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12 Oct 2019

Jammu And Kashmir

Postpaid mobile phone services to resume in J&K from Monday

Two months after the Centre imposed a communications blackout in Jammu and Kashmir, postpaid mobile phones are to be restored across the region from Monday, in a major step towards easing curbs.

12 Oct 2019

Narendra Modi

PM Modi promotes plogging; picks garbage at Mamallapuram beach

In a similar vein with the much-publicized Swachh Bharat Mission, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was seen picking up trash at the Mamallapuram beach in Chennai on Saturday.

12 Oct 2019

India

Day 1 of informal summit: Modi, Jinping discuss trade, terrorism

On Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held discussions concerning issues of trade and terrorism in Tamil Nadu's Mamallapuram. This marked day one of the ongoing informal summit between the two leaders.

11 Oct 2019

Madhya Pradesh

Click toilet-selfie, get Rs. 51,000: MP government's scheme for newly-weds

In an absurd move, bridegrooms in Madhya Pradesh are now required to take toilet selfies if they are to avail the benefits of a government scheme.

11 Oct 2019

Narendra Modi

Xi Jinping lands in Chennai for informal summit with Modi

Chinese President Xi Jinping has landed in Chennai for the second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will stay in India till Saturday, October 12.

11 Oct 2019

Noida

Woman, who accused Amazon delivery executive of molestation, withdraws complaint

Recently, a Noida woman had alleged that a delivery executive for Amazon hypnotized her and attempted to rape her.

11 Oct 2019

Narendra Modi

Tibetan protesters detained from hotel where Xi Jinping will stay

Tamil Nadu police have detained five Tibetan students from the hotel where Chinese President Xi Jinping will be staying during his two-day visit to India.

11 Oct 2019

West Bengal

Murshidabad triple-murder: Police deny political angle, BJP criticizes Trinamool's governance

The horrifying murder of three members of a family in Murshidabad remained a topic of outrage on social media on Thursday.

11 Oct 2019

France

It's faith: Rajnath defends performing Shastra Pooja on Rafale jet

When Defense Minister Rajnath Singh went to France this week to officially receive the first Rafale jet, he perhaps didn't expect that he would be criticized by many back home for performing pooja on the high-tech jet.

11 Oct 2019

Jammu And Kashmir

UP: Bus runs over pilgrims sleeping on pavement, 7 dead

In a terrible incident, seven people lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh on Friday morning, after a bus ran over them.

11 Oct 2019

India

Xi Jinping, Modi to discuss terror, border at informal summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in India on Friday for the second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Their last informal summit took place in China's Wuhan last year, where PM Modi extended an invitation to Xi.

Intelligence agencies say Pakistani drones behind weapons drop in Punjab

Last month, Punjab Police had reported multiple weapon drops in the state conducted by Pakistani-origin drones.

10 Oct 2019

Noida

Caught Amazon delivery-boy without pants after he hypnotised me: Woman

In a shocking incident, a delivery agent for Amazon allegedly molested a woman at her flat in Noida on Monday.

10 Oct 2019

Amarnath Yatra

J&K reopens for tourists, government assures all the help

For the last two months, Jammu and Kashmir has been under a never-seen-before security blanket. Thousands of Army personnel were sent to the northernmost state, shops were shut, and communication modes snapped to deal with any violent backlash of the Article 370 decision.

10 Oct 2019

X

Murshidabad: RSS worker, pregnant wife, and son killed at house

In West Bengal's Murshidabad, a triple murder has sent shock waves across the residents. Once you know how the crime was committed, you will understand why locals are living under fear.

10 Oct 2019

India

Xi Jinping says he's "watching" Kashmir, India gives stern reply

India has taken a strong offense at Chinese President Xi Jinping's remarks on Kashmir, which he made on Wednesday during his meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan.

09 Oct 2019

Diwali

Diwali gift for government employees, Dearness Allowance increased by 5%

Diwali has come early for lakhs of central government employees as the Centre on Wednesday announced that their Dearness Allowance will be increased by 5%.

09 Oct 2019

Bihar

Can't silence us: Fresh letter condemns sedition case against celebrities

Three months ago, 49 celebrities wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the rise in mob lynching incidents, but they were slapped with sedition charges. They were accused of ruining India's "image".

08 Oct 2019

Delhi Police

Man disappeared in 2011; wife's lover arrested for murder now

On Monday, the Delhi Police announced that they have solved an eight-year-old murder mystery.

08 Oct 2019

Education

Centre asks IITs to open wellness centers to prevent suicides

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have long been the academic dream. However, getting into the country's most coveted institute is as tough as it is stressful, as aspirants go through back-breaking preparation to crack JEE Advanced.

