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04 May 2017

India

IIT-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

Maharashtra

Bhamragarh: 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

India

Over $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

Punjab

Punjab 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 Court

HC: 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 Kashmir

India: 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

India

Govt: 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 Adityanath

Senior 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

Jharkhand

UIDAI 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

India

Over 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 Kashmir

Terror 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 Railways

Railways' 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 Adityanath

Adityanath 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

India

Gifting 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

India

Aadhaar-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 Kashmir

J&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

Delhi

Manoj 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 Kashmir

DGMO 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

India

WhatsApp 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

India

Anti-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

India

CPEC 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 Government

EC 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 Adityanath

Highway 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 Railways

Railways' 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 Kashmir

Terrorists 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 Modi

Two 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

Delhi

Manoj 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

India

Antrix-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

Jharkhand

Government 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

India

EVM 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

India

After "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

India

EC: 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

India

Domestic 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

India

Chennai 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 Kashmir

Pakistani 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

India

Turkish 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

Delhi

Delhi: 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

Jharkhand

Jharkhand 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

Delhi

Ghaziabad: 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

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: 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.