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11 Mar 2018
Srinagar'Duped' attendees shout azaadi slogans at Sri Sri's Kashmir event
Angry people lured by 'deceit' for a Sri Sri Ravi Shankar speech in Srinagar yesterday left the venue fuming, shouting anti-India and pro-freedom slogans.
11 Mar 2018
IndiaIndia-France strengthen ties, sign pact to counter China's influence
India and France strengthened their 20-year-old strategic ties on Saturday as President Macron met PM Modi and signed 14 pacts ranging from cooperation in security to space exploration to clean energy.
11 Mar 2018
Narendra ModiSharbati Devi, PM Modi's "rakhi sister," dies
Sharbati Devi, known as PM Narendra Modi's "rakhi sister," died in Dhanbad yesterday at the age of 103.
11 Mar 2018
IndiaRailway stations could have designated selfie points soon
Railway stations in India might soon have designated selfie points as the Indian Railways has invited proposals to improve facilities at 70 stations across the country by December 2018.
11 Mar 2018
Uttar PradeshBizarre: Jhansi hospital uses patient's severed leg as pillow
Creating a major controversy, a hospital in Jhansi used a road accident victim's severed leg as a pillow to prop his head up.
11 Mar 2018
DelhiDelhi: Father kills daughter, files missing complaint to mislead police
Suspecting his 13-year-old daughter of having an affair, a man in Delhi's Karawal Nagar allegedly killed the minor.
11 Mar 2018
SingaporeMe, my sister have 'completely forgiven' father's killers: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi said yesterday that he and his sister Priyanka Gandhi have "completely forgiven" the assassins of his father Rajiv Gandhi.
11 Mar 2018
PhysicsCBSE Class-12 students sign petition for lenient marking in Physics
CBSE"s "lengthy and tricky" question paper for Class 12 Physics had left many students in doubt.
11 Mar 2018
GorakhpurUP: Voting starts for Gorakhpur, Phulpur Lok Sabha bypolls
The voting for the by-elections to Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats has begun amid tight security, said a report.
11 Mar 2018
MaharashtraRed wave sweeps through Maharashtra; Farmers' agitation has crossed Thane
A wave of red has been sweeping through Maharashtra since Tuesday as 25,000 farmers wearing red caps and holding red flags started their march from Nashik. They are demanding loan waiver and implementation of Swaminathan Commission.
11 Mar 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaWhat happens if you don't link your Aadhaar by deadline?
While the challenge to the constitutionality of Aadhaar is still on in the Supreme Court, it's unlikely that we'll hear a verdict before March 31. Incidentally, that is the deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to various services, including mobile numbers and bank accounts.
10 Mar 2018
IndiaNo mandatory two-child policy for India, says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday rubbished a plea requesting it to ask the Centre to make two-child policy compulsory across India to stall the nation's burgeoning population.
10 Mar 2018
Supreme Court Of India32 crore Aadhaar-numbers linked to voter-IDs so far: CEC Rawat
As many as 32 crore Aadhaar numbers have been linked to voters' ID cards so far, said Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat.
10 Mar 2018
IndiaSale of non-ISI helmets to be banned soon
Non-ISI helmets for two-wheeler drivers are set to be banned by the end of the year.
10 Mar 2018
Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh: Angong Nallah hydropower project damaged in flash flood
The flash flood in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh has damaged the Angong Nallah Small Hydro Project (SHP) at Janbo village, an official report stated.
10 Mar 2018
JammuSrinagar: CRPF jawan commits suicide by shooting self with service-rifle
A CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide today by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar today.
10 Mar 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaWater Resources Ministry's "Cauvery issue" meeting is "eye-wash": DMK's Stalin
Tamil Nadu's main opposition party DMK described as an "eye-wash" a meeting convened by Union Water Resources Ministry with stakeholder states on Cauvery issue yesterday.
10 Mar 2018
IndiaGST: Inter-state e-way Bill to rollout starting April 1
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council announced on Saturday that the inter-state e-way Bill will be rolled-out in a phased manner starting April 1, 2018.
10 Mar 2018
IndiaFrench President Macron in India: France best partner for India
French President Emmanuel Macron is on a four-day visit to India, invited by his Indian counterpart PM Modi. Yesterday, he and his wife Brigitte Marie-Claude Macron were received warmly by Modi at Delhi Airport.
10 Mar 2018
RajasthanRajasthan: Woman gang-raped, video uploaded on social media
A 40-year-old woman was raped by six youths in Rajasthan's Baran district who filmed the crime and uploaded the video on social media, the police said.
