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Coronavirus scare: BMTC issues guidelines to employees to maintain cleanliness in buses, depots in Bengaluru

In the wake of coronavirus outbreak across the country, Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has issued a circular to its employees urging them to follow guidelines issued by the WHO to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Mar 4, 2020

PM Narendra Modi is Indian by birth, needs no citizenship certificate: PMO

In a response to an RTI, PMO said PM Modi is an Indian by birth and question for his citizenship certificate does not arise.

Mar 1, 2020

Retired army officer chops wife into 300 pieces, gets life imprisonment

Khurda District and Sessions Court Judge Loknath Mohapatra found the doctor guilty of chopping his wife Ushashree Parida and keeping the body in steel containers at his residence. The case took place in Bhubaneswar in 2013.

Feb 26, 2020

Six things to know about Donald Trump's armoured limo 'The Beast'

The limo is believed to measure at least eight inches thick walls, and five inch multi-layer windows that make the doors as heavy as those on a 757 jet.

Feb 19, 2020

Molested at 9, woman flies back from US to get music teacher arrested

The accused sexually abused the victim for three years between 2007 and 2010 at her home in suburban Andheri when he used to give her music lessons.

Feb 17, 2020

Indian economic revival likely to be shallow: Moody's lowers GDP growth rate to 5.4% for 2020

Improvements in the latest high-frequency indicators such as PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) data suggest that the economy may have stabilized, Moody's said.

Feb 17, 2020

Jilted lover sets woman on fire in Maharashtra, accused absconding

The incident happened this morning in Hinganghat town around 7 am when the victim stepped out of a bus at Nanderi Chowk, to proceed to her teaching job in a private college, around 100 metres away.

Feb 3, 2020

Delhi court convicts 2 men in 5-year-old girl's rape case which was overshadowed by Nirbhaya case

Additional Sessions Judge Naresh Kumar Malhotra convicted Manoj Shah and Pradeep Kumar in the case, saying that the child experienced exceptional depravity and extreme brutality.

Jan 18, 2020

Shocking! 15-year-old Tripura girl raped, dumped

According to the police, the girl, who is in the ninth standard, was kidnapped on Friday while she was returning home from school in Sonamura town in Sepahijala district.

Dec 21, 2019

Shocking! Schoolgirl beats classmate to death after fight over pen

Additional Police Commissioner Ashok Gupta said the victim, a student of Class VIII, went missing on Wednesday and the next day, her body was found near an under-construction school boundary.

Dec 14, 2019

Shocking! Mother helps 3 people rape minor girl in Gujarat

The victim's mother, who abetted the crime, is absconding, said police.

Dec 9, 2019

Vadodara rains Live: Schools shut, train services hit as Gujarat faces flash floods

The heavy downpour in central Gujarat has forced shut-down of the Vadodara airport and cancellation of around 22 trains.

Aug 1, 2019

Shocking! 5 men rape 17-yr-old girl and chop off her hair; Delhi police refuse to file FIR

The victim was allegedly raped and brutally assaulted by five men in the national capital.

Jul 8, 2019

I don't care whose son he is: PM Modi condemns Akash Vijayvargiya

PM Modi also spoke about key decisions his government has taken since the BJP-led NDA returned to power with a massive mandate.

Jul 2, 2019

Stray dogs maul 5-year-old to death in Bengaluru

A five-year-old boy was killed by stray dogs on Tuesday (June 25) morning in Bengaluru.

Jun 26, 2019

WATCH | Chennai students fall from top of moving bus while celebrating 'Bus Day'

At least 24 students were reportedly detained from Pachayappa College by the Chennai Police for harassing co-passengers and disrupting the on-road traffic.

Jun 18, 2019

Hyderabad horror: Woman stripped, thrashed for refusing sex with customers

The four women were arrested by Panjagutta police, while the man who is privy to the crime is still on the run but efforts are on to nab him.

Jun 17, 2019

Terror alert in Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistan shares Intel of possible 'IED attack' in Pulwama

Pakistan has reportedly shared its intelligence inputs with India following which Jammu and Kashmir have been put on high alert.

Jun 16, 2019

Will India have its own space station? Here's what ISRO chief K Sivan thinks

India's space station, which is an extension of Gaganyaan mission, aims to send an Indian crew to space in August 2022.

Jun 14, 2019

Teen Dalit girl gang-raped and set ablaze in Muzaffarnagar

The girl used to work at a brick kiln and stayed at a makeshift room. The autopsy report suggested that the girl died of asphyxiation and burn injuries.

May 29, 2019