The announcement comes on the day when PM Narendra Modi started his two day campaign in the region before filing his nomination papers on April 26.

The year 2018 has come across several ups and downs in the field of science. From passing away of renowned scientist Stephen Hawking to Martian dreams and satellite launches in India, the year has been full of twists and turns. It witnessed the beginning for the Indian Space sector in the light of Gaganyaan mission, major satellite launches. To inform, a Chinese researchers claiming gene edited babies also fails to fade from our memory. Here are snippets of top science events of 2018.

In the wake of fourth Saturday, Christmas and strike, banks may remain closed for five days. The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has called for strike on December 26 and one of the bank officer's union has called a strike on December 21, demanding unconditional mandate for the XIth bipartite wage revision talks, officials said on Wednesday.

In shocking news reported, 16-year-old girl from Kerala has been gang-raped for two years by her own father and four other men. The five accused has been arrested in Kerala's northern district of Kannur after police registered a case of gang-rape on a complaint filed by the girl's mother.

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck near Anchorage, Alaska, damaged roads, buildings and also triggered a temporary tsunami warning, authorities said.

Delhi High Court on Monday allowed Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to file a closure report in JNU student Najeeb Ahmed missing case; not satisfied with the decision, his mother will be moving to the Supreme Court in the matter.

Bad news for foreign medical graduates! The Madras High Court has restrained Medical Council of India (MCI) to issue the eligibility certificates to students who scores low pass percentage in screening tests or Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE). The foreign medical graduates, who score less than 80 per cent in the qualifying Class 12 exam, will not get eligibility certificates.

The Aashiq Banaya Aapne actress opened up that she was sexually harrased by Nana Patekar during the shoot of their film Horn Ok Please. She spoke about the unfortunate incident that took place ten years ago and accused that the film industry people remain tight-lipped at that time, as they are even today.

The Aashiq Banaya Aapne actress opened up that she was sexually harrased by Nana Patekar during the shoot of their film Horn Ok Please. She spoke about the unfortunate incident that took place ten years ago and accused that the film industry people remain tight-lipped at that time, as they are even today.

A recent post shared by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is breaking the Internet wall. In the post the superstar wishes his baby girl Nitara with heartwarming birthday message.