10 Mar 2018
GorakhpurPeople of UP no longer want Aurangzeb's government, says Adityanath
While campaigning for Gorakhpur bypolls, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath likened the previous Samajwadi Party government to Mughal dynastic rule.
10 Mar 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: 2 cops shoot themselves in separate incidents
Two Delhi Police assistant sub-inspectors allegedly shot themselves in separate incidents in Chanakyapuri and Civil Lines, respectively.
10 Mar 2018
MurderMan arrested in connection with Gauri Lankesh's murder
Six months after Gauri Lankesh was killed outside her house in Bengaluru, police have arrested a man linked with the murder that made headline across the globe.
10 Mar 2018
BiharThere's one primary school at every 1km in Bihar: Minister
The Bihar Government has been successful in setting up a primary school at every 1km while a middle and secondary school at every 3km and 5km respectively, the In-charge Minister (Education) Shravan Kumar told the Bihar Assembly yesterday.
10 Mar 2018
DelhiMan accidentally shot dead by minor cousin while taking selfies
A 23-year-old man named Prashant Chauhan was killed after his cousin accidentally fired from a pistol while they were attempting to click a selfie posing with the firearm in southeast Delhi.
10 Mar 2018
SecurityCISF to offer anti-terror consultancy services to five-star hotels
In a bid to counter future instances of terror attacks like the 26/11 attack, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is offering anti-terror consultancy services to five-star hotels.
10 Mar 2018
Tamil NaduBengaluru: NHRC issues notice to jail authorities over convict's suicide
Taking suo motu cognizance of a convict's alleged suicide inside Bengaluru's Parapana Agrahara Central Prison last month, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) issued a notice to Karnataka IG (Prisons) seeking a detailed report on the incident within six weeks.
10 Mar 2018
Indian ArmyJ&K: Pak violates ceasefire along Poonch LoC; forward-posts, villages attacked
In yet another ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling from across the border, targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.
09 Mar 2018
GujaratDiu: First Indian UT to run 100% on solar energy
Congratulations are in order for Diu, which has become the first Indian Union Territory to be 100% powered by solar energy.
09 Mar 2018
IndiaSonia Gandhi reveals why she didn't become Prime-Minister in 2004
Speaking at India Today Conclave in Mumbai, Sonia Gandhi revealed why she chose not to become the Prime Minister even after leading UPA to power in 2004.
09 Mar 2018
Indian RailwaysIn a first, Indian-Railways appoints all-women team for technical maintenance
In its rich 165-year history, the Indian Railways never had a group of women working for technical maintenance of the train coaches, until now.
09 Mar 2018
DalitUttar Pradesh: Dalit woman set ablaze; 2 arrested
A Dalit woman was injured after some people allegedly set her on fire in a bid to realize a loan from her in UP's Jajauli village. Cops have arrested two men in this regard.
09 Mar 2018
JammuJammu & Kashmir police's women safety app launched
On the occasion of International Women's Day, Jammu & Kashmir Governor NN Vohra's wife Usha Vohra launched a mobile application of the police aimed at ensuring the safety of women in the state.
09 Mar 2018
Indian RailwaysNow you can transfer your confirmed railway ticket to another
Bringing relief to many train passengers, Indian Railways has announced it would now allow those with confirmed tickets to transfer their seat to someone else.
09 Mar 2018
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh: Fake madrasas cost Rs. 100 crore to govt
During its drive to register minority institutions online, Uttar Pradesh's government found that "fake" madrasas are costing over Rs. 100cr annually to the state exchequer.
09 Mar 2018
IndoreIndore: 9-yr-old girl raped inside mall on International Women's Day
A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a gaming zone employee at an upscale mall in Indore on the International Women's Day, said police.
09 Mar 2018
HyderabadHyderabad: Two Class-10 examinees allegedly jump off building together, dead
In a suspicious case, two teenage girls of Hyderabad, studying in the same school and appearing their Class 10 exams, allegedly committed suicide yesterday by jumping off the eighth floor.
09 Mar 2018
Tamil NaduChennai: 23kg of smuggled gold seized, 4 arrested
The Chennai team of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 23.1 kg of gold smuggled into India from Sri Lanka at Egmore Railway Station.
09 Mar 2018
DelhiBank unions to organize dharna in Delhi on 21 March
The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) on Friday said it would organize a "massive" dharna in Delhi on 21 March in support of its demands, said a report.
09 Mar 2018
Delhi High CourtDelhi HC grants Karti Chidambaram temporary relief from arrest
In some relief for Karti Chidambaram, son of former finance minister P Chidambaram and an accused in the INX money-laundering case, the Delhi HC has refrained the ED from arresting him till March 20.