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18 Jun 2018

India

6 recent changes Indian Railways has introduced

Over the years, the Indian Railways has brought quite a few technological advancements which have not only resulted in increased efficiency of the transport system but also in better and enriching experience for the users.

17 Jun 2018

India

AIIMS MBBS entrance results out tomorrow: Here's how to check

AIIMS is going to declare the results of the entrance test for its MBBS courses tomorrow.

17 Jun 2018

India

Northeast beckons tourists; footfalls to grow 12% in 2019

Improved infrastructure and air connectivity are drawing a large number of tourists to India's Northeast and looking at the current traction, footfalls in the picturesque region are expected to grow by 10-12% in 2019, industry experts said.

17 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Imprisoned farmers also got benefits of loan waiver scheme

The Maharashtra Government's mega loan waiver scheme has benefited even imprisoned farmers, said an official.

17 Jun 2018

Air Pollution

Speed up 'National Clean Air Programme' roll-out, Greenpeace-India urges govt

With a massive haze of dust enveloping Delhi and pollution levels dropping to "severe" category, Greenpeace India urged Union Environment Ministry to speed up rolling out its National Clean Air Programme, which proposes multiple strategies to combat air pollution.

17 Jun 2018

Chhattisgarh

Kidney-diseases kill 4% population of this Chhattisgarh village in 10-years

Living conditions in the tiny Supebeda village of Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district are so bad that as many as 64 people have died of kidney-related ailments in the last 10 years.

17 Jun 2018

Thane

Bitcoin Scam: Seven booked for duping man of Rs. 22.59L

Seven people have been booked for allegedly cheating a man to the tune of Rs. 22.59 lakh after pursuing him to invest in a Bitcoin scheme launched by a company in Thane, police said today.

17 Jun 2018

Japan

Palghar villagers want doctors, street-lights to give land for bullet-train-project

The villagers of Maharashtra's Palghar district want ponds, ambulances, solar street lights, and doctors before giving their lands to the government's bullet train project, officials said.

17 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Important steps needed to reach double-digit growth: Modi

Chairing the NITI Aayog Governing Council meet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan today, PM Narendra Modi said the economy was growing healthily, but the challenge is to take it to double-digit figures.

17 Jun 2018

Delhi University

#CareerBytes: 7 Delhi University colleges that offer technical courses

When it comes to technical courses, BE and BTech are the popular ones. However, these engineering courses aren't the only way to acquire technical skills.

17 Jun 2018

India

Indian Railways is partnering with Madame Tussauds to promote heritage-tourism

Six months after Madame Tussauds, renowned for its lifelike wax figures, opened its first India outlet in Delhi, Indian Railways is now partnering with the London-based museum.

17 Jun 2018

Odisha

To remind PM Modi of promises, Odisha man walks 1350km

In a bid to remind Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his promise of building a super-speciality hospital in Rourkela, an Odisha man started a journey on foot to Delhi.

17 Jun 2018

Bihar

This all-women musical band from Bihar is breaking all stereotypes

A musical band formed by Dalit women is breaking social stereotypes in a tiny hamlet on the outskirts of Patna.

17 Jun 2018

Manjit Singh

Delhi: 10 Gurudwaras implement FSSAI food-safety, hygiene guidelines for Langars

Ten Gurudwaras in Delhi including the historical Bangla Sahib Gurudwara have implemented the food safety and hygiene standards set by food regulator FSSAI.

17 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Delhi: Metro stations closed, security upped ahead of AAP's march

Five stations of the Delhi Metro have been shut down for the day for AAP's planned protest march to PM Narendra Modi's residence.

17 Jun 2018

Bihar

Bihar: Expensive saree sales increase by 1,751% after liquor ban

Alcohol prohibition is making people of Bihar spend on good clothes and food with the sale of expensive sarees rising 1,751%, consumption of honey by 380%, and cheese by 200% in the first six months of the ban.

17 Jun 2018

Goa

Former Goa CM and Congress legislator Pratapsingh Rane hospitalized

Former Goa Chief Minister and incumbent Congress MLA Pratapsingh Rane has been admitted to a state-run hospital after he complained of fever.

17 Jun 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Government ends Ramzan ceasefire in Kashmir, security operations to resume

The Indian government has decided not to extend the one-month ceasefire it declared in troubled Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Ramzan.

17 Jun 2018

India

Universities must hold convocation ceremony every year: HRD Ministry

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has written to all universities mandating them to hold convocation every year after few universities were found skipping the event.

17 Jun 2018

India

Railways mulling to replace bio-toilets with airplane-like toilets: Piyush Goyal

After installing bio-toilets in almost all the train coaches, Indian Railways is now mulling to replace them with "upgraded" vacuum bio-toilets (like those in an airplane), Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said.

