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30 Apr 2016
DelhiOdd-even 2.0 report card: 99.6% Delhi complied, 8,988 got fined
On the concluding day of the second-phase of the odd-even, Delhi transport minister Gopal Rai said that there had been 99.6% compliance of the traffic rules.
30 Apr 2016
IndiaNo petrol/diesel run cabs in NCR: Supreme Court
The SC ruled that from 1 May, no petrol or diesel run cabs will be permitted to run in the NCR region.
30 Apr 2016
IndiaThree NDRF teams deployed to control raging forest fires in Uttarakhand
The Uttarakhand government summoned 3 companies of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), consisting of 150 personnel's, to douse the forest fires in Uttarakhand.
30 Apr 2016
IndiaED summons ex-Air chief Tyagi for questioning
The ex-Air Force chief SP Tyagi has been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with money-laundering probe in the 3,600 crore AgustaWestland-chopper scam.
29 Apr 2016
IndiaSC: NEET to go on as scheduled
SC Justice Anil Dave said the court would consider hearing a plea on the SC's NEET order after the government said it would be difficult for students not proficient in Hindi or English.
29 Apr 2016
IndiaTendulkar, Bindra, Rehman approached to become India's Olympics ambassadors
The Indian Olympic Association announced that it had approached Sachin Tendulkar, music composer A R Rahman and Olympic gold winner Abhinav Bindra to become India's ambassadors at the Olympics.
29 Apr 2016
India'Laser wall' activated along Indo-Pak border
India has activated the "laser wall" along the Indo-Pak border to prevent cross-border infiltration from Pakistan into Indian territory.
29 Apr 2016
IndiaMaha to bring 70% produce under crop insurance
Considering three consecutive years of drought in Marathwada region, the Maharashtra government is trying to bring more farmers under the crop insurance net to compensate them for failed crops.
28 Apr 2016
IndiaGovt bans importing dogs for commercial purposes
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) notified that importing dogs for breeding or any such commercial activities in India has been banned.
28 Apr 2016
IndiaIndia faces a severe job shortage: UNDP
The United Nations Development Program (UNPD) in its latest Asia-Pacific Human Development Report has said that India faces a severe job shortage.
28 Apr 2016
IndiaMaha: Will abide by SC dance bar order
Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has said that the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP government in the state would adhere by the Supreme Court's remarks on the dance bar issue.
28 Apr 2016
IndiaSC: 1 common medical test from this session itself
The SC insisted that the multiple medical tests should make way for the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) from the present (2016-17) session itself.
28 Apr 2016
IndiaRajasthan's plug and play policy to boost manufacturing
Rajasthan is planning to build manufacturing facilities, where manufacturers can directly move in the machinery and start production.
28 Apr 2016
IndiaGovt to blacklist AgustaWestland, seeks CBI report
Amid the raging row over VVIP chopper scam, the government said it would seek a report from the CBI on the deal and initiate the move to blacklist AgustaWestland.
28 Apr 2016
IndiaForensic teams visit National Museum of Natural History
Crime and forensic teams visited the National Museum of Natural History, which was gutted by a massive fire in which thousands of plant and animal specimens were destroyed.
27 Apr 2016
IndiaOver 500 outstation students return to NIT-Srinagar
More than 500 outstation students of the National Institute of Technology-Srinagar have returned and rejoined classes after over three weeks of clashes between local and outstation students at the campus.
27 Apr 2016
IndiaGovt to spend Rs.553 crores to tackle pollution
In a bid to control pollution in major cities, the Union government will spend Rs.553 crores in the next 5 years starting from financial year 2016-17.
27 Apr 2016
IndiaAgustaWestland scam: BJP lashes out at Congress, demands explanation
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, in a press conference, alleged that the then-Defence Minister AK Anthony and Congress-Chief Sonia Gandhi were involved in the AgustaWestland scam.
27 Apr 2016
India3D optical illusions as speed breakers
The road transport and highways ministry is planning virtual speed breakers to check the speed of vehicles on the roads.
