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12 Feb 2020
Ministry Of Home AffairsAssam NRC data goes offline, Government says 'technical issue'
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday cited "technical issues" after the data on Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC) disappeared from its official website.
12 Feb 2020
KarnatakaOut on bail, Congress MLA's son rams Bentley into vehicles
In a shocking incident, the son of a Congress MLA rammed his Bentley into two vehicles in Karnataka's capital, Bengaluru, on Sunday, injuring at least four people.
11 Feb 2020
PunjabRetired Colonel faces inquiry after jawans film him having sex
A retired Colonel of the Indian Army faces an inquiry after two soldiers filed a complaint against him for having sex in his office while serving.
11 Feb 2020
Aligarh Muslim UniversityArrested for provocative speech, Gorakhpur doctor Kafeel Khan gets bail
An Aligarh district court on Monday granted bail to Dr. Kafeel Khan, two weeks after his arrest for allegedly making a provocative speech at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
11 Feb 2020
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Owner Brajesh Thakur gets life imprisonment
On Tuesday, Brajesh Thakur, the owner of the infamous Muzaffarpur shelter home where minors were raped, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court.
10 Feb 2020
West BengalAfter Delhi, West Bengal plans to offer subsidized electricity
The West Bengal government on Monday announced a subsidy on electricity along with a flurry of sops in its last full Budget ahead of the 2021 Assembly elections.
10 Feb 2020
Supreme Court Of India'Four-month-old goes to protest': Shaheen Bagh's infant death angers SC
The protest at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship Amendment Act is showing no signs of stopping and took an unfortunate turn after an infant died last month.
10 Feb 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC upholds SC/ST Amendment Act; reintroduces bar on anticipatory bail
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of the 2018 amendment to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act (SC/ST Act).
10 Feb 2020
Supreme Court Of IndiaOmar influenced people to "vote", Mehbooba supports separatism: PSA dossier
The dossiers prepared by the administration of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have explained why two former Chief Ministers — Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were booked under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA).
10 Feb 2020
Delhi Police'Indefinite' protest can't happen on public-road: SC on Shaheen Bagh
The protest at Shaheen Bagh can't continue on a public road 'indefinitely', the Supreme Court remarked on Monday while hearing two petitions filed in this regard.
10 Feb 2020
National Highways Authority Of India (NHAI)Bipin Rawat wants to cut pension cost, increase retirement age
India's first Chief of Defense Staff, Bipin Rawat, wants to decrease the burden that the pension of retired army officers puts on the exchequer and has suggested increasing retirement age for the same.
10 Feb 2020
Sexual HarassmentDelhi: Gargi students allegedly molested, masturbated at; protest planned today
Students of all-women Gargi College, that is affiliated to Delhi University, have claimed they were molested by a bunch of "outsiders" last week during their annual fest Reverie.
10 Feb 2020
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra#NewsBytesExclusive: Abhijit Iyer-Mitra on Shaheen Bagh and Gunja Kapoor episode
The Shaheen Bagh protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act should not have been "allowed" to go on for so long, feels Defense analyst Abhijit Iyer-Mitra.
09 Feb 2020
MeghalayaBullied at school, 9-year-old Meghalaya girl creates anti-bullying app
A nine-year-old girl in Meghalaya's Shillong has developed an app that helps victims of bullying report incidents anonymously.
09 Feb 2020
Nitin GadkariVehicle scrappage policy in last lap for Cabinet nod
Months after it was first proposed, the much-delayed vehicle scrappage policy is finally in its last lap of clearance.
09 Feb 2020
Uttar PradeshUnemployment fears strike UP village after BJP MLA welcomes refugees
Earlier this month, BJP MLA Vikram Saini had vowed to help 25 Hindu Pakistani refugees settle in the Kawal village of Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district.
08 Feb 2020
TelanganaFirst 'Disha police station' inaugurated in AP for women's safety
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Saturday inaugurated the first Disha police station in East Godavari district's Rajamahendravaram.
08 Feb 2020
West BengalFor participating in CAA protest, minor spends 42-days in jail
A minor, who allegedly participated in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protest in Uttar Pradesh's capital Lucknow, spent 42 days in jail, a report in TOI said on Saturday.
08 Feb 2020
Arvind KejriwalIntense and bitter campaign ends; Delhi casts its vote today
Polling in Delhi began at 8 am today with residents thronging booths to register their electoral voice.
07 Feb 2020
KeralaKerala's elderly population on the rise, finds Economic Review
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday revealed that the state's demographic is aging faster as compared to the rest of India.
07 Feb 2020
GoaAlcohol to become expensive in Goa: Here's why
Goa's celebrated tag of providing cheap liquor may be snatched away soon, as Chief Minister Pramod Sawant hiked rates in the maiden budget that he presented on Thursday.
