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29 Oct 2022
BiharBihar: Cylinder explodes while cooking Chhath puja prasad; 30 injured
The celebrations of the Chhath festival turned into a tragedy for a family in Aurangabad, Bihar, when a suspected short-circuit caused a cylinder blast, resulting in a massive fire.
28 Oct 2022
Narendra ModiPM Modi proposes 'one nation, one uniform' for police
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday proposed uniformity in the dress code of police across the states in the country.
28 Oct 2022
Arvind KejriwalKejriwal formally writes to Modi amid 'Ganesh-Lakshmi on currency' row
Ahead of the Gujarat elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal once again reiterated his demand for the pictures of Hindu deities on the currency notes.
28 Oct 2022
Jammu And KashmirWe feel for people of PoK: Singh on Shaurya Diwas
Castigating Pakistan authorities for "atrocities" being committed on the people of Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, "We feel for the people of PoK and in times to come, Pakistan will bear the brunt."
27 Oct 2022
National Investigation Agency (NIA)NIA registers case in 'IS-linked' Coimbatore car blast, 6 held
India's primary counter-terrorist task force, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday registered a case in the Coimbatore car blast in Tamil Nadu which occurred on Sunday.
27 Oct 2022
Azam KhanHate speech: Azam Khan sentenced to 3-year imprisonment; gets bail
A court in Uttar Pradesh convicted Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan in a 2019 hate speech case, and sentenced him to three years in jail on Thursday.
27 Oct 2022
SuicideUP: Man films wife suicide attempt, held for dowry harassment
The police arrested a man (37) for allegedly abetting his wife's suicide by harassing her for dowry in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.
26 Oct 2022
Ministry of EnvironmentDecades after Bt cotton, GM mustard trials get GEAC nod
The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) has recommended the environmental release of the indigenously developed genetically modified (GM) mustard hybrid DMH-11 to the Ministry of Environment.
26 Oct 2022
GhaziabadGhaziabad: Man's head crushed with bricks over parking dispute
In a shocking incident, a parking dispute led to a man being murdered in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh.
26 Oct 2022
DalitMP: Dalit man, parents shot dead for harassing neighbor's wife
A man belonging to a dominant caste along with five of his kin are accused of shooting dead his neighbor and parents, belonging to the Dalit community, on allegations of harassing his wife in Devran village of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.
26 Oct 2022
PrayagrajHospital that transfused juice instead of platelets to be bulldozed
The Prayagraj Development Authority in Uttar Pradesh has served a 'bulldozer notice' to Global Hospital, which made the headlines for allegedly transfusing a dengue patient with lime juice dissembled as platelets which resulted in his death.
25 Oct 2022
Solar EclipseIndia witnessed this year's last solar eclipse today: Details here
India on Tuesday witnessed the year's last solar eclipse, which reportedly began in the country at Leh and Hanle in Ladakh, per the Indian Institute of Astrophysics.
25 Oct 2022
Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh: Fire guts 700 shops in Itanagar's oldest market
Over 700 shops went up in smoke when a fire broke out and spread uncontrollably at a market in Naharlagun, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, in the early hours of Tuesday.
25 Oct 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka: Lingayat seer found dead; suicide note alleges blackmail
A 45-year-old seer of the Lingayat sect, Basavalinga Swami, was found dead in mysterious circumstances in his room in Karnataka's Ramanagara district on Monday.
25 Oct 2022
COVID-19COVID-19: India reports 862 cases, lowest tally in 6 months
India recorded its lowest number of daily COVID-19 cases in 196 days, or more than six months, with a three-digit tally of 862 on Tuesday.
25 Oct 2022
Bay of BengalCyclone Sitrang spares India, crosses Bangladesh coast; 7 dead
At least seven people died in Bangladesh as Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on the country's shore on Monday, sparing India's coast near West Bengal, AFP reported.
25 Oct 2022
DiwaliDiwali: Firecrackers choke Delhi as people flout ban; AQI worsens
Delhiites celebrated a noisy Diwali on Monday with no holds barred despite a ban on firecrackers in place, pushing the air quality from the "poor" to "very poor" category, as recorded by over 40 monitoring stations across the national capital on Tuesday morning.
24 Oct 2022
KeralaKerala: Governor's resignation order to vice-chancellors faces opposition, triggers battle
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan—who also serves as the chancellor of universities in the state—took an unusual step on Sunday by seeking the resignation of vice-chancellors of nine universities.
24 Oct 2022
AyodhyaDeepotsav: Ayodhya creates new Guinness record by lighting 15.76L 'diyas'
The city of Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh has broken its own Guinness World Record by lighting over 15.76 lakh clay oil lamps on the eve of Diwali—the festival of lights!
