India: News

Moody's downgrades China's rating, Beijing cries foul play

The Great Wall of China is finally cracking up or at least rating agency Moody's thinks it is, as for the first time in 28 years it has scaled down China's rating from Aa3 to A1.

25 May 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistani court orders to set free 350 detained Indian fishermen

According to a news report, a Pakistani Court ordered for 350 Indian fishermen imprisoned for fishing in Pakistani waters to be repatriated/sent back to India.

25 May 2017

Arun Jaitley

FIPB comes to an end to facilitate ease of business

The Union cabinet has okayed the abolition of 25-year-old Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB), whose purpose was to vet Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals in India, as most of the FDI money now comes via automatic routes.

25 May 2017

Uber

Uber brings custom Snapchat filters to woo Indian riders

In a bid to increase its appeal, Uber India would now incorporate Snapchat in its app.

25 May 2017

Narendra Modi

3 years of Modi's foreign policy: Achievements, obstacles and more

Modi government has redefined India's foreign policy through expanded, active engagement with various countries. It has further made its presence felt at many international forums.

25 May 2017

Bollywood

India at Cannes: Despite media attention, have we succeeded?

The Cannes Film Festival entered its 70th anniversary this year. As usual, national media houses gushed over "mind-blowing" pictures of Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor and Deepika Padukone.

Khadi will now be promoted overseas as "Cloth of India"

According to Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) data, the sale of Khadi products in last fiscal year was a staggering Rs. 2,005 crore, 33% up from Rs. 1,635 crore during the 2015-16 period.

24 May 2017

Odisha

100 students from Odisha offered fake jobs

Over 100 students from SOA University in Odisha were defrauded in their campus placements, after the companies that apparently hired them said they were not part of campus recruitment at the university.

24 May 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistani jets fly over Siachen, but Indian airspace untouched

One day after India launched "punitive fire assaults" on Pakistani military outposts along the Line of Control, jets from Islamabad flew over Siachen, reported media.

24 May 2017

Narendra Modi

Modi's government fires 129 'non-performing' babus

Keeping in mind PM Modi's statement, "In the New India concept, instead of VIP, there has to be EIP or Every Person is Important," NDA government has been taking stringent measures to get rid of deadwood within its ranks to facilitate better governance.

24 May 2017

Jammu And Kashmir

Kashmir gets first movie in three decades, but no theatres

Filmmaker Hussain Khan, who has finally completed work on the first Kashmiri movie in three decades, is now staring at a major stumbling block.

24 May 2017

Piyush Goyal

New regulations to bar Chinese firms from Indian power sector

Stressing on reciprocal foreign investment policy in India's power sector, Piyush Goyal, Union Minister for Power, Coal and Renewable Energy, recently noted that India will not allow investments from foreign countries that bar India from doing business in their countries.

24 May 2017

Madhya Pradesh

MP signs MoU with IIT Kgp for measuring happiness index

Are you happy? Before you say that, happiness can't be measured in definite terms; let me break the bubble for you. It can be and it is called the "happiness index" and grumpy India stands at 122 in World Happiness Report.

NHAI won't commence work without 100% land acquisition

In a bid to reduce the delays faced during the construction of roads and highways, the National Highways Authority of India has introduced new norms.

23 May 2017

Bollywood

If Bahubali were a corporate organization!

According to the latest reports, Bahubali 2, which was made on a budget of Rs. 250 crore, has managed to garner Rs. 1,565 crore till date and is still going strong.

23 May 2017

Dubai

Abu Dhabi plays host to two day Start-up India summit

The two-day Start-up India summit, organized by the Indian Embassy in Dubai and the Consul General of India, Abu Dhabi, in partnership with iSPIRIT, a Dubai based nonprofit think tank commenced in Abu Dhabi today.

23 May 2017

Microsoft

Project Sangam- Microsoft signs MoU for skill development in India

Microsoft India has signed an MoU with the Telecom Sector Skill Council for Project Sangam, which aims to give a boost to the telecom industry by focusing on skill development.

23 May 2017

Pakistan News

Indian Army's strong message to Pakistan, assaults Pak's outposts

Addressing a press conference on May 23, the Indian Army said it is carrying out "punitive fire assaults" on Pakistani military outposts that were assisting cross-border infiltrators into India.

23 May 2017

Murder

Indrani Mukerjea wants "amicable" divorce from Peter

After a hearing in the Sheena Bora murder case, accused Indrani Mukerjea told reporters she would like to settle her divorce with estranged husband Peter Mukerjea amicably, instead of going for legal procedures.

