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29 Jul 2022

Punjab

Moose Wala's father gets his son's face tattooed on forearm

In an emotional homage to the murdered Punjabi musician Sidhu Moose Wala, his father, Balkaur Singh, reportedly got a tattoo of his son's face.

29 Jul 2022

Uttar Pradesh

He's a demon: Daughters testify against father who burnt mother

Six years after a 48-year-old man burnt his wife alive, he was accorded a life sentence by a court in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury gets NCW summon, FIR over 'Rashtrapatni' remark

The trouble is far from over for Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury following his controversial remarks toward President Droupadi Murmu.

29 Jul 2022

Kolkata

IndiGo plane skids off runway during take-off, wheels get stuck

An IndiGo flight from Jorhat, Assam, to Kolkata was reportedly canceled on Thursday after the aircraft went off the runway before takeoff and a pair of its wheels got trapped in the muddy outfield.

29 Jul 2022

Karnataka

Karnataka: Man stabbed to death by masked attackers in Mangaluru

Masked attackers stabbed a man to death outside a shop in Mangaluru, Karnataka on Thursday evening.

29 Jul 2022

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: IAF'S Mig-21 aircraft crashes in Barmer, both pilots dead

The Indian Air Force (IAF) lost two pilots on Thursday night when a MiG-21 fighter jet crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer district.

28 Jul 2022

Aadhaar Card

Voter enrolment: 17-year-olds can register in advance, says Election Commission

Youngsters above the age of 17 can now apply in advance to be enrolled into voters' list, a statement by the Election Commission of India (EC) said.

28 Jul 2022

Noida

Noida: 12-year-old girl raped; accused shot at trying to flee

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old man when she was on her way to school in Noida on Wednesday, according to NDTV.

28 Jul 2022

Jharkhand

2 convicted for Dhanbad judge's murder exactly a year after

A special CBI court in Dhanbad on Thursday convicted two accused in the murder case of a Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ).

MP horror: 30 students vaccinated for COVID-19 with single syringe

In a shocking breach of the single-use syringe process, at least thirty school students were given COVID-19 vaccine with the same syringe on Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar, NDTV reported.

27 Jul 2022

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP's Sanjay Singh suspended from Rajya Sabha for throwing papers

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Sanjay Singh on Wednesday became the 24th member of Parliament (MP) suspended in three days for "unruly behavior".

SC upholds ED's powers to arrest under money laundering act

In a big win for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Supreme Court upheld the agency's powers to make arrests under the money laundering act.

27 Jul 2022

Yasin Malik

Yasin Malik admitted to hospital after 4-day hunger strike

Kashmiri Separatist leader Yasin Malik has been admitted to Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after his health deteriorated following the hunger strike.

27 Jul 2022

Narendra Modi

Centre changes Flag Code: Now, every home can hoist Tricolor

Every home can now hoist and display the Indian national flag for 24 hours as the Centre has amended the Indian Flag Code.

27 Jul 2022

Monsoon

IMD issues heavy rainfall warning for several states including Rajasthan

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently issued a severe to very heavy rainfall warning for several states, including Rajasthan.

27 Jul 2022

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu suicides: 5th student ends life in 2 weeks

In a shocking series of events, Tamil Nadu has reported yet another student suicide.

27 Jul 2022

Hyderabad

Hyderabad gang-rape case: 4 minors get bail from juvenile court

Four minors accused in the Hyderabad gang-rape case have been released on bail.

26 Jul 2022

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu reports 3rd student suicide case in 2 weeks

A young girl in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore district, studying Class 12 in a private school, reportedly died by suicide on Monday night.

26 Jul 2022

Vaccine

Is SII developing vaccine for monkeypox? Here's what Poonawalla said

Amid the rising monkeypox scare, Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla said on Tuesday they are in talks with American biotech company Novavax to develop a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine for it.

26 Jul 2022

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Gujarat hooch tragedy: 21 dead, given 'chemicals' instead of alcohol

At least 21 people reportedly died from consuming spurious liquor in a hooch tragedy in Gujarat's Botad and Ahmedabad districts.

