India: News

11 Jan 2018

Islam

Triple talaq Bill: Centre now considers the ordinance route

The instant triple talaq issue has placed government in a bind. They have had to consider legal perspective and religious sentiment to reach an appropriate policy response.

11 Jan 2018

Samsung

Samsung Galaxy A8+ arrives in India with Rs. 32,990 price-tag!

South Korean electronics giant Samsung has finally launched the much-awaited Galaxy A8+ (2018) smartphone officially in India at a price of Rs. 32,990.

11 Jan 2018

Bollywood

Vidya Balan to play Indira Gandhi in her next film

Vidya Balan is reportedly gearing up for her next big film. It will be a biopic on India's first woman Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi.

10 Jan 2018

Security

Virtual ID, limited KYC: Aadhaar has new two-layer security feature

Days after a major breach was reported in the Aadhaar database, the UIDAI has come up with a new two-layer security system to protect privacy.

10 Jan 2018

Bollywood

Can PadMan help address India's period woes?

In India, condoms and bindis/sindoor are tax-free, but not sanitary pads.

10 Jan 2018

Narendra Modi

Aanchal Thakur creates history; gets India their 1st-medal in skiing

This girl from Manali, Aanchal Thakur, is making the country proud.

10 Jan 2018

YouTube

"Google Pay" launched; will arrive on India's Google Tez, too

Google has announced it is integrating all its digital payments services, including the Android Pay and Google Wallet, under a new, unified one called "Google Pay".

10 Jan 2018

Air India

Center approves 100% FDI in single-brand retail under automatic route

The government has approved 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in single-brand retail and construction development without government approval and relaxed norms for other sectors, including aviation.

10 Jan 2018

Mumbai

This Mumbai couple seeks active euthanasia. Is it justified?

An elderly Mumbai couple have sought the president's permission for active euthanasia: with no children to take care of them, they fear falling terminally ill and not being able to "contribute to society."

10 Jan 2018

Indian Army

In 2017, China transgressed into India's LAC 415 times

Chinese transgressions into the Indian side of about 4,000km Line of Actual Control (LAC) have surged since 2016. Reportedly, Chinese soldiers unlawfully breached India's sovereignty 415 times; this number was 271 in 2016.

10 Jan 2018

World Bank

World Bank predicts "enormous growth" for India, 7.3% in 2018-19

The World Bank has upgraded India's estimated GDP growth this fiscal year to 6.7% instead of the 6.5% estimate by the Indian government.

10 Jan 2018

Moon

ISRO-TeamIndus contract terminated: End of India's private Moonshot mission?

India's only Google Lunar XPRIZE (GLXP) finalist, Bengaluru's space-tech startup TeamIndus's Moonshot mission hit a major roadblock.

09 Jan 2018

Karan Johar

Meet the man behind compulsory national anthem in cinema halls

It is no longer mandatory for cinema halls to play the national anthem before film screenings, the Supreme Court ruled today, revoking its November 2016 order.

09 Jan 2018

Indian Railways

Parliamentary Panel: Stop complimentary tickets for luxury trains

Want to know why the Railways' balance sheets show such abysmal numbers? Well, it seems one reason may now be out in the open.

Playing national anthem not mandatory in theatres: SC

The SC has revoked its November'16 order, ruling playing of national anthem in cinema halls isn't mandatory.

India v/s SA: Analyzing India's failure in 1st Test

After a close fight in the first Test at Cape Town, India succumbed to a 72 run loss as South African bowlers tore apart the Indian batting line.

09 Jan 2018

Pakistan News

China helps Pakistan to build bunkers along Rajasthan border

After its machinations failed to work in Kashmir, Pakistan is now trying to make things difficult for India on the western front. South Asia's "enfant terrible" is getting help from its "all-weather friend" China.

09 Jan 2018

Indian Army

Kapil Mohan, creator of India's iconic Old Monk rum, dead

Kapil Mohan, the creator of India's iconic Old Monk rum and former chairman of Mohan Meakin Ltd, passed away on January 6 at his Ghaziabad residence, reportedly after a cardiac arrest.

09 Jan 2018

Delhi

AAP's journey: From common man's party to just another party

Mahatma Gandhi's non-violent and truth-inspired Satyagraha freed us from the Britishers. About 60 years later, a similar non-violent pan-India movement tried liberating us of corruption.

