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Last week, five people were lynched to death by villagers in Maharashtra's Dhule district after videos of child lifters were actively circulated on a WhatsApp group. (Photo: Representational | File)

Centre directs states, UT’s to take measures to prevent mob lynching

MHA stressed that complaints of child abduction or kidnapping should be properly investigated to instil confidence among affected persons.

05 Jul 2018 2:59 PM

Now, Air India describes Taiwan as 'Taipei, Taoyuan International Airport, TPE, Chinese Taipei' on its website. (Photo: File)

Air India changes Taiwan’s name to ‘Chinese Taipei’ on website

A spokesperson said AI followed procedure as advised by MEA in updating airline's website with respect to changing name of Taiwan.

05 Jul 2018 2:47 PM

On July 1, five men of a nomadic tribe were lynched by a mob in Dhule's Rainpada village on the suspicion of being child-lifters. (Photo: File/ANI)

Main accused in mob lynching in Maharashtra's Dhule arrested

Maharu Pawar, who was absconding since the incident took place on Sunday, was arrested from neighbouring Nandurbar district on Wednesday

05 Jul 2018 2:24 PM

On Sunday, Twitter user Girish Maheshwari had tweeted rape threat to Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi's daughter. (Photo: File)

Twitter user arrested for rape threat to Cong's Priyanka Chaturvedi's daughter

Priyanka Chaturvedi thanked Mumbai and Delhi Police and even expressed her gratitude to Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

05 Jul 2018 2:15 PM

The complainant alleged that a baby-selling racket has been operating from the shelter home for some time. (Representational image)

Missionaries of Charity employee arrested for selling baby of shelter inmate

Two others, including a sister-in-charge, have been detained as investigations continue.

05 Jul 2018 2:14 PM

As part of the Narendra Modi government's Digital India movement, DigiLocker can currently store digital driving licences and Aadhaar. (Photo: digilocker.gov.in)

Railways to accept digital Aadhaar, driving licence as valid ID proof

However, the IDs will only be accepted if they are in DigiLocker, a digital storage service operated by govt.

05 Jul 2018 2:06 PM

Karnataka CM H D Kumaraswamy also proposed a hike in the additional excise duty on Indian-made liquor by 4 per cent across the board on all 18 slabs. (Photo: Twitter/@CMofKarnataka)

In maiden budget, K'taka CM gives farm loan waiver of Rs 34,000 Cr

Kumaraswamy also said he has limited the loan amount to Rs 2 lakh, as it was 'not right' to waive higher value crop loan.

05 Jul 2018 1:39 PM

A case has been registered on Wednesday against the six accused, five of them being minor, aged between 14 and 16 years. (Representational Image)

Six minors abduct, rape 12-yr-old Dalit girl for 3 days in UP

The girl has been sent for medical examination, police said; meanwhile, all the accused are absconding.

05 Jul 2018 1:31 PM

The bench said it was an over 30-year-old case and it took around '200 pages' for the high court to grant anticipatory bail when it could have been done in just '40-50 pages'. (Photo: File)

1984 anti-Sikh riots: SC seeks Sajjan Kumar's response on plea against anticipatory bail

A bench of Justice A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said it is high time that these cases are tried at the earliest.

05 Jul 2018 1:19 PM

Goa agriculture minister Vijai Sardesai said BJP-led state government would promote “cosmic farming” with a view to increase crop yield. (Photo: File/PTI)

Chant mantra, adopt cosmic farming to improve yield: Goa minister tells farmers

'Cosmic farming will give you safe food without any chemicals or fertilisers,' the minister said.

05 Jul 2018 12:50 PM

The tribals had arrived on the night of last Saturday and had planned to go to the police station on Sunday to register themselves. (Photo: File/ANI)

Dhule mob was so furious that they wanted to burn bodies after killing

The victims belonged to the nomadic Nath Gosavi community who move from place to place in Maharashtra in search of food and work.

05 Jul 2018 12:21 PM

While a majority of those present at the ceremony stood up during the national anthem, a handful of students chose to remain seated. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: J&K college students remain seated during national anthem

The video was shot at the convocation ceremony of Central University of Kashmir, which took place on July 4.

05 Jul 2018 12:12 PM

According to Gurgaon Police, the arrests were made following a raid on the direction of newly appointed Police Commissioner K K Rao. (Representational Image)

15, including 5 foreigners, arrested from Gurgaon spa for sex trade

Apart from five women from Thailand, those arrested included five women from Manipur, one from UP and 4 males, including two customers.

05 Jul 2018 10:44 AM

The Delhi Police, in its chargesheet filed in the case on May 14, had accused Shashi Tharoor of abetting Pushkar's suicide. (Photo: File)

Shashi Tharoor gets protection from arrest in Sunanda Pushkar case

The court also said that Tharoor cannot travel abroad without prior permission of the court and cannot tamper with evidence, witness.

05 Jul 2018 10:25 AM

Yeddyurappa had requested for his 'lucky' address since he had made several ‘vaastu-complaint’ changes to the structure while living there. (Photo: File)

Will stay at my residence: B S Yeddyurappa on being denied 'lucky' bungalow

Yeddyurappa had requested for his 'lucky' bungalow no 2. However, the Kumaraswamy govt allotted him bungalow no 4 on Race Course Road.

05 Jul 2018 10:07 AM

Kumaraswamy, who also holds the finance portfolio, had earlier cited coalition compulsions and the need for studying the financial condition of the state as the reason for the delay in the announcement of loan waiver. (Photo: File/PTI)

Karnataka CM to present budget today, all eyes on farm loan waiver

The Congress-JD(S) govt had promised to waive farm loans within 24 hours of coming to power.

05 Jul 2018 8:34 AM

Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy is engaged in a running feud with Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi. (Photo: File)

Delhi verdict cannot be implemented on Puducherry: Supreme Court

The apex court said that Puducherry was covered under Article 239A whereas NCT of Delhi is covered under Article 239AA.

05 Jul 2018 8:29 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: PTI)

Maritime dialogue with China, Russia as ties deepen

India is strengthening ties with China in other ways too, with the RBI having issued a licence to the Bank of China to open its first branch in India.

05 Jul 2018 7:11 AM

The party charged the Modi dispensation with “duping” farmers and said that it had failed to live up to its promise of fixing MSP at 50 per cent above the cost of production.

Opposition parties call MSP hike another ‘jumla’

The party also alleged that the government is not serious in solving the issues that have been troubling farmers.

05 Jul 2018 7:06 AM

Sources said that the Centre received over hundred complaints from Indian nationals who were apparently denied work visas by the Maldives. (Representational image)

India raises work visa concern with Maldives’ govt

Sources said that we are receiving complaints (regarding discrimination on work visas), more than a hundred.

05 Jul 2018 6:57 AM

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