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30 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Man arrested for raping woman on pretext of marriage
A 28-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman on several occasions after promising to marry her in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said today.
30 Jun 2018
KeralaKerala: Nun to go-ahead with legal-action against bishop for sexual-assault
A nun, who has accused a Roman Catholic bishop in Kerala of sexually assaulting her, said on Saturday that she would go ahead with legal action against the top priest.
30 Jun 2018
MumbaiUNESCO declares World Heritage Site in South Mumbai
Mumbai's Victorian and Art Deco Ensemble has been declared as the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
30 Jun 2018
IndiaDeath toll in Arunachal Pradesh landslide rises to 5
One Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel, among the eight injured in yesterday's landslide in Lower Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, succumbed to his injuries today, raising the death toll to five, a police officer said.
30 Jun 2018
India2 Gujarat fishermen released by Pakistan being brought back home
Two fishermen from Gujarat, who were languishing in a Pakistan jail, have been released and are on their way home to Vadodara, an official said today.
30 Jun 2018
Crime Against WomenDelhi: Woman thrashed, stripped, paraded-naked for protesting assault on elderly
In a horrific incident, a group of women thrashed a 45-year-old, stripped and paraded her naked on the streets of Southwest Delhi's Palam area on Thursday.
30 Jun 2018
KeralaKerala: Nun alleges Bishop raped her 13-times in two years
A nun in Kerala's Syro-Malabar church has accused a bishop of raping her 13 times in two years and filed a police complaint at Kuravilangad police station on Friday.
30 Jun 2018
IndiaHere's how you can reduce your electricity bill by 20%
The Power Ministry had recently held a meeting with major air-conditioner manufacturers and recommended them to maintain the default temperature setting in the appliance at 24°C.
30 Jun 2018
Domestic ViolenceActivist, who led Kathua-rape protest, booked for domestic violence
Social activist and lawyer Talib Hussain, who led the stir in demand for justice for Kathua rape victim, has been booked for allegedly assaulting his wife and attempting to kill her for dowry.
30 Jun 2018
RajasthanGovernment's free condoms aren't a hit anymore, reveals RTI
An RTI reply has revealed demand for condoms handed over by the government, to promote birth-control and safe sex, has decreased.
30 Jun 2018
DubaiAir India flight delayed by 6-hours due to 'technical reasons'
About 170 passengers of Air India's Delhi-Kochi-Dubai flight AI 933, scheduled to depart at 5:10am, were held up at Delhi's IGI Airport for almost 6 hours, with the airline saying it was due to technical reasons.
30 Jun 2018
PunjabPunjab: 12 travel-agents booked for sending youths abroad on forged-documents
Twelve travel agents have been booked in Punjab for allegedly duping 30 youths of several lakhs of rupees by sending them to the USA on forged documents, who are now languishing in the US's Arizona jail.
30 Jun 2018
Delhi UniversityNCWEB announces first cut-off list for Delhi University admission
The Delhi University's Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board (NCWEB) yesterday announced its first cut-off list.
30 Jun 2018
Aadhaar CardPAN-Aadhaar linking deadline ends today: What happens next
As per the last press release by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the last date for linking PAN and Aadhaar is today i.e. 30th June.
30 Jun 2018
IndiaDelhi: 45-year-old woman stripped, beaten up for helping her landlady
A 45-year-old woman was allegedly stripped and beaten up by her landlady's son and daughter-in-law after she tried to stop them from attacking the landlady in southwest Delhi's Palam area, police said today.
30 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshThank, Sansad Ji: BJP MLA tells Mandsaur rape victim's parents
In Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur, an eight-year-old was raped, a rod was inserted into her private parts and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan demanded a death sentence for the accused.
30 Jun 2018
MonsoonDelhi to be showered with more rains, thundershowers today
The national capital is expected to receive more rains today, while the maximum temperature may touch the 35 degrees Celsius mark, the meteorological department said.
30 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshHumanity dies: 8-year-old raped in Mandsaur, chilling Nirbhaya-like details surface
The eight-year-old girl, who was gang-raped in Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur, is too traumatized to talk, doctors said.
30 Jun 2018
Jammu And KashmirFlood alert issued in Jammu and Kashmir, Amarnath Yatra suspended
A flood alert has been issued in South and Central Kashmir after water levels in the Jhelum river rose to dangerous levels following heavy rains over the last two days.
30 Jun 2018
IndiaAfter triple talaq, Centre to oppose nikah halala and polygamy
After pushing to criminalize instant triple talaq, the Centre will rally against Muslim practices of nikah halala and polygamy, in Supreme Court.
