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20 Oct 2018
RajasthanWoman 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 PartyMohan 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 PradeshUP: 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
IndiaMaharashtra: 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 PradeshMonkeys 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
IndiaSwaraj 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
TelanganaAhead 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.
20 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSabarimala 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 PoliceDelhi 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
KeralaKerala 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
GorakhpurAdityanath 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 PradeshAt 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
BiharPM 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 Modi39 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.
20 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaDelhi: 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 SwarajAssam 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 SinghAmritsar 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
ChennaiMocked 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
IndiaUPSC: 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
PunjabUP: 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 KashmirThree 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
NoidaFake 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 ModiMaharashtra: 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
RajasthanMACT 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
RamayanaThis 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.