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30 Nov 2017

Mumbai

NGO offers aid to the girl who identified Ajmal Kasab

After years of being ostracized by relatives, and looking for a safe home, Devika Rotawan has finally found help.

30 Nov 2017

Telangana

Despite glitches, confusion, 2L board Hyderabad Metro on Day 1

The Hyderabad Metro seems like a huge hit, with over 2L passengers taking rides on opening day itself.

30 Nov 2017

Chandigarh

Chandigarh gang-rape: Shouldn't board auto if men inside, says MP

BJP MP Kirron Kher created controversy when she seemingly put some blame on the Chandigarh gang-rape victim.

30 Nov 2017

India

Looking back at 100 years of Re 1 currency note

India's smallest currency note, Rupee 1, turns 100 today.

30 Nov 2017

India

Amazon v/s Flipkart: Which company do students prefer for campus-recruitment?

Amazon India and Flipkart are not only fighting for e-commerce sales but also for campus recruitment in the country.

30 Nov 2017

Bollywood

Mulayam Singh's daughter-in-law irks Karni Sena by dancing on 'Ghoomar'

That the Karni Sena has a problem with 'Padmavati' is well-known, but it seems it has issues with everyone who associates themselves to it in any way.

30 Nov 2017

Education

Arunachal school allegedly forces 88 girls to undress as punishment

A day after a purported video of a TN school forcing students to clean toilets surfaced, another is in the news for humiliating its students, this time in Arunachal.

You can now track train's real-time location using GPS

In a move that is expected to overhaul operations, the Railways is experimenting with a system to allow passengers to track trains in real time.

30 Nov 2017

Hyderabad

Students in Hyderabad protest 12-hour school day

Students of a private school in Hyderabad have made incredible claims. They say the Gowtham Model School, where they study, conduct classes for 12 hours a day, from 6:30am-6:30pm.

29 Nov 2017

Indian Railways

Sealdah Rajdhani Express gets a big makeover under Operation Swarn!

The Indian Railways has upgraded the Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express under the recently launched "Operation Swarn" initiative by the Railways Ministry.

Not free yet, haven't been able to meet husband: Hadiya

Two days after proclaiming that she wants to be with her husband, 25-year-old Hadiya says she still isn't free as she hasn't been able to meet Shafin Jahan, her husband, yet.

29 Nov 2017

India

Ivanka in India: Lavish dinner, elegant gifts and indigenous robots!

Ivanka Trump's India visit is likely to be memorable for the American president's advisor-cum-daughter.

29 Nov 2017

India

Major Akshay Girish: Remembering the 2016 J&K attack martyr

"If life is not measured in the number of breaths taken, but in moments that take our breath away, Akshay lived much longer than most others," said Major Akshay Girish's mother, Meghna.

29 Nov 2017

Maharashtra

Kopardi rape: Death sentence for crime that triggered Maratha protests

Three men accused of raping and murdering a teenager in Maharashtra's Kopardi last July have been awarded the death sentence by an Ahmednagar court.

29 Nov 2017

Tamil Nadu

Controversy after video of students cleaning school toilet goes viral

A government school in Tamil Nadu has created a furore after a video purportedly showing its students scrubbing the toilet floors went viral.

29 Nov 2017

India

India asks troops to uninstall Chinese apps over security concerns

Amid reports about Chinese apps being used to steal user data, India has asked its troops along the 4,057km-long LAC to uninstall 42 apps including WeChat, Truecaller, UC News and UC Browser and format their smartphones.

29 Nov 2017

India

Mumbai: In a first, six-month divorce "cooling off" period waived

More than two months after the SC eased mutual consent divorce, a woman fighting cancer has become the first beneficiary of the new law in Mumbai.

29 Nov 2017

India

Meet #GES2017 Speaker Tessy Thomas, the Missile Woman of India!

Dr. Tessy Thomas, the "Missile Woman of India", is going to address Global Entrepreneurship Summit-2017 in Hyderabad.

28 Nov 2017

Delhi

Tardy flyer slaps Air India staffer, gets slapped back

After IndiGo received negative publicity for a staffer's misbehavior with a passenger, national carrier Air India (AI) is at the center of a similar controversy.

