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10 May 2018
Arvind KejriwalArvind Kejriwal's relative arrested in PWD scam
The Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's family member Vinay Bansal in connection to the PWD scam, on Thursday.
10 May 2018
ExamsJEE Advanced 2018: Registrations, date, schedule, pattern and more
IIT-Kanpur has announced it will release the admit cards for the JEE Advanced on May 14.
10 May 2018
Banaras Hindu University (BHU)BHU: 3 injured in clashes between 2 groups of students
At least three Banaras Hindu University students were injured after two groups from Birla and Lal Bahadur Shastri hostel clashed against each other during which stones and petrol bombs were also hurled.
10 May 2018
Narendra ModiAhead of Ramzan, Amarnath Yatra, J&K parties call for ceasefire
An all-party meet in Srinagar on Wednesday urged the Centre to announce a unilateral ceasefire, ahead of Ramzan and Amarnath Yatra, which would begin in a few days.
10 May 2018
IndiaIndian defense procurement system is a mess: Report
Latest defense ministry report has ridiculed the Indian weapons-buying system for being inflicted with "multiple decision-heads, duplication of processes.....delayed execution, no real-time monitoring, no project-based approach and a tendency to fault-find rather than to facilitate."
09 May 2018
GoaGoa: Woman, friends arrested for killing husband, chopping up body
On Wednesday, the Goa police arrested four people for allegedly killing a man, cutting his corpse into pieces, and disposing it in a forest area.
09 May 2018
Narendra ModiForbes most powerful: Modi ahead of French and UK counterparts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is once again among Forbes top 10 most powerful leaders of the world.
09 May 2018
FacebookAndhra-woman gets husband brutally killed after 10 days of marriage
A 22-year-old woman and her lover were arrested yesterday for plotting her husband's murder and getting the plan executed by three men in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram.
09 May 2018
Madras High CourtPIL filed against publishing board exam results in media
Citing incidents of students committing suicide over failure to clear board exams, a PIL has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking handing over of results to parents directly instead of publishing them on websites and in newspapers.
09 May 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Former Sacha Sauda driver deposes in murder case against Gurmeet
A former driver of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has testified in court that a sect follower was killed on the directions of the self-styled godman.
09 May 2018
ChandigarhBitcoin scam: Director of GainBitcoin firm booked by Chandigarh police
The cyber cell of Chandigarh police has booked six people, including the director of GainBitcoin, an online multi-level marketing company, Amit Bhardwaj, who was arrested from Delhi by the Pune police last month in connection with an alleged multi-crore Bitcoin Ponzi scheme.
09 May 2018
IndiaBreaking from tradition, Justice Chelameswar won't attend own farewell function
In a surprise move, Justice Jasti Chelameswar, who has been taking on Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra over his alleged abuse of power, has refused to attend his own farewell ceremony.
09 May 2018
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)IIT-Kanpur grad creates insulin pen mid-air to save a life
Using basic engineering skills, this IIT-Kanpur student saved a man's life, who was slowly dying due to lack of his medicines.
09 May 2018
IndiaPhD from open-university at par with regular university degree: SC
Bringing relief to many, the SC has ruled that a doctorate (PhD) issued by an open university in India should be treated as par with that issued by a formal conventional university.
09 May 2018
IndiaRape victim attempts suicide after heated row with husband
A woman raped by former BSP MLA Purushottam Naresh Dwivedi in 2010 tried to commit suicide after having a heated debate with her husband, police said today.
09 May 2018
IndiaMan sets girl on fire for refusing to share mobile-number
Enraged over a girl's refusal to share her mobile despite his repeated requests, a man allegedly set his minor Dalit neighbor on fire at her house in Azamgarh district's Fariha village in UP.
09 May 2018
Pakistan NewsTremors jolt Delhi, J&K, Pakistan after earthquake in Afghanistan
Tremors were felt across North India this afternoon including in Delhi-NCR and Jammu and Kashmir.
09 May 2018
Sexual Harassment5 things women carry that can turn into effective weapons
We are living in times when rape and molestation have become daily news. Some women are even afraid to go out and travel short distances by themselves.
09 May 2018
Income Tax Department of IndiaGender document not needed for PAN under transgender category: I-T
No supporting document for gender is required either in a fresh application or to change an existing card, the Income Tax Department said today.
09 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC: Validity of parliamentary committee reports can't be challenged
Hearing an issue on the reliability of parliamentary committee reports, a Constitution bench of the Supreme Court ruled that the validity of Parliamentary Standing Committee reports cannot be challenged or questioned in court.
