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08 Apr 2018
Border Security Force (BSF)Over 190 guest-houses to be set up for married jawans
With a trooper getting to spend an average of only five years out of 30 with his family during service, the BSF has launched a new concept to set up over 190 jawan guest houses across the country for newly married couples.
08 Apr 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan want Chennai residents to boycott IPL
Setting aside differences, Tamil superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan joined various outfits in their calls to boycott upcoming IPL matches in Chennai.
08 Apr 2018
West BengalUttar Pradesh: Two on-duty cops shower money on dancers, suspended
Two cops of Uttar Pradesh have been suspended after a clip of them dancing and showering money on dancers went viral.
08 Apr 2018
IndiaCBI court issues non-bailable warrants against Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi
A special CBI court has issued non-bailable warrants against Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, both of whom left the country in January.
08 Apr 2018
HarvardManagement students should build purpose-driven firms: Harvard Professor
Senior faculty of Harvard Business School, Professor Srikant M Datar, has exhorted management students to build purpose-driven organizations as the world will require many more "thoughtful and caring managers in the years to come."
08 Apr 2018
KeralaKerala: Innovative housing scheme for people in tiny backwater islands
People living in sinking tiny backwater islands in southern Kerala hope that an innovative housing system coming up there would end the threat of displacement arising out of inundation due to global warming.
08 Apr 2018
IndiaDogs in this Gujarat village are millionaires. No kidding!
In Panchot village of Mehsana, Gujarat, some 70 dogs are millionaires. How, you ask? Because of an old local tradition of donating land to animals.
08 Apr 2018
Jammu And KashmirPunjab sites on-alert after suspected threats from Pakistan-based LeT, JeM
Air Force (IAF) stations and other important installations in Punjab are on alert after 'fresh inputs' received by intelligence agencies.
08 Apr 2018
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareHealth Ministry bans sale of 14 steroid-creams sans doctor's prescription
Health Ministry has banned over-the-counter (OTC) sale of 14 steroid-based creams and ointments by bringing them under the Schedule H of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945.
08 Apr 2018
Delhi High CourtDelhi-HC stops Patanjali trademark infringement by 4 firms, 1 trust
Delhi High Court has restrained four ayurveda firms and a trust from manufacturing, selling or advertising any goods or services bearing the mark or word Patanjali.
08 Apr 2018
IndiaUP: Husband throws acid on constable wife in Muzaffarnagar
An RPF constable was seriously injured when her husband allegedly threw acid on her for giving birth to a girl child and not fulfilling dowry demands in Chandaura village of UP's Muzaffarnagar.
08 Apr 2018
KeralaKerala becomes first state to issue brain death certification guidelines
Kerala has become the first state in India to adopt a standard operating procedure (SOP) for determining brain death cases, under which all hospitals - private and government - will have to follow the SOP guidelines for organ donation from the deceased.
08 Apr 2018
OdishaOdisha: Passengers scream for help as engine-less train rolls-backwards 10km
In a strangely horrifying incident, 22 coaches of the Ahmedabad-Puri Express rolled backwards without an engine for 10kms in Odisha before it could be stopped.
08 Apr 2018
JammuSrinagar: Fear of drought amid prolonged dry spell; advisories issued
A long dry spell sent the mercury soaring in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital of Srinagar, which recorded its hottest-ever March this year and raised the specter of drought-like conditions.
08 Apr 2018
ChhattisgarhNow, a music album to convince Naxals to shun arms
In a novel and innovative initiative, the Chhattisgarh Police is now using an audio music album comprising songs in regional languages as its latest weapon to encourage Naxals in the Bastar division of the state to shun violence.
08 Apr 2018
IndiaNEET 2018 admit cards to be out this week
According to reports, the CBSE is likely to release admit cards for NEET 2018 this week.
08 Apr 2018
Arunachal PradeshProcedural delay leads to confinement of grown-up tigers at park
Two tiger cubs, rescued in 2012 from Angrim in Dibang Valley district in Arunachal Pradesh, have grown up in captivity and now can't be released them into the wild due to delay in procedures, forest officials said today.
08 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaWife is not a chattel, man cannot force her: SC
A wife is not a "chattel" or an "object" and she cannot be forced to reside with her husband, the Supreme Court said.
08 Apr 2018
IndiaTelangana: Russian cyclist on world-tour mistaken for thief, beaten up
A Russian cyclist on a world tour was allegedly mistaken for a thief in Telangana's Kamareddy, and beat up by locals.
08 Apr 2018
Delhi Police2006 rioting case: Delhi court discharges BJP leaders
A Delhi court has discharged BJP leaders Ramesh Bidhuri, Vijay Goel, Vijay Joli, and Balkishan in a case of rioting and instigating public to attack police personnel during a protest in 2006.
