India: News
20 Nov 2017
Shashi TharoorIndia battles Britain to get its candidate re-elected to ICJ
The UN General Assembly (GA) and Security Council (SC) will be convening to hold the 12th round of voting to break the deadlock between India's Dalveer Bhandari and Britain's Christopher Greenwood for re-election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
20 Nov 2017
Delhi PoliceSC dismisses petition seeking a ban on 'Blue Whale challenge'
The SC has dismissed a petition seeking a ban on the Blue Whale challenge after the Centre submitted it is impossible to block such online games.
20 Nov 2017
GSTGST: 28% list to reduce further, sin/luxury goods to remain
The GST Council is not yet done pruning the list of items under the 28% slab. After cutting it down from 227 to 52, it is now targeting the remaining white goods on the list.
20 Nov 2017
ICICI BankSBI to integrate "Blockchain" for Smart Contracts, KYC next month
State Bank of India has announced that it would soon start using "Blockchain Technology" for its products.
20 Nov 2017
West BengalFormer minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi dies after 9yrs in coma
Former union minister and veteran Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi, who has been in a coma since 2008, passed away today at noon. He was 72.
20 Nov 2017
National Payments Corporation of IndiaNEFT, RTGS, IMPS: Here's how to choose the best option
Do you use netbanking regularly, but have no idea what NEFT, RTGS or IMPS are? Considering how complicated they look, it won't be a surprise.
20 Nov 2017
XShashi Tharoor's tweet on Manushi Chhillar irks Twitterati
Call it a "farrago" of humor or "distortion" of freedom but Shashi Tharoor's tongue-in-cheek remark on Miss World Manushi Chhillar came as a rude-shocker to many of his followers.
20 Nov 2017
DelhiEgg prices sky-rocket across India. Will we get relief soon?
If you go grocery shopping regularly, you would surely have noticed that egg prices have shot through the roof.
20 Nov 2017
IsraelDefense Ministry scraps $500mn deal for Israeli anti-tank missiles
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has decided to cancel the $500 million deal Spike Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) for the Indian Army.
20 Nov 2017
SecurityUIDAI mulls using dummy numbers to protect Aadhaar data
Amid a wave of criticism over lack of privacy and security, the UIDAI is mulling one more way to protect Aadhaar data of people: dummy numbers.
20 Nov 2017
FacebookIndia's WhatsApp arrests: When speech regulation goes "overboard"
Legal persecution of citizens over their social media activity is nothing new and has often been used as a tool of repression in many countries.
20 Nov 2017
Narendra ModiNitin Gadkari: Why is RSS' blue-eyed boy Modi's star performer?
In 2014, PM Narendra Modi allocated $3bn for cleaning Ganga. Cut to 2017, and the plan is badly behind schedule, with contaminated stretches of river-water.
20 Nov 2017
Narendra ModiNobel laureate Richard Thaler says demonetization was badly implemented
The winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics, Richard Thaler has said that the Modi government's decision to demonetize high value currency notes was a "good" idea, but its implementation was "deeply flawed".
19 Nov 2017
Union CabinetHow much does President of India earn?
India's President and Vice-President continue to get lower salaries than service chiefs and top bureaucrats, owing to an anomaly in the 7th Pay Commission's recommendations nearly two years ago.
19 Nov 2017
AppleApple to scout for talent at IIT-Bombay this year
2017 will be remembered as the year Apple made inroads into India's campus placements. One of their halts would be at the International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad (IIIT-H).
19 Nov 2017
Aadhaar CardOver 200 govt websites have revealed people's Aadhaar details publicly
As the government further extends the scope of Aadhaar, the UIDAI has revealed alarming details.
19 Nov 2017
MumbaiEd Sheeran's Mumbai concert: All you need to know!
Pop star Ed Sheeran landed in Mumbai last night as part of his India tour.
19 Nov 2017
KarnatakaTaking action against "killfies", a rising epidemic in India
There were 127 selfie-related deaths around the world during March'14-September'16, but that's not even the most shocking part: 76 of them occurred in India.
19 Nov 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaKerala start-up has tech solution to sewer deaths
Despite legal bans, Supreme Court interventions, and other measures against manual scavenging, the abominable practice continues in India.
18 Nov 2017
BollywoodIndia wins Miss World title after 17 years!
It's been a long wait, but India has finally broken the dry spell.
18 Nov 2017
OPPOSeven best smartphones with 6GB RAM
With smartphone technology progressing at unprecedented rates, several smartphone manufacturers recently launched devices with 6GB of RAM with the aim of providing powerful, yet compact devices to their customers.
