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04 May 2018
West BengalBihar man arrested for raping minor daughter for six months
A man has been arrested for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter for six months in Nalanda district of Bihar.
04 May 2018
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Bhubaneswar: One killed, another injured as under construction flyover collapses
A laborer was killed and another critically injured when a portion of an under-construction flyover caved in at Bomikhal area in Bhubaneswar, Khorda District Collector Nirmal Mishra said.
04 May 2018
DNANoida couple perform last-rites of daughter. Then she mysteriously reappears
When Noida residents Raj and Sarvesh Saxena were informed their 25-year-old daughter Neetu had been found by the roadside, burnt to death, they were devastated.
04 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaArrest shouldn't be so easy: Supreme Court on SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court (SC) has again refused to stay its ruling on the SC/ST Act, which, according to the Center, violated the powers of the legislature as guaranteed by the Constitution.
04 May 2018
MumbaiDelhi-Mumbai Special Rajdhani to have engines at both ends
For the first time in the Indian Railways, a passenger train - the Mumbai-Delhi Special Rajdhani - will have an engine at the front and at the rear, to save travel time.
03 May 2018
Tamil NaduHonoring chauffeur's 35-yrs service, Tamil Nadu bureaucrat drives him home
On April 30, 58-year-old chauffeur Paramasivam just thought of doing his duty sincerely one last time before returning home to a happy retirement.
03 May 2018
Yogi AdityanathAMU row: Yogi Adityanath says 'No question of glorifying Jinnah'
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath waded into the ongoing Mohammed Ali Jinnah's portrait row in Aligarh Muslim University and said there was no question of glorifying the first Pakistani Prime Minister.
03 May 2018
IndiaHere's what caused yesterday's 'freak' dust-storms in north, west India
Yesterday evening brought sudden dust storms across different states in north and west India.
03 May 2018
BiharBihar: At least 27 dead as bus catches fire
At least 27 people were killed when a bus turned turtle on the NH-28 in Motihari (Bihar) this afternoon and caught fire, TOI reported.
03 May 2018
GurugramAuto driver and four others rape a 19-year-old woman
A 19-year-old woman was allegedly raped by an auto rickshaw driver and four others in Gurgaon's Sohna.
03 May 2018
IndiaIIT-KGP's new course examines ancient India's influence on modern science
Prolific scientist Albert Einstein once said that modern science owes a lot to ancient Indians.
03 May 2018
Aligarh Muslim UniversityAt least 45 Kashmiri youths joined militancy this year
At least 45 youths from the Kashmir Valley, including an MBA and a Ph.D. scholar, have joined militancy this year till mid-April, according to officials, as the unusual surge in numbers takes the security establishment by surprise.
03 May 2018
Crime Against WomenGurugram OYO manager allegedly rapes unconscious guest in hotel room
The manager of an OYO hotel in Gurugram Sector 45 allegedly raped a 22-year-old guest when her husband wasn't in.
03 May 2018
IndiaNCERT shuns academic targets, focuses on producing capable preschoolers
The NCERT wants to take away part of the emphasis the education system currently puts on marks, and focus instead on children's personality.
03 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaPunjab village bans love marriage. Which era is this, again?
The Chankoian Khurd village in Ludhiana's Doraha block banned love marriages after two neighboring youngsters got married.
03 May 2018
MaharashtraNorth Maharashtra University to be renamed after poetess Bahinabai Chaudhari
The Maharashtra government has today decided to recommend the promulgation of an ordinance to rename the Jalgaon-based North Maharashtra University after the noted 19th-century poetess Bahinabai Chaudhari.
03 May 2018
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)Delhi airport: Gold-bars worth Rs. 3cr found abandoned in toilet
Nine gold bars worth Rs. 3 crore have been found lying abandoned in a toilet inside the Delhi airport.
03 May 2018
KolkataKolkata: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue vandalized in Narkeldanga area
A bust of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was found vandalized inside a park in Kolkata's Narkeldanga area this morning leading to protests by the local people, police said.
03 May 2018
AhmedabadFire breaks out at ISRO's Ahmedabad office, no casualty
A fire broke out in the Space Applications Centre (SAC) at the Ahmedabad office of ISRO this afternoon.
03 May 2018
Delhi High CourtStatements against Jaitley based on information from Kejriwal: Kumar Vishwas
Dissident Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas today told Delhi High Court that his statements against Union Minister Arun Jaitley were based on information received as a party worker from his leader Arvind Kejriwal.
03 May 2018
India#WorldPressFreedomDay: 5 times Indian journalists brought powerful to their knees
That media is biased and peddles lies is an accusation thrown more times than one can count.
