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Boat with 61 onboard capsizes in Godavari River: At least 11 dead, several missing

A boat with 61 people onboard capsized in the Godavari River in East Godavari district on Sunday afternoon. The incident took place near Kachaluru Mandal when the boat, which was ferrying towards the Pappi Hills, tried making a narrow turn. At least 11 people have died including the drivers of the b

‘No job crisis, North Indians lack qualifications’: Union minister Santosh Gangwar

Amid a debilitating economic slowdown, Union minister Santosh Gangwar has claimed that there was no dearth of job opportunities in the country but North Indian candidates lacked qualifications. “I want to say that there is no dearth of job opportunities in the country. Those who come for recruitm

Interpol issues red notice to Nirav Modi's brother Nehal in connection with Rs 13,600 Cr PNB fraud

New Delhi: The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Nehal Modi, brother of Nirav Modi, the main accused in the USD 2 billion PNB scam case, officials said on Friday. They said the global arrest warrant against the Belgian national Nehal, 40, has been issued on charges of alleged

GST Superintendent from Meerut arrested by CBI in Rs 3 lakh bribe case

The CBI has arrested a superintendent in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Department from Meerut for allegedly taking Rs 3 lakh to clear a pending case, officials said on Friday. Vikas Kumar Singh, posted at the GST department, Meerut, was caught by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for a

Five remedial steps can reverse slowdown, says former PM Manmohan Singh

Five remedial measures can reverse the current slowdown, which is both structural and cyclic mainly because of the demonetisation debacle and faulty implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, former Prime Minister and economist Manmohan Singh said in an interview to a daily publication. The ve

UP woman sits on snakes while talking on phone; gets bitten, dies

In a bizarre incident, a woman while talking on the phone sat down on a pair of snakes, got bitten and died minutes later. The incident took place in Riyanv village in Gorakhpur on Wednesday. Gita, wife of Jai Singh Yadav who works in Thailand, was talking to her husband on phone. A pair of sn

Truck driver pays whopping Rs 1.41 lakh fine for flouting traffic rules

NEW DELHI: A truck owner paid a whopping Rs 1.41 lakh fine for vehicle overloading following the implementation of new traffic challan rates under the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act which came into effect on September 1. The truck, which has Rajasthan vehicle registration plate, was challaned Rs

Chandrababu Naidu and Nara Lokesh placed under house arrest amid protests in Andhra

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu, son Nara Lokesh and several party leaders have been placed under house arrest on Wednesday to prevent them from participating in the 'Chalo Atmakur' rally, to protest against Jagan Mohan Reddy's government. Along with Naidu and Nara Lokesh Lokesh,

India to spend $130 billion for Military Modernisation over next 5-7 years amid increased security threat

New Delhi: As India faces complex security threats, the government has firmed up a mega plan to spend $130 billion to bolster combat capability of the armed forces in the next five to seven years, according to an official document. Official sources said the government has decided on a broad plan

Maharashtra to have 10% MBBS quota for those willing to work in villages

Mumbai: Maharashtra cabinet on Monday decided to introduce a bill for reservation of seats in medical colleges of government and municipal corporations. The new bill, when passed, will enable the state government to reserve medical seats for those candidates, who are voluntarily willing to provid

Army wants adultery to remain offence for discipline in its ranks

The military, especially the 1.3-million-strong army, is unhappy with a 2018 Supreme Court (SC) verdict scrapping adultery as a criminal offence, and is likely to approach the apex court to exclude the defence forces from the ambit of the judgment, two senior officers said on condition of anonymity.

Legs tied with strings, 90 stray dogs found dead in Maharashtra, case lodged

At least 90 stray dogs were found killed with their muzzles and legs tied with strings in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district, police said on Sunday. The carcasses of the dogs were found strewn at various spots on Girda-Savaldabara Road in a forest area in the east Maharashtra district on Thursday ev

Chandrayaan 2 Lander located on Moon's surface, says ISRO Chief: report

Bengaluru / New Delhi: Chandrayaan 2 lunar lander Vikram has been located on the moon's surface and the ground station is working to establish contact, news agency PTI quoted ISRO chief K Sivan as saying today. ISRO had lost contact with Vikram, one of three components of the Chandrayaan 2 spacecraf

Upset over transfer denial, Madras high court Chief Justice Tahilramani resigns

New Delhi: Days after the Supreme Court Collegium declined her request for reconsideration of transfer to Meghalaya, Madras High Court Chief Justice Vijaya K Tahilramani has resigned. She tendered her resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind and sent a copy of it to Chief Justice of India Ranjan

Gujarat govt launches biometric online attendance system at 40,000 schools

In a bid to curb absenteeism at government schools, the Gujarat government on September 5 (Teachers’ Day) launched a facial recognition-based biometric online attendance system across 40,000 primary schools. While launching the new system from the State capital Gandhinagar, Chief Minister Vijay R

CJI to hear plea for live-streaming of Ayodhya title dispute case

A Supreme Court Bench on Friday referred to the Chief Justice of India a plea for live streaming of the ongoing Ayodhya title dispute hearings. The Chief Justice is likely to hear the petition filed by activist K.N. Govindacharya on September 11. The Bench led by Justice Rohinton Narimam, whil

Supreme Court to hear plea against amended anti-terror law, sends notice to Centre

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to Centre on a plea challenging the amended anti-terror law that empowers the government to designate an individual as terrorist. This case comes days after the government, using the law, declared Jaish chief Hafiz Saeed and underworld don Dawood Ibrahim,

No plan to ban petrol, diesel vehicles, says Nitin Gadkari amid crisis in auto sector

Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday assured that there were no plans to ban conventional petrol and diesel vehicles amid an unprecedented slowdown in the auto industry. “There were discussions and the ministry had received suggestions that petrol, diesel vehicles be banned. I would