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21 Jul 2018

Chennai

Aircraft develops snag while landing in Chennai Airport, passengers safe

An aircraft which arrived at Chennai Airport this morning from Mumbai developed a snag before landing, and its pilot sought the airport to be on "local standby".

21 Jul 2018

Bihar

Bihar: Liquor worth Rs. 10 lakh seized in Muzaffarpur

Police today seized a huge consignment of Indian-Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), worth Rs. 10 lakh, from Sujawalpur Chowk in Muzaffarpur district of "dry" Bihar.

21 Jul 2018

Rainfall

Delhi-NCR witnesses another spell of rains; humidity level remains high

Parts of Delhi and the NCR witnessed rains in the afternoon even as humidity levels continued to remain high.

21 Jul 2018

Haryana

Haryana: Newborn dies, family accuses doctors of not giving proper-treatment

A newborn died soon after birth in Haryana's Ambala, following which the family accused the doctors of not giving the mother proper treatment.

21 Jul 2018

India

Why can't a hardworking Indian relate to Rahul Gandhi?

Rahul Gandhi comes, he sees, he goofs-up, he comes again, he sees again, and he goofs-up again. And, the cycle repeats.

ED files charge sheet against ex-HP CM Virbhadra's son

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today filed a charge sheet in a Delhi court against former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Virbhadra Singh's son Vikramaditya, in a money laundering case which also involves Virbhadra.

Uttarakhand: Death toll in Tehri bus accident rises to 16

The death toll in Uttarakhand's July 19 Tehri district accident, where a bus rolled down a 250-meter deep gorge, has risen to 16.

21 Jul 2018

Haryana

Haryana: Rs. 8.95 lakh cash looted from ATM in Hisar

Unidentified robbers allegedly looted Rs. 8.95 lakh cash from an ATM of a public sector bank after injuring its security guard in Sector 16 of Hisar district of Haryana.

21 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

Bareilly NGO head announces rewards for stoning triple talaq activists

The head of a Bareilly NGO yesterday allegedly announced cash rewards for anyone who stones and shaves the heads of two women who led campaigns against triple talaq.

21 Jul 2018

Kerala

Kerala: Center approves Rs. 80cr aid to deal with floods

"The Center has sanctioned Rs. 80 crore to Kerala as initial assistance to deal with "unprecedented rains and floods," Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said today.

21 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai's '10-storey high' bridge between Worli-Sewri to displace hundreds

Mumbai is getting a new 'sckyscraper bridge' - 32m high, the height of a 10-storey building - between Worli and Sewri.

21 Jul 2018

Sonia Gandhi

National Herald Case: Subramanian Swamy records his statement in Delhi-court

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today recorded his statement before a Delhi court in the National Herald case, filed by him against Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, his mother Sonia Gandhi, and other accused.

21 Jul 2018

Odisha

Man wanted in 2014 murder-case caught by Himachal Pradesh Police

The Himachal Pradesh Police today claimed to have caught a man, who was a proclaimed offender in a murder case registered four years ago in Odisha.

21 Jul 2018

Lok Sabha

New law recommends seven-year imprisonment for bribe givers

The Rajya Sabha yesterday passed a bill to punish those giving bribes to public servants, approving imprisonment of up to seven years.

21 Jul 2018

The Tribune

Haryana 'godman' arrested for allegedly raping, filming 120 women

A 60-year-old chief priest at the Balaknath Temple in Haryana's Tohana was arrested after videos of him raping a woman surfaced online.

21 Jul 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Delhi pilgrim dies en route to Vaishno Devi shrine

A 30-year-old man from Delhi died of a suspected heart attack en route to the cave shrine of Vaishno Devi in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.

21 Jul 2018

Maneka Gandhi

Issue instructions to conduct MoCs' inspection: WCD Ministry to states

The Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry has said that it has asked all states and Union Territories to issue instructions for conducting an inspection of all homes run by the Missionaries of Charity (MoC).

21 Jul 2018

India

Paytm Mall hiring 5,000 graduates through 'Campus Icon': Details here

Paytm Mall launching the second edition of its Campus Icon program, aiming to hire 5,000 graduates this time.

#IndiaIsLynched: On suspicion of cow-smuggling, mob kills man in Alwar

In Alwar, Rajasthan, a man named Akbar Khan was lynched by a mob on suspicion of cow-smuggling. Reports said 28-year-old Khan and his unnamed accomplice were attacked by a mob in Ramgarh.

21 Jul 2018

India

Delhi: Man killed for passing lewd comments on woman

A 35-year-old e-rickshaw driver was stabbed to death in southeast Delhi's Jaipur area yesterday, by two men after he allegedly passed lewd comments about the sister of one of the accused, the police said.

