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• Draft Indian Ports Bill, 2020 issued for Public Consultation

• 9th edition of Sustainable Mountain Development Summit begins in Dehradun

• ADB launches $9 billion Covid-19 vaccine scheme to procure, deliver vaccines

• Aerosols in Indo-Gangetic Plain have led to increased incidents of high rainfall in the Himalayan foothills

• A Tough Novel Species of Muraingrass Identified Plateaus of Western Ghats of Goa

• WHO applauds India's 'Fitness Ka Dose Aadha Ghanta Roz' campaign

• India, Uzbekistan sign 9 pacts, vow to fight terror

• France unveils draft law to fight Islamist radicalism

• When is the International Mountain Day observed?

• Which state tops in Urban Governance Index?

• Government caps school bag’s weight at 10% of kid’s

• Cabinet approves Atmanirbhar Bharat RojgarYojana (ABRY)

• India and UN-Based Better Than Cash Alliance organized a joint Peer learning exchange

• Israel plans 2024 moonshot after first unmanned lander crashed

• BSNL in partnership with Skylo to introduce worlds' first, satellite-based narrowband-IoT network in India

• DRDO successfully demonstrates quantum communication between two labs

• Nokia starts production of next-gen 5G equipment at Chennai factory

• Australia’s 'Go for Zero' helps COVID revival

• Government to start 1000 Khelo India small centres to encourage sports culture in country

• What is the revised height of Mount Everest?

• When is the Human Rights Day Observed?

• Ministry of AYUSH and ICCR to streamline and intensify joint efforts to promote Yoga worldwide

• Which states turn 100% organic?

• CMD, NHPC lays the foundation stone of head regulator works of Indo-Nepal Link Canal

• Union cabinet clears DoT proposal to set up public Wi-Fi networks

• IIT-Guwahati Researchers Develop Technology to Harvest Water from Air

• Delhi-Varanasi bullet train project: NHSRCL to conduct ground survey using LiDAR technique

• Two new Zoos one each in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh granted recognition by Central government

• Meghalaya village turns oasis in coal mine desert

• Himachal Pradesh aims GI status for five products

• Building bridges in the forest, to help wildlife

• Petroleum board’s new unified tariff structure

• NGT directs Odisha to submit action plan on strengthening elephant corridors

• Policy for robotic surgery

• India in top 10 performers on climate change index

• Japan’s Hayabusa-2 capsule returns to Earth with pristine asteroid samples

• China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun' for first time

• Houbara Bustards can be hunted during the hunting season

• Jupiter, Saturn to come close to each other on December 21 after 397 years

• Ministry Of Shipping Issues Draft Guidelines for Floating Structures for Public Consultation

• UN declares 'Invest India' winner of Investment Promotion Award 2020

• PM Narendra Modi to address India Mobile Congress 2020

• Gwalior, Orchha in UNESCO world heritage cities list

• Launch of first training plan under HAL-IISc Skill Development Centre

• Zydus Cadila gets DCGI nod for phase-III clinical trials

• MNRE issues Guidelines for Implementation of Feeder Level Solarisation

• Government decides to setup Export Promotion Council for Ayush products

• Central Pollution Control Board raises concern on pollution and frothing in Yamuna River

• Great Barrier Reef status lowered to critical and deteriorating

• National Jal Jeevan Mission team visits AP to help the State to realize the goal of ‘HarGharJal’ by 2023-24

• When is Armed Forces Flag Day Celebrated?

• Ranjitsinh Disale from India has been announced as the winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020

• Dr. Samir Damare at CSIR- NIO, Goa selected for Senior Scientist Award

• Native squirrel could vanish from NE after 2050

• I&B Ministry issues an advisory on Advertisements on Online gaming, Fantasy sports

• PASSEX conducted by Indian Navy and Russian Navy

• WTO dispute panel in fisheries management

• Virtual Business Conclave with CLMV Countries Organised By Commerce and Industry Ministry

• RBI keeps Repo Rate unchanged to Boost Demand

• Puerto Rico’s giant Arecibo telescope collapsed

• When is World Soil Day observed?

• When is International Volunteer Day celebrated?

• Environment Ministry forms body to oversee India’s Paris climate goals

• The UN removes cannabis from a list of the most dangerous substances

• Joe Biden picks Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General

• Britain becomes first country in world to approve coronavirus vaccine

• When is the Indian Navy day observed?

• FM Nirmala Sitharaman releases the ‘Smuggling in India Report 2019-20’

• Reserve Bank keeps repo rate unchanged at 4 %

• India beat Australia by 11 runs in first T20 International at Canberra

• PASSEX conducted by Indian Navy and Russian Navy

• ‘No Dorai' and ‘Fagun Haway’ win Bangladesh best films award of 2019

• Horlicks Protein Plus ropes in Akshay Kumar as its new brand ambassador

• Dr S Ramakrishnan, Indian Space Scientist and farmer VSSC & LPSC passed away at 71

• Prime Minister to virtually inaugurate Agra Metro Rail project on December 7

• TRS emerges as single largest party in GHMC polls

• APEDA and NABARD sign MoU for agriculture development

• First mobile CNG dispensing unit launched by Dharmendra Pradhan

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu releases commemorative postage stamp in honour of Ex-PM IK Gujral

• When is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities observed?

• DST-CII Tech Summit to bring together experts connected to technology sector from India & Portugal

• "Green Charcoal Hackathon” Launched to Reduce Carbon Emissions

• IFSCA obtains Membership of International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS)

• HAL delivers cryogenic propellant tank to ISRO

• Wild ‘Kiwi’ of Arunachal Pradesh

• Theremin musical instrument has turned hundred years old

• IIT Kanpur Researchers develop ‘Damaru’ Inspired Lattice

• India signs $132.8-m loan agreement with ADB to strengthen Meghalaya’s power supply

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• When is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery observed?

• National Education Policy 2020 upholds reservation policy

• India records largest reductions in malaria cases in South-East Asia

• Indian Navy successfully test-fires naval version of BrahMos missile

• UP’s Pilibhit Tiger Reserve bags 1st-ever international award

• Wildlife preserve straddling Assam, Bhutan gets tiger conservation award

• Vulnerable turtle from assam fish market rescued

• NREGS demand still on rise, 96% of panchayats have applications

• Lahore again tops list of world's most polluted cities

• Dighawara-Bandikui of railway route between Ajmer to Delhi has been electrified

• When is the World AIDS Day Observed?

• PM inaugurates six-lane widening project of the Varanasi-Prayagraj section of NH-19

• SCO Online International Exhibition on Shared Buddhist Heritage commences

• FDI inflows double in July-Sept quarter to $28.1 billion

• China's Chang'e-5 probe to execute soft landing on the moon

• Dry swab RT-PCR COVID-19 test gets ICMR nod

• Government Launches Mission COVID Suraksha to accelerate Indian COVID-19 Vaccine Development

• Glistening ‘blue tide’ along Mumbai, Sindhudurg coasts

• When is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed?

• China hydropower company plans first downstream dam on Brahmaputra

• ‘PM Modi and his Government's Special Relationship with Sikhs’ Book released on the occasion of Gurupurab

• When is the Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare observed?

• Prakash Javadeker launches India Climate Change Knowledge Portal

• Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launches Nafed’s Honey FPO Programme

• Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn

• Lok Virasat, a festival of films on folk art and painting

• No rules notified for Citizenship Amendment Act, clarifies government

• Health Minister seeks help of journalists in eradicating Tuberculosis by 2025

• Indian Navy Refits Maldivian Coast Guard Ship CGS Huravee

• India, Finland sign MoU in the field of Environment protection and biodiversity conservation

• Jail term, fine for ‘illegal’ conversions in Uttar Pradesh

• Indian Railways launches new online facility for employees for PF advance, balance check

• Constitution Day celebrated across the country on 26th November

• Shri Thaawarchand GehlotE-Launches ‘National Portal for Transgender Persons’ and E-Inaugurates ‘Garima Greh: A Shelter Home for Transgender Persons’

• Supreme Court reserves order on in-service quota for medical admissions

• Food Processing Projects worth Rs 234.68 Crores approved

• India-Bahrain agree to boost cooperation

• GenePath Diagnostics wins 2.5 crore grant

• Navy inducts two Sea Guardian drones on lease from U.S.

• Calm winds push Delhi’s AQI to ‘severe’ category

• Scotland first in the world to make sanitary products free

• India to host summit of SCO council of heads of government on November 30

• Dubai gets Arab Gulf's first, and perhaps last, coal power plant

• Ministry issues draft Merchant Shipping Bill with updated global norms

• Invest India, UNDP launch ‘SDG Investor Map’

• Chang’e-5 Mission Launched by China

• Pilibhit Tiger Reserve gets global award for doubling tiger population

• When is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women observed

• ESIC extends ABVKY scheme up to June 2021

• Report on National Nutrition Mission: NITI Aayog

• PM Narendra Modi chairs 33rd PRAGATI interaction

• India, US extend nuclear energy partnership by 10 more years

• India successfully test fires BrahMos cruise missile land-attack version

• US CDC releases first blueprint for initial vaccine allocation

• US President-elect Joe Biden announces key figures for his cabinet

• AP CM Jagan Mohan Reddy launches “Abhayam app” for safety of women passengers

• “Nivar” in Bay of Bengal intensifies into severe cyclonic storm

• President Kovind inaugurates All India Presiding Officers' Conference in Kevadia, Gujarat

• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate RE-INVEST 2020 tomorrow (26th Nov)

• Government approves 7 proposals of Food Processing Projects worth over Rs 234 crore

• Government blocks access to 43 mobile apps

• Gold down by Rs 730 to Rs 48,750 per 10 gram

• India can attract $120-160 billion FDI annually by 2025: CII-EY report

• Ravi Shankar Prasad launches international version of UMANG App

• Delhi Crime wins Best Drama Series at the International Emmy Awards 2020

• 132 countries attend 4th Global meet on criminal finances

• Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister PemaKhandu pushes for highway along Tibet border

• Peaceful possibilities on J&K local body polls

• Vacancies unfilled, minorities’ panel has only one member

• Maldives to receive Japanese grant to strengthen Coast Guard

• Chinese dam projects on Brahmaputra are a threat to lives and livelihoods downstream

• India joins Thailand, Singapore for naval exercise in Andaman Sea

• IRNSS accepted as a component of the World Wide Radio Navigation System

• NGT directs States, UTs to set up nodal agencies to protect, restore water bodies

• When is the World Television Day observed?

• Children pen manifesto for political parties in Assam

• MHA approves study on ‘status of radicalisation’

• RBI committee for conversion of large NBFCs into banks, entry of corporate

• Capgemini to hire rural women graduates

• Australia to temporarily host ISRO satellite tracking facilities

• G20: PM calls for a new global index in post-pandemic world

• Government of India & NDB Sign Agreement for USD 500 Million

• PM Narendra Modi, Bhutanese PM Lotay Tshering jointly launches RuPay Card phase-2

• Indo-Thai Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT)

• Willow Warbler sighted for the first time in country

• Maternity benefits for second child in Rajasthan

• Oxford Economics revises downwards its India growth forecast

• Oil India launches seismic survey in Mahanadi onland basin

• Mastercard, USAID join hands for Project Kirana to empower women through financial inclusion

• Douglas Stuart wins Booker prize 2020 for debut novel Shuggie Bain

• The storage tale of two vaccines

• When the Indian Army celebrates Corps of Engineers Day?

• ISRO to launch first crewless Gaganyaan flight by end of 2021

• World’s last known white giraffe gets GPS tracking device

• When is the World Toilet Day observed?

• Finance panel for public-private partnerships to ramp up health infrastructure

• 14,34,000 loans sanctioned under PM SVANidhi scheme

• State’s nod must for Centre to extend CBI jurisdiction: Supreme Court

• India ranks 77 in global bribery risk matrix

• Centre launches Safai Mitra Suraksha Challenge in 243 cities

• MNRE proposes scheme for development of wind-solar hybrid parks

• Culture Minister hands over Bronze idols of Lord Rama, Lakshmana and Goddess Sita to Tamil Nadu Idol Wing

• OALP driving self-reliance in energy sector

• PM Modi inaugurates Bengaluru Tech Summit 2020

• All about Kochi-Mangaluru natural gas pipeline project

• 4 Indian cities selected by WEF to pioneer roadmap for smart cities

• Supreme Court asks Centre to set up mechanisms to deal with fake news

• India, Kazakhstan reviews entire gamut of bilateral cooperation within framework of their Strategic Partnership

• BRICS nations adopt new counter-terrorism strategy to effectively deal with the menace

• Param Siddhi secured 63rd rank in list of most powerful supercomputers in world

• Scientist’s joins United Nations to tackle misinformation on Covid-19 vaccines

• Goa to get India’s first green energy convergence project

• All about Anakkayam hydel project

• All about AICTE's Lilavati Award-2020

• All about 12th BRICS Summit

• All about Second phase of Malabar Exercise in Northern Arabian Sea

• Vulture Action Plan 2020-25

• Peru’s interim President resigns as chaos embroils nation

• UAE to extend ‘golden’ visa’s eligibility criteria

• MIB requests compliance of policy on FDI in digital media

• WPI at 8-month high

• DIPAM inks agreement with World Bank

• PM unveils ‘Statue of Peace’ to mark 151st Birth Anniversary celebrations of Jain acharya Shree Vijay Vallabh SurishwerJi Maharaj

• Government to launch PLI schemes for 10 sectors

• Finance Commission presents copy of its report to the Prime Minister

• International Crops Research Institute permitted to use drones

• China-led mega trade bloc RCEP takes off

• Tristan da Cunha island creates, massive marine protection zone

• Forest rights claims of nearly 1,200 tribals in Hunsur rejected

• SpaceX’s ‘Resilience’ Lifts 4 Astronauts into New Era of Spaceflight

• When is National Press Day observed?

• When is International Day for Tolerance observed?

• Lonar Lake in Maharashtra and Keetham Lake in UP added to Ramsar sites

• IRCTC Bharat Darshan Yatra from December 12

• Two Ayurveda institutions at Jamnagar and Jaipur

• 'Prerna Sthal' dedicated to work force of Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam

• Union Labour Ministry Notifies Draft Rules under the Code on Social Security 2020

• MNRE expands scope of PM-KUSUM Scheme to enable greater solar energy generation in farm sector

• India attended East Asia Summit 2020

• 8th BRICS Science, Technology and Innovation Ministerial meeting unanimously adopts BRICS STI Declaration 2020

• QRSAM Missile System Achieves Major Milestone

• CSIR-SERC, Chennai Develops Indigenous Emergency Retrieval System (ERS) for Power Lines

• 2nd National Water Awards for the excellence in Water Management and Conservation across the Nation

• Telangana bans firing crackers on Deepavali festival

• India Inc lauds economic reforms under AatmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan 3.0

• India Ranked 196th in BMI Ranking 2019, Netherlands Tops; Published in The Lancet

• India provides 50 Metric Tons of food aid to people of Djibouti

• Aung San Suu Kyi’s party confirmed winner in Myanmar election

• India Post Payment Bank launches doorstep service to submit digital life certificate

• Armenia, Azerbaijan sign Russia brokered peace deal

• Indian astronomers collaborated with Nobel laureate on Thirty Meter Telescope Project

• Government sets up Inter-Ministerial Committee to strengthen the Capital Goods Sector

• Ministry of Textiles has launched #Local4Diwali Campaign

• FASTag crosses historical 2 crore users landmark: NHAI

• IFSC Authority approves the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Banking) Regulations, 2020

• MOFPI Provides 50% Subsidy on air Transportation from North-Eastern and Himalayan States

• ASEAN, Australia to jointly combat illicit tobacco

• Bahrain Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Died

• Hong Kong disqualifies four pro-democracy lawmakers

• 17th ASEAN-India Summit on November 12

• Australia-India Water Centre inaugurated

• Prime Minister Modi to inaugurate new state-of-the art-complex of Income -Tax Appellate Tribunal’s Cuttack bench

• Online news, online films, audio-visual programmes to come under Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

• Dubbaka Assembly By-Polls Results 2020: BJP’s M Raghunandan Rao wins

• NDA Gets Majority in Bihar Assembly Elections

• YSR Jala Kala: Free Irrigation Borewell Digging started

• UN launches new Food Coalition

• Saffron bowl of India extends to the North East

• Five years of OROP

• PM inaugurates and lays foundation stone of various development projects in Varanasi

• Ministry of Shipping renamed as Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways

• The 15th Finance Commission submits its Report for 2021-22 to 2025-26 to the President of India

• AIM-Sirius Innovation’ programme launched for Indian & Russian school children

• New online system of MSME/Udyam Registration stands the test of Time & Technology

• Telemedicine service ‘eSanjeevani’ completes 7 lakh consultations

• Who has been elected to U.N. ACABQ?

• EOS-01, India’s latest earth observation satellite launched

• Body mass index of Indian 19-year-olds among lowest in 200 countries

• Academia and the free will

• NPPA plays crucial role in making Cancer Drugs affordable

• When is the National Cancer Awareness Day 2020 observed?

• PM Modi inaugurated Ro-PaxHazira-Ghogha ferry service in Gujarat

• India and Italy sign 15 agreements in various sectors

• India slams Pakistan transfer of Kartarpur Sahib Management to ‘non-Sikh body’

• When is the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict observed?

• When is the World Tsunami Awareness Day observed?

• US formally exits Paris pact aiming to curb climate change

• All insults not offence under SC/ST Act: Supreme Court

• Centre launches ‘Nurturing Neighborhoods Challenge’

• OPEC holds 4th High-Level Meeting of the OPEC-India Dialogue

• India hosts 5th Joint Working Group on Coal between India and Indonesia

• India to build closer ties with Baltic nations

• Government plans Metro Neo for low-cost ride

• Tele-Law has touched a new milestone with 4 Lakh beneficiaries having received legal advice under this through CSCs

• PM chairs Virtual Global Investor Roundtable

• Memorandum of Understanding between India and Israel

• IMD may declare a cold wave

• Sri Lanka rescues 120 stranded whales

• Bangladesh, US launch joint naval exercise ‘CARAT Bangladesh 2020’

• Cabinet approves Luhri Stage-I Hydro Power Project

• MoS Tourism virtually opens project in Kerala's Guruvayur

• Odisha space agency moots use of artificial intelligence to detect cannabis cultivation

• Accurate forecast helps farmers: survey

• 30 Indian cities likely to face acute water risks by 2050: WWF

• Sugar industry desperately needs export subsidy

• 13th UMI Conference is being organized by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

• No tax for battery-operated vehicles till 2022

• Traffic cops of space, Canadian company is addressing the issue of space debris

• Advanced version of PINAKA Rocket System successfully Flight Tested

• Indian Coast Guard ship C-452commissioned in the Indian Navy

• 6 women-led start-ups win Covid-19 Shri Shakti Challenge award

• Indian Naval Ship Airavat arrives in Sudan with food aid as part of Mission Sagar-2

• Kochi’s transport system to see drastic changes

• National Medical Commission notifies “Minimum Requirements for Annual MBBS Admissions Regulations (2020)”

• Chhattisgarh CM launches scheme for distribution of fortified rice

• Indo-Israeli Centre of Excellence for Vegetables Protected Cultivation

• Department of Posts releases special cover to commemorate Golden Jubilee of DST

• Ganga Utsav-2020 begins virtually with COVID-19 precautions

• Prime Minister interacts with Officer Trainees of Indian Civil Services in “Aarambh”

• High levels of ammonia in Yamuna water

• NASA’s SOFIA Discovers Water on Sunlit Surface of Moon

• Asteroid 16 Psyche could be made entirely of metal

• International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists

• Prevention of Sexual Harassment, POSH law guidelines

• Draft rules for the Industrial Relations Code

• National Jal Jeevan Mission

• Mansar Lake Project in Jammu to attract 20 lakh tourists every year

• VAIBHAV Summit: A Unique Confluence of Resident and Overseas Indian Scientists/Academicians

• Kochi-Muziris Biennale: Art exhibition and festival

• India asks Pakistan to vacate from Gilgit Baltistan

• Production of hydrogen fuel from biomass: IISc Bengaluru

• KVIC launches 'Happy Diwali' printed face masks

• 8th India-Mexico Joint Commission Meeting

• Cabinet Approves MoC between India, Japan on Cooperation in Field of ICTs

• PM Modi inaugurates Sardar Patel Zoological Park in Gujarat

• Arvind Kejriwal launches ‘Green Delhi’ app to redress pollution complaints

• When is National Unity Day observed?

• Army launches Secure Application for Internet (SAI)

• Doing Business in India Report, 2020 released by UKIBC

• Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union

• AP 3rd best governed State: Public Affairs Index

• Dr Harsh Vardhan Launches DST initiative SERB – POWER

• Chileans vote to replace Pinochet-era Constitution

• Railways launches ‘Meri Saheli’ initiatives for safety of women passengers

• Vivad se Vishwas scheme Payment deadline extended

• NITI Aayog Launches Electricity Access & Utility Benchmarking Report

• MHA designates 18 as ‘terrorists’ under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act

• India, Central Asian republics call for destruction of terror safe havens

• UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogue

• U.K. to partner for developing GIFT City, funding infra pipeline

• ‘Green’ crackers to make full-fledged Delhi debut

• PM Modi lauds beneficiaries of scheme for street vendors

• Cabinet approves Externally Aided Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project

• All about Krishi Upad Mandi (Amendment) Bill 2020

• Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2020

• Cabinet approves Mechanism for procurement of ethanol

• Schools, colleges to open in Andhra Pradesh from Nov 2

• Dr. Harsh Vardhan digitally inaugurates Radiodiagnosis Facilities at Bathinda

• India hosts meeting of SCO Ministers handling economy and foreign trade

• PM Modi to participate in Ekta Diwas programmes in Gujarat

• India’s outreach to Myanmar

• India-U.S. 2+2 dialogue | U.S. to support India’s defence of territory

• Feni bridge connecting India & Bangladesh to be completed by December

• ISRO to launch earth observation satellite EOS-01 on November 7

• Japanese Prime Minister sets goal of zero emissions, carbon-neutral society by 2050

• Commission for Air Quality Management in NCR

• CSIR-CDRI Scientist, Dr Satish Mishra bags "DrTulsi Das Chugh Award-2020"

• A.P. Police bags 48 Skoch Awards

• Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' virtually inaugurated the DST-IIEST Solar PV Hub at IIEST, Shibpur

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• Lamborghini To Set Up Unit In AP

• India Post and USPS signs Agreement for Electronic Exchange of Customs

• Indian genomes provide a compendium of genetic variants

• New subterranean fish family discovered in Kerala

• Digital India Awards conferred for Excellence in Web Space

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• India- USA 2+2 Meeting in New Delhi

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• Vizag Metro Rail project to be completed by 202

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• CSIR-CMERI develops Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Processing Facility

• Kabartal Wetland (Bihar) and Asan Conservation Reserve designated as New Ramsar Sites

• India becomes chair of ILO governing body

• Pakistan unlikely to exit FATF’s grey list: Report

• Last date for filing of Income Tax and GST returns extended till 31st of December

• Indian Navy Missile Corvette INS Prabal launches anti-ship missile

• Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin gets nod for phase 3 clinical trials

• IMD commissions Flash Flood Guidance Services for South Asia

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• Regulatory framework for REITs and InvITs in IFSC

• ICMR approves COVIRAP, covid-19 test

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• Clinical trials website "CURED" on repurposed drugs for covid-19

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• UN Human Rights Council

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• All about Child rescue roadmap

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• E- Sanjeevani Initiative records 5 lakh teleconsultations

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• Human Cost of Disasters 2000-2019: UNDRR

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• GDP Revival Forecast: RBI

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• International Barcode of Life (iBOL)

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• Arctic Amplification

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• Persistent Organic Pollutants

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• When is the World Sight Day observed?

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• Government Appoints M Rajeshwar Rao as the New Deputy Governor of RBI

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• ICG Offshore Patrol Vessel ‘Vigraha’ launched to enhance Coastal Security

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• Indian Air Force to celebrate 88th Air Force Day on Oct 8

• Education Ministry issues guidelines for reopening of schools in country

• India, US to work together for stability & prosperity in Indo- Pacific region

• India, Myanmar agree to operationalise Sittwe port in first quarter of 2021

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• Which Indian teenager was named by the UN to 2020 Class of Young Leaders for SDGs?

• 60 Years of Indus Water Treaty

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• Gilgit-Baltistan to Become a Pakistani Province

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• Gujarat announced subsidy support for e-bike, e-rickshaw

• Lok Sabha passed two Farm reform Bills

• Support to Self-Employment Schemes: MSME

• New Parliament Building

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• Rajasthan Govt for Wetlands Conservation

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• GoI launched National Clean Air Programme

• Morphological Phenotypic Plasticity in Kalinga Frog

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• India ranks 116 in Human capital Index of World Bank

• AFMC Hosts IMPACT 2020 Virtually

• Parliament passed the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill

• India becomes an observer of Djibouti Code of Conduct

• Initiative to reduce Land Degradation and Coral Reef program launched at

• Astronomers finds possible hints of life in the clouds of Venus

• Serial Interval and Covid-19

• Pact for Sputnik V Availability in India

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• Indian, US Defense Delegations conduct Virtual Discussion on Defense Cooperation

• Phosphine on Venus: A Sign of Life

• Stamp on India’s First Anti Satellite Missile (A-SAT)

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• Re-measuring Mount Everest

• Mekedatu Projecton the Cauvery river

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• When is International Democracy Day observed?

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• Cabinet approves establishment of new AIIMS at Darbhanga, Bihar

• Steel Industry in India

• Methane Hydrates in Krishna-Godavari Basin

• Inflation Data: August 2020

• Promotion of Buddhist Sites

• India becomes member of UN's Commission on Status of Women

• Who has been elected as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

• SCTIMST develops Indigenous device to help prevent blood clot in deep vein

• Scientists find ‘life harbouring’ gas on Venus

• WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020

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• Uttar Pradesh Special Security Force

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• Three projects related to Petroleum in Bihar

• Estimate of India’s Growth

• Borrowing options proposed by GST Council

• India’s Position Shift on Taliban

• IPFT developed two new technologies

• Chaitanya Tamhane won 'International Critics Award' at Venice Film Festival

• Ranking of States on Support to Startup Ecosystems: DPIIT

• Financing the Fiscal Deficit

• Five Point Plan to De-escalate LAC Stand-off

• Net Present Value of Forests

• Number of Giant Radio Galaxies at IUCAA

• NIMHANS develops new Indian Brain Templates

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• When is International Day for South-South Cooperation observed?

• What is India’s rank in 2020 Global Economic Freedom Index?

• PM inaugurated PMAY-G in Madhya Pradesh

• MoRTH organized the Orientation and Training Programme of iRAD App

• "Continue Virtual Courts Even after COVID-19 is over": Parliament Panel

• What is India’s rank in Global Innovation Index 2020?

• India, Japan signed agreement on Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between Forces

• Low Ozone Over Brahmaputra River Valley

• Rules for disposal of cigarette Butts: NGT

• India Post launched 5 Star Villages Scheme to ensure 100 percent rural coverage of postal schemes

• Mansukh Mandaviya launched SAROD-Ports

• Start-Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme

• Hardeep S Puri launched CSCAF 2.0 and Streets for People Challenge

• PM to participate in Grih Pravesham on 12th September

• Defence Minister launched Aero India 21 website

• Ministry of Education organizes School Education in 21st Century Conclave under ShikshakParv initiative

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• When is World Suicide Prevention Day observed?

• Dr. Harsh Vardhan participated in 73rd session of WHO South East Asia Region

• AIM launched Aatmanirbhar Bharat ARISE-ANIC Initiative

• VIP Security in India

• Finance Minister launched Doorstep Banking Services

• New FDI Policy in Defence Sector

• Indo-Pacific Trilateral Dialogue

• Flying V Aircraft

• World Solar Technology Summit

• Real Mango: An Illegal Software

• Patrika Gate in Jaipur

• Sanskrit Grams Programme: Uttarakhand

• Delhi Master Plan 2041

• Narendra Singh Tomar launched 22 bamboo clusters in 9 States

• 40% children not fully vaccinated: NSO report

• International Day to Protect Education from Attack is observed on 9 September

• AP launched YSR SampoornaPoshana and YSR SampoornaPoshana Plus schemes

• PM to launch Pradhan Mantri MatsyaSampada Yojana on 10th September

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• Resolution Plan by RBI for Covid-19 Stressed Assets

• Review of National Forest Policy, 1988

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• PM to hold Svanidhi Samvaad with street vendors from Madhya Pradesh on 9 September

• ADB, India signed USD 500 Million Loan for Delhi-Meerut RRTS Corridor

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• High Forex Reserves

• Draft Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture: NITI Aayog

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• Amendment to Railways Act 1989

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• 5th BRICS Culture Ministers’ Meet

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• Project Dolphin

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• UN Special Rapporteurs on EIA 2020

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• UNSC rejects to Designate Indians as Terrorists

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• Cabinet approvals

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• Cabinet approved Mission Karmayogi

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• Rare Renati Chola era inscription unearthed

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• Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar 2020

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• GDP falls by a record 23.9% in first quarter

• Special Open Market Operations by RBI

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• Govt bans PUBG and other 117 mobile apps: Check complete list here

• IIT Bombay students launched Indian alternative to Scanning Apps

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• Proposal of Supply Chain Resilience Initiative

• UN Principles for People with Disabilities

• Onam Festival

• International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance observed on 30 August

• Jal Jeevan Mission to measure and monitor water supply

• Kerala to set up First International Women's Trade Center in India

• September is observed as Poshan Maah

• India Pulls Out of Kavkaz 2020

• Telugu Language Day is observed on 29 August

• National Sports Day is observed on 29 August

• Dr. Harsh Vardhan chaired 20th meeting of GoM on COVID-19 pandemic

• GoI launched Chunauti, the Next Generation Start-up challenge contest in Bihar

• Punjab passed a resolution against Farm Ordinances

• Notification of Rules of Transaction of Business for J&K

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• Taliban Delegation in Pakistan

• International Day against Nuclear Tests is observed on 29 August

• President virtually presented 2020 National Sports and Adventure Awards

• States can sub-classify Reserved Classes: SC

• World Urdu Conference

• Regional Connectivity Scheme UDAN

• Covid-19: Great Andamanese tribe under threat

• AI demand an independent investigation on human rights violations by Delhi police

• PMJDY completes six years of successful implementation

• Centre launches National GIS-enabled land bank system for 6 states

• GST Council Meet

• Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) – Transport Initiative for Asia (TIA)

• Controlling Dengue Using Bacteria

• DGNCC Mobile Training App for NCC Training launched

• Ministry of Social Justice to launch Kiran, mental health rehabilitation helpline

• NITI Aayog launched NDC-TIA to transport, energy, and climate stakeholders

• Integration of e-PPO with Digi Locker

• Draft Health Data Management Policy

• New Circles of Archaeological Survey of India

• National e-Assessment Centre to implement Faceless Assessment

• Economic Measures Suggested by McKinsey

• Assessment of Economic Impact of Covid-19: DSGE Model

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• Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021

• 45 highway projects in Madhya Pradesh

• WHO declared Africa free of Wild Polio

• Niti Aayog panel recommended linking sugarcane prices to sugar rates

• NABARD launched Structured Finance and Partial Guarantee Programme

• RBI’s Annual Report 2020

• NGT asks to modify National Clean Air Programme

• INS Viraat to be scrapped

• Star Formation in Dwarf Galaxies

• Early Galaxy Detected by AstroSat

• Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration 2020

• India-Vietnam Meeting

• Centre to identify illegal beneficiaries of PM-KISAN

• Gujarat topped NITI Aayog’s report on 2020 Export Preparedness Index

• BRICS 5G Innovation Base

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• DRDO identifies 108 Systems and Subsystems for industry to design, develop, manufacture

• Arunachal Pradesh to provide tap water to all rural homes by 2023 under JJM

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• Cabinet approved setting up of National Recruitment Agency

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• National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020

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• BRO constructed Bailey bridge in Uttarakhand

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• Scientists found that the Dwarf planet Ceres is now an Ocean world

• ISA to organize the First World Solar Technology Summit

• Sarabhai Crater

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• Chattisgarh CM launch PadhaiTuhar Para Scheme for School Students

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• Navroz: Parsi New Year

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• Renewable Energy Ministry received proposals over 10 GW of fresh solar power Equipment

• Government may relook the age of marriage for women

• Enact law to bar criminals from polls: HC

• India celebrated its 74th Independence Day on 15 August

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• Universal Ratification to Child Labour Convention

• National Digital Health Mission

• Odisha topped in implementing AMRUT scheme

• Government think tank flags chemical industry’s infra shortcomings

• SRIJAN: Online Portal for indigenization of Defence Production

• UN defeats US demand to extend arms embargo on Iran

• National Digital Health Mission Launched

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• Google partners with Central Water Commission for flood forecasting initiative

• Medha Servo Rail Coach Factory in Ranga Reddy

• Highlights of Modi's Independence Day speech

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• Govt allows sale, registration of electric vehicles without batteries

• Assam Arunodoi Scheme from October 2; to provide financial assistance

• PM Modi launches Transparent Taxation-Honoring the Honest platform

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• World Elephant Day is observed on 12th August

• Restoration of 4G Internet in J&K

• SC Verdict on Hindu Women’s Inheritance Rights

• Student Entrepreneurship Programme 2.0: AIM

• Chhattisgarh CM launched Indira Van Mitan Yojana

• International Youth Day is observed on 12th August

• Initiatives to Support Local Entrepreneurs

• UGC on University Exams

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• Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched Krishi Megh

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• World Biofuel day is observed on 10 August

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• Negative Imports List for Defence

• Electric Vehicles Policy 2020: Delhi

• Telemedicine Service Platform: eSanjeevani

• GoI launched National portal “SURAKHSYA” on Human Elephant conflict

• Girish Chandra Murmu appointed as Comptroller and Auditor General of India

• IRS Patanjali assumed charge as Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Mumbai

• Loya Jirga: Grand Assembly of Afghanistan

• International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August

• Right to Food Campaign

• Quit India Day is observed on 9 August

• Report on Future of News in India: Vidhi

• Food System Vision 2050 Prize: Rockefeller Foundation

• TRIFED’s Digitisation Drive

• Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra

• First Kisan Rail

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• Landslide near Eravikulam National Park

• Abanindranath Tagore birth anniversary on August 7th

• National Handloom Day

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• India extended Line of Credit worth USD 18 million dollars to Maldives

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• WB to experiment with Pokkali Rice

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• Beirut Explosion

• J&K Issue Raised at UNSC

• IMD Forecasts Surplus Rains

• M.P. should not get GI tag for basmati rice

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• Constitution Bench for EWS Quota

• Sahakar Cooptube NCDC Channel

• UN Report on the Impact of Covid-19 on Children

• Pakistan’s New Map

• Dhole Conservation

• E-Raksha Bandhan launched in Andhra Pradesh

• Vitamin D Deficiency in India

• 24 States under One Nation-One Ration Card

• Expansion of Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme

• Thenzawl Golf Resort in Mizoram

• RaTG13 Sarbecovirus

• Draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (2020)

• Habeas Corpus Cases in Jammu & Kashmir

• 100th Death Anniversary of Lokmanya Tilak

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• Space X Capsule Returns Safely

• Phase II/III Clinical Trials of Covishield

• Time Capsules under the ground at Ram Temple construction site in Ayodhya

• AP Government Signs MoU with three International FMCG companies to Support Economic Empowerment of Women

• RBI Approved Sashidhar Jagdishan as Next MD & CEO of HDFC Bank

• Nobel Peace Prize Winner John Hume Passed Away at 83

• Padma Bhushan Awardee & Former Arunachal Pradesh Governor Ram D Pradhan passed away at 92

• China’s Presence Near Ecuador Waters

• Quadrilateral Dialogue: China, Nepal, Pakistan and Afghanistan

• Scanner on institutions

• Bharat Air Fibre: Wireless Internet

• Aspirin to Prevent Cataract

• Large Population and Assets to be Affected by Sea Level Rise

• Agatti Island of Lakshadweep

• UK to Issue Coin in Honour of Mahatma Gandhi

• 1947 Tripartite Agreement on Gurkha soldiers

• High Level Group on Agricultural Exports: Finance Commission

• Initiative Under Gramodyog Vikas Yojana

• Muslim Women Rights Day

• Increased Fiscal Deficit

• Contraction in Core Sector Industries

• Contraction of Eurozone Economy

• Operation Breathing Space: India-Israel

• Investment to Reduce Plastic Waste in India

• Three States rank high in dhole conservation

• China Launches BeiDou Navigation Satellite System

• Continue with Food Security Allowance In lieu of Mid-Day meal: Govt

• Bipartisan support in US grows for India against Chinese aggression in Ladakh

• Lokmanya Tilak’s 100th death anniversary

• US imposes sanctions on Chinese company over human rights abuse in Xinjiang

• US urges Pak to reform blasphemy laws

• ISA amends framework agreement to enable UN member states to join grouping

• ADB signs Dollar 200 million financing deal with Reliance for power plant in Bangladesh

• National Education Policy, 2020

• Induction of French Rafale Aircrafts in IAF

• India Report on Digital Education, 2020

• Natesa: Pratihara Style of Rajasthan

• Antibiotic Use in Dairy Sector

• Jin Liqun has been re-elected as the President AIIB

• Protesting Peacefully is a Fundamental Human Right: UN

• High Level of Ammonia in Yamuna

• Aerial Seeding in Haryana

• No-touch and Painless device for screening of bilirubin levels in new-borns

• Study on Higher Food Prices and Nutrition Security

• Global Tiger Day is observed on 29th July

• Indian Railways, SBI Card launch Contactless Credit Card on RuPay Platform

• Merger Under Tenth Schedule

• Centre’s Inability to Pay GST Dues

• 100% FDI in Air India for NRIs

• Hong Kong’s Extradition Treaties Suspended

• Signs of Economic Recovery: CII

• New Supreme Court Building of Mauritius

• UN report reported Nitrogen Dioxide levels fell over 70 percent during lockdown in Delhi

• New Research on Smallpox About its Origins

• UK Suspends Extradition Treaty with Hong Kong

• World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28 July

• HRD Minister launched 2020 India Report on Digital Education

• Governor’s Power to Summon the House

• Dare to Dream 2.0 from DRDO

• INDIA-UK Free Trade Agreement

• India-Indonesia Defence Ministers’ Dialogue

• Segregation of Covid-19 Waste

• Bureau of Indian Standard Mobile app - BIS-Care

• Risk of Interplanetary Contamination on Mars

• Regulation of Government Advertising: CCRGA

• India Collaborated with Israel in Defence Sector under FDI

• Russia Accused of Testing Anti-Satellite Weapon

• Maratha Quota: Supreme Court hearing

• Contempt of Courtagainst lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan

• Seismicity Study of Arunachal Himalaya

• Hurricane Hanna in Texas

• Asteroid 2020 ND

• Nag River becomes extremely polluted due to industrialization and urbanization

• Khelo India Youth Games 2021

• Electronics Manufacturing in India

• RBI Signs Currency Swap for Sri Lanka

• Pied Cuckoo to be Tracked

• KURMA App

• The confluence of four powers and two seas: Quad

• AuditOnline Application for Local Bodies

• Jairam slams draft project clearance rules

• Australia rejects China’s sea claims

• Refusal of Rajasthan Speaker’s Plea by Supreme Court

• GoI launched online system to issue transit permits for timber, forest produce

• Union Minister inaugurated World Class State of the Art Honey Testing Lab

• Cabinet decision binding on Governor

• Financial Stability Report: RBI

• Increase in Gold Prices

• Restrictions on Public Procurement

• Rajya Sabha Members Facing Criminal Charges

• Bal Gangadhar Tilak birth anniversary on 23rd July

• National Broadcasting Day is observed on 23 July

• Government Order for PC of Women in Army

• Chandra Shekhar Azadbirth anniversary on 23rd July

• Indian Railways to RFID Tag all wagons by 2022 December

• Karnataka Cabinet approves Karnataka Digital Economy Mission

• Stubble Burning and Pollution

• Concerns Over Drilling in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park

• Reasons Behind Pink Water of Lonar Lake

• Madhubani Paintings

• Display of ‘Country of Origin’ Must for e-Commerce Site

• G20 Digital Economy Ministers Meeting

• Indian Bullfrog

• Kakrapar Atomic Plant Achieves Criticality

• China successfully launched a rover to Mars

• Appointment of Government Servants as Gram Panchayat Administrator

• Delhi Sero-Survey for Covid

• Idea of Social Security Number for Migrants

• Supply of DDT to South Africa for Malaria Control Program

• Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

• MANODARPAN: Mental Health Initiative

• Tech Cold War Between U.S.A and China

• China Proposes Territory Swap with Bhutan

• South Korea launched its first-ever military communications satellite

• India successfully test fires Dhruvastra anti-guided missiles

• Achieving Zero Hunger by 2030: UN Report

• Investments in India

• NPCI launches UPI AutoPay feature for recurring payments

• Indian Military Equipment of Russian Origin

• Non-personal Data generated in India

• Zoram Mega Food Park in Mizoram

• No Postal Ballots for Above 65 in Bihar

• Consumer Protection Act, 2019 comes into effect

• PASSEX with the U.S.A

• World Chess Day was observed on 20 July

• Union Minister inaugurated India’s first of its kind public EV Charging Plaza

• Direct Monetisation for Funding Deficit: SBI

• Ravana’s Aviation Route: Sri Lanka

• NFRA constitutes technical advisory committee

• PSU banks to be reduced to just five

• Govt announces norms for contributions by individuals, institutions to NDRF

• RADT Vs RT-PCR

• Concern Over Imports of Small Arms

• Winter Rise in Covid-19 Cases

• China Crossed its 1960’s LAC Claims

• ICJ on Qatar Blockade

• BlackRock Android Malware

• 3rd G20 FMCBG Meeting

• Bathynomus raksasa: Isopod Species

• UAE launched mission to Mars

• National Award for Excellence in Forestry awarded to Kannan C S Warrier

• US-India Strategic Energy Partnership

• MP’s Claims for Basmati GI Tag

• Issue of Grant of Remission to Convicts by States

• Challenge to Anti Defection Law

• Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2020

• UN ECOSOC Meet

• Brahmapuram Dumping Site: Kerala

• Assam’s Flood and Kaziranga’s Ecosystem

• New way of Predicting Earthquakes

• ASPIRE Portal for Automotive Industry: ICAT

• Nelson Mandela International Day is observed on 18 July

• Bhagirathi Eco-Sensitive Zone master plan approved

• India is no longer involved in the Farzad-B gas field project of Iran

• Clinical Trial of Covid-19 Vaccine: ZyCoV-D

• World Day for International Justice is observed on 17 July

• India Lifted 271 Million People Out of Poverty

• Grant in Aid for Rural Local Bodies

• Dichotomy in Animal Sacrifice: SC

• Decline in Maternal Mortality Ratio

• Delimitation in North-east Illegal: Former EC Expert

• Centre launched PM SVANidhi to bring Microcredit facility for street vendors at their door steps

• Agreement on Scientific Cooperation Between India and EU

• ICAR celebrated 92nd foundation day on 16th July 2020

• DHI launched five platform e-portals to promote innovations and product development

• NTPC Enters Pact with NIIF To Explore Business Opportunities in India

• Azad Pattan: PoK Hydel Project

• First on-line NISHTHA programme for 1200 Key Resources Persons of Andhra Pradesh

• Vallarpadam Terminal

• Report on Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients: TIFAC

• India-EU Virtual Summit

• Melghat Tiger Reserve: Alternative alignment for the Akola-Khandwa rail line requested

• Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltdto develop Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine

• USA Ends Hong Kong’s Special Status

• World Youth Skills Day

• Hope: UAE Mars Mission

• Low-cost Supercapacitor Device

• Spike-LR Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

• Covid-19 Specific Memory T Cells

• Decrease in Dolphin Number: Chambal River

• China Iran partnership to next level

• U.S. rejects Beijing’s claims in South China Sea

• Britain bans Huawei from future role in 5G network

• PRAGYATA: Guidelines on Digital Education

• Data on Covid-19 After-effects

• UNICEF India joined hands with FICCI’s SEDF to Initiate “#Reimagine Campaign”

• IIT Kanpur Develops ‘SHUDH’, UV Sanitizing Device to make Surroundings COVID free

• Israeli Assault Rifles, ARAD and CARMEL will be manufactured under the Make in India initiative

• Hockey Player Ashok Kumar, Honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award of Mohun Bagan Football Club

• 8.9% of the world’s population, went hungry in 2019: UN’s State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020

• Pangolin Scale Seizure Jumped 10 times Between 2014 & 2018: UNODC’s World Wildlife Crime Report

• NABARD organised a ‘digital choupal’ to mark its 39th Foundation Day

• IRDAI mandated insurance companies to launch ‘Corona Kavach’ & ‘Corona Rakshak’

• Hemang Amin appointed as the Interim CEO of BCCI

• Dutch Football Player Wim Suurbier Passed Away at 75

• Chinese Kuaizhou-11 Rocket failed

• IAF Gets Apache Helicopters

• Disabled are Entitled to Same Benefits of SC/ST quota: SC

• MoU between NATGRID and NCRB

• Flood Resistant Paddy: Assam

• FASTag Details for New Vehicle Registration

• RCF’s cleansing gel RCF SAFEROLA

• Indian Army to acquire Raven and Spike Firefly

• Indian Railways to become Green Railway by achieving net-zero carbon emission

• Itolizumab: Emergency Covid-19 Drug

• Polish President Andrzej Duda wins the 2020 Presidential Election of Poland

• Powers of Election Commission to Delay Polls

• Rare Orchids in India

• Sundarban’s Bon Bibi

• The Tiger Census of India sets a New Guinness Record

• Comet C/2020 F3 Neowise tomake its closest approach to the Earth

• CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2019

• No Merger of CBDT and CBIC

• Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to become a National Park

• Ophiocordyceps Nutans Fungi

• Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary to become a National Park

• Ophiocordyceps Nutans Fungi

• India Cycles4Change Challenge

• MSDE launched ASEEM Portal

• Snakebite Deaths in India

• World Population Dayis observed on July 11t

• India’s Independence in Swabhiman Anchal region

• India’s Independence in Swabhiman Anchal region

• RBI downs REPO points by 135

• Extra-judicial Killings

• Faulty Education Guidelines in Rajasthan

• Draft Aids to Navigation Bill 2020

• WHO sets up independent panel to review its handling of COVID-19 pandemic

• DCGI approves Itolizumab for restricted emergency use on COVID-19 patients

• Indian economy returning to normalcy after ease in lockdown: RBI Governor

• HRD Ministry formulates SOP for conducting University examinations in country

• National Fish Farmers Day 2020 Observed on 10th July

• Union Bank of India reduces MCLR by 20 basis points across tenors

• ISRO to Launch Brazil’s Amazonia-1 Earth Observation Satellite on PSLV

• Asia Cup Cricket tournament postponed till June 2021

• Samadhan se Vikas: Haryana Government

• Odisha to use satellite technology to prevent encroachment of government land

• India’s GDP to contract by 3 percent in FY21 says BofA

• Cabinet approved Central Sector Scheme of financing facility under Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

• UAE in support of Open Sky Agreement with India

• UN Special Rapporteurs’ Communication to India

• Measles and Rubella in WHO SEAR

• Fishermen Issue with Sri Lanka

• Andhra Pradesh Poll Panel Chief Case

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated six major bridges near to LoC, IB

• Affordable Rental Housing Complexes for Urban Migrants

• Union Cabinet approves Agriculture Infrastructure Fund

• Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018

• USA’s Position on CAATSA

• Hurdles for F-1 and M-1 Visa Holders in USA

• Centre released Guidelines for Evaluation of Nano-based Agri-input, food products in India

• Shri Prahlad Singh Patel plants trees to commemorate Sankalp Parva

• Equalisation Levy for Non-Resident E-Commerce Firms

• Lithium Production in Stars

• Virtual Climate Action Ministerial

• National Gene Bank for conservation of medicinal plants

• Global Response to China's Security Law on Hong Kong

• Expat Quota Bill Approved in Kuwait

• World Zoonoses Day is annually observed on 6th July

• World Bank to provide USD 400 million to enhance support to rejuvenate Ganga

• Completion of Annual MGNREGA Work Limit

• Mahajobs Portal: Maharashtra

• Performance Assessment of Highways by NHAI

• G4 Virus and Disease Surveillance

• New National Logistics Law

• Himalayan butterfly is India’s largest Butterfly

• Injeti Srinivas was appointed as the first chairman of the International Financial Services Centre Authority

• World Bank's Support to India for MSMEs

• Indian Railways to Use More Renewable Energy

• 244th Independence Day of USA

• New Bhutanese Territory Claimed by China

• Non-State Actors in Nagaland

• Demand for Greater Nagalim

• Friends of Police in Tamil Nadu

• Demand for Compulsory Licencing of Remdesivir

• Rise in Food Grain Offtake by States

• PM briefs the President: Article 78 of Constitution of India

• More Metallic Moon: NASA

• Use of Winter Diesel in Ladakh

• Hagia Sophia Museum: Turkey

• Natanz: Underground Nuclear Facility of Iran

• International Day of Cooperatives is observed on 4 July

• Strength of CoM in Madhya Pradesh

• Vice President of India to launch Elyments, First Indian Social Media Super App

• Himachal Pradesh is to implement of Jal Jeevan Mission to improve the living standard in the State

• Union HRD minister launched Fit Hai to Hit Hai India for school children

• Prerak Dauur Samman: Swachh Survekshan 2021

• AMC launched Dhanvantri Rath to take Non-COVID healthcare services to doorsteps in Ahmedabad

• Meity-NITI launches Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat App

• Fall in Service Purchasing Managers’ Index

• Economic Measures by India Against China

• MOM captured image of Phobos, the biggest moon of Mars

• Increasing E-waste by 38%

• Kaziranga National Park inundated

• Traffic monitoring mechanism adjacent to Nagarahole National Park

• Dharma Chakra Day

• Constitutional Amendments in Russia

• Italian Marines Case

• Privatisation of Indian Railways

• New Defence Weapons Approved

• Under-Reporting of Diseases due to Pandemic

• Drug Discovery Hackathon 2020

• India-China Conflict

• Elephant Deaths in Botswana

• Urban forest created at polluted ITO in Delhi

• Globba andersonii: Rediscovered Plant Species

• Tillari Conservation Reserve Notified

• Reconstitution of Central Zoo Authority

• Diana Award 2020

• Delhi government launches Paudhe lagao, Paryavaran Bachao

• MoD approves purchase of 33 fighter aircraft for IAF, 248 indigenous missiles

• IGNCA to highlight the work of artists

• Introduction of Locally Produced Millets in ICDS, PDS

• Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs/HFCs

• Accelerate Vigyan Scheme: SERB

• Two New Species of Butterfly

• Assam Keelback Rediscovered

• State of the World Population 2020: UNFPA

• National Doctors Day is observed on 1 July

• Amendments in the Indian Stamp Act come into effect from 1 July

• RRI introduces qkdSim toolkit

• Central Government extended Attorney General (AG) for one year

• Committee on Criminal Law Reform

• Online Education

• Core Sector Shrinks by 23.4%

• Index of Industrial Production

• National Mission for Clean Ganga

• Rajaji National Park

• G4 Flu Virus

• CogX 2020: Festival of AI & Emerging Technology

• RBI to conduct OMO to boost liquidity

• Uganda Submitted REDD+ Results

• Scientists synthesize inorganic-organic hybrid compound that can inhibit breast, lung, liver cancer cells

• Sanskritik Sadbhav Mandap: PMJVK

• Kholongchhu Hydropower Project

• Extension of Food Grain Scheme

• International Day of Parliamentarism is observed on 30 June

• Maharashtra launches Project Platina, World's Largest Plasma Therapy Trial

• Uttarakhand Approves Land Transfer

• Custodial Violence

• STARS Programme: World Bank

• PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme

• Covaxin approved for Human Clinical Trials

• AP Health Reforms: YS Jagan Flags Off 1,088 Ambulances

• Liquidity Measures Extended for Banks

• Differences between Repo Rate and MSF

• Gynandromorphism

• Sankalp Parva: Plantation of Trees

• PV Narasimha Rao 100th birth anniversary

• Dr. Joseph Mar Thoma birth anniversary

• Arjun Munda launched Tribes India products on GEM and new website of TRIFED

• Arunachal Pradesh to provide 100 percent tap connections in the State by 2023 March

• HAM (amateur) Radio

• World Bank approved USD 500 million loan to improve quality of school education

• BharatNet Project

• National Statistics Day is observed on 29 June

• When the Indian Ocean’s ancient climate patterns return

• Advanced Torpedo Decoy System: Maareech

• Raw Material Uncertainties for Rechargeable Batteries: UNCTAD

• Russia announces to take first tourist on space walk in 2023 year

• NASA headquarters to be renamed as Mary W. Jackson

• Colombo plea for postponing debt repayment hangs fire

• 36th ASEAN Summit

• The World Drug Report 2020: UN

• UN 75 Declaration delayed

• 26.9 crore people used drugs in 2018: UN report

• Tripura launched Mukhyamantri Matru Pushti Uphaar scheme

• DST launches Logo for the celebration of Golden Jubilee Commemoration Year

• South China Sea rights should be rooted in UN treaty: ASEAN

• Amendments in Postal Ballot System

• President promulgates Banking Regulation Amendment Ordinance 2020 to ensure safety

• Panel to push farm reforms in States

• Anti-Drug Action Plan for 2020-21

• 70 Years of Korean War

• Navigating the New Normal: NITI Aayog

• Increased Funding for Panchayats

• Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020

• Indian Navy inducted indigenously developed Torpedo Decoy System

• NCPOR study of Coccolithophores

• NCPOR warns about the decline in the Arctic sea ice

• Gravel geometry of the Indus river unravel its paleoclimatic history

• Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade

• Increased Ozone Pollution

• Pollinator Week (22nd June to 28th June)

• Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched eBloodServices Mobile App

• Cabinet approves declaration of Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh as an International Airport

• Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated two important Bridges in Jammu and Kashmir

• Mali awarded Project Management Consultancy contract to NTPC to develop 500 MW Solar Park

• Cabinet approved setting up of Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund

• Co-operative Banks Under RBI Supervision

• Fishing Cats in Bhitarkanika National Park

• Private Sector Participation in Space

• Ocean Mapping: Seabed 2030 Project

• Researchers finds new biomolecules to fight drug resistance in Kala-azar

• Union Minister inaugurated Product Application and Development Centre at Paradip, Odisha

• Global Education Monitoring Report 2020: UNESCO

• India TB Report 2020

• Interest Subvention Scheme for Shishu Loan Accounts

• Extension to OBC Sub-Categorisation Commission

• SC gives nod to woman to abort foetus

• CBIC launches flagship programme “Turant Customs”

• M3 Money Supplyincreased by 6.7%: RBI

• New Purchasing Power Parities: ICP 2017

• India imposed Anti-dumping Duty on Steel Imports from China, Vietnam and South Korea

• China launched last BeiDou Satellite System

• Make in India initiative in locust control

• Country of Origin Made Mandatory on GeM

• YUKTI 2.0Platform for Higher Education Institutes

• U.S. seeks to widen nuclear deal with Russia

• Speaker Powers and Anti-Defection Law

• China to Join UN Arms Trade Treaty

• NITI Aayog, ITF to launch Decarbonising Transport

• Employment Scheme for Urban Poor: Jharkhand

• 100th anniversary of the Malabar/Moplah uprising of 1921

• Initial Public Offer of LIC

• International Olympic Day is observed on 23 June

• United Nations Public Service Day is observed on 23 June

• Tonoshiro name changed to Tonoshiro Senkaku

• International Widows Day is observed on 23 June

• The Paper Microscope: Foldscope

• India became 12th largest holder of US govt securities at April

• Smuggling of Exotic Macaws

• Mt. Merapi volcano erupted in Indonesia

• Punjab Civil Services Board set up

• National People’s Party withdraws support

• Founder of Ahom Kingdom: Chaolung Sukapha

• KVIC starts reviving ancient glory of Pokhran potteries

• For minor tactical gains on the ground, China has strategically lost India

• Presena Glacier Covered with Tarps

• Extreme Helium Stars

• Threat to Gee’s Golden Langur

• Stellar evolution in the Milky Way Galaxy

• Donald Trump suspends new H-1B, H-4 visas till December 31

• Assessment of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

• Secrecy of Ballotis the cornerstone of free and fair elections: The SC

• UNICEF Kid Power

• India to lead Summit 2020 on 21st, 22nd July

• Annular Solar Eclipse

• World Sickle Cell Day 2020

• Urjit Patel appointed as chairman of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy

• R&D Portal for Mining: SATYABHAMA

• Tariff Exemption on Bangladesh Exports: China

• Financial Action Task Force

• International Horseshoe Crab Day

• International Day of Yoga 2020 is celebrated on 21 June

• Global Trends Report: UNHCR

• Garib Kalyan RojgarAbhiyaan

• Kodumanal Excavation

• 4% Contraction in Growth: ADB

• Russia-India-China Grouping: RIC

• Antiviral Drug Umifenovir

• I-Lab: Mobile Testing Facility

• Micius: A Quantum-Enabled Satellite

• International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict is observed on 19 June

• AIIB Loan for India

• Olms in Postojna Cave of Slovenia

• World Crocodile Day

• Sustainable Gastronomy Day is observed on 18 June

• AIFF recommends IM Vijayan for Padma Shri

• Largest Decline in Arctic Sea Ice

• Axone: Ethnic Cuisine of Northeast India

• KVIC taps with Indian Palm Industry to boost employment opportunities

• World Investment Report: UNCTAD

• Victory Day Parade

• India-Russia Defence Cooperation

• India ranked 43rd on the IMDs World Competitiveness Index

• Sports Ministry to establish Khelo India State Centres of Excellence

• India’s Assistance for Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal

• Elections for Non-permanent Members of the UNSC

• World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is observed on 17 June

• Thaawarchand Gehlot to inaugurate CRC for persons with disabilities in Ranchi

• Sanitary Napkins available for Rs.1 per pad at Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras

• Jal Jeevan Mission

• Kerala Government started a virtual class initiative called ‘First Bell’

• Dexamethasone Drug

• Researchers discovered new fish species discovered in Arunachal Pradesh

• Assessment of Climate Change over the Indian Region: MoES

• Land Use Changes

• Forest Fires

• HIL India Ltd. supplies 25 MT Malathion 95 percent ULV Insecticides to Iran for Locust Control Programme

• Gateway Lunar Orbiting Outpost

• USA Sanctions Against the International Criminal Court

• Iran Blocking Sites Access: IAEA

• Iran Nuclear Program and JCPOA

• India-China border tensions: 20soldiers killed

• World Blood Donor Day is observed on 14 June

• World wind day is observed on 15 June

• World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed on 15th June

• International Day of Family Remittances is observed on 16 June

• Talamaddalegone virtual

• Centre launched Feedback Call Centres on COVID-19 Public Grievances

• Centre distributed assistive aids and devices to divyangjan under ADIP Scheme

• Centre launched online delivery-based gas trading platform, Indian Gas Exchange

• India joined GPAI to support the responsible and human-centric development and use of AI

• Indian Gas Exchange: IGX

• Rise in Net Financial Assets

• Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence

• AP Budget 2020-21 highlights

• Increasing Nuclear Stockpiles

• Recent Initiatives by India in the Field of AI

• New Drug for Amoebiasis

• Malabar Gliding Frog

• Jet Zero Plan

• Indian Naval LOs at Madagascar and Abu Dhabi

• Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP)

• Behaviour Change Model for Living with Covid-19

• SC to extend virtual court system amid COVID-19 fears

• Indian Digital Payment System Outside India

• Vice Admiral BiswajitDasgupta assumes charge as Chief of Staff of ENC

• GST Council Meeting

• India-Tanzania Relations

• Persistent global transmission of chikungunya from India

• India- Laos Relations

• NGT gives Kerala 1 month to report on forest fire prevention steps

• India remains 108th in the FIFA Rankings

• NHAI becomes first construction sector organisation to go Fully Digital

• International Albinism Awareness Day on 13 June

• Inclusion of Reservation Laws in Ninth Schedule

• Small Farmers’ Agribusiness Consortium

• Nepal passes amendment on new map

• Centre launched Aarogyapath for healthcare supply chain

• Centre directs all 8 North Eastern States to set-up e-office

• RT-nPCR Test

• Rights Issue

• Lonar CraterLake turns RED

• Centre approved Rs.1,829crore for the implementation of JalJeevan Mission in Maharashtra in 2020-21

• IFLOWS-Mumbai: Flood Warning System

• Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle Complex inaugurated in Vizag

• KeralaStartup partners with SCTIMST to launch IoT based used mask disposal smart bin and UV light-based disinfection device

• Reservation Not a Fundamental Right: Supreme Court

• Indian-American soil scientist wins 2020 World Food Prize

• Estimation Exercise of Indian Gaur in Nilgiris

• Nature Index 2020: Index of Scientific Research

• International Religious Freedom Report 2019

• Genetically Modified Seeds

• Athirapally Hydel Electric Project

• World Day Against Child Labour is observed on 12 June

• DIAT develops nano-technology based disinfectant spray to combat COVID-19

• Rise in the Population of Asiatic Lions

• New guidelines for import of exotic species

• IIT-BHU researchers develops face mask to annihilate pathogenic microorganisms

• Titan drifts away from Saturn 100 times faster than expected

• World Accreditation Day was observed on 9th June

• Water Dispute between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

• Vamsadhara River Water Dispute

• QS World University Rankings 2021

• Production of Saffron and Heeng in India

• GRSE delivered ICGS Kanaklata Barua to Indian Coast Guard

• Gross Value Added

• Fitch ratings stated that Indian economy to grow at 9.5 percent in next fiscal

• Microplastics in Deep Oceans

• MHRD, Sports Ministry launch special films to promote indigenous sports of India

• Sri Lanka to hold parliamentary elections on 5 August

• IIT Mandi researchers develop make high efficiency masks from waste plastic bottles

• 36th Anniversary of Operation Blue Star

• MoRTH mandates distinct colour band for BS-IV vehicles

• Karnataka to provide tap connections to all rural households under Jal Jeevan Mission by 2022-23

• Centre constitutes task force headed by Jaya Jaitly

• JNCASR signed MoU with Breathe to scale up technology to reduce CO2 to methanol and other useful chemicals

• Environmental Performance Index: India secured 168th rank

• e-Diplomacy: India-Australia Virtual Leaders’ Summit

• microRNA identified

• CSIR-IIIM received IND approval for anti-cancer drug clinical trial

• Sixth Mass Extinction

• Assam Gas Leak

• ARCI, Mekins develop UVC-based multipurpose disinfection cabinet to contain surface contamination of Coronavirus

• Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie Road

• Persian Gulf Region

• World Oceans Day is observed on 8 June

• IAF inducts Indigenous Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation

• Odisha plans mega educational complexes for tribal students

• India, Denmark sign MOU to develop cooperation in the power sector

• Shapes of Economic Recovery

• Fall in Money Remitted Abroad

• 163348 (2002 NN4): A Near-Earth Asteroid

• Magnetocaloric Material for Cancer Treatment

• Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma

• BFI nominates Amit Panghal, Vikas Krishan nominated for Khel Ratna

• Healthy and Energy Efficient Buildings’ Initiative

• Power Ministry launched iCommit initiative

• Gadkari launched Prevention of Human and Animal Mortality on Highways Campaign

• India, China held high-level military talks amid stand-off in Ladakh

• India’s Campaign Brochure for UNSC Seat

• Increase in Foreign Portfolio Investment

• Aerosols Radiative Forcing in Western Trans-Himalayas

• Sunderbans Damaged in Cyclone Amphan

• Advisory on Importing Live Exotic Animals

• CeNS develops low-cost catalyst for hydrogen generation from water

• Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) in India

• Draft Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Rules, 2020

• President promulgates 2 Ordinances to boost rural India and agriculture

• Global Vaccine Summit

• World Environment Day is observed on the 5th of June

• EESL, USAID launched Healthy and Energy Efficient Buildings

• Boosting Infrastructure along China Border

• Internal Displacement Caused by Disasters

• Urban Forest scheme to develop 200 Nagar Van across the country in next 5 years

• TULIP: The Urban Learning Internship Program

• Periodic Labour Force Survey 2018-19

• Oil Spill in Siberia

• NCVTC to develop host-directed antivirals for COVID-19 disease

• Kiran Mazumdar Shaw awarded EY World Entrepreneur of the year

• India to host AFC 2022 Asian Women’s Cup

• Puducherry plans to provide tap connections to all rural households by 2020-21 year

• Cabinet approved establishment of PCIMH as Subordinate Office under Ministry of AYUSH

• Pan-India Real Time Market for Electricity

• Inner Line Permit and Citizenship Amendment Act

• Re-establishment of PCIM&H

• International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed on 4 June

• MoD places order on OFB for supply of 156 upgraded ICVs worth Rs.1,094crore

• Agricultural Sector Reforms

• Amendments to Essential Commodities Act (1955)

• USTR’s Probe into Digital Services Taxes

• Poaching Increased During Lockdown

• MoU between India and Bhutan

• Australia to be Included in Malabar Exercise

• Expansion of the Amery Ice Shelf

• World Bicycle Day is observed on 3 June

• India ranked 23rd in the 2020 Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report

• Mookerjee Cabinet approved to rename Kolkata Port as Syama Prasad ee Port

• Science Technology and Innovation Policy

• J&K Media Policy-2020

• Import Cut to Become Self-Reliant

• Global Economic Prospects: World Bank

• A3i: Unique Trait in Covid-19 in India

• Ebola Epidemic declared by Congo

• China gets set to build power project in PoK

• World Bicycle Day is observed on 3 June

• India ranked 23rd in the 2020 Startup Ecosystem Rankings Report

• Mookerjee Cabinet approved to rename Kolkata Port as Syama Prasad ee Port

• Science Technology and Innovation Policy

• J&K Media Policy-2020

• Import Cut to Become Self-Reliant

• Global Economic Prospects: World Bank

• A3i: Unique Trait in Covid-19 in India

• Ebola Epidemic declared by Congo

• China gets set to build power project in PoK

• DRDO develops disinfection unit named `Ultra Swachh`

• Antifa in USA

• Violation of Korean Armistice Agreement 1953

• International Sex Workers Day is observed on 2 June

• SPIC MACAY(Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth)

• Cyclone Nisarga

• PM SVANidhi: Micro Credit Scheme for Street Vendors

• PM-CARES Not Under RTI

• Telangana State Formation Day celebrated on 2 June

• India`s Rating Downgraded

• Social Stock Exchange

• Statehood Day of Goa Celebrated

• Nepal: the Oli problem

• COVID-19 TECHNOLOGY ACCESS POOL (C-TAP)

• Proposed Expansion of G7

• China`s Opposition to THAAD

• World Milk Day is observed on 1 June

• National AI Portal of India

• Assam to provide functional tap connections to 13 lakh rural households in 2020-21 year

• ScorpionFish: Scorpaenopsis Neglecta

• SpaceX Crew Dragon

• Draft e-com policy for comments soon: DPIIT

• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) growth in India

• Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Programme

• “AGNEEPRASTHA” Missile Park

• National Career Service Project

• Centre approves Annual action plan for Bihar under JalJeevan mission

• Kerala to launch free internet project K-FON in December

• Kerala issues data security guidelines

• Tree transplantation policy may get Cabinet nod soon

• Most Heat Resistant Material ever created

• “WHO Foundation” to be set up by WHO

• Anti-tobacco Day is observed on 31st May every year

• Instant PAN through Aadhaar based e-KYC launched

• International Day of UN Peacekeepers is observed on 29 May

• Delimitation Commission of India

• Hindi as official language in Haryana courts challenged

• Asian Development Bank’s $177 million Loan to India

• CIPET is renamed as Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology

• Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC)

• Saharan Cheetah filmed for the First time in Decades

• Very Large Telescope | Formation of Planet recorded

• New Trojan Asteroid discovered near Jupiter

• Indian Army Officer Major SumanGawani received UN Award

• ‘Hong Kong body will play an advisory role’

• U.S. strips Hong Kong of special trading status

• Van Dhan Webinar: Learning for post COVID-19

• Shiv Linga unearthed by Archaeological Survey of India

• Criminal Defamation Law | Recent Madras HC Order

• Loans to MSMEs may get ‘risk-free’ tag

• India should pull out forces from Kalapani

• Charru Mussels – Invasive Species in Kerala Waters

• Governor modifies law on forest rights

• Locust threat is bigger this year, warns monitor

• Cosmic Ring of Fire found 10.8 billion light-years away

• WFIRST Telescope of NASA renamed

• JK Rowling to release “The Ickabog

• Scientists identify 2 bacterial secreted proteins effective in inactivating coronavirus

• Researchers discovered a new possibility to improve rice productivity

• VAMS SafeGuard, World’s 1st Contactless Visitor Management Software

• “FAITH” Trials by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd

• NASA released an image of a spiral galaxy, NGC 3895

• China’s First Mars Mission – TIANWEN-1

• Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA)

• SAI announced Rs.30,000 each for 2,749 Khelo India athletes

• Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Chamba Tunnel under Chardham Pariyojana

• REC Ltd partners with TajSATS to provide nutritious meals to frontline healthcare workers

• Modified PM Vaya Vandana Yojana

• PFC signs MoU with NBPCL to fund 225 MW hydro-electric projects, Multipurpose projects in MP

• Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana aims to enhance fish production in the country

• CoAST India Platform | A GIS-Based Dashboard

• New Freshwater fish called ‘SILVER FISH’ Discovered in Tamil Nadu

• Cicadas, Species that lives Underground

• CSIR-IIIM, RIL to develop RT-LAMP based test for Coronavirus

• WHO announced Human Challenge Trials for Vaccine Development

• China successfully tests its first unmanned helicopter drone

• UMANG Application | 7 services of IMD on UMANG

• Centre directs Jal Shakti Ministry, NITI Aayog to study the feasibility of drinking water project for Udayagiri in AP

• “ShahiLichi”and “Zardalu Mango“

• NSO data says ESIC Social Security Scheme witnessed 8.21 lakh enrolments in 2020 March

• HIL INDIA to provide locust control Pesticide to Iran

• IAF to operationalize its No.18 Squadron at Coimbatore, TN

• MoRTH notified Emission norms for L7 category for BS-VI Vehicles

• Earth`s Magnetic Field Weakening | Explained

• Sports Authority Gujarat sign an MoU TCLL to train 2000 athletes

• UN lists khudol of Manipur as one of top 10 global initiatives to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• Tigers and Tourism | 22nd Webinar Series

• International Day to End Obstetric Fistula is observed on 23 May

• Sweet Revolution and Atmanirbhar Bharat

• Placebo effect in Mumbai

• GoI launched five key initiatives to conserve biodiversity

• World`s Fastest Internet Data Speed achieved by Australia

• ICMR to use Kangra Tea to lower coronavirus activity better than HCQ

• CeNS develops cup-shaped design mask to tackle COVID-19 spread

• IIT-M developed Parabolic Trough Collector to help manufacturers in solar energy devices

• IASST develops electrochemical sensing platform for detecting carcinogenic and mutagenic compounds in food

• AbhasJha appointed by World Bank to Key position on Climate Change, Disaster Management in South Asia

• ReStart Programme for MSMEs by Andhra Pradesh

• Platform for detecting Carcinogenic compounds in food

• IIT-Guwahati scientists discover new ways to prevent memory loss due to Alzheimer

• 46th G-7 SUMMIT via Videoconferencing

• International Day for Biological Diversityis observed on 22 May

• International Tea Day is observed on 21 May

• World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development is observed on 21 May

• J&K Civil Services (Decentralization and Recruitment) Act 2010

• Coir Geotextiles in Road Constructions under PMGSY

• RBI cuts repo rate to a record low by 40 bps

• Ecologically Sensitive Areas of Western Ghats

• Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel or “Gadgil Committee”

• 21st Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series

• Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS)

• MoD approves 26 Defence items from local suppliers to boost Make in India

• National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on 21 May

• Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme | Govt eases norms

• Cabinet approves Special Liquidity Scheme for NBFCs, HFCs to address their Liquidity Stress

