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SC asks CBSE to declare NEET results by 26 June

The SC stayed the Madras HC order and directed the CBSE board to declare the NEET 2017 results by 26 June.

13 Jun 2017

India

IAF to conduct limited trials for F-16/Gripen warplanes

The Indian Air Force will be conducting limited trials of the US-built Lockheed Martin F-16 and Swedish Saab Gripen fighter jets.

12 Jun 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K- Hizbul Mujahideen module busted in Handwara, two arrested

Security forces busted a terror module and nabbed two Hizbul Mujahideen members in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara. Two supporters were also arrested in Awantipora.

12 Jun 2017

India

Now, Arunachal Pradesh wants a separate time zone

Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu is the latest to join the 'separate time zone for the northeast' bandwagon.

12 Jun 2017

India

Strategic Partnership Model: India to kick-start Rs. 60,000 crore submarine-project

India is set to commence an ambitious Rs. 60,000 crore submarine project, termed Project 75 (I), the first of its kind under the Strategic Partnership model launched last month.

12 Jun 2017

India

Justice Karnan the first HC judge to retire while absconding

Justice CS Karnan, a man of many firsts, breaks another record today: he is now the first HC judge to retire while absconding.

12 Jun 2017

India

SC allows CBSE to declare NEET results

The SC has lifted a Madras HC order, allowing CBSE to declare the results of NEET 2017, which decide admission into MBBS and BDS.

12 Jun 2017

India

"Tele-law" initiative for rural India, launched by the government

In a bid to make legal aid more accessible to the rural populace and marginalized communities, the Indian government has launched the "Tele-law" initiative to help rural individuals access legal experts through video conferencing.

12 Jun 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Krishna Ghati sector of J&K

Pakistan started indiscriminate firing and motor shelling along the LoC in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch district in J&K on the morning of June 12.

12 Jun 2017

India

Living entity: Rs. 100cr fine, 7-year jail for hurting Ganga

The draft on the new National River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Bill 2017 recommends imprisonment of upto seven years and fines of upto Rs. 100cr for "offences" against the river, including blocking its flow, constructing unauthorized jetties, or quarrying the banks.

12 Jun 2017

India

Mukul Rohatgi rejects Centre's offer, will resign as AGI

Stating his disinterest in a letter to the Centre, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi has conveyed that he does not wish to serve as AGI for a second term.

12 Jun 2017

India

Super 30 breaks its records, every student cracks JEE

Mathematician Anand Kumar runs an institution called "Ramanujan School of Mathematics" and every year this institution picks up 30 meritorious students from the backward sections of the society.

11 Jun 2017

Vijay Mallya

Vijay Mallya at The Oval: Booed with "chor, chor" chants

Loan defaulter and former business tycoon Vijay Mallya was booed by Indian fans at The Oval during the India-South Africa Champions Trophy match.

11 Jun 2017

Maharashtra

Maharashtra farmers call off protests following farm loan waiver

Following the Maharashtra government's announcement on farm loan waiver, the farmers have temporarily called off their protest.

11 Jun 2017

India

UP Boards- 20% Class X students fail in Hindi

In 2017, of the 29 lakh students who appeared for the Class X Hindi exams, 5.23 lakh - a whopping 20% - failed.

11 Jun 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

After Lt Fayaz's murder, 11 J&K youths graduate from IMA

A month after 23-year-old Lt Umar Fayaz was kidnapped from a wedding and murdered by terrorists, 11 youths from Jammu and Kashmir have risen up against anti-national forces and graduated from the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun.

11 Jun 2017

Rahul Gandhi

MP farmers protest- CM Chouhan breaks his fast for peace

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan ended a one-day fast for restoring peace among farmers of the state.

11 Jun 2017

India

Antibiotic resistance increasing alarmingly in Indian children

Antibiotic resistance among Indian children has reached alarming levels. According to a recent study by the Apollo Hospital in Navi Mumbai, ampicillin, a common antibiotic to fight infections, won't work on 95% pediatric patients.

11 Jun 2017

India

IIM-Calcutta witnesses its highest female representation in 2017

This time, the Indian Institute of Management at Calcutta has registered 31% women students for the 2017-19 batch, the highest ever for the campus.

