05 Aug 2016

Terrorists attack Kokrajhar; 14 killed

Terrorists attacked a busy market in the Kokrajhar district of Assam, killing 14 civilians and injuring several others.

Nita Ambani, the first Indian woman member of IOC

Nita Ambani was elected as the member of IOC (International Olympic Committee), at its 129th session in Rio.

Sharp drop in foreign remittances

A steady drop in crude oil prices and a subsequent decline in remittances from Gulf countries is raising the hackles of the Indian Government.

High speed internet access for every Indian?

The question of whether all Indians should have access to dependable high speed internet is one we must think about.

No room for Leander Paes

The organizing committee at the Rio Olympics has failed to allot a room to Indian tennis star Leander Paes.

Pakistani Government chopper crash-lands in Afghanistan; occupants held hostage

Six Pakistani engineers and a Russian engineer, traveling to Uzbekistan in a Russian MI-17, had to make a crash landing due to technical faults in Afghanistan's Logar area on 4th August, 2016.

Rajnath asks SAARC countries to fight terrorism

Union home minister Rajnath Singh used the SAARC platform to train his guns on Pakistan.

04 Aug 2016

'The Voice India Kids' mentors pay tribute to Kishore Kumar

Popular singers Shaan, Neeti Mohan and Shekhar Ravjiani of 'The Voice India Kids' paid a musical tribute to the Indian-cinematic legend ahead of his 87th birthday which falls on Thursday.

Chase's ton helps WI hold India

Roston Chase scored a defiant hundred helping the hosts to draw the match. He got assistance from Jermaine Blackwood and Jason Holder who scored 63 and 64 runs respectively.

Researchers find evidence supporting India-Antarctica supercontinent hypothesis

Geologists from Switzerland and India found evidence that India was a part of Antarctica 1.5 billion years ago.

iOS

Google launches new map-based game 'Verne', challenges Pokemon Go

Google has now launched its newest addition to its spree of app-based games, which is enabled using their Google Maps platform.

Rape videos being sold in UP for a meagre amount

According to a report by Times of India, gruesome rape videos can be easily bought in markets in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh at a throwaway sum.

Parliamentary Panel for External Affairs

The Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs expressed concerns over the deteriorating quality of Indian Foreign Service (IFS) recruits.

Washington Police Officer arrested for helping ISIS

US Metro Police officer, Nicholas Young, has been charged with aiding the terrorist group ISIS.

Rape victim apologizes to former Uttarakhand Minister Harak Singh Rawat

An alleged rape victim who registered a case against former Uttarakhand Agriculture Minister Harak Singh Rawat accusing him of rape took a U-turn giving him a clean chit.

Green signal for mega spectrum auction

The Union Cabinet has approved spectrum usage charges (SUC) to be calculated at a minimum of 3% of adjusted gross revenues.

GST

The GST Bill's impact on the common man

The GST rate has been proposed to be a three-level tax structure by the GST panel under Arvind Subramanian.

Central London witness knife attack with one dead, six wounded

Late Wednesday evening, Central London witnessed a mass knife attack that left many grievously wounded, and killed one woman.

RSS survey: BJP losing seats and vote bank in Gujarat

A survey conducted by RSS concluded that if "the Assembly elections were held today in Gujarat, BJP would get only 60 to 65 seats out of 182."