• COVID-19 RNA Extraction Kit | Agappe Chitra Magna

• GoI launches scheme to solarise entire Konark Temple

• Health Minister Harsh Vardhan named as chairman of WHO Executive Board

• Historic Travel Bubble amid COVID-19

• World Bee day is observed on 20th May

• Cabinet approves extension for the welfare of Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana

• Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana

• Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries touch 1 crore

• New Workplace Guidelines amid COVID-19

• Provisions for EPF Contributions amid COVID-19

• MHRD launched National Test Abhyas App

• ICMR Clinical Trials begins on BCG Vaccine to treat Coronavirus infected patients

• Ashwagandha against Covid-19

• International Museum Day is observed on 18th May

• MoHUA announced results of Star rating of garbage-free cities

• Madhya Pradesh launched Charan Paduka initiative for migrant labourers

• Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces hosted a webinar on Revitalising Museums and Cultural Spaces

• India participated in 73rd WHA

• GoI to implementShekatkar Committee recommendations related to creating border infrastructure

• NABARD released Rs.20,500 crore to co-operative banks, RRBs

• PinangaAndamanensis: A Rare Palm from Andamans

• Ashwagandha against Covid-19

• International Museum Day is observed on 18th May

• MoHUA announced results of Star rating of garbage-free cities

• Madhya Pradesh launched Charan Paduka initiative for migrant labourers

• Development of Museums and Cultural Spaces hosted a webinar on Revitalising Museums and Cultural Spaces

• India participated in 73rd WHA

• GoI to implementShekatkar Committee recommendations related to creating border infrastructure

• NABARD released Rs.20,500 crore to co-operative banks, RRBs

• PinangaAndamanensis: A Rare Palm from Andamans

• Cyclone Amphan to hit West Bengal and Odisha

• Centre introduces several initiatives to boost Education Sector

• PM of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu sworn-in for the 5th time

• World Telecommunication and Information Society Day was observed on 17th May

• World Hypertension Day is observed on 17th May

• MHA issues guidelines to specify National Directives for COVID-19 management

• Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS)

• ISRO directs startups to build local tech for Gaganyaan mission

• Antimicrobial composite materials and Testing Protocols for PPEs developed by IISC

• ESDS launched AA plus COVID-19 testing solution to detect coronavirus

• Sikkim celebrated 45th State Day on 16 May

• NIPER-Guwahati developed innovative 3D products to contain COVID-19 spread

• ARCI, SCTIMST scientists develop next-generation biodegradable metal implants

• A new species discovered on Twitter, named after Twitter

• Mood ofIndia Portal Developed by IIT-Tirupati

• Subsidiary General Ledger (SGL) | RBI fines UCO Bank

• Defence and Mining Sectors | COVID-19 Stimulus Package

• New Political Map of Nepal

• GoI, World Bank signs USD 750 million to Protect India’s Poorest from COVID-19 pandemic

• Defence Minister approves Rs.400 crore Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme

• CSIR develops mobile indoor disinfection sprayer to combat COVID-19 spread

• HRDMinister launched set of 7 titles on “Psycho-Social impact of pandemic and lockdown and how to Cope With”

• e-NAM reaches milestone of 1000 Mandis across 18 States, 3 UTs

• International Day of Light is observed on 16 May

• GoI, AIIB signed a loan agreement for a USD 145 million project to improve irrigation services

• Chhattisgarh to launch Rajiv Gandhi KisanNyay Yojana

• WTO Chief Roberto Azevedo to resign a year before his term expires

• Harsh Vardhan dedicated COBAS 6800 testing machine

• Tribal Affairs Ministry, FB launched Goal programme for Digital Skilling of Tribal Youth across India

• Health Ministry issued guidelines for RT-PCR pool sampling for migrants

• Finance Minister announced third Tranche of Rs.20 lakh Economic Package

• Sohrai Khovar painting, Telia Rumal gets GI Tag

• Foodgrains production in India to touch record 295.67 MT in 2019-20 crop year

• JNCASR develop injectable Silk Fibroin-based hydrogel for sustained Insulin delivery in diabetic patients

• DST INSPIRE develops lightweight carbon foam that can replace lead batteries

• Rajnath Singh commissioned Indian Coast Guard ships

• International Day of Families is observed on 15 May

• Gujarat to implement sensor-based service delivery monitoring system under Jal Jeevan Mission

• MHRD launched e-Governance platform, SAMARTH

• ICMR to participate in Solidarity trial by WHO for COVID-19 treatment

• Finance Minister announced measures for relief and credit support related to businesses

• India ranked 74th on the global Energy Transition Index

• DST supports assistive tools to combat challenges faced by Divyangjan, Elderly during COVID-19 pandemic

• ICMR issues guidance on COVID-19 rapid antibody test kits

• Low cost PPE developed by Indian Navy for rapid mass production to be patented

• ARI develops novel process for synthesis of Quantum Dots used in photographing cellular organelles

• Men are more vulnerable to coronavirus than women

• Ministry of AYUSH, CSIR partners to conduct trial for 4 AYUSH formulations to fight coronavirus

• Narendra Singh Tomar held meeting Pesticide Manufacturing Industry representatives to prevent locust attacks

• CAPF canteens to sell Indigenous Products from 1 June

• KVIC issues revised guidelines to implement Vocal for Local initiative

• PM CARES Fund allocates Rs.3,100crore for migrant workers, ventilators and vaccine development

• IIT-Guwahati organized Poster Making Competition under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Campaign

• Nafed procures Pulses and Oilseeds amid lockdown

• Bhagalpur Smart City uses innovative technological initiatives to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India to begin in 2021 February

• Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan ranks among biggest in world

• Delhi Police launched Thermal Corona Combat Headgear to enhance social distancing

• Haryana to provide tap water connection to all rural households by 2022 December

• Jammu and Kashmir to provide tap water to every household by 2022 December

• IIT-G, Duke-NUS carry out data-driven assessment of COVID-19 situation in India

• NDB provides USD 1 billion loan to India to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• Anunta won VMware 2020 Regional Partner of the Year Award

• Study states that India’s under-5 mortality rate since 2000 dropped by 49 percent

• EAM S Jaishankar participated in the virtual meeting of Foreign Ministers of SCO

• New 177 mandis integrated with e-NAM platform

• Madhya Pradesh launched first-ever FIR AapkeDwarYojana

• Technology Centres to manufacture critical parts of Real-Time Quantitative Micro PCR System

• PM Modi announces Rs.20-lakh-crore package for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’

• ICMR, NCDC to begin serosurvey to monitor COVID-19 prevalence at district level

• SAI forms committee to prepare SOP to resume training post COVID-19 lockdown

• International Nurses Day is observed on 12 May

• Bengaluru launched Pranavayu programme to create awareness about examining respiratory health

• US CDC announces USD 3.6 million to assist Indias fight against coronavirus pandemic

• Ministry of MSME launches CHAMPIONS Portal

• Department of Consumer Affairs partners with Safejob, Seekify for Suraksha Store initiative

• NAL develops BiPAP Non-Invasive Ventilator SwasthVayu in 36 days for coronavirus

• DSCL uses several measures to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• MHA issues Standard Operating Protocol to facilitate movement of persons by train

• Registration Committee recommends the ban use of TB drug on crops

• Finding Freedom Harry and Meghan and the Making of A Modern Royal Family to be released in 2020 August

• National Technology Day is observed on 11 May

• IMPS transfers in April dive to 2-year low due to lockdown

• Registrar General of India released Birth rate, death rate, IMR data

• Centre launched Mission Sagar for assistance to Indian Ocean nations amid COVID-19 crisis

• National Fertilizers Ltd. sale rose to 71 percent in April 2020 despited COVID-19 lockdown

• Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi assumes charge as Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

• Tourism Ministry organised 17th session of Dekho Apna Desh webinar series on Exploring River Nila

• Ministry of Defence approves abolition of 9,304 posts in Military Engineering Service

• Indian Railways operates Shramik Special trains across the country amid lockdown

• RCI develops DRUVS, automated UV system to sanitise electronic gadgets

• ICMR-NIV develops COVID KAVACH ELISA for antibody detection for COVID-19 infection

• DBT-BIRAC approves funding for 70 Proposals for funding in Vaccines, Diagnostics

• Scientists found a seasonal advancement in 220 surge-type glaciers in the Karakoram Range

• DCGI approved drug trial of phytopharmaceutical, favipiravir to treat COVID-19 patient

• TRIFED, Art of Living Foundation collaborates to provide Free Ration Kits to needy tribes India artisans

• World Migratory Bird Day is observed on 9 May

• Massive exercise to supply free food grains, pulses to 80 crore people under PM-GKAY

• Giriraj Singh awards Startup India-Animal Husbandry Grand Challenge winners

• MoD signs with Tata Power SED for Modernisation of Air Field Infrastructure

• UP CM Yogi Adityanath launched PravasiRahatMitra App to aid migrant citizens

• SBI reduces benchmark lending rate by 15 basis points

• SC places cooperative banks under Sarfaesi Act on a par with other lenders

• CSIR approves project to neutralize SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients

• China successfully launched Long March-5B, its most powerful rocket into orbit

• UN and partners launch USD 6.7 billion appeals for vulnerable countries for COVID-19 relief

• Mustafa al-Kadhimi as Prime Minister of Iraq

• WHO, UN postal agency release commemorative postage stamp on 40th anniversary of eradication of smallpox

• Global Energy Review of IEA states 15 percent decline in electricity demand

• UNEP extends Actress DiaMirzas term as Goodwill Ambassador

• NCSTC-GUJCOST to host Webinar series to overcome COVID-19 by awareness and preparedness

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari sets road construction target for next two years at Rs.15 lakh crore

• Coir Board signed MoU with IIT-Madras for setting up Centre of Excellence for coir applications

• Smart City Nashik uses several creative initiatives to fight coronavirus

• Indian Navy’s PPE clears certification by INMAS

• Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launched AYUSH Sanjivani App

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated Dharchula-Lipulekh road link

• Finance Minister launched INR-USD Futures and Options contracts in the International Exchanges at GIFT-IFSC

• JNCASR scientists fabricate energy-efficient photodetector for security application

• UP passed an ordinance to suspend most labour laws for 3 years

• Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for victims of WWII is observed on 8-9 May

• World Thalassaemia Day is observed on 8 May

• World Red Cross day is observed on 8 May

• GoI begins evacuation exercise Vande Bharat Mission to bring Indians stranded abroad

• Visakhapatnam Gas Leak Incident; Previous incidents

• Ministry of Tourism launched DekhoApnaDesh logo design contest

• IMD subtly includes PoK, Gilgit-Baltistan in its weather forecasts

• World Athletics Day is celebrated on 7 May

• Irans parliament introduces new currency, Toman, to tackle inflation

• DST INSPIRE develops nanomaterials with energy storage application and optical sensors for water pollution control

• Study of flowering plant endemism of Northern Western Ghats highlights the importance of conserving plateaus

• Lost At Home report of UNICEF says largest number of children displaced in 2019 yr

• EU hosted online Coronavirus Global Response International pledging conference

• Vesak day is observed on 7 May

• ICAR Institutes released advisories to Fisheries sector in 12 languages

• Ministry of AYUSH to formally launch studies on AYUSH interventions for COVID-19 situation

• Aarogya Setu Interactive Voice Response System implemented

• Centre to set up farmers movement on integrated soil nutrient management based on Soil Health Card

• Russia awarded Kim Jong Un on its 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany

• Progress of PradhanMantriGaribKalyan Package so far

• Indian Navy launched Operation SamudraSetu

• CMIE data reports India’s unemployment rate climbed to 27.1 percent

• Himachal Pradesh to launch Nigah Scheme

• Karnataka announced Rs.1,610crore package for farmers, construction workers, weavers, auto and taxi drivers

• Rajasthan begins Plasma therapy to treat COVID-19 patients

• Scientists to culture novel coronavirus in human lung epithelial cell

• dead, 2,000 affected in LG Polymers gas leak in Vishakhapatnam, Vizag trains diverted

• CSIR-IGIB, TATA Sons sign MoU for licensing KNOWHOW for FELUDA for rapid and COVID-19 diagnosis

• Professor SaurabhLodha received 2020 Young Career Award in Nano Science and Technology

• Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury took charge as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee

• Centre nominates Economic Affairs Secretary Tarun Bajaj as Director RBI Central Board

• UP launched AyushKavach app to boost immunity through Ayurveda

• GRFC 2020 says around 135 million people are living under food crisis

• US President Trump nominates Indian-American lawyer as US representative for IBRD

• World Asthma Day is celebrated on 5 May

• International Firefighters’ Day is observed on 4 May

• BDL partners with IIT-Kanpur to manufacture ventilators for COVID-19 treatment

• Civil Aviation Ministry launches GARUD portal to fast-track approval to COVID-19 related drone operations

• Russia to launch the first Arktika-M satellite in 2020 December

• Delhi imposes 70 percent Special Corona Fee on Liquor

• Centre to introduce Agro MSME Policy to focus on entrepreneurship development

• Centre completed integration of Cold Chain Projects

• PMJAK plays a vital role in COVID-19 Situation

• Lt Gen Raj Shukla assumed command of ARTRAC

• PM NarendraModi participated at the online Summit of NAM Contact Group

• India ranks 3rd in scientific publication

• PM attended virtual summit of Non-Aligned Movement

• PM paid tributes to the Army personnel who lost their lives in Handwara encounter

• Narendra Singh Tomar launched The Saras Collection on GeM portal

• Manufacturing sector activity in India hits record low in April amid lockdown

• Kashmiri saffron received GI tag

• UP makes Arogya Setu app must for those in hotspot areas

• Jal Shakti Ministry launched IDEAthon

• Centre constitutes 20 Central Public Health Teams for districts with highest number of COVID-19 cases

• DRDO developed UV Disinfection Tower

• NIAB develops eCovSens, a tool to detect coronavirus infection

• International Astronomy Day is celebrated on 2 May

• World Tuna Day is observed on 2 May

• Visakhapatnam Smart COC functions round the clock for COVID-19 management

• CAIT to launch Bharatmarket, national e-commerce marketplace for retail traders

• PM holds meeting to boost agriculture sector and increase farmer’s income

• GoI transfers 2nd installment of Rs.500 into accounts of women beneficiaries under PMGKY

• Environment Ministry approves the construction of new Parliament

• Ministry of Culture released Prof B.B. Lal -India Rediscovered on the 100th birth anniversary of Prof Lal

• Ministry of Shipping launched new website

• Ministry of Tourism organized 12th webinar of DekhoApnaDesh series

• Two hundred new mandis were added to the e-NAM platform from 7 States

• PM NarendraModi held talk with PM of Thailand

• USAID announced USD 3 million to support India to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• NASA partners with private companies for Moon-to-Mars campaign

• Jadavpur University students develop device that analyzes if a coughing person is a COVID-19 carrier

• CRRI developed KisanSabha App to connect farmers

• India lost top spot in the ICC Test rankings to Australia

• Prof Shobhana Narasimhan elected as International Honorary Member to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

• Yes Bank appointed Neeraj Dhawan as its Chief Risk Officer

• World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on 3 May

• Five more States, UTs added under One Nation One Ration Card platform

• US FDA allows use of remdesivir drug for severely ill COVID-19 patients

• AYURAKSHA programme was organized for Delhi Police

• NLC India Limited commences Coal production for the first time

• Agra Smart City launched GIS dashboard to monitor COVID-19 hot-spots

• IIG develops new simulation code to study electric field structure in Earth’s Magnetosphere

• CSIR identifies top 25 drug candidates for repurposing

• Manipur Chak-Hao, Gorakhpur terracotta gets GI tag

• DST launches programme YASH focus on COVID-19 pandemic

• Ministry of Coal launched a Project Monitoring Unit to facilitate early operationalisation of coal mines

• International Labour Day is observed on 1 May

• Maharashtra, Gujarat celebrates state formation day on 1 May

• NGMA celebrated painter and artist Raja Ravi Varma’s 172nd birth anniversary

• DIAT develop sterilizer ATULYA to disintegrate coronavirus

• SNBNCBS develops Nanomedicine to alter oxidative stress to treat viral infections including coronavirus

• WIHG scientists reveal 35,000-year history of river erosion in Ladakh Himalayas

• Ajay Tirkey assumes charge as Secretary of Ministry of Women and Child Development

• IMD releases list of 169 new names of Tropical Cyclones

• International Jazz Day is celebrated on 30th April

• The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) 2020

• Smart city Kalyan-Dombivli COVID-19 dashboard now opens for public

• Ayushman Bharat Diwas 2020 is celebrated on 30 April

• RBI extends regulatory benefits announced under SLF-MF

• CMERI develops HCARD to assist frontline COVID-19 healthcare warriors

• T.S. Tirumurti appointed as Permanent Representative of India to UN

• Centre sanctioned Rs.33,300crore under MGNREGA

• International Guide Dog Day was celebrated on 29 April

• JNCASR scientists develop Ber-D, a natural product based Alzheimer inhibitor

• CSIR transferred Electrostatic Disinfection Technology for Commercialization

• Task Force on NIP submits final report to Finance Minister

• PrakashJavadekar stresses on climate finance in first virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue

• Economic decline of 2.7 percent expected in APEC region post-COVID-19 pandemic

• COVIDActionCollab - Experts to develop method to test sewage for COVID-19 traces

• International Dance Day is celebrated on 29 April

• Rajiv Kumar appointed as chairperson of Public Enterprises Selection Board

• Agartala Smart City uses Mobile Kiosk for COVID-19 sample testing

• Government notifies International Financial Services Centres Authority

• Suresh N. Patel took oath as Vigilance Commissioner

• Justice DipankarDatta sworn in as Chief Justice of Bombay HC

• India will produce indigenous RT-PCR kits by end of May

• CPWD issues guidelines on using AC amid lockdown

• Jal Shakti Abhiyan began for monsoon

• NTRO reports increased cyber attacks due to work from home

• States sought GST compensation beyond 2022 to tide over COVID-19 crisis

• US President Trump nominated Indian-American Manisha Singh as US Envoy to OECD

• EAM Jaishankar to participate in BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting on response to COVID-19 pandemic

• CSIR begins anti-leprosy drug trial

• Largest hole in ozone layer is closed now

• UIDAI allows Aadhaar updation facility through CSCs

• Assam govt announced Rs.50 lakh insurance cover to journalists

• WHO launched COVID-19 Tools Act Accelerator

• World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed on 28 April

• Andhra Pradesh CM launched Jagananna Vidya Deevena Scheme

• GoI, ADB signs USD 1.5 billion to fight against COVID-19 pandemic

• IIT-Bhubaneswar develop multi-surface sanitizer to disinfect devices

• Railway Emergency Cell for COVID-19 responds to about 13,000 queries, requests, and suggestions

• Narendra Singh Tomar issued guidelines for SVAMITVA scheme and SOP for e-Gram Swaraj

• Varanasi Smart City uses drones to sanitize sensitive areas to contain COVID-19 spread

• NTPC launched Hydrogen Fuel bus and car project for Leh, New Delhi

• Researchers develop organic-Inorganic hybrid nanocoatings for disposable masks

• Team led by IIT-Bombay student develops Ruhdaar, a low-cost mechanical ventilator

• NAFED distributed about 6 lakh MT pulses to nearly 20 crore households for 3 months under PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

• Basava Jayanthi was celebrated on 26 April

• India became third largest military spender in the world

• Herbal products produced by CIMAP may boost immunity to avoid infection

• IIT-Jodhpur scientist said COVID-19 may affect CNS causing loss of smell and taste

• India provided Bangladesh one lakh anti-malarial HCQ tablets and 50,000 surgical gloves

• Pakistan Navy successfully test-fired anti-ship missiles

• World Veterinary Day was observed on 25 April

• King George Medical University became first hospital to successfully launch Plasma Therapy to treat COVID-19 patient

• RBI announced Rs.50,000 crore liquidity for Mutual Funds

• World Intellectual Property Day is observed on 26 April

• International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day is observed on 26 April

• SCTIMST develops Chitra Magna, an innovative RNA extraction kit

• NASA develops VITAL, a new ventilator tailored specifically to treat COVID-19 patients

• Sanjay Kothari took oath as Chief Vigilance Commissioner

• PM launched E-Gram Swaraj portal

• CSIR-NBRI scientist develops herbal decongestant spray on mask to protect from suffocation

• INST scientists develops nanomaterial to disinfect garments under visible light exposure

• UNCTAD cancels USD 1 trillion debts owed by developing countries

• SCTIMST develops Chitra Magna, an innovative RNA extraction kit

• Astronomers found 19 asteroids orbiting the sun between Jupiter and Neptune

• Iran launched Noor, its first military satellite

• World Immunization Week is celebrated from 24 to 30 April

• International Delegates Day is observed on 25 April

• World Malaria Day is observed on 25 April

• The 15th Finance Commission held meeting with its Advisory Council

• Over 1.5 lakh farmers, traders register in Kisan Rath mobile app

• CCMB, IGIB develops digital surveillance to monitor and control COVID-19 spread

• Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 30th anniversary

• DST develops antiviral nano-coatings for making triple layer medical masks and N-95 respirator

• International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace is observed on 24 April

• Scientist to develop virucidal coating to prevent COVID transmission

• ARIES Scientists say Superluminous supernovae exploded rapidly and decayed slowly

• Lebanon legalizes cannabis farming in the country

• Manipur commemorated ‘Khongjom Day’ at Khongjom War Memorial Complex

• Shilpa Medicare launched the anti-cancer drug Dasashil

• IIFPT manufactures nutrient-rich foods to COVID-19 patients

• SC ruled Quantity will determine punishment not the purity of narcotic drugs

• Union HRD Minister launched Alternative Academic Calendar for the upper primary stage

• Tianwen-1 - Chinas Mars exploration mission

• Minister of HRD launched the #MyBookMyFriendcampaign

• National Panchayati Raj Day is observed on 24 April

• PV Sindhu named as ‘I am badminton’ awareness campaign ambassador

• NASA reported significant 20-years-low air pollution in Indo-Gangetic Plain amid lockdown

• NIF developed ten varieties of Anthurium

• ARI scientists develop microreactor that produces uniform size of nanoparticles

• Ministry of Tourism presented its 7th webinar of Dekho Apna Desh Webinar Series

• Karnataka launched Apthamitra helpline and app to fight against coronavirus

• Cabinet approves Rs.15,000 crore for India COVID-19 Emergency Response

• International Girls in ICT day is observed on 23rd April

• English Language Day is celebrated on 23rd April

• CSIR-IGIB develops FELUDA, a low-cost coronavirus test for detection of the pathogen

• Defence Minister launched Mobile Virology Research and Diagnostics Laboratory

• BRO constructs Permanent bridge on river Ravi

• World Book Day is observed on 23rd April

• UNODC launched a series of online dialogues with students

• Indian researchers to go for clinical trial of sepsis drug against coronavirus

• Union Govt refutes claims of procuring wristbands embedded with ArogyaSetu app

• India gifts 23 tonnes of essential medicines to Nepal

• LifelineUdan flights support Covid-19 fight by delivering over 541 tons of medical cargo

• India Drops 2 Places to Rank 142nd on Global Press Freedom Index

• ShriNarendra Singh Tomar participates in the G-20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting through Video Conferencing

• Uttar Pradesh govt orders complete sealing of Delhi-Noida border

• Road Ministry Launches Dashboard withDhabas List

• US Senate approves 484 billion dollar in fresh relief for economy and hospitals

• Global Report on Food Crises Released by World Food Programme

• TIFAC explores best methods to revive Indian economy post COVID-19

• Adam Higginbotham won William E. Colby Award

• Indian Railways providing 10000 water bottles per day to Delhi Police

• Indian herpetologists discover new viper species in Arunachal Pradesh

• Rare turtle nests spotted in Thailand

• Iran successfully launched a military satellite into Orbit

• IIA researchers connect Li abundance in interstellar space to new Li-rich red giants

• Chandigarh city uses Vehicle tracking applications for waste collecting in COVID-19 pandemic

• Ramesh Pokhriyal chaired the review meeting on SWAYAM and SWAYAM Prabha in New Delhi

• Kapil Dev Tripathi appointed as Secretary to President of India

• World Creativity and Innovation Day is observed on 21 April

• Administrative Professionals day is observed on 21 April

• Harsh Vardhan launched the COVID India Seva

• Daporijo Bridge was inaugurated in Arunachal pradesh for traffic movement

• Advisory Council of the 15th Finance Commission to meet on 23-24 April

• GoI released Rs.17,793 crore Under PM-KISAN Scheme farmer families during lockdown

• Finance Minister attended 5th Annual Meeting of Board of Governors of NDB

• World Earth Day is observed on April 22

• Saiyam app to track home-quarantines citizens

• States, UTs to ensure Smooth Movement of the entire Supply Chain of essential goods

• Chinese Language Day is observed on 20 April

• IIG develops model to predict ionospheric electron density can help communication

• Centre launched online data pool of critical human resource to combat COVID-19 pandemic

• G20 Health Ministers Meeting deliberated on steps to control COVID-19 pandemic

• Thailand beaches lure leatherback sea turtles to build most nests in 20 years

• Scientists develop electrocatalysts for rechargeable metal-air battery from Fish gills

• India sets up high-level task force to develop vaccine for COVID-19 pandemic

• IIT-Mandi develops magnetic RAM to enable higher data storage, faster computation

• ARI researchers develop bug sniffer to rapidly detect bacteria

• Ministry of Road launched website to aid drivers and cargos during lockdown

• Study says renewable energy subsidies in India dropped by 35 percent in 2016-19 period

• UP became the first state in India to geotag its 7,368 community kitchens

• CSIR and NAL develop personal protective coverall suit for health workers

• Dubai extends 24-hour coronavirus lockdown by a week

• World Heritage Day is observed on April 18

• Procurement operations of Pulses and Oilseeds directly from Farmers

• CSIR and CFTRIs protein-enriched biscuits for COVID-19 patients

• Power Ministry floats draft Electricity Act Bill 2020

• Ten lakh rupees compensation to all Postal employees

• TVS acquires Britain iconic sporting motorcycle brand Norton

• KisanRath Mobile App launched to facilitate transportation of food grains

• Government extends regular and e-visas of all foreigners stranded till May 3

• Union Health Minister instructs New Delhi hospitals to take of non-COVID patients

• US President Donald Trump unveils three phase plan to ease lockdown

• ShriSantoshGangwar designate Nodal Officers for resolving Grievances of Workers

• IMF Chief confirms World economy to suffer severe recession in 2020

• CBDT refunds over five thousand 204 crore rupees to help MSME

• Chhattisgarh launched Cghaat website for online essential delivery

• AIIB to lend USD 500 million to India to help fight COVID-19 pandemic

• IASST develops plasmonic semiconductor nanomaterials to remove toxic materials from water

• SCTIMST develops GeneLAMP-N makes confirmatory tests results of COVID-19 possible in 2 hours

• Chess wizard Viswanathan Anand named ambassador of WWF India

• ICAR developed Pusa Decontamination and Sanitizing Tunnel

• DRDOs PPE testing facility shifted from DRDE Gwalior to INMAS Delhi

• Delhi to begin clinical trial of plasma enrichment technique

• DRDO develops Automatic Sanitiser Dispensing Unit UV Sanitisation Box

• CeNS develops portable sensor to detect heavy metal ions in water

• RBI released 49th round of OBICUS

• CCMB to develop Inactivated virus vaccine for novel coronavirus

• RBI announced 2nd set of measures to preserve financial stability

• World Haemophilia Day is observed on 17 April

• IMF reports that COVID-19 pandemic will bring Asia's 2020 growth to halt for 1st time in 60 years

• North Korea test-fired multiple short-range anti-ship missiles

• Measures taken at panchayat level against COVID-19 pandemic

• Centre launches SAHYO app to help area-specific strategies, decisions in COVID-19 outbreak

• Narendra Singh Tomar addressed the 2020 National Conference on Kharif crops

• CIL to hold a meeting on mine development on 18 April

• MHA makes Spitting offence under Section 51 b of the Disaster Management Act

• GoI assures SC that the WHO norms on Health workers safety is followed
  

• Health Ministry Colour code districts to help manage COVID-19 pandemic

• CBDT refunded Rs.4,250crore to help taxpayers in COVID-19 pandemic situation

• NirmalaSitharaman attended the 2nd virtual session of G20 FMCBG

• MEA launched COVID-19 training program for healthcare professionals from SAARC countries

• IMF to double its emergency financial assistance to countries combating COVID-19 pandemic

• AarogyaSetu app became world’s fastest app to reach 50 million downloads

• Smart cities use latest technology for COVID-19 awareness

• Fit India launched Fit India Active Day program for school students

• Government initiates dialogue to revive Agri sector exports in the aftermath COVID-19 crisis

• UP became the first state to start Pool Testing of coronavirus

• NIOS of MHRD introduced effective schooling to reach the unreached directly at doorstep

• US approved sale of missiles worth USD 155 million to strengthen India

• India to host 2020 Asian Boxing Championship

• ICMR researchers found Bat coronavirus in 2 Indian bat species

• GoI procures pulses, oilseeds from states during lockdown

• MeitY recommended MHA to permit more digital kiosks during the lockdown

• Government likely to exempt IGST for PPE, ventilators

• IIT Guwahati developed an antimicrobial spray-based coating for PPE

• Ministry of Tourism launched DekhoApnaDesh webinar series

• GoI launched All India Agri Transport Call Centre

• MHA issued Consolidated Revised Guidelines to contain COVID-19 epidemic

• World Chagas Disease Day is observed on 14 April

• Centre to pass ordinance to give states flexibility to raise work hours of employees

• AmbedkarJayanti is celebrated on 14 April

• Centre to inject Rs.1 lakh crore into rural hands

• DRDO develops COVSACK to combat COVID-19 spread

• Baisakhi, RongaliBihu, NabaBarsha, Vaisakhadi, Puthandu is celebrated on 14 April

• World Bank forecasts FY21 India growth at 1.5-2.8 percent

• ICMR approves Remdesivir drug against Coronavirus

• Birupaksha Mishra assumes charge as ED of Union Bank of India

• Centre sets up 20 control rooms to address wage-related grievances of workers

• Science-based website CovidGyan on COVID-19 was launched

• e-NAM completes four years of implementation

• First remote health monitoring system has been set up in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

• Efforts by CSIR to combat COVID-19 outbreak

• Anti-COVID team underway to produce therapeutic antibodies against coronavirus

• Karnataka Bank re-appointed Mahabaleshwara MS as MD and CEO

• ICMR stated that over 40 vaccines are under development

• BRO opened Srinagar-Leh highway to allow essential commodities

• NRLM SHG women to face the challenge of COVID-19 situation in India

• Odia New Year is celebrated on 13th April

• April 13, 2020 marked the 101st anniversary of JallianwalaBagh Massacre

• AIM, NITI Aayog, NIC launched CollabCAD in ATL schools

• Amid lockdown 85 lakh PMUY beneficiaries received LPG cylinder in April

• MHRD launched YUKTI web-portal in New Delhi

• KVIC developed Double Layered Khadi Masks

• PMNarendra Modi's 7-point message to fight COVID-19

• IUSSTF invites proposals to boost Indo-US virtual networks to address COVID 19 challenges

• International day of Human Space Flight is observed on 12 April

• IIT-Ropar develops UV germicidal irradiation technology-based device to sanitize grocery items, currency notes

• NIPER-G designs innovative 3D products to fight coronavirus spread

• NIF develops wormivet, a chemical method to treat worms

• Indonesian Anak Krakatau volcano witnessed longest eruption

• Easter festival is celebrated on 12 April

• World homeopathy day is celebrated on 10 April

• Around 32 crore people receive benefits under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package

• TRIFED to supply masks made by tribal artisans

• DST to fund Seagull BioSolutions for vaccine production

• OFB develops cost-effective solution for isolation wards

• NITI Aayog recommended relaxing mandi norms for farmers for 6 months

• JK government released Rs.183 crore to MGNREGA beneficiaries

• BSF to tighten vigil along Pakistan, Bangladesh borders

• Dharmendra Pradhan participated in the G20 Extraordinary Energy Ministers' virtual Meeting

• National Safe Motherhood Day observed on 11 April

• National Pet Day is celebrated on 11 April

• India to export wheat to Afghanistan and Lebanon under G2G agreement

• DST funds computer-based nanomaterials by INST Mohali

• MHRD launched Bharat Padhe Online campaign

• CRPF Valour Day or ShowryaDiwas celebrated on 9 April

• China launched new trial protocol for retesting the recovered coronavirus patients

• Amazon to set up coronavirus testing lab for its employees

• CSIR-CMERI develops Disinfection Walkways and Road Sanitizer Unit to counter coronavirus

• ICMR validates Truenat beta CoV test for COVID-19 screening tests

• Delhi government launched Operation SHIELD to contain COVID-19 pandemic

• ICMR unveiled new strategy for COVID-19 testing in India

• Fiscal deficit may increase in March despite nationwide lockdown

• India exported 5 tonnes of drug including hydroxychloroquine to Israel

• GoI approved ex-gratia compensation for FCI officials in case of death

• G-20 finance ministers, central bank Governors to meet on 15 April

• ADB announced USD 2.2 billion to support India to combat coronavirus pandemic

• CSIR-CECRI partners with 3D Lycan for Face Shield

• TRIFED collaborates with UNICEF to launch a digital campaign for Tribal Gatherers safety

• Indian Railways uses Timetabled Parcel Trains to boost supply chain

• DoPT launches digital learning platform to train COVID-WARRIORS

• Centre to deposit Rs 1,000 in women PMJDY accounts in two installments

• DST funds Genrich Membranes to develop membrane oxygenator equipment

• I-T department to release all pending income tax refunds to benefit 14 lakh taxpayers

• Centre to announce second coronavirus stimulus worth Rs.1 lakh crore to help small firms

• Government to sanction Rs.15,000 crore to strengthen India’s fight against COVID-19 outbreak

• New sectors to be added in the second phase of CPEC

• MoHUA launches revised version of Swachhata App to handle queries specific to COVID-19 pandemic

• Fuel demand may decline to 40 percent in April amid lockdown

• NCL partners with BEL to speed up the manufacturing of Digital IR Thermometer

• US military strengthens its defense in Indo Pacific Region amid COVID-19 pandemic

• SC directs private labs to make COVID-19 test free of cost

• SCTIMST design super absorbent material for safe management of infected respiratory secretions

• SCTIMST developed disinfected barrier-examination booth to examine COVID-19 patients

• DST to fund IIT-Bombay to develop a gel for nasal passage to prevent coronavirus entry

• IAF provides medical supplies during COVID-19 lockdown

• IAF provides medical supplies during COVID-19 lockdown

• Cabinet approved ordinance to take 30 percent pay cut for one year

• CCI approved acquisition of GMR Kamalanga Energy Limited by JSW Energy Limited

• Biofortified carrot variety developed by farmer scientist benefits local farmers

• Indian researchers begin novel coronavirus genome sequencing

• Essential services, medicines delivered at doorstep of patients by SwasthkeSipahi under PMBJP

• FastSense Diagnostics develops rapid diagnostic kit for COVID-19 screening

• Centre frames norms to avoid cohorting of COVID-19 patients

• Andhra Pradesh state to procure 3 lakh rapid testing kits

• IIL partners with Griffith University of Australia to develop vaccine for coronavirus

• India relaxed ban on exports of paracetamol, hydroxychloroquine drugs

• CSIR-CFTRI to provide testing equipment for COVID-19 detection

• MHRD launched Samadhan, a challenge to find quick solution to COVID-19 pandemic

• Centre to deploy drones to monitor the ban on religion gatherings during the lockdown

• Centre extended 7th Economic Census data collection period by 6 months

• ILO reported 400 million workers in India may face poverty due to COVID-19 crisis

• FATF to review Pakistan’s performance to fight money laundering

• DST supports Anti-Microbial coating developed by JNCASR

• NASA to set up Artemis, the first human base camp on south pole of Moon

• World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April

• Jobless rate in India rose to 23 percent due to Lockdown said CIME

• Commerce Ministry launched online platform to issue of certificate of origin for exporters

• DelhiCM Arvind Kejriwal announced a 5T plan to stop the spread of Coronavirus

• ICCC of Smart city missions is used to monitor and track COVID-19 patients

• Railway Control Office to assist to resolve issues in freight operations

• NHAI achieved highest ever Construction of National Highways in 2019-20 Financial year

• Indian Railways has converted 2500 coaches into Isolation Units

• Module Innovation to develop rapid test for detection of COVID-19 infection

• NCC to provide services under Exercise NCC Yogdan in fight against COVID-19 pandemic

• Cabinet approved Non-operation of MPLADS for two years

• DST sets up CAWACH to combat COVID-19 pandemic

• Edible oil imports in India declined to 32.44 percent in March

• International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda is observed on 7 April

• IIT-Roorkee launched Prana-Vayu, a low-cost portable ventilator

• IOC sets new deadline for the qualification period of Tokyo Olympics

• UEFA postpones all the international matches

• Indian-origin MP Lisa Nandy appointed as shadow foreign minister

• International Day of Conscience is observed on 5thApril

• CSIF to provide COVID-19 protective gear and healthcare paraphernalia to its personnel

• MSME Technology Centres contributed to combat COVID-19 outbreak

• FCI sets record in transportation of food grains amid lockdown

• Amitabh Kant chairs Empowered Committee to review coordination for COVID-19-related response activities

• Lupin launched drug used for prevention of organ rejection in kidney transplant in the US

• National Maritime Day is celebrated on 5th April in India

• MahavirJayanti is celebrated on 6th April

• C-MET develops a low-cost indigenous prototype of polymer swab

• US announced USD 2.9 million to India to combat COVID-19 outbreak

• PravinRao is appointed as the new chairman of Nasscom

• FIFA Under-17 Women World Cup scheduled in November postponed

• Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched Hack the Crisis India overcome COVID 19 pandemic

• World Food Programme COVID-19 has little impact on global food supply chain

• NGA adopts resolution on COVID-19 calls for global cooperation to fight pandemic

• Central government taking measures to ensure smooth harvesting of Rabi Crop

• Indian Railways issues restoration plan to prepare for resumption of services

• India seeks $6 billion of loans from ADB, AIIB to fight coronavirus pandemic

• Odisha government launches online cultural competition to engage children during lockdown

• Official mascots of 19th Asian Games unveiled in Hangzhou China

• Hockey India donates additional 75 lakh rupees towards PM-CARES Fund

• International Mine Awareness Day observed on 4 April

• Union HRD Minister launches MHRD AICTE COVID-19 Student Helpline Portal

• IAS IPS officers associations form Caruna an initiative to fight Coronavirus

• Union Government orders about 10 crorehydroxychloroquine tablets for healthcare workers

• ArogyaSanjeevani Policy Cigna launched with IRDAI guidelines

• NHA signs pact with Uber for transportation service for public healthcare workers

• SCTIMST, WIPRO partners to make automated ventilators to meet COVID-19 related crisis

• Action COVID-19 Team launched in India to combat COVID-19 crisis

• DST-SERB announces first set of approved projects to combat COVID-19 crisis

• MCA extends tenure of Prakash Kumar as acting President of NCLT for 3 years

• DRDO develops bio-suit for medical practitioners who treat COVID-19 patients

• ICMR approves antibody tests for COVID-19 patients

• MoD received USD 8.82 million FDI during 2000-2019 periods

• Moong dal price raised by 20 percent

• Centre permits farmers to use eNAM to avoid market place

• Centre released SOPs for transit of COVID-19 negative foreign nationals

• ICRA says Banks, NBFCs to see bad loans pile up post moratorium period

• RBI increased short-term borrowing limit for states, UTs by 30 percent

• NTPC appointed Dilip Kumar Patel as Director of Human resources

• World Bank lends USD 1billion to India to combat COVID-19 outbreak

• Chief executives of OBC, UBI designated as OSD in PNB

• IISc scientists develop indigenous ventilator prototype using local parts

• China to host the 3rd edition of the Asian Youth Games

• AP provides doorstep pension payment to 58 lakh beneficiaries

• UNSC to hold virtual meeting on coronavirus outbreak

• Andhra Pradesh to give away house sites on 14 April under Navaratnalu-PedalandarikiIllu program

• Centre mobilizes Ex-Servicemen to fight COVID-19 pandemic

• Naval Dockyard develops low-cost device to screen people

• Freightwalla launched app to offer all remote services

• Centre to treat Medical devices as Drugs from 1 April

• MHA issued 2020 JK Reorganisation Adaptation of State Laws Order

• Telangana announced 75 percent pay cut to government employees to fund COVID-19 crisis

• RBI introduced relief measures to deal with coronavirus pandemic

• CPSEs under the Ministry of Steel Pay Tax Dues under Vivad Se Vishwas scheme

• SpaceX released a User’s guide for its Starship rocket

• Wimbledon championship cancelled for the first time since World War II

• JNCASR develops a coating that may prevent transmission of infection

• Indigram awarded the winners of the Adhunik Gram program

• World Autism Awareness Day is observed on 2 April

• Finance Minister participated in G20 meeting of Finance Ministers

• IIT-Kanpur to develop portable ventilator to support medical infrastructure

• NASA to launch SunRISE mission to study Solar Particle Storms

• World Bank offered USD 1 billion for proposed India project

• UN report stated COVID-19 is worst crisis since World War II

• World Athletics Championships rescheduled to 2022 due to Tokyo Olympics

• GoI passed Ordinance to make PM CARES donations tax free

• Maharashtra announced pay cut of government employees for March

• NPPA sets up Price Monitoring and Resource Unit in JK

• Centre launched DARPGs National Monitoring Dashboard

• Utkal Diwas is observed on 1 April

• Lifeline Udan flights supplied medical supplies to treat COVID-19 across India

• SudhirRajkumar resigns from UN Joint Staff Pension Fund

• Assam State Disaster Management Authority launched COVID-19 Control Room in Guwahati

• Haryana designated 3 private labs in Gurugram for COVID-19 testing

• Himachal Pradesh launched mobile app to monitor quarantined people

• India expands its capacity for PPE kits, 12 domestic firms meet the norms

• Tata Power commissioned Shuakhevi HPP in Georgia

• ADB to invest $100 million in NIIF FOF

• DheeYantra launched Virtual assistance to curb fake messages on Coronavirus

• UN report India, China will stay away from world recession

• China recommended bear bile to treat COVID-19 patients

• Centre launched Stranded in India to help foreign tourists

• NGMA launched Virtual Tour of its permanent collection

• BPKaunungo was reappointed as the deputy governor of RBI

• Andhra Pradesh appointed Dr.Srinath Reddy as an advisor to the state Government

• Centre increased wages under rural employment guarantee scheme

• Government extends crop loan repayments due to COVID-19 lockdown

• GoI extends validity of expired Driving Licences and Vehicle Registration till 30 June

• Indian Army prepares amid the lockdown

• ICAR directs farmers to handle safety measures during Rabi harvesting

• NBT launched Corona Studies Series books

• PMO sets up high-level panels to deal with situation post lockdown

• GoI launched CoNTeC, National Teleconsultation Centre

• Convalescent plasma transmission to treat people from Coronavirus

• Tokyo Olympics might be held in 2021 July

• UP government transferred Rs.611 crore to the beneficiaries under MNREGA

• IIT Madras collaborated with two Industry Partners for research projects

• Jharkhand launched PRAGYAAM to provide essential services

• Rajasthan celebrated Statehood day on 30 March

• TRIFED launched TrifedVanDhan GIS-based website

• RBI to implement Mega Bank Consolidation Plan on 1 April

• Saudi Arabia to provide uninterrupted LPG supply to India

• China to launch Long March-5B carrier rocket in April

• GOI sets up PM-CARES fund to deal with COVID-19 pandemic

• Indian Railways prepares train coaches for isolation units for COVID-19 patients

• NMC launched a health app to provide guidance for people under isolation due to coronavirus infection

• Odisha announced 2 dedicated COVID-19 hospitals

• India to begin antibody tests on coronavirus

• Sikkim government announced an economic package to provide immediate relief to EWS

• DRDO prepared four different items ready to be deployed in War against Corona

• GoI declared Hydroxychloroquine as Schedule H1 Drug

• Indian Army launched Operation Namaste

• Centre approved more than Rs.5 crore to 8 states

• JK exclusively dedicated 2 hospitals for treating COVID-19 patients

• GoI approves insurance scheme for health workers

• Nagaland CM launches Self Declaration COVID-19 App

• Study shows good results with plasma treatment for coronavirus

• US invoked the rarely used Defense Production Act

• IMF reported that the Global economy might enter a recession
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• Apple launched app for COVID-19 information

• Andhra Pradesh to set up a drone ecosystem in the State

• Hospital in Jaipur to use humanoid robot to serve COVID-19 patients

• Online delivery services resumes services coming back on stream

• Maharashtra to use indelible ink to mark people suspected of coronavirus

• Centre to provide Rs.1.70 lakh crore relief package under PMGKY

• DGFT sets up Helpdesk for COVID-19 related Export or Import issue

• India proposed to set up common e-platform for SAARC nations to combat coronavirus

• Rajyogini Dadi Janki passed away

• G20 to inject USD5 trillion into World economy

• RBI announced 3 month moratorium on repayment of term loans means for borrowers

• CRISIL cuts GDP growth forecast to 3.5 percent

• Warm, humid climate might reduce the transmission of Coronavirus

• CCMB to begin trial on genome sequencing of Coronavirus

• DST sets up task force to map technologies by start-ups through AI, IoT

• Renowned architect Satish Gujral passed away

• The US reported more Coronavirus cases than China, Italy

• World theatre day is observed on 27th March

• WHO conducts Mega trial of 4 drugs to combat coronavirus

• Sameer Aggarwal is appointed as CEO of Walmart India

• Odisha to set up Covid-19 testing lab at VIMSAR

• Government to supply 7Kg per person on subsidized food grains for 3 months

• UP bans sale of pan masala

• DPIIT sets up control room to monitor the supply of EC goods

• National Book Trust launched #StayHomeIndiaWithBooks

• Indian Railways extend cancellation of passenger train services till 14 April

• GoI to launch CoWin-20 to curb the community spread of coronavirus

• First phase of Census 2021 and updation of NPR has been postponed

• Cabinet approved construction of Aligarh-Harduaganj flyover

• Aviation sector might face losses up to USD 3.6billion in June quarter

• Cabinet approved the continuation of recapitalization of RRB scheme

• ARI develops wheat variety with high protein

• Indian football skipper Sunil Chhetri has been named for FIFAs campaign to combat COVID-19 crisis

• IIT-Madras to organize Global Hyperloop Pod Competition

• FAO reports peatlands can help attain climate goals

• Man dies of Hantavirus in China

• MoD submits reports of the land acquired for UP and TN Defence Industrial Corridors from UP and TN

• EPFO issued directions for timely credit of monthly Pension to EPS pensioners

• Mylab Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd developed first COVID-19 test kit

• ARCI developed technology to improve fuel efficiency of internal combustion engines

• Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh

• National Supercomputing Mission to boost supercomputing infrastructure

• Saudi Arabia proposed to convene virtual G20 Leaders Summit on 26th March

• IMF says COVID-19 might cause a global recession

• Budget Session of Parliament adjourned sine die

• RajyaSabha passed 2020 JK Appropriation Bills

• TN government announced Rs.3,280 crore special relief package against Coronavirus

• Centre asks employers not to cut the wages of employees amid the layoffs due to Coronavirus

• US cuts USD 1 billion aid to Afghanistan after Pompeo trip to Kabul

• Afghan government, Taliban held first discussion to arrange possible prisoner exchanges

• International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims is observed on 24 March

• World Tuberculosis Day is observed on 24 March

• Centre announces free ATM withdrawals for 3 months

• Centre directed states and UTs to ensure smooth operation of all print, electronic media

• Lok Sabha passed 2020 Finance Bill without discussion

• Tokyo Olympic torch relay has been cancelled

• International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is observed on 25th March

• International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is observed on 25 March

• Hindu New Year began on 25 March

• Cabinet approved the continuation of RoSCTL scheme from 1 April

• Invest India launched The Invest India Business Immunity Platform

• Centre banned export of hydroxychloroquine drug

• RIL sets up first COVID-19 dedicated hospital in Mumbai

• Deadline for GST returns extended to 30 June

• Cabinet approved MoU signed between India and Germany to enhance Railway sector

• Scientists say Sikkim glaciers are losing mass faster than other parts of the Himalaya

• International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed on 21 March

• ShaheediDiwas was observed in India on 23 Marchgk> days

• Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia birth anniversary was observed on 23 March

• World Poetry Day was observed on 21 March

• ICMR recommends use of hydroxychloroquine to treat Coronavirus

• UK Confirmed as 1st co-chair in India-Led Climate Change Initiative CDRI

• Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics to be postponed

• World Meteorological Day is observed on 23rd March

• UN to create global coronavirus fund

• World Water Day is observed on 22nd March

• World Down Syndrome Day was observed on 21st March

• Cabinet approved scheme to promote medical device parks

• Cabinet approved inclusion of AYUSH health and wellness centre

• Cabinet approves schemes to boost electronics manufacturing

• BiharDiwas was observed on 22nd March

• DGCA released guidelines on Social distancing to prevent Coronavirus

• SAARC Disaster Management Centre launches website for information related to Coronavirus

• RBI chalks out contingency plan for smooth functioning of services

• DBS Bank, Bharti AXA join hands for insurance plan covering Covid-19

• UP government announces one month free food grains to poor

• Union government orders implementation of 37 Central Laws in Jammu and Kashmir

• Uttar Pradesh government seeks Central Grant of 100 crore for Lucknow University and Kashi Vidyapeeth

• RBI extends restrictions on PMC Bank for three more months

• ICMR received several complaints against misuse of stem cell therapy

• Indian umpires Janani Narayanan and VrindaRathi named in ICC panel

• UN releases World Happiness Report 2020

• International Nowruz Day celebrated on March 21

• International Day of Forests observed on 21 March

• Peatland protection will help attain climate goals

• EMC 2.0 Scheme will help India become mobile manufacturing hub

• SIDBI to start Swavalamban Express on 5 June

• ARPIT trained more than 1.8 Lakh teachers in 2 years

• PM called for Janata Curfew on 22 March

• Defence Ministry signs with IWI to procure LMGs

• India is third-largest producer of Electricity in the World

• Ministry of Textiles plans to host pilot shopping festival

• MHRD develops School Health Programme to promote well being of students

• GoI bans export of masks and coveralls due to coronavirus

• GoI fixed cap for the prices of Alcohols used in manufacturing hand sanitizers under EC Act

• French Language Day is observed on 20th March

• Four convicts of Nirbhaya Case hanged to death in Tihar Jail

• SpaceX to launch its first manned flight to ISS in 2020 May

• ISRO to launch 36 missions in the current fiscal year

• World Sparrow Day is observed on 20 March

• International Day of Happiness is celebrated on 20 March

• NHA ties up with Private hospitals to fight against Coronavirus

• Meeting on Research in Indian Traditional Knowledge Systems was held in Delhi

• GoI encourages NCC Certificate holders to join Paramilitary forces

• Centre issued notification for adaptation of 37 central laws in JK

• Former CJI Ranjan Gogoi took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha

• Lok Sabha to discuss 2020 Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill

• Microsoft India, NASSCOM Foundation launch Innovate for an Accessible India campaign to empower PwDs

• Resolution seeking removal of the phrase Socialism to be placed in Rajya Sabha
  

• CSIR-IHBT develops a new hand-sanitizer as preventive measures against Coronavirus

• Indian Navy sets up Quarantine Camp at INS Vishwakarma

• NBRI develops pest-resistant variety of cotton against whiteflies

• Google appointed Karan Bajwa as MD of Google Cloud in India

• DAC approves procurement of 83 indigenous Tejas fighter jets for IAF

• Ordnance Factory Day was observed on 18 March

• LLTS, IIT-Kanpur signed MoU to promote research in cybersecurity programs

• Lok Sabha passed 2020 Aircraft Amendment Bill

• GoI stated National e-commerce policy is still under consideration

• APEDA, SFAC signed MoU to improve productivity and quality of the varieties of crops

• JK Epidemic Disease Regulations, 2020 extended to both Jammu and Kashmir

• Health Ministry issued guidelines for notifying coronavirus

• GoI saves more than Rs. 12 crore pa after implementing 2013 DPCO

• Around 1.5 lakh SSAs covered with at least one bank branch under PMJDY

• Health Ministry placed Draft National Policy for Rare Diseases in its website

• More the Rs.20 crore has been sanctioned under the Stand Up India Scheme

• Ministry of Culture established institute to promote Buddhist studies, art and culture

• Virtual G20 leaders’ summit to be held in March

• SBI reduced FD rates, MCLRs rates for a second time in a month

• RBI to use swap transactions, LTRO to infuse liquidity

• INST Scientists develops calcium-modified carboxymethyl-starch to stop rapid blood loss during accidents

• Indian scientists develop friction-reducing nanocomposite coatings to increase system life

• Prachi Salve, Pradeep Dwivedi won 2019 Road Safety Media Fellowship award

• Centre urges people to share solutions for COVID-19 on MyGovIndia

• PM Narendra Modi to participate 100th birth Anniversary celebrations of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

• India to provide 107.01 million Nepali Rupees for three new school buildings in Nepal

• Paramananda Majumder was conferred the Moghai Ojah award

• President nominated former CJI Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha

• First human trial of a vaccine to protect against COVID-19 began in the US

• UGC to set up 10 Chairs in different universities for research activities

• Mission Solar Charkha of Ministry of MSME

• MoCA flagged off first-ever Indore-Kishangarh flight under UDAN

• Indian Culture Portal to showcase rich cultural heritage of India

• GoI announced blanket travel ban in response to Coronavirus

• CJI ruled out complete shutdown of SC and other courts

• The 39th GST Council meeting was held in New Delhi

• India pledged USD 10 million toward a Covid-19 emergency fund

• Tai Tzu Ying won 2020 All England Badminton Championships

• UNCTAD reports Coronavirus outbreak cost global economy up to USD 2 trillion

• Centre to introduce Industrial Policy to boost economic development of JK

• R K Singh launched the new website of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

• Wings India 2020 concluded in Hyderabad

• Union Government implements POSHAN Abhiyaan

• Manipur government announced schemes for sportspersons, artistes

• OIL signed agreement with Numaligarh Refinery for crude oil sale

• Ministry of Culture to revisit 1958 Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act

• Parliamentary panel reported annual post-harvest loss in fisheries

• UP promulgates 2020 UP Recovery of Damage to Public and Private Property Ordinance

• International Pi Day is observed on 14th March

• World countries asked publishers to make all coronavirus-related data available to the public

• Bill Gates stepped down from the Microsofts board

• International Day of Action for Rivers is observed on 14 March

• World Sleep Day is observed on 13 March

• World Consumer Rights day is observed on 15 March

• GoI brought masks, hand sanitizers under Essential Commodities Act

• Census India 2021 has been decided to be conducted in two phases

• Cabinet approved Minimum Support Price for Copra for 2020 season

• HIL India Limited launched Customer Payment Portal

• ARCI developed a cost-effective solar receiver tube technology for heat applications

• Parliament passed the Vivad Se Vishwas Bill for settlement of Direct Tax disputes

• RBI revised exposure limits for UCBs

• GoI hiked Excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs.3 per litre

• Minister Mansukh Mandaviya to inaugurate the Ro-Pax Ferry Vessel in Mandwa Port

• Assam to construct 33 stadiums under Uttran scheme

• CSIR-NPL develops ink to curb fake printing of Passports and counterfeiting of currency notes

• Maharashtra approved renaming Mumbai Central Terminus station as Nana Shankarseth Terminus Station

• Centre to distribute fortified rice through PDS to curb malnutrition

• Anganwadi Workers were given Smart Phone for ICDS-CAS

• NCRB launched Crime Multi-Agency Centre and National Cybercrime Training Centre

• Government passed the 2020 Mineral Laws Amendment Bill

• NAIs exhibition on Jallianwala Bagh was inaugurated by Shri P.L. Sahu

• Newly discovered treehopper species named after Lady Gaga

• Google launched a tool to help developers make websites more color blind friendly

• UP launched schemes for skill development, employment generation for youths

• Centre approves 4 percent hike in DA to 21 percent

• GoI might approve license for persons with Colour blindness

• Eric Horvitz appointed as CSO of Microsoft

• India offered 600 tonnes of rice to flood victims of Madagascar

• ARI studies methane-oxidizing bacteria for methane mitigation

• India Post launched free digital parcel locker service

• Astronomers found Iron raining exo-planet

• Tiger Woods to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of fame

• ADB allocates USD 200 million to support supply chains in the fight against Coronavirus

• WHO declared COVID-19 pandemic

• World Kidney Day is observed on 12 March

• India invokes 123-year-old Epidemic Disease Act

• India ranked second in the Animal Protection Index (API) 2020 list

• WGSHA enters Limca Book of Records for Indias first Living Culinary Arts Museum

• Major Port Authorities Bill, 2020 introduced in Lok Sabha

• Maharashtra approves a bill on caste validity certificate

• Wings India 2020 began in Hyderabad

• Maharashtra implements happy hour for auto rickshaws

• Leh to host the national event for the 6th International Day of Yoga

• GoI constituted a high-level GOM to review prevention and management of Coronovirus

• Tamil Nadu hosts Divya Kala Shakti for the first time

• India ranks second as the most promising source of disruptive technology

• GOKADDAL-worlds first Digital Solutions Exchange cloud launched in India

• IISc researchers develop a method to rapidly detect disease-causing bacteria

• GoI, World Bank signs loan agreement on Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient

• Rajesh Chaplot honoured with Ugandas Highest Civilian Award

• Parliament passed amendments to IBC Amendment Bill

• Hola Mohalla festival was celebrated at Anandpur Sahib Punjab

• UNSC passes resolution to endorse US Taliban peace agreement

• London patient becomes the second person to be ever cured of HIV

• UNCTAD stated that FDI inflows dropped by 15 percent due to Corona Virus outbreak

• NDFB outfit disbanded itself

• GoI approved industrial licenses to 15 companies to manufacture Bullet Proof Jackets

• Jobs provided under scheme of compassionate appointment

• SBI announced rate cuts on FD

• Infosys partners with Qualcomm to offer smart cities solutions

• Eleventh Bengaluru INDIA Nano conference and exhibition held at Bengaluru

• CRPF instituted Shakti Award

• Centre approved for the construction of Delhi-Baghpat highway

• India used Anti-HIV drugs to treat COVID-19 for the first time

• PV Sindhu was awarded the 2019 BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year

• Amit Panghal, Lovlina Borgohain won bronze medal in the Asian Boxing Olympic qualifiers

• ARI developed ARI-516, a hybrid variety of grapes

• Indo-Thai workshop on stellar variability and star formation was held at ARIES

• Worlds only female white Giraffe and calf killed by Poachers

• Mahim Verma is to resign as BCCI vice president

• Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act: Consent of the wife mandatory for proving adoption - Supreme Court

• Scindia resigns from Congress party, looks at BJP

• Indian filmmaker Bauddhayan Mukherji chosen for L’Atelier programme

• Centre to add more than 14 lakh Self Help Groups

• Saudi Arabia slashed oil prices after OPEC plus meeting fails to make a deal

• TIFAC launched Vigyan Jyoti scheme

• JK sets up Delimitation Commission

• President Ram Nath Kovind conferred 2019 Nari Shakti Puraskar

• Women Transforming India Awards (WTI): Winners list

• Centre to set up at least one PMBJP Kendra in every block of the country

• Centre imposes withdrawal limit for depositors of Yes Bank

• UAHS develops Sahyadri Megha, a new red variety of paddy

• Monitoring cell inaugurated under Mission Bhagiratha

• Poshan Abhiyaan celebrated its second anniversary

• Government to make sanitary napkin disposal bags mandatory from January 2021

• Government plans to create 75 lakh SHGs by 2022: Narendra Singh Tomar

• MSDE launches Mahatma Gandhi National Fellowship (MGNF) programme in Bengaluru

• SIT on Black money to submit its 7th interim report in next two months

• 195 Fast Track Special Courts for expeditious disposal of Rape & POCSO Act Cases: Ravi Shankar Prasad

• North Korea fires three projectiles, says Seoul's military

• Maldives introduce motion to launch inquiry into gender discrimination on International Women’s day

• Andhra Pradesh ranked 1st in country for overall implementation of Poshan Abhiyan

• Attukal Pongala festival celebrated in Thiruvananthapuram

• Gulf stocks nosedive after oil prices crash

• RBI assures safety of bank deposits in wake of Yes Bank crisis

• UN economists forecast drop of up to 15 % in FDI worldwide due to Novel Corona virus outbreak

• Bimal Julka was sworn in as the Chief Information Commissioner

• DAY-NULM signs MoU with Amazon for e-marketing of products made by SHGs

• Minister Rajnath Singh to confer WTI Awards on 8th March

• SAI announced first edition of Khelo India Womens Hockey League

• Janez Jansa elected as PM of Slovenia

• Amita Pandove was sworn in as Information Commissioner of CIC

• Minister Smriti Irani released a book titled “Chronicles of Change Champions”

• EPFO lowered the interest rate on PF deposits to 8.5 percent

• India-EU to work together on Integrated Local Energy Systems

• India signs deal with the US for Air Force One

• GAF-2020 festival to be held in Kochi

• Kobita Utsav began in Kolkata

• Lok Sabha passed 2020 Direct Tax Vivad Se Viswas Bill

• International Conference on NanoScience and Technology is being held in Kolkata

• MHA approves Automated Facial Recognition System to identify bodies, missing children, criminals

• ChapcharKut festival celebrated in Mizoram

• Indira Gandhi and Amrit Kaur named by TIME among ‘100 women of the year’

• Two new land ports to be added as entry points for Bangladeshi people

• Google to open its cloud region in Delhi

• KPIT Sparkle 2020 winners awarded

• Pragyan Conclave 2020 held in New Delhi

• Cabinet approves amendment on the FDI policy on civil aviation

• Cabinet approves 2019 Companies Second Amendment Bill

• Sri Lanka will lead science, technology and innovation sector in BIMSTEC

• NABARD infused Rs 1.46 lakh crore in the rural banking system during current fiscal

• Luxembourg became the world’s first country to offer public transport, entirely free

• Chandrayaan-III mission to be launched in first half of 2021

• Mumbai to host 2023 IOC session

• Centre approves ten projects worth Rs.301.54 crores for the food processing sector

• Gairsain was made the new summer capital of Uttarakhand

• JK government launched Student Health Card scheme for school children

• MoTA forms committee to examine CFR Guidelines

• Workshop on Increasing Water Use Efficiency in Industries held in New Delhi

• Cabinet approved amalgamation of PSBs with effect from 1 April

• APEDA signed MoUs with various organizations to implement Agri Export Policy

• President to confer National Lalit Kala Akademi Awards

• Indian-American appointed as a key member to the US coronavirus task force

• India Pharma 2020 and India Medical Device 2020 Conference to be held in Gujarat

• First direct discussion between the US President and Taliban ended well

• Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen

• SCTIMST develops flow diverter stent to treat aneurysms

• Scientists say Black carbon might influence melting of Gangotri Glacier

• The 68th All India Police Athletic Championship began in Haryana

• Scientists from IIT Delhi, DRDO received National Award

• Dholavira, Forts of Deccan Sultanate nominated for World Heritage Sites List

• Rangotsav begins at Barsana in Mathura

• Government laid export restrictions on 26 pharma ingredients and medicines

• National Security Day is observed on 4 March

• NASA reveals hole on Mars that could hold clue to life on Red Planet

• LPAI celebrated 8th Foundation Day on 2nd March

• Scientists found bacteria that can replace fertilizers, fungicides in tea plants

• Muhyiddin Yassin was sworn in as the 8th PM of Malaysia

• Andhra Pradesh appoints ex-finance secretary as adviser to CM Jagan

• Suposhit Maa Abhiyan was launched in Kota, Rajasthan

• Thirty Three crores allocated for Kaziranga under Project Tiger scheme

• Genetic study shows that there are two separates species of red panda

• First KIU Games concludes in Bhubaneswar Chandigarh tops medals tally

• PM Benjamin Netanyahu claims victory in Israel's general election 2020

• Mexican Open 2020 Highlights

• North Korea launched two short-range missiles

• ICGS Varad was commissioned into the Indian Coast Guard

• UGC develops Jeevan Kaushal scheme to upgrade life skills for UG students

• Zonal Cultural Centres implemented schemes to promote folk, art, and culture

• Railways launched first Restaurant on Wheels at the Asansol Railway station

• Tourism Ministry launched multilingual Incredible India website

• Minister Amit Shah inaugurated NSG Regional Hub at Kolkata

• Prime Minister lays foundation stone for the Bundelkhand Expressway

• ADB provides USD 4 million to the Asia-Pacific countries to fight coronavirus outbreak

• Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurated 2020 Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela

• IAF, Savitribai Phule Pune University signs MoU to establish Chair of Excellence

• ICAR, PBRI signs MoU to undertake research work and education

• India bagged USD 40 million defence deals with Armenia

• RaIDer-X, new explosive detection device, was launched at 2020 NWED

• World Hearing Day is observed on 3rd March

• World Wildlife Day is observed on 3rd March

• Cabinet approved occupancy rights to Scheduled Tribes of Lakshadweep

• Astronomers detect biggest explosion since Big Bang

• Maharashtra to become single-use plastic-free by 1 May

• President presented awards to 21 winners on National Science day

• GoI paid tribute to the 124th birth anniversary of former PM Morarji Desai

• NITI Aayog to begin a pilot project in JK on SDG

• PM to launch 10,000 Farmers Producer Organisations

• Defence Minister inaugurated new LCH Production Hangar at HAL Complex, Bengaluru

• Central Consumer Protection Authority to be established in 2020 April

• Shri R. K. Singh dedicated 11 Renewable Energy Management Centers

• Sri Lanka to withdraw from UNHRC resolution on war crimes

• World rare disease day is observed on 29th February

• Centre approved 32 projects under PM Kisan Sampada Yojana

• U.S. strikes a deal with Taliban to end 18-year-long Afghan war

• World Civil Defence Day is celebrated on 1 March

• Zero Discrimination Day is observed on 1 March

• Punjab to reduce government employees retirement age to 58 years

• World economy faces worst performance since the past decade

• ‘India among most dollarized countries in terms of invoicing’

• Astronomers discovered 17 new planets

• Assam CM awarded 2020 Dr. Syama Prasad Mukherjee award

• Bihar passed a resolution demanded caste-based 2021 census

• Jadav Payeng to be conferred the 2020 Swami Vivekananda Karmayogi Award

• Sumant Kathpalia appointed as MD and CEO of Induslnd Bank Ltd

• Bengaluru accounted highest number of digital transactions

• NITI Aayog, NASSCOM launched AI-based Module for students in Indian schools

• National Protein Day was observed on 27th February

• India’s Ambassador to Qatar to attend the signing of the peace deal between the US and Taliban

• Losar festival is celebrated in Himachal Pradesh

• National Science Day is celebrated on 28th February

• Maharashtra to undertake the genetic study to conserve the native species of cattle

• Cabinet approved to accord National Importance status to NIFTS at Kundli, Thanjavur

• PM to distribute Daily Living Aids and Devices to senior citizens and Divyangjan

• CAPS-HQ MC Joint Seminar on Challenges of the Evolving Threats Facing India held in New Delhi

• Centre approves establishment of 80,000 Micro Enterprises under PMEGP

• India to conduct Responsible AI for Social Empowerment 2020 summit

• NTPC, CPCB to set up 25 CAAQMS in States and UTs

• World NGO Day is observed on 27 February

• Khanderao, Vasudev Kamath was conferred the Raja Ravi Varma Award

• RBI lifted its ban on Bandhan Bank

• RBI directed banks to link all new floating rate loan

• Scientist discover first-ever animal that does not need oxygen to breathe

• Xiaomi to use ISRO's NavIC technology

• Mansukh Mandaviya launched OPV-6 VAJRA in Chennai

• Cabinet approved the 2020 Surrogacy Regulation Bill

• Marathi to be made compulsory in schools

• Centre lifts the ban on onion

• Ratan Tata appointed as the chairman of the advisory council of Mumbai University

• IGI Airport ranked highest in duty-free revenue per passenger

• The US became India’s top trading partner

• Sanjay Agarwal chaired a high-level meeting on Desert Locust Control

• Indo-UK Joint Military Exercise Ajeya Warrior 2020 concluded

• Jawed Ashraf appointed as India’s next ambassador to France

• Pranab Mukherjee to address Bangladesh Parliament on Mujib Centenary

• Suella Braverman appointed as the UKs new Attorney General

• Annual census reported reduced number of dolphins at Gahirmatha marine sanctuary

• INCOIS launched 3 technological support and alert systems

• Cabinet approves issuance of an order for adaptation of Central laws in JK

• High-level committee on Assam Accord submitted report to CM Sarbananda Sonowal

• ISRO to launch GISAT-1

• Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission completed 4 years

• NABARD approves Rs.400 crore to boost infrastructure in JK

• Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) Secretary Injeti Srinivas launched Spice plus form

• Ms. Jiya felicitated for creating world record in open water swimming

• Kamal, Sathiyan won silver at World Tour Hungarian Open

• World’s first in vitro cheetah cubs born at Ohio zoo

• Adline Castelino was crowned 2020 LIVA Miss Diva Universe

• Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank conferred the 2019 Vishwakarma Awards

• Hrithik Roshan was conferred Best Actor award at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival

• MHRD reviewed the progress of Institutions of Eminence Scheme

• NITI Aayog reported 28 percent payments for maternity benefit scheme credited to wrong account

• GoI successfully installed 10 lakh smart meters under SMNP

• Government formally approved the 22nd Law Commission for 3 years

• Kuchipudi to host national classical dance festival from March 5

• Government amends provisions of Arms Act, 1959 and Arms Rules, 2016

• India to host Commonwealth shooting and Archery Championships in January 2022

• IMF warns coronavirus epidemic could put at risk the recovery of global economy

• Extensive talks between PM Modi& US Prez Trump underway at Hyderabad house in New Delhi

• US surpasses China to become India's top trading partner

• Mumbai’s twin-sisters bag four medals in swimming at KIUG

• Khelo India University Games: Guru Nanak Dev University bags two gold medals in fencing

• First anniversary of National War Memorial being observed today (25th Feb)

• ICC bans Oman player Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi from all forms of cricket for 7 years

• Ladakh all set to host first-ever Khelo India Winter Games

• Supreme Court collegium approves appointment of 3 judicial officers as Judges of J&K High Court

• Bangladesh records sharp decline in Child malnutrition: UNICEF Survey

• Government approves constitution of 22nd Law Commission

• National Integration Camp themed Ek Bharat-Shreshth Bharat inaugurated in Sikkim

• Conservatives claim victory in Iranian Parliamentary elections

• GSI denies discovery of 3000-tonne gold deposits in UP's Sonbhadra

• India’s First Floating Jetty inaugurated in Goa

• Ministry of MSME launched National Level Awareness Programme (NLAP) 2020

• Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi completes one year today (24 Feb)

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu asks governments to link employment with languages

• Indian Army is set to get New Headquarters – the ThalSenaBhawan

• India’s GDP growth to be 4.9% in 2019-20: NCAER

• RBI unveils 5 year National Strategy for Financial Inclusion (NSFI): 2019-2024

• Pakistan continues at grey list of FATF for another 4 months

• NITI Aayog organizing Sustainable Development Goals Conclave 2020

• Securities market regulator SEBI redefines ‘pledge’ to protect client securities

• Sweden’s Riksbank begun testing world’s 1st digital version of currency, e-krona

• India & Sri Lanka signed MoU for up-gradation of infrastructure in plantation schools

• Sri Lanka: Parliamentary oversight committee recommends ban on face-covering attire

• Pragyan Ojha announces retirement from international, 1st-class cricket

• India, Sri Lanka sign MoU for up-gradation of infrastructure in plantation schools

• Thai court dissolves Future Forward party over illegal loan

• South Sudan President, rebel leader agrees to form unity government

• Around 300 rural clusters developed under Shyama Prasad Mukherji National Rurban Mission

• Department of Telecommunications launches '5G Hackathon'

• GSI discovers gold deposits of over 3,000 tonnes in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh

• Centre reiterates convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case cannot be released without its approval

• US, Taliban truce begins, raising hopes for a peace deal next week

• France to shut down its oldest nuclear complex by June

• Sakshi Malik wins silver, VineshPhogat gets bronze at Asian Wrestling Championship

• PM Modi to inaugurate first-ever Khelo India University Games in Odisha

• Ross Taylor becomes first player in the world to play 100 matches in all three formats

• India, Maldives discuss issues of mutual interest in the area of security and law enforcement cooperation

• FATF decides to retain Pakistan in 'Grey List’

• Libya’s government suspends participation in Geneva talks

• Union Cabinet approves constitution of 22nd Law Commission of India

• Asian Wrestling Championships: Indian wrestlers win three bronze medals in Greco-Roman events

• Sunil Kumar wins gold in 87-kg Greco Roman category in Asian Wrestling Championships

• Greatest woman golfer, Mickey Wright dies at 85

• India to host AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2022

• AIFF receives 'Grassroots Charter Bronze Level' membership of AFC

• Cabinet approves constitution of empowered Technology Group

• Cabinet approves phase two of Swachh Bharat Mission Grameen

• Cabinet approves the Assisted Reproductive Technology Regulation Bill 2020

• Cabinet approves Revamping of "PMFBY" and "RWBCIS"

• Cabinet approves Elevation of BISAG as BISAG (N) under MEITY, Government of India

• Government to set up Central Consumer Protection Authority by first week of April

• Animal Culture Linked to Conservation for the first time at UN Wildlife Conference in India

• Bangladesh to enhance Mongla Port Capacity

• Sri Lanka to withdraw from co-sponsorship of UNHRC resolution 30/1

• UK launches new points-based Visa system

• Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust to hold first meeting in New Delhi

• Election Commission holds discussions on various issues of electoral reform with Law and Justice Ministry

• Ashraf Ghani declared winner of Afghan 2019 presidential poll

• Bangladesh to sign Free Trade Agreement with Nepal

• Sub-group of terror financing watchdog FATF recommends continuation of Pak in ‘Grey List’

• Custody battle: Supreme Court says child is always the loser

• India’s sugar export may cross 5 million tonne this year

• Government to facilitate doubling of milk processing capacity by 2025

• Gujarat: Women’s role in GIBs’ conservation highlighted

• Australia appoints former New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell as next high commissioner to India

• IDSA to be renamed as Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses

• Special Economic Zones continue to take lead in expanding exports

• AP government to set up 30 Skill Development Centres

• AP CM Jagan to launch hospital Nadu-Nedu in Kurnool today (18 Feb)

• WHO says Covid-19 is not as deadly as other coronaviruses

• UK warns... won't accept EU-ruled 'level playing field'

• Soil Health Card Scheme to complete five years tomorrow (19 Feb)

• SEBI decides to permit the use of regulatory sandbox

• NADA bans javelin thrower Amit Dahiya for four years

• India claims five silver, six bronze medals at 2020 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships

• India to host 2020 junior men's Hockey World Cup

• Bengali film actor, former TMC MP Tapas Pal passes away in Mumbai

• 22nd Ethnologue: Hindi ranks 3rd, Bangla 7th most spoken language in the World

• Asian Wrestling Championship begins in New Delhi

• Locust-hit Pak may consider importing insecticides from India: Report

• Sri Lanka objects to US restriction on Lt Gen Shavendra Silva

• DoT asks telcos to clear Rs 1.4 lakh crore dues by midnight

• Indian athletes clinch 3 medals in World SnowShoe Championship

• India rejects all references on J&K by Turkish President

• Supreme Court says women officers can be given permanent commission in the Army

• CDS Gen Bipin Rawat announces plan to create Peninsula Command

• Koneru Humpy wins Cairns cup chess tournament

• India and Norway to work jointly towards mitigating marine plastic litter and microplastics

• External Affairs Minister Jaishankar stresses on more cooperation between India and EU

• India settles for bronze at Badminton Asia Team Championships

• Arvind Kejriwal sworn in as Chief Minister of Delhi for third time

• Joshna Chinappa clinches 77th Senior National squash Championship

• SAMPRITI-IX: Indo-Bangladesh joint military exercise concludes in Meghalaya

• Japan’s economy suffers worst drop in over five years

• FATF meet in Paris to take stock of Pakistan's role in terror financing

• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate UN Conference on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals at Gandhinagar

• Will move back towards 2015 nuclear deal if EU provides meaningful economic benefits, says Iran

• EC to implement SC's directions about publishing candidate’s criminal record

• New Delhi calls for concerted efforts by BIMSTEC countries to fight drug trafficking

• NHRC notice to Delhi government over children struggling to reach school by crossing Yamuna

• Indian Railways to launch third corporate passenger train Kashi Mahakal Express on Varanasi-Indore Route

• India and Portugal sign 14 agreements in areas including defence, culture and yoga

• Government clears Rs 540 crore investments in stuck residential properties

• 15th Finance Commission forms panel on defence, internal security funding

• Vidit Santosh Gujrathi posts win in Prague Chess opener

• US Senate votes to restrain Donald Trump on Iran

• Supreme Court directs political parties to publish details of pending criminal cases against candidates

• Pravasi Bhartiya Kendra in New Delhi renamed as Sushma Swaraj Bhawan

• Conference on Combating Drug Trafficking for BIMSTEC partner nations in New Delhi

• IMF wants India to focus on medium-term fiscal consolidation

• Earth had hottest January since records began, data shows

• 1988 batch IAS officer Rajiv Bansal becomes Air India's new CMD

• IRCTC starts booking of ticket for third corporate train Kashi Mahakal Express

• Ek Bharath Shrestha Bharath programme

• USTR takes India off developing country list

• Amit Panghal ranked No 1 by IOC's Boxing Task Force rankings for Olympic Qualifiers

• Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh named Player of the Year 2019 by IHF

• Former TERI Chief and Environmentalist RK Pachauri Died At 79

• Rishi Sunak appointed as UK's new Finance Minister

• U.N. council endorses 55-point road map to end war in Libya

• WHO to decide on emergency status of Ebola in DR Congo

• Cabinet approves changes in 'Vivad se Vishwas Bill'; gives nod to capital infusion in 3 Insurance cos

• Cabinet approves Pesticide management bill 2020

• Cabinet approves Major Ports Authority bill 2020

• Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 amended to make arbitration process user friendly

• State government likely to set up IT concept city at Bhogapuram

• Portugal President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa to arrive in New Delhi

• India-Sri Lanka double taxation avoidance pact strengthened

• Indian scholar Gita Sen wins prestigious Dan David Prize

• Barun Mitra appointed as law Secretary, Department of Justice

• India’s Lalremsiami named as 2019 FIH Women's Rising Star of Year

• Sudan to hand over Ex-President Omar al-Bashir to International Criminal Court

• Covid-2019 is official name for disease caused by new coronavirus says WHO

• UNICEF’s “State of the World's Children Report 2019”

• India’s 1st novel coronavirus patient tested negative in fresh test

• World Population Prospects 2019 Report; India to surpass China by 2027

• Steps Taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs for Police Modernization

• Lending from CRR buffer to get 5-year exemption: RBI

• China’s CPI rose at their highest rate in more than 8 years

• Vietnam Vice President arrives in India, to hold bilateral delegation level talks

• India strongly condemns terrorist attack in Afghanistan

• Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre Red wins 1st Khelo India Ice Hockey tournament

• Advance team of WHO arrive in China to probe Novel Corona virus

• African Union Summit (Addis Ababa)

• Supreme Court Upholds Changes to Sc/St Atrocities Law

• Directorate General of Training (DGT) proposed to issue digital 'E-Credentials/E-Certificates'

• Electric Vehicles (EVs) Charging Stations in India

• Oscars 2020: Complete winners list

• NASA sends a Solar Orbiter probe to map poles of the sun

• India Moves to Include Elephant and Bustard in Global Conservation

• PM Narendra Modi visit to Hubli, Karnataka

• Group of Ministers (GoM) has recommended for GST

• ICAI signs pact with ‘Invest India’ to promote foreign investment

• Supreme Court frames 7 questions on Religious Rights

• Switzerland votes in a referendum on new law against homophobia

• Renowned thinker, writer P Parameswaran passed away in Kerala

• Padma Shri awardee Giriraj Kishore passes away

• Ladakh Scouts Regimental Centre Red wins 1st Khelo India Ice Hockey tournament

• Haryana thrashes SAI to win 10th Hockey Senior Women National C'ship

• National Deworming Day: Children, adolescents to receive single dose of Albendazole on 10th Feb 2020

• National Conference on e-Governance 2020 concluded

• Tamil Nadu govt decides to declare Cauvery Delta Region as protected special agricultural zone

• Iran launches satellite; fails to put it into orbit

• Storm Ciara hit UK, brings heavy rain, wind

• Bangladesh to Disinvest in 4 govt owned Banks

• India offers assistance to China to deal with Coronavirus outbreak

• Shooting: Ayushi Podder wins women's 50 metres Rifle 3 Positions

• HAL to make advanced armed UAVs with Israeli Co

• Vinod Shukla bags first Mathrubhumi Book of the Year award

• RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das bags ‘Central Banker of the Year 2020, Asia-Pacific’ award

• Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu betters her own national record; wins gold with 203 kg lift

• Sourav Ganguly to accept India’s goodwill ambassador offer for Tokyo Olympics

• Britain appoints Karen Pierce as next ambassador to U.S.

