India
Green Corridor in Bhopal Transports Donated Liver in 13 Minutes
In a first, a green corridor was created in this Madhya Pradesh capital on Friday to transport a donated liver from the airport to hospital within 13 minutes.
PM Modi Reviews Demonetisation Drive
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the status of the demonetisation exercise at a meeting with top officials of the government.
SIT to Probe Eight More 1984 anti-Sikh Riots Related Cases
Eight more cases relating to 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Delhi will be probed by a Home Ministry appointed Special Investigation Team, taking the total number of such cases being re-investigated to 58.
Currency Ban Could Hit tourism Industry During Peak Season
On 8th November 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes. Within hours of that announcement, diplomatic missions in Delhi started sending detailed advisories to their citizens about currency restrictions in India and...
SC Asks Search Engines to Delete Information About Sex Determination
A bench of Justices Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy said that the nodal agency would inform these search engines about any such advertisements on the websites and Indian arms of Google, Microsoft and Yahoo would delete them within 36 hours.
Delhi Police Raise Reward to Rs 5 Lakh for Information on Missing JNU Student
Delhi Police has raised the reward from Rs 2 lakh to Rs 5 lakh for anyone providing information that could help locate JNU student Najeed Ahmed, who has been missing from the university for over a month now.
Madurai Teenage Girls Approach Legal Services Authority to Live Together
In their petition, the 19-year-old girls had stated that they are close friends and were studying together in a college in Bengaluru.
Government Should Not Interfere in The Working of Media, Says Modi
The Prime Minister also lauded media’s role in furthering the message of cleanliness.
Continue Old Notes Till Alternate Arrangements, Says Tripura CM
People stood in serpentine queues at banks and ATMs since early morning on Wednesday to exchange scrapped currency with new ones or withdraw money.
Opposition Seeks to Corner Govt on Cash Crunch, All Set For a Stormy Session
A day ahead of the winter session of the Parliament, the Opposition has recalibrated its position and shifted the goalpost to corner the government on demonetisation of high value currency.
Congress Opposes Government Move to Reintroduce Class 10 Board Exam
Sibal, a former HRD Minister, was asked to react on the decision of his successor Prakash Javadekar of reintroducing the exam.
Centre Decides to Ban Zakir Naik's NGO Islamic Research Foundation for 5 Years
The government on Tuesday decided to declare an NGO promoted by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik as an outlawed organisation under the anti-terror law for five years for its alleged terror activities.
PM Narendra Modi Seeks Opposition's Support for Demonetisation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sought the support of all political parties over his government's demonetisation decision, in the way they had cooperated in the passage of the GST Bill in Parliament.
Former Law Commission Member Criticises All India Judicial Services
A retired Judge of the Delhi High Court and a former Law Commission member has called the All India Judicial Services an ‘impossible idea’, saying the concept has problems deeper than the local language barrier as being projected from various state and di...
Cash Chaos: Staff Who Refill ATM Stretched, But Say Nation Comes First
With patience thinning out and queues getting longer, people in the city have pinned their hopes of getting some currency on the ‘Cash gaadi’ (Cash refilling van).
Thousands Throng Gurdwaras to Mark Gurpurab
Thousands of devotees thronged gurdwaras across Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh on Monday to offer prayers on the occasion of 'Gurpurab' - the birth anniversary of the first Sikh guru, Nanak Dev.
