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31 Mar 2017
Virat KohliPadma awards 2017: Virat Kohli among 39 who receive awards
The Padma awards, announced earlier this year, were handed out to 39 of total 89 awardees, at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.
30 Mar 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaMedia briefing policy: Supreme Court tasks Centre with preparing guidelines
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled, "the government should finalize the draft media guidelines to protect the rights of both the accused as well as the victims of crime".
29 Mar 2017
IndiaFor the first time, India becomes net-exporter of power
The Central Electricity Authority, which manages India's cross border trade of electricity has stated that India, for the first time has become a net exporter of electricity.
29 Mar 2017
UttarakhandIllegal mining: HC bans mining for four months in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand HC has ordered a ban on all mining activities in the state for four months, and directed the government to form a panel to determine whether mining activities should be allowed at all.
29 Mar 2017
IndiaModigate: Interpol rejects India's Red Notice request against Lalit Modi
Interpol has rejected the Enforcement Directorate's request of getting Red Corner Notice issued against former IPL Chairman Lalit Modi in a money laundering case in the T20 cricket tournament.
28 Mar 2017
IndiaCentre approves 101 cold-chain projects to curb food wastage
The government approved 101 cold-chain projects across the country, to attempt to curb the problem of food wastage in India.
28 Mar 2017
IndiaIndia, Pakistan to hold maritime meet
Sources stated that India may host the Pakistan Maritime Security Agency next month for a meeting focused on maritime security with the Indian Coast Guard.
27 Mar 2017
DubaiUP train derailment: Nepali businessman confesses ISI links
Key suspect in the Ghorasahan train derailment, Nepali businessman Shamsul Huda, has revealed in an NIA investigation that he met his Pakistani handler Safi Shaikh in Dubai in January.
27 Mar 2017
KeralaSex tape: Kerala minister quits after "objectionable" video surfaces
Kerala Transport Minister AK Saseendran resigned after a news channel, Mangalam TV, aired clips of him having "lewd" conversations with a woman.
26 Mar 2017
IndiaKailash Mansarovar Yatra: UP CM Adityanath doubles financial grant
Newly-elected Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, during his first speech since assuming the post, announced the doubling of the financial grant given to Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims.
25 Mar 2017
Uttar PradeshUP mass cheating: Education board pulls up socks
The UP education department has ordered an enquiry into mass cheating episodes after widespread criticism.
25 Mar 2017
Yogi AdityanathYouth arrested under Section 66A for Yogi Adityanath's morphed image
22-year-old Rahat Khan of Greater Noida was arrested for allegedly posting morphed images of Yogi Adityanath on Facebook.
25 Mar 2017
TelanganaVIP misbehaviour: AICC secretary abuses cop at Telangana assembly
On the same day Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad courted controversy over his abusive behaviour, All India Congress Committee chief V. Hanumantha Rao made headlines for similar reasons.
24 Mar 2017
Yogi AdityanathCM Yogi meets acid attack victim, promises action
UP CM Yogi Adityanath visited the acid-attack victim at King George's Medical University hospital in Lucknow where she is being treated.
24 Mar 2017
Narendra ModiNagpur artist invents unique 'gram toilets' to tackle open defecation
Nagpur-based artist Shweta Bhattad has come up with a way to ease the process of open defecation in Paradsingha, her native village on the Maharashtra-MP border.
24 Mar 2017
Ministry of Human Resource DevelopmentGovernment to IITs: Scrap courses with few attendees
The Ministry of Human Resource Development has directed centrally-funded institutions including Indian Institutes of Technology to close down those courses which do not have many takers.
24 Mar 2017
RajasthanOil, gas production sharing pacts get CCEA approval
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by PM Narendra Modi, approved a policy for extending the term of over two dozen pre-NELP (New Exploration Licensing Policy) oil and gas Production Sharing Contracts (PSC).
22 Mar 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaDemonetized banknotes: Why deposits stopped after 31 Dec, asks SC
The Supreme Court questioned the Centre why people who couldn't deposit demonetized Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes before 31 Dec'16 weren't given time until 31 March, if they had genuine reasons.
22 Mar 2017
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Plastic currency notes - RBI to begin field trials soon
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is planning to introduce new Rs 10 plastic currency notes on trial basis from September.
