India: News
16 Apr 2017
India China BorderMan delivers letters at 14,000 feet between India and China
Bhim Bahadur Tamang, a postal departmental employee, physically delivers letters every Thursday between India and China at the Nathu La pass in Sikkim, all this in the age of social media and digital communication.
16 Apr 2017
DelhiFIR against publisher of controversial CBSE textbook
An FIR was registered in Preet Vihar Police Station in Delhi against the publisher of a controversial CBSE textbook that said the ideal figure for a woman was 36-24-26.
16 Apr 2017
FlipkartDelivery boy to multi-millionaire: Iyyappa recalls his Flipkart Journey
Flipkart employee Ambur Iyyappa's story is a fascinating one. Starting his career as a courier delivery boy and then moving to Flipkart, Iyyappa grew along with Flipkart, becoming a multi-millionaire.
16 Apr 2017
NITI AayogVisa, Mastercard grow wary of UPI, BHIM popularity
Visa, Mastercard have now resorted to lobbying their case in order to make sure that they do not lose out in the wake of a cashless economy in India to apps like UPI and BHIM.
16 Apr 2017
PuneMaharashtra's Sex Ratio: Sex Ratio at birth declines to 899
The sex ratio in Maharashtra has declined by eight points in 2016 compared to 2015, a state health department report has revealed.
15 Apr 2017
Aadhaar CardAadhaar, government ID, becomes a miracle
When hearing and speech-impaired Sanjay of Narmada district applied for Aadhaar, no one knew it would unite him with his lost family.
15 Apr 2017
UberSnapchat not for poor countries like India, Spain: Evan Spiegel
An ex Snapchat employee revealed that Snapchat's CEO Evan Spiegel had once commented that the app was for 'rich people' and that he wasn't interested in expanding to 'poor countries' like Spain and India.
15 Apr 2017
Pakistan NewsPakistan arrests 3 suspected R&AW spies for targeting CPEC
Pakistani police have arrested three suspected spies from India's Research and Analysis Wing intelligence agency.
15 Apr 2017
Deepika PadukoneASCI guidelines to prevent companies from making exaggerated claims
Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) in a welcome move has issued a series of guidelines to finally prevent the exaggerated claims made by the companies in their ads.
14 Apr 2017
Reliance JioReliance Jio says telcos are employing deception to retain users
It appears that the tiff between Reliance Jio and rival telcos is only going to get worse with time.
14 Apr 2017
ManipurCentre wants SC to review the AFSPA ruling
The Centre asked SC to reconsider its ruling on the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) of 1958 to the army for "deaths caused during encounters in disturbed areas."
14 Apr 2017
State Bank of India (SBI)Henry Kravis' tryst with Indian investment scenario
Investment firm KKR's co-founder Henry Kravis will go down in history of investments with two words that remain highlighted in his career- "Leveraged buyout" and "go-go '80s"
14 Apr 2017
Make in IndiaMake in India: UK offers India defence technology for weapons
The United Kingdom has offered India cutting-edge defence technology for co-producing weapon systems to jointly become the "world beaters" in arms exports.
14 Apr 2017
World BankIs Bankruptcy Code the much-needed fix for bad loans?
India's insolvency problem with private and public sectors' NPAs is running a tab of Rs. 6 lakh crore.
14 Apr 2017
Make in IndiaAIF threshold ceiling to be lowered for bolstering start-ups
Narayana Murthy-led SEBI committee is set to propose lowering of investment threshold limit when it comes to Alternative Investment Funding (AIFs).
13 Apr 2017
KarnatakaIIM-Bengaluru slips down one rank, second to IIM-Ahmedabad
The India rankings 2017 survey under the National Institutional Ranking Framework considered more than 3,300 institutes across 20 parameters.
13 Apr 2017
Lok SabhaBudget session concludes: Bills passed, disruptions and more
Parliament on Wednesday concluded its budget session, which passed landmark legislations including the four Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill and the Mental Healthcare bill.
13 Apr 2017
ZomatoAreo, Google's hyper local services app gets launched in India
Google has launched its new hyper-local delivery services app called Areo in India for Bengaluru and Mumbai residents.
13 Apr 2017
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Headline inflation is up, but don't expect rate hike soon
While RBI withheld its decision to revise the policy rate due to impending Monsoon, headline inflation swelled up to a 5 month high, failing to contain rising fuel prices.
13 Apr 2017
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Amazon India receives RBI approval for digital wallet service
Amazon India has received a payment license from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowing it to offer a digital wallet service to its users.
12 Apr 2017
United AirlinesThe United Airlines controversy throws "overbooking" in the spotlight
The United Airlines controversy - when security personnel dragged off a passenger with a confirmed ticket as they needed to transport crew on the "overbooked" flight - has thrown the spotlight on a phenomenon that is quite common, but often overlooked.
12 Apr 2017
Maruti SuzukiIndia: Passenger vehicles reach 3 million mark
Passenger vehicle segment saw a 9.23% growth by managing to sell 30,46,727 units in FY 2017-18.
11 Apr 2017
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)RBI speeds up settlement time for NEFT clearance
RBI has decided to reduce the time frame for the settlement of National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) from 1 hour to 30 minutes in its revamped monetary policy.
11 Apr 2017
Indian Premier League (IPL)Srinivasan barred from attending BCCI's SGM
The Supreme Court on Monday barred N Srinivasan from attending the Special General Meeting of the BCCI to be held on 18 April.
11 Apr 2017
Yogi AdityanathUP: Six AIIMS 25 medical colleges in the works
The Yogi Adityanath government has initiated the process of setting up six new AIIMS and 25 medical colleges in the state.
11 Apr 2017
Narendra ModiFood wastage: Government to fix portion sizes in restaurants
Attempting to reduce food wastage, government of India is preparing to legally notify portion sizes served in restaurants and star hotels.
11 Apr 2017
Nokia MobilesNokia's comeback arsenal includes 5G plans
It's the return of an old friend and Indian consumers can't help but dive in nostalgia when it comes to Nokia.
11 Apr 2017
IBMIndian companies train employees on counter terrorism, crime prevention
Companies in India including MNCs and start-ups are increasingly training their employees on techniques to prevent crime and fight terror.
11 Apr 2017
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)CWG Scam: Manmohan Singh PMO recommended Kalmadi's appointment, says PAC
Criticizing the Manmohan Singh PMO, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has adopted the politically controversial 2010 Commonwealth Games (CWG) report.
10 Apr 2017
Manoj TiwariBhojpuri cinema: From wholesome family entertainment to soft porn
Bhojpuri movies have lately been associated with double meaning titles, actresses showing too much skin and raunchy dialogues.
10 Apr 2017
BusinessHome-grown PE fund acquires ailing Religare Health Insurance
A consortium of investors, led by Indian private equity fund True North, finally acquired the ailing health insurance business of Religare Enterprises Ltd for Rs. 1,300 crore.
