Air India launches direct Delhi-Washington flight, LA, Texas, Houston next
Air India is planning to expand its network in the US. It is now considering adding Los Angeles and Houston or Dallas as its newest destinations.
Rs. 110cr seized after demonetization was in new notes: Centre
Raids during demonetization exposed as much as Rs. 610cr of unaccounted money. Rs. 110cr of that was in new Rs. 500 and Rs. 2,000 notes.
Samsung is back in the game, might beat Apple profits
Things had not gone well in recent past for Samsung. Two consecutive incidents had pushed the Korean giant back to the wall.
Sex toys, narcotics, drones: What do Indians bring through FPOs?
At least 1,000 parcels coming from abroad into India are in detention at Delhi's Foreign Post Office (FPO), and this is just about the capital alone.
Veteran actor Sumita Sanyal of 'Anand' fame dies
Veteran actress Sumita Sanyal, Amitabh Bachchan's lady love in 'Anand' (1971), passed away. She was 71.
Britain's first male to give birth to a baby girl!
21-year-old Hayden Cross, a transgender in the middle of sex-transition, has become the first male in Britain to give birth to a baby girl.
IIT Kharagpur gets four mega research projects from HRD ministry
IIT Kharagpur has now undertaken four mega research projects along with six integrated projects from Ministry of Human Resource Development.
Paris Agreement: 19 countries reiterate commitment after US' withdrawal
Just over a month after the US pulled out of the landmark Paris Agreement, leaders of 19 nations at the Hamburg G20 summit have vowed to take it forward with or without America.
IIT Kanpur terminates 60 students for unsatisfactory performance
IIT Kanpur has terminated 60 students for unsatisfactory performance. The list includes six research scholars. Some were even in their final year.
Now, free surgeries at 48 private hospitals of Delhi
The AAP government in Delhi has announced free surgeries for locals in 48 private hospitals if they can't get the necessary procedures done at government hospitals.
NASA tweets about Guru Purnima!
Guru Purnima, a day dedicated to teachers, is being celebrated on July 9 this year.
New laws for safety of wicket-keepers
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) has positively responded to the use of tethered bails in a view to protect wicket-keepers from injuries due to bouncing bails.
Know the rules of Pro Kabaddi League!
The fifth season of the Pro Kabaddi League is all set to start from 28th July.
GST brings down the prices of luxury cars
GST may have made some goods expensive for you but luxury cars are not one of them.
Can robots write news? Well, Google thinks so!
When technology evolves, the tremors of it are felt even at the unlikeliest of places.
Milky Way could be home to 100 billion brown dwarfs
A study by scientists from Portugal's University of Lisbon and Scotland's University of St. Andrews has explained that our galaxy, the Milky Way, could be home to about a 100 billion brown dwarfs or "failed stars" as they are called.
Who benefits from crop insurance: SC asks government
Amid country-wide agitations demanding farm loan waivers and rising farmer suicides, the Supreme Court asked the government as to why Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMBFY) had not come to the helpless farmers' aid.
Darjeeling unrest continues: Gorkhaland protesters attack World Heritage Site
Intensifying agitation for statehood, protesters in Darjeeling torched a Trinamool Congress party office and a police vehicle and attacked the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a World Heritage Site.
Ivanka plays Trump: Fills in for daddy at G20 summit
Looks like Trump is already preparing his daughter for presidency with Ivanka Trump filling in for her father at the G20 Summit in Hamburg.
Reliance Jio's ad offering free DTH subscription is a spam
Ever since Reliance Jio hit the market, it has come up with attractive offers for its customers but a latest Facebook ad by the company offering free DTH subscription is fake.
China has problems with most neighbors, not just India
The ongoing standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at the India-Bhutan-China tri-junction area near Sikkim has placed the spotlight on Beijing's territorial disputes.
Cow vigilantes hit again, Modi's warning fails to change things
Merely a week after PM Modi broke his silence against the 'Gau rakshaks', a similar incident took place in south-west Delhi.
