India: News

10 Jun 2017

Madhya Pradesh

India's agrarian crisis- Why farmers are protesting

The recent months have seen widespread protests by farmers in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh.

10 Jun 2017

Kerala

2019 Elections: What should BJP strategy be for Mission Kerala?

BJP President Amit Shah recently visited Kerala, attempting to woo voters and review the party's preparations ahead of the 2019 polls.

Pakistan's ISI plotting major terror attack in India: Intelligence reports

Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is planning a major terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab, according to an Intelligence Bureau (IB) input.

09 Jun 2017

Flipkart

Flipkart eyes new avenues, entry in Fintech, more tech hires

India's home-grown e-commerce platform Flipkart is looking forward to taking the next big leap; the firm is poised to include new categories such as furniture and groceries in its foray.

09 Jun 2017

Chennai

IIT-Madras helps recover 50km of lost beaches in Kerala

Since 2007, IIT-Madras has helped reclaim about 50km of Kerala's lost beaches - 25 eroded sites of 2kms each in 25 villages.

09 Jun 2017

Pakistan News

SL's win opens up interesting scenarios in Group B

After defeating India in a must win game, Sri Lanka have kept themselves alive in the 2017 Champions Trophy.

09 Jun 2017

Narendra Modi

Modi, Xi Jinping to hold talks at SCO summit

Official sources have confirmed that PM Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the ongoing Shanghai Co-operation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.

09 Jun 2017

Sushma Swaraj

Middle East diplomacy- Indians in Qatar urged to 'stay alert'

The Indian embassy in Doha has urged the 630,000 nationals living there to "stay alert", even as four Arab countries severed all relations with Qatar.

A BJP legislator seeks to ban our beloved momos!

So a BJP legislator in Jammu and Kashmir has called for a new ban.

08 Jun 2017

Rajasthan

Rajasthan ATS arrests army official for cheating candidates

An army official has been arrested in Rajasthan for allegedly demanding money from candidates in recruitment drives to issue fitness certificates.

08 Jun 2017

Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola enters India's frozen desserts segment, launch in 3 months

Summer and aerated drinks used to go almost hand in hand a few years ago but as more people are getting health conscious, companies like Coca-Cola are changing their tone to make things healthier than the calorie packing beverages they are predominantly associated with.

08 Jun 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai cops make fresh attempt to get Dawood's shooter extradited

Mumbai Police have launched a fresh attempt to get Munna Jhingada, Dawood Ibrahim's gang sharpshooter, extradited to India from Thailand.

08 Jun 2017

Samsung

Samsung plans to invest Rs. 4,915cr in its Noida Plant

South Korean company Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd said that it will invest Rs. 4,915crore in its Noida plant to double the production; after acquiring 35-acre land adjacent to the current facility, approved by the Uttar Pradesh government.

India witnessing shocking increase in heatwaves

India is witnessing increasing temperatures. Several deaths due to heatwave have already been reported; experts say more are likely.

08 Jun 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan using shrine donation boxes for terrorist-financing

Uncovering more evidence on Pakistan financing terrorism, intelligence agencies in Rajasthan have discovered that the ISI has set up donation boxes in shrines in border villages, to use the devotees' money to fund terrorist activities.

08 Jun 2017

Patanjali

Could Baba Ramdev soon launch lipsticks?!

After launching a range of products, Baba Ramdev is now considering a new venture: lipsticks!

RBI Monetary Policy Committee keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.25%

Governor Urjit Patel-led six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India kept the repo rate (short-term lending rate) unchanged, while slashed the statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) by 50 basis points to 20% in their second bimonthly monetary policy review.

08 Jun 2017

Sri Lanka

India has world's highest number of stunted children, child laborers

India has the highest number of children stunted because of malnutrition (48.2 million) equivalent to Colombia's population, according to Save the Children's 'Stolen Childhoods' report.

08 Jun 2017

Iran

Iran ditches India to sign deal with Russian oil giant

Throwing cold water on India's decade-long expectations, Iran signed the deal for developing the Farzad-B oil fields with Russian energy giant, Gazprom.

