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16 Dec 2018
BiharBihar: Suspended RJD MLA convicted of raping minor, sentencing soon
Bihar MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav was on Saturday convicted of raping a minor by a special Patna court. The case dates back to 2016 when the former RJD MLA from Nawada had raped the minor.
16 Dec 2018
Tamil NaduFear grips Tamil Nadu village after 45-skulls found in graveyard
Villagers in Vakkanampatti village of Tamil Nadu's Vellore district are living in fear after 45 human skulls were found dumped in the courtyard, HT reports.
16 Dec 2018
India#CBSE2019: Most common mistakes students must avoid in board exams
The CBSE Board Examinations are only a few months away and students must be busy preparing and revising for their exams.
15 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of India#RafaleDeal: Clean chit backfires; Opposition says Centre lied to SC
The Supreme Court, on Friday, had given the Centre a clean chit, dismissing a batch of petitions calling for a court-monitored probe into the Rafale deal.
15 Dec 2018
ManipurManipur: Chinese grenades, live AK-47 ammo seized from ZUF sympathizer
A huge consignment of weapons, ammunition, and explosives have been recovered from Manipur, after security forces apprehended a woman sympathizer of the Manipuri militant group Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF).
15 Dec 2018
Lalu Prasad YadavRajpal Yadav performs comedy act for inmates in Tihar jail
As an actor, performing on stage is something of a specialty for Rajpal Yadav.
15 Dec 2018
IndiaIndia and France hold talks on deepening bilateral cooperation
India and France today held discussions on deepening bilateral strategic partnership through cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, defense, space, and civil nuclear energy sectors.
15 Dec 2018
Tamil NaduSalem-Chennai Expressway plan has 89% takers, says K Palaniswami
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today said the land acquisition proceedings for the Salem-Chennai Expressway project was not opposed by as many as 89% of the people.
15 Dec 2018
Jammu And KashmirJammu shivers, records season's coldest night at 5.5 degrees Celsius
The winter capital Jammu recorded the coldest night of the season so far with the minimum temperature settling at 5.5 degrees Celsius, an official of the Meteorological (MeT) department said today.
15 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaNGT clears way for reopening of Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi
The Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper plant in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi has come a step closer to reopening.
15 Dec 2018
India#CareerBytes: 5 best websites to download mock tests for JEE
The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) is the most difficult entrance exam for admission to top engineering institutes in India, including IITs, NITs, and IIITs among others. JEE consists of Main and Advanced exams.
15 Dec 2018
Jammu And Kashmir#Pulwama: 3 terrorists, 1 soldier killed in encounter, says Army
Three terrorists and a soldier were killed in an encounter between the ultras and security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir today.
15 Dec 2018
West BengalSince 2011, over Rs. 1,000cr allocated for tea-garden workers: Mamata
The West Bengal government has allocated over Rs. 1,000cr for the welfare of tea garden workers in the state since 2011, CM Mamata Banerjee said today.
15 Dec 2018
MumbaiMumbai: 19-year-old nursing student dies during tug-of-war game
In a tragic incident, a 19-year-old nursing student from Thane met with his demise while playing a game of tug-of-war at a college in Mumbai.
15 Dec 2018
India#CareerBytes: Paper pattern, different stages of UPSC Civil Services Exam
The UPSC Civil Services Examination (CSE), also known as the IAS exam, is one of the toughest exams and its preparation process is a demanding task.
14 Dec 2018
Indian RailwaysIRCTC: Comparing 'Tatkal' and 'Premium Tatkal' ticket bookings
For facilitating last-minute passenger reservations, IRCTC offers online Tatkal ticket booking service.
14 Dec 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka: At least seven dead, 82 hospitalized after eating prasad
In a shocking incident, at least seven people, including two children, have died after consuming prasad from a temple at the Sulivadi village in Chamarajnagar district in Karnataka.
14 Dec 2018
Samajwadi PartyUP-police's idea to curb cow-related violence involves 'sabhas' and pledges
Earlier this month, violence in Bulandshahr sparked after alleged cow-slaughter snowballed into a controversy, and now Uttar Pradesh police have come up with a way to put that in check.
14 Dec 2018
NoidaNoida: News anchor found dead; allegedly jumped off building
A news anchor has been found dead in Noida after she allegedly jumped from the fourth floor of her building.
14 Dec 2018
IndiaWhat happened after what in Rafale deal case: Brief chronology
The Supreme Court today dismissed all the petitions seeking a probe in the decision-making process of controversial Rafale deal and gave the Modi government a clean chit on the procurement of 36 Rafale Fighter Jets.
