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27 Jul 2016

India

Parliament's Lok Sabha passes Child Labour Bill

The Indian Parliament's lower house passed the Child Labour Amendment Bill today, despite facing flak from opposition over its proposed amendments.

27 Jul 2016

India

Supreme Court compares tradition of Jallikattu with child marriage

On 26th July, 2016, in an affidavit filed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest, Climate and Change, Jallikattu was justified as a centuries-old custom.

27 Jul 2016

India

Auto rickshaws, Taxi Unions go on strike against App-based services

New Delhi's taxi and auto unions went on an indefinite strike on 26th July, 2016, against Ola cabs, Uber cabs and other app-based taxi services.

27 Jul 2016

India

No legal ground for restoring Kohinoor: Britain

Amidst Indian Government's attempts to stake claims over the Kohinoor diamond, Britain brought to notice the lack of legal ground for restitution for the same.

27 Jul 2016

India

Pakistan downgraded as a "non-school-going station"

Amidst reactions over recent developments in Kashmir, Indian diplomats and other officials were asked to terminate the admission of their children in local Pakistani schools.

26 Jul 2016

India

PM Modi salutes soldiers' sacrifices on 17th Kargil Vijay Diwas

On the 17th Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saluted those soldiers who fought and sacrificed their lives for our country during the 1999 Kargil War.

26 Jul 2016

India

12,00,000 affected by Assam flood, major portion of Kaziranga inundated

The number of those affected by the Assam floods rose to 12,47,752 people across 2106 villages.

26 Jul 2016

India

India's Environment Ministry records 73 tiger deaths

The Environment Ministry submitted a report to the Rajya Sabha which outlined the dire circumstances of the Tiger population in India.

25 Jul 2016

India

Draft National Health Policy may get Cabinet's nod soon

The draft National Health Policy, which has been pending for two years now, is expected to be placed before the Cabinet next month.

25 Jul 2016

India

Flash floods affect over 6-lakh people in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh

Heavy rainfall triggered landslides and floods in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam over the last couple of days.

25 Jul 2016

India

AAP MLA Naresh Yadav arrested in Delhi

AAP MLA Naresh Yadav has been arrested by the Punjab police in Delhi, over the desecration of the Quran.

25 Jul 2016

India

A coup, a missing plane, an interesting week in news

It has been quite an interesting week in the news, especially on the international and the defence front.

24 Jul 2016

India

No trace of IAF plane as search intensifies

The search for the missing AN32 transport plane intensified with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's arrival in Chennai.

23 Jul 2016

India

Forest Department launches search operation for missing Nagpur Sanctuary tiger

Search operations have begun for the 7 year old Jai, the tiger missing from Umred Karandla Wildlife Sanctuary for the past 3 months.

23 Jul 2016

India

Judith D'Souza rescued; soon to return home

The D'Souza family breathed a sigh of relief as the news of Judith's rescue came in six weeks after her kidnapping.

23 Jul 2016

India

Gujarat HC finds ten guilty in a post-Godhra riots case

Reversing a trial court's verdict of acquitting 27 accused in a post-Godhra riots case, Gujarat High Court held ten of them guilty of murder in Mehsana district's Meda Adraj.

22 Jul 2016

India

Supreme Court stays demolition order of Adarsh

Supreme Court granted a stay on the Adarsh Housing demolition order, issued by the Bombay High Court.

22 Jul 2016

India

Indian air force plane goes missing over Bay of Bengal

An IAF AN-32 aircraft carrying 29 people went missing over the Bay of Bengal.

22 Jul 2016

India

Naik's aide arrested for recruiting for ISIS

Kerala police and Maharashtra ATS sleuths arrested Arshid Qureshi for allegedly recruiting youth from Kerala for ISIS.

22 Jul 2016

India

Haryana double rape shocker: Three accused men arrested by police

Three men out of five, accused of raping a 20-year-old girl for the second time in Rohtak, have been arrested by the Haryana Police.

