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17 Dec 2016

India

Demonetization undermined RBI's reputation: Standard & Poor's

The Centre's surprise move to demonetize high-value currency notes has undermined the Reserve Bank of India's reputation for competence and independence, according to the global credit rating agency Standard & Poor's.

Muslims can't grow beards in IAF

The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a Muslim cannot grow a beard after joining the Indian Air Force.

Indian Government seeks Interpol's assistance for child pornography

Interpol, an international police agency was reached out to by the Narendra Modi government in order to abolish sexual abuse including child pornography.

15 Dec 2016

Singapore

Testing innovative solutions for Delhi's pollution

Early next year, a team of researchers from Singapore, India and the US will test the efficacy of retired jet engines to reduce Delhi's toxic air.

15 Dec 2016

India

CBDT warns against revised I-T returns

India's CBDT tax authorities have issued a warning against those altering their income tax return forms drastically after 8 November.

SC: IAF personnel cant grow beards on religious grounds

A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice TS Thakur held that personnel working in the Indian Air Force cannot sport a beard based on religious grounds.

MHA alleges system hack in clearing NGO licenses

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stated that it is likely that its computers have been hacked.

14 Dec 2016

Punjab

Banned military equipment available on Amazon India

According to an investigative report, military-grade equipment including a device used in a terrorist attack in Punjab last year, are available for sale on Amazon India.

14 Dec 2016

India

Child born out of rape, entitled to compensation: Delhi HC

The Delhi HC while issuing a direction in a rape case where a man raped and impregnated his 14-year-old stepdaughter, said that a child "born out of rape" was also authorized to get compensation like "maintenance and support".

14 Dec 2016

Narendra Modi

Varanasi had 0 clean-air-days in 2015

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), people in Varanasi, Allahabad and Gwalior did not have even a single "good air day" all through 2015.

SC provides IT relief to former rulers

The Supreme Court has ruled on a nearly 4 decade old dispute between legal heirs of Maharao Bhim Singh of Kota and the Income Tax department.

14 Dec 2016

India

India one of top-five defence spenders

India now has the fourth largest defence budget in the world.

13 Dec 2016

Delhi Police

15th anniversary of the Parliament attack

Today marks 15 years of the most audacious attack on the citadel of Indian democracy.

13 Dec 2016

Mamata Banerjee

Letter demands Rs.50 crore from Eastern Railway; threatens CM Banerjee

A letter reached the Eastern Railway headquarter demanding Rs.50 crores.

13 Dec 2016

India

PM Modi's clandestine demonetization operation

While the demonetization move takes its toll in the nation, reports stated that the Prime Minister's closely guarded secret was entrusted to a trusted official in the finance ministry, Hasmukh Adhia.

12 Dec 2016

India

India needs $18 billion to eliminate malaria by 2030

India reportedly has the highest malaria burden outside Africa and needs an $18 billion investment to achieve the 2030 deadline to eliminate the disease.

12 Dec 2016

Andhra Pradesh

Families wait for months for relatives' dead-bodies from Saudi Arabia

Disturbing reports reveal that mortuaries in Saudi Arabia are piling up with Indians who have passed away there as families wait for bodies to be sent home to India.

12 Dec 2016

National Action Plan

Pakistan paying Rs.1 crore to cross LoC

Sardar Raees Inqlabi, a leader in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), has accused Pakistan of paying massive sums of money to terrorists who cross the Line-of-Control (LoC).

11 Dec 2016

Uttar Pradesh

UP's BTechs and MBAs now seek sweepers' jobs

Several MBAs and BTechs amongst other post-graduate students are a part of the 1.10 lakh applicants for contractual sweepers with the Allahabad Municipal Corporation (AMC).

11 Dec 2016

India

Four injured in Mumbai chopper crash

An as-yet unidentified helicopter crashed near Royal Palms in Aarey Colony, Mumbai injuring four people; the Mumbai fire department has been rushed to the spot and rescue operations are underway.