08 Oct 2019

France

Rajnath Singh receives first Rafale jet in France

On Tuesday, Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh received the first of the 36 Rafale jets in France on behalf of the Indian Air Force.

08 Oct 2019

Kerala

All about the woman who killed her six family members

A few days ago, police solved one of the most twisted cases of Kerala, involving six murders. A woman named Jolly Thomas, belonging to Koodathai village in Kozhikode, confessed to killing six family members, including her husband, over a span of 14 years.

08 Oct 2019

Article 370

Lynching a "western construct" being used to "defame" India: Bhagwat

In his Vijay Dashami speech at an event in Nagpur, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat called lynching a "western construct". He also said the term should not be used in the Indian context to "defame" the country.

08 Oct 2019

India

Air Force Day: Abhinandan Varthaman leads MiG-21 Bison formation

India's hero, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, took to the skies on Tuesday, the 87th Air Force Day, as he led a formation of MiG-21 Bison over Hindon airbase.

08 Oct 2019

Tamil Nadu

Four family members drown in reservoir while posing for selfies

In yet another incident of selfie-related death in India, four members of a family died on Sunday while trying to click a selfie near the Pambaru dam in Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

08 Oct 2019

India

Tourists can visit J&K from Thursday as administration lifts curbs

Two months after tourists of Jammu and Kashmir were asked to leave, the border state is opening its arms for them again.

08 Oct 2019

India

Rajnath Singh reaches France, will receive first Rafale jet

On Tuesday, Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh landed in France, where he will receive the first Rafale jet on the behalf of Indian Air Force (IAF). India and France have inked a deal for 36 Rafale jets.

07 Oct 2019

India

Win for Modi government: India receives information on Swiss-bank accounts

For years now, Indians have been listening to the same thing over and over- A lot of money has been stashed in Swiss bank and soon it will return home.

07 Oct 2019

Telangana

Telangana: KCR terms transport strike a "crime", sacks 48,000 employees

A strike called by the transport department in Telangana took a sensational turn when Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao sacked approximately 48,000 employees on Sunday.

07 Oct 2019

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: BJP leader, his family members shot dead at house

In a shocking incident, a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and his family members were shot dead by unknown assailants on Sunday night at his residence. Five people, including an accomplice, lost their lives in the carnage.

07 Oct 2019

Mumbai

Aarey: No more cutting of trees till October-21, says SC

In the latest development in the Aarey Colony standoff between environmentalists and Mumbai civic authorities, the Supreme Court has asked the latter to stop the felling of trees.

Mohammad Kaif slams Imran Khan, calls him "puppet" of terrorists

The way Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan is handling varied issues has earned him flak not only from the political corridors but also from the cricketing world, to which he belonged earlier.

07 Oct 2019

Mumbai

SC to hear Aarey forest case today, activists get bail

A special bench of the Supreme Court will hear a plea against the felling of trees in Mumbai's Aarey colony on Monday. The trees are being cut for the city's metro rail project and have drawn criticism from several quarters.

06 Oct 2019

West Bengal

Azaan at Durga Puja Pandal sparks outrage, lawyer files complaint

At a time when festivities have taken over West Bengal, a Durga Puja Pandal in Kolkata has sparked massive outrage on social media.

06 Oct 2019

Pulwama

Abhinandan's 51 Squadron to get citation for downing Pakistan's F-16

The Chief of Indian Air Force, Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria, will award a unit citation to 51 Squadron, to which Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman belonged.

06 Oct 2019

ICICI Bank

Muzaffarpur bank robbed; masked men escape with Rs. 8 lakh

In a shocking incident, six people robbed a private bank in Muzaffarpur in broad daylight on Saturday, getting away with a Rs. 8 lakh loot.

06 Oct 2019

Kerala

Kerala: Using cyanide, woman killed husband and five family members

They say truth is stranger than fiction, and a crime story in Kerala confirms the same. Over 14 years, a woman named Jolly Joseph, killed six members of her family, including her husband.

05 Oct 2019

India

Here's how to file Aadhaar complaints via post, website, phone

With so many government welfare schemes linked with Aadhaar, it is one of the most important documents you will ever hold.

05 Oct 2019

Hyderabad

ISRO scientist killed by gay sex partner: Details here

Days after an Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientist was found murdered at his Hyderabad home, the police have solved the mystery.

05 Oct 2019

Mumbai

Aarey Colony: Many arrested after midnight drama; Section 144 imposed

Merely hours after the Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed all four petitions challenging the felling of trees in the Aarey Colony in Goregaon East, Mumbai, authorities started cutting trees at the site.