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12 Jul 2018
Tamil NaduTN: 7-year-old boy finds bundles of Rs. 500 notes; rewarded-for-honesty
A seven-year-old boy who found a bundle of Rs. 500 notes totaling Rs. 50,000, while playing in front of his school in Erode (TN), has come in for praise from local police after he handed it over to them.
12 Jul 2018
Delhi Metro Rail CorporationDelhi Metro's Violet Line services hit due to technical snag
Services were briefly hit this morning on the Delhi Metro's Violet Line, which connects Kashmere Gate to Escorts Mujesar, due to a technical snag, officials said.
12 Jul 2018
IndiaAnti-dowry fight: SC wants brides, grooms to declare wedding expenses
The SC has advised the Centre to make it mandatory for brides and grooms to furnish details of their wedding expenses to their marriage officer.
12 Jul 2018
KeralaKerala: Rape accused priest surrenders to Crime Branch in Kollam
One of the three Malankara Syrian Orthodox priests, accused of sexually abusing a woman, today surrendered before the police in Kerala's Kollam.
12 Jul 2018
Indian NavyIndian Navy has 24 vacancies with salary upto Rs. 81,100
The Indian Navy has issued a notification for 24 vacancies for the post of Civilian Motor Driver Grade-II for posting at the Headquarters, Goa Naval Area.
12 Jul 2018
GhaziabadCop, who visited journalist's house for passport-verification, asks for hug
In a shocking incident, a journalist from Hindustan Times was asked for a hug by a police officer who visited her Ghaziabad house for her passport verification.
12 Jul 2018
FacebookDepressed Agra youth live-streams suicide as 2,750 people watch
The tale of this 24-year-old Agra youth brings to the fore two burning issues: depression and apathy.
12 Jul 2018
Arvind KejriwalKejriwal, Sisodia visit school which locked kindergarten girls for 5hrs
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia today visited the school where 16 kindergarten students were allegedly confined in the basement for non-payment of fees.
12 Jul 2018
IndiaThese arguments made in favor of Section 377 are appalling
The sane minds of India are rallying together to make Section 377 a thing of the past. But the arguments being given by supporters of the archaic law shows it won't be an easy battle.
12 Jul 2018
Narendra ModiSadhu Vaswani Mission head, Dada Vaswani, dies at 99
Spiritual leader Dada JP Vaswani, head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission, died today due to old age-related ailments, a mission member said. He was 99.
12 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceFour-year-old abducted Delhi girl rescued from Rajasthan: Police
A four-year-old girl, who was kidnapped by a childless couple from northwest Delhi, was rescued from Rajasthan, police said today.
12 Jul 2018
BiharAfter criticism, Bihar dilutes anti-liquor laws
More than two years after implementing stringent prohibition, the Bihar government is taking a step back, clearing at least five dilutions in the Bihar Prohibition and Excise Act.
12 Jul 2018
IndiGoBengaluru: 330 people escape disaster as planes narrowly avoid collision
More than 300 passengers aboard two IndiGo planes had a narrow escape when the aircraft almost collided in mid-air over Bengaluru airspace Tuesday.
12 Jul 2018
IndiaIndia approves "world's strongest net neutrality rules"
In a big win for access to information, the Indian government has accepted recommendations to enforce one of the strongest net neutrality protections in the world.
12 Jul 2018
Jammu And Kashmir13 Amarnath pilgrims injured as vehicle rams into stationary truck
Thirteen Amarnath pilgrims were injured when their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway today, a police official said.
12 Jul 2018
IndiaDelhi: British MP denied entry into India on arrival
British Parliamentarian Lord Alexander Carlile was yesterday denied entry into India on his arrival in New Delhi for not having an appropriate Indian visa, Ministry of External Affairs said.
12 Jul 2018
State Bank of India (SBI)30 arrested for duping 2,000 SBI customers of Rs. 5cr
Thirty people, mostly women, have been arrested in Delhi for allegedly running a fraud SBI credit card racket and duping around 2,000 customers of Rs. 5cr, Cyberabad Police said yesterday.
12 Jul 2018
India#CareerBytes: 6 online-courses that can help you become UI/UX designer
UI/UX design is one of the most exciting tech fields right now. While User Interface (UI) is about how a product looks (presentation/interactivity), User Experience (UX) is how the product works.
11 Jul 2018
IndiaThings one should understand, before judging the LGBTQ community
For the longest time now, the LGBTQ community has been judged by heterosexual people. Why, you ask? Because, judging people different from us comes naturally to humans.
11 Jul 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: Make snacking a healthy habit, with these 5 food-items
With fast-paced lives and busier work schedules, people nowadays have no time to prepare full-fledged meals to be eaten at leisure. That's why, snacking comes as a natural habit to a lot of us.
