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17 Mar 2018
GorakhpurUP: 37 IAS officers including Gorakhpur District Magistrate transferred
In an administrative reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh Government has transferred 37 IAS officers, including the Gorakhpur District Magistrate.
17 Mar 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Two inter-state drug racketeers arrested; Rs. 5.6cr-worth drugs seized
Two persons have been arrested for allegedly running an inter-state drug racket and narcotics; 1kg heroin worth Rs. 4cr in the international market was seized from them in northwest Delhi's Rohini.
17 Mar 2018
LucknowGATE 2018: Farmer's son tops India in Chemistry
Prashant Gupta, a farmer's son from Lucknow, has secured the All India Rank 1 in Chemistry in the 2018 Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE), the results of which were declared on Friday.
17 Mar 2018
Rajnath SinghRajnath Singh: India willing to cross border to protect Kashmir
On Saturday, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that no power in the world could take Kashmir away from India, and if need be, Indian forces would cross border to protect the country's territorial integrity.
17 Mar 2018
IndiaStudy: Over 6.25 lakh Indian children smoke cigarettes daily
According to a study by the American Cancer Society and US-based research firm Vital Strategies, over 6.25 lakh Indian children smoke cigarettes every day - a sign of a serious public health threat.
17 Mar 2018
RajasthanSuicide counselors stop deaf-and-dumb woman from hanging herself through video-call
A deaf and dumb newly-married woman was saved from committing suicide in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district in a coordinated action by local police and suicide counselors who were in touch with her through a video call from Indore.
17 Mar 2018
BiharDarbhanga beheading: Political rivalry or personal vendetta?
A BJP worker was attacked and his father beheaded outside his house in Bihar's Darbhanga city on Thursday night by a group of 20-25 people.
17 Mar 2018
West BengalThis village comes to standstill at 10:30am everyday. Here's why!
People in West Bengal's Abhainagar village (Nadia district) stop all works for 52 seconds at 10:30am every day.
17 Mar 2018
VadodaraFour-year-old girl kidnapped from Vadodara, rescued from Ahmedabad; accused arrested
A four-year-old girl, who was allegedly kidnapped from Vadodara three days back, was rescued from Ahmedabad and reunited with her family.
17 Mar 2018
ThaneThane: Music teacher sentenced to 3-year imprisonment for molesting minor
A Thane court awarded three-year rigorous imprisonment to a 30-year-old music teacher for molesting a minor girl on 9 Dec'16.
17 Mar 2018
Madhya PradeshHillary Clinton fractures right wrist after slipping during India visit
Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who is on a visit to India, has suffered a hairline fracture on her right wrist after a fall.
17 Mar 2018
DelhiIndian Navy's second, third Scorpene-class submarines undergoing sea trials
The second and third of the six Scorpene-class submarines, part of Project-75 of the Indian Navy, are undergoing sea trials while the rest are under construction, a senior naval officer said.
17 Mar 2018
DelhiDelhi: 100 arrested for hacking user-data of online shopping websites
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UPSTF) has arrested over 100 fraudsters for hacking user database of leading online shopping websites and insurance companies.
17 Mar 2018
Madhya PradeshGadkari: Drinking water from sea soon at 5 paise/litre
Addressing the inaugural session of the Nadi Mahotsav at Bandrabhan, Madhya Pradesh, Union water resources minister Nitin Gadkari said that India would soon get potable water from the sea at 5 paise per litre.
17 Mar 2018
DelhiMan kills minor boy after he resists sexual assault
A man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and killing a minor boy in Delhi's Jaitpur after he tried to resist the crime.
17 Mar 2018
DelhiMan poses as Piyush Goyal's secretary; dupes youngsters of lakhs
A 56-year-old Delhi man has been arrested for cheating youngsters by posing as Railways Minister Piyush Goyal's personal secretary.
17 Mar 2018
Kalpana ChawlaCelebrating Kalpana Chawla on her 59th birth anniversary
Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian-origin to space-travel, was born today in Karnal, Haryana.
17 Mar 2018
IndiaGovernment to soon ban commercial vehicles older than 20 years
The central government will make the scrapping of all commercial vehicles older than 20 years mandatory from 2020, a meeting headed by PM Modi's principal secretary Nripendra Misra decided on Friday.
17 Mar 2018
IndiaMeet Indo-Anglians: India's newest, fastest growing caste
In the last decade or so, a new, rather influential demographic of Indians has emerged.
16 Mar 2018
FacebookMaharashtra: Jeweller hit by losses due to GST; kills self
A 32-year-old businessman today allegedly committed suicide after apparently facing losses due to demonetization and the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax.
