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17 Jul 2018
PunjabMain entrance of Golden Temple to be plated with gold
A dome atop the main entrance of the Golden Temple would be plated with gold, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) said, adding that devotees were generously donating ornaments for decorating the holiest religious site for Sikhs.
17 Jul 2018
IndiaIIT/IIM students fetching sky-rocketing salaries, double than other college grads
Engineering graduates from top IITs are fetching 137% higher salary package than an average engineer, while management graduates from top IIMs are getting 121% more than an average MBA graduate, says a report.
17 Jul 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: 5 home remedies to treat cold and cough
Since time immemorial, Indians have been using natural, homemade remedies to treat various illnesses and infections.
17 Jul 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Body of 11-year-old boy found with slit-throat in Thane
The body of an 11-year-old boy, whose throat had been slit, was found in a house in Ulhasnagar township in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said today.
17 Jul 2018
West BengalDeadline to fill vacant seats in Calcutta University colleges extended
The last date of admission in some Calcutta University-affiliated colleges has been extended to August 20 from July 10 to fill up the vacant seats, West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said today.
17 Jul 2018
West BengalModi rally tent-collapse: Human factors involved, non-bailable charges slapped
A day after 90 people were injured at a tent-collapse in PM Narendra Modi's Midnapore rally, officials have flagged "multiple reasons."
17 Jul 2018
GujaratGujarat: 3,500 relocated due to incessant-rains; floods claim 2 lives
Two persons, including a schoolboy, drowned as incessant rains lashed several parts of Gujarat, including Saurashtra and southern regions.
17 Jul 2018
IndiaGoa wants only 'good tourists': Heavy fines for public-drinking, littering
Goa, a state dependent on tourism, is becoming selective. Now it wants only "good" visitors, Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has said.
17 Jul 2018
IndiaKerala: Over 8,000 families shifted to relief-camps due to floods
Nearly 34,000 people have been shifted to relief camps after floodwater inundated low-lying areas due to heavy rains that have lashed India's southern state of Kerala for the past one week.
17 Jul 2018
GujaratGujarat govt transfers 31 senior IPS-officers, including Vadodara Police Commissioner
The Gujarat government has transferred 31 IPS officers. Vadodara Police Commissioner (PC) Manoj Shashidhar has been transferred and appointed as Inspector General (IG) of Panchmahal Range.
17 Jul 2018
Uttar PradeshWill not work as bonded-laborers for senior-officials: Trackman to Goyal
Trackman Dharmendra Kumar, from the Northern Railway's Lucknow division, has said that he and his colleagues will only work for railway construction and will not build houses for their senior officials.
17 Jul 2018
Narendra ModiShivaji memorial: Maha govt now plans shorter statue, longer sword
The Maharashtra government has changed the height specifications of the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial off the Arabian Sea to reduce the cost of the project, an RTI has revealed.
17 Jul 2018
IndiaSection 377: SC reserves order after a week of hearing
The SC has reserved its order on the constitutionality of Section 377, arguments on which began on July 10.
17 Jul 2018
JharkhandSwami Agnivesh brutally thrashed by BJP workers in Jharkhand
On Tuesday, social activist Swami Agnivesh was allegedly attacked by BJP Yuva Morcha workers in Jharkhand's Pakur area.
17 Jul 2018
IndiaAhmedabad University, American management-school to launch MBA in pharma management
With an aim to tap the huge market potential in pharmaceutical and allied industries, the Gujarat-based Ahmedabad University has collaborated with America's Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego to launch a Global Executive MBA degree in Pharmaceutical Management.
17 Jul 2018
Domestic ViolenceAirhostess 'suicide': Husband wanted money she got from flat's sale
Three days after a Lufthansa air hostess in Delhi was found dead after falling from her terrace, police arrested her husband, whom her parents have accused of harassing and abusing her.
17 Jul 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Mentally disturbed woman beaten up on 'child-lifter' charges
A mentally deranged woman has been beaten up in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal on suspicion of being child-lifter, police said today.
17 Jul 2018
JharkhandJharkhand baby-selling racket: Maneka Gandhi directs states to take steps
A day after authorities rescued the fourth baby sold by a Sister and a staff member at a Missionaries of Charity shelter home in Jharkhand, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has directed all states to inspect such child care institutions (CCI) run by the organization.
17 Jul 2018
IndiaIllegal adoption row: Government orders inspection of childcare homes
After cases of alleged illegal adoptions carried out by childcare homes run by Mother Teresa-founded Missionaries of Charity (MoC) surfaced recently, the Indian Government has ordered all the states to get MoC homes inspected immediately.
17 Jul 2018
KolkataAppalling! Kolkata man held for raping street dog
In an appalling case, a man was arrested in Kolkata for raping a street dog inside his residence Sunday.
