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21 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshEngineering colleges' intake to reduce by 1.36 lakh seats
Engineering colleges across seven states have approached All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to reduce the number of seats in B.Tech/M.Tech courses by 1.3 lakh, effective the new session in July.
21 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaStray dogs bite 3-day-old baby to death in Kerala
The body of a three-day-old baby was found abandoned at Puthur in Kerala's Kollam district today with the infant's hands and legs bitten off by stray dogs, the police said.
21 Apr 2018
WhatsAppPunjab Police cautions people against fake message on WhatsApp
The Punjab Police has cautioned the people against a "fake" message being circulated on WhatsApp, asking women to call up at a mobile number if they needed help.
21 Apr 2018
IndiaThis App will help donate excess food to the needy
Restaurants, caterers, and others will be able to easily donate excess food to the needy through a new mobile application developed by students of Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology in Delhi.
21 Apr 2018
JammuJ&K: Govt-employees' salaries stopped for not having toilets at home
Sending out a strong message against open defecation, salaries of over 600 government employees in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar were stopped for not constructing toilets at their houses.
21 Apr 2018
Piyush GoyalRailways to extend 'Give it up' to all fare-concession holders
Buoyed by "Give it up" scheme's success with senior citizens, Indian Railways is set to extend the scheme to include other concession holders to offset nearly Rs. 33,000cr subsidy burden in annual passenger fares.
21 Apr 2018
KeralaKerala: Decomposed body found, could be of missing Latvian woman
A decomposed body was found by fishermen near Kovalam, Kerala Police said. The head and the torso were discovered disjointed from each other, at the marshy spot.
21 Apr 2018
IndiaBihar: 23-year-old beaten to death by villagers in land dispute
A 23-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by a group of villagers over a land dispute at Thakur Tola in Bihar's West Champaran district.
14 Apr 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)Three people, including woman, arrested for betting on IPL matches
Three people, including a woman, were arrested on charges of betting on IPL matches in Muzaffarnagar city in Uttar Pradesh.
21 Apr 2018
Yogi AdityanathUttar Pradesh: Fire breaks out at Amit Shah's meeting venue
A minor fire broke out at the venue of BJP President Amit Shah's public meeting in UP's Rae Bareli, triggering panic and commotion in the audience.
21 Apr 2018
Abu SalemAbu Salem wants to get married, prison officials deny parole
Underworld gangster Abu Salem's application for a 45-day-parole to marry Mumbra-based Sayed Bahar Kausar was denied by prison authorities.
21 Apr 2018
DNASurat rape case: Prime suspect and 2 others arrested
In a major breakthrough in the rape and murder of 11-year-old girl in Surat, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrested the prime suspect Harsh Sai Gurjar on Friday.
21 Apr 2018
Venkaiah NaiduVice President mulling over Opposition notice to impeach CJI
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu is in the process of closely scrutinizing the notice submitted by Opposition members on Friday demanding Chief Justice Dipak Misra's impeachment.
21 Apr 2018
Delhi GovernmentDelhi govt asks schools to collect used textbooks, form book-banks
The Delhi Government has asked its schools to collect old usable textbooks from students of all classes and form book banks.
21 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaDeath penalty for child rapists: Modi Cabinet approves Ordinance
The Cabinet on Saturday cleared the ordinance seeking death penalty for those raping children under 12.
21 Apr 2018
India25-year-old arrested for stealing courier delivery bag containing mobiles, shopping-cards
A 25-year-old man was arrested for stealing a bag containing cell phones, shopping cards, and checkbooks from the vehicle of a courier delivery boy in southeast Delhi's New Friends Colony.
21 Apr 2018
GhaziabadClass-10 student abducted by friends for money, battered to death
A Class 10 student in Ghaziabad was allegedly kidnapped by two teenage boys, who, in panic, ended up killing him after the boy fell off their motorcycle and received severe head injuries.
21 Apr 2018
IndoreNo end to rape? Now, 6-month-old Indore girl raped, killed
The historic Rajwada area of Indore saw a barbaric crime in the wee hours of Friday when a six-month-old baby girl was abducted, raped, and killed.
21 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshChhattisgarh: CRPF officer killed in gunfight with Maoists in Sukma
An officer of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was killed in a gunfight with the Maoists in a dense forest in the insurgency-hit Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.
21 Apr 2018
WhatsAppWork even post-retirement, courtesy this Delhi-based job portal
Aging is a new stage of opportunity and strength, said American writer Betty Friedan.
20 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshMP: Jilted-lover burns Rs. 5L-cash he stole for his wedding
A man allegedly stole Rs. 6.74L cash to marry a woman he loved but when she refused, he burnt Rs. 5L in anger, said Niranjan Sharma, in-charge of Sehore (MP) police station today.