21 Jul 2016

India

India deploys tanks in proximity to Aksai Chin: Investors jittery

India is in the process of deploying 100 Russian tanks and fortifying its troops along the disputed LoC near Ladakh.

21 Jul 2016

India

Centre creates new IT and Electronics Ministry

The NDA Government bifurcated the Ministry of Communications and IT to form two separate ministries-Communications, and Electronics & IT.

SC will hear plea challenging validity of Indian abortion laws

On 20th July, 2016, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a plea filed by a woman in her 24th week of pregnancy.

21 Jul 2016

India

342.65 million Indians use Mobile Internet Services

In March 2016, the total number of mobile Internet subscribers reached 342.65 million.

20 Jul 2016

India

BJP plans Tiranga Yatra in anticipation of 70th Independence Day

The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to carry out a week long Tiranga Yatra from 15th August, 2016 to 22nd August, 2016 in a grand celebration of the 70th Independence Day.

20 Jul 2016

India

Lok Sabha approves NEET Bill

Despite an AIADMK walkout, the Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2016 mandating the conduct of a single common exam for medical and dental courses from next academic session.

20 Jul 2016

India

Siddhivinayak Temple trust opens Demat account; shares, securities now acceptable

Mumbai's famous Shree Siddhivinayak Temple would now start accepting donations in shares and securities.

20 Jul 2016

India

Babri Masjid case's Hashim Ansari passes away

The oldest litigant involved in the Babri Masjid case, Mohammad Hashim Ansari, passed away in the early hours on Wednesday.

20 Jul 2016

India

2 SpiceJet employees arrested for smuggling gold

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) nabbed 2 SpiceJet officials on the charges of gold smuggling in Mangaluru International Airport.

19 Jul 2016

India

Major highlights of Day 2 of Monsoon Session

The Lok Sabha was adjourned on Monday to pay tribute to Lok Sabha MP Dalpat Singh Paraste whereas the Rajya Sabha witnessed oath taking ceremony of new members.

19 Jul 2016

India

Cow Carcass unloaded in front of Collectorate in Gujarat

A truckload of carcass of cows was unloaded by Dalits in front of the collector's office in Surendranagar district, Gujarat.

19 Jul 2016

India

SC raps Rahul Gandhi in defamation case

The Supreme Court of India rapped Rahul Gandhi for his remarks that RSS was responsible for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination.

19 Jul 2016

India

10 jawans killed in Aurangabad in Naxal bomb blast

Ten jawans were killed in a roadside bomb blast that was set off by Naxals in Bihar's Aurangabad district.

19 Jul 2016

India

Tendulkar sought Defence Minister's help to rescue alleged illegal property

Tendulkar's renowned Dahlia Bank property stands in the Landour cantonement area, allegedly breaching the 50-foot, no-construction zone next to a sensitive DRDO institution.

19 Jul 2016

India

IIFT introduces an incubation cell for export start ups

MSME Minister Kalraj Mishra inaugurated KITTES (Knowledge for Innovation in Trade and Technology for Entrepreneurial Start-ups) at IIFT Delhi on Monday.

18 Jul 2016

India

Designs for new uniform finalised

Designs for a new uniform for the Indian police force has been finalised by the Bureau of Police Research and Development which falls under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

18 Jul 2016

India

Parliament's monsoon session starts today, Lok Sabha adjourned

The Parliament's two houses will meet today to decide on a slew of measures pending their approval.

18 Jul 2016

India

Diesel vehicles plying for over 10 years in Delhi banned

An order was issued by the National Green Tribunal on 18th July, 2016, banning all diesel vehicles in Delhi that have functioned for over 10 years.

16 Dec 2015

India

SC bars diesel-car registration in Delhi for 3 months

The SC has barred registration of luxury diesel cars and SUVs in Delhi for three months starting from January 1.

18 Jul 2016

India

PM Modi appeals for GST at an all party meeting

The GST, cleared by the Lok Sabha but stalled in the UPA-dominated Rajya Sabha, will be tabled in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament, starting today.