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01 Oct 2018
Uttar Pradesh30-year-old married woman killed over 'illicit affair' in UP
A 30-year-old married woman was strangled to death today allegedly over an "illicit relationship" in Loi village in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, police said, adding that the accused has been arrested.
01 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaCJI-Designate Justice Ranjan Gogoi praises outgoing CJI Dipak Misra
Chief Justice of India-Designate, Justice Ranjan Gogoi, today praised the outgoing CJI Dipak Misra saying that his greatest contribution has been to civil liberties, and cited his recent verdicts in this regard.
01 Oct 2018
MumbaiMan causes panic on board Mumbai-Jodhpur Air India flight
A man being escorted by four police personnel on board an Air India flight from Mumbai managed to pull a fast one on the crew by falsely telling them that he was being kidnapped by them, sending the airline's personnel into a tizzy.
01 Oct 2018
Indian RailwaysIndian Railways Circular Journey tickets: Rules, benefits and booking procedure
For special journeys like pilgrimage and sightseeing tours, the Indian Railways provides the facility of booking Circular Journey train tickets.
01 Oct 2018
Sushma SwarajUN chief Antonio Guterres arrives on maiden India visit
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in New Delhi today on his maiden visit to India as the head of the world body that coincides with the commencement of events marking the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
01 Oct 2018
GoaGoa: 24-year-old man dies of suspected drug overdose
A 24-year-old picnicker from Hyderabad, staying in a hotel at popular Anjuna beach in Goa, died in Panaji today, police said.
01 Oct 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Cop caught red-handed taking bribe from missing girl's brother
A 40-year-old police naik was caught red-handed while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 5,000 from a man to help in searching his minor sister who was missing.
01 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaBhima-Koregaon case: HC ends house arrest of activist Gautam Navlakha
The Delhi High Court today allowed Gautam Navlakha, one of the five rights activists arrested in connection with Bhima-Koregaon case, to be freed from house arrest.
01 Oct 2018
RajasthanRajasthan Police's own version of 'KBC': Raising awareness about law
Drawing inspiration from TV quiz show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC) hosted by Amitabh Bachchan, Rajasthan Police has launched its own version of 'KBC' on social media to raise awareness about law and crimes.
01 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of India#AppleEmployeeShooting: FIR against Kejriwal for 'promoting enmity on religious grounds'
Delhi BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay today lodged a police complaint against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the latter's tweets in connection with the shooting down of an Apple employee in Lucknow.
01 Oct 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: 10 food items to get rid of oily skin
Everyone desires a flawless, supple and beautiful-looking skin.
01 Oct 2018
Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh: Jobless youth to get monthly allowance from tomorrow
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu will start giving a monthly allowance of Rs. 1,000 to the eligible jobless youth in the state from tomorrow, marking the official launch of the 'Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestham' scheme.
01 Oct 2018
Bharti AirtelUIDAI asks telcos to submit plan to discontinue Aadhaar-based eKYC
Days after the Supreme Court imposed curbs on the use of Aadhaar, biometric-issuing authority UIDAI today asked telecom companies to submit, within the next 15 days, a plan to stop using the 12-digit Unique ID number for customer authentication.
01 Oct 2018
Tamil NaduTN: Navy's Chetak helicopter crashes during training sortie, crew safe
A Chetak CH 442 helicopter of the Indian Navy on a training sortie crash-landed at INS Rajali near Tamil Nadu's Vellore today and the crew were safe, a defense official said.
01 Oct 2018
Yogi AdityanathUP: Six bus passengers killed after being run-over by truck
Six passengers were today killed and three others injured after being hit by a speeding truck while they were pushing a roadways bus that had broken down.
01 Oct 2018
Yogi AdityanathHave faith in government: Family of Apple-executive killed by policeman
The family of Apple executive, shot dead by a policeman in Gomti Nagar area in Lucknow, met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today and said that they "have faith" in UP government.
01 Oct 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: 25-year-old woman burned to death over dowry dispute
A 25-year-old Uttar Pradesh woman was allegedly burned to death by her husband and in-laws over dowry.
01 Oct 2018
GhaziabadGhaziabad: BSF constable fatally shoots colleague in camp
A BSF constable, Ajit, today allegedly shot dead his batchmate Jagpreet from his INSAS rifle at about 6 am at a temporary camp on the Ghaziabad's Link Road area.
01 Oct 2018
Jayant SinhaArunachal's Hollongi airport to have better facilities than Pakyong: Minister
The proposed greenfield airport at Hollongi in Arunachal Pradesh, when completed, would have better facilities than the recently inaugurated Pakyong Airport in Sikkim.