14 Dec 2018
MeghalayaMeghalaya: At least 13 feared dead inside illegal 'rat-hole' mine
In an unfortunate incident, at least 13 coal miners are feared dead, after they got trapped in an illegal 'rat hole' coalmine in Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills.
14 Dec 2018
GujaratIndia's first railway university 'will be dedicated to the nation'
Union Minister Piyush Goyal along with Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani will dedicate India's first railway university to the nation on December 15, a senior official of the national transporter said today.
14 Dec 2018
UttarakhandUttarakhand: Five killed, 12 injured in two road accidents
Five persons were killed and twelve injured in two separate road accidents in Uttarakhand yesterday.
14 Dec 2018
Uttar PradeshGovernment not planning to replace take-home rations with packaged-nutrients: WCD
The government is not planning to replace the existing take-home rations and supplementary nutrition to packaged nutrients at anganwadis, the Lok Sabha was told today.
14 Dec 2018
PunjabSidhu's stuffed partridge gift to Amarinder Singh irks animal activists
Congress minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's stuffed partridge gift to Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh has irked animal activists and has prompted a complaint.
14 Dec 2018
IndiaIndia ranks third on Pornhub traffic, 30% of them women
If one thinks banning pornography content or websites in India will drive the libido away from the citizens, one cannot be more wrong.
14 Dec 2018
IndiaPM Modi's foreign trips cost taxpayers over Rs. 2,000cr
Since he was elected to power in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited dozens of countries, and met world leaders in a bid to increase India's influence on the global stage.
14 Dec 2018
India#RafaleDeal: Satisfied with Centre's process, SC dismisses petition seeking probe
The Supreme Court of India, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, dismissed the petition which demanded a probe in the multi-crore Rafale deal, on Friday.
14 Dec 2018
Nitin GadkariCalling one time defaulter 'chor' unfair, says Gadkari on Mallyaji
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said it was unfair to call businessman Vijay Mallya a chor just because he couldn't repay the loan once. He added Mallya had been repaying the loan for 40 years.
14 Dec 2018
IndiaIndian Railways bookings: Key rules to know about ticket reservations
Indian Railways allows passengers to book train tickets offline (through reservation counters) and online (via e-ticketing service- IRCTC's portal).
13 Dec 2018
IndiaNew Rs. 100 coin to be released in Vajpayee's honor
According to an official statement, a Rs. 100 coin bearing the image of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is slated to be launched soon, in honor of the late BJP stalwart.
13 Dec 2018
India#RafaleDeal: SC verdict on court-monitored probe due for Friday
The Supreme Court is all set to pronounce its verdict on a batch of pleas demanding a court-monitored CBI probe into the multi-billion dollar Rafale deal on Friday.
13 Dec 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: 21-year-old female medical student strangled to death in hostel
On Thursday, police in Aurangabad said that a 21-year-old female medical student was found dead in her college hostel room in the city.
13 Dec 2018
IndiaPriya Varrier 'winks' her way to become India's most-searched personality
Remember Priya Prakash Varrier, the Malayali actress who became an internet sensation for her eyebrow dance in that "wink song", Manikya Malaraya Poovi from the film Oru Addar Love?
13 Dec 2018
Kerala#KeralaNunRape: Church calls for media boycott, alleges anti-Church conspiracy
With the Kerala nun rape case having received significant coverage in the media, Catholicsabha, the mouthpiece of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church in Kerala, has hit out at the media.
13 Dec 2018
Jammu And KashmirKashmir: Teen, who had cameo in 'Haider', killed in encounter
On December 9, an 18-hour gun battle between terrorists and security forces in Mujgund on outskirts of Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, killed a teen who acted in Shahid Kapoor starrer Haider.
13 Dec 2018
JEE#CBSE2019: How to prepare for Class 12 and JEE simultaneously?
For Class 12 students, preparing for the board exams and JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) Main simultaneously can be quite challenging.
13 Dec 2018
SuicideMumbai: TISS student commits suicide, professor booked for abetment
On Tuesday, a professor of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was booked for abetment to suicide, after a 24-year-old MBA student of the institute took his own life by jumping off a 14-storey building in Powai.
13 Dec 2018
IndiaVIT bans students from playing PUBG in hostels
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) has taken the online gaming scene in India by storm and has gotten teens and youngsters hooked to it.
13 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaCM Devendra Fadnavis gets SC notice for hiding criminal cases
On Thursday, the Supreme Court issued a notice to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on a petition seeking an annulment of his election.