26 Jul 2022

Indian Army

Kargil Vijay Diwas: India pays tribute to 1999 war heroes

Commemorating 23 years of the Kargil Vijay Diwas on Tuesday, the Indian Army paid rich tributes to the soldiers who lost their lives in the 1999 Kargil War against Pakistan at Ladakh's Drass War Memorial.

25 Jul 2022

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu: Another Class 12 student allegedly dies by suicide

A Class 12 student in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu reportedly died by suicide on Monday.

25 Jul 2022

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Man gets father murdered by hiring killer on Facebook

In a shocking incident, a man got his 59-year-old father murdered for money in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district by hiring an assassin on Facebook.

25 Jul 2022

Delhi

#NewsBytesExplainer: Is monkeypox the next epidemic India should worry about?

With the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring monkeypox a "global public health emergency," many are now wondering if it will be the next epidemic India should worry about.

25 Jul 2022

Gujarat

Gujarat: Man kills drug addict son, grinds body parts; arrested

A 62-year-old man was arrested for reportedly killing his 21-year-old drug addict son, grinding his body parts, and disposing of them in two locations in Gujarat's Ahmedabad, the Gujarat Police said on Sunday.

25 Jul 2022

Yogi Adityanath

UP: 8 killed in double-decker bus collision on Purvanchal Expressway

Two double-decker buses collided on Uttar Pradesh's Purvanchal Expressway on Monday, reportedly killing at least eight persons and injuring over 20 others.

25 Jul 2022

India

Droupadi Murmu takes oath as 15th president of India

Droupadi Murmu was sworn in as the 15th President of India by Chief Justice of India NV Ramana on Monday.

SC to hear plea challenging Aadhaar & Voter ID linking

The Supreme Court, on Monday, will be hearing a plea against a law that proposes to link Aaadhar with Voter ID.

24 Jul 2022

India

Droupadi Murmu may wear traditional Santhali saree for swearing-in ceremony

When President-elect Droupadi Murmu takes the oath of office in New Delhi on Monday, she may don a traditional Santhali saree.

24 Jul 2022

Bihar

Bihar: 6 killed in firecracker explosion inside businessman's house

A shocking firecracker explosion near Bihar's Chhapra led to the death of six people on Sunday.

24 Jul 2022

Odisha

Monsoon fury: IMD issues red, orange alerts in several states

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) recently issued a red alert for Telangana till Monday.

24 Jul 2022

Telangana

Telangana 'doctor' Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan treats ailing co-passenger mid-air

Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan saved the life of a co-passenger on a flight after he complained of discomfort.

India's 4th monkeypox case reported in Delhi; no travel history

India reported its fourth monkeypox case on Sunday. The latest case has been detected in Delhi, reported ANI.

24 Jul 2022

Meghalaya

Police bust brothel on Meghalaya BJP leader's property, six rescued

The police in Meghalaya on Saturday reportedly busted a sex racket operating out of a building purportedly owned by Bernard N Marak, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state vice-president, in Tura.

23 Jul 2022

Uttar Pradesh

UP: Truck runs over 6 Kanwar devotees in Hathras

Six Kanwar Yatra devotees on their journey to Bhopal from Haridwar died during early hours of Saturday after a speeding truck ran over them in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras district, the police said.

#NewsBytesExplainer: Why are more and more Indians renouncing citizenship?

Over six lakh Indians have renounced their citizenship in the last five years, according to data from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

23 Jul 2022

Delhi Police

Woman gang-raped at New Delhi Railway Station; 4 employees arrested

Four railway workers have been arrested in relation to the gang-rape of a 30-year-old lady on a platform at the New Delhi Railway Station, according to the police.

23 Jul 2022

Goa

Smriti Irani's family restaurant receives notice over illegal liquor license

A posh Goa eatery, operated by Union minister Smriti Irani's daughter Zoish Irani, has made headlines for its contentious process of renewing a liquor license in the name of a long-deceased individual.

23 Jul 2022

India

Hackers to smoke out Aadhaar bugs, detect security loopholes

The Government of India will now be taking help from 20 hackers to smoke out bugs in Aadhaar security systems.

22 Jul 2022

Karnataka

Karnataka: Police arrest 8 students after kissing video goes viral

A viral kissing video featuring two college students has landed eight other students in trouble in Karnataka's Mangaluru district.