30 Jun 2018
IndiaThis is how you can apply for an Aadhaar card
Aadhaar card is one the most important documents that each and every Indian citizen should have.
30 Jun 2018
UniversityWomen can't even protest against Jamia's new curfew-timing: Here's why
Three months after relaxing curfew timing for women in hostels to 10:30 PM, Jamia Millia Islamia has updated its timings again to 9 PM. While it has naturally upset students, they can't even protest about it.
29 Jun 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaDelhi: Newly married man seeks divorce from social-media addict wife
Social media ruined this man's married life and he decided to do something about it. So he filed a divorce petition in court, seeking divorce from his social-media addict wife.
29 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshJabalpur: Thief swallows stolen jewellery, cops make him undergo surgery
In Madhya Pradesh, cops went an extra mile to revive stolen jewellery from thieves; they made a man undergo surgery after he swallowed the item.
29 Jun 2018
Andhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh: Gamble-addict man tries selling family for Rs. 6.5L
An Andhra Pradesh man, addicted to alcohol and gambling, sold his wife and children to settle his debts, but the family was thankfully rescued.
29 Jun 2018
TelanganaGujarat's Dahod tops NITI's Delta rankings on 'aspirational districts'
Gujarat's Dahod district topped the first Delta ranking released today by NITI Aayog that captures incremental improvements of aspirational districts on health, education and other development parameters.
29 Jun 2018
MumbaiLunch break saves 40 laborers during Mumbai plane crash
At least 40 laborers had a narrow escape as they went for their lunch break minutes before a chartered plane crashed into an under-construction building in the bustling Ghatkopar area in Mumbai yesterday.
29 Jun 2018
Jet AirwaysIndiGo launches flights connecting Trichy with Bengaluru, Kochi
Days after making Tiruchirappalli its 51st destination, IndiGo yesterday launched two more domestic services, Trichy-Bengaluru and Trichy-Kochi, after flagging off Trichy-Chennai flights on June 1.
29 Jun 2018
MumbaiI'm flying in 'sick-aircraft': Mumbai plane crash victim told father
Maintenance engineer Surabhi Gupta, one of the five killed in Mumbai plane crash yesterday, had told her father over the phone that she was going to fly in a "sick aircraft".
29 Jun 2018
Indian RailwaysOver 650 arrested for chain-pulling in Northern-Railway in 6 months
More than 650 people were arrested in the last six months for chain-pulling in the trains of Northern Railway, the department revealed.
29 Jun 2018
Delhi Police'ReUnite': A mobile app to track missing children
A mobile application for tracking missing and abandoned children was launched by Union Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi in New Delhi today.
29 Jun 2018
Himachal PradeshOver 2,000 vehicles stranded on Manali-Leh highway after landslide
A landslide on the Manali-Leh highway last night has stranded more than 2,000 vehicles on the strategic route, causing problems in movement.
29 Jun 2018
Uttar PradeshTwo suspected meteorites fall on UP village
Two hot embers fell from the sky at a Kasoli village in Muzaffarnagar district in UP last night which villagers claimed to be meteorites.
29 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshRapists burden on earth, don't deserve to live: Shivraj Chouhan
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that rapists were "burden on the earth" and do not deserve to live.
29 Jun 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra mother-in-law saves daughter-in-law's life by donating kidney
A mother-in-law in Maharashtra has broken stereotypes and set an example of love by donating a kidney to her daughter-in-law, who was suffering from renal failure.
29 Jun 2018
MurderTripura: Man spreading awareness about rumor-mongering suspected as 'child-lifter', lynched
A man hired by the Tripura Information and Culture department to spread awareness against rumor-mongering was among two persons lynched in different areas of Tripura on the suspicion of being child-lifters, police said.
29 Jun 2018
RajasthanFor three-years, Rajasthan-family is serving 'punishment' for not hosting feast
For the past three years, a family residing in a small-town Chohtan of Rajasthan's Barmer district has been facing consequences of a boycott ordered by panchayat members of 21 villages.
29 Jun 2018
P ChidambaramStill looking for 'achche din': Chidambaram over record-fall of rupee
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today took a dig at the government over the record fall of the Indian rupee against the US dollar, saying he was still looking forward to the BJP's 'achhe din'.
29 Jun 2018
Narendra ModiModi visits Vajpayee at AIIMS for the third time
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited his ailing predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee for 15-minutes, who is undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
29 Jun 2018
GoaGoa: 20-year-old woman allegedly raped by taxi driver, accused arrested
A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a taxi driver near the airport in Vasco town, around 40 kms from Panaji in Goa, police said today.