08 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC to have well-equipped operational creche facility from May 1
The Supreme Court is going to have a well-equipped creche facility in its new spacious annex building premises from May 1 as the apex court has approved new guidelines for regulating the facility.
08 Apr 2018
FacebookKerala man undergoes vasectomy, Facebook post listing reasons wins hearts
It all falls to women- pregnancy, family planning and what not. However, a Kerala man has proved this can be changed, by undergoing vasectomy to save his wife from going through a painful contraceptive process.
08 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiRahul Gandhi slams Amit Shah for equating opposition with animals
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed Amit Shah for equating opposition with animals and said it was reflective of his mentality.
08 Apr 2018
Delhi PoliceDid a Punjab housewife trigger the CBSE Class-12 paper leak?
After the arrest of three people in the CBSE Class-12 Economics paper leak, police have revealed it all started because a Punjab housewife wanted a relative, a teacher, to help her son clear his exams.
08 Apr 2018
Delhi PolicePolice asked to conduct fair probe into 23-year-old man's murder
A Delhi court has directed the police to conduct a fair probe into the murder of a man allegedly by his close female friend after his mother complained of laxity in the investigation.
08 Apr 2018
SPThree miscreants loot Rs. 25L, shoot at cash van guard
In a daylight heist, three unidentified miscreants looted Rs. 25L in cash on Saturday after shooting at the guard of a cash van that had come to replenish an Axis Bank ATM in the busy Gangnahar area of Haridwar district's Roorkee.
08 Apr 2018
IndiaSeven persons trying to rob a trader held in Ghaziabad
Police on Saturday arrested seven persons who were planning to rob a hawala trader in Sahibabad area in Ghaziabad.
08 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaHope anti-CJI press conference doesn't hamper Justice Gogoi's elevation: Chelameswar
A press-conference called by the four seniormost SC judges in January, where they made public several grievances against Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra, was unprecedented.
08 Apr 2018
Himachal PradeshHimachal: Intermittent rain, storm in several parts; temperature falls
Intermittent rain and storm lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh while high altitude tribal areas received mild snowfall causing fall in temperatures.
08 Apr 2018
UttarakhandNotification for Uttarakhand's civic body polls on May 13
The notification for civic body polls in Uttarakhand will be issued on May 13, according to an official communication.
08 Apr 2018
IndiaIndia to lose 3.1L engineering seats in four years
Engineering aspirants might be in for a hard time. According to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), there will be 80,000 fewer seats in engineering this year, expected to reduce by 3.1L in four years.
08 Apr 2018
IndiaIAF begins process to buy 110 fighter jets worth $15bn
Indian Air Force (IAF) began the process of buying around 110 fighter jets worth an estimated $15bn. This will be one of the largest orders in recent years.
08 Apr 2018
FacebookThis woman fought with a tiger using just a stick
23-year-old Rupali Meshram from Maharashtra fought a tiger who attacked her goat, with a stick, and then posted her selfies on Facebook.
07 Apr 2018
IndiaTISS Mumbai to give India its first hostel for transgenders
In a first in India, Mumbai's Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) is introducing a gender-neutral hostel space on campus for students from the upcoming academic year.
07 Apr 2018
India'Delay in reporting rape doesn't mean the woman is lying'
In a judgement that could boost the morale of countless women across India, the Bombay High Court has ruled that delay in immediate reporting of a sexual assault doesn't mean the victim is lying.
07 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaAsaram rape-case: Jodhpur Court to pronounce verdict on April 25
A special SC/ST court here today reserved its order for April 25 in a 2012 rape case against self-styled godman Asaram after the final arguments were completed.
07 Apr 2018
IndiaSoon, India, Nepal to be connected by rail
Steering India and Nepal in better directions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday pledged to upgrade road and rail-links to the neighboring country.
07 Apr 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Jaitley admitted to AIIMS, kidney transplant tomorrow
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today underwent a series of medical tests at AIIMS ahead of his kidney transplant surgery.
07 Apr 2018
Uttar PradeshMuzaffarnagar: 75-year-old woman objects to less ration, beaten to death
A fair price shop owner in Muzaffarnagar allegedly thrashed a 75-year-old woman to death, after she objected to being given less ration.
07 Apr 2018
HaryanaNational karate champion beats up Haryana cop for sexual harassment
21-year-old Neha Jangra, a national-level karate champion from Haryana, beat up a constable from the Haryana police in Rohtak after he tried to sexually harass her in a shared auto-rickshaw late on Thursday night.