07 Feb 2020
DalitWho is Kameshwar Chaupal, Ram Mandir trust's Dalit member?
Months after the Supreme Court paved the way for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced a trust in the Parliament for the temple's construction.
07 Feb 2020
Delhi PoliceSC to hear pleas against Shaheen Bagh protest after polls
Two pleas demanding that Shaheen Bagh protest site is vacated were put on hold by the Supreme Court on Friday and will be taken up on Monday, two days after Delhi casts its vote to choose the next Chief Minister.
07 Feb 2020
Union Health MinistryMisleading fairness cream, sexual performance advertisements could invite stricter punishment
Misleading advertisements that sell the idea of getting fairer, or improving sexual performance, or curing baldness, will now invite stricter punishment, thanks to the amendments that the government is planning in the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements Act, 1954).
06 Feb 2020
National Register of CitizensIndians prefer "good sex" over partners' opinions on CAA-NRC: Survey
For the Indian youth, "good sex" matters more than their partner's political opinions, a survey has found.
06 Feb 2020
Bombay High CourtBombay HC grants Peter Mukerjea bail in Sheena Bora's murder
The Bombay High Court on Thursday granted bail to Peter Mukerjea in the Sheena Bora murder case.
06 Feb 2020
Delhi PoliceShaheen Bagh shooter is sewak of Modi, reveals his father
When Delhi Police said that the man who fired shots at Shaheen Bagh was a member of AAP, BJP quickly said that the former's real face has been exposed.
05 Feb 2020
YouTubeShaheen Bagh: Right-wing YouTuber heckled for asking "too many questions"
In a strange turn of events, a YouTuber had to face the wrath of protesters of Shaheen Bagh as she entered the site wearing a burkha and asked "too many questions".
05 Feb 2020
Delhi High Court#LastChance: Nirbhaya convicts asked to exhaust legal remedies within 7-days
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed all four convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case to exhaust all legal remedies available to them within a week's time.
05 Feb 2020
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)Punjab: Suspected coronavirus patient refuses isolation ward, cops step in
Amid the deadly coronavirus scare, a suspected patient in Punjab refused to get admitted to the isolation ward, prompting hospital authorities to seek police's help.
05 Feb 2020
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityNID Ahmedabad postpones convocation; Mallika Sarabhai was chief guest
The National Institute of Design (NID) in Ahmedabad has postponed its annual convocation where renowned danseuse-activist Mallika Sarabhai was invited as the chief guest.
05 Feb 2020
Delhi PoliceCops claim Shaheen Bagh shooter is AAP-member, party cries conspiracy
A political storm kicked off late on Tuesday when Delhi Police said that the man who opened fire at Shaheen Bagh last week was a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
04 Feb 2020
SiachenSoldiers in Siachen and Ladakh lack proper gear, ration: CAG
Soldiers deployed in brutish locations like Siachen and Ladakh lack adequate gear and ration, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said in a report filed before the Parliament on Monday.
04 Feb 2020
KarnatakaFor fourth-time, Karnataka police grills students over 'seditious' anti-CAA play
Students of Shaheen Urdu School in Bidar, Karnataka, are spending a lot of time with police officers, thanks to a play on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) which was performed on January 21.
04 Feb 2020
Ministry Of Home AffairsNo decision on nationwide NRC yet, MHA clarifies in Parliament
The government hasn't taken any decision yet on implementing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the nation, the Ministry of Home Affairs clarified in the Parliament today.
04 Feb 2020
Uttar PradeshShaheen Bagh: Four-month-old dies, mother to return to protest
The bone-chilling cold that engulfed Delhi in December failed to have an effect on women of Shaheen Bagh, who continued sitting on streets to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
04 Feb 2020
Ram Nath KovindHindu families from Pakistan cross Attari-Wagah border, could seek asylum
On Monday, nearly 200 Hindus from Pakistan crossed the Attari-Wagah border to enter India and could now seek asylum here as they felt unsafe in the neighboring country.
04 Feb 2020
KeralaCoronavirus outbreak: Third case in 5-days, Kerala declares state calamity
After a third person tested positive for the coronavirus, Kerala declared epidemic as a "state calamity" on Monday.
03 Feb 2020
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)Rose Valley case: ED attaches SRK's Kolkata Knight Riders' assets
The Enforcement Directorate has attached properties worth over Rs. 70 crore of three firms in the Rose Valley Ponzi Scheme case.
03 Feb 2020
Narendra ModiBJP leader Chinmayanand, accused of raping law student, granted bail
Former Union Minister and an ex-BJP member, Chinmayanand, who is accused of repeatedly raping a law student was on Monday granted bail by the Allahabad High Court.
