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07 Nov 2016

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What made news last week?

The Samajwadi Party's infighting showed no signs of abating, spilling over into the party's silver-jubilee celebrations.

07 Nov 2016

India

PM Modi made Incredible India mascot

The Indian tourism ministry has finally decided their new mascot for the Incredible India advertising campaign, and it's none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

06 Nov 2016

Pakistan News

Indian Army's plans suffer a setback

While border tensions with Pakistan remain at an unprecedented level in recent years, the Indian Army's drive to modernize itself has been stymied.

06 Nov 2016

India

Over 300 terrorists still active: J&K DGP

Jammu and Kashmir's DGP K Rajendra said the situation in Kashmir is "extremely fragile", adding that over 300 terrorists were still active in the state.

06 Nov 2016

India

News channel in Assam ordered to shut for 24 hours

News Time Assam, a television news channel based in Assam was ordered by the Union Government to go off air for one day.

06 Nov 2016

Diwali

Buldhana rape case: 17 people arrested, Govt sets up SIT

The Maharashtra-government has set up a Special Investigation Team which will question 105 students in Buldhana, where 12 girls were allegedly raped by school-authorities.

06 Nov 2016

Arnab Goswami

Arnab wants to be a 'dissenter', hints at his digital-plans

In a conclave organized by India Foundation, Arnab Goswami who has recently resigned from Times Now, mentioned he wants to be a "dissenter". He opined that the center of journalism should be shifted out of Delhi.

06 Nov 2016

India

India proposes to acquire Japanese amphibious aircraft

India has declared its intention to acquire a dozen ShinMaywa amphibious-aircraft worth Rs. 10,000 crore, from Japan.

05 Nov 2016

Diwali

More girls may have been raped at knifepoint in Buldhana

It was revealed that the Buldhana victims were raped at knifepoint for 6 months by peons, teachers, and even two headmasters.

05 Nov 2016

West Bengal

RTI appeals to take decades in some states

A study on workings of 'Information Commissions' in 16 states has concluded that the inherent power of the 'Right to Information' Act (RTI) is diminishing.

05 Nov 2016

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CPM suspends two suspects in Wadakkanchery gang rape case

2 suspects in the Wadakkanchery gang rape case were suspended from the party by CPM.

05 Nov 2016

Delhi Police

Pakistan outs 8 Indian security officials working in Islamabad

Retaliating to the leaked video of Mehmood Akhtar, Pakistan officially "named" 8 security officials working at the Indian high commission at Islamabad.

05 Nov 2016

Delhi

Almost 1800 municipal schools shut as Delhi chokes

Due to the smog blanketing New Delhi, all municipal corporation-run schools will remain closed.

05 Nov 2016

India

NDTV ban not dictatorial; UPA gave 21 such orders: Modi-Government

Modi-government justified the penalty doled out for the "huge indiscretion and violation of rules" saying instead of a 30-day ban only 1-day ban had been handed out to NDTV.

05 Nov 2016

India

5 different investigations underway in the SIMI jailbreak case

Due to the rising clamor over how the SIMI encounter has been handled, MP government has announced five different inquiries into the incident so far.

05 Nov 2016

India

Anti-malaria drug to hit Indian markets by 2018

India is likely to get an anti-malarial drug in the market by 2018, reports said.

05 Nov 2016

Indian Air Force

IAF initiates probe into officer's suicide

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has launched an inquiry into the tragic suicide of Wing Commander, Rakesh Tiwari.

05 Nov 2016

India

Will improved roads reduce traffic accidents in India?

With India's road infrastructure weakening, ministry officials are looking to better the roads in an effort to reduce road accidents.

04 Nov 2016

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Gang rape survivor asked 'which rapist pleasured her most'

A victim and survivor of gang rape from Kerala alleged that several police officers humiliated her while interrogation, in a manner that made her withdraw the case.

04 Nov 2016

India

As controversy mounts, MP orders judicial probe into encounter

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a judicial inquiry into the encounter that killed 8 convicts who escaped from Bhopal's central jail.

04 Nov 2016

India

Editors Guild decries NDTV ban

The Editors Guild of India criticized the government's decision to take NDTV India off the air for one day over their coverage of the Pathankot attacks.

