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07 Oct 2018
IndiaIndian Railways' Maharajas' Express: Things to know about suite bookings
Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) operated Maharajas' Express, started in March 2010, is a luxury train, considered as one of the costliest in the world.
06 Oct 2018
India#HealthBytes: 5 home remedies to get rid of skin pores
Skin pores are basically open pits on your face, caused due to factors like aging, stress, sun exposure, excess oil, or genetic reasons.
06 Oct 2018
OdishaOdisha: School headmaster sexually abused Class 5 student, arrested
A student of Class 5 was allegedly sexually abused by her school headmaster in Odisha's Kalahandi district, police said today.
06 Oct 2018
KarnatakaKSRTC bus driver lets langur drive a bus; gets suspended
In a bizarre incident, a bus driver for the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) was relieved of duty after a video of him driving the bus with a langur perched on the steering wheel went viral on social media.
06 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaTelecom operators, banks may be allowed to use Aadhaar: Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said a Parliament-approved legislation can restore mandatory linking of biometric ID Aadhaar with mobile phones and bank accounts, but did not say if the government will bring a new law for the same.
06 Oct 2018
Narendra ModiAmul's Diwali gift to Ahmedabad? 'Fresh deodorized' camel milk!
Inspired by PM Modi's speech on the benefits of camel milk, Amul has buckled up its plans to sell fresh camel milk.
06 Oct 2018
Yogi AdityanathUP school punishes students for singing 'Vande Mataram', probe ordered
Students of an aided intermediate college in UP's Ballia are being punished for singing "Vande Mataram" or chanting "Bharat Mata ki Jai".
06 Oct 2018
IndiaCareer options after becoming a Chartered Accountant (CA)
Chartered Accountancy (CA) course, by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) is one of the most-sought-after and toughest ones, in India.
06 Oct 2018
ChennaiSouthern Railway becomes 'Unmanned Level Crossing Free Zone'
The Southern Railway today said it has become "Unmanned Level Crossing (UMLC) Free Zone" by implementing a 2010 policy decision, eliminating over 1,000 such level crossings.
06 Oct 2018
PunePune: Hoarding-frame collapses, man killed right after immersing wife's ashes
A 40-year-old man, who was returning home after immersing his wife's ashes, was among the four people killed when a hoarding in railway station premises fell on vehicles on the adjoining road in Pune today.
06 Oct 2018
Air PollutionPoor air quality in NCR; here's what you can do
Owing to a change in the direction of the wind, Delhi's air quality remained poor for the second day in a row.
06 Oct 2018
Jammu And KashmirMinibus falls into gorge in J&K, killing 10, injuring 15
At least 10 people were killed and 15 injured when a minibus fell into a deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, police said today.
06 Oct 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Man disposes dead rat near house, killed by neighbor
A 40-year-old man died after his neighbor allegedly hit him with an iron rod for disposing of a dead rat near his house in Kirari, Outer Delhi.
06 Oct 2018
IndiaIndia's #MeToo: Names of Chetan Bhagat, Kailash Kher come up
Stories of women being harassed, assaulted and creeped out by men in position of power have taken over Twitter. This could well be India's watershed moment and the #MeToo movement which was long overdue.
06 Oct 2018
Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh: Retired judge, wife commit suicide in quick succession
In a shocking and tragic incident, a retired judge and his wife committed suicide in quick succession outside the temple town of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
06 Oct 2018
OdishaError in Aadhaar, Odisha man says he will commit suicide
An employee of Odisha Electrical Department has said he will commit suicide as he is unable to withdraw money from the Employee Provident Fund due to an error in his Aadhaar card.
06 Oct 2018
Bombay High CourtNudity in web-series: Bombay HC wants pre-screening body set up
On Friday, the Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court took strong objection at nudity and violence dotting web series and said no content should be made online directly.
06 Oct 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra launches website, app 'Maha madat' to analyze drought situation
The Maharashtra Government has launched a website and a mobile application for collectively analyzing the rainfall, crop situation, and underground water level using modern technology.
06 Oct 2018
Fire BrigadeNoida: Fire hits under-construction residential complex, no casualty reported
A fire broke out at an under-construction multi-story building of a private developer in Greater Noida yesterday.
06 Oct 2018
Yogi AdityanathGundaraj of UP Police: Who will police the police?
After the recent, unprovoked murder of 38-year-old Apple executive, Vivek Tiwari, by a police constable in Lucknow as he allegedly tried to evade a routine check, the "gundaraj" of UP Police is being questioned, once again.
06 Oct 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra bans hookah parlours; Rs. 1 lakh fine for violations
On Thursday, the Maharashtra government issued a notification imposing a blanket ban on all hookah parlours in the state, with immediate effect.
