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Out to Expose Corruption, Haryana Farmer Gets RTI Reply in 32,000 Pages, All in English
Anil Kiswan, a resident of Darba Kalan village, had filed an RTI application with the Deputy Commissioner (DC) regarding the procurement of mustard and wheat on June 25, 2018. He had also paid a hefty amount of Rs. 68,834 for the information.
IIT JAM 2019 Registration Delayed, Apply From 5th Sept, Exam on 10th Feb 2019
IIT Kharagpur will be organizing the Joint Admission Test for M.Sc. (JAM) on 10th February, next year, in two sessions viz from 9am to 12noon and from 2pm to 5pm, in Computer Based Test mode.
Twitter Plans Threaded Conversations, 'Who is Online' Feature
In a tweet, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said on Friday that the micro-blogging platform will soon get interesting updates.
Six Indians Among 300 Arrested By US Immigration Authorities, Includes Sexual Abuse Convict
From the Chicago area, ICE arrested a 25-year-old man from India in Champaign, Illinois. He was convicted of criminal sexual abuse on July 30 and remains in ICE custody pending his removal.
3 Men Arrested In Delhi for Cheating People on Pretext of Curing Cancer, AIDS With 'Desi' Medicines
During interrogation, the accused confessed they cheated people on the pretext of curing incurable diseases with the help of desi medicines in multiple cities including Delhi, Surat, Vadodara, Pune and Indore.
Trump to Skip ASEAN Summit in Singapore, Travel to France and Argentina Instead
Trump attended the ASEAN summit in the Philippines and the APEC summit in Vietnam last year. This year, Mike Pence will travel to Singapore to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit and the East Asia Summit.
Diesel Guzzler Indian Railways Turns to Natural Gas to Cut Cost
According to Indian Railways' board, using natural gas is about 25 per cent cheaper than the alternative fuels used by the railways at workshops and production units.
Diesel Price Crosses Rs 70 Per Litre Mark For First Time Ever in Delhi
Diesel rates were hiked by 28 paisa a litre, the steepest increase since the daily revision in fuel rates was effected in mid-June last year.
Two Men Get Life in Jail for Abducting and Raping Mentally Challenged Girl in MP
On October 2015, the victim was approached by two men, who asked her to accompany them by saying that her mother met with an accident, after which they took her to a deserted house and raped her.
Maneka Asks Adityanath for Central Facility in Lucknow to House Women, Children
At the inauguration of Krishna Kurtis, a 1000-bed facility for widows in Vrindavan, Maneka Gandhi urged CM Yogi Adityanath to allocate land to the ministry to build a central facility for women and children in Lucknow.
Four Dead, Three Missing After Myanmar Dam Overflow
The intense flood waters devastated the rural flatland region where more than 60,000 people reside primarily in easily damaged bamboo and wooden houses.
Game over? China to Rein in Online Games in Latest Industry Setback
Official warnings over the dangers, and calls for tighter regulation, seemed to gain pace after Chinese media reported in February that a 15-year-old game-addicted boy in central China bludgeoned and strangled a woman to death.
Rotate Employees in Sensitive Posts: CVC Directs Banks, Insurance Companies
Citing its earlier directive in this regard, it said one of the reasons for frauds was non-implementation of the rotational policy.
Voting Underway in Karnataka For 102 Urban Local Bodies in Civic Polls
Voting is being held in 2,529 wards spread over 29 city municipalities, 53 town municipalities and 23 town panchayats and in 135 wards of the three city corporations.
Abhishek Bachchan on Two Year Hiatus: I Had to Go Beyond Films Like Happy New Year and Housefull 3
Abhishek Bachchan opens up about why he chose to take a two-year beak from films and what he did in all this time.
Courts Are Told Rats Eat Away Drugs Seized by Police, Supreme Court Observes
The bench also observed that in narcotics cases, "more drugs are smuggled from inside the malkhana, than outside".