11 Jun 2017

India

The first three rank-holders of the IITJEE Advanced

Sarvesh Mehtani from Panchkula topped the exam with 339 marks out of 366. In JEE-Main, he had secured the 55th rank.

11 Jun 2017

India

Massive scam? DDA allegedly manipulated public feedback to benefit builders

The HT reported the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) had flouted norms to facilitate deals for private builders.

11 Jun 2017

India

NITs mulling courses on Digital India, Swachh Bharat, other programs

The National Institutes of Technology might soon launch courses on government programs like Swachh Bharat and Digital India.

11 Jun 2017

India

IIT JEE Advanced results announced- Panchkula guy tops in 2017

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) have declared the results of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced 2017, which was held on May 21.

11 Jun 2017

Delhi

Prannoy Roy hid incomes of over Rs. 1,000cr, alleges government

The government said NDTV had allegedly not disclosed incomes of over Rs. 1,000cr by co-founders Prannoy and Radhika Roy, and floated 14 foreign shell companies during 2006-2012 to launder the money.

11 Jun 2017

Bombay High Court

Sexual relationship doesn't imply marriage under Hindu laws: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court said that a sexual relationship by choice, chance or accident doesn't convert it into a 'marriage' under Hindu laws, and children borne out of such relationships might not be entitled to the father's property.

11 Jun 2017

Maharashtra

Maharashtra- Nine killed, 12 injured as Mumbai-Latur bus overturns

Nine people were killed and 12 injured when a bus on the Mumbai-Latur route overturned in Beed at around 5:30am.

Aadhaar mandatory for tax returns from July, announces govt

The government has announced that Aadhaar will be a "must" for filing I-T returns from July 1.

11 Jun 2017

India

What rural India does for entertainment?

While urban Indian film buffs have ditched single-screen theatres for multiplexes years ago, those in villages now have their "own version of upward mobility"- DigiPlexes.

10 Jun 2017

India

Chennai's 2nd airport- Private companies buys 2500 acres

A private company has bought approximately 2,500 acres of land and plans to build a second airport in Chennai.

10 Jun 2017

India

UP villagers build toilets on their own, refuse government's grants

A noble gesture of the Mubarakpur Kala villagers in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor district left the administration authorities pleasantly surprised a few days ago.

10 Jun 2017

Gujarat

Hyderabad HC judge calls cows 'substitute to Mother and God'

A Hyderabad HC judge, while dismissing the case of a cattle trader whose 63 cows and 2 bulls were seized said that cows were "sacred national wealth".

10 Jun 2017

India

Govt plans more SBI-like mergers to create global-sized banks

Reports say that the Finance Ministry is now planning to replicate the success it has made with SBI's merger with its five associate banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank.

10 Jun 2017

Uttarakhand

Badrinath: Helicopter carrying pilgrims crashes; one killed

A helicopter with five pilgrims on board crashed soon after taking off from the Himalayan shrine of Badrinath in Uttarakhand.

10 Jun 2017

India

India's agrarian crisis- Why farmers are protesting

The recent months have seen widespread protests by farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.

09 Jun 2017

Delhi

Women gangs involved in 90% pickpocketing incidents in Delhi Metro

The CISF has revealed that female gangs make for 90% of the pickpocketing incidents in the Delhi Metro.

09 Jun 2017

India

Pakistan's ISI plotting major terror attack in India: Intelligence reports

Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is planning a major terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab, according to an Intelligence Bureau (IB) input.

09 Jun 2017

India

IIT-Madras helps recover 50km of lost beaches in Kerala

Since 2007, IIT-Madras has helped reclaim about 50km of Kerala's lost beaches - 25 eroded sites of 2kms each in 25 villages.

09 Jun 2017

India

AAP leaders will be arrested if they enter Mandsaur: Police

MP Police declared that no outsiders, including AAP leaders, will be allowed to enter violence-ravaged Mandsaur during the curfew relaxation hours.

SC: Aadhaar can't be made mandatory for filling tax returns

The Supreme Court has stayed the government notification mandating linking of Aadhaar number with PAN till a constitution bench decides on the matter, reported ANI.

09 Jun 2017

Uttar Pradesh

UP- Class X, XII exam results out, pass percentage falls

The Uttar Pradesh Secondary Education Council has declared the results of the 2017 Class X and XII exams. They are available on the official portals: www.upresults.nic.in or www.up.nic.in.