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26 Feb 2018
MumbaiArchitect Hafeez offers to design 19 Railway Stations for free
Noted architect Hafeez Contractor has reportedly offered to design 19 stations across the country, including several in Mumbai free of charge, as part of a redevelopment project being rolled out by the Railways.
26 Feb 2018
Uttar PradeshCISF headless since January 22; government yet to appoint DG
CISF, the country's front line security force against terror threats at civilian airports and strategic nuclear and aerospace installations, has been functioning without a regular chief for over a month now as the Centre is yet to appoint a Director General (DG).
25 Feb 2018
TelanganaThis village won't let you enter without Aadhaar
Aadhaar was launched with an aim to check fraud. A Telangana village has come up with a unique way to achieve this goal.
25 Feb 2018
OdishaPresident Kovind to inaugurate museum dedicated to Biju Patnaik
President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate a museum dedicated to former Odisha chief minister, Biju Patnaik next month.
25 Feb 2018
MumbaiSoon, all-women TTE crew on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi!
The Railways is taking major strides towards women empowerment. Recently, it launched all-women crews at Mumbai's Matunga and Jaipur's Gandhinagar railway stations.
25 Feb 2018
BhopalFire at NTC's textile unit in Bhopal, none injured
A fire broke out at a textile mill run by the National Textile Corporation (NTC) in Bhopal on Sunday morning, but no injury or casualty has been reported, an official said.
25 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Over 6,000 people participated in Saksham Cyclothon
Over 6,000 people took part in the Saksham Cyclothon Mumbai held on Sunday. Krisha Nayakodi and T Manorama Devi won the men's and women's elite category.
25 Feb 2018
IndiaIndian brothers look to harness Artificial Intelligence for greater good
As debate swirls on whether Artificial Intelligence will be a boon or a curse for humanity, two Indian-American entrepreneur brothers are out to ensure the emerging technologies don't just benefit the richest in society.
25 Feb 2018
IndiaLack of winter rains sees India facing water shortage
On the back of fears about water shortage across the world, Indians are in for more bad news.
25 Feb 2018
MumbaiSridevi's mortal remains to arrive in Mumbai from Dubai, tonight
According to a source from Airports Authority of India, a private jet is being flown to Dubai to carry Sridevi Kapoor's mortal remains.
25 Feb 2018
Sushil Kumar ModiAfter delays, e-way bills likely to go live from April
Two months after initial plans, the e-way bill system for inter-state movement of goods will likely become mandatory from April 1, reports said.
25 Feb 2018
SrideviTendulkar: It's hard to digest that Sridevi is no more
Sachin Tendulkar today mourned the sudden demise of Sridevi, saying it is hard to digest that the veteran actress is no more.
25 Feb 2018
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityJNU entrance exam results are out: Check here
The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has declared the results of its entrance examination for various courses.
25 Feb 2018
CelebrityJuhi Chawla flags concerns about 5G mobile technology
Bollywood actress Juhi Chawla, a radiation awareness campaigner, has flagged concerns about 5G mobile phone technology, saying it shouldn't be implemented without analyzing potential harmful effects of radio frequency radiation on humans' health.
25 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiAll 37 police stations in Satara now 'SMART': Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday declared Satara as a "smart" police district, based on the 'SMART' policing concept announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014.
25 Feb 2018
DelhiDelhi shocker: 25-day-old dies after 'frustrated' mother dumps it
A woman was arrested for allegedly throwing her 25-day-old infant baby in a garbage dump in East Delhi.
25 Feb 2018
SrideviLegendary actor Sridevi passes away, at 54
Bollywood actor Sridevi passed away on Saturday night after a massive cardiac arrest. She was 54.
24 Feb 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaChidambaram approaches SC seeking "fundamental-rights" protection amid CBI, ED raids
Senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P Chidambaram moved the Supreme Court seeking protection of his fundamental rights, following the raids and summons to his son Karti by CBI and Enforcement Directorate.
24 Feb 2018
IndiaNCERT syllabus to reduce by 50% from 2019
It's raining good news for schoolchildren across India.
24 Feb 2018
IndiaArmed forces need over 400 drones to step up defense
To step up its defense, Indian armed forces require more than 400 drones, including directed energy weapons (DEWs) and submarine-launched remotely piloted aircraft, over the next 10 years.
24 Feb 2018
Tamil NaduChennai hospital now offers breast alteration surgeries for free
In a unique move, Tamil Nadu has become possibly the world's first state to offer free breast alteration surgeries for both men and women.
