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23 Nov 2017
IndiaFour women create history in Indian Navy
Last year, the Indian Air Force commissioned the first three women pilots in its history. It is now the turn of the Indian Navy.
23 Nov 2017
IndiaAirfares likely to increase with hike in passengers services fee
Airfares are likely to increase as the government mulls raising passenger services fee (PSF) by at least 38% to meet airport security costs.
23 Nov 2017
IndiaIIT-Bombay, IISc-Bangalore among the top-10 institutions in BRICS University Rankings
In a first, the prestigious IIT-Bombay has bagged the 9th position in the list of top 10 universities in BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa).
23 Nov 2017
Atal Bihari VajpayeeA sneak-peek inside Tera Vas, Gurmeet Ram Rahim's bulletproof house
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Insan was a superstar and he lived like one.
22 Nov 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaHow an SC ruling increased a man's pension 1200%
In a rare occurrence, Praveen Kohli, a former Haryana Tourism Corporation employee, received a whopping 1200% hike in his pension this November, four years after retirement.
22 Nov 2017
India#DefenseDiaries: Sukhoi-30MKI armed with BrahMos missile is India's deadliest weapon
India has successfully test-fired the BrahMos-A supersonic Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) from a modified Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet.
22 Nov 2017
IndiaISRO's new mini-PSLVs will take just three days to assemble
ISRO is determined to take India's status even higher in the global space program.
22 Nov 2017
HaryanaKurukshetra man gets his three children murdered by brother
In a shockingly heinous incident, a Kurukshetra man got his three children, two sons and a daughter, killed by his cousin in Panchkula on Sunday.
22 Nov 2017
SecurityAadhaar-based verification at airports from next year
From 2018, passengers flying out of the Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Vijayawada airports will be able to enjoy paperless travel if they link their tickets to Aadhaar.
22 Nov 2017
IndiaCBSE to conduct Board exams in March, not February
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has decided to hold its Class 10 and 12 exams in March, after Holi.
22 Nov 2017
DelhiBizarre: Delhi-Maharashtra train runs 160km on wrong route, reaches MP
In a bizarre incident, a train from Delhi, originally destined to Maharashtra, took a wrong route and kept going for 160km before realizing the mistake.
22 Nov 2017
MumbaiMumbai cops respond to 'ATM cloning device alert' after 12hours!
Mumbai Police might be winning fans on Twitter, but according to a recent report, it is far from reliable outside of social media.
22 Nov 2017
DelhiFirst loot by Delhi's wedding gangs reported near Connaught Place
Delhi's notorious 'Band, Baaja, Baarat' thieves, who mix with guests at weddings and steal, are back.
22 Nov 2017
India#DefenseDiaries: Why the IAF loves the Mirage-2000 fighter jets
The French-made Dassault Mirage-2000 is undoubtedly one of Indian Air Force's (IAF) most versatile and deadliest aircraft.
21 Nov 2017
Delhi PoliceDelhi encroachment: Consider 'airlifting' Hanuman statue, says HC
If the Delhi HC has its way, the capital's iconic 108-feet Hanuman statue at Karol Bagh would be airlifted to remove encroachments around it.
21 Nov 2017
MurderJournalist shot dead in Tripura, the second in two months
Another journalist was killed in Tripura today, the second in two months. Today's murder was the result of an altercation.
21 Nov 2017
IslamGovernment appoints panel to explore triple talaq legislation
Three months after the SC put an end to the controversial Islamic practice of triple talaq, the government has set up a panel to bring a law to regulate it.
21 Nov 2017
DelhiShootout near Delhi's Dwarka Mor metro station, five criminals nabbed
A shootout broke out between police and criminals near Delhi's Dwarka Mor metro station today. Five were nabbed at the end.
21 Nov 2017
KarnatakaSiddaramaiah's convoy blocks ambulance again, patient forced to walk
Once again, Karnataka CM Siddaramaih has managed to display his VIP mentality when his convoy blocked an ambulance, forcing a patient to walk to the hospital.
21 Nov 2017
IndiaISRO aims to launch first privately-produced rocket by 2021
The ISRO has said it plans to launch for the first time a rocket completely built by private players by 2020-21.
21 Nov 2017
IndiaRape survivor's testimony can be accepted without corroboration: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court on Monday announced that a rape survivor's testimony can be accepted as enough proof for conviction, especially if the rapist is her father.
