India, All india, 4th May 2018, News & Stories from India

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The woman said that she paid the driver more than the actual fare and did not wait for the change - as she felt the accused could be dangerous. (Representational Image)

Mumbai: Uber driver exposes, masturbates before woman passenger

After the complaint was filed, Uber announced that it had sacked the driver.

04 May 2018 8:06 PM

When the father of the victim informed the local head and other members of the Panchayat, the accused were made to kneel down a hundred times and a fine of Rs 50,000 was imposed on them. (Photo: PTI)

Jharkhand: 4 men rape 16-yr-old girl, burn her alive in front of family

The accused abducted the minor from near her house when her family members had gone to attend a marriage.

04 May 2018 7:43 PM

British actor Emma Watson has been a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and has actively dedicated her efforts towards the empowerment of young women. (Photo: AP)

Actor Emma Watson backs Kathua rape-lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat

'Harry Potter' fame British actor Emma Watson wrote on Twitter, 'All power to Deepika Singh Rajawat.'

04 May 2018 7:02 PM

Sanji Ram and Vikas Jagrotra, in their petition submitted that they had been falsely implicated and that the case must be transferred to CBI to get at the real culprits. (Photo: File | ANI)

False implication, transfer probe to CBI: Kathua rape accused urges SC

The accused alleged that the state had done a biased probe and it is motivated and tainted.

04 May 2018 6:55 PM

87-year-old woman from Jammu and Kashmir's village, Rakkhi says she wants to see her village open defecation free. (Photo: ANI)

Swachh Bharat: 87-yr-old J&K woman builds toilet with her hands

87-year-old Rakki from Jammu and Kashmir's village said she had no idea about ill-effects of defecating in the open.

04 May 2018 6:50 PM

The vehicle toppled while the driver was taking a turn, and immediately caught fire. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

27 dead in bus accident, minister says no casualties, all safe

PM Narendra Modi, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar had expressed their grief over accident and assured all possible help to families of the deceased.

04 May 2018 5:59 PM

From April 2017-March 2018, the punctuality of mail and express trains observed a deterioration of 5.30 per cent. (Photo: File)

Indian Railways: worst punctuality in 3 years, 30 pc trains late in 2017-18

Data also shows number of accidents in Indian Railways fell to two-digit figures for first time in 35 years.

04 May 2018 5:39 PM

Pawan Kumar Gupta, Vinay Sharma, Mukesh and Akshay Kumar Singh - the four convicts in the case. (Photo: PTI)

Death penalty cold-blooded killing: Nirbhaya rapists ask SC to spare life

The gangrape in moving bus in Delhi of a medical student, who came to be known as Nirbhaya, shook the nation in 2012.

04 May 2018 5:32 PM

Commuters ride on a scooter during a thunderstorm in New Delhi on Wednesday. Change in the weather has brought respite in parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) reeling under warm weather conditions for past days. (Representational Image)

IMD issues thunderstorm warning in WB, Odisha, Bihar, UP for today

IMD said heavy rain is 'very likely' at isolated places over Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura and south interior Karnataka today.

04 May 2018 4:55 PM

A bench of Justices AK Sikri and Ashok Bhushan said it has not gone through the application filed by Rai seeking protection. (Photo: File)

SC refuses to interfere with arrest of senior journalist Upendra Rai

Prasun Roy, CSO of Air One Aviation Pvt Ltd, was also booked by CBI.

04 May 2018 4:25 PM

Hours after the stinging barb from Siddaramaiah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had tweeted that officials had been ordered to compile an estimate of the damage by Friday evening. (Photo: PTI | File)

Adityanath shortens K'taka poll campaign after storm kills over 70 in UP

Yogi Adityanath will visit Agra tonight where 43 people died due to the dust-storm that was accompanied by heavy rain.

04 May 2018 4:25 PM

A Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices R Banumathi and Ashok Bhushan heard the arguments on behalf of condemned convicts Vinay and Pawan. (Photo: File)

Nirbhaya gangrape case: SC reserves order on review plea by two death row convicts

The court has granted three weeks time to fourth convict, Akshay, to file review petition.

04 May 2018 4:05 PM

Chhagan Bhujbal sought bail after the Supreme Court in December 2017 scrapped a provision in a special law that had made seeking bail difficult. (Photo: File)

Maharashtra: Ex-dy CM gets bail in money laundering case after 2 yrs

Former Maharashtra minister and senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbhal will be released on personal bond of Rs 5 lakh.

04 May 2018 3:50 PM

Uttar Pradesh education minister Anupma Jaiswal said that the ministers felt 'satisfaction' after visiting Dalits in villages and staying at their homes despite the inconveniences. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

'Mosquitoes bite all night at Dalit homes,' says UP education minister

Uttar Pradesh Education Minister Anupma Jaiswal was speaking regarding UP minister Suresh Rana's visit to a Dalit household.

04 May 2018 3:41 PM

The rape of a nine-year-old allegedly by Subbaiah, a rickshaw puller, in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday triggered massive protests in a village in Guntur district. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

Andhra Pradesh: 50-yr-old accused of raping 9-yr-old hangs self

In his last call to his relatives, rape accused had reportedly told them that he would kill himself.

04 May 2018 2:40 PM

IndiGo denied passengers' allegations that it did not inform them of the flight delay. (Representaionational Image)

IndiGo again: Flight delayed by 5 hrs in Delhi, passengers protest, exit plane

CISF personnel stopped passengers, who came out from the IndiGo plane, from walking on the tarmac at Delhi airport.

04 May 2018 2:29 PM

The bench said that the SEC's decision to reduce the number of phases for panchayat elections in the state from 3 to 1 in it second notification without providing necessary clarification inevitably raised eyebrows and was avoidable. (Photo: File)

Calcutta HC refuses to interfere in WB panchayat poll; raps SEC

The division bench said the SEC had floundered in upholding its constitutional obligations and asked to conduct itself in a neutral manner.

04 May 2018 2:08 PM

The Railway Ministry has come out with a list of best railway stations, and Chandrapur and Ballarpur are at first position. (Photo: Twitter | @Central_Railway)

Incredible India: 2 Maharashtra railway stations country's most beautiful

Chandrapur and Ballarpur railway stations in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district have been selected as most beautiful stations in India.

04 May 2018 1:55 PM

Between 2010 and 2016, India provided electricity to 30 million people each year, more than any other country, the World Bank said in its latest report released this week. (Photo:File)

India doing well, 85 pc have access to electricity: World Bank

India is all set to achieve universal access to electricity before 2030 target date, says World Bank

04 May 2018 1:12 PM

G Janardhana Reddy, a former minister who has bulk of accusations against him, was soon seen campaigning across the district for the BJP. (Photo: File)

G Janardhana Reddy can’t campaign for Karnataka polls in Bellary: SC

On Wednesday, Janardhana Reddy was seen campaigning for his friend V Sriramulu, the BJP candidate in Molakalmuru.

04 May 2018 1:04 PM

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