• Kenya’s former President Daniel arapMoi dies aged 95

• IMF says Sri Lanka's economy gradually recovering from last year's Easter Sunday terrorist attacks

• EAM S Jaishankar calls upon Indian businesses to take initiatives vis-a-vis Central Asian markets

• Nagaland State Transport wins Road Safety Award 2018-2019

• India’s biggest rural technical festival ‘Antahpragnya 2020’ in telangana

• Global Hunger Index 2019; India at 102 out of 117

• Telangana CM inaugurates JBS-MGBS corridor-II of Hyderabad Metro Rail

• Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa arrived in India for 5-day visit

• Women's T20 Tri-Series: India beat Australia by seven wickets in Melbourne

• Weightlifting: Chandrakant Mali creates 3-records in his men’s 109kg title victory

• Rohit Rajpal to continue as India's Davis Cup captain

• China starts clinical trial for remdesivir medicine in coronavirus treatment

• Romania’s pro-European government collapses after no-confidence vote

• 'Lucknow Declaration' adopted at India-Africa Defence Conclave

• PM attends celebrations on signing of Bodo Accord at Kokrajhar in Assam

• RBI keeps repo rate, reverse repo rate unchanged

• Mizoram win Junior National Football Championship for Dr BC Roy Trophy

• US President Donald Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges

• Deepa Malik becomes president of Paralympic Committee of India

• Mo O’Brien becomes the 1st deaf person to row Atlantic Ocean

• Gopal Baglay becomes India’s next Ambassador to Sri Lanka

• TTCSP releases 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report

• Cabinet approves to confer the status of Institution of National Importance to five IIITs

• Cabinet gives in principle approval to set up a new major port in Maharashtra

• Cabinet approves amendment to bring cooperative banks under regulatory control of RBI

• National e-commerce policy to create facilitative regulatory environment

• Government unveils new vaccine to control classical swine fever

• Australia Open 2020: Complete List of Winners

• Women’s hockey: India beat New Zealand 3-0 in final match of tour

• ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup: India thrashes Pakistan by 10 wickets

• Vivad Se Vishwas Bill to ease compliance by taxpayers tabled in Lok Sabha

• India’s Ambassador to UAE assumes responsibility of India’s Co-Chair of Expo-2020 Dubai Committee

• Women’s hockey: India beat New Zealand 3-0 in final match of tour

• ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup: India thrashes Pakistan by 10 wickets

• WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom calls for greater solidarity among countries to contain spread of Coronavirus

• European Union rejects President Trump's proposal for securing peace in Middle East

• Union Cabinet decides to set up trust for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya

• One country, One tax, One ration card to be a reality soon: PM Narendra Modi

• Insurance cover on bank deposits increases from Rs one lakh to five lakh

• Government takes several steps to boost investment in renewable energy sector

• Rajasthan CM to dedicate UNESCO world heritage site certificate for Jaipur at historical Albert Hall today (5th Feb)

• Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu betters her own national record; wins gold with 203 kg lift

• Organization of Islamic Cooperation rejects Donald Trump’s peace plan

• Indian boxers bag six gold at Golden Girl Championship in Sweden

• World Bank calls for global effort against coronavirus

• World Cancer Day being observed on 4th February

• New natural gas field containing 80 trillion cubic feet of gas discovered in UAE

• Sri Lankan government says National anthem will be sung only in Sinhala, not in Tamil

• Supreme Court asks states to issue notification for 'Gram Nyayalayas'

• Union government sets target of 30km of highways a day in current fiscal

• More than one crore 40 lakh FASTags issued so far

• Ninth edition of India-Bangladesh joint military exercise begins in Meghalaya

• Vinesh, Sindhu, Mary Kom among nominees for inaugural BBC Sportswoman of the year award

• Somalia declares massive locust infestation a national emergency

• Australian Minister resigns over funding scandal

• Mike Pompeo calls on countries to offer asylum to ethnic minorities fleeing China

• Defence Budget 2020-21

• Rs 69,000 crore provided for Health Care in Union Budget 2020-21

• CBDT issues clarification on the new provision in Finance Bill 2020

• India, Maldives sign five MoUs for establishing Addu Tourism zone

• Budget 2020 announces the largest ever science mission

• Madhya Pradesh bags first position for implementation of PMMVY

• Budget 2020 aims for welfare of all citizens

• Budget 2020-21 : Nominal growth pegged at 10% for FY21

• Budget 2020-21 : FDI in India rises to $284 billion during 2014-19

• Budget 2020-21 : New infra road map to lend a cutting edge to flagship NIP scheme

• Budget 2020-21 : Government to launch campaign to eliminate TB by 2025

• Budget 2020-21 : Single investment clearance window to be set up for promoting entrepreneurship

• Britain officially leaves European Union

• ISRO announces it is preparing low-cost satellite launch vehicles

• Economic Survey 2019-20 projects growth at 6 to 6.5 per cent for next fiscal

• Budget 2020-21 : India to get 100 more airports, more Tejas-type trains

• Budget 2020-21 : Deposit insurance raised five times, to Rs 5 lakh

• India bans exports of all kinds of personal protection equipment

• Flame-Throated Bulbul 'Rubigula' official mascot for Goa 2020 National Games

• India beat New Zealand in 4th T20 International at Wellington

• Budget 2020-21 : NIRVIK scheme to provide high insurance cover for exporters

• Budget 2020-21: NBFCs can now be a part of TReDS, subordinate debt available for MSMEs

• Budget 2020-21: FM Nirmala Sitharaman lays out Rs 99,300-crore blueprint to take education to next level

• Budget 2020-21: DDT is gone! Big Budget move for stock markets

• Budget 2020-21 : Aspirational India: Agriculture-- 16 actions points to aid farmers

• Budget 2020-21 : FY 20 fiscal deficit seen at 3.8 per cent, a significant loosening

• Budget 2020-21 : Government mulls changes in PFRDA Act; to separate it from NPS Trust for government staff

• Budget 2020-21: New power generation companies to be taxed at 15%

• Budget 2020-21: Instant allotment of PAN on basis of Aadhaar

• Key Highlights of Union Budget 2020-21

• South Korea reports first local human-to-human transmission of deadly Wuhan virus

• WHO convenes emergency meeting over coronavirus outbreak in China

• Donald Trump signs new USMCA North American trade deal

• EU Parliament approves Brexit deal with Britain

• Martyrs Day: Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 72nd death anniversary

• Nine Judge Constitution Bench of SC to frame issues about discrimination against women in various religions

• Government aims to achieve objective of Housing for All by 2022 under PMAY-G

• European Parliament defers vote on anti-CAA resolution

• National Shooting trials: Ayonika Paul and Vijayveer Sidhu emerge winners

• Rani Rampal named 2019 World Games Athlete of the Year

• RBI appoints Executive Director Janak Raj as member of MPC

• Government appoints M Ajit Kumar as chairman of CBIC

• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu formally indicted on corruption charges

• US House passes bill on sanctions against Chinese officials for meddling in Dalai Lama's succession

• US developing vaccine against deadly Novel Coronavirus; urges Beijing’s cooperation

• Cabinet approves Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill

• Cabinet approves 30 per cent of North-Eastern Council's allocation for new projects

• Government gives nod to amendments in National Commission for Homoeopathy Bill, 2019

• Indian Navy launches operation 'Vanilla' to provide disaster relief at Madagascar

• Indian Navy launches operation 'Vanilla' to provide disaster relief at Madagascar

• Government focusing to drive industrialization through power of seas

• India reaffirms its call for two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict

• Indian Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

• India’s Esow Alben bags gold in men's Keirin individual event of Six Day Berlin Tournament

• Five-day Ganga Yatra begins to promote bio-diversity

• PM Modi to address 3rd Global Potato Conclave in Gujarat

• France will be guest of honour at New Delhi World Book Fair 2022

• India’s first war memorial dedicated to service animals is coming up in Meerut

• Speaker Om Birla writes to EU Parliament; calls anti-CAA resolution 'inappropriate'

• 2280 crore rupees projects financed under JKIDFC in this financial year in J&K

• Bangladesh to allow formal education for Rohingya Children

• Qatar names Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdelaziz Al Thani new PM

• Vyom - India's first robot 'astronaut'

• Bhuvan Panchayat V3 web Portal to enhance network application of gram panchayats

• Govt targets to install 175 Giga Watt renewable energy by 2022

• Govt. to sell 100 percent stake in debt-laden Air India

• SC seeks centre's response on plea challenging constitutional validity of CAA, NPR

• Centre & Assam govt to provide 1,500 crore rupees assistance for economic development of community under agreement

• Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec resigns

• Nepal’s newly elected Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota assumes office

• Numerous measures have been proposed in budget 2020 to promote digital payments further

• ATF unanimously nominates Anil Khanna as life President

• Kobe Bryant, daughter Gianna among 9 killed in helicopter crash in California

• Andhra Pradesh assembly adopts resolution to abolish Legislative Council

• JPC on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 invites suggestions

• India and Brazil exchange 15 agreements

• Tribal Affairs Ministry proposes 6th Schedule Area status to Ladakh

• Jeevan Raksha Padak Series of Awards – 2019 for 54 persons

• Agreement with Bru-Reang community in North East, symbolises spirit of cooperative federalism: PM

• Coronavirus: Government launches 24X7 call centre

• Growth slowdown in India appears to be temporary: IMF chief

• Two Bangladeshis get Padma awards

• Israel officially allows its citizens to visit Saudi Arabia

• Cabinet committee approves the closure of Hindustan Fluorocarbons plant in Telangana

• Padma Awards 2020: Full List

• Nation celebrates 71st Republic Day with patriotic fervour

• Government to recruit 1500 coaches to fill up existing vacancies: Kiren Rijiju

• EU chiefs sign Brexit deal

• Katerina Sakellaropoulou becomes Greece's first woman president

• International Day of Education

• India’s first e-waste clinic opens in Bhopal

• ECI to host 10th Annual Meeting of Forum of Election Management Bodies of South Asia

• National Girl Child Day being celebrated across country

• Gujarat replaces West Bengal to top ‘Star States’ ranking

• Madhya Pradesh government made the reading of Preamble of Constitution mandatory in schools

• Dappu artists buoyed over receiving ID cards

• New snake eel species discovered in Odisha

• Indian Railways’ first waste to energy plant commissioned

• Scientists set up India’s first solar-powered Biorock to conserve endangered corals

• Gibraltar chess festival

• At least 26 killed in torrential rains in Madagascar

• 6.8 Magnitude quake hits Eastern Turkey

• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson signs Brexit withdrawal deal

• National Voters' Day being celebrated (25th January)

• No Coronavirus case detected in country so far; Travel advisory extended to 12 more airports, says Health Ministry

• Cabinet committee approves the closure of Hindustan Fluorocarbons plant in Telangana

• New broadcast sector tariffs empower consumers: TRAI to HC

• India, Bangladesh sign agreement to upgrade Ashuganj-Akhaura road into 4-lane highway

• India wins 1st T20 of 5-match series against New Zealand

• MoD approves procurement of military equipment worth over Rs.5,100 crore

• ISRO to send half humanoid Vyommitra as a trial to space ahead of Gaganyaan mission

• President Ram Nath Kovind presented the ICCW National Bravery Award

• Priya Prakash won the 2019 Global Citizen Prize: Cisco Youth Leadership Award

• Challa Sreenivasulu Setty appointed as the MD of SBI

• Guyana took over the G77 chairmanship from Palestine

• AP passed bills for three capital system in the State

• India ranked 51st in the 2019 Democracy Index

• Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti is celebrated on 23 January

• National Conclave on Emerging Opportunities in Natural Gas sector held in New Delhi

• GAIL to invest over Rs.45,000 crore to expand the National Gas Pipeline Grid

• India joins Reskilling Revolution scheme at the WEF annual meet

• Punjab bans Autos older than 15 years in the state

• Australia’s Platypus under threat from Climate Change

• India achieved complete phase out of ozone depleting chemicals

• Wildlife census began in Kalakkadu-Mundanthurai tiger reserve

• Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement of over Rs.5100 crore worth indigenous equipment

• National Girl Child Day to be celebrated on January 24

• Cabinet approves over Rs 4300 crore to establish permanent campuses for new NITs

• IRCTC to pay compensation of Rs 100 each to 630 passengers of Tejas Express

• Commerce Ministry sets up National Startup Advisory Council to foster start-ups in India

• India, Brazil MoU gets approved for cooperation in the oil and natural gas sector

• Sri Lanka topped the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative list

• UK Parliament ratifies Brexit divorce law

• Sheikh Hasina launches e-passport facility in Bangladesh

• Srinagar entered the list of Open Defecation Free cities

• Maharashtra to make Marathi mandate in all schools in the state

• Agriculture Ministry organized National consultative workshop

• UP government to provide financial assistance under Mukhyamantri Krishak Durghatna Kalyan Yojana

• Government has set target of providing house to all poor households, before 75th Independence Day

• Mansukh Mandaviya participated in UNAIDS roundtable at WEF, Davos

• India’s richest 1% holds over 40% of national wealth: Oxfam Report

• Brazil President Bolsonaro to be chief guest at 71st Republic Day

• India, Brazil to sign Bilateral Investment Treaty and Strategic Action Plan

• Cabinet approves agreement between India and Brazil on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

• France is to train Indian flight surgeons for Gaganyaan mission

• Indian Navy signed MoU for offshore Data with GSI

• IAF inducts its first squadron of Sukhoi-30 MKI aircraft equipped with BrahMos missiles

• Deepika Padukone feted with Crystal Award at WEF

• Tunisia: Former FM Elyes Fakhfakh named PM-designate

• SC refuses to stay operation of CAA; asks centre to file reply within 4 weeks

• Host Assam bags 7 gold medals in newly introduced lawn bowls in Khelo India Youth Games

• India beat Japan in ICC Under-19 World Cup

• President Kovind confers Rashtriya Bal Puraskar awards to children

• Indian shooters Divyansh Singh Pawar, Apurvi Chandela Clinch Gold in Meyton Cup

• Celebrated wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt and Paralympian Deepa Malik inducted in AlCS

• US Senate rejects Democratic bid for documents in Trump impeachment trial

• China reports 9 deaths due to Noval Coronavirus infection

• 36 civilians killed in terrorist attack in Burkina Faso

• Dhaka Airport start screening passengers over coronavirus

• India opens its First Mahatma Gandhi convention centre in Niger

• Thermal Screening of passengers arriving from China, Hong Kong at 7 airports across India

• Srikanth, Sameer Verma knocked out of Thailand Masters Badminton

• India 'A' beat New Zealand 'A' by 5 wickets

• Arjun Munda elected president of Archery Association of India

• NPCI Launches Blockchain-Based Vajra Platform to Secure Payments

• 3rd ODI: India defeat Australia by 7 wickets; clinch series 2-1

• Ravi Shankar Prasad to inaugurate second edition of NIC Tech Conclave-2020

• 5th Science Film Festival of India (SCI-FFI) 2020 Begins in Panaji, Goa

• Gujarat ranked top for water efficiency, Delhi among worst performing states

• Indian Army conducts biggest airborne exercise `Winged Raider` with over 500 Special Forces troops

• Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw fourth Indian to receive highest Australian civilian honour

• Andhra Pradesh Assembly clears proposal for three state capitals

• India ranks 76th on WEF`s global Social Mobility Index, Denmark tops the list

• 12th National Tribal Youth Exchange Programme inaugurated in Puducherry

• India successfully test-fires K-4 ballistic missile

• Iranian Film ‘Castle of Dreams’ gets Best Film Award at Dhaka International Film Festival

• Ratchanok Intanon lifts Indonesia Masters 2020 title

• Wrestling: India bags 7 medals in Rome Ranking Series

• Vinesh Phogat wins gold medal in Rome Ranking Series

• World leaders agree new push for Libya peace

• China reports SARS-like virus spreads across country, nearly 140 new cases

• Nationwide programme to administer polio drops to children organized on National Immunization Day

• Cold wave conditions persist in most parts of north India

• Face recognition app to be used in Telangana Municipal polls on pilot basis

• Russian government resigns as President Putin proposes constitutional changes

• Sikhs to be counted as separate ethnic group in US census for first time

• Putin names tax service Chief Mikhail Mishustin as new Russian prime minister

• Sindhi writer Vasdev Mohi to received the 29th Saraswati Samman

• CSIR partners with DRDO to produce the Saras engine

• Anshu Malik won silver in 2020 Rome Ranking Series

• Centre to help states to set up vehicle tracking system

• A new species of bone-eating worm has been discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

• Rajnath Singh flagged off 51st K9 VAJRA-T Gun from Larsen and Turbo Armoured System Complex in Gujarat

• Ladakh hosts first ever Food Processing Summit to attract investors

• 7th Conference of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, India Region to start

• Statue of Unity finds place in '8 Wonders of SCO'

• Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to launch ‘Saksham’, annual one-month long, people centric fuel conservation mega campaign of PCRA

• MP government to set up Gandhi chairs, pillars in universities & colleges

• Amazon will invest $1 billion to digitise small Indian businesses

• Government sets up board to examine bank frauds of at least Rs 50 crore before agencies step in

• 1st Session of India-Norway Dialogue on Trade & Investment Held in New Delhi

• Indo-Japanese joint exercise ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ begins off Chennai Coast

• 17-year-old high school student discovers rare new planet 3 days into NASA internship

• 7 billion years: Scientists say Earth’s oldest solid material found

• India’s first satellite of 2020 Gsat-30 successfully launched

• ICC names Kohli, captain of ICC's both ODI & Test teams of the year

• Khelo India Games: UttamYadav makes a new meet record in 1500 metre race

• ICC U-19 World Cup Cricket begins in South Africa

• Japan topped the 2020 Henley Passport Index

• Government mandates hallmarking of gold jewellery

• Ladakh Food Processing Summit

• Indian Army conducted the Exercise Winged Raider

• Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Myanmar

• RBI asks issuers to provide facility to switch on, off cards to prevent frauds

• Khelo India: Arunachal Pradesh's Golom Tinku wins gold in U-17 weightlifting

• Sania Mirza cruises into women's doubles finals of Hobart International

• Harish Salve appointed Queen's Counsel for courts of England & Wales

• 5.3 Magnitude earthquake shakes southern Mexico

• US senators sworn in to serve as jurors at President Trump impeachment trial

• State of Art Tejas express train between Mumbai-Ahmedabad flagged off

• Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu addresses gathering at Dr B R Ambedkar Auditorium at Port Blair

• India-China bilateral trade continues to make steady growth in 2019

• Iranian Olympic medalist Kimia Alizadeh announces her defection

• Raisina Dialogue to begin today (14th January, 2020)

• Register all drones by January 31 or face action: Civil Aviation Ministry

• Centre identifies 26 islands of Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshawadeep for holistic development by promoting tourism

• Road and highways Ministry proposes Rs 14 thousand crore plan for enhancing road safety

• CCI orders probe against Amazon, Flipkart over discount practices

• PM Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin resolves to further develop India-Russia privileged strategic relationship

• World Bank predicts Sri Lanka’s economic growth at 3.3 percent for 2020

• US Senate to begin impeachment trial against President Trump on January 21

• Jasprit Bumrah to receive Polly Umrigar Award

• New virus identified as likely cause of mystery illness in China Coronavirus

• Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) inaugurated

• 23rd National Youth Festival-2020

• Purvodaya: Accelerated development of Eastern India through an Integrated Steel Hub

• Asia’s largest Civil Aviation platform- ‘Wings India 2020' to be held at Hyderabad from 12-15 March 2020

• Bihar Assembly ratifies bill to extend SC/ST quota by 10 Years

• Assam assembly ratifies Constitution (126th amendment) Bill

• Djokovic beats Nadal at ATP Cup in Sydney

• Maharashtra lead tally with 18 medals in Khelo India Youth Games

• Srilankan President appoints high-powered commission to probe alleged political victimization of previous government

• AP CM launches Rs 6,318 crore `AmmaVodi` scheme for indigent

• Shri Dharmendra Pradhan to launch `Purvodaya`: Accelerated development of Eastern India through an Integrated Steel Hub

• In-depth Review of India`s Energy Policies report launched by International Energy Agency (IEA)

• Shri Amit Shah inaugurates Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) in New Delhi

• Prof. MS Swaminathan & Dr. G Muniratnam chosen for Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu National Awards

• India beat Sri Lanka by 78 runs in final T20 International to clinch three match series

• Union Power Minister releases State Energy Efficiency Index 2019

• J&K`s diverse Tourism attractions showcased at SATTE- Expo 2020

• Second largest Muslim Congregation in the world BishwaIjtema begins in Bangladesh

• Fouaad Mirza became the first Indian to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after 2 decades

• British Parliament to finally approve terms of Brexit

• World Hindi Day being celebrated today (10 January)

• Malaysia Masters Badminton: PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal to play their quarterfinals

• RBI amends KYC norms, allows banks to use V-CIP

• ISRO to Launch IDRSS Satellites

• ITTF executive committee meeting to be held

• Delhi Police arrests three ISIS terrorists from Wazirabad area

• Ukrainian airliner was mistakenly downed by Iranian missile: US

• 2nd phase US-China trade deal may come after US elections: President Donald Trump

• US House of Representatives votes to curb President Trump war power on Iran

• Nepal is following recent developments in West Asian region with serious concern

• CBFC announces implementation of new certificate design in regional offices

• Census India-2021 to begin on 1st April; To be conducted through mobile app

• Over 1000 Fast Track Special Courts to be set up for speedy disposal of rape, POCSO cases

• Visakhapatnam to host naval event MILAN 2020

• US urges complete cooperation with probe into Ukrainian flight's crash in Iran

• US must leave the region: Seyyed Ali Khamenei

• Bangladesh-Myanmar to cooperate against terrorism and human trafficking

• Iraq summons Iranian Ambassador over missile attack

• Government approves over Rs 5000 crore project for natural gas supplies in Northeast

• Army Chief General MM Narawane to visit Siachen today (9 January)

• PM Narendra Modi invites people's ideas, suggestions about their demands and aspirations from upcoming Union Budget

• Institutions at Gujarat Ayurved University to get status of Institution of National Importance

• Advantage Maharashtra expo 2020 in Aurangabad

• 16th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas being celebrated today (9 January)

• CCEA approves strategic disinvestment of 49.78 per cent equity shareholding of MMTC

• 2nd T20I: India beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in Indore

• 3rd edition of Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Guwahati

• PM’s ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha-2020’ programme to be held on Jan 20

• Sri Lankan foreign minister Dinesh Gunawardena arrives in Delhi on two day visit to India

• SBI announces 'residential builder finance with buyer guarantee' scheme

• Ukraine International Airlines plane with 180 passengers on board crashes in Iran

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for suggestions ahead of Union Budget 2020-2021

• Innovation Awards Presentation Ceremony

• Leh-Ladakh: Both Boys, Girls teams win 5th IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship 2020

• President Ram Nath Kovind lays foundation stone to Lakshadweep's first Super Specialty Hospital at Kavaratti

• Nirbhaya Case: Delhi Court issues death warrants for hanging of four convicts on January 22

• CISF to observe 2020 as ‘year of mobility’

• Kochi to host ASCEND 2020, the Global Investors Meet

• More than dozen rockets hit two airbases of US and Coalition forces in Iraq

• Sri Lanka- TNA backs President's call for a new Constitution

• ISRO’s astronaut training hub in karnataka

• Oil surges after Iran attacks US forces in Iraq

• RBI allows 24x7 forex market options

• Art Exhibition inaugurated to mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Bangladesh

• Centre and states agree to streamline GST to plug revenue leakage

• MSME sector has better adaptability to cater to export market: Piyush Goyal

• Golden Globes Awards 2020

• Bhubaneswar to host 1st edition of Khelo India University Games from Feb 22 to March 1

• Smallest galaxies with black holes found

• Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warns not to threaten Iranian nation

• NATO tells Iran to avoid further violence & provocations as tension mounts in West Asia

• UAE Cabinet approves issuance of 5-Year multi-entry tourist visa

• PM Narendra Modi to chair meeting of experts at Niti Aayog on Jan 9

• Nitin Gadkari asserts to create Rs 50,000-crore ethanol economy

• Prakash Javadekar to confer first ‘Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman’ to 30 media houses

• 2nd round of Intensified Mission Indradhanush- 2 begins

• Nine-judge SC bench to hear Sabrimala case from January 13

• Army to sign MoU for AK-203 assault rifles

• Third edition of 'Sukanya' project began

• RBI buys three long-term securities worth Rs10,000 crore in 3rd special OMO

• Piyush Goyal inaugurates NSE Knowledge Hub

• ISRO proposes to set up Human Space Flight Centre in Challakere

• DRDO participates in Pride of India-Science Expo-2020

• Govt's UJALA, SLNP complete five years of illuminating nation

• YSR Aarogyasri scheme launched

• CBIC uses data analytics to identify 'risky' exporters'

• Exim Bank grants $75 million line of credit to Cuba

• India asks Pakistan to take action against perpetrators of violence against minorities

• DMRC awards first civil contract for Tughlakabad-Aerocity corridor

• Khelo India Youth Games-2020 to advocate for elimination of single-use plastics

• Yoga Science meet organised at Indian Science Congress in Bengaluru

• Dhaka Court issues arrest warrant against former Chief Justice S.K.Sinha

• EU invites Iranian Foreign Minister to Brussels for de-escalation of tensions

• Arab League Chief concerned over developments in Iraq; calls for calm

• Iran decides not to abide by any of restrictions imposed by 2015 nuclear deal

• Sucheta Satish won Global child prodigy award 2020

• Cristiano Ronaldo bagged best men’s player title

• UPI hits 1.3 billion transactions in December Month

• ISRO sets its fourth RAC-S in Karnataka

• Manav Thakkar becomes world no.1 in latest International Table Tennis Federation rankings

• US sends 3,000 more army troops to Middle East

• Iran names Esmail Qaani as new Commander

• NHRC issues notice to Rajasthan govt over reported deaths of over 100 children

• World Braille Day being celebrated on 4 Janaury

• Ring of Hydrogen Gas Discovered in Galaxy

• BSF will apprehend if anyone tries to trespass IB without proper documents: BSF IG in Meghalaya

• Delhi Chief Electoral Officer, Voter Helpline number 1950, Delhi Assembly Elections

• WHO designated 2020 as Year of Nurse and Midwife

• Gold cards to be issued under Ayushman Bharat

• 'One Nation One Ration Card' scheme

• Gujarat CM unveils world’s second tallest statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

• India's Forex reserves touch all time high of 457.468 billion

• BRICS an important player in international affairs against unilateralism and power politics: China

• India calls for restraint as tension between US, Iran increase

• Israel holds emergency security talks

• Inaugural edition of revamped ATP Tennis Cup team event kicks off in Australia

• 5th IHAI National Ice Hockey Championship-2020 begins in Leh

• Krishi Karman Awards

• Youth Olympic Games gold medallist Jeremy Lalrinnunga prepares for berth at 2020 Tokyo Olympics

• Hillary Clinton appointed as new chancellor of Queen's University Belfast in Ireland

• National Green Corps scheme revived in J&K

• Australian navy begins evacuation in fire-ravaged town of Mallacoota

• HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal to inaugurate 28th New Delhi World Book Fair

• Maharashtra Government launches ‘Cyber Safe Women’ initiative

• Indian Railways launches integrated helpline number 139 for passengers

• General Bipin Rawat proposes creation of Air Defence Command by June 30

• 24 people killed in an attack on Sudan camp for internally displaced people

• Nepal’s President launches ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’ campaign to promote tourism

• Union Minister Amit Shah inaugurates new campus of NFSC in Nagpur

• PM Narendra Modi disburses 12,000 crore rupees to six crore farmers

• UIDAI opened 28 new Aadhaar Seva Kendras

• Swarna Jayanti Fellowships awarded

• Government of India signed MoU with Flipkart

• Pacific Island nation Palau bans ‘reef-toxic’ sunscreen

• Bengaluru’s University of Agricultural Sciences to host Indian Science Congress from 3rd Jan

• Venus Williams out of Brisbane Tennis International

• North Korea threatens to unveil a new strategic weapon soon

• India first time ranked among top ten in Climate Change Performance Index

• Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen defends anti-infiltration law aimed at China

• RBI launches mobile app for visually challenged to identify denomination of currency notes

• ISRO to set up second launch port in Thoothukodi district

• EC launches Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System

• Atal Kisan- Mazdoor Canteen launched in Karnal

• TRAI amends new regulatory framework for cable & broadcasting services

• Over one crore FASTags issued for vehicles

• Guinea-Bissau opposition leader wins presidential election

• PM Modi’s ‘Pariksha pe Charcha’ programme rescheduled on Jan 20

• Donald Trump warns Iran over `big price` to pay for attacks on US

• North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declares end to moratoriums on nuclear and ballistic missile tests

• First phase of US-China trade deal to be signed on 15th January- President Trump

• Railways announces passenger fare hike in non-suburban sections

• NIA files charge-sheet against six people for ambush in Manipur on Assam Rifles personnel in 2017

• SMS services to be restored in Kashmir; Broadband Internet facility also to be restored in all govt hospitals across J&K

• N. Thirumala Naik: New labour commissioner

• Indian Navy plans to build 24 submarines

• AAI to Set Up 3 Water Aerodromes

• Indian Science Congress to be held

• India improved score in SDG Index 2019-20

• Railway Protection Force renamed as Indian Railway Protection Force Service

• Iraqi PM calls for end to US Embassy siege after strikes on Shiite militia

• Government unveils Rs. 102 lakh crore 5 year plan for mega infrastructure push

• ISRO launched many successful missions in 2019

• India to launch Chandrayaan-3 this year – Dr. Jitendra Singh

• Government to give 5G spectrum for trails to all telecom players- Ravi Shankar Prasad

• Third Khelo India youth games to be held in Guwahati in Jan 2020

• General Bipin Rawat appointed first Chief of Defence Staff

• Hemant Soren: 11th CM of Jharkhand

• Russian President Putin thanks US President Trump for helping foil terrorist acts in Russia

• Central Railway to run special late night trains on Dec 31

• PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline extended till March 2020

• RBI buys Rs 10,000 crore worth long-term government securities in 2nd special OMO

• Astronaut Christina Koch created a record

• Four medium intensity earthquakes hit J&K

• Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Anjum Chopra to receive CK Nayudu Lifetime Award 2019

• 6500 athletes from 37 teams to take part in 3rd Khelo India youth games

• Boxer Vikas Krishan makes it to India squad for Olympic Qualifiers

• IOA withdraws boycott call for 2022 Commonwealth Games

• UN envoy warns of ‘escalation’ in Libya conflict

• Sri Lankan President calls for need to bring all personal information under one data collection centre

• Several Australian cities cancel fireworks on New Year's Eve as fire danger worsens

• Koneru Humpy becomes Women's World Rapid Chess Champion

• Ratan Tata: Top Googled business tycoon

• ISRO is planning to launch satellite Aditya to study Sun

• Amitabh Bachchan honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award

• Global House Price Index Q3 2019

• MDR charges will not be applicable on transactions through RuPay, UPI platforms from 1st of January

• India likely to surpass Germany to become the fourth-largest economy in 2026: Report

• US strikes kill 15 pro-Iran fighters in Iraq

• UAE condemns terrorist car bomb attack in Saudi Arabia

• UN approved a resolution

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to arrive in Kerala

• NITI Aayog to launch second edition of Sustainable Development Goals India Index today

• Government committed to ensure that each paramilitary force jawan spends 100 days with his family

• Function organized to commemorate 76th Anniversary of First Flag Hoisting at Port Blair

• GeM Samvaad took off in 4 States

• India's first Transgender University in UP

• ONGC got green nod for Rs 3,500 crore project

• SBI to deactivate magstripe debit cards

• China to issue revised local GDP figures under new mechanism from 2020

• MyGov reaches 1 crore registered users

• Federal Bank tied up with Magicbricks

• New way of ATM cash withdrawal by SBI

• China successfully launches largest carrier rocket

• Russia inducts first Avangard hypersonic missiles into service

• Tropical Cyclone Sarai barrelled off coast of Fiji

• Kamareddy district of Telangana won Unicef-2019 Award

• Mary Kom, Nikhat Zareen to clash in women's boxing trials for Olympic Qualifiers

• RBI directs large co-op banks to report exposures above Rs 5 crore

• Japan's govt to send warship, patrol planes to protect Japanese ships in Middle East

• EU, Britain should consider extending negotiations on Brexit beyond 2020: EU President

• More than 1 crore houses sanctioned under PM Awas Yojana (Urban)

• Rajnath Singh launches mobile app of forthcoming DefExpo 2020

• Alliance Air starts direct flight ops from Kalaburagi to Bengaluru and Mysuru under UDAN

• Nirmala Sitharaman released a postage stamp

• MoH&UA to Organise consultative workshop

• Ladakhi New Year being celebrated on 27 Dec

• Bharat Heavy Electricals commissions India first lignite based 500 MW thermal unit

• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu declares victory in Likud party leadership race

• Israel rains Gaza Strip with airstrikes after rocket fire

• Sri Lanka’s parliament speaker denies accusations of political bias

• Anti-govt protesters in Iraq blocked roads and bridges in capital Baghdad

• 30 killed in Central Republican Clashes

• WCD Ministry invites application for Nari Shakti Puraskar for 2019

• MS Dhoni named captain of CA’s ODI team

• New laser-based system to spot space junk

• NTPC to add 10GW solar capacity

• Niranjan Hiranandani takes over as new Assocham President

• Indian Railways started special Vistadome train

• IAF to decommission last MiG-27 squadron

• China, Russia and Iran to hold naval drills in Gulf of Oman

• Venkaiah Naidu to inaugurate an LPG bottling plant of BPCL in Bolangir,Odisha

• Union Ministers discuss areas for promotion of scientific temper among women

• Rohtang tunnel renamed as Atal Tunnal

• China says its military relationship with India is improving

• Health Minister inaugurates second edition of Eat Right Mela in New Delhi

• Andhra Pradesh government proposed Greenfield seaport at Ramayapatnam

• Andhra Pradesh CM launched YSR Nethanna Nestham

• Digital Radio to be launched in 2024

• Rupee depreciates by nine paise against dollar

• Centre approved Rs 453 crore loan to Tamil Nadu

• Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India & Brazil on Bioenergy Coorperation

• Leander Paes to retire from Tennis in 2020

• Mukesh Ambani adds $18 billion to his wealth

• DNA Analysis Centre inaugurated CFSL, Chandigarh

• All villages to have free WiFi services by March 2020: Govt

• Government launched Good Governance Index

• 15 crore households to get clean drinking water in next five years

• Russia: Only country with hypersonic weapons

• Centre plans to convert 75 hospitals into medical colleges

• Venkaiah Naidu urges policymakers to put citizens' welfare at governance centre

• Burkina Faso mourns as terrorists kill 35 civilians

• Saudi Arabia, Kuwait end dispute over shared oil fields

• Iranian fighter jet crashes

• Iraq's parliament approves new election law amid protests

• India may host Commonwealth Shooting Championships in 2022

• Indian Weightlifter Rakhi creates two new national records

• Nadal and Barty named 2019 ITF World Champions

• Anurag Thakur holds 10th pre-Budget consultation meeting

• Urban India declared Open defecation free

• Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria to leave for Egypt

• Indian Railways to modernize its Signalling system

• Harsh Vardhan Shringla appointed next foreign secretary

• Haryana approves Rs. 5.5K cr projects

• 122 Chinese nationals detained in Nepal

• Governement approved projects under Nirbhaya fund

• President Kovind released mobile app of Red Cross Society

• Foundation stone laid for two IPUs

• French army carries out first-ever drone strike during Mali operations

• China attacks US for 'weaponisation' of outer space

• UAE and Oman sign MoU to enhance trade & economic cooperation

• China to lower import tariffs on over 850 products from January

• India, Iran satisfied with progress of Chabahar Port

• Number of active GST taxpayers crosses 1 crore

• Bank of Baroda partners with Gujarat Government to provide MSME Loans

• Voting underway in Uzbekistan to elect new Parliament

• Nitin Gadkari addresses valedictory session of regional conference organized in Nagpur

• FPIs continued to invest in Indian capital market despite decline in GDP growth rate in 2019

• S Jaishankar co-chairs 19th Joint Commission meeting with Iran Foreign Minister

• 18 Indians kidnapped by pirates near Nigerian Coast released

• Vice President to give away 66th National Film Awards

• Harinder Pal Singh wins men's title in 3rd leg of HCL-SRFI India Tour

• Manuel Marrero Cruz appointed as Cuba's first PM in more than 40 years

• Deepak Punia named Jr Wrestler of the Year

• Trade ministers from Japan, China, and South Korea to meet in Beijing

• Phase One trade deal with China to be signed very shortly: Donald Trump

• Brexit coins ordered again for new January 2020 deadline

• Sheikh Hasina elected Awami League President

• Eight West African nations rename common currency to Eco

• Minority Affairs Ministry focuses on educational empowerment of minorities

• National Mathematics Day 2019 observed on December 22

• Government plans to take khadi turnover to Rs 2 trillion in next 5 years

• GST Council decides to consider changes in rates once a year; No hike in GST rates till revenue collection stabilises

• US House passes North American trade deal labour rules to get tougher

• EAM S Jaishankar arrived to Iran for two-day visit

• IOC chief thanks President Kovind for co-sponsoring UN Olympic Truce Resolution

• Indian-American Dr Monisha Ghosh named 1st woman CTO at FCC in US

• UAE and Oman sign MoU to enhance trade & economic cooperation

• Egypt frees ex-army chief arrested after challenging President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in presidential poll

• FATF seeks more information from Islamabad on action against madrassas run by terror outfits

• Indian Railways to Procure 44 rakes of Vande Bharat Trains from ICF

• 15th Finance Commission Chairman holds meeting with the CM Andhra Pradesh

• Saikhom Mirabai Chanu bags Gold in 6th Qatar International Cup in Doha

• HDFC Bank crossed $100 billion capitalisation

• RBI to buy, sell govt bonds worth Rs 10,000 crore on Monday (23rd December)

• Bill introduced in US House to promote Gandhi's legacy

• Ethiopia launches its first satellite

• Anti-hijacking exercise held off Cochin Port

• India’s first waste exchange platform launched

• Sheikh Hasina opens 21st National Council of ruling Awami League

• Government proposes to invest 50 lakh crore rupees for modernisation of Railways

• The 11th RQC held at Rudrapur

• British Parliament votes to approve Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal

• Skill Development Ministry to set up 500 skill hubs and labs in government schools

• 7 killed as U.P. protests against citizenship law turn violent

• Special court sentences two persons to life imprisonment in 2007 Ayodhya civil court blast case

• Meghalaya Legislative Assembly passed a resolution

• IAU named new star 'Sharjah'

• ADB’s 490 million dollars loan to upgrade Indian state's roads

• GeM partnered with UCO Bank, BoM

• US imposes sanctions on two Iranian Judges

• Studying security aspect of Hambantota port deal with China says Sri Lankan President

• Donald Trump becomes third US president in history to be impeached

• International Human Solidarity Day is observed on 20 December

• Government relaxes guidelines for reissue of OCI cards

• President Ram Nath Kovind on annual southern sojourn from today (20 December)

• Phase-III of PM Gram Sadak Yojana launched

• Exercise INDRA 2019 concluded on 19 December

• Western Railway recovers over Rs 93 crore from ticketless travellers

• Railway Ministry signed MoU with Birmingham University to establish Centre of Excellence

• Upgraded version of Pinaka guided rocket system, QR-SAM successfully testfired

• FIFA rankings: India static at 108

• Pat Cummins becomes most expensive overseas IPL player

• Portugal announces Gandhi Citizenship Education Prize

• India, US agree for comprehensive review of cross-cutting foreign policy, defence and bilateral security issues

• A start to be named after Indian Woman Scientist

• Smriti Mandhana in ICC's ODI and T20 team of the year

• Australia declares state of emergency as heatwave fans bushfires

• Poland: SC attacks govt’s proposal to overhaul judicial system

• Haryana Police became the 1st to introduce ‘Trakea’ software in FSL

• India became the worlds 3rd largest publisher of science and engineering articles

• Centre to extend 2 years for AMRUT scheme

• GST Council fixes 28% uniform tax rate for lottery

• Protests over pension reform plans continue in France

• Delhi High Court agrees to hear 2 PILs on Jamia violence

• Suprem Court refuses to stay operation of Citizenship Amendment Act

• Government announces Rs 436 crore outlay for skilling 4 lakh persons

• Government offers 8.5 lakh Metric Ton of pulses to state Governments at average market rates

• UP government orders to beef up security in all courts

• India expanded Indo-Pacific Policy

• Kerala launched 2 welfare schemes ‘Vijayamritham’ and ‘Sahachari’

• Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh to be on four-day visit to Sri Lanka

• Lahore-Wagah shuttle train service resumed after 22 years

• India, US sign industrial security agreement for transfer of defence technology

• Portuguese PM to be on two-day visit to India

• US House of Representatives votes to impeach President Trump

• US opposes lifting key sanctions against North Korea

• Bangladesh tops WEF Gender Gap Report in South Asia

• Government launched the sale of ‘Khadi Rumal’

• Minorities Rights Day is observed on 18th December in India

• GST Council to meet in Delhi today (18 Dec)

• Revenue toll collection through FASTags substantially increased from Rs 7 to 85 cr: Nitin Gadkari

• India, US to hold 2 plus 2 ministerial dialogue in Washington today (18th Dec)

• India rejects Pakistan national assembly's resolution on Citizenship Amendment Act

• UN chief urges world to share refugee burden equitably

• GEM launches national outreach programme 'GeM Samvaad'

• Three capitals for Andhra Pradesh, says CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

• Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) organized “Steeling India 2019”

• Set up two designated courts in districts with over 300 FIRs under POCSO Act: Supreme Court

• CSIR and CNRS signed MoU to promote Scientific and Technological Research

• DRDO successfully test-fired a BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

• UT of J&K selected for national award

• Viswanathan Anand’s Autobiography titled ‘Mind Master’ released

• Lt Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane to be next Army Chief

• RBI operationalises NEFT 24X7

• US urges North Korea to come to negotiating table

• Bangladesh celebrates Victory Day

• Iraq warns against 'escalation' after attacks on US interests

• Portuguese PM Antonio Costa to visit India from Dec 19-20

• India donates solar-powered lamps to marginalised Palestinian children

• India to take on Thailand in U-17 women's football tournament

• First batch of 21 officers of CIAA of Nepal begin training on ‘Prevention of Fraud, Bribery and Corruption’

• UNESCO adds 'nuad Thai' massage technique to heritage list

• Government approves changes in Interest Subvention Scheme guidelines for MSMEs

• Nagaland governor RN Ravi got additional charge of Meghalaya

• IAF Phase of Exercise Indra 2019 began in Pune

• Fifth EAC meeting of 15th Finance Commission held in New Delhi

• Sri Lankan government formally releases its new National Policy Framework

• China suspends additional tariffs on US goods after two sides announce major breakthrough in trade war

• Assam Government launched anti depredation squads

• 37th National Symposium of Heads of Police Training Institutions held in New Delhi

• CBDT extends advance tax payment deadline for northeastern region to Dec 31

• Mandatory to link PAN-Aadhaar by Dec 31: Income Tax Department

• President Ram Nath Kovind to present Visitor’s awards 2019

• Mike Pompeo warns Iran of 'decisive response' if US interests are harmed in Iraq

• Former Sudanese President Omar-al-Bashir sentenced to two years in jail for corruption

• US Supreme Court to hear cases involving release of President Trump's tax returns & financial records

• 1 crore 65 lakh farmers registered on e-NAM

• 2nd phase of farm loan waiver announced in MP

• Minority Affairs implements Seekho aur Kamao, USTTAD, and Nai Manzil schemes

• Odisha included a department under Mo Sarkar

• Venkaiah Naidu on 2-day visit to Gujarat

• Defence Minister chaired a meeting

• Citizenship law, NRC targeted at Muslims, says Asaduddin Owaisi

• Maldives signed contract with Indian companies

• North Korea conducts another crucial test at Sohae launch site

• NCPCR issues advisory over misuse of children during protests against CAA

• UN climate summit talks dragged beyond deadline

• FASTags mandatory for all vehicles

• India to Host 36th Geological Congress

• NASA select site Nightingale for observation

• Nation celebrates Vijay Diwas today (16 December)

• Ticket cancellation charges of AN 32 Courier Service reduced

• Ayush Minister gives information about Ayurveda, Siddha & Unani system's recognition in neighbouring countries

• Government took several initiatives for providing Ease of Doing Business

• Employability increased by nearly 50 percent

• Ministry of HRD implementing a ‘Samagra Shiksha’ scheme

• Gujarat police was honoured with the President’s Colours award on 15 December

• Poland left out of EU's agreement

• Longest UN climate talks ended in Madrid with no deal on carbon markets

• 15 Indian-origin politicians elected to House of Commons in UK

• Mike Pompeo warns Iran of 'decisive response' if US interests are harmed in Iraq

• Puducherry government unveiled start-up policy

• Andhra Pradesh governement decides to bring new laws to protect women & children

• Defence Minister chairs Parliament's meeting of Consultative Committee

• US and China reach trade agreement calling for structural reforms & tariff concessions

• World Energy Conservation Day is observed on 14 December

• Six coal mines marked for end-use under allotment process: Government

• ISRO to set up third rocket launchpad

• IBC (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 introduced in Lok Sabha

• Economic census launched in national capital

• ICAR signed MoU with NABARD for sustainable agriculture

• Peter Handke received the Nobel Prize

• Gurgaon-based startup won Space Oscar award

• Delhi Dialogue-XI gets underway in New Delhi

• Inner Line Permit regime extended to Manipur

• PM Modi reiterates India’s commitment for strong, democratic and peaceful Maldives

• National Tribal Dance Festival to be held

• US House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Trump

• FIH unveils new world ranking system for 2020

• Finance Minister rejects allegation of discrimination with non-BJP ruled states over GST compensation

• Worlds first fully electric commercial aircraft successfully tested in Canada

• US- China modest trade agreement

• INTACH to provide consultancy services in Nepal

• Nirbhaya case: Supreme Court to hear review plea of a convict on December 17

• 2 plus 2 India-US dialogue to be held on Dec 18: MEA

• Trial run on Dhaka-Gangtok, Dhaka-Darjeeling bus routes starts

• President Kovind gives assent to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019

• India Design Council launched two initiatives

• UK General Election: PM Johnson’s Conservative party headed for majority in exit poll

• External Affairs Ministry to host 6th Indian Ocean Dialogue, Delhi Dialogue XI

• UP govt takes further steps for PM's mission to clean river Ganga

• 3rd T20I: India beat West Indies by 67 runs

• Sports Minister announces cash awards to SAG medalists

• US, Mexico, Canada sign USMCA trade deal

• US House Judiciary Committee unveils articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump

• Bill introduced in Lok Sabha to amend welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act

• IBC (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 introduced in Lok Sabha

• Mobile Number Portability (MNP) process to be faster

• SBI announces reduction in one-year MCLR by 10 basis points

• Britain General Elections: Voting begins to elect new Parliament

• US warns North Korea of consequences of weapons test

• U.S. Senators propose bill to clamp down on World Bank lending to China

• Supreme Court orders impartial inquiry into encounter of Telangana rape-murder accused

• Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill, 2019

• India climbs one spot to 129th in Human Development Index

• UP government to set up 218 fast-track courts

• Trump meets with Russian official as impeachment advances

• Algeria: Court jailed two former PMs for corruption cases

• Six hours allocated for Citizenship (Amendment) Bill debate in Rajya Sabha

• Arms (Amendment) Bill

• 6th Indian Ocean Dialogue, Delhi Dialogue XI to be held from Dec 13-14

• NMR conducted special service for foreigners

• UP Police to deploy women police in PRV

• Ministry of Tourism sanctioned a project in Sri Anandpur Sahib under its Swadesh Darshan Scheme

• MoD to organize the Naval Weapon Systems seminar NAVARMS

• Death penalty in 21 days: Andhra to bring in new law for rape cases

• Brigadier Suresh Sallay appointed as State Intelligence Service (SIS)

• Draj Bridge for all-weather connectivity inaugurated in Jammu and Kashmir Rajouri

• Union Government formulated rules to prevent Crime against Women

• Walmart to train 50,000 MSME entrepreneurs

• RISAT-2BR1 to be launched today (11th December) marking 50th PSLV flight

• India tops in 13th South Asian Games

• NSE launches interest rate options on 10-yr govt bonds

• 2nd National Level Sports Meet for students of EMRS inaugurated in Bhopal

• UN Chief calls for global efforts to fight corruption

• SBI announces reduction in one-year MCLR by 10 basis points

• Duchifat-3 satellite to be launched

• Zozibini Tunzi was crowned as the 2019 Miss Universe

• UAE, US joint military exercise `Iron Union 12` commences

• Lok Sabha clears Arms (Amendment) Bill

• Rural areas in all States, UTs become Open Defecation Free

• Human Rights Day is observed on 10 December

• Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill

• Government takes decision for in Situ- redevelopment of over 378 JJ clusters in Delhi

• Driverless vehicles being tested on 5G technology in UAE

• 13th South Asian Games: 294 medals for India

• India call upon more countries to join ISA to reduce dependence on fossil fuels

• Parliament passes Recycling of Ships Bill

• India, Australia for collaboration to counter terror threat

• India-Japan annual summit to be held

• US asks UN to discuss risk of North Korea `provocation`

• TCS introduced new insurance benefits

• ISRO to set up space technology cells

• India maintains top spot with 252 medals in South Asian Games

• Punjab government partnered with World Economic Forum (WEF)

• YSR Law Nestham scheme launched

• Vice President advocates for including gender studies in educational institutions

• PM Narendra Modi urges SAARC countries to take effective steps to defeat scourge of terrorism

• Saudi Arabia Minister condemns shooting incident by Saudi man in Florida

• Citizenship Amendment Bill scheduled to be introduced in Lok Sabha

• Bangladesh National Film Awards 2017 & 2018 presented in Dhaka

• All India Sports competition of ERMS to start at Bhopal

• Global Venture Capital Summit concluded

• Incredible India Road Show to be held in Singapore today (9 December)

• Finland elects Sanna Marin, the youngest-ever Prime Minister

• Government working on more steps including rationalisation of income tax rates to revive economy

• Total 799 Van Dhan Vikas Kendra opened in 24 states

• PM Narendra Modi lays stress on role of effective policing for safety of women

• Education is the best tool of social empowerment: President Ram Nath Kovind

• Worldwide arms sales rise by nearly 5% in 2018

• New Zealand cricket team was awarded 2019 MCC CMJ Spirit of Cricket Award

• Civil Defence Day is observed on 6 December

• Odisha to merge KALIA scheme with PM Kisan scheme

• Mysore University to set up separate Department of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Studies

• In 2018 India recorded the highest estimated number of cervical cancer deaths

• India stands as fifth worst country in terms of biometric use

• Sarai 14MLD Sewage Treatment Plant was inaugurated

• HDFC ERGO launched my health Woman Suraksha policy

• Mumbai Central railway station certified as India’s first Eat Right Station

• The 2nd Nagaland Honey Bee Day was celebrated on 5 December

• Mongla and Chattogram port declared as Ports of Call

• Rates remained unchanged in RBIs 5th Monetary Policy

• Government to introduce AI as a subject in the next academic year

• President Kovind presented the National Florence Nightingale Awards

• India ranked 73rd in the 2019 E-commerce Index

• Ravneet Singh took charge as the Chief of Personnel of the Indian Navy

• Centre has banned more than 14,500 NGOs in the last 5 years

• International Volunteer Day is observed on 5 December

• IFC to invest USE 200 million to support MSME

• Karnataka govt. and NDMA conducts workshop on 2020 Heatwave

• Cipla Foundation introduced MSL to provide quality education

• Sundar Pichai has become CEO of Alphabet

• Masatsugu Asakawa elected as the President of ADB

• The 15th Finance Commission submitted the report for 2020-21 FY

• World Soil Day is observed on 5 December

• Punjab partnered with WEF to promote electric mobility

• Roopun selected as the President of Mauritius

• AICTE approves IRS to rank higher educational institutions

• Government to establish first maritime museum at Lothal

• Himachal Pradesh approved to sell Yamuna water

• Japan to invest Rs. 13,000 crore to North Eastern state project of India

• Narendra Modi to participate in 2020 India EU Summit

• Government launched the Operation Clean Art

• Indian Navy Day is observed on 4 December

• ISRO to launch RISAT 2BR1 on 11 December

• India successfully test fired Prithvi II missile

• Lok Sabha passed the 2019 Recycling of Ships Bill

• Merger of Union Territories Bill, 2019

• Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019

• Personal Data Protection Bill 2019

• Cabinet approved JDI signed between India and Germany to strengthen Indian railways

• Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill

• India Navy Day is celebrated on 4 December

• Cabinet approves SC/STs reservation in Lok Sabha, state assemblies for another 10 years

• Exercise HAND-IN-HAND 2019 to commence from 7 December

• Law Ministry launched a drive on fundamental duties

• ECI to implement “Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System” (PPRTMS)

• Putin and Xi launched Russia-China gas pipeline

• International Day of Persons with Disabilities is observed on 03 December

• Neiphiu Rio inaugurated the Multi Media Exhibition at World War II museum

• Kerala mandates helmets for pillion riders

• Rajya Sabha passed the Prohibition of E Cigarettes Bill

• New Delhi to host 2020 National Sikh Games

• MSME sector has contributed over 29 percent of GDP

• Lionel Messi was conferred the Ballon d'Or award

• The 13th South Asian Games began in Kathmandu

• Lt Gen Podali Shankar Rajeshwar took charge as Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman & Nicobar Command (CINCAN)

• Ursula von der Leyen took charge as the President of European Commission

• Shivangi became the first naval woman pilot in India

• Hornbill Festival is being celebrated in Nagaland

• National Pollution Control Day

• 1.5° C is almost impossible: UNEP gas emissions reports

• International Day for the Abolition of Slavery is observed on 2nd December

• Maharashtra to monitor schemes introduced for the welfare of farmers

• Nagaland celebrated 57th statehood day on 1 December

• Indigenous Faith Day was celebrated in Tezu

• Border Security Force (BSF) celebrated the 55th raising day on 1 December

• Awards for the first ever VATAVARAN 2019 were presented

• Ajit Doval was awarded the honorary doctorate at HNBGU

• Hari Mohan took charge as the chairman of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB)

• Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix title

• UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Spain from Dec 2 – 13

• Saudi Arabia takes over G20 Presidency from Japan

• Intensified Mission Indradhanush 2.0 launched today (2 Dec)

• Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik clinch gold at National Wrestling Championships

• Soma Roy Burman appointed as new Controller General of Accounts (CGA)

• India becomes first country to make entire Haj process digital

• GST revenue collection crosses Rs 1 lakh crore in November

• PM Narendra Modi to hold bilateral talks with Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf

• India Pavilion inaugurated at International Book Fair in Mexico

• Gurpreet Singh, Sunil Kumar clinch gold medals in Senior National Championships

• Priyam Garg to lead India at ICC U-19 World Cup 2020

• India to announce LoC of Rs.3,230 crore to Sri Lanka

• Centre to set up a new rocket launch pad at Kulasekarapattinam

• International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People November 29

• CM Arvind Kejriwal flagged off 100 standard floor buses

• M S Pawar commissioned Indian Navys sixth Dornier aircraft squadron

• Government to organize Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat

• Saudi Arabia, UAE plans refinery in Maharashtra

• ISRO transferred space grade Li-Ion cell technology to BHEL

• DAC approved weapons worth more than Rs.22,800 crore

• Centre to set up Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

• Ekana Cricket Stadium became the second neutral venue in India to host a Test match

• Birth centenary of Manna Dey observed in Dhaka

• FASTag deadline extended to December 15

• India, Japan to hold Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi

• India to set up 12 hi-tech parks in Bangladesh

• Hallmarking to be mandatory for gold jewellery from 2021: Ram Vilas Paswan

• China topped with the most diplomatic posts across the world

• Lok Sabha passed a bill to ban E Cigarettes

• Union HRD Minister launched Kartavya Portal

• Lok Sabha passed Special Protection Group Amendment Bill

• Union Cabinet approved Arms Act Amendment Bill, 2019

• Indian Army inducted ATGMS Spike along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir

• NuGen Mobility Summit 2019 is being held at ICAT, Gurugram

• Researchers discovered a massive black hole in the Milky Way

• G Satheesh Reddy was awarded the honorary fellowship by RAeS

• Neha Dixit was awarded the 2019 International Press Freedom Award by the CPJ

• Deepika Kumari wins gold, Ankita bags silver in Asian archery Championships

• Abhishek-Jyothi claims compound mixed pair gold at Asian Archery Championships

• India announces 400 million dollars line of credit to Sri Lanka to strengthen its economy

• Singapore Signs MOU with South Korea on Cybersecurity Cooperation

• Astronomers Have Detected Record-Breaking Light Emissions from Gamma-Ray Bursts

• International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women observed on November 25th every year

• Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik sanctions Rs 100 crore for Utkal University

• India Ranks 44th in 2019 Nomura’s Food Vulnerability Index

• National Cadet Corps (NCC) celebrates its 71st Raising Day

• UP government launches immunization campaign against Filaria

• Alternative Water Route to the North-East will boost Economic Development in the Region

• Madhya Pradesh government to give 5% reservation to sportspersons in jobs

• Sangai Festival 2019 begins in Manipur

• India and China spar over legacy of traditional medicinal system Sowa-Rigpa

• Etawah lion safari opened for public

• Andhra Pradesh Government Launches Helpline to Deal with Corruption

• World Largest Flower Carpet Made out of Bangalore Marigold in Dubai enters Guinness Records

• Assam Tourism signed MoU with Times Group for Filmfare Awards show in Guwahati

• Indian Railways restores train services in Kashmir Valley

• Shri Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose launches logo of Lokpal

• India Celebrates Samvidhan Divas on November 26 -- GK> Polity

• National Milk Day

• Mandatory packaging of foodgrains and sugar in jute materials

• Cabinet approved MoU signed between India, Saudi to combat illicit trafficking

• Cabinet approved India-Saudi Arabia Agreement on Strategic Partnership Council

• Cabinet approved an agreement between India and Chile to avoid double taxation

• Cabinet approved India-Myanmar Agreement on Human Trafficking

• Intel Partners With MediaTek to Bring 5G Support to Laptops

• UIDAI launched the new version of mAadhaar application

• Lt General Sahir Shamshad Mirza appointed as New Chief of Joint Staff of Pakistan Army

• General Bipin Rawat set to be first Chief of Defence Staff

• Saudi Arabia elected to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee

• Australian writer & broadcaster Clive James dies at 80

• Pakistan’s Supreme Court suspends Pakistan Army Chief Extension

• Earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hits Albania

• Thirteen French troops killed in Mali helicopter crash

• CCEA approved to increase authorized capital of FCI

• Regularization of Delhi's unauthorized colonies Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

• Parliament passes Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019

• Parliament passes National Institute of Design (Amendment) Bill, 2019

• Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Bill, 2019

• Rajya Sabha debates Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill

• Cabinet approves India's Approach to UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Spain next week

• ISRO launches India’s latest earth observation satellite Cartosat-3 successfully

• Indian archers won 3 bronze medals at Asian Championship

• Asian Archery Championships: Atanu Das wins recurve Bronze

• ICC Test Rankings: Mayank into Top 10

• India’s earth observation satellite Cartosat-3 to be launched tomorrow (27th Nov)

• Ajit Pawar resigns as deputy CM of Maharashtra

• Devendra Fadnavis resigns as Maharashtra chief minister

• India’s Constitution is a seminal document: UNGA President

• Supreme Court orders floor test in Maharashtra Assembly by tomorrow (27 Nov)

• IAF growing steadily to become strategic aerospace power, says Rajnath Singh

• Constitution Day being celebrated today (26 Nov)

• Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 introduced in Lok Sabha

• Pakistan army fires mortar shells on forward posts along LoC in Jammu, Poonch districts

• Sangram Dahiya, Varsha Varman wins double trap national titles

• Eliud Kipchoge, Dalilah Muhammad wins World Athlete of the Year award

• US Vice President Mike Pence surprise visit to Iraq to meet US troops

• Russian track & field federation President Dmitri Shlyakhtin resigned

• Ocean Dance Festival 2019 starts in Cox Bazar

• Pope Francis in Japan to deliver anti-nuclear message of peace

• US Vice President Mike Pence surprise visit to Iraq to meet US troops

• Russian track & field federation President Dmitri Shlyakhtin resigned

• Ocean Dance Festival 2019 starts in Cox Bazar

• Pope Francis in Japan to deliver anti-nuclear message of peace

• Jeremy Corbyn to remain neutral in future Brexit referendum

• Digital exhibition IFFI @50 at the Kala Academy in Panaji

• PM Narendra Modi addresses 50th Conference of Governors, urges to work for under-privileged people

• Kalaburagi Airport inaugurated under UDAN

• Government approved setting up of six plastic parks

• Government approved 35 proposals for setting up of State Cancer Institutes, Tertiary Care Cancer Centres

• Government to ensure better regulatory mechanism in banking sector: Nirmala Sitharaman

• Dubai’s sees over 12 million visitors in 2019

• Indian scientists identified a protein Secretagogin (SCGN) to regulate blood sugar levels

• Greta Thunberg awarded Intenational children’s Peace Prize

• Indian wrestlers win eight gold medals at Under-15 Asian Wrestling Championships

• Oxford Names ‘Climate Emergency’ as the Word of the Year 2019

• Andhra Pradesh government launched YSR Matsyakara Bharosa scheme

• Bodybuilder Chitharesh Natesan crowned as Mr Universe 2019

• IAAF officially changed its name as “World Athletics”

• Brazil lifted U-17 World Cup title

• SC to pass order on Maharashtra government formation tomorrow (26 Nov)

• 2-day Air Force Commanders' Conference to begin in New Delhi

• Fifteenth Finance Commission Chairman N K Singh calls for major changes in GST structure

• India successfully test fired Prithvi 2

• Vijender Singh claims 12th successive professional win

• Lakshya Sen wins Scottish Open title

• India beat Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in the Day and Night Pink ball Test to win the series 2-0 in Kolkata

• India bag 28 medals including 13 gold in U-15 Asian Wrestling Championships

• Bajrang Punia honoured in Dubai

• Rafael Nadal clinches sixth Davis Cup title

• Colombian President Iván Duque orders curfew amid continuing unrest in country

• India, China to hold celebratory activities to mark 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties

• 2-day Conference of Governors, Lieutenant Governors to begin at Rashtrapati Bhavan

• EAM Jaishankar meets Australian counterpart with Indonesia & New Zealand Foreign Minister

• Government simplified patents regime for Start-ups, MSMEs to encourage innovation: Piyush Goyal

• Devendra Fadnavis takes oath as Maharashtra CM; Ajit Pawar of NCP takes oath as Deputy CM

• Army chief Bipin Rawat asks troops to train hard, be prepared for any challenge

• Gadkari urges professional, scientific institutes to take initiative for development of Agriculture-based businesses

• Health Ministry signed pact with Gates Foundation

• Census 2021 to be conducted in 16 languages

• Swachh Survekshan Grameen Awards 2019

• US warns Pakistan of long-term consequences for pursuing China's Economic Corridor project

• Court suspends ruling on Hong Kong mask ban for seven days

• Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa appointed brothers Mahinda, Chamal Rajapaksa to new Cabinet

• Jemimah Rodrigues in top 5 of T20 ICC rankings

• ISSF World Cup: Manu Bhaker won gold medal

• ICGS Amrit Kaur delivered to ICG

• Conclave of Accountants General held

• Cabinet approves 2019 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill

• Sir David Attenborough to receive award

• National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa to be set up

• Tuvalu rejects China offer to build islands, retains ties with Taiwan

• General strike as thousands protest Colombia`s government

• Israel PM Netanyahu charged with corruption in three separate cases

• Bangladesh Transport strike called off as govt agrees to examine demands

• Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as new PM of Sri Lanka

• UIDAI operationalizes 21 Aadhaar Seva Kendras

• Hitech multimedia exhibition inaugurated at IFFI

• Rajya Sabha refers Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 to Select Committee

• Two lakh Gram Panchayats to be connected with internet, broadband by March 2020

• Maharashtra: Three-day Global Buddhist Congregation to begin in Aurangabad

• Jammu and Kashmir to launch Back to Village programme

• AOA will launch ‘Grassroot Olympics – Mission Talent Hunt’ to groom talent

• Union Cabinet approves MoU with Finland in tourism

• Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) banned by the Central Government

• SEBI approves stricter disclosure norms for listed companies

• NCAER forecasts India’s GDP growth at 4.9%

• Manu Bhaker bags gold medal in ISSF World Cup Finals

• Mahinda Rajapaksa to be sworn in as new PM

• Union Cabinet approves establishment of National Institute for Sowa-Rigpa in Leh

• 87 lakh homes completed under PMAY-G so far

• Lok Sabha passes Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019

• Home Ministry launched campaign To End Violence Against Women

• Government adds 6 more states to promote pulses and oilseeds cultivation

• Ministry of AYUSH introduces Ayurveda medicines to treat lifestyle diseases

• CCEA approves amendments proposed in Toll Operate Transfer Model by NHAI

• China appoints Chris Tang Ping-Keung as new police chief in Hong Kong

• SAANS campaign launched in Gujarat

• Haryana to create Foreign Cooperation department

• IRCTC signed MoU with KSTDC to improve tourism and run Golden Chariot train

• UP government to rename Agra to Agravan

• India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie shifted to Kazakhstan capital Nur-Sultan from Islamabad

• US President Donald Trump orders additional troop deployment in Middle East

• World’s first electric racing aircraft was unveiled at 2019 Dubai air show

• India announces visa exemption for foreigners seeking medical treatment

• President Ram Nath Kovind presents prestigious President's Colour to Naval Academy at Kannur in Kerala

• Winners of Gandhian Challenge announced to mark 150th birth anniversary

• Parliament passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019

• Smriti Irani addresses South Asia Safety Summit in New Delhi

• Gotabaya Rajapaksa to arrive in India on Nov 29

• India and Singapore agree to strengthen defence cooperation

• ISRO to launch Cartosat-3, 13 nanosatellites from US

• Gotabaya Rajapaksa directs state institutions to display National Emblem

• Indra Nooyi and Jeff Bezos inducted into NPF

• President Ram Nath Kovind to reach Kerala today for 2-day visit

• Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 listed in RajyaSabha

• Roadmap for transformation of healthcare system unveiled by NITI Aayog

• Exercise Sindhu Sudarshan by Indian Army was conducted in Rajasthan

• National Agrochemicals Congress concluded in New Delhi

• Darjeeling green and white teas received GI tag

• North India's 1st sugar mill inaugurated by Yogi Adityanath

• Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates SARAS at IITF 2019 in New Delhi

• Pakistan successfully test-fired Shaheen-I missile

• Nominations for Sardar Patel National Unity Award-2020 open till Nov 30

• IFFI 2019 to begin tomorrow (20th November) in Goa

• MILAN 2020 concludes at Visakhapatnam

• The first ever BIMSTEC Ports Conclave inagurated in Vishakhapatnam

• FM Nirmala Sitharaman holds meeting to ease process of filling GST forms

• Exercise Tiger Triumph commenced in Visakhapatnam

• Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins in Sri Lankan Presidential elections

• Protests erupt across Iran as government announces 50% increase in petrol prices

• Mumbai tops, Delhi at bottom of tap water quality ranking

• Goa to have maritime cluster

• Women and Child Development (WCD) to announce the Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh

• The 6th National Summit on Good, Replicable Practices and Innovations was held in New Delhi

• India to host the 8th ICAS in New Delhi

• Andhra Pradesh government launched Nadu-Nedu scheme

• Goa to ban plastics and pet bottles from 2020

• Indian Railways entered into deal with MELPL

• India, Russia and China to explore an alternative to SWIFT

• 2nd round of 2+2 dialogue to be held on 18th December

• ICMR, Bill Gates Foundation to work on women and children health

• Indian women clinch five gold medals in Asian Youth Boxing Championship

• England qualifies for UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament

• 6th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus to be held in Thailand

• Delhi CM launched ‘Mukhyamantri Septic Tank Safai Yojana’ scheme

• DRDO to grant the Indian industry free access to patents

• J&K Grameen Bank ranked first

• Government of India to extend Visa-on-Arrival facility to UAE nationals

• UN calls for talks to end Bolivia crisis as death toll rises

• Justice Bobde as 47th Chief Justice of India

• First Night trial of Agni-II missile conducted successfully

• New signal fish discovered off Kerala coast

• Seven Indian boxers enter finals of Asian Youth Boxing Championship

• India record best-ever 9 medal haul at World Para Athletics Championship

• Shafqat Mehmood elected as the President of UNESCO’s Education Commission

• The first female JAG officer in Indian Army

• Andhra Pradesh government appointed Nilam Sawhney as Chief Secretary of the State

• Israel again strikes Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza

• Dhaka International Folk Festival

• The 2nd Summit of World Religious Leaders began in Baku

• The 2nd edition of the Paris Peace Forum was held in France

• Draft 'Industry Guidelines on Digital Learning' launched at 40th UNESCO General Conference

• National Tribal Festival Aadi Mahotsav to begin today (16th Nov) in New Delhi

• Digital version of ‘Gurbani’ released by I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar

• Bali Yatra festival began in Cuttack, Odisha

• Nitin Gadkari inaugurated Khadi Pavilion

• Rezwana Choudhury Bannya gets ICCR Alumni award in Dhaka

• Rajat Sharma resigns as DDCA President

• Robert De Niro to be conferred with SAG Life Achievement Award

• Amit Panghal conferred Haryana Gaurav award

• Avneet Sidhu honoured with Guru Nanak Dev Ji Achievers Award

• Wholesale inflation eases to 0.16 per cent in October

• India assured of 12 medals at Asian Youth Championships

• Union Minister inaugurated exhibition of Technologies in Food Processing

• China's economy shows further signs of strain

• Bangladesh tops business bribery risk in South Asia

• Impeachment hearing against Trump to resume today (15 November)

• Italy declares state of emergency in Venice after high tides

• Anti-government protesters paralyse parts of Hong Kong

• Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Sisseri River Bridge in East Siang

• Supreme Court dismisses the review petition on Rafale

• Supreme Court refers review petitions on Sabarimala to 7-Judge Bench

• National plan for better implementation of programmes for States and UTs

• President addresses student innovators of Atal Tinkering Lab Marathon-2018

• Election Commission announces by-polls for two Rajya Sabha seats

• Ministry of AYUSH is organizing the International Conference on Yoga

• UP government launched e-Ganna app, web portal

• Sishu Suraksha app launched in Assam

• India: Favoured place for energy investments

• Which country’s President will be the chief guest for the Republic Day celebrations in 2020?

