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30 Jul 2018

India

All five Indians win gold at International Physics Olympiad

At the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2018) that concluded on July 29, India created history.

30 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

PM lauds differently-abled CBSE topper on 'Mann Ki Baat'

A differently-abled girl, Anushka Panda (15), from Gurgaon is in seventh heaven after Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned her achievement in his monthly radio program "Mann Ki Baat" yesterday.

30 Jul 2018

Android

ICICI, HDFC customers, beware! Fake Android apps targeting sensitive data

Customers of ICICI, HDFC and RBL, beware: bogus banking apps for these banks have been released on Google Play, which can dupe you of your money.

30 Jul 2018

Arvind Kejriwal

Kejriwal tears LG-backed report,says CCTV project will proceed as planned

Delhi's Indira Gandhi indoor stadium saw some dramatic moments yesterday as CM Arvind Kejriwal, accompanied by his entire Cabinet, tore up a report on CCTVs by an LG-constituted committee.

30 Jul 2018

Bihar

Patna: Nalanda Hospital flooded with rainwater, fish swim inside ICU

The patients undergoing treatment at Patna's Nalanda Medical College Hospital were given company by fishes, after ICU and general wards got flooded by rainwater.

30 Jul 2018

Twitter

After TRAI Chairman's 'embarrassment,'UIDAI says info not taken from Aadhaar-database

The UIDAI yesterday asserted that the personal details of TRAI chief R S Sharma revealed publicly on Twitter are not from the Aadhaar database, and that "hacked information" is easily available on Google, without using the 12-digit unique identity number.

30 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Man calls up NSG, warns of 'chemical attack' on PM

A 22-year-old man, Kashinath Mandal, was arrested from Mumbai after he allegedly called up the National Security Guard (NSG) control room on Friday and warned of a "chemical attack" on the PM, the police said today.

Assam's citizen register updated: Names of 40L not included

After months of delay, the Assam government has published the complete draft of the much-awaited National Register of Citizens (NRC) with 2.9cr names.

30 Jul 2018

Education

NCERT's technology guidelines for preschoolers uphold privacy, regulate screen time

The National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has come up with guidelines for preschools and asked institutions to protect the privacy of students.

30 Jul 2018

India

Top five travel experiences to have in your 30s

Writer Henry Miller once said, "One's destination is never a place, but rather a new way of seeing things."

29 Jul 2018

Kolkata

'Ek doctor ki maut' writer Ramapada Chowdhury dies at 95

Acclaimed Bengali writer Ramapada Chowdhury, whose story "Abhimanyu" was made into a Hindi movie "Ek doctor ki maut", has died at a Kolkata hospital today, his family said.

29 Jul 2018

Health & Wellness

#HealthBytes: Top 5 sources of protein for vegetarians

One major diet risk for vegetarians is protein deficiency.

29 Jul 2018

India

#NorthIndiaRains: 12 killed in UP; Yamuna flowing above danger mark

Torrential rains continued to batter parts of north India today, with worst-hit Uttar Pradesh recording 12 rain-related deaths and waters of the Yamuna flowing above the danger mark in the national capital.

29 Jul 2018

India

Govt took several measures to protect tiger habitats: Environment Minister

India has taken several measures, including bringing out guidelines for tiger safaris to reduce the pressure of eco-tourism, protect tiger habitats, and conserve their population, Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said today on International Tiger Day.

29 Jul 2018

India

#CareerBytes: All about pursuing architecture in India

Ever been awed by the architectural beauty of the Taj Mahal or the intricacy of the Alhambra and wondered what brilliant minds conceived of such structures?

29 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

Center committed to doubling farmers' income by 2022: MoS Finance

Union Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla today said the Center is committed to doubling the income of farmers by 2022.

29 Jul 2018

India

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: Process to get home loan subsidy

The Indian government launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in 2015 with the aim of providing affordable housing for all by 2022.

29 Jul 2018

Bihar

Bailey Road caves in after heavy rain in Bihar

A part of the busy Jawaharlal Nehru Road, commonly known as Bailey Road, in Patna caved in due to heavy rains, officials said today.

29 Jul 2018

India

'Wire' questions SC/ST representation in cricket team, Kaif replies aptly

Former cricketer Mohammad Kaif has lashed out at a media report alleging "under-representation" of minorities in the Indian test squad.

Kathua rape case: Crime branch to submit supplementary-chargesheet this week

Jammu and Kashmir Police's crime branch will be submitting its supplementary charge-sheet this week before the Pathankot court, which is hearing the gruesome case of rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua in January.