04 Nov 2016

Diwali

12 students allegedly raped in Buldhana ashram school

11 arrests have been made in the Buldhana district of Maharashtra for the alleged rape of 12 minor, tribal girls.

04 Nov 2016

Delhi Police

8 Indians abetting terror: Pak

Pakistan has stated that the 8 officers from the Indian High Commission recently highlighted in Pakistan's media were involved in abetting terrorism in Balochistan and Sindh.

04 Nov 2016

Narendra Modi

Modi's photos on pendrive recovered from Malappuram blast site

Two days after the Malappuram car blast, the police recovered a letter from the blast site which threatened to take revenge for Dadri lynching victim Mohammed Akhlaq.

04 Nov 2016

India

2.55 crore girl children lost to infanticide in India

A study titled 'The State of the PC&PNDT Act: India's losing battle against female foeticide' by the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) found statistics with regards to India's Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994.

03 Nov 2016

India

NDTV India to go off-air over Pathankot coverage

In the first instance of a broadcaster being brought to book for coverage of terror attacks, the Information and Broadcast Ministry may ask NDTV India to go off-air for a day over their coverage of the Pathankot attack.

Army veteran's suicide stirs up political storm in Delhi

Ex-Serviceman Ram Kishan Grewal's alleged suicide in protest over the "One Rank, One Pension" (OROP) issue sparked a political war in Delhi.

03 Nov 2016

Delhi

Solving India's air pollution problem

Air pollution in New Delhi has soared beyond levels that are regarded as 'safe.'

03 Nov 2016

India

More prisoners had planned to escape from Bhopal jail

Investigators said that evidence collected so far indicates that all 29 SIMI operatives lodged in Bhopal Central Jail may have planned to escape together.

03 Nov 2016

Delhi Police

India calls back 8 officials from Pak

Hours after Pakistan withdrew several officials from its High Commission in India, the Indian government withdrew 8 officials from its embassy in Pakistan.

03 Nov 2016

India

Pachauri's devices were not hacked: FSL

The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Gandhinagar has stated that after examination it was clear that the electronic-devices belonging to RK Pachauri were not hacked as he had claimed.

02 Nov 2016

India

NHRC issues notice to MP govt over Bhopal encounter

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the MP government over the encounter which led to the killing of 8 escapees from Bhopal Central Jail.

02 Nov 2016

India

Nearly $100 billion more required for Modi's clean energy drive

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious clean energy drive requires another $100 billion more to help finance the targets, according to reports.

02 Nov 2016

Indian Army

8 civilians killed by Pak, BSF retaliates heavily

In the latest round of ceasefire violations, Pakistani troops killed 8 civilians including 2 minors and injured 25 others at Samba, Rajouri, Jammu, Poonch, Ramgarh, Nowshera and Balakote.

02 Nov 2016

India

Authorities uncover bigger ISI ring in Pak High Commission

Mehmood Akhtar, the Pakistan High Commission employee who was arrested for espionage has revealed that he was part of larger, more elaborate ISI spy ring.

02 Nov 2016

India

Road projects targeted for FY17 likely to be unmet

According to analysts, the target of awarding 25,000kms of road projects set by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will remain unmet in Fiscal Year '17.

Rolls-Royce's "secret payments" to bag India's Hawk deal

British company Rolls-Royce has reportedly made "secret payments" worth £10 million to an Indian defence agent to win a huge contract for engines on Hawk aircraft used by the Indian Air Force.

01 Nov 2016

Arnab Goswami

Arnab Goswami quits Times Now

Popular prime time news host and the Editor-in-Chief of Times Now and ET Now Arnab Goswami has resigned.

01 Nov 2016

Delhi

Diwali 2016 pushes Delhi's air pollution limits

According to experts, the level of pollution created by this year's Diwali caused several poisonous gases to cross the danger mark.

Arvind Kejriwal alleges tapping of judges' phones

Amidst the golden jubilee celebrations of the High Court, Arvind Kejriwal claimed to have "overheard" judges' apprehensions about their phones being "tapped."