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02 Aug 2018
IndiaRailways increases 'vacancies' for assistant loco pilots, technicians to 60,000
In a big relief to 47.56L candidates appearing for the first set of computer-based tests for the 26,502 vacancies of assistant loco pilots and technicians to be held on August 9, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal today said the number of "vacancies" has been more than doubled to 60,000.
02 Aug 2018
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh: Man kills minor-girlfriend because she refused to talk
Enraged because she refused to talk to him, a 22-year-old man allegedly killed a minor girl at Tilgavan village in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
02 Aug 2018
XRemember the shoe-doctor? Anand Mahindra got him a new kiosk
In April, Anand Mahindra couldn't stop praising a cobbler, because of his marketing skills. The cobbler prefers calling himself a shoe doctor, and Mahindra spoke about his out-of-the-box thinking on Twitter.
02 Aug 2018
MumbaiMumbai police advise people against taking up 'Kiki dance challenge'
Mumbai Police today advised people against taking up the "Kiki dance challenge" saying it poses a threat to their safety.
02 Aug 2018
HaryanaGurugram: Three arrested for chopping off Muslim youth's beard
Three persons were arrested today for allegedly assaulting, abusing, and chopping off a Muslim youth's beard at Sector 37 in Gurugram, police said.
02 Aug 2018
Piyush GoyalRailway Minister approves new policy for promotion of railway sportspersons
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal today approved a new policy for promotion of railway sportspersons, according to which not just those who win medals but even those who are awarded Padma Shri or have produced medal winners will be promoted as officers.
02 Aug 2018
West Bengal277 'fake' engineering colleges in India, Delhi tops list
Delhi, India's capital, is one of the top rankers in several undesirable aspects: crimes against women, general crimes, drug consumption, drug trafficking, and even human trafficking.
02 Aug 2018
IndiaAadhaar: Soon you can change address without submitting proof
The UIDAI is launching a new system next April to make it easier for subscribers to update their address.
02 Aug 2018
JharkhandMembers of this tribe pay liquor as fine for crimes
Last week, when Dalu Birhor engaged in a brawl with a neighbor, he was fined two bottles of Hariya (a locally-brewed liquor).
02 Aug 2018
GujaratGujarat: Dalit youth sports mustache causing clash between Dalits, Rajputs
Members of Dalit and Rajput communities clashed in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, after Karadia Rajputs, an OBC group, allegedly objected to a Dalit youth wearing shorts and sporting a mustache.
02 Aug 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: 5 Indian dinner options that help in weight-loss
Weight loss isn't about shrinking your diet or fasting. In fact, such practices are unhealthy.
02 Aug 2018
IndiaSupersonic interceptor missile successfully test-fired off Odisha coast
India today successfully test-fired an indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile from a test range off the Odisha coast to validate "some improved features", defense sources said.
02 Aug 2018
GurugramWoman goes to make tea, finds 5-foot-long snake in kitchen
It was a normal day for Suman Gautam, who lives in Sheetla Colony, Gurugram, till she spotted a five-foot-long Indian rock python in her kitchen.
02 Aug 2018
Tamil NaduTN: Cash-for-marks racket unearthed at Anna University; 10 professors booked
The Tamil Nadu Police has booked 10 professors, including a former controller of examinations of the Anna University, for allegedly receiving money from some engineering students and giving them extra marks during re-evaluation, officials said today.
02 Aug 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra Home Guards develops app to ensure transparency in personnel-deployment
The Maharashtra Home Guards has developed a web-based application to ensure transparency in the deployment of its personnel.
02 Aug 2018
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu: AIADMK Thiruparankundram MLA, AK Bose, passes away
Ruling AIADMK MLA, AK Bose, representing Thiruparankundram Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu, died due to a heart attack in the early hours today, his family said. He was 69.
02 Aug 2018
BiharBihar: 40-year-old murders young wife, sleeps with corpse for days
A Bihar-based man killed his wife and slept with her dead body for almost a week, but was tipped off when neighbors and relatives complained of a foul smell emanating from his residence.
02 Aug 2018
IndiaUP: Father kills daughter who wanted inter-caste marriage
A 21-year-old woman was strangled to death by her father, who was against her decision to marry a man from another caste, in Daulatpur village of UP's Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said today.
02 Aug 2018
Nupur PrasadDelhi: 6 burglars caught dancing on CCTV camera arrested
A gang of six burglars who were caught dancing on CCTV camera footage before committing robbery in north Delhi's Lahori Gate area have been arrested, police said yesterday.
