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19 Sep 2016
Tamil NaduWhat made news last week?
The Cauvery-water dispute turned violent, leading to clashes in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
18 Sep 2016
IndiaPM Modi mulls setting up team to investigate defence scams
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is looking to set up a specialized team that will investigate the multitude of defence scams that stung the nation.
17 Sep 2016
IndiaIndia: One of the top importers of Scotch whisky
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) revealed that for the first time since 2013 there was an increase in Scotch whisky exports and it was attributable to a massive increase in consumption in India.
17 Sep 2016
Narendra ModiNow send birthday greetings to PM Modi personally
On the occasion of PM Modi's birthday, a section has been introduced on the Narendra Modi app that enables users to send their wishes directly to him.
16 Sep 2016
IndiaIndia charts salary growth of only 0.2% since 2008
India has charted a salary growth of only 0.2% after the recession of 2008.
16 Sep 2016
Dalit2 teens gang-raped in Delhi's Aman Vihar area
According to police reports, two teenage girls, who work in a factory, were gang-raped by five youths in outer Delhi's Aman Vihar area on Wednesday evening.
16 Sep 2016
IndiaIndian rupee takes a hit on reports of devaluation
The Indian rupee plunged on 15th Sep when media channels reported that a possible devaluation of the rupee was in the cards.
15 Sep 2016
IndiaSBI, IDFC Bank, Paytm, others set to issue e-toll tags
India's top banks such as the State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, IDFC Bank and online wallet Paytm, are set to issue electronic tags for vehicles.
14 Sep 2016
Tamil NaduGovernment to promote Hindi in North-East and South india
To make the language more popular, Centre has decided to promote use of Hindi in everyday conversation in government offices and in North East and South India.
14 Sep 2016
MaharashtraReliance owes MMRDA Rs.1577 crore
According to an RTI filed by Anil Galgali, Reliance Industries Limited is Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's (MMRDA) biggest defaulter.
13 Sep 2016
West BengalPolice-CRPF at loggerheads over Jangalmahal extremist scare
The recovery of a 10-kg landmine from Kushbani Forest in Jhargram has fuelled the renewed threat of a Maoist insurgency in Jangalmahal and adjoining areas.
13 Sep 2016
MaharashtraNCP's Praful Patel blames Congress for its downfall
NCP's Praful Patel lashed out at senior Congress leader and former Maharashtra CM, Prithviraj Chavan, for NCP's debacle in the assembly elections of 2014.
12 Sep 2016
Barack ObamaYour weekly wrap
This week the world got a new 'Richest Man', in the form of an obscure Spanish businessman.
12 Sep 2016
IndiaRajnath Singh to visit Hungary in outreach initiative
India's Home Minister is scheduled to visit Hungary as part of an outreach initiative that the government has adopted to help strengthen bilateral ties.
10 Sep 2016
IndiaCall intercepts indicate Dawood laundering money for eminent Indians
Indian intelligence officials have discovered telephonic intercepts that implicate Dawood of round-tripping money for white-collared people of India.
10 Sep 2016
Uttar PradeshUndercover investigation in UP prison reveals sordid truth
A short distance from the national capital lies Kasna Jail in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
09 Sep 2016
Delhi PoliceAbsconding henchman in GB Road sex ring nabbed
On Thursday, Sarfaraz Billi, the muscleman for the prime accused in the human trafficking case, Saira Begum and Afaq Hussain, was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch from Bulandshahr.
09 Sep 2016
Computer ScienceTwo IITM alumni donate $1mn for setting up 'Visiting Chairs'
Two alumni of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras based in the Silicon Valley donated $1 million to their alma mater to create a corpus and fund Visiting Chairs in Computer Science.
08 Sep 2016
Indian RailwaysRailways introduces 'surge pricing'
Indian Railways has introduced 'surge pricing' or flexible fares which will come into effect from September 9, 2016.
06 Sep 2016
GoogleGoogle to develop financial platform 'Bharat Saves'
Google is in discussions with the Central Government to develop a platform called 'Bharat Saves' according to a senior official at the finance ministry.
06 Sep 2016
IndiaRajasthan's copper mine auction finds few takers
The first auction in the country held for copper mines in Rajasthan saw few takers during the auction.