17 Jul 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: 55-year-old man murdered by brothers over 'love-marriage' of daughter
A 55-year-old man was shot dead by his two younger brothers, following an altercation over the "love marriage" of his daughter, at Sallah Khedi village under the Titawi police station in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district, police said today.
17 Jul 2018
Karnataka'Mobocracy can't be allowed': SC seeks new laws on lynching
Taking cognizance of the alarming rise in mob lynching cases, the SC today gave the Centre and states four weeks to come up with a law on such crimes.
17 Jul 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Two held for carrying out debit card frauds
Delhi Police has arrested two men for allegedly carrying out a series of debit card frauds in different parts of the national capital.
17 Jul 2018
IndiaDelhi: Two drug peddlers arrested; 30kg cannabis seized
Two people, including a woman, were arrested with 30kg of cannabis from Om Vihar Phase-1 in Delhi, a police official said.
17 Jul 2018
UttarakhandUttarakhand: After watching porn, 5 minor boys gangrape an 8-year-old
In a disturbing case, five boys aged 9-14, students of Classes 6-9, allegedly gangraped an eight-year-old girl in Sahaspur, Uttarakhand, after watching porn.
17 Jul 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: Five simple hacks to help manage hair loss
Excessive hair loss can get really frustrating, and given growing pollution levels, sedentary lifestyles, and faster ageing, the risk of excessive hair fall or even baldness is at an all-time high.
16 Jul 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: A DIY guide for home-made natural body wash
The chemicals in the cosmetics and beauty products you've been using could be doing more harm to your skin and health than you realize, especially with regular use.
16 Jul 2018
MumbaiMaharashtra: Over 13,500 infant deaths recorded in 11 months
A total of 13,541 children died between Apr'17 and Feb'18 in Maharashtra due to a variety of health-related reasons, including poor weight, pneumonia, and respiratory issues.
16 Jul 2018
DNA105 couples tie knot at Kashmir's biggest ever mass marriage
The Jaffri Council of Jammu and Kashmir turned dreams of 105 underprivileged couples into reality by getting them married in the valley's biggest mass marriage ceremony.
16 Jul 2018
MumbaiBMW India extends special-service support for flood-affected customers in Mumbai
BMW India has announced special aftersales support for flood-affected BMW customers in Mumbai.
16 Jul 2018
IndiaNearly 200 soldiers become disabled every year: Top Army doctor
Nearly 200 armed forces personnel become disabled every year, a senior doctor for the forces said, citing road accidents and snow avalanches, especially in hilly-terrains, as the prime reasons.
16 Jul 2018
Madhya PradeshMP: Tribals stripped naked, thrashed for stealing 120-liters of diesel
A transporter and his friend have been booked for allegedly stripping his three tribal employees naked and assaulting them for "stealing" 120-liters of diesel from his trucks in Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), the police said.
16 Jul 2018
Bombay High CourtBombay-HC slaps Rs. 5L fine on Leela Hotels for 'forum-hunting'
The Bombay HC today imposed a fine of Rs. 5L on Hotel Leela Venture Limited for "forum-hunting" by seeking that their pleas, challenging eviction proceedings, be heard by a single-judge bench.
16 Jul 2018
IndiaGovt to issue unique identification number to each arm license-holder
The names of all arms license holders (new or old) will be included in a national database from April 2019 and they will be issued a unique identification number (UIN), said the Home Ministry.
16 Jul 2018
JharkhandJharkhand: Four babies sold by Missionaries of Charity shelter-home rescued
A Ranchi-based shelter home run by the Missionaries of Charity is in major trouble: police have found that Nirmal Hriday, the home, sold at least four babies to couples seeking children for as much as Rs. 50,000 each.
16 Jul 2018
IndiaSupersonic cruise missile BrahMos successfully test fired from Chandipur ITR
Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was today successfully test fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha.
16 Jul 2018
EducationNEET is letting in students with zero/negative marks into MBBS
Be careful when you visit unknown doctors: someone you have trusted with your life might have gotten admission into a medical course with zero marks.
16 Jul 2018
Narendra ModiVaishno Devi: Landslides causes closure of new route in J&K
A landslide today struck the Tarakote Marg, the new 7km track to the Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, forcing its closure.
16 Jul 2018
Delhi High Court'Can plea against 'Sacred-Games' be heard as PIL?' asks HC
Delhi High Court today sought to know whether it could hear as a PIL the plea against the Netflix series "Sacred Games" claiming that some scenes are derogatory to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and should be removed.
16 Jul 2018
RajasthanClass-10 students doing abysmally in math, worse than Class-3 students
The latest National Achievement Survey (NAS) assessed 15L students across all states and union territories to reveal alarming findings: Class-10 students were doing far worse than even Class-3 students, especially in Mathematics, where average scores were less than 40%.
