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04 May 2017
IndiaIIT-Delhi looking to restructure curriculum to keep suicides at bay
Facing flak for the increasing number of suicide cases in the country, the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi has moved to renew its curriculum to help students cope with pressure and avoid suicides.
03 May 2017
MaharashtraBhamragarh: 15 injured in a series of Maoist attacks
In a series of Maoists' instigated attacks, 14 Maharashtra Police officials and one CRPF personnel were injured in Bhamragarh district in Maharashtra.
03 May 2017
IndiaOver $21 billion illicit financial outflows from India in 2014
Data from international watchdog Global Financial Integrity has revealed that in 2014, over $21 billion in illegal money found its way out of India.
03 May 2017
PunjabPunjab SP Salwinder Singh forced to retire over sexual-harassment cases
Former Punjab SP Salwinder Singh who shot to infamy over his role in the Pathankot airbase attack has been forced to retire after several cases of sexual harassment against him, questioned his conduct.
03 May 2017
Delhi High CourtHC: CBSE to ensure schools don't sell books/uniforms inside campuses
The Delhi High Court ordered the CBSE to ensure that all affiliated schools strictly comply with orders to not sell books, uniforms and other equipment inside schools.
03 May 2017
Jammu And KashmirIndia: Blood trail is evidence of Pak role in beheadings
Foreign secretary S Jaishankar told Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit that there was a blood trail that proved that the perpetrators of the beheadings of Indian soldiers along the LoC were from Pakistan.
03 May 2017
IndiaGovt: Citizens don't have absolute rights over their bodies
In an alarming statement, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the Supreme Court that citizens do not have an "absolute" right on their bodies or body parts.
03 May 2017
Yogi AdityanathSenior IIT-B professor alleges rampant cheating in exams
A letter by a senior IIT-Bombay professor to higher-ups, including the Human Resource Development Ministry, alleges "rampant cheating" in the institute's exams.
03 May 2017
JharkhandUIDAI denies reports of leak of 13cr Aadhaar holders' details
UIDAI has rejected reports of leak of 13 crore Aadhaar numbers and 10 crore bank account numbers, as claimed by the Centre for Internet and Society.
03 May 2017
IndiaOver 12,000 farmers' suicides recorded annually since 2013: Centre
Conveying a dismal state of affairs, the Centre informed the Supreme Court that over 12,000 farmers' suicides have been registered annually since 2013.
03 May 2017
Jammu And KashmirTerror camps reassembled in PoK
Sources stated that new terror camps and launch pads have been set up once again close to the Indian side in PoK.
03 May 2017
Indian RailwaysRailways' food scam: Central Railways blames typos for RTI error
The Central Railway clarified that the RTI response which showed the CR purchased food for 10 times the MRP was because of a typographical error on the part of three inspectors.
03 May 2017
Yogi AdityanathAdityanath approves new transfer policy for UP
Under UP's new transfer policy, government employees posted at one place since over three years will be shifted; those who have been in commissionary for seven will also be shunted out.
03 May 2017
IndiaGifting brides bats condones violence: Activists on MP minister's move
Activists are dismayed after an MP minister "set a bad precedent" by gifting brides at a mass wedding bats to beat their husbands if they take to alcohol.
03 May 2017
IndiaAadhaar-PAN linkage to target black money, terrorist-financing: Centre tells SC
Centre on Tuesday conveyed to the SC that Aadhaar was made a pre-condition for PAN cards in order to identify fake PAN cards used for terror financing and circulation of black money.
03 May 2017
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Terrorists decamp with weapons from police post
Terrorists attacked a police post outside the court complex of southern Shopian district and decamped with 5 weapons including 4 INSAS rifles and 1 AK-47.
03 May 2017
DelhiManoj Tiwari home attack: Suspected road-rage case a hate attack?
Police are now examining a racial angle to the attack on Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari's house, earlier thought to be a road rage dispute.
03 May 2017
Jammu And KashmirDGMO calls soldiers' mutilation a 'dastardly' act, Pakistan denies involvement
In a telephonic conversation on Tuesday, the director general of military operations (DGMO) of India condemned the mutilation of the 2 Indian soldiers, calling it "dastardly and inhuman."
03 May 2017
IndiaWhatsApp group-admin held, added member who posted Modi's morphed picture
The administrator of a WhatsApp group in Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada, was held for adding a person who had posted a morphed photograph of PM Narendra Modi in the group.
03 May 2017
IndiaAnti-feudal to anti-capitalist: Changing face of Maoism in India
The Naxalist/Maoist violence has been termed India's biggest internal threat. Starting in the 60s as an agrarian uprising against feudalism, the violence has acquired a new dimension, targeting symbols of capitalism including corporate houses and mining companies.
