India

International Day of Happiness: 7 foods to turn your frown upside down

From eggs to chocolate, here are seven food items that will make you feel happy by lowering your stress levels and relaxing your mind.

Mar 19, 2018

Students and senior citizens may soon get discounted Delhi Metro fares

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri has written to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to explore the possibilities of discounted fares for a few categories of passengers.

Mar 19, 2018

Illegal cryptocurrency malware hits Tesla's Amazon Cloud resources

After Google and Facebook, Twitter may be next to ban cryptocurrency ads

Twitter likely to ban Cryptocurrency, Initial coin offerings (ICO), and token sales advertisements on its platform.

Mar 19, 2018

Rio gang rape: 16-year-old victim speaks out about horrific incident

Woman gang-raped in front of husband, 8 men arrested

The accused pretended to be a good Samaritan and offered help to the couple. Later, he took them to an isolated place in Nagaon district, Assam and attacked them.

Mar 19, 2018

How does burning 50,000 kg of mango wood reduce pollution?

Around 350 priests will burn large quantities of wood in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district as part of 'mahayagya' to improve the quality of air.

Mar 19, 2018

Sandhar Technologies IPO opens: 10 points to consider before investing in it

ICICI Securities and Axis Capital will manage the Sandhar Technologies IPO. The equity shares are proposed to be listed on BSE and NSE.

Mar 19, 2018

Students appear in ICSE class 10 exams in Kolkata on Feb 26, 2018 [Representational picture]

Cheating in board exams: Students get creative with mobile phones, Bluetooth

A boy was found cheating in his board exams with the help of a mobile phone tucked into his exam cardboard, while another hid a Bluetooth device in his turban

Mar 19, 2018

Leopard strays into residential area, spreads fear among locals

The leopard was captured by a 20-member team from Thane Forest Range along with officials from Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

Mar 19, 2018

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Muslim women protest bill to ban triple talaq, march in Lucknow

Muslim women in several states of India have been participating in rallies to scrap the Triple Talaq Bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha in December 2017.

Mar 19, 2018

7th Pay Commission: Government may offer salary hikes beyond recommendations

7th Pay Commission latest update: The fitment factor is expected to be hiked to 3.00 from the current 2.57 beyond the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission.

Mar 19, 2018

Yogi govt celebrates first anniversary in UP despite shocking bypoll defeats

Despite the surprise loss in Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha bypolls, CM Yogi Adityanath will be present to celebrate the first anniversary of the BJP government in UP.

Mar 19, 2018

Man, who stopped neighbors from visiting, found living with mother's dead body

The decomposed body of his 70-year-old mother was recovered by the Kolkata police after neighbors complained of foul smell emanating from the flat.

Mar 19, 2018

5-year-old raped by neighbor who lured her with ice-cream

The 5-year-old child was raped and then dumped in an isolated area in Maharashtra's Thane city.

Mar 19, 2018

With no electricity, doctor stitches woman's wound under torchlight

The doctor sewed the woman's hand while another woman shone a torch.

Mar 19, 2018

Food delivery boy killed as drunk woman rams car into scooter

The 26-year-old woman was driving under the influence of alcohol and rammed her car into the duo killing Chiranjeevi and severely injuring his friend.

Mar 19, 2018