India
Man Arrested In Fake Job Advertisement Scam In Gujarat
The Gujarat police on Saturday arrested a man for allegedly placing fake advertisements about jobs in local newspapers and collecting money from people as application fees, an official said. Cyber crime officials nabbed Sandeep Pandya in connection with...
Rohan Jaitley Set To Be Elected Unopposed, Two-way Fight For Treasurer's Post
It will be a two-way fight between former BCCI president C K Khanna's wife Shashi and Gautam Gambhir's uncle Pawan Gulati for the treasurer's post at the Delhi & District Cricket Association elections from November 5 to 8. The final electoral roll was...
UP CM Adityanath Launches 'Mission Shakti', Vows 'Zero Tolerance' to Crimes Against Women
The chief minister said the campaign, whose start coincided with the commencement of the Navrati festival dedicated to Goddess Durga, is a tribute to the woman who died after being allegedly raped by two men in Balrampur and asserted that his government h...
HDFC Bank Earnings: Q2 Net Profit Rises 16% to Rs 7,703 Crore
Total consolidated income during the quarter under review rose to Rs 38,438.47 crore as against Rs 36,130.96 crore in July-September 2019, the bank said in a release.
Police Arrest Nine After Teacher Beheaded In Paris Suburb
French police were questioning nine people in custody on Saturday after a suspected Islamist sympathiser beheaded a school teacher in broad daylight on the street in a Paris suburb, police sources said.
Pakistan Violates Ceasefire Along International Border in J&K's Kathua
There was no report of any casualty on the Indian side, they said. However, a barber shop suffered some damages, the officials said, adding the cross-border firing between the two sides stopped around 5.55 am.
Gold Price Stands at Rs 50,540, Silver Costs Rs 61,700
In Delhi and Mumbai, 22-carat yellow metal can be bought at Rs 49,280 per 10 gram and Rs 49,540 per 10 gram, while 24-carat gold costs Rs 53,750 per 10 gram and Rs 50,540 per 10 gram.
BJP MLA, His Son Barge into UP Police Station, Walk Away With Man Arrested for Eve-teasing
In the video, BJP workers can be heard asking for the lock up keys to release the accused from the police station.
MP: Bhind Cops Stamp Bullets With QR Code To Curb Gun Violence
Ahead of the Assembly bypolls in Madhya Pradesh, police in Bhind district have launched an initiative, under which bullets are being stamped with quick response (QR) codes to easily trace the shooter and to keep the use of guns in check, an official sai...
PM Narendra Modi Greets People on First Day of Navratri
"Pranams to Maa Shailputri on Day 1 of Navratri. With her blessings, may our planet be safe, healthy and prosperous. May her blessings give us strength to bring a positive change in the lives of the poor and downtrodden," the prime minister said.
Two, Including Boy Who Jumped Off Third Floor, Dead After Fire Breaks Out at Kolkata Residential Building
An elderly lady was trapped inside a washroom and died while a young boy jumped off from the building's roof in fright as the blaze engulfed the upper floors.
Tiler Peck Missed Dancing Onstage. She Went And Found One
Washington, Oct 16 (AP) When Tiler Peck started giving Instagram ballet classes from her mom's kitchen in California this spring a way of staying in shape and keeping in touch with dance fans she initially thought maybe 20 people would tune in. She wa...
NDRF Teams Still in Action in Hyderabad; State Govt Steps Up Relief Measures in Rain-affected Areas
According to a NDRF press release, rescue and evacuation operations by NDRF in the flood hit cities of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra continued as there is water in many of the areas due to heavy rainfall.
Twitter Changes Hacked Content Rules After Biden Story Furor
San Francisco (US) (AP) Twitter was wrong to block weblinks to an unverified political story, CEO Jack Dorsey said on Friday, as the company responded to criticism over its handling of the story that had prompted cries of censorship from the right. Str...
India Fares Worse Than Its Neighbours on Global Hunger Index as Covid-19 Undermines Food Security
India was ranked only above 13 countries out of a total of 107, including civil war-torn nations and dictatorships like North Korea, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Haiti and Afghanistan. India's hunger level was found to be "serious", with a score of 27.2.
NOCs Of Nine Pvt Schools Cancelled In Punjab
No Objection Certificates (NOCs) given to nine private schools were cancelled by the Punjab Education Department for violating government instructions, state Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla said on Friday. Singla said he had been personally monit...