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20 Oct 2018

Rajasthan

Woman commits suicide by jumping into water-tank with 3 kids

A woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping into a water tank along with her three children, police said on Saturday.

20 Oct 2018

Delhi Government

#DelhiMetro: Phase IV construction to cost Delhi-govt Rs. 1,200cr extra

The Delhi finance department's fears about the proposed Delhi Metro Phase IV project bleeding the state exchequer have come true.

20 Oct 2018

Samajwadi Party

Mohan Bhagwat picks Ram Mandir issue only before elections: SP

Senior SP leader, Ram Govind Chaudhary, has accused RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat of remembering Lord Ram only "months before the General Elections".

20 Oct 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Man stoned to death by monkeys, family demands FIR

A 70-year-old man was allegedly stoned to death by some monkeys in a village in Baghpat area of UP, putting the police in a fix as the deceased's family wants an FIR to be registered against them.

20 Oct 2018

Punjab

#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Punjab CM Amarinder visits injured; orders magisterial probe

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh today ordered a magisterial inquiry into the Amritsar train accident after visiting the injured and kin of those killed in the tragedy.

13 Oct 2018

India

Maharashtra: President Ram Nath Kovind to inaugurate peace conference

President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate a three-day 'Vishwa Shanti Ahimsa Sammelan' at Mangi Tungi in Nashik district of Maharashtra on October 22, officials said.

20 Oct 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Monkeys stone man to death, family's FIR demand confuses police

In a bizarre incident, a man in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat was stoned to death by monkeys on Thursday, pushing police to a fix as the family is demanding an FIR.

20 Oct 2018

India

Swaraj meets Sri Lankan PM, reviews progress of development projects

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday called on visiting Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe and reviewed the progress of India-assisted development projects in the island nation.

20 Oct 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

No permission granted for Dussehra event at Amritsar accident-site: Officials

The Amritsar Municipal Corporation said no permission was granted to hold Dussehra celebrations at 'Dhobi ghat' ground in Amritsar a day after the train tragedy,

20 Oct 2018

Telangana

Ahead of Telangana polls, unaccounted cash worth Rs. 10cr seized

Unaccounted cash to the tune of Rs. 10 crore was seized and two persons arrested in this connection in Adilabad district of Telangana, police said on Saturday.

20 Oct 2018

Train Accident

#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Residents stage protest, demand action against train driver

Scores of people on Saturday staged a sit-in on the railway tracks near Amritsar where 61 people were mowed down by a train during a Dussehra event.

Sabarimala fiasco: So, who won - religion, politics or women?

Religion is the last resort of cowards. Where logic ends, religion starts. And, in this time and age, we don't need religion.

20 Oct 2018

Delhi Police

Delhi court frames molestation charges against ex-TERI chief RK Pachauri

A Delhi court today framed molestation charges against former TERI chief RK Pachauri in a case of alleged sexual harassment lodged by his former colleague.

20 Oct 2018

Indian Railways

#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Train driver says he was given green signal

In the aftermath of the tragic Amritsar accident that killed 60 people, the driver of the train responsible was detained and questioned by the Punjab and the Railway police.

20 Oct 2018

Kerala

Kerala MLA Abdul Razak passes away due to heart attack

Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MLA, PB Abdul Razak died of heart attack on Saturday at a private hospital in Kasargod, Kerala. He was 63.

20 Oct 2018

Gorakhpur

Adityanath advises to follow Lord Ram to destroy Naxalism, terrorism

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, said yesterday that people need to follow the path of Lord Ram to destroy those promoting terrorism and Naxalism, embrace 'Harijans' and conserve the tradition of seers.

20 Oct 2018

Punjab

#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Services between Amritsar, Jalandhar affected after train accident

All services between Jalandhar and Amritsar remained suspended for hours after Dussehra revelers were mowed down by a train near Amritsar, railway officials said.

20 Oct 2018

Amritsar

#AmritsarTrainTragedy: 'Ravana Dahan' taking place at accident site for 20yrs

For over 20 years, people from adjoining villages would gather at the vacant plot at Joda Phatak near Amritsar, barely 50m from railway tracks, to witness the burning of Ravana effigy to celebrate Dussehra.

20 Oct 2018

Uttar Pradesh

At RSS-event, bullet fired by BJP MLA's son injures journalist

On Friday, a photojournalist got injured by a bullet fired by BJP MLA's son at an event organized by RSS in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras.

20 Oct 2018

Bihar

PM Modi condoles death of Lok Sabha member Bhola Singh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed sorrow at the demise of Lok Sabha member Bhola Singh.

