India: News
29 Aug 2016
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)A data leak and an earthquake mar this week
A massive leak of the technical details of India's Scorpene submarines severely hurt India's national security after The Australian made the details public.
28 Aug 2016
GoogleChanging legal and societal landscape of childcare law
On August 11, 2016, the Maternity Benefit Act was amended to increase maternity leave from the current 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
27 Aug 2016
Ronnie ScrewvalaDisney Motion Pictures to pull plug on its Bollywood ambitions
Disney Motion Pictures is expected to shut down its Indian wing, Disney India that currently owns UTV.
27 Aug 2016
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)TRAI wants to stop the auto-playing video advertisements
Considering the fact that the auto-playing video advertisements end up making the consumers pay more, telecom regulator TRAI has decided to take action against these auto-playing video ads.
26 Aug 2016
NoidaNoida pitched as India's mobile production hub
India's Noida region, close to the country's capital Delhi, is now touted to be the hub for production of mobile devices and technology for the industry.
26 Aug 2016
QS World University Rankings'PM Research Fellowship' to contain brain drain?
The central government approved the introduction of "PM Research Fellowship" in IITs.
26 Aug 2016
Sachin TendulkarAamir Khan to take 2 interns every year
Aamir who had received several inquiries from students keen to learn the functioning of the film industry in the past, has decided to take 2 interns every year.
25 Aug 2016
Marissa MayerCEO salaries: Exponential rise
An analysis of the salaries of the CEOs of the top twenty listed companies in India for 2015-2016 shows a massive increase in compensation compared to the past few years.
24 Aug 2016
West Bengal6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Myanmar
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, sending tremors that were felt as far as West Bengal, Bihar and Assam in India.
24 Aug 2016
TalibanNarendra Modi and Ashraf Ghani jointly renovate Stor Palace
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani was joined by PM Narendra Modi via video conferencing to inaugurate the renovated Stor Palace in Kabul.
24 Aug 2016
Sundar PichaiGoogle's sweet surprise! Rolls out Android 7.0 Nougat
Google started rolling out Android's latest version - 7.0 Nougat to the newer Nexus devices, according to the official Android blog.
22 Aug 2016
Binny BansalFlipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal admits to company not meeting targets
Sachin Bansal, who earlier this year stepped down as CEO of Flipkart, admitted that the e-commerce portal had not been meeting its targets.
22 Aug 2016
UNESCOBhutan's royalty calls allegations "malicious"
Bhutan's Queen grandmother Ashi Kesang Wangchuck denied the claims made in Rasgotra's book, and termed them as "false and malicious".
22 Aug 2016
Big BazaarArmy canteens are the most profitable retail chains in India
According to a report published in the Economic Times, India's most profitable retail chain is run by the Indian defence services.
22 Aug 2016
Independence DayCongress witnesses internal tussles and disputes
Many of Congress' leaders and their statements have sparked an internal conflict, resulting in disputes over what the party stands for.
21 Aug 2016
PAN CardGovernment extends Facilities for Long Term Visa holders
In an official statement issued on 20th August, 2016, the Home Ministry said that the Government has decided to broaden facilities provided to Long-Term Visa holders.
21 Aug 2016
Saina NehwalGopichand, the Dronacharya of Indian badminton
PV Sindhu, the current Olympic silver medallist and Saina Nehwal, the 2012 bronze winner have one thing in common.
20 Aug 2016
SnapdealOla to shut down TaxiForSure; lays off several employees
ANI Technologies that runs app-based cab service provider Ola has announced that it would close TaxiForSure (TFS), which it had acquired in Mar'15.
20 Aug 2016
Venkaiah NaiduIndia-Bangladesh to produce movie on 1971 war
The Information and Broadcasting ministry announced that India and Bangladesh will together present a documentary on the 1971 War of Independence of Bangladesh.
19 Aug 2016
Climate ChangeCPCB study finds 41 Indian cities with poor air quality
A survey conducted across Indian cities by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) brings to light the alarmingly poor quality of air amongst a large number of cities in the country.
19 Aug 2016
PV SindhuShuttler Sindhu stuns! Storms into the final
India is assured of another Olympic medal as badminton player PV Sindhu beat Japan's Nozomi Okuhara in the women's badminton singles semi-finals.
19 Aug 2016
IndiaAncient camping site discovered in Ladakh
ASI, the Archaeological Survey of India discovered an ancient camping site as old as 9th Millennium BC, in Ladakh.
18 Aug 2016
CiscoCisco to cut 7% global workforce in fiscal year 2017
On Wednesday, Cisco announced that it will cut 5,500 jobs by the end of October which will affect about 7% of its global workforce.
18 Aug 2016
Supreme Court Of IndiaArmy Chief, Dalbir Singh, makes stunning revelation
India's current Army Chief, attacked his predecessor VK Singh, for deliberately tarnishing his service record to stall his promotion.
17 Aug 2016
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)WPI witnesses steep climb to touch 23-month high
India's Wholesale Price Index (WPI), the measure used to gauge inflation levels in certain economies and understand the price of goods, peaked to a 23-month high in July.
17 Aug 2016
PV SindhuPV Sindhu shocks World's No 2, enters semi-finals!
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu has kept India's hopes of winning a medal alive at the Rio Olympics by storming into the semi-finals of women's singles event.
16 Aug 2016
Mukesh AmbaniReliance Industries penalised $250 million
India's Reliance Industries faced a penalty of $250 million from the Oil Ministry for failing to scale up the company's productions to meet the production target in the Krishna-Godavari basin.
16 Aug 2016
PV SindhuKidambi, Sindhu advance to quarterfinals, keep medal hopes alive
With a burden of winning a medal on their shoulders, Indian badminton players Srikanth Kidambi and PV Sindhu advanced to quarter-finals in their individual events.
15 Aug 2016
Indira GandhiManmohan Singh and Modi: A decade of Indian politics
In 2004 Manmohan Singh became India's PM and held the post till 2014.
15 Aug 2016
Jawaharlal NehruIndia's economic scenario: 2007 - 2016
The start of the decade saw a lacklustre economy because of the global financial crisis.
15 Aug 2016
BollywoodIndian cinema today: In numbers
43% of the net box office revenue was amassed by the Hindi film industry (Bollywood) as of 2014.