24 Oct 2022
DiwaliPM Modi reaches Kargil to celebrate 9th Diwali with soldiers
Continuing with his annual tradition, PM Narendra Modi on Monday landed in Ladakh's Kargil—where the 1999 war with Pakistan was fought—to celebrate Diwali with soldiers.
24 Oct 2022
CycloneCyclone 'Sitrang' to affect several Indian states, high alert issued
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued an advisory after a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a cyclone—named Sitrang by Thailand—on Sunday.
23 Oct 2022
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Cyclone Sitrang likely to cause heavy rains in several states
Cyclone Sitrang—formed over India's eastern coast—is predicted to shift direction in the next 12 hours, intensifying over the Bay of Bengal, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
23 Oct 2022
Ministry Of Home AffairsCentre cancels Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Charitable Trust's foreign funding license
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) canceled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT) on Saturday for allegedly violating the foreign funding law.
22 Oct 2022
Uttar PradeshNoida: Four arrested for recording couples in OYO rooms
Uttar Pradesh Police arrested four men for allegedly blackmailing couples after recording their intimate moments through hidden cameras in OYO rooms in Noida.
22 Oct 2022
IndiaGovernment working on softening COVID-19 impact: PM at job fair
Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra Modi during a job fair on Saturday said that his government is working on "softening the economic impact" of COVID-19.
22 Oct 2022
JharkhandJharkhand: 26-year-old software engineer attacked, gang-raped; 10 suspects booked
A 26-year-old woman was reportedly raped by about 10 men in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, PTI reported on Saturday, citing police authorities.
22 Oct 2022
Madhya Pradesh15 laborers travelling home for Diwali die in bus-truck collision
At least 15 persons died and 40 others were injured after a bus ferrying them crashed into a stationary truck in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district.
21 Oct 2022
IndiaArmy helicopter crashes in Arunachal; 2 bodies recovered from site
Bodies of two army personnel among the five on board the crashed Indian Army's Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) have been recovered.
21 Oct 2022
Eknath ShindeEknath Shinde government restores general consent to CBI in Maharashtra
The Maharashtra government restored the general consent to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe cases in the state, which the previous Uddhav Thackeray government had withdrawn this day two years ago.
21 Oct 2022
GhaziabadGhaziabad gang-rape case a conspiracy to implicate property rivals: Police
The alleged Ghaziabad gang-rape that was reported on Tuesday has a new twist as police have said that it was a 'conspiracy' to implicate the rivals involved in a property dispute.
21 Oct 2022
PrayagrajPrayagraj: Instead of platelets, dengue patient transfused with juice; dies
A private hospital in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh (UP), was sealed when a dengue patient died after he was allegedly transfused lime juice instead of platelets on Wednesday.
20 Oct 2022
IndiaPM Modi, UN's Antonio Guterres launch 'Mission LiFE' in Gujarat
United Nation chief Antonio Guterres and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched 'Mission LiFE' (Lifestyle for Environment) at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat's Ekta Nagar.
20 Oct 2022
Ryan International SchoolRyan school murder: SC grants accused bail after 5 years
The Supreme Court granted bail to the accused in the 2017 Ryan International School murder case on Thursday.
20 Oct 2022
SpiceJetNo flights to Sikkim as SpiceJet suspends operations to Pakyong
Sikkim will lose civil air connectivity indefinitely as the only carrier to operate in the state, SpiceJet has decided to suspend its operations to Pakyong Airport mentioning functional requirements.
20 Oct 2022
Travel And Tourism5 luxury trains in India that are worth your money
If you want to travel back in time and experience luxury like the kings, then try taking a ride in some royal trains across India, managed by the Indian Railways and the IRCTC.
20 Oct 2022
Punjab GovernmentPunjab government mulls removing governor as chancellor of state universities
The Punjab government led by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is considering replacing the governor with the chief minister as the chancellor of all state-run universities.
20 Oct 2022
Madhya PradeshMP: No hearse, man boards bus with neice's body
A man walked to the bus stand carrying the body of his four-year-old niece, who died in a freak accident, after he failed to get a hearse from the hospital in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
19 Oct 2022
IndiaEmergence of new Omicron sub variants put government on toes
The emergence of new Omicron sub variants in India has alerted government as the Ministry of Health has said that they were "monitoring key data."
19 Oct 2022
CycloneCyclone Sitrang likely to hit Bay of Bengal on Diwali
The threat of a tropical storm is looming over India's eastern coast and especially Odisha as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed the probability of a cyclonic formation over the Bay of Bengal around Sunday or Monday.
19 Oct 2022
Ghaziabad5 abduct, gang-rape woman in Ghaziabad, dump her on road
Five men allegedly abducted a 40-year-old woman in Ghaziabad. The accused gang-raped and tortured her for two days by inserting a rod in her private parts and later dumped her on the road.
