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Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot: PM Modi's victory mantra for BJP workers

The Prime Minister also urged party workers to continuously interact with voters of their respective constituencies and ensure that at least 20 families and youth are working with the party in every polling booth.

Sep 13, 2018

DUSU polls counting suspended; admin admits EVM fault

The counting was initially stopped for an hour after the allegations of faulty EVMs surfaced. However, following objections by the students, the election officials decided to suspend the process.

Sep 13, 2018

SIT to probe religious conversions in Jharkhand

An audio clip of a Christian priest has been found enticing tribal people.

Sep 13, 2018

India accounted for 37% suicides of women globally in 2016; 24% among men: Study

There was a 40.1% increase in the number of suicide deaths in 2016.

Sep 13, 2018

Kingfisher Airlines was owned not by Vijay Mallya but by the Gandhi family: Sambit Patra

These comments were made by the Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson after Congress president Rahul Gandhi demanded Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's resignation.

Sep 13, 2018

Gauri Lankesh murder case: Maharashtra ATS takes custody of two accused

The ATS got custody of Bharat Khurne and Sujeet Kumar from the Special Investigation Team.

Sep 13, 2018

Girl child marriage rate highest among SC/ ST – report

West Bengal has the highest rate of child marriage among SC girls, while in Arunachal Pradesh it is highest among Scheduled Tribes.

Sep 13, 2018

US to support India's attempt to enter Nuclear Suppliers Group; China continues to stonewall bid

India has the backing of the US and other western countries and a majority of countries in the group with the exception of China which has continuously been stonewalling New Delhi's attempts to procure a membership.

Sep 13, 2018

Kerala nun rape case: Assembly's ethics committee will examine MLA's 'prostitute' remarks

PC George, an independent MLA from Poonjar had sparked a massive controversy after he had called the nun who accused the Jalandhar Bishop of raping her, a "prostitute".

Sep 13, 2018

Breaking communal barriers: Hindu and Muslim unite for development in Uttar Pradesh

In all, two temples, seven mazaars (tombs) and a mosque have been relocated, while a portion of a boundary wall of a dargah (the grave of a revered religious figure) was removed to facilitate construction of the flyover.

Sep 13, 2018

NASA's Cloud and land Elevation Satellite-2 to track melting ice caps; launch on September 15

The new satellite will make orbits of the earth and provide precise data on how the ice caps have been melting over time.

Sep 13, 2018

SC to hear petition seeking review of Navjot Singh Sidhu's acquittal in 1988 road rage case

Sidhu and his friend Rupinder Singh Sandhu allegedly beat up Gurnam Singh over a minor traffic issue in Patiala in 1988, which lead to Gurnam's death.

Sep 13, 2018

Kerala nun rape case: Probe moving in right direction, says High Court

The nun has alleged that the Bishop of Jalandhar raped her 13 times in two years.

Sep 13, 2018

Nirav Modi sought citizenship of Vanuatu three months before PNB scam was exposed: Report

Foreigners can become citizens of the island nation through investment by giving a fee of $160,000 per person with an additional fee of $5,000 for FIU due diligence.

Sep 13, 2018

Cabinet approves 100% electrification of Indian Railways by 2021-2022

The cabinet has approved electrification of 108 sections of Indian Railways covering 13,675 route kilometres of railway tracks at a cost of Rs 12,134.50 crores.

Sep 13, 2018