2016 - August

BJP supports holding simultaneous Lok Sabha, state polls Muslim preacher charges Arnab Goswami for defamation New law to curb child labour India looks to become the second largest steel producer Maruti Suzuki records massive sales in July China supplies nuclear reactors to Pakistan, contradicts NPT Mass gathering of Dalits in Sabarmati, Ahmedabad Government to move an amendment bill to strengthen debt recovery BJP silent on CM face for UP The Kumbh Mela experiment to advance predictive analysis India's trade deficit with China soars to $53 billion Hong Kong on lockdown because of Typhoon Nida RBI issues new guidelines for on-tap bank licenses Sun Yang looks to put controversies behind ahead of Olympics SBI plans to shut and relocate 30% of its branches Alleged Wani successor Sabzar Ahmad Bhat listed as 'A-category' militant Warren Buffett takes on Donald Trump 'Campus Carry' law passed in Texas Indian companies set to trump Chinese counterparts Government asks Tech Giants to provide 'desi' email addresses soon JM Financial's chief Nimesh Kampani resigns Gaurika Singh becomes the youngest athlete at Rio Olympics HealthKart raises over Rs.80 crore from Sequoia, Kae Capital Erratic rains but food grain output up Sprinter Dharambir banned for life; Rio dreams shattered State of Climate Report: 2015 warmest year on record TDP will remain in the NDA Government: N.Chandrababu Naidu RSS survey: BJP losing seats and vote bank in Gujarat Central London witness knife attack with one dead, six wounded The GST Bill's impact on the common man Green signal for mega spectrum auction Rape victim apologizes to former Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat Washington Police Officer arrested for helping ISIS Parliamentary Panel for External Affairs Rape videos being sold in UP for a meagre amount Google launches new map-based game 'Verne', challenges Pokemon Go Researchers find evidence supporting India-Antarctica supercontinent hypothesis Chase's ton helps WI hold India 'The Voice India Kids' mentors pay tribute to Kishore Kumar Rajnath asks SAARC countries to fight terrorism Pakistani Government chopper crash-lands in Afghanistan; occupants held hostage No room for Leander Paes High speed internet access for every Indian? Sharp drop in foreign remittances Nita Ambani, the first Indian woman member of IOC Terrorists attack Kokrajhar; 14 killed Apple to offer cash rewards in its 'Bug Bounty' program Lockheed Martin proposes to shift F-16 production line to India Life Imprisonment for Milk Adulteration finds backing by SC Indonesia foils attack on Singapore Thirteen killed, six injured in French city Rouen Foreign exchange reserves soar by $3 bn Gujarat Govt to appeal against HC's EBC order Mayogate: Hampton Creek accused of buying back its vegan mayo 71 years since Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings RIL seeks to commission $35 billion worth projects in 2016-17 China announces jail term for Christian church leader IRDA issues remuneration guidelines; caps CEO's salary at Rs.1.5 cr Big Bazaar goes online with Future Group and Paytm Partnership Darrell thanks people for their crowdfunding contributions Friendship day quotes by inspirational personalities Javedkar inaugurates IIT Jammu Severe flooding kills at least 20 in Macedonia Data Fusion Company IDI Has a Profile on Every American RSS Vice-President shot at in Punjab Gogoro partners with Bosch to bring its scooters to Europe Pakistan's Syed Sulahuddin intimidates India with a nuclear war Indian women hold Japan in a draw Iran executes nuclear scientist on the charge of treason Now, convert Diesel/Petrol cars into Hybrid Electric ones Kane Williamson sets record with test century Chris Urmson quits as Google's self-driving car division CSA bans four cricketers involved in match fixing Anthology series Wild Cards comes to television Bindra placed 4th, misses on medal Jet.com to be acquired by Walmart for $3bn in cash MI5's Anti-Terror Mind Reading Team Abhinav Bindra misses bronze; Gagan Narang out Rajya Sabha passes Bill seeking decriminalization of suicide bids China to launch world's fastest train I-T raids AAP MLA Kartar Singh, recovers Rs.130 crore Theft in TMC's office in Parliament Mahindra Intertrade and MSTC to start Auto Shredding Joint Venture 75th Quit India Movement Anniversary: Government plans countrywide celebrations Drop-outs across IIT & IIMs fall sharply Indian hockey team beat Argentina 2-1 HDFC and Max to merge their life insurance businesses Swedish church to drop Bibles in ISIS-controlled areas Randstad Holdings acquires US rival Monster.com BSF camp near Imphal witnesses another Bomb blast Trials for MagLev trains coming soon India, US agree on a $30 million Energy-Storage Research Initiative Tata Chemicals sells urea business to Yara India Now, use Google to order food Apple now licensed to sell renewable electricity Humanity has consumed their 