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09 May 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaMarriages can't be broken by husbands alone- HC on triple-talaq
The Allahabad HC has ruled that Muslim marriages are contracts, and therefore can't be broken by husbands alone.
09 May 2017
Global WarmingIIT-B professor awarded prestigious INSA Young Scientist medal
Vikram Vishal, assistant professor in the Earth Sciences department at IIT-B, has won the coveted Indian National Science Academy (INSA) medal for Young Scientist, 2017.
09 May 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC seeks Centre's response on banning female genital mutilation
The Supreme Court has sought a response from the Centre and four states (Maharashtra, Delhi, Gujarat and Rajasthan) on the validity of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), commonly practiced in India's Dawoodi Bohra community.
09 May 2017
GujaratGujarat Dy CM's 'heavily drunk' son barred from boarding flight
According to Ahmedabad airport officials, the son of Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel was barred from boarding a flight to Greece as he was highly inebriated.
09 May 2017
IndiaSC sentences Justice Karnan to 6 months in prison
Taking suo moto cognizance of several letters written by Justice Karnan against judges in the Madras HC and the SC, the SC held him guilty of contempt of court.
09 May 2017
Uttar PradeshUP petrol pump scam- Supplier of cheat-chips arrested
The UP Special Task Force has arrested Ajay Chaurasia, believed to be the man who supplied petrol pumps in the state with cheat-chips leading to the petrol pump scam.
09 May 2017
Yogi AdityanathUnfit UP govt officers over 50 to be retired: Yogi
UP CM Yogi Adityanath has directed that all government employees aged over 50 should be screened, and "those found incompetent and not fit need to be retired compulsorily".
09 May 2017
DelhiWoman who blackmailed parliamentarians sent to judicial custody
A woman who has allegedly honey-trapped and blackmailed at least three parliamentarians was sent to four-day judicial custody. Her latest target was K.C. Patel, a BJP MP from Gujarat, who she allegedly drugged, then shot obscene videos and blackmailed him.
09 May 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaHave faith in the judiciary, will keep fighting: Bilkis Bano
Fourteen years after her horrifying ordeal, as Bombay HC upheld life imprisonment of her 11 rapists, Bilkis Bano stresses, "I want justice, not revenge."
09 May 2017
GorakhpurCried because of support and not the MLA- Charu Nigam
Responding to the crying event, Charu Nigam the female IPS officer, in a Facebook post explained that she had not cried because of MLA Agarwal.
09 May 2017
EPFOHow to submit your EPF claim online?
Employees Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has recently launched an initiative that will allow citizens to submit their claims online.
09 May 2017
IndiaKarnan's revenge- 8 SC Judges slapped with rigorous imprisonment, fine
Alleging caste discrimination, controversial Calcutta High Court judge Justice C S Karnan, on Monday ordered a punishment of 5 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine worth Rs. 1 lakh each on 8 Supreme Court judges including the Chief Justice of India Jagdish Khehar.
09 May 2017
IndiaNational survey on drug abuse in India after 15 years
The social justice and empowerment ministry has constituted a committee to undertake a survey on the use and abuse of drugs in the country; the last survey (2001) is over 15 years old.
09 May 2017
IndiaDemonetization - Cash making a comeback
Data from the Reserve Bank of India have indicated that cash withdrawal levels for March 2017 were 0.6% higher than that of last year, suggesting that cash withdrawal levels from ATMs have normalized.
08 May 2017
Shashi TharoorSunanda's murder tapes- Arnab alleges Tharoor's involvement in Sunanda's murder
In yet another expose, Republic has broadcasted tapes which present evidence in Sunanda Pushkar's death and Shashi Tharoor's alleged involvement in the case.
08 May 2017
Prakash JavadekarHRD Ministry asks IITs to develop revenue model
The Union Human Resource Development Ministry has asked the Indian Institutes of Technology to develop revenue models for their operations.
08 May 2017
MaharashtraBombay HC orders forensic examination of EVM
The Bombay High Court has ordered the forensic examination of an electronic voter machine that was used in 2014 Maharashtra assembly elections.
08 May 2017
DelhiDelhi- Mother holds girl captive in stinking house for months
Residents of Ganesh Nagar (East Delhi) are still shocked by Saturday's incidents: a local girl they hadn't seen for two years was found captive in a seemingly empty house in the area.
08 May 2017
Akshay KumarBharatKeVeer- Akshay Kumar's portal for martyrs' families raises Rs. 2.10cr
Donation amounting to Rs. 2.10cr has been collected within a month through the BharatKeVeer portal, which was launched by the home ministry based on Akshay Kumar's idea.
08 May 2017
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Black money crackdown - CBI investigation uncovers shell company network
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in its ongoing three-year long investigation into black money, uncovered evidence of a clandestine web of 339 shell companies used to channel funds up to Rs. 290 crore.
