Great grandson of Bal Gangadhar Tilak booked for rape in Pune
Police have launched a probe into a complaint lodged by a woman lawyer on Monday that she had been repeatedly raped since 2015 by Congress member Rohit Tilak, the great grandson of freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

IAS couple's son 'jumps' to death in Mumbai
Manmath Mhaiskar, the 18-year-old son of senior IAS officers Milind and Manisha Mhaiskar, reportedly jumped to death from the terrace of 20-storey Dariya Mahal at Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai, on Tuesday.

Nagaland CM to face House trial today
The Nagaland assembly will hold a special session on Wednesday to test the majority support of chief minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu, who has been facing a rebellion from a section of fellow Naga People’s Front (NPF) legislators.

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Desi fizzy drinks add juice to cut GST
Local beverage players, numbering in hundreds, have firmed up plans to add fruit juice to carbonated beverages as part of their attempts to lower the Goods and Services Tax (GST) burden. While fizzy drinks such as Coke, Pepsi cola and Sprite attract 40% tax under GST, beverages based on fruit pulp or fruit juice fall in the 12% tax slab.

Hindustan Unilever Q1 net profit up 9% at Rs 1,283 crore
The company had posted a standalone net profit of Rs 1,174 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal. Net sales during the quarter under review stood at Rs 9,094 crore as against Rs 8,662 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago, showing a rise of 4.98 per cent.

Air India net loss reduces to Rs 3,643 crore
The airline saw its total revenue, including exceptional and extraordinary items, increase to Rs 22,146 crore in 2016 -17 period, as per provisional numbers provided by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha to the Rajya Sabha.

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NGT notice to Centre on air pollution caused by ships

New bird-like species of dinosaur identified

NGT seeks report on 'mountain' dumps at landfill sites
A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar directed the AAP government to apprise the tribunal of the steps it has taken to lower the height of the garbage dumps at Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla landfill sites, saying these were a source of air and water pollution.

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Pakistan SC to vet 'evidence' against Nawaz Sharif
The Pakistan Supreme Court, hearing the Panama Papers case against Nawaz Sharif and his family, said on Tuesday that it would decide whether to disqualify the PM or send the matter to an accountability court after examining all the “leaked” material.

US slaps new economic sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile program
The US Department of Treasury, in a statement, said it was targeting 16 entities and individuals for supporting what is said was "illicit Iranian actors or transnational criminal activity."

France tops US in Soft Power as India fails to make Top 30

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Why Sonakshi couldn't play Haseena Parkar

Varun Dhawan apologises for his nepotism comments
Varun Dhawan who is gearing up for his next 'Judwaa 2' apologised for his recent comments on nepotism.

Shraddha Kapoor's on-screen transformation from a girl-next-door to a gangster
From a girl next door to a full-fledged supervillain in her forthcoming film, Shraddha Kapoor has come a long way in the Indian film industry.

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Hyderabad scientists decode the genetic secrets behind rare diseases in South Asians

Environmental factors contribute to the rise of TB: Study
Studies have shown that environmental factors have been a major cause in the rise of Tuberculosis (TB) cases. Doctors say TB is impacted greatly due to factors like personal hygienic with respect to respiratory disease prevention, clean water supply, housing, overcrowding and nutrition.

Isro's space battery to power govt's e-vehicle drive
Giving thrust to the Centre’s ambitious green vehicle project, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has approved commercial use of its indigenously developed lithium-ion battery.

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Arun is India's bowling coach, Bangar assistant coach
The Indian men's cricket team will have its first bowling coach in over a year in the capacity of the man who last held the position - former India medium-pace bowler Bharat Arun, who on Tuesday was reappointed to the role he fulfilled during Ravi Shastri's tenure as team director from August 2014 to April 2016.

Women's HWL Semi-Final: India go down 1-4 to England
Drag flicker Gurjit Kaur (57th minute) was India's lone scorer, while Giselle Ansley (6th), Alex Danson (13th), Susannah Townsend (42nd) and Hannah Martin (60th) sounded the board for England in the quarter-final of the Women's Hockey World League Semi Final on Tuesday.

BCCI to pay Ravi Shastri close to 8 crore plus per annum
It was learnt that the top brass of BCCI was unanimous in their decision on new chief coach Ravi Shastri's perks, which is atleast a crore more than previous coach Anil Kumble's salary of Rs 6.5 crore.

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Xiaomi Mi 3rd anniversary sale on July 20 and 21 - Re 1 flash sale, discounts and more
Xiaomi launched its Mi Max 2 phablet in India today. At the launch event, the company announced that it will be holding its third Mi anniversary sale in India on July 20 and July 21.