20 Oct 2018

Punjab

#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Navjot Sidhu defends wife, says accident shouldn't be politicized

Punjab Minister and Amritsar MLA, Navjot Singh Sidhu, said the mowing down of 61 Dussehra revelers by a train yesterday night in Amritsar was an accident and that the matter should not be politicized.

20 Oct 2018

Narendra Modi

39 of those killed in Amritsar train accident identified: Officials

Thirty-nine of the 61 people killed in the train accident near Amritsar in Punjab have been identified so far, officials said on Saturday.

Delhi: Air quality poor, expected to worsen further

With Diwali just over a couple of weeks away, Delhi's air quality has dropped to the 'poor' category with a pollution cloud hanging over its head.

20 Oct 2018

Indian Railways

#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Man, who played Ravana, dies; eyewitnesses recall horror

In the train tragedy near Amritsar, which killed at least 60 and injured 71, the man who played Ravana also lost his life, ANI reports.

20 Oct 2018

Sushma Swaraj

Assam districts bordering Arunachal on flood alert after China's warning

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal today directed authorities in districts bordering Arunachal Pradesh to "remain alert" for possible flash flood after China informed India about a landslide blocking a river in Tibet leading to the formation of an artificial lake.

20 Oct 2018

Narendra Modi

#AmritsarTrainTragedy: Over 60 dead, horror captured-on-camera, railways calls it trespassing

At least 60 were killed and 77 injured after a train mowed people reveling in Dussehra celebrations near Amritsar on Friday.

20 Oct 2018

Piyush Goyal

#SwachhToilets: Indian Railways plans to make toilets cleaner

If heading to the toilet in Indian Railways trains sounds like a challenge to you, know that you're not alone.

19 Oct 2018

India

#HealthBytes: Top 7 health benefits of having regular sex

A healthy and satisfying sex life is crucial to a couple's overall physical, mental and emotional well-being.

19 Oct 2018

Amarinder Singh

Amritsar train accident: Over 50 feared dead, rescue operations underway

In an unfortunate incident, over 50 people are feared dead in a train accident which happened near train tracks in Amritsar.

19 Oct 2018

India

#HealthBytes: 5 steps to quitting alcohol

Alcohol abuse is downright harmful.

19 Oct 2018

Chennai

Mocked for dressing as women in videos, Chennai-man kills self

A 24-year-old Chennai-based man took his life by jumping in front of a train on Wednesday, as he was upset with being ridiculed for dressing up as women in his videos, HT reports.

19 Oct 2018

India

UPSC: Trickiest ever questions asked in IAS interviews

The UPSC Civil Services exam is divided into three stages- Prelims, Mains, and the Interview round.

19 Oct 2018

India

#MeToo: KWAN co-founder attempts suicide owing to allegations against him

In the early hours of Friday, the co-founder of a talent management agency tried committing suicide in light of sexual harassment allegations that surfaced against him in the ongoing #MeToo movement in India.

19 Oct 2018

DNA

#HealthBytes: Regular yoga improves sperm DNA quality, reduces recurrent abortions

Regular yoga practice by men can reduce the incidence of recurrent spontaneous abortion as it improves the quality of sperm DNA, according to a study conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

19 Oct 2018

Punjab

UP: Suspected pro-Khalistan group militant arrested in Shamli

A suspected pro-Khalistan group member, who was involved in a plot allegedly to kill former Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal, was arrested in UP's Shamli district.

19 Oct 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Three terrorists killed in a failed infiltration bid in J&K

Three unidentified terrorists were killed in a failed infiltration bid along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, a defense spokesman said Friday.

19 Oct 2018

Noida

Fake call center duping Canadians busted by Noida Police

The Noida Police on Thursday said it had busted a fake call center operating from the city and arrested the mastermind for allegedly duping Canadians and other foreign nationals.

19 Oct 2018

Narendra Modi

Maharashtra: PM to give house keys to 40,000 PMAY beneficiaries

Fulfilling promises of his scheme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today hand over keys of houses to some beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and interact with them in Maharashtra's popular temple town of Shirdi, an official said.

19 Oct 2018

Rajasthan

MACT awards over Rs. 75 lakh to road accident victims

A Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) has awarded over Rs. 75L as compensation to the victims of a road accident which killed a woman and injured six others.

19 Oct 2018

Ramayana

This Dussehra, looking at five lessons Ramayana's pivotal-characters taught us

Among the 365 days of the year, nothing tells us good will finally defeat the evil like the day of Dussehra.