India: News

05 Aug 2017

Gujarat

Gujarat's Gir National Park: Lion population increases by 15%

The lion population has finally seen a surge in the past two years as the recent count in and around the Gir National Park is pegged at 650.

ISRO signs MoU for desi GPS system

With both, ISRO and CSIR-NPL signing an MoU, India is one step closer to having its own GPS system- Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC).

Bharat 22 ETF gets created for government's disinvestment program

Calling it the most significant announcement made this year on the stake divestment program of the NDA government, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the center has now created a new ETF named Bharat 22.

04 Aug 2017

Google Maps

Fighting slavery in India with the help of satellites!

The origin of slavery, the practice of owning human beings, often as forced laborers, dates back to as early as 3500 BC.

04 Aug 2017

Chennai

This Chennai tea shop offers better perks than most employers!

The worrisome state of India's job sector has led to job loss fears among employees who are just holding on to their jobs; employee perks have started becoming a distant dream.

04 Aug 2017

Venkaiah Naidu

A handy guide to the August 5 vice-presidential polls

The election to decide India's next vice president is set to be held tomorrow, two weeks after the presidential polls.

04 Aug 2017

Indian Navy

INS Kalvari boosts India's submarine fleet amid growing Chinese challenge

The Indian Navy is preparing to commission INS Kalvari, a diesel-electric submarine which is among the world's stealthiest, after several years of delay.

04 Aug 2017

Moon

India to witness partial lunar eclipse this 7th August

As reported by PTI, India will be able to witness a partial lunar eclipse on the intervening night of August 7th and 8th which will be visible till the following morning.

04 Aug 2017

Suicide

Haryana: Hockey star Jyoti Gupta found dead on railway tracks

Twenty-year-old national women's hockey player Jyoti Gupta, widely hailed as an emerging star, was found dead on railway tracks in Haryana's Rewari in the evening of August 2.

04 Aug 2017

Jet Airways

Jet goes the Air India way, restricts menu

Indian airlines are on a cost-cutting spree. After Air India eliminated non-vegetarian meals for domestic economy passengers, Jet Airways has taken a similar route.

04 Aug 2017

Mukesh Ambani

JioPhone wants a tailored version of WhatsApp

According to reports, JioPhone, i.e. the 4G enabled feature phone launched by the Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio, will run a customized version of WhatsApp, the world's largest instant messaging service.

04 Aug 2017

Delhi

Only 62.81% schools in India have electricity connections

According to the latest data available with the Centre, over 37% of schools in the county didn't have electricity connections till March.

04 Aug 2017

Lucknow

To protest soaring vegetable prices, UP Congress launches 'tomato bank'

Frustrated over rising prices of vegetable? Worry not, for Congress' 'State bank of tomato' is here.

04 Aug 2017

Climate Change

'India performs better than predicted, cuts down faster on coal'

While announcing his withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, President Trump loudly wondered why the US should stop its coal production, while India could double its production by 2020.

03 Aug 2017

Startups

The start-up funding game: In focus now, Matrix Partners India

When one is talking about Matrix Partners India, the entire article can be summed up with the Wi-Fi password of their office.

03 Aug 2017

Indian Railways

Indian Railways kick-starts its 'ePaylater' scheme, Tatkal rumors quashed

Now you can book Tatkal tickets through IRCTC's website via "buy rail tickets now and pay later" scheme. Under this scheme, payment can be done within next 14 days of booking an e-ticket from the IRCTC website.

03 Aug 2017

Patanjali

Patanjali's next stop? Disrupting branded apparel market in India

Come 2018, if things go right, we are going to see a major shopping spree for the 'swadeshi' line of clothes, for men, women, and children, that Baba Ramdev plans to launch.

SC proposes three-tier approach to privacy: Intimate, private and public

The SC, during its hearing on whether privacy is a fundamental right, has formulated a three-tier approach to the question by classifying privacy into intimate, private and public.

