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02 Aug 2019

India

Terrorists planned to attack Amarnath yatra, Pakistani Army involved: Lieutenant-General

In a mind-boggling development, the Indian Army on Friday said they have recovered a rifle belonging to Pakistani Army from the Amarnath Yatra route.

02 Aug 2019

Lok Sabha

RS passes UAPA Bill seeking to designate individuals as terrorists

On Friday, the controversial Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha, amid protests from the Opposition.

02 Aug 2019

Ram Mandir

Ayodhya dispute: Mediation fails, daily hearing from August 6

From August 6, a constitutional bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Ayodhya dispute case on a daily basis.

02 Aug 2019

Unnao

Unnao teen won't be airlifted to AIIMS for now: SC

The Unnao rape survivor, who met with a horrendous accident on Sunday, will be treated in Lucknow and won't be airlifted to AIIMS Delhi, the Supreme Court said on Friday.

02 Aug 2019

India

If India-Pak want...: Trump offers to mediate on Kashmir, again

US President Donald Trump is not giving up the idea of mediation to solve the Kashmir issue, which has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan.

Protect your Aadhaar data: Here's how to lock/unlock Aadhaar number

In a bid to strengthen the privacy and security of Aadhaar, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has introduced a feature that enables users to lock/unlock their Aadhaar number.

01 Aug 2019

Lok Sabha

#NewsBytesExplainer: How will Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill affect you

With an eye on making Indian roads safer, Rajya Sabha passed Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019, on Wednesday.

01 Aug 2019

India

#VadodaraRains: Four dead; 5,000 evacuated as heavy rains hit Gujarat

Four persons were killed and over 5,000 were evacuated in the city of Vadodara and surrounding areas in Central Gujarat, as heavy rains disrupted life in the state in the last two days.

01 Aug 2019

Twitter

Zomato customer gets police notice over 'non-Hindu' delivery row

The Madhya Pradesh police on Thursday sent a notice to a Zomato customer, who had canceled an order placed on the food delivery app as he was unwilling to accept food from a Muslim delivery executive.

Lt Col MS Dhoni starts two-week Army stint in Kashmir

Former Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has started his two-week stint in the Indian Army.

Ayodhya dispute: Mediation panel submits report, SC's hearing tomorrow

The three-member mediation panel, formed to solve the sensitive Ayodhya case, submitted its findings to the Supreme Court on Thursday, in a sealed cover.

SC orders Adityanath to give Rs. 25L to Unnao teen

It took a deadly accident of a rape survivor for the Supreme Court to finally wake up and realize law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh has become a joke.

01 Aug 2019

Tamil Nadu

7-year-old with rare condition has 526 teeth removed from jaw

In an astoundingly successful surgery, doctors at the Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, removed 526 teeth from a seven-year-old's mouth.

01 Aug 2019

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Kejriwal doles out another sop, makes 200-units of electricity free

On Thursday, the AAP-led Delhi government announced that households which consume up to 200 units of electricity per month will not be asked to pay a bill.

01 Aug 2019

Jharkhand

Jamshedpur shocker: Father of three kidnapped, raped and beheaded 3-year-old

In a gruesome incident which has sent shock waves through Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, a three-year-old was kidnapped, raped and beheaded by a man identified as Rinku Sahu.

01 Aug 2019

Uttar Pradesh

UP schoolgirl leaves cops speechless with question on Unnao rape

On Wednesday, the Uttar Pradesh police delivered a lecture on women's safety at a school in Barabanki to mark police security week.

31 Jul 2019

PTI

Class X, XII students, beware! CBSE gets strict about attendance

As if students didn't dread Boards enough already, cases of short attendance will now be reported to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which will then take the final call on whether or not the students get to appear for the exams.

Unnao rape survivor's accident: Eyewitnesses reveal what they saw

A truck that collided with a car, in which the Unnao rape survivor was traveling, was moving at high speed, eyewitnesses who saw the accident on Sunday told Indian Express.

31 Jul 2019

Twitter

Food has no religion, Zomato CEO tells Islamophobic customer

In yet another incident of religious bigotry, a Twitter user complained to Zomato about a non-Hindu rider delivering his order.

31 Jul 2019

India

Unnao rape-survivor's letter to CJI to be taken up tomorrow

Merely two weeks before she met with an accident, the Unnao rape survivor had written a letter to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, telling him about the threats she received by men of BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar, who allegedly assaulted her.

31 Jul 2019

Karnataka

CCD founder Siddhartha dead: Body recovered from Netravati River

The body of CCD owner-founder VG Siddhartha, who had gone missing on Monday evening, was found on Wednesday, reports said.

