India: News
21 Apr 2017
UberUber's new enterprise-ready service
Uber has launched a brand new feature to its services dubbed as 'Uber Central' which the firm claims will be beneficial for business enterprises or organizations.
20 Apr 2017
World Health OrganizationIndia's blind population to reduce drastically after new definition
India has introduced a new definition of blindness, in accordance with World Health Organization criteria, after over four decades.
20 Apr 2017
PaytmSoftBank's tryst with India's start-up scenario
SoftBank may have tasted failure with Snapdeal but it still believes in making a profit with its Indian investments.
20 Apr 2017
InstagramKaty Perry faces Indians' wrath after Goddess Kali post
Angry Indians have unleashed their wrath on American singer Katy Perry after she posted a photo of Goddess Kali on Instagram with the caption, "current mood."
20 Apr 2017
X'Fuck off back to India': Irish woman goes on rant
An Irish woman's abusive rant was posted on Twitter and has gone viral, in which she is heard calling fellow train passengers a "disgrace" and telling them to "fuck off back to India".
20 Apr 2017
DNANoida: Building decimated by fire, at least 6 dead
On Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 pm, a four-storey building in Noida's Sector 11 caught fire; it housed an LED-packaging office belonging to a company called Excel Greentech Pvt Ltd.
19 Apr 2017
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)Addiction to internet and social media on the rise
Technology has opened the doors to a whole new range of addictions, the most noteworthy being addiction to internet, or specifically, social media.
19 Apr 2017
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)TCS Q4 results, profit, revenue and earnings
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd reported financial results for the quarter, that ended on March 31, 2017. It was a tad bit lower than what the analysts had projected for the company.
19 Apr 2017
BCCIBCCI: Will ask ICC to hold revenue model till June
In the recently concluded Special General Meeting of the BCCI, the board unanimously decided to ask the International Cricket Council to hold the 'Big Three' revenue model until June when ICC's Annual General Meeting would take place.
19 Apr 2017
NetflixReliance Jio responds to TRAI net neutrality queries
Indian Telecom regulator TRAI is currently mulling on what should be the exact status of net neutrality in India.
19 Apr 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC seeks to re-open Manipur extra-judicial killings cases
The Supreme Court ordered the reopening of cases of alleged extra-judicial killings in Manipur in 2003. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi strongly opposed the court's decision, saying over a decade had passed.
19 Apr 2017
BiharQuestion paper shortage delays ITI exam by 2 hours!
In contrast to the frequent reports of question paper leaks from across India, this time, hundreds of Industrial Training Institute students had to wait for over two hours to appear for their apprenticeship exams at Dadar after supply of question papers was delayed.
19 Apr 2017
Theresa MayBritish Court frees Mallya on strict terms; cannot leave UK
Following his arrest on Tuesday morning, an English Court proceeded to grant bail to Indian liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya, albeit on strict conditions.
18 Apr 2017
SnapchatSnapchat brings AR to your screen, brace for awesomeness overload
Staying ahead of Facebook or providing a new feature for Facebook to copy? This is one question we are going to ask ourselves very soon.
19 Apr 2017
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Jeweller's Swiss Bank details revealed, imprisoned for 2 years
The owner of a famous jewellery showroom in Dehradun was sentenced to a two-years stringent punishment for hiding his Swiss bank account from the Income-Tax (IT) Department.
19 Apr 2017
Electric VehiclesElectric Vehicles: Nissan Leaf trial runs to commence this year
Nissan Motor Co. is exploring the opportunities of electric-vehicles in India, as Nissan India Operations head, Guillaume Sicard noted, "We will start a pilot project involving the Nissan Leaf this year, which will help us in assessing the viability of electric vehicles (EV)."
19 Apr 2017
Ministry of FinanceGovernment aims to raise Rs.72,500cr from disinvestment plan for 2017-18
The government kick-started the process of selling minority stake in seven PSUs, including blue-chips like Indian Oil Corporation and Steel Authority of India.
18 Apr 2017
BollywoodWorld Heritage Day 2017: Millions pay tribute to their monuments
On the occasion of the World Heritage Day being celebrated on April 18, people all over celebrated their heritage and paid tributes to monuments on Twitter.
18 Apr 2017
India TodayNDTV to sell some of its strategic assets
New Delhi Television or NDTV Ltd has notified BSE and NSE as per the Company's Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading, that it would close its trading window as it has convened a board-meeting to discuss the potential sale of some of its strategic assets.
18 Apr 2017
Idea CellularMapmyIndia introduces new features and key partnerships
MapmyIndia has recently announced a plethora of new features and several critical partnerships in order to improve its services in a bid to stay ahead in the game.
18 Apr 2017
NepalNepal local elections: China beats India to delivering assistance
As Nepal is preparing to conduct its local body elections after a 10 year hiatus, China on Monday came as an early bird with poll assistance to Nepal.
18 Apr 2017
NetflixNetflix opens up a dialogue on Indian net neutrality debate
After playing a prominent role in the fight for net neutrality in the US, Netflix now weighing in on the same topic in India by making calculated moves on an already controversial issue.
18 Apr 2017
Ministry Of Home AffairsMEA to issue Indian passports to Tibetan refugees
Accepting the September 2016 verdict that nationality of Tibetans, born in India between 1950-87, cannot be questioned under the Citizenship Act, the government will now issue Indian passports to all such Tibetan refugees.
18 Apr 2017
Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)IGI's T3 to be revamped to accommodate more passengers
The Delhi International Airport Limited has begun expansion of Terminal 3 in an attempt to cope with the increasing numbers of passengers.
18 Apr 2017
ShahjahanpurUP: Dozens of missing girls rescued overnight in Shahjahnpur
In a surprising turn of events, police in Shahjahanpur rescued 27 missing girls in just 72 hours, after a stern warning by Shahjahanpur Superintendent of Police, KB Singh.
17 Apr 2017
Indian StartupsHike to add payments mechanism with UPI integration
Sources confirmed that Hike Messenger is all set to roll out a payment mechanism on the app which will be the first in India to be integrated with the government's UPI interface.
17 Apr 2017
Indian RailwaysIndian Railways' measures to improve tourism sector
Following Indian travel and tourism sector acquiring the 7th position in the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) chart, Railways is now spearheading initiatives to ensure that it doesn't lose its momentum.
17 Apr 2017
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Union Bank's July 2016 crisis - $171mn hacked
In July'16, Union Bank of India faced a major crisis - hackers had swindled $171mn (Rs. 1,100cr) from its Nostro account (a bank's account holding foreign currency in another bank).
16 Apr 2017
SnapdealSnapdeal gets two fatal blows among acquisition talks
Amidst acquisition talks, Snapdeal gets hit with two more devastating incidents that could potentially cripple the already faltering home-grown e-commerce giant.
17 Apr 2017
Madhya PradeshGovernment to launch pneumonia vaccine by April-end
The Ministry of Health is set to release a new vaccine, the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which targets a specific kind of pneumonia affecting children in India.
17 Apr 2017
Pakistan NewsIndia to limit visas for Pakistanis
Expressing dissent over Pakistan's decision to award the death-sentence to Kulbhushan Jadhav, India is considering limiting visas for Pakistani citizens to medical visas only.
16 Apr 2017
AndroidIndia has its own "desi" version of Google Earth
While we wait with bated breath for the new revamped version of Google Earth, this will be a good time to reflect on the fact that India too has its own homegrown version powered by ISRO.
