Reuters/Representative Image India has jumped three positions to 78 in the latest Global Corruption Index 2018 list released on Tuesday. India, which was ranked 81st in 2017, is ranked 78 in 2018, according to the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by the Transparency International. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) …

When a few cleaners arrived at a Virar residential building to find out what had been blocking the establishment’s drainage system, they were not expecting 200 pieces of flesh and bones in it. In a spine chilling incident, Pintu Sharma in his 40s killed his 58-year-old friend Ganesh Kolhatkar, after both of them got into a fiery argument. The murder …

With an ambitious aim to control the alarming pollution levels across major cities in the country the government has unveiled its long-awaited National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). The NCAP aims to reduce the particulate matter (PM) concentration by 20-30 over the next five years, with an overall goal of mitigating air pollution and improving air quality in the country, which …

Story Updated On January 15: East Coast Railway spokesperson said that no major trees were cut to make way for the helipad. Only leaves/branches of few trees on Railway land had to be pruned to give full proper space for helicopter movements. Railway will estimate total loss of plants and replant more than two times of saplings lost, TOI Bhubaneshwar tweeted. We …

In a gruesome crime, two minor girls from Ranchi, aged 13 and 16, were allegedly raped by their boyfriends who had invited them for the picnic. The missing complaint was lodged on January 2 in Jagannathpur police station by family members of the 13-year-old girl and the family alleged that the 16-year-old friend of her had kidnapped her for trafficking.  …

Nine out of 10 Indians don’t worry about the safety of their children on road as neither they buy helmets for the kids if they travel by two-wheelers, nor they secure them with seat belts if the family travels by four-wheelers.  This is an appalling reality that has come to fore due to a study which the union minister for …

A gruesome murder took place on Thursday in the national capital when a 23-year-old was murdered using a digging fork, PTI reported. The incident took place in Rana park area at around 8 pm and the deceased has been identified as Gautam Kumar. When a security guard named Indrajeet Mishra visited her sister’s house, her husband’s brother alias Gautam was …

A man in Nagpur approached the police station with a strange complaint and the cops had not received a complaint like that before. The man went to the police station to file a report for his ‘stolen’ heart. He wanted to file a complaint stating that a girl has ‘stolen’ his heart and the cops should get it back. The …

Indian origin economist Gita Gopinath has become the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund and she is the first woman to hold the prestigious post. Read more Here’s more top news of the day: 1) Airports To Use Waste Plastic To Lay Internal Roads Leading To Runways Reuters/Representational Image The next time you visit the city airport, chances are …

In a disbelieving claim, Pakistan batsman Haris Sohail said that he returned after the first test in South Africa because he was under the spell of black magic which is why he was forced to leave, reported Daily hunt. While the country had been receiving flak for losing the series only after the first two matches, Sohail was ruled out …