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After de-enrollment, Jamia bans Safoora Zargar from entering university campus

Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) issued an order banning its former scholar and Delhi riots accused Safoora Zargar from entering the university campus.

17 Sep 2022

Uttar Pradesh

22 dead in rain-related incidents across UP

At least 22 people died in separate rain-related incidents in Uttar Pradesh on Friday while India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more showers for the eastern part of the state on Saturday.

17 Sep 2022

Jharkhand

Loan recovery agent crushes pregnant woman to death under tractor

A terrible incident involving a debt-ridden farmer came to light in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district on Saturday.

17 Sep 2022

Narendra Modi

PM Modi to unveil much-awaited National Logistics Policy today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to launch the new National Logistics Policy (NLP) on Saturday.

17 Sep 2022

Johnson & Johnson

Maharashtra cancels Johnson's baby powder license, company moves court

Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) canceled the baby powder manufacturing license of American pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson Pvt. Ltd. on Friday citing "public health at large."

17 Sep 2022

Namibia

From friends to siblings: Meet the 8 cheetahs of India

Among the eight cheetahs brought to India from Namibia on Saturday, there are two siblings and two friends, while the youngest among the group is two years old.

17 Sep 2022

Narendra Modi

Modi turns 72: E-auction of gifts given to PM begins

The Ministry of Culture has launched a 16-day e-auction of renowned and memorable gifts presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mark his 72nd birthday on Saturday.

17 Sep 2022

Namibia

PM Modi releases cheetahs from Namibia into Kuno National Park

PM Narendra Modi launched "Project Cheetah" to mark his birthday in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday morning.

16 Sep 2022

Assam Police

Assam: Hindu man found hanging; family alleges forced conversion, murder

Tensions flared in Lakhimpur district of Assam after a Hindu youth (23) was found hanging from a tree in a tea garden, reported The Sentinel Assam.

16 Sep 2022

Patanjali

4 Patanjali IPOs in next 5 years, says Baba Ramdev

India's most famous yoga guru, Baba Ramdev, is all set to float four initial public offerings (IPO) in the market.

Supreme Court may hear 'electoral bonds' case on September 19

The Supreme Court is likely to hear petitions challenging the issuing of electoral bonds on September 19, according to The Indian Express.

16 Sep 2022

Bengaluru

8 years into marriage, woman learns husband underwent sex-change operation

A woman (40) from Vadodara in Gujarat filed a case against her husband for cheating and unnatural sex when, eight years into the marriage, she found that her husband had undergone a sex reassignment surgery (SRS) and was previously a woman.

16 Sep 2022

Ashwini Vaishnaw

India to get first hydrogen-powered train by 2023: Railway Minister

India is all set to get its first hydrogen-powered train by 2023, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Friday.

16 Sep 2022

Punjab

No incentive for not burning stubble in Delhi, Punjab

The governments in Punjab and Delhi led by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have decided not to pay the incentives they promised to farmers for not burning paddy stubble during the winter harvest, informed Punjab agriculture minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal.

Delhi liquor policy: ED raids 40 locations across the country

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided 40 locations throughout the country on Friday, including the premises of liquor sellers and makers, India Today reported.

16 Sep 2022

Lucknow

UP: Heavy rains lead to wall, roof collapse; 12 dead

Two incidents of heavy rainfall in Uttar Pradesh have led to the death of 12 people over the last 24 hours.

Can't accommodate Ukraine-returned medical students: Centre to Supreme Court

The Central Government notified the Supreme Court on Thursday that medical students who returned from war-torn Ukraine following Russian incursions could not be accommodated in Indian universities, according to Live Law.

15 Sep 2022

Manoj Sinha

J&K: 5 dead in second bus accident in 24 hours

A horrifying bus accident in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir led to the death of five people on Thursday.

15 Sep 2022

Ghulam Nabi Azad

Kashmir: 'BJP agent' Azad gets threats from LeT-linked terrorist organization

Ghulam Nabi Azad, the former Indian National Congress (INC) leader now treading an independent political path, has reportedly received threats from terrorist organizations in Jammu and Kashmir.

15 Sep 2022

Lakhimpur Kheri

UP: Dalit sisters found hanging were raped, strangled to death

Two minor sisters hailing from the Dalit community were found hanging from a tree in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.

