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08 Aug 2017
HaryanaChandigarh stalking: 'Missing' CCTV footage found, investigations underway
Investigation in the Chandigarh stalking case involving a BJP leader's son halted when police declared they couldn't retrieve crucial CCTV footage.
08 Aug 2017
IndiaMumbai: Man returns from US to find his mother's skeleton
Forty-three-year-old Rituraj Sahani stays in the US with his wife. Two days ago, he reached Mumbai to meet his mother.
08 Aug 2017
LudhianaLudhiana government website publishes details of 20,000 Aadhaar holders
On one hand, activists are fighting the Centre over its mandatory Aadhaar rules citing privacy concerns; on the other, ironically, government authorities just keep making their case stronger.
08 Aug 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaNarmada dam protests: Medha Patkar, eleven others arrested
Veteran environmental activist Medha Patkar and eleven others were arrested yesterday by the Dhar police.
08 Aug 2017
Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)Finance Ministry celebrates demonetization's success as I-T filings rise
The Finance Ministry announced that, as of 5th August, there had been a 25% increase in e-filing of income tax returns for the current assessment year along with other increases in tax collection.
07 Aug 2017
IndiaIndependence Day: Government to give higher cashbacks to BHIM users
Get ready to have cashbacks as rewards this Independence Day as the government is all set to offer some if you opt for digital transactions using the BHIM App.
07 Aug 2017
ThaneExplosives recovered from Thane scrapyard, three detained
Police in Maharashtra recovered a huge cache of explosives in a scrapyard in Thane district's Mumbra-Kausa area.
07 Aug 2017
Maharashtra36,000 BEST bus workers go on strike, 30L people affected
BEST bus workers called for a strike last evening over non-payment of their dues since the past three months.
07 Aug 2017
BiharGST: Govt to issue detailed price list for transperency
The process of migrating to the GST regime hasn't been very smooth. Its implementation has also allowed producers to profit by abusing rules.
07 Aug 2017
PAN CardOver 11 lakh PANs deactivated: Is yours one of them?
The government has deleted or deactivated over 11 lakh duplicate Permanent Account Numbers (PANs)- cases where multiple PANs had been issued to one person.
07 Aug 2017
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: LeT terrorist Umer killed in Pampore encounter
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist Umer of the Abu Ismail faction was killed in an encounter with security forces this morning in Sambora village of Pampore, Jammu and Kashmir.
06 Aug 2017
MaharashtraCow vigilantes attacked by mob in Ahmednagar
Violence in the name of cow protection refuses to cease. Yet another incident was reported from Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra where a mob attacked gau rakshaks after they stopped a tempo suspecting it of transporting cows for slaughter.
06 Aug 2017
ChicagoAir India flight stopped in US over missing seat-belt tags
In yet another embarrassment for Air India, one of its flights which was scheduled to take-off from Chicago for India was stopped over missing seat belt tag numbers.
06 Aug 2017
Delhi PoliceED arrests Shabir Shah's aid, Aslam Wani
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday arrested Aslam Wani, a close aid of separatist leader Shabir Shah in connection with alleged terror funding case in Srinagar.
06 Aug 2017
DelhiGoing against norms, HRD proposes roadmap for transforming UP's schools
The Human Resource Development Ministry has proposed a plan aimed at overhauling Uttar Pradesh's fledgling education system.
06 Aug 2017
ISISHow a Sikh organization brings relief to the world's needy
Khalsa Aid, an international Sikh relief organization, has set an example by helping those in need, whether its refugees in Greece, flood-hit civilians in Gujarat or Yazidis escaping ISIS in Iraq.
05 Aug 2017
HaryanaTrump and Modi to receive rakhis from remote Haryanvi village
With rakhi approaching, Donald Trump is set to received 1001 rakhis from a remote village in Haryana.
05 Aug 2017
IndiaNot always a hindrance, now Aadhaar will help missing children
Aadhaar will now come to the rescue of missing children in India.
05 Aug 2017
Narendra ModiDebates and discussions, Asia's oldest traditions, important for conflict-resolution: Modi
Dialogue and debate, "Asia's oldest traditions", are key to battling deep-rooted religious stereotypes that divide people around the world, said PM Narendra Modi.
