October 1, Gujarat A 21-year-old Dalit man was allegedly beaten to death by a group of men belonging to the upper caste Patel community for attending a garba event in Gujarat’s Anand district in the early hours on Sunday, police said. The incident took place around 4 am. Jayesh Solanki, cou

New Delhi: The country’s largest lender State Bank of India from 1st October 2017 lowered the minimum average monthly balance (MAB) requirement in a savings account to Rs 3,000 from Rs 5,000 and also revised downwards penalties for not maintaining such a balance. The public sector lender also dec

October 1, Mumbai Ramping up his rhetoric against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has warned of consequences if the bullet train is allowed to roll into Mumbai. A day after the Elphinstone Road suburban train station foot overbridge stampede o

October 1, New Delhi Government agencies in the national capital have failed the dying Yamuna yet again this year, as the nine-day-long Durga Puja festivities, which came to a halt on Saturday, left the river in dire straits. Despite a strict order by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Septe

Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday criticised the bullet train project, saying it will be a demonetisation-like move “which will kill everything else”, and suggested that the money should instead be spent on improving rail safety. The former finance minister’s comments come a day after a s

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]: Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray, on Saturday launched an all-around attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Shiv Sena’s Dussehra rally here. Taking a dig at Bullet Train announced by Prime Minister Modi, Uddhav asked why the Go

Lucknow: In a fresh and innovative move, a jail superintendent in Uttar Pradesh is offering inmates two extra glasses of milk for giving up ‘beedi smoking’ and ‘chewing gutka’. The jail superintendent of Kaushambhi district jail, B.S. Mukund has taken the step to make jail a tobacco-free zone, re

30 September, Andhra Pradesh A 30-year-old man set his brother and mother on fire as he was frustrated just because he was not able to get married. According to police, the incident took place Chapagedda district of Andhra Pradesh. The accused has been identified as Srinu Babu. His brother and

29 September, Kerala In a shocking crime that sends chills down your spine, a seven year old girl from Kerala's Kollam district was brutally raped and murdered by her uncle. The body of girl who went missing on Wednesday was found in a rubber estate in a rubber estate in Kulathupuzha, some 60 km

Ahmedabad, September 29 Merely 15km from the state capital,Gandhinagar, a dalit youth was beaten up by some upper caste people allegedly for sporting a moustache! Three persons from the darbar community allegedly abused and assaulted Piyush Parmar(24), the youth from Limbodara village in Kalol

September 29, New Delhi Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday asked why there is an outcry over deaths due to encephalitis only now when it’s been occurring for the past 40 years. The chief minister’s remarks come nearly a month after over 60 children lost their lives in state-ru

KANPUR: A student of Delhi Public School (DPS), Kalyanpur in Kanpur who attempted suicide by consuming sleeping pills and phenyl on Saturday, alleged harassment by his teachers. The Kalyanpur student is hospitalised in a critical condition. The student identified as Arsh blamed the school mana

NEW DELHI: With wave of promises to boost India’s economy, add millions of jobs and bring “good times” to the developing nation, Narendra Modi took oath as Prime Minister three years ago. Three years later, India’s economic prospects stumbled. India’s economic expansion has slowed to its lowest l

28 September Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s mother, Mehroonisa Siddiqui, has featured in top 100 inspirational and innovative women list of 2017 prepared by the BBC. The annual list is a step to support women throughout the world who speak for the welfare of other women. This year’s lis

Mumbai, September 29 At least 22 people were killed in a stampede on Friday as commuters pushed and jostled on a Mumbai railway bridge during the morning rush hour. The cause of the stampede was not immediately known. Deadly stampedes are common at the country’s pilgrimages and religious festival

Bengaluru, September 27 It seeks ban on controversial ‘made snana’, but is silent on regulating astrology, vaastu practices. The State Cabinet on Wednesday approved the much-delayed and debated KarnatakaPrevention and Eradication of Inhuman Evil Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2017 — better kn

25 September, Mizoram A car horn’s average decibel level is nearly 110dB, which is a serious health hazard as any sound above 60–70dB can result in gradual loss of hearing. Noise pollution has become such a serious problem in cities that ENT specialists say that most of the urban population suffe

26 September,  Mumbai The Bombay High Court today granted bail to retired Major Ramesh Upadhyay, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case. Accepting Upadhyay’s plea on the ground of parity – since the other prime accused in the case have been granted bail by the high court and the ape