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23 Dec 2018
India#CareerBytes: 5 YouTube Channels for cracking AIIMS entrance exam
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is the dream destination for medical aspirants in the country. AIIMS MBBS Entrance Exam is the gateway to admission to different AIIMS campuses across India.
23 Dec 2018
Republic DayMinister says UP will achieve 100% electrification by December end
On Sunday, Uttar Pradesh power minister Srikant Sharma told the press that the state would be achieving 100% electrification by the end of December.
23 Dec 2018
India#HealthBytes: Top 5 healthy-yet-delicious snack options for winters
The winters aren't the best friend to your fitness plans.
23 Dec 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Man goes to register complaint, gets jailed instead
In a disturbing incident which raises concern about police administration in Uttar Pradesh, again, a man was arrested in Wazirganj after he went to register a complaint on behalf of his mother-in-law.
23 Dec 2018
KolkataKolkata to celebrate 150yrs of 'rosogolla' invention on December 28
The year is going to end on a sweet note for the people of Kolkata as a three-day 'rosogolla' festival is being organized in the city to pay tribute to its inventor Nobin Chandra Das.
23 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of India#SabarimalaStandoff: Despite police deployment, women couldn't enter Ayyappa shrine
In yet another failed attempt, 11 women who were on their way to Sabarimala Temple in Kerala returned without paying respects to Lord Ayyappa.
23 Dec 2018
HaryanaHaryana: Teenager sentenced to death for raping, murdering eight-year-old
After a trial lasting six months, a Haryana court has awarded a death sentence to a 19-year-old boy for the rape and murder of an eight-year-old earlier.
23 Dec 2018
Physics#CBSE2019: How to score over 90% in Class 10 Science?
For CBSE Class 10 students, Science is one of the main subjects, but many of them find it difficult as the subject involves vast syllabus and a lot of concepts.
23 Dec 2018
Pakistan NewsConcentrate on Pakistan: Naseeruddin tells Imran after 'teach Modi' remark
Actor Naseeruddin Shah told Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to concentrate on his country and not comment on issues which didn't concern him. Notably, Khan said he would teach his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi 'how to treat minorities'.
23 Dec 2018
Ravi Shankar Prasad#SnoopingRow: RTIs reveal UPA intercepted 9,000 calls, 500 emails monthly
Just days back, a political row had erupted over a government order that gave sweeping powers of surveillance to 10 Central agencies.
23 Dec 2018
KeralaTension prevails in Pamba as 11 women attempt to trek
Tension prevailed at Pamba, the foothills of the Lord Ayyappa Temple in Kerala, this morning as a group of 11 women, below the age of 50 years, tried to trek the hilltop shrine, even as devotees protested against the move.
23 Dec 2018
AmritsarNew-born, who was strangled, flushed down train's toilet, miraculously lives
On Saturday, the sweepers in Amritsar were shocked to see a new-born baby flushed down one of the toilets of Howrah Express, which they were cleaning.
23 Dec 2018
Indian RailwaysFirst Train 18 scheduled to run on Delhi-Varanasi route
The first Train 18 will run between Delhi and Varanasi, on December 29, the Indian Railways said, in response to a query in the Rajya Sabha.
22 Dec 2018
India#HealthBytes: Tips to avoid getting fat during the lazy winter-season
Winters can be a risky period of time for your fitness goals.
22 Dec 2018
Ganga riverGanga clean at just 1 out of 39 locations: CPCB
Only one out of 39 locations through which the Ganga river flows had clean water in the post-monsoon period this year, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has said in its latest study.
22 Dec 2018
Exams#CBSE2019: What parents should not do before their children's pre-boards
The CBSE board exams are barely a few weeks away and students must be busy with the preparation while also gearing up for the pre-board examinations.
22 Dec 2018
Narendra ModiBack in action: Rajiv Pratap Rudy appointed BJP's national spokesperson
Former Union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy was today appointed as a BJP national spokesperson by party president Amit Shah.
22 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of India12 women headed to Sabarimala: Will they make history?
Since the Supreme Court, on September 28, struck down the ban on the entry of women aged 10-50 years to the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, not a single woman of the age group has been able to enter the temple.
22 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of India1984 anti-Sikh riots: Sajjan Kumar moves Supreme Court against life-sentence
Less than a week after the Delhi High Court handed him a life sentence for his role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has moved the Supreme Court challenging his conviction and life term.
22 Dec 2018
XWhy should we ignore Bollywood babas?
Have you seen Elon Musk, Tim Cook, Ratan Tata giving people marital advice on Twitter? Or Sachin Tendulkar talking about how to raise funds from a venture capitalist? Exactly.
