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Poverty rate in India reduced by half over past 10 years, new UNDP study says

Among South Asian countries, only Maldives has a lower headcount ratio than India at 1.9 per cent, with Nepal (35.3), Bangladesh (41.1), and Pakistan (43.9) having higher incidences of multidimensional poverty.

Sep 21, 2018

Wife, daughter of former Delhi HC judge held hostage by servant; cash worth Rs 20 lakh looted

The accused broke the locker in the bedroom and took cash and jewellery worth Rs 20 lakh. They stuffed it in a bag and fled from the spot in the car owned by the victims.

Sep 20, 2018

DUSU fake certificate row: Student union president can't remember his courses in Thiruvalluvar University

National Students Union of India (NSUI) has requested Delhi University's vice-chancellor Yogesh Tyagi to look into the matter and act accordingly.

Sep 20, 2018

Delhi Police ACP booked for allegedly raping woman, molesting minor daughter

An FIR was registered on Wednesday and the case was transferred to the Crime Branch since it was a sensitive matter and required thorough investigation.

Sep 20, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: Girl's father chops off her lover's genitals with pair of scissors

The incident occurred in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. Following the incident, the three men were arrested on Wednesday.

Sep 20, 2018

Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: SC to monitor CBI inquiry, lifts blanket ban on media reporting

The apex court also reiterated that the media can't telecast or publish images of the victims of sexual offences even in morphed or blurred form.

Sep 20, 2018

Woman's arm chopped off by father a week after inter-caste marriage in Hyderabad

Madhavi belongs to OBC community, while 21-year-old B Sandeep is from the Dalit community. Madhavi's father Manohar Chary, a goldsmith, was against the inter-caste marriage.

Sep 20, 2018

Indian-origin UK teenager dies from allergic reaction after classmate puts cheese down shirt

The 13-year-old boy was in the intensive care unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London but died 11 days later.

Sep 20, 2018

Imran pitches for SAARC summit in Pakistan in bid to meet PM Modi

PM Imran Khan's letter is the first formal proposal by Pakistan to India after the formation of the new government.

Sep 20, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: 'Unknown fever' claims 79 lives in six weeks; medical teams on high alert

Death audit is being conducted in all the cases and an active surveillance has been initiated in the rural and urban areas to prevent the spread of the disease, the spokesman said.

Sep 20, 2018

Five boys escape from Bihar juvenile home after killing warden and fellow inmate

The police are now investigating how the boys got hold of a gun. They allegedly threatened the guard of the facility and escaped.

Sep 20, 2018

Pakistan not doing enough to rein in terror outfits LeT and JeM, says US report

Although al-Qaeda has been severely degraded in Afghanistan and Pakistan, remnants of its global leadership al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) continue to operate in the region using safe havens in Pakistan.

Sep 20, 2018

Return of Abenomics: Shinzo Abe poised to become Japan's longest serving PM after winning party vote

Abe comfortably beat his only contender, former Defence Minister Shigeru Ishiba, by securing 553 out of a total 807 votes.

Sep 20, 2018

We had technological prowess to make Rafale jets in India, says HAL's former MD

T Suvarna Raju says HAL has built the Sukhoi Su-30 MKI, which forms the mainstay of the Indian Air Force, from the ground up and would have definitely built the Rafale.

Sep 20, 2018

Salary of Gujarat MLAs increased to Rs 1.16 lakh per month

The revised salaries come into retrospective effect from February with a disbursal of Rs 6 crore in arrears. The new remuneration structure will put an extra burden of Rs 10 crore annually on the state exchequer.

Sep 20, 2018

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Poverty rate in India reduced by half over past 10 years, new UNDP study says

Wife, daughter of former Delhi HC judge held hostage by servant; cash worth Rs 20 lakh looted

DUSU fake certificate row: Student union president can't remember his courses in Thiruvalluvar University

Delhi Police ACP booked for allegedly raping woman, molesting minor daughter

Uttar Pradesh: Girl's father chops off her lover's genitals with pair of scissors

Muzaffarpur shelter home rapes: SC to monitor CBI inquiry, lifts blanket ban on media reporting

Woman's arm chopped off by father a week after inter-caste marriage in Hyderabad

Indian-origin UK teenager dies from allergic reaction after classmate puts cheese down shirt

Imran pitches for SAARC summit in Pakistan in bid to meet PM Modi

Uttar Pradesh: 'Unknown fever' claims 79 lives in six weeks; medical teams on high alert

Five boys escape from Bihar juvenile home after killing warden and fellow inmate

Pakistan not doing enough to rein in terror outfits LeT and JeM, says US report

Return of Abenomics: Shinzo Abe poised to become Japan's longest serving PM after winning party vote

We had technological prowess to make Rafale jets in India, says HAL's former MD

Salary of Gujarat MLAs increased to Rs 1.16 lakh per month

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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