Government launches GST Rate Finder App to check rates
The government launched an app, first of its kind- the GST Rate Finder App which helps users to find rates of GST for various goods and services.
7th Pay Commission: Revised allowances for govt employees from July
In a move that would benefit over 48 lakh central government employees, Finance Ministry asked Central Ministries and Departments to ensure the Cabinet-approved revised allowances are paid from July.
Chinese Embassy issues safety advisory for citizens traveling to India
The Chinese Embassy in New Delhi has issued a safety advisory for its citizens travelling to India and the ones staying here amid the simmering Sino-India tensions in the Sikkim sector.
SyrianCivilWar: US-Russia-Jordan agree to ceasefire, raises hopes for peace
The US, Russia and Jordan have agreed to a ceasefire across the south-western Syrian regions of Daraa, Quneitra and Sweida.
Footage shows Venus Williams not at fault
In a recently acquired surveillance video by the Florida police, it has come to light that Venus Williams entered the intersection 'lawfully' before her car was involved in a crash leading to death of a 78-year old man.
Qualcomm seeks ban on iPhones, says Apple infringes its patents
Qualcomm, the world's largest manufacturer of mobile phone chips, has petitioned for the sale of certain iPhones in the US to be banned.
150 pins found in man's body, doctors suspect mental illness
In April, Badrilal Meena, who hails from Barda Village in Kota, underwent a CT scan revealing that he had 75 pins embedded in his body.
US job growth see better than expected growth, wages lag
The US economy added 222,000 jobs in June, according to the US Department of Labor.
How can you order Jio's Rs. 500 mobile phone?
Reliance Jio is launching its 4G VoLTE mobile on 21 July and that too for only Rs. 500.
Malala graduates from high school, Twitter applauds her
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teenager who became a global face of girls education after getting shot in the head by the Taliban in 2012, recently graduated from Birmingham's Edgbaston school.
GST to be introduced in DU's curriculum
Delhi University is soon to introduce GST as part of its curriculum.
Some lesser known facts about 'Dada' on his 45th birthday
Indian cricket team's former captain Sourav Ganguly turns 45 today.
Jet blast smashes IndiGo bus-window, 5 injured at Delhi Airport
At least 5 people got injured after a IndiGo bus window imploded due to jet blast, allegedly from a SpiceJet plane approaching a parking bay.
Microsoft is firing people, rumours have now been confirmed
Putting rumors to rest, tech giant Microsoft confirmed that it will, indeed, let go of several employees. The extent of these layoffs is expected to run in thousands.
R-Day 2018: India to invite 10 ASEAN leaders as chief-guests
On 69th Republic Day, India would invite 10 leaders from ASEAN-nations as chief-guests.
G20 Summit: Trump meets Putin amid tensed relations, discusses hacking-scandal
US President Donald Trump's first face-to-face meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was possibly the most anticipated points of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.
G20 summit: What did PM Modi say?
Addressing world leaders at the G20 summit, PM Modi indirectly referenced Pakistan, while speaking of countries using terror to further their political objectives and urged G20 leaders to take 'deterrent' action against such countries.
Fake or real? Your smartphone app will let you know
Not sure if you're being given the real deal for your money? Well, now there's help at hand.
Kerala Blasters retain defender Sandesh Jhingan
Kochi based Indian Super League franchise Kerala Blasters have decided to retain defender Sandesh Jhingan ahead of the 2017-18 Indian Super League season.
China faces an unlikely enemy, the rise of obsessive gaming
China is now suffering from a weird phenomenon, something that the country's traditional approach or regulations have not prepared it for.
Tesla building world's largest lithium ion battery in Australia
Elon Musk's electric car firm Tesla is partnering with energy company Neoen to build the world's largest lithium ion battery in the Australian state of South Australia.
Meghalaya: Central govt. should compensate for losses from GST
Meghalaya CM has asserted that the Central Government is legally bound to compensate the state in case of any losses incurred during the initial GST implementation.