18 Nov 2017
DelhiStar-studded BJP now welcomes Aashiqui actor Rahul Roy
Actor Rahul Roy has joined BJP in the presence of parliamentary affairs minister, Vijay Goel at the party's headquarters in Delhi.
18 Nov 2017
Ministry Of External AffairsIndia-China hold first border talks since Doklam standoff resolution
India and China held their first meeting to discuss the border issues since the resolution of the Doklam Crisis.
18 Nov 2017
MumbaiDiana Hayden pregnant for the second time, using frozen eggs
Former Miss India Diana Hayden is pregnant with twins, conceived from eggs she had frozen three years ago.
18 Nov 2017
BiharRahul Gandhi-Tejaswi Yadav's lunch date creates political ripples
Congress VP Rahul Gandhi and RJD's Tejaswi Yadav had a lunch meeting yesterday, increasing speculation about political equations in Bihar.
18 Nov 2017
Aadhaar CardModi-govt to launch "1 billion-1 billion-1 billion" Aadhaar-bank-mobile numbers mission
Riding high on Moody's upgrade of India's sovereign rating, and the 30-place jump in the World Bank's "Ease of Business" index, the Centre is now planning to launch another ambitious "One billion-One billion-One billion" connectivity mission soon.
18 Nov 2017
TibetMagnitude-6.9 earthquake hits Tibet, tremors felt in Arunachal Pradesh
A powerful earthquake struck Tibet's Nyingchi prefecture, located close to the border with Arunachal Pradesh, at 4:04 am IST.
18 Nov 2017
Indian ArmyNirmala Sitharaman: No sir, memsaab, madam, call me Raksha Mantri
India's army officials were confused: How do you address the country's first woman defense minister?
17 Nov 2017
Narendra Modi'Modi, only statesman to stand up to China's One-Belt-One-Road'
PM Narendra Modi is the only statesman to have stood up to China's One Belt One Road (OBOR), claims Michael Pillsbury, Director of Center on Chinese Strategy at the think-tank Hudson Institute.
17 Nov 2017
SmartphonesJio effect: Airtel offers Karbonn smartphones with attractive refund offers
Keeping up India's intense telecom wars, Airtel has launched two low-cost 4G smartphones in partnership with Karbonn.
17 Nov 2017
MumbaiMumbai Trans Harbour Link: The world's second longest sea link
Work on India's longest sea link, the world's second longest, is finally set to start in January next year.
17 Nov 2017
Sushma SwarajIndian child Sherin Mathews' mother arrested for 'endangering' her
Less than a month after three-year-old Indian child Sherin Mathews was found dead in Dallas, officials have arrested her foster mother for leaving her alone the night she was reported missing.
17 Nov 2017
DelhiObama to host Town-Hall in Delhi; you can apply now
Former US President Obama will visit India on December 1. As part of an Obama Foundation-organized event, he will host a Town-Hall in Delhi to interact with young Indians.
17 Nov 2017
Narendra ModiMoody's upgrades India's rating citing reforms: What does it mean?
Thirteen years after last upgrading India's sovereign credit rating, Moody's has done it again, this time increasing it to 'Baa2', and changed the outlook to stable from positive.
17 Nov 2017
Akshay KumarPadman: 4 things you should know about the film
Call it a formula or a technique but Bollywood's action king, Akshay Kumar has always managed to associate himself with films concerning social problems. The next in line is 'Padman'.
16 Nov 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru fourth deadliest city for motorists
This year, approximately 500 individuals have died so far navigating Bangalore's streets, making it the nation's fourth-deadliest city for motorists.
16 Nov 2017
BollywoodBiopic to be made on badminton coach, Pullela Gopichand
Fox Star Studios, the makers of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's biopic, are all set to make another movie. This time, it would be on badminton coach, Pullela Gopichand's legendary life.
16 Nov 2017
Indian RailwaysIndian Railways steps up scrutiny of workers' attendance
Indian Railways, continuing its efforts to increase employee efficiency, has announced new rules to mark attendance: department supervisors will now be handing out certificates stating an employee was present.
16 Nov 2017
Aadhaar CardAadhaar-insurance policy linking: Deadline, process, consequences and more
The IRDAI (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India) recently announced that linking Aadhaar to insurance policies, both general and life, is mandatory.
16 Nov 2017
Saina NehwalRevisiting Pullela Gopichand's contributions to Indian badminton on his birthday
As the Indian badminton super coach Pullela Gopichand turns 44 today, a bilingual biopic about his life journey has been announced and will be presented by Fox Star Studios in collaboration with Abundantia Entertainment.