03 May 2018
State Bank of India (SBI)Registration for JEE Advanced begins: All details here
The application process for the JEE Advanced has started today. All those who cleared the Main are eligible for this next stage.
03 May 2018
NoidaNoida: Radio Mirchi executive, trapped in crashed-car, drowns to death
In a tragic accident, a 28-year-old Radio Mirchi executive was killed after her car fell into a drain in Noida yesterday.
03 May 2018
Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh shocker: 50-year-old rickshaw puller rapes 9-year-old girl
A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 50-year-old man in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
03 May 2018
Yogi AdityanathSevere dust storm kills 45, injures 38 in Uttar Pradesh
A high-intensity dust storm hit parts of Uttar Pradesh overnight, leaving 45 people dead and 38 injured, Relief Commissioner Sanjay Kumar said.
03 May 2018
KarnatakaSC orders Karnataka to release 4tmc-water to TN or 'face-consequences'
Lashing out at the Karnataka government, the SC has ordered it to release 4tmc of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu (TN) for May, warning it of "serious consequences" otherwise.
03 May 2018
IndiaPresident giving only 11 National-Film-Awards; 60+ recipients to skip ceremony
More than 60 National Film Awards recipients today said they will skip the ceremony this evening because President Ram Nath Kovind will be presenting only 11 awards, a departure from established tradition.
03 May 2018
EducationSix friends make it to top 20 of JEE-Main 2018
Academic rivalry often mars friendship, but six friends studying at a Kota coaching center have proven the critics wrong as they made it to the top 20 in the JEE-Main examination.
03 May 2018
Aligarh Muslim UniversityJinnah portrait row at AMU: Police allegedly cane students
Many students of Aligarh Muslim University staged a protest after police allegedly caned them for marching to lodge a complaint against Hindu group that sought removal of Mohammed Ali Jinnah's portrait from the varsity's campus.
03 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaRSS defamation case: Court summons Rahul Gandhi on June 12
A Bhiwandi court has asked Congress President Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on June 12 to record his plea in a defamation case filed against him by an RSS functionary.
03 May 2018
Rajasthan High CourtJudge, who handed Asaram life term, transferred
Judge Madhu Sudan Sharma, who sentenced self-styled godman Asaram to life imprisonment until death in a 2013 rape case, has been transferred.
03 May 2018
Indian RailwaysTrain vendors seen purportedly mixing toilet-water in tea, fined Rs.1L
In a major embarrassment for the Railways, vendors aboard the Chennai Central-Hyderabad Charminar Express were caught on camera purportedly mixing water from a toilet in the tea served to passengers.
03 May 2018
GurugramGurugram: Hotel manager arrested for raping woman guest
Gurugram Police has arrested a manager working with a network of budget hotel rooms for allegedly raping a woman guest at a hotel in Sector-45 of Gurugram.
03 May 2018
KolkataYes to morals, no to moral-policing: Kolkata youngsters offer free-hugs
After an incident of moral policing in Kolkata metro station shook the nation, youngsters took it upon themselves to change the image of their beloved city.
03 May 2018
Western RailwayWestern Railway's Rajkot-division recovers Rs. 1.48cr fine in one month
The Western Railway's Rajkot division recovered Rs. 1.48 crore fine last month from ticketless travelers and those carrying unbooked luggage or traveling in a higher class than that for which they had a pass or ticket.
03 May 2018
RajasthanRajasthan: Dust-storm leaves destruction trail, kills 22, injures 100
A sudden change in weather on Wednesday wreaked havoc in different parts of Rajasthan, killing 22 and injuring more than 100.
03 May 2018
State Bank of India (SBI)Investment-options for elderly: PMVVY limit doubled to Rs. 15L
In a significant step to provide the elderly a stable income, the government has doubled the investment limit under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandan Yojana (PMVVY) to Rs. 15L from the current Rs. 7.5L.
03 May 2018
MaharashtraThis disabled Maharashtra youth is a national-level athlete
Dreams and hopes are important drivers that steer our lives. For this 27-year-old, those are the only ones, because he's a sportsperson who doesn't have a single toe in his right leg and is 40% disabled.
03 May 2018
HaryanaMewat teen hangs herself after alleged gangrape by eight men
A 17-year-old girl in Haryana's Mewat hung herself at her home yesterday after allegedly being abducted by eight men, gangraped, and then left to die.
02 May 2018
Delhi High CourtIIT-JEE topper's Rs. 5cr lawsuit against FIIT-JEE
The Delhi High Court has pulled up renowned coaching institute FIIT-JEE for not willing to settle the claims of an IIT-JEE topper.