09 May 2018
IndiaRopeway to Vaishnodevi in Trikuta hills to undergo trial shortly
The ropeway to the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Trikuta hills of J&K's Reasi district will undergo trial shortly.
09 May 2018
KeralaKerala-coolie used railway Wi-Fi to prepare for KPSC while carrying-luggage
Most people would drown themselves in books while preparing for civil services exams, but not Sreenath K.
09 May 2018
Kashmir ValleyNormalcy returns to Kashmir as separatists call off strike
Normalcy returned to most parts of Kashmir Valley today as the separatists called off their three-day strike against the death of six civilians during clashes with security forces, in which eight militants were also killed.
09 May 2018
Delhi PoliceMuzaffarnagar: Men throw child out of moving car, gangrape mother
In yet another horrifying case of sexual assault, two men allegedly threw out the three-year-old child of a woman from a moving car on the Delhi-Dehradun highway in Muzaffarnagar, before gangraping her Monday evening.
09 May 2018
BiharLalu gets five-day parole to attend son Tej Pratap's wedding
Former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad Yadav, who's serving time in the fodder scam, has been granted parole for five days to attend his elder son Tej Pratap's wedding this week.
09 May 2018
NASAPoliticians, businessmen falling prey to the 'rice-puller' scam: Protect yourself
Another Delhi businessman has fallen prey to the 'rice-puller' scam, a common trick conmen use to dupe targets.
09 May 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Delhi BJP alleges labor fund scam, ACB registers case
Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday alleged that AAP workers were being registered as construction laborers to misuse labor welfare fund and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and minister Gopal Rai are responsible for it.
09 May 2018
Pakistan NewsJinnah's portrait should be removed from AMU: BJP leader Kalraj
Former Union Minister and senior BJP leader Kalraj Mishra today said that the portrait of Mohammed Ali Jinnah should be removed from the Aligarh Muslim University as the Pakistan founder symbolizes Partition of India.
09 May 2018
Narendra ModiArtist of viral Hanuman photo speechless after PM Modi's compliment
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Mangaluru based artist Karan Acharya's painting of Hanuman, which had gone viral.
08 May 2018
YouTubeThis year's UPSC topper left Google to serve India
In today's times of volatile patriotism, UPSC topper Anudeep Durishetty stands out from the crowd.
08 May 2018
KeralaFollowing deaths of RSS, CPI (M) workers, Kannur shutdown
The deaths of an RSS worker and CPI (M) activist in Kerala resulted in a shutdown of Kannur and Mahe (part of Puducherry) on Tuesday, with police being on their toes to prevent any violence.
08 May 2018
IndiaDust lashes Delhi, hail pounds Shimla, five-day alert issued
Severe hailstorm lashed Shimla today, with rains being reported from various parts in North India, including Chandigarh.
08 May 2018
IndiaUoH's research scholars get patent for developing water purifying agent
A team of faculty and research scholars of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) has got a patent for having developed a water purifying agent.
08 May 2018
Mukesh AmbaniKnow all about Anand Piramal, Mukesh Ambani's son-in-law
Ever since the wedding of Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal has been confirmed, people are yearning to know the future son-in-law of the country's richest man.
08 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC gives Center yet another deadline on Cauvery issue
Despite several raps by the SC, the Center continues to defy its orders on implementation of the Cauvery water-sharing scheme.
08 May 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra government to give Rs. 3/liter subsidy to milk producers
The Maharashtra cabinet today decided to provide Rs. 3 subsidy for every liter of milk to the co-operative and private producers to manufacture milk powder.
08 May 2018
TripuraTripura State Rifles jawan kills wife, children before shooting self
Manik Ghosh, 40, a naik of the 1st Battalion of the Tripura State Rifles (TSR) shot dead his wife Ratna Ghosh, 34, daughter Hrittika Ghosh, 2, and son Debraj Ghosh, 11, before killing himself with his service rifle at their residence at Malaynagar near Tripura capital Agartala, Superintendent of Police (Control) Harkumar Debbarma said.
08 May 2018
POCSORape of girls at orphanage: Man, daughter get life sentence
A special court in MP's Shivpuri has awarded life imprisonment to a 79-year-old retired professor and his daughter, an advocate, in a case of rape and harassment of minor girls at an orphanage run by her.
08 May 2018
IndiaMeT department issues 'amber' alert: Here's what color codes mean
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an amber alert on Tuesday, after a powerful dust-storm, having a speed of 70 kmph, rocked Northern India disrupting normal life.
08 May 2018
Praful PatelMedical-college for Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli approved
The Center has approved to set up the first medical college for Union Territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH).
