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12 Aug 2018
India#TravelBytes: Top 5 national parks to visit in India
Traveling is about exploring new places, getting some fresh air, seeing the unseen, and doing the undone.
12 Aug 2018
TelanganaTelangana attracts over Rs. 10,000cr in Life Sciences in 4yrs
Telangana, already home to pharma majors, attracted Rs. 10,222cr investments in the Life Sciences sector in the past four years, state IT and Industries Minister KT Ramarao said.
12 Aug 2018
IndiaRailways asks drivers to hit top-speed if train is late
To improve the punctuality of trains, Indian Railways has asked drivers to hit top speed if the train is running late, an official said.
12 Aug 2018
IndiaNo privatization plans, but will take private-players' help: ISRO Chairman
ISRO Chairman K Sivan has dismissed controversial allegations of him attempting to privatize ISRO.
12 Aug 2018
BiharOCI card-holders appear to enjoy equal-rights like other Indians: HC
Delhi High Court has said that Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) appear to enjoy the fundamental rights of equality before law and freedom of speech and expression in the same way as any other Indian citizen does.
12 Aug 2018
MuslimsMuslim man, who participated in Kanwar-Yatra, stopped from offering Namaz
A Muslim man, who took part in Kanwar Yatra, was allegedly stopped from offering Namaz at a mosque in UP's Baghpat area.
12 Aug 2018
IndiaPresident Kovind to watch special-screening of 'The President's Bodyguard' documentary
President Ram Nath Kovind will watch a special screening of National Geographic's "The President's Bodyguard" documentary at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
12 Aug 2018
Indian ArmyIndian soldiers at Siachen to get special indigenous clothing, equipment
The army is manufacturing special clothing and equipment for its forces posted at the Siachen glacier - considered the world's most dangerous battlefield.
12 Aug 2018
GujaratGujarat: 7 family members killed as car falls into ditch
Seven members of a family, all minors, were killed when their car fell into a ditch in Gujarat's Panchmahal district, police said today.
12 Aug 2018
IndiaChhattisgarh CM to be elected like Sita's 'swayamvar': Congress leader
Like Goddess Sita chose Lord Ram, the Chief Minister's face of the Congress will be elected through 'swayamvar' after the Assembly elections, Chhattisgarh Leader of Opposition TS Singh Deo said.
12 Aug 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Bhopal: Hostel inmate forced to watch porn, raped for months
In the latest development in the Bhopal hostel rape case, a fourth victim has approached police and accused Ashwini Sharma of raping her and having unnatural sex.
12 Aug 2018
KeralaKerala: How a dog saved its human family from disaster
Rains and floods have ravaged Kerala, leaving at least 37 people dead and some 35,000 displaced.
12 Aug 2018
India2,800 faculty posts lying vacant in IITs, 260 in IIMs
It is not just seats that are going vacant in Indian institutes. According to data from the HRD Ministry, 5,606 posts of faculty members in central universities are yet to be filled.
12 Aug 2018
IndiaThese 'godmen' are gearing up to contest Madhya Pradesh polls
Religious leaders in Madhya Pradesh are preparing to jump into the political fray and contest the state Assembly polls due later this year.
12 Aug 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaUpdating NRC, my 'baby'; BJP failed to 'nurse' it: Gogoi
Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has claimed that the initiative to update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was his "baby" and the BJP has failed to "nurse" it properly due to which a defective draft was published with names of over 40 lakh people missing.
12 Aug 2018
Mumbai26/11: As Mumbai burned, citizens turned rescuers for their cops
The 26/11 attacks in Mumbai harmed the city in ways that can never be repaired. They destroyed families, martyred soldiers, and exposed the nation's deepest vulnerabilities.
12 Aug 2018
GoaActors smoking on-screen to convey anti-smoking message through short films
The government is looking into suggestions by a panel that short films could be made to convey an anti-smoking message to viewers by the "same actor who is depicted as smoking on screen", Anurag Srivastava, the CEO of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), said.
12 Aug 2018
BiharMuzaffarpur sex-abuse: Cops recover influential people's numbers from accused
Police have recovered a list of 40 mobile phone numbers from Brajesh Thakur, the main accused in the Muzaffarpur shelter homes abuse case, which includes those of some "powerful" people, including a minister.
12 Aug 2018
Atul Kumar ThakurRobbers steal money, but get caught in Delhi's traffic
Had it not been for the notorious traffic jams of Delhi, two robbers could have gotten away in Bhajanpura's Yamuna Vihar with around Rs. 6,000 cash on Wednesday.
