Top news of May 8 | J&K: Major fire breaks out in Srinagar's residential colony, several houses gutted

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#3:00 PM

J&K: Major fire breaks out in Srinagar's residential colony, several houses gutted 

#2:35 PM

CBI questions former Haryana chief minister @BhupinderSHooda in alleged land allotment scam case - PTI

#2:33 PM

#Scientists develop new artificial intelligence (#AI) system that can predict court decisions better than #legal scholars. - PTI

#2:31 PM

#Sarod maestro @AAKSarod to gift sarod to #American pop sensation @justinbieber. - PTI

#2:30 PM

New #butterfly species found in #Israel for 1st time in 109 yrs. - PTI

#2:26 PM

#Afghanistan rejects #Pakistan claims of killing 50 soldiers. - PTI

#2:23 PM

DMK registers condemnation, will continue to raise voice against NEET; will launch state-wide opposition: MK Stalin on opposing NEET in TN - ANI

#2:20 PM

Macron won 66.1%, Le Pen 33.9% in French vote: final results - AFP

#2:17 PM

For #homeloans above Rs 30 lakh, the rates come down by 0.10%, says #SBI. - PTI

#2:14 PM

#SBI cuts low-cost #homeloan (under Rs 30 lakh) rates by 0.25% to 8.35%. - PTI

#2:10 PM

WB: Dubai-Kolkata Emirates airline aircraft suffered a bird-hit during landing at Kolkata airport; left engine damaged. All passengers safe - ANI

#2:01 PM

First evacuations begin from rebel district of Damascus: state TV - AFP

#1:49 PM

#Remonetisation to expand tax base, says Finance Minister @arunjaitley. - PTI

#1:47 PM

Aam Aadmi Party legislator Kapil Mishra shares evidence against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in Rs 400 crore scam. - PTI

#1:42 PM

Supreme Court says ban on sale & registration of BS III vehicles not applicable to equipment used for farming & construction - ANI

#1:40 PM

Chhattisgarh: One security personnel injured in an IED blast which took place 500 meters away from SSB camp in Kanker district's Antagarh - ANI

#1:37 PM

This is height of indiscipline that MLA is talking to SDM& CO Gorakhnath(Charu) interrupts. Don't demand any action against her: Radha Mohan - ANI

#1:30 PM

Delhi metro fare hike, new rates to be applicable from May 10

#1:23 PM

Telangana: Fire breaks out in a footwear godown in Hyderabad's Chatta Bazar. Seven fire tenders on spot; more details awaited. - ANI

#1:18 PM

Sanjay Singh addresses press conference on Kapil Mishra's allegations against Arvind Kejriwal

#1:16 PM

West Bengal: Belacoba forest range officers seized leopard skin & bones in Jalpaiguri, arrested 9 persons. - ANI

#1:07 PM

Andhra Pradesh: TDP MLA Chintamaneni Prabhakar booked for assaulting policeman. Case registered in West Godavari's Denduluru police station - ANI

#12:54 PM

NEET Exam: Five arrested for duping students. - PTI

#12:29 PM

SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav expels five party men, including Shivpal loyalists - PTI

#12:10 PM

BCCI announces India's 15-member Champions Trophy squad - ANI

#11:49 AM

Firing at Special Task Force (STF) Post in Doda, two police personnel injured. - PTI

#11:47 AM

#NGT issues notice to #Centre and Delhi govt over chemical gas leak from #Tughlakabad container depot. - PTI

#11:20 AM

School students clash with security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district against the alleged highhandedness of security personnel. - PTI

#10:48 AM

As many as 12,000 people lost their lives due to #Maoist violence in last 20 years: #Rajnath. - PTI

#10:48 AM

I request national media to not show discussions on TV that spread hatred against people of J&K, in the country: Mehbooba Mufti, J&K CM - ANI

#10:47 AM

#AndhraPradesh Chief Minister N #ChandrababuNaidu meets tech giants' executives in #US, seeks investments in the state. - PTI

#10:47 AM

I am confident that we will successfully confront the #Naxalites with full force and new strategy: Home Minister Rajnath Singh. - PTI

#10:40 AM

Two Indian warships visit Egyptian port city. - PTI

#10:38 AM

Supreme Court allows a plea by CBI opposing dropping of charges against Lalu Prasad Yadav by Jharkhand High Court in the fodder scam case. - ANI

#10:30 AM

West Bengal: 14-year-old specially-abled girl allegedly gangraped in Malda district's Nayatola area, y'day. Case registered, probe underway - ANI

#10:29 AM

No opposition to any country's NSG membership: China - ANI

#10:11 PM

Young South Koreans are frustrated by politics as country goes to the polls to choose a new president - AFP

#9:50 AM

West Bengal: 101 tribal couples tie the knot at a mass wedding function in Siliguri's Salbari, yesterday - ANI

#9:40 AM

Former US president Barack Obama receives the 2017 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award from Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg in Boston - AFP

#9:10 AM

6 patients killed of Swine flu in 4 days in Rajasthan

#8:51 AM

One dead and 2 injured after a jeep fell into a gorge near Uttarakhand's Moolgadh, in early morning hours - ANI

#8:49 AM

CPEC has no connections to or impact on sovereignty issues: Chinese Ambassador to India Luo Zhaohui - ANI

#8:34 AM

Eighteen workers killed in a #coalmine accident in central China's #HunanProvince. - PTI

#8:32 AM

One dead and 2 injured after a jeep fell into a gorge near Himachal Pradesh's Moolgadh, in early morning hours - ANI

#8:31 AM

China's Xi congratulates French president-elect Macron - AFP

#8:17 AM

Manipur: Four security personnel injured after a suspected IED blast in Tengnoupal district's Lokchao, in early morning hours - ANI

#8:11 AM

Chennai (Tamil Nadu): 4 people dead and 5 injured after fire broke out in an apartment in Vadapalani area, situation now under control - ANI

#8:08 AM

PM @narendramodi congratulates French President-elect @EmmanuelMacron, says he looks forward to working closely with him. - PTI

#7:44 AM

Bhavnagar (Gujarat): Retired SBI worker Janardanbhai Bhatt & his wife donated Rs 1 crore of their lifetime savings to National Defence Fund - ANI

#7:22 AM

Union Home Minister to chair meeting with CMs & other Union Mins to review development & security issues to deal with Naxalism - ANI

#7:10 AM

SC to pronounce its verdict on CBI plea opposing dropping of charges against Lalu Prasad Yadav by Jharkhand HC in Fodder scam case - ANI