23 May 2017

Electric Vehicles

Tesla will not be plying on Indian roads anytime soon

Tesla's Model 3 is capable of reaching 60kmph from zero in 6 seconds and it gives 215 miles mileage on a single charge; it's a technological marvel, environment-friendly car and it's also a car that will not be available in India anytime soon.

23 May 2017

Madhya Pradesh

Coal Scam- Naveen Jindal, Jindal Steel execs summoned as accused

Industrialist Naveen Jindal has been summoned as an accused by a special court, looking into allocation of coal blocks in Madhya Pradesh.

23 May 2017

Mumbai

India uses more groundwater than US, China combined

Reports indicate that the groundwater table in India is being rapidly used up and could lead to a national water disaster by 2030.

23 May 2017

Solar Energy

India to invest $2 bn for solar projects in Africa

Three countries, Ivory Coast, Somalia and Ghana signed up for the International Solar Alliance, on the sidelines of the African Development Bank's annual meeting held in Gandhinagar, taking the total number of signatories to 31.

23 May 2017

Air India

DGCA to train 120 engineers for 'airworthiness'

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has decided to train 120 "airworthiness-engineers" who were hired over the last 3-4 years. The training is being conducted so they can fit their job-description better.

23 May 2017

Mumbai

Air India Maharaja is selling off trinkets to stage comeback

Air India has often been cited as the white elephant of Indian government, you can't let go of it but every day that you decide to keep it, you know it's going to eat into your income.

23 May 2017

H-1B Visa

NASSCOM increases lobbying expenditure to battle Trump's H-1B visa policy

It is no secret that the IT sector depends largely on foreign contracts for its sustenance and Trump's "Hire American" agenda has now brought the IT sector to its knees.

23 May 2017

Delhi

Study: Travel time to Delhi airport highest among Indian metros

The Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi is India's busiest but also the 'worst to access by a vehicle' airport, a study by the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA) has revealed.

22 May 2017

Football

AIFF falsely claims that India U-17 team defeated Italian U-17

On 19 May, 2017 the All India Football Federation (AIFF) reported that India's U-17 football team had defeated four time World Cup Champions Italy U-17 team 2-0.

22 May 2017

Yuvraj Singh

Jinder Mahal becomes first Indian-origin wrestler to win WWE Championship

At the WWE event Backlash 2017, Indian-origin WWE superstar Jinder Mahal stunned the wrestling world with a shock victory over WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton in a title match.

22 May 2017

Australia

Indian taxi driver beaten, racially abused in Australia

Pradeep Singh, a 25 year old taxi driver in Tasmania, Australia was assaulted and racially abused by his passengers at the Sandy Bay McDonald's drive-through in Tasmania. He is currently in hospital.

22 May 2017

Odisha

Odisha teen generates power from scrapped Rs. 500 notes

A teenager in Odisha has managed to produce electricity using the scrapped Rs. 500 notes after demonetization.

22 May 2017

Donald Trump

India is a 'victim of terror': Donald Trump

Speaking at the Arab-Islamic US Summit at Riyadh recently, President Trump named India, along with nations in Africa and Europe as one of the victims of terrorism, having "endured unspeakable horror".

22 May 2017

Israel

Israel Aerospace Industries inks $630 million contract with India

Amidst speculations on multi-billion dollar defence deals being finalized during PM Modi's upcoming visit to Israel, the Israel Aerospace Industries has secured a $ 630 million contract from the Indian Navy, for supply of advanced long range air and missile defence systems.

22 May 2017

Bharti Airtel

TRAI says, India reached 1.2 billion telecom subscribers in March

According to data published by TRAI, telephone subscribers rose at a monthly rate of 0.51% and reached 1.2 billion in March from 1,188.55 million noted in February.

22 May 2017

Thane

Kids stripped, tonsured, paraded for stealing chaklis worth Rs. 2

When two hungry kids nicked a couple of chaklis, barely worth Rs. 2, from a shop in Ulhasnagar, Thane, they weren't expecting to be beaten, stripped, having their heads shaved, garlanded with shoes and then paraded. But that's exactly what happened.

22 May 2017

Moradabad

BJP MP assaulted me with slippers: GM of PSU

The General Manager of Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India has alleged that BJP MP from Moradabad, Thakur Sarvesh Singh and his party workers assaulted him physically.