17 Jun 2018

Karnataka

IAF ready to take on any contingency: Air Chief Marshal

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has "amply displayed" its operational preparedness to take on any contingency in the recently-concluded "Gaganshakti" exercise, Chief of Air Staff BS Dhanoa said.

17 Jun 2018

Jharkhand

Jharkhand: Meet Anu Kumari, the first matriculate from her tribal-village

No one had passed the matriculation examination in Uchwawal village of Jharkhand's Latehar district till now. This year, 18-year-old Anu Kumari scripted history.

17 Jun 2018

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Wife hires contract-killers to cut off 'rapist' husband's genitals

In a shocking turn of events, the Jabalpur police on Saturday arrested the wife of one Dr Shafatullah Khan in connection to his murder. Khan was killed on Tuesday night at his home.

17 Jun 2018

Murder

In Delhi's Sangam Vihar, fight over water claims another life

As more cities race towards a water crisis, this basic necessity is fast becoming a trigger for crime.

17 Jun 2018

West Bengal

4 CMs visit AIIMS to inquire about ex-PM Vajpayee's health

Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand - Mamata Banerjee, Nitish Kumar, Raman Singh and Raghubar Das, yesterday visited the AIIMS, New Delhi where former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 93, is undergoing treatment.

17 Jun 2018

West Bengal

CMs denied permission to meet Kejriwal; AAP leaders reacted angrily

The AAP leadership reacted angrily to the denial of permission to four Chief Ministers to meet their Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal at the Lieutenant-Governor's office last night, alleging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hand in it.

17 Jun 2018

DNA

And, just like that NewsBytes turns 3!

I blinked and, just like that, NewsBytes turned 3. If it was a dream then, it is a rocketship now. A rocketship that is made of sweat, tears, blood, content and technology. And, each one of us is a co-pilot.

16 Jun 2018

Gurugram

50,000 litres of diesel burnt every hour for Gurgaon's generators

According to estimates by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), at least 50,000 litres of diesel is burnt in Gurgaon every hour to ensure power backup in residential and commercial areas.

16 Jun 2018

WhatsApp

Goa Tourism mulls having lifeguards round-the-clock at its beaches

The Goa Tourism Department is contemplating deploying lifeguards round-the-clock to patrol the state's beaches.

16 Jun 2018

Punjab

Strict-action will be taken if found polluting rivers/canals: Punjab Minister

Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria said stringent action will be taken against those found polluting rivers and canals.

16 Jun 2018

Uttarakhand

Sikkim: First-batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra with 33 pilgrims flagged-off

The first batch of 33 pilgrims, on their way to Kailash Mansarovar via Nathu La pass in Sikkim, has been flagged off from Gangtok today.

16 Jun 2018

Rajasthan

Rajasthan ranks low on drinking-water supply for villages: NITI Aayog

With only 44% of its rural habitations fully covered by drinking water supply, Rajasthan ranks low on drinking water for villages in a recent NITI Aayog report.

16 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Mungantiwar criticizes RaGa for blaming BJP for Jalgaon incident

Maharashtra Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said Rahul Gandhi's comments blaming BJP and RSS for the Jalgaon incident don't befit a person aspiring to become a PM.

16 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Girl allegedly killed for refusing to offer prayers

The Bombay HC has directed Mumbai Police to expedite its probe into the death of a girl, allegedly killed by relatives for refusing to read a holy book and offer prayers.

16 Jun 2018

Tamil Nadu

Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: Perarivalan's mother seeks son's mercy killing

AG Perarivalan has been languishing in prison for the last 27 years for his alleged involvement in former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.

16 Jun 2018

Kerala

Kerala: Senior IPS officer transferred after daughter assaults driver

Kerala Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Sudesh Kumar, who ran into trouble after his daughter allegedly manhandled a junior policeman, was transferred today.

16 Jun 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Biometric system for attendance now mandatory for junior colleges

Coming down heavily on coaching-centers, Maharashtra Government has ordered all junior colleges offering science stream to install biometric attendance system.

16 Jun 2018

Indian Railways

In Indian Railways, Hindutva finds way into meals, water

A News18 report highlights the advent of Hindutva inside Indian Railways with IRCTC serving food and water having advertisements laced with religious touches.

16 Jun 2018

Jaipur

Postman held responsible for 1,830 Aadhaar cards found with scrap-dealer

A day after a whopping 1,830 Aadhaar cards were found with a scrap dealer in Rajasthan's Jalupura area, the Indian Postal Department has held a postman responsible for the fiasco.

16 Jun 2018

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: 78-year-old woman crushed to death by elephant in Korba

A septuagenarian woman has been trampled to death by a wild elephant in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh this morning, according to the police.