08 May 2017
BiharMinor girl from Bihar stabbed to death for resisting rape
A minor girl from Bihar was stabbed to death as she resisted being raped at Charpokhari block in Bhojpur district, 80kms south-west of Patna.
08 May 2017
WhatsAppAadhaar leaks are troubling, but what about the daily trickle?
While the response to the introduction of Aadhaar has been majorly positive, in the recent light of leaks, it has ushered in intense skepticism against it.
08 May 2017
JharkhandAfter UP, Haryana, BJP-ruled MP to shut illegal slaughterhouses
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday announced that the state's illegal slaughterhouses would all be shut down.
08 May 2017
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police yet to fix liability in gas leak incident
The Delhi Police are yet to figure out accountability for the chemical leakage in Tughlaqabad, which caused over 450 people to be hospitalized.
08 May 2017
Yogi AdityanathYogi flags off 27 new A/C buses in UP
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off 27 new A/C buses to ply between Gorakhpur-Delhi (via Kanpur), Gorakhpur-Lucknow-Agra (via Kanpur) and Lucknow-Delhi (via Kanpur) for cheap, comfortable travel in the state.
08 May 2017
IndiaBenami properties to be turned into offices, residences
The government has stated that soon, benami properties in the country may be converted in to office spaces or residences. It is said to be a part of PM Modi's crackdown on corruption and black-money.
08 May 2017
IndiaThe reality of juvenile crimes in India
The number of juvenile delinquents has risen by leaps and bounds in the last few years. According to the National Crime Records Bureau, 23,25,575 cases were registered against juveniles under IPC crimes in 2011.
08 May 2017
Madhya PradeshGujarat- Probe ordered into custodial death of cow-slaughter accused
A probe has been ordered into the custodial death of a tribal man in Gujarat who was arrested for alleged cow-slaughter.
08 May 2017
India500 trained stone-pelters to fight alongside Army in Kashmir
A saint in Kanpur said he has trained 500 stone-pelters to fight alongside the army in Kashmir. He said he has already trained 2,000 followers at Siddhnath Ghat in Kanpur recently and is sending the first batch to Kashmir.
07 May 2017
IndiaPublic Health v/s Animal Rights: India's stray dog dilemma
Reports in recent times have focused on the stray-dog menace in Indian cities.
07 May 2017
Andhra PradeshHas Aadhaar linkage improved mid-day meals?
The government is set to assess the efficacy of linking Aadhaar to the mid-day meal scheme. If found effective it will continue as is, but if there is space for improvement the government will introduce changes.
07 May 2017
IndiaSC: Every child must have welfare benefits
The Supreme Court broadened the ambit of the Juvenile Justice Act stating that every child in need must get welfare benefits.
07 May 2017
Chhattisgarh19 Maoists, including 9 from Sukma attack arrested
19 Maoists, including 9 who were involved in the Sukma attack, were arrested in a joint operation between the CRPF, CoBRA commandos and local police in Chhattisgarh.
07 May 2017
PunjabPunjab roads repaired to welcome just the CM?
Residents in Vein Poin in Tarn Taran stated that the roads in their village had been repaired solely because Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh was coming to visit the kin of martyr Naib Subedar Paramjit Singh.
07 May 2017
Pakistan NewsIs the Hurriyat linked to the ISI?
A report in Times Now has furnished "evidence" of Pakistan's ISI funding the Hurriyat in Pakistan.
07 May 2017
Delhi PoliceTughlaqabad: Over 487 students, teachers in Delhi hospitalized after gas-leak
487 people, including school students, teachers and residents of Tughlaqabad were hospitalized after a container of 2-Chloro-5-chloromethylpyridine leaked from a nearby depot. NDRF authorities managed to contain the leak.
07 May 2017
Jammu And Kashmir4 killed as terror makes comeback in Kashmir
Four people including 2 civilians were killed when terrorists attacked a police party on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.
07 May 2017
IndiaJustice Leila Seth: Glimpses through a legal luminary's life
Leila Seth, eminent jurist, India's first female Chief Justice of a High Court and mother of famous author Vikram Seth died from a cardiac arrest on Saturday night.
07 May 2017
IndiaAs security becomes pricier, flights get costlier
Looking at the increasing security threats, the Centre has decided to requisite the services of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) to guard India's 98 airports. This will mean that flyers will have to pay more as airfares will increase with an imminent hike in passenger security fee (PSF).
07 May 2017
IndiaNo compensation for rape accused wrongly jailed for 7 years
Bombay HC has refused a plea by rape accused Gopal Shetye, who was jailed in 2009 and acquitted 7 years later. He had sought Rs. 200cr as compensation.