj rape case files complaint over threats
Sachin Jain, one of the prime witnesses in the rape-case against self-styled godman Daati Maharaj, has lodged a police complaint in Gurgaon, alleging he had received threats from the associates of Maharaj, police said.
29 Jun 2018
FacebookAssam police registers case over fake Facebook account of DGP
A fake Facebook account of Assam Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia has been detected.
29 Jun 2018
MumbaiMumbai crash: Brave pilots who sacrificed themselves to save hundreds
Yesterday's Mumbai crash has brought to the fore tales of heroism about the two people in charge, Chief Pilot Pradeep Rajput and Co-pilot Maria Zuberi, who saved many lives by directing the aircraft towards a vacant construction site.
29 Jun 2018
IndiaTripura: Angry-mob lynches one believing child-lifting rumors, injures two others
Social media rumors have taken a deadly turn in India.
29 Jun 2018
IndiaIMF has three advices for India to sustain high growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today that to sustain the high growth rate India has achieved, it should carry out banking sector reforms, continue with fiscal consolidation, simplify and streamline good and services tax (GST), and renew impetus on reforms.
29 Jun 2018
PuneNext on Maharashtra government's radar: Tetra packs and multi-layered packaging
The Maharashtra government, which last week enforced a statewide plastic ban, is now mulling bringing tetra packaging and multi-layered packaging under its ambit.
29 Jun 2018
JaipurGurjar delegation meets Rajasthan minister over reservation demands
A Gurjar delegation led by leader Kirori Singh Bainsla yesterday met Rajasthan Social Justice Minister Arun Chaturvedi over their demands, including 5% reservation for members of the community.
29 Jun 2018
India#CareerBytes: These 6 online-courses will make you a cybersecurity expert
Growing dependency on computer systems and Internet has made almost everyone vulnerable to cyber attacks.
28 Jun 2018
MumbaiSBI won't share details of political-parties receiving donations through electoral-bonds
The State Bank of India (SBI) has refused to disclose the details of buyers of electoral bonds, political parties which have redeemed the electoral bonds, and the bank's reports sent to the government on their sales.
28 Jun 2018
Tamil NaduAfter Ramdev, Jaggi Vasudev supports Sterlite plant
In a rather strange development, spiritual leader Jaggi Vasudev has voiced his support for Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper plant in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu. He said 'lynching large businesses is economic suicide'.
28 Jun 2018
Andhra PradeshAP-MLA sleeps in crematorium to dispel workers' fear of 'ghosts'
It is rare indeed when our lawmakers make it to the news for sincerely praiseworthy initiatives.
28 Jun 2018
RajasthanRajasthan: Middle-aged man killed by robbers infront of daughter, grandson
A 56-year-old man was stabbed to death by robbers in front of his daughter and five-year-old grandson in Rajasthan's Udaipur city today, police said.
28 Jun 2018
IndiaHealth-Ministry describes depression as 'state of low mood', receives flak
A post describing depression as "a state of low mood" on the official Twitter handle of Health Ministry was slammed by the Twitterati for "trivializing" the issue as some users termed the definition as "highly inaccurate".
28 Jun 2018
Computer ScienceComputer Science and IIT-Bombay are hot favorites of JEE toppers
Computer Science and IIT-Bombay have emerged as the top favorites this time, with most JEE toppers preferring this course in this institute, the Joint Seat Allocation Authority (JoSAA) has revealed.
28 Jun 2018
JaipurJaipur: GM of 5-star hotel held for molesting Mexican women
The General Manager of a five-star hotel in Jaipur was arrested last night for allegedly molesting two Mexican women, who checked into the hotel on Tuesday.
28 Jun 2018
Delhi PoliceKejriwal, Sisodia to be charged in chief secretary assault case
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will be charged this or the next week for the alleged assault of Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash, police said today.
28 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Man, woman found hanging from tree; suicide suspected
A 28-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide today apparently over their failed love affair in Maharashtra's Boisar area.
28 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiUP CM Adityanath refuses to wear fur-cap at Kabir mausoleum
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath refused to wear a cap offered to him at the mausoleum of Sant Kabir Das in Sant Kabir Nagar in Uttar Pradesh.
28 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiIndians in US jail: Nikki Haley wants matter "resolved"
The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) took up the issue of 52 Indians languishing in a detention center in Oregon when US Envoy to the UN Nikki Haley visited the Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Delhi today.
28 Jun 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Punjab former finance minister Surinder Singla dies at 78
Punjab's former Finance Minister Surinder Singla has died today at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi after he was rushed there complaining of breathlessness.
28 Jun 2018
Delhi UniversityDU admissions: Some colleges might reopen popular courses under third-list
Admissions to Delhi University (DU) under the second cut-off list have filled nearly half the seats, and many popular colleges are unlikely to issue a third list for in-demand courses.