02 Aug 2018
BiharMuzaffarpur shelter-home: SC bars media from publishing minors' visuals
The SC has taken suo motu cognizance of the Muzaffapur shelter home sex abuse case. Among its first directions were instructions to media not to publish visuals of the minor victims, even in blurred or morphed form.
02 Aug 2018
West BengalMaharashtra mulls giving livestock, ponds for fish farming on demand
With an aim to boost the income of farmers, the Maharashtra government is considering a proposal to provide livestock and ponds for fish farming to farmers.
02 Aug 2018
HyderabadHyderabad: Jazeera Airways flight catches fire after landing, passengers safe
The right engine of Kuwait's Jazeera Airways aircraft, carrying about 150 passengers, caught a minor fire after it landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad at 1:30 am today.
02 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiNagaland CM requests PM to grant assistance for rain-hit state
Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has requested PM Narendra Modi for granting immediate interim assistance to combat the crisis in the state due to incessant rain for the past few weeks.
02 Aug 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC to examine whether there should be total-ban on firecrackers
The Supreme Court yesterday said it would examine whether there should be a total ban on the use of firecrackers as it noted that air-pollution reached hazardous proportions during Diwali.
02 Aug 2018
KeralaKerala: Four family members buried inside house, black-magic suspected
In a shocking incident, four members of a family were found buried inside their house in Kerala's Thdopuzha in Idukki district on Wednesday.
02 Aug 2018
RajasthanMayo College student allegedly drugged, sodomized by seniors multiple times
A Class 11 student of Ajmer's reputed Mayo College was sodomized by six seniors multiple times last month, his father has alleged.
02 Aug 2018
India#CareerBytes: 6 online courses to help you in JEE preparation
Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), the toughest exam for engineering aspirants in India, is offered at two levels: JEE-Main and JEE-Advanced.
02 Aug 2018
EPFO5 ways to check your PF balance
Gone are the days when your Employees Provident Fund (EPF) details were released at the end of the financial year.
01 Aug 2018
IndiaIndian healthcare system still has hope. Here's why
We have one doctor for 1674 people. Healthcare expenditure is out-of-pocket for 62% Indians, forcing over 63 million into poverty every year.
01 Aug 2018
India#TravelBytes: 5 Indian places that are prettier than Europe
Considering the humongous costs involved, we dare say that Europe is over-hyped.
01 Aug 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: 40 eco-friendly electric buses to be rolled out soon
Forty eco-friendly, battery-powered buses will soon be rolled out in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said today.
01 Aug 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaCabinet reverses SC order, takes SC/ST Act to original form
Right before the 2019 elections and a week ahead of planned Dalit protests, the Union Cabinet has introduced a bill in parliament restoring the original provisions of the SC/ST Act.
01 Aug 2018
IndiaCurious case of Pseudo Liberals and their beliefs
Let's get this out first - women suffer more than men, Dalits have traditionally suffered more than upper-caste Hindus, and Khans/Kapoors/Ambanis have easy access to almost everything.
01 Aug 2018
Petrol Diesel PricesCenter, industry want petroleum products under GST: Oil Minister Pradhan
The Center and the petroleum industry favor inclusion of petroleum products in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) but the GST Council will take a final call on it, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today.
01 Aug 2018
West BengalKolkata Police grants permission to Amit Shah's rally on August-11
The Kolkata Police today granted permission for BJP president Amit Shah's proposed rally in Kolkata on August 11.
01 Aug 2018
IndiaIndia, Pakistan to install new gates at Attari-Wagah border soon
India and Pakistan are set to install new gates at the Attari-Wagah border, where people from both the sides throng every evening to watch the lowering of the national flags.
01 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshNear-fatal accident on Agra-Lucknow Expressway after road caves in
Four people narrowly escaped death as their car fell into a 20-feet deep ditch along the Agra Lucknow Expressway this morning.
01 Aug 2018
BiharBihar: Rescue mission on as 3-year-old falls into borewell shaft
Rescue operations are in full swing in Munger town of Bihar for a three-year-old girl who slipped and fell into a borewell shaft, which is over 100ft deep, last evening.
01 Aug 2018
Shashi TharoorSunanda Pushkar case: Delhi-court allows Shashi Tharoor to travel abroad
A Delhi court today allowed Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, accused in his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death case, to travel abroad.
01 Aug 2018
TelanganaTelangana: 11 trafficked minors, given sex hormone injections, rescued
Telangana Police have rescued 11 minors, including girls as young as five, from sex traffickers in the temple town of Yadagirigutta in Yadadri Bhongir.
