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09 Aug 2016

Narendra Modi

Government introduces Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill to improve road safety

On Tuesday, Minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari introduced the Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 in the Lok Sabha, despite objections from opposition parties.

09 Aug 2016

India

I-T raids AAP MLA Kartar Singh, recovers Rs.130 crore

India's Income Tax Department today raided the office of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kartar Singh Tanwar, and uncovered unaccounted cash and investments amounting to nearly Rs.130 crore.

09 Aug 2016

India

RBI maintains India's FY17 growth forecast of 7.6%

The Reserve Bank of India said that it maintains the previous growth projections for the country, stating that it expects India to witness GDP growth of 7.6% in FY17.

09 Aug 2016

Indian Government

Rajya Sabha passes Bill seeking decriminalization of suicide bids

The Rajya Sabha has passed the Mental Health Care Bill, 2013 that seeks decriminalizing suicide attempts and strengthening the mental health care system in India.

09 Aug 2016

India

Irom Sharmila, to break fast, contest polls

Irom Sharmila stated that she would break her fast today due to the unfavourable responses by the government.

09 Aug 2016

India

Amended GST Bill gets an all-clear from Lok Sabha

The biggest taxation reform in the country, Goods and Services Tax, is not far from becoming an Act.

08 Aug 2016

Indian Government

Pensioners finally have a reason to celebrate

Pensioners of the Central Government will now receive a minimum pension of Rs.9000 instead of Rs.3,500. The maximum pension is capped at Rs.125,000.

08 Aug 2016

India

Pakistan's Syed Sulahuddin intimidates India with a nuclear war

According to Syed Salahuddin of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, a nuclear war is likely to take place between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.

08 Aug 2016

Narendra Modi

Mahad rescue operations continue on day 6

Rescue operations on the Savitri river, to locate the people who went missing in the bridge collapse has continued for the 6th day.

08 Aug 2016

India

Banks given the heads up to report frauds to CBI

India's public sector banks can now report and file charges on high value frauds with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

07 Aug 2016

India

Saudi forms crisis management group for migrant workers

India welcomed a move by Riyadh to form a crisis management group to look into issues faced by the laid off Indian workers in the country.

07 Aug 2016

Lok Sabha

Javedkar inaugurates IIT Jammu

Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar unveiled the transit campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Jammu.

07 Aug 2016

Narendra Modi

Mahad search operations continue on 5th day

Officials continued search operations in the Savitri River after 38 people went missing when their vehicles fell into the river.

06 Aug 2016

India

Key points of Modi's townhall

Speaking during his first-ever townhall meeting, PM Narendra Modi tackled various issues like foreign policy, health, and cow vigilantism.

06 Aug 2016

India

PM Modi to hold town hall in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak to the nation on Saturday evening for the two year anniversary celebration of MyGov. The program is held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in New Delhi.

06 Aug 2016

India

Life Imprisonment for Milk Adulteration finds backing by SC

On 5th August, 2016, the Supreme Court heard a PIL stressing on the sale of adulterated and synthetic milk found across the country.

06 Aug 2016

India

Lockheed Martin proposes to shift F-16 production line to India

On Thursday, American defence major Lockheed Martin offered to move its lone F-16 fighter aircraft production-line, Block 70, to India as part of the 'Make in India' program.

05 Aug 2016

Narendra Modi

Terrorists attack Kokrajhar; 14 killed

Terrorists attacked a busy market in the Kokrajhar district of Assam, killing 14 civilians and injuring several others.

05 Aug 2016

Mukesh Ambani

Nita Ambani, the first Indian woman member of IOC

Nita Ambani was elected as the member of IOC (International Olympic Committee), at its 129th session in Rio.

05 Aug 2016

India

Finance Ministry firm on rolling out GST on 1st April

On 4th August, 2015, the Finance Ministry assured everybody about its firm intent to roll out GST by 1st April, 2017.

05 Aug 2016

South Korea

High speed internet access for every Indian?

The question of whether all Indians should have access to dependable high speed internet is one we must think about.

05 Aug 2016

West Bengal

Indian Air Force's Hawk Trainer crashes

Minutes after taking off from the Kalaikunda Air Force base in West Bengal, the aircraft developed a "technical snag" and crashed within the boundary of the base. The pilots, however, ejected safely.

05 Aug 2016

Pakistan News

Rajnath asks SAARC countries to fight terrorism

Union home minister Rajnath Singh used the SAARC platform to train his guns on Pakistan.

04 Aug 2016

Delhi

Rape videos being sold in UP for a meagre amount

According to a report by Times of India, gruesome rape videos can be easily bought in markets in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh at a throwaway sum.

04 Aug 2016

India

Parliamentary Panel for External Affairs

The Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs expressed concerns over the deteriorating quality of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) recruits.

04 Aug 2016

Delhi Police

Rape victim apologizes to former Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat

An alleged rape victim who registered a case against former Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Harak Singh Rawat accusing him of rape took a U-turn giving him a clean chit.

04 Aug 2016

Bollywood

Farooqui sentenced to 7 years for rape

In 2106, Peepli Live director Mohammad Farooqui has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment over the rape of a US researcher.

04 Aug 2016

GST

The GST Bill's impact on the common man

The GST rate has been proposed to be a three-level tax structure by the GST panel under Arvind Subramanian.

04 Aug 2016

India

Govt to import 30,000 tonnes of pulses

The Government decided to import 30,000 additional tonnes of pulses to counter the rising prices of pulses in India.

03 Aug 2016

India

Rajya Sabha approves GST bill: Better late than never

The GST bill became a law as the Rajya Sabha approved the bill.

03 Aug 2016

Himachal Pradesh

TDP will remain in the NDA Government: N.Chandrababu Naidu

Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu, at a press conference, said that in order for Andhra Pradesh and capital Amaravati to develop, the TDP will remain in the NDA Government.

03 Aug 2016

India

VK Singh to assess situation facing Indian migrants in Jeddah

Minister of State for External Affairs, VK Singh arrived in Jeddah to assess the situation of the Indian migrant workers languishing in Saudi Arabia.

03 Aug 2016

India

Erratic rains but food grain output up

Shortage of water in reservoirs and rainfall playing spoil-sport didn't adversely impact food-grain production.

03 Aug 2016

Narendra Modi

British-era bridge in Maharashtra collapses; 22 feared missing

A bridge constructed across the river Savitri during the British-rule; situated on Mumbai-Goa highway collapsed on Tuesday reportedly due to flooding of the river.

03 Aug 2016

West Bengal

West Bengal: Now just 'Bengal'

Mamata Banerjee's state cabinet passed a proposal to rechristen West Bengal to 'Bengal' in English.

03 Aug 2016

Reddit

Government asks Tech Giants to provide 'desi' email addresses soon

In a meeting held last month, the Electronics and IT Ministry has asked email providers to enable signing up for email addresses in Indian languages, especially Hindi.

03 Aug 2016

India

GST to be tabled with 1% tax drop

The government has distributed official amendments to the GST bill and this includes Congress' demand to drop 1 percent additional manufacturing tax.

02 Aug 2016

India

Indian companies set to trump Chinese counterparts

Credit rating company, S & P Global, studied top 200 Indian companies against its Chinese peers.

02 Aug 2016

Hizbul Mujahideen

Alleged Wani successor Sabzar Ahmad Bhat listed as 'A-category' militant

Hizbul Mujahideen's new Kashmir Commander was Burhan's close associate and was initiated into militancy in 2015.

02 Aug 2016

India

Missing AN-32 had no locator beacon

Sources revealed that the Indian Air Force's missing An-32's black box recorder was not fitted with an emergency underwater beacon locator.