21 Nov 2017
India'Thought leader' Subir Chowdhury, IIT-KGP alumnus, among top 2017 thinkers
IIT-Kharagpur alumnus, bestselling author and CEO Subir Chowdury has been named among the world's top 50 thinkers for 2017 by the Thinkers50, a periodical international ranking of management thinkers.
21 Nov 2017
Jammu And KashmirJ&K: Three Pakistani LeT terrorists neutralized in Handwara encounter
Three terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba have been killed in an encounter this morning at Magam area in Handwara district of J&K.
21 Nov 2017
Supreme Court Of India'No parking lot near Taj Mahal': Unbelievable damage to monument
The SC has lashed out at UP and refused again to let it construct a multi-level parking lot near the Taj Mahal.
21 Nov 2017
IndiGoIndiGo in news again: Staff suspended for misbehaving with passenger
It has been a bad month for IndiGo. First, ace shuttler PV Sindhu accused a staffer of behaving "badly and rudely" with her, and a few days later, a video of IndiGo employees thrashing a passenger went viral.
21 Nov 2017
IndiaMaharashtra records 24,437 snakebites; highest in India, between April-October 2017
Maharashtra reported the maximum number of snakebites, 24,437, in India between April and October, 2017.
21 Nov 2017
IndiaGoogle's "Internet Saathis" bring 11.5 million rural Indian women online
Over 1,100 women in Uttar Pradesh's Khaula village can now access the Internet, learn new skills, and watch YouTube videos thanks to "Internet Saathi" program run by Google and Tata Trusts.
20 Nov 2017
LondonPMLA case: Vijay Mallya appears for pre-trial extradition hearing
Businessman Vijay Mallya arrived at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court for his pre-trial extradition hearing.
20 Nov 2017
IndiaSC dismisses petition seeking a ban on 'Blue Whale challenge'
The SC has dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the Blue Whale challenge after the Centre submitted it is impossible to block such online games.
20 Nov 2017
DwarkaRs. 16L bill at Fortis for 15-day stay of patient
That private hospitals often loot patients is no secret. A disturbing case has now surfaced from Fortis Gurgaon.
20 Nov 2017
MaharashtraSwachh Bharat: Video of Maharashtra minister peeing roadside goes viral
A video of Maharashtra water conservation minister Ram Shinde urinating roadside surfaced online on Sunday and has gone viral since, putting in question the relevance of PM Modi's much-hyped 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.
20 Nov 2017
IndiaNEFT, RTGS, IMPS: Here's how to choose the best option
Do you use netbanking regularly, but have no idea what NEFT, RTGS or IMPS are? Considering how complicated they look, it won't be a surprise.
20 Nov 2017
IndiaShashi Tharoor's tweet on Manushi Chhillar irks Twitterati
Call it a "farrago" of humor or "distortion" of freedom but Shashi Tharoor's tongue-in-cheek remark on Miss World Manushi Chhillar came as a rude-shocker to many of his followers.
20 Nov 2017
IndiaDefense Ministry scraps $500mn deal for Israeli anti-tank missiles
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has decided to cancel the $500 million deal Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) for the Indian Army.
20 Nov 2017
InfosysNandan Nilekani pledges to donate half his wealth to charity
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini pledged half of their wealth, estimated at $1.7 billion, to charity this weekend.
20 Nov 2017
IndiaUIDAI mulls using dummy numbers to protect Aadhaar data
Amid a wave of criticism over lack of privacy and security, the UIDAI is mulling one more way to protect Aadhaar data of people: dummy numbers.
20 Nov 2017
IndiaIndia's WhatsApp arrests: When speech regulation goes "overboard"
Legal persecution of citizens over their social media activity is nothing new and has often been used as a tool of repression in many countries.
20 Nov 2017
Jammu And KashmirCentre has taken note of ISIS claiming a Kashmir shooting
Union Minister Jitendra Singh has said that the Centre has taken note of the reports about global terror outfit ISIS claiming an attack in the Kashmir Valley.
20 Nov 2017
IndiaNobel laureate Richard Thaler says demonetization was badly implemented
The winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics, Richard Thaler has said that the Modi government's decision to demonetize high value currency notes was a "good" idea, but its implementation was "deeply flawed".
19 Nov 2017
IndiaHow much does President of India earn?
India's President and Vice-President continue to get lower salaries than service chiefs and top bureaucrats, owing to an anomaly in the 7th Pay Commission's recommendations nearly two years ago.