02 May 2017
IndiaCPEC to help China meddle in Kashmir: Chinese media
Reports in the Chinese media suggested that Beijing's massive investment in the CPEC projects makes it necessary for it to mediate over the Kashmir conflict.
02 May 2017
Indian GovernmentEC unhappy with Electoral Bonds proposition
The Election Commission has expressed reservations about the government's decision to introduce electoral bonds for donations to political parties.
02 May 2017
Yogi AdityanathHighway liquor ban in UP soon: Yogi
At the inaugural session of the BJP state executive meeting in Lucknow, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that soon, he would impose a ban on liquor sales along highways and close to educational institutions.
02 May 2017
Indian RailwaysRailways' food scam - RTI reveals major scam in food-prices
An RTI appeal revealed, Railways' catering department has been running a major scam by buying products several times over market price.
02 May 2017
Jammu And KashmirTerrorists attack cash van going to Kulgam, kill 7
In a chilling incident of terrorism, terrorists associated with the Hizbul Mujahideen killed 7 people including 5 cops and 2 bank staff when they attacked a cash distribution van travelling between Kulgam and Shopian in J&K.
02 May 2017
Narendra ModiTwo arrested over lynching of suspected cow thieves in Assam
Two persons were arrested in Assam's Nagaon for their alleged involvement in the lynching of two suspected cow thieves.
02 May 2017
DelhiManoj Tiwari's home attack: Initial probe suggests road rage dispute
Initial probe has revealed that the attack on Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari's house was retaliation for a road rage dispute.
02 May 2017
IndiaAntrix-Devas deal: CBI gets nod to prosecute ex-ISRO bosses
The CBI has got the go ahead to prosecute former ISRO and Antrix officials over their alleged involvement in the Antrix-Devas scandal.
02 May 2017
JharkhandGovernment has made public up to 13.5 crore Aadhaar numbers
The Centre for Internet and Society found that just four government websites have made public 13.5 crore Aadhaar numbers, plus 100 million bank account numbers.
02 May 2017
IndiaEVM tampering: Uttarakhand HC orders machines sealed in six constituencies
After ordering seizure of EVMs in Vikasnagar, the Uttarakhand HC has directed sealing of voting machines in six more constituencies: BHEL Ranipur, Haridwar Rural, Mussoorie, Pratapnagar, Raipur and Rajpur Road.
02 May 2017
IndiaAfter "lal batti" ban, Netas look to sirens as replacement
As red beacons go off cars from May 1, netas in Madhya Pradesh and Telangana have brought out sirens instead.
02 May 2017
IndiaEC: Situation not feasible to hold Anantnag bypolls
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir made it difficult to hold elections.
01 May 2017
IndiaDomestic violence: MP minister distributes bats at mass wedding
In a peculiar instance, 700 women who got married in a mass wedding ceremony in Madhya Pradesh were given wooden bats as wedding presents, to use against their abusive husbands.
01 May 2017
IndiaChennai airport to become 'silent' from May 1
The Airports Authority of India has decided to make Chennai airport silent from May 1, like those that meet international standards. The scheme is part of modernization plans.
01 May 2017
Jammu And KashmirPakistani ceasefire violation: 2 Jawans killed, mutilated
In the first ceasefire violation by Pakistan this month, an Indian BSF jawan and an Army soldier were martyred in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.
01 May 2017
IndiaTurkish President Erdogan, PM Modi to discuss NSG-membership, counter-terrorism, trade
Turkish President Erdogan, who is on a two-day India visit, and PM Narendra Modi are expected to hold wide-ranging talks on issues like India's NSG membership, cooperation in counter-terrorism and trade.
01 May 2017
DelhiDelhi: Interstate arms racket busted, 40 pistols seized
An interstate arms racket was unearthed in Delhi and 40 pistols recovered. Two men were also nabbed from Anand Vihar railway station while they were supplying arms to their clients.
01 May 2017
JharkhandJharkhand BJP workers forge Jayant Sinha's signature to scam youths
Some BJP workers in MoS Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha's constituency Hazaribagh have been forging his signature to extort money from unemployed youths.
01 May 2017
DelhiGhaziabad: 7 year old child kidnapped, raped, left to die
In yet another horrifying case, a man in Delhi raped a seven-year-old girl, a distant relative, when they had come to attend a wedding in Ghaziabad.
01 May 2017
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Ajit Doval planning "surgical strike" on Maoists
Sources said Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval is personally overseeing efforts to launch a "surgical strike" on Maoists in Chhattisgarh.