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29 Aug 2016
Goa2.5 kg gold seized from Air India flight
On August 29, 2016, an Air India flight arrived at Goa from Dubai.
29 Aug 2016
IndiaUnion Minister's advice for female foreign tourists
Union Minister, Mahesh Sharma, advised female foreign tourists to be aware of cultural differences between India and the Western world and be mindful of their clothing.
29 Aug 2016
SpiceJetAI's Plane Wing nearly Collided with SpiceJet's Airport Shuttle
On 27th August, 2016, 30 passengers on a SpiceJet bus at the Jabalpur airport descended in fright due to an Air India aircraft taxiing in their direction.
29 Aug 2016
IndiaA data leak and an earthquake mar this week
A massive leak of the technical details of India's Scorpene submarines severely hurt India's national security after The Australian made the details public.
28 Aug 2016
IndiaChanging legal and societal landscape of childcare law
On August 11, 2016, the Maternity Benefit Act was amended to increase maternity leave from the current 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
28 Aug 2016
RajasthanNearly 450 private hospitals in Jaipur on indefinite strike
Around 450 private hospitals in the city of Jaipur, in Rajasthan, went on strike after Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) sealed Khandaka hospital.
28 Aug 2016
Russia NewsSyria peace agreement in the coming days
In continuation of peace-talks held in July, Russia and US indicated that in the coming days a 'peace agreement' for cessation of hostilities would be finalised.
28 Aug 2016
India12 coaches derailed in train accident in Kerala
12 coaches got derailed after the Thiruvananthapuram-Mangaluru express (Train no. 16347) met with an accident at around 2.20 am on Sunday near the Karukutty station.
27 Aug 2016
IndiaTRAI wants to stop the auto-playing video advertisements
Considering the fact that the auto-playing video advertisements end up making the consumers pay more, telecom regulator TRAI has decided to take action against these auto-playing video ads.
27 Aug 2016
Supreme Court Of IndiaChancellor of SRM University arrested
Chancellor of SRM University, TR Pachamuthu (TRP), was arrested by the Crime Branch, Chennai Police.
27 Aug 2016
West BengalDecline in Communal Riots in BJP tenure: Naqvi
Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on 26th August, 2016, conveyed a decline of 200% in communal riots since 2014, when the BJP rose to power.
26 Aug 2016
IndiaNoida pitched as India's mobile production hub
India's Noida region, close to the country's capital Delhi, is now touted to be the hub for production of mobile devices and technology for the industry.
26 Aug 2016
India'PM Research Fellowship' to contain brain drain?
The central government approved the introduction of "PM Research Fellowship" in IITs.
26 Aug 2016
Delhi PoliceRape accused from JNU surrenders
On the night of 24th August, 2016, Anmol Ratan surrendered before the Delhi Police, hours after his victim recorded her statement accusing him of sexual assault.
25 Aug 2016
IndiaCEO salaries: Exponential rise
An analysis of the salaries of the CEOs of the top twenty listed companies in India for 2015-2016 shows a massive increase in compensation compared to the past few years.
25 Aug 2016
Uttar PradeshUP Police registered over 1,000 Rape Cases in 5 months
On 24th August, 2016, the Uttar Pradesh State Government said that 1,012 rape cases and 4,520 harassment cases were registered in UP from 15th March-18th August 2016.
24 Aug 2016
India6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, sending tremors that were felt as far as West Bengal, Bihar and Assam in India.
23 Aug 2016
Pakistan NewsAirlines request Government's approval to skip Pakistani airspace
According to a report, Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet want to operate their Gulf-bound aircrafts from western states using the Arabian sea route, instead of Pakistan's airspace.
22 Aug 2016
Indian Air ForceIAF'S Sukhoi-30 MKI lands at revamped Pasighat ALG
Arunachal Pradesh's Pasighat ALG was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, in the presence of prominent military dignitaries.
22 Aug 2016
Delhi PoliceDelhi court hands out 2 death sentences and a life-term
The Jigisha Ghosh 2009 murder riveted the nation and sparked debates on the illusion of safety of working women.
