Model Preeti Jain has been sentenced to three years in prison by the city civil and session court and was also levied a fine of Rs 10,000 for plotting to kill Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar. She had earlier filed a rape case against Bhandarkar. “Some things are better left unsaid![Read More…]
The crackdown on slaughterhouses in Uttar Pradesh under Hindutva hardliner Yogi Adityanath is adversely affecting the marriage ceremonies in the country’s most populated state. According to a report, a groom called off a marriage ceremony in Muzaffarnagar after the bride’s family said they may not be able to serve any[Read More…]
Days after the brutal maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, in which 25 CRPF personnel were killed, the body of a maoist has been recovered last night from the site. The 25 CRPF personnel were killed earlier this week by the Maoist in an ambush in Burkapal area. “The body[Read More…]
Former Indian cricket team skipper Gautam Gambhir has announced that he will bear full expenses of the children of 25 CRPF personnel killed by Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s south Sukma area on Monday. Gambhir said he would extend support through his ‘Gautam Gambhir Foundation’. The initial steps were already being taken[Read More…]
The Reserve Bank of India is soon to issue new Rs 10 and Rs 5 coins to honor the 125th year of National Archives of India. In order to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Allahabad High Court, the central bank will put new Rs 5 coins into circulation. As per[Read More…]
As Yogi Adityanath’s popularity keeps multiplying, a private school in Meerut has asked students to get hairstyles on the line of CM Adityanath. The Rishabh Academy School, affiliated by Central Board of Secondary Education has also restricted the students from keeping beards. The school administration also restricts students from bringing[Read More…]
The Supreme Court will hear pleas challenging government’s decision to link Aadhaar with the Permanent Account Number (PAN) card for filing of income tax returns and to apply for a new PAN, on Friday. Significantly, the SC had earlier showed its displeasure over the Centre’s decision to make Aadhaar mandatory.[Read More…]
In a shameful incident, a private school asked a rape survivor to not attend classes anymore. The girl was asked to discontinue attending school as it would spoil the institution’s image. The school insisted that the girl would be promoted to class 11 if she didn’t attend the classes. She[Read More…]
The Indian Railways has been allotted a portion of the Nirbhaya fund to implement a continuing scheme to install CCTV surveillance systems at railway stations, ladies special trains and women compartments in suburban trains. The state owned transporter was unable to implement the composite security plan that incorporates the job[Read More…]
In a significant verdict, the Delhi High Court ruled that even minor children have the liberty to choose not to live with their parents. “Children have the liberty to choose not to live with their parents. Even minor children have the liberty,” the court said. It was an oral observation[Read More…]
The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Election Commission and the state government on a petition regarding the EVM tampering in Dehradun’s Vikasnagar constituency. The petition, filed by former cabinet minister Navprabhat, has alleged that there were tampering and manipulation of EVMs at the constituency during the[Read More…]
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the results of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2017 on its official website on Thursday. Kalpit Veerwal, a student from Udaipur, has secured the first rank by scoring 360 out of 360 marks in the exam. It is a happy moment[Read More…]
Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday morning at the age of 70 after prolonged illness. Newsd brings you some interesting facts in memoriam of the icon who donned several hats during his lifetime.