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09 Jul 2018

Tamil Nadu

99-year-old retired-teacher molests 10-year-old-girl. Let's hang our heads in shame!

In what is sure to make you angry and compel you to ask questions about where society is headed, a 99-year-old retired headmaster of a government school was arrested for molesting a 10-year-old girl in Chennai.

Right to know: SC, Center want live-streaming of court proceedings

In a significant move towards transparency, both the Center and the Supreme Court (SC) today favored live-streaming of court proceedings.

09 Jul 2018

South Korea

Impressed with 'Dangal', South Korea's First Lady to meet Phogat-family

South Korean First Lady Kim Jung-sook has invited the Phogat family for tea in New Delhi during her visit to India.

09 Jul 2018

Facebook

Kerala madrassa allegedly expels student for wearing bindi during shoot

A man in Kerala has lashed out at his daughter's madrassa, which apparently expelled her because she wore a bindi during a shoot.

3,340 building plans given nod online in last 2-years: NDMC

As many as 3,340 building plans have been approved online during the past two years under North Delhi Municipal Corporation's ease of doing business policy.

09 Jul 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

IPS officer's brother among new recruits to join Hizbul Mujahideen

In what is bound to give sleepless nights to security forces, the terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen released photographs of its new recruits on the death anniversary of its poster boy Burhan Wani.

Nirbhaya's rapists will be hanged, SC rejects convicts' plea

The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the death penalty of three convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case, who had filed review petitions.

09 Jul 2018

Road Accidents

Delhi: 5 injured in road accident in Punjabi Bagh

Five persons were injured after a car driven by a 27-year-old woman in an inebriated state hit their vehicle in west Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area yesterday, police said.

09 Jul 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Gangster Munna Bajrangi shot inside UP jail, dies

Dreaded gangster Prem Prakash Singh alias Munna Bajrangi died inside Baghpat jail in Uttar Pradesh on Monday morning, after allegedly being shot by a rival gang lodged inside the prison.

09 Jul 2018

Suicide

Burari deaths: One family member tried stopping "ritual" while hanging

A week after the mysterious Burari deaths, police have revealed that at least one of the 11 people tried saving himself and raising an alarm while he was hanging.

08 Jul 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

At least 21 PDP legislators pledged support to Mufti: Party-sources

At least 21 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislators met party chief Mehbooba Mufti since yesterday and pledged their support to her.

08 Jul 2018

India

42 Bhopal-Central Jail convicts, including women, being trained as paramedics

Forty-two prisoners, including four women inmates, of Bhopal Central Jail, several of them serving life sentences for murders, are undergoing a paramedical course with authorities claiming that it might be a first-of-its-kind initiative for any jail in the country.

08 Jul 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka court awards life-term to man 11-days after murdering wife

A Karnataka court has sentenced a 75-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing his wife, just 11 days after the crime took place.

08 Jul 2018

Delhi High Court

HC upholds punishment of 3-men for scuffle over 'beedi' price

Three men, convicted for grievously injuring the father of a vendor for charging 50 paise extra for "beedi" bundle, leading to his death two decades ago, got respite from Delhi HC, which refused to interfere with their three-and-a-half-year jail term.

08 Jul 2018

Odisha

All jails in Odisha will have video conferencing facilities: CM-Patnaik

All jails in Odisha will have video conferencing facilities by this year end as part of the state government's commitment to improving the criminal justice system, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

08 Jul 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi Police rescues four malnourished, tortured horses used for weddings

The Delhi police rescued four malnourished horses, which are used for weddings, recently from different areas, after PETA India lodged a complaint.

08 Jul 2018

India

DRI seizes 10kgs gold worth Rs. 3.18cr smuggled from Bhutan

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 10kgs of gold, which was smuggled into India from Bhutan, in West Bengal's Siliguri.

08 Jul 2018

India

India's Muslim law board wants Shariat courts in every district

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the country's highest decision-making body supervising Islamic laws, is planning to set up Shariat courts in all districts, PTI reports.

08 Jul 2018

Yogi Adityanath

UP-govt to dump babus in their 50s unfit for duty

Uttar Pradesh government is contemplating "compulsory retirement" for employees aged 50 years and above if they are found neglecting their duty.

08 Jul 2018

Mumbai

'Roti Bank' satiating hunger of the poor, gets good response

In a bid to feed needy people, a retired IPS officer D Sivanandan in December 2017 launched "Roti Bank" in collaboration with Mumbai's famous tiffin carriers "Dabbawalas".

08 Jul 2018

Madhya Pradesh

MP: 14-year-old dragged from sleep, gangraped by 'relatives'

Yet another child has allegedly fallen prey to perverted predators. This time, it was a 14-year-old girl of Chhatarpur, Bundelkhand, MP.