01 Oct 2018
Madhya PradeshMP: 'Threatened' professor touches feet of ABVP students in college
A video has surfaced that purportedly shows a government college professor in Madhya Pradesh touching the feet of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists after they threatened to lodge a police complaint over his objection to them raising "patriotic" slogans.
01 Oct 2018
TelanganaTelangana: Wife objects to chat; man, his friend commit suicide
A 27-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Secunderabad for being chided by his wife over continuously chatting with a female friend on a web-based messenger, police said yesterday.
01 Oct 2018
IndoreIndore: Jilted lover rapes woman's 1-year-old, molests 4-year-old for 'revenge'
In a shocking incident, a man rejected by a woman raped her 1-year-old girl and molested her 4-year-old in Indore, police said on Sunday.
01 Oct 2018
IndiaCJI Misra, judge of key-verdicts, holds court for last time
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra held court, along with his successor Ranjan Gogoi, for the last time today.
01 Oct 2018
IndiaPNB scam: ED attaches Nirav Modi's property worth Rs. 637cr
On Monday, the Enforcement Directorate attached properties and bank account related to fugitive Nirav Modi worth Rs. 637 crore.
01 Oct 2018
Arvind KejriwalVivek Tiwari murder: Second-FIR registered, Kejriwal slammed, and other details
In the death of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari, a fresh FIR was registered on Sunday accusing constable Prashant Chowdhary of putting the nozzle of his pistol on the windshield and firing at the deceased.
30 Sep 2018
India6 tips to help you crack UPSC-exam in first attempt
The Indian Civil Services exam, commonly referred to as the IAS exam, is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) each year.
30 Sep 2018
XFB, Twitter to help EC check fake news during polls
Google, Twitter, and Facebook have assured the Election Commission that they won't allow their platforms to be used for anything which affects polls' purity during the campaign period, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat said.
30 Sep 2018
Jet AirwaysJet Airways Hyderabad-Indore flight makes emergency landing following engine failure
A Jet Airways aircraft from Hyderabad to Indore with 103 people on board made an emergency landing at Indore airport today after one of its engines failed.
30 Sep 2018
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Scolded for using phone in class, 16-year-old hangs self
A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide in a government school in Madhya Pradesh's Korba district after she was reportedly reprimanded by her teacher for using a mobile phone during class, police said today.
30 Sep 2018
LucknowLucknow man suffers allergy after using 'extended pleasure' condom
This Lucknow man could never have imagined what his quest to longer sex would be, when the condom that claimed to give him "extended pleasure", turned painful as he suffered an all allergic reaction.
30 Sep 2018
Rescue OperationRPF rescues over 30 children per day from railway premises
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has rescued more than 30 children per day between January 2017 and August 2018, compared to less than 20 a day in three immediate years before 2017.
30 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaHow you can de-link Aadhaar from your bank and e-wallets
In an important judgment, the Supreme Court, on September 26, struck down some provisions relating to authentication of the Aadhaar programme, and the Section 57 of Aadhaar Act.
30 Sep 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: 65 stranded people rescued in Kargil following heavy snowfall
As many as 65 people, including a French national, were rescued after they were stranded in Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil district due to heavy snowfall.
30 Sep 2018
India#CareerBytes: Top 5 websites to help you crack CA exam
Chartered Accountancy (CA) course, by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is one of the most-sought-after ones, in India.
30 Sep 2018
Narendra ModiCountry's first housing society set up under Sardar Patel: PM
PM Narendra Modi said today the country's first housing society was set up in 1927 under the leadership of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat.
30 Sep 2018
IndiaIRCTC I-ticket cancelation: Rules and charges
An IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation) I-ticket is a normal online-booked ticket for which a user pays to get a paper ticket delivered at their specified delivery address.
30 Sep 2018
Narendra ModiSociety needs to understand importance of human rights: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stressed on the importance of human rights and inculcating them into practice, saying it is the very basis of his government's 'Sab ka saath, sab ka vikas' principle.
30 Sep 2018
MumbaiAcclaimed harmonium maestro Pandit Tulsidas Borkar passes away
Renowned harmonium player Pandit Tulsidas Borkar passed away on Saturday at a hospital in Mumbai. He was 84.
30 Sep 2018
IndiaCheers to 'new-age' whiskey, spiked with coffee, tea, and more!
The overtly masculine image of amber liquid sloshing gently on rocks of ice as gentlemen hold their glasses and clouds of cigar smoke swirl around is changing rapidly with whiskey brands experimenting with flavors as diverse as coffee and tea.
30 Sep 2018
Delhi Police17-year-old arrested for hacking UPSC website on September 10
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has arrested a 17-year-old boy for hacking the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) website on September 10.