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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

Suspected militants open fire on police personnel on J&K highway

The officials said all checkpoints on the highway have been put on alert and vehicles are being checked.

Sep 13, 2018

Government bans popular painkiller Saridon, 327 other fixed-dose combination drugs

Around 6,000 brands will be affected by the ban and these include popular drugs like painkiller Saridon, antibiotic Lupidiclox, skin cream Panderm, diabetes drug Gluconorm PG and antibacterial AZ.

Sep 13, 2018

Falling rupee, rising oil prices alarming; PM Modi likely to review state of economy

PM will discuss possible fiscal and monetary steps with top finance officials in the meeting.

Sep 13, 2018

18-year-old IIT student kills herself; writes 'engineering sucks' in her suicide note

Nagashree was unhappy with pursuing engineering. In her suicide note, she had written that she was depressed.

Sep 13, 2018

Mallya extradition case: Cong launches scathing attack; demands Jaitley's resignation

Liquor baron's comments on meeting FM Arun Jaitley before leaving the country have not gone down well with the Opposition.

Sep 13, 2018

Congress' Sanjay Nirupam calls PM Modi 'Illiterate'; lands himself in trouble

Nirupam made these comments after the Maharashtra government asked Zilla Parishad schools to screen a short film on PM Modi's early life.

Sep 13, 2018