India: News
24 Jan 2017
GSTWhat to look out for in the upcoming Budget 2017
The countdown to the Union Budget 2017 has begun.
24 Jan 2017
India Meteorological Department (IMD)Access free Wi-Fi in these spots in Mumbai
Maharashtra CM had tweeted, "Happy to dedicate Phase 1 of #MumbaiWiFi. From this instance, 500 hotspots to go live across various locations. #MumbaiWiFi is India's largest Public WiFi services."
24 Jan 2017
Narinder BatraHockey India still waiting for an apology: PHF
Pakistan Hockey Federation's Shahbaz Ahmad said that Hockey India is still waiting for a written apology over the 2014 Champions Trophy incident.
24 Jan 2017
Arun JaitleyBudget giveaways uncertain due to demonetization distress
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is under pressure to offer tax giveaways and increase capital and welfare spending in the upcoming union budget.
23 Jan 2017
Indira GandhiCIA declassifies report on key events and personalities in India
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) declassified 930,000 documents last week.
23 Jan 2017
Hardik PandyaVirat receives a special gift from Dhoni after Cuttack ODI
After registering a 2-1 win in his first series as a full time ODI captain, Virat Kohli revealed that he received a signed match ball from the former captain and team mate Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
22 Jan 2017
Ben StokesConsolation win for England; win by 5 runs
England got a consolation win against India in the third ODI at Eden Gardens winning the match by five runs.
22 Jan 2017
HIVIndian gay prince leading the way
Manvendra Singh Gohil, India's first openly gay member of a royal family has committed his life to fighting the blight of AIDS.
20 Jan 2017
Barbora StrycovaRohan Bopanna loses at the Australian Open
India's campaign in the men's event at the 2017 Australian Open ended after Rohan Bopanna crashed out in a second round loss in men's doubles.
20 Jan 2017
Vinod TawdeGovernment schools perform better than private schools: ASER
Government schools perform better than private schools in India, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) for 2016.
19 Jan 2017
United KingdomBritish Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's visit to strengthen UK-India relations
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is on a two-day visit to attend India's flagship geo-political conference Raisina Dialogue.
17 Jan 2017
US Department of JusticeRolls-Royce to pay $813 million for bribery settlement
UK engineering giant Rolls-Royce, in exchange of avoiding prosecution over bribery charges, is set to pay over $600 million to Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO), $170 million to the US Department of Justice, and $25 million to Brazil's Ministério Público Federal.
17 Jan 2017
Hamid KarzaiKeeping up with Delhi
David Guetta's India tour ends on a high note in New Delhi.
15 Jan 2017
Sri LankaThere is a need for Test world cup: Dean Jones
Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones said that Test cricket was at crossroads and there was a need for Test world cup.
13 Jan 2017
ZTEApple's plans of setting up a manufacturing plant in India
Apple, the world's most valuable company, is in the process of negotiating terms with India for setting up a manufacturing plant.
13 Jan 2017
Ministry of FinanceDemonetization seems to have hit agriculture the hardest
After two consecutive drought years, 2016 was expected to be a relatively better year for India's farmers till 8 Nov'16.
12 Jan 2017
Indian OceanIndia's second Scorpene-class submarine to counter China, Pak
India launched Khanderi, its second Scorpene-class submarine, at Mumbai's Mazagon dock.
11 Jan 2017
ICICI BankThe story of the security team behind the BHIM app
The Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) app was launched on 30th December, 2016 by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI).
11 Jan 2017
Technology42% cigarette tax increase would result in 66mn fewer smokers
A Rs.55 increase in excise tax per packet of cigarettes could lead to nearly 66 million fewer adult smokers globally, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) and US National Cancer Institute report.
10 Jan 2017
Securities and Exchange Board of IndiaBSE's international exchange launched by PM Modi
'India International Exchange' or 'India INX', a wholly-owned subsidiary of BSE, was inaugurated by PM Modi yesterday.
09 Jan 2017
United Nations Security CouncilIndia, Portugal ink seven agreements in New Delhi
India and Portugal signed seven agreements, including a defence cooperation MOU, after talks between Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
05 Jan 2017
Sundar PichaiGoogle CEO visits his alma mater IIT-Kharagpur
Google CEO Sundar Pichai who is in India for a work and personal visit, went to his alma mater IIT-Kharagpur and interacted with students there.
05 Jan 2017
IndiaThe Green Solution: Buses to soon run on human waste
India's first bus run on human and animal waste is set to make debut in Kolkata in March 2017.
05 Jan 2017
Tamil NaduTwo leading clean energy projects are in India
India's resolve in battling climate change has manifested in two of the world's leading clean energy projects.
04 Jan 2017
Haryana High CourtJustice Jagdish Khehar sworn in as CJI
Today, Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar took charge of the office of Chief Justice of India.
03 Jan 2017
TechnologyLeap second added to the Indian clock
A leap second was inserted into the Indian clock at 5:29:59 hours on 1 Jan'17 to synchronize with Earth's rotational clock.
02 Jan 2017
Section 2RBI refuses to answer RTI query regarding demonetization
Fifty days after the Centre announced Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes would cease to be legal tender, the Reserve Bank of India declined to answer the burning question: Why were the notes demonetized?