'Budget' of natural resources for 2016 India and Pakistan regain cross-border trading Archers shoot their way into pre-quarterfinals Pilot was supposed to 'go around' and land again Google introduces security warnings for Gmail users HeyBnb launches in India across 17 cities Vietnam gives India the go-ahead for oil exploration Trade Agreement with Croatia PM seeks suggestions for 15th August speech Mahindra to develop self-driving tractors Saina, Sindhu win in their opening matches Shahrukh Khan's run-ins with US immigration Thailand witnesses 11 bomb attacks leaving 4 dead, 34 wounded Javadekar accepts PMO's suggestion to let IIMs choose their Chairman Licenses of 73 TV channels, 24 FM stations revoked Postmen to show up on Sundays too! UN to issue stamp to commemorate MS Subbulakshmi's birth centenary Taller than 'Statue of Liberty' Flipkart launches office in Palo Alto PSU Bank hacking attempt Indian hospitals and corporates promoting use of Infant Formula Goel calls the organiser's charges as 'misunderstanding' Belgium detains three suspects in anti-terrorism case SimplyE, an app for borrowing E-books Nitin Gadkari lays foundation of multi-modal terminal at Varanasi Rural Internet consumers to jump to 350 million by 2020 Premiere League season 2016-17 kicks off Hundreds of civilians abducted by ISIS freed Call from U.S. warns of blasts in NCR Rabbi publishes article challenging the socially accepted sexuality of God Lalita Babar in 3000m steeplechase finals Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha harassed on Facebook Pakistan dedicates its D-Day to Kashmir's freedom Remembering Two of Cricket's Greatest Facebook and a creativity platform Dipa misses bronze by whisker, wins hearts Zlatan strikes in ManU win New test reveals risk of Alzheimer's disease in three hours 270 safety violations in 2016 Last Russian athlete suspended from Rio Games Sholay celebrates its 41st anniversary Sports achievements in the past decade Indian cinema today: In numbers India's economic scenario: 2007 - 2016 Manmohan Singh and Modi: A decade of Indian politics PwC sued for $5.5billion for negligence in mortgage fraud case Pakistani hackers hack Goa Institute of Management's website Kidambi, Sindhu advance to quarterfinals, keep medal hopes alive

Gold worth 186 crore missing from Kerala temple Reliance Industries penalised $250 million Kerala official: Stare at women 14 seconds and be jailed A look into the other side of he Rio Olympics PV Sindhu shocks World's No 2, enters semi-finals! Malaysian oil tanker 'Vier Harmoni' hijacked WPI witnesses steep climb to touch 23-month high Prisma- the photo editing app Government to bear debit, credit card payment transaction costs Master Chefs turn Olympic leftovers into meals for poor President Pranab Mukherjee appoints new State Governors Gujarat's HC partly cancels ordinance on eliminating NRI quota Army Chief, Dalbir Singh, makes stunning revelation Could Google have a brand new OS? E-bidding portal, e-reverse auction process in power transmission launched Cisco to cut 7% global workforce in fiscal year 2017 China's ODI outshines FDI Ancient camping site discovered in Ladakh US announces handing over of the internet domain name system Merging talks explored by Snapdeal, Flipkart, Amazon Environmentalist McKibben says Climate Change is WW-III Shuttler Sindhu stuns! Storms into the final Norway's sovereign wealth fund uncertain about UK property prices Nigeria: A major hub for African e-commerce start ups CPCB study finds 41 Indian cities with poor air quality UN acknowledges role in Haiti's deadly cholera pandemic India-Bangladesh to produce movie on 1971 war Amity law student suicide: Students stage protest at University Comcast expands gigabit internet services to Chicago Twitter suspends 235k accounts promoting terrorism and extremism Ola to shut down TaxiForSure; lays off several employees Berkeley's Premier Cru wine seller pleads guilty to fraud NASA's 'Space Robotics Challenge' thrown open Kader murder shocks Turkish LGBT community Gopichand, the Dronacharya of Indian badminton Mahindra & Mahindra to make an affordable electric SUV ISIS claims responsibility for attack on Russian traffic police officers Government extends Facilities for Long Term Visa holders Virtual reality porn to be the next big thing US Army committed $6.5 trillion accounting fraud Congress witnesses internal tussles and disputes State Government Housing Scheme to go Electronic Army canteens are the most profitable retail chains in India Delhi court hands out 2 death sentences and a life-term Bhutan's royalty calls allegations "malicious" Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal admits to company not meeting targets IAF'S Sukhoi-30 MKI lands at revamped Pasighat ALG Child labour rampant in H&M factories in Myanmar Algorithm to diagnose depression from Instagram photos developed Media.net acquired for $900 million by