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CRPF commandant Chetan Cheeta will be home soon

Chetan Kumar Cheeta, a CRPF commandant who had plunged into deep coma two months ago has miraculously regained consciousness.

05 Apr 2017

India

Tamil Nadu Farmers' Protest: Loan waiver to all farmers

The Madras High Court directed Tamil Nadu to waive all farm loans (cooperative banks/societies), irrespective of the area of land farmers held.

05 Apr 2017

India

China firm, but other countries may support India's NSG membership

It was reported on April 5 that some of the countries which opposed India's membership bid to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) may change their opinion and accept it instead.

05 Apr 2017

India

India to identify, detain and deport nearly 40,000 Rohingya Muslims

The Union Home Ministry is working towards identifying thousands of Rohingya Muslims who entered India illegally after fleeing persecution in Myanmar over the past 5-7 years.

05 Apr 2017

India

New developments point to positive transition in India's energy sector

India recently became a net exporter of electricity, after a long period of power scarcity brought about by a number of policy and operational issues plaguing the electricity sector.

04 Apr 2017

Aadhaar Card

Aadhaar has the potential to become a huge money-spinner

With the government pushing Aadhaar at every instance, there is scope for it to become a profitable venture on its own.

04 Apr 2017

WhatsApp

Greater Noida violence: African envoys term incident "xenophobic", India denies

Diplomatic relations were hit after African envoys described the recent Greater Noida violence as "xenophobic and racial"; rejecting the statement, India called it unfortunate and unwarranted.

04 Apr 2017

India

Demonetization: Cash withdrawal drops amid lack of low-value currency

Three weeks after RBI lifted withdrawal-restrictions, several ATMs continue to run short of cash, especially Rs. 500 and Rs. 100 notes.

04 Apr 2017

India

SC liquor ban: Gurugram's Cyber Hub, Ambience Mall change entrances

Gurugram's famous Cyber Hub and Ambience Mall have changed their entrances in violation of sanctioned plans to circumvent the SC's 500-metre liquor ban. Other developers are mulling similar options.

04 Apr 2017

Delhi

Bhushan apologizes, says Krishna tweet was "inappropriately phrased"

Swaraj Abhiyan founder Prashant Bhushan apologized for the tweet against anti-Romeo squads in which he used derogatory language against Lord Krishna.

04 Apr 2017

Uttar Pradesh

Noida ponzi-scheme: Mittal's family named as accused

Anubhav Mittal's wife and father have been accused of colluding in the Noida ponzi-scheme.

04 Apr 2017

India

Ajmer Sharif dargah head urges Muslims to give up beef

Amid a raging debate on triple talaq, the spiritual head of the Ajmer Sharif dargah said the practice goes against Sharia.

04 Apr 2017

India

RBI approves printing Rs. 200 notes

Media reports have indicated that the RBI has given its approval for the printing of Rs. 200 notes.

04 Apr 2017

PTI

Demonetisation: IT sends notice to Junagadh cobbler for Rs10L deposit

A cobbler in Junagadh, Mansukh Makwana, got the shock of his life when IT delivered a notice to him on the pavement seeking details about a Rs. 10 lakh deposit allegedly made in his account during the demonetization drive.

04 Apr 2017

India

Oppo row: Opens for business after 6 days

6 days after their mobile assembling unit was shut over the tearing down of the Indian flag, Chinese mobile maker Oppo has reopened its offices in Noida.

04 Apr 2017

Indian Railways

Indian Railways suffers from drunk drivers

Data has revealed that on an average, 15% of the loco-pilots working with Indian railways, routinely fail alcohol tests.

04 Apr 2017

India

Sugar output plummets due to 2015 drought

Data revealed that India's sugarcane industry has yet to fully recover from the 2015 drought.

04 Apr 2017

India

Lashkar-e-Taiba: Bitter dissension in the outfit's upper echelon

Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is reportedly going through a bitter "dissension" in the upper echelon, revealed the intelligence inputs received by India's security establishment.

03 Apr 2017

India

Late Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw's 104th birth anniversary

On this day Sam Manekshaw, the first Indian Army officer to be promoted the five star rank of field marshal, would have turned 104.

03 Apr 2017

India

SC: Gujarat govt can accept DGP Pandey's resignation

The Supreme Court has told the government of Gujarat that they can accept the resignation of DGP PP Pandey, accused in the Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case.