22 Mar 2017
National Investigation Agency (NIA)2007 Ajmer Dargah blasts case: Life imprisonment to two convicts
The National Investigation Agency Special Court in Jaipur pronounced the quantum of sentence in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah bomb blast case.
21 Mar 2017
IndiaJob reservation for acid attack victims remains undecided
Months after the Centre announced categorization of acid attack victims as 'disabled' to ensure them reservation in jobs, a notification on the matter still remains pending, with no specific deadline mentioned.
20 Mar 2017
Delhi PoliceJantar Mantar becomes the newest haven for marijuana dealers
Delhi's Jantar Mantar, famous as India's 'protest street', has a new identity - a marijuana hotspot. 'Langda (lame) man' Umesh Singh from Bihar is the go-to man; he knows where to get which variety of weed at which time of day, and at what price.
20 Mar 2017
Arunachal PradeshBlizzard hits Arunachal Pradesh, army called in
The army was called in to Arunachal Pradesh after a severe snow storm hit at the Sela Pass near Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh.
19 Mar 2017
Mumbai7 booked for harassing Muslim couple
7 people have been booked for harassing a Muslim couple, after the man proposed to the woman on the road and hugged her.
19 Mar 2017
DelhiDRI, customs on alert over arms, money shipments
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and the Customs Department have launched a nation-wide operation over reports that arms and fake money were being smuggled in through ports.
18 Mar 2017
IndiaDemonetization: Rs. 6000 crore tax so far on unaccounted money
Sources revealed that the government has collected over Rs. 6000crore on unaccounted money deposits made by people after demonetization.
18 Mar 2017
IndiaThe tale of train: Farmer now owns the Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi
A farmer, Sampuran Singh who had moved to court seeking compensation for his land acquired by Northern Railways became the owner of the Swarna Shatabdi train.
18 Mar 2017
Tamil NaduCar Racer Ashwin, wife pass away in a car accident
Professional car racer Ashwin Sundar and his wife passed away in a car accident late last night. Sources said the couple was trapped inside their BMW car as the doors could not open, and were burned to death.
17 Mar 2017
IndiaLong wait over for comprehensive health care guarantee
Decades in the making, the National Health Policy was finally launched in the Parliament, aiming to raise public expenditure in health sector.
16 Mar 2017
IndiaIndia leans towards smarter planning of wedding expenses
A Tata-Capital Survey revealed that 58% Indians would prefer loans to finance their weddings, even if a significant number of respondents were unaware of such loans.
16 Mar 2017
Prakash JhaUnion law ministry announces plans for TV channel
In a bid to spread legal awareness, the Union Law Ministry announced plans to start its own TV channel.
16 Mar 2017
India28-year old raped and murdered in Goa
The body of a 28-year old Irish woman was found on a beach in Devabag village in Canacona, South-Goa. A post-mortem would confirm if she was sexually assaulted.
15 Mar 2017
AmritsarBomb scare at Amritsar airport
An unidentified briefcase was found at the parking lot of the Amritsar airport, leading to a bomb scare.
14 Mar 2017
DelhiNepali woman gangraped in Delhi
In another shocking incident of sexual assault, a Nepali mother of two was confined and gangraped by 5 BPO employees in a flat in Delhi's Pandav Nagar.
13 Mar 2017
Pakistan NewsWhat's in store for Pakistan after the UP elections?
The BJP's landslide victory in the UP elections has made Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually politically unassailable.
07 Mar 2017
Delhi2017 International Women's Day
The 2017 International Women's Day is celebrated on March 8 every year. This year's theme is 'Be Bold for Change'.
07 Mar 2017
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityDU professor convicted for links with Naxals
A Delhi University professor, GN Saibaba along with five other accused have been convicted by sessions court in Gadricholi for links with banned organization CPI-Maoist.
06 Mar 2017
World Health OrganizationOver half of all Indian under-5 children are anaemic
According to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), 2015-16, over 58% of all children aged below five years are suffering from anaemia, i.e. they have insufficient haemoglobin in their blood.
06 Mar 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaIt's your right to free speech, and others' too
Free speech is possible only in a free environment, which India hasn't been able to provide.
06 Mar 2017
IndiaGovernment's resource kit on adolescence receives acclaim
The Indian Government's resource kit on adolescence offers progressive and helpful guidance on several topics that are still considered taboo in Indian society.
