India: News

22 May 2017

Dharmendra Pradhan

India to leverage market size for OPEC deals

Sources have confirmed that India would attempt to leverage its market size at the upcoming meeting of OPEC ministers in Vienna, to secure better deals for oil.

22 May 2017

Sushma Swaraj

Indian doctors stranded in China after 'miscommunication' between tour operators

A tour to Hong Kong turned into a nightmare for some Mumbai doctors, when they realized their Indian travel agent had failed to pay dues to his Chinese counterpart.

22 May 2017

Gujarat

Massive gold-smuggling ring busted- 2,000kg imported illegally

In what may be the country's biggest gold smuggling racket, the accused is suspected to have imported about 2,000kg of gold, worth Rs. 600cr, illegally.

22 May 2017

Jet Airways

India may permit in-flight Internet by August

According to reports, the Centre will most probably permit in-flight internet on flights in India by August end.

22 May 2017

Facebook

Facebook's "order food" will ensure you are never logged out

Facebook is becoming that habit, which you want to quit but can't, as you're hooked and the new feature of "order food" is not helping with the quit-urge either.

22 May 2017

Narendra Modi

Modi asks data on employment-generated to silence opposition claims

In a move to counter criticism from the opposition, the NDA government has asked all the ministries and departments to collate data on the amount of employment, both direct and indirect, it has generated via central schemes during three years of its regime.

Centre mulls revival of an umbrella anti-terror agency

Five years after 26/11, the centre has taken the first step to revive the controversial National Counter Terrorism Centre, an umbrella agency subsuming other security agencies including the Intelligence Bureau and the Research & Analysis Wing.

21 May 2017

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Use and abuse of power: The forces at play

Power is an eagerly craved aspect of life today; from childhood, we are taught to run after success, wealth etc, all ways to achieve a powerful position.

21 May 2017

Narendra Modi

GST ship is battle ready for the choppy Indian economy

GST bill nuances have been finally etched and July 1 marks a new chapter in India's economy.

21 May 2017

LinkedIn

IT "bridge is falling down," taking thousands along with it

There is panic on the streets, as hordes of engineers are being handed pink slips by IT majors, citing that they were under-performers and didn't meet the standards set in appraisal review.

New ISRO satellites to bring high-speed internet to Indian users

In a bid to bring high speed Internet connectivity, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has announced plans to launch three communication satellites in the next 18 months.

21 May 2017

Rajnath Singh

Exercise vigilance against Chinese border transgressions: Rajnath Singh

In the background of escalating tensions with China, Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh asked the governments of Himalayan states and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) guarding these areas to remain vigilant.

20 May 2017

Bollywood

Braveheart Neerja's family snubbed by 'Neerja' producers?

Over a year after the blockbuster 'Neerja' hit theatres, an ongoing legal tussle between the braveheart's family and the producer has apparently reached tipping point.

20 May 2017

Facebook

Chatbot market will reach $3,172 million by 2021, says report

According to a MarketsandMarkets report, the market size of smart advisors or chatbots will rise to $3,172 million in 2021 from $703 million in 2016.

20 May 2017

Indian Air Force

China's new attack helicopter takes maiden flight

China has unveiled the Z-19E, an indigenously developed attack helicopter aimed at the growing arms export market.

19 May 2017

Delhi University

Sanitary Napkins - How safe are menstrual hygiene products?

Who has ever questioned the safety of menstrual hygiene products in India, where menstruation is still a hush-hush topic?

19 May 2017

Bharti Airtel

GST services tax rates: What's cheaper, what's costlier?

In the new GST regime, among many things, one that's going to get costlier is mobile bills.

19 May 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan accuses India of illegal diversion of nuclear material

Pakistan has accused India of diverting nuclear material it received from the NSG and other countries toward making nuclear weapons.

19 May 2017

Ruskin Bond

Ruskin Bond's 83rd birthday- Know the beloved writer

Ruskin Bond, the well loved Indian-born British author of popular short-stories and fiction turned 83 today.

19 May 2017

Mumbai

In a first, 200 electric taxis to run in Maharashtra

In a first in India, approximately 200 electric taxis will run in Maharashtra on 26th May.

19 May 2017

Indian Railways

Safety cess- Indian Railways to hike fares again?

Attempting to remedy huge losses and plagued by numerous derailments in the past few months, the Centre is currently discussing introducing a safety cess, which could marginally hike rail fares.

19 May 2017

Narendra Modi

Kulbhushan's death sentence put on hold by ICJ

India won a major diplomatic victory in the ICJ, after the court put Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence on hold. The move is also being considered as a political victory for the Narendra Modi government.

19 May 2017

Arun Jaitley

Centre drafts Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill

In a move to punish high-profile defaulters and economic offenders who flee the country to avoid legal proceedings, the Centre has drafted the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill.

19 May 2017

Health & Wellness

India's first uterus transplant successfully carried out in Pune hospital

In a major achievement, India's first uterus transplant was successfully carried out on a 21-year-old woman at a Pune hospital.

19 May 2017

Flipkart

Where do Indians want to work?

India's working class is going a little bit out of the trodden path and opting for companies that didn't even exist ten years ago.

19 May 2017

Singapore

SIMBEX 2017: India, Singapore naval exercises commence in the SCS

India and Singapore flagged off their 24th annual naval exercise "SIMBEX", in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday.

19 May 2017

Mumbai

Four new cyber cells for Mumbai Police

Amid a rise in cyber attacks, Mumbai Police have decided to form four new cyber cells. Moreover, 186 posts have been sanctioned for these new cells.

18 May 2017

Saudi Arabia

Iraq surpasses Saudi to top Indian oil supplies

Iraq has surpassed Saudi Arabia, to become the top supplier of Oil to India, according to Reuters.

18 May 2017

West Bengal

All you need to know about M777 howitzers!

The Indian Army received the first two out of a total of 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers manufactured by BAE systems in the US.

18 May 2017

Arnab Goswami

Republic TV outperforms Times now in debut week

Arnab Goswami's news channel Republic TV out performed Times Now with 2.11 million impressions in its first week debut, 84.4% higher than that of Times Now.

18 May 2017

Piyush Goyal

Cabinet gives approval for 10 new nuclear reactors

The Cabinet has announced its approval to construct 10 new indigenous pressurized heavy water nuclear reactors to augment the nuclear energy production in the country.

18 May 2017

Indian Government

Maternity Benefits- Centre cuts spending, only firstborns to receive coverage

In changes introduced to the Maternity Benefits Programme (MBP), the Modi government limited the applicability of the Programme from "first two live births" to "firstborns", almost halving the number of beneficiaries.

18 May 2017

Mumbai

Survey: Dadar is Mumbai's dirtiest railway station

The Quality Council of India considered toilets on railway stations and management of tracks, dustbins and conducted a nationwide cleanliness survey of 407 railway stations.

18 May 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

Jaitley asks army to giving befitting reply to any aggression

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley asked the army to be prepared to give a befitting response to any "misadventure" from across the border.

18 May 2017

Indian Army

Indian Army to get two M777 Howitzers artillery guns

Washing away the dirt from the Bofors scam, the 145 M777 ultra-light howitzers from the US will soon be inducted as India's first modern 155mm artillery guns since the 1980s.