06 Oct 2018
Uttar Pradesh#AppleExecutiveMurderCase: Three policemen protesting arrest of accused constable suspended
Some police constables across Uttar Pradesh observed "Black Day" on 5 October and tied a black ribbon on their arms following the arrest and suspension of constable Prashant Chaudhary, the main accused in the murder case of Apple employee Vivek Tiwari.
06 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC seeks Center's response on faulty hip implants by J&J
The Supreme Court yesterday sought the Center's response on a plea alleging that "faulty" and "deadly" hip implants, made by US-based pharma major Johnson & Johnson (J&J), have been fitted into the bodies of 14,525 Indian patients, termed as "medical negligence" by an expert committee.
06 Oct 2018
IndiaIRCTC Scam: Bail for Rabri, Tejashwi; video-call hearing for Lalu
The Delhi Patiala Court, on Saturday, granted regular bail to former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi, her son and former Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, and others who were present during the hearing in the IRCTC scam case.
06 Oct 2018
GujaratGujarat: 14-month-old's rape sets off attacks on UP, Bihar migrants
The rape of a 14-month-old, allegedly by a Bihari migrant in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat last week, has set off revenge attacks on migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, reports IE.
06 Oct 2018
IndiaSalary and perks of an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer
Needless to say, the path to become an IAS officer requires dedication and hard work. The Civil Services exam for IAS isn't an easy nut to crack, to say the least.
06 Oct 2018
India#CareerBytes: Busting common myths about the IIT-JEE exam
The JEE entrance exam is the ultimate test for any engineering aspirant in India.
05 Oct 2018
India#HealthBytes: 5 home-made face masks to help remove blackheads
Caused due to natural aging or the damage because of free radicals, pollution, sun exposure and certain lifestyle choices, blackheads look bad, and more often than not, strike as annoying skin marks.
05 Oct 2018
All India Bakchod#YoTanmaySoWoke: Dear Tanmay, keep your lousy apology to yourself
Yesterday, comedian Utsav Chakraborty was accused of asking sexually explicit images/videos from minors. He then released a rather twisted apology, and blamed it on a 'disorder'.
05 Oct 2018
Delhi PoliceCourt summons Congress IT cell member in sexual harassment case
A Delhi court has summoned a member of the Congress IT cell in a sexual harassment case lodged by his former colleague.
05 Oct 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Court grants bail to Gurmeet Ram Rahim in castration case
Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, serving a jail term in two rape cases, was today granted bail in a case related to alleged castration of 400 of his followers.
05 Oct 2018
TelanganaTelangana: Wife hammers man to death during quarrel, flees
A man, addicted to liquor, was allegedly hammered to death by his wife during a quarrel between them in Telangana's Peddapalli district today, police said.
05 Oct 2018
Indian RailwaysIndian Railways lost Rs. 4,000cr over stolen linen, bed sheets
Linen and other items worth Rs. 2.5cr were stolen by passengers in trains run by the Western Railway in the last fiscal, an official said.
05 Oct 2018
Uttar PradeshThai national suffers heart attack mid-air, SpiceJet makes emergency landing
A New Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight made an emergency landing today at Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, after a Thai national on board suffered a heart attack, police said.
05 Oct 2018
MaharashtraAfter petrol, Maharashtra to cut diesel prices by Rs. 1.50/liter
After reducing the petrol prices, the Maharashtra Government will cut the diesel prices by Rs. 1.50/liter, CM Devendra Fadnavis said today.
05 Oct 2018
IndiaMuslims should also come forward to protect cow: Ramdas Athawale
Some Muslims faced atrocities in the name of "gau raksha," pointed out Union Minister Ramdas Athawale today while urging the Muslims to come forward to protect the cow, which is revered by the Hindus.
05 Oct 2018
BiharBihar: Nitish Kumar hints at reducing taxes on petrol, diesel
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar today said that state was looking forward to reducing taxes on petroleum products, following the Center's decision to slash excise duty on the same a day earlier.
05 Oct 2018
Lucknow#AppleExecutiveKilling: FIR lodged over social media posts favoring constables
Taking note of objectionable social media posts in favor of constables allegedly involved in the killing of an Apple executive in Lucknow last week, an FIR has been registered against unnamed people, while a constable in Raebareli has been suspended in a similar matter, police said today.
05 Oct 2018
Narendra ModiRajasthan man dupes of Rs. 1cr, promises Rajya Sabha seat
A man has been arrested by the Rajasthan police from Karauli district for allegedly duping two people of Rs. 1 crore, promising to get them elected as Rajya Sabha MP and as Chairman of Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC).
05 Oct 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Elephant freed to hunt man-eater tigress kills woman
The operation to catch the man-eater tigress of Maharashtra's Yavatmal and her two cubs got into trouble, when an elephant freed for the operation, ran amok and trampled a woman to death at Chahand village in Ralegao tahsil on Wednesday.