11 Jul 2018
IndiaGroup denied entry into Pune bar for wearing slippers, shorts
A group of people was denied entry into Pune-based Agent Jack's Bar as some of them were wearing slippers and shorts.
11 Jul 2018
Mukesh AmbaniGovt is in Ambani's pocket: Kejriwal on Jio Institute row
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today slammed the government over the selection of Jio Institute for the "Institution of Eminence" status, saying the government "is in Ambani's pocket".
11 Jul 2018
XI-T raids at sisters' hospital to silence me: Yogendra Yadav
Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav alleged that an income-tax raid was conducted at his sisters' hospital premises in Haryana's Rewari with an intent to "intimidate" and "silence" him as he launched an agitation for fair crop price for farmers.
11 Jul 2018
RajasthanRajasthan: Road accident victims die as onlookers take selfies, make-videos
Three persons, who met with an accident in Barmer (Rajasthan), died after writhing in pain for nearly 30 minutes even as a group of onlookers clicked selfies and made videos with no one coming forward to the help of the injured.
11 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaNo steps taken by government to check Delhi's groundwater-depletion: SC
The Supreme Court today came down heavily on the Center, Delhi Government, and their civic bodies for not taking any step to tackle the "serious problem" of groundwater depletion in Delhi.
11 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaClose Taj Mahal, demolish or restore it: SC lashes out
The SC has lashed out at the Centre and the UP government for their "lethargy" in protecting the Taj Mahal, which has now become a "hopeless cause."
11 Jul 2018
Delhi SchoolsDelhi: Over 25 students fall ill after consuming mid-day meal
Over 25 students fell ill after consuming mid-day meal at a government school in Delhi's Narela area and were rushed to a hospital, the police said.
11 Jul 2018
IndiaSupreme Court criticizes Center for 'lethargy' in protecting Taj Mahal
The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Center for its "lethargy" in taking steps to protect the Taj Mahal, dubbing the issue of preserving the historic medieval structure a "hopeless cause".
11 Jul 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Unnao rape: CBI files chargesheet against MLA Kuldeep Sengar
The CBI has filed a chargesheet against BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the accused in the Unnao rape case.
11 Jul 2018
Pune82-year-old Indian man to finally cut fingernails after 66 years
Shridhar Chillal, an octogenarian from Pune, will finally perform an ordinary chore that he hasn't done in the last 66 years - cut his fingernails, the longest in the world.
11 Jul 2018
IndiaBSNL launches 'Wings', India's first mobile-app allowing Internet telephony service
BSNL customers will now be able to make calls using the company's mobile app "Wings" to any phone number in the country.
11 Jul 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: 5 best foods to keep you hydrated this summer
You might simply be just going about your business as usual, but summer is a time that may take a toll on your health if you do not make some necessary changes to your diet.
11 Jul 2018
Madhya PradeshMP: Gangrape survivor assaulted again while walking back home
In a horrifying case, a 14-year-old child in Chhindwara, MP, was allegedly gangraped twice within 24 hours, police said yesterday.
11 Jul 2018
IndiaConnaught Place, world's 9th most expensive office location: CBRE
New Delhi's Connaught Place moved one notch up to become the world's ninth most expensive office location with an annual prime rent of $153.26/sqft from last year's 10th most expensive office location, property consultant CBRE said.
11 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaOn decriminalizing Section-377, Centre leaves judgment to 'wisdom of SC'
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court began hearing plea on decriminalization of Section 377. While there are renewed hopes from these proceedings, there were many concerns about the Centre's position on it.
11 Jul 2018
IndiaVistara to buy 19 Airbus, Boeing planes worth Rs. 21,344cr
In a bid to expand its fleet, Vistara today announced placing orders for a total of 19 Airbus and Boeing aircraft worth $3.1 billion (approx Rs. 21,344cr).
11 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: 62-year-old fake cop, accomplice booked for extortion
A 62-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from people by posing as a police officer along with his accomplice in south-east Delhi.
11 Jul 2018
Delhi GovernmentDelhiites, apply for and get driving license, RC at home
Soon, Delhiites will be able to apply for and get driving licenses (DL) and registration certificates (RC) of vehicles right at their homes.
11 Jul 2018
EducationIIT-Kanpur denies putting ban on students for late-night outings, parties
In a bid to protect students from vices like drug addition and stop them from contacting 'unscrupulous people', it was earlier reported that the administration of IIT-Kanpur had banned students from going out late at night.
11 Jul 2018
Uttar PradeshDelhi: 2 arrested for involvement in over 200 ATM fraud-cases
Two men, allegedly involved in more than 200 ATM fraud cases, have been arrested, police said. With their arrest, the police claimed to have solved 15 ATM fraud cases in Delhi.