28 Nov 2017

India

GES 2017: 'Made in India' bot, Mitra greets Modi, Ivanka

The ongoing Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad marked a significant milestone for India in robotics: when PM Narendra Modi and Ivanka Trump walked on to the stage, they were greeted by Mitra, an indigenous humanoid.

28 Nov 2017

India

IAS Sharma appointed as Chairman of National Anti-Profiteering Authority

After the cabinet gave approval to create the posts of chairman and other technical members of the National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) under GST, government began the process.

28 Nov 2017

India

Human rights violation of Tihar prisoners under Delhi HC scanner

Tihar jail is under scanner again, this time for grossly violating the fundamental, human and legal rights of its prisoners.

28 Nov 2017

Air India

Pradeep Kharola replaces Rajeev Bansal as new Air India CMD

Senior IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed as the Chairman and managing director of Air India (AI).

28 Nov 2017

India

All you need to know about Z+ VIP security

Recently, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav created a ruckus after the Centre decided to downgrade his Z+ VIP security. His son Tej Pratap also threatened to skin PM Narendra Modi.

28 Nov 2017

India

How to link Aadhaar with LPG connection

The Indian government allows citizens to receive 12 LPG cylinders every year at subsidized rates.

28 Nov 2017

Delhi

You can soon travel between Delhi, Chandigarh in two hours!

Indian Railways, keen on reducing the travel time between Delhi and Chandigarh, would soon launch a semi-high speed project on the 245km Delhi-Chandigarh corridor, which is one of the busiest routes.

28 Nov 2017

India

In major boost, Railways registers 50mn more passengers this year

In a significant development, the Indian Railways has registered an increase of 50mn passengers during April-November'17, an increase of roughly 1% over the corresponding period in 2016.

28 Nov 2017

Mumbai

Major Sandeep: Remembering the braveheart martyred during 26/11 attacks

"I don't want to die an ordinary death. When I go, the whole nation will remember me." These were Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan's words to his father.

28 Nov 2017

Maharashtra

Student allegedly expelled from school after rape complaint against armyman

A teenager in Maharashtra's Latur has alleged she was expelled from her school after she filed a rape complaint against an armyman.

28 Nov 2017

Telangana

PM Modi flags off the first Hyderabad Metro train

PM Narendra Modi today flagged off the first train of the Hyderabad Metro from Miyapur. Commercial operations would start tomorrow.

28 Nov 2017

X

Donkeys arrested for destroying plants outside jail in UP: Report

In a bizarre incident, a herd of eight donkeys was arrested last week for destroying exotic plants outside a jail in Uttar Pradesh's Jalaun district.

In historic case, SC clears Rakesh Asthana's CBI appointment

The SC has dismissed a petition challenging Rakesh Asthana's appointment as CBI special director.

28 Nov 2017

India

Ivanka Trump arrives in India for the GES 2017

Advisor to and daughter of the US President, Ivanka Trump arrived in Hyderabad to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017.

28 Nov 2017

India

Upcoming ASEAN summit: North-eastern states to play a major role

In a first, India's north-eastern states are set to play a major role during the upcoming ASEAN-India summit.

28 Nov 2017

India

Why did this journalist change his name to 'Regret'?

India is a mysterious land: travel across the country and you will come across the most bizarre tales.

27 Nov 2017

India

#DefenseDiaries: Prithvi is India's first 'Made-in-India' and 'Made-by-India' ballistic missile

The debate continues to rage on the need for greater indigenization of India's military arsenal.

27 Nov 2017

Startups

After one-year ban by IITs, companies shun "startup" tag

A year after the IITs barred startups from its campus placements, new companies seem to be ever-wary of being labeled one.

27 Nov 2017

India

These are the documents you need under new passport rules

The government has been working on easing the passport application process. Earlier this year, it implemented new rules to that effect.

27 Nov 2017

India

Amid executive-judiciary spar, Modi calls them 'part of same family'

On Constitution Day, friction between the executive and the judiciary once again came on display as Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed "judicial overreach" while CJI Dipak Misra talked about the importance of following the "constitutional religion".

27 Nov 2017

Delhi

Delhi: Forged records, non-existent orders and a Rs. 600cr-land scam

A massive land scam has come to light in the national capital. It has been found that Delhi officials forged court orders and land records to transfer at least 13 government plots to private individuals at prices as cheap as one-twentieth of their market rate.