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05 May 2018

Jaipur

Jaipur man chopped-into-pieces by 'girlfriend,' found in suitcase in Delhi

In a brutal murder, the 'girlfriend' of a Jaipur man, working with her acquaintances, kidnapped him for ransom, murdered him and chopped him up into pieces.

05 May 2018

India

Odisha: Four-year-old tortured with hot iron rod for not eating

A four-year-old girl was allegedly tortured with a hot iron rod by her parents' friend in Berhampur city of Odisha as punishment for not eating.

05 May 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: 13-year-old girl allegedly abducted and raped by three men

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped by three men in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said today.

05 May 2018

Section 144

Jinnah-portrait in AMU: What Muslim groups are saying on controversy

Wading into the controversy over 138-year-old Mohammed Ali Jinnah's portrait in Aligarh Muslim University, All-India Muslim Mahasangh on Friday announced a reward of Rs. 1 lakh for taking the picture down.

05 May 2018

Sambalpur

Odisha: Two farmers of same village attempt suicide

In Sambalpur, a farmer has made an attempt to commit suicide by consuming pesticide, a day after a similar attempt by another cultivator of the same village in Odisha's Bargarh district, officials said today.

05 May 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Three terrorists killed in Srinagar encounter, three security personnel injured

Three terrorists were killed in an encounter this morning in Chattabal, near Srinagar, J&K DGP Shesh Paul Vaid said.

05 May 2018

India

Delhi: Four persons, including two children, dead in fire incidents

Four persons, including two children, died in two separate fire incidents in south and northwest Delhi.

05 May 2018

Indian Railways

Railways clocks abysmal punctuality figures, thanks to massive maintenance work

On one hand, Indian Railways registered one of its best safety records in decades. On the other, its performance in punctuality was abysmal.

Kathua-rape: Prime accused said "was like grandfather to victim"

Sanji Ram, the prime accused in Kathua rape case, has reportedly said he was like a grandfather to the eight-year-old victim.

05 May 2018

Chandigarh

Woman wins Rs. 10,000 from Railways for insect in train-food

Nearly two years later, an insect found in food served aboard a train has come back to bite the Indian Railways.

05 May 2018

Madras High Court

Madras HC allows 14-year-old rape victim to terminate pregnancy

The Madras High Court has allowed the termination of pregnancy of a 14-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped 5-months ago by a man known to her.

05 May 2018

ICICI Bank

GST-returns to be filed monthly, GSTN to go to government

The GST Council took some major decisions in its 27th meeting yesterday. The most important is the introduction of monthly returns filing for most taxpayers, a move that will greatly simplify the current three-step process.

05 May 2018

Jadavpur University

Jadavpur University student sexually assaulted for smoking

An FIR was lodged against an unidentified person for allegedly sexually assaulting a 23-year-old student of Jadavpur University.

05 May 2018

Jharkhand

Jharkhand: First men raped minor, then burnt her alive

Another rape incident, this time from Jharkhand, will hang all our heads in shame.

05 May 2018

Shimla

Shimla: Government school teacher dismissed for sexually harassing student

A government school teacher was dismissed from service for allegedly sexually harassing a student, an official statement said today.

05 May 2018

Tamil Nadu

Domestic-quarrel gone wrong: Sons died, mother hospitalized after consuming poison

In a shocking incident, two boys- aged 13 and 11, passed away in Tamil Nadu's Velipalyam area on Friday.

05 May 2018

Mumbai

World's first 'ladies special train' by Western Railway completes 26-years

The first 'ladies special train' in the world, started between Churchgate and Borivali stations on the Western Railway (WR), will complete 26-years today.

05 May 2018

National Film Awards

National Awards controversy triggers row between President's office and I&B

Did the Information and Broadcasting Ministry (I&B) keep plans about the National Awards ceremony private, which eventually led to a mass boycott?

05 May 2018

Sultanpur

UP: Muslim family sends out 'Lord Ram'-themed invitations on nikah

Sending a strong message of communal harmony, a Muslim family in a nondescript village in Sultanpur (UP) got special cards printed for the Hindu invitees to their daughter's wedding.

05 May 2018

Manish Sisodia

After tomb turned to temple, Delhi government orders probe

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia has ordered probe after a 15th-century tomb was turned into a temple in Safdarjung's Humayunpur.