03 Apr 2017

Jitendra Singh

RTI to become more expensive and inaccessible to non-internet users

According to the new information law norms, the RTI word was limited to 500 words with a higher fee.

03 Apr 2017

Kia Motors

Over 200 CISF personnel at Kempegowda alleged harassment by seniors

Over 200 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) have moved court seeking improvements in allegedly harsh working conditions.

03 Apr 2017

Indian Ocean

Pirates hijack Indian vessel in Somalia

Sources have confirmed that an Indian vessel has been hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia.

States attempt to circumvent SC's liquor ban

Several states in the country have been aggrieved by the Supreme Court's decision to ban the sale of liquor around national highways.

03 Apr 2017

Indira Gandhi

Allahabad High Court concludes 150th Anniversary celebrations

The Allahabad HC on Sunday concluded its year long 150th anniversary celebrations with a closing ceremony attended by those including PM Narendra Modi and CJI J.S. Khehar.

03 Apr 2017

Delhi

Prashant Bhushan booked over anti-Romeo squad tweet

Lucknow police have registered an FIR against Swaraj Abhiyan founder Prashant Bhushan over his tweet on the anti-Romeo squads which was deemed insulting to Lord Krishna.

03 Apr 2017

Shiv Sena

Nabha jailbreak: Amandeep Singh held in Jalandar with gun, ammo

Jalandar police apprehended gangster Amandeep Singh, who had escaped during the Nabha jailbreak, near PAP chowk in Jalandar.

03 Apr 2017

India

Udan: Air India subsidiary first airline to take wing

Air India Ltd's low-cost arm Alliance Air, which plans to launch services with a flight from Bhatinda to Delhi later in April, will be the first airlines to sign up for the government's Udan scheme,

03 Apr 2017

Narendra Modi

Army jawan carrying two live grenades arrested from Srinagar airport

In a high-profile development, an army jawan was reportedly found carrying two live grenades at Srinagar's civil airport on March 3.

03 Apr 2017

India

Assam govt: BBC promotes poachers' cause

The National Tiger Conservation Authority has issued a show-cause notice to BBC, over their documentary on the Kaziranga National Park. The Assam government lodged a formal complaint as well.

02 Apr 2017

Delhi

BJP files complaint over Prashant Bhushan's insult to Lord Krishna

Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga has filed a police complaint against advocate and the co-founder of Swaraj Abhiyan Prashant Bhushan, over his tweet that was deemed insulting to Lord Krishna.

02 Apr 2017

India

Liquor shop ransacked after protests in Bundelkhand

A group of women and youth who were protesting against a liquor store in their neighbourhood in Bundelkhand, resorted to ransacking the shop when their demands to relocate it were not met.

02 Apr 2017

North Korea

Govt to change security features on notes every 3-4 years

At a meeting held between senior officials of the Finance and Home Ministries, it was decided that the security-features of Rs. 2000 and Rs. 500 notes would be changed every 3-4 years.

02 Apr 2017

India

Modi: Govt to help reduce judiciary's pendency

The Centre has assured Chief Justice of India JS Khehar that it will help the judiciary in tackling the pendency of cases.

RBI governor gets a pay hike

The government has more than doubled the salaries of the RBI Governor and Deputy Governors.

Meat-sellers in UP: Govt. notifies rules for selling meat

Uttar Pradesh government notified a list of 17 dos and don'ts for meat-sellers.

Muslim leaders want to do away with Haj subsidy

The Quran dictates that the Haj is obligatory, solely for those who can afford it.

02 Apr 2017

WhatsApp

Greater Noida case: Police probing anti-African hate messages on WhatsApp

The Greater Noida Police has begun investigations into anti-African 'hate messages', which began circulating on WhataApp days prior to the attacks on African nationals in the region.

02 Apr 2017

India

India's failed love stories are deadlier than terror attacks

Love was the official reason of 38,585 murders and culpable-homicide cases that took place in India during 2001-2015.

02 Apr 2017

Mehbooba Mufti

J&K: Jawan killed in IED blast, probe ordered

A junior commissioned officer in the Army, identified as Naib Subedar S Sanayaima Kom, passed away after he was critically injured in an IED blast in the Degwar sector of Poonch.