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Our son's a pilot, thanks to Rahul Gandhi: Nirbhaya's mother

When 23-year-old Nirbhaya was brutally raped on a December'12 night, her brother Aman (name changed) went into shock.

02 Nov 2017

Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC raps police for not heeding 'love jihad' complaint

The Rajasthan HC has rapped the state police for not heeding an alleged case of 'love jihad' and refusing to file an FIR.

02 Nov 2017

India

Delhi workers get more wages but less offs: Report

India scored a major win in the World Bank's latest Ease of Doing Business report: it jumped 30 spots to 100th, the highest jump this time among all nations.

02 Nov 2017

India

India's first drone policy is almost ready: Know more!

Soon, the day might come when you are getting your ordered product from e-commerce platforms via a drone while your child is flying her own Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in the backyard.

02 Nov 2017

India

This man 'hijacked' a Mumbai-Delhi flight for his girlfriend

Two days after a hijack note on a Jet Airways flight sent airports in India into a tizzy, it has emerged that the hoax-threat was made by a Mumbai-based multi-millionaire jeweler.

01 Nov 2017

India

Don't talk to me: Indrani writes to husband Peter

It seems husband-wife squabbles for Indrani and Peter Mukerjea, alleged killers of daughter Sheena, are not yet over, even when they are close to divorce.

01 Nov 2017

India

Is Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train viable? Over 40% seats go vacant

In September, India kickstarted its journey towards the launch of its first bullet train. For the project, India got a soft loan of Rs. 88,000cr from Japan.

01 Nov 2017

Haryana

Home-cooked food, extra facilities: Honeypreet getting VIP treatment in prison?

A month after Honeypreet Insan's arrest, reports have emerged that the adopted daughter of 'godman' Ram Rahim Singh is getting VIP treatment in Ambala Central Jail.

01 Nov 2017

India

Govt. clears Rs. 21,738 crore project to 111 naval helicopters

The procurement of 111 naval utility helicopters (NUH) worth Rs. 21,738 crore for the Indian Navy has been approved by the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

01 Nov 2017

India

Survey: 43% Indians paid bribes in the last one year

If you thought corruption in India is on a downward trajectory, a recent survey by LocalCircles will tell you otherwise.

01 Nov 2017

Aadhaar Card

Aadhaar-SIM linking: Here's what Vodafone, Airtel, Idea subscribers should do

The SC is hearing several petitions against the mandatory need for Aadhaar to access various schemes, including telecom services.

01 Nov 2017

India

'Sing anthem or go to Pakistan': Rule for Jaipur employees

Jaipur civic body employees will now have to compulsorily attend renditions of the national anthem before work and the national song after work daily.

01 Nov 2017

India

Dengue virus behind many fatal outbreaks discovered in India

For the first time, Indian scientists have confirmed the presence of the Asian genotype of the DENV-1, a Dengue virus, in the country.

31 Oct 2017

India

Javadekar announces additional OBC quota for National Talent Search Examination

The National Talent Search Examination Stage-II conducted by NCERT will feature reservations for students belonging to the other backward classes (OBC), Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar has announced.

31 Oct 2017

India

Indoor air pollution killed 1.24 lakh Indians prematurely

A report published in a renowned medical journal, Lancet, has shown that indoor air pollution was responsible for 1.24 lakh premature deaths per one million people in India in 2015.

31 Oct 2017

India

IPS officer arrested for cheating while giving UPSC exam

Chennai police have arrested a trainee IPS officer after he was caught cheating by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) while giving the Union Public Service Commission (Main) Examinations.

31 Oct 2017

India

Make in India: How has the defense sector fared?

"Make in India," the Modi government's flagship initiative to boost domestic manufacturing was touted to usher in a new era for domestic defense production.

31 Oct 2017

Uttar Pradesh

UP shocker: 100-year-old bedridden woman dies after being raped

In a horrific incident, a 100-year-old bedridden woman in Meerut district died after she was raped and beaten up in her house late on Sunday night.

31 Oct 2017

Uttar Pradesh

Terror threat: Cops to re-verify passports in UP's Deoband

All passports in UP's Deoband town, Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar districts will be verified by the police amid reports of terrorists hiding in the region.

30 Oct 2017

India

ISRO's Joint-Venture with private companies to launch rockets by 2020!

Private Indian companies will soon be joining hands with the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for a Joint Venture (JV) to build launch vehicles, something which has been "out-of-bounds" for private firms so far.

30 Oct 2017

Delhi

Indian government owns land nine times the size of Delhi

How much land do you think the Indian government owns?

