Vaneet Randhawa
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30 Oct 2017
Himachal PradeshIllegal felling: First time ever, Shimla trees to get RFID-tags
Himachal Pradesh HC has passed an order for Shimla's civic authorities to start tagging trees with radio frequency identification tags (RFID) in order to curb their felling.
29 Oct 2017
IndiaCome 2019, cars must have airbags, parking & speed-alert sensors
From 2019 onwards, all cars will have features like "airbags, seat-belt reminders, alert systems for speed beyond 80 kph, reverse parking sensors and manual override over the central locking system for emergencies".
29 Sep 2017
Piyush GoyalRailways to review flexi fares, could slash prices
The Railways has now revealed that it would review the flexi fare system and may slash ticket prices.
28 Sep 2017
IndiaDeadline for obtaining Aadhaar for government subsidies extended by 3-months
There is good news for those looking to avail government schemes and subsidies but missed the Aadhaar deadline.
27 Sep 2017
Kerala149 Indians prisoners in Sharjah to be released
On his visit to Kerala, H.H. Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi announced a decree which will help release 149 Indians in Sharjah jails.
26 Sep 2017
Narendra ModiModi launches 'Saubhagya', a Rs. 16,000cr scheme to electrify India
Yesterday, PM Modi announced the launch of Rs. 16,000crore 'Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana' or 'Saubhagya' which aims to give free electricity to almost 4 crore poor families.
24 Sep 2017
FacebookFacebook's Mark Zuckerberg drops controversial stock plan
Zuckerberg dropped the idea to create a new stock plan which would have helped him fund his philanthropic ventures while maintaining Facebook's control.
23 Sep 2017
Tamil NaduWe all lied about Jayalalithaa's health: TN forest Minister
Tamil Nadu Minister for Forests C. Sreenivasan apologized for "lying" to the people about the late CM J. Jayalalithaa's health when she was in the hospital.
23 Sep 2017
Solar SystemNASA denies the existence of Nibiru or Planet X
NASA addressed the issue and said that all predictions about the world ending on 23 September 2017 were false.
23 Sep 2017
Haryana"Honeypreet was Ram Rahim's de-facto wife, adoption a sham"
Vishwas Gupta, Honeypreet Insan's ex-husband addressing a press conference revealed that she wasn't Ram Rahim's legally adopted daughter.
21 Sep 2017
NetflixEscobar's brother demands $1 billion from Netflix, says hire security
Netflix seems to have offended Escobar's family and is now caught in a bitter trademark dispute over 'Narcos'.
20 Sep 2017
RTI ActRam Rahim gets a reality check in jail, grows vegetables
A man with a sprawling empire in Sirsa but now inside Rohtak's jail, Ram Rahim Singh is no more than a common prisoner.
18 Sep 2017
IndiaFrom 31 October, no need to stop at highway toll-booths
The Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) will finally become a reality for pan-India on 31st October.
18 Sep 2017
West BengalMamata warns VHP, no 'shastra puja' will be permitted
Mamata Banerjee warned all the right wing factions to keep peace and not "play with fire".
17 Sep 2017
ISISFate of 39 Indians captured in Iraq still unknown
The Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi revealed that the whereabouts of the 39 Indian construction workers captured in 2014 by the Islamic State group still remains unknown.
17 Sep 2017
IndiaWorld Bank refused, temples gave money for Sardar Sarovar Dam
Dedicating the 2nd biggest dam in the world to the people of India, Modi said that the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada faced many hurdles.
17 Sep 2017
IndiaPakistan will waste time in UNGA by bringing up Kashmir
With Pakistan plans to raise the issue of Kashmir at the United Nations General Assembly, Syed Akbaruddin, India's permanent representative to the UN, said that Pakistan 'will waste time' with this.
15 Sep 2017
IndiaIndia's 235 districts likely to face drought
After suffering through floods, India is now facing a prospect of drought.
13 Sep 2017
India6-month cooling period for divorce not mandatory, says SC
There is good news for estranged couples as the Supreme Court laid down that the minimum gap of six months for granting a divorce under the Hindu marriage could get waived off.
12 Sep 2017
IndiaCBDT: Huge increase in assets of 98 MLAs, 7 MPs
Reviewing the list submitted by an NGO regarding the asset hikes of certain MLAs and MPs, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) found a substantial hike in the assets of seven Lok Sabha MPs and 98 MLAs.
09 Sep 2017
AudiThis AI engine can detect when people text and drive
Imagine, every time a driver gets distracted or starts texting while driving, an artificial intelligence (AI) system detects and warns the driver. Scientists have made such an invention.
09 Sep 2017
ChennaiMilitary widows Swati Mahadik, Nidhi Dubey join Indian Army
The widow of an army officer, Swati Mahadik and a mother of 2, joined the Indian Army at the Officers Training Academy, Chennai.
08 Sep 2017
IndiaOnly Rs. 4,900cr disclosed under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana
Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) recovered a mere Rs. 4,900 crore worth black money, disclosed by 21,000 Indians.
05 Sep 2017
IndiaRBI clueless about how much black money demonetization removed
RBI stated to a parliamentary panel that it had "no information" on the amount of black money removed because of demonetization.
02 Sep 2017
BiharBihar Water Resources Minister blames rats for flooding
Bihar's Water Resources Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh blamed the rats for the floods in the state.
02 Sep 2017
IndiaWhy did ISRO's recent PSLV mission fail?
ISRO's PSLV-C39 mission to propel the IRNSS-1H satellite into the orbit was unsuccessful as the heat shield didn't separate in the last few minutes of the mission.
02 Sep 2017
FacebookL'Oreal's transgender model calls 'all white people' racist, gets fired
A recent Facebook post by French cosmetics giant L'Oreal's first transgender model led to her getting fired.
02 Sep 2017
BollywoodFarhan Akhtar visits Yerawada prison, inmates ask about Sanjay Dutt
Recently, Farhan Akhtar visited the Yerawada prison in Pune to promote his upcoming film Lucknow Central.
02 Sep 2017
Income Tax Department of IndiaDeadline to file I-T returns extended to 31st October
Easing the stress of many tax payers, the Finance Ministry extended the last date to file the Income Tax returns.
31 Aug 2017
IndiaWhat did India achieve from demonetization move?
Arun Jaitley, citing the recent RBI declaration that "99% of the old currency notes were back with the central bank", said that demonetization had a positive effect.
