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16 Aug 2016

India

Reliance Industries penalised $250 million

India's Reliance Industries faced a penalty of $250 million from the Oil Ministry for failing to scale up the company's productions to meet the production target in the Krishna-Godavari basin.

16 Aug 2016

Maharashtra

Maharashtra's 'Doctor Death' confesses to killing 6 people

A Maharashtra doctor, Santosh Pol aka 'Dr. Death', was arrested last Saturday on the charge of kidnapping and killing an Aanganwadi worker Mrs. Mangal Jedhe.

Gold worth 186 crore missing from Kerala temple

A report by former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), Vinod Rai, revealed that due to financial irregularities and corruption in the temple administration, 769 pots of gold have gone missing.

16 Aug 2016

India

Income Tax department fines NDTV Rs.525 crore for false transactions

India's IT Department fined media and journalism giant New Delhi Television (NDTV) with a penalty amount of Rs.525 crore for tax evasion.

16 Aug 2016

Delhi Police

Pakistani hackers hack Goa Institute of Management's website

The website of the Goa Institute of Management, a top B-school was hacked by a group of 'Pak cyber attackers'.

15 Aug 2016

India

India's economic scenario: 2007 - 2016

The start of the decade saw a lacklustre economy because of the global financial crisis.

15 Aug 2016

Jet Airways

270 safety violations in 2016

In less than 8 months, 270 airline crew members were found to be in violation of aviation safety norms. The regulatory body, the Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA), suspended 150 of them.

15 Aug 2016

India

Prime Minister's Speech

On the occasion of India's 70th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort.

14 Aug 2016

Facebook

Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha harassed on Facebook

President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter, Sharmistha Mukherjee, said that she was harassed on Facebook by a person by the name of Partha Mandal, who sent her sexually explicit messages on Friday.

14 Aug 2016

India

Lok Adalat disposes of 68,000 cases all over India

National Lok Adalat held all over India disposed of over 68,000 pre-litigation and pending cases.

14 Aug 2016

Delhi Police

Call from U.S. warns of blasts in NCR

A resident of Noida received an ominous call on August 11 warning him of blasts in Noida and Delhi on Independence Day. The caller hung up without providing details.

13 Aug 2016

India

Rural Internet consumers to jump to 350 million by 2020

US-based business and management consultancy Boston Consulting Group surveyed 4,000 rural Indians in 27 villages in 14 states to understand their Internet usage pattern.

13 Aug 2016

West Bengal

Nitin Gadkari lays foundation of multi-modal terminal at Varanasi

Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone of a Rs.211-crore multi-modal terminal at Varanasi on Friday and flagged-off trial-run of two vessels.

13 Aug 2016

India

Indian hospitals and corporates promoting use of Infant Formula

In spite of the fact that medical research has demonstrated that feeding babies infant formula instead of breast-milk is not good for their health, Indian hospitals continue to do so with or without the knowledge of the mothers.

PSU Bank hacking attempt

During 'Question Hour' in Lok Sabha Finance Minister Arun Jaitley informed MPs that there was a recent hacking attempt of a PSU Bank but it was foiled.

12 Aug 2016

India

Postmen to show up on Sundays too!

With Rakshabandhan round the corner, postmen will be making deliveries on Sundays as well to manage the surge in workload.

12 Aug 2016

India

26 laid-off Indians return from Saudi Arabia

The first batch of Indians who were laid-off and languishing in squalid conditions in Saudi Arabia have returned to India.

13 Aug 2016

India

SC lifts diesel car registration ban in Delhi

The Supreme Court lifted the ban on diesel cars that was imposed in Delhi.

Licenses of 73 TV channels, 24 FM stations revoked

Responding to a query in Rajya Sabha, the minister of state for Information and Broadcasting (I&B), Rajyavardhan Rathore said that government revoked the permits of "73 TV channels and 24 FM channels", in recent years.

12 Aug 2016

India

Assam: First state to pass GST Bill

India's north-eastern state of Assam became the first state in the country to ratify the historic Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill.

