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11 Aug 2017
India7,620 Indians behind bars in foreign countries, highest in Saudi
The Pew Research Centre recently revealed that India is one of the top sources of immigration: one in 20 migrants globally is from India.
11 Aug 2017
IndiaOver 27 lakh engineering seats vacant for last 3 years
According to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), over 27 lakh engineering seats have been lying vacant across various engineering colleges in India since the last three years.
11 Aug 2017
IndiaIvanka Trump to attend first Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India
The Global Entrepreneurship Summit which is being co-hosted by India and the US would be held in Hyderabad from November 28-30.
10 Aug 2017
IndiaSC raps CBSE over NEET row
The SC today rapped the CBSE for setting different question papers for students taking the NEET in regional languages.
10 Aug 2017
EducationRegistrations begin for CAT 2017, to close on Sept 20
Registrations have begun for CAT 2017, to be held on November 26. The deadline to register is September 20.
10 Aug 2017
Delhi PoliceFormer Bigg Boss contestant Swami Om arrested for theft
Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Swami Om was arrested by Delhi Police in a nine-year-old theft case which was filed by his brother, Pramod Jha.
10 Aug 2017
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: 16-year-old succumbs to pellet injuries
A 16-year-old boy succumbed to pellet injuries in clashes between protesters and security forces in Tral area of J&K's Pulwama.
10 Aug 2017
IndiaPM Modi urges collectors to move beyond files, visit fields
PM Narendra Modi had some advice for India's district collectors: "Move beyond files and go to the field to understand ground realities."
09 Aug 2017
IndiaYou can now buy OnePlus 5 in gold variant!
In a good news for gadget freaks, OnePlus has now launched the new OnePlus 5 in a limited-edition Soft Gold variant in India.
09 Aug 2017
Aadhaar CardAadhaar poses security challenges, admits Nandan Nilekani
Days after an IIT-graduate was accused of hacking into the Aadhaar database, former chairman of UIDAI, Nandan Nilekani, admitted that security was a big concern for Aadhaar.
09 Aug 2017
Indian ArmyWhat's behind the alarmingly-high suicide, fratricide cases in the army?
The Indian Army loses over a 100 personnel every year to suicides and fratricides. 2017 has already seen 44 suicides and one fratricide.
08 Aug 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court: Yoga isn't a fundamental right
Although yoga has been deemed as an integral part of the curriculum of 'Health and Physical Education', the Supreme Court, while replying to a plea, said it can't decide what the educational institutes should teach.
08 Aug 2017
JharkhandJharkhand: Girl thrashed, stripped over 'Rs. 500 worth-phone' theft allegations
A tribal girl from Jharkhand was stripped, thrashed and filmed by a group of students in a women's college after being accused of stealing a phone.
08 Aug 2017
IndiaHyderabad: 21-year-old engineering student dies after abortion
A 21-year-old engineering student, K Harika died on Monday after doctors attempted to terminate her pregnancy which was more than 20 weeks old.
07 Aug 2017
IndiaIndependence Day: Government to give higher cashbacks to BHIM users
Get ready to have cashbacks as rewards this Independence Day as the government is all set to offer some if you opt for digital transactions using the BHIM App.
07 Aug 2017
Maharashtra36,000 BEST bus workers go on strike, 30L people affected
BEST bus workers called for a strike last evening over non-payment of their dues since the past three months.
07 Aug 2017
Tamil NaduGST: Cess on luxury cars to rise to 25%
The GST Council has decided to raise the cess on luxury automobiles from 15% to 25%.
07 Aug 2017
CelebrityAamir Khan, wife Kiran Rao down with swine flu
Actor Aamir Khan became the latest victim of swine flu on Sunday.
07 Aug 2017
West BengalNepal: In a first, a transgender woman registers for marriage
In a first such case, Nepal witnessed a transgender woman and a man register their marriage even though there aren't laws legalizing such alliances in the country.
06 Aug 2017
MaharashtraCow vigilantes attacked by mob in Ahmednagar
Violence in the name of cow protection refuses to cease. Yet another incident was reported from Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra where a mob attacked gau rakshaks after they stopped a tempo suspecting it of transporting cows for slaughter.
06 Aug 2017
Air IndiaAir India flight stopped in US over missing seat-belt tags
In yet another embarrassment for Air India, one of its flights which was scheduled to take-off from Chicago for India was stopped over missing seat belt tag numbers.
06 Aug 2017
Delhi PoliceED arrests Shabir Shah's aid, Aslam Wani
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday arrested Aslam Wani, a close aid of separatist leader Shabir Shah in connection with alleged terror funding case in Srinagar.
05 Aug 2017
IndiaGujarat's Gir National Park: Lion population increases by 15%
The lion population has finally seen a surge in the past two years as the recent count in and around the Gir National Park is pegged at 650.
05 Aug 2017
IndiaISRO signs MoU for desi GPS system
With both, ISRO and CSIR-NPL signing an MoU, India is one step closer to having its own GPS system- Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC).
04 Aug 2017
MoonIndia to witness partial lunar eclipse this 7th August
As reported by PTI, India will be able to witness a partial lunar eclipse on the intervening night of August 7th and 8th which will be visible till the following morning.
04 Aug 2017
West BengalFirst time ever, BJP is largest party in Rajya Sabha
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) overtook the Congress on Thursday to become the largest party in the Rajya Sabha with 58 MPs.
04 Aug 2017
Saira BanuDilip Kumar's health deteriorates, actor put on ventilator
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar who had been admitted to Bandra's Lilavati Hospital on August 2 suffering dehydration and urinary infection, now remains critical.
03 Aug 2017
HaryanaHaryana: Hindu students forced to convert to Islam, offer Namaz
Cases of forced conversions have become a common phenomenon these days; the recent case to join the brigade is this school in Haryana which is forcing its students to convert to Islam and offer Namaz.