08 Jul 2018

India

How IIIT-B student turned 'learning opportunity' to Rs. 1.2cr Google-package!

For 22-year-old Mumbaikar Aditya Paliwal, what began as a learning opportunity resulted in a job offer from Google's prestigious New York-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) team, at a bumper package of Rs. 1.2cr!

08 Jul 2018

Twitter

Modi, RaGa, Kohli to lose their Twitter followers: Here's why

In a bid to combat misinformation and fake news, Twitter has been suspending more than a million accounts a day in the recent months.

08 Jul 2018

Haryana

'Hamari Phulwari' scheme yielding positive results: Haryana WCD Minister

The "Hamari Phulwari" scheme launched by the Haryana Government, aimed at transforming the Anganwadi centers of the state, is yielding positive results, state minister Kavita Jain has said.

08 Jul 2018

India

Story of 25 years of NHRC, now told through documentary

In a first, the story of 25 eventful years of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will be told in a documentary that seeks to educate and enlighten people about an institution that served as a "watchdog of democracy".

08 Jul 2018

Mumbai

After 'micro-mini skirts' lecture, Twitter-user returns with another 'sanskaar' lesson

This week, 'Madhav' (@mahesh10816 on Twitter) posted a thread about how he intervened to 'teach' girls wearing 'micro-minis' in a posh Mumbai restaurant about Indian values, which apparently moved them to tears.

08 Jul 2018

India

Modi-govt needs to shed 'obsession' with economic-growth: Economist Jean Dreze

The Narendra Modi government needs to shed its "obsession" with economic growth and take a broader view of what development is about, argues noted economist Jean Dreze.

08 Jul 2018

Maharashtra

Victims of Dhule lynching belonged to a peaceful tribe: Police

The five people lynched in Maharashtra's Dhule on suspicion of child-lifting were members of the nomadic Nath Gosavi community, which is a peaceful tribe with no criminal record, said Dhule's SP Ram Kumar.

08 Jul 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Amarnath Yatra suspended for a day on Wani's death anniversary

On the occasion of Burhan Wani's death anniversary, authorities have suspended the Amarnath Yatra today.

08 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai rains: One dead in waterfall, city flooded, traffic hit

At least one person died when water levels at the Chinchoti waterfall in Vasai, Mumbai, rose suddenly after heavy rains. Over 100 were rescued, NDTV reported.

08 Jul 2018

India

'We use ash/dust/sand during menstruation,no sanitary-pads': Maid's tale moves employer

Akshay Kumar-Sonam Kapoor-Radhika Apte starrer 'Padman' brought to attention a crippling problem in India, where sanitary napkins are a luxury rather than a necessity.

08 Jul 2018

India

133 of 136 IPS-officers fail exams, but still in service

It says a lot about the state of India's police force when only three of 136 IPS officers manage to pass the exams to graduate from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy (SVPNPA).

08 Jul 2018

India

HRD Ministry approves third-extension for panel drafting new education policy

The K Kasturirangan Committee tasked with drafting a new education policy has got a third extension from HRD Ministry to give final shape to the draft.

08 Jul 2018

Delhi University

DU 2018: First admission-list for UG courses on July 12

Delhi University (DU) is releasing its first admission list for entrance-based undergraduate courses on July 12.

08 Jul 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Woman jumps from Noida's TGIP-mall after boyfriend refuses to meet

A 25-year-old woman identified as Shivani jumped from the third floor of The Great India Palace mall in Noida on Saturday, allegedly as she was upset with her boyfriend.

08 Jul 2018

Haryana

Friend's-father forced me to drink alcohol before rape: Gurugram survivor

For this 18-year-old Gurugram girl, it was a happy occasion: her childhood friend studying abroad was home for vacations, and they had planned a sleepover.

08 Jul 2018

Punjab

Punjab: Moga SSP removed from post within week of taking-charge

Senior Superintendent of Police of Moga (Punjab), Kamaljit Singh Dhillon, has been removed from the post only days after he assumed it.

08 Jul 2018

Manish Sisodia

Delhi: Dead lizard in mid-day meal makes two girls ill

The alleged presence of a dead lizard in mid-day meals served to students of Kalyanpuri's Rajkiya Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya in East Delhi made two girls sick on Saturday.

08 Jul 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Former-UP CM ND Tiwari develops health complications, admitted to hospital

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister ND Tiwari, 92, who has been admitted to a private hospital in New Delhi, yesterday developed health complications, hospital sources said.

08 Jul 2018

India

Explore Lord Rama's life across India via Sri Ramayana Express

What is common between Ayodhya, Sitamarhi, Nandigram and Sri Lanka?