• PM Modi invited for the 3rd informal summit in China in 2020

• Rajnath Singh attends Maitree Diwas celebrations in Arunachal Pradesh

• Chief Justice of India's office is public authority under RTI Act

• Golden Jubilee audio-visual anthem released for IFFI

• Indias first elephant memorial in Mathura

• Swachh-Nirmal Tat Abhiyaan

• 11.35 lakh Golden Cards issued under AB-PMJAY

• Sri Lanka: Campaigning for Presidential elections ends

• Presidents of Bangladesh and Nepal meet in Kathmandu

• India, Switzerland hold bilateral meeting to discuss fight against tax evasion

• PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with President of Russia

• 39th India International Trade Fair began

• Retail inflation jumps to 4.62 per cent in Oct on higher food prices

• UP govt to felicitate GST payers

• Japanese spacecraft starts year-long journey home from

• NASA detects huge X-ray burst from outer space

• IOA to meet CGF officials

• Chandrayaan-3 on Cards? India May Again Attempt Soft Landing on Moon Next November

• J&K, Ladakh will give due priority to vital sectors: Jitendra Singh

• President's rule imposed in Maharashtra

• High-Level Steering Committee over rising number of cancer patients

• Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid arrived in Nepal on four-day visit

• Former Bolivian President Evo Morales arrives in Mexico to take up political asylum

• IAF to sign contract to procure 83 LCAs

• 27th Conference of COCSSO

• India becomes most favoured destination for energy investments: Dharmendra Pradhan

• India calls for coordinated global action against cyber terrorism

• PM Narendra Modi to attend 11th BRICS Summit beginning today (13th November) in Brasilia

• Ex Indra 2019 to be held in December

• Boxers Ankit Narwal, Aman advance to quarterfinals of Asian Youth Championships

• Pravind Jugnauth sworn in as Mauritius PM

• France, Britain, Germany, EU ‘extremely concerned’ by Iran's nuclear deal breach

• Mexico offers asylum to former Bolivian President Evo Morales

• Dhaka Global Dialogue 2019

• Australia: New South Wales and Queensland declare state of emergency

• President Ram Nath Kovind accepts resignation of Arvind Sawant from Union Council of Ministers

• 12th November is Public Service Broadcasting Day

• Gujarat government gives nod for world’s first CNG port terminal at Bhavnagar

• Defence innovations conference to showcase the accomplishments of iDEX

• Income Tax Department busts Rs 3300 crore hawala racket

• Banks cannot charge on NEFT from Jan 2020

• BRICS trade ministers meeting begins in Brasilia

• PM Narendra Modi to leave for Brasilia to attend BRICS summit today (12 November)

• India to address cross-border terrorism strongly at BRICS summit in Brazil

• Punjab CM Amarinder Singh conferred achievers award

• Javelin thrower Sundar Singh wins gold in World Para Athletics Championships

• Mohammad Imran appointed Bangladesh High Commissioner to India

• Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth claimed victory in the Mauritius election

• Uttarakhand is celebrating its Foundation Day

• Spain fourth general election

• Iran to enrich uranium to five percent

• UN chief Antonio Guterres welcomes opening of Kartarpur Corridor

• President Ram Nath Kovind visits West Bengal

• Apex court's ruling will add a golden chapter in India’s judiciary

• India Justice Report 2019, Maharashtra tops the list

• Exercise ReSAREX-2019 conducted

• GeM partnered with Central Bank of India

• RBI imposes Rs 5 lakh fine on Oxigen Services

• Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved $ 300 million for power transmission expansion in Bangladesh

• Indian-American community lauds Supreme Court verdict in Ayodhya case

• Britain detains 22 migrants in English Channel

• Top US military official says 500 troops to remain in Syria

• Brazil to host 2nd BRICS summit from 13th to 14th November

• Ministry of Tourism participated in World Travel Market (WTM)

• Dharmendra Pradhan to visit to UAE for ADIPEC

• NASA unveiled its first electric airplane

• China Open: Kento Momota beats Tien Chen

• Union Minister Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant to resign from NDA government

• US Court retains H-1B visa rule giving work permit to spouses

• 11th November is National Education Day

• President Ram Nath Kovind to address convocation of Viswa Bharati University in Santineketan today (11th November)

• 5th edition of GES to be held from Nov 26-28 in Bengaluru

• 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Water Management

• Bihar to ban auto rickshaws running on diesel

• IOCL gets environmental clearance to set up 2G ethanol plant in Panipat

• Seven pro-democracy lawmakers detained in Hong Kong

• US President Donald Trump has not agreed to roll back tariffs on Chinese imports

• Iran shoots down unknown drone near gulf coast

• Government to set up one lakh digital villages

• Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth claims victory in the election

• Brazil’s former President Lula da Silva walks free from jail

• Ayodhya verdict: Disputed site for Ram temple, separate land for mosque

• Sanskrit Bharati Vishwa Sammelan begins in New Delhi

• Integrated check post of Kartarpur Corridor inaugurated by PM Modi at Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab

• RBI increases household income limits for borrowers of NBFCs and MFIs

• China Open: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty to take on World No. 1

• India to host 2023 Men's Hockey World Cup

• India beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets in 2nd T-20 match

• Rohit Sharma becomes 1st Indian male cricketer to play 100 T20I

• Women’s Cricket: India wins three-match series against West Indies

• Indian Railways launched 3 online applications

• SBI lowers lending rates by 5 basis points across all tenors

• Devendra Fadnavis resigned as Maharashtra CM

• US announces increase in H-1B work visa application fee by 10 USD

• Russia re-enacts historic wartime parade

• Iran resumes uranium enrichment, raising concern from signatories to 2015 nuclear deal

• Bosnia outraged after Emmanuel Macron calls it a 'ticking time bomb’

• Home Minister Amit Shah to preside over concluding session of Global Investors' Meet in Dharmshala

• Guinness World Record of most students assembling radio kits simultaneously created at IISF, Kolkata

• Lucknow railway station got ‘Health ATM’

• BIMSTEC Conclave to be held in Visakhapatnam

• Documentation Identification Number (DIN) System of CBIC comes into existence from today (08th November)

• Fundamentals of economy quite robust, says government after Moody’s lowers outlook

• Sara Damnjanovic won Miss Asia Global title 2019

• Official emblem unveiled for FIFA U-17 2020

• PM Narendra Modi to visit Brazil for BRICS summit

• West Bengal based writer Abhisek Sarkar wins award at Dhaka Lit-fest

• Four Indian-Americans win state, local elections in US

• Iran begins injecting uranium gas into centrifuges at Fordow

• Government sets up Rs.25,000 crore fund to revive stalled housing projects

• MoS Sanjay Dhotre launches Shala Darpan portal for Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti

• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Global Investors’ Meet at Dharamshala

• Assam government signed Rs 400 crore pact with French Development Agency (AFD)

• First-ever cargo movement on Brahmaputra river

• Steel consumption in India set for quantum jump: Dharmendra Pradhan

• Kartarpur Corridor: India asks Pakistan to provide highest level of security to the visiting VVIPs

• India to raise demand for clean technology at affordable cost at Madrid Summit: Prakash Javadekar

• Deepak Kumar secured 10th Olympic quota

• Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan re-elected as President of UAE

• I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar Meets Bangladesh Information Minister in Dhaka

• Neeraj sharma won `Early Career Researcher of the Year` award

• Sudarsan Pattnaik selected for an Italian Golden Sand Art Award 2019

• Rafael Nadal secured No 1 spot for eighth time

• Indian Hockey teams qualify for 2020 Olympics

• Iran to enrich uranium using centrifuges

• Russia criticizes US on withdrawal from Paris climate accord

• Guyana to be fastest growing country in the World

• Raksha Rajya Mantri Shripad Naik inaugurates DRDO’s Igniter Complex at HEMRL, Pune

• Thaawarchand Gehlot announces setting up of sports training centres for differently-abled people

• Government working with Reserve Bank to resolve the issues being faced by realty sector: Nirmala Sitharaman

• Rajnath Singh urges Russian Defence Industry to jointly manufacture defence equipment with India

• India decided not to be part of RCEP agreement in national interest: Piyush Goyal

• Union Minister Prakash Javadekar to attend 15th meeting of Governing Council of SACEP in Dhaka

• Nepal's President appoints new governors in all seven provinces

• PM Narendra Modi outlines global challenges at 14th East Asia Summit

• Amit Shah addresses opening session of SCO Joint Exercise

• National Tribal festival to be held from Nov 16 in New Delhi

• RBI issues compensation norms for foreign, private banks

• Excess amount of lead found in water supply of major cities

• US formally notifies UN about its withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord

• Biggest US-Bangladesh Navy exercise starts in Chattogram

• Finance Minister launches IT initiatives ICEDASH, ATITHI for improved customs clearance

• Rajnath Singh to co-chair India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation

• Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla addresses 6th Parliamentary Speakers’ Summit of G 20 Countries

• China launched new Earth observation satellite

• Principal Secretary to PM reviews measures taken to curb air pollution

• Odd-Even Scheme to combat air pollution

• China Open commences

• India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie being shifted to neutral venue

• Novak Djokovic won Paris Masters 2019 title

• Shahbaz Nadeem helps India B lift Deodhar Trophy

• Robotic surgery facility inaugurated at Safdarjung Hospital

• India, Uzbekistan sign 3 MoUs in fields of Military Medicine and Military Education

• PM Modi to co-chair 16th India-ASEAN summit in Bangkok

• Government to set up anti-human trafficking units in all districts using Nirbhaya Fund

• Home minister Amit Shah to inaugurate SCO joint exercise on Urban Earthquake Search, Rescue

• Government releases maps of newly-created UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh

• President Ram Nath Kovind visits Lingdum monastery in Ranka

• India, Germany sign 17 MoUs

• 'Dharma Guardian' military exercise concludes

• Anti-migration deal between Italy and Libya renewed

• Quit coal addiction, UN Chief warns Asian countries

• Israel carries out retaliatory strikes on Gaza

• End Impunity for Crimes against Journalist Day

• New Colombo Plan Mobility Program

• Sri Lankan economy gradually recovering from the impact of Easter Sunday attacks: IMF

• GeM signed MoU with Indian Bank & Canara Bank

• IIT Delhi and ISRO to set up space cell

• Cyclone Maha crosses Lakshadweep

• South Africa wins Rugby World Cup

• PM Modi to inaugurate 5th India International Science Festival

• Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan - Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Parv culminate

• India, ASEAN vow to combat terrorism together in Indo- Pacific region

• First-ever India-Uzbekistan joint military exercise - Dustlik-2019 begins

• PM Modi to attend 14th East Asia, RCEP Summits in Bangkok

• AIIA sign MoU with Biotechnology Institute

• National Health Profile 2019

• First blockchain-based carbon trading exchange

• Biennial Commonwealth Law Ministers’ Conference begins in Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Italian ship with 151 migrants rescued off Libya docks in Sicily

• Nepal's President relieves all seven Governors

• Saudi Aramco to float initial public offering

• Lakshya Sen wins SaarLorLux Open badminton tournament in Germany

• Prithvi Sekhar won gold in Deaf Championship

• Rajinikanth to receive Special Icon award at IFFI

• Indian Hockey Men’s team beat Russia 4-2 in Olympic qualifiers

• Indian Hockey women's team beat US 5-1 in Olympic qualifiers

• Prime Minister Imran Khan asked to resign in protest rally

• Chinese and US trade negotiators reach consensus on principle, says China's commerce ministry

• Thousands of demonstrators converge on Algiers for massive anti-government rally in Algeria

• Fundamental Rights petition filed against signing of several agreements with US including MCC

• Beto O'Rourke drops out of 2020 U.S. Presidential election

• Thailand has reopened the cave for visitors after Wild Boars rescue

• Coal India to produce 750 million tonnes of coal next financial year: Pralhad Joshi

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated 21st North East Book Fair in Guwahati

• Women to be inducted in Army by 2021

• MNRE hosted 2nd Assembly of ISA in New Delhi

• India to open 100 additional airports by 2024

• TRAI fixes ring timings for mobiles, landlines

• India, US discuss measures to combat money laundering, terror financing

• UNESCO designates Mumbai as member of UCCN in field of Films, Hyderabad in field of Gastronomy

• Russia’s submarine test fired Missile

• ISRO to attempt second soft landing soon

• President Ram Nath Kovind arrives at Gangtok on a two-day visit to Sikkim

• Rajinikanth to receive Special Icon award at IFFI

• PM Narendra Modi to visit Thailand for ASEAN summit

• Tokyo Olympics 2020: Mary Kom to represent Asian bloc in athlete ambassadors group

• India-Saudi Arabia bilateral ties will grow further after signing of Strategic Partnership Council Agreement

• PM Narendra Modi, German Chancellor to co-chair 5th Inter Governmental Consultations in New Delhi today (01 November)

• Eritrea, Saint Kittis & Nevis sign ISA Framework Agreement

• Defence Minister to attend SCO meeting at Tashkent, Uzbekistan

• US federal reserve damaging to economy more than China: Donald Trump

• CBDT extends all ITRs filing deadline for J&K, Ladakh to November 30

• Pooja Gehlot enters final of UWW Under-23 World Championships in Budapest

• US House of Representative approves procedure to impeach President Trump

• Spain offers to host COP Climate Summit after Chile abandons plans

• ASEAN Summit: Negotiators to meet on RCEP deal issues

• Antonio Guterres hails landmark meeting on Syrian Constitution

• President Ram Nath Kovind launches endowment fund of IIT Delhi

• PM Narendra Modi interacts with civil service probationers in Kevadiya

• India now has 28 states and 9 UTs

• Nirmal Purja climbed 14 highest peaks in 189 days

• Sikhs don't need passport to visit Kartarpur, no fee on day one, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan

• 5 lakh government vehicles to be converted into e-vehicles to make them eco-friendly: Prakash Javadekar

• US House likely to vote on President Donald Trump impeachment inquiry

• Syrian government & Opposition delegates meet to draft new constitution

• Chile pulls out of hosting APEC and COP 25 due to protests

• National Unity Day being observed across the country today (31 October)

• Run For Unity from New Delhi's Major Dhyanchand National Stadium

• Health Minister Harsh Vardhan releases 14th National Health Profile, 2019

• OCI can now apply for National Pension System

• Angela Merkel to visit India

• French minister Brune Poirson to visit India

• PM Narendra Modi congratulates Alberto Fernandez for victory in Argentina's presidential elections

• 28th Vyas Samman conferred on Leeladhar Jagoori

• Ravinder settles for silver at U-23 World Wrestling Championship

• Fire breaks out in Tezgam express train in Pakistan, several killed

• Sheikh Sultan inaugurates Sharjah International Book Fair 2019

• Veteran CPI leader Gurudas Dasgupta dies at 83

• 35th ASEAN Summit begins in Bangkok

• Israeli spyware Peagasus used to target Indian journalists, human rights activists, says WhatsApp

• Shiva Thapa, Pooja Rani Clinch gold in Olympic Test event for Boxing

• Likely successor to ISIS leader Baghdadi killed by US forces

• US House sanctions on Turkey over Syria

• British MPs vote in favour of holding general elections on Dec 12

• Sri Lankan Cabinet approves Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) grant of 480 million from US

• Nepalese Festival 'Kukur Tihar' began

• India to become a five trillion dollar economy in next five years

• Indian Railways introduces OTP-based refund system for booking through travel agents

• Indian Railways launched ‘Operation Dhanush’

• Gujarat Ayurveda University signed MoU with wellness brand Sri Sri Tattva

• Thotlakonda Buddhist site to be renovated

• RBI imposes fine on Janata Sahakari Bank & Jalgaon Peoples Co-operative Bank

• Indo-French bilateral 'Exercise SHAKTI' to be conducted 31 October

• EU Parliamentary delegation meets students, women, traders, fruit growers in Srinagar

• India to adopt Brazil model of human milk bank: Ashwini Kumar Choubey

• US Air Force space plane back on Earth after two-year mission

• New technology to capture carbon dioxide

• India to participate in Tokyo Olympics 2020

• Pakistan to issue tourist visas to non-Indian Sikhs for Kartarpur visit

• Tata Sons board okays 6,500 crore equity infusion in Tata Motors

• EPFO warns provident fund account holders of fraud

• Centre plans to run Ladakh completely on renewable energy

• Indian Railways to convert 200 saloons into 10 tourist trains to be run by IRCTC

• Disabled, people over 80 years of age can vote through postal ballot

• India and France explore 3rd country projects in Western Indian Ocean region

• PM Narendra Modi reaches Riyadh in Saudi Arabia with aim to boost bilateral ties

• EU Parliamentary delegation to visit J&K

• President Ram Nath Kovind confers first National Corporate Social Responsibility Awards

• Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirms BCCI request for day-night Test

• Karnataka crowned Vijay Hazare Trophy 2019-20 champions

• Saina Nehwal, Lakshya Sen to begin quest for BWF World Tour title today (29 October)

• Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde appointed as next Chief Justice of India by President

• China, Russia, Pakistan call for early resumption of US-Taliban peace talks

• Union Cabinet Approves Cadre Review Of Indo-Tibetan Border Police

• PM stresses on importance of reposing faith & respect for judiciary

• ISIS leader Baghdadi killed

• California declares state-wide emergency on raging forest fire

• Chile President sacks whole cabinet after protests

• Peronists win in Argentina election

• US calls for ending violence in protest-torn Iraq

• Thousands of Lebanese form human chain to support protests

• 'Deepotsav’ Enters Guinness World Records

• Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina calls for early operationalisation of BBIN Motor Vehicles Agreement

• IIT Hyderabad, KIIT Bhubaneswar develop ‘Bio Bricks’ from Agricultural waste

• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty bag silver in doubles event at French Open

• NASA To Launch Golf Cart-Sized Rover

• ‘Kyarr’ will become a super cyclone: Met department

• PM Narendra Modi visits to Saudi Arabia today (28 October)

• Odisha inked LoU with UNICEF to provide safe drinking water to every household in the state

• French Open: Chirag Shetty-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy enter semi-finals

• First Lt. Governors of Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh

• Japan Industry Minister resigns over election law violation

• 18th NAM Summit

• Odisha and the World Bank signed agreement to support smallholder farmers

• Indian, Chinese tourists to be exempted from visas to enter Brazil

• Painting of PM Modi and Mahatma Gandhi receives highest bid of Rs 25 lakh

• President Ram Nath Kovind addresses gathering at Vishwa Shanti Stupa in Rajgir

• Indian Railways launched One Touch ATVM

• New Delhi to host Global Bio-India 2019 Summit

• Homen Borgohain awarded Lifetime Achievement

• President Ram Nath Kovind to present National Corporate Social Responsibility Awards on Oct 29

• India and the US signed pact on Science & Technology

• M Venkaiah Naidu meets Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at NAM summit

• EU postpones decision on length of Brexit delay until next week

• Protesters reject President Aoun's call for dialogue

• Pakistani court grants bail to former PM Nawaz Sharif

• Under 19 World Cup schedule

• NATO Defence Ministers lash out at Turkey for its military operation in Syria

• Protests in Lebanon continue

• US urges Bangladesh to postpone relocation of Rohingyas

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah on a four-day visit to Gujarat

• Golden Jubilee celebration of Vishwa Shanti Stupa

• National Unity Day to be celebrated on Oct 31

• IIM Kozhikode & MRPL joined hands to support women entrepreneurs

• Indian Army to conduct Sindhu Sudarshan exercise

• Assam government started scholarship scheme

• First national protocol launched to Enumerate Snow Leopard

• GeM and Federal Bank signed MoU

• Hong Kong legislature formally withdraws extradition bill that sparked mass protests

• GIA presents Report from Ground Zero on J&K, Ladakh to Dr Jitendra Singh

• Union cabinet approves cadre review of ITBP

• Hunar Haat to be held in November 2019

• Government hikes minimum support price of Rabi crops for 2020-21

• Union Cabinet grants ownership rights to residents of Unauthorized Colonies in Delhi

• North Korea accuses US officials of maintaining hostility against Pyongyang

• World Bank Report: India takes Huge Strides in improving Ease of Doing Business

• US President Donald Trump says permanent cease-fire established in northeastern Syria

• Russian forces heading to Turkey border

• President Ram Nath Kovind lays foundation stone for Sri Sathya Sai Sanathana Samskruti Project in Japan

• India set to sign agreement on Kartarpur corridor with Pakistan

• India’s first all women-run automobile service station in Jaipur

• EAM Jaishankar meets his Iranian counterpart on sidelines of NAM Ministerial Meeting

• Praveen Kumar becomes first Indian man to win gold at Wushu World Championships

• Anandan Gunasekaran won gold in Military World Games

• 50th IFFI announced films for Open Air Screening

• Nepalese Government Officers' 2nd group training

• Panchayati Raj Minister to confer National Panchayat Awards 2019

• BWF French Open: Saina Nehwal, Sameer Verma, Parupalli Kashyap, Kidambi Srikanth to be seen in first round

• Sourav Ganguly takes over as BCCI President

• British Parliament rejects PM Boris Johnson's attempt to fast-track Brexit deal

• Canada Elections 2019: Trudeau's Liberal Party wins but loses majority

• Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally proclaims ascension to throne

• US wins ownership of North Korean vessel

• IAF fires two BrahMos missiles at Trak Island in Andaman Nicobar

• People’s participation a guiding tenet of policymaking for government: PM Narendra Modi

• Indian Railways instal most advanced Electronic Interlocking System on Grand Chord route

• Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) approves appointments in multiple ministries

• Israel President to give Blue and White party next chance to form new government

• Venezuela Opposition leader seeks support from China, Russia

• Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to decide on its stand at the Presidential election

• Donald Trump likely to sign mini-trade deal with China

• Winter Session of Parliament to commence from Nov 18

• India stands for three Ds - Democracy, Demography and Dimaag: PM Narendra Modi

• DAC approves procurement of indigenous equipment worth over Rs 3,300 crore for armed forces

• India-Bangladesh Stakeholders’ meet begins in Guwahati today (22nd Oct)

• India to sign Agreement on Kartarpur on Oct 23; Asks Pakistan to consider waiving fee on pilgrims

• Mars once had salt lakes

• Kuhoo Garg-Dhruv Rawat won Egypt title

• French Open: PV Sindhu to take on Michelle Li in Paris today (22nd October)

• Bypolls for two Lok Sabha constituencies and 51 Assembly seats in 17 States

• DNA Technology Regulation Bill referred to parliamentary standing committee

• Sri Lanka removed from FATF's Grey List

• Brexit: British PM vows to press on despite defeat over deal delay

• Afghanistan village bury victims of mosque bombings

• Chile President declares state emergency in Santiago

• Sri Lanka presidential polls: SLFP signs MoU with SLPP candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa

• National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) centenary stamp released

• Goa government inked deal with STPI to set up IT Park

• DRDO signed 30 licensing agreements for Transfer of Technology (ToT)

• Odisha's biggest trade fair to begin on Nov 12

• Finance Minister asserts India will continue to ensure inclusive development despite global slowdown

• Scientists discovered the worlds fastest ant

• Afghan army kills 12 Taliban terrorists in Baghlan

• Hong Kong descends into chaos again as protesters defy ban

• Indonesia's President Joko Widodo sworn in for final term

• EU calls for ceasefire in Afghanistan

• Canada goes to poll to elect new Parliament

• Lebanese continue protests for fourth day

• Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Col. Chewang Rinchen Setu in Ladakh

• Prahlad Singh Patel to inaugurate CCRT e-portal and YouTube Channel

• Smriti Irani visits Amethi, participates in 'Gandhi Sankalp Padyatra'

• PM Narendra Modi releases book titled 'Bridgital Nation'

• Two-day long manoeuvres by Sudarshan Chakra Vahini of Indian Army begins at Jaisalmer

• MMTC offers discount on India Gold Coin to mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

• FPIs pour in Rs 5,072 crore in Indian Capital markets

• India Post launches mobile banking facility

• Dr Harsh Vardhan shares PM Narendra Modi's vision for inclusive health at G20 Okayama Health Ministers' Conference

• India destroys several terror launch pads in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

• NASA unveils space-suit for Moon mission

• M Venkaiah Naidu presents Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award to K Parasaran

• 3rd SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship

• IMF Members agree to double pool of money to aid distressed countries

• UK Parliament to vote for Brexit Deal

• Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) signs MoU with SLPP to support its Presidential candidate

• Pakistan on Grey List, FATF warns of action

• Italy to introduce web tax on digital giants

• Girls to be admitted in Sainik Schools from next academic session: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh

• Kerala extends maternity leave benefits

• Home Credit India tied with Karur Vysya Bank

• India, Philippines agree to work closely to defeat and eliminate terrorism

• India-Bangladesh rail links will reopen

• Interpol to hold general assembly in India in 2022

• Indian boxers clinch 21 medals, including six golds at Asian Junior Championships

• Anup Kumar Singh appointed as Director-General of NSG

• Karnataka tops first ever India Innovation Index launched by NITI Aayog

• Dr. Jitendra Singh hails Ayushman Bharat- PMJAY as unique health scheme

• Government probing Flipkart and Amazon for alleged predatory pricing: Commerce Minister

• India on course to be 5 trillion economy by 2024

• Despite IMF's projections, India remains among fastest growing economies: Finance Minister

• India urges Pakistan not to levy service fee on pilgrims to Kartarpur Corridor

• GoAir received the Best Airline award

• Bangladesh: Government approves administrators for recovery of dues from top two telecom companies

• Next year's G7 summit to take place in US President Donald Trump's Florida golf club

• Turkey agrees to ceasefire in northern Syria

• EU and UK reach an agreement on Brexit deal

• Defence exports soar by seven times in two years, reach 2 billion

• Indian Army Wife Kiran Uniyal achieved Guinness World Records

• International level chess tournament inaugurated at the grounds of Koteshwara Karnataka Public School

• Director Priyadarshan got Kishore Kumar award

• Indian Railways to become ‘net zero’ carbon emitter by 2030

• Ministry of Shipping (MoS) Organized the 17th Meeting of Maritime States Development Council (MSDC)

• Maldives calls for better collaboration with Indian business entities to boost trade between 2 countries

• Can't recognize what UN signed with past Sri Lankan govts: Ex-defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapksa

• Minister of State External Affairs V Muraleedharan on 2-day visit to UAE

• Three accused in PMC Bank scam remanded to judicial custody till 23rd October

• By-polls for 2 Lok Sabha seats and 51 assembly constituencies to be held on Oct 21

• Skilling people, providing jobs in rural & tribal areas should be priority: Nitin Gadkari

• Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot alleges NDA government of misusing ED, CBI

• Food Safety Mitra scheme launched on the World Food Day

• Air India becomes first airline to use Taxibot

• UP government makes women as nodal officers

• Rupee appreciates by 11paise at 71.43 against USD

• President Ram Nath Kovind leaves on a week-long tour to Philippines, Japan

• DPIIT launches website, mobile app for IPR

• Britain, Spain join other major powers in suspending military exports to Turkey

• Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in UAE

• Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam slams US Senator for "Police State" remark

• I&B Secretary gets additional charge as Secy, Dept of School Education & Literacy

• 14 skills training centres to be set up across 9 cities for media & entertainment sector

• NGT directs railways to control pollution during loading & unloading of goods

• CBIC launches programme to strengthen Make in India

• Andhra Pradesh government launched statewide water grid project

• RBI issues guidelines on 'on tap' authorisation on payment systems

• President Ram Nath Kovind to visit Philippines, Japan

• India’s first 5G powered ‘connected music’

• India won four UNESCO heritage awards

• Priyanshu Rajawat claims men's singles title at Bahrain International Series

• Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly win Booker Prize 2019

• Sourav Ganguly set to be new BCCI President

• WTO gives nod to US to impose trade sanctions on EU goods worth 7.5 billion USD

• Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, Wife Esther Duflo Win Nobel For Economics

• Moody’s cuts India’s GDP growth forecast

• India, Japan to hold joint military exercise in Mizoram

• 2nd edition of India-Bangladesh CORPAT begins

• DNA barcoding of spiders in India

• NASA –Launches long- delayed icon space weather satelite to study earth’s lonosphere

• Japan hit by biggest typhoon in 60 years

• MC Mary Kom wins bronze in World Women's Boxing Championships

• Annu Rani won gold at Athletics Championships

• Kayakalp Awards given to hospitals

• Tunisia Exit polls: Kais Saied heading for landslide victory in Presidential runoff

• Dharmendra Pradhan calls upon oil companies to improve energy security

• Piyush Goyal stresses on strengthening co-operative sector

• India joins global alliance on smart city

• Air India says jet fuel payment issues to be sorted out soon with oil PSUs

• Bangladesh become 2nd fastest growing economy in South Asia: World Bank

• FM Nirmala Sitharaman scheduled to meet Chief Executive Officers of PSBs in New Delhi

• India, Sierra Leone sign six agreements including 30 mn dollar line of credit for rice cultivation

• 5-day visit: Netherlands King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima arrive in New Delhi

• Scientists discover new fish species

• ‘mHariyali Mobile App’ launched by MoHUA

• JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research launched

• Government to introduce POSHAN atlas

• Delhi's second airport begins operations

• Forbes India Rich List Mukesh Ambani retains top most position for 12th Straight year

• Kochi to host national health informatics meet

• World Health Organisation (WHO) India Cooperation Strategy launched

• NIIF, EESL form joint venture

• Mumbai is the 12th wealthiest city in the world

• Sri Lanka People’s party wins 17 wards in Elpitiya PS poll

• Discussion on Privatisation of Air India, MTNL, BSNL going on but no decision has been taken

• Penalties levied for RTI violations in 3% of cases in 2018-19

• Turkey will not stop its operation against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria

• Climate change protesters target BBC Head Quarters

• Iranian oil tanker hit by two suspected rockets off the coast of Saudi Arabia

• U.S., China agree 'Phase 1' trade deal; Trump suspends October tariff hike

• Railways launched new online facilities

• SARAS Aajeevika Mela being held

• First ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair gets underway in New Delhi

• India extends over 60 million dollar line of credit to Comoros for Energy and Maritime Defence Cooperation

• Industrial output declines by 1.1% in August

• GeM signed MOU with Union Bank of India

• RBI approves merger of DCBs

• Indian-American Congressman introduces bipartisan resolution celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary

• PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping to continue one to one informal talks at Mamallapuram

• Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

• Special sitting for MPs to decide future of Brexit

• Turkey's military offensive against Kurdish forces in Syria attracts worldwide condemnation

• US to curb China officials' visas over repression of Uighurs

• Two killed in attack in eastern German city of Halle

• President Ram Nath Kovind to present colour to Army Aviation Corps in Nashik

• Cabinet doubles honorarium for Asha workers; to open 40,000 wellness centres under Ayushman Bharat Scheme

• Romania government collapses in no-confidence vote

• Philippines: Over 500 illegally working foreigners arrested for fraud

• Government launches Surakshit Matritva Aashwasan, SUMAN, an initiative for quality health care at no cost

• MP Tourism Board to organize City Walk Fest

• Nirmala Sitharaman assures crisis-hit PMC Bank investors

• National Fertilizers presents dividend of over 28 crore rupees to Government

• U.K. to issue coin in honour of Mahatma Gandhi

• GST authorities arrest 2 for fraudulently availing Rs 127 cr input tax credit

• LIC refutes social media claims; assures policyholders' money safe

• Second Informal Summit between PM Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping to be held in Tamilnadu

• Indian-American Sampat Shivangi to serve on panel of US health body

• Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit India

• Pradhan Mantri Innovation Learning Programme ‘DHRUV’ to kick start at ISRO in Bengaluru

• Mithali Raj becomes 1st female player to complete 20 years in international cricket

• Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Chennai on 2-day visit to India

• Piyush Goyal to attend 9th RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting in Thailand

• India calls for increased cooperation between FATF, UN to combat terror financing

• The US to award Pepsico India

• ‘Garbage Cafe' in Chhattisgarh commenced

• Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk for 2018 and to Austrian author Peter Handke for 2019

• Virat Kohli to became 2nd India Captain to lead in 50 Tests

• Nobel prize in physics awarded

• Second Informal Summit between PM Modi, Chinese Prez Xi Jinping to be held in Tamil Nadu

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• Cabinet doubles honorarium for Asha workers; to open 40,000 wellness centres under Ayushman Bharat Scheme

• Special parliament sitting for MPs to decide future of Brexit

• UN Security Council called for emergency meetings on Syrian Military operation

• US to curb China officials' visas over repression of Uighurs

• Indian-American Sampat Shivangi to serve on panel of US health body

• GST authorities arrest 2 for fraudulently availing Rs 127 cr input tax credit

• LIC refutes social media claims; assures policyholders' money safe

• Pradhan Mantri Innovation Learning Programme ‘DHRUV’ to kick start at ISRO in Bengaluru

• Mithali Raj becomes 1st female player to complete 20 yrs in international cricket

• US builds pressure to stop incursion against Kurds

• US to deploy additional 3000 troop to Saudi Arabia

• UN Secretary-General calls for maximum restraint on all parties in Syria

• Infrastructure facilities for proposed oil refinery in Mongolia

• Nobel prize 2019 in physics awarded for discoveries in cosmology

• Ramesh selected for Asia Environmental Award

• Mary Kom advances to quarterfinals of World Women's Championship

• Nagpur to host 5th international conference on sleep disorders

• PM urges people to avoid wasting food, water & conserve energy as a mission

• PM Modi calls upon people to further empowerment, dignity of women

• Government launched Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan

• India, China should jointly maintain peace and tranquility along their border: Chinese Ambassador

• China calls Kashmir a bilateral issue between New Delhi & Islamabad

• Nobel Prize 2019 in Chemistry Awarded For Development of Lithium Ion Batteries

• AIM, NITI Aayog & UNDP launched Youth Co:Lab

• French-made Rafale Fighter jets delivered

• IAF celebrates its 87th anniversary

• 3-day India International Cooperative Trade Fair to be held in New Delhi from Oct 11

• Nobel prize 2019 in medicine awarded to hypoxia researchers

• Name of Squadron Leader Ravi Khanna added to National War Memorial

• India`s development partnership programme ITEC completes 55 years

• India`s 1st plastic to diesel conversion plant

• CM of Andhra Pradesh launched YSR Vahana Mitra

• North Korea called off working-level nuclear talks with US

• UN human rights chief calls for probe into violence related to Hong Kong protest

• Mumbai Police arrests former chairman of PMC Bank for alleged 4,355 crore rupees scam

• Bandhan Bank and Gruh Finance to merge

• India, Bangladesh sign MoU for setting up Coastal Surveillance Radar System in Bangladesh

• Navy looking electric propulsion as an alternative to fossil fuels

• Defence Minister approves four-fold hike in monetary aid for battle casualties

• President Kovind to visit Karnataka

• Vinod Paul stresses the need to promote innovations, development of indigenous medical devices

• CSIR develops green crackers

• First UAE astronaut returned safely

• WTO cuts global trade growth forecast

• Surender Singh creates three world records at World Powerlifting Championship

• U.N. peacekeeper killed, four wounded in Mali mine attack

• Ecuador to quit OPEC in 2020

• Dharmendra Pradhan on three-day visit to Mongolia

• FM to inaugurate NeAC for better taxpayer service

• India starts sharing maritime data

• Imran to take up J&K issue in China

• Iraq Govt announces reforms following protests

• State Dept will follow law in Trump impeachment

• Voting begins for third parliamentary polls in Tunisia

• EU to reach Brexit position by end of next week

• Nobel prize 2019 in medicine awarded to hypoxia researchers

• 10th edition of the Joint Military Exercise Ekuverin to be organised

• Cabinet approves new strategic disinvestment process

• Indo-Mongolian Joint Ex Nomadic Elephant 2019

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah to tour Mizoram

• PM Narendra Modi to hold bilateral talks with Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

• Flood situation continues to be severe in Bihar

• NASA sets first all-female spacewalk

• Uttarakhand CM launched awareness campaign

• Reserve Bank cuts repo rate by 25 basis points

• Iraq anti-government protests

• Impeachment probe reaches into White House with new subpoena

• Home Minister Amit Shah to review border security

• Aqua Stallions rafting team created record

• Hong Kong Clashes; rail services suspended

• Sri Lankan court dismisses petitions against citizenship of Presidential candidate

• India slams Turkey, Malaysia remarks on Jammu and Kashmir

• US widens trade war with tariffs on Airbus planes, French cheese, Scotch whisky

• Sri Lanka: Judgement likely on petition challenging citizenship of Presidential candidate Gotabaya Rajapksa

• Iraqi protesters defy curfew as violence leaves 31 dead

• US Diplomats pushed Ukraine to investigate, dangled Trump visit

• Relation between India, US at all time high: Piyush Goyal

• New Delhi - Ludhiana Intercity Express train extended upto Lohian Khas via Jalandhar

• Nitin Gadkari reviews progress of NHAI projects; calls for speedy implementation

• World Space Week: October 4-10

• Digital Gandhi Gyan-Vigyan inaugurated

• Sachin Tendulkar received most effective Swachhata Ambassador award

• Government launches portal for monitoring coal supply to power plants

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to fly Rafale sortie on October 8 in Paris

• RBI Cuts Repo Rate For Fifth Time

• PM Narendra Modi , Mauritian counterpart jointly inaugurate projects

• Indo-Chinese educational tie-ups need nod from Home, foreign Ministries

• Strong typhoon hits South Korea

• 342 kg of lion bones seized at Johannesburg airport

• World Women's Boxing Championship begins in Russia

• President Kovind to confer Vayoshreshtha Samman-2019

• CMFRI teamed up with ISRO

• Fit India Movement will act as a catalyst to improve quality of sports- Radhey Shyam Julaniya

• PM Modi called to eradicate single-use plastic by 2022

• India's Largest 'Charkha' inaugurated

• Union Government launched unified portal

• US widens trade war with tariffs on Airbus planes, French cheese, Scotch whisky

• Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for 4-day India Visit

• Ireland voices doubts about Britain's new plans to leave EU

• RBI appoints Jai Bhagwan Bhoria as administrator for PMC Bank

• Submarine-launched missile test successful - North Korea

• Amit Shah flagged off Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express

• Nationwide ‘Paryatan Parv 2019’ to promote tourism

• China celebrates 70 years of communism with massive military parade

• North Korea says nuclear talks with U.S. will resume on October 5

• Palestine issues commemorative stamp to honour Gandhi's legacy and value

• PM Narendra Modi to take part in plogging at Sabarmati Ashram to make it free of single-use plastic

• PM Narendra Modi calls Ayushman Bharat a revolutionary step of New India

• PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 115th birth anniversary

• MeitY, NeGD, and NLIU signs MoU

• Indian Embassy in Moscow to organise exhibition on mutual influences of Gandhi, Tolstoy

• Kerala tops NITI Aayogs SEQI report

• Gandhi Film Festival to be organised in Mumbai

• Goods and Services Tax (GST), Central Government, State Governments

• Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to visit India between October 3-6

• Andy Murray beats Matteo Berrettini at China Open

• Hong Kong: Protesters planned a fresh round of disruption today (02 October)

• North Korea launches at least one more projectile after announcing US talks

• Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria takes charge as new IAF chief

• International Translation Day is observed on 30 September

• YSR Vahana Mitra scheme

• Nitin Gadkari inaugurates 1,058 crores 22-km stretch of Delhi-Meerut Expressway

• Northeast to introduce seaplanes to boost tourism

• Government to launch enterprise development centers for MSMEs in all districts

• APTEL approves acquisition of Prayagraj power project by Tata Power JV

• ITI Limited enters Cloud Services business

• State Bank of India becomes first Indian bank to have office in Australia's Victoria

• Pakistan to invite former PM for Kartarpur Corridor Inauguration

• India may reduce tariff on 80% Chinese goods over 20 years

• BrahMos Supersonic Cruise Missile with major indigenous systems successfully test-fired

• PCC Meet on Climate Change begins in New Delhi

• Thanu Padmanabhan received the M P Birla Memorial Award 2019

• Saudi Arabia looking at investing $ 100 billion in India

• NASA launches miniature satellite

• New 'cat snake' species discovered

• Boris Johnson faces probe for alleged US businesswoman links

• Nepal releases coins to mark Guru Nanak Dev's 550th birth anniversary

• Mike Pompeo subpoenaed as Democrats press Donald Trump impeachment

• Centre to introduce rating system for SMEs to help them get loans easily

• Over 1400 prisoners released to mark Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary

• Srinagar witnesses 23 street protests within 24 hours

• India ranked 44th in world digital rankings

• Government launched new framework

• Astronomers 13-billion –year-old protocluster Galaxy discovered

• Corps Of Army Air Defence honoured with President’s Colours Award

• World’s biggest transport space ship launched

• First Indigenous Fuel Cell System launched

• India-funded school building inaugurated in Nepal

• 20 countries including India signed agreement

• CIAL won an international award

• AP Government cancels Bauxite mining in Vishakapatnam

• INS Khanderi commissioned in Mumbai

• Deadline to link PAN with Aadhaar extended till Dec 31

• Harmanpreet Singh stars as Indian hockey team thrash Spain 5-1

• Top UNICEF official praises Swachh Bharat Mission as ‘game changer’

• J&K administration removes restrictions from all 105 police station areas in Kashmir valley

• Power scheme for tenants launched

• 21st session of WHO-FAO held in Goa

• Bhopal Metro to be named after Raja Bhoj

• Fierce clashes in Hong Kong ahead of China's 70th anniversary

• Nearly 600 prisoners to walk free on Gandhi Jayanthi

• Odisha launches mascot 'Tiki Mausi'

• Foreign investors pour in Rs 7,714 cr into capital markets in September

• 16th Global SME Business Summit held

• Austria votes in snap general election

• PM Narendra Modi calls upon people to quit tobacco; not harbour misconceptions about e-cigarettes

• PM Narendra Modi asks people to join Fit India Plogging Run on Gandhi Jayanti

• National Tourism Awards 2017-18 presented

• Lanka’s ex-Army chief Mahesh Senanayake to run for President

• Centre giving utmost importance to foster research activities: HRD Minister

• PIO cards to continue as valid travel document till March 2020

• Indian Navy, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, INS Khanderi, Mumbai

• CBI court frames charges against Kalyan Singh, grants bail in Babri case

• NFAI acquires rare footage of Mahatma Gandhi’s life and times

• DRDO, Central University of Jammu signed MoU

• Karnataka government partnered with Nasscom

• NDMA discusses Fire safety in india on its 15th Formation Day

• Forex reserves decline by USD 388 million to USD 428.57 billion

• Imran Khan at UN General Assembly: India must lift ‘inhuman curfew’

• PM Narendra Modi calls upon international community to unite against terrorism for the sake of humanity

• PM Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks with leaders from several countries

• Venezuela calls for an investigation of possible violations by US

• Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launches e-tourist visa

• China, Kiribati establish diplomatic relations

• Afghanistan goes to polls to elect a new President

• UN launches probe into Venezuela rights abuses

• Iran nuclear deal: EU nations warn Tehran over breaches

• International Day for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

• Opposition plans new course to stop PM Boris Johnson from no-deal Brexit

• US announces travel sanctions against Cuba's Raul Castro and his family

• Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first time

• Thousands in New Zealand join second wave of climate protests

• Whistleblower on Trump-Ukraine contacts is a CIA officer, says sources

• Government approves construction of 1.23 lakh houses under PMAY-Urban

• India, CSIR Young Scientist Awards, President Ram Nath Kovind

• Delhi High Court launches official mobile app for lawyers, litigants

• Kashmir issue: Rescind action on Article 370, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation tells India

• Daewoo in, SAAB out of submarine tender

• INS Tarkash At Maputo, Mozambique

• ICG Ship ICGS Varaha commissioned

• PM Narendra Modi invites top American CEOs to invest in India

• Quad foreign affairs meeting between US, Japan, India, Australia held on sidelines of UN General Assembly

• Estonia ready to assist India in development of single multipurpose identity card: Ambassador

• India, Brazil, Germany, Japan make strong pitch for berths as permanent members in UNSC

• PM Narendra Modi holds talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

• PM Narendra Modi to address 74th Session of UN General Assembly

• EAM S Jaishankar discusses bilateral issues with his counterparts on sidelines of 74th UNGA

• BRICS condemns all forms of terrorism, calls for early adoption of CCIT

• Pentagon to send radar, Patriot missiles to Saudi Arabia

• National Water Mission Awards 2019 presented

• Donald Trump asked Ukraine President to investigate Joe Biden, call transcript confirms

• Ministry of WCD organised Poshan Maah Event

• Saudi Arabia enhancing cooperation with India to combat terrorism, says Ambassador Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati

• Exercise Tiger Triumph to be held In November

• 1969 moon landing lab to be demolished in 2020

• UEFA to palnt 6,00,000 trees to offset carbon emissions

• Sri Lanka: 80,000 persons affected due to inclement weather in southern part of island

• Government reconstitutes Economic Advisory Council to PM

• PM NarendraModi delivers keynote address at Bloomberg Global Business Forum

• Israel's President asks Netanyahu to try to form new government

• PM Narendra Modi holds series of bilateral meetings on sidelines of UNGA in New York

• Bangladesh, Myanmar & China to form tripartite mechanism for Rohingya Repatriation

• 9th India-China Financial Dialogue held to strengthen cooperation

• NASA to pay USD 4.6 bn to buy 6 space craftfor Artemis moon missions

• Amit Shah launched a new portal

• Ayodhya case: Can’t contest ASI report now, Muslim parties told

• Koneru Humpy won Grand Prix

• India committed to eradicate TB before 2025: Health Minister

• Mehul Choksi a crook, will be extradited after he exhausts appeals

• Bulgaria's Kristalina Georgieva appointed new IMF chief

• Greta Thunberg,16year old won alternative Noble prize

• 5.8-magnitude earthquake claims 37 lives in Pakistan occupied Kashmir

• Centre institutes national unity award named after Sardar Patel

• Payal Jangid received the Changemaker Award

• Pankaj Advani-Aditya Mehta pair wins World Team Snooker title

• Malvika claimed her maiden title

• Air India to commence Mumbai-Dehradun-Varanasi service

• UN chief: World faces ‘unprecedented threat’ from terrorism

• AIC to Provide Rs.3.32 crore grant to promote stronger ties with India

• NTPC Ltd signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Himachal Pradesh govt to build hydel plants

• President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the 2017 to 2018 NSS Awards

• RBI approves the reappointment of Shyam Srinivasan as MD & CEO of Federal Bank

• Government issues notification announcing amendments in pension rules

• India’s second largest railway over bridge in West Bengal

• Centre introduced Assistance for Deep Sea Fishing for the fishermen in Tamil Nadu

• Indian-American dosti flag emblem replaces presidential seal from presidential lectern

• India reluctant to deepen defence ties with Afghanistan

• IRCTC to launch IPO on 30 September

• Centre launched 2 mobile apps for farmers

• Amid Vikram lull, MOM completes 5 yrs around Mars

• International Coastal Cleanup Day was observed on 21 September

• World Rhino Day is observed on 22 September

• Journalist Ravish Kumar awarded first Gauri Lankesh Memorial Award

• India and United States committed to work to fight radical Islamic terrorism

• NIDM organized a one day National workshop on PDNA

• Kerala Tourism receives three PATA Gold Awards

• Report says period from 2015 to 2019 is the hottest since 1850

• Amit Shah lays basis for digital 2021 Census

• India recorded best ever performance in 2019 World Wrestling Championships

• Gehlot distributed prizes to the winners of 2nd Sign Language Competition

• Actor Govinda appointed as the brand ambassador of Madhya Pradesh

• Israel cuts off power to parts of West Bank

• Rajasthan Abhaneri Festival to be held in Dausa from Sept 30

• Sixth Reunion of the Corps of Army Air Defence was celebrated

• Union Minister Ravi Shankar inaugurated Bihars first all women employee post office

• Petronet LNG signs USD 7.5 billion deal with Tellurian Inc

• CBDT to set up NeAC in Delhi

• SBI to link new floating rate home auto loans to RBI's repo rate

• PM Narendra Modi arrives in New York for 74th UN General Assembly session

• Gully boy has been nominated for 92nd Oscar Awards

• Sonu Nigam has been honoured with the Magnificent Performing Arts Award

• IndiGo board appoints Pallavi Shardul as an independent director

• Ola drivers to get healthcare benefits under Ayushman Bharat

• Indian Army conducted rare exercise in Eastern Ladakh

• Centre to set up National Police University

• SEBI sets up panel to create SSE

• Reserve of Bank of India tightens norms for banks up penalties

• Public Sector Banks to organize loan melas in 400 districts

• India and Mongolia signed MoUs on space cooperation

• India to leverage its Strategic Energy Partnership with USA

• Amazon announced the Climate Pledge

• ISRO to prioritize Gaganyaan mission

• International Day of Peace is observed on 21 September

• Transport Ministry issues SOP for transport-related information presented in e-form

• Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal at the World Wrestling Championships

• New book to mark Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary

• ISB Hyderabad ranked 7th globally and 1st in Asia in Forbes Best International 1-Year Business Schools 2019

• Shri Amit Shah launches Emergency Response Support System ERSS- Dial 112

• EAC PM welcomes the measures taken by the Government to Revive Economic Sentiment

• Indian Railways installs first PET bottle crusher machine in Mumbai Rajdhani Express

• NASSCOM DSCI MeitY and Google India launched a nationwide Digital Payment Abhiyan

• Deepak Punia secures quota for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

• Former South African cricketer Kyle Abbott creates history with a total of 17 wickets in 120th Specsavers County Championship

• World Rose day is observed on 22 September

• Centre to launch NEAT AI learning scheme to boost higher education

• DRDO successfully tested Astra

• IIFA 2019 winners

• Twenty two scientists received 2018 National Geoscience Awards

• Transport Ministry issues SOP for transport-related information presented in e-form

• Andhra Pradesh State to ban the private practice by government doctors

• MDL handed 2nd Scorpene submarine Khanderi to the Indian Navy

• VCAS Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria to be next Chief of the Air Staff

• US sending more troops to Gulf, Trump announces Iran sanctions

• 'No need to have trade deal with China before 2020 elections': Donald Trump

• Donald Trump to meet Pakistan PM Imran Khan and PM Modi

• IAF receives first Rafale combat aircraft in France

• EAM S Jaishankar holds talks on terrorism, regional issues with Finnish Leadership

• Piyush Goyal will be on two-day visit to UAE from today (21 September)

• PM Narendra Modi on his way to US on seven-day visit; to attend UN General Assembly

• GST Council rates cut in several items including hotel tariffs

• Amit Panghal to take on Shakhobidin Zoirov in finals of World Men's Championship

• Hockey: 20-member Men's squad announced for upcoming Belgium tour

• Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya win bronze at World Championships

• NTPC to build India’s biggest solar park in Gujarat

• Google partners with BSNL to bring public WiFi to villages

• Mahindra and Mahindra constitute MBPL as wholly-owned subsidiary

• Fifth International Ramayan Festival is organized in New Delhi

• Airtel Payments Bank launches Bharosa savings account

• India Post Starts Speed Post Service to Six New Foreign Countries

• Meghalaya Health Minister launches new projects

• Corporate tax rates slashed for domestic companies

• PM Modi to embark on seven-day visit to US tonight

• World Patient Safety Day is observed on September 17

• Sri Lanka unveils South Asia’s tallest tower, funded by China

• New York Becomes Second US State to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes

• PM Narendra Modi & Mongolian President jointly unveils statue of Lord Buddha at Gandan Monastery

• T-Hub signs MoU with VentureLink and US-based Choose New Jersey

• ISRO and DRDO ink MoUs to provide technologies for human centric systems

• Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

• World Bamboo Day was observed on 18 September

• UK returned the stolen bronze image of Buddha

• Central Railway recovers Rs.7.88 crore fine from ticketless travellers in Pune

• Rajnath Singh becomes first Defence Minister to fly in Tejas fighter aircraft

• Cabinet approves ordinance to ban e cigarettes

• Secunderabad station received the first green Platinum rating

• Union Government inaugurates 15 power projects in Jammu and Kashmir

• EPFO launches e-nomination facility for PF account

• RBI restricted access to credit data of consumers

• SITMEX 19 commenced at Port Blair

• Researchers identifies the world’s biggest amphibian

• Telangana to celebrate 2020 as Year of Artificial Intelligence

• Google to launch AI Research Lab in Bengaluru

• Union Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot launches MIS portal under Accessible India Campaign

• Mongolian President arriving in New Delhi on five day state visit

• Dialogue between India, Pakistan 'essential element' to resolve dispute: UN Chief

• PV Sindhu, S Praneeth, P Kashyap to play their pre-quarterfinal matches in China Open

• Hima Das ruled out of World Championships 2019 due to back injury

• India defeat South Africa by 7 wickets in Mohali T-20 International

• India assured of two medals at AIBA World Men's Boxing Championships

• Prasar Bharati funded documentary ‘Moti Bagh’ nominated for Oscars

• Pakistan PM leaves for Saudi to discuss Kashmir, bilateral issues: Official

• Sri Lanka to hold presidential election on November 16

• Supreme Court gets four new judges taking total strength to highest-ever of 34

• FM Nirmala Sitharaman to hold review meeting with public sector banks

• Jal Shakti Ministry mulls to develop National Water Museum

• Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian wrestler to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

• Union Government launches steel import monitoring system

• RBI Allows Payment Of All Recurring Bills Through BBPS

• BEML and Wipro to work together in aerospace AI and 3D printing

• Bharat Electronics Limited to deliver more Akash missiles to Indian Air Force

• Manipur to host UN conference on drugs on HIV AIDS

• Indian Government inks allotment pact with West Bengal Power Development Corp for a coal block

• India to generate 175 GW of clean energy by 2022

• Anjali Singh becomes India's first female military diplomat

• Microsoft Bill Gates to Honour PM Modi with Annual Goalkeepers Global Goals Award

• Ozone hole could be smallest in three decades

• Union Government Launches Web Portal to Find Your Lost or Stolen Mobile Phone

• Allahabad Bank board approves merger with Indian Bank

• Pankaj Advani wins his record 22nd world billiards title

• Kapil Dev to be the first chancellor of Rai Sports University

• Sourabh Verma won Vietnam Open Super 100 title

• India to run special training programme for Maldivian civil servants

• Tamil Nadu officials to learn highway safety skills from Australia

• Indian Air Force receives Spice-2000 building blaster buster bombs

• Four lions rescued from a 100-feet deep well in Gir forest

• Mayank Vaid becomes first Indian to complete Enduroman triathlon

• Iran dismisses US accusations it was behind drone attacks on Saudi oil installations

• UNESCO to publish an anthology of Guru Nanak Devs writing in world languages

• Rajasthan Government launches Jan Soochna Portal 2019

• Ravi Shankar Prasad launches India First Maritime Communication Services and CEIR System in India

• US President Donald Trump to join our Prime Minister in Houston to address the Indian American community

• China launches 3 satellites will help areas including disaster management and climate monitoring

• Astronomer discovered that K2 18b has earth like temperatures

• Water discovered for the first time in atmosphere of habitable exoplanets K2-18b

• Russia terminated the functioning of Fedor

• India to develop 60 supercomputers in 3 years

• NASA created CGI Moon kit to help 3D artists

• Marriott to ban small plastic bottle toiletries from December 2020

• India won Track Asia Cup 2019

• UN Appoints Veteran Indian Officer to Lead Its Mission in Yemen

• The International Day of Democracy is observed on 15 September

• US briefly overtakes Saudi Arabia as world’s top oil exporter

• Google to Pay Billion Dollars for Settlement over Tax Evasion in France

• Government declared a train service to Bangladesh from Tripura by 2020

• BHEL commissions 1,320 MW thermal plant in Jharsuguda Odisha

• Indian Ambassador to UAE Navdeep Suri conferred with UAE Order of Zayed

• Maitree 2019, Indo Thailand Joint Military Exercise to be held

• Ministry of Commerce to introduce a scheme for easier export credit

• India and Asian Development Bank signs 200 million dollar loan agreement

• Sixteen members of CISF successfully summitted Mt. Satopanth peak

• Government to bring an ordinance to ban e cigarettes sales

• Sri Lanka new luxury train Pulathisi Express by Indian railways Make in India product flagged off

• India joins Global Antimicrobial Research Hub

• Scientists introduce colour changing smart skin

• ISRO and SpaceIL to exchange notes on the lunar mission

• Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development launches Curriculum for Life Skills

• State Bank of India revises service charges for deposits and withdrawals from October

• State Bank of India launches OFS to sell stake in life insurance

• Southeast Asia's largest solar power farm opened

• Centre to commits Corruption free environment for business

• Haryana launches two insurance schemes for traders

• National Animal Disease Control Programme and National Artificial Insemination Programme Launched

• GST Council likely to extend the date of filing annual return audit report for FY19

• President of India addresses India-Iceland Business Forum on the final day of his state visit to Iceland

• Ministry of information announced the accessibility of TV programs for hearing impaired

• DRDO successfully test fired MPATGM

• 2nd Scorpene-class sub to be commissioned

• Cryodrakon boreas is the largest flying animal of all time

• Jammu and Kashmir topped the highest consumption of iodized salt

• SBI cuts lending rates 10 bps

• Narendra Modi and Oli inaugurated Motihari Amlekhgunj energy pipeline

• PM of St.Vincent and Grenadines visits India

• Centre to invest USD 130 billion for fleet modernization

• Gurugram traffic police partners with Google maps for traffic updates

• TN to punish people who deface roadside trees

• India Will Restore 26 Million Hectares of Degraded Land by 2030

• Two new species of ginger was discovered from Nagaland

• ANGAN, an international conference, was held in New Delhi

• National conference on crop residue management 2019

• Kenyas Kosgei sets new record in 2019 Great North Run

• Kerala to introduce iWTC in Kozhikode

• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Sahibganj Multi Modal Terminal at Jharkhand

• Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held at Geneva

• 14th Conference of Parties of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification

• World Suicide Prevention Day 2019 is observed on 10 September

• World’s highest marathon was held in Ladakh

• UK Sinha committee recommends Telangana startup policy for startups in other states

• Two UTs J&K, Ladakh will have a common high court

• North Korea confirms 2nd test of multiple rocket launcher

• US President Donald Trump issues new executive order to combat terrorism

• China to exempt 16 categories of products from US tariffs

• PM Narendra Modi launches National Animal Disease Control Programme

• Centre sets up 3-member panel to oversee bifurcation of J&K into two Union Territories

• India, Iceland sign agreements

• Sports Ministry derecognizes Paralympic Committee of India

• IAF resurrects 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' for Rafale

• India pinches for action against terror groups & their abettors at the UNHRC

• India advance to 2nd round of Men's World Cup qualifying in Doha

• India supports direct talks between Taliban & Afghan government: Syed Akbaruddin

• Pakistan under scanner of FATF, threat of blacklisting looking large

• US President Donald Trump nominates Indian American as Federal Judge in Florida

• Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam renews appeal for dialogue with Protesters

• Trade War: US President Donald Trump claims China lost trillions of dollars, three-million jobs

• British parliament rejects PM Johnson's call for early elections for 2nd time

• US enquires Dhaka about action against NGOs

• J&K government to roll out Special Market Intervention Price Scheme to procure Apple crop on remunerative prices

• DPIIT to launch plastic waste management campaign on 11th September

• Telangana Budget 2019-20

• India, Nepal jointly inaugurate 1st cross-border petroleum products Motihari-Amlekhganj pipeline

• Dharmendra Pradhan to participate in 8th AMER8 beginning today (10th September) in Abu Dhabi

• President Ram Nath Kovind invites professionals from Iceland to be part of the transformational journey of India

• 6th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue concludes

• India to open their campaign at men's World Boxing Championships today (10th September)

• 30 teams participating in 25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship

• Chandrayaan-2 orbiter locates Lander Vikram on surface of moon

• Government will prepare master plan for tigers

• President Ram Nath Kovind embarks on 9-day visit to Iceland, Switzerland & Slovenia

• PM Narendra Modi to address high level segment of COP-14 of UN Convention to Combat Desertification

• UNESCO and Rajasthan government join hands

• 28th Indo–Thai CORPAT

• Afghan talks cancellation: Taliban say Donald Trump’s decision would lead to fresh loss of U.S. lives

• Article 371 providing special provisions for NE states will not be tampered with, asserts HM Amit Shah

• India to launch deep sea research project

• World Bank to fund tourism projects in Uttar Pradesh

• President Ram Nath Kovind leaves for three-nation tour

• 24th World Energy Congress to commence in Abu Dhabi

• Delhi:Forensic Science Lab in Rohini gets NABL accreditation

• Donald Trump calls peace talks with Taliban over Kabul attack

• Eight IS militants killed in coalition airstrike in Iraq

• Saudi Arabia appoints Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman as new Energy minister

• Food ministry to ban single-use plastic

• `Oscar Of Science` Award announced

• Rafael Nadal clinches fourth US Open Tennis Men`s single title

• Selekhmeteva, Bartone pair win Junior US Open Doubles trophy

• PM Narendra Modi addresses nation from ISRO Centre

• Typhoon leaves thousands of South Korean homes powerless

• Serena Williams reaches US Open final

• United Arab Emirates strongly condemns terrorist attack in Kabul

• Acting head of IAEA to visit Iran to meet high-level officials

• Amazon countries meet to bolster rainforest protection

• Taliban attack third Afghan provincial capital in a week

• Development of Russia's Far East

• Visit of Indian Naval Ships to Cambodia

• Russia to conduct 2019 Exercise TSENTR

• Centre urges CPSEs to stick to their capital expenditure plan

• Communications from lander ‘Vikram’ lost: ISRO

• FIVE institutes are awarded Institutions of Eminence (IoE)

• Vande Bharata Express trains, 2022, Indian Railways, Piyush Goyal, propulsion system

• Conference on Cybercrime Investigation

• Ministry of MSME conducted a national workshop in New Delhi

• 6th India-China Strategic Economic Dialogue begins in New Delhi

• Gujarat, Delaware State of America signed MoU

• PM Modi to visit Mumbai, Aurangabad

• LS Speaker urges MPs to begin Fit India Movement in their Constituencies

• Satellite images show Iran oil tanker sought by U.S. off Syria

• Rajnath Singh invites South Korean Defence Industries to invest in India

• Government launches campaign to promote ‘eat right movement’

• India among top 10 nations in gold reserves

• UK: MPs to vote again on early election motion next week

• Chidambaram in Tihar’s Jail No. 7: Separate cell but no special facilities

• North Korea wants UN staff cut, but UN says they’re vital

• IGI Airport gets India's tallest ATC Tower

• Vaishno Devi topped in ‘Swachh Iconic Places’

• September is celebrated as POSHAN MAAH across India

• ‘PSBs must have Rs.10 lakh crore business to appoint CGMs’

• India, Indonesia unequivocally condemned terrorism

• Japan keen to fund Indian tech start-ups: NASSCOM

• Indo-Lanka maritime fleet exercise - SLINEX 2019 to be held from tomorrow (7th September)

• India announces 1 billion dollar line of credit for development of Russia's Far East

• Lander Vikram is all set to land on the moon during wee hours tomorrow (7th September)

• Qatar unveiled 2022 FIFA World Cup logo

• Shri Jaideep Sarkar acredit as the next High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Lesotho

• Tourism & Culture Minister flags off 1st Mobile Science Exhibition in Leh

• Bangladesh: Prof Muhammad Yunus conferred 'Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis ' award

• Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus won top honours

• Kumari Selja appointed Haryana Congress chief, Bhupinder Hooda made CLP leader

• RBI panel recommended self-regulatory agency

• PM Narendra Modi to address plenary session of 5th EEF, Holds bilateral talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe

• Spectacular progress made by South Korea has been a source of inspiration for India: Rajnath Singh

• India, Russia call on International community to set up united front to fight terrorism

• US imposes sanctions on shipping network run by Iran's Revolutionary Guards

• British Parliament rejects PM Boris Johnson's proposal to hold general election next month (October, 2019)

• Bangladesh bans two international NGOs over Rohingya repatriation issue

• Chief Executive of Hong Kong announces to withdraw extradition bill

• Teacher's day being celebrated today (05th Sep); President Ram Nath Kovind to confer National Awards to teachers

• CBI's 1st national conference on cybercrime investigation inaugurated

• UP to have Atal Bihar Vajpayee Medical University

• Indian Army Team Summit Mount Leo Pargyil

• PAN for people filing ITR with Aadhaar

• PM Narendra Modi visited Zvezda shipbuilding complex

• Government to pull out all the stops to cut use of plastics

• COP14 to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification underway at Greater Noida

• Issue photo ID cards to those included in Assam NRC, says CPI (M)

• Index of Eight Core Industries

• Nankana station to be named after Guru Nanak

• Mithali Raj announces retirement from T20Is

• CEC Sunil Arora assumes charge as AWEB Chairman

• Jaishankar meets speaker of Maldives Parliament Mohamed Nasheed in Male

• India, Japan to hold 2+2 dialogue on Indo-Pacific cooperation

• South Asian Speakers Summit concluded

• India's lander Vikram completes 2nd and final de-orbiting maneuver successfully

