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06 Nov 2018
IndiaIRCTC: Rules and charges of booking 'Premium Tatkal' tickets
For facilitating last-minute passenger reservations, IRCTC offers online Tatkal ticket booking service.
06 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of India#SabarimalaTemple: Malayalam TV cameraman attacked by angry devotees
A cameraman of a Malayalam television news channel was attacked, allegedly by angry devotees at Sabarimala's Lord Ayyappa temple complex today, when he was filming a protest organized to prevent the entry of a woman, whom devotees suspected to be of menstrual age.
06 Nov 2018
Narendra ModiDiwali: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Kedarnath tomorrow
PM Narendra Modi will visit Kedarnath tomorrow on the occasion of Diwali to offer prayers at the Himalayan shrine and review Kedarpuri reconstruction projects.
06 Nov 2018
Narendra ModiElection Commission team in poll-bound Mizoram today to assess situation
A three-member team of the Election Commission of India will arrive in poll-bound Mizoram today to assess the situation in view of the demand for the ouster of State's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S B Shashank.
06 Nov 2018
OdishaOdisha Congress MLA KC Sagaria resigns over Kunduli gangrape incident
Congress MLA Krishna Chandra Sagaria today resigned as a member of the Odisha Assembly, protesting "injustice" meted out to an alleged gangrape victim of Kunduli, Koraput district (Odisha), who committed suicide earlier this year.
06 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of India#BhimaKoregaon: Activists Bhardwaj, Ferreira, Gonsalves sent to judicial custody
A little more than a week after the Pune Sessions Court rejected their bail applications, activists Sudha Bhardwaj, Arun Ferreira and Vernon Gonsalves have been sent to 14 days of judicial custody.
06 Nov 2018
MumbaiSBI fraud: 8 bank officials, Harshad Mehta's brother acquitted
A Mumbai court has acquitted nine people, including Ashwin Mehta, brother of the 1992 securities scam kingpin Harshad Mehta, in a case of duping the State Bank of India (SBI) to the tune of Rs. 105cr.
06 Nov 2018
Lalu Prasad YadavDays after filing for divorce, Tej Pratap Yadav goes missing
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's son, Tej Pratap Yadav, has reportedly gone missing from a hotel in Bodh Gaya just days after he filed for a divorce from his wife, Aishwarya Rai.
06 Nov 2018
MurderCouple arrested in Bihar for beating 28-year-old son to death
A couple was arrested today in Khagaria district, Bihar, on the charge of beating their son to death over a family dispute, a police officer said.
06 Nov 2018
DiwaliLucknow Metro to run from 6AM to 7PM on Diwali
On the occasion of Diwali, Metro services in Lucknow will be available for passengers from 6AM to 7PM, Metro officials said today.
06 Nov 2018
PaytmDelhi: 2 held for cheating shops by fraudulent Paytm transactions
Two men were arrested and a juvenile apprehended yesterday at Mewat (Haryana) for allegedly cheating people through Paytm.
06 Nov 2018
FacebookTired of pollution? Try IITian Prateek Sharma's Rs. 10 'Nasofilters'
Air quality in Delhi and many parts of north India has hit dismal levels, and is expected to get even worse with winter setting in and Diwali just a day away.
06 Nov 2018
HaryanaPM to inaugurate Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway on Nov 17 or 18
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the 136-km Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) expressway on November 17 or 18.
06 Nov 2018
DiwaliOn Diwali, Delhi Metro to run till 10 pm only
Metro services will be available till 10 pm on Diwali from terminal stations, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said yesterday.
06 Nov 2018
KolkataPNB Scam: Mehul Choksi's associate Deepak Kulkarni arrested in Kolkata
After months, authorities have finally made a break in the Rs. 13,000cr PNB fraud case.
06 Nov 2018
Indian ArmyKashmir: Indian solider who joined Hizbul killed in Shopian encounter
An Indian Army soldier who had joined the Hizbul Mujahideen was among two militants killed in an encounter in Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday.
06 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of India#SabarimalaRow: Situation tense on second day of opening, one injured
Following violent protests in October, the Sabarimala temple, on Monday, opened its gates to devotees for the second time since the Supreme Court lifted age restrictions on women's entry to the hill shrine.
06 Nov 2018
India#CareerBytes: Tips to help you prepare for IAS
One of the most prestigious Government positions, civil servants enjoy power, respect, and bag decent pay-checks.
05 Nov 2018
India'India's first 3D-printed house may be built within a year'
India could build its first 3D printed house within a year, according to a team from IIT Madras that has successfully printed a miniature single storey structure.
05 Nov 2018
IndiaDiwali Pollution: 'Green crackers' to the rescue?