Chinese consortium Argentina's obsession with Freudian psychoanalysis Academy where Sakshi Malik trained shut since an year China unveils tallest and longest glass bridge RAPIDO program to rebuild destroyed homes in a few months Airlines request Government's approval to skip Pakistani airspace Chandan Nayak : From Odisha slums to Bayern Munich FC Pakistan's Red Light District wiped out due to Social Media IT firm 'PC Technology' cons people through 'job scam' Google's sweet surprise! Rolls out Android 7.0 Nougat Narendra Modi and Ashraf Ghani jointly renovate Stor Palace Karachi to be governed by imprisoned mayor Apple acquires health data start-up Gliimpse 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar Study shows Ramen noodles is most valuable in US prisons The Clinton 'body count': Several mysterious deaths China unveils its 2020 Mars Mission probe and rover UP Police registered over 1,000 Rape Cases in 5 months Brazil's infrastructural facilities increased, multiple business partnerships inked Underperforming North Korean athletes may face Kim Jong-un's wrath American University in Kabul under attack TNPL kicks off, Karthik leads his team to victory CEO salaries: Exponential rise Scientists discover Earth-like planet Aamir Khan to take 2 interns every year Colombia's Government seals a peace deal with FARC rebels Rape accused from JNU surrenders 'PM Research Fellowship' to contain brain drain? Its Nadal and Federer against the world Indian Railways engineer bags prestigious MIT award Japan Trustee Services Bank sues Toshiba for $120 million Lochte charged with filing false report Noida pitched as India's mobile production hub Warren Buffett's Dow investment could face losing $8/second bonus streak Dilshan to say 'goodbye' to cricket Ex-porn star sues Facebook for $1 billion Decline in Communal Riots in BJP tenure: Naqvi UCL Group Stage draw pits Man City against Barca Polish Olympian sells medal to help ailing boy Indian start-up GoZoomo decides to shut shop, returns investors' money Tokyo 2020: Gold, Silver and Bronze medals from e-waste? Chancellor of SRM University arrested PM announces setting-up of Task Force for next three Olympics TRAI wants to stop the auto-playing video advertisements Report uncovers 'money-flipping' Instagram scam Virgin CEO Richard Branson survives a bike crash Japan's GPIF suffers massive quarterly loss Succumbing to cloud rivals, Rackspace goes private in an acquisition Disney Motion Pictures to pull plug on its Bollywood ambitions MS Dhoni becomes the most experienced International Captain Obama proposes 'start-up visas' to encourage foreign entrepreneurs Pakistani shoemaker's deer chappals for SRK land him in jail 12 coaches derailed in train accident in Kerala Syria peace agreement in the coming days Trump's campaign manager Bannon's ex-wife accuses him of anti-Semitism Nearly 450 private hospitals in Jaipur on indefinite strike Changing legal and societal landscape of childcare law Smith sent back to Australia; coach Lehmann backs the move Turkey's President opens suspension bridge connecting Europe and Asia A data leak and an earthquake mar this week AI's Plane Wing nearly Collided with SpiceJet's Airport Shuttle Mass evacuations as 'active shooter' suspected in LAX Blast rips through Institute of Criminology in Brussels Hockey legends protest, demand Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand Union Minister's advice for female foreign tourists Rain plays spoil sport in second India-WI game Russian Journalist, a critic of Vladimir Putin, found dead Olympics Gold medallist sacked from police job Death toll in Yemen suicide bombing rises to 60 2.5 kg gold seized from Air India flight Researchers take step toward recreating faces of criminals from DNA Burning Man Festival 2016 Drones deployed to ease traffic on Mumbai-Pune Expressway Anil Vij donates Rs.50 lakhs to sport event, faces criticism FBI probes breach across state election boards French restaurant refuses to serve hijab wearing Muslim women Indians, mainland Chinese least favoured tenants in Singapore Jeep launches in India, rolls out Wrangler and Grand Cherokee A fond farewell to Barack Obama Willy Wonka aka Gene Wilder dies at 83 India beating China in the world of operating systems Military Pact signed between India and USA Celebs could end up in jail for misleading advertisements Government blinks; hikes minimum wages Bihar worst performer on implementation of Aadhaar linkage Ratan Tata, Nilekani, Vijay Kelkar to launch MicroFinance Institution Brexit heat hits India's corporate giants TNPL using VJD instead of Duckworth-Lewis Indian Police Couple banned for 'fake climbing' Everest Supreme Court strikes down Left's Singur land deal England defeat Pakistan by 169 runs US Secretary of State John Kerry meets Sushma Swaraj India's largest spectrum auction slated for 1 October Y Combinator: The world's most prestigious start-up school