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5 Indian cities more polluted than Delhi in May; will the national capital go up the list?

A World Health Organisation report released in May said that there are five cities in India more polluted than Delhi. Surprisingly, they are all from the northern part of the country from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan and Haryana.

Nov 9, 2018

Maharashtra: Fire hits Western Railway services; several long distance train cancelled

A WR spokesperson said that the fire broke out near Vangaon station in a goods trains transporting a cargo of plastic granules from Surat (Gujarat) to Uran (Raigad), around 10.45 p.m. on Thursday.

Nov 9, 2018

Chinese engineer at Hambantota port in Sri lanka

India-China rivalry taking toll on Sri Lankan politics

The trigger for the recent political turmoil in the island nation was the disagreement between the Sri Lankan president and prime minister on how much India's interest should be accommodated which led to the unity government falling apart.

Nov 9, 2018

Citing Biblical prophecy, preacher claims arrival of three asteroids a sign of apocalypse

Paul Begley believes that the arrival of these three asteroids is an indication that an apocalypse is imminent

Nov 9, 2018

Chhattisgarh: PM Modi pays tribute to DD cameraman killed by Naxals in Dantewada

"An innocent cameraman of Doordarshan, Achyutanand Sahu, who was doing his duty was killed by Maoists. He was sharing the dreams of people of Bastar with other people across the country, what was his fault?" Modi asked.

Nov 9, 2018

Avni was killed to save Anil Ambani's project: MNS chief Raj Thackeray

A district official in Yavatmal said the site of the proposed project by the Ambani group is far away from the area where the tigress was shot.

Nov 9, 2018

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Amarinder Singh urges Sushma Swaraj to take up Kartarpur Sahib issue with Pakistan

In a letter to Swaraj, the chief minister said Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal district of Pakistan's Punjab province was one of the most-revered religious places for Sikhs as Guru Nanak spent a large part of his life there, an official statement said Friday.

Nov 9, 2018

Govt. denies move to appropriate Rs 3.6 lakh crore from RBI reserves

"Lot of misinformed speculation is going around in media. Government's fiscal math is completely on track," says Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg.

Nov 9, 2018

Big boost to Indian defence as Army inducts 3 new artillery gun systems

This is the first set of artillery guns to be imported since the Bofors in 1980.

Nov 9, 2018

Chhattisgarh election 2018: 'Urban Maoists live in AC houses, roam in fancy cars', says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting in Jagdalpur in poll-bound Chhattisgarh on Friday. Congress president Rahul Gandhi is also in the state for campaign.

Nov 9, 2018

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy to skip Tipu Jayanti celebrations; superstition or politics?

There are seemingly two wildly different speculations as to why the CM will not be at the event—prevailing superstitions surrounding the Sultan of Mysore and political pressures.

Nov 9, 2018

Thane: Girl repeatedly raped by father, accused held

The accused used to threaten the girl that he would kill her mother and siblings if she revealed about the crime to anybody, a police officer said.

Nov 9, 2018

Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu vs J&K Traffic Police chief Basant Rath: Twitter banter refuses to die down

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Traffic Basant Rath had earlier referred to the newly appointed Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu as "cabbage" for the latter's wetland comment.

Nov 9, 2018

BJP Leader Anil Parihar & Brother Shot Dead in Jammu & Kashmir by Militants

BJP leader Anil Parihar's killing case: Police detain suspects

A senior official told PTI Friday that the detained persons are being interrogated in connection with the killing on November 1.

Nov 9, 2018

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RBI board had rejected govt's assertion that demonetisation would curb black money, fake currency

The minutes of RBI's central board, convened on 8 November, 2016, revealed that the directors also expressed concern about the short-term negative impact the exercise would have on the GDP.

Nov 9, 2018

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5 Indian cities more polluted than Delhi in May; will the national capital go up the list?

Maharashtra: Fire hits Western Railway services; several long distance train cancelled

India-China rivalry taking toll on Sri Lankan politics

Citing Biblical prophecy, preacher claims arrival of three asteroids a sign of apocalypse

Chhattisgarh: PM Modi pays tribute to DD cameraman killed by Naxals in Dantewada

Avni was killed to save Anil Ambani's project: MNS chief Raj Thackeray

Amarinder Singh urges Sushma Swaraj to take up Kartarpur Sahib issue with Pakistan

Govt. denies move to appropriate Rs 3.6 lakh crore from RBI reserves

Big boost to Indian defence as Army inducts 3 new artillery gun systems

Chhattisgarh election 2018: 'Urban Maoists live in AC houses, roam in fancy cars', says PM Modi

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy to skip Tipu Jayanti celebrations; superstition or politics?

Thane: Girl repeatedly raped by father, accused held

Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu vs J&K Traffic Police chief Basant Rath: Twitter banter refuses to die down

BJP leader Anil Parihar's killing case: Police detain suspects

RBI board had rejected govt's assertion that demonetisation would curb black money, fake currency

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

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