• India slams Pakistan as it tries raising Kashmir issue at UNICEF conference in Colombo

• PM Narendra Modi arrives in Vladivostok to hold India-Russia Annual Summit

• Police academy to be set up soon in Lucknow

• RBI task force calls for central corporate loan contract registry

• Iran rules out bilateral talks with US

• U.K. Parliament Speaker approves emergency Brexit debate

• Boris Johnson loses majority in parliament after lawmaker defects to Liberal Democrats

• Shweta Ratanpura created history

• India finished at top at ISSF Shooting Championship

• ICMR-NIN conducting programmes on occasion of National Nutrition Week till Sept 7

• PM Modi to embark on 3-day visit to Russia this evening to attend EEF summit

• India, Japan discuss ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation

• 8 US made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters to be inducted into IAF

• Projects inaugurated in Dadra & Nagar

• GST collection in August stands at Rs 98,202 crore

• Over 5.65 crore income tax returns filed for assessment year 2019-20

• Lander Vikram of Chandrayaan-2 to undergo 1st de-orbit manoeuvre this morning (03 Sep) to bring it closer to moon surface

• ISSF World Cup Shooting Championship: India finish at top with 5 gold

• New Governors Appointed in 5 Indian States

• 8 died, two dozens missing after scuba diving boat caught fire, sank off California coast

• China lodges WTO trade complaint against US

• Sri Lanka's SC rules Provincial Council elections cannot be held under previous law or amendment act

• Japan to launch special police unit to patrol isles in East China Sea

• Hong Kong leader denies Beijing won't let her resign

• Health Ministry proposes legislation to address issue of violence against healthcare professionals

• Steering Committee on Fintech related issues submits report to FM Nirmala Sitharaman

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Garvi Gujarat Bhavan in New Delhi

• Gorewada International Zoo to be set up at Nagpur

• Dindigul lock, Kandangi saree got GI tag

• Collegium names judges for 4 Supreme Court vacancies

• Central TB Division of the Health Ministry, MoU, National TB programme

• Rajiv Gauba takes over as new Cabinet Secretary

• DAY-NULM conferred SKOCH Governance Gold Award

• Hurricane Dorian becomes a Category 4 storm powering toward Florida

• PM Narendra Modi's principal secretary Nripendra Misra to step down

• Ministries chalk out plans for Gandhi 150 birth anniversary

• India, Biometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID)

• Air India to be privatized

• Government to set up 12,500 AYUSH centres across the country

• CBDT constitutes special cell to address grievances of start-ups

• Hong Kong cracks down on pro-democracy activists

• Amazon fires- Brazil bans setting fires to clear land for 60 days

• Brazil says it is successfully controlling fires in Amazon

• CBI carries out joint surprise checks at 150 places

• ‘Walk to work’ campaign in Meghalaya launched

• Government announces mega merger of public sector banks

• India's NDC delegation visits Nepal

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Japan, S Korea

• Chandrayaan-2 moves closer to moon

• India's economy improved leaps and bounds under NDA government: HM Amit Shah

• PM Narendra Modi to address Manorama News Conclave today (30 August)

• US to keep 8,600 troops in Afghanistan after deal with Taliban: President Donald Trump

• Brexit: UK negotiators 'to step up tempo' on new deal talks

• Sri Lankan PM to visit Maldives next week

• North Korea says it won’t give up arms modernisation

• Donald Trump cancels Poland trip as Hurricane Dorian gains strength

• South China Sea part of global commons

• Deepa Malik honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

• PM to present Yoga Awards today; launch ten AYUSH Centres in Haryana

• ADB President meets PM Modi

• NRC 2019 should be primary document for citizenship

• 12th India Security Summit held

• NOAPS-single window clearing system launched

• India, Nepal organize training programme on EXIM Bank's guidelines

• Digital media firms term FDI norms as ‘restrictive’

• Indian Bank opened MSME processing centre

• Dharmendra Pradhan on a visit to Moscow

• MoU approved between India and Gambia

• MoU approved between India and Guinea

• Centre releases over Rs 47,000 cr to increase green cover in states

• 100 % FDI in coal mining will create a competitive coal market: Prahlad Joshi

• Supreme Court to examine legal challenge against abrogation of Article 370

• Jammu& Kashmir Governor announces to open 50 new degree colleges in state

• 25th Senior Women’s National Football Championship to be held in Arunachal Pradesh

• Italy's Five Star reaches deal with Democratic Party to form new government

• 75 medical colleges in three years

• Commencement of 10th CGD bidding round

• Government permits 100% FDI in coal mining, associated infrastructure

• India to host UNCCD COP-14

• Cartosat-3 satellite to be launched

• US Man indicted on terrorism-related charge in ISIS-inspired attack

• Britain's Queen Elizabeth approves PM's plan to suspend parliament

• Bolsonaro says Amazon nations should decide region’s future

• Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Vigyan Mela in Ladakh

• Government notifies 63 provisions of Motor Vehicles Act; implementation from Sep 1

• Home Minister to flag off first fleet of eco-friendly electric buses in Ahmedabad

• PM Narendra Modi to launch nation-wide Fit India Movement today (29 August)

• Lebanese army opens fire at Israeli drone in south Lebanon

• French government moves bill to shrink country's parliament by 25 %

• US Treasury places two Iranian business groups on its sanctions blacklist

• Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi to be renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium

• Indian Army established 45 Army schools

• Indo-Pacific region is highway for trade & prosperity: S Jaishankar

• Russian spacecraft carrying first humanoid robot docks at ISS

• Khelo India is helping to encourage sports at grassroots level: PV Sindhu

• India bags four medals in Worldskills Kazan competition

• Karnataka CM Yediyurappa appointed 3 deputy CMs

• Sports Minister gives Rs 1.82 crore to medallists of Para-Badminton World Championship

• ISRO releases photos of Moon craters

• Peru, Colombia propose emergency Amazon summit as fires blaze

• India’s Manasi Joshi secures maiden gold at Para World badminton

• British Opposition parties agree on plan to prevent no-deal Brexit

• Iran's President tells US to lift all sanctions

• Sudan urges UNSC to withdraw all peacekeepers by June 2020

• Brazil rejects aid from G-7 countries to fight Amazon forest fires

• Pakistan Foreign Minister Qureshi apprises British Parliamentarians on Kashmir

• PM Narendra Modi expresses happiness that Statue of Unity has got spot in TIME 100 greatest places 2019 list

• Ram Vilas Paswan holds discussions on formulation of rules & regulations under Consumer Protection Act

• Railways to offer up to 25 % discount in some Shatabdi, Tejas trains

• Bimal Jalan panel recommends review of economic capital framework every five years

• Minority Affairs Ministry team meets J&K Governor; discusses socio-economic development of region

• Jonathan Hall: General Counsel of ICC

• Three new judges appointed for Telangana High Court

• Government extends last date for furnishing of annual return in form GSTR-9

• September to be celebrated as a month of nutrition

• Cash awards announced for PV Sindhu, Sai Praneeth for their achievements in BWF World C'ship

• Bus service between Nepal's capital Kathmandu to India's Siliguri started

• Five takeaways from G7 Summit

• PM Narendra Modi rejected any scope for third party mediation between India and Pakistan; US President donald Trump agrees with India's stand

• G7 Summit: PM Modi highlights India's efforts towards eliminating single-use plastic, conserving water

• Hundreds of new fires flare up in Amazon forests even as G-7 nations pledge to help combat blazes

• Nepal: Cabinet meeting held through video conferencing for first time

• G7 to finance fire-fighting aircraft for Amazon

• Democratic Republic of Congo announces new government

• Over five lakh local water conservation infrastructures developed in more than 250 districts by Jal Shakti Abhiyan

• Centre appeals States to generate community participation to achieve target of functional household tap connection by 2024

• India to have 10,000 CNG stations in next 5 years: Petroleum Minister

• Navy prepared to thwart JeM’s underwater plans

• RBI to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore as dividend, surplus reserve to government

• Iran to let women attend football World Cup qualifier

• PM Modi to address sessions on environment, climate, oceans & digital transformation at G7 Summit

• Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa to embark on 3-day visit to Thailand

• Amit Shah to hold review meeting on Naxal operations, development initiatives

• India, Bahrain agree to enhance cooperation in field of security & counter-terrorism

• Minority Affairs Ministry team to visit Kashmir from August 27-28 to identify central projects for implementation

• CVC constitutes panel to examine bank fraud

• India Economic Summit to be held in October

• CSC signs pact with Panchayat Ministry

• Punjab signs pact with UNDP

• Saudi Arabia intercepted six missiles fired by Yemeni rebels at Jizan

• G7 leaders vow to help Brazil fight Amazon forest fires, repair damage in region

• Modi, Johnson agree to step up bilateral cooperation

• Abdalla Hamdok appointed as PM of Sudan

• Multi-sectoral, multi-dimensional policy stimulus will boost stability, growth: CII

• Serbia becomes 73rd country to join AIIB

• RTGS System To Open At 7 AM

• NASA investigating first crime committed in space

• North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into sea off its east coast

• Insects that can walk on water, discovered

• PV Sindhu lauded by President, Vice President & PM for creating history at World Badminton Championships

• South Korea says North Korea fired two projectiles off east coast

• UN, France call for the protection of fire-plagued Amazon rainforest

• Pakistan blacklisted by Asia-Pacific Group of FATF for its failure to comply with terror funding standards

• Yemeni government forces take control of Ataq after clashes

• Sri Lanka ends 4-month long state of emergency

• Government considering several mini & mega food parks across the country

• Centre announces series of measures to boost economic growth

• Union HRD Minister launched NISHTHA

• 5th UIDAI Aadhaar Seva Kendra operational

• RBI allowed e-mandate for cards

• Upfront capital for PSBs to boost loan growth

• India & US review the progress, development of bilateral relations

• PM Narendra Modi to hold talks with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi

• Rocket carrying life-sized robot launched

• Union Minister Smriti Irani conferred Poshan Abhiyaan Awards for the year 2018-19

• There should be strict implementation of food safety laws: Harsh Vardhan

• Nitin Gadkari launched new website for MoRTH

• Kosovo lawmakers vote to dissolve parliament, paving way for parliamentary election

• R K Singh approves proposal to declare ocean energy as Renewable Energy

• We have taken several steps to boost the economy, says NITI Aayog VC

• Amit Shah chairs 24th meeting of Western Zonal Council in Goa

• Plea in Supreme Court challenges new instant triple talaq law

• Sarbat Sehat Bima Yojna launched in Punjab

• Dubai Airports celebrated arrival of inaugural flight of full service Indian carrier Vistara

• Iran unveils domestically built long-range missile defence system

• Chandrayaan-2 sends first picture of moon’s surface taken by Vikram lander

• World’s largest computer chip revealed

• Environment Ministry relaxes lease rent on wind power projects

• Indian hockey teams won Olympic Test event

• P Chidambaram arrested in corruption case

• CBDT says small start-ups with turnover upto Rs 25 crore to continue to get promised tax holiday

• PM Narendra Modi holds talks with French Prez; India, France to expand cooperation in areas of counter terrorism, security

• India, Nepal comprehensively review bilateral relations

• Donald Trump to discuss Kashmir, human rights with Narendra Modi at G7

• Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza

• U.N. chief urges world to stamp out religious persecution

• India, U.S. to hold 2+2 dialogue today (22 August)

• US approves possible 8 billion Dollar sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan

• U.S. to allow indefinite detention of migrant children: Homeland Security

• Power Minister Shri RK Singh launches SARAL State Rooftop Solar Attractiveness Index

• SEBI announces reward of Rs 1 crore to insider trading informants

• Railways directed all its units to enforce ban on single use plastic from October 2

• Election Commission introduces a programme for electors to crosscheck their details

• Culture Minister to launch book ' The Diary of Manu Gandhi' today (22nd August)

• New health warnings on tobacco products packs from Sep 1

• Government to make FASTag mandatory for all vehicles from Dec 2019

• OSDMA to launch special cell for PwDs

• Uday Exp to run between Vizag and Vijaywada

• Manmohan Singh elected to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan

• Western countries should discuss ways to stimulate economies: French President

• Ajay Kumar appointed as Defence Secretary

• Fifth Meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission concludes successfully in Kathmandu

• PM Narendra Modi to embark on 3-nation tour to France, UAE & Bahrain

• Nepal to hold SAARC Foreign Ministers informal meeting

• Rajiv Gauba appointed new Cabinet Secretary

• IMF executive board recommends scrapping age limit for Kristalina Georgieva

• British PM issues backstop ultimatum to EU over Brexit

• Britain 'extremely concerned' by reports, Hong Kong Consulate employee detained in China

• Focus on Trade, Commerce & economic partnership as EAM S Jaishankar chairs India-Nepal Joint Commission meeting in Kathmandu

• Indian Army rebutted Pakistan's claim of 6 Indian casualties in cross-border firing along LoC in J&K

• State Bank of India aims to eliminate debit cards

• Centre released Rs.4432.10 crore to 3 States

• PM Narendra Modi to hold delegation level talks with Zambian President

• ISRO Chairman says they targeting at launching Small Satellite Launch vehicle by December

• Huge explosion hits ammunition depot in Iraq

• Saudi Arabia implements end to travel restrictions for women

• Indian railways planned for 3000th stations to get 1000 Wi-FI Spots

• High-level meeting held between Indian, Sri Lankan Coast Guards over security concerns

• Zambian President arrives in New Delhi on 20th August

• Russia, China slam new US missile test

• President Ram Nath Kovind launches plantation drive as part of Van Mahotsav celebrations

• Shavendra Silva appointed as comander of Sri Lankan Army

• India’s campaign for permanent seat at UNSC slowing down

• Pakistan Army chief General Bajwa gets a three-years extension

• Donald Trump warns Tiananmen-style Hong Kong crackdown would harm trade deal

• Chad President declares state of emergency in two eastern provinces

• Chandrayaan-2 moon mission ready to enter lunar orbit

• ICMR finalised India’s first NEDL

• Himachal Pradesh broke record, received highest rainfall

• Prasar Bharati to soon introduce two awards - Neelum Sharma Tejaswini award & Achyutananda Sahoo Award

• Government directs all CAPFs to adopt uniform retirement age of 60 years

• Centre to set up Indias first CICET

• Pretomanid: A new drug to treat TB

• Three new products gets GI Tag

• Air India, Indias first airline to fly over north pole

• Income Tax (I-T) Department to adopt tax payers friendly approach

• EAM S Jaishankar to hold talks with Bangladeshi counterpart Dr. A K Abdul Menon

• India committed to strengthen its relations with Latvia in all spheres

• 28th BASIC Ministerial Meeting held

• India contributes $1 million to UN fund

• Indian team wins gold at the World Junior Track Cycling Championships

• President awards certificate of honour and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman for 2019

• Energy likely to be on Modi’s agenda at G7 visit

• Government taking concrete steps for development of North East region: HM Amit Shah

• India, Bhutan vow to strengthen ties, ink 10 MoUs

• Vice President on 3-day visit to Baltic nation

• UK Researchers develop new technique to make cancer treatment more effective, affordable

• Scientist discover pain sensing organ in skin

• Scheme to involve school eco clubs launched

• Bajrang Punia and Deepa Malik nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award

• NASA scientists flew over Greenland

• Hong Kong protesters kick off fresh weekend protests

• A ping-pong game of trade retaliations

• Eastern Air Command Commanders Conclave began

• Abrogation of Article 370 aimed at reducing regional disparity and improving administrative efficiency

• Sonowal inaugurates Assam's first-ever CNG fuelling station

• Four New Products get GI Tag

• National Workshop on Sustainable Sanitation

• Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurates ABVIMS

• 80 lakh farmer families to benefit from PMKSNY

• New Delhi and Thimpu to take bilateral co-operation beyond hydro power sector

• Bangladesh government convenes meeting to resolve crisis in raw-hide sector

• Bangladesh SC extends stay on investigations into case against Shahidul Alam till Dec 18

• External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to arrive in Dhaka today (19 August)

• Australian delegation Meets Thaawar chand Gehlot to take forward implementation of MoU signed in disability sector

• Lithuania can be important partner in Make in India programme, says VP Venkaiah Naidu

• India and Bhutan resolve to expand bilateral cooperation

• 5th Meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission to be held in Kathmandu

• Hima Das, Mohammad Anas win gold at Athleticky Mitink Reiter event

• India wins gold at under- 12 Asian Tennis Team championship in Kazakhstan

• RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das rules out asset quality review of NBFCs

• Indian Men beat Malaysia 6-0 in their opening encounter at Olympic Test Event in Tokyo in Hockey

• Harshad Pandurang Thakur appointed as NHWs director

• Iranian tanker seized by Gibraltar preparing to set sail after being released

• Entire UNSC barring China, backs India at informal meeting on Jammu & Kashmir

• National Tribal Festival “Aadi Mahotsav” begins in Leh- Ladakh

• Chief Ministers of various states agree to boost agriculture exports

• Government relaxes norms for shares with differential voting rights

• INS Tarkash participated in Konkan Bilat Ex

• Textiles Mnstry signed MoU for skill training

• PM Announced the creation of CDS post

• Wrestler Bajrang Punia nominated for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award

• Deepak Punia becomes India’s first junior World Champion in 18 years

• Communication services being restored in Kashmir valley

• India contributed 1 million to UN Fund

• North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles into sea

• ISRO arm begins search for PSLV makers

• Airstrike in Syria rebel area kills 13, including children

• People want commission to unmask 1975 plotters-Information Minister

• UN says 2nd attempt to return Rohingya to Myanmar planned

• RBI asks banks not to count failed transactions, balance enquiry as free ATM transaction

• Centre amended National Housing Bank Act

• Scheme regarding partial credit guarantee

• Abhinandan Varthaman to be awarded Vir Chakra

• Wesley Sneijder announced retirement

• Information and Broadcasting Ministry implements accessibility standards for differently-abled

• US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greets people of India on I-Day

• New Code on Wages to benefit about 50 crore workers: Labour Minister

• Government to invest 100 lakh crore rupees in infrastructure building

• Goverment's ultimate objective is to achieve 'Ease of living'-Modi

• Revoking Article 370 very important step towards national integration- Shringla

• Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch

• Chief of defence staff post to be created

• President awarded scholars

• Medal of excellence to 96 police personnel

• Inter-State Council reconstituted with PM Modi as chairman

• PM Modi to share his thoughts in 'Mann Ki Baat' programme on August 25

• Japanese Self Defence Ship visited Kochi

• Service and Gallantry Medals for 946 police personnel

• Gujarat govt to open army schools

• Mumbai to get first Indian Institute of Skills

• PM Modi addresses the nation on 73rd Independence Day

• PM announces Jal Jeevan Mission to ensure safe drinking water to all households

• India, China no longer 'developing nations'

• US delays imposing tariffs on some imports from China until December 15

• ‘Panchamirtham’ got GI tag

• After Pakistan, China asks for UNSC meeting to discuss Kashmir

• Donald Trump urges China to humanely resolve Hong Kong standoff

• South Korea's President calls for talks to end trade row with Japan

• North Korea has fired more projectiles into sea- South Korea

• Narendra Modi reviews economy with Nirmala Sitharaman, officials

• India beat China in fintech deals

• European markets fall sharply

• ISRO ChairmanK Sivan Conferred With Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award

• Swachh Nagar app launched

• Railways to launch its commando unit

• State of Art Gallery inaugurated

• Tripura got direct flight service

• India’s Largest Rural Sanitation Survey launched

• P.T. Usha appointed for AAA’s Athletes Commission

• Goa inked trade MoU with Kamchatka

• US delays imposing tariffs on some imports from China until Dec 15

• Bangladesh Maritime ports advised to hoist signal 3

• Flying unauthorized drone in Dhaka banned

• Donald Trump threatens to pull US from WTO `if we have to`

• Centre promotes electric mobility as environmental friendly mode of transport

• J&K government to host Global Investors Summit in Srinagar from October 12

• CJI Ranjan Gogoi advocates more autonomy to CBI

• Indian Navy signed MoU with CIAL

• MoHUA Launched Swach Sarvekshan 2020

• Gandhi`s 150th birth anniv as Community Day

• Aditya Puri: Top paid bank CEO

• RBI launches regulatory sandbox for Fintech Companies

• French envoy confers Indian chef

• After India`s bold move on J&K, Pakistan resorts to canards & falsehoods

• India contributes 1 million to UN Special Purpose Trust Fund

• Gujarat to sign 2 MoUs in Vladivostok

• India`s second moon mission Chandrayaan-2 leaves earth`s orbit

• NASA Demos Water-Powered Spacecraft Abilities

• Bianca Andreescu won Rogers Cup 2019

• J&K administration relaxes restrictions in 9 districts of Kashmir Valley

• GRSE launched fifth FPV for Coast Guard

• PM Modi featured in 'Man Vs. Wild'

• Trump administration weakens U.S. wildlife protections, States and conservationists to sue

• Chandrima Shaha to head INSA

• International Youth Day: 12 August

• DTC cancels Delhi-Lahore bus service

• India, China agree to further strengthen people-to-people ties

• Vikram lander will land on Moon as a tribute to Vikram Sarabhai, says PM Modi

• Venkaiah Naidu launched Mukhya Mantri Krishi Ashirwad Yojana in Jharkhand

• Punjab govt to provide 28000 agro-machines

• India cancelled Samjhauta Express train

• Operations resume at Hong Kong airport

• Afghan President rejects foreign interference as peace talks underway

• YES Bank appointed Anurag Adlakha as CFO

• ISRO says Chandrayaan-2 to move towards moon early tomorrow

• Govt. to start special hospitals offering Indian system of medicines in 150 districts

• Five Thousand five hundred and Ninety five electric buses sanctioned under FAME scheme

• Train ticket booking through IRCTC to get costlier

• Krishi Ashirwad Yojana inaugurated

• UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres calls for restraint over J&K issue

• Rohingya refugees get identity cards in Bangladesh

• Indian Railways launches onboard shopping

• World Archery suspended Archery Association of India

• Cricket Australia unveils new transgender inclusive policy

• Plan for coastal zone management unveiled

• Rajasthan the 1st State to Release Bio-Fuel Policy

• BAFTA LA to honour Steve Coogan with Charlie Chaplin Award

• Manipur tops the Breastfeeding and Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in the country

• President approved the NMC, National Medical Commission Bill

• Largest parrot discovered in New Zealand

• US President Donald Trump says US 'not ready' to make trade deal with China

• IMF warns increasing US tariffs could cut China's growth sharply

• North Korea fires two projectiles into sea off eastern coast: South Korea

• President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to J&K Reorganisation Act, 2019

• Drive launched to promote water conservation activities among school students

• Government set target of transporting 25 % of cargo through coastal shipping, inland waterways over next 10 years

• President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act

• President Ram Nath Kovind gives his nod to Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2019

• President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to UAPA Bill

• India's first underwater train to be launched

• DBS Bank India ties up with Social Alpha

• Odisha small savings incentive scheme launched

• UP plants more than 22 crore saplings ; creates world record

• Indian soil may have reached Moon on crashed Israeli lander

• World's thinnest '2D' gold

• China issues 'red alert' as super typhoon approaches mainland

• President confers Bharat Ratna on Pranab Mukherjee

• ISRO announced Vikram Sarabhai Award

• M C Mary Kom, Lovlina Borgohain selected for world boxing Championships

• President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to National Medical Commission Bill

• IAF Sukhoi fighter jet crashes in Assam's Tezpur

• U.N. chief invokes Shimla Agreement, calls for ‘maximum restraint’ on Kashmir

• Special status to J&K offered nothing but separatism: PM Modi on Article 370

• Government sanctions over 5,000 electric buses under second phase of FAME India scheme

• US supports direct dialogue between India, Pakistan on Kashmir issue

• India to participate at SCO exercise in Russia

• Chief Election Commissioner to arrived in Kolkata

• Odisha police station in top 10 in India

• UNIDO and NISE to partner

• India, Bangladesh to set up committee for optimum utilisation of water resources

• India topped latest ICC Test rankings

• US approves sale of helicopters to South Korea

• US, Britain back rapid trade deal post-Brexit

• US formalizes ban on government contracts to China's Huawei

• U.S. removes travel restrictions on Pakistani diplomats

• Venezuela’s Maduro halts talks with opposition after US sanctions

• Nation observes 77th anniversary of Quit India movement

• Auto industry seeks stimulus package from government

• 22nd National Conference on e-Governance

• J&K special status-Home Ministry pulls out original instrument of accession to support Article 370 move

• Loans to get cheaper as RBI cuts repo rates

• RBI announces NEFT facility will be available round-the-clock for customers

• PNB scam-CBI seeks polygraph, narco-analysis tests on accused Gokulnath Shetty

• RBI opened liquidity tap for stressed NBFCs

• SGX and NSE to operate jointly in GIFT City

• Pakistan must refrain from retaliatory aggression against India: US

• Bangladesh, Maldives back India's decision on Article 370

• UP extends bilateral cooperation MoU with Netherlands in several fields

• 5.9-magnitude quake jolts Taiwan

• Ocean warming, overfishing increase methylmercury toxin in fish

• Veteran BJP Leader, Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj passes away

• Bangladesh signs uranium supply deal with Russia

• Iran favours talks if US lifts sanctions, says President Hassan Rouhani Tehran

• US ends visa-free entry for visitors to North Korea

• Latest missile launches send 'adequate warning' over U.S.-South Korea military drills: Kim Jong-un

• Pakistan Army stands by Kashmiris

• Parliament passes Consumer Protection Bill

• President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to AERA (Amendment) Bill- 2019

• PM Narendra Modi describes passing of Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019 as momentous occasion

• Ahead of Jaishankar's Beijing visit, India tells China to avoid commenting on Ladakh

• India contributes USD 5 million to UN Palestine refugee agency

• UAE backs India's decision on Article 370

• Chandrayaan-2 successfully completes its final earth-bound orbit-raising manoeuvre

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) used to detect fast radio bursts

• Mahesh Bhupathi named captain for Davis Cup

• TTAA and CATA signed MoU

• Mohali got first 3-D traffic signal

• Rajasthan Assembly passes honour killing, Mob Lynching bills

• RBI to announce 3rd bi-monthly monetary policy statement for FY 2019-20 today

• Lok Sabha passes bill to ban commercial surrogacy

• Udaipur to host largest education brainstorm

• Congress Rajya Sabha MP Bhubaneshwar Kalita resigns from membership of the House

• Bill to increase number of Supreme Court judges passed in Lok Sabha

• Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill passed in Lok Sabha

• Cesar Sayoc, who sent bombs to Trump critics, receives 20-year sentence

• India test-fired SAR from Chandipur

• Indian boxers end with 6 medals

• RBI imposed Rs.50 lakh fine on SBI

• Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ inaugurated TechEx

• India participated in 8th RCEP Meeting

• RBI updated fit & proper norms for PSB boards

• Hiroshima Mayor urges Japan to sign UN treaty banning nuclear weapons

• UN calls for boycott of Myanmar companies with military links

• Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill 2019 tabled in Lok Sabha

• Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik reviews security situation in state

• Trump orders freeze on all Venezuelan government assets in US

• United States designates China a "currency manipulator"

• Regional Conference on Good Governance

• One Nation One Ration Card scheme launched in 4 states

• Railways waives cancellation charges for passengers travelling to and from J&K

• Dial 100 awareness drive helps save 41 lives in Chittoor

• Vice President calls for nutrition revolution in the county to eliminate malnutrition

• Vice President to arrive in Patna on a day-long visit to Bihar

• Gunman kills 20 in rampage at Walmart store in Texas

• Russia protests: More than 600 people detained over unauthorised protest

• US, Taliban push for peace on Day 2 of fresh talks in Doha

• 5.2-magnitude earthquake strikes southwest Iran

• Bhasha Mukherjee Was Crowned MISS ENGLNAD

• ISRO releases first set of earth pictures captured by Chandrayaan-2

• India test-fires Surface to Air-Missile from Chandipur in Odisha

• Government imposes restrictions under section 144 in Srinagar and some other districts of J&K

• Air India reduces fare cap on Srinagar-Delhi flights to under 7k

• About 35 lakh people so far benefited from ayushman bharat yojana in Chhattisgarh

• Girish Bapat appointed as New Chairman of estimates committee

• United States: At least 7 injured in Chicago shooting incident

• Two mass shootings within 13 hours shocks U.S.

• Riot police fire tear gas at Hong Kong protesters

• Nigeria to join coalition to save pollinators

• Mumbai Police gets criminal tracking system

• Tamil Nadu to get Silk Samagra

• Odisha Secretariat renamed Lok Seva Bhawan

• Government to set up National traders Body

• NITI Aayog approves JV to acquire minerals needed for Electric vehicles

• Modi government revoked Article 370 and 35(A)

• Delhi and Kerala top in court infrastucture facilities

• Bureau of India Standards (BIS) to set up Pashmina testing centre in Leh

• Canada to create a protected marine area in Arctic Region

• German bank KfW explores funding for MMRDA infra projects

• Foreign oil tanker was 'smuggling fuel' to Arab countries, seized

• Mike Pompeo leaves Thailand after his hopes to resume nuclear talks with North Korea were not fruitful

• Government has prepared Clean Air Programme for 102 cities to protect 5 elements of nature: Javadekar

• Tigers in India face lurking threat from virus

• India, US agree to pursue collaboration between their defence industry & start-ups

• US scientists announce 3D heart printing

• RBI imposed fine on seven Public Sector Banks

• Model village built with Indian assistance inaugurated in Sri Lanka

• India at 7th Spot in GDP Rankings of 2018

• Donald Trump wants new nuclear pact to be signed by both Russia & China

• Landmark US-Russia arms control treaty is dead

• Former Maldives Vice-President Ahmed Adeeb deported

• China no longer top trading partner of U.S.

• UGC recommends 20 educational centres for status of Institutions of Eminence

• Parliament passes Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India, (Amendment) Bill – 2019

• Emergency services resumed at most of the hospitals

• NIA (Amendment) Act comes into force with issuance of notification

• Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani launches ‘Vhali Dikri Yojna’

• UAPA Bill gets Rajya Sabha nod

• Congress chief no longer a permanent member of Jallianwala Bagh Trust

• Government approves proposal given by RBI on draft modalities of guarantee to operationalize Budget announcement

• RBI allows Bank of China to offer regular banking services in INDIA

• India, Nepal, Dr Vijay Chauthaiwala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi

• 11th Annual General Meeting of Indo-Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry held in Colombo

• President Ram Nath Kovind to hold talks with his Guinea counterpart

• President Kovind honoured with National order of Merit, highest award of Republic of Guinea

• Jaishankar emphasises on better connectivity between India, other MGC nations

• Chandrayaan 2 successfully undergoes fourth orbit raising manoeuvre

• North Korea tested another multiple rocket launcher system

• Ravish Kumar won Ramon Magsaysay award 2019

• President Kovind inaugurates exhibitions on Mahatma Gandhi and Khadi in Gambia

• POCSO (Amendment) Bill approved with death penalty provision

• Any discussion on Kashmir only bilaterally, with Pakistan, MEA tells Pompeo

• Gopalamitras demand posts in village secretariats

• Prakash Javadekar launched e-projects

• Mobile library buses launched

• Inauguration of FCP and launching of Mob App

• Netherlands bans face-covering clothing

• New Education Policy will make India a global educational hub

• Parliament passes Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill 2019

• President Kovind reaches Guinea

• Saudi women can now travel without male guardian's approval

• Indian-American appointed to key counter-terrorism position in White House

• US poised to formally abandon INF missile treaty

• US announces fresh 10 per cent tariff on Chinese imports

• ISRO Technical Liason Unit approved at Moscow

• MoU between India and Bolivia approved

• MoU between India and Bahrain approved

• India to consider proposal from Pakistan over consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav

• Supreme Court to hear Ayodhya land dispute mediation report

• Rajya Sabha passes National Medical Commission Bill

• US Federal Reserve cuts benchmark lending rate

• UNSC to meet on North Korea missile tests

• Bangladesh: Ex-PM Khaleda Zia's bail plea rejected in Charitable Trust graft case

• Foreign Ministers from South East Asia attend 52nd ASEAN summit

• President Kovind gives assent to Triple Talaq Bill

• Amarnath Yatra to remain suspended till August 4

• Lok Sabha to become paperless from next session

• Rajya Sabha passes Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill to improve road safety

• Non-subsidised LPG price cut by Rs 62.50 per cylinder

• 10 Task Forces formed to formulate New Industrial Policy

• Supreme Court reserves order on sending 10% quota challenge to Constitution Bench

• Cabinet approves increasing strength of Supreme Court judges from 31 to 34

• London named worlds best student city in new rankings

• India became fifth largest investor in Africa

• Postal department decides to convert India Post Payments Bank into Small Finance Bank (SFB)

• Task force on direct tax code to submit report by August 16

• India issues demarche to Pakistan over death of civilian

• Indian tourists exempted from visa fees by Sri Lankan government

• Pakistan opens historic Hindu temple in Punjab for worship after 72 years

• Computer that can predict India's pollution

• Yogesh Bhattarai appointed as Nepals Tourism Minister

• North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, says South Korea

• 480 million dollar aid to Sri Lanka

• Congo confirms second Ebola case in Goma

• Macron, Rouhani hold talks over Iran-US tensions

• PM Narendra Modi hails passing of Triple Talaq bill

• Supreme Court to decide on bench for EWS reservation pleas

• Parliament passes Companies (Amendment) Bill

• Consumer Protection Bill, Code of Wages Bill passed in Lok Sabha

• Government keen to start inland waterways navigation, passenger transportation in NE

• Helpline Jeene Do launched in J&K

• US: Tropical storm Erick grows into hurricane

• Senior IAS officer Rajiv Kumar appointed as new Finance Secretary

• RBI relaxes External Commercial Borrowing norms for corporates, non-banking lenders

• Government did not try out GST system before rollout

• China bets big on 5G, to spend $150 billion in next 6 years

• Government to soon notify constitution of National Traders Welfare Board to help small traders

• President Kovind reaches Gambia on second leg of three-nation visit

• Nikoloz won German Tennis Championships

• Road Transport and Highways Ministry issues draft notification for amending Motor Vehicles Rules

• India, Mozambique sign two MoU in field of Hydrography

• India, China review situation in border areas

• Parliament passes bill to ban unregulated deposit schemes

• Rajya Sabha clears changes to Insolvency Code

• Yediyurappa won trust vote

• Tiger estimation report released

• India-Nepal Logistics Summit inaugurated

• Pink coaches introduced for women by the Northeast Frontier Railway zone

• US rejected the offer as not seeking dialogue, says Iran

• Pakistan: 15 People killed in military plane crash in Rawalpindi

• Vietnam briefs India on standoff with China in South China Sea

• IAF got 1st batch of 4 Apache attack

• Chandrayaan-2 now 3 steps closer to moon, says ISRO

• Javadekar releases latest report of green ratings on fertilizer sector

• ICC launches World Test Championship

• IN LCU L56 ship commissioned into Indian Navy

• GIIS to launch India's first smart school

• UP becomes No. 1 in implementation of PSBY

• India condemns terror attack on office of Vice Presidential candidate in Kabul

• Iran terms European naval mission in Gulf as provocative

• Taliban reject talk of direct negotiations with Afghan government

• Vande Bharat completes trial run

• National Medical Commission Bill to be taken up for consideration & passage in Lok Sabha

• 380 Chinese nationals detained in Vietnam gambling raid

• World powers try to save nuclear deal amid mounting tensions between U.S. and Iran

• Rajnath Singh arrives in Maputo on three-day visit to Mozambique

• President Ram Nath Kovind departs on three-nation visit to Benin, the Gambia & Guinea

• Iran test fires ballistic missile

• India creates records in nuclear power sector

• Global Tiger Day being observed today (29 July); PM to release report on conservation of national animal

• Dr. Harsh Vardhan launches new website of India Meteorological Department

• Tree Plantation Programme launched Arunachal

• Mary Kom, Simranjit Kaur win gold in President's Cup Boxing Tournament

• Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli inaugurates India-Nepal Logistics Summit

• US military kills ISIS terrorist in northern Somalia

• ISRO will launch Aditya L-1 solar mission

• There is need to empower panchayati raj bodies

• Surge in troops sparks panic in Kashmir

• Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Guwahati next year

• Vishaka guidelines must be applicable to judiciary, says Justice A.P. Shah

• IPS officer VK Johri appointed as next Director General of Border Security Force

• Gujarat tops in solar rooftop installations

• Three Military Logistics Support Agreements on the anvil

• Nagaland government sets up committee

• NGT approves to build mega reservoir in Delhi

• GST Council reduces rate on Electric Vehicles by 7%

• Hindu Economic Forum launches its Nepal Chapter

• BRICS Foreign Ministers meeting

• CRPF celebrates 81st raising day

• Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins People’s Choice Award in U.S.

• WHO says Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal & Thailand achieve Hepatitis B control

• US Supreme court allows Trump to use 2.5billion dollar of Pentagon funds for border wall

• Will tax French wine in retaliation of their digital tax: President Trump

• 3 Police officers killed in suicide bombing in eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan

• President Donald Trump announces US Intelligence Chief Dan Coats will leave office on Aug 15

• RIL became the top Indian company in the latest Fortune Global 500 list

• Over 37 lakh metric tonnes of fish produced in country in 2018-19

• Nation remembers war heroes on 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas

• Researchers have discovered a new vine snake species in the southern Western Ghats

• Lok Sabha passed the 2019 Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill

• The Companies Amendment Bill, 2019 introduced in Lok Sabha on 25 July

• Lok Sabha cleared the Unlawful Activities Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2019

• A Coffee Table Book showcasing the history and achievements of the Fire & Fury Corps released in Leh

• Home Minister Amit Shah to Head Panel on Workplace Sexual Harassment

• MoHUA proposes light urban rail Metrolite for smaller cities

• The celestial object has landed in a village of Madhubani, Bihar

• Earth-bound orbit of India’s 2nd lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 further raised

• India shares satellite data and coordinates for rapid response to major disaster situations as per charter set up under UN-SPIDER: MEA

• North Korea, Missile, South Korean warmongers

• Boxing Legend Manny Pacquiao won WBA Super Welterweight title 2019

• Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury appointed PAC Chairman

• Motihari-Amlekhgunj Oil Pipeline ready for commercial operation

• Vande Bharat completes test run from Delhi to Katra in 8 hrs

• India’s first dragon blood-oozing tree

• Kaziranga animals ‘reclaim’ abandoned quarries on corridors

• Large-scale burning of grasslands detrimental to invertebrates: study

• Shiva Thapa Becomes Indias First Gold Medallist in Kazakhstan Presidents Cup

• Nigeria set to host 2020 FIFA women U-20 World cup

• Mohun Bagan Ratna Award 2019: Keshav Dutt, Prasun Banerjee

• JATAN Special software for Digitization of Archaeological Museum

• Andhra Pradesh Becomes First State to Reserve 75% Private Jobs for Local Youths

• Kalraj Mishra takes oath as Governor of Himachal Pradesh

• Income Tax Department to celebrate Aaykar Diwas 2019

• Plastic-like Jute material developed in Bangladesh

• Pakistan to launch its first astronaut in 2022

• Inter-Ministerial Committee on Virtual Currencies submits Report

• India Ranked 52nd in Global Innovation Index 2019 Commerce and Industry Minister Releases Global Innovation Index Rankings

• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank withdraws funding to Amaravati project

• NPCI ties up with JCB for global RuPay card

• New India-UK bilateral scheme launched on Pilot basis

• China Congratulates India for Chandrayaan-2, Wants to Work Together in Space Explorations

• Maharashtra tops in ATM frauds, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka follows

• NASA prepares to send first woman and next man on Moon in 2024

• CCMB unveils new Next Gen Sequencing facility

• HAL delivers Chetak helicopter to Indian Navy ahead of schedule

• Chandrayaan-2: GSLV Mark III-M1 vehicle reduces number of orbit-raising exercises, saves fuel

• Milky Way’s violent birth decoded

• Fresh tiger census likely to be out on July 29

• Earth is warming at faster pace than in last 2,000 years: study

• Kristof Milak created a new world record in the 200 metres butterfly at the 2019 FINA world championship

• Kumaraswamy resigns as Karnataka CM after Cong-JD(S) government falls

• Mark Esper sworn in as the US secretary of defense

• RBI has appointed the deputy governor BP Kanungo as head to run the monetary policy portfolio

• Rajya Sabha passes POCSO Amendment Bill with provision of death penalty

• Defence Minister rejects third-party mediation on Kashmir issue

• Boris Johnson takes charge as British PM

• CCEA gives nod to creation of 40 LMT sugar buffer stock

• First earth bound orbit-raising manoeuvre for Chandrayaan-2 successfully performed

• US, China to hold trade talks next week

• Cabinet approves merger of National Institute of Miners' Health with ICMR-NIOH

• Union Cabinet approves amendments to Aadhaar Bill

• ADB sanctions about Rs 2000 Crore for power projects in Tripura

• Lok Sabha passes bill to ban unregulated deposit schemes

• Goa government seeks new dates for holding National Games

• IAS Ajay Kumar Bhalla appointed as OSD in MHA

• North Korea fires two projectiles toward East Sea

• Boxing: Six Indian pugilists storm into semi-finals of Thailand International Tournament

• PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy to play second round matches in Japan Open

• Facebook slapped with 5 billion US Dollar fine for users' privacy violation

• MHA has approved and launched a lightweight bullet proof jacket Bhabha Kavach

• Boris Johnson elected as UK Prime Minister

• Lok Sabha passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on 22 July

• Indian Navy commissions fifth Dornier Aircraft Squadron in Chennai

• Thirteenth Global Healthcare Summit organized by AAPI and GAPIO held in Hyderabad

• IMF cuts India’s growth forecast for 2019-20 to 7%

• The World Bank to continue the support to Andhra Pradesh with over $1 Billion program

• ISRO has launched Chandrayaan 2 successfully from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on 22 July

• Rare butterflies spotted in Kotagiri slopes

• Table Tennis: India tops medal tally with seven gold at Commonwealth Championships

• Abhay Singh, Tanvi Khanna win Bengal Open squash titles

• Adam Peaty breaks 57 seconds barrier and100m breaststroke world record

• Shane Lowry claimed the British Open 2019 at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland

• Acharya Devvrat sworn in as the new governor of Gujarat on 22 July

• PV Sindhu wins her first silver medal of the year at Indonesia Open

• Sanjeev Kumar Singla is appointed as India's Ambassador to Israel

• Ukraine: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's party leads in parliamentary election

• Sri Lanka extends Emergency for another month

• World Media hails India's successful launch of Chandrayaan 2

• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits southern part of Iran

• South Korea fires warning shots at Russian warplanes

• The US and South Korean military exercises to be held in August despite warning from North Korea

• Inter-Ministerial Committee recommends ban on crypto-currencies in India

• Prime Minister to visit Bhutan in August

• Donald Trump, congressional leaders clinch sweeping deal on budget

• Prahlad Joshi urges Karnataka Assembly Speaker to complete trust vote

• Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon over US Prez Trump’s claim on J&K

• Parliament passes Protection of Human Rights Amendment Bill

• National Broadcasting day: 23rd July

• Supreme Court directs cancellation of Amrapalli group registration

• Central Government favors it's 31.8% contribution to economic growth

• US unlikely to lift freeze on security assistance to Pakistan, hints President Donald Trump

• Pakistan PM Imran Khan on maiden trip to US

• British PM Theresa May to hold emergency meeting on seized tanker in Iran

• Indian Cyber Crime Centre launched by MHA

• Government of India cuts interest rate on GPF

• Gujarat tops in MSME lending potential

• India & China joint military drill in December

• Palau signs ISA Framework agreement

• Chandrayaan 2 to be launched from Sriharikota today (22 July)

• Over 7 crore 32 lakh farmer families receive first two instalments of under PMKSNY

• Final index score of NITI Aayog report on States adversely impacted

• World Bank backs out of Amaravati project

• Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan, Abe's Liberal Democratic Party

• Israel Aerospace signs $50 Million deal

• UK was considering options in response to Iran's seizure of oil tanker

• India's first space tech park in Kerala

• 12 beaches selected for 'Blue Flag’ challenge

• India's first garbage cafe launched

• PM Narendra Modi hails sprinter Hima Das for winning 5 Gold medals

• Rajya Sabha MP D Raja appointed as CPI General Secretary

• British Airways suspends Cairo flights as security precaution

• UN calls for better-coordinated 'global response' to terrorism, organised crime

• Germany, France urge Iran to release British-flagged oil tanker

• Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command observes 20th Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Divas

• 20 thousand wellness centres to be completed this year under Ayushman Bharat

• NIA conducts searches at various locations in Tamil Nadu

• Flight operations start on 8 more routes under regional connectivity scheme UDAN

• Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Irrigation demanded Rs.13,113.76 crore for major, medium and minor irrigation in the State

• Rajasthan government has launched Student Police Cadet (SPC) scheme

• Ministry of power approved proposal by CERC for transmission schemes for 66.5 GW RE generation

• China allows more foreign investment in financial sector

• Sri Lanka and IRCON International Ltd signed agreement to upgrade rail track

• India has topped the championship by securing top the medals tally in the ISSF Junior World Cup

• Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the longest serving Prime Minister of Israel

• New Governors appointed for six states including UP, WB & MP

• U.S. senator calls for FBI to review FaceApp

• INS Sagardhwani embarked on Sagar Maitri Mission

• BSE, Haryana govt signed pact

• President Ram Nath Kovind to visit 3 African countries

• Strong earthquake jolts Greek capital Athens

• Piyush Goyal to launch Global Innovation Index on July 24

• Army Chief General Bipin Rawat visits Dras sector

• RTI Bill introduced amid Opposition flak

• 2 new districts to be formed in Tamil Nadu

• Telangana Legislative Assembly passed 3 bills

• PT Usha nominated for IAAF veteran pin

• Sachin Tendulkar: 6th Indian in ICC Hall of Fame

• No proposal to cut fertilizers subsidies: Government

• US says it doubts Pakistan's intentions in arresting terrorist Hafiz Saeed

• Iran seizes British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

• US security aid to Pakistan will remain suspended

• Bulgarian lawmakers ratify US 1.3-billion deal to buy eight F-16 fighter jets from US

• IEA praises Ujjwala scheme for providing free cooking gas connection to poor

• Rajnath Singh to inaugurate two bridge projects in Kathua and Samba districts of J&K

• Culture Minister inaugurates architectural illumination of Safdarjung Tomb

• Lok Sabha passes Protection of Human Rights(Amendment) Bill

• Agreement between India and USA approved

• UK's programme to boost Indian start-ups

• RTI Amendment Bill to be introduced in Lok Sabha

• Air India launched its first flight service to Dubai from Madhya Pradesh's Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar International Airport

• ADB cut India's GDP growth forecast to 7%

• Bimal Jalan panel proposed nominal transfer of funds

• Chandrayaan-2 to be launched on July 22

• Indian secured the first spot in the medal tally of Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship

• Iran urges Europe to accelerate efforts to save nuclear deal

• UN reaches agreement with Yemen rebels to resume food aid

• Donald Trump says U.S. ship destroyed Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz

• Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed to visit China next week

• U.S. bars Turkey from F-35 programme over S-400 deal

• G7 Finance Ministers agree plan for taxing digital companies

• No decision yet on Turkey sanctions over S-400 purchase

• Palau became the 76th country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA)

• MoU signed to eradicate TB by 2025

• HRD Minister releases UGC guide to student induction programme

• Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill likely to be introduced in Lok Sabha

• Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill 2019

• CMs panel suggests linking of grants with reforms in agriculture sector

• First ever use of Indian waterway to transport Cargo from Bhutan to Bangladesh

• UK-India JETCO meeting held in London

• Internet Saathi to empower rural women

• Raksha Mantri trophy for best command hospitals

• India is to host the ISSF Combined World Cup from March 15-26, 2020

• Justice AK Sikri is appointed as an international judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC)

• Ustad Bismillah Yuva Puraskars announced

• Govt's ''Find the Incredible You'' campaign wins PATA award

• DoT and ICRIER signed MoU

• Enormous potential for growth in relations with India

• Supreme Court likely to peruse report on progress of mediation in Ayodhya case

• Kulbhushan Jadhav case: ‘Indian stand vindicated,’ says MEA

• Saudi Arabia intercepts drone launched by Yemeni rebels

• Cabinet extends 15th Finance Commission's term up to Nov 30

• Parliament passes National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill

• Cabinet approves setting up of National Medical Commission replacing Medical Council of India

• Cabinet approves Rs 1,600 crore for Dibang Multipurpose Project in Arunachal

• US not to sell F-35 fighter jets to Turkey

• World Health Organization (WHO) declares ebola outbreak in Congo a global health emergency

• Anusuiya Uikey appointed as Governor for Chhattisgarh

• Biswa Bhusan Harichandan appointed as Governor of Andhra Pradesh

• European Commission elects first female president

• US bans Myanmar army chief over Rohingya 'ethnic cleansing'

• US-South Korea drills will affect nuclear talks, warns North Korea

• United States celebrates 50 years of Apollo 11 mission

• Imran Khan to visit U.S. to ‘refresh’ ties

• Home Minister Amit Shah to move NIA Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha

• HC seeks Centre, Delhi government response on plea to link property with Aadhaar

• 2 Indian airports in world’s best airports list

• Madhya Pradesh: 1st International flight from Indore

• 30 lakh people enrolled under PM-SYM scheme

• Government plans to set up 4,200 Ayush wellness centres in ongoing fiscal

• No changes made in ITR forms after April 1 2019: CBDT

• Kerala to get loan from the World Bank

• RBI fined SBI, Union Bank

• Enormous potential for growth in ties with India: U.S.

• India-Uzbekistan hold meet on counter-terrorism

• India, Italy to set up fast-track mechanism to facilitate investment

• Lunar eclipse, Mass Games in North Korea, and other news in pictures

• Indian entries bag six awards at SAARC Film Festival

• 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship to start today (17th July)

• PV Sindhu to spearhead Indian campaign at Indonesia Open Badminton

• Christine Lagarde resigns as managing director of IMF

• Peru's 'fugitive' ex-President Alejandro Toledo arrested in U.S.

• Centre says, development of strategic infrastructure along with border areas undertaken in holistic manner

• Encephalitis: Supreme Court seeks response of Centre, Bihar,UP governments on PIL

• India bags 2 Gold medals at ISSF Junior World Cup in Germany

• Indian House to be set up in Tokyo

• Djokovic claimed 5th Wimbledon title

• Former leader of opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar has been appointed as the deputy chief minister of Goa

• 2nd round talks between India and Pakistan held

• Flood situation worsens in Assam, Bihar

• RBI to launch a mobile app to identify currency notes for the visually-challenged population

• AIIB provides $100 million to L&T Finance arm for wind and solar infrastructure projects

• UN holds high-level meeting on Ebola outbreak in Congo

• Pakistan opens airspace for all civilian traffic

• Lok Sabha passes NIA (Amendment) Bill 2019

• FM Nirmala Sitharaman calls upon youth to take advantage of government schemes

• Lok Sabha takes up discussion on demands for grants under Road Transport and Highways for 2019-20

• Motor Vehicles Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

• West Bengal state government to construct 8.30 lakh houses under Banglar Bari project

• Three bills scheduled to be introduced in Lok Sabha

• Centre putting all efforts to double farmers’ income: Giriraj Singh

• Fourth anniversary of Skill India Mission being observed

• Celebrations of 20th Anniversary of victory at Kargil begins in Delhi

• Agri-Business Incubation Centre started in Chhattisgarh

• Meghalaya: First state to have water policy

• ICSI launches UDIN for corporate governance

• Women Startup Summit to be held in Kochi

• Congo confirms 1st Ebola case in city of Goma

• Over 5 billion dollar penalty imposed on Pakistan in Reko Diq case

• US: Tropical storm Barry weakens after making landfall in Louisiana

• Trump decides not to impose quotas on uranium imports

• USD 5 billion US fine set for Facebook on privacy probe

• China GDP growth slows to 6.2%, 27-year low

• Anurag Thakur stresses on safe and secure mechanism for commodities trading to all stakeholders

• 2-Day Swachhata Campaign begins in premises of Parliament House

• Prime Ministers’ museum gets ready at Teen Murti

• Law Commission to be formed soon

• France all set to mark their national day

• Chandrayaan-2 launch called off due to technical snag: ISRO

• Russia launches space telescope

• Japan lands spacecraft on distant asteroid

• Major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hits off eastern Indonesia

• Gandhi-Mandela Peace Medal 2019 announced

• England lifts ICC Cricket World Cup

• Lewis Hamilton wins sixth British Grand Prix

• India win six medals on Day 2 of Junior Shooting World Cup

• Somalia: 7 People killed in suicide bomb and gun attack in Kismayo

• Turkey receives first parts of Russian S-400 defence system despite US opposition

• Mansukh Mandaviya to flag off vessel

• Supreme Court orders commencement of construction work on Delhi Metro's Phase-IV

• Union Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurates underpass near Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi

• PCI invites entries for National Awards for Excellence in Journalism, 2019

• 55 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli military in Gaza Strip

• The 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index

• NMMC launches rental services for e-bikes

• Bank of Baroda to launch e-commerce platform

• India, US agree to address mutual trade concerns

• Government banned 'Sikhs for Justice' group

• ICSI launches UDIN to improve corporate governance

• Centres for skill development in aviation

• Rajghat plant to be turned into solar park

• India and Pakistan to meet on 14 July on Kartarpur Corridor

• India, Russia meet on space cooperation

• Donald Trump admin very focussed on further cementing Indo-US ties: Kushner

• NASA awarded Imaging Xray polarimetry explorer (IXPE) mission to SpaceX

• Tropical Storm Barry hits Louisiana in US

• SBI's Anshula Kant appointed as World Bank MD and CFO

• Vikas Swarup appointed as Secretary of Overseas Indian Affairs

• Rakhi Halder & Davinder Kaur won a gold medal

• Assam temple turtles set free in the wild

• FIFA U-17 World Cup Brazil 2019

• VNL signs pact with Vietnam

• No-confidence motion against Sri Lankan government defeated

• French Senate approves digital services tax despite threats by US

• Ukraine inaugurates world’s largest Metal Dome

• North Korea warns of military 'reaction' against F-35A jets in South

• World Population Day: 11 July

• AP Budget 2019-20 highlights

• Over 20 lakh employment generated in micro enter prises in last 5 year

• Lok Sabha takes up discussion on Demand for Grants for Railways Ministry

• Karnataka political crisis: Can’t be pushed into a decision, says Speaker Ramesh Kumar

• Draft model tenancy law proposes cap on security deposit, appointment of rent authority

• More Foreigners’ Tribunals in Assam

• Government to establish first National Police University

• Lok Sabha passes NDAIC Bill

• RPF launched “Operation Thirst”

• Union Cabnet approves organized Group ‘A’ Status to RPF

• Cabinet approves Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working conditions bill, 2019

• 'Banning of Unregulated Deposit Bill' passed

• Deposits in PMJDY crosses Rs 1 lakh crore

• US-India bilateral trade could reach USD 238 billion by 2025

• Majoritarian here, secular there: on foreign policy under Modi

• India, EU hold high-level talks on migration, mobility

• India-US trade talks to be held in New Delhi today (12 July)

• Japan's Hayabusa2 probe touches down on asteroid

• Pothamala menhirs stand guard on ancient necropolis

• Lieutenant General Shailesh Sadashiv Tinaikar as appointed as the Force Commander of UNMISS

• Dutee Chand clinches gold medal

• Kyriakos Mitsotakis sworn in as the Prime Minister of Greece

• India to host 14th COP of UNCCD

• Russia successfully launched Soyuz-2.1

• Commonwealth Weightlifting championship I

• Commonwealth Weightlifting championship II

• UNSC: India calls for focussed attention to address threats by D-Company, JeM & LeT

• Connaught Plane (CP) 9th most expensive office location in world

• 2 new Chinook helicopters arrived in Gujarat

• France's top envoy holds key talks with Iran

• Iran tried to seize British oil tanker

• Sharjah issues 1st permanent residency visa

• Sri Lanka eliminates measles

• France to impose green tax on plane tickets

• Cabinet approves PMGSY phase III, amendments to POCSO Act

• Defence Ministry signs MoU with IPFC and NRDC

• Union Cabinet approves bill to merge all labour laws into single code

• Lok Sabha passes New Delhi International Arbitration Centre Bill

• Union Cabinet approves transgender bill

• Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban: Banks delaying subsidies, admits government

• US House of Representatives passes bill removing country cap on Green Card

• UK ambassador to US resigns following leaked memos row

• ISRO signs contract with Glavkosmos for the selection support, medical examination and space training

• RBI board finalises Utkarsh 2022

• IOC removed Kuwait suspension and allows participating in 2020 Olympics

• Delhi-Lucknow Tejas-first privately run train

• Over 1 crore 64 lakh farmers register on e-NAM: Government

• Sri Lanka inaugurates first model village

• India hands over pre-fabricated houses to Myanmar for displaced returnees

• Earth Alliance launched

• India's 1st elephant rehabilitation centre

• Mexico won 8th CONCACAF Gold Cup

• Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal holds bilateral meeting with Indonesian Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita

• India-Russia Strategic Economic Dialogue to be held in New Delhi

• Jallianwala Bagh Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

• Operation Milap: Delhi Police Crime Branch rescued 333 children in 7 months

• European powers urge Iran to reverse its move to increase uranium enrichment

• Brazil won the Copa America2019 title

• Brexit: Bid to make no deal more difficult scrapes through Commons

• US Treasury placed two Hezbollah members of Lebanon's parliament on its sanctions blacklist

• US, Taliban talks end after rival Afghans agree on ‘roadmap for peace’

• U.S. State Department approves possible $2.2 billion arms sale to Taiwan

• Budj Bim Cultural Landscape received UNESCO's World heritage list

• Centre asks States, UTs to provide their comments on Education Policy by July 31

• P Kashyap gets silver medal

• U.S. womens national soccer team won the FIFA Womens World Cup 2019

• DRDO carries out successful Nag missile tests

• Vertical steep dive version of Brahmos tested

• BSF launches Operation ‘Sudarshan’ to fortify border with Pakistan

• World’s First Interactive Browser “Popshot” Launched

• US President Donald Trump discusses standoff over Iran`s nuclear programme with Emmanuel Macron

• US slaps new duties on steel from China and Mexico

• Iran breaches uranium enrichment cap set by troubled 2015 nuclear deal

• UAE reducing troops in war-torn Yemen

• Sri Lanka: Construction begins for upgradation of Palali airport near Jaffna

• U.S. Congress to vote on bill to remove country-cap on Green Card

• Iraqs Babylon listed as UNESCOs World Heritage Site

• Italy`s Prosecco hills added to UNESCO World Heritage list

• Parliament passes Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill

• DNA Technology (Use and Application) Registration Bill, 2019 introduced in Lok Sabha

• Government committed to eradicate problem of child labour: Santosh Kumar Gangwar

• J&K government approves Aadhaar-linked payment mode

• Indian Army to buy long-range howitzer ammo

• Assam to develop over 300 tourist spots

• PM Narendra Modi unveiled statue of former PM of India Lal Bahadur Shastri at Varanasi airport on 6 July

• Deutsche Bank exits from Equities Business

• Indian government to introduce an Indian sovereign bond to the world

• UAE Foreign Minister to call on PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi

• India slams U.N. rights office report on J&K as continuation of ‘false narrative’

• US President Donald Trump warns Iran on Nuclear enrichment

• US calls upon Germany to send ground troops to northern Syria

• UN nuclear agency to verify Iran enrichment announcement

• Blast killed 12 in Ghazni province of Afghanistan

• Iran announces to break limit set on uranium enrichment in breach of 2015 nuclear deal

• Saudi Arabia adopts Digital India, equality of women in this year's Haj

• World’s most powerful passports revealed

• Assam Government to develop over three hundred tourist spots

• Government to invest 50 lakh crore rupees in railways by 2030

• Budget 2019: Defence allocation disappoints military

• Production of Vande Bharat Express comes to a grinding halt

• NASSCOM & NSDC launches “World Skills India”-lnternational Cloud Computing Challenge 2019

• Punjab & Sind Bank sets up centralised hub 'Cen-MARG' to process retail and MSME loans

• One-time settlement scheme launched

• Lok Sabha to take up discussion on Union Budget

• 13 crew onboard Indian fishing boat rescued from Bangladesh waters

• Vice President calls for a comprehensive law to make land deeds litigation free

• Fertiliser subsidy sees a hike of around Rs 10,000 crore in Union Budget

• Central Government to set up three CoE in Sports at Itanagar in AP

• Jaipur listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site

• India's 1st Design Development Centre launched

• India's first highway corridors for e-vehicles

• Longest electrified tunnel commissioned

• UAE Foreign Minister to hold bilateral talks with EAM S Jaishankar in New Delhi

• NASA tests launch-abort system

• ISRO teams up with Russian company

• Elavenil Valarivan won the gold medal in 10m women's air rifle at ISSF World Cup 2019

• Dr.Nalin Shinghal appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited(BHEL)

• NITI Aayog launched Agricultural Marketing and Farmer Friendly Reforms Index 2019

• IT returns can now be filed, using either Aadhaar card or Pan card

• Government started review of Foreign Trade Policy

• India to train 1800 Bangladeshi Civil Servants at Mussoorie

• Hima Das won gold in women's 200m

• Iran condemns interception of oil tanker in Gibraltar

• NRIs with Indian Passport to get Aadhaar card on arrival instead of mandatory 180 days wait

• Union Budget 2019-20: Centre slashes funds for Ganga clean-up

• Industry bodies, economic experts hail Union Budget

• Allocation for agriculture, farmers' welfare increased by over 78%; Over Rs 3,18,000 crore set aside for defence sec

• Damanganga-Pinjal River Linkage project

• UNSC calls for ceasefire in Libya

• IAEA will hold special session to address concerns of Iran's nuclear activity: US

• Niqab banned in Tunisian government offices

• Sudan military, opposition agree to share power until elections can be held

• Maharashtra ranked first in AMFFR Index

• UP government launched toll-free CM helpline 1076

• Bahrain & UK first to pilot new AI guidelines

• Vladimir Putin signed a bill to suspend Russias participation in nuclear treaty

• TESS discovered its smallest exoplanet

• NASA successfully tested Ascent Abort-2, a test of a launch-abort system, for the Orion capsule

• 50 lakh trees to be planted by 2020: Jammu Kashmir

• Highlights of Union Budget 2019-20

• UP government to set up Committees in all 25 districts situated on the banks of river Ganga

• MoU signed between India and Maldives

• Budget 2019-20 Highlights

• MoU approved between India and Morocco

• Sudan military council, opposition reach power-sharing agreement

• Duty Free shops at Dubai airports to accept Indian currency

• 6.4 magnitude quake hits Southern California

• Government starts review of Foreign Trade Policy

• National Policy on Electronics aims at positioning India as global hub for electronics System, Manufacturing: Ravi Shankar Prasad

• Nearly 7,000 people killed during security operations in Venezuela

• Economic Survey projects 7% GDP growth in current fiscal

• Home Minister Amit Shah appeals newly elected MPs to contribute to making of New India

• First investors summit to be held in Jammu& Kashmir

• Union Cabinet approved 2 proposals

• Rural sanitation coverage jumped to 99% from 38% in 2014

• Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019

• Ajay Singh elected to IATA board

• Charles Michel elected as President of the European Council

• Tax Treaty to be implemented

• Mekadetu project to take land away

• Algeria Parliament President Moad Bouchareb resigned

• David Lipton will serve as Interim leader of IMF

• Union Cabinet approved the Code on Wages Bill on 3 July

• RBI imposed fine on 4 public sector banks

• Bangladesh court sentences 9 activists to death for attacking PM Sheikh Hasina

• Pakistan books 26/11 attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed for terror financing

• Libya migrant camp air strike may amount to war crime: UN

• US declares Balochistan Liberation Army as global terrorist organization

• UAE denies ownership of weapons found in Libya

• 4000 yr old pyramid opened for public in Egypt

• Economic Survey 2018-19 presented in Parliament

• Government to bring in more provisions to regulate operation of drones

• Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi flags off 1st batch of Haj pilgrims

• Government has eliminated Unmanned Level Crossings in whole broad-gauge network: Railway Minister

• Railways to install CCTV cameras in over 7,000 train coaches by 2021: Government

• Delhi, Vijayawada get UIDAI centres

• India seeks to buy $2.2 billion warships

• Coal to dominate India power to 2030

• N.S.Vishwanathan reappointed as RBI deputy governor

• Aparna Kumar scaled North America`s Highest Peak

• US designates Baloch Liberation Army as terror group

• Pompeo vows support for Venezuela`s Guaido ahead of march

• Attack on Sheikh Hasina: 9 people sentenced to death

• Germany`s Ursula von der Leyen nominated to lead EU Commission

• Britain warns China if it breaches agreement to preserve Hong Kong`s freedoms

• Hungarian parliament passes controversial science sector reform bill

• Government to raise health services expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025

• Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba reviews Left Wing Extremism

• AFSPA extended for six months in Nagaland

• First ever IICTF fair to be held in October

• US Senate gives India NATO ally-like status

• India asks Indonesia to take urgent steps to repatriate detained seafarers

• Supreme Court slaps 100 crore fine on Meghalaya government for failing to curb illegal coal mining

• SBI, NIIF signs pact

• Money in Swiss banks: India slips to 74 place

• First battery-powered cruise ship sails

• 15 year old beats Venus Williams

• Formula 1: Max Verstappen wins Austrian Grand Prix

• Keshni Anand Arora appointed as Chief Secretary of Haryana

• NALCO to get President's award

• Sir Mark Tully was conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award 2019 at UK-India Awards in London

• Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina embarks on five day visit to China

• Sudan protesters call for civil disobedience on July 14

• Iran exceeds uranium limit set in nuclear deal

• Supreme Court to hear pleas for Constitution Bench on July 30

• India signs 200 crore anti-tank missile deal

• India boycotts ‘Osaka Track’ at G20 summit

• AYUSH, MeitY ministries to collaborate for digitisation of AYUSH sector

• Lok Sabha passes Central Educational Institutions (Reservations in Teachers’ Cadre) Bill

• Inaugation of Chabra's Thermal Station Unit

• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited Visakhapatnam

• New Zealand bans single-use plastic shopping bags

• OPEC set to prolong oil output cuts after Moscow-Riyadh deal

• PM Narendra Modi urges people to wholeheartedly support Jal Shakti Abhiyan

• Centre constitutes chief ministers’ panel for agriculture reforms

• Taliban attack kills 19 people in Afghanistan

• Abu Dhabi to host first ISA's joint security exercise ISALEX19

• Qu Dongyu to head UN's FAO

• North Korea calls Kim-Trump meeting historic

• India-Brunei Foreign Office Consultations held

• Indian scientist to be Co-I for NASA’s PUNCH mission

• Navy lines up mega deals for helicopters, submarines

• Government to introduce new return system for GST on trial basis today (01 July)

• Fund transfer through RTGS, NEFT set to get cheaper from today (01 July)

• Digital India empowered people, reduced corruption

• Nationwide Jal Shakti Abhiyan to launch today (01 July)

• Centre forms 3 member panel to resolve difference between solar and wind

• Government forms working group for revision of WPI

• Centre to launch evening meal scheme in AES affected districts of Bihar: Ashwani Choubey

• HRD Minister to move Bill on reservation for teachers in Lok Sabha

• US, Taliban open fresh negotiations in Doha on ending war

• Japan resumes commercial whaling, seen as face-saving end

• Girish Koushik is India’s 63rd Grandmaster

• Priya Serrao crowned Miss Universe Australia

• Church of England appoints First black female Bishop

• RBI's 13th Annual Conference

• Lok Sabha passed the Homeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019

• NASA announced a new mission to explore Saturn's largest moon

• Pullela Gopichand bestowed honorary doctorate

• China, US agree at Xi-Trump meeting to restart trade talks

• Donald Trump arrives in South Korea after inviting Kim Jong Un to Demilitarized Zone

• US deploys F-22 stealth fighters to Qatar for 1st time

• Statistics Day : 29 June

• Mumbai among top 20 expensive Asian cities

• President's rule in Jammu& Kashmir extended

• 83.62 lakh houses sanctioned under PMAY(U)

• 5-year vision plan finalised by HRD ministry

• Nirmala Sitharaman, Union finance & Corporate Affairs minister, among '100 Most Influential in I-JK-India Relations: Celebrating Women' list

• BYPL, a power distribution company, launched energy saving app 'Susthome'

• Ministry of New and Renewable Energy successfully observed ' Swachhta Pakhwada'

• IAF retrieves rescue team from AN-32 crash site

• Ministry of Environment and forest working on Smart Campus Scheme: Prakash Javadekar

• PM Narendra Modi invites G20 nations to join International Coalition on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure

• Government cut interest rate on small saving schemes

• World Bank and Kerala government signed agreement

• New election rules in Uttarakhand

• Ram Vilas Paswan elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Bihar

• New unprinting method to recycle paper

• Monolith for martyred soldiers in Bengaluru

• MieTY reported that 2.22 crore villagers are given Digital Education under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)

• Haryana government announced an annual of Rs.5 lakh to Loktantra senanis

• HRD Ministry releases 5-year vision plan on Quality Education

• NDMA conducts multi-state mock exercise on earthquake in Delhi, NCR

• Government working in mission mode to clean Ganga by 2022: Jal Shakti Minister

• Defence Minister flags in first Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to MT Makalu

• SEBI tightens norms for Mutual Funds (MF) investments

• Indian Naval Ship Tarkash reaches Alexandria

• PM Narendra Modi outlines his 5 I vision in G-20 meet at Osaka to maximize digital technology for social benefit

• Narinder Batra elected as IOC member

• Arvind Kumar is appointed as Director of Intelligence Bureau

• Noida to issue 'red cards' for harassing women

• Israel restores fuel supplies to Gaza Strip's sole power plant

• US President Donald Trump holds talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin

• Fast, equal economic growth should be constructed: Antonio Guterres to G-20 leaders

• Shinzo Abe’s G-20 show eclipsed by Trump-China trade talks

• National mission on natural language translation

• Singhey Khababs Sindhu Festival in Leh

• FSSAI planned labels for packaged food

• Chennai to get third desalination plant

• Bill to fine people for blocking ambulances

• Korean Ambassador to India Bong-kil Shin signed agreement with BMVSS and launched 'Jaipur Foot Korea'

• WTO panel rules in India's favour in renewable energy case against US

• European, US diplomats meet in Paris for Iran talks

• International MSME Day : 27 June

• Government eyes 500GW renewable capacity by 2030

• RBI has asked the public to continue to accept the coins of various denominations

• India signs USD 400M loan agreement with World Bank to eliminate TB

• PM Narendra Modi to meet with leaders of major partner countries of G20

• PM Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks with US President Trump

• Narendra Modi, Shinzo Abe discuss economy, bullet train

• Amitabh Kant got 2-year extension

• Meeting of Paris Pact Initiative held

• Next British PM will be announced on 23 July

• US Supreme Court blocks census citizenship question for now

• Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to be taken up for consideration in Lok Sabha

• 32nd Congress of ISTA began in Hyderabad

• Go Tribal campaign to be launched in New Delhi

• Indigenously developed nuclear-capable missile Prithvi-II test fired successfully

• NASA witnessed biggest methane gas emission

• Google Maps launched Stay Safer feature

• IOC stripped AIBA of Olympic status

• Samant Goel appointed as the new Chief of Research and Analysis Wing

• Mette Frederiksen: New Denmark Prime Minister

• Russia extended its ban on food products from the European Union up to 31 December 2020

• Venezuela opposition leader dismisses government 'coup' claim

• 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Panama-Costa Rica border

• Australia warns of collateral damage from Trump-Xi trade war

• BIMSTEC Day celebrated in Dhaka

• Mysore station to get ISO certificate

• 2.35 crore people used free railway WiFi

• No-confidence motion against Speaker on 1 July

• Aadhaar (Amendment) Bill listed for consideration & passing in Lok Sabha

• Government to provide broadband connectivity under BharatNet project to all gram panchayats

• Lok Sabha passes SEZ Amendment Bill

• RBI panel suggested Rs.5000 crore fund for MSMEs

• RBI union moots collegium for selection of governors

• Nirmala Sitharaman among 100 influential women list

• PM Narendra Modi reaches Osaka for G20 Summit; to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe

• India will go by its national interest: Jaishankar to Pompeo

• NASA’s Curiosity rover confirmed the presence of Methane in Mars

• Three astronauts landed after spending more than six months aboard the International Space Station (ISS)

• Malayalam film won in Shanghai

• Anupam Kher penned autobiography

• Andy Murray clinched doubles title with Feliciano Lopez

• Italy won the bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics

• Krishnaswamy Natarajan appointed as the next Director General of the Indian Coast Guard

• Mohamed Ould Ghazouani: New Mauritania's President

• UAE launches UN-developed anti money laundering platform goAML

• U.S. Border official resigns amid uproar over conditions migrant children are held in

• IIFT slipped in HRD Ministry's ranking

• New rules to make roads safer

• Odisha CM releases Flood Hazard Atlas for effective management of flood

• NSIC signs MoU with CSC e-governance services India

• Maharashtra to get floating solar plants

• 30.6 lakh people enrolled under PM-SYM scheme

• Cauvery Water Management Authority asks Karnataka to release 40.43 TMC water to Tamil Nadu

• World Bank approved loan to Jharkhand

• Lewis Hamilton won French Grand Prix

• IOC inaugurated its $145 million new headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland

• Justice V Ramasubramanian appointed as the Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court

• Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan appointed as the second Chief Justice of Telangana High Court

• Indian Gymnast, Pranati Nayak won bronze at 2019 Asian Artistic Gymnastic Championship held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

• RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya resigns 6 months ahead of term end

• Saudi Arabia became the first Arab country to get FATF membership

• Council of Europe restores Russias voting rights

• UNSC calls for dialogue between Iran and US to end tensions in Gulf region

• US President Donald Trump signs order to impose fresh sanctions on Iran

• Rail communication between Sylhet and other parts of Bangladesh resumes

• Iraqi special forces kill 14 IS militants in country's north

• IRSDC signed 2 MoAs to renovate 22 railway stations

• Indian Navy launches Operation Sankalp in Gulf of Oman

• Centre to provide CNG, PNG infrastructure in 406 districts

• Aadhar (Amendment) Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

• Government to launch Universal Smart Card Driving License

• NITI Aayog to release second edition of 'Healthy States, Progressive India' report today (25 June)

• Government contemplating integration of E-Way Bill mechanism of GST with FASTag system of NHAI

• TS Secretariat complex likely to be vacated by July 1

• RBI launches CMS for filing online complaints against banks, NBFCs

• Dr Gaurav Nigam, an educationist, pediatrician and author, honoured with 'Innovative Research Excellence Award 2019'

• US becomes India's largest merchandise trade partner

• Czech Republic: Protesters take to streets demanding resignation of PM Andrej Babis

• Erdogan’s party loses Istanbul re-poll

• Have finalised agreement to telecast Bangladesh TV in India: Hasan Mahmud

• 1st iron mine discovered in Bangladesh

• Etihad Airways suspends operations through Iranian airspace

• Sri Lanka: India-assisted emergency ambulance service reaches its countrywide coverage

• Event to commemorate 20 yrs of high altitude operations during Kargil conflict held

• Operation Bandar: Code name of Balakot strike

• India rejects US international religious freedom report

• Indias first solar cruise vessel will debut in Kerala

• CHP candidate Imamoglu declared victory in rerun of Istanbul's mayoral election

• Government set up 713 Krishi Vigyan Kendras

• Air Traffic Flow Management command inagurated

• 1,103 railways stations developed

• Yerry Mina: Brand Ambassador of Hero MotoCorp

• RBI panel on MSMEs suggested Rs 20 lakh collateral-free loan under Mudra Scheme

• Water clinic for elephants opened in Mathura

• Government develops National Strategic Plan to eradicate TB by 2025

• Nitesh Kumar wins Innovation Award in UK

• Sri Lanka launches first satellite ‘Ravana-1’

• Scheme for smokeless kitchens in Maharashtra

• Ready to consider US plan to resolve country's conflict with Palestinians: Israeli PM Netanyahu

• Abhinav Bindra appointed to sort AAI Mess

• Facebook launches world’s most detailed 'population density maps' for Bangladesh, other countries of Asia Pacific

• Indian Navy to build 6 submarines

• G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste

• Awards for promotion of Yoga

• Women's cricket nominated for inclusion at 2022 Commonwealth Games

• Government to widen Khelo India Programme

• 30 judges in NCLT courts appointed

• Pompeo to pave way for Modi-Trump meet

• PM Modi to attend 14th G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28 and 29

• Rajya Sabha recognises four TDP MPs as BJP members

• Canara Bank updated rules for cash deposits

• GST Council simplifies rules for registration

• India, France decide to deepen cooperation in cyber security sector

• US-China trade war, sea row in ASEAN summit spotlight

• International Yoga Day celebrated across the country and abroad

• World Music Day: 21 June

• Insolvency petition against Jet Airways filed

• PM Modi to discuss economic policy roadmap with leading economists, experts today

• UAE airlines reroute flights over Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman

• Cancer Institute at GMC Jammu approved

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 20th Meeting of the FSDC in New Delhi

• Mexico ratifies US-Mexico-Canada agreement

• 5th International Yoga Day being celebrated today (21 June); PM stresses on need to integrate yoga with health schemes

• Umemployed graduation in Rajasthan to get Rs.3500

• Himachal Pradesh made GPS device must for trekkers

• World Refugee Day: 20 June

• Mark Zuckerberg ahead of Tim Cook

• Voluntary Euthanasia became legal in Victoria

• WHO launched a new tool to handle AMR named "AWaRe"

• Ireland plans to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars from 2030

• China's President Xi Jinping in North Korea for meeting with Kim Jong-un

• Fresh bill to ban Triple Talaq to be introduced in Lok Sabha today (21 June)

• Government to revamp Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana Scheme

• IndusInd Bank to merge with BFIL

• President Ram Nath Kovind announced farmer income support

• India extended $15 million grant to Niger to organize the AU summit

• Archery Association of India de-listed

• Government to set up 51 incubators for aspiring entrepreneurs

• ICG co-hosts 12th ReCAAP ISC capacity building workshop in New Delhi

• Navy launches operation in Gulf for Indian vessels' security

• New Chief Justice RS Chauhan and V Ramasubramanium named for Telangana, Himachal High Courts

• Shefali Juneja appointed as India's representative in the Council of ICAO

• World Sickle Cell Day: 19 June

• Everest summits smash records

• Amendments to curb the use of black money

• Diamond Jubilee of Naval Air Squadron

• Lander Vikram reached Sriharikota

• KSEB signed an agreement with GJ Eco Power Pvt. Ltd. to establish Waste-to-Energy (WtE) plants

• Two-day international workshop on piracy related issues begins in Delhi

• RBI to infuse Rs. 12,500 liquidity

• Libra: Facebook's cryptocurrency

• World Bank agreed a loan agreement of USD 518 million to Pakistan for reforms

• RBI sets up a committee to review the current framework for the MSME sector

• Bangladesh has emerged as fastest growing economy among 45 countries of Asia-Pacific region

• UN report says India is set to overtake China as the most populous country by 2027

• AM S Jaishankar meets Russian Deputy PM Yury Trutnev

• DD India programmes to be available in Bangladesh, South Korea

• World to get half its power from solar energy

• NASA funded programme to produce videos

• Ms. Shrimati C. Das to head Indian Cultural Centre

• 2 Jet Airways directors Ashok Chawla and Sharad Sharma resigned

• Three Russians, one Ukrainian accused of 2014 downing of flight MH17

• The 48th DG conference was held between India's BSF and BGB was concluded in Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Donald Trump to hold extended talks with Xi Jinping on sidelines of G20

• The 2nd edition of India and Italy Joint Working Group on counter terrorism was held in New Delhi

• Lander and rover meant for Chandrayaan-2 reaches ISRO’s launch pad at Sriharikota

• India to celebrate the 20th anniversary of victory in Operation VIJAY

• PM Modi to hold meet with Presidents of political parties on One Nation One Election issue

• Om Birla: New Lok Sabha speaker

• 1st floating solar plant to be completed soon

• US to remove millions of illegal migrants

• Iran might break the 2015 nuclear deal because of US sanctions

• Gary Woodland won US Open

• United Kingdom: Boris Johnson takes lead in run-up to the election of PM

• PM Narendra Modi is likely to meet chief executives of Indian banks on 21 June

• Union minister Jagat Prakash Nadda appointed as the party's working president

• Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed is appointed as Pakistans Director General of Inter-Services Intelligence

• Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic continue as World no. 1

• Rabi N Mishra named RBI executive

• ISRO opens its laboratories for Indian school students

• Suman Rao crowned the winner of Femina Miss India World 2019

• AWC: Indian men's team bagged silver medal

• Denmark’s Inger Andersen takes over as UNEP’s Executive Director

• 1st semi-open jail for women in Tihar

• NITI Aayog's fifth governing council meeting

• Swearing in of newly elects of 17th Lok Sabha to continue today (18 June)

• New policy to protect Indian languages

• India International Mega Trade Fair

• United States has allowed Iraq to import Iranian gas

• Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit North Korea from June 20 to 21

• World Day to Combat Desertification & Drought

• World Food India to be held in New Delhi from Nov 1

• US to send 1,000 additional troops to Middle East amid Iran tensions

• New income tax rules from June 17

• India can boost exports of 350 products to US, China amid trade war

• India, Myanmar conducted joint operation

• India to host COP-14 of UNCCD in September 2019

• Sarah Huckabee Sanders to step down as White House Press Secretary

• Around 600 american companies urged Trump to resolve trade dispute with China

• Iran alleges US could be behind suspicious tanker attacks

• Ships arrive safely off UAE coast

• Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes in New Zealand

• First session of 17th Lok Sabha begins today (17th June)

• Riva Ganguli Das visits Chattoram to inspect construction of Feni Bridge

• NASAs OSIRIS REx spacecraft creates new record

• Scientists place worlds highest weather stations atop Mount Everest

• PM announces high-level task force on structural reforms in agriculture

• UNCTAD World Investment Report 2019

• 150th Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi celebrated in Dhaka

• India designated as guest country at Guadalajara International Book Fair in Mexico

• Indian Embassy organised yoga event at Syangboche

• Zuzana Caputova sworn in as president of Slovakia

• Brazil development bank chief quits, fueling political crisis

• Guatemala set to elect new President

• Priyanka Chopra to be awarded by UNICEF

• India to build space station in 7 years

• Boris Johnson topped first ballot

• World Blood Donor Day: 14 June

• China summons US envoy over Hong Kong human rights bill

• Saudi Arabia writes to UNSC on Abha Airport attack

• ‘Russia sources’ targeted EU elections with disinformation

• No trade action against India as of now: USTR

• Turkey rejected US’s ultimatum to back down on Russian missile deal

• E-FT to be set up in Assam

• Chinese President Xi Jinping was conferred with Manas Order of the First Degree

• Mizoram CM presented state budget

• Narendra Singh Tomar chaired meeting

• Royal Navy delegation visits SNC

• ISRO for 1st time opens its laboratories for Indian school students

• HRD Minister directs IITs, IIITs heads to make plan for holistic development

• India's FDI Inflows during the five fiscal years of the Modi Govt hit to $42 billions

• EAM attended CICA Summit in Dushanbe

• India, Bangladesh hold DG level talks

• Expat population in UAE are goodwill ambassadors of India: V Muraleedharan

• MoU between India and Russia approved

• MoU between Indian and Finland approved

• Hypersonic missile successfully test fired

• Cabinat cleared Triple talaq bill

• 2 Indian women on IBM'S list of top 40

• Nripendra Misra, PK Misra granted extension

• E-government initiatives for ST schemes launched

• Government reduces ESI contribution rate to 4 per cent

• Japan to invest Rs. 13000 crore in north-east

• UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid signs US extradition order for Julian Assange

• UAE, GCC condemn terror attack targeting Saudi Arabia's Abha International Airport

• Earthquake of 6.5 magnitude hits Coquimbo

• Two tankers struck in suspected attacks in Gulf of Oman: Media Reports

• Special Economic Zones Bill approved

• PM Kisan Pension Scheme: Farmers' contribution to be Rs 100 per month

• PM Modi to chair fifth meeting of Governing Council of NITI Aayog on June 15

• RBI sets up 6 member panel to examine the ATM charges and fees

• 19th SCO Summit began

• MoU between India and Thailand approved

• MoU between India and Bolivia approved

• Indian archery team secured Olympic quota

• Cabinet approves Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019

• Kassyam-Jomart Tokayev takes oath as new president of Kajakhastan

• UAE and Germany reaffirm joint commitment to fight against terrorism

• UK High Court denies bail to Nirav Modi

• U.S. open to dialogue on GSP, says Michael Pompeo

• NASA to test green fuel for spacecraft

• New GST return system to be introduced

• RBI constituted a committee to review ATM pricing

• Union Cabinet approves MoC between India and Kyrgyzstan

• VAYU: Cyclone warning for Gujarat coast

• Team Indus to build moon lander for NASA

• Ashleigh Barty became world no. 2

• US won Women's FIFA World Cup

• International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) re-branded as World Athletics

• Yes Bank's independent director Mukesh Sabharwal has stepped down from the banks board

• International Day against Child Labour: 12 June

• Jail for children abandoning elderly parents

• UP government hiked old age pension

• NIRD-PR launches training programme of Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change

• Clean drinking water to be provided by 2024

• Union Cabinet clears NDIAC Bill, 2019

• China appoints veteran diplomat Sun Weidong as new envoy to India

• IRSDC entered into tripartite agreement

• MoSPI has proposed to set up a National Data Warehouse to leverage big data analytical tools

• US imposes sanctions on Syrian industrialist Samer Foz

• ‘UAE paid businessman to spy on Trump administration’

• States can now constitute Foreigners Tribunals

• India's 1st BS-VI certificate released

• V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust inked MoU

• Pakistan assures support for stable & peaceful Afghanistan

• Pompeo to meet PM Modi, EAM Jaishankar to discuss ambitious agenda for bilateral partnership

• US diplomat to visit Sudan

• India’s automobiles major Mahindra won gold award in South Africa

• RBI allows banks to offer cheque book for no-frills accounts

• India invited to G-7 outreach session

• India, Bangladesh border forces to hold talks in Dhaka

• US Secretary to visit India in June 2019

• India debut flag in WorldRafting Championship

• Scholarships to 5 crore minority students in next 5 years: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

• India's first dinosaur museum in Gujarat

• Mount Sinabung volcano erupted in Sumatra Island

• Amitav Ghosh to be honoured with Jnanpith Award 2018

• Thawarchand Gehlot appointed leader of Rajya Sabha

• Kazakhstan elected new leader

• Sri Lankan Airlines named world`s most punctual air service for second consecutive time

• China going to make trade deal with US

• Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Siddhi Scheme

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead the event of YogaDay2019 at Ranchi

• The G20 Summit ended with the issual of joint statement on trade and the digital economy

• India to gift cricket stadium to Maldives

• India called upon G-20 countries

• PM Narendra Modi accepts Macron`s invite to attend outreach session of G7 Summit

• Several important issues will be discussed during SCO Summit

• Ferry service to connect India and Maldives

• Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping to meet at SCO Summit

• PM Narendra Modi: 1st leader to visit Sri Lanka

• Maldives to confer award to PM Narendra Modi

• Canada to ban single use plastics from 2021

• Ministry for Information and Broadcasting instituted Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman (AYDMS)

• Lewis Hamilton won 7th Canadian Grand Prix

• Rafael Nadal won French Open

• Mumbai metro completed five years of operation

• Massive fire breaks out in eastern London

• UAE Cabinet adopts "National Strategy for Wellbeing 2031"

• L&T launches ‘Digital Sakhi’ in Tamil Nadu

• Delhi Metro receives power from waste

• Swachh Survekshan League launched

• Triple Talaq Bill is to be tabled in the very first session of Parliament in the NDA government

• EU willing to renegotiate Brexit deal: UK Foreign Secretary

• Deal with Mexico to curb illegal migration opens era of great cooperation: US President

• Centre reconstitutes 8 Cabinet Committees

• Bancha, the first solar kitchen only village in India

• PM Narendra Modi to meet Secretaries of Central government in New Delhi

• Index to measure fiscal performance launched

• 'Benchmarking India's Payment Systems' report

• India calls upon G-20 countries to urgently resolve issue of taxing profits made by offshore digital companies

• India and China hold bilateral dialogue

• The meeting of PM Narendra Modi and Imran Khan before SCO summit is not confirmed yet

• Remdesivir may help protect against Nipah

• Cyclone likely to hit Arabian Sea on June 11-12, warns Meteorological Department

• DDS women bag UN award

• Mrutyunjay Mohapatra appointed IMD chief

• Yuvraj Singh announces retirement from international cricket

• Andhra Chief Minister to get 5 deputies

• Defence Minister Rajanth in 4 more committees

• Central Government seeks inputs from citizens on Union Budget 2019-20

• Donald Trump calls off plan to impose tariffs on Mexico

• US hits Iran's largest petrochemical group with sanctions

• Vladimir Putin, Xi present common economic front

• Tamil Nadu government, World bank signed agreement

• RBI removes NEFT, RTGS payment charges

• India signs 300-crore deal to buy bombs

• India to enhance its commitment to Sri Lanka

• S Jaishankar discusses key elements of ties with Bhutan's top leadership

• India, Japan relations growing in several areas, says Japanese Envoy

• Nirmala Sitharaman to attend G20 meeting in Japan

• PM Narendra Modi to visit Maldives

• U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to address India conference in Washington

• Google Maps launches features for real-time updates on public transports in India

• World Oceans Day is celebrated on 8th June

• India beats Russia in International Federation of Hockey

• Wipro founder Premji to retire next month (July, 2019)

• Justice Dhirubhai Naranbhai Patel Takes Oath As New CJI Of Delhi High Court

• AP New Cabinet Ministers

• Pramila Jayapal to preside over US House

• RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.75%

• India and France to carry out Garuda, a two week long mega air exercise

• NASA’s first SpaceX astronauts ready for space

• Forest Department signs MoU for Byculla extension

• Tayari Jones wins literary award for her novel

• Forbes magazine named Rihanna as the worlds richest female musician

• Gehlot to Participate in 2nd GD Summit

• House, Senate elect Prayut Thailand's new PM

• House passes bill to protect 'Dreamers'

• UAE probe of tanker attacks points to state actor

• Russia prepared to drop nuclear weapons agreement treaty with US: Vladimir Putin

• Sharp 10 percent decline in the approval rate of H 1B visa by the US

• Gajendra gives away Ganga Quest'19 Awards

• Search operations intensified to locate missing AN-32 aircraft

• PM Narendra Modi approves reconstitution of NITI Aayog

• Government set up a 10 member Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development

• Indian Railways ordered for 25 electric locomotives from BHEL

• India-China Trade to Cross $100 Billion

• China launches rocket from ship at sea

• US company to pay $1.1 million in back wages

• US terminates India's preferential status

• Russia launches first Arctic train service

• Peru President wins confidence vote; revives debate over anti-corruption measures

• Left-wing opposition bloc wins General Election in Denmark

• Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow

• AAI signs with Boeing to improve airspace

• Indian Navy deployed P-8I aircraft

• Preparations underway for seventh Economic Census

• Government reconstitutes eight Cabinet Committees

• Centre urges Delhi, Odisha, Telangana, WB governments to join Ayushman Bharat scheme

• Delhi government plans free rides for women in metro and buses

• Madhya Pradesh Cabinet passes resolution to increase reservation for OBCs to 27%

• Earth recycles ocean floor to diamonds

• Campaign 'SelfiewithSapling' launched

• India will make America’s private moon lander

• Rakesh Makhija appointed as chairman of Axis Bank

• VP Sivakolundhu elected as Puducherry Assembly Speaker

• World Environment Day: June 5th

• US house passes USD 19billion disaster relief bill

• Arjun Munda appointed as Minister of Tribal Affairs

• Indian Jr. Women’s hockey team clinches Cantor Fitzgerald U21

• China will host 2023 Asian Cup, confirms AFC

• US to sell 34 drones to allies in South China

• Vietnam tops list from US-China trade war

• US imposes major new restrictions on travel to Cuba

• Nigeria's envoy to UN elected President of 74th session of UNGA

• China issues travel for its citizens visiting the US

• General V K Singh as Minister of State for RT&H

• Government slams OIC's communique on J&K rights

• National Education Policy draft revised

• ISRO joins search for missing An-32 transport aircraft

• Modi 2.0 scheme to create more Greener Roads across India

• Rajasthan government increases financial aid given to girls under 'Aapki Beti' scheme

• India will be 5th largest economy in 2019

• India in UN marks World Bicycle Day

• Indian Army commissioned a Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring System under Go Green initative

• Europes highest volcano Mount Etna erupted

• Sunder Pichai, Nasdaq's Friedman to receive 2019 Global Leadership Award

• Nayib Bukele is elected as the new president of El Salvador

• Indian tycoon Ali gets first Gold Card in UAE

• Nine Muslim Ministers and two Governors step down in Sri Lanka

• Sri Lankan presidential polls to be held between 15 Nov and 7 Dec

• P Khimhun sworn-in as Pro-tem speaker

• Search operation continues to locate Indian Air Force's missing AN-32 aircraft

• Draft National Education Policy revised; choice of available languages left to state boards

• RBI to cut Repo rate by 25BPS on weak growth

• ONGC became Indias most profitable public sector company

• James Webb Space Telescope successfully passed final thermal vacuum test

• Two-day Elephanta Festival begins in Mumbai

• Anton re-elected as Badminton Asia President

• UN Security Council to discuss crisis in Sudan following death of 30 protesters

• Under-20 Eurasian Athletics Championship: Indian juniors bagged 5 gold, 3 silver medals

• Ajit Doval reappointed National Security Advisor with Cabinet rank

• US Representative discuss Afghan peace in Pakistan

• US President Donald Trump arrives in Britain for 3-day state visit

• China gave $6.56 billion to Pakistan

• ISRO partnered with IAF for Gaganyaan astronaut selection, training

• World Parents Day: 01 June

• Nepal celebrates Mt. Everest Day: 29th May

• World Hunger Day: 28 May

• The US formally terminated Indias eligibility for a duty free import scheme

• World Digestive Health Day: 29th May

• First Rafale jet to be part of 17 squadron

• Indore's airport gets 'international' status

• IIT Guwahati signs MoU with ISRO

• NITI Aayog suggested a National Project Management Policy Framework

• Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) launches ‘Bank on Wheels’ facility

• Sri Lanka, Japan and India sign deal

• Anita Bhatia appointed as Deputy Executive Director for UN Women

• Mexican Economy Minister to meet US Commerce Secretary to defuse rising trade tensions

• British Airways resumes flights to Pakistan after decade-long suspension

• Donald Trump urges Britain to go for no-deal Brexit

• Russia rejected an Iranian request to buy S-400 missile defense systems

• Astronomers discovered the Forbidden Planet, NGTS- 4b in the Neptunian Desert

• Former Indian President of India Pratibha Patil conferred the Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca award

• First woman fighter pilot to fly Hawk jet

• Yoga Instructor, Namrata Menon appointed as brand ambassador to promote yoga in Goa

• US President Donald Trump terminates preferential trade status for India under GSP

• World Milk Day is observed on 1 June

• AAI signs agreement with NTrust Infotech

• PM-KISAN Yojana extended to all farmers

• Jal Shakti Ministry formed by Modi Government

• Nirmala Sitharaman to present maiden Budget on July 5

• Few portfolios allocated to Cabinet ministers

• AYUSH Ministry launches App to locate yoga centres, instructors

• Centre shortlists five cities for International Yoga Day

• RBI proposes new liquidity norms for NBFCs

• NASA plan to send equipment to Moon from 2020

• India concludes best ISSF WC performance

• James Marape appointed as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

• First session of 17th Lok Sabha from June 17, Budget on July 5

• ISS spacewalk successfully carried out for the 217th time by 2 cosmonauts

• US to end India's GSP trade program

• China accused the US of provoking trade disputes and engaging in naked economic terrorism

• South Africa slashes cabinet size

• Four allies to hold fourth quadrilateral meet

• US warns India on missile deal with Russia

• Donald Trump announces new Mexican tariffs

• Narendra Modi changes 40% of Ministry

• Admiral Karambir Singh takes over as Navy Chief

• Operations of Jewar airport in Uttar Pradesh is expected to begin from 2023

• Newly appointed Union Ministers take charge of their ministries

• Sachin Bansal joins Ujjivan Bank as director

• RBI to observe financial literacy week from June 5-9

• Goa celebrates its statehood day

• Donald Trump announces tariffs on all Mexico goods

• UN extends sanctions against South Sudan

• Saudi King Salman urges international effort to thwart Iran

• South African president unveils his new cabinet

• Naveen Patnaik takes oath as Odisha CM

• Narendra Modi takes oath as PM for second term

• 'Hawa Aane De' launched to spread awareness

• Manu Bhaker clinches Tokyo Olympics quota

• BIMSTEC leaders to hold bilateral meetings with PM Modi

• US Rules Out Exemptions from Iranian Sanctions

• US-UAE defense agreement comes into force

• Mahathir urges US to talk with China, accept its greatness

• International Day of UN Peacekeepers: 29 May

• Nepal celebrating its 12th Republic Day

• Narendra Modi to take oath as PM for second term

• India updated travel advisory for SL

• IAF signs MoU with ISRO for crew selection, training for Gaganyaan Programme

• Army Conducts Children Summer Adventure (CSA) Camp 2019

• Birender Singh Dhanoa will be Chairman COSC

• Agreement for Rajasthan with World Bank

• PM Narendra Modi to host Xi Jinping for an Summit

• Papua New Guinea PM Peter O’Neill resigns

• Professor Balram Bhargava awarded 2019 Dr Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize

• NSIC signs MOU with Ministry of MSME for the Year 2018-19

• RBI extends RTGS timings from 4:30 pm to 6 pm

• RBI proposes guidelines for large Non-Banking Financial Companies

• Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar of India appointed to head UN peacekeeping operation in South Sudan

• Lokpal launches competition for its logo

• Pema Khandu to take oath as CM of Arunachal Pradesh

• Corporation Bank launches Corp SME Suvidha for MSMEs

• Sri Lanka signs tripartite agreement with India and Japan

• DRDO successfully flight tested Inertial Guided Bomb from an Su-30 MKI aircraft

• Octopus-inspired wearable sensors

• Rahi Sarnobat won gold in World Cup

• Apurvi Chandela bags gold medal in 10m Air Rifle in ISSF World Cup

• India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar won Sekisui Open

• Bayern Munich clinched 2019 German Cup

• Telangana to have 1st blockchain district

• Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia's Prime Minister

• Race for next British PM centres on battle over ‘no-deal Brexit’

• Sweden to host World Leaders Conference to Combat Anti-Semitism in October 2020

• BHEL net profit jumps 50.7% to Rs 1,215 crore in FY19

• Indian football team's national coach releases six players from list of 37

• French Open: Rafael Nadal advances to men's Singles 2nd round

• V D Savarkar's birth anniversary celebrated today

• Donald Trump government begins process to ban work permits for spouses of H1-B holders

• Maldives ex-president Nasheed nominated as new Speaker

• India to take on Bangladesh in final warm-up game of ICC World Cup

• ISSF World Cup: Saurabh Chaudhary wins 10m Air Pistol gold

• First all-women IAF crew fly Mi-17 V5 helicopter

• India elected to Executive Board of first UN-Habitat Assembly

• Men’s compound team wins bronze in Archery World Cup

• BIMSTEC leaders invited to PM designate Modi’s oath-taking ceremony

• Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz removed in no-confidence vote

• Supreme Court refuses to direct UP police to further probe Hapur lynching case

• YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to be sworn-in as CM of Andhra Pradesh on May 30

• 5th Smart Cities India 2019 expo inaugurated

• Narendra Modi to be sworn-in as PM for 2nd term on May 30

• International Commonwealth Day: 24 May

• International Missing Children's Day: 25 May

• Race for next British PM focuses ‘no-deal Brexit’

• India projected to grow at 7.1%

• High-level panel pitches for 'Elephant Bonds'

• Modern currency chests to hike service charges

• Liquid hydrogen storage tank launched

• NewSpace India officially inaugurated

• NASA unveils schedule for 'Artemis'

• New medicinal plants found in Manipur

• Jitender Kumar posthumously with UN medal

• Nalini Malani wins Joan Miro Prize for 2019

• Priyanka Mohite scaled Mount Makalu

• Pune Scientist Ankur Patwardhan wins German chemistry prize

• Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as South Africa's president

• US President Trump reaches Japan on four-day visit

• 17th Lok Sabha to witness 78 woman MPs

• Naveen to take oath for 5th term as Odisha CM

• Chandrani Murmu became youngest Lok Sabha MP

• International seminar on noise organise

• India participated in SCO Mass Forum

• Guided bomb successfully test-fired

• President Donald Trump, PM Modi to meet at G-20 Summit

• AN-32 certified to operate on Bio-Jet fuel

• Mary Kom, Sarita won gold at India Open

• Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh banned

• China, Pakistan sign several MoUs in diverse sectors

• Donald Trump becomes first foreign leader to meet new Japanese emperor

• Theresa May to resign as prime minister

• Japan welcomes Trump with a charm campaign, golf and sumo

• Volcano on Indonesia’s Bali erupts, flights cancelled

• Pawan Kumar Chamling-led Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) lost after 25 years

• IAF's AN-32 fleet allowed to use bio-jet fuel

• DRDO test fires guided bomb from Sukhoi combat jet

• ADB signed agreement with IRFC

• 18 hidden planets uncovered by NASA

• Scientists broke superconductivity record

• Sethu crowned Indian Women's League champion

• Mary Kom entered 51kg category final

• India bags 57 medals at India Open International tournament

• Remya Haridas: Kerala's only Dalit woman MP

• World turtle day: 23rd May

• Naval drills in Western Pacific held

• China delivered fighter jet to Pakistan

• Traffic Jam-like situation at Mt. Everest

• India gives Modi a high five

• India ranked 117 in KidsRight Index

• Affiliation signed between Assam Rifles (AR) and Indian Coast Guard (ICG)

• Union cabinet to meet today (24 May, 2019); recommend dissolution of 16th Lok Sabha

• MoU for joint collaboration on cancer research

• Karnataka Bank launched savings bank product

• Moons' formation brought water

• Brahmos missile successfully fired

• SpaceX launches first satellites for Musk’s Starlink internet service

• Shyam Saran to be conferred with Award

• Indra Nooyi received doctorate from Yale University

• Kenya's Olympic coach banned for 10 years

• 32-team format in 2022 World Cup

• 1st Kashmiri woman to summit Everest

• Flight Lieutenant Bhawana: 1st woman to fly fighter jets

• AP Election Results 2019: YSR Congress storms to power in Andhra with landslide win

• Lok Sabha election results 2019: NDA sweeps

• Four new Supreme Court judges sworn in

• Bangladesh stopped Visas for Pakistanis

• Sri Lanka extends emergency regulations by another month

• Keval scaled highest mountains in 6 days

• Send names to fly on Mars

• NPPA reduced prices of 9 cancer medicines

• Rajasthan government to revamp Ujala clinics

• IAF successfully fires BrahMos air version missile from frontline Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft

• Bengaluru doctor got Global Asian award

• Anirudh and Niki won ITF Tennis title

• 2 new Badminton formats launched

• BCCI elections to be held on 22 October

• South Africa: Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected as president

• Saray: 1st black woman to climb Mount Everest

• PCT Humanity entered Guinness World Records

• US approved sales of missiles to Japan

• Sri Lanka marked 10 years to the civil war

• 8th Indo-Myanmar coordinated patrol

• UK's May tweaks Brexit deal in last-ditch bid to win support

• Noida to become Zero Discharge City

• Anti-Terrorism Day in India: 21 May

• Bank credit to infra sector grew 18.5%

• Tripura Gramin Bank under top 3 rural banks

• Sushma Swaraj to attend SCO Foreign Ministers meet in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

• Brief on SIMBEX-2019

• Evidence of water found on Ultima Thule

• ISRO announced 7 missions in next 10 years

• ISRO launches earth observation satellite RISAT-2B

• Ashish Kumar to lead gymnastics team

• Oman author Jokha al-Harthi wins Booker International Prize

• World Metrology Day: 20 May

• Far-right Austrian Ministers ready to quit

• Jammu& Kashmir youth selected for AYIMUN Conference

• Eastern Army Commander visited MISA Camp

• Kerala 1st state to list Masala bond

• Sushma Swaraj to visit Kyrgyzstan

• NASA's new robot got 1st hardware check

• Sneha Sharma shines in F4 SEA Championship

• PV Sindhu to spearhead Indian challenge

• 2nd India Open Boxing Tournament began

• Joko Widodo elected President of Indonesia for second term

• Pakistan appoints Mueenul Haq as High Commissioner to India

• AI system in MCA 21 to be introduced

• US Navy destroyer sailed in South China

• Radha Venkataraman appointed as the next High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of Eswatini

• Dr. P.K. Mishra conferred with Sasakawa Award

• ICC Commentary Panel for World Cup 2019

• Brazilian Bishop resigned

• Nitin Chugh appointed as MD and CEO of Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

• Scientists unearth 'Most bird-like' dinosaur ever found

• SRFI-HCL tie-up for improving Indian squash

• Female referee team to officiate AFC Cup game

• Iran foreign minister discounts prospect of war with US

• Russia to pay 2.7 million euros in Greenpeace ship settlement

• US lifts metal tariffs on Canada, Mexico

• Centre issued drought advisory

• Indian Navy conducted missile tests

• Cabinet approves promulgation of Ordinance on Maratha quota

• Kerala State Assembly to go paperless under E-Vidhan initiative

• First NCC girls expedition flagged off

• IBM Garage to create AI-based solutions

• India's Forex reserves up by $1.3 billion

• Jeffrey confirmed as US' next Deputy Attorney General

• Panel on digital payments submitted reports

• Union Ministry of Environment to undertake a project

• International Museum Day: 18 May

• HDFC ERGO launches protection policy for vector-borne diseases

• SIDBI’s pilot scheme for fintech NBFCs

• India-Botswana Office Consultations held

• 11th India Iran JCCM held

• India-Singapore begins SIMBEX 2019 Naval Exercises in South China Sea

• RISAT-2B to be launched on May 22 from Sriharikota

• UAE to celebrate World Day for Cultural Diversity on May 21

• British PM promises new deal to save her Brexit agreement

• Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran's court

• World Hypertension Day (WHD): 17th May

• India signs Christchurch Call

• International aid for education to India down by 26%

• The Saudi government has approved permanent residency scheme

• US approves missile sales to South Korea, Japan

• Donald Trump delays decision on auto tariffs for up to 6 months

• India extends full support for economic development, sustainable peace in Afghanistan

• Varanasi has only one air quality monitoring station

• CBIC introduced weightage system

• Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected as South African President

• Kami Rita scaled Mount Everest for 23rd time

• Green cards replaced with 'Build America' visa

• India gives 2 Mi-24 helicopters to Afghanistan

• Hockey India names 18-Member Indian junior men’s hockey team for 8-Nation U-21 Spain tour

• MoU signed for Rudraksh Plantation

• COMCASA agreement will enable info exchange to fight terror

• Aarohi: 1st woman to fly solo across Atlantic

• Saudi grants exit visas to 450 stranded Indian workers

• Theresa May to confirm resignation date in June

• Jeffrey Rosen confirmed as US deputy attorney general

• Pakistan’s currency reaches all-time low against US dollar

• 11th Joint Consular Committee meet between India, Iran held in Delhi

• CEAT Awards: Virat Kohli bags International batsman and cricketer of the year

• Shagun best-placed Indian in women's trap at Changwon Shotgun World Cup

• India’s GS Lakshmi first woman on ICC international panel of match referees

• Croatian World Cupper Igor Stimac appointed Indian football team coach

• Indian Navy`s SSB inaugurated at Kolkata

• US lawmakers brought bill

• India Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival 2019 inaugurated

• NABARD announced Rs. 700 crore capital fund

• Rama Subramaniam Gandhi appointed as additional director on Yes Bank board

• U.S. orders staff to leave Iraq Embassy

• Xi Jinping rejects `clash of civilisations` theory

• Ban on LTTE extended for 5 years

• NGT directed 18 states to submit action plan

• Jaisalmer to host International Army Games

• 1st women astronaut to go on Moon

• Fully recyclable plastic created

• Trump declares national emergency over IT threats

• China blocks all language editions of Wikipedia

• Jet Airways CFO and deputy CEO Amit Agarwal has resigned

• Mary Kom to debut in Indian Boxing Tournament

• Dinesh Pangtey appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of LIC Mutual Fund

• India to host Syria, Tajikistan

• Manchester City won Premier League Title

• Admiral John of the US Navy visited India

• India, Iran held talks

• Sebi issued notice to Kotak, HDFC MF

• Retail inflation at 6-month high in April

• Delhi's air quality very poor: SAFAR

• Carbon dioxide levels hit historic high

• 17 developing countries call for strengthening WTO

• India to co-chair Consultative Group (CG) of Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)

• CTBTO invited India to be an observer

• ABHYAS successfully tested

• UN mission urges cutting off financial ties with Myanmar army

• Thailand king endorses junta-appointed senators

• Bill introduced to ban Chinese military scientists from American labs

• Tanjung Datu arrived in Port Blair

• US curbs: India to decide on Iran crude imports after polls

• India, Iran to discuss impact of US ending waivers on import of Iranian oil

• US Navy Chief holds discussion with Indian Naval Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba

• Centre extends ban on LTTE

• Asian economies to dominate 7%

• Jehan won FIA Formula 3 Championship

• Novak won Madrid Open Title

• Hinduja brothers named UK's wealthiest people

• US President to meet his Chinese counterpart amid escalating trade war

• International Nurses Day: 12 May

• Chennai to get its first unmanned substation

• WTO meeting began in Delhi

• Young Scientist Programme 'Yuvika2019' inaugurated

• Indonesian Coast Guard ship arrives in Port Blair

• 2019 to be observed as ‘Year of next of kin’

• Bezos unveiled lunar lander

• National Technology Day: 11 May

• UN Global Road Safety Week: 6-12 May

• Global Health Security Strategy unveiled

• Extinct bird species came back from the dead

• ISRO to launch RISAT-2B from Sriharikota on May 22

• 20th Conference of RHCA concludes

• India, Vitenam reiterated commitment

• Ministerial Meeting of Developing Countries

• Konkan Railways signs agreement with Nepal

• Trump raised tariffs on imports from China

• Ireland declares climate emergency

• North Korean cargo ship seized by US arrives in American Samoa

• Ajay Mehta: New Maharashtra Chief Secretary

• UN to hold 2020 Ocean Conference In Lisbon

• 1st Apache helicopter handed over to the IAF

• FIFA announces two new award categories

• KS Radhakrishnan appointed as member of CSAT

• Muhammad-Bande appointed as President of UNGA

• WHO for eliminating industrial trans fats

• Four ships subjected to sabotage off east coast: UAE

• WTO ministerial meeting of developing countries to begin today

• U.S.’s Pompeo to hold talks on Iran in Brussels on way to Russia

• World Migratory Bird Day: 11 May

• India, Vietnam discuss ways to strengthen strategic partnership

• Grizzled giant squirrel spotted near Gingee

• Bengal tigers may not survive climate change

• World's fastest bullet train starts test run

• WTO ministerial meeting of developing countries to take place on May 13-14

• Hyderabad's International Airport Ranked 8th

• India's first mega science exhibition

• Navy joins exercises in South China Sea

• Esha and Akull won silver in the Shooting

• Fiscal deficit touched 4.52% at end-February

• Govenment prohibits imports of electronics goods

• Genetic study conducted on Lakshadweep

• NASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid in 2022

• Singapore passes anti-fake news bill

• US imposes sanctions on Iran

• Rakesh Sharma elected as IMMA Vice-President

• RBI withdraws mandate on IL&FS NPAs

• Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Vietnam visit

• India & Turkey to strengthen economic relation

• India CEO forum organised on climate change

• Greenfield IT park to come up in Guindy

• CBIC to organise meeting of Regional Heads

• Sea phase of `Varuna` exercise begins

• Pt. Swapan Chowdhury conferred with D. Litt

• SpaceX successfully launched cargo mission

• ECube ropes in Badrinarayanan

• Ilapuram Raja has been appointed as member for RTI Commission

• World Red Cross Day: 8 May

• Justice PR Ramachandran: New Chief Justice of High Court

• Odisha sought Rs.7000 crore under PMAY Scheme

• India-US to strengthen economic cooperation

• India, US agree on preserving Afghan gains

• Piramal, Canadian fund set up renewable trust

• 100 US firms to join Department of Commerce

• NCLT began bankruptcy process

• Mastercard to invest $ 1 billion to develop India

• 2 Indians among 115 UN staff honoured

• Yes Bank acquired shares of CG Power

• India re-elected observer to Arctic Council

• G D Robert honored with V K Menon Award

• Indian boxers won 6 medals

• Roger climbed 3rd in men`s rankings

• Gregor appointed global ambassador

• 40% amphibian species threatened

• Tiger Woods awarded Presidential medal

• Iran likely to withdraw from parts of nuclear deal

• Mali President named new government

• INS Ranjit decommissioned

• PM announced Rs 1000 crore assistance for Odisha

• RBI raised caps on home loans by SFBs

• India and US held Bilateral Trade Meeting

• ISRO to launch RISAT-2BR1 on 22 May

• G7 environment ministers held meeting

• North Korea fires several short-range projectiles

• Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms again

• PM Narendra Modi visits Odisha

• IIT Kanpur collaborates with CSC

• ‘Avengers: Endgame’ crossed 300 crore mark

• Fani: longest-lasting cyclone in the century

• Asian Individual Squash Championship

• SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket

• Navy launches 4th Scorpene class submarine

• India, US agree to strengthen economic co-operation

• Indian & Australia's co-operation on terrorism

• Myntra appoints Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma

• Yes Bank slips to 10th most valuable lender

• Shahid Afridi released his autobiography

• NIOS signs MoU with Indian Medical Association

• Kiran Kumar gets France’s Highest Honour

• World Bank gives $545 mn for cyclone-hit Southern Africa

• North Korea fires several short-range projectiles into the Sea of Japan

• King Vajiralongkorn crowned Rama X of Thailand

• UK passes Environment Emergency declaration

• Last captive white tiger Bajirao dies at 18

• All EVs to use green number plates

• BHEL and ARAI together signed MoU

• UN agency praises India on minimizing loss of life from Cyclone Fani

• Japan's MOMO-3 rocket reaches outer space

• India to purchase 10 Kamov-31 choppers

• Wolters sworn in as military officer of NATO

• India extends tariff deadline on U.S. items

• Bajrang Punia wins gold in wrestling

• ISRO planning to send a probe to study sun early next year

• FANI Cyclonic Storm moves north-northeastwards

• Water Storage Level in Reservoirs Down by 1%

• India on top spot in ICC Test rankings

• BHEL commissions 2 lift irrigation projects

• Government and IIT-D to set up Centre of Excellence

• 750th birth anniversary of Sri Vedanta Desikan

• BSE's first independent woman director

• Global Gold Demand Increases 7%

• I-T Department, GSTN to sign MoU

• London top choice for Indian investors

• Afghanistan peace summit ends in Kabul

• Pakistan to freeze assets of Masood Azhar

• World Press Freedom Day 2019

• Apurvi attained world number 1 spot

• IAS officer Dilip Kumar appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in office of Lokpal

• G Sathiyan in top 25 of ITTF Rankings

• Kumar Sangakara: 1st Non-British President of MCC

• Cyclone hits Odisha coast near Puri with wind speed nearly 175 kmph

• Sreejesh nominated for Rajiv Gandhi awards

• Indian and French Navies conducted Varuna Ex

• Chandrayaan-2 modules to be launched in July

• SEBI fined NSE over Rs 625 Crores

• Bharti Axa tied up with Wishfin

• DCIL signed MoU with WAPCOS

• Workshop on Space Warfare and Tech held

• GST Revenue collection for April 2019

• India's growth forecast lowered to 7.3%

• Masood Azhar designated as a global terrorist

• India's manufacturing sector grew slow

• IIT Indore in top 50 Asia University Rankings

• Niramai won gold prize at Hack Osaka

• BCCI recommended Bumrah for Arjuna Award

• Gurpreet Singh recommended for Arjuna Award

• Nitendra finished at 27th in London Marathon

• Bajrang Punia:1st Indian to fight at Madison Square

• SAIL introduced new pension scheme

• Beirut set new Guinness World record

• US to withdraw from U.N Arms Trade Treaty

• Benjamin Netanyahu: New Prime Minister of Israel

• UN designates Masood Azhar as global terrorist

• International Labour Day: 1 May

• India ranked 4th in SIPRI

• Ayushman Bharat Diwas: 30 April

• Government to take over National Housing Banking from RBI

• 3000 kg waste collected from Mt. Everest

• Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka appointed as Karnataka Chief Justice

• Alfred Brownell won Goldman Environmental Prize

• Valtteri Bottas won Azerbaijan Grand Prix

• New Zealand Open Badminton Tournament began

• Twitter announced premium content deals

• IGNOU to launch course on GST

• IRDAI formed 13 member panel

• India raised import duty on wheat to 40%

• RBI proposed strict rules

• Aurobindo got environmental nod

• Jacques received Ikhamanga Award 2019

• India to bid for 2024 World TTC

• Indian para-athletes clinched medals

• Petra won Maiden Grand Prix 2019

• Dominic won Barcelona Open Title

• Eliud Kipchoge won London Marathon tilte

• Japan`s new Emperor Naruhito ascends throne

• 4 Indian academic qualification to be recognized

• GRSE to build 8 ASWSWCs for Indian Navy

• India to develop certification facility

• Cyber Exercise conducted in New Delhi

• India-Japan joined hands in manufacture sector

• Raheem: Footballer of the year 2019

• China hosted 2nd Belt and Road Forum

• Sumatra floods killed 17: Indonesia

• International Dance Day: 29 April

• CPWD set up committee

• Dentists can practice as General Physicians

• ICMR launched MERA India

• Indian Army signed MoU with NHPC

• Defence Minister visited Bishkek

• Wipro acquired Splash Corporation

• Cyclone Fani likely to intensify

• Doru Isac became technical director of AIFF

• Claire to become first women umpire

• India ended with 16 medals at AWC

• India ends with 13 medals at ABC

• IndusInd Bank & BFI merger approved

• Kotak Bank launches debit card-based e-mandate

• East Asian birds make Andaman stopover

• Global warming shrank economy by 31%

• RBI first to begin interest rate easing cycle

• Floating nuclear power plant launched

• Anti-hijack panel revamped

• Platform for Cryptocurrency Trading launched

• Helen gets Deenanath Mangeshkar Award

• Konkani version of Constitution released

• Supreme Court: Filthy language not criminal intimidation

• Delhi High Court lifts Centre’s curbs on GI tag for basmati rice

• World Immunization Week 2019

• National Fire Service Day observed

• Fabio Fognini won Rolex Montecarlo Masters

• USA secure ODI status for first time

• US envoy launched initiative to fight against TB

• Divya, Manju won bronze medals in AWC

• India bagged 2 gold at ISSF World Cup

• International Hockey Tournament 2019 held

• Rana Dasgupta won literary prize

• Archaeologists uncovered an ancient tomb

• Advani won Asian Snooker Tour title

• Microsoft topped trillion-dollar mark

• Japan created 1st artificial crater

• Meghalaya to augment fish production

• Complaints to RBI ombuds increased 25% in FY18

• Centre invested in cell based mutton project

• Army to induct women as military police

• 2.9 million children missed measles vaccine

• IIT-KGP, Jindal Stainless tie up

• UN, EU signed joint framework

• ABU Media Summit underway in Nepal

• US recorded 695 measles cases in 2019

• National Panchayati Raj Day: 24 April

• Agriculture prices to fall 2.6%

• New community in Golan be named after Trump

• All public payments digital: RBI panel

• Jalan Panel report in June

• RBI sold entire stake in NHB

• RBI has Rs.3 lakh cr in excess reserve

• Malawi to undertake the RTS

• Arab League pledged $100 mn to Palestinian Authority

• ICRA estimated 7-7.5 GW solar power addition

• Dark matter search: Xenon unstable

• Money Loji launched app to offer loans

• Mercury has solid inner core

• Indian Coast Guard Vessel commissioned

• Indonesia's Mount Agung erupted again

• Low-pressure system over South Bay of Bengal likely to turn into cyclonic storm: IMD

• Bajrang Punia won gold in AWC

• Iran brands US military as terrorist

• Nobel Prize announcements for 2019 to take place in October

• Import of milk products from China banned

• Tata Global to acquire Dhunseri Tea

• Operation Night Riders began

• International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace

• Yogi won assembly elections in Japan

• Britain's youngest accountant: Ranveer Singh

• India will stop importing crude oil from Iran

• Kim Jong-un & Vladimir Putin to hold first summit talks in Vladivostok

• WB Governemnt scheme won UN award

• Jadhav bagged bronze: AAC

• HDFC to hold 9.9% stake in Bandhan Bank

• Goswami received best sportsperson award

• RBI swap auction got bid more than thrice

• SEBI tweaked norms for REITs, InvITs

• Leather exports rose 8% in FY19

• Pakistan Navy successfully test fired missile

• Jammu & Kashmir: Campaign Sweep inaugurated

• AIR receive Swacchta Pakhwada Award 2019

• Asian Badminton Championships began

• SBI GI launched cyber defense insurance

• Zest Money raised $20 million funding

• Benny Antony won National IP Award

• AWC: Jhili won silver

• India ranked 19th in ICP

• Vinod Zutshi appointed as special observer for Tripura

• IIM-B ranked 12th in APAC

• Sixth Sense Ventures invested in My Healthcare

• India ranked 17th in Global Startup Ecosystem

• Indonesia releases special stamp on theme of Ramayana

• 29th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair

• Medical assistance to Afghan National Army

• MoU signed between AYUSH and CSIR

• ISB inked pact with Moscow School

• Sri Lanka declared emergency

• Iran, Pakistan declare joint border reaction

• World Book Day: 23 April

• Naval Commanders Conference to begin

• Maldivian President visited Bangalore

• Indian battleships arrived in China

• TCS signed a deal with India Post

• Spicejet, Emirates signed MoU

• M3 Inc. acquired NHPL

• 1st Hindu temple to be built in UAE’

• US to end sanction waivers to India

• Saudi Aramco to acquire Royal Dutch Shell

• 290 dead in Sri Lanka bomb blasts

• Zelensky won Presidential elections

• Himalayan expedition flagged in Leh

• Nasim Zaidi quit Jet Airways board

• World Earth Day: 22nd April

• New level of complexity in dolphins: Study

• Jan Dhan Bank deposits to cross Rs 1 lakh crore

• Twitter appointed Manish Maheshwari as India MD

• India bagged 5 medals in the opening day: AAC

• Asian Weightlifting Championships began

• Services lifted Santosh Trophy

• Ravinder Kumar Passi has been appointed as Chairman of EPCH

• World Liver Day: 19 April

• World’s first armed amphibious drone boat

• Saudi Arabia to host G20 leaders' summit

• 13 Under arrest for Sri Lanka blasts: police

• Gagandeep Kang elected to Royal Society Fellow

• CRISIL to transfer rating business

• Non-life insurers witness 13% rise in premium

• Indian Navy seek access to French base in Djibouti

• Indian-American scientist in Hall of Fame

• Chennai central station's name is not longest

• Election Commission launches Voter Turnout app

• India to partner with Japan and UAE

• Cholamandalam Insurance gets ISO certification

• Antares launches Cygnus on ISS cargo mission

• Universe’s first molecule detected in space

• Indian athletes win 5 medals on opening day of Asian Athletics Championships

• Longest spaceflight by a woman

• PIO-led team's CubeSat to be launched by NASA

• Sri Lanka’s 1st satellite ‘Raavana-1’ launched

• Yusuf Hamied receives UK Royal Society Honour

• Christian Garin claimed his first ATP title

• Kaushik Shaparia appointed Deutsche Bank India head

• Mukesh Kumar elected Judo Union of Asia general secretary

• Guided missile destroyer INS Imphal launched

• BoM joins M1Xchange TReDS platform

• Saudi increased India's Haj quota to 2 lakh

• UN honored Indian peacekeepers

• Asian Tea Alliance launched in China

• India ranked 140 in WPFI 2019

• India rebuild Kundeling monastery in Nepal

• Tata tech joined hands with Future Move

• Ravi Shastri appointed as corporate ambassador to the Indian Business Community

• Airtel Bank partnered with Bharti AXA

• Walmart, Amazon kicked off pilot program

• UN report on major industrial accidents

• High proportion of antibacterial Agents in Ganga

• Funds to implement 10% EWS quota approved

• Bajrang at top spot in world wrestling

• Mirabai to superhead India's campaign

• International Hockey Federation (FIH) imposed fine on Pakistan

• Sairee Chahal appointed Board of Director PPB

• Delhi Police launched 2 helpline numbers

• I-T Department proposes new norms for taxing MNCs

• Uber won $1billion investment from Toyota

• Scientists identified green material

• 220 million year old dinossaur fossils found

• Fintech startups to test regulatory sandbox

• Canara Bank: 1st to meet RBIs EMV mandate

• Police officers awarded for writing book

• Bandhan Bank to merge with Gruh Finance

• IMF and WB launched learning coins

• Bank of Baroda, Srei enter co-lending alliance

• Exim Bank funded projects in Rawanda

• 7th China International Tech Fair kicked off

• India suspended LoC trade with Pakistan

• WHO issued guidelines on digital health technology

• Nepal launched its first satellite from USA

• Terra Drone inked pact with IIT Hyderabad

• Book on Khooni Vaisakhi released in UAE

• 20 states joined helpline number 112

• Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) resumed tests of jet trainer

• Jaideep Sarkar appointed as India's next High Commissioner to South Africa

• IDRBT set up 5G lab for banking sector

• FIFA banned former football President

• 2nd edition of IN – VPN BILAT EX concluded

• Mitsui to buy Reliance ethane carrier fleet

• FMCG growth to slow down in 2019

• Boeing conducted test flight of 737 MAX

• SpaceX to fly its DART mission

• Deepest radio images of sun created

• Government targetes IRCTC, IRFC IPOs

• Mars based simulator unveiled in Gobi Desert

• Atul Jalan's book launched

• PwC has named Padmaja Alaganandan as its new chief people officer

• Rakesh Suryakant resigned as Adani CFO

• Titan has 100 m deep methane lakes

• World Heritage Day: 18 April

• Pakistan’s Finance Minister Asad Umar resigns

• Time 100 most influential people report

• Mt Everest to get an eco-friendly toilet

• Mithali raj: Goodwill Ambassador SCCWC 2019

• ICC partnered with UNICEF

• Mujibnagar Day observed in Bangladesh

• Google opened AI lab in Ghana

• Government granted financial powers to buy weapons

• World Hemophilia Day: April 17

• Durjanpur to be renamed as Shivdham

• Coast Guard ship Veera commissioned

• NASA found Alien World

• Aretha Franklin's posthumous win

• 3-member women team set out to summit Everest

• Home Expo India 2019 began

• Sunil Lanba on a visit to Thailand

• Arantxa: Ambassador TCS World 10k run

• Eligible NBFCs to get license

• IDBI Bank launched paperless account

• ADB provided loan to India

• RBI put Rs 50 notes into circulation

• SFB awarded Clement Model 2019 Award

• Astronomers discovered 3rd planet

• Earth’s surface heating up: NASA study

• Workshop on Loss & Damage conducted

• NASA awarded 3 Indian teams

• 300% increase in measles globally

• Notre Dam in Paris caught fire

• Supreme Court banned mining activities in Kaziranga Park

• Government signed agreement with insurgent groups

• Jitendra Chaddah: New Chairman of IESA

• INS Magar reached Mozambique

• Himachal Pradesh celebrated 72nd state day

• INS Kozhikode decommissioned

• India, UK renewed MoU

• India narrowed trade deficit with China

• Volkswagen to expand corporate business

• Greenam Energy sets up power plant

• MS Dhoni: Brand ambassador of redBus

• Exports OutSpace imports at 11%

• Electricity from falling snow created

• DRDO successfully test-fired Nirbhay

• Datamatics won IMC award

• Prajnesh Gunneswaran rose to ranking 80

• Half Marathon organized by IAF

• Lewis Hamilton won Formula One's 1,000th race

• Meena Kumari clinched gold in Boxing World Cup

• Golfer Tiger Woods clinched his 5th Masters

• Gelete Burka and Milaw won Paris Marathon

• Mike Budenholzer received NBCA Coach of the Year

• Kento Momota won Singapore Open

• Army planning to carry out joint exercise with Indian Coast Guard

• Major decline in India's steel export

• Medical devices to get CDSCO certification

• Apollo Hospitals launched advanced centre

• Tech can kill 45 million jobs in 6 years

• Unique oil-eating bacteria discovered

• UNESCO Cano Press Freedom Prize announced

• Mohammed Ishteyah: New Palestine Prime Minister

• India to partner with Japan and UAE

• Additional post of Deputy CAG cleared

• RBI employees not government servants

• RBI employees not government servants

• UAE to host world’s foremost Artificial Intelligence Summit

• Abu Dhabi International Book Fair: India nominated as Guest of Honour

• IMO’s new rule on information exchange

• World Allergy Week 2019: 7-13 April

• Lapin confirmed as Haiti’s new Prime Minister

• Abdelkader: Interim President of Algeria

• CMFRI and ISRO ink MoU to protect wetlands

• Prasar Bharati Chairman releases Selected speeches of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar

• Murali Kartik appointed as Funtasy11 brand ambassador

• Inzamam become MCC Honorary Life Members

• New sensor can detect dangerous chemicals

• Digital Sukoon receives Best Digital award

• HDFC tops Forbes' list of best Indian banks

• Impact of space travel on astronauts revealed

• Paralympics medallist Deepa Malik won New Zealand Prime Minister's Sir Edmund Hillary Fellowship

• EU, UK agreed to delay Brexit

• India, Sweden inked pact

• Russia to confer its highest state decoration on PM Narendra Modi

• Voter Park inaugurated in Gurugram

• India, Netherlands to strengthen ties

• SpaceX carried out first commercial launch

• Sudan’s Ibn Auf steps down as head of military council

• AFC Conference inaugurated

• General Insurance Corporation (GIC) India Chief awarded Freedom of the City of London

• 2 Bengal government schemes won UN awards

• Siva Reddy selected for Saraswati Samman 2018

• Eni Nuraeni: Best Athletic Coach in Asia

• RBL Bank tied up with CreditVidya

• India`s population grew at 1.2% average

• Algeria: Presidential election to be held in July

• European leaders offer Britain six-month delay to its Brexit departure

• IMF forecasts dip in global growth

• China`s YUTU travelled on moon

• The National Green Tribunal (NGT) constituted a Central Monitoring Committee

• Benjamin Netanyahu won Israel`s elections

• INS Shikra hosted Naval Investiture Ceremony

• UK introduced online safety regulations

• Procurement of 464 T-90 tanks cleared

• Tata Trust and Microsoft signed MoU

• GPF interest retained at 8% for April-June

• Indian Oil bagged AIMA award

• Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman Awards Conferred

• Dost Education bagged Tech prize

• Namami Gange got global recognition

• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu set to get fifth term

• Muguruza claimed Monterry open Title

• Veer Parivar App Launched

• Avaada Energy raised Rs.1000 crore from ADB

• Isaak Hayik set new record

• Army gets more fire power with Dhanush

• India highest recipient of remittances

• PNB Housing Stake sale to boost PNB capital

• Tata Motors launched initiative for drivers

• US, Iran designate each other's organizations as supporters of terrorism

• Guwahati Railway Station first to get ISO certification in India

• US designates IRGC as a foreign terrorist organization

• Indo-Sri Lanka joint exercise Mitra Shakti VI concludes in Sri Lanka

• World Health Day: 7th April

• Battle of Kangla Tongbi: Platinum Jubilee

• Justice Pradeep Nandrajog sworn in as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court

• INS Shakti to take part in Chinese celebration

• Coal imports rose to 8% in Apr-Feb FY 2019

• IIT-Madras tops HRD's national ranking of institutes

• SEBI gave nod for Airport fund

• Lin Dan clinched Malaysia Open

• Yellow weather warning for Himachal Pradesh

• Melting of Arctic ice impacts India

• National Green Tribunal (NGT) forms committee to look into Yamuna floodplain erosion in Sonipat

• Supreme Court refuses urgent listing of plea challenging Madras HC order banning downloading of TikTok app

• National Handloom Week: April 7-14

• India’s first AI-enabled motorcycle

• Global coalition for clean cooling launched

• A village with carbon-positive tag

• CCMB scientists make major breakthrough

• Fitch affirms India's rating at BBB

• Bolivia joins International Solar Alliance

• US urges immediate halt to military operations in Libya

• Indian women's team defeat Nepal 3-1 in Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 match

• IPL: Mumbai Indians beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 40 runs

• All India Football Federation President Praful Patel becomes 1st Indian to be elected as member of FIFA Executive Council

• RBI tweaked LCR norms to boost liquidity

• New tug Bahadur in Navy fleet

• Indian football team rises two places to 101 FIFA ranking

• David Malpass selected as President of World Bank

• Election Commission removes Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Anil Chandra Punetha

• China deployed new missile destroyer

• Traditional New Year festivities being held in several parts of country today (06 April, 2019)

• Yoga gaining popularity across the world: M Venkaiah Naidu

• Health Ministry formed Solidarity Human Chain

• US, China close to striking a monumental trade deal

• Justice T B N Radhakrishnan was sworn-in as the new Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court

• Maitri Bridge: Longest Suspension Bridge

• UAE confers prestigious Zayed Medal on PM Narendra Modi

• India says, Pakistan has not addressed concerns raised by it over Kartarpur corridor

• 15th Finance Commission holds high level discussions on ‘Fiscal Relations across levels of Government’

• Brunei introduces sharia laws; makes adultery & homosexuality punishable

• Philippines’ Duterte warns China to back off disputed island

• Malaysia Open: Kidambi Srikanth to take on Chen Long

• TRAI asks Telecom`s to submit plan details of segmented offers every month

• NITI Aayog calls for new regulations for bank loans` repayment

• Set up expert committee to probe cause of Kerala flood: Amicus curiae

• South Korea to launch world`s first national 5G networks

• NuGen Mobility Summit 2019

• Air Marshal D Choudhury takes over as SASO Hq WAC

• Public disclosure of scores and other details of the willing non-recommended candidates of the commission’s examinations

• Over 1.2 million early deaths in India due to air pollution

• Bleaching hits world`s southernmost coral reef

• Saving the Olive Ridleys of Visakhapatnam Coast

• Study shows tiny black holes may not account for dark matter as stated by Stephen Hawking

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cuts repo rate by 25 basis points

• India likely to grow at 7.2% in current fiscal year: ADB

• Country`s exports will cross 331 billion dollar mark in 2018-19: Suresh Prabhu

• Football: Indian women`s register 2-0 win over Indonesia

• 4th Session of India-Ukraine working group on Trade and Economic Cooperation held in New Delhi

• US approves sale of 24 MH 60 Romeo Seahawk helicopters to India

• Sri Lankan government rejects concerns raised over proposed oil refinery project in Hambantota

• More than 113 million people suffer acute hunger: UN

• India inks an agreement with a development bank for setting up India-Africa Institute of Agriculture & Rural Development in Malawi

• India urges Pakistan to repatriate fishermen

• India and Chile exchange three MOUs for cooperation

• WWF sounds alarm after 48 lbs of plastic found in dead whale

• Groundwater system still exists on Mars: Study

• Third Edition of Bilateral Maritime Exercise between Royal Australian and Indian Navies – AUSINDEX-19 set to begin

• VVPAT slips: Supreme Court grants a week to opposition for filing reply

• Centre sets up tribunal to weather adjudicate to ban Jamaat-e-Islami J&K, JKLF

• China counters US over Masood Azhar

• President Ram Nath Kovind visits Pablo Neruda Museum in Chile

• US, South Korea defence chiefs meet on denuclearization

• India, Chile agree to work together to defeat terrorism & its manifestations

• Spider research yet to pick up pace in India, say experts

• India finishes with 16 gold medals at Asian Airgun Championships

• RBI to unveil this fiscal’s first bi-monthly policy decision on 04 April 2019

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to inject USD 5 billion more liquidity into banking system

• Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale holds talks with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister in Moscow

• NMDC surpasses 30 million tonnes production and sales for 3rd year

• Detention of foreigners: Supreme Court directs Assam Chief Secretary to appear before it on April 8

• 6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Ecuador

• Election Commission clears revised MGNREGA wage rates from today (April 1)

• Envoy to India appointed Pakistan Foreign Secretary

• Government extends PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline to September 30

• NASA`s Mars helicopter completes flight tests

• IPL: Delhi Capitals to face Kings Eleven Punjab

• Roger Federer lifts his 4th ATP Miami Open title

• ISRO successfully launches India’s latest EMISAT defence satellite

• India thrashes Poland 10-0 at Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

• IPL 2019: Sun Risers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 5 wickets in Hyderabad

• India & Bolivia sign 8 MoUs in various fields including culture, mining, space

• Government decides to infuse around Rs 5000 crore into Bank of Baroda

• Fossil-rich grounds of Ariyalur in Tamil Nadu

• British Parliament rejects Brexit deal for 3rd time

• India, US urge Pakistan to take action against terrorism

• China, US resume trade talks

• India summons Pakistan`s Deputy High Commissioner over Kartarpur Corridor project

• Five coffee varieties get Geographical Induction (GI) tag

• Rare Sumatran tiger cubs make public debut at Sydney zoo

• Debris from anti-satellite test to disintegrate in 45 days: official

• The hump-backed Mahseer is now 'critically endangered'

• UN council passes resolution to combat terrorist financing

• Best way to face climate change is to be friendly with nature – Vice President

• All measures being taken to prevent misuse of media - Election Commission

• US moves draft resolution in UN to designate Azhar as global terrorist

• India disappointed at Pak's response on Pulwama attack

• Article 35A constitutionally vulnerable, discriminatory: Jaitley

• Israel unveils world’s longest salt cave

• Humans can detect the earth’s magnetic fields

• Action to be taken against those rearing African catfish

• Mission Shakti: India successfully conducts anti-satellite missile test

• India-African Union sign MoU on strengthening cooperation in healthcare sector

• Foreign corporate powers can interfere, the poll panel tells Supreme Court

• Changes in laws on political funding have serious repercussion on transparency, EC tells SC

• SC seeks Centre's view on bringing all tribunals under one umbrella

• EC appoints special expenditure observers in six states

• US circulates draft resolution at UNSC to blacklist JeM chief Masood Azhar

• RBI imposed Rs 2 crore penalty on PNB

• India, Bangladesh to start cruise service from March 29, 2019

• IEA report shows China, U.S. & India together accounted for nearly 70% of the rise in energy demand

• President Kovind honoured with Croatia's highest award

• Algeria's army chief calls for Bouteflika to be declared unfit to rule

• NASA’s historic all-women spacewalk scrapped due to lack of fitting spacesuits

• President Kovind honoured with Croatia's highest award

• India, Bangladesh to start cruise service from March 29, 2019

• European Parliament adopts controversial copyright reforms

• The CJI dealt with over 700 cases

• India, Bangladesh to start cruise service from March 29, 2019

• ISRO to launch 29 satellites including EMISAT April 1st

• IAF inducts first four heavy-lift Chinook helicopters

• Navy's nuclear, biological, chemical training facility launched

• ADNOC awards onshore block to Indian consortium

• Indian-Sri Lankan armies to conduct military exercise Mitra Shakti

• SC seeks EC's reply on increasing size of VVPAT sample survey

• Trump sign proclamation recognising Israel's sovereignty over Golan Heights

• World leaders hail defeat of Islamic State in Syria

• Better awareness about the nutrient-rich fruit is driving demand

• Odisha’s Rushikulya rookery awaits Olive Ridleys

• India achieves 84 % reduction in TB deaths among HIV patients: UN

• Supreme Court to hear fresh plea for not evicting forest dwellers

• India is hub of opportunities as well as fast growing economy: Vice President

• Centre, State Governments working hard to make India TB-free by 2025: Modi

• Oman signs agreement allowing United States military to use its ports

• China to import more goods from US to balance bilateral trade

• India face Japan in opening encounter of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

• India clinches SAFF Women's Championship for fifth time

• India-funded educational campus inaugurated in Nepal

• US-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State

• Donald Trump orders withdrawal of sanctions against North Korea

• Enforcement Directorate slaps over Rs 14 lakh penalty on Hurriyat leader Geelani

• Former SC judge PC Ghose takes oath as Lokpal

• Indian Statistical Institute presents report on VVPAT sample size to EC

• British PM welcomes EU decision to postpone Brexit beyond 29 March

• It’s time for US to recognize Israel's Sovereignty: Donald Trump

• US says China should join international community in asking Pakistan to take action against terrorists

• India one of world's fastest-growing large economies: IMF

• India bag 368 medals at Special Olympics World Games

• India to face Nepal for title clash at SAFF Women's Championship

• Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings: Lakshya Sen, Riya Mookerjee break into top 100

• Kazakhstan to rename country's capital Astana as Nursultan

• International Forest Day to be observed on 21st March

• New Zealand bans assault weapons

• Social Media platforms to prevent violation of Code of Ethics during polls

• Germany initiates move at EU to designate Masood Azhar as global terrorist

• Indian-origin Jagmeet creates history, enters Canada parliament

• Election Commission appoints Shailendra Handa & Madhu Mahajan as Special Expenditure Observers

• India bags over 350 medals at Special Olympics World Games

• Tokyo 2020 Olympics torch unveiled

• British Prime Minister asks EU to delay Brexit till June 30

• The Mizoram Maintenance of Household Registers Bill, 2019

• President presents Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations

• Former Supreme Court judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose appointed India's first Lokpal

• Further attrition of Jet Airways' flights likely in coming weeks: DGCA

• Kazakhstan President resigns after nearly 30 years in power

• United Nations patent data show Asia innovation surge

• UK Speaker rules out third vote on PM Theresa May’s Brexit deal

• Maldives reaffirms ‘India first’ policy

• International workshop on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure to begin on 19th March

• British PM in last-minute push to win support for Brexit deal

• Cyclone Idai affects over 1.5 million people in three southern African countries

• New age platforms bring paradigm shift in broadcasting: A Surya Prakash

• BJP’s Pramod Sawant sworn-in as new Goa CM

• India, Maldives agree to cooperate on defence, development, health

• India bags 188 medals at Special Olympics World Games

• Gopi Thonakal qualifies for World Athletics Championships

• Special Stamp on Ice Stupa released

• Goa CM Manohar Parrikar passes away at 63

• EAM Sushma Swaraj to meet Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

• India, Maldives agree on broad spectrum of issues for further collaboration

• Athletics: India finishes second in medal tally at Asian Youth Championships

• At least 21 soldiers killed in terrorist attack on army camp in Mali

• Russia slams new Western sanctions against its officials

• AFINDEX-19 to begin from March 18, 2019

• Brexit: Theresa May asks MPs for 'honourable compromise'

• New Zealand's Dunedin airport closed after suspicious device reported

• First BRICS Sherpa meeting concludes

• Slovaks vote for Presidential election

• India to host U-17 Women's Football World Cup in 2020

• Australia to launch military exercise

• President Ram Nath Kovind to confer remaining Padma awards

• Nepal: Students call upon to follow Gandhian path for peace & harmony

• UK must offer 'clear' Brexit response ahead of EU summit: France

• General Wolters new NATO supreme commander

• Election Commission holds meeting of Multi-Departmental Committee on Election Intelligence

• Swati Shingade bags first prize of DD Mahila Kisan Award

• United States slams China for its human rights violations in country

• Ready to engage with Pakistan in terror-free atmosphere: MEA

• Election Commission holds central observers' meet

• New Delhi, Islamabad agree to work on operationalizing Kartapur corridor

• British lawmakers vote in support of delaying Brexit

• All American diplomats have left Venezuela, says US Secretary of State

• World Kidney Day being observed on 14th March 2019

• Election Commission introduces mobile app for observers

• Special Olympics World Games begins in Abu Dhabi

• Election Commission appointed Special Observers Team to visit Jammu & Kashmir

• 10 countries added in tax black list

• 1st meeting between India and Pakistan to discuss, finalize modalities for Kartarpur Corridor to be held