07 Jun 2017

Education

Only NCERT to publish school textbooks from 2018

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) will be the only agency to publish school textbooks from 2018.

07 Jun 2017

Facebook

From Taher Shah to Dhinchak Pooja: The stars of cringe-pop

Music lovers might cringe at the thought, but 'cringe-pop' has emerged as the newest sensation. Sometime ago, Dhinchak Pooja took over our computer screens with 'Swag Wali Topi', clicking 'selfies'.

07 Jun 2017

Donald Trump

Trump's incoherent speeches: A nightmare for translators

With Trump as the President, a serious problem has arisen: How to translate Trump?

07 Jun 2017

Pakistan News

Pakistan not an ally, but a threat: US think-tank report

A Report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies accused Pakistan of harbouring terrorist groups including the Haqqani network and Taliban. It further termed Pakistan more of a threat than an ally.

07 Jun 2017

Jharkhand

Communal clashes in Ranchi: 25 injured, 93 arrested

About 25 people, including eight policemen, were injured when clashes broke out in Sukurhutu village of Ranchi after some youths molested women of another community.

06 Jun 2017

Narendra Modi

Modi to review infra project status following job creation criticism

PM Narendra Modi will be reviewing the progress of infrastructure projects undertaken over the past two years later this month in a meeting with the nation's top bureaucrats.

06 Jun 2017

National Security Act

UP- Cow slaughter to be punishable under National Security Act

Uttar Pradesh Police has decided that cattle slaughter and smuggling will now be punishable under the National Security Act and the Gangster Act.

06 Jun 2017

Donald Trump

Swaraj rebuts Trump: India signed Paris Agreement out of belief

Responding to Trump's accusation that India received billions of dollars to sign the Paris Agreement, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj stated that the Agreement was "neither signed under pressure, nor money".

Defiant Mallya says he intends to watch all ICC matches

While the presence of absconder Vijay Mallya at the ICC Champions Trophy match created quite a stir in the media and social media, Mallya was unfazed.

06 Jun 2017

Haryana

Haryana: WhatsApp conversations land rapists students in jail

In a rare instance in India, WhatsApp conversations led to the conviction of three youths who were found guilty of raping and blackmailing a junior.

06 Jun 2017

Reliance Jio

TRAI launches 3 apps for transparency between customers and operators

The telecom sector is currently in the middle of an upheaval as with the entry of Reliance Jio, all telcos are now trying to beat one another.

06 Jun 2017

Sushma Swaraj

Middle east diplomatic crisis: What does India stand to lose?

Speaking on the ongoing diplomatic crisis in the Middle East, External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj called it an intra-Gulf-Co-operation Council affair, with no implications for India.

States run out of life-saving medicines months after HIV/AIDS Bill

Not even two months after India passed the HIV/AIDS (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2017, ensuring dignity and equal rights to patients, at least six states have run out of live-saving drugs.

SoftBank's $100b fund is seeking investors for the remaining $7b

According to reports, Masayoshi Son-led SoftBank Group Corp is now in talks with the Canadian and Middle Eastern investors to raise the $7 billion, which is needed to complete the $100 billion SoftBank Vision Fund.

05 Jun 2017

Indian Air Force

US recognizes India as "major defense partner"

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis said America recognizes India "as a major defense partner."

05 Jun 2017

Times of India

India's heaviest rocket, GSLV Mk-III, successfully launched

ISRO has successfully launched India's heaviest rocket, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III, at 5:28pm on June 5 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Andhra Pradesh.

GST is knocking on the door, is your business ready?

Although the NDA government is confident about rolling out GST from July 1, small businesses and self-employed entrepreneurs still need time to get their affairs in order and get GST-ready.

05 Jun 2017

Mental Health

DGCA questions "mental alertness" of pilots after wrongly-addressed letter

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked an airline to check the "mental alertness" of 10 of its pilots to check if they are fit enough to fly planes.