Don't withdraw PF cash for petty reasons: EPFO

'Kanpur derailment not sabotage'
More than a year after the Indore-Patna Express derailment in Kanpur killed 148 people, investigations have established there was ‘no conspiracy’ behind the incident. According to highly placed sources, IIT-Kanpur, approached by the NIA to examine the reasons behind the derailment, has ruled out sabotage in its report.

For women's safety, govt wants cabs sans child locks
Soon passenger cars used as cabs won’t have the child lock system to end any misuse by drivers. The transport ministry has asked vehicle and equipment manufacturers to come up with a solution so that no commercially registered vehicle rolling out of a showroom has any child lock system.

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Investors turn negative ahead of inflation data as Sensex tanks above 200 points

Government takeover of Unitech: SC says NCLT should have taken its permission
The bench took note of the submissions of senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the realty firm, that the Tribunal passed an interim order without hearing the company and its directors who are in jail.

India's economy to grow at 7.2% in 2018, 7.4 in 2019: UN

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US might place Atlantic sea turtle on endangered list
Federal wildlife officials say they are reviewing the status of a sea turtle that lives in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean to see if it should be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

Space agencies propose setting up climate observatory
The heads of several of the world's space agencies have proposed the creation of a climate observatory to pool acquired data and share it with scientists around the globe, according to a declaration adopted in Paris.

Whales could become extinct: Officials
​Officials with the federal government say it's time to consider the possibility that endangered right whales could become extinct unless new steps are taken to protect them. North Atlantic right whales are among the rarest marine mammals in the world, and they have endured a deadly year.

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'Most take freedom for granted, not N Koreans'

NYPD charges Bangladeshi-origin bombing suspect
New York police on Tuesday charged an ISIS-inspired Bangladeshi-origin man, a day after he triggered a blast at a metro station that injured three other people and caused chaos in one of the busiest commuter hubs in the US metropolis.

Explosion at major Austrian gas hub, one dead

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Pic: Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli enjoy the beautiful landscape of Tuscany post-marriage
Adding to the many pictures and videos of the newlyweds that have gone viral, these pictures of the couple have also made their way online. They can be seen enjoying the beautiful landscape of Tuscany in each other's arms.

PC gets Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice
The international star received the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice for her compassion and kindness and her connection with today's youth.

Watch: Virat Kohli croons for wife Anushka Sharma 
It's been a helluva ride for ace-cricketer Virat Kohli and versatile actress Anushka Sharma who tied the knot on December 11, 2017.

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Geminid meteor shower display from December 13 midnight
Sky gazers in the city and elsewhere in the country can watch a meteor shower display from Wednesday night till the early hours of December 14, if clouds and light pollution do not play spoilsport.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot one-and-a-half Earths wide: Nasa
Jupiter's Great Red Spot - the solar system's most famous storm - is almost one-and-a-half Earths wide and penetrates about 300 kilometres into the planet's atmosphere, according to data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot one-and-a-half Earths wide: Nasa
Jupiter's Great Red Spot - the solar system's most famous storm - is almost one-and-a-half Earths wide and penetrates about 300 kilometres into the planet's atmosphere, according to data collected by NASA's Juno spacecraft.

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Gayle hits record sixes in Bangladesh Premier League final
Records and Chris Gayle are synonymous to each other when it comes to Twenty20 cricket and the explosive West Indies batsman on Tuesday went on to better his plethora of records he made in the shortest format of the game.

Indian men's hockey team ends year on 6th spot
India's men and women's hockey teams remained in the sixth and 10th positions respectively in the rankings revealed by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Tuesday.

This Indian attack has got ability to get 20 SA wickets: Yadav
Speedster Umesh Yadav says the current Indian attack has the ability to take 20 wickets in a Test match during its tour of South Africa, seen by many as the side's litmus test following a string of successes at home.