03 Aug 2017

Sikkim

#SikkimStandoff: India rejects China's claims of troop withdrawal at Doklam

Indian government sources have rejected China's claims of a decrease in the number of Indian troops engaged in the standoff at Doklam, near Sikkim.

03 Aug 2017

Education

Cabinet scraps no-detention policy: Students can fail in Classes V,VIII

The Cabinet has scrapped the no-detention policy of schools which allowed automatic promotion of students till Class VIII, irrespective of performance in exams.

03 Aug 2017

Athletics

Cheer for India, it's a sports-packed August!

August is going to be an engaging month for Indian sports fans with lots of events around the corner.

03 Aug 2017

Global Warming

Global warming: Are we ignoring farmers in the Himalayas?

Climate change has been manifesting itself through many ways including changing weather patterns.

02 Aug 2017

Indira Gandhi

What are the roles and responsibilities of India's president?

India's presidency is different from those of other countries around the world.

02 Aug 2017

Reliance Jio

Jio triggered brutal price battle will end soon: S&P

Reliance Jio has been disrupting the Indian telecom market since its launch last year.

02 Aug 2017

Health & Wellness

How does Zika spread? Not by kissing, according to researchers

Zika virus has been causing panic around the world. Till July 25, four cases had been reported in India.

02 Aug 2017

Jharkhand

Jharkhand government clears bill to ban forced religious conversions

The Jharkhand government headed by CM Raghubar Das in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday cleared the draft of a bill that will ban religious conversion through force or allurement.

02 Aug 2017

Pakistan News

World Bank: India-Pakistan held Indus Water Treaty talks in goodwill

The World Bank (WB) said secretary-level discussions between India and Pakistan on the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) took place in a spirit of "goodwill and cooperation."

02 Aug 2017

Telangana

Digvijay Singh sacked as Cong Telangana incharge: The end nearing?

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh is no longer in charge of the party's Telangana unit. Just three months ago, he had lost charge of Goa and Karnataka.

02 Aug 2017

iPhone

Apple's "Make in India" hub calls for policy change

The Cupertino-based tech giant has been asking the NDA government to provide tax breaks to its suppliers if India intends to become a manufacturing hub for iPhones and its components.

Aadhaar effect: India may soon have a data-protection law

Centre conveyed to the Supreme Court yesterday that it had set up a ten-member committee headed by former SC judge B N Srikrishna to formulate a data protection law to ensure protection of personal information.

02 Aug 2017

Paytm

Paytm plans messaging service, WhatsApp's honeymoon goes sour from here

Things are going to get really interesting, as according to reports, Paytm is planning to bring its own messaging service to counter WhatsApp by the end of this month.

02 Aug 2017

Maruti Suzuki

A month into GST and automobile companies are shining

Although monsoon months are generally rather slow for new vehicle sales, quite a few top brands in the Indian automobile sector have performed rather robustly in the month of July.

02 Aug 2017

DNA

What is the debate surrounding India's new DNA-based technology bill?

Government of India is gearing up to introduce a modified version of the DNA-based technology bill, which seeks to regulate and set ethical standards for DNA testing and data maintenance.

02 Aug 2017

India

Rare whiskey in India: That's not happening anytime soon

Whiskey brands, such as Director's Special, Blenders Pride, McDowell's No. 1, Haywards, Antiquity Rare are easily available in India unless you are in a dry state or it's a national holiday.

02 Aug 2017

Narendra Modi

Google's first App Excellence Summit: 'Made in India' initiative announced

India is going to have the world's largest developer base by 2018.

01 Aug 2017

Amit Shah

Amit Shah ready to take-on newer roles while strengthening previous

Amit Shah has filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections. It is speculated he will take on Manohar Parrikar's role in the Cabinet.

Kohli's team set to play 23 matches between Sep-Dec

Team India will play a record 23 international matches at home from September to December this year.

A tax guide for Indians staying abroad

In its battle against black money, the government has asked those staying overseas to furnish relevant details.