24 Oct 2016

Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao; move on top of table

Alvaro Morata scored a late goal in the 83rd minute as Real Madrid went on to defeat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 in La Liga on Sunday.

Elon Musk's "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, took to Reddit today for a question & answer session titled, "I am Elon Musk, ask me anything about becoming a spacefaring civ!"

Lewis Hamilton wins the F1 United States GP

Lewis Hamilton revived his Formula One championship hopes, by winning the United States Grand Prix.

SEBI investigates unfair access to stock-exchange's trading-systems

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will initiate a fresh probe into allegations of brokers unfairly accessing algorithmic trading (AT) servers of the National Stock Exchange.

HCL banks big on acquisitions

India's IT giant HCL Technologies is reportedly eyeing massive acquisitions to drive the company's growth.

India's sixth tranche of gold bond scheme opens

Starting today, the Government of India, along with the Reserve Bank of India launched its sixth tranche of the gold scheme.

India edge out Pakistan 3-2 in Asian Hockey Champions Trophy

India beat Pakistan 3-2 in the 2016 Asian Hockey Champions Trophy in what was one of the most awaited matches of the tournament.

What made news last week?

Major political upheavals happened in the Indian political scenario; the feud within the Samajwadi Party has just widened, while Varun Gandhi landed in a soup over leaked national security secrets.

All-in-one railways to transform rail journeys

The railways ministry is considering launching an integrated mobile application for railway services that will potentially change the way Indians travel by train in India.

Twitter, Spotify, Reddit, others caught in cyber attack web

Cyber hackers gained access on websites such as Twitter, Spotify, Paypal, and a host of other websites which are customers of the internet infrastructure company Dyn.

23 Oct 2016

Housing, Transport and Furniture: Should you rent or buy?

In the India of today, choosing whether to buy an apartment or a car is not a black and white decision.

'Wearable' tattoo that could detect alcohol levels

Scientists have developed a wearable patch resembling a tattoo which can be worn on the skin to detect alcohol-levels.

Kerala's war on dogs

Over the course of the past few months, hundreds of street dogs have been killed in Kerala.

Smart Railway Stations for Smart Cities

The Union Urban Development and Railways Ministries came together to redevelop railway stations and adjoining regions along the rail lines running through smart cities.

Uttar Pradesh - Where a prisoner dies every 26 hours

In response to activist Naresh Paras's RTI query, Uttar Pradesh Prison Department said over 2,062 prisoners dies in the state during Jan'10-Feb'16.