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13 Feb 2017

India

ITBP jawans receive snow scooters to patrol borders

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has given its jawans snow scooters to enable smooth patrolling in the Himalayas along the 3,488km Indo-China border.

13 Feb 2017

India

IIM Calcutta and IIM Shillong to be renamed

Two Indian Institutes of Management, IIM Calcutta and IIM Shillong are going to be renamed by the government.

13 Feb 2017

India

Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) launched on iOS

Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), designed by the government to urge Indians to make cashless transactions, was launched on the iOS platform on Sunday.

ISRO plans Venus and Mars mission

The ISRO plans to launch an unmanned space mission to Venus for the first time and revisit Mars.

13 Feb 2017

India

Fake Rs. 2000 notes entering from Pak

Within 3 months of the demonetization move being announced, authorities revealed that fake Rs.2000 notes have already found their way to India.

12 Feb 2017

Delhi Police

Satyarthi's Nobel recovered, 3 arrested

Authorities have recovered the replica of the Nobel Peace Prize and other valuables that were stolen from Kailash Satyarthi's house.

12 Feb 2017

India

3,000 more Jan Aushadhi Kendras by March

To end 'medicine mafia', the government plans to open 3,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendra across the country by March.

12 Feb 2017

Delhi

Government's next target- shell companies, says will freeze accounts

The government is determined to weed out shell companies to ensure black money doesn't find a conducive environment to flourish.

12 Feb 2017

India

Govt approves electronics development fund of Rs.6,831 crore

IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said government had approved Rs.681 crore as seed-capital for manufacturing, from a total corpus of "Rs.6,800 crore under the electronic development fund" which would support entrepreneurship/innovation in electronics.

11 Feb 2017

India

Raghuram appointed IIM Bangalore's director

Professor G. Raghuram was appointed the director of IIM, Bangalore by the government.

11 Feb 2017

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Speaker compares women to parked cars

AP Assembly Speaker KS Prasad Rao while addressing the press ahead of 'National Women's Parliament' event compared women to parked cars.

11 Feb 2017

India

Kerala ISIS case: Youth used collective-farming to hide group's intentions

An NIA chargesheet stated that the youths from Kerala, suspected of having links to ISIS used to carry out their activities under the guise of collective-farming.

Restaurants may now declare nutrition and calories

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is proposing that restaurants be required to declare nutrition and calories for every meal they serve.

10 Feb 2017

India

Soon: Passports without parents, spouse name

The Ministry of External Affairs is considering a proposal to issue passports without personal details like name of spouse, father, mother, etc. The move seeks to make it easier for children of single parents to get passports.

10 Feb 2017

Delhi

Has AAP delivered on promise to modernize Delhi's public transport?

Aam Aadmi Party came into power in Delhi in February 2015.

10 Feb 2017

Madhya Pradesh

Students paid lakhs in Bihar exam paper scam

Authorities revealed that the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) recruitment exam scam, could be as large as the Vyapam scam that hit Madhya Pradesh.

10 Feb 2017

India

Rural electrification will be completed by May 2018: Piyush Goel

Union Minister Piyush Goel said that out of 18,452 un-electrified villages, approximately 12,033 have been provided with power till last week.

Alanganallur to hold Jallikattu today

Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu's culturally deep-rooted bull-taming sport is set to be organized in Alanganallur today.

10 Feb 2017

India

Pak trying to deflect attention by nuclear city allegations: India

India laughed off Pakistan's claims that India was building a secret nuclear city.

10 Feb 2017

Uttar Pradesh

Noida scam: Official handling Anubhav Mittal's funds arrested

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) arrested 30-year-old relationship manager, Atul Mishra with Yes Bank in connection with the alleged Ponzi online scheme case in Noida.

09 Feb 2017

India

IIM bill tabled in Lok Sabha today

The Indian Institutes of Management Bill 2017 was tabled today in the Lok Sabha, providing the premiere institutions the power to grant degrees.

