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01 May 2017
DelhiDelhi: Interstate arms racket busted, 40 pistols seized
An interstate arms racket was unearthed in Delhi and 40 pistols recovered. Two men were also nabbed from Anand Vihar railway station while they were supplying arms to their clients.
01 May 2017
JharkhandJharkhand BJP workers forge Jayant Sinha's signature to scam youths
Some BJP workers in MoS Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha's constituency Hazaribagh have been forging his signature to extort money from unemployed youths.
01 May 2017
DelhiGhaziabad: 7 year old child kidnapped, raped, left to die
In yet another horrifying case, a man in Delhi raped a seven-year-old girl, a distant relative, when they had come to attend a wedding in Ghaziabad.
01 May 2017
Yogi AdityanathAccording to media, UP CM Adityanath dreams of "donkey-free" roads
Speaking at Deoria, UP CM Yogi Adityanath promised to make roads 'gaddha-mukt' (pothole-free) by June.
01 May 2017
IndiaUrbanpod: India's very own capsule hotels in Mumbai
Presenting Mumbai's infamous space crunch as a hospitality fad, two entrepreneurs Hiren Gandhi and Shalabh Mittal have opened Urbanpod, India's first capsule hotel opposite Santa Cruz Electronic Export Processing Zone in Andheri, Mumbai.
01 May 2017
Rajasthan23 lakh pregnant women 'missing' in Rajasthan from 2011-16
In just five years from 2011 to 2016, 23 lakh pregnant women from Rajasthan dropped off the health department's radar, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has revealed.
01 May 2017
MeerutForest dept searches for national level shooter over illegal-wildlife recovery
The Forest Department is on the lookout for Prashant Vishnoi, a national level shooter, after they recovered illegal wildlife trophies from his father's house in Meerut.
01 May 2017
IndiaNITI Aayog vision document: Setting targets for a "New India"
NITI Aayog Chairperson Arvind Panagariya released its 15 years vision document at the third meeting of the Governing Council.
30 Apr 2017
IndiaSBI ATM dispenses Rs. 500 notes without Gandhi's image
An SBI ATM in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district dispensed Rs. 500 notes without the image of Mahatma Gandhi on it.
30 Apr 2017
Ministry Of Home AffairsJ&K: Terror attack death toll rising since 2013
Data from the Home Ministry has revealed that the number of deaths from militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir has been on the rise since 2013.
30 Apr 2017
IndiaHIV: Health ministry to formulate seven-year National Strategic Plan
Union Ministry on Health and Family Welfare is planning to formulate a National Strategic Plan to effectively eliminate HIV/AIDS in seven years.
30 Apr 2017
KarnatakaMaharashtra's Jalyukta Shivar scheme relieves drought in Marathwada
Reports have indicated that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's Jalyukta Shivar scheme has helped alleviate drought conditions in the Marathwada district.
30 Apr 2017
HaryanaHaryana Lokayukta seeks probe into Soha Ali Khan's arms-license
The Gurugram police have been directed to initiate a probe into the issuance of an arms license to actor Soha Ali Khan in 1996. The police have been asked to submit a report in this regard.
30 Apr 2017
IndiaIndia's global diplomacy stature: Cyprus seeks help in Turkey issue
Evident of India's growing global diplomacy stature, Cyprus sought India's help in its reunification efforts with Turkey.
29 Apr 2017
Pakistan NewsWho will be gangster Dawood Ibrahim's successor?
Amid rumours on his health and death, a buzz on who will be his successor has already started.
29 Apr 2017
Indian RailwaysRailways forgets to wake up passenger, fined Rs. 5,000
A consumer grievance forum has fined Railways Rs. 5,000 for failing to wake up a passenger who had registered on its wake-up alert services.
29 Apr 2017
JharkhandJharkhand: Electricity shortage forces doctors to work under phone light
The Balumath community health centre in Jharkhand's Latehar district has been reeling under poor electricity supply, forcing doctors to look at patients and at times even operate on them under phone flashlights.
29 Apr 2017
IndiaSC asks for FIRs on all encounter deaths including AFSPA
Dealing a blow to the Indian armed forces as well as the Centre, the Supreme Court has mandated that FIRs be filed against all encounter deaths in the country, including AFSPA related ones.
28 Apr 2017
Sexual HarassmentMahesh Murthy, influential investor, faces string of molestation allegations
Mahesh Murthy, founder of Pinstorm and partner at venture capital firm Seedfund, has been regularly cropping up in headlines since a few months for allegedly sexually abusing several women.
28 Apr 2017
Yogi AdityanathMeerut school asks students to sport Yogi haircut
The Rishabh Academy Co-educational English Medium School in Meerut has imposed new rules for 2800 students between Class 1-12.
