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Explosive revelations: Did Sonia Gandhi influence probe against 'Tehelka'?

In her new autobiography, former Samata Party president Jaya Jaitly has alleged Congress' Sonia Gandhi tried to influence a probe against 'Tehelka'.

06 Nov 2017

India

#DefenseDiaries: INS Chakra, the deadliest shark in the Indian Ocean

The INS Chakra, India's sole nuclear attack submarine, is among the deadliest vessels in the Indian Navy's arsenal.

06 Nov 2017

Piyush Goyal

Railway employees to get Aadhaar-enabled attendance system from January

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal seems determined to deliver a better and safer train network. For this, the ministry is exhorting employees to work sincerely.

06 Nov 2017

Jaipur

Guwahati civic body mandates daily singing of national anthem

Less than a week after the Jaipur municipal corporation mandated daily singing of the national anthem by staff, the Guwahati civic body has now followed suit.

06 Nov 2017

Madhya Pradesh

At Ujjain's donkey fair, 'Ram Rahim' and 'Honeypreet' are sold!

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Ram Rahim Singh and his adopted daughter Honeypreet are in prison, serving their time for different crimes.

06 Nov 2017

India

You might be able to link Aadhaar-SIM from home

Telecom operators have come up with options for customers to re-verify their Aadhaar-registered phone number without having to visit stores.

06 Nov 2017

Gorakhpur

Tragedy in BRD again: 30 children die in 48 hours

Gorakhpur's Baba Raghav Das (BRD) Medical College Hospital in UP is once again in the news. This time, at least 30 children have died in just two days at the hospital.

06 Nov 2017

India

Demonetization anniversary: I-T gears up to catch the "big fish"

As the demonetization anniversary nears, I-T is actively engrossed in bringing into its net the "big fish" owning unexplained wealth.

06 Nov 2017

Indian Railways

30 luxurious Rajdhanis, Shatabdis under Operation Swarn: Here's the first!

Weeks after the launch of 'Operation Swarn', the Railways will display its first 'gold standard' train today.

06 Nov 2017

India

Paradise Papers leak reveals how 714 Indians stashed money abroad

At least 714 Indians have been named in the Paradise Papers, a cache of 13.4 million documents that constitute the biggest-ever leak of financial data.

06 Nov 2017

Madhya Pradesh

Her presence of mind saved Bhopal gang-rape victim. Here's how

Debating whether to kill her or hold her captive for ransom, her rapists finally asked her about her parents. Despite both of them in the police, she said her mother was a tailor and father a daily wager. Thinking she was poor, they left.

06 Nov 2017

India

DA of judges hiked as salary increase bill awaits approval

Judges of the SC and 24 HCs will now get raised dearness allowance (DA) in accordance with the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission (CPC).

05 Nov 2017

Mumbai

Suspected ISIS operative arrested in Mumbai, was planning terror attacks

A suspected ISIS terrorist was arrested from the Mumbai Airport yesterday. Abu Zaid was nabbed as soon as he arrived from Saudi Arabia, police said.

05 Nov 2017

India

21 categories of even the severely-disabled can now become doctors

In a significant development, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has now opened up admissions to 21 categories of severely disabled people.

05 Nov 2017

India

Signature Hyderabadi dishes get India Post stamps

Trademark Hyderabadi dishes biryani, baghare baingan, and seviyan have all made their way into India postage, with the Department of Post issuing stamps with photos of the same.

05 Nov 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

Two terrorists killed as army foils infiltration bid in Uri

The army successfully foiled an infiltration attempt in J&K's Uri sector this morning. Two terrorists were killed in the ensuing gunfight.

05 Nov 2017

India

Apple to hire techies from Indian colleges, for first time

In a first, Apple is set to come to an Indian college campus to hire talent. It will start with the International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad (IIIT-H).

05 Nov 2017

India

Army Chief: Time for Bharat Ratna for Field Marshal Cariappa

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said the late Field Marshal KM Cariappa deserves to be awarded the Bharat Ratna.

04 Nov 2017

India

NITI Aayog: Poverty, corruption free India by 2022

Modi government's think-tank NITI Aayog presented a New India @2022 document which envisaged India to be free from "poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism."

04 Nov 2017

Indian Railways

Indian-Railways goes green! Disposable eco-friendly towels, pillow-covers for Rajdhani Express

Passengers traveling on the newly-launched third Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Express can say goodbye to dirty hand towels, and pillow covers provided on trains.