21 Jul 2018

HealthBytes

#HealthBytes: 5 simple exercises for people stuck with desk jobs

Stuck in a 9-to-5, in-office, desk job? You're not alone.

20 Jul 2018

India

#HealthBytes: Here's how you can help yourself quit smoking

The ill-effects of smoking are known to most and need not be repeatedly iterated.

20 Jul 2018

Health & Wellness

#HealthBytes: 5 amazing health benefits of green tea

Native to China and India, green tea has gradually become a global phenomenon with its huge list of miraculous health benefits.

20 Jul 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra doctor ditches white-coat, stethoscope for robes, becomes Jain monk

A topper throughout school life, a gold-medalist medical science student and a practising doctor for three years belonging to a millionaire family: everything was set for this 28-year-old till Wednesday.

20 Jul 2018

Health & Wellness

#HealthBytes: 5 healthy vegetarian options for breakfast

They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. You must make it big and healthy, so that you get the much needed kick-start to your day.

20 Jul 2018

Narendra Modi

No-confidence motion against Modi is 27th in Lok Sabha history

The no-confidence motion moved against the Narendra Modi-led government, taken up in the Lok Sabha today, is the 27th in the history of the House and the first in 15 years.

20 Jul 2018

Rajasthan

30 IAS, 75 IPS officers transferred, redesignated in Rajasthan

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Rajasthan government has transferred and redesignated 30 IAS and 75 IPS officers.

20 Jul 2018

India

Want to work with WhatsApp India? Here's your chance

For its first full-time hire in India, WhatsApp is looking for a country head, a position that has been vacant since long.

20 Jul 2018

India

Railways to have 100% bio-toilets by 2019, says Piyush Goyal

Indian Railways will have 100% bio-toilets by next year that will make tracks safe and eliminate defecation on the rail lines, which is not only unhygienic but affects rail safety because the uric acid damages them, causing accidents, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said today.

20 Jul 2018

Education

Number of girls in IITs distressingly-low, needs to rise: President

President Ram Nath Kovind today said girls often outscore boys in board examinations, colleges and universities, but their number is "distressingly low" in the IITs and it has to increase.

20 Jul 2018

Ravi Shankar Prasad

Defying Centre, Collegium re-proposes KM Joseph's elevation as SC judge

Three months after the government passed over Uttarakhand HC Judge KM Joseph's name for elevation to the SC, the Collegium has reiterated his name again.

20 Jul 2018

Indian Railways

Rajdhani, Shatabdi late by over 20% in April-June, courtesy maintenance-work

Railways' premium trains Shatabdi and Rajdhani ran late by around 30% and 22% respectively during the last two months, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain informed Rajya Sabha today.

20 Jul 2018

India

ABD getting hate comments proves outrage is India's middle name

It's just another day on the Internet and Indians are outraged for absolutely no reason. This time, the receiver of unworthy hatred is South African cricketing legend AB de Villiers.

20 Jul 2018

Aadhaar Card

Aadhaar 'Biometric Lock' facility: All you need to know

On July 18, in a official tweet, UIDAI announced the launch of a new online facility that allows users to "lock/unlock" their Aadhaar biometric data.

20 Jul 2018

India

'Taking steps to check fake-news during elections': Whatsapp assures EC

WhatsApp has informed the Election Commission (EC) that it will take various steps ahead of polls to prevent the misuse of its messaging platform, and bring to India its fake news verification model which has been used in other markets.

NEET-2018: SC stays HC order, no new merit-list for now

Uncertainty is not yet over for NEET candidates of 2018. Ten days after the Madras HC ordered 196 additional marks to each student who had taken the test in Tamil, the SC has stayed the order.

20 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: 78 women prisoners of Byculla jail fall ill, hospitalized

As many as 78 women prisoners of Byculla jail were admitted to JJ Hospital in Mumbai today after they complained of nausea, vomiting and loose motion, Mukund Tayade, Hospital Dean said, adding the number was expected to go up.

20 Jul 2018

Haryana

Panchkula: 22-yr-old alleges rape by 40 men for four days

A 22-year-old woman in Haryana's Panchkula has alleged that she was raped by 40 men after being held captive in a guesthouse in Morni Hills, where she had gone to find a job, for four days.

Passengers flying from Delhi might soon have to pay more

Airfares for people flying out of Delhi's IGI Airport might soon undergo a hike, although a marginal one, as its operator, the DIAL, requested permission for increasing 'passenger service fee' (PSF).

20 Jul 2018

Murder

Gauri Lankesh murder: SIT arrests 7th suspect in Bengaluru

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh has arrested the seventh suspect in the case, investigating officer MN Ancheth said.