05 Aug 2017
BiharNow, railway passenger served pakoda containing 'horrible looking bug'
In under two weeks, catering in railways has been hit by more than one controversy. First, there was the CAG report saying food served on trains is unfit for consumption.
05 Aug 2017
FlipkartYou can soon buy NCERT books online
From August 8, students will be able to order NCERT books online and get them delivered at their homes.
04 Aug 2017
IndiaManforce launches 'Achaari Masti', its pickle-flavoured condoms
For all those who swear by achaar, Manforce has just the thing for you.
05 Aug 2017
IndiaAmid rising onion prices, MP has lost onions worth Rs.20cr
Amid a rise in onion prices across India, the Madhya Pradesh government seems to have lost about 25,000 metric tonnes of onions worth Rs. 20cr.
05 Aug 2017
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Three Lashkar militants killed, AK-47s recovered
Three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter in Sopore of J&K's Baramulla district this morning.
05 Aug 2017
Jammu And KashmirDujana encounter signals al-Qaeda's growing presence in Kashmir
Terrorist outfits such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen are the most dominant groups in the Kashmir Valley.
05 Aug 2017
IndiaGujarat's Gir National Park: Lion population increases by 15%
The lion population has finally seen a surge in the past two years as the recent count in and around the Gir National Park is pegged at 650.
05 Aug 2017
IndiaISRO signs MoU for desi GPS system
With both, ISRO and CSIR-NPL signing an MoU, India is one step closer to having its own GPS system- Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC).
05 Aug 2017
Madhya PradeshNarmada dam: Thousands protest against inadequate resettlement
As political drama and the India-China military standoff in Doklam are hogging the national limelight among other things, 12 people including veteran activist, Medha Patkar have been fasting over the past week over the government's decision to raise water levels in the Sardar Sarovar dam in Narmada.
04 Aug 2017
IndiaFighting slavery in India with the help of satellites!
The origin of slavery, the practice of owning human beings, often as forced laborers, dates back to as early as 3500 BC.
04 Aug 2017
IndiaThis Chennai tea shop offers better perks than most employers!
The worrisome state of India's job sector has led to job loss fears among employees who are just holding on to their jobs; employee perks have started becoming a distant dream.
04 Aug 2017
IndiaINS Kalvari boosts India's submarine fleet amid growing Chinese challenge
The Indian Navy is preparing to commission INS Kalvari, a diesel-electric submarine which is among the world's stealthiest, after several years of delay.
04 Aug 2017
MoonIndia to witness partial lunar eclipse this 7th August
As reported by PTI, India will be able to witness a partial lunar eclipse on the intervening night of August 7th and 8th which will be visible till the following morning.
04 Aug 2017
PunjabPunjab: Contrary to RBI, SBI publicly shames loan defaulter farmers
About 1.5 months ago, Punjab announced loan waivers worth Rs. 24,000cr for its small and marginal farmers, but not much seems to have changed. They are as helpless as ever.
04 Aug 2017
IndiaOnly 62.81% schools in India have electricity connections
According to the latest data available with the Centre, over 37% of schools in the county didn't have electricity connections till March.
04 Aug 2017
IndiaTo protest soaring vegetable prices, UP Congress launches 'tomato bank'
Frustrated over rising prices of vegetable? Worry not, for Congress' 'State bank of tomato' is here.
04 Aug 2017
Sushma SwarajSushma lashes out at Rahul Gandhi over meeting Chinese Envoy
Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj slammed Rahul Gandhi for recently meeting with the Chinese ambassador amid the Doklam standoff.
04 Aug 2017
DelhiProtesting TN farmers don't go hungry, thanks to gurudwara langar
Farmers from Tamil Nadu have been demanding a loan waiver and drought-relief package at Delhi's Jantar Mantar for over 100 days.
04 Aug 2017
India'India performs better than predicted, cuts down faster on coal'
While announcing his withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, President Trump loudly wondered why the US should stop its coal production, while India could double its production by 2020.
03 Aug 2017
RajasthanThe story of the mysterious 'hair thieves' of North India
It all began sometime around mid-June, when women in parts of Rajasthan started reporting incidents of their hair being chopped off.
03 Aug 2017
HaryanaHaryana: Hindu students forced to convert to Islam, offer Namaz
Cases of forced conversions have become a common phenomenon these days; the recent case to join the brigade is this school in Haryana which is forcing its students to convert to Islam and offer Namaz.