04 Nov 2017

Gujarat

Akshardham temple terror-attack case: Key accused arrested after 15 years

Fifteen years after the deadly terror strike on the Akshardham Temple in Gujarat's Gandhinagar in September 2002, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch Police arrested Ajmeri Abdul Rashid, a key accused in the case.

04 Nov 2017

India

IndiGo Airlines staffer behaves "rudely" with badminton star PV Sindhu

India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu lashed out at IndiGo Airlines after having a "very bad experience" while flying to Mumbai.

04 Nov 2017

Uttar Pradesh

What caused the explosion at NTPC Unchahar power plant?

Preliminary probe on the boiler explosion at NTPC's Unchahar power plant suggested its 500MW Unit-6 was operating on a less-than-sanctioned load for over an hour.

04 Nov 2017

India

Modi: With GST, our rankings of "doing business" will improve

While speaking at the 'India's Business Reforms' conference in New Delhi, PM Modi lauded his government and corporate India's "hard work" for ensuring that India breaks into the top-100 of the World Bank's "Ease of doing business" report.

04 Nov 2017

India

Kartik-Purnima tragedy: 3 dead, 10 injured in Bihar's Begusarai stampede

At least three women have been killed in a stampede at Simaria Ghat in Bihar's Begusarai as hundreds gathered to participate in Kartik Purnima celebrations today.

04 Nov 2017

Chennai

Chennai reels under heavy rains: 12 killed, schools remain shut

Torrential rains continued to lash Chennai, crippling normal life and raising the death-toll to 12 from the northeast-monsoon that arrived on 27 October.

04 Nov 2017

India

#DefenseDiaries: C-130J Super Hercules, IAF's versatile workhorse

Recently, the Indian Air Force landed its Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules transport plane on the Agra-Lucknow Expressway.

03 Nov 2017

Delhi

The blind can't identify new Rs. 50-note: PIL in Delhi-HC

A PIL filed in Delhi HC claimed the newly-issued Rs. 50 notes are so designed that visually-impaired people cannot identify or differentiate them from other notes.

03 Nov 2017

India

Supreme Court says no to technical education through correspondence courses

In a landmark judgment affecting millions of Students across India, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled against institutes providing technical Education through long-distance courses.

03 Nov 2017

India

Girl-child brings not only joy but gold in this town!

Even as India's sex-ratio and gender-gap continue to worsen, a small town in Kerala's Muslim-majority Malappuram is making efforts to promote the girl child.

03 Nov 2017

Chennai

Chennai rain: City reels under severe waterlogging, showers to continue

Heavy rains continue to lash Chennai and surrounding regions in Tamil Nadu. Life has been thrown out of gear as the administration works on a "war footing".

03 Nov 2017

India

World Food India: Modi lauds India's role in food processing

PM Modi inaugurated the three-day World Food India, 2017.

03 Nov 2017

India

Demonetization: SC disposes petitions seeking permission to deposit notes

The SC today disposed of 14 petitions seeking permission to deposit demonetized notes. Petitioners had submitted they couldn't deposit them in banks within the prescribed deadline (December 31, 2016) due to unavoidable reasons.

03 Nov 2017

India

Don't create panic, inform customers deadline for Aadhaar linking: SC

The SC has directed telcos and banks not to create panic among customers and inform them of proper deadlines to link Aadhaar instead of threatening immediate deactivation of services.

03 Nov 2017

Uttar Pradesh

Bhadohi: Over 60 students ill after eating expired biscuits

Over 60 students in UP's Bhadohi have fallen ill allegedly after eating expired biscuits provided by the Aashram Paddati Vidyalaya, ANI reported.

03 Nov 2017

India

Mandatory to link Aadhaar-SIM by February 6, Centre reiterates

The Centre has reiterated in the SC that linking of Aadhaar and SIM is mandatory by February 6, 2018. It submitted this was in accordance with a February'17 order passed by the court itself.

02 Nov 2017

India

Allowance for differently-abled children of govt employees hiked by 80%

The annual education allowance for differently-abled children of government employees has been hiked from Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 54,000.

02 Nov 2017

India

Goa, Kerala best states for women, Delhi, Bihar worst

The first ever gender vulnerability index (GVI) has revealed that the safest state for women in India is Goa (0.66), followed by Kerala (0.63) and Mizoram (0.63).

02 Nov 2017

India

People in Meghalaya want to "opt out" of Aadhaar system

Over 100 people have joined a campaign to opt-out of Aadhaar system in Meghalaya, claiming they were "coerced" into getting their 12-digit unique identification number.

02 Nov 2017

Delhi

Nalin Kohli made vice-chairman of anti-doping disciplinary panel

BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli has been made the vice-chairman of the Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) under the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).