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6 Nov 2015

India

Chhota Rajan brought to India after 27 years

Underworld don Chhota Rajan has been brought to Delhi from Indonesia, by a joint-team led by CBI officials.

4 Nov 2015

India

Assaulted complainant leaves TERI

The female research analyst, who had accused RK Pachauri, the former TERI director general of sexual harassing her, gave in her resignation.

3 Nov 2015

India

Uber driver gets life sentence for rape

The Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav who was incriminated for raping a passenger was handed down life-imprisonment by a trial court.

3 Nov 2015

India

Maneka asks for close watch on Nirbhaya juvenile

Ahead of the juvenile convict's release in the Nirbhaya gangrape case, Union Minister Maneka Gandhi expressed helplessness in extending his punishment due to the juvenile law.

2 Nov 2015

India

Indian envoy meets Rajan; deportation process initiated

The process for deportation of Chhota Rajan has begun, with Indonesia and India working on expediting the process.

31 Oct 2015

India

PM flags off 'Run for Unity' march

PM Narendra Modi flagged off the "Run for Unity' at Rajpath in New Delhi on the 140th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

31 Oct 2015

India

Pseudo-secularists using us as punching bag: RSS

RSS slammed writers, filmmakers, scientists and historians who returned their various government awards to protest against the rising intolerance.

30 Oct 2015

India

Death penalty to Mumbai techie Anuhya's rapist-murderer

A special women's court awarded death sentence to Chandrabhan Sanap for the murder of techie Esther Anuhya.

30 Oct 2015

India

Rs.12k crore projects cleared before Parrikar's Russia visit

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared Rs.12000 crores worth projects ahead of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's Russia visit.

30 Oct 2015

India

Draft Civil Aviation policy to be unveiled

The government is set to unveil the draft of the New Civil Aviation Policy today after a year of discussion.

29 Oct 2015

India

Udhampur attack mastermind Qasim gunned down

Top Lashkar-e-Taiba leader Abu Qasim, wanted for masterminding the Udhampur attack was executed in an overnight confrontation in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir by security forces.

29 Oct 2015

India

12 filmmakers return national awards over FTII protest

Students at the FTII ended their 139-day strike, but the crisis is far from over.

28 Oct 2015

India

SC refuses to ban bursting firecrackers on Diwali

Supreme Court refused to ban bursting firecrackers during Diwali saying it might be "dangerous" to infringe the common man's right to enjoy his religious festivities.

27 Oct 2015

India

NCBC widens the 'creamy' quota purview

The National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) recommended that quota for OBC will be given to a person with an annual family income of up to Rs.15 lakh.

26 Oct 2015

India

Geeta refuses to recognise her family

In an interesting turn of events, Geeta had refused to acknowledge her kin after meeting them.

25 Oct 2015

India

Modi's Mann ki Baat today: The highlights

Addressing the nation in his radio show Mann ki baat, Prime Minister Modi said that organ donation was an important issue; India was unable to fulfill the high need of kidneys, heart and livers. He lauded Tamil Nadu for making the organ donation process simpler.

24 Oct 2015

India

Defence Ministry approves women fighter pilots in IAF

Defence Ministry approved the induction of women into fighter (combat) stream of the Indian Air Force.

23 Oct 2015

India

A Hundred 'Occupy UGC' protesters detained by police

On Friday morning, the third day of the ongoing "Occupy UGC" demonstration, several protesters were detained by the police.

23 Oct 2015

India

Home-Minister reprimands ministers, asks them to be 'careful'

To calm the uproar over VK Singh's controversial 'dog' comment, the Centre delivered a strict message through Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

22 Oct 2015

India

Japan offers India finance for first bullet train

Japan has offered to finance India's first bullet train at an interest of less than 1% which is estimated to cost almost $15 billion.

22 Oct 2015

India

Sardar Patel statue not being built in China

There were reports that the work for Sardar statue had been subcontracted to a Chinese company.

22 Oct 2015

India

Andhra's new capital Amaravati inaugrated by PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Amaravati, the new capital city of Andhra Pradesh.

22 Oct 2015

India

Delhi's first car-free day starts today!

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal led the cycle rally till Bhagwan Das Marg all the way from Red Fort to inaugurate Delhi's first car-free day.

21 Oct 2015

India

India-Maldives to sign cooperation treaty on terror

India and Maldives are set to sign an agreement for cooperation on terrorism, transnational crime and criminal matters.

21 Oct 2015

India

PM Modi to put Amaravati Foundation stone

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would lay the foundation stone of Andhra Pradesh's new capital Amaravati on October 22.

21 Oct 2015

India

Gandhi blames Modi and BJP for Faridabad incident

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi slammed PM Modi and Haryana CM Khattar, saying that its was the attitude of Centre and the Haryana government that led to the incident.

20 Oct 2015

India

Court convicts driver in Uber rape case

A Delhi court convicted Uber cab driver Shiv Kumar Yadav in the rape of a 25-year old woman in his taxi.

19 Oct 2015

India

Hardik in trouble for insulting tricolor, 'killing cops' remark

Hardik Patel of the PAAS was kept under preventive detention by the Surat cops under sedition charges over his alleged comments on 'killing cops'.

19 Oct 2015

India

1 Congressman, 3 SAD leaders resign in Punjab

Adding to Punjab's troubles, Ramanjit Singh Sikki a Congress MLA from Khandoor Sahib, resigned from the Assembly.

18 Oct 2015

India

Two juveniles arrested in toddler rape case

250 locals were questioned by more than 15 teams of Delhi Police; finally they arrested two juveniles in relation with the rape of the minor girl.

18 Oct 2015

India

Contractor earned Rs.500 crore in Rail Neer scam

Contractor Shyam Bihari Agrawal had built a Rs.500 crore business empire in almost a decade.

17 Oct 2015

India

Punjab deputy CM suspends officers for 'lapse'

Moga Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Charanjit Sharma was suspended by Sukhbir Singh Badal, Punjab's Deputy Chief Minister for alleged "lapses in duty."

17 Oct 2015

India

BJP dissociates itself from Haryana CM's comment

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's comment that Muslims should give up eating beef, which triggered much outrage, "is not the BJP's position", said Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu.

16 Oct 2015

India

MEA says Geeta will be back in India

The Ministry of External Affairs said that Geeta, the deaf and mute girl from India who had allegedly crossed the Indian border to Pakistan by mistake would be heading back to India.

16 Oct 2015

India

SC considers limiting cracker bursting time on Diwali

A SC bench headed by the Chief Justice HL Dattu said it was seriously considering to limit fire cracker bursting on Diwali day between 5pm and 10pm.

15 Oct 2015

India

India pays tribute to Kalam on his birthday

People all across the country are paying tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam on his 84th birth anniversary.

14 Oct 2015

India

China's IFR participation likely, Pak gives unfavourable response

Among the 50 nations attending the IFR 2016, major invitees include China, Iran, Israel, and Pakistan.

14 Oct 2015

India

Government drafts rules to regulate app-based taxi firms

Center drafted rules to regulate ride-hailing companies including Uber and Ola, laying down rules that could end months of uncertainty on how they operate.

14 Oct 2015

India

VHP puts posters asking non-Hindus to skip Garba

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) commenced planting banners at the gates of select garba venues across Gujarat ahead of the Navratri festival, demanding non-Hindus to not engage in the Garba programmes.

14 Oct 2015

India

BJP says returning awards an 'insult' to fraternity

The BJP condemned the action of the literary giants who returned their awards saying that they were 'insulting' their own fraternity by doing so.