14 Sep 2022

Bloomberg

Air India Express plane's engine catches fire at Muscat airport

Nearly 145 passengers and crew members were evacuated from an Air India Express flight heading for Kochi after one of its engines caught fire at Muscat airport in Oman.

14 Sep 2022

Narendra Modi

PM Modi to release 8 cheetahs from Namibia into Kuno

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to reintroduce the world's fastest cats in India on his birthday on September 17.

14 Sep 2022

Jammu And Kashmir

11 dead, 27 injured in bus accident in J&K's Poonch

In a horrifying incident, 11 people died and 27 were injured after a bus plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir.

14 Sep 2022

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal bus driver's home demolished after alleged rape of 3-year-old

Civic authorities in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday demolished the house of a bus driver who allegedly raped a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in Bhopal.

14 Sep 2022

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

May suspend Agnipath recruitment as AAP government not supportive: Army

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led government in Punjab has been accused of not providing assistance for the recruitment rallies of soldiers under the Agnipath Scheme in a letter by Army's zonal officer, said The Indian Express report.

13 Sep 2022

Narendra Modi

Lumpy skin disease kills 67,000 cattle across India: Details here

The lumpy skin disease (LSD) has claimed the lives of about 67,000 cattle in seven Indian states and one union territory, as per the data furnished by the central government on Monday.

13 Sep 2022

Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Noida 'Supertech Twin Towers'-style demolition drive after heavy floods

The Bengaluru civic administration on Tuesday demolished several illegal constructions and vowed a Noida "Supertech Twin Tower" like demolition of such structures.

13 Sep 2022

India

India to assume G20 Presidency, host summit in September 2023

India is all set to assume the Presidency of the G20 for one year from December 1, 2022, succeeding Indonesia, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press release on Tuesday.

13 Sep 2022

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal shocker: 3-year-old nursery student raped by bus driver

In a horrific incident, a three-year-old girl studying in a popular international school in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, was allegedly raped by her bus driver last week.

13 Sep 2022

Mukul Rohatgi

Mukul Rohatgi set to return as Attorney General for India

Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi is likely to assume the post of Attorney General for India (A-G)—the country's top legal officer—for the second time on October 1.

13 Sep 2022

Telangana

Hyderabad: 8 dead in major fire accident at e-scooter showroom

Eight people died and many were injured after a massive fire broke out at an electric scooter showroom in Hyderabad on Monday night.

'Typo' leads TMC leader's sister-in-law to ED office at midnight

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was left embarrassed on Monday after the sister-in-law of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee, Maneka Gambhir, appeared before it post-midnight due to a typo in the summons issued to her related to an alleged coal scam case, PTI reported.

12 Sep 2022

Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya Ram Temple to cost Rs. 1,800 crore, claims trust

The construction of 'Ram Mandir' in Ayodhya will cost a whopping Rs. 1,800 crore, the Ayodhya Ram Temple trust revealed on Sunday.

12 Sep 2022

Pune

Monsoon mayhem: Rains batter Odisha, Gujarat; orange alert for Pune

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert over Pune which witnessed heavy rainfall on Sunday causing waterlogged roads, traffic snarls, and power cuts.

Gyanvapi case: A big win for Hindu petitioners in court

A Varanasi court on Monday decided to hear a plea filed by five Hindu women demanding the right to worship within Gyanvapi Mosque.

12 Sep 2022

Haryana

MHA recommends CBI probe into Sonali Phogat death: Sources

The Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of BJP leader and Tik-Tok star Sonali Phogat.

#NewsBytesExplainer: Status of CAA case that Supreme Court hears today

The Supreme Court (SC) is expected to hear a batch of petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, on Monday.

12 Sep 2022

Haryana

Haryana shocker: Teen kills 11-year-old friend to get madrasa shut

Police on Sunday arrested a 13-year-old boy in the case of an 11-year-old student found dead last week in a madrasa in Nuh, Haryana.

12 Sep 2022

Delhi

Moose Wala murder: NIA raids 50 locations linked to gangs

Raids by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are underway at 50 locations in north India to crack down on gangsters.

12 Sep 2022

Varanasi

Gyanvapi Mosque case ruling today, Section 144 imposed in Varanasi

The Varanasi district court on Monday is expected to announce its verdict on the maintainability of the plea filed by five Hindu women seeking the right to worship Maa Shringar Gauri inside the Gyanvapi Mosque premises.