Huawei launches Band 2 and Band 2 Pro fitness trackers
Huawei has launched two new fitness trackers -- Band 2 and Band 2 Pro. Both wearables come in Blue, Black and Red colour options. The company has not revealed any details about the price and availability of the devices yet.

Garmin Forerunner 35 smartwatch with built-in GPS and heart rate sensor launched in India at Rs 15,999
Garmin has launched a new smartwatch in India. Dubbed Forerunner 35, the GPS-enabled wearable has a price tag of Rs 15,999 and is exclusively available on Paytm Mall.

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NCWEB releases fourth cut off list, B.A. BCom still available in most colleges

54 per cent of seats in private engg colleges went vacant last year
Engineering education in the country seems to have reached a saturation point with around 54% of undergraduate and postgraduate seats in private engineering colleges across the country, or 8.67 lakh seats of 16.07 lakh seats, not finding takers in 2016-17, data put out by Lok Sabha on Monday revealed.

Learning with the Times: PETN more powerful than TNT, also used as landmine detonator

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School bus owners threaten agitation

4 held for ferrying bullock crammed into back of SUV

Only school managements, not parents, can move fee regulator, rules HC

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3% point dip in Ambedkar University 4th list

Delhi 'vigilantes' may have killed twice in 2 days
Monday's incident, the victim, Vikas alias Vikky, was shot over a dozen times in Sector 22 of Dwarka around 9.30pm. The police found a note on the man's body in which the killers claimed to be a vigilante group taking revenge against people found involved in "crimes against society".

Apathy wrecks homes and hopes in Vasant Kunj

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Roopa not punished, given more responsibility: DGP

2 Lakh students hit- Nursing institutes in Karnataka derecognised

Assembly elections: Ahead of polls, BJP marks supporters with stickers
Assembly elections are a few months away but BJP is marking and counting its supporters already, one house at a time.

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Rain brings cheers to farmers in Telangana, cities live in flood fear

High court issues notice to four ministers who defected to TDP

Hyderabad high court stays land acquisition for Metro station in Amaravati

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TN family witnesses another 'mystery death'; 7th in 8 mths
The mystery continues over deaths in a family of Thandarai village in Tiruvannamalai district, where seven people have died, of seemingly unknown causes, in the last eight months.

Tamil Nadu man in coma for 2 years in Gulf brought home
The intervention of the Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi has helped the family of a man from Namakkal, who has been in a coma for more than two years, gain compensation.

Khushbu quits Twitter, says social media addictive
Actor and Congress national spokesperson Khushbu quit Twitter on Tuesday, saying the platform was addictive. The actor, who had close to a million followers when she tweeted her decision to go off the social networking site “4 sumtime”, had a few words of advice for her followers — use the platform to build “this nation n not 2 divide”.

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Election for 3 RS seats on August 8

HC tells govt to pay murder convict Rs 50k for extra months in jail

PIL filed against fee regulatory committee

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Allahabad Development Authority remove encroachers from 4500 sqmt land
A joint team of Allahabad Development Authority (ADA), local police force, PAC and Allahabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) carried out an extensive anti-encroachment drive at Kalinidipuram locality of the city, on Tuesday. The authorities removed encroachment from an area spanning in 4500 square meter (sq/mt).

Woman alleges police apathy, makes abortive attempt of self-immolation
A woman on Monday made an abortive attempt to immolate herself in the Nawabganj police station premises.Police have detained the woman for quizzing.

Judapur murder, rape solved, 4 held
The arrested killers have been identified as Neeraj (prime accused), Pradeep Kumar, Mohit and Satyendra of Lakhanpur and Tulsipur villages respectively.

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Naveen Patnaik seeks land in New Delhi to set up integrated cultural centre
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday requested Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan to persuade the urban development ministry to allot a land in New Delhi for setting up an integrated cultural centre.

Odisha approves proposal to declare Paika Bidroha as first war of Indian independence

BSF chopper makes emergency landing on road at Koraput
A BSF chopper made an emergency landing on a village road in Odisha's Koraput district on Tuesday afternoon due to inclement weather. Police said the helicopter was on its way to the BSF’s headquarters but the pilot was forced to land the helicopter on Mahadeiput-Lula road.

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Indore duo shine in CA exams

16-yr-old corruption case, govt still looking for evidence against culprits

Cong digs up 13-yr-old land row to corner Naidu

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GRAPHIC WITH Students going abroad story

Don't check out our marks, check out our foreign value

Foreign bound after school, can't wait to graduate

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