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GoPro Hero 5 Black, Hero 5 Session action cameras get price cut in India
Action camera manufacturer GoPro has slashed the price of its Hero 5 Black and Hero 5 Session action cameras as part of the holiday gifting season.

Nokia 5 Android 8.0 Oreo beta update starts rolling out, coming to Nokia 6 soon
HMD Global, the company that holds the license to manufacture Nokia branded Android smartphones, has now started rolling out the beta update for Nokia 5.

Honor 8 Pro and Honor 7X smartphones available on discount on Amazon India website
Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has announced discounts on its Honor 6X and Honor 8 Pro smartphones. Both the smartphones are exclusively available on Amazon and the discount is available only from December 12 to December 19.

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'Notice to Medical college for laxity on blood bank functioning'

CBSE class 10, 12 board exam practical schedule released

680 placement offers bagged by IIT-Roorkee students in 1st week
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Roorkee placements: A total of 681 offers — 286 in core sector and 395 in non-core — came from 168 participating companies during the recruiting exercise which began on December 2, it said in a statement.

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ACB yet to prove role of Ajit Pawar, Tatkare in Rs 70,000 crore water projects

After Tejas, another hi-tech coach set to roll out of Mumbai

Hawkers beat up civic staff on eviction duty
Civic employees trying to evict illegal hawkers from the area near Chakala metro station were assaulted on Friday.Two hawkers have been arrested.The police are finding out if any more people were involved in the assault.

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TTV Dhinakaran named in EC bribery case

Delhi govt to foot hospital bills of crash, burns victims

2 die in fire at outer Delhi, 2 battling for life

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'Only half of enrolled voters go to booths'

BWSSB relaxes rule on additional levy for buildings without OCs

Beku Beda manifesto demands better roads, transport

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Closure order issued to 8 industries in Sangareddy
Telangana Pollution Control Board issued closure orders for eight Tyre Pyrolysis Oil industries in Sangareddy.

Four arrested for 1.5 crore club fund fraud
The accused are Asim Kumar Maity, system administrator, Vanga Manjulatha, accountant, G Ramesh Reddy, secretary and V Nagender Babu, former treasurer.

Earliest reference to Telangana found not in Telugu, but Gond language
Strange it may sound but the earliest known reference to the word Telangana is not in Telugu but surprisingly in Gond language.

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A 'fearless' lot of women that shoots through lens

BITS grad on the run after Rs 35L fraud

Police barricades on highways must have reflectors, no ads: HC

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NRI father-son duo held from Gujarat in Rs 3 crore cheating case

30 schools begin process to hike fees

HC frees convict held after remission

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Allahabad: People protest over transfer of SDM, market closed
People of Karchana Tehsil on Tuesday staged the protest, demanding to take back transfer of the "honest" sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Raja Ganapati R.

Congress president 'Pt Rahul Gandhiji a descendant of Lord Parashuram'!
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raking up a controversy over Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi wearing janeu (sacred thread worn by Brahmins) during the Gujarat state assembly election campaign, a youth Congress leader, Haseeb Ahmad, here has put up a poster on his Facebook and Twitter accounts congratulating, Rahul Gandhi - a "janeudhari" - for his elevation as president of the Indian National Congress.

Allahabad youth keeps promise made to friend, brings soil from Lahore

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Odisha government asks district collectors to check activities of non-banking financial entities

Teacher held for sexual harassment of two Class VII girls

Naveen Patnaik writes to PM Modi demanding tribunal on Mahanadi

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Metro may give Bairagarh a miss

Youth posing as CBI agent dupes & rapes woman, held

Fee regulation bill: Govt to examine audited accounts, increment proposals of schools

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70 stranded amid snowfall in Kashmir rescued
Jammu/ Over 70 people left stranded by heavy rains and snowfall at Surankote in Jammu & Kashmir were rescued on Tuesday, police said.

Cut power tariff or face strike: 50 business bodies to Pb govt

Batting-friendly pitch awaits India-SL

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