20 Apr 2018
Bombay High CourtLearning-disabled student completes three-year IIT course, but does't get degree
A learning disability or a mental disorder cannot be termed a physical disability, the Bombay High Court said while refusing to direct the IIT Bombay to give a formal degree to a girl student suffering from dyscalculia, although she has completed a master's course.
20 Apr 2018
FacebookPaintings on Kathua-rape end in stone-pelting at Kerala-artist's home
In a horrific turn of events, stones were thrown at a Kerala painter's house after her paintings on the Kathua rape case offended Hindus.
20 Apr 2018
H Raja'Women-journos sleep around, why complain about patting cheeks?': BJP leader
When TN Governor Banwarilal Purohit patted a female journalist's cheek at a press-conference, BJP leader S Ve Shekher thought it wasn't a big deal as 'women journalists are forced to sleep around anyway.'
20 Apr 2018
IndiaAurangabad: Woman commits suicide over harassment by man for marriage
An 18-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her residence in Wadner village in Kannad tehsil of Aurangabad, Maharashtra, police said today.
20 Apr 2018
Yogi AdityanathYogi Adityanath's Facebook page most popular among CMs
The Facebook page of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has been judged the most popular among all other chief ministers in the country.
20 Apr 2018
University Grants CommissionHRD is launching the 'Swachh Bharat Summer Internship' for students!
Days after the Lok Sabha Secretariat announced exciting internships, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has invited applications for a similar program.
20 Apr 2018
ChhattisgarhTwo more minors raped, murdered at weddings in UP, Chhattisgarh
A minor girl was raped and killed at a wedding in Uttar Pradesh's Etah on Thursday, just three days after an eerily similar incident caused massive public outrage.
20 Apr 2018
IndiaIf policies managed well, India can become powerhouse economy: IMF
India can become a powerhouse economy if policies are managed well and reforms are supportive of inclusive growth, said David Lipton, First Deputy Managing director of International Monetary Fund.
20 Apr 2018
VijayawadaAP special status: Chandrababu Naidu on 12-hour fast on birthday
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today launched the "Dharma Porata Deeksha", a 12-hour hunger strike, demanding "justice" for the state from the Centre, including the special category status.
20 Apr 2018
Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationMumbai: Man dies after a Gulmohar tree falls on him
A 38-year-old man died after a Gulmohar tree fell on him at Dadar in central Mumbai, a fire brigade official said.
20 Apr 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Unnao: Rape accused MLA loses security cover
The UP government has withdrawn security cover for MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is accused of raping a teenager in Unnao last year.
20 Apr 2018
IndiaChhattisgarh: 11-year-old raped and killed at a wedding
An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped and killed by a guest at a wedding in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
20 Apr 2018
MumbaiSC dismisses plea by Dawood's-family, orders seizure of his properties
The SC has dismissed a plea by Dawood Ibrahim's family challenging attachment of 'their' properties in Mumbai worth crores, most of which have allegedly been acquired with the gangster's ill-gotten wealth.
20 Apr 2018
AmazonAfter #BoycottAmazon trends because of Swara Bhaskar, company deletes tweet
Facing flak for its association with actress Swara Bhaskar, Amazon deleted the tweet which was a part of their 'Ajnabi Shahar Ki Googly' campaign.
20 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiPreventing sexual abuse is girl's responsibility, teaches Class-8 textbook
While speaking about the horrific Kathua-Unnao rapes, PM Modi urged all Indians hold boys/men accountable for their actions and stop blaming girls/women for heinous gender crimes.
20 Apr 2018
7th Pay CommissionFY18: Railways may clock its worst-ever operating ratio at 98.5%
Railways' operating ratio, the direct indicator of working of the government-run transporter is expected to settle at 98.5% for 2017-2018, recording its worst performance ever since 2000-2001 when it was 98.3%.
20 Apr 2018
IndiaKovind prays for India's progress at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine
President Ram Nath Kovind today visited the cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi and paid obeisance at the sanctum sanctorum.
20 Apr 2018
GujaratNaroda Patiya: HC acquits Maya Kodnani, upholds Babu Bajrangi's conviction
The Gujarat HC has acquitted former BJP minister Maya Kodnani in the Naroda Patiya riots case, ruling it had found no criminal conspiracy and that none of the witnesses was reliable.
20 Apr 2018
BhubaneswarCM Naveen Patnaik unveils 'Skilled-in-Odisha' logo
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday unveiled the brand identity logo of the 'Skilled-in-Odisha' campaign of the state government's skill initiatives.
