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24 Jul 2018

Education

IIT-Delhi to establish PhD start-up incubators; targets to incubate 20-ideas

Buoyed by "Institution of Eminence" (IoE) status, the IIT-Delhi has set to establish a Ph.D. start-up incubator, work on which is likely to begin this month.

24 Jul 2018

Noida

Delhi: 2 bogus retired army-officers arrested for cheating 200 people

Two men were arrested for allegedly posing as retired army officers and cheating around 200 people in the national capital, police said today.

24 Jul 2018

India

If people stop eating beef, lynching incidents will stop: RSS-leader

Experts, the government, the judiciary, and the masses, everyone is shocked by the alarming rise in mob lynching incidents, and no one knows how to solve it.

Delhi: 7 arrested for robbery at Delhi Metro construction site

Seven men were arrested for their alleged involvement in a dacoity committed at a Delhi Metro construction site, police said today.

24 Jul 2018

Jharkhand

These 8 men allegedly assaulted Swami Agnivesh in Jharkhand

Last Tuesday (July 17), as activist and former minister Swami Agnivesh left a tribal rally in Jharkhand's Pakur, a group of "100-150" men pounced on him and started assaulting him.

24 Jul 2018

India

Why aren't female condoms as popular as other contraceptives?

Considering India's struggle with population control, a dedicated Condom Day or Contraceptive Week or Reproductive Health Month to raise awareness is long overdue.

23 Jul 2018

India

#TravelBytes: 5 breathtakingly beautiful Indian trips to take during monsoon

Admit it or not, it's difficult to concentrate on work when the mighty rain gods are vigorously showering little drops of happiness outside.

23 Jul 2018

India

Four ways you can use petrol-pumps apart from refilling fuel

For most, 'petrol-pump' means just a fuel-refilling station. But do you know it can serve us in many more ways?

23 Jul 2018

Delhi Government

Delhi government issues guidelines to schools for 'Tobacco-free zones'

The Delhi government has issued guidelines to all schools in the national capital for making them "tobacco-free zones", including summoning parents of those children who are found in possession of tobacco products.

23 Jul 2018

India

Ragging complaints in varsities, higher educational institutions doubled in 3yrs

The number of complaints of ragging reported to University Grants Commission (UGC) and higher educational institutions (HEIs) has doubled in the last three years, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar today informed Rajya Sabha.

23 Jul 2018

Kerala

Favoring eloped couple, Kerala HC says 'love is blind'. Respect!

Setting aside a college order that expelled a couple for eloping, the Kerala High Court recently said, "Love is blind and an innate humane instinct."

23 Jul 2018

India

#CareerBytes: Preparing for CA? These 5 online courses will help

One of the most sought after courses in India is the Chartered Accountancy (CA) course offered by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

23 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

Yogi creates record; visits all 75 UP districts in 16-months

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today set a record of sorts by visiting all the 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh during the past 16 months he has been in office.

#HealthBytes: 5 food items that help low blood pressure patients

It's quite common to assume that high blood pressure is the only blood pressure-related problem there is. However, low blood pressure is also dangerous.

23 Jul 2018

India

1,883 small and big quakes hit India since 2015: Govt

More than 1,880 earthquakes of varying magnitudes, including three measuring above 7-magnitude, jolted India during the past three years until this July, Minister of Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan said in Lok Sabha today.

23 Jul 2018

India

Finance Ministry refuses to share three reports on 'black money'

The Finance Ministry has refused to share a copy of three reports on the quantum of black money held by Indians inside the country and abroad, saying its disclosure would cause a breach of privilege of Parliament.

23 Jul 2018

West Bengal

WB: Expert panel to look into 'pass-fail' reintroduction in govt-schools

West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee today said the state government has formed an expert committee to look into the possibility of reintroducing the pass-fail system in the state-run schools.

23 Jul 2018

WhatsApp

Now you can check status of trains on WhatsApp!

Taking its passenger services up a notch, Indian Railways has partnered with MakeMyTrip to bring to you the latest status of running trains.

23 Jul 2018

Health & Wellness

Delhi: 75 malaria, 43 dengue cases reported this season

At least 29 cases of malaria have been reported in the first three weeks of July in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the vector-borne disease in Delhi this season to 75, according to a South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) report.

23 Jul 2018

Bihar

Bihar: 16 girls raped in shelter-home, police dig for buried-body

The Bihar police started excavation in a shelter home of Muzaffarpur after it was alleged that a minor was killed and buried there.