09 Feb 2017

Madhya Pradesh

BSSC exam cancelled, secretary arrested

The inter-level exam conducted by the Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) was cancelled by the government on Wednesday.

09 Feb 2017

India

Sheena Bora case: Peter says Indrani forged his signature

Peter Mukerjea has filed an application in a special court, stating that Indrani Mukerjea forged his signature to get him to relinquish control of two bank accounts.

09 Feb 2017

Delhi

Uphaar Cinema Fire Case: Gopal Ansal gets jail

In February 2017, the SC ruled that the Ansal brothers, who built and operated Delhi's Uphaar cinema are guilty of causing deaths from negligence and one of them must be arrested within 4 weeks.

09 Feb 2017

India

Intelligence warns of intensified Jat agitiation

Sources have warned that the Jat agitations in parts of the NCR would intensify soon and create major law and order problems during the UP elections.

08 Feb 2017

India

No cash withdrawal limits from March 13: RBI

The RBI announced that all cash withdrawal limits on bank accounts would be lifted from March 13. Cash withdrawal limits for savings accounts has been raised to Rs.50,000 until 20 February.

08 Feb 2017

Delhi Police

Kerala HC dismisses rape charges, says sex was consensual

An Ernakulam native was accused of rape by an Engineering graduate alleging that the boy deceived her into having sex 3-4 times under the pretext of marrying her.

08 Feb 2017

India

Traders protest against a car-free Connaught Place

On Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of traders marched in protest against New Delhi Municipal Council's (NMDC) plan to convert Connaught Place into a car-free zone.

08 Feb 2017

India

25% ATMs running dry in India

Bank officials said that due to large scale withdrawals at the start of the month, over 25% of the ATMs in the country are without cash.

23-week pregnant woman allowed to abort

On Tuesday, a 22-year-old pregnant woman was granted permission by the Supreme Court to abort her 23-week foetus as it was life-threatening.

08 Feb 2017

Tamil Nadu

Panneerselvam berates AIADMK, Sasikala

Tamil Nadu caretaker CM O Panneerselvam stoked controversy by stating that he was forced to resign as Chief Minister by the AIADMK and VK Sasikala.

08 Feb 2017

India

Caste bias cases maximum in Banaras Hindu University

In 2015-2016, Banaras Hindu University (BHU) topped the list of Central universities with maximum number of caste-based discrimination cases against Dalits.

08 Feb 2017

Tamil Nadu

Ennore Oil Spill: Pilot had warned about collision

According to reports, few minutes before the collision of two ships near Ennore Port lead to the oil spill, the pilot of BW Maple had warned the pilot of MT Dawn Kanchipuram that the two could collide.

08 Feb 2017

India

Take care of parents or suffer pay deduction: Assam government

Propelling the consciousness towards elderly parents, the Assam government has moved to associate geriatric care to the salary of its employees.

CBI registers case in Army land fraud case

The CBI has initiated an investigation in a case of fraud committed against the Indian Army.

07 Feb 2017

India

NGT slams government agencies for unclean Ganga

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Monday observed that "not a single drop of river Ganga has been cleaned."

07 Feb 2017

Delhi

No casualties reported in Uttarakhand earthquake

According to officials in the state government, there was no major damage caused to property or life from the earthquake that occurred in Uttarakhand on late Monday.

07 Feb 2017

India

Can't lay moral guidelines: SC on Sardar jokes

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court refused to issue any directives with regards to the PIL filed by advocate Harvinder Choudhary, seeking to ban jokes made about the Sikh community as they were 'insensitive.'

07 Feb 2017

Bihar

CoBRA commandos went home for weekend, not missing

At least 59 trainee commandos of the elite CoBRA anti-Naxal and jungle warfare paramilitary unit will face action after they went missing from a train.

07 Feb 2017

India

Are Indian laws failing to protect accident victims

India currently doesn't have a 'Good Samaritan Law' to deal with scenarios where bystanders help accident victims.