05 May 2018

Delhi Police

How a school-belt led Delhi cops to mother-son duo's killer

Delhi Police were left clueless for sometime after a dual murder last week: a mother and her eight-year-old son in Okhla had been found inside their house with their throats slit.

04 May 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Denied ambulance, UP man ferries wife to hospital in vegetable-cart

A man in Uttar Pradesh was forced to carry his ailing wife to a hospital, 9kms from his house, in a handcart.

04 May 2018

Narendra Modi

Lucknow man sees drowning puppy, builds drone to rescue it

On his morning-walk a month ago, 27-year-old Raj Milind heard an animal's sob.

04 May 2018

Bihar

Contradicting reports of 27-dead, toll in Bihar-bus accident's actually zero

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, sent out condolences tweets, yesterday after learning 27 people died in a bus in Motihari, after it caught fire.

04 May 2018

Facebook

Searching for groom, Kerala woman asks Mark Zuckerberg for help

Moving away from matrimonial websites, Kerala woman Jyothi KG took to Facebook in search of a suitable groom for herself.

04 May 2018

Karnataka

UP CM Yogi Adityanath to visit storm-ravaged Agra tomorrow

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanth, currently on an election campaign in Karnataka, is rushing back tonight to visit storm-ravaged Agra, a senior official said today.

04 May 2018

Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad mother's 'code word' protects teenager from ill-intentioned stranger

Given the vulnerable times, parents should adopt smart methods that would protect their children in their absence.

04 May 2018

Aligarh

Jinnah-portrait row: Internet services suspended, Section 144 imposed in Aligarh

The Aligarh Administration announced, on Friday, that internet services will remain suspended from 2:00 PM to 12:00 AM Saturday, in the wake of protests over Mohammed Ali Jinnah's portrait in Aligarh Muslim University.

04 May 2018

India

New education policy will give Hindi its due importance: HRD

Language is very important for any society and the country, and the New Education Policy which is being formulated will give Hindi its due importance, Union Minister of State for HRD, Satya Pal Singh, said.

04 May 2018

Kerala

Wild-sex addicts rape, murder Latvian-woman. Athiti Devo Bhava, anyone?

A Latvian woman, whose decomposed body was discovered from mangroves near Kovalam, Kerala, was drugged and raped before being murdered.

TN has thousands of NEET-aspirants, but where are the exam-centers?

The number of NEET aspirants has been increasing drastically each year, but it has now led to an unexpected problem for those in TN.

04 May 2018

Sitapur

UP: Two more children mauled to death by stray dogs

Two more children were mauled to death and as many injured by packs of stray dogs in UP's Sitapur district.

04 May 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: 2 shot dead for protesting drinking in public

An egg vendor and his nephew were shot dead allegedly by four people for protesting against their drinking in public at Rajnahiya in Sarnath near Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi.

04 May 2018

Madhya Pradesh

Believe-it-or-not: These railway stations lie in between 2 different states

The Indian Railways is the world's 8th largest employer, and employs over 1.4 million people.

04 May 2018

Himachal Pradesh

Kasauli murderer on-the-run crossed states, changed looks, then slipped-up

After shooting dead an assistant town planner in full public view for discharging her duties, Vijay Singh, a Kasauli resident, fled.

04 May 2018

India

Punjab: 3-year-old girl raped by landlord in Patiala

A three-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her landlord in Babu Singh Colony in Patiala district of Punjab.

04 May 2018

Gujarat

Yet another child, a 2-year-old, raped and murdered in Gujarat

In yet another horrific case of sexual assault, a two-year-old girl, the daughter of migrant laborers, was allegedly raped and murdered in Gujarat's Morbi district.

04 May 2018

Jammu

CET scam: Court orders Rs. 50,000 compensation each to 50-students

A special anti-corruption court has ordered compensation of Rs. 50,000 each to 50 students who were denied admission in professional colleges due to the Common Entrance Test (CET) scam that hit Jammu and Kashmir in 2012.

Girl claims BJP-leader misled her to accuse Congress-MLA of rape

The 21-year-old journalism student who accused Congress MLA Hemant Katare of rape took a U-turn on Thursday and said she levelled the accusations after being misled by BJP member Arvind Bhadoriya.

04 May 2018

Delhi Police

69-year-old Delhi builder allegedly commits suicide to avoid getting handcuffed

A 69-year-old Delhi builder allegedly jumped to his death from the terrace of his Vasant Vihar house, to avoid a police team that had come to interrogate him regarding a cheating case lodged against him.