27 Apr 2016
IndiaGovt mulls panic button on existing mobiles too
After making it mandatory for mobile phone operators to have a panic button service in all phones from 2017, the government is considering including existing handsets in the scheme.
27 Apr 2016
IndiaMillion year old fossil destroyed in fire
The femur bone of a sauropod, the largest animal ever to have roamed the earth was destroyed in the fire that engulfed the museum of natural history at the FICCI building.
27 Apr 2016
IndiaGreen corridor: Surat to Mumbai in 75 mins
Mumbai traffic police created a green corridor to transport the heart of a Surat-based teenager for a transplant surgery at a hospital in Mulund.
26 Apr 2016
IndiaAishwarya supports Salman's Olympic appointment, others follow
While Salman Khan's appointment as the Goodwill Ambassador at the Rio Olympics 2016 faced widespread criticism, noteworthy personalities have spoken in support of Khan.
26 Apr 2016
IndiaMercedes hit-and-run case: Juvenile gets bail
A Juvenile Justice Board gave bail to the minor whose Mercedes car had killed a marketing consultant in Delhi.
26 Apr 2016
IndiaCPCB lists Mumbai as most noisy city, Lucknow and Hyderabad follow
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in its latest report, gave Mumbai the dubious distinction of being the noisiest city in India.
26 Apr 2016
IndiaMobiles to come with 'panic' button from 2017
In a bid to make mobile phone a more useful tool, the Modi-led government announced that from 2017, no device shall be sold without the single-touch 'panic' button.
26 Apr 2016
IndiaIndia, Pak FS meet: Kashmir, terror dominate agenda
Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan held their first bilateral meeting after the Pathankot attacks, on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia conference in Delhi.
26 Apr 2016
IndiaGovernment expediting the patent approval process
The Union government is working to reduce time taken for examining a patent application to ensure expeditious clearing.
26 Apr 2016
IndiaMassive fire engulfs Natural Museum of Natural History
A massive fire broke out at 1:45 am on 26th April at the National Museum of Natural History located on the 6th floor of FICCI building at Mandi House, New Delhi.
26 Apr 2016
IndiaDual use of IPV to tide over shortage
Due to shortage of Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV) globally, India and a few other countries are stretching the supply of the vaccine to cover all children.
25 Apr 2016
IndiaGovernment approves 8.7% EPF for 2015-16
The Finance Ministry has ratified 8.7 per cent interest on PF deposits for almost 5 crore subscribers of the Employees Provident Fund organisation (EPFO).
25 Apr 2016
DelhiOdd-even attacked in the Lok Sabha
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal's odd-even car rationing plan came for a scathing attack in the Lok Sabha
25 Apr 2016
IndiaEnergy efficiency to cut power forecast by 60GW
According to the Union Power Ministry, the power demand for the period 2017-22 will be 20% less at 239 GW due to the energy efficiency and power saving devices.
25 Apr 2016
IndiaWater Bill to help conservation efforts soon
The Union government is planning to come up with a draft National Water Framework Bill to aid the efforts of conservation and distribution of water.
25 Apr 2016
IndiaISIS India chief killed in drone strike
US Sources stated that Mohammad Shafi Armar, the head and principal recruiter of Islamic State in India, was killed in a drone strike in Syria.
25 Apr 2016
IndiaWells in Latur run dry after 100 years
For the first time in over a century, the wells in Latur have begun to run dry, indicating the severity of the drought in the Marathwada region.
24 Apr 2016
IndiaIOA to rope in more icons as ambassadors
After facing severe criticism for appointing Salman Khan as the goodwill ambassador of India's Olympic contingent, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) promised to rope in more icons from fields like music, cricket and other sports.
24 Apr 2016
IndiaHeat wave to persist until 27 Apr: IMD
The Indian Meteorological Department stated that the current heat wave conditions will persist until 27 April.
24 Apr 2016
IndiaFresh landslide kills more in Tawang
Two more people were killed in another landslide in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, taking the death toll in two days to 19.
23 Apr 2016
IndiaPresident approves six Rajya Sabha nominations
President Pranab Mukherjee approved a list of six nominations to the Rajya Sabha made by the Modi-led government.