Before 2019 polls, will government lure middle-class with tax sops?

In its final budget before 2019's general elections, the NDA government will probably woo the middle class with tax sops. The middle class has traditionally been NDA's main voter-base.

08 Jan 2018

GST

Indian real estate: Should you invest now or not?

2017 was one of the worst phases for India's realty sector; even before it could recover from the Nov'16 demonetization blow, a slew of reforms like Real Estate Regulation Act and GST slowed the business.

08 Jan 2018

Ram Nath Kovind

See Rashtrapati Bhavan beyond its main gate. Here's how

Rashtrapati Bhavan, the splendid residence of the Indian President, is now open to public.

08 Jan 2018

Subramanian Swamy

Dear Subramanian Swamy, why art thou so homophobic?

A celebrated homophobe, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy is known for his plain disdain for the LGBTQ community.

Top cigarette maker promises to quit production. But will it?

How should you feel when the world's biggest tobacco company says it's quitting production?

08 Jan 2018

Samsung

Amazon to host Samsung Galaxy A8+ launch on January 10

Taking its flagship variant one step beyond, Samsung is releasing the Galaxy A8 Plus in India exclusively on Amazon on January 10.

08 Jan 2018

Air India

Parliamentary panel: Don't privatize Air India, give 5yrs for revival

Parliamentary Standing committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture plans to tell the government that this is not an appropriate time to privatize Air India (AI).

08 Jan 2018

Mumbai

#WhatTheHealth: Rs. 43L charged for "200% safe" surgery, patient dies

Another allegation of medical negligence has been reported, this time from Mumbai. According to Thane resident Mithulal Bafna, they spent Rs. 43L on his 56-year-old wife's heart treatment and a surgery that doctors guaranteed was "200% safe".

08 Jan 2018

South Korea

#DefenseDiaries: Government scraps Rs. 32,000 crore minesweeper project

The government of India has cancelled a Rs. 32,000crore project to build 12 minesweepers, in collaboration with South Korea, at the Goa Shipyard.

08 Jan 2018

Uber

Uber to relaunch autorickshaw services, intensifying battle with Ola

Global ride-hailing major Uber is relaunching its "Auto" services in India nearly two years after shutting down the autorickshaw offering.

Vajpayee, Manmohan Singh, Pranab Mukherjee to lose official accommodation?

Former-presidents Pratibha Patil and Pranab Mukherjee as well as former-PMs Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh may soon have to vacate their official residences in Delhi.

07 Jan 2018

Delhi

Upcoming in Delhi: Traffic restrictions, cancellation of 100 flights daily

Delhiites should prepare for difficulty in moving around as the national capital gears up for two important events: an Asean summit (January 25) and Republic Day celebrations (January 26).

07 Jan 2018

Indian Railways

Railways' biotoilets needs cow-dung of Rs. 42cr. Or do they?

After much deliberation, Indian Railways decided to fit biotoilets in each of its 54,506 coaches. 97,761 have been installed already.

Will electoral bonds help cleanse political funding like Jaitley says?

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has reiterated that the government is committed to transparency in political funding.

07 Jan 2018

Aadhaar Card

UIDAI lodges FIR against The Tribune for Aadhaar report

According to an Indian Express report, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has lodged an FIR against The Tribune newspaper and one of its journalists over a report which alleges that Aadhaar numbers are anonymously sold over WhatsApp.

06 Jan 2018

Athletics

Boxers return 'gifted' cows to Haryana

Gifts are meant to make people happy and not something which turn out to be a burden.

06 Jan 2018

Indian Railways

Railways are hiring engineers: Here's your guide to applying

The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC), a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Railways (MoR), has released an official notification inviting applications from interested and eligible candidates for various engineering posts in different departments.

Kapil Dev turns 59, here are defining-moments of his career

The greatest all-rounder in the history of Indian cricket, Kapil Dev turns 59 today.

06 Jan 2018

NITI Aayog

NITI Aayog optimistic despite four-year-low GDP growth forecast

According to the first advance estimates of the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the Indian economy is forecast to grow at 6.5% in FY2017-2018.