10 Dec 2016

Rahul Gandhi

Phones of Members of Parliament stolen

In two different incidents, the iPhones of Sitaram Yechury, Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP and Rama Devi, BJP MP were stolen from the Parliament.

Designate malpractices as specific crimes: CEC Nadim Zaidi

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi requested the Centre to take "urgent measures", apprehending the use of money power and paid news in the upcoming state elections.

09 Dec 2016

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Kashmiri youth bringing in a mobile-revolution

Mobile television, although very popular in other parts of the country, has recently made an impressive foray into Kashmir.

08 Dec 2016

Tamil Nadu

Amma rests in "peace", thanks to TN Police's 24x7 security

The anticipated "extreme reactions" that were expected to follow the announcement of Jayalalithaa's death did not happen.

07 Dec 2016

Tamil Nadu

82 year old Cho Ramaswamy passed away

Veteran journalist, satirical political commentator, actor and dramatist Cho Ramaswamy passed away on Wednesday morning following a cardiac arrest.

07 Dec 2016

Janardhana Reddy

Suicide victim claims Janardhana Reddy laundered Rs.100 crore

A suicide note recovered from a driver in Bellary stated that mining baron Janardhana Reddy and a Karnataka Administrative Service officer were harassing him after he found out that they were laundering black-money.

06 Dec 2016

Tamil Nadu

Jayalalithaa to be laid to rest

Late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's funeral procession is underway; she has been laid to rest in a sandalwood casket and will be buried at Marina beach next to the memorial for MG Ramachandran.

06 Dec 2016

Lok Sabha

"Iron Woman" Jayalalithaa: From a Cine Superstar to Political Queen

Jayalalithaa's political graph was an improbable one; she proved what a woman is capable of doing in a patriarchal society.

06 Dec 2016

Mumbai

Toppling of Navy warship kills 2, injures 14

The Indian Navy's guided missile frigate, INS Betwa on Monday afternoon fell over at Mumbai's Naval Dockyard.

06 Dec 2016

India

The suspicious deaths of India's nuclear scientists

Since 2008, 70 scientists and engineers with various establishments and research centres of the Department of Atomic energy have died due to unnatural causes.

05 Dec 2016

India

India-B'desh talks begin; terrorism dominates agenda

The two-day Home Secretary-level talks between India and Bangladesh began on 5th Dec in Delhi.

05 Dec 2016

Narendra Modi

Modi wins readers' choice for Time person of the year

Sources stated that PM Modi won the readers' choice for Time person of the year, the most influential figure in 2016 among people who voted.

05 Dec 2016

India

78 companies untraceable after raising funds

Nearly 78 companies in India have been reported as untraceable after raising funds worth a whopping Rs.312 crore from multiple investors.

04 Dec 2016

Shimla

Can't make dowry convictions without proof: HC

Acquitting a man and his family in a dowry-death case, the Delhi High Court observed that you cannot convict a man for dowry harassment without proof.

03 Dec 2016

Madhya Pradesh

Do Indian cities deserve the 'disabled-friendly' tag?

Two Indian cities, Indore and Jhalawar are soon to be bestowed with the disabled-friendly tag by the government. Kannur was recently declared India's first disabled friendly district.

02 Dec 2016

India

Major changes underway by BSF to protect borders

Significant changes are in the offing with respect to how India's international border (IB) with Pakistan will be protected in the future.

02 Dec 2016

Rajasthan

Mother of all frauds: Ugly abortion "sales" in Rajasthan

Unscrupulous medical practitioners in Rajasthan have gone one step further to make quick money.

02 Dec 2016

Lok Sabha

Tax laws amended in light of black-money crackdown

On November 30, 2016, the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill 2016 was passed in the Lok Sabha to amend the Income Tax Act 1961.

30 Nov 2016

West Bengal

Army's Cheetah helicopter crashes in WB

A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian army crashed at the Sukna Military camp in West Bengal killing three officers on board and injured a Junior Commissioned Officer.

30 Nov 2016

India

Uttar Pradesh - India's leading mobile manufacturing state

A report released by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion placed Uttar Pradesh as India's topmost mobile manufacturing state.