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IISc KVPY Admit Cards Released at kvpy.iisc.ernet.in; Exam Date – Nov 5th 2017
The Kishore Viagyanik Protsahan Yojana (KVPY) 2017 online aptitude test will be conducted in two sessions viz. 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM and 2 PM – 5 PM.
Indian-origin Teenager Akshay Ruparelia Becomes UK's Youngest Millionaire
This week "doorsteps.co.uk" became the 18th biggest estate agency in the UK just 16 months after the website went live.
Aarushi Talwar Murder Case: Four Years After Arrest and Four Days After Acquittal, Talwars Home Again
Rajesh and Nupur Talwar’s first stop after being released was the home of the latter’s parents in Noida's Jalvayu Vihar, the same locality where they stayed when their daughter Aarushi and domestic help Hemraj were murdered.
Aarushi Talwar Murder Case LIVE: Rajesh and Nupur Talwar Head Home After 4 Years in Dasna Jail
Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the dentist couple acquitted of murdering their daughter Aarushi Talwar, have left the Dasna Jail in Ghaziabad after nearly four years behind bars.
Doklam Standoff Effect? China Puts Chennai-Bengaluru High-Speed Train Project on Backburner
An internal brief of the Mobility Directorate on the status of nine high-speed projects of the railways shows that the Chennai-Bangalore-Mysore corridor, a 492 km stretch, lies in limbo because the Chinese railways has failed to respond to the ministry's...
Bengaluru Rains: Girl Drowns in Drain, Toll Mounts to 10
Pushpa and her mother Ningamma were washed away in the storm water drain following heavy rains in the city on Friday night.
Yogi Adityanath Govt Plans to Digitise 100 Hospitals in UP
Speaking to media in Allahabad, Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh said, “The first E-Urban PHC was inaugurated in Dhumanganj area of Allahabad today.
No Central Status for Patna University, RJD Says Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has ‘Fooled’ Nitish Kumar
PM Narendra Modi announced that the top ten private and government universities in the country would be converted into "world class" educational institutions and hoped Patna would make the cut.
LeT Commander Waseem Shah, The Don of Heff, Killed in Pulwama Encounter
Top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Waseem Shah and another member of the terrorist outfit were killed in an encounter in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district early on Saturday.
AFCAT 2/ 2017 Cut-off Marks, Results Released at careerairforce.nic.in
The IAF organises AFCAT every year to recruit candidates for Short Service Commission in the Indian Air Force's Flying branch and for Short Service Commission or Permanent positions in the Ground duty (non-technical branches).
Bihar Police Give Alcohol to Labourers to Carry Decomposing Body
The incident occurred in Nawada district on Friday where a dead body of a woman was found and the locals reported it to the police.
Air India Introduces Baggage Tracking System to Avoid Passenger Inconvenience
An Air India official told News18 that as the airline had recently switched over to using Star Alliance’s baggage hub and the technology to track passenger baggage has been extended to them.
Supreme Court Declines to Modify Cracker Ban Order in Delhi-NCR, Says Don't Give it 'Communal Colour'
Asking the Delhi Police to implement the order in view of Diwali festival next week, the Supreme Court said people can continue to burst crackers that were purchased before the ban came into effect.
Mahatma Gandhi Used Indian Idea to Destroy European Colonialism, Says MJ Akbar
Union minister M J Akbar said there were "deeper resonances" to the actions undertaken by Gandhiji during that time.
RSS Has One Message for Both Friends and Foes: Debate, Don’t Abuse
RSS joint general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale has called for a “healthy discussion and debate on issues concerning the society”.
Cases of Sexual Assault Against Ex-Kerala CM, Cabinet Ministers
In her 2013 letter, solar scam-accused Saritha Nair had mentioned that Oommen Chandy, along with former ministers K C Venugopal, Aryadan Mohammed, Adoor Prakash A P Anilkumar, MLAs Hibi Eden, Abdullah Kutty and MP Jose K Mani, had sexually abused her.