29 Jul 2018

WhatsApp

Experts working on app to flag 'fake news' on WhatsApp

Seeking to scotch rumors and identify fake news on social media platform WhatsApp, a team of experts at a Delhi-based institution is working on developing an application that may be able to tell you whether a message is fake or not.

29 Jul 2018

Haryana

Haryana: Drive against drugs leads to 225 arrests in 3-months

A total of 225 people have been arrested and 134 cases registered since the launch of a special campaign "Prabal Prahaar" against drug peddlers in Chandigarh's Sirsa district three months ago.

29 Jul 2018

India

Government aims Rs. 1,80,000cr turnover from military services by 2025

The government will soon launch a policy aimed at making India one of the top five military equipment manufacturers in 10 years.

29 Jul 2018

Madhya Pradesh

PM Modi lauds ragpicker's son who made it into AIIMS

It was a proud moment for Asharam Choudhary and others at the AIIMS, Jodhpur when PM Modi in his "Mann ki Baat" radio address mentioned the name of the student, who despite a humble background made it to one of India's most coveted colleges.

29 Jul 2018

Bihar

CAG criticizes the functioning of state PSUs in Bihar

Only 18 of 74 state PSUs in Bihar have finalized their accounts in the last three years and 65 of them have arrears in accounts from 1977-78 onwards, stated CAG report of FY2017-18.

29 Jul 2018

India

Insurance money worth Rs. 15,167cr lying unclaimed with firms

Twenty-three life insurers in India are sitting on unclaimed insurance money of as much as Rs. 15,167cr, with Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) accounting for the lion's share.

29 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Amit Shah, Mohan Bhagwat meet amid Maratha quota stir

BJP President Amit Shah held a meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Mumbai in the backdrop of the ongoing agitation by the Maratha community seeking job reservation in Maharashtra.

29 Jul 2018

India

Option-less parents of mentally-challenged children opening cure homes themselves

Every parent worries about their children's future despite their financial disposition, so they will their properties and arrange for their children's financial comfort.

29 Jul 2018

Health & Wellness

#HealthBytes: 5 reasons why you should prefer tea over coffee

Tea or Coffee? It's been a silent (psychological) war between drinkers of two of the most popular drinks of all time, since ages.

29 Jul 2018

India

PNB scam aftermath: India's passport rules may undergo changes

The PNB scam exposed several loopholes in Indian laws that let defaulters like Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi flee the country after looting over Rs. 12,000cr from banks.

29 Jul 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi govt directs schools to conduct deworming programme on Aug-10

The Delhi government has issued directions to schools to conduct deworming programme and administer the required tablets to the children on August 10.

UP's law and order situation, key 2019 LS election issue

With the Lok Sabha polls just months away, the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh is set to be a key election issue for both the ruling BJP and the opposition in the state.

29 Jul 2018

India

How he defeated poverty to become an IAS officer

When 2016 UPSC results were declared, two names were widely covered: Tina Dabi and Athar Aamir Khan, for being the first two rankers and for being lovers.

29 Jul 2018

Haryana

1,000 families evacuated as Yamuna flows above danger-level in Delhi

Around 1,000 families have been evacuated from near the Yamuna in Delhi, as the river continued to flow above the danger mark.

29 Jul 2018

Air Pollution

Meteorological factors improved Delhi air-quality; source still not addressed: Greenpeace

Noting that air quality in the national capital had improved due to meteorological factors and not by addressing the "source of pollution", Greenpeace India stressed the need for taking comprehensive action to contain such sources for sustained clean air days.

29 Jul 2018

Education

Registration for CAT 2018 opens August 8: All details here

The Common Admission Test (CAT) 2018 will be held on November 25. Registrations will open on August 8 and continue till September 19.

29 Jul 2018

Rajasthan

18-yr-old woman kidnapped, held hostage, gangraped for 7 months

An 18-year-old woman was kidnapped at gunpoint, kept in confinement, and raped by three men for seven months, media reports said.

29 Jul 2018

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh cops recover two hi-tech foreign-made firearms from Maoists

Maoists in Chhattisgarh may have been procuring sophisticated foreign weapons by smuggling them through the North East, Deputy Inspector General of Police (anti-Naxal operations) Sundarraj P said.

29 Jul 2018

India

First in India: Woman gets cancer-gene removed to produce healthy-twins

In a first in the country, a Bengaluru woman carrying cancer-causing mutation genes has given birth to twins, who carry no such gene whatsoever.

29 Jul 2018

Madhya Pradesh

#InternationalTigerDay: MP hopes double forest beat area increases tiger population

On International Tiger Day, Madhya Pradesh officials said the expansion in the territory of tigers raised hopes of a rise in the number of the striped animals in the state.