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18 Aug 2017

India

In a first, bureaucrats served notice for skipping I-Day function

For the first time in Uttarakhand, bureaucrats have received show cause notices for not attending Independence Day events.

18 Aug 2017

India

Encouraging generic medicines, capping margins: Government's proposals in pharmaceutics

After capping prices of stents and knee implants, the government is now planning to restrict trade margins to make drugs cheaper and boost the local industry.

18 Aug 2017

India

The Rajdhani robbery: Was it an insider's job?

On the night of August 15-16, several passengers onboard the Mumbai-Delhi August Kranti Rajdhani Express woke up to find their valuables missing.

18 Aug 2017

Electric Vehicles

Govt. plans to buy 10,000 electric cars for NCR mantris

Looks like Delhi's bureaucracy has finally decided to go green.

17 Aug 2017

India

Hyderabad: Child bride married to 65-year-old Omani for Rs. 5L

In a disturbing reminder that child marriages and forced marriages are still rampant in India, a Hyderabadi schoolgirl was married off to a 65-year old Omani Sheikh by her maternal aunt.

17 Aug 2017

Chandigarh

10-year-old rape-survivor delivers baby, not yet told she's a mother

A 10-year-old rape victim in Chandigarh has delivered a baby girl at the Government Medical College and Hospital. Both mother and baby are safe.

17 Aug 2017

Delhi

Bomb threat: SWAT teams, fire engines at Delhi HC

The Delhi HC has been put on high alert after a bomb threat was received. SWAT teams, fire tenders and bomb squads were rushed to the site.

17 Aug 2017

India

Report: 15% brothels provide minors for sex in Mumbai

Minors form a major part of India's sex trade. A report by IJM and Maharashtra Commission for the Protection of Child Rights claims at least 15% of Mumbai's commercial sex establishments offer underage women for pleasure.

UPSC 2018: Prelims on June 3, notification out in February

The UPSC has just released its 2018 test calendar. The prelims will be held on June 3.

17 Aug 2017

India

Centre approves Rs. 32,000 cr plan to modernize Coast Guard

The Indian government has approved a Rs. 31,748 crore "definitive five-year action programme" to modernize the Indian Coast Guard (ICG).

16 Aug 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: LeT terrorist Ayub Lelhari killed in encounter with forces

In a major victory for the security forces in the fight against terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander and most-wanted terrorist, Ayub Lelhari, was killed in Pulwama in a gun battle in the evening.

16 Aug 2017

India

81 lakh Aadhaar numbers deactivated: Is yours one of them?

Not even a month after cancelling over 11 lakh PANs on account of multiple issuance, the government has now deactivated around 81 lakh Aadhaar accounts, the Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology said.

16 Aug 2017

India

Chinese smartphone makers under scanner for stealing information

The government has sent notices to 21 smartphone makers, including Chinese manufacturers like Xiaomi, Vivo, Oppo and Gionee, for allegedly stealing users' personal information.

16 Aug 2017

India

Terrorist financing: NIA questions Syed Ali Shah Geelani's sons

As part of the ongoing crackdown on terrorist financing, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned Nayeem and Nasim, Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's sons.

16 Aug 2017

Telangana

No promotion in Telangana colleges if marks below 50%

Telangana has new rules for its colleges. Now students will have to secure at least 50% marks in their semester exams to be promoted to the next year.

16 Aug 2017

India

Do you know where your old Rs. 500/1,000 notes are?

Currency in circulation still hasn't reached pre-demonetization levels. Apart from the fact that enough notes haven't been printed yet, there's another reason behind the shortage of currency, one you probably never imagined.

16 Aug 2017

Karnataka

Breakfast, dinner at Rs. 5, 10 at Bengaluru's Indira Canteens

The Karnataka government's ambitious Indira Canteens, which will offer breakfast for Rs. 5 and dinner for Rs. 10, was inaugurated today.

15 Aug 2017

India

Government asks Facebook, Google, others to remove Blue Whale links

After the second alleged Blue Whale death in India, the government has asked internet giants like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, WhatsApp, Yahoo and Instagram, to remove all links to the dangerous online 'challenge'.

15 Aug 2017

Delhi

Rs. 12cr from Nirbhaya Fund for CCTVs at railway stations

Railway stations in the Delhi Division have seen some horrific crimes in recent times. In June at Ballabgarh, Junaid Khan was lynched on a train.