24 Feb 2018
MeghalayaMeghalaya's most-wanted terrorist, GNLA Chief Shira shot dead in encounter
Most wanted Meghalaya terrorist and the commander-in-chief of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), Sohan D Shira, has been gunned down in a fierce encounter with the security forces in the state's East Garo Hills district, cops said.
24 Feb 2018
DelhiHRTC watchman returns bag containing items worth Rs. 5 lakh
In a noble gesture, a state roadways watchman posted at ISBT Dharamshala returned a bag containing valuables worth over Rs. 5 lakh to a passenger who lost it while alighting from a bus in Dharamshala.
24 Feb 2018
Aadhaar CardUIDAI announces blue-colored 'Baal Aadhaar' for kids below five
Aadhaar is increasingly becoming mandatory for Indian citizens, and even newborns are eligible to be enrolled.
24 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiFIR against four for objectionable remarks on PM, Hindu Gods
An FIR has been lodged against four persons for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Hindu Gods, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social networking sites, police said on Saturday.
24 Feb 2018
BiharBihar: Bolero tries to avoid hitting woman, crushes nine children
At least nine students were crushed to death on the National Highway 77 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, when a speeding Bolero ran into them.
24 Feb 2018
IndiaNEET: No relief for students, upper age-limit fixed at 25
The SC has refused to interfere in CBSE's decision of fixing the upper age limit of candidates for NEET 2018.
24 Feb 2018
ChennaiAirAsia reintroduces Chennai-Bengaluru flights
Budget carrier AirAsia has resumed its service in the Chennai-Bengaluru sector, more than two years after it suspended operations on that route.
24 Feb 2018
EducationClass 12 exam question offends primary school teachers in UP
A question in UP's Class 12 English board exams has riled primary school teachers in the state.
24 Feb 2018
Yogi AdityanathEveryone has right to practise own faith, including me: Adityanath
UP CM Yogi Adityanath said everyone has the right to practise their faith, and being a Hindu, he is also entitled to visit religious places like Ayodhya and Mathura.
24 Feb 2018
OdishaOdisha: Newlywed groom killed, bride critical after 'wedding gift' explodes
In a tragic incident, a newlywed groom was killed and his wife critically injured in Odisha's Balangir district when a 'wedding gift' exploded.
24 Feb 2018
India10,000 employees left helpless as Modi, Choksi deny salaries
Days after Nirav Modi wrote to employees to look for other jobs, uncle Mehul Choksi, Gitanjali chairman, has followed suit.
24 Feb 2018
MaharashtraMumbai: Just pay Rs. 182 and become someone's padman/padwoman
Taking a cue from recently released film 'PadMan', Women & Child Development ministry has launched 'ASMITA scheme' portal, through which one can pay just Rs. 182.40 for a year's supply of sanitary napkins for women and girls of rural Maharashtra.
24 Feb 2018
IndiaWon't tolerate loot: PM Modi breaks silence on PNB scam
More than a week after news of India's biggest bank fraud worth Rs. 11,400cr broke, PM Narendra Modi has broken his silence on the matter, saying the government won't tolerate loot of public money.
24 Feb 2018
IndiaEditor-in-chief of National Herald, Neelabh Mishra, passed away
Senior journalist and editor-in-chief of National Herald, Neelabh Mishra, passed away today at a Chennai Hospital.
24 Feb 2018
Uttar PradeshMass cheating racket busted in Aligarh, 62 arrested
Stringent anti-cheating measures in the UP boards have made 10L students skip the exams, but frauds are still managing to operate.
23 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Man caught on CCTV forcibly kissing woman, arrested
Police in Mumbai have arrested a 43-year-old man who was caught on CCTV cameras forcibly kissing a woman at the Turbhe railway station yesterday.
23 Feb 2018
OdishaOdisha minister's kin, three others injured in attack
In an attack by a group of unidentified miscreants in Banabira area, near bypoll-bound Bijepur Assembly constituency, Odisha Labor Minister Susanta Singh's brother and three others were injured on Friday, police said.
23 Feb 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaAadhaar hearing: Petitioners protest storage of data at state-level repositories
All biometric details stored in the State Resident Data Hubs (SRDH) prior to the implementation of the Aadhaar Act in 2016 have been destroyed, Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi told the SC.
23 Feb 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan will pay for Sunjuwan sooner rather than later: Rawat
Pakistan will pay for Sunjuwan "sooner rather than later," Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said today, adding India has "several options including surgical strikes."