12 Aug 2018
MonsoonLandslides in Manipur are mostly 'anthropogenically' induced: Environment Ministry
Every year, during monsoon, landslides claim a number of lives in Manipur, which has already witnessed six major landslides this year.
12 Aug 2018
Delhi PoliceReport any untoward incident to us: Delhi govt to schools
Delhi government has directed all schools in Delhi to immediately report to it about any untoward incident such as accident, violence, molestation or protest before it reaches the media so that quick action can be taken and also there is no "embarrassment" to the education department.
12 Aug 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: The many health benefits of yogurt
Yogurt is undeniably a super-food, and science backs the fact.
12 Aug 2018
IndiaYou can soon get Internet domain names in Indian languages
Getting an Internet domain name in English is a pass, now get ready to have it in your own regional language.
12 Aug 2018
BiharMorning prayer now mandatory for students, staff in Bihar schools
The Bihar government has made it mandatory for students and staff of schools run by it to hold morning prayers in which state songs will be crooned using loudspeakers to instill discipline and punctuality among them.
12 Aug 2018
West BengalThese 16 states may receive heavy rainfall this week
The National Disaster Management Authority on Saturday said that in the next two days, 16 states may get heavy to very heavy rainfall.
12 Aug 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Cop killed, 3 security personnel injured in terrorist encounter
A policeman has been killed and three security forces personnel injured during an early morning encounter with militants in Batmaloo in J&K's Srinagar.
12 Aug 2018
India#PolicyExplainer: Get upto Rs. 60,000/year post-retirement with Atal Pension Yojana
India is a "young" country with youth accounting for over 50% of the population. But once this young population starts aging, India may face a critical challenge because of an "unpensioned society" as over 90% of Indians aren't covered under any pension scheme.
12 Aug 2018
Dubai#TravelBytes: 5 countries you can visit, instead of buying iPhoneX
However nice the iPhone X looks, there's long list of things one can buy in the amount it ends up sucking out of your pockets.
12 Aug 2018
MonsoonTips to protect your family from dengue and chikungunya
With intermittent rains hitting parts of the country for the past two months, the risk of mosquitoes thriving increases with each passing day.
11 Aug 2018
KeralaJinsha Basheer: The woman biker fighting for social causes
This Kerala woman rides a Royal Enfield. So what, women have been bike riding since ages, you'd argue?
11 Aug 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka: 261 lower-primary schools have no students, but 229 teachers
In June, Karnataka Government had decided to merge those government schools with zero to poor enrolment with the ones that are high-performing.
11 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshGoa: UP man arrested for bid to kidnap 6-year-old girl
A man from Uttar Pradesh was arrested today for allegedly trying to kidnap a six-year-old girl in Vasco town, around 40km from Panaji.
11 Aug 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: Tips to using a condom correctly
Talking of contraceptives, condoms are handy, easily storable, widely available, and above all, effective (most of them are!)
11 Aug 2018
West BengalKolkata: Israel opens visa application center for WB, Northeastern tourists
To encourage more Indian travelers to visit Israel, the latter has opened a visa application center in Kolkata for tourists from West Bengal and the Northeastern states, sources in the Israel embassy said.
11 Aug 2018
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)October gift: Noida-Greater Noida Metro link to become operational
In a development that's set to being relief to a lot of metro commuters, the 30km Noida-Greater Noida metro line will become operational from October, said officials.
11 Aug 2018
India#CareerBytes: Top 5 best affordable MBA schools in India
Cracking the gruelling management entrance exams like CAT is one thing, but being able to pay the unbelievably high fee is another.
11 Aug 2018
Narendra ModiRaGa not given proper security during Chennai visit: TN Congress
Congress president Rahul Gandhi was not provided proper security when he was in Chennai to pay his last respects to DMK leader M Karunanidhi, the Tamil Nadu Congress unit alleged today demanding action against police officers responsible for the lapse.
11 Aug 2018
FacebookMan held for creating fake Facebook-profile of Patanjali's Acharya Balkrishna
A man, who allegedly created a fake Facebook account of Acharya Balkrishna of the Patanjali Group and engaged in vulgar conversations with the people, has been arrested in Noida today.
11 Aug 2018
PunePune: Man exploded crude bomb outside girlfriend's home after breakup
A 20-year-old man, along with his friend, was arrested for allegedly exploding a crude bomb outside the house of a teenage girl with whom the accused claimed to be in a relationship earlier.
11 Aug 2018
IndiaCIDCO announces lottery for 14,838 affordable apartments in Navi Mumbai
The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO), a state planning agency, today announced a lottery for 14,838 affordable apartments in the Navi Mumbai area.