22 Dec 2018
Tamil Nadu#SterliteViolence: Fleeing protesters were killed by shots to head, chest
In an exclusive report, Reuters has shed more light on the death of 13 people who were part of the anti-Sterlite protests that rocked Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu in May.
22 Dec 2018
India#CBSE2019: 5 websites that offer Class 10 Mathematics sample papers
Mathematics is a challenging subject and for many CBSE Class 10 students, it can be a nightmare.
22 Dec 2018
XMedical entrance exam invigilators check for Bluetooth-devices in students' ears
Indians are an expert in the jugaad system, especially during exams.
22 Dec 2018
Bulandshahr#BulandshahrViolence: Furious over Naseeruddin's comment, UP-outfit books ticket to Pakistan
The Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena (UPNS) yesterday said it will send veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah an air-ticket for Pakistan over his comments on the Bulandshahr violence.
22 Dec 2018
Pakistan NewsNaseeruddin Shah turning into his 'Sarfarosh' character, says BJP leader
Actor Naseeruddin Shah's comments about prevailing hatred in the country snowballed into a controversy and now a BJP leader has said he is turning into a Pakistani agent, the character he played in Sarfarosh.
22 Dec 2018
Jammu And KashmirKashmir: Close aide of Zakir Musa among six terrorists killed
On Saturday, six terrorists, including a close aide of Zakir Musa, Jammu and Kashmir's most-wanted terrorist, were killed in an encounter with Indian security forces.
22 Dec 2018
GhaziabadGhaziabad passport-office to impound sugar-mill owner's passport over payment dues
Coming down heavily on a sugar mill owner for allegedly erring on sugarcane payments to farmers, the Ghaziabad district administration has asked the regional passport office to impound his passport.
22 Dec 2018
IndiaNational Mathematics Day: Know how to deal with math anxiety
India marks Srinivasa Ramanujan's birth anniversary on December 22 as National Mathematics Day.
22 Dec 2018
Ministry Of Home AffairsCentre goes in defensive mode after 'snooping order', clarifies notification
On Thursday, the Centre gave powers to ten Central investigative agencies to intercept and monitor all data present in any computer and invited criticism from the opposition which claimed the country was being made into an 'Orwellian state'.
22 Dec 2018
KarnatakaWhich states provide the best ecosystem for start-ups? Check here
The exponential rise in start-up ecosystem in the country has given opportunities to many to transform their ideas into businesses.
21 Dec 2018
Jammu And KashmirWinter is Coming: Baramulla-Banihal train-ride will remind you of 'GoT'
'Winter Is Coming' - these three words bring images of the snow-covered land of Winterfell from the popular HBO series Game of Thrones, in our heads.
21 Dec 2018
India#HealthBytes: 6 tips to boost your fertility
Infertility is a issue that ruins the lives and relationship of many married couples.
21 Dec 2018
MicrosoftNoida: 126 arrested after cops bust fake call center
On Friday, police busted a fake call center in Noida and arrested 126 people for duping US citizens.
21 Dec 2018
IndiaIn 10 days, 165 institutions found violating minimum-wages rules: Rai
The Delhi government has found violations of minimum wages rules at 165 institutions in the past 10 days, Labour Minister Gopal Rai said today.
21 Dec 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Sohrabuddin case: Here's the list of all 22 acquitted accused
A special CBI court today acquitted all 22 accused in Sohrabuddin Sheikh encounter case, saying there was not enough proof to show he was murdered.
21 Dec 2018
Ministry Of Home AffairsOpposition criticizes MHA order giving snooping powers to investigative agencies
Hitting out at the Home Ministry order authorizing 10 Central agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer, the Opposition said it is unconstitutional and against fundamental rights.
21 Dec 2018
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityEntrance exams for JNU will now be computer-based
Joining hands with technology, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has adopted computer-based mode for its entrance exams.
21 Dec 2018
UttarakhandUttarakhand: Eight laborers killed, four injured in Rudraprayag landslide
At least eight laborers were killed and four others injured today in a landslide near the construction site of Char Dham all-weather road in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district, police said.
21 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of India1995 'tandoor' murder case: Killer Sushil Sharma released
On Friday, the Delhi High Court ordered the immediate release of former Congress youth leader Sushil Kumar Sharma, who had been convicted of murdering his wife Naina Sahni in 1995, in what came to be known as the 'tandoor' murder case.
21 Dec 2018
Jammu And Kashmir'Chillai-Kalan' sets in, 40-day harshest winter starts in Kashmir valley
The 40-day harshest winter period in Kashmir, known in the local parlance as 'Chillai-Kalan', began on a dry note today, even as cold wave conditions continue to prevail in the Valley and Ladakh region as the minimum temperature settled several notches below the freezing point.