12 Aug 2016

India

CBI names former ISRO chairman in Antrix-Devas chargesheet

The CBI chargesheeted former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair and other senior employees of ISRO for their alleged role in the Antrix-Devas deal.

Supreme Court denies bail to Asaram Bapu

The Rajasthan High Court appointed medical board opined that Asaram Bapu's health was deteriorating and recommended interim bail for treatment.

12 Aug 2016

Delhi

Cab aggregators to use govt fares after 22 Aug

The Delhi High Court has set 22 August 2016 as the date beyond which cab-aggregators like Ola and Uber will not be allowed to use their own fares for rides.

12 Aug 2016

Shah Rukh Khan

Shahrukh Khan's run-ins with US immigration

Shahrukh Khan was detained at the Los Angeles airport by US immigration officials on a trip to the United States on Friday.

12 Aug 2016

Delhi

AAP Government formulates app-based cab operator regulation policy

The Delhi Government has framed a policy for mobile app-based cab services like Uber, Ola, etc.

NGT seeks report on waste management at Vaishno Devi

National Green Tribunal (NGT) sought a report on solid waste management from the Vaishno Devi Shrine Board.

11 Aug 2016

India

PM seeks suggestions for 15th August speech

PM Narendra Modi has sought suggestions from the public for his Independence Day speech.

11 Aug 2016

India

Rajya Sabha passes crucial Maternity Bill providing a six-month leave

The Rajya Sabha has passed a bill proposing to amend Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 for women employees.

11 Aug 2016

Pranab Mukherjee

Trade Agreement with Croatia

The Cabinet today gave the go-ahead for signing and ratifying of the 'Trade and Economic cooperation' agreement between India and Croatia.

11 Aug 2016

India

2 new vessels roped into aid AN32 search

Authorities have pressed into service an oceanographic research vessel Samundra Ratnakar of the Geological Survey of India and research vessel Sagar Nidhi of the National Institute of Ocean Technology to find the missing AN32 research aircraft.

11 Aug 2016

India

India and Pakistan regain cross-border trading

On 9th August, cross-border trading between India and Pakistan resumed after being halted due to widespread discontent in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

10 Aug 2016

Independence Day

Government to start taking precautions to avoid deaths by Selfies

Culture and Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma stated that State Governments and Union Territories are accountable for visitors at tourist sites.

India, US agree on a $30 million Energy-Storage Research Initiative

India and the US have pushed for a $30 million public-private, 5 year joint research initiative on smart grid and energy storage technology.

10 Aug 2016

India

Modi, Putin, Jaya dedicate Kudankulam unit to India

Interacting via video conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha and Russian President Vladimir Putin, dedicated the first unit of the Kudankulam power plant to the people of India.

10 Aug 2016

India

LeT funding Kashmir protests: Govt

The NIA has revealed that the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist group and Pakistani authorities are responsible for funding the large scale protests across Kashmir.

10 Aug 2016

South Korea

Trials for MagLev trains coming soon

MagLev (magnetic levitation) trains are being considered by the Indian Railways; these trains can hit 500 km/hour and cut down travel time enormously.

BSF camp near Imphal witnesses another Bomb blast

An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) detonated close to the Border Security Forces camp in the village of Moriangpurel, Imphal, Manipur.

10 Aug 2016

Mumbai Police

5 doctors including CEO, Medical Director arrested in Kidney racket

On 9th August, 2016, CEO, Medical Director and three doctors of Dr. L H Hiranandani hospital, Powai, were arrested by Mumbai Police.

Drop-outs across IIT & IIMs fall sharply

Academic year 2015-2016 saw 256 and 198 students drop out from IIT Delhi and IIT Kharagpur respectively; the remaining students dropped out from the 21 other IITs.

08 Aug 2016

India

75th Quit India Movement Anniversary: Government plans countrywide celebrations

India is celebrating the 75th anniversary of Quit India Movement that was launched on 8 August 1942 at Bombay.