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Ex-ministers, bureaucrats, businessmen among power defaulters in Kashmir

The Power Development Department issued a list of the defaulters which mentions the names of ex-ministers, government departments and police officials.

Jan 15, 2019

Planning to rent an OYO room? Well, you may be on the radar of the government/agencies

The hospitality firm said that the digitisation of the guests entry and departure with the state government is aimed to ensure transparency and eliminate the manual errors

Jan 15, 2019

Indonesian woman scientist eaten up by a crocodile who jumped an 8-foot wall

Desy Tuwo who headed a research laboratory could not survive when her left arm was ripped off her body by the crocodile who jumped across he 8 foot wall.

Jan 15, 2019

Kumaraswamy govt in Karnataka faces no threat from BJP, assures HD Deve Gowda

Amid Gowda assuring the public that the Congress-JD(S) government is not facing any threat, two MLAs from the ruling party withdrew their support with immediate effect.

Jan 15, 2019

16 puppies bludgeoned to death in Kolkata; left in garbage bags near hospital campus [Warning: Graphic images]

A video footage caught two women, later identified as nursing students, beating the puppies up with a heavy club.

Jan 15, 2019

Forget past differences, work for victory of all SP-BSP candidates: Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati spoke about Bahujan Samaj Party's alliance with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party during an event arranged for her 63rd birthday.

Jan 15, 2019

Jaitley flies to US for a medical check-up

Jaitley, 66, who had a kidney transplant operation and follow-up check-ups at AIIMS last year, left for the US on Sunday night for a "regular medical check-up", sources said without indicating when he would return.

Jan 15, 2019

2 MLAs pull support to Karnataka govt amid 'Operation Lotus' charges

The tenuous balance in the assembly and the internal squabbles within the ruling coalition have always given hopes to the saffron party.

Jan 15, 2019

Sabarimala temple protest: 1st woman to enter shrine attacked by her mother-in law

Kanaka Durga was in hiding for almost two weeks after her visit to the temple and had decided to go back home believing that the situation had calmed down.

Jan 15, 2019

Mountain collapses in Russia: Conspiracy theorists put forward UFO crash possibilities

Popular UFO researcher Tyler Glockner, who runs the YouTube channel Secureteam10, argued that the mountain collapse could be the result of an alien ship crash.

Jan 15, 2019

Army Day 2019: As nation pays tribute to brave soldiers, two women officers lead all-male contingents

India celebrated the 71st Army Day to honour the sacrifices and bravery of its armed forces and their families.

Jan 15, 2019

China sentences Canadian man to death for drug smuggling; payback for Meng Wanzhou's arrest?

Robert Lloyd Schellenberg was arrested in 2014 for planning to smuggle over 200 kg of methamphetamine from China to Australia. He was handed a 15-year imprisonment, but the court agreed to look into the matter after an appeal was made saying that the punishment was too lenient.

Jan 15, 2019

Massive tax benefits on the cards? Jaitley could double IT exemption limit to Rs 5 lakh

The BJP-led government might offer relief to tax payers considering that it has been able to widen the tax net in the years after demonetisation.

Jan 15, 2019

Dawood's aide Farooq Devdiwala killed in Pakistan, was he conspiring against D-gang boss?

The alleged murder of Farooq Devdiwala is said to have been carried out on the orders of Chhota Shakeel, who suspected Devdiwala of conspiring against the boss of the D-Company.

Jan 15, 2019

'Non-lethal' plastic bullets to replace pellet guns in Kashmir: Are they harmless?

1,570 persons including teenagers and young girls sustained injuries of varying degrees due to pellet fire in Kashmir last year.

Jan 15, 2019