Let's be honest here- we Indians are a bit strange.
05 Nov 2018
KolkataSince 34 years, no woman has entered this Kali temple
Kolkata has its own Sabarimala to fight with, with a local Kali Puja committee not allowing women to enter its pandal, ever since the worship of the idol began 34 years ago by priests of the Tarapith, a Shakti pith in Birbhum district.
05 Nov 2018
AmazonIIM-Ahmedabad placements: BCG, Microsoft, Amazon top recruiters
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has emerged as the top recruiter, followed by Amazon and Microsoft in premier B-school IIM-Ahmedabad's summer placement for the PGP class of 2020.
05 Nov 2018
MumbaiGlobal firms can now challenge Virgin Hyperloop for Pune-Mumbai route
The proposed hyperloop project between Mumbai and Pune has been given the status of a public infrastructure project by the Maharashtra government
05 Nov 2018
Uttar PradeshFatwa issued against women who apply nail-polish as it's un-Islamic
A fatwa or decree was issued against Muslim women wearing nail polish before offering namaz by the Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh on Monday.
05 Nov 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Train runs over three railway gangmen working on tracks
A train ran over three gangmen between Sandila and Umartali stations in Uttar Pradesh.
05 Nov 2018
Twitter#GoLocal: HP's Diwali advertisement is making people cry and smile
With Diwali just around the corner, brands are tapping on the festive flavor with advertisements of all kinds taking over media.
05 Nov 2018
UttarakhandUttarakhand BJP leader sacked after party worker alleges sexual harassment?
The BJP has decided to remove a Uttarakhand general secretary over allegations of sexual harassment by a former party worker, sources said.
05 Nov 2018
World Health OrganizationThis mammoth 'smog tower' could help with Delhi's pollution woes
At a time when air pollution in spiralling in Delhi, a Delhi-based start-up has claimed that it has a solution to Delhi's air pollution woes.
05 Nov 2018
GujaratLeopard enters Gujarat Secretariat campus, search operation on
A leopard sneaked inside the premises of the high-security Gujarat Government Secretariat in Gandhinagar in early hours today, prompting the Forest Department to launch a search operation for the feline.
05 Nov 2018
IndiaTwo cases under which banks might ask for your Aadhaar
The Supreme Court, on September 26, struck down Section 57 of Aadhaar Act in addition to some provisions relating to the authentication of Aadhaar.
05 Nov 2018
TwitterKashmir: Farmer cries as snowfall ruins apple-crops, video goes viral
The untimely snowfall in Kashmir on Saturday has disrupted normalcy in the valley just as heavenly pictures of the valley took over social media.
05 Nov 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: 30-year-old housewife arrested for killing her husband
A 30-year-old housewife has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband in Palghar district, Maharashtra, police said today.
05 Nov 2018
OdishaOdisha: Five Maoists, including a woman, killed in encounter
At least five Maoists, including a woman, were gunned down in an exchange of fire with security personnel in a forest in Malkangiri district of Odisha today, a senior police official said.
05 Nov 2018
IndiaIndia's first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, Arihant, completes deterrence run
India's first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, the INS Arihant, completed its first deterrence patrol on Monday, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
05 Nov 2018
Jammu And KashmirForgetful much? Go Air flight reaches Jammu without passengers' baggage
Several GoAir passengers were left fuming yesterday as their flight, G8-213, reached Srinagar from Jammu, without their baggage!
05 Nov 2018
Indian Navy1971 war hero passes away, Defense Minister pays tribute
Vice Admiral (retd) Manohar Prahlad Awati, a Vir Chakra awardee and a veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, died of old-age yesterday at Vinchurni village in Satara district, Maharashtra.
05 Nov 2018
West BengalKolkata: High-rise building in Park Street catches fire, operations underway
A major fire broke out at Apeejay House server room in a high-rise building at Park Street in Kolkata on Monday morning.
05 Nov 2018
DubaiDubai: Super-30 founder Anand to be honored with education award
The 45-year-old mathematician and Super 30 founder Anand Kumar will be awarded in Dubai this week for his "pioneering" contributions to the field of education and illuminating the lives of many students.
05 Nov 2018
Uttar PradeshAngry UP villagers kill tigress by running tractor over it
Angry villagers killed a tigress by running a tractor over it in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) area yesterday evening, after the animal attacked a local resident, officials said.
05 Nov 2018
IndiaIconic Indian Navy figure, Vice Admiral MP Awati, passes away
Vice Admiral (retired) Manohar Prahlad Awati, popularly known as the father of the Indian Navy's circumnavigational adventures, passed away at the age of 91 years, early on Sunday at his native village of Vinchurni in Maharashtra.