23 Jul 2018

EPFO

Employees may soon withdraw 75% PF if unemployed for 1-month

An employee, who is not in employment for a month, may be allowed to avail 75% of the Provident Fund standing to his credit, Labor Minister Santosh Gangwar said.

23 Jul 2018

Madhya Pradesh

WhatsApp admin jailed since February for message he didn't send

Five months after a 21-year-old youth of Rajgarh district, MP, was arrested for an "objectionable" message forwarded in his WhatsApp group, his family has claimed he wasn't the admin then.

23 Jul 2018

Gurugram

Gurugram: Residents protest against drug menace, flesh trade at MG-Road

Hundreds of residents marched together at MG Road in Gurugram yesterday, protesting against drug peddling and flesh-trade in the region.

23 Jul 2018

Twitter

BSP has no official Twitter, Facebook accounts or website: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati today said that the party has given almost 50% representation to the youth in its committees at all levels and therefore it does not have the need to have a separate youth front in the party.

Triple talaq stops men from killing wives for cheating: SP-leader

A Samajwadi Party (SP) leader has added another item to the list of most bizarre justifications for triple talaq.

23 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Woman rejects man's proposal, he tells airport-authorities she carried bomb

On Saturday, a man called Mumbai airport authorities to inform that a woman carried a bomb in her bag. The authorities quickly swung to action only to learn the man was taking a revenge as the woman had rejected his marriage proposal.

23 Jul 2018

Health & Wellness

#HealthBytes: 5 benefits of drinking enough water

With around 60% of our body comprising water, this elixir of life is crucial for healthy functioning.

23 Jul 2018

Hyderabad

Hyderabad: This isn't potty but 1.85kg of smuggled gold-paste!

DRI officials stopped a smuggling bid at Hyderabad airport on Saturday and recovered around 2kg of gold that was being brought in from Colombo.

23 Jul 2018

Delhi Police

Burari deaths: Tommy the dog, "only remaining family member," dies

Tommy, whom relatives of the Burari mass suicide family called "our only remaining family member," died yesterday after a heart attack.

23 Jul 2018

India

Delhi: Couple dies as roof of house in Dwarka collapses

The roof of a house in Delhi's Dwarka area, which had weakened over time with seepage, collapsed in the early hours today morning, killing a couple and injuring their three children, police said.

23 Jul 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Amarnath-Yatra: Fresh batch of over 1,200 pilgrims begin their journey

A fresh batch of over 1,200 pilgrims, including 300 women and 100 sadhus, left the base camp in Jammu for the cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir today.

23 Jul 2018

Amitabh Bachchan

Kalyan Jewellers withdraws controversial Big B ad, apologizes to bankers

Kalyan Jewellers, on Sunday, apologized for their advertisement which showed bank employees in a bad light and said the clip has been pulled down from all media platforms.

23 Jul 2018

Jharkhand

In Jamshedpur, a tree for every newborn during Shravan month

As part of its green initiatives, Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee (JNAC) in Jharkhand has decided to undertake a drive, under which parents of babies born in the holy "Shravan month" will get a chance to plant and name a sapling after their child.

23 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Maharashtra: CM Fadnavis skips Pandharpur puja; performs ritual at home

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis today skipped the annual puja at the Lord Vitthal Temple in the state's Pandharpur town due to protest threats by Marathas.

23 Jul 2018

Ghaziabad

Eight rescued from Ghaziabad building collapse, one dead

Eight people have been rescued alive but injured after an under-construction building at Akash Nagar in Ghaziabad collapsed yesterday.

There can't be "blanket-ban" on protests at Jantar Mantar: SC

More than nine months after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned protests at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, the SC has said a blanket ban is unacceptable.

23 Jul 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Nursing home with unqualified doctors sealed in Shamli

A nursing home at Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh was sealed after unqualified doctors were reportedly found performing surgeries on unsuspecting patients, officials said today.

23 Jul 2018

Rajasthan

Alwar lynching: Cops covered 4km-journey in 3hrs, stopped for tea

Friday night, Mewat resident Rakbar alias Akbar Khan was brutally assaulted in Rajasthan's Alwar, on suspicion that he was smuggling cows.

Manika Batra, six others, denied boarding on 'overbooked' Air-India flight

Commonwealth Games star, Manika Batra and six other table tennis players were denied boarding on an Air India flight, on Sunday, which left them stranded at Indira Gandhi International Airport.

23 Jul 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Alleged rape victim goes to cops carrying fetus

In a disturbing incident, a 19-year-old woman went to Hasanpur police station, in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh, carrying a fetus in a bag to file a rape complaint on Saturday.