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31 Jan 2017
KeralaKerala women bus conductors quit over pay disparity
Most of the women bus conductors employed by means of the state-run Kudumbashree scheme in Kerala, quit en masse, due to alleged pay disparity between women and men conductors.
30 Jan 2017
Delhi PoliceAmulya Patnaik appointed as Delhi Police Commissioner
Amulya Patnaik has been appointed as Delhi's new police chief.
29 Jan 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaFootwear without back straps are sandals, declares Delhi High Court
Have you ever wondered whether ladies' footwear devoid of a back strap is a "sandal" or a "chappal"?
29 Jan 2017
IndiaVehicles pile up on Agra-Jaipur highway due to fog
Thick fog caused several vehicles to pile up on the Agra-Jaipur highway after visibility was reduced to below 1 metre. The accident left one dead and 40 injured. Three of the injured are said to be critical.
27 Jan 2017
IndiaLooking back at budgets which changed the Indian economy
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is gearing up to present the Union budget for 2017-2018 on 1st February.
26 Jan 2017
IndiaIs sale of sex toys in India legal?
Adult products are openly sold in India however it's unclear whether it's legal to do so.
26 Jan 2017
IndiaIndia honours "unsung heroes," gives them Padma awards
The Padma awards are normally bestowed upon famous personalities.
26 Jan 2017
IndiaUpcoming budget could turn India's school education crisis into opportunity
Over 260 million children have enrolled in elementary and secondary schools in 2015-16.
25 Jan 2017
Goa49 prisoners take over prison in Goa
One prisoner was killed and at least 12 others were injured when over 49 prisoners took over the Sada sub jail in Goa and attempted to flee.
24 Jan 2017
IndiaWhat to look out for in the upcoming Budget 2017
The countdown to the Union Budget 2017 has begun.
24 Jan 2017
DelhiSC: Unaided private schools need government approval for hike
Supreme Court ruled that 'unaided private schools' will need approval from relevant government authorities when mulling a fee hike.
23 Jan 2017
IndiaCIA declassifies report on key events and personalities in India
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) declassified 930,000 documents last week.
23 Jan 2017
National Crime Records BureauAmritsar shares most child porn; Delhi ranks second
Following American linguistics expert James Kirk Jones's arrest for possessing/sharing 30,000 child pornography files, government data revealed the rot runs deeper.
22 Jan 2017
IndiaIndian gay prince leading the way
Manvendra Singh Gohil, India's first openly gay member of a royal family has committed his life to fighting the blight of AIDS.
21 Jan 2017
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityJNU student raped in Green Park
A 21-year-old girl and a student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University has alleged that she was raped by two Afghan nationals on 12th January.
20 Jan 2017
IndiaGovernment schools perform better than private schools: ASER
Government schools perform better than private schools in India, according to the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) for 2016.
19 Jan 2017
KeralaConsumption of alcohol, not a fundamental right: Kerala HC
Upholding the liquor policy adopted by the previous UDF government, the Kerala High Court ruled that alcohol consumption is not a fundamental right.
19 Jan 2017
Uttar PradeshUP: School bus, truck collide leaving many dead
15 school children were killed and at least 40 others were injured when a school bus collided with a truck in Aliganj town in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh.
19 Jan 2017
IndiaBritish Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's visit to strengthen UK-India relations
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is on a two-day visit to attend India's flagship geo-political conference Raisina Dialogue.
17 Jan 2017
DelhiAmerican full-body scanners on-the-blink at Delhi IGI Airport
American full-body scanners are on-the-blink during trial runs at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.
15 Jan 2017
XBarkha Dutt quits NDTV
Barkha Dutt has resigned from NDTV after 21 years in the company.
15 Jan 2017
Nitish Kumar24 dead in Patna boat tragedy
A boat carrying several people capsized in the middle of the Ganga river on Saturday evening.
13 Jan 2017
PatnaCISF jawan shoots 4 seniors in a rage
Balveer Singh, a jawan posted with Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at a thermal power plant near Patna, fired indiscriminately at his CISF colleagues, yesterday.
13 Jan 2017
IndiaDemonetization seems to have hit agriculture the hardest
After two consecutive drought years, 2016 was expected to be a relatively better year for India's farmers till 8 Nov'16.
12 Jan 2017
IndiaIndia's second Scorpene-class submarine to counter China, Pak
India launched Khanderi, its second Scorpene-class submarine, at Mumbai's Mazagon dock.
12 Jan 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC instructs Kerala to compensate victims of Endosulfan poisoning
SC bench headed by CJI JS Khehar has given instructions to Kerala state government to pay Rs.500 crore as compensation for 5,000 victims of endosulfan poisoning.
09 Jan 2017
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)Rapes in Bijapur by policemen; NHRC steps in
According to National Human Rights Commission report released on January 7, 2016, 16 women were prima facie victims of rape and sexual assault at hands of policemen in Bijapur district.
09 Jan 2017
IndiaIndia, Portugal ink seven agreements in New Delhi
India and Portugal signed seven agreements, including a defence cooperation MOU, after talks between Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
08 Jan 2017
Narendra ModiPM Modi hails NRIs, PIOs on Pravasi Bhartiya Divas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed NRIs and PIOs in his speech at the 14th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas convention in Bengaluru, saying "the Indian diaspora represents the best of Indian culture, ethos and values."
07 Jan 2017
DelhiLayoffs at major news publications
2017 has started on a rough note for news publications with big names resorting to lay-offs.
07 Jan 2017
Delhi PoliceEx-serviceman from Gurugram shot dead
Unknown assailants on Saturday fired five rounds outside the residence of an ex-serviceman from Gurugram leading to his death.
07 Jan 2017
Madhya PradeshKarnataka's new low: One in 100 sexual assaults gets convicted
Reports of alleged mass molestations in Bengaluru on New Year's Eve shocked the nation.
05 Jan 2017
IndiaThe Green Solution: Buses to soon run on human waste
India's first bus run on human and animal waste is set to make debut in Kolkata in March 2017.
05 Jan 2017
IndiaTwo leading clean energy projects are in India
India's resolve in battling climate change has manifested in two of the world's leading clean energy projects.
04 Jan 2017
IndiaJustice Jagdish Khehar sworn in as CJI
Today, Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar took charge of the office of Chief Justice of India.
02 Jan 2017
IndiaRBI refuses to answer RTI query regarding demonetization
Fifty days after the Centre announced Rs.500 and Rs.1000 notes would cease to be legal tender, the Reserve Bank of India declined to answer the burning question: Why were the notes demonetized?
02 Jan 2017
IndiaFive issues that could worry India in 2017
When 2016 was about to start, experts had predicted that five things would worry India the most in the year.
01 Jan 2017
IndiaPM Modi's New Year's Eve address evokes mixed reactions
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much-awaited New Year's Eve address to the nation evoked mixed reactions.
01 Jan 2017
Narendra ModiNew Year Resolution of Celebrities
New year resolution is a tradition of making promises to oneself for self-improvement.
01 Jan 2017
DelhiDelhi High Court rules on myriad issues
Delhi High Court has seen a significant number of public interest litigations (PIL) and litigation on a variety of issues.