30 Jul 2019

India

Days before accident, Unnao rape-survivor wrote to CJI about threats

Just days before she met with a deadly accident, Unnao rape survivor had written a letter to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, apprising him of threats she received.

30 Jul 2019

Lok Sabha

Explained: Why are doctors protesting the National Medical Commission Bill

Starting 6 AM on Wednesday, all non-emergency medical services across the nation will remain shut for 24 hours, courtesy a protest called by the Indian Medical Association.

In Unnao rape survivor's village, locals fear Kuldeep Sengar's henchmen

A powerful lawmaker raped a girl, her father died in police custody, she met with an accident and is now critical. This might seem like a scene from a gangster flick, but, unfortunately, it isn't.

30 Jul 2019

Cafe Coffee Day

Failed as an entrepreneur: Missing VG Siddhartha tells CCD family

The founder of CCD, VG Siddhartha, who went missing from Mangaluru on Monday, told the employees of the prominent coffee chain that he failed as an entrepreneur, despite a lot of efforts.

30 Jul 2019

Cafe Coffee Day

Karnataka: CCD founder VG Siddhartha goes missing, police launch hunt

VG Siddhartha, the owner-founder of the famous coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day, went missing from Mangaluru in Karnataka on Monday, prompting police to launch a search operation.

30 Jul 2019

India

Five recent achievements of ISRO that make us proud

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is one of the largest and most successful space agencies in the world.

29 Jul 2019

Chhattisgarh

Husband-wife duo tops Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission exam

In a first, a husband-wife duo has topped the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) examinations, conducted for the recruitment of Chief Municipal Officer (Grade B and C).

Murder case against BJP lawmaker after Unnao rape survivor's accident

Hours after the mother of the Unnao rape case's survivor alleged that the accident in Raebareli, in which the teen was seriously injured, was a conspiracy, a murder case has now been filed against BJP legislator Kuldeep Sengar.

29 Jul 2019

Jharkhand

Woman visits doctor for stomach pains; he prescribes her condoms

In a shocking incident, a Jharkhand doctor prescribed a woman condoms after she paid him a visit with complaints of stomach pain.

29 Jul 2019

India

Modi features in 'Man vs. Wild'. Now, we've seen everything!

In case you didn't know, Discovery channel's Man vs. Wild is a show about surviving in adverse situations. The star-anchor of the show, Bear Grylls, goes to unchartered territories to teach everyone what to do if one gets stuck in the wilderness.

Unnao rape survivor injured, her aunts killed, in road accident

The woman who had leveled rape allegations against BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar in 2018 was injured in a road accident on Sunday in Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli.

28 Jul 2019

Twitter

Indian family steals stuff from Bali hotel; caught on video

While many of us would admit to stocking up on hotel freebies (toiletries and all), an Indian family staying at a hotel in Bali, Indonesia, went a bit too far.

28 Jul 2019

Facebook

Robert Vadra posts video of cow that 'predicts the future'

Early on Sunday morning, businessman Robert Vadra shared a video of a cow that "predicts the future."

28 Jul 2019

Moon

Hyderabad: Man claims to own 5-acre of land on moon

While plucking the moon from the sky to gift to your lover may be a stretch, a Hyderabad man did the next best thing.

28 Jul 2019

Lalu Prasad Yadav

'Jailed' Lalu Prasad spends only two-months in prison since Dec'17

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, who has been "serving jail term" at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Central Jail since Dec'17, has spent only two months of the last 19 months in prison.

28 Jul 2019

Lok Sabha

Former Union Minister, veteran Congress leader Jaipal Reddy passes away

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, S Jaipal Reddy, passed away on Sunday at a private hospital in Hyderabad at the age of 77.

27 Jul 2019

India

Center rushes 10,000 troops to J&K to strengthen counter-insurgency operations

In a bid to strengthen counter-insurgency operations and law and order duties in Jammu & Kashmir, the Center is rushing an additional 10,000 central forces troops amid speculations about the scrapping of Article 35A.

27 Jul 2019

Mumbai

Mumbai: Two Class 9 students extorted Rs. 3L from classmate

In a shocking incident, Maharashtra police has recently booked two Class IX students for allegedly extorting Rs. 3 lakh from their classmate in the last 18 months.

27 Jul 2019

Haryana

Haryana: Harassed daily, girls of government school approach court

Going to school shouldn't feel like a battle, but for some students of Government Girls Senior School in Manesar, it does.