16 Mar 2018
KarnatakaFormer top cop insults Nirbhaya, her mother, and all women
A former Karnataka top cop created controversy with his misogynistic and patronizing statements.
16 Mar 2018
DelhiHawking said Veda's theory superior to Einstein's 'Relativity': Harsh Vardhan
Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan claimed today that renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, who passed away two days ago, had said that the Vedas have a theory superior to Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.
16 Mar 2018
BiharBihar: Two held for raising anti-national slogans in Araria
Two persons were arrested in Bihar's Araria for allegedly raising anti-national slogans while celebrating the victory of RJD candidate Sarfaraz Alam in the Araria Lok Sabha by-poll, police said.
16 Mar 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra will ban plastic from 18 March: State Environment Minister
The Maharashtra government has decided to ban the use of plastic from "Gudi Padva", the Maharashtrian New Year, which falls on 18 March, said Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam.
16 Mar 2018
Lok SabhaNo proposal under consideration to discontinue Rs. 2,000 note: Govt
The government on Friday categorically said there was no proposal to discontinue Rs. 2,000 currency note, which was introduced post demonetization.
16 Mar 2018
KanpurJEE-Advanced candidates can appear for online mock tests in May
JEE candidates can now appear for mock Advanced tests at CBSE-affiliated schools before the actual exam in May, a directive from the education board has said.
16 Mar 2018
MumbaiDo you have trouble sleeping? A salary raise might help
The higher your salary raise, the better you sleep.
16 Mar 2018
IndiaHaryana approves death penalty for rapists of girls below 12
The Haryana Assembly passed a bill yesterday approving death penalty for rapists of girls aged 12 or below.
16 Mar 2018
Aadhaar CardAadhaar data leak: Just Google 'Mera Aadhaar Meri Pehchan filetype:pdf'
In a rather worrisome revelation, it has been found that a simple Google search (Mera Aadhaar Meri Pehchan filetype:pdf) can lead people to access the Aadhaar card details of several individuals.
16 Mar 2018
DelhiAfter 2017 fare hikes, Delhi Metro loses 2.6cr riders
Two drastic fare hikes in the Delhi Metro last year has hit ridership severely; annual ridership registered a decline for the first time in a decade.
16 Mar 2018
MumbaiUber, Ola drivers threaten indefinite strike from 18 March
The drivers of cab aggregators Uber and Ola have threatened to go on an indefinite strike from the midnight of 18 March.
16 Mar 2018
India90% Indians don't sleep at the right time: Study
A recent study conducted by Godrej Interio reveals that sleeping post 10 pm is clinically declared as the inappropriate time to go to sleep as it triggers a change in the sleeping pattern that leads to sleep deprivation.
16 Mar 2018
Delhi PoliceJNU professor booked over sexual harassment claims by women students
A case has been registered against a professor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University's School of Life Sciences (SLS) following allegations of sexual harassment against him by a group of women students, police said on Friday.
16 Mar 2018
DelhiITC to file third FIR against 'Aashirvaad Atta' malicious videos
FMCG major ITC on Friday said it would file another FIR in Delhi, the third in the country, against circulation of videos which claimed the presence of plastic in 'Aashirvaad Atta'.
16 Mar 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra to spend Rs. 5.8cr on 30 vehicles for VVIPs
The Maharashtra government has announced its decision to purchase 30 vehicles collectively worth Rs. 5.84 crore for VVIPs for 15 District Collectorate offices.
16 Mar 2018
Aadhaar CardHarish Khare, The Tribune editor, quits amid reports of pressure
Adding to the long line of esteemed Indian journalists who have resigned or been removed from their positions in recent times, Harish Khare has now quit as editor-in-chief of The Tribune, The Wire reports.
16 Mar 2018
IndiaExtend research from labs to land: PM Modi to scientists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday exhorted scientists to extend their research from "the labs to the land" for the greater benefit of the people and said time was ripe to redefine R&D as research for the development of the nation.
16 Mar 2018
Tamil NaduChennai airport on high alert after bomb threat call
Officials at the Chennai International airport were put on high alert on Friday following a bomb threat call to an airline, hours before the arrival of the Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to the Tamil Nadu capital.
16 Mar 2018
IndiaIIT-Roorkee student allegedly hangs himself from hostel room fan, dies
A 21-year-old student of IIT Roorkee was found hanging from the fan in his hostel room on Wednesday evening.
16 Mar 2018
Pranab MukherjeeFoundation named after Mukherjee to improve people's quality of life
In a bid to improve the quality of life of people, a foundation named after former President Pranab Mukherjee was launched in Delhi.
