India: News
09 Apr 2017
Tamil NaduParties liable to fulfill manifesto promises: Says, CJI
Chief Justice of India, Jagdish Singh Khehar on Saturday slammed political parties for making promises in their election manifestos that don't reflect socio-economic realities, as well as perpetrate caste politics. He added that political parties be held accountable for not keeping their promises.
08 Apr 2017
BaahubaliBaahubali 2 turns out to be a goldmine
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion is set to release across theatres in India on 28th April.
08 Apr 2017
International Boxing AssociationAIBA recognizes Indian Boxing Federation after four years
India returned to international boxing after its governing body Boxing Federation of India was unanimously granted full membership by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
08 Apr 2017
Narendra ModiIndo-Israeli defence partnership: $2bn deals signed ahead of Modi visit
India and Israel recently entered into major defence deals worth $2 billion for manufacture of Surface to Air Missiles (SAM). This is seen as a move to bolster bilateral ties ahead of PM Modi's visit to Tel Aviv in July.
07 Apr 2017
GoogleGoogle Play Music subscription launched in India; priced at Rs.89
Google Play Music subscription service has finally been launched in India, at an introductory price of Rs. 89 per month.
07 Apr 2017
South AfricaIndia ranks 9th among 41 countries in corruption in businesses
According to a recent survey by EMEIA, India's honesty towards doing business is a far cry from an ideal scenario.
07 Apr 2017
Vladimir PutinKamov helicopter deal: Putin gives green signal for manufacturing
Ending a long wait, Russian President Vladimir Putin gave approval to begin manufacture of 200 Kamov 226 light utility helicopters worth $1 billion under the 'Make in India' initiative.
07 Apr 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaNGO funding: Government submits stringent draft guidelines to Supreme Court
Government of India submitted draft guidelines on regulating NGO funding to the Supreme Court. The guidelines are intended to bring accountability to NGOs and voluntary organizations which receive up to Rs. 1000 crore from the government.
06 Apr 2017
Pullela GopichandPV Sindhu becomes the badminton World No 2 player
India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu reached the badminton World No 2 ranking, after her recent performances.
06 Apr 2017
WorldMuslim babies to outnumber Christian babies in 20 years
Christianity, as per 2015 data, is currently the world's largest religion with Christians making up over 31% of the world's population.
06 Apr 2017
ZomatoZomato takes a large bite of the profit pie
Food start-up Zomato has released an unaudited report of their performance.
06 Apr 2017
China Pakistan Economic CorridorChina Pakistan Economic Corridor: UK wants share of the cake
Looking to be a key stakeholder in the multi billion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the UK on Tuesday held a trade round table involving British and Pakistani diplomats, British companies and Chinese banks.
06 Apr 2017
Aadhaar CardWho owns your health data? Is Aadhaar jeopardizing personal information?
"Electronic Health Data Privacy, Confidentiality and Privacy in India" that will permit collecting Aadhaar numbers associated with medical records has opened the debate of who will own this data.
05 Apr 2017
Indian RailwaysIndian railways is making headway in the right tracks
Demonetization is a station left far behind with Indian Railways posting its all-time high revenue of Rs 1.68 lakh crore in the just-ended fiscal year.
05 Apr 2017
Medical Council of India (MCI)IIT-KGP to be the first tech institute with medical courses
IIT-Kharagpur will soon be the first technology institute to offer medical courses. Starting 2019, it plans to start an MBBS course with 50 students.
04 Apr 2017
State Bank of India (SBI)SBI lending rates cut to 9.10%, minimum balance hiked
On Monday, State Bank of India (SBI), which is flushed with liquidity, reduced its base rate by 15 basis points from 9.25% to 9.10% with effect from April 1, 2017.
05 Apr 2017
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)RBI may get government help in tackling bad loans
The government is now mulling about passing a legislation, which will allow the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tackle stressed assets.
05 Apr 2017
UN Human Rights CommissionIndia 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
IndiaNew 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
WhatsAppStart-up pitching "love" against "porn" fails to impress investors
MakeLoveNotPorn (MLNP) lets its users upload videos of them engaging in consensual sex.
04 Apr 2017
WhatsAppWhatsApp prepping for digital payments segment entry in India
According to FactorDaily, WhatsApp is prepping up to launch peer to peer payments in India.
04 Apr 2017
IndiaAjmer 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
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)US raps India over alleged human rights violations
The US State Department has rapped the Indian government over alleged human rights violations, corruption and lack of transparency.
04 Apr 2017
State Bank of India (SBI)Security breaches are rising at an alarming rate in India
In 2016, India witnessed 36.6 million data records being compromised according to a Gemalto research.
04 Apr 2017
United States of AmericaPrivate sector projects have reached a standstill in recent quarters
According to Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the progress of private sector projects has reached a roadblock.
04 Apr 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaSugar 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
NITI AayogIndia needs Rs. 43 lakh crore to meet infrastructural growth
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said that in the next five years, India would need an investment of Rs. 43 lakh crore to meet its infrastructural-needs.
04 Apr 2017
Narendra ModiLashkar-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
Indian ArmyLate 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
Vijay MallyaGST tightens its noose over tax evaders in India
Under the new GST regime, tax evasion of over Rs. 5 crore is a non-bailable offence and police can nab the culprits without a warrant.
03 Apr 2017
United States of AmericaIndia halts trade pact review after Singapore denies techies visas
With the spotlight on the US, the issue of Singapore denying visas to Indian IT professionals has been ignored.
