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Govt approves renaming of 25 places in past one year

Several proposals, including the renaming of West Bengal as 'Bangla', are pending with the central government. The process is a long-drawn one with the involvement of multiple central ministries and departments.

Nov 11, 2018

Plea filed in Delhi HC to use Aadhaar biometrics to identify unnamed dead bodies

The plea said despite registering biometrics and scanning more than 1.22 billion citizens at the Aadhaar Portal, the same was not being utilised for the purpose of identifying unidentified dead bodies

Nov 11, 2018

Chhath Puja begins in Bihar; CM Nitish Kumar gives priority to safety and security of devotees

In Patna, about 200 divers have been deployed to handle any emergency near the river banks and over 5,000 policemen have been deployed to maintain law and order.

Nov 11, 2018

Is afterlife real? Woman claims to have heard beautiful music, felt calmness during NDE

The testimonial shared by the near-death experience victim has compelled many to believe that life after death is a reality.

Nov 11, 2018

Gujarat: Farmer attempts suicide at CM Vijay Rupani's programme in Pransli village

"Some land mafia closed the road leading to my farm by encroaching upon a land. I had approached the chief minister, who had ordered that the encroachment is removed, but nothing has happened so far," farmer said.

Nov 11, 2018

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Jammu: Bid to loot ATM foiled by police, culprit leaves behind Rs 17 lakh in cash

The police party comprising head constable Satish Kumar and selection grade constable Murad Ali heard some noise from a UCO bank ATM at around 2.45 am last night, Aslam told PTI.

Nov 11, 2018

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Kerala: Malayalam newspaper staffers threatened over news about ganja seizure

Police said the newspaper had recently published news about seizure of ganja from a students' hostel near the government medical college hospital here and arrest of some students.

Nov 11, 2018

Chhattisgarh: BSF personnel killed in Naxal attack; rebel gunned down ahead of elections

Inspector General of Police (Raipur range) Dipanshu Kabra told PTI that a team of the BSF was out on an area domination operation in view of the polls on Monday when Naxals blew up the improvised explosive device (IED) in a forest in Kanker district.

Nov 11, 2018

PM Modi to inaugurate 2 major national highways, inland waterways project in Varanasi

The 16.55-km Varanasi Ring Road Phase-I has been completed at a cost of Rs 759.36 crore, while the four-laning and construction of 17.25-km-long Babatpur-Varanasi Road on NH-56 has cost Rs 812.59 crore, read a statement from the PM's office.

Nov 11, 2018

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu inducts 2 ministers in cabinet

Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to NMD Farooq and Kidari Sravan at a ceremony attended by Naidu, his other cabinet colleagues and senior officials.

Nov 11, 2018

Women bouncers in Pune give bar-hopping ladies a sense of security

Swamini Lady Bouncers (SLB), the organisation which employs the women, was first started by Amita Kadam in 2016. She said that she was first inspired by her brother-in-law who is also a bouncer.

Nov 11, 2018

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Janardhana Reddy arrested over involvement in Rs 954 crore Ambidant Ponzi scam

The former BJP minister and mining baron was taken into custody after several hours of questioning.

Nov 11, 2018

Death toll in car-bus crash in Maharashtra rises to 5

Of the three injured persons, two children, both aged 14, died while being shifted to a hospital on Saturday night.

Nov 11, 2018

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Calling a man 'impotent' is defamatory, adversely affects his manhood: Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court

The discussion of using the term 'impotent' began when a woman in Maharashtra cited her husband's impotency to gain custody of her daughter during the couple's divorce proceedings which began in 2016.

Nov 11, 2018

Death toll in California wildfire rises to 23

Ten of the bodies were found in the town of Paradise while four were discovered in the Concow area, both in Butte County. Rescuers could be seen removing remains over a period of several hours in Paradise and placing them in a black hearse.

Nov 11, 2018

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