22 Aug 2016
KarnatakaState Government Housing Scheme to go Electronic
Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Ltd. (RGRHCL), a Karnataka government-sponsored housing scheme for citizens that are not economically successful, will soon go digital.
21 Aug 2016
IndiaGovernment extends Facilities for Long Term Visa holders
In an official statement issued on 20th August, 2016, the Home Ministry said that the Government has decided to broaden facilities provided to Long-Term Visa holders.
20 Aug 2016
NoidaAmity law student suicide: Students stage protest at University
The alleged suicide of Sushant Rohilla, a third-year law student at Noida's Amity Law School, led to protests by students at Amity University.
19 Aug 2016
IndiaCPCB study finds 41 Indian cities with poor air quality
A survey conducted across Indian cities by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) brings to light the alarmingly poor quality of air amongst a large number of cities in the country.
19 Aug 2016
IndiaAncient camping site discovered in Ladakh
ASI, the Archaeological Survey of India discovered an ancient camping site as old as 9th Millennium BC, in Ladakh.
18 Aug 2016
West BengalE-bidding portal, e-reverse auction process in power transmission launched
Power Minister Piyush Goyal launched tariff-based reverse auction process in the transmission sector and also inaugurated an electronic bidding portal for transmission projects.
18 Aug 2016
IndiaArmy Chief, Dalbir Singh, makes stunning revelation
India's current Army Chief, attacked his predecessor VK Singh, for deliberately tarnishing his service record to stall his promotion.
18 Aug 2016
GujaratGujarat's HC partly cancels ordinance on eliminating NRI quota
Gujarat's High Court today partly cancelled an ordinance that targeted the elimination of the NRI quota in the state's medical colleges.
18 Aug 2016
AssamPresident Pranab Mukherjee appoints new State Governors
Four new State Governors have been appointed by President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday.
17 Aug 2016
IndiaWPI witnesses steep climb to touch 23-month high
India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI), the measure used to gauge inflation levels in certain economies and understand the price of goods, peaked to a 23-month high in July.
16 Aug 2016
KeralaKerala official: Stare at women 14 seconds and be jailed
Kerala's Excise Commissioner Rishi Raj Singh said that charges can be booked against a person who stares at women for 14 seconds or longer.
16 Aug 2016
IndiaReliance Industries penalised $250 million
India's Reliance Industries faced a penalty of $250 million from the Oil Ministry for failing to scale up the company's productions to meet the production target in the Krishna-Godavari basin.
16 Aug 2016
Supreme Court Of IndiaGold worth 186 crore missing from Kerala temple
A report by former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Vinod Rai, revealed that due to financial irregularities and corruption in the temple administration, 769 pots of gold have gone missing.
16 Aug 2016
Delhi PolicePakistani hackers hack Goa Institute of Management's website
The website of the Goa Institute of Management, a top B-school was hacked by a group of 'Pak cyber attackers'.
15 Aug 2016
IndiaIndia's economic scenario: 2007 - 2016
The start of the decade saw a lacklustre economy because of the global financial crisis.
15 Aug 2016
Jet Airways270 safety violations in 2016
In less than 8 months, 270 airline crew members were found to be in violation of aviation safety norms. The regulatory body, the Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA), suspended 150 of them.
14 Aug 2016
FacebookPranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha harassed on Facebook
President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter, Sharmistha Mukherjee, said that she was harassed on Facebook by a person by the name of Partha Mandal, who sent her sexually explicit messages on Friday.
14 Aug 2016
Delhi PoliceCall from U.S. warns of blasts in NCR
A resident of Noida received an ominous call on August 11 warning him of blasts in Noida and Delhi on Independence Day. The caller hung up without providing details.
13 Aug 2016
IndiaRural Internet consumers to jump to 350 million by 2020
US-based business and management consultancy Boston Consulting Group surveyed 4,000 rural Indians in 27 villages in 14 states to understand their Internet usage pattern.
13 Aug 2016
West BengalNitin Gadkari lays foundation of multi-modal terminal at Varanasi
Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone of a Rs.211-crore multi-modal terminal at Varanasi on Friday and flagged-off trial-run of two vessels.