05 Sep 2016
IndiaRBI looks to explore Islamic banking and finance
The Reserve Bank of India proposed measures to adopt interest-free banking that will open Islamic finance in India, tackling banking exclusions pitched under religious reasons.
05 Sep 2016
Reliance JioReliance Jio's tariff plans: What went overlooked?
Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani had announced attractive tariffs to its Jio users, especially for its data services that were pitched at Rs.50/GB.
05 Sep 2016
Indian RailwaysWhat made news this week?
Sports, politics, economics were the highlights this week.
05 Sep 2016
Suresh PrabhuProposal for $5 billion railway development fund
The Railway Ministry is on the verge of finalizing a proposal for the Railways of India Development Fund (RIDF).
04 Sep 2016
Raghuram RajanUrjit Patel taking charge as RBI Governor on 6 September
With Raghuram Rajan's tenure as RBI Governor seeing an end after he announced his decision to step down from taking up a second term, Urjit Patel will take over the reins as his successor on Tuesday.
03 Sep 2016
Indian ArmyArmy's crackdown on obesity menace
According to an internal note circulated by the Army headquarters on August 8, overweight personnel will no longer be considered for foreign postings and career courses.
03 Sep 2016
Indian RailwaysIndian Railways introduces Rs.10 lakh insurance cover for passengers
The Indian Railways introduced an innovative scheme that helps enable its rail passengers to opt for insurance coverage of upto Rs.10 lakh.
02 Sep 2016
Directorate General of Civil AviationParalympic medallist suffers humiliation at airport
Aditya Mehta, a two-time silver medallist at the 2013 Asian Paralympics was made to strip twice at different airports.
02 Sep 2016
IndiaInvest Rs.10 crore, get Indian residency
In a policy aimed at wooing foreign investors, the Indian government announced that foreign investors bringing in a minimum of Rs.10 crore capital will be be eligible for permanent residence status.
01 Sep 2016
United States of AmericaDelhi rains cause road outside India Gate to cave
On the second day of Delhi's torrential rain, a part of the road from India Gate to Ashoka Road caved-in.
01 Sep 2016
Uttar PradeshAyodhya temple-trust allows renovation of Alamgiri Mosque on its land
The Hanumangarhi temple trust in Ayodhya has offered local Muslims to use temple's land to reconstruct a 300-year-old dilapidated mosque and agreed to bear its cost.
01 Sep 2016
Kolkata2 Ola drivers arrested for gang-raping and murdering a Minor
A 12-year-old girl was abducted, gangraped and killed by 2 Ola drivers in Kolkata on the morning of 31th August, 2016.
01 Sep 2016
TelanganaI-T Department's 'name and shame' policy
As a part of its 'name and shame' policy, the Income Tax Department may soon publish names of taxpayers who have a 'chronic' default of Rs.1 crore and above.
31 Aug 2016
West BengalSupreme Court strikes down Left's Singur land deal
In a major set-back to Tata Motors, SC cancelled the CPI(M) government's 2006 land acquisition made for Tata Nano factory in Singur and asked the West Bengal Government to reclaim and distribute it to farmers within 12 weeks.
31 Aug 2016
IndiaBrexit heat hits India's corporate giants
After Britain's exit from the EU, there was much talk about the impact of the referendum on Indian companies.
31 Aug 2016
Ratan TataRatan Tata, Nilekani, Vijay Kelkar to launch MicroFinance Institution
Avanti Finance, a technology-supported financial inclusion vehicle is in the process of being set up by Ratan Tata, Vijay Kelkar and Nandan Nilekani.
31 Aug 2016
Manohar ParrikarMilitary Pact signed between India and USA
America and India, on Monday signed the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA).
30 Aug 2016
Fiat ChryslerJeep launches in India, rolls out Wrangler and Grand Cherokee
Jeep made its foray into the Indian automobile market on Tuesday, with its launch of the Grand Cherokee model and Wrangler Unlimited.
30 Aug 2016
IndiaDrones deployed to ease traffic on Mumbai-Pune Expressway
In a first, the Maharashtra Government has deployed drones to monitor traffic on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway over the weekend on a trial basis.
