India
Over Rs 17,300 Crore Allocated to MEA; 100 Crore Earmarked for Strategic Chabahar Port in Iran
The aid for the strategically-important Chabahar Port which was zero in the revised estimates of 2019-20 has gone up to Rs 100 crore for the next fiscal.
Budget 2020 Has Both vision and Action, PM Modi Praises Finance Minister
Reforms announced in the Budget will push employment in the country and help in doubling farmers' income, the prime minister said.
Anti-CAA Protests: Kafeel Khan Remanded to Judicial Custody, Moved to Mathura Jail
Kafeel Khan was accused of making inflammatory remarks on December 12 during a protest outside AMU against the new citizenship law.
Maharashtra Women's College Bans Mobile Phones to 'Improve Focus' of Students on Education
Students, who travel to the college from far away places, have to deposit their phones once they enter the campus and collect them on their way home.
Economic Survey Sources Data From Wikipedia, Other Private Entities
Besides Wikipedia, the Survey has also relied on data from other private sources such as Bloomberg, ICRA, CMIE, Indian Institute of Management (Bengaluru), Forbes and the BSE.
Women Are Single Largest Exclusion in India's Farmer Suicides Data, Says Journalist P Sainath
Statistics for female farmer suicides are "complete rubbish" as the discussion on women victims of agrarian crisis often becomes a discussion of their role as widows of male farmers, he said.
EAM Jaishankar Thanks Chinese FM Wang Yi for Help in Evacuation of Indians from Wuhan
After a telephonic conversation with Wang Yi, S Jaishankar, in a tweet, said both sides agreed to stay in touch as China dealt with the challenge of the novel coronavirus.
Nirbhaya Convicts Using Legal Loopholes to Escape Death Sentence, Dire Need to Amend Laws: Kejriwal
The chief minister tweeted his reaction to a Delhi court postponing the execution of death warrants of the four convicts in the gangrape and murder case till further order.
Economic Slowdown Bottomed out, Uptick from Here Onwards: Chief Economic Adviser
As per the first advance estimates released by the National Statistical Organisation (NSO), the country's economic growth is likely to hit an 11-year low of 5 per cent in the current fiscal ending March 2020.
Wrong to Be Optimistic about Revival When Debt is Over Rs 60,000 Cr, Says Abhijit Banerjee on Air India
Nobel Prize-winning economist Abhijit Banerjee questioned the relevance of a national carrier, saying many countries, including the United States, do not have one.
With 5 Doctors on Board, Air India's B747 Plane Leaves for Wuhan from Delhi to Begin Evacuation of Indians
No service will take place in the plane and whatever food is there will be kept in seat pockets, said Air India CMD. 'As there will be no service, there will be no interaction (between cabin crew and passengers),' he said.
Man Gets Seven Years For Raping 14-Year-Old Girl in Maharashtra
The judge also fined him Rs 4,000. Hiralal lived in the same locality as the victim and worked in a factory there, additional public prosecutor Ujjwala Moholkar told the court.
Charged With Attempt to Murder, Jamia Shooter Reignites Debate on Trial of Juveniles as Adults
The Juvenile Justice Act of 2015 had made provisions for a juvenile to be tried as adult, but only if he is accused of a heinous crime.
Delhi Police Commissioner's Extension 'Incomprehensible', Says Chidambaram
The Election Commission on Thursday gave its nod for extending Patnaik's tenure by a month in view of the assembly polls in the national capital.
Narendra Modi Misused Gandhi's Name to Promote Himself, Says Ramachandra Guha
He also criticised Sabarmati Ashram and other Gandhian institutions such as Gujarat Vidyapith (which was founded by Gandhi himself) for not speaking up against the CAA.
Noida Software Firm Booked after Man Dies of Toxic Fume Inside Washroom
The company officials said sanitation workers had used some chemicals in the washroom to unclog the drains and the fumes from that may have caused the incident.