15 Aug 2017

India

This Independence Day, let's revisit all things 'India'

There'll always be complaints, something to be unhappy about, but we can't ignore the very significant event that happened 70 years ago: India became independent.

15 Aug 2017

India

15th August, 1947, India's independence through the eyes of world-media

To the media of the entire world, India's freedom from its colonial masters was of great importance.

15 Aug 2017

Delhi

I-Day: Seven-layer security in Delhi amid terror threat

To combat possible terror strikes on Independence Day, Delhi has got a seven-layer security guard this time.

15 Aug 2017

India

I-Day: 990 securitymen honored, CRPF steals the show

The war against terrorists in Kashmir and against Maoists in central India has brought laurels to security forces in the region.

15 Aug 2017

India

Gorakhpur, demonetization, terrorism and more: Highlights of Modi's I-Day speech

PM Narendra Modi addressed the nation on its 70th Independence Day from the Red Fort this morning.

14 Aug 2017

Jharkhand

Jharkhand man receives electricity bill of Rs. 3,800 crore!

A man in Jharkhand got the shock of his life when he received an electricity bill of Rs. 3,800cr!

14 Aug 2017

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: A horrific 'witch-hunt', a khap and the irresponsible police

On August 2, Kanya Devi of Rajasthan's Ajmer was randomly branded a witch, made to eat human feces, had hot coal thrust in her eyes, stripped naked and paraded throughout her village. She died.

14 Aug 2017

India

'Identify and deport': Centre ups ante against illegal immigrants

The Centre has stepped up against illegal immigration and asked states to identify and deport immigrants.

14 Aug 2017

India

Panama Papers: India launches investigation into Amitabh Bachchan, others

India has finally started investigations on its citizens whose names emerged in the Panama Papers leak, including Amitabh Bachchan.

14 Aug 2017

India

Indian Railways' passengers will get video entertainment via Wi-Fi soon

The Indian Railways' bid to up its non-fare revenue is going to be a boon for passengers.

14 Aug 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

Indian Army wants indigenous high-tech equipment for J&K terror ops

Faced with an intensifying militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has unveiled a wish-list for indigenously-manufactured high-tech equipment.

14 Aug 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Yasin Itoo, Burhan Wani successor, killed in encounter

In a big boost for security forces, Yasin Itoo alias 'Ghaznavi', who was fulfilling slain terrorist Burhan Wani's role as Hizbul Mujahideen commander, was killed in an encounter in J&K's Shopian yesterday.

14 Aug 2017

Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur tragedy: DM's report, other allegations leave the government red-faced

The Gorakhpur tragedy has been a fiasco for the Yogi Adityanath government. Denial of responsibility, contradictory statements by BJP ministers and action against a doctor being hailed as a hero has all added up against it.

14 Aug 2017

India

PSUs marching towards disinvestment, a pleasant sight for Indian economy

Public sector undertaking (PSUs) is a sensitive topic. There are two aspects of it - one from the perspective of why it was created in the first place and the other from what it has turned out to be.

13 Aug 2017

India

Russia: T-90 tanks fail, India crashes out of military exercise

The Indian Army was disqualified from a military competition after its Russian-origin T-90 Main Battle tank failed.

13 Aug 2017

Yogi Adityanath

Singing national anthem un-Islamic, say UP clerics after Adityanath order

Muslim clerics have protested the UP government's notification on singing the national anthem in madrassas on I-Day.

13 Aug 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Two armymen, three terrorists killed in Shopian encounter

Two army personnel were killed and three injured in an encounter with terrorists in J&K's Shopian district.

13 Aug 2017

Jharkhand

Jharkhand retires 12 'dubious' judicial officers

The Indian judiciary is facing an acute shortage of judges; in January, an SC report said that district courts across the country were short of about 5,000 judicial officers.

13 Aug 2017

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal: Two buses swept away in landslide, 50 feared dead

Over 50 people are feared dead as two buses were swept away in a landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district.

13 Aug 2017

India

This Independence Day, terror threat is airborne

According to the MHA, terror outfits have newer modes of operation including small drones, Chinese lanterns and paragliding equipment.

13 Aug 2017

Narendra Modi

Gorakhpur tragedy: Why are Adityanath and Modi silent?

Even as international media rues how 60 children died in Gorakhpur in a matter of days, many of them allegedly due to lack of oxygen supply, the Yogi Adityanath government continues to deny the allegations.