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23 Apr 2018
Tamil NaduFormer BJP candidate molests sleeping minor in Chennai train, arrested
A lawyer who fought the 2006 Tamil Nadu (TN) elections on a BJP ticket has been arrested for allegedly molesting a sleeping nine-year-old girl on a train, somewhere between Salem and Erode, Sunday night.
23 Apr 2018
IndiaDon't make irresponsible statements: PM Modi warns BJP leaders
PM Narendra Modi has asked BJP leaders to refrain from making "irresponsible" statements, saying such comments hurt the party's image.
22 Apr 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Shiv Sena shakha pramukh Sachin Sawant shot dead
Shiv Sena's Sachin Sawant, shakha pramukh of Kurar, was shot dead in Kandivali's Gokul Nagar, Mumbai today.
22 Apr 2018
XWhat-have-we-come-to: Man cancels Ola ride because of Muslim driver
Taking bigotry to unfathomable levels, a verified Twitter user Abhishek Mishra, apparently a member of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, canceled an Ola ride because the driver was Muslim.
22 Apr 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Death for child-rapists: DCW chief Swati Maliwal ends 9-day fast
Swati Maliwal, chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women, ended her 9-day fast at Rajghat, New Delhi on Sunday after President Ram Nath Kovind approved death penalty for those convicted of raping children below 12 years.
22 Apr 2018
IndiaCBSE introduces mandatory physical fitness course for Class-9 and above
According to a study, India had the second highest number of obese children in the world as of June'17, with 1.44cr children weighing excess.
22 Apr 2018
Delhi High CourtRBI circular barring banking service for cryptocurrencies challenged in HC
The Delhi HC has sought the response of the Centre, the RBI, and the GST Council on a plea challenging a circular which prohibits banks and financial institutions from "providing any service in relation to virtual currencies such as cryptocurrencies."
22 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaCongress to move Supreme Court if CJI's impeachment-notice is rejected
As the Congress awaits the decision of Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on an impeachment notice moved by it and other parties against CJI Dipak Misra, it is considering moving the Supreme Court if the petition is rejected, party leaders said.
22 Apr 2018
BiharBihar: Maoists incidents come down to less-than-half since 2013
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today lauded the efforts of Nitish Kumar government in tackling Naxalism in Bihar, saying the number of Maoists incidents in the state has come down to less than half since 2013.
22 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaAfter SC's tweak in judgement, surge in alcohol-shops on highways
Road safety activist Harman Sidhu's incessant fight to make highways alcohol-free turned fruitful when the Supreme Court put a ban on liquor vendors 500 meters from highways in April 2017.
22 Apr 2018
JammuJKNPP stages demonstration demanding early deportation of Rohingyas, Bangladeshis
The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) today staged a demonstration in Jammu as part of its campaign to press for early deportation of Rohingyas and Bangladeshi nationals.
22 Apr 2018
Border Security Force (BSF)BSF troops' suicides: Commission research to study reasons, find solutions
Border Security Force (BSF) has initiated a maiden research project to analyze various triggers behind suicides by its troops and to formulate an action plan to reduce these instances.
22 Apr 2018
Indian RailwaysRailways' biggest recruitment-drive to cost Rs. 300cr, take a year
The Railways has received a whopping 2.5cr applications for its biggest recruitment drive for 90,000 lower-level posts: 47.5L applications for 26,500 Automotive Loco Pilot positions, and 1.89cr for 62,907 Group-D positions (track maintainer, pointsman, switchman, helper, porter).
22 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi visiting China to hold talks with President Xi
PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a summit meeting in Wuhan city China April from April 27-28 to improve bilateral relations, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced today.
22 Apr 2018
Uttar PradeshIn Muzaffarnagar, two minors sexually assaulted in separate cases
A day after the government approved death-penalty for rapists of children under-12, two cases of sexual assault have been reported from Muzaffarnagar.
22 Apr 2018
IndiaWhen a head priest carried a Dalit on his shoulder
In a major attack on India's deep-rooted caste system, the head priest of Hyderabad's Chilkur Balaji recently carried a Dalit man on his shoulder into the revered temple's inner sanctum.
22 Apr 2018
Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh: Two Army personnel killed as road caves in
Two Army personnel were killed, and another went missing when a vehicle of Madras Regiment skidded off the road and fell into Kundil River in Lower Dibang Valley district of Arunachal Pradesh at around 2:30 am today, Deputy Commissioner Mitali Namchoom said.
22 Apr 2018
ManipurManipur's Karang is India's first cashless island
PM Narendra Modi handed out awards to bureaucrats yesterday for efficient implementation of select government programs, including Digital India.
22 Apr 2018
GujaratGujarat shocker: 'Porn addict' rapes 46-year-old mother, arrested
In a disturbing incident sure to hang humanity's head in shame, a 22-year-old man raped his biological mother, 46, in Jal Chowk near Patan town, Gujarat.