28 Apr 2017
JaipurJet Airways passenger detained for tweeting hijack to PM Modi
A Jet Airways passenger was detained at Jaipur airport after he tweeted to PM Modi that his flight may be hijacked.
28 Apr 2017
IndiaSurvey reveals Karnataka is India's most corrupt state
A survey conducted by the Center for Media Studies has revealed that Karnataka is the most corruption-riddled state in the country.
28 Apr 2017
IndiaDelhi school fears 'bad name' if rape survivor attends classes
Parents of a rape survivor in Delhi have alleged that her school has asked them not to send her to classes as it would "tarnish" their institute's name.
28 Apr 2017
North KoreaIndia occupies 4th position in online security breaches: Symantec study
The recent push for digitization in India has been made amidst concerns on right to privacy violations and the vulnerability of India's cyber-infrastructure.
28 Apr 2017
Madhya PradeshEngineer makes fake Aadhaar cards for clinical trials
A youth in Gujarat was apprehended by police for creating 100s of fake Aadhaar cards.
28 Apr 2017
IndiaIndia slips 3 positions in global press freedom ranks
India slipped 3 places in the world press freedom rankings from 133 to 136 among 180 countries.
28 Apr 2017
DelhiHC raps Delhi Metro, CISF after deaf-mute girl goes missing
The Delhi High Court slammed the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) after a 19-year-old deaf and mute girl, Sunita, went missing from the Adarsh Nagar metro station.
28 Apr 2017
IndiaKupwara terror strikes: Soldier on sentry duty twice evades death
India is working on damage control following the terrorist attack on the Kupwara Army camp in Jammu & Kashmir.
28 Apr 2017
IndiaForget anti-Romeo squads, address violent crimes: UP's women's rights activists
Since coming to power, UP CM Yogi Adityanath has identified women's safety as top priority. Anti-romeo squads were set up as a hallmark initiative to crackdown on eve-teasing.
28 Apr 2017
IndiaDeep nexus: Swiss firm Roche allegedly blocked cheaper cancer drugs
Competition Commission of India, the country's anti-trust regulator, has ordered a probe against Swiss drug maker Roche, which was allegedly attempting to maintain monopoly in the breast cancer drug market.
27 Apr 2017
Jammu And KashmirUP CM Adityanath's security beefed up over terror threats
Intelligence agencies have received inputs that there may be an assassination attempt on UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. His Z-plus security has now been tightened to ensure that any attack can be foiled.
27 Apr 2017
IndiaFor the first time, free condoms for everyone in India
In the first such scheme, citizens in most major cities of India can now order in a minimum of one box of condoms - 144 pieces - for free.
27 Apr 2017
Kumar Mangalam BirlaIIM-A Director Ashish Nanda steps down
Ashish Nanda, director of IIM Ahmedabad has decided to step down from his post.
27 Apr 2017
Yogi AdityanathCM Adityanath calls for resumption of Ramleela, Raaslila in UP
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered the resumption of Ramleela and Raaslila in Ayodhya and Mathura respectively.
27 Apr 2017
Delhi GovernmentDelhi Metro: Minimum fare to be hiked to Rs. 10
A panel appointed by the Urban Development Ministry recommended that minimum fares for the Delhi Metro be hiked to Rs. 10 and the maximum fare be hiked to Rs. 50.
27 Apr 2017
MumbaiGondia Crash: Instructor, trainee die after crash splits aircraft
Flight instructor captain Rajan Gupta (35) and trainee pilot Himani Kalyan (24) died when their aircraft crashed in the Wainganga River near the Maharashtra-MP border.
27 Apr 2017
Solar EnergyIIT Roorkee scientists use Jamuns to make solar cells
Scientists at IIT Roorkee have found a way to make cheap solar cells using jamuns.
27 Apr 2017
BiharVIP culture over Sukma martyrs: Truck halted for Nitish's convoy
A week after the central government banned beacons on vehicles to curb VIP culture, a vehicle carrying the body of one of the Sukma martyrs was halted to make way for CM Nitish Kumar's convoy.
27 Apr 2017
Ministry Of Home AffairsCentre puts out hit-list against Maoist leadership
In response to the deadly Sukma attack that killed 25 CRPF jawans, the Centre has given security forces a hit-list of the top leadership of the Naxalite movement.
27 Apr 2017
IndiaCRPF jawan loses kin, lashes out at Rajnath Singh
Another Facebook video of a frustrated CRPF jawan Pankaj Mishra surfaced where he spoke against Rajnath Singh after having lost a relative in the Sukma Maoist attack.
