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26 Delhi school children hospitalised after mid-day meal

New Delhi: As many as 26 students of a government school here were hospitalised after eating their mid-day meal prompting the Delhi government to order inspection of all mid-day meal kitchens in the city. Police have registered an FIR after a formal complaint was received from the school. A po

CBI chargesheet names BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar as accused in Unnao Gangrape Case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a second chargesheet naming BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar as an accused in the Unnao gangrape case involving a 17 year old girl. In its chargesheet, the CBI said that Senger has been charged for rape along with accomplice Shashi Singh, w

Denied hearse van, MP man takes mother's body on motorcycle

BHOPAL: In yet another case of lack of medical facilities, a man was forced to carry the body of his mother on a motorcycle for post-mortem. The woman, identified as Kunwar Bai, died on Monday due to a snake bite. Her family then informed a district hospital in Mohangarh for a post-mortem to be c

Mangaluru varsity withdraws controversial lesson from prescribed textbook

Mangaluru: After a social media uproar, the Mangaluru University has withdrawn a chapter "Maguvina Tandhe" from its official Kannada language textbook "Nudi Noopura" prescribed for the third semester of BCom students. The lesson was based on a story written by Late Mattara Vittal Hegde. Some sect

Institution of Eminence tag for Jio Institute conditional: HRD Ministry

NEW DELHI: Facing criticism over the selection of the yet-to-be-established Jio Institute by Reliance Foundation as an "Institution of Eminence", the HRD Ministry today clarified that the tag was conditional and it would get only a letter of intent for now. "Right now they will not get the IoE ta

Aircel-Maxis case: Chidambaram, son protected from arrest till August 7

A city court today ordered that former union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti would not be arrested in the Aircel-Maxis deal related money laundering case till August 7, even as the Enforcement Directorate opposed the former's anticipatory bail plea. The ED opposed the bail application be

Delhi to get tree wall around it to shield it from dust storms

New Delhi: The national capital Territory of Delhi is to have a wall of nearly 31 lakh native trees encircling it soon to shield it from frequent dust storms coming from Rajasthan and enveloping and choking it. A senior official of the Union Ministry of Forest, Environment and Climate Change told

NDA needs 5 more years to honour promises: Subramanian Swamy

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today said the NDA government at the Centre needed to be given another five-year term in order to fulfil its promises, but went on to add that the country's economy was "not in a good state" as he was not the finance minister. He was speaking at a function titled "India'

Dreaded gangster Munna Bajrangi shot dead inside Baghpat jail; several officials suspended

Dreaded gangster Munna Bajrangi has been shot dead inside the district jail in Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh. He was reportedly shot dead by another convict lodged in the jail. This comes on a day when Munna Bajrangi was slated to be produced before a court in Baghpat. On Sunday, the Uttar Pradesh gan

UP Govt to dump babus in their 50s if found unfit for duty

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government is contemplating "compulsory retirement" for employees aged 50 years and above if they are found neglecting their duty, an order that has not gone down well with around 16 lakh employees. "You all (departmental heads) should complete screening of all the empl

Theft at Chidambaram's Chennai house, cash and jewels worth over Rs 2 Lakh stolen

Chennai: Cash and jewels valued over Rs 2 lakh have been reported stolen from former finance minister P Chidambaram’s house in the city’s Nungambakkam area, police said on Sunday. A senior police official told PTI that Rs 1.5 lakh in cash and gold jewels worth Rs 1 lakh had gone missing some days

3 civilians, including a teenage girl, killed in Army firing in Kulgam

Three civilians, including a teenage girl, were killed in firing by the Army upon street protesters in Kulgam. The Kashmir valley observed a shutdown over National Investigation Agency taking over custody of Dukhtaran-e-Milat chief Asiya Andrabi. Initial reports suggest an Army patrol came face-t

Bihar: 13-Year old girl alleges she was raped by principal, 2 teachers, 15 schoolmates

A class 9 girl has alleged that she was raped and blackmailed by her school's principal, two teachers and 16 students in Bihar's Saran district, police said today. The principal and a teacher were arrested and four students apprehended for allegedly raping and blackmailing the girl, Superintenden

SC rules CJI is ‘master of roster’, says can’t be interpreted as Collegium

The Supreme Court Friday upheld the Chief Justice of India’s role as “Master of Roster”. A two-judge bench, comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan, stated that the CJI’s role cannot be interpreted to include the Collegium when it comes to the allocation for cases as it will make day-to-day

J&K police constable abducted by militants found dead in Shopian

Srinagar: The body of an abducted policeman was found in Kulgam's Pariwan on Friday, reported news agency ANI. He was shot in the head, an official said. Constable Javed Ahmad Dar was kidnapped from his house in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday evening. Suspected militants barged

In big win for Kejriwal, SC says LG can’t obstruct Delhi govt

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Delhi government’s powers to legislate on matters under its jurisdiction, with a unanimous 5-0 verdict. However, it did not take away the lieutenant governor’s power to refer contentious calls to the President, provided he did not exercise the aut

Boy, 2, sexually assaulted allegedly at Kolkata playschool

Kolkata: A two-year-old boy was sexually assaulted allegedly at a playschool in Kolkata on Monday. His wails and blood-stained pants made his mother suspicious. His medical report confirmed the assault, police said. According to the mother, when she went to pick him up from school, he was crying

After China raises concern, Air India changes Taiwan to Chinese Taipei on Website

New Delhi: National carrier Air India has changed the name of Taiwan to Chinese Taipei on its website, following instructions from the government, an airline spokesperson said. China had raised concerns about Taiwan being described as a separate region by various airlines worldwide. The spokes