30 Oct 2017

Yogi Adityanath

UP madrasas to soon get NCERT textbooks

The UP government is introducing NCERT books throughout all madrasas in the state.

30 Oct 2017

Chennai

Nine coastal districts in TN including Chennai face heavy rainfall

The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall for Chennai and eight other coastal districts in the next 24 hours.

J&K's separatists warn "mass agitation" if Article 35A is changed

Separatists in J&K have threatened another round of agitations against the Mehbooba Mufti-led government if the State Subject Law under Article 35 A of the Indian Constitution is tinkered with.

30 Oct 2017

India

Modi's role behind rise of khadi sales to Rs. 814cr

Khadi sales have risen spectacularly in the last years. In his latest broadcast on 'Mann Ki Baat', PM Narendra Modi lauded the 89% rise in sales from April-September'16 (Rs. 430cr) to the same period this year (Rs. 814cr).

30 Oct 2017

Gujarat

20 infants die in Ahmedabad civil hospital in three days

Twenty infants have died at Ahmedabad's civil hospital in three days, most of them due to "severe life threatening conditions".

30 Oct 2017

India

India ships first wheat consignment to Afghanistan via Chabahar

Even as tense US-Iran relations continue to cast a shadow over India's schemes for Chabahar, India shipped its first wheat consignment to Afghanistan via the port.

30 Oct 2017

Haryana

Ballabhgarh lynching: Was the government lawyer helping the accused?

The judge in the Ballabhgarh lynching case has accused a government lawyer of helping the accused who allegedly murdered Junaid Khan.

30 Oct 2017

BCCI

Aadhaar, 35A, BCCI and more: Significant day for the SC

The SC has had a year of landmark judgements. In 2017, it abolished the widely criticized triple talaq practice and declared the right to privacy is fundamental.

30 Oct 2017

Mumbai

Jet Airways Mumbai-Delhi flight diverted to Ahmedabad after hijack-note found

Owing to "security reasons", a Mumbai-Delhi Jet Airways flight last night was diverted to Ahmedabad and passengers deplaned.

30 Oct 2017

Himachal Pradesh

Illegal felling: First time ever, Shimla trees to get RFID-tags

Himachal Pradesh HC has passed an order for Shimla's civic authorities to start tagging trees with radio frequency identification tags (RFID) in order to curb their felling.

30 Oct 2017

Islam

Salman Khurshid 'thrown out' from Islam for worshipping Lord Ram

Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has been 'ousted' from Islam by the Darul Uloom Deoband.

30 Oct 2017

India

431 Pakistani Hindus get long-term visas in India

As many as 431 Pakistani nationals, mostly Hindus, have been granted long-term visas by the Indian government, thus making them eligible for Aadhaar cards, PAN cards, and buying property.

29 Oct 2017

India

Railways to invest $150 billion and create a million jobs

Railway minister Piyush Goyal, who took over in August after a cabinet reshuffle, said that the Indian Railways would invest $150 billion and create one million jobs over the next five years.

29 Oct 2017

India

RBI is still verifying post-demonetization returned currency

With the first anniversary of the demonetization approaching, the banned notes recovered post-demonetization are still being "processed in all earnest", said the RBI in response to a RTI query.

29 Oct 2017

India

Indian Army's mega Rs. 40,000cr modern weapon procurement plan finalized

Indian Army has finalized a Rs. 40,000cr infantry modernization plan to procure new weapons to replace its aging, obsolete ones.

29 Oct 2017

Aadhaar Card

Swamy raises questions about Aadhaar's security, talks about GST

In an interview with Mirror Now, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy voiced his concern regarding the Aadhaar infrastructure which, according to Swamy, might be susceptible to abuse by American intelligence agencies.

29 Oct 2017

West Bengal

Take a Cowfie! Unique idea to raise awareness against cow-slaughter

Taking selfies has reached a new level thanks to an NGO in Kolkata that came up with the "Selfie with a Cow" or "Cowfie" contest.

29 Oct 2017

India

Come 2019, cars must have airbags, parking & speed-alert sensors

From 2019 onwards, all cars will have features like "airbags, seat-belt reminders, alert systems for speed beyond 80 kph, reverse parking sensors and manual override over the central locking system for emergencies".

29 Oct 2017

India

India may release 11 Pakistani prisoners this week

Despite its "no-engagement with Islamabad" policy, the Indian Government on 2 November is likely to release 11 Pakistani prisoners who completed their prison sentence.