22 Apr 2018
Rajnath SinghMHA needs Rs. 3,50,000cr for internal, border security in 2020-25
The Home Ministry has projected a budgetary requirement of more than Rs. 3,50,000cr for internal security, police modernization, border security, disaster management and Union Territories and other related responsibilities during 2020-25.
22 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaImpeachment motion against CJI could open SC to misuse: Nariman
Fali Nariman, former president of the Bar Association of India and senior SC advocate, disagrees vehemently with the opposition's crucial impeachment motion against Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra.
22 Apr 2018
Amit KumarAlleged rapist of minor acquitted as victim 'adult' under Muslim-laws
A Delhi court acquitted a man accused of raping a minor saying the victim, a Muslim, was an adult as per the religious laws, reports The Hindu.
22 Apr 2018
TripuraRoyal scion opposes Tripura's move to convert palace into museum
The Tripura government's decision to develop the century-old "Puspavant Palace" into a museum has come under fire from Manikya Bahadur, state's royal scion and the grandson of last king Bir Bikram Kishore, who termed it as a move to "hijack indigenous heritage".
22 Apr 2018
GujaratAfter acquittal, Maya Kodnani says no bigger court than conscience
Former Gujarat Minister Maya Kodnani, who was acquitted Friday in the Naroda Patiya massacre case that killed 97 people, said it was God's way of testing her.
22 Apr 2018
ThaneThane: Police raid two bars; 31 people, including women, arrested
Thane district police on Saturday raided two bars and arrested 31 people, including 13 women, on various charges, an official said on Sunday.
22 Apr 2018
IndiaPresident signs ordinance to allow death penalty for child rapists
A day after the Cabinet approved an ordinance recommending death penalty for rapists of children below 12, President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the amendment to the POCSO Act.
22 Apr 2018
Air IndiaSevere turbulence injures 3, damages panels on Air India flight
Passengers of an Air India Amritsar-Delhi flight Thursday had the shock of their lives when they unexpectedly ran into severe turbulence.
22 Apr 2018
BiharBihar: 13-year-old commits suicide after father rapes her; man arrested
A 13-year-old girl hung herself to death at her home in Bihar's West Champaran district on Thursday after being allegedly raped by her father.
22 Apr 2018
BiharMan sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment for kidnapping, raping minor
A Bihar court has awarded 10 years of imprisonment to a man for kidnapping and raping a minor girl in Nawada district of the state three years ago.
22 Apr 2018
KolkataAirport Authority of India recruits its first woman firefighter
Firefighting in Indian aviation is no longer a man's job alone.
22 Apr 2018
ChandigarhThis lawyer's PIL helped bring death penalty for child rapists
Yesterday, in a much-needed move, the government approved death penalty for rapists of minors below 12.
22 Apr 2018
Tihar JailNow, Manu Sharma shifted to open-jail after 'good conduct'
Siddhartha Vashishtha, famously known as Manu Sharma, is serving a life sentence for killing Jessica Lal, a bartender in 1999.
22 Apr 2018
Engineering CollegesBest engineering colleges (other than IITs/NITs) for Computer Science courses
Aspiring computer science engineers may feel overpowered by the abundance of options, especially with engineering college admissions already underway in India.
21 Apr 2018
Vijay MallyaGovt. can confiscate absconding economic offenders' assets without conviction
In a bid to put pressure on economic fugitives and confiscate their properties, the Union Cabinet today approved a proposal to promulgate the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018.
21 Apr 2018
Sonia GandhiNational Herald case: Congress leaders accuse Swamy of defaming them
Senior Congress leaders, including Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, today told a Delhi court, which is hearing the National Herald case involving Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, that the complainant Subramanian Swamy was trying to defame them and vilify their party.
21 Apr 2018
TelanganaHeatwave likely to hit Telangana in next two days
Heatwave conditions are likely to prevail in parts of Telangana during the next two days with the mercury expected rise, the Meteorological office said today. It also forecast thunderstorms in some parts.
21 Apr 2018
Crime Against WomenCentral government to maintain national database of sex offenders
In a bid to curb growing sex crimes in the country, the Narendra Modi government is planning to maintain a national database of sex offenders, so that data can be easily shared among authorities for tracking, monitoring, and investigation.
21 Apr 2018
IndiaUse innovation, technology to implement policies: PM Modi to bureaucrats
PM Narendra Modi today asked civil servants to make the best of innovation and technology in implementing government policies.
21 Apr 2018
State Bank of India (SBI)SBI is recruiting over 2,000 probationary officers. All details here
State Bank of India (SBI) is looking to hire 2,118 bank probationary officers (POs) across its various branches.
21 Apr 2018
MumbaiAbu Salem's parole-application to get married for third-time gets rejected
Authorities have rejected an application of the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case convict, Abu Salem, seeking 40-day parole to get married.