• Boeing recommends temporary suspension of its entire world fleet of 737 MAX aircraft

• India awards 200 Golden Jubilee Scholarships to Nepali students

• United States to set up six nuclear power plants in India

• India, United States seek tangible and irreversible action by Pakistan against terrorist groups and leaders

• US Senate votes to end support for Yemen war

• World Bank to provide 250 Million dollar for NRETP to boost rural incomes in India

• Centre justifies its law granting 10-per cent quota for EWS

• DGCA decides to ground Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft with immediate effect

• RBI to infuse Rs 12,500 crore via OMOs

• Industrial growth slows to 1.7% in January 2019

• US says Masood Azhar meets criteria to be designated as a global terrorist by the UN

• UNSC likely to take up issue of ban on Masood Azhar

• Algeria protests against Bouteflika continue despite talks

• UN warns Bangladesh of new crisis over Rohingya relocation plan

• Nepal appreciates India for its support in post-earthquake reconstruction projects

• US to withdraw its remaining diplomatic staff from embassy in Caracas as crisis in Venezuela worsens

• UN requests Sri Lanka to establish hybrid court to probe war crime allegations during LTTE war

• Zinedine Zidane re-appointed as coach of Spanish football club Real Madrid till 2022

• PM Narendra Modi, Bangladesh counterpart jointly inaugurate development projects

• New visa agreement between Maldives & India comes into force

• Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will not seek fifth term, delays elections

• 34th edition of AAHAR - International Food and Hospitality fair-begins in New Delhi

• India and US ask Pakistan to take concerted action to dismantle terror infrastructure operating on its soil

• UK says legally binding changes to Brexit deal agreed with EU; Voting in Parliament

• China orders airlines to ground Boeing 737 MAX 8 after crash

• UN health chief visits DRC Ebola treatment center after attacks

• US-backed forces launch assault on IS group’s last Syrian enclave

• Mohammad Shtayyeh named as Palestinian Prime Minister

• US making significant progress in trade deal with China: White House

• UK lawmakers to vote again on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal next week

• China, US reach consensus on many key issues

• Centre approves two corridors of Surat Metro project

• Ministries of WCD & Skill development sign MoU

• Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale to meet US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

• One gold, four silver medals for India at Finland boxing tourney

• President Ram Nath Kovind to confer Padma awards

• Bill Shine resigns as Donald Trump's communications director

• Finnish government resigns over failed reforms

• Japanese woman honored by Guinness as oldest person at 116

• India, Japan hold inaugural space dialogue

• Centre, ADB sign 26 million dollar loan pact for improving drainage infrastructure in Dibrugarh

• PM Narendra Modi to unveil several development projects in Greater Noida

• Government sets up a committee to examine insurance cover to advocates

• USSOCOM commander meets Army Chief General Bipin Rawat

• MoU between India and UK approved

• PM Narendra Modi launches Integrated Command, Control Centres; Flags off Nagpur Metro

• Government to set up 50 new Kendriya Vidyalayas

• Hardeep Puri launches e-Dharti App

• Cabinet approves investment for Kiru Hydro Electric Project in J&K

• Bharat electronics Launches SWAGAT

• Government announced new 20rupee coin

• UNDP appoints Padma Lakshmi as Goodwill Ambassador

• NATO Chief rules out nuclear missile deployment to Europe

• EU to continue working with Iran to promote peace, stability: European Commission

• Ausaf Sayeed appointed new Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia

• President Ram Nath Kovind to give Nari Shakti awards on International Women's Day

• Permanent commission to Women

• Fifteen of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India

• National Centre for Good Governance inks pact with Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs

• Prime Minister launches slew of development projects in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

• Indore bags cleanest city award for 3rd straight year under Swachh Survekshan, 2019

• Venezuelan government announces to expel German ambassador Daniel Kriener from country

• OECD cuts global growth forecast over trade, Brexit uncertainty

• Tariff hike to hit exports to US

• ISRO, French space agency seal agreement on maritime security

• Jan aushadhi Diwas is being celebrated across the country

• Women officers inducted in Short Service Commission of Indian Army

• Government introduces scheme to provide financial assistance to boost export

• India signs loan agreement with World Bank Uttarakhand Disaster Recovery Project

• Israel's Arkia Airlines to introduce direct flights to two Indian cities

• Bilateral joint exercise between India, Oman to begin from Mar 12

• India-Bangladesh began joint exercise

• Britain: Suspicious packages found near London's major transport hubs

• PM Modi to launch development projects in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

• Rajnath Singh to inaugurate 28 major infrastructure projects in New Delhi

• PM-SYM Yojana to provide Rs. 3,000 monthly pension to workers of unorganized sector

• Two Nobel Prizes for literature will be awarded this year: Swedish Academy

• PM Modi to launch Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan Yojana, other projects in Gujarat

• Rajnath Singh to inaugurate project BOLD-QIT on India-Bangladesh border in Dhubri, Assam

• Crew Dragon Rocket launched

• ICC’s cricket committee head: Anil Kumble

• India nudges Myanmar action on Naga militants

• Sri Lankan Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to present this year’s budget

• PM Modi inaugurates Ahmedabad Metro first phase

• Russia suspends participation in Intermediate-Range Nuclear treaty with US

• Medha Narvekar appointed as Vice President and Secretary of University of Pennsylvania

• Wrestler Bajrang Punia wins gold in Bulgaria

• President presents colours to Indian Air Force Units in Coimbatore

• Piyush Goyal, Fadnavis launch second phase of Monorail in Mumbai

• President gives assent to Ordinance allowing voluntary use of Aadhaar

• PM Modi to launch a series of development projects in Gujarat

• Cabinet Approves Pradhan Mantri Ji-VAN Yojana

• STARS Scheme launched by HRD Ministry

• US officially closes Jerusalem consulate

• Syria takes part in first Arab meeting since 2011

• US lawmaker introduces legislation seeking probe into American non-profit body's activities in Pakistan and Kashmir

• Army chief visits forward locations in Jammu region

• India-Bangladesh begin joint military exercise

• Boxing: One gold, five silver medals for India at Makran Cup

• Turkish Women's Cup: Indian women's team romped to a massive 10-0 victory against Turkmenistan

• China calls for North Korean sanctions relief to be discussed at UNSC

• South Korea to help US, North Korea reach a deal

• London mayor for Brexit delay to break deadlock

• Another push at UNSC to ban Azhar

• Arun Jaitley to release book titled ‘Mann Ki Baat - A Social Revolution on Radio’ in New Delhi

• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Construction Technology India-2019 Expo-cum-Conference in New Delhi

• Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman returns home

• Highway projects worth Rs 5000 crore are underway to decongest National Capital Region: Nitin Gadkari

• Last rites of Nepal's Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation performed in Pokhara

• Union Cabinet approves software product policy

• Centre, ADB sign 926 million loan agreement to operationalize two lines of Mumbai Metro

• India to clash with Australia in their 1st ODI of five match series in Hyderabad on 02 March

• US asks Pakistan to deny safe havens to terrorists

• New NASA Mission selected

• Cabinet approves implementation of Master Plan to convert AIIMS, Delhi into world class Medical University

• RBI, Bank of Japan sign Bilateral Swap Arrangement

• US, North Korea fail to strike deal at Hanoi Summit

• Australia urges India, Pakistan to exercise restraint

• Indian economy expected to grow at 7.3% in 2019-20: Moody's

• Taliban, US to resume Doha talks on 02 March

• PM Narendra Modi to launch various projects in Tamil Nadu

• Cabinet approves MoU with US on missing, exploited children

• Pakistan to release Wing Commander Abhinandan on 01 March

• Cabinet approves 10% reservation for general category poor in J&K

• Russia, Abu Dhabi express solidarity with India's fight against terrorism

• Fight against terrorism not against any religion: Sushma Swaraj

• Rajnath Singh inaugurates NIA office in Hyderabad

• World Squash Championship: Saurav Ghosal enters quarter-finals

• India, Italy should make concerted effort to promote bilateral trade: Suresh Prabhu

• ISSF World Cup: Manu, Saurabh clinch 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team gold

• Jual Oram to launch MSP for Minor Forest Produce, Value Addition Component of Van Dhan scheme

• Khelo India app released

• National Science Day being observed

• World community should come together to fight terrorism: VP Venkaiah Naidu

• Supreme Court to hear plea seeking withholding of tribals' eviction from forest land

• India lose T-20 series against Australia

• United States requests UN vote on Venezuela for Thursday (28 Feb)

• US House of Representatives votes to remove wall emergency declaration

• India-Pakistan tensions: Pakistan suspends Samjhauta Express train service

• Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate, lay foundation stone for projects worth Rs 9,726 crore in Bihar

• Southern Coast Railway zone announced

• PM Narendra Modi to confer Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for Science & Technology

• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to reach Abu Dhabi to take part in OIC meet

• US, Australia ask Pakistan to take action against terror groups

• Sushma Swaraj raises Pulwama terror attack with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi

• Final T20 International of two-match series between India, Australia to be played on 27 Feb

• IAF conducts air strike on Pakistan based JeM’s terror camp

• Aviation Conclave 2019 organized

• National e-Governance Awards 2019 to be presented in Delhi

• United States asks Pakistan to take meaningful action against terrorist groups

• Donald Trump in Vietnam for summit with Kim Jong-un

• PM unveils Bhagwad Gita at ISKCON Temple

• Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari re-elected for second term

• Israel: Ex-minister sentenced to 11 years in prison for spying

• British PM Theresa May changes strategy to offer MPs chance to delay Brexit

• Oscars 2019: Green Book wins Best Picture

• Gandhi Peace prize Presented

• NIA conducts raids on separatists in Kashmir in a terror funding case

• Indian women's team beat England by 7 wickets in 2nd ODI

• Abhijeet Gupta lifts Cannes International Open trophy

• Boxing: Six Indians enter finals of Makran Cup at Chabahar in Iran

• US President delays increase in tariffs against China

• Iran Foreign Minister Zarif announces resignation

• IAF strike across LoC days after Pulwama: 'non-military pre-emptive action,' says Foreign Secretary

• Aadhar helped in savings of Rs 110000 crore by plugging leakages: Prime Minister

• Government approves construction of 560695 more houses

• Health Minister inaugurates 4th Global Digital Health Partnership Summit

• PM Narendra Modi to confer youth Parliament Awards 2019

• Supreme Court agrees to hear plea seeking protection of security forces' human rights

• PM Narendra Modi dedicates National War Memorial to the nation

• Country’s goods, services exports to cross 500 billion dollars during current fiscal: Suresh Prabhu

• Afghanistan begins export to India through Iran’s Chabahar port

• 91st Academy Awards or Oscar’s ceremony begins in Los Angeles

• PM Narendra Modi to launch PM-KISAN scheme by transferring 1st installment of Rs 2,000 to farmers

• Labour Bureau files MUDRA job report

• Cuba votes on new constitution

• US, China extend trade talks as Donald Trump, Xi Jinping express optimism

• India to attend OIC meets for the first time

• Government assures to safeguard interests of tribal people following Supreme Court's order regarding their forest rights

• Substantial increase in number of service voters: Election Commission

• Ganga basin States stare at three-fold rise in crop failures by 2040

• PM Narendra Modi to deliver keynote address at 'Rising India Summit 2019' in New Delhi today (25th Feb)

• MSME Ministry’s conclave on Women Entrepreneur

• Apurvi Chandela wins gold in women's 10m air rifle

• GST cut on real estate

• Government increases Risk & Hardship allowance for CAPE personnel

• Union Minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey launches national programme to eliminate viral hepatitis

• Suresh prabhu inaugurates various projects

• Working Groups to study and recommend measures to facilitate trade, promote exports

• Iran launches cruise missile from submarine during drill

• Travel on a jet plane, using a little cooking oil

• ISSF shooting World Cup: Apurvi Chandela qualifies for finals in 10m air rifle

• Government to infuse Rs 48,239 crore in 12 public sector banks

• RBI to give Rs 28,000 crore to Centre as dividend

• Cabinet approves Phase II of rooftop solar programme

• FATF keeps Pakistan on grey list for failing to curb terror funding

• Pakistan government says, it has taken over control of headquarters of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)

• FATF extends deadline for Iran to fix its anti-money laundering, terrorism financing rules

• Sri Lanka launches economic development framework for war-affected Northern Province

• Over 12 lakh people treated free of cost under Ayushman Bharat

• Global Business Summit held in Delhi

• Bengaluru: Aero India show celebrates Women power in field of Defence Aviation

• Election Commission asks police to investigate fake news about online voting rights to NRIs

• Telangana Budget Highlights 2019

• Indian women thrash England by 66 runs in 1st ODI

• Supreme Court appoints former judge Justice DK Jain as ombudsman for BCCI

• India decides to stop its share of river waters which flow into Pakistan

• PM Narendra Modi holds talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in Seoul

• President promulgates 4 Ordinances including Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Second Ordinance

• Russia warns US against deploying new missiles in Europe

• US, China top officials begin fresh round of negotiations to reach trade deal

• Venezuelan President announces to close border with Brazil until further notice

• UNSC urges international community to actively co-operate with India in dealing with terrorism

• Aero India event in Bengaluru to observe Technology Day on 3rd day

• Dream of manufacturing Light transport aircraft (SARAS Mark II) in India to be reality in 4 years

• International Mother Language Day being celebrated today (21st Feb)

• PM Narendra Modi arrives in Seoul on a two-day visit; to receive Seoul Peace Prize

• Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore to inaugurate ISSF Shooting World Cup

• Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan to visit Aero India show today (21st Feb)

• Jammu & Kashmir government withdraws security to 18 more Hurriyat leaders

• Donald Trump signs order to establish US space force

• Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships awarded to 150 Sri Lankan students

• President Ram Nath Kovind to be on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh today (21st Feb)

• British PM Theresa May heads to EU to push for Brexit breakthrough

• PM Narendra Modi to embark on two-day visit to South Korea today (20th Feb)

• President Ram Nath Kovind to inaugurate 3 day International Conference & Exhibition on Energy and Environment today (20th Feb)

• Asia’s premier Air show 'Aero-India' to take off in Bengaluru

• Union Cabinet approves continuation of PMAY to build nearly 2 crore houses for rural poor

• Israel offers unconditional help to India

• Myanmar sets up committee to discuss reforming constitution

• US President Trump urges Venezuela's military to back Guaido

• PM Narendra Modi to hold talks with Saudi Crown Prince in New Delhi; Several agreements likely to be signed

• Pakistan: Two shooters & a manager granted visas to participate in New Delhi World Cup

• 7 MPs quit UK`s Labour Party over Brexit

• India, Argentina to elevate multi-faceted cooperation to strategic partnership

• India, Morocco sign four MoUs

• Mexico border wall: 16 US states sue over emergency declaration

• Israel to launch its first moon mission this week

• PM Narendra Modi to unveil development projects in Varanasi

• Aero India show: DRDO looking for industry partners to collaborate on emerging technologies

• Nitin Gadkari to launch revised guidelines for chartering of ships by providing Right of First Refusal to ships built in India

• India raises customs duty to 200 percent on all goods imported from Pakistan

• NITI Aayog, SCISP agree to provide continuing momentum to India-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership

• NDA government initiated several development projects to uplift all sections

• Movement of paramilitary convoys by road will continue in J&K, says Home Ministry

• CRPF to add more security features to its convoy movement in J&K to make its passage safer

• PM Narendra Modi to hold talks with Argentinian President Mauricio Macri in New Delhi today (18th Feb)

• UAE funded US military hospital to be built in Abu Dhabi

• India, Iran ask Pakistan to punish terrorists for recent separate terror attacks

• Yemen’s government, Houthi rebels agree on phase one of mutual pullback of forces from Hodeidah

• Nigeria postpones presidential election for one week

• US President Donald Trump declares national emergency to construct wall along Mexico border

• US President Trump hails North Korea's 'tremendous' economic potential

• US extends support to New Delhi's right to self-defense & offers full co-operation in confronting terrorism

• Western Railway announces launch of two new express trains

• Germany rejects US call to leave Iran nuclear deal

• Supreme Court directs states to sensitize cops about scrapping of Section 66A of IT Act

• GS1 signs MoU with Government eMarketplace

• MEA Sushma Swaraj to be on four-day visit to Bulgaria, Morocco & Spain from today (16th February)

• UN appoints Chandramouli Ramanathan as ASG in Management Strategy department

• Amrapali Group: Supreme Court asks Anil for 94 crore rupees of home buyers' money

• Iran: 27 Revolutionary Guards killed in suicide attack

• Meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security underway in New Delhi

• Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan pension scheme comes into effect from 15th feb 2019

• Kartarpur corridor: India-Pakistan officials to meet on March 14

• Pulwama Attack: MIB issues advisory to all private satellite TV Channels

• India to take care of its commercial considerations with Venezuela

• British PM May suffers fresh defeat on Brexit strategy

• Donald Trump to sign spending bill averting government shutdown

• William Barr sworn in as US Attorney General

• Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to meet with top US officials in Beijing this week

• In shake up between humans, machines, over 133M new jobs may emerge by 2022

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Uttarakhand

• Home Minister Rajnath Singh flags off Lucknow- Najaf flight

• Cabinet approves continuation of Centre`s tribal welfare schemes

• Government approves the introduction of Registration of Marriage of Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Bill, 2019

• Cabinet approves proposal for Extension of tenure of NCSK beyond 31st of March, 2019

• Afghan Taliban announce talks with US in Pakistan

• US House passes a measure aimed at withdrawing all US military support in Yemen

• Egypt`s Parliament to vote on extending president`s term

• Citizenship Amendment Bill clarified to CMs of North Eastern states: Home Minister

• Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov warns Mike Pompeo against using US force in Venezuela

• Catalan separatist leaders launch their defence at start of long-awaited trial

• Afghan government fired its election commission

• Acting US Defence Secretary arrives in Baghdad

• US-Mexico border wall to be built anyway: Donald Trump

• Defence Ministry begins process of procurement of 111 Naval Helicopters

• PM Narendra Modi to address CREDAI YouthCon -19 at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi

• I&B Ministry to organize 1st annual conference of Media Units today (13th Feb)

• European Union members of UNSC ask for humanitarian access to eastern Ukraine's

• PM Narendra Modi launches several development projects for Haryana

• I-T dept unearths Rs 20,000 cr Hawala racket in Delhi

• Abu Dhabi declaring Hindi as official language in courts will make justice more accessible: Sushma Swaraj

• US team in Beijing for trade talks

• US acting secretary of defence makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan

• Democrat Amy Klobuchar to contest for US president in 2020 election

• US President signs executive order to prioritize research & development in Artificial Intelligence

• Radio reaches more people than any other media platform: UN secretary-General

• President unveiled life size portrait of Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Central Hall of Parliament

• PM to launch several development projects at Kurukshetra in Haryana

• Egypt’s President El-Sissi elected as chairman of African Union

• Harsh Vardhan urges people to undertake ‘greed good deeds’ to protect environment

• Information & Broadcasting Ministry participates at Berlin International Film Festival 2019

• Democrat Amy Klobuchar to contest for US president in 2020 election

• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate PETROTECH-2019 today (11, Feb)

• 1st of 15 Chinook heavy lift helicopters arrived in India

• PM Narendra Modi launches several projects in AP, TN and Katakana

• KJ Alphons lays foundation stone for Sree Narayana Guru spiritual pilgrimage circuit

• IMF chief warns Britain on Brexit challenge

• US, North Korea to meet ahead of Trump-Kim summit

• Red Cross calls for total ban on nuclear weapons

• Bankers welcome 25 basis point rate cut announced by RBI

• Oscar-nominated British actor Albert Finney dies at 82

• PM Narendra Modi to launch various projects in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura

• J&K government grants Divisional Status to Ladakh region

• 3-day Krishi Kumbh to begin at Motihari in Bihar

• ECI launches Voter Verification and Information Programme

• Vidharbha lift Ranji Trophy for second time in a row

• France recalls Italy envoy amid war of words over yellow vests

• Guterres underlines climate action urgency, as UN weather agency confirms record global warming

• Sena medals awarded to 92 army men, including Lance Naik Wani

• Prayagraj Kumbh Mela creates awareness on Cleanliness

• 5th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee Meet to be held in Delhi

• American members of US-India CEO Forum announced

• Cabinet approves amendments to Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill

• Centre clears plan to use space technology in border management

• BPRD to organize 2nd National Conference of Micro Missions of National Police Mission

• CCEA approves Broadcasting Infrastructure and Network Development scheme of Prasar Bharti

• Macedonia signs accord to join NATO

• Second Donald Trump and Kim summit to be held in Vietnam on Feb 27-28

• Brexit agreement remains best deal possible: EU Council President

• Sri Lankan parliament to debate and vote to form national government

• Smriti Irani launches India Size project in Mumbai

• Cabinet approves establishment of Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog

• Union Cabinet approves amendments to Cinematograph Act, 1952

• RBI to announce its 6th bi-monthly monetary policy review

• EU Countries endorse Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido

• Senate rebukes Trump over troop pull-out from Syria, Afghanistan

• ISRO launches GSAT31 from French Guiana

• President Kovind to confer Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards

• Gadkari to lay foundation of highway projects in Odisha

• AP Budget 2019-20 Highlights

• 35,000 farmers received payments of Rs 300 crore through e-NAM platform

• Legendary cricketer Kapil Dev to flag off 'Tridhaatu Navi Mumbai Half Marathon' on 15th Feb

• Government to launch campaign to saturate farmers for financial inclusion under KCC

• Donald Trump nominates acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt as Interior Secretary

• EU Countries endorse Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido

• Chennai Open: Vijay Sundar Prashanth, Arjun Khade, Sumit Nagal advance to 2nd round

• UAE leaders, Pope Francis discuss friendly relations between UAE and Vatican

• Monaco Prince Albert II to meet President Ram Nath Kovind today (05, Feb)

• IBA advisory for banks to waive off processing, documentation, inspection, other service charges for KCC

• Nayib Bukele claims victory in El Salvador's presidential election

• AgustaWestland case: Delhi court extends ED custody of Rajeev Saxena

• Senate rebukes Donald Trump over troop pull-out from Syria Afghanistan

• US asks nations to repatriate jihadists as it leaves Syria

• Pope Francis calls for rejection of word “war’ in all its form

• World Cancer day being observed today (04, Feb)

• Head of state of Monaco Prince Albert II to arrive in New Delhi today (04, Feb)

• National Road Safety Week to be launched today (04, Feb)

• Both the Houses of Parliament to take up motion of thanks on President's address today

• India’s tourism sector registers 19% growth in 2018

• Indian women's hockey team beats Ireland 3-0 in friendly match

• Saurashtra takes Day 1 honours in Ranji Trophy final against Vidarbha at Nagpur

• Sri Lanka celebrating its 71st Independence day today (04, Feb)

• Fire in country's space research Centre has killed 3 scientists: ISNA news agency

• Israel says it has begun construction of massive new Gaza border barrier

• Former Law Minister of Nepal Nilambar Acharya appointed as country's ambassador to India

• CJI Ranjan Gogoi inaugurates Andhra Pradesh High Court new building at Amaravati

• Punjab beat Chandigarh 3-1 in Senior Men's National Hockey Championship

• PM Modi visits all 3 regions of Kashmir, Jammu & Ladakh to inaugurate, lay foundation stones for various development projects

• Iraqi novelist Alaa Mashzoub shot in Karbala

• Pope Francis lands in Abu Dhabi, becomes 1st pontiff to visit Arabian Peninsula

• China must open its market to American manufacturing if it hopes to strike a trade deal: Donald Trump

• India Captain Mithali Raj becomes 1st female cricketer to play 200 ODIs

• Donald Trump says there is good chance of declaring emergency to build his proposed border wall

• US imposed visa restrictions on Ghana

• Iranians gather to launch celebrations for 40th anniversary of Iranian revolution

• PM Narendra Modi to launch two Railway projects at Durgapur in West Bengal

• Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora rules out going back to ballot paper for voting

• Robert Vadra moves Delhi court seeking anticipatory bail in money laundering case

• Interim budget 2019-20 evokes positive response from various sectors

• Russia denounces Washington's decision to leave landmark Cold War nuclear missile treaty

• Indian embassy in US opens 24/7 hotline to assist Indian students arrested by American authorities

• PM Narendra Modi to visit Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow (03 Feb)

• Aizawl FC beat Minerva Punjab FC 1-0

• Government increases sports budget by over Rs 214 crore

• Davis Cup: Matteo Berrettini defeats Prajnesh Gunneswaran, Italy take 2-0 lead

• Dozen Catalan separatists will go on trial on Feb 12th: Supreme Court of Spain

• Venezuela: Juan Guaido appeals to his countrymen to take streets for biggest march in history

• Germany, France and UK set up transactions channel with Iran

• Polar vortex brings cold snap to US states

• Brexit negotiator insists EU stands united in defence of its divorce deal with Britain

• LPG price cut by 1 rupee 46 paise per cylinder from midnight

• Finance Minister Piyush Goyal to present Budget in Parliament on 01 Feb

• DAC approves indigenous construction of 6 submarines worth Rs 40000 crore

• Government approves construction of over 7.8 lakh more affordable houses

• Supreme Court judge Ramana recuses himself from hearing on Rao’s appointment as interim CBI director

• Sumitra Mahajan holds all party meeting on the eve of Budget session

• PM Narendra Modi dedicates National Salt Satyagraha Memorial to the nation

• UNSC adopts resolution to extend sanctions against CAR for another year

• US urges Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro to accept amnesty

• India to take on Italy in Davis Cup World Group qualifiers today (01 Feb)

• Indian women's hockey team held 2-2 by Spain in fourth match

• Indian women football team beat Indonesia 2-0 in friendly match

• Budget 2019-20 Highlights

• Donald Trump to make significant announcement on ISIS next week, says Mike Pompeo

• Country’s gold policy to be launched soon: Suresh Prabhu

• RBI to inject Rs 37,500 crore through OMO in February

• New Zealand beat India by 8 wickets in 4th ODI at Hamilton

• Rich tribute paid to Mahatma Gandhi on his 71st death anniversary in Nepal

• PM Narendra Modi urges all parliamentarians to ensure that budget session is productive

• PM lays foundation stone for extension of terminal building at Surat Airport

• Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 71st death anniversary

• New H-1B visa filing rule to give priority to workers with advanced degrees from US

• Negotiations are proceeding well in Afghanistan says US President

• Indian women's hockey team beat Spain 5-2 in 3rd match

• China’s top negotiator arrives in Washington for trade talks with US

• NGMA to organize 1st edition of Night at the Museum

• 11 political parties from North-East to oppose Citizenship Amendment Bill

• Women’s Cricket: India beat New Zealand by eight wickets in second ODI

• India improves its global corruption ranking in 2018

• Beating the Retreat ceremony held in New Delhi

• India beat New Zealand by 8 wickets in 2nd ODI at Mount Maunganui

• ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2020 fixtures announced by ICC

• Hindi writer Chitra Mudgal among 24 honoured with Sahitya Academy Award

• Former Defence Minister George Fernandez passes away in New Delhi at 88

• UK Parliament approves Brexit amendment on replacing Irish backstop

• UAE, Saudi central banks launch common digital currency called 'Aber'

• India beat New Zealand by 7 wickets in Mount Maunganui ODI

• ICC suspends Ambati Rayudu from bowling in International Cricket

• ATP rankings: Djokovic tightens grip on top; Federer slides

• Viswanathan Anand finishes joint third after drawing with Vidit Gujrathi

• India, China sign protocol for exports of Indian tobacco leaves to China

• Finance Minister meets CEOs of PSBs to take stock of banking sector

• US imposes sanctions on Venezuela state-owned oil company PDVSA

• US President Donald Trump to deliver State of Union address on Feb 5

• Finance Minister asks public sector banks to step up lending to MSME, agriculture & housing sectors

• Beating the Retreat ceremony to be held on 29 January

• Syria signs long-term economic cooperation deal with Iran

• US files charges against China's Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou

• Afghan President calls upon Taliban to talk with government

• Indian-origin US Senator Kamala Harris launches 2020 presidential bid

• Pakistani delegation to undertake inspection of Pakul Dul Hydro Electric Project in J&K

• PM to interact with students in Pariksha Pe Charcha today (29, Jan)

• GST on Haj reduced from 18% to 5%: Naqvi

• Indonesia Masters: Saina wins after injured Marin limps out of final

• Kartik Sharma wins New South Wales men's Amateur Golf Championship

• India beat New Zealand by 90 runs to take 2-0 series lead

• Textiles Ministry to hold National Conclave on Technical Textiles

• Finance Minister Piyush Goyal to meet CEOs of public sector banks

• President Kovind pays tributes to Lala Lajpat Rai, K.M. Cariappa

• PM Modi attended culmination parade of NCC Republic Day Camp

• Nitin Gadkari to lay foundation stone for four NH projects in Rajasthan

• Relations between India-UAE going through ‘golden era’: Navdeep Suri

• Malaysia stripped of world para swim event over Israel stance

• Velammal-AICF International Women Grand Master round-robin chess tournament

• Djokovic beats Nadal to win his seventh Australian Open title

• Centre aims to make Tamil Nadu a Defence, Aerospace hub: PM Modi

• Indus commissioners of India and Pakistan reached Jammu to inspect Chenab river basin

• Budget session: Speaker Sumitra Mahajan calls all-party meeting

• Climate march held in Belgium for urgent action to prevent global warming

• UAE, Iraq discuss methods to counter extremism and terrorism

• Venezuela crisis: Diplomat to US defects from Nicolas Maduro

• US President Donald Trump announces deal with Democrats to temporarily open government till mid-February

• US Senate rejects two bills aimed at putting end to government shutdown

• UN human rights expert to visit Turkey over journalist Khashoggi murder

• NASA’s Opportunity rover completes 15 years on Mars

• President Ram Nath Kovind invites South African companies to partner with India in ‘Make in India’, ‘Digital India’

• PM Narendra Modi's gifts to be auctioned

• Fourth edition of Bharat Parv begins in Delhi

• Nation celebrates 70th Republic Day today; Main function at Raj path in National Capital

• Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh, Bhupen Hazarika awarded Bharat Ratna

• 70th Republic Day: President Ram Nath Kovind approves 411 Gallantry awards for Armed Forces personnel

• SC reconstitutes 5-member Constitution Bench to hear Ayodhya land dispute

• Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of government's decision to grant 10% reservation to EWS

• India, Nepal have unique and uninterrupted age-old relations: Nepal Transport Mahaseth

• Saina Nehwal enters semi finals of Indonesia Masters

• Petra Kvitova to take on Naomi Osaka in Australian Open Tennis

• Australian open: Novak Djokovic to take on Rafael Nadal in final of men's singles

• ISRO successfully launches PSLV C44 carrying Kalamsat & imaging satellite Microsat R; PM congratulates scientists

• WTO Chief calls for urgent steps to deal with emerging global trading challenges

• Centre to renovate, develop around 400 abandoned airstrips across country

• South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa to be Chief Guest at R-Day Parade

• 9th National Voters’ Day to be celebrated across country today (25, Jan)

• India, Maldives agree to continue close cooperation on maritime security, counter-terrorism & medical cooperation

• Australian Open: Novak Djokovic to take on Lucas Pouille in 2nd semifinals

• CoA of BCCI lifts suspensions on Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul

• Sindhu, Saina & Srikanth reach quarter-finals at Indonesia Masters

• Johan Botha announces immediate retirement from all forms of Cricket

• Women’s cricket: India thrash New Zealand by 9 wickets

• Around 61.7 million affected due to extreme weather events in 2018: UN report

• US orders non-emergency embassy staff to leave Venezuela

• Over 50 fighters killed in failed IS counterattack in east Syria

• Russia slams 'usurpation' of power in Venezuela

• UN chief appeals for dialogue to stop Venezuela's political crisis

• UN chief warns, world is "losing the race" on climate change

• Department of Justice to deliver e-Courts services to litigant public through its CSCs

• India, Mauritius to ink economic cooperation pact soon: Mauritius PM

• PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth & Saina enter pre-quarters of Indonesian Masters

• Virat Kohli to be rested for final 2 ODIs, T20I series against New Zealand

• CWG gold medallist weightlifter Sanjita Chanu's provisional suspension revoked

• Venezuela announces breaking off diplomatic ties with USd

• Three Indian expats from the UAE win prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award

• Kamala Harris raises over 1 Million USD within 24 hrs of her presidential bid announcement

• Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba to commission new Naval Air Base ‘INS Kohassa’ at Diglipur

• Mauritian PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth to visit Kumbh Mela on 24 January, 2019

• National Girl Child Day being observed today (24, January)

• Railways Minister Piyush Goyal given additional charge of Finance Ministry

• Cabinet decides to strengthen NE autonomous councils

• PSLV-C44 to launch Kalamsat, Microsat satellite today (24, January, 2019)

• NIA conducts searches at eight locations in connection with Falah-i-Insaniyat Foundation (FIF) terror funding case

• Election Commission to host International Conference on Making Elections Inclusive and Accessible

• India, Mauritius agree upon critical partnership in various sectors

• ‘Super star’ firms giving a lot for free, but will it continue asks Raghuram Rajan

• Fourth edition of Bharat Parv at Red Fort from Jan 26

• Centre’s debt-to-GDP falls, States’ rises

• ISRO: Countdown to launch 31 satellites to begin on 23 Jan

• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose museum

• US confirms meeting of its envoy and Taliban in Qatar

• Noted Gujarati poet Sitanshu Yashashchandra awarded Saraswati Samman 2017

• India beat New Zealand by 8 wickets in 1st ODI at Napier

• Sri Lankan President instructs authorities to control ‘Sena caterpillar’

• Israel, US successfully test ballistic missile interceptors

• Shivakumara Swamiji, 'walking god' of Karnataka, passes away at 111

• ODI series between New Zealand, India to begin in Napier on Jan 23

• China’s economy grew at 6.6% in 2018, slowest rate in almost 3 decades

• Australian Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas progresses to Men's singles semi-final

• Virat Kohli named Captain of ICC's Test, ODI teams of Year

• Tata Steel Chess: Viswanathan Anand beats Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

• Strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesian coast

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurates 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Varanasi

• PM Narendra Modi to visit Deendayal Hastkala Snake in Varanasi today (22nd Jan)

• India in touch with Russia for information on Indian nationals affected in ship accident in Kerch Strait: MEA

• World Economic Forum to begin in Davos today (22nd Jan, 2019)

• Germany sanctions Iranian airline over attacks in Europe

• Nepal’s central bank bans use of Indian currency notes

• President Ram Nath Kovind to confer Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2019 today (22nd Jan)

• Rafael Nadal reaches quarter-final of Australian Open

• Ankita Raina wins ITF`s tournament in Singapore

• Khelo India Youth Games: Maharashtra finish top with 228 medals

• 10% reservation for economically backward general category to be implemented from next education session: Prakash Javdekar

• FPI outflow crosses Rs 4,000 crore in January so far

• Mumbai Marathon: Cosmos Lagat, Worknesh Alemu clinch men’s, women’s titles

• Australian Open: Simona Halep to lock horns with Serena Williams in Round-of-16

• India to surpass UK in world`s largest economy rankings in 2019: PwC

• Rio de Janeiro will be World Capital of Architecture for 2020: UNESCO

• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Chad

• 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas begins at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on 21, Jan

• Army Chief calls for incorporating Artificial Intelligence, big data computing into defence system

• WEF, annual meet to begin in Davos

• Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura celebrating statehood day

• Arab leaders urge International community to support nations hosting Syrian refugees

• Government approves setting up of three new naval air squadrons

• India signs long term contract with Uzbekistan for Uranium supply

• New Delhi appoints new envoys for Israel, South Africa, Bhutan, Maldives

• Sweden: PM Stefan Lofven elected for a second term

• India ranks third in research on artificial intelligence

• Donald Trump & Kim Jong-un decide to hold second summit next month

• EU publishes its negotiating plans for a free trade deal with US

• Vinesh Phogat becomes first Indian athlete to be nominated in Laureus World Comeback of Year Award

• BCCI, ECB announce schedule for upcoming India-England women`s home series

• PMRPY crossed milestone of one crore beneficiaries as on Jan 14

• US contemplating to have potential missile defence cooperation with India

• Sri Lanka: Mahinda Rajapaksa took over as new opposition leader

• Donald Trump cancels US delegation`s trip to annual meeting of WEF at Davos

• Without a strong border, America is defenceless: Donald Trump

• Sri Lankan President Appoints Commission to probe corruption

• Justices Dinesh Maheshwari, Sanjiv Khanna sworn-in as SC judges

• ISRO to launch two unmanned space missions in 2020 and 2021

• Malaysian Masters: Kidambi, Nehwal to play their pre-quarter matches

• Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the 10th edition of the India Rubber Expo – 2019

• PM Modi to inaugurate 'Vibrant Gujarat Global Trade Show in Gujarat

• NGT slams Volkswagen for not depositing Rs 100 crore as per its 2018 order

• Cabinet gives nod to integrated e-filing project for faster ITR processing

• CCEA approves Numaligarh Refinery capacity expansion project worth over Rs 22,000 crore

• WHO Goodwill ambassador Yohei Sasakawa to get Gandhi Peace Prize for 2018

• British PM Theresa May survives vote of no confidence

• US President Donald Trump nominates 3 Indian Americans to key administration post

• Greek PM Tsipras survives confidence vote after Macedonia row

• RBI to inject Rs 10,000 crore through open market operations on Jan 17

• All time high Rs. 61,084 Crores for MGNREGA

• PM dedicates Kollam bypass, Kerala to the Nation; also launches development projects worth over Rs 1,500 crore in Odisha

• 10 % reservation in education to economically weaker sections of general category to be implemented from 2019-20 session

• ICC acquits former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo for crimes against humanity

• Qatar sees no need to re-open embassy in Syria

• Doordarshan’s channel 'DD Science' along with internet-based channel 'India Science' launched

• 9th International Micro irrigation conference to be held in Aurangabad

• Government approves proposal to extend 7th Central Pay Commission benefits to teachers, other academic Staff

• President Ram Nath Kovind approves re-promulgation of Triple Talaq ordinance

• Gujarat becomes 1st state to implement 10% quota to EWS

• Government drafts five-year action plan to address drug abuse in the country

• India, 5 Central Asian nations back inclusive peace process in Afghanistan

• China’s trade surplus with US increased in 2018 to 323.3 billion US dollars

• National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 launched

• AAP leader and former banker Meera Sanyal passes away

• Ashok Chawla resigns as TERI Chairman

• Four more projects of Rs. 190.46 crore sanctioned under Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD schemes of Ministry of Tourism

• Su Tseng-chang appointed as Taiwan PM

• China announces Chang'e-4 mission complete success

• Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates 25th edition of Partnership Summit 2019 in Mumbai

• Alok verma opts for retirement

• Prayagraj gearing up for Kumbh Mela

• PM to release commemorative coin on Govind Singh on 13 Jan

• Ram Nath Kovind and Narendra Modi pay tribute to Swami Vivekananda on his birth anniversary

• Supreme Court closes case against Johnson and Johnson

• Sushma Swaraj on 2-day visit to Uzbekistan from 12 Jan, 2019

• Trump appoints Charles Kupperman as his deputy national security advisor

• Donald Trump promises changes to H-1B visas, including potential path to citizenship

• Khelo India: Maharashtra dominates for 5th consecutive day

• Virat Kohli, Ravi Shastri receive honorary membership of Sydney Cricket Ground

• Ukrainian army to meet standards of NATO by next year (2020)

• Nepal Army Chief to arrive in New Delhi today on 4-day visit

• First manned mission to space by December 2021: ISRO

• PBL: Bengaluru Raptors storm into final with 4-2 victory over Awadhe Warriors

• Unelected individuals are casting doubt over 18th amendment to constitution of Pakistan

• IWF president named as Chef de Mission for Tokyo Olympics

• M C Mary Kom attains number one position in AIBA rankings

• Khelo India: Maharashtra dominates medals tally with 15 Gold

• Right wing coalition is set to rule Andalusia

• Selection Committee chaired by PM removes Alok Verma as CBI Chief

• Labour Party leader calls for election to end Brexit deadlock

• US, North Korea will meet halfway in nuclear talks, hopes China

• 84-km-long road, connecting border town of Gurez with Bandipora reopened

• Cabinet approves establishment of three new AIIMS

• GST Council decisions will help MSMEs, traders and service sector

• Six States sign agreement for Renukaji Multipurpose Dam Project

• Cabinet approves re-promulgation of triple talaq ordinance

• US Secretary of State arrives in Baghdad to meet PM

• US President Donald Trump's special Afghan envoy to visit India

• Rajyavardhan Rathore inaugurates 2nd edition of Khelo India Youth Games

• Hockey India removed Harendra Singh as coach of India Men's Team

• Parliament passes Constitution 124th Amendment Bill, 2019

• Citizenship Amendment Bill aims to confer citizenship on religious minorities: Rajnath

• India to become world's third largest consumer market by 2030: World Economic Forum

• Government launches Web- Wonder Women Campaign

• British PM Theresa May suffers another setback on Brexit

• Saudi Arabia to cut its oil exports in Jan by 10%

• PM Modi to launch several development projects at Solapur in Maharashtra & Agra in UP

• BCCI announces cash awards for triumphant Team India members

• RBI forms committee to boost digital payments

• Egypt to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

• Virat Kohli maintains No 1 spot in ICC rankings

• Guatemala to withdraw from UN-backed anti-corruption commission

• Second edition of Khelo India Youth Games begins in Pune

• India, Norway agree to combat international terrorism

• British lawmakers to resume Brexit deal debate

• North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un visits China ahead of expected Trump summit

• Will cultivate more effective ties with India, China: Bangladesh

• Supreme Court reinstates Alok Verma as CBI Chief

• Lok Sabha also passes Citizenship Amendment bill

• Maharashtra to host 2nd edition of Khelo India Youth Games

• Malaysia’s new head of state to be appointed by January

• India create history, win first ever Test series in Australia

• 5,000 additional seats approved for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas

• AAI bans single-use plastic items at 129 airports across country

• India takes over operations of Chabahar port in Iran

• Myanmar army to launch 'crackdown' on Rakhine rebels

• Norway PM Erna Solberg inaugurates green compound at Royal Norwegian Embassy

• World Bank President Jim Yong Kim to step down on Feb 1

• PM to hold talks with Norwegian PM Erna Solberg in New Delhi

• 4th Edition of Raisina Dialogue to begin in New Delhi

• 10% Reservations for Economically Weak in General Category

• Pentagon Chief of Staff Kevin Sweeney resigns

• India thrash Thailand 4-1 in AFC Asian Cup

• Women's National Boxing: S Kalaivani and Nikhat Zareen enter finals

• Several bills listed in today's legislative business of both Houses of Parliament

• WCD minister Maneka Gandhi to confer National Awards to 97 Anganwadi Worker

• Government allocates Rs 10,900 crore for development of 40 satellite launch vehicles in next 4-years: ISRO Chairman

• Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina to take oath as PM

• British PM Theresa May tries to save her Brexit deal

• Total value of BHIM UPI transactions crosses Rs 1 lakh crore mark in December 2018

• Norwegian PM Erna Solberg arrives in New Delhi

• Japan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Taro Kono to arrive in Delhi

• 5.9-magnitude quake jolts Iran's Gilangharb city, 75 injured

• China develops its own 'Mother of All Bombs

• 80th National Table Tennis Championship begins in Cuttack

• Poster exhibition on relevance of Bhagavad Gita with thoughts of Gandhi Ji being organized under aegis of Consulate General of India, Dubai

• Auckland Classic: Giant killer Andreescu sends Venus Williams packing

• Government to replace conventional coaches with modern LHB design coaches

• Prime Minister to launch several projects in Jharkhand, Odisha

• US Government shutdown continues over border wall with Mexico

• World Braille Day being celebrated (4th January)

• National Green Tribunal imposes Rs 100 Crore fine on Meghalaya government

• Government to honour outstanding young entrepreneurs with National Entrepreneurship Awards

• Pakistan government to send list of 172 persons on ECL to review committee

• China’s probe lands on far side of moon

• PM Narendra Modi congratulates Arunima Sinha for scaling Mount Vinson, highest peak in Antarctica

• PM Narendra Modi to launch several development projects in Manipur, Assam

• Right to Education (RTE) amendment Bill passed in Parliament

• Bangladesh’s newly elected MPs take oath amid opposition's boycott

• Parliament passes National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) amendment Bill

• National Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain moves into quarter-finals

• Brazil’s new president, Jair Bolsonaro takes office

• Cabinet approves Amendment to the Trade Unions Act, 1926 to make provisions regarding Recognition of Trade Unions

• Sports Ministry embarks Rs 100 Crore for funding athletes under TOPS: DGSAI

• Cabinet approves high level committee to implement Clause 6 of Assam Accord Several Longstanding demands of Bodos also approved

• Cabinet approves merger of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank with Bank of Baroda

• Cabinet approves continuation of Rastriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram Scheme for the Period 2017-18 to 2019-2020

• India and Morocco Cooperation in the area of Cyber Security

• China’s two-child policy fails to make any impact

• Indian-American takes oath as Fort Bend County Judge in Texas

• B Radhakrisnan selected as 1st Chief Justice of Telangana

• Cabinet gives ex post facto approval to India`s Approach for COP 24, Katowice, Poland (2-15 December 2018)

• ISRO launches Samwad with students to engage them on space science activities

• US, Israel quit UNESCO citing bias

• Women’s National Boxing Championships, Chandigarh, Delhi & Punjab boxers swept away majority of wins on second day

• Qatar will cease to be a member of OPEC

• The bilateral transformation (India- Bangladesh Relations)

• Government to move Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill in Rajya Sabha

• PBL: PV Sindhu defeats struggling Saina Nehwal as Hyderabad Hunters thrashed North Eastern Warriors at Pune

• Veteran actor-writer Kader Khan passes away at 81 after prolonged illness

• Women`s National Boxing: Kushboo Tokas, Pratibha, Jyoti Gorli win

• Kohli, Rabada maintain top spot in year-end ICC Test Player Rankings

• Lok Sabha passes Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill

• Funds given for 4 new tribal research institutes in northeast: Government

• Devastating storm Usman leaves 68 dead in the Philippines

• Russian President signs executive order to ensure country's effective participation in G 20

• US President denies abandoning plan for "concrete wall" along border with Mexico

• Mumbai Rockets beat Awadhe Warriors in PBL

• MSMEs Ministry established export promotion cell to create sustainable ecosystem

• National Investigation Agency (NIA) carries out searches in Delhi in connection with IS Module

• PM Narendra Modi renames Ross, Neil & Havelock Islands in Andaman and Nicobar

• RBI exploring mobile phone-based solution to help visually impaired identify banknotes

• Micro factory can help recycle waste locally

• Premier Badminton League: Bengaluru Raptors beat Pune 7 Aces 4-3

• India defeat Australia by 137 runs in Melbourne test

• Muslim Women Bill scheduled to be tabled in Rajya Sabha

• Tourists prohibited from hiking as Indonesia`s Bali volcano erupts

• Russia and Turkey agree to coordinate ground operations in Syria

• 3rd Edition of Women`s national boxing championships begins today (31 December, 2018)

• 5.0-magnitude quake hits 137 km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia

• Centre brings booklet on cyber safety for school children

• India announces Rs 4,500 crore assistance to Bhutan

• Union Cabinet approves Indian Human Spaceflight programme

• Legal provisions exist to take action against TV Channels: I&B Minister

• Minimum Support Price for Copra hiked by more than Rs.2000 per quintal

• Cabinet approves amendment to POCSO Act

• Cabinet approved National Commission for Indian System of Medicine Bill

• India sends 3 observers for parliamentary elections in Bangladesh

• Donald Trump threatens to entirely close US-Mexico border

• Indonesia raises Anak Krakatau volcano threat level

• Melbourne Test: India score 35/4 in second innings against Australia

• Lok Sabha passes Triple Talaq bill; Law Minister says it was not against any religion but to give justice to women

• Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone of 11 projects for Yamuna rejuvenation

• President Ramnath Kovind to visit Mumbai to launch 'Sadbhaav Utsav'

• Saudi King Salman appoints new Foreign Minister in major cabinet reshuffle

• Strong earthquake rocks Venezuela, people flee buildings

• CA Kuttappa takes over as India`s chief boxing coach

• Bimal Jalan to head panel on RBI reserve; Rakesh Mohan to be vice chairman

• Palestine to apply for full UN membership in January: Foreign Minister

• RBI launches survey to capture retail payment habits in 6 cities

• Andhra Pradesh gets new High Court; to start functioning from January 1

• US withdrawal from Syria positive but questions remain: Russian foreign ministry

• Election Commission bans all kinds of tobacco in polling booths during 2019 Lok Sabha elections

• Afghanistan postpones presidential election

• Government reviews guidelines for FDI in E- commerce

• No proposal to alter age criteria for Civil Service
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• Aadhaar not mandatory for admission in schools: UIDAI

• Japan decides to withdraw from IWC

• Russia expands economic sanctions on Ukraine

• Iran presents first budget since US sanctions restored

• P V Sindhu suffers a shocking loss to Sung Ji Hyun

• India squad for ODI series announced

• India`s Vedangi Kulkarni becomes fastest Asian to cycle the globe

• North and South Korea to hold groundbreaking ceremony to reconnect road and rail links

• 16th Mumbai Marathon to be held on 20th Jan, 2019

• PM to inaugurate projects worth around 15K crore rupees in Odisha

• Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot: Twenty three Ministers to take oath in Jaipur

• PM Narendra Modi to release commemorative coin to honour Atal Bihari Vajpayee

• US shutdown could stretch into January, Donald Trump aide warns

• Ahmadabad Smash Masters beat North Eastern Warriors, 4-1 in PBL at Mumbai

• India successfully test-fires Agni-IV ICBM from Odisha coast

• Patrick Shanahan to replace James Mattis as US Defense Secretary

• GST reduced on 23 items and services; revised rates effective from 1st of January, 2019

• Union Minister Suresh Prabhu confers Skoch Golden Jubilee Challenger Award at the 55th Skoch Summit in New Delhi

• Sri Lankan parliament passes vote of account to meet government expenditure

• Belgium to end the year as No.1 in FIFA global rankings

• Government to infuse Rs 83,000 crore in PSBs in next few months

• US says disappointed with delay by Bangladesh in issuing visas to election observers

• Premier Badminton League begins in Mumbai

• Mithali Raj, Harmanpreet Kaur retained as captains for Indian Women`s ODI and T20 team

• GST Council to meet in New Delhi amid expectations of rates cut on several items

• PM Narendra Modi to release commemorative stamp on National Police Memorial, launch a portal of cyber coordination center

• NITI Aayog to release SDG India Index - Baseline Report 2018

• China launches first satellite for space-based broadband to rival Google

• US Defence Secretary resigns, cites differences with Donald Trump

• BWF Rankings: PV Sindhu jumps three spots

• Virat Kohli retains top spot in ICC Test rankings

• Nitin Gadkari lays foundation for several NH projects in Arunacha

• Trade talks with US planned for January: China

• UN General Assembly adopts global framework on International migration

• Government to set up panel to look into tax issues faced by startups

• India, China holds first People-to-People Exchanges meeting

• PM Narendra Modi to address annual conference of DGPs, IGPs in Gujarat

• Lok Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill

• W V Raman appointed India women`s cricket team coach

• Macedonian, Greek PMs get nominated for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

• US start withdrawing troops from Syria

• Government to open Eklavya School in areas having significant tribal population

• Kabaddi Player Anup Kumar announces his retirement

• ISRO successfully launches GSAT-7A

• EU reveals no-deal plans for Brexit

• Belgium PM Charles Michel resigns over migration spat

• ICC orders PCB to pay 60% of compensation claim to BCCI

• Sri Lanka: Cabinet of Ministers to be sworn in this morning (20, Dec)

• 3-day conference of State DGPs and IGs to begin from today in Gujarat

• NITI Aayog calls for accelerating establishment of 1.5 lakh Health & Wellness Centres

• J&K comes under President's rule from midnight

• IPL 2019 auction takes place in Jaipur

• Vladimir Putin: Russia has enough missiles without violating treaty

• Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate various projects worth Rs 9533 crore in Arunachal Pradesh

• President Donald Trump to attend World Economic Forum in Davos says White House

• Accept vehicle documents, driving licence in electronic format: Centre asks states

• Belgium Prime Minister Charles Michel resigns over migration spat

• Changes in policy, procedures in next 3 months to improve ease of doing business rank: P K Das

• Countdown begins for launch of communication satellite GSAT-7A

• Afghanistan appreciates US flexibility towards exempting Chabahar port from Iran sanctions

• Federal Aviation Administration has retained highest aviation safety ranking for India: DGCA

• India and South Korea to review progress of their special strategic partnership in 9th India-ROK Joint Commission meeting

• Countdown for the launch of India's communication satallite, GSAT- 7A begins today (18 Dec, 2018

• Men’s Hockey: Belgium crowned new World Champions

• Cabinet approves construction of new 4- lane bridge across river Ganga at Patna in Bihar

• Transgender Bill passed in Lok Sabha amid uproar

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch various development projects in Maharashtra

• Farm loans of over 16 lakh farmers waived in Chhattisgarh

• Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe to form new political alliance

• Australia beat India by 146 runs in 2nd Test, series levelled at 1-1

• New CMs of Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh sworn-in

• US conducts 6 airstrikes against Somalia extremists, 62 killed

• UN Climate conference finalises rules to implement Paris climate treaty

• Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu lifts World Tour Finals trophy in China

• Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu flags-off car rally for Parliamentarians in New Delhi

• All political parties should ensure the passage of Women's Reservation Bill: Vice President

• Projects worth 44.6k crore underway for rail connectivity to ports

• Ranil Wickremesinghe reappointed PM of Sri Lanka

• Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore flags off special marathon 'Soldierathon' in New Delhi

• Mastercard says will start deleting data of Indian cardholders from global servers; warns of impact

• PM Narendra Modi to hold delegation-level talks with Maldivian President in New Delhi

• MNF Chief Zoramthanga to be sworn in as Mizoram CM

• Global debt hits all-time high of USD 184 trillion: IMF

• Ashok Gehlot to be new Rajasthan CM; Sachin Pilot deputy CM

• Government committed to provide quality education right from primary to higher education: HRD Minister

• Hockey World Cup: Belgium to take on England in 1st semis

• Poland: Ministers work around the clock to strengthen global Climate Deal

• Nepal to create awareness not to use Indian currency

• Men’s World WC: Belgium enter semis; India lose to Netherland

• PSU Banks recover Rs 2.33 lakh crore worth of bad loans during 4 years

• Sri Lankan PM Rajapaksa resigned on 15 Dec

• Nigerian military lifts ban on UNICEF operations in ravaged northeast

• Donald Trump names budget director Mick Mulvaney as acting chief of staff

• Umroi airport- Supreme Court stays Meghalaya High Court order

• Brijendra Pal Singh nominated as new president of FTII

• New RBI Governor to steer first central board meet

• NHAI to construct highway nests at toll plazas: Government

• Men's World WC: Belgium enter semis; India lose to Netherland

• Global debt hits all-time high of USD 184 trillion: IMF

• EU steps up planning for no-deal Brexit

• EU, 5 other foreign missions 'deep concern' over Pakistan’s move to terminate operation of 18 INGOs

• Government ADB sign a loan pact to reduce floods, riverbank erosion in Assam

• Ministry of Tourism formulates guidelines for approval, re-approval of OTA

• Sri Lankan parliament scheduled to take up a motion expressing confidence in ousted PM

• PV Sindhu beats Akane Yamaguchi in World Tour Finals opener

• India takes on Netherlands in quarter finals of Men's Hockey World Cup

• Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill to be taken up for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha

• Railways commission 41 projects at cost of Rs. 700 crore for Kumbh Mela

• Theresa May wins vote of confidence

• PM hands over tricolour to Arunima Sinha

• SEBI initiates adjudication against NSE

• Former Finance Secretary Shaktikanta Das appointed new RBI Governor

• Economist Surjit Bhalla resigns from EAC-PM

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi to inaugurate fourth Partners’ Forum in New Delhi

• Mary Kom honoured with Meethoileima title

• Virat Kohli maintains top spot in ICC Test rankings

• Home Ministry launches Twitter account to spread awareness about cybercrimes

• Centre and the ADB sign loan agreement of 31 million dollar

• UN Chief to attend last day of talks between Yemen's government and Huthi rebels

• China detains Canadian ex-diplomat amid US trade row

• Angela Merkel, EU leaders rule out more negotiations on Brexit

• BWF World Tour Badminton Finals begin

• Men's Hockey World Cup: Argentina Vs England, and Australia Vs France in the quarterfinals

• India successfully test-fires Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile Agni-5

• Sebi to relax listing norms for start-ups, rename it Innovators Growth Platform

• No GST on sale of complexes and flats having completion certificate: Government

• French President promises increase in minimum wages and tax concessions in response to weeks of violent protests

• RBI Governor Urjit Patel resigns

• Government contribution to NPS raised to 14 per cent

• Upendra Kushwaha resigns from Union Council of ministers

• Winter Session of Parliament began on 10 Dec; 45 Bills to be taken up during month-long session

• Men’s Hockey WC: England, France book their berths in quarter-finals

• India beat Australia by 31 runs in Adelaide test

• Direct Tax Gross collections for 2018-19 upto November are at Rs 6.75 lakh Crore

• Nearly 85 percent of UN nations back migration deal; not US

• EU calls meeting to discuss Brexit following British PM Theresa May's decision to defer parliamentary vote on Brexit deal

• Sebi to relax listing norms for start-ups, rename it Innovators Growth Platform

• Ranji Trophy: Ajay Rohera creates world record for highest first-class debut score

• Table Tennis Championships: Manav Thakkar reaches Junior Worlds quarter-final in singles

• French President Emmanuel Macron to address nation, amid 'yellow vest' protests

• Winter session of Parliament to begin from Dec 11

• Extradition trial of Mallya listed for judgement in London court

• Britain to enter ‘uncharted waters’ if lawmakers reject Brexit deal: May

• Women's representation in UAE's Federal National Council to be doubled

• PM Edouard Philippe calls for fresh dialogue with representatives of yellow vest movement staging protests across France

• Khelo India Youth Games to start from January 9

• Hockey World Cup: India enter quarter-finals after thrashing Canada

• The Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70

• Govt. notifies commonly used medical devices as drugs

• Peace, security in SAARC region essential to achieve economic development: PM Modi

• Ministry of Shipping approves development of freight village in Varanasi

• Thaawarchand Gehlot opens admissions in Dr B R Ambedkar School of Media Empowerment to train Dalit and Tribal youths

• India opposes move to declare Gilgit-Baltistan as fifth province

• 70 to 80 pc of Ganga will be cleaned by end of March: Nitin Gadkari

• Donald Trump agrees to reach trade deal with China in 90 days

• Kiren Rijiju inaugurates All India Police Shooting Competition 2018 at Manesar

• Ravi Shankar Prasad launches National Challenge ‘Ideate for India - creative solutions using technology` for school students

• Paris: Eiffel Tower to close on 08 Dec amid 'yellow vest' protests

• Former Indian diplomat elected to UN`s Socio-Economic Cultural panel

• Cabinet approves Agriculture Export Policy to double farmer's income by 2022

• Cabinet approves agreement between India, Algeria on cooperation in space sciences, technologies

• Ministry of Tourism formulates guidelines for approval, reapproval of OTA to ensure adequate safeguards

• Men’s Hockey WC: Australia records comprehensive 11-0 victory against China

• India stretch lead to101 over Australian in first test

• Men’s Hockey WC: Australia beat England by 3-0

• OPEC to consider PM Narendra Modi`s views on deciding global oil prices

• Exim Bank extends USD 500 million loan to Tanzania for water supply projects

• Rupee weakens 44 paise to Rs. 70.90 against dollar

• NASA’s InSight lander `hears` Martian winds

• OPEC & its allies agree to cut oil output by 12 lakh barrels day to boost global oil markets

• Government appoints Krishnamurthy Subramanian as new Chief Economic Advisor

• FAO Council approves India’s proposal to observe International Year of Millets in 2023

• Japan government enacts new law to accept foreign workers

• Armed Forces Flag Day, a day to express gratitude to the martyrs

• India, UAE sign two agreements, including one on currency swap

• President Ram Nath Kovind to embark on 5-day state visit to Myanmar

• Six more berths to be reserved for women in AC 3-tier coaches on Rajdhani, Duronto Express

• Vice President flags off Vijayawada-Singapore direct flight service

• US give Russia 60 days to comply with nuclear treaty

• Russia allowing some ships to enter Ukrainian Azov Sea ports

• French PM announces six-month suspension of fuel tax rise

• UNSC to meet on Iran missile launch issue

• No proposal to alter DBT mechanism to transfer subsidy to domestic LPG consumers: Government

• India, Bhutan working to improving connectivity for better trade & economic relations: Foreign Secretary

• Concerns on credit supply to small business a myth: SBI

• IAS officer AN Jha appointed as Finance Secretary

• Men’s Hockey WC: Australia beat England by 3-0

• Gautam Gambhir announces retirement from all forms of cricket

• IPL: Delhi Daredevils renamed as Delhi Capitals

• Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric bags 2018 Ballon d'Or

• Men’s Hockey WC: Argentina beat New Zealand 3-0

• Pawan Singh first Indian to be elected in ISSF's judges committee

• Maheshwari Chauhan retains women's skeet title

• India’s heaviest satellite GSAT-11 successfully launched by Ariane-5 rocket to provide better broadband services

• RBI to announce its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review of current financial year on 05 Dec

• India’s first locomotive-less Train 18, breaches 180 kmph speed limit during test run

• Climate talks begin in Polish coal city Katowice

• ADB, Centre sign 85 million dollar loan to support Odisha skill development project

• Government begins registration for drone operators in country

• Qatar to leave OPEC from January 2019

• World Bank unveils USD 200 billion in climate action investment for 2021-25

• UN conference on climate change begins in Poland

• US-China pledge to continue negotiations to resolve trade disputes

• Joint exercise between Indian Air Force, United States Air Force to begin 03rd December

• India’s first locomotive-less Train 18, breaches 180 kmph speed limit during test run

• FPIs inflow hit 10 months high of Rs 12260 crore in November

• EAM Sushma Swaraj to visit UAE to co-chair 12th session of India-UAE Joint Commission Meeting

• PM Modi asks G-20 countries to formulate a common platform for extraditing fugitive economic offenders

• Today is World AIDS Day

• BRICS nations call for a comprehensive approach to combat terrorism

• India’s economy grows at 7.1 per cent for 2nd part of 2018-19

• AIFF to launch school-level project with FIFA

• US, UK reach post-Brexit aviation agreement

• HM Rajnath Singh to inaugurate 19th Hornbill Festival in Nagaland 01 December, 2018

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu moots national suicide prevention strategy

• UIDAI asks banks not to discontinue Aadhaar Enabled Payment System as it may obstruct delivery of welfare benefits

• NITI Aayog organizes Development Dialogue on Health System

• NASA’s InSight spacecraft lands on red planet after six-month journey

• Government approves compensation formula for Hip implant cases

• Government decides to set up domestic Gold Council in India

• Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to present interim Budget for 2019-20 fiscal on 1st of February 2019

• NITI Aayog organises dialogue on health system for New India

• Sri Lanka Parliament bars Rajapaksa's ministers from using funds

• UK amends weapons bill to ensure right to possession of kirpans by Sikhs

• US, UK reach post-Brexit aviation agreement

• 8 more States achieve 100% household electrification under Saubhagya scheme

• Congo’s Ebola outbreak now second-largest in history: WHO

• Fragile climate puts food security at risk: UN report

• PSLV-C-43 successfully puts earth observation satellite HysIS and 30 other satellites into Orbit

• UN climate talks need compromise, not stubbornness: UN chief

• EU sets goal to be 'climate neutral' by 2050

• India, China ink protocol on hygiene & inspection requirements for exports

• Nagaland ahead of national average on many HDIs: 15th Finance Commission Chairman

• Arvind Saxena appointed UPSC chairman

• Government launches Bhasha Sangam to introduce school students to 22 Indian languages

• India calls for verifiable actions to end terror

• Arvind Saxena appointed UPSC chairman

• Harmanpreet Kaur enters top-five in ICC Women`s T20I rankings

• Kartarpur corridor initiative is not connected with dialogue process with Pakistan: Sushma Swaraj

• Countdown for launch of ISRO`s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C43 begins

• Donald Trump warns Brexit may harm UK-US trade

• Section of stairs from Eiffel Tower sell for almost 170,000 euros

• Nepal government launches Social Security Scheme

• BCCI doubles ban for age frauds

• India is not responding positively to invitation by Pakistan for SAARC summit: EAM Sushma Swaraj

• Indian wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav enters top-5 list of T20 bowlers for the first time in ICC rankings

• Harmanpreet Kaur named captain of ICC Women's World Twenty20 XI

• SC asks CPCB to prosecute government officials for not acting on air pollution complaints

• Centre, ADB sign 200 million dollar loan pact to upgrade state highways in Bihar

• NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant says that recycling and reuse of water are crucial for future urban planning and policy

• India-China amends double taxation avoidance treaty

• Release of Joint Communication on India-EU partnership welcomed

• PAiSA Portal launched for Affordable Credit and Interest Subvention Access

• Sunil Arora to be new Chief Election Commissioner of India

• UNSC grants exemption from sanctions to North & South Korea to jointly conduct survey on reconnecting railways across their border

• US announces $5 million reward for info on 26/11 perpetrators

• Vice President to lay foundation stone for Kartarpur corridor up to Pakistan border in Punjab on Nov 26

• India, China agree to maintain border tranquility

• IMD develops new technology to monitor impact of rain & deal with natural disasters

• India beat Australia by six wickets, level T20 series

• Breakthrough or breakdown: G20 sets trade war turning point

• Mary Kom bags Gold

• 44 new coal blocks found in four eastern states

• Quadricycles as Non Transport Vehicles

• UNICEF appoints singer Nahid Afrin as first 'Youth Advocate' of northeastern region

• US President Trump threatens to close Mexico border, allows US troops to use lethal force

• UN’s atomic watchdog calls on North Korea to re-admit nuclear inspectors

• Guru Nanak Jayanti being celebrated across the country

• PSB’s can seek LoCs against defaulters

• Cabinet approves Allied and Healthcare Professions Bill, 2018

• MEA Sushma Swaraj to co-chair 9th Meeting of India-Lao PDR Joint Commission on Bilateral Co-operation

• Cabinet approves development of Kartarpur corridor project

• Cabinet approves setting up of Medical College in Silvassa in Dadra and Nagar Haveli

• Cabinet clears mandatory jute packaging of 100% food grains

• Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding with Mauritius on Consumer Protection and Legal Metrology

• US, South Korea scale back military exercise

• Cabinet approves extension of the term of commission constituted to examine the issue of Sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes

• NASA picks ancient Martian river delta for rover landing

• South Korean Kim Jong-yang elected as Interpol president

• Abhijit Bose named WhatsApp India Head

• Australia joins US in rejecting UN migration pact

• PM Narendra Modi to lay foundation stones of City Gas Distribution projects in 129 districts from New Delhi

• e-registration must for jobs in 18 countries

• India, Russia to build stealth frigates

• World Fisheries Day

• World is not moving fast enough to curb global warming: UN Chief

• Cases under SC/ST Act not false

• Global fight on malaria stalled: World Health Organization

• US suspends USD 1.66 billion security assistance to Pakistan

• Mary Kom, others enter semi-finals of Women`s World Boxing Championships

• Indian gymnasts win two bronze medals in Acrobatic Gymnastics World Cup

• Australia joins US in rejecting UN migration pact

• Saudi, UAE announce USD 500 million in aid to war-torn Yemen

• BASIC nations push for `climate finance`

• PM Narendra Modi launches grand challenge for improving Ease of Doing Business

• Maldives cabinet approves to rejoin Commonwealth, 2 years after withdrawing from 53-nation grouping

• Make elephant corridors eco-sensitive zones: NGT

• Cambodian won`t allow any foreign military base: Prime Minister Hun Sen

• 49th International Film Festival of India begins on 20 Nov in Goa

• RBI to set up expert panel to look into issues on capital surplus

• AYUSH Ministry celebrating first Naturopathy Day on 18 November, 2018

• Qaumi Ekta Week or National Integration Week to be observed across country from 19 November, 2018

• BIMSTEC to boost connectivity

• US President Donald Trump defends his administration's decision to stop hundreds of millions of dollars military aid to Pakistan

• GROWTH-India telescope’s first science observation

• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate Kundli-Manesar section of Western Peripheral Expressway on 19 November, 2018

• PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Rani Lakshmibai on her Jayanti

• India steps up agro-diplomacy with China

• HDFC gives Rs.1,100 crore subsidy under PMAY

• Jordan’s parliament passes IMF-backed tax law to reduce public debt

• ICC Women's WT20: India beat Australia by 48 runs in their final match

• Four Indian boxers including Mary Kom advance to quarterfinals of Women's World Boxing Championships

• Manisha Moun brings down Christina in the World women`s boxing championships

• Ad Guru Padmashri Alyque Padamsee passes away at 90

• Mahinda Rajapaksa loses trust vote again

• Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal withdraw consent for CBI probe

• Government to release E-commerce policy soon: Union Minister Suresh Prabhu

• PM Narendra Modi to attend swearing-in ceremony of new President of Maldives

• Legislation introduced in US Congress to protect work authorisation of spouses of H1-B visa holders

• China calls for synergy between OBOR, India`s Act East policy amid tensions

• NITI Aayog constitutes Himalayan State Regional Council

• India, Australia, Japan, US discuss regional and global issues of common interest

• National Conference on Giloy plant held in New Delhi

• Asian Games gold medalist Hima Das appointed as UNICEF India’s Youth Ambassador

• Young Champions Awards announced

• Veteran journalist N Ram to receive Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award on Nov 16

• Fitch keeps India’s sovereign rating unchanged

• Kilogram set for an update

• Election Commission to use tech applications to nail poll code violations in poll-bound states

• US President Donald Trump says he is grateful for his friendship with PM Narendra Modi

• DIPP hosts Global Digital Content Market 2018

• MNRE circulates draft Indian Wind Turbine Certification Scheme (IWTCS)

• Meghalaya: India International Cherry Blossom Festival begins

• UNSC unanimously agrees to lift sanctions against Eritrea after nine years

• INDO-Russian joint exercise INDRA 2018

• 7th RCEP Inter-Sessional Ministerial Meeting concludes in Singapore

• ISRO launches communication satellite GSAT-29

• Minority Ministry Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will inaugurate the “Hunar Haat” at IITF

• India increases financial contribution to UNRWA

• EPG report foundation of Indo-Nepal relations in 21st century

• World Diabetes Day being observed on 14 Nov

• NITI Aayog launches 72-hour hackathon to solve problems

• Supreme Court reserves order on pleas seeking court-monitored probe in Rafale deal

• Government top priority to address under-nutrition: Health Minister

• ISRO to launch communication satellite GSAT-29 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre

• Narendra Singh Tomar given charge of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

• US State Department declares Jawad Nasrallah as global terrorist

• British, EU negotiators reach agreement on terms of Brexit deal

• UAE to participate in Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit for 2nd consecutive year

• UN urges Bangladesh to halt Rohingya repatriation plan

• HRD Ministry launches Leadership for Academicians Programme

• Rs. 75 commemorative coin to mark 75th anniversary of Tricolour hoisting by Bose

• PM Modi arrives in Singapore on two-day visit to attend East Asia Summit, ASEAN

• Government approves process to constitute new Boards of Governors for IIMs

• China showcases new laser defence weapon system capable of intercepting aerial targets

• Government sets up state of-the-art National Data Repository

• Retail inflation falls to one-year low of 3.31 per cent in October

• RBI unlikely to open window for NBFC`s

• Stan Lee, creator of Spider-Man, X-Men and Marvel comic legend, passes away at 95

• Donald Trump urges Saudi Arabia, OPEC not to cut oil production

• Amnesty International withdraws award from Myanmar`s Aung San Suu Kyi

• World champion shuttler Kento Momota wins China Open

• Union Minister Ananth Kumar passes away at 59 in Bengaluru

• US President Donald Trump discusses various issues in France

• Russia reacting calmly to military drills conducted by NATO: Putin

• Army dedicates 2018 to welfare of Disabled Soldiers: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat

• Union Minister Harshvardhan annouces launch of Global Cooling Prize

• India and Morocco sign agreement on mutual legal assistance

• Wrestler Bajrang Punia achieves World No. 1 rank in 65 Kg category

• Centre clears appointment of Chief Justices of 4 High Courts

• Army gets K9 Vajra and M777 howitzer guns

• Home Minister reviews Integrated Check Posts and Border Management projects

• PM Narendra Modi to attend swearing-in ceremony of Maldives President-elect on Nov17

• Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolves Parliament; Calls for elections on January 5

• Manu Bhaker –Saurabh Chaudhary win mixed event gold with junior world record

• US, China to resume talks to resolve trade disputes

• India examining details of exemption by US on purchasing Iranian oil

• RBI relaxes ECB norms for infrastructure creation

• Donald Trump wants changes in H-1B visa rules to better attract highly skilled workers

• Air pollution level continues to be severe in Delhi

• US: Empire State Building lit up in orange to celebrate Diwali

• Parliamentary elections to be held on December 23 in Bangladesh

• India supports all efforts at peace, reconciliation in Afghanistan

• US to deny asylum to illegal border crossers

• Expenses on publicising info about criminal cases against candidate will be counted as poll expenditure: Election Commission

• Defense Ministry enhances financial powers to Vice Chiefs of three Services

• Cabinet decides to open central tribal university in Andhra Pradesh

• Cabinet approved sale of enemy shares

• Every graduate girl in Bihar to get Rs 25,000 now

• Government approves operationalization strategy for Operation Greens

• India among 8 countries allowed to buy Iranian oil: US

• Centre releases Rs 113 crore to six Border States

• India, South Korea sign MoU on cooperation in sports

• India, Malawi sign MoUs in Extradition Treaty, Atomic Energy and VISA Waiver

• Finance Commission holds discussion with MEA

• Russia says new US sanctions against Iran deal another blow to NPT

• Air pollution level in National Capital continues to remain very poor

• AYUSH Minister stresses on need for using modern technologies to promote Ayurveda

• India, Zimbabwe must work harder to forge partnerships for mutually beneficial brighter future: M Venkaiah Naidu

• North Korea warns it could restart nuclear weapons development if sanctions aren't lifted

• Karen Khachanov lifts Paris Masters Men's Singles title

• RBI starts process to set up Public Credit Registry for capturing borrowers' details

• Telangana tops in per capita energy consumption

• Sebi bans Satyam’s Raju, others for 14 years from market

• India’s Subhankar Dey to play with Pengbo Ren of China in semi-final of SaarLorLux Open

• '281 and Beyond': VVS Laxman announces book on his cricketing journey

• IICT Scientist gets Vasvik Award 2018

• Companies Amendment Ordinance, 2018 promulgated to promote Ease of Doing Business

• Over 1.2 crore subscribers join Atal Pension Yojana

• US agrees to grant India and other 7 countries waiver from Iran oil sanctions

• Illegal immigrants to be apprehended & would not be released: Donald Trump

• Loans upto 1 Cr for MSMEs in 59 minutes: PM Narendra Modi

• Supreme Court dismisses CBI’s appeal against HC order in Bofors case

• Congress, MNF release their manifestos for Assembly polls in Mizoram

• Over 7 million Yemeni children face serious famine threat: UN

• PM Narendra Modi to launch Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Support and Outreach Programme in New Delhi

• Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India and South Korea

• Will continue to engage with US, other stakeholders to ensure energy security: India

• GST collection crosses Rs 1 lakh crore for second time since launch

• Growth of 8 infrastructure sectors slows down to 4.3% in September

• India jumps 23 places to 77th in ease of doing business ranking

• EAM Sushma Swaraj holds series of meetings with leaders in Kuwait

• Qatar sets up support fund for migrant workers

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu invites Botswana companies to invest in India

• Seoul and Washington to decide in the coming weeks whether to continue suspending large-scale joint military drills: South Korea's Defence Minister

• Supreme Court Collegium recommends names of 4 HC Chief Justices for elevation to Supreme Court

• Government not seeking message decryption; wants location, identity of sender of provocative messages on WhatsApp: IT Minister

• Supreme Court modifies Diwali cracker ban order

• NDA government made technology a medium for social justice, empowerment and transparency: PM Narendra Modi

• Rashtriya Ekta Diwas, birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is being celebrated on 31 Oct

• PM Narendra Modi to dedicate to the nation world's tallest Statue of Unity on birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

• Nation remembers Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary on 31 Oct

• Government has no plan to privatize profit-making industrial units, says Nitin Gadkari

• Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu embarks on seven-day visit to three South African countries

• President, Vice President, Prime Minister pay tributes to Sardar Patel on his birth anniversary

• EAM Sushma Swaraj to hold several meetings with leaders of Kuwait to bolster bilateral ties

• Malala Yousafzai to be honoured by Harvard University for her work promoting girls' education

• Donald Trump suggests he will end birthright citizenship with executive order

• United States slams removal of Pakistan's ban on JuD, FIF

• India, Italy call upon UN-member counties to implement Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

• Government approves construction of over two lakh additional houses in urban areas under PMAY

• Meeting of Financial Stability and Development Council held

• Supreme Court to hear Ayodhya title dispute case in January 2019

• Italian PM Giuseppe Conte to arrive in New Delhi on day long visit to India

• Japan agrees to 316 Billion Yen loan for seven major infrastructure projects in India

• India’s first container movement on inland waterways

• Nitin Gadkari to lay foundation for India’s largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard

• Projects worth Rs 929 crore approved for Namami Gange programme

• Angela Merkel to step down as German chancellor in 2021

• Maneka Gandhi asks NCW to set up dedicated cell for cases related to NRI marriages

• Government eyes recovery of over Rs. 1.8 lakh cr. NPA’s

• WTO ministerial meet seeks to develop 21st century trade rules

• Scientists develop web-based tool to monitor fake news on Facebook, Twitter

• Table Tennis: Ayhika Mukherjee wins silver medal at Under-21 Belgium Open

• India home to two new gecko species

• India & Pakistan declared joint winners of Asian Champions Trophy

• Supreme Court to hear PIL petition to extend Vishaka guidelines to religious institutions

• Rs. 700-crore project to clean up courts

• Michael D Higgins re-elected as Irish president for the second term

• Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro wins Presidential elections

• New leaf-warbler bird species discovered in Indonesia

• Sourav Kothari defeats Peter Gilchrist to clinch World Billiards Championship

• India, Myanmar agree to take action against insurgent groups operating within their territories

• Governors’ panel submits 21 recommendations to President for doubling farmers' income

• Maneka Gandhi inaugurates 5th edition of Women of India National Organic Fest 2018

• Government directs telcos to stop use of Aadhaar-based electronic KYC

• First indigenously overhauled Su-30MKI handed over to IAF

• Japan’s Okinawa to hold referendum on polarising plan to relocate US military base

• Japanese PM Shinzo Abe's Beijing visit - China-Japan ties

• Pakistan lawyer Asma Jahangir wins UN Human Rights Prize posthumously

• Former Sri Lanka Prez Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Prime Minister

• Cabinet approves Adjudicating Authority for speedy disposal of benami cases

• UN investigator: Genocide still taking place in Myanmar

• Cabinet nod to panel on United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

• Home Secretary calls for measures to prevent misuse of social media

• India, Bangladesh sign agreements for enhancing inland and coastal waterways connectivity

• Russia successfully launches first Soyuz Rocket since failed space launch

• 5 more rice mills cleared for exports to China; ban on rapeseed meal from India dropped by China

• Centre nod for Rs.7,522 crore fisheries fund

• NATO’s biggest military maneuvers begins in Norway

• European Parliament backs ban on single-use plastics

• Virat Kohli becomes fastest batsman to reach 10,000 ODI runs

• Wrestling: Ritu Malik in contention for bronze; Sakshi Malik, RituPhogat suffer defeats

• World’s longest sea bridge opened in China

• Russian President Vladimir Putin warns of a new arms race with America

• PM Narendra Modi awarded Seoul Peace Prize 2018

• Artificial Intelligence to be used in India more than other countries: Niti Aayog Advisor

• Centre directs stakeholders to expedite execution of projects to resolve bottlenecks under Namami Gange Programme

• Maintaining CBI's integrity is a precondition, says FM Arun Jaitley

• Supreme Court rules out sale and registration of BS-IV vehicle from 1st April, 2020

• Supreme Court moves to make festivals less noisy

• Cabinet approves broad gauge railway line between Bahraich, Khalilabad

• 2018 UN Day Concert to be held 24 Oct in the General Assembly Hall at United Nations Headquarters

• India and UAE resolve to further strengthen their strategic and bilateral relations

• President Ram Nath Kovind greets people on Valmiki Jayanti

• Tax rates can be slashed further if number of taxpayers keeps on increasing: CBDT Chairman

• Sachin Tendulkar gives away prizes to winners of South Asia Regional WASH innovation

• India, Iran, Afghanistan discuss Chabahar port

• PM Narendra Modi to interact with IT and electronic manufacturing professionals in New Delhi

• Panel for adopting UN model on cross-border insolvency

• Bajrang Punia settles for silver after losing to Japanese Takuto Otoguro in 65 kg category in World Wrestling Championship

• Cameroon: 85-year-old strongman Paul Biya wins 7th presidential term

• Environment Ministry launches Harit Diwali, Swasth Diwali campaign

• India takes lead in delivering equipment to France for ITER research project

• UN chief Antonio Guterres hopes Russia, US resolve disputes over INF Treaty

• Koreas, UN Command agree to demilitarize part of border

• Government says Rs 1500 crore to be spent to develop NH in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

• India, China sign agreement on security cooperation

• India, Croatia sign two agreements

• Ethiopian Belihu wins Delhi Half Marathon men's race

• Alert sounded in Arunachal Pradesh and bordering districts of Assam for possible flash flood in Brahmaputra

• Denmark Open: Top-seeded Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan defeats Saina Nehwal in women's singles final

• India congratulates Afghan people for exercising their democratic rights at Parliamentary elections

• Climate fund approves 1B for projects in poor countries

• US President Donald Trump says US will withdraw from nuclear arms treaty with Russia

• China and ASEAN to hold joint naval exercises

• Centre notifies special courts for benami transaction cases

• PM announces an Award in Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's name for police personnel for their exemplary service

• Saudi Arabia admits, dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi killed inside its consulate in Istanbul

• India, Japan, U.S. plan joint air exercise

• RBI to ease NBFC woes

• PM Modi says govt. is committed to provide shelter to all homeless people by 2022

• Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds bilateral talks with her US, ASEAN counterparts in Singapore

• PM Modi says govt. is committed to provide shelter to all homeless people by 2022

• Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds bilateral talks with her US, ASEAN counterparts in Singapore

• Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa to form new govt. in Bhutan

• China and ASEAN to hold joint naval exercises

• Russia opposes the US sanctions against Iran

• Vladimir Putin, Addel Fattah el-Sisi sign strategic co-operation treaty

• Akash Malik becomes first Indian archer to clinch silver medal at Youth Olympic Games

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to address ASEM summit

• Provisional results of Bhutan National Assembly election go in favour of DNT

• World Heritage sites threatened by climate change

• India imposes anti-dumping duty on certain steel products from China

• US to merge Jerusalem consulate general with new embassy

• NITI Aayog launches guidelines for Public-Private partnership in NCDs

• India, China set to resume drill

• India, China to sign internal security cooperation agreement on Oct 22

• CVC releases analysis on top 100 banking frauds

• Praveen Chitravel bags Bronze medal at 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

• India ranked 58th most competitive economy in WEF index

• RBI approves Sandeep Bakshi's appointment as MD, CEO of ICICI Bank for 3 years

• Ethiopian prime minister's new cabinet has 50 per cent women

• RBI issues guidelines to facilitate payments among PPI

• Government committed to achieve goal of zero hunger by 2030: Agriculture Minister

• India, Tanzania sign two MoU’s

• Palestinians win UN backing to lead developing country bloc

• US announces fresh sanctions on Iran, targeting banks investment companies

• Child abuse victims can file complaint at any time, irrespective of present age: WCD Ministry

• CVC suggests systemic improvements after analyzing top 100 Bank Frauds

• Navy's submarine rescue capabilities get a boost with DSRV maiden trials

• Youth Olympic Games: Suraj Panwar clinches silver in men's 5000m race walk event in Argentina

• North Korea, South Korea and UN Command begin talks on demilitarising border

• Indian Men's & Women's Hockey teams bag Silver medals at Youth Olympic Games in Argentina

• India to set up special desk to facilitate investments from UAE

• At least three million Afghans in 'urgent' need of food: UN

• Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh inaugurates two-day Agri-startup and Entrepreneurship in New Delhi

• UP cabinet decides to rename Allahabad as Prayagraj

• Defence Minister dedicates a DRDO website to former president APJ Abdul Kalam

• Govt. announces Rs 100 crore award for states completing household electrification early under Saubhagya scheme

• Asian Para Games: India's medal tally mounts to 72 with 2 more golds

• Leander Paes lifts Santo Domingo Open trophy

• Shanghai Masters: Novak Djokovic beats Borna Coric

• Sikkim won UN Food & Agriculture Organization Awards

• Graded Response Action Plan comes into force in Delhi

• Election Commission introduces C-vigil app as pilot project

• Koreas hold high-level peace talks

• MoS for Textiles inaugurates 46th edition of IHGF-Delhi Fair

• Youth Olympic Games: Manu Bhaker becomes second Indian to win two medals

• India elected to UNHRC securing maximum votes

• Government assures, Country not to face any internet shutdown in view of reports of global outage

• India-Azerbaijan sign protocol

• Major mission to sequence genes of Indians planned

• Centre approves special package for footwear and leather sector

• India clinch 13 medals - one gold, four silver and eight bronze in the Asian Para Games 11 October, 2018

• Three-day Silver Jubilee celebrations of NHRC begin; PM to address main function

• MoS PMO for capacity building, awareness creation, research in space technology

• PM Narendar Modi says, Fourth Industrial Revolution, expansion of AI will lead to better healthcare

• Finance Minister Arun Jaitley says direct tax collection increased by 15 to 20 per cent every year

• President Ram Nath Kovind to inaugurate 13th Annual Convention of Central Information Commission in New Delhi 12 October, 2018

• Malaysian government decides to abolish capital punishment

• World Bank, IMF heads urge the US, China to play by trade rules

• Pakistan: President Arif Alvi sacks high court judge

• EAM Sushma Swaraj holds bilateral meeting with Tajikistan counterpart Sirojiddin Muhriddin in Dushanbe

• Sri Lankan Parliament passes legislation to pay compensation to victims of the island's brutal civil war

• EAM Sushma Swaraj to participate in 17th CHG meeting of SCO to be held Tajikistan

• Tushar Mehta appointed as the new Solicitor General of India

• Cabinet Secretary chairs meeting of NCMC to take stock of preparatory measures for cyclonic storm TITLI

• Prime Minister of Italy to pay visit to India on Oct 30

• Sri Lanka: Bill to set up Office for Reparations introduced in Parliament

• Tsunami threat as 7.0-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea

• NITI Aayog organises workshop on best practices in International Arbitration

• PM Narendra Modi pays homage to Nanaji Deshmukh on his birth anniversary

• Archer Harvinder Singh clinches seventh gold for India in Asian Para-Games

• Youth Olympic Games: Saurabh Chaudhary bags Gold in 10-m air pistol

• I&B Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore calls for good behavior on Internet and social media

• Government committed to making India as one of leading arbitration centres of Wolrd: MoS PP Chaudhary

• Cyclonic storm Titli intensifies into severe cyclonic storm 10th Oct

• NITI Aayog member Dr Vinod Paul hopes National Nutrition Mission soon to become mass movement in India

• Supreme Court takes note of 3rd October violence at Jagannath temple, Puri

• Supreme Court asks Centre to provide details of decision making process in Rafale deal

• Indonesia earthquake & Tsunami: Death toll rises to over 2,000

• Hurricane Michael intensifies to category 3 storm, threatens Florida coast

• Cabinet decides to set up National Council for Vocational Education and training

• President Ram Nath Kovind says, the government is promoting digital India

• EC to set up all women-managed polling stations in poll bound states of Chhattisgarh, MP, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telangana

• Polling underway peacefully in second phase of Urban body elections in Jammu and Kashmir

• Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium dedicated to people in Sri Lanka

• Archer Harvinder Singh clinches seventh gold for India in Asian Para-Games

• Nikki Haley resigns as US Ambassador to United Nations

• Navaratri being celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety in Nepal

• Asian Para Games: India clinch 11 medals including three gold

• Indian junior men’s hockey team to take on Australia in Sultan of Johor Cup tournament

• Asian Para Games: Ekta Bhyan wins India's fourth gold in women's club throw event in Jakarta

• William Nordhaus, Paul Romer win Nobel Prize for economics

• World Post Day on 9th Oct

• Japan’s PM says UK would be welcomed to TPP with open arms

• UN panel on climate change issues extensive warning on rising global temperatures

• Youth Olympics: Jeremy Lalrinnunga wins the first gold for India

• India says UNSC needs to be reformed without delay

• India, Tajikistan sign several MoUs in fields of agriculture, space technology and disaster management

• Sushma Swaraj launches India for Humanity initiative in New Delhi

• IMF predicts 7.3% growth rate for India in current fiscal year

• President gives assent to bill which will tackle Cybercrime, Sexual Offences & unlawful acts in Telangana

• Government decides to cover crop damages in wild animal attacks under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna on trial basis

• Parliamentary panel questions airlines over excess luggage charge

• Andaman and Nicobar Command celebrates its 18th Raising Day on 08 October, 2018

• Lok Sabha Speaker will formally inaugurate Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference of Indian Region in Guwahati

• President Ram Nath Kovind reaches Tajikistan on three-day visit; bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation on the agenda

• Country’s biggest skill competition 'India Skills 2018' concludes

• India opens their medal account in Youth Olympic Games with Silver

• India’s Keerthana Pandian wins girls' title in IBSF World U-16 Snooker Championships

• India’s success in achieving Sustainable Development Goals can change face of world: UN General Assembly President Espinosa

• India beat West Indies by innings and 272 runs in Rajkot

• India beat Sri Lanka by 144 runs to clinch U19 Asia Cup 2018 title

• Sri Lankan PM says dialogue between Indian Ocean littoral states and major maritime users needed

• Odisha, AP Police to conduct joint operations to combat LWE

• RBI keeps key policy rates unchanged; GDP growth for 2018-19 projected at 7.4 per cent

• ICMR recommends vaccine for lions

• Pankaj Sharma appointed India's Ambassador to UN Conference on Disarmament

• GI Tag for Alphonso Mango from Konkan

• Centre and ADB sign 110 million dollar loan agreement for up-gradation of 2,800 kilometers all-weather rural roads in Madhya Pradesh

• India and Russia denounce terrorism in all its forms

• UN seeks $50.5 million as immediate relief to earth quake & tsunami victims in Indonesia

• RBI allows state-owned oil companies to borrow long term working capital from overseas

• ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar Quits, Sandeep Bakhshi Replaces Her

• Senior diplomat Sanjay Verma appointed as India's Ambassador to Spain

• Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2018

• Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi to attend 19th India-Russia Annual Bilateral summit

• India, Kazakhstan agree to step up military cooperation, especially in defence production

• White House outlines counter-terrorism strategy, slams Iran

• Pakistan gives nod to set up refinery with Saudi Arabia’s help in Baluchistan

• 21 IORA countries adopt Delhi Declaration on Renewable Energy

• Indian International Science Festival begins in Lucknow

• RBI imposes penalty on Federal Bank for non-compliance of certain directions

• India vs West Indies: Prithvi Shaw announces his arrival with scintillating century

• Several BJP-ruled States slash fuel prices

• President Ram Nath Kovind pitches for reforms in UNSC in his meeting with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

• Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach New Delhi today on two day visit to India

• Polio surveillance enhanced in UP, Maharashtra, Telangana: Health Ministry

• Trio win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

• Maldives: SC overrules EC's reinstatement of dozen MPs disqualified for crossing floor

• US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit China amid tension

• EU backs treaty to produce disabled-friendly books

• Centre sanctions 122 schemes to mitigate ill effects of arsenic in Assam

• International Court of Justice orders US to ease Iran sanctions

• Cabinet eases plans to refurbish railway stations

• Government to launch initiative to promote paperless and hassle-free air travel for passengers

• The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018

• India clinched three medals at archery world cup final

• Guwahati sports India’s ‘tallest’ national flag

• Iraq elects new president

• ISA can replace OPEC in future as key supplier of energy for world: PM Modi

• Justice Ranjan Gogoi to be sworn-in as Chief Justice of India

• BCCI covered under RTI Act, rules Central Information Commission

• Nationwide Action Research Project of Gram Panchayat development scheme inaugurated

• Mahatma Gandhi was ahead of his time in hygiene says UN Chief

• UN Chief urges all nations to join hands to fight terrorism

• Gita Gopinath appointed IMF Chief Economist

• RBI to inject Rs. 36,000 crore into system through purchase of government bonds

• India is important partner of UN in countering terrorism & preventing violent extremism: UN Secretary General

• International Day of Older Persons being observed on 1st October

• President gives assent to India's first Good Samaritan bill of Karnataka

• RBI eases cash reserve rules to ease liquidity condition of banks

• Finance Ministry launches Mobile Application Jan Dhan Darshak as a part of Financial Inclusion

• Nobel Prize for medicine won by cancer researchers

• Canada agrees to join trade accord with US & Mexico

• Move to posthumously award US Congressional Gold Medal to Mahatma Gandhi

• US President Trump threatens imposition of new tariffs on imports from China

• PM Narendra Modi to inaugurate the first Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) in New Delhi

• Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary

• ICG to embark on voluntary discarding of Plastic Campaign

• India not in favour of reopening some clauses of Paris agreement: Environment Secretary

• India, Uzbekistan agree to deepen strategic cooperation

• Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launches Centre of Excellence for Data Analytics (CEDA)

• Government sets up ministerial group to suggest measures for helping states facing natural calamities

• Supreme Court allows entry of women of all ages in Sabarimala temple

• Parakram Parv being celebrated to mark 2nd anniversary of surgical strikes carried by Army across LoC

• Sushma Swaraj terms terrorism as single largest threat to peace and stability in the South Asian region

• Madhya Pradesh: 1st corn festival of country being held in Chhindwara from 29 September

• Canada’s parliament unanimously voted to strip Myanmar's leader of her honorary citizenship

• World Rabies Day observed on 28 September, 2018

• 19 Embryo Transfer Technology (ETT) centers approved

• Locate Public Toilets on Google Maps

• India lift Asia Cup for 7th time; beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets on final ball

• Indian Railways to roll out SMART coaches

• Government Constitutes Lokpal Search Committee Headed by Ex Supreme Court judge

• Supreme Court refuses hearing on Ayodhya land dispute case by larger bench, matter to be heard from October 29

• Adultery no longer a crime, Supreme Court strikes down Section 497

• India, Uzbekistan to cement economic ties

• RBI eases SLR norms to ease liquidity

• Fabiano Caruana beats Viswanathan Anand in Chess Olympiad

• 8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship to begin in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

• PM Narendra Modi awarded prestigious UN Champions of Earth Award

• Cabinet approves National Digital Communication Policy

• United States President Donald Trump at UN endorses two states for Israel, Palestinians

• Boost to SC/ST quota in promotions

• Donald Trump accuses China of interfering in upcoming Midterm Elections

• Center approves construction of over six lakh 26 thousand more affordable houses for benefit of urban poor under PMAY (Urban)

• Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu to inaugurate national literary and intellectual conference- "LokManthan 2018" in Ranchi

• Aadhaar gets thumbs up from Supreme Court

• PM Narendra Modi honoured with UN Champions of the Earth Award

• Government increases customs duties on 19 items

• J&K: Unidentified terrorist killed in ongoing encounter at Gazigund area of Anantnag district

• President Ram Nath Kovind clears ordinance to set up a committee to run Medical Council of India until Parliament passes legislation

• Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 37 runs to enter the final of Asia Cup

• Parakram Parv will be celebrated from September 28th to 30th to showcase the courage, valour and sacrifice of Indian Armed Forces

• National Mission on Government e Marketplace (GeM)

• Defence Acquisition Council approves procurement of one thousand engines for T-72 tanks

• EAM Sushma Swaraj holds bilateral talks with leaders from Fiji, Estonia and Suriname

• PM Narendra Modi pays tributes to Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya on his birth anniversary

• Hard to proceed on trade talks with US under threats & pressure: China

• UAE, South Africa sign 2 extradition and legal assistance agreements

• Famous 'Indra Jatra' festival being celebrated in Kathmandu

• Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurates air pollution control device WAYU in Delhi

• Three Best Performing States in “Ease of Living Index” Under AMRUT

• India enter finals of Asia Cup defeating Pakistan by nine wickets

• India to organize 'Gandhi March' in Netherlands

• India, China to sign internal security cooperation agreement

• Jowai-Ratacherra Section of NH-6 is upgraded in Meghalaya

• PM inaugurates Pakyong Airport

• Abdullah Yameen concedes defeat in Maldives Presidential elections

• UAE, Red Cross sign pact to support humanitarian efforts in Yemen, Myanmar & Congo

• Home Minister chairs meeting of central Zonal Council in Lucknow

• Leaders back climate change urgency in New York

• UAE to host Interfaith Alliance Forum in November

• Japanese supply ship heads to International Space Station

• Nepal to be world's first country to double its tiger population

• Deepak Punia settles for silver medal at junior world wrestling championship

• China Open: Indonesia's Sinisuka stuns Japan's KentoMomota to win Men's singles title

• Israel gives West Bank village Oct. 1 demolition deadline

• PM Modi inaugurated Sikkim's first airport Pakyong

• Israel, India to commemorate Centenary of the Battle of Haifa

• PM launches Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana

• WhatsApp appoints grievance officer for India

• Yemen faces worsening threat of famine: UN humanitarian affairs Chief

• Track Asia Cup: Indian cyclists bag 3 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze on Day 1

• Virat Kohli, Mirabai Chanu to receive Khel Ratna on September 25: Sports Ministry

• China cancels upcoming trade talks with US

• UNSC reiterates importance of protecting civilians in armed conflict

• Cyclone DAYE weakens into deep depression

• India calls off foreign minister-level meeting with Pakistan

• Assamese movie 'Village Rockstars' is India’s official entry for Oscars 2019

• Russia, Turkey agree on borders of demilitarised zone in Syrian

• US denounces China's "awful abuses" of Muslim Uighurs

• Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran

• India, Nepal agree to use satellite images in boundary survey work

• US tourists to India increased by over 6 per cent: Tourism Ministry

• World Bank approves Country Partnership Framework for India to support its transition to higher middle- income country

• UAE re-affirms commitments to developing nuclear programme to highest safety standards

• US blacklists Chinese agency for buying Russia military equipment

• India contributes 1 million to UN's ambitious solar project

• MHA signs MoU with ISRO to set up an Integrated Control Room for Emergency Response

• Sex offenders’ registry launched with 4.4 lakh entries

• India welcomes denuclearization agreement between North and South Koreas

• India and Morocco sign Air Services Agreement

• Exercise Aviaindra-18 conducted

• Washington ready to begin negotiating immediately to achieve denuclearization of North Korea

• ESIC approves new scheme, Atal Bimit Vyakti Kalyan Yojna for cash relief to unemployed insured persons

• PM Narendra Modi, Afghan President review progress of bilateral strategic partnership

• India, Romania agree to intensify cooperation at UN, other multilateral fora to address global challenges

• CCEA approves financial assistance of 3466 crore rupees for repair and safety of 198 dams in country

• Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma appointed to endorse Skill India Mission

• Ministry of Health introduces budget dashboard

• Donald Trump administration praises India for its significant counter terrorism actions

• North Korea, Moon sign agreement on denuclearization

• President Ram Nath Kovind Promulgates Ordinance banning the practice of instant triple talaq

• Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved new KYC norms for foreign portfolio investors (FPI)

• Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse (LOTUSHR) project launched

• Iran still 'very important' as US sanctions loom, says OPEC chief

• Government incorporates provision of penalties for States, Insurance Companies for delay in settlement of claims under PMFBY

• Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary: President Kovind launches logo and web portal

• Defense Acquisition Council approves procurement of equipment worth Rs 9100 crore

• Government organises All India Pension Adalat for pensioners’ welfare

• North Korea, Moon sign agreement on denuclearization

• Centre proposes to amalgamate Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank

• Rashtriya Poshan Maah celebrated at CCRAS

• 24th World Ozone Day Celebrations

• Bangladesh Cabinet clears deal with India for port usage

• Japan conducts first submarine drill in disputed South China Sea

• Expats in UAE will be allowed to stay back in country for longer period of time after their retirement

• EU, non-EU nationals to face similar post-Brexit immigration rules: Theresa May

• PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to jointly flag off construction of Indo-Bangla pipeline project

• US-China trade war intensifies; President Trump orders additional 10 per cent tariff on 200 billion dollars worth of Chinese imports

• Sakshi Malik settles for Silver medal at Medved International Wrestling Tournament

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu leaves for Malta after completing his three days visit to Serbia

• ISRO successfully launches PSLV C 42 with two British earth observation satellites

• Indigenously developed weapon system `MPATGM` successfully flight tested for second time

• HM Rajnath Singh to inaugurate pilot project of smart fencing along Indo-Pak Border in Jammu on 17th September

• India calls for expediting finalization of draft CCIT to fight terrorism

• UN agrees global plan to step up fight against TB

• 15th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held at Varanasi in UP in Jan 2019

• Mountaineers Satyarup & Mousumi climb Asia`s highest volcanic peak Mount Damavand in Iran

• World Champion Kevin Mayer sets new world record in Decathlon at Talence in France

• Moutaz Mousa Abdallah becomes Sudan`s new PM

• India to take on Maldives in final of SAFF football Cup in Dhaka

• Government announces various measures to check rising Current Account Deficit, fall in rupee

• Reserve Bank to purchase government securities (G-secs) worth Rs. 10,000 crore on September 19

• Supreme Court modifies its previous order on dowry Harassment

• NACO report says more than 80% decline in estimated new AIDS infection cases from its peak in 1995

• Union Minister KJ Alphons inaugurates India's first tribal tourism circuit in Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh

• PM Narendra Modi launches fortnight-long Swachhata Hi Sewa Movement via video conferencing in New Delhi

• Divyangjan needs to be brought into mainstream

• India, Russia working towards simplification of visa rules

• Hurricane Florence moves into US East Coast

• Justice Ranjan Gogoi as successor to CJI Deepak Mishra

• Bihar Government approves Rs. 1 lakh interim relief for mob violence victims

• Assam Government extends services of CM’s Free Diagnostic services to nearly 1000 government hospitals

• Admiral who berated US President Trump steps down from Pentagon body

• Centre approves over Rs. 150 crore additional drought relief to UP

• World Shooting: Udhayveer Singh wins individual gold in junior men's 25m pistol event in South Korea

• Country’s first Tribal Tourism Circuit to be launched in Chhattisgarh

• Index of Industrial Production for July 2018 higher by 6.6% as compared to 2017 year

• Philippines: Thousands evacuate ahead of Typhoon Mangkhut to hit island of Luzon

• US accuses Russia of altering UN’s report on sanctions against North Korea

• Suresh Prabhu to take part in G-20 meet in Argentina 14th September, 2018

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu to embark on 3-nation visit to Serbia, Malta, Romania

• Boxing: Four Indians assured of medals in International Silesian Boxing Championship for women in Poland

• Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu invites Russian companies to explore business opportunities in India

• PM Narendra Modi to address valedictory function of 125th Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda's Chicago speech via video conferencing

• SLINEX-2018’ joint exercise between navies of India and Sri Lanka underway

• India’s Junior shooters win first set of skeet medals at ISSF World Championships

• Women and Child Development Ministry issues advisory on the deadly online game Momo challenge

• Asiad gold medallist Amit Panghal nominated for Arjuna award

• First ever bus services between Bihar and Nepal flagged off from 11th September, 2018

• KAZIND 2018 military exercise commenced

• PM Narendra Modi announces hike in remuneration for ASHA, Anganwadi workers

• Government to construct two lakh kilometer roads during its tenure: Nitin Gadkari

• Catalonia National Day rally draws million

• US marks 17th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

• World must rapidly shift from dependence on fossil fuels by 2020 to prevent runaway climate change: UN chief Guterres

• African countries will continue to be the highest priority for India: EAM Sushma Swaraj

• United States announces closure of Palestinian mission in Washington

• BIMSTEC MILEX-18 scheduled from 10th Sept -18th Sept

• India joins elite group of countries capable of Air-to-Air fuel transfer

• NITI Aayog, Intel and TIFR to set up Model International Center for ICTAI

• 228 National Awards will be given for outstanding works in RD schemes

• 2-day conference on Good Governance in Bhopal concludes on 10 September, 2018

• India, Bangladesh jointly inaugurate three projects

• Naomi Osaka of Japan beat Serena Williams to lift Women's singles title of US Open

• Triple jumper Arpinder Singh becomes first Indian to win a medal in IAAF Continental Cup

• General Purna Chandra Thapa becomes new Chief of Army Staff of Nepal

• Novak Djokovic wins men's title in US open Tennis

• Treatment of child cancer to be covered under Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana

• Iconic 'Hazratganj Chauraha' of Lucknow city to be renamed as 'Atal Chowk'

• Bangladesh calls for pressure on Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation

• Pakistan-China pledge to complete multi-billion dollars CPEC

• Arif Alvi sworn in as new Pakistan President

• Trump salutes Kim for North Korean parade without nuclear missiles

• IRDAI to set timeline for LIC to cut stake in IDBI Bank to 15 per cent

• Monetary limit for filing cases in DRT doubled to Rs 20 lakh

• Government connecting villages to Olympic podiums through schemes like Khelo India

• Bengaluru airport set to use face recognition as ‘boarding pass’ 2019

• India, US discuss ways to resolve trade related issues & boost economic ties

• India and France sign an implementation agreement on “MOBILISE YOUR CITY” (MYC)

• Assam government makes Asian Games medalist Hima Das as Sports Ambassador of state

• Assam: Panchayat and Rural Development department gets 7 awards from Centre

• Telangana Assembly dissolved eight months ahead of its tenure completion

• Supreme Court decriminalizes gay sex in landmark verdict

• India's first ever Global Mobility Summit inauguration

• President Ram Nath Kovind calls upon Czech Republic to partner with India in its national programs

• Govt. decides to exempt electrical vehicles & automobiles run on alternative fuel from permit requirements

• Indian navy ships & aircraft arrive in Sri Lanka to participate in joint exercise SLINEX-2018

• France, Germany, Canada, US back Britain over Salisbury poisoning

• Saurabh Chaudhary clinches gold in ISSF World Championship

• India, US agree on strengthening cooperation to combat terrorism

• Divyansh-Shreya win bronze in 10 m air rifle mixed team Junior event in ISSF World Championships

• Coffee Connect & Coffee KrishiTharanga launched: Suresh Prabhu

• France to provide life support and medicine for ‘Gaganyaan’ crew

• President stresses on enhancing trade, investment between India & Bulgaria

• National Mission on GeM launched

• PM Jan Dhan Yojana to be open-ended scheme with more incentives

• S. Korean delegation meets N. Korean leader Kim to advance nuclear diplomacy

• US warns Syria's President Bashar al-Assad against uses of chemical weapons

• Nepal: Navin Kumar Ghimire recommended as new Chief Commissioner of CIAA

• Supreme Court rules Gay sex no longer crime in India

• IOWave18: India to participate in Tsunami mock drill exercise

• India & Bulgaria have strong historical ties, says PrezKovind addressing Indian Community in Bulgaria

• Government approves proposal to increase wages of artisans by over 36 per cent

• Typhoon Jebi leaves trail of destruction across Japan

• US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo reaching India to attend Two-plus-two dialogue between India and US

• Indian Shooter Om Prakash Mitharwal bags gold at ISSF World Championship

• New device harvests energy from walking, jogging, say scientists

• Anjum Moudgil, Apurvi Chandela become first set of Indian shooters to secure quota places for 2020 Olympics

• India to have `one-nation-one-card` policy for transport soon: NITI Aayog CEO

• India talks on for logistics deal with Russia

• Cyprus reaffirms its support to India for its NSG membership; its claim for being inducted as permanent member of UNSC

• Pakistani lawmakers to elect a new President

• Spanish PM proposes referendum on greater Catalan autonomy

• National Nutrition Month being celebrated across country to mark the fight against malnutrition

• Information & Broadcasting Ministry urges private TV channels to refrain from using nomenclature Dalit

• President Ram Nath Kovind calls upon Indian diaspora in Cyprus to contribute to nation building process

• Vice President urges parties to evolve code of conduct for Legislators

• 18th Asian Games: India finishes with biggest ever medal tally

• Ranjan Gogoi to be next Chief Justice, Will Take Charge on October 3

• Indian Kho Kho team to get financial support for participation in International championship

• US general assumes NATO command in Afghanistan

• Egypt’s President ratifies law to monitor social media users

• Antonio Guterres calls for end to violence in Libya in accordance with UN-brokered ceasefire agreement

• Justice Tahira Safdar sworn in as first woman Chief Justice of a Pakistani high court

• Government comes out with draft rules for e-pharmacies to regulate online sale of medicines

• CECA signed between India and Singapore

• ITRs filed so far this year (2018) register 71% rise compared to corresponding period 2017

• Asian Games 2018: India beat Pakistan 2-1 to clinch a Bronze medal in Men`s Hockey

• Bi-annual talks between Indian and Bangladeshi border forces to begin in New Delhi, 03rd September, 2018

• International tourist arrivals hit record high in 2017: UN Report

• US military decides to cancel 300 million aid to Pakistan over failure to take actions against terror groups

• Two Indians among Ramon Magsaysay Award winners

• GDP growth soars to 8.2% in first quarter of current fiscal, highest in over two years

• France’s ban on bee-killing pesticides begins Saturday (01st Sep, 2018)

• United States ends aid to United Nations agency supporting Palestinian refugees

• Negotiators for US & Canada will meet again later to resume their talks to revamp NAFTA

• Donald Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization

• For the first time, Census 2021 to collect data on OBC’s

• Asian Games 2018: India settles for silver in Women's Hockey losing 1-2 to Japan in final

• Sakshi Choudhary clinches gold medal at World Youth Boxing in Budapest

• National Mission on Government e Marketplace (GeM) will be launched on 5th September 2018

• Successfully conducted a test launch of new interceptor missile for Russia’s missile defense system: Russian military

• Environment Minister Releases India’s National Redd+ Strategy

• 2 plus 2 dialogue between India, US is an opportunity to advance Indo-US relationship in a significant way: Senior Pentagon official

• Law Commission favors One Nation, One poll proposal, recommends changes in Constitution & electoral laws

• Shipping Ministry signs new wage agreement benefiting one lakh 35 thousand port & dock workers

• No troops to Afghanistan: China

• Russia, China set to launch joint military exercises

• National Sports Day

• Swapna Barman becomes first Indian heptathlete to win gold in Asian Games

• Cabinet approves Umbrella scheme “Ocean Services, Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART)

• Cabinet Approves Additional 2% hike in DA; to Benefit 1.1 Crore Persons

• Over 180 students belonging to SC & ST communities honoured at DrAmbedkar National Merit Awards

• EC lays special emphasis on making poll process accessible for PWDs, weaker sections of society

• US-Mexico trade deal signed

• Government to launch India Post Payments banks at 650 places

• ISRO to outsource production of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and Small Satellite Launch Vehicles to private Industries

• SpiceJet operates biofuel flight first time in India

• ISRO unveils plan of Gaganyaan programme to put Indian in space before 2022

• India clinched 9 more medals at the Asian Games 2018 in Indonesia

• Satya S Tripathi appointed Assistant Secretary General & Head of New York Office of UNEP

• First SAARC Agri Cooperative Business Forum begins in Kathmandu

• Venezuela crisis: Brazil to send army to safeguard border

• Australia’s new PM Scott Morrison launches his cabinet

• UK starts work on satellite system to rival EU's Galileo

• MoU signed for Indore-Manmad New Railway Line Project

• Vision document on Taj Mahal should take into account pollution in TTZ: Supreme Court

• North Korea still poses serious & imminent threat: Japan

• SC reserves verdict on petitions seeking disqualification of lawmakers with criminal cases against them

• French Environment Minister resigns over sluggish progress on climate goals

• Centre all set to launch Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana on 25 September, 2018

• Government unveils corporate sports policy for CPSEs

• Committee on review of penal provisions of Company Act 2013 submits final report to Arun Jaitley

• Iran’s parliament impeaches Economy Minister Masoud Karbasian

• Government announces regulations for safe commercial usage of drones

• Petroleum & Natural Gas Minister launches online portal for Common Carrier Capacity booking on GAIL’s pipelines

• UN calls for international probe into genocide of Rohingya and prosecution of Myanmar army chief

• Supreme Court dismisses plea to make electoral offences cognizable

• Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan lauded for helping improve essential infrastructure

• ICOMOS launched initiative to save cultural heritage damaged in flood-hit Kerala

• NASA introduced an app to take space selfies

• 22 new AIIMS to be set up in country under PMSSY, says Health Minister

• DAC clears procurement proposal worth over Rs 46,000 crore

• Indians can make calls on flights starting October

• Dr G Satheesh Reddy appointed as chairman of DRDO

• Scott Morrison elected as New Prime Minister of Australia

• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to inaugurate 3rd Indian Ocean Conference in Hanoi

• Asian Games 2018: Dutee Chand wins silver medal in Women’s 100m event after 20 years

• Iran to open lawsuit against U.S. sanctions at ICJ

• The National Transporter, IR, plans to celebrate Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary

• Flood-ravaged Kerala to get more central funds, assures Prime Minister Narendra Modi

• Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to set standards for the services sector too

• PSU banks plan closure of 70 overseas offices in FY18

• UK announces plans for 'no-deal' Brexit

• US asks Imran Khan to act decisively against terrorists operating from its soil

• Election Commission calls All Party meeting on 27th August, 2018 to improve transparency in electoral rolls

• CRPF committed of using non-lethal weapons in Kashmir Valley

• App launched to rate, review your 'Neta': Pranab Mukherjee

• Myanmar media group inks MoU with Prasar Bharati

• PM asks concerned Ministries to incorporate outcomes of Pravasi Bharatiya Panel meeting on solar energy in policy-making

• Asain Games 2018: India bag two more Gold; thrash Japan by 8-0 in Hockey

• Viswanathan Anand draws with Levon Aronian in round five of Sinquefield Cup

• ISRO telemedicine nodes for soldiers in high-altitude areas

• India, Singapore sign 2nd Protocol amending the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement to boost bilateral trade

• Government approves an additional grant of nearly 19 crore rupees for flood-ravaged Kerala

• China imposes retaliatory 25 % taxes on US products worth 16 billion dollars

• China to continue counter attack as Washington imposes new tariffs

• Fourth BIMSTEC summit to be held on 30th and 31st of this month in Nepalese capital Kathmandu

• Bhutan: 9th edition of Mountain Echoes Literature Festival begins in Thimphu

• Swachh to target open urination too

• Centre asks States to conduct survey of Anganwadi beneficiaries

• India, China to have new defense MoU

• European Union to ban halogen bulbs from September 1

• Asian Games 2018: Shardul Vihan bags Silver medal in Double Trap event

• Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar passes away at age of 95

• Rahi Sarnobat becomes 1st Indian female shooter to win Gold at Asian Games 2018

• Asian Games gold medallist athlete Hakam Singh passes away

• Japan says it wants Hambantota port in Sri Lanka's south to be free of military activities

• Australia: Government ministers offer to resign following failed bid to oust PM Turnbull as party leader

• Sri Lankan President Sirisena says his government will soon resume death penalties after 42-year moratorium

• Supreme Court moots steps to clean up politics

• Centre makes it clear that India will not accept assistance from foreign governments for Kerala flood relief as per existing policy

• Arun Jaitley takes charge of Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, 23rd August, 2018

• Vandhan programme to train around 30 lakh tribals throughout year

• Saurabh Chaudhary wins India's first shooting gold; Sanjeev Rajput lifts silver

• PM Narendra Modi terms India-China relations as factor of stability in world

• Chandrayaan-I data confirms presence of ice on Moon

• Two strong typhoons heading to Japan

• UK urges US, Europe to 'go further' in countering Russia

• North, South Korea agree to close some guard posts along their border

• Turkey initiates dispute complaint with WTO against US

• New Chhattisgarh capital to be named Atal Nagar in memory of late PM

• Several state governors shuffled; Satyapal Malik appointed as J&K governor

• Cyclone Warning Centre

• International Buddhist Conclave 2018

• Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED)

• Government allocates over 89 thousand ton additional food grains for Kerala

• Saudi Arabia's Meteorology Authority announces possible flood in Mecca

• Pak PM Imran Khan says country will enter into talks with all neighbors to normalize ties

• Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announces three-month provisional ceasefire with Taliban, to mark Eid festival

• Bajrang Punia wins 1st gold medal for India in final of Men's Freestyle 65 kg Wrestling

• Shooter Deepak Kumar bags Silver medal in 18th Asian Games

• Ecuador tightens entry rules for Venezuelan migrants

• FTA to be top priority for BIMSTEC

• US says ready to support, facilitate direct peace talks between Afghan govt. and Taliban

• Telangana government announces assistance of Rs.25 crore to flood ravaged Kerala

• Asian Games inaugurated with glittering ceremony in Indonesian capital Jakarta

• NITI Aayog's global mobility hackathon receives strong interest

• Health Ministry notifies new sets of specified health warnings for all tobacco product packs

• Telangana government announces assistance of Rs.25 crore to flood ravaged Kerala

• Telangana government announces assistance of Rs.25 crore to flood ravaged Kerala

• Vinesh Phogat won gold medal at Asian Games

• Centre calls upon states to develop consensus on interlinking of rivers for enhancing water and food security

• Prime Minister visits Kerala

• Scientists decode complex Wheat Genome

• India successfully tests Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ from Pokhran

• Qatar extends Rs 34 crore aid for flood-hit Kerala

• Half of farm households indebted: NABARD study

• Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan passes away

• Sushma Swaraj inaugurates Panini Language Laboratory at Mahatma Gandhi Institute in Mauritius

• 11th World Hindi Conference: Eminent scholars stress upon on refinement of Hindi language

• India, Japan resolve to deepen maritime cooperation

• Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan unveils 21-member Cabinet

• Putin, Merkel meet outside Berlin for talks

• US says more sanctions await if Turkey does not free pastor

• Iron-rich rice to be supplied to Social Welfare residential hostels & schools

• NCMC meets for the second time

• UN monitoring flood situation in Kerala

• Ease of Living Index to Empower Citizens

• Food Processing Technology (iCRAFPT) gets underway at IIFPT

• Civic bodies can raise more funds

• Creamy layer cannot apply to SCs/STs: Centre

• International Year of Millets

• More than Rs 3,000 crore lost in Kerala floods in last 24 hours

• Jodhpur, Marwar ranked cleanest railway stations in Third Party Survey Report on Station Cleanliness

• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)

• Karnataka government to launch Green Mysuru drive on 15th August

• State Bank of India ranked as India’s Most Patriotic Brand

• Iran has unveiled a new type of Fateh 110 short-range ballistic missile: Fateh Mobin

• Rekha Sharma appointed as chairperson of National Commission for Women

• New species of orchid found in Peruvian jungle

• Railways may propose Rs 56,000-crore East Coast freight corridor next year (2019)

• Supreme Court to decide if Polavaram design is as per tribunal award

• China to send negotiator to U.S. for trade talks this month (August, 2018

• Atal Bihar Vajpayee passed away

• Flood threat looms over Srikakulam, Vizinagaram

• Unnat Bharat Abhiyan 2.0

• Film Actor Akshay Kumar Becomes Brand Ambassador for Road Safety Campaigns

• One nation, one election: Law panel set to clear joint polls, flag key amendments

• Gaganyaan mission to take Indian astronaut to space by 2022

• Karimnagar ranked 11th in ‘Ease of Living Index’ survey

• Dollar hits historic high in India

• China challenges U.S. tariffs at WTO

• Australia recommences its adoption programme with India

• NITI Aayog launches “Pitch to MOVE”

• State’s annual credit plan pegged at Rs 1.94 lakh crore

• Governor wants banks to support ryot-friendly policies

• Cows kill leopard in Maharashtra

• Hima Das won Gold in 400m of World U20 Championships

• Indian students bag three silver and two bronze medals in 59th International Mathematical Olympiad

• Swachh Survekshan Grameen-2018 launched to rank districts, States on rural cleanliness

• Proposal for construction of break water harbor in Konkan

• Government gives nod to Iran bank in Mumbai before US sanctions

• India going ahead with purchase of S-400 air defense systems from Russia

• Smt Maneka Sanjay Gandhi urges the States to ensure effective implementation of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA), 2005

• India’s first ‘2+2’ dialogue with US to take place in September

• World Elephant Day

• WCD ministry mulls monetary incentives for child care institutions promoting adoption

• Chandrayaan-2 to be launched in January-March window in 2019

• Indian Army finalizes project to produce clothing, equipment for soldiers guarding Siachen glacier, Doklam

• NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched

• ISRO Plans to Launch TV Channel to 'Inculcate Scientific Temper

• Indian aid to SAARC nations falls

• Newly-elected Pak parliament to meet for first time today

• US suspends military training with Pakistan

• Lok Sabha ex-speaker expired

• Centre offers Rs.100 crore aid to flood-hit Kerala

• President gives assent to the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act

• Statewise shelters for women and children proposed

• IMF forecasts India’s GDP to grow at 7.5% in 2019-20 fiscal year

• Status of National Animal

• Index of Industrial Production (IIP) surges to five-month high of 7%

• Triple Talaq bill blocked until winter session

• Maldives wants India to withdraw helicopters, personnel even as it woos China

• PARIVESH” – an environmental single window hub for Environment, Forest, Wildlife and CRZ clearances launched

• Central Silk Board Notifies Recently Developed Races of Silk Worm Seed

• Two MPs bring Private Bill against lynching

• Operation 'Madad' by Southern Naval Command (SNC)

• President of India inaugurates ‘One District one Product’ Summit

• Exercise SCO Peace Mission 2018

• Diplomacy conflict between Canada and Saudi continues to rise

• Union Cabinet approves amendments to Triple Talaq bill

• World Biofuel day to be observed on 10th August 2018

• Cabinet approves construction of New 4 - Lane Bridge on Kosi river at Phulaut, Bihar

• Environmental Performance Index (Epi)

• Harivansh Narayan Singh elected new Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman

• U.S. to impose new sanctions on Russia

• Donald Trump wants Space Force by 2020

• Government has allowed 100% FDI under automatic route in educational institutions

• Global Innovation Index, GII- 2018 launched in India

• No national status for Kaleshwaram

• Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Indonesia

• CM Gram Darshini program in Chinatalaveedhi

• PMGSY to be extended beyond 12th five year plan

• Provision of full fee waiver to SC/ST/PH & most economically backward students in IIT’s

• Project “SWAYAM” of HRD Ministry provides one integrated platform and portal for online courses

• Union Cabinet approves raising of four additional battalions of National Disaster Response Force

• Khangchendzonga Biosphere to be included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves

• Second small-field bid round launched

• NITI Aayog and CII Launch Partnership on SDGs

• India, Myanmar land border crossing pact comes into force

• Supreme Court to constitute panel to look into issues plaguing prisons

• TRAI integrates its Mobile App DND 2.0 & My Call with UMANG Platform

• RBI cancels licenses of 368 NBFCs in first half of 2018

• Government introduces 4 GST amendment Bills

• Govt. panel suggests amending Passport Act to prevent borrowers from fleeing country

• Lok Sabha clears extra grant demand

• Kaziranga National Park in Assam not under the ‘Adopt a Heritage’ scheme

• Art 35A part of Basic structure? SC to examine it

• Govt. Seeks Inputs for Blocking Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram

• Three northeastern states emerge as new HIV hotspots

• Festival of Democracy in Kerala

• Indo – Thailand Joint Exercise Maitree 2018

• China successfully tests first hypersonic aircraft

• South Sudan leaders sign for share in power

• Telangana launches 5 lakh life insurance scheme for farmers

• AP ahead in States’ Energy Efficiency Preparedness Index (SEEPI)

• Indonesian island stuck in earthquake

• BIMSTEC Armies to conduct Joint Military Exercise in September

• Iran receives more airplanes ahead of renewed US sanctions

• India’s forex reserves dip by $951 mn

• Govt. plans incentives for states to boost school education

• President's nod for Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill

• Lateral entry process to be handled by UPSC

• Shalaka Samman Award announced

• Sindhu won Silver medal in world championship

• Gay Games held in Paris

• Mughalsarai Junction railway station to be renamed

• India elected as president of AIBD

• 1st woman Judge to J&K High court

• HRD Ministry approves norms against plagiarism

• Inclusion of more crops under Market Intervention Scheme

• World Health Organization (WHO) lauds India’s Commitment to Accelerated Sanitation Coverage

• Ranjit Srivastava developing the world's first Hindi-speaking humanoid robot called Rashmi

• Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)

• Lok Sabha passes National Sports University Bill

• Centre pushes for quota in promotion for SC’s/ST’s

• Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa wins 1st post-Mugabe election

• Statutory status for BCs panel

• UAE launches amnesty scheme for overstayers

• Lok Sabha passes commercial courts Bill

• Centre approves Justice KM Joseph’s elevation to Supreme Court

• Sustainable and Accelerated Adoption of efficient Textile technologies to Help Small Industries (SAATHI) Initiative Launched

• With rain deficit looming, IMD to ‘review’ forecast

• Central government shoots down proposal to modernize fishing harbor

• Union Cabinet nods 51% stake for LIC in IDBI

• Apple becomes first trillion dollar company

• Indian-origin mathematician wins Fields Medal

• Monetary policy review

• Union Cabinet nod for 13 KendriyaVidyalayas, Rs 15,000 crore for Swachh Bharat plan

• International Tiger Day 2018: successes and the challenges

• Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu launched logo and tagline for Geographical Indications (GI)

• China to join naval war games in Australia’s north despite strained ties

• Government set to undo ‘dilution’ of SC/ST law by Supreme Court

• China warns of retaliation if US takes more trade steps

• Congress passes National Defense Authorization Act 2019 capping U.S. aid to Pakistan to $150 million

• The Walled City of Jaipur, Rajasthan proposed for UNESCO tag

• 3rd BRICS Film Festival

• Law Commission to finalize report on ‘Family Law Reform’

• Towards war’s end: on Syria peace talks

• US warns against IMF bailout of Pakistan

• Centre is pulling out FRDI Bill

• Core industries growth quickens to 6.7% in June

• India-US Military Communications Pact

• Startup India Yatra begins in Chhattisgarh

• Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award for Gopalkrishna Gandhi

• Jammu & Kashmir amends Public Safety Act, detainees can now be jailed outside state

• FASTag to automatically deduct toll charges

• Strategic Partnership Model approved by DAC

• Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) in Finance Ministry domain: Govt

• Lok Sabha passes Bill on Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018

• E-commerce policy will be in line with Srikrishna Committee recommendations

• Meghalaya Milk Mission through NCDC

• National Viral Hepatitis Control Program Launched

• Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) Unveiled

• Ministry of Defense approves import of National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS)

• Nagaland may follow Assam in NRC update

• Hun Sen returns to power in Cambodia

• Penal Provision of FEMA Covers Violation of FDI Policy Regulations

• DigiYatra for air passengers

• National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) for Women in Mohali

• Govt. panel to study stressed power sector

• Final draft of NRC with 2.9 crore names released in Assam

• 2017 BRICS National Security Advisors (NSAs) meeting held in China

• Sri Lanka, China sign $1.5 billion Hambantota port deal

• Rajasthan signs MoU for first cow sanctuary in state

• Companies pick holes in data protection Bill

• Maharashtra’s women commission to ink pact with UNDP

• Delhi Metro first to become 100% ‘green’

• International Tiger Day – July 29 2017

• Arsenic contamination in paddy is rising in Bengal, says study

• NITI Aayog in talks with water ministry to set-up authority for cleaning Yamuna

• Missile man remembered on July 27th

• Draft data protection bill: Panel frames tension; digital growth versus personal privacy

• Fill CIC, SIC vacancies in four weeks, says Supreme Court

• In first meet, government panel on lynching discusses need to frame new law

• MEA developing portal to serve summons, warrants against absconding NRI husbands

• Longest Lunar eclipse of 21st century

• Unhappy with ISPs for not removing key words for child porn, Supreme Court warns them: Act, or face fine

• India to give flash flood warning to Asian nations

• US GDP growth hits 4.1%, fastest since 2014, in win for Donald Trump

• PSUs biggest donors to Clean Ganga Fund

• BRICS summit: PM Narendra Modi meets Xi Jinping, third time in four months

• Eritrean–Ethiopian War to be concluded with a peace agreement mediated by African Union

• Invest India and Business France Sign Mou to Promote Investment

• India observes Kargil Vijay Diwas

• Odisha Government Launches 'Green Mahanadi Mission'

• Lok Sabha passes Anti-Trafficking Bill

• Bengal House passes resolution to rename state as ‘Bangla’

• India to raise H1B visa issue with U.S.

• U.S., EU agree to ease trade tensions

• The 10th edition of BRICS Summit began in Johannesburg, South Africa

• Pakistan polls conducted

• Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & MyGov Launches 'Innovate India Platform'

• Ireland to hold international conference of female parliamentarians

• Sanctions relief: on waiver for India under CAATSA

• Pakistan ready to improve ties with India: Imran Khan

• PM Narendra Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin

• PM Narendra Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping, discusses ties

• National Sports Day has been postponed to September 25, 2018

• ‘Mission Satyanishtha’ to wipe out corruption

• Solar-powered Cochin Airport gets UN’s highest environmental accolade

• Modernization of Police Stations in Andhra Pradesh

• Indian Air Force to participate in Australia’s Pitch Black Exercise

• New Nuclear Power Plants

• Underground lake detected on Mars

• Two Indians among 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award winners

• Indian Money in Swiss Bank fell 34.5% in the year 2017: Piyush Goyal

• Sharp decline in maternal, infant mortality rates in India

• Consolidation of Regional Rural Banks (RRB’s)

• North Korea begins dismantling nuclear and ballistic missile facilities

• List of MOU’s signed between India and Uganda during visit of Prime Minister to Uganda

• Lok Sabha passes anti-graft amendment Bill

• Monitoring of Social Media

• India extends $200 million credit lines to Rwanda; Narendra Modi holds talks with Rwanda President Paul Kagame

• British cyclist Chris Froome wins Tour de France 4th time

• India finishes with 5 medals in world Para Athletics Championship

• HS Pranoy beats P Kashyap to lift 3rd US Open Grand Prix Gold Tournament Title

• Lok Sabha passes Bill on cheque bounce cases

• Congress to bring privilege motion against PM on Rafale deal details

• CJI’s courtroom can go live first: Centre tells Supreme Court

• Pushed by Supreme Court, Centre forms GoM, Secretary Panel to frame law against lynching

• Public Affairs Index, 2018 report released: Kerala tops in governance

• China Minister arrives in Bhutan on first top-level visit after Doklam

• National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) amendment Bill passed

• India updates World Trade Organization (WTO) on food subsidies for 2nd time in 3 months

• Thermal coal imports surge 19%

• SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting)

• Birth of BalGangadharTilak

• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC): UN model eyed for cross-border norms

• China offers fresh grant of $295 million to Sri Lanka

• Women and Child Development (WCD) to move proposal to amend POCSO Act

• Chandrababu Naidu launches e-Pragati core platform

• Greenko’s 1550 MW renewable energy project cleared

• Cryptocurrencies will boost illegal transactions: RBI to SC

• No-confidence motion against Narendra Modi government turned negative

• Government mulls single clearance for environment, forest for 288 mining leases

• Rajya Sabha adjourned over lack of quorum

• Supreme Court Collegium reiterates Justice K M Joseph’s name recommends two others

• New cell to resolve child custody disputes

• North Korea, Eritrea have highest rates of modern slavery: Report

• Djibouti ask United Nations to end border dispute with Eritrea

• India Accounts for a Fifth of Global Deaths from Floods

• BRICS news portal soon

• Fugitive offenders Bill passed

• Sea trials of Vikrant expected to commence by 2020

• Russia tests new nuclear weapons after summit with Donald Trump

• Naga Accord: Prepare rehab scheme for cadres who surrender, House panel tells MHA

• Election Commission inaugurates a new Manufacturing Facility for EVM Production at Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore

• Rajya Sabha passes amendments to anti-corruption law

• No proposal to ‘invade’ individual’s right to privacy: Government on social media hub plans

• ISRO ropes in three partners to assemble 27 satellites

• Government taking steps to improve accuracy of IMD`s prediction

• WCD set to move proposal before Cabinet to make all future child marriages invalid

• Draft rules ready for child-friendly courts

• Government working on another version of UDAN

• Rajya Sabha MPs can now speak in 22 Indian languages in House

• Where a man can enter, a woman can go`, CJI observes in Sabarimala case

• IIT Hyderabad launches 3 more All-Course M.Tech Programs

• President Ram Nath Kovind clears Bill against witch-hunting

• Prehistoric rock art found in Madanapalle

• Odisha police to approach Interpol for help in busting global pangolin smuggling operation

• Fast-track lynching, mob violence cases, hand maximum sentence: Supreme Court

• Supreme Court panel urged to stop Kolleru denotification

• Singareni plans for an integrated mine put on hold

• Iran files complaint with ICJ against US over renewed sanctions

• India keen to join Russia in WTO case against US on metal tariffs

• Rajya Sabha Chairman can reject notice for impeachment

• Maneka Gandhi wants all Missionaries of Charity institutes examined immediately

• Union Home Ministry Committed to implementing treaty on Brus

• Union government has proposed an amendment to the RTI Act

• Activists oppose draft anti-trafficking Bill

• India ranks 116 out of 157 nations on SDG index

• China to launch 300 satellites to provide worldwide low-orbit communications

• Harrier birds visit to India declined as grasslands disappears

• A mysterious epidemic causes mass death of turtles in Alappuzha

• No-confidence motion against Modi government:

• Djokovic clinched his 4th Wimbledon title, 13th Grand Slam

• France won FIFA World Cup

• ISRO joins hands with J&K to set up telemedicine center at 12,700 feet

• India becomes vice chair of Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organization

• HSV1 virus linked to Alzheimer’s disease

• Uttarakhand to Introduce Law to Give Death Penalty to Rapists of Minor Girls

• India, Iran looking at European assurances on US sanctions

• To instil discipline, nationalism: Government discusses military training plan for disciplined 10-lakh ‘force of youth’

• U.S. team begins audit of DGCA

• India Approves Accession to WIPO Internet Treaties

• IMF cuts India growth forecast for 2018 by a notch to 7.3%

• Army to resume M777 trials

• Faster visas for minorities from three nations

• State’s annual credit plan pegged at Rs.1.94 lakh crore

• Governor wants banks to support ryot-friendly policies

• Cows kill leopard in Maharashtra

• Hima Das won Gold Medal in Women’s 400m event at IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships

• Survey launched to rank States on rural cleanliness

• Indian students bag three silver and two bronze medals in 59th International Mathematical Olympiad

• India going ahead with purchase of S-400 air defense systems from Russia

• India’s first ‘2+2’ dialogue with US to take place in September

• Government gives nod to Iran bank in Mumbai before US sanctions

• Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi urges the States to ensure effective implementation of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (PWDVA), 2005

• Proposal for construction of break water harbor in Konkan

• Use of Aadhaar in Ayushman Bharat – Desirable and not “Must”

• First meeting of Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on coordination between MGNREGA and Agriculture held at NITI Aayog

• India to ease visa curbs for Bangladesh citizens

• ASI issues order to permit photography within the premises of centrally protected monuments/sites

• India replaces France as world’s 6th biggest economy

• Shri Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate port projects worth Rs 1062 Crores in Vishakhapatnam

• Environment Ministry to launch three pilot projects to tackle air pollution

• Government leaves decision on Section 377 to the Supreme Court

• Centre upholds Net neutrality proposals

• Major Steps taken for Reducing Tax Litigations

• India`s genetically modified crop area fifth largest in world

• Climate change threatens the Nilgiri tahr

• India, UK to take forward the exchange of legal practitioners

• Call to standardize Sabin IPV

• Technology Challenge Launched For Promoting Suitable Techniques for Cleaning of Sewers and Septic Tanks: MoHUA

• Nepal, India to expedite Raxaul-Kathmandu rail project

• Union Home Minister institutes five Police Medals

• Himachal Pradesh Government to constitute commission for protection of cows

• 100 Anna Canteens opened across Andhra Pradesh

• India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre Inaugurated by Giriraj Singh

• Rajya Sabha members can use all 22 scheduled languages

• Government deliberates with travel and tourism industry, formulates action plan for boosting cruise tourism

• 4th National Conclave on Mines and Minerals will strengthen mineral auction regime: Narendra Singh Tomar

• Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana Top Rankers in Ease of Doing Business

• India & Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) reaffirm their commitment

• M. Venkaiah Naidu becomes first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign an MOU

• Sec 377 is a Victorian morality, need to be strike down: Supreme Court

• Sought Higgs Boson Detail Finally Confirmed

• Pact signed, Indian marine exports eye South Korea market

• India imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese polyester yarn

• Western Ghats bags 4th best tourist spot in Lonely Planet’s best Asia destinations list

• Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik orders ban on plastic in some areas from October 2

• PM Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in Inaugurated World`s Largest Mobile Factory in Noida

• Prakash Javadekar Inaugurates 17th World Sanskrit Conference in Canada

• South Korean President Moon Jae-in On 4-Day Visit to India

• Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Launched ISCF and ISCI Program

• Government Sets Noise Standards for Airports across India

• Dipa Karmakar Clinches Gold Medal at Gymnastics World Cup

• Tamil Nadu assembly passes Lokayukta Bill amid protests

• Government declares 6 educational ‘Institutions of Eminence

• Supreme Court to begin hearing petition against Section 377 IPC

• Government to allow spouses of Indian nationals to convert visa category even if married abroad

• China to cut tariffs on Indian cancer drugs

• Seven new wasp species discovered in the Amazon forests

• Indian goalkeeper PR Sreejesh to Lead Indian Hockey Team at Asian Games 2018

• RBI Cancels Licence of Alwar Urban Co-Operative Bank

• The English Patient` By Michael Ondaatje Declared `Best Booker Prize Winner in 50 Years`

• Government may launch 7 Greenfield projects under Bharatmala scheme

• ADB accords approval for lining project of the Son canal in Shahabad – Bhojpur region of Bihar

• India, South Korea Sign Five MoUs in Science & Technology

• Tropical Storm Chris set to become hurricane

• China courts EU to counter trade headwinds from U.S

• National Testing Agency to be setup

• Ministry of Railways approves digital Aadhaar and Driving License from Digital Locker

• International Round Table Conference on “Data for New India”

• Vice President visits infamous Cellular Jail in Port Blair

• Indian Warship INS Trikand reaches SriLanka in goodwill visit

• India’s Bajrang Punia claims gold medal at Tbilisi Grand Prix, Deepak wins bronze

• US-China trade war begins: Donald Trump raises stakes

• 25 Countries in Global Banks `High Risk` List

• UNESCO to set up Gaming University in Andhra Pradesh

• CJI is master of roster, says Supreme Court

• Pakistan ex-PM Nawaz Sharif given 10-year jail term

• Law Commission Recommends Regulating Betting

• Uttarakhand High Court declares animals as `Legal Persons`

• Cabinet Approved Extension of Scheme of Recapitalization of Regional Rural Bank (RRB)

• NBWL Added Four Species for Critically Endangered Species

• CCEA Approves Rs 1 lakh Crore for Research in Higher Education

• Scheme to provide financial aid to BCs, MBCs in Telangana rolling out soon

• Bhutanese PM TsheringTobgay 3 Day Visit To India

• e-Autos will be introduced in Guntur

• Oncology Bus started in Amaravati

• Telangana lad scales Mount Kilimanjaro at 5895 meters

• HMDA launches two more machines to clean Sagar water

• India to take back helicopters gifted to Maldives

• Scientists to develop antibiotics for drug-resistant bacterial infections in newborns

• L Narasimha Reddy has appointed as Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Chairman

• ISRO successfully conducts test of first crew escape system

• Madhya Pradesh (MP) Government launches outstanding power bill waiver scheme ‘Sambal’

• ICAT releases First BS-VI engine certificate

• Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) launches GST ‘Verify App’

• German Chancellor Angela Merkel cautions Donald Trump against launching trade war

• Lieutenant-Governor bound by ‘aid and advice’ of Council of Ministers: Constitution Bench

• Swachhata Awards 2018 of MSME Ministry NSIC, KVIC and Coir Board

• Ajai Raj Singh won javelin gold in Youth Olympic Games

• Nipah transmission from bats: National Institute of Virology (NIV) Pune

• Election Commission (EC) launches Braille-enabled Voter IDs

• Union Cabinet hikes MSP for paddy by Rs. 200

• Oil prices as the main risk to India’s economy: Moody’s Survey

• Initial Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval for Bank of China

• Three lakh CSC VLEs to be engaged as Banking Correspondents of HDFC Bank

• Special Category Status (SCS) not feasible, Centre tells Supreme Court

• In the 50th year of its incorporation WAPCOS achieves highest ever gross income of Rs 1110 Crore

• NITI Aayog to organise India’s First Global Mobility Summit in New Delhi

• Karthikeyan and Tania are Commonwealth Chess Champions

• Chairperson NCST Presents Special Report on Indira Sagar Polavaram Project Affected Tribal People to President of India

• High Level Chinese Military Delegation Arrives at Sukna

• Indian American Amul Thapar for nomination as a US Supreme Court justice

• KVIC launches e-marketing system

• Election Commission of India launches Mobile App “cVIGIL” to enable citizens to report on violation of election code of conduct

• Former Malaysian PM charged with criminal breach of trust

• Ministry of Defence approves construction of 17 New Baffle Firing Ranges

• Consult UPSC for selecting police chiefs, Supreme Court tells States

• Para-athlete Yogesh Kathuniya sets world record in discus throw

• Agni-V to be part of nuclear arsenal soon

• Union Home Minister felicitates medal winners of 17th World Police & Fire Games-2017

• Central Govt forms Ravindra H Dholakia panel to upgrade norms for state, district level economic data collection

• 2021 census data to be stored digitally

• Mehta panel submits 5-point plan to fight NPAs

• Milan Tare wins National Award

• Saraswati Prasad assumes charge as SAIL CMD

• P.K. Shrivastava takes charge as the new Director General of Ordnance Factories

• Rahul Dravid, Ricky Ponting inducted into ICC Hall Of Fame

• Exchange of Lists of Prisoners between India and Pakistan

• NFAI to host European Union Film Festival 2018

• Election Commission of India to hold a National Consultation on Accessible Elections

• Intellectual Property Rules Amended

• Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Nirav Modi: CBI

• North Korea named 'worst human trafficking country'

• Leftist López Obrador is Mexico President after landslide victory

• Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia won historic 12th Malaysia Open Badminton title

• Indian Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy to participate in Golden Globe Race 2018

• Union Government celebrates 1st GST Day

• IIT Delhi Scientists improvise models to better predict storm surges

• 19 killed in suicide bombing targeting Sikhs, Hindus in Afghanistan

• Iran looks to private sector for oil exports to combat U.S. sanctions

• President of India inaugurates the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

• S. Ramesh takes over as Chairman, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

• NITI Aayog ranks 108 aspirational districts on development progress

• Artist Anjolie Ela Menon conferred the Kalidas Award

• Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai declared as a World Heritage Property by UNESCO

• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurates heads of missions meet in New Delhi

• The first International Day of Parliamentarism celebrated on June 30, 2018

• President summoned Rajya Sabha from 18th July 2018

• Government to link 22,000 rural markets to Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) portal

• ICICI Bank appoints Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as non-executive part-time chairman

• Fiscal deficit hits 55% of full-year target on the back of higher capital expenditure

• India’s external debt went up 12.4% to $529.7 billion in March 2018

• EU leaders agree to extend economic sanctions against Russia

• United Nations: 10,000 children killed, maimed in conflicts worldwide in 2017

• Ayush Ministry to introduce Ayurvedic medicine as subject for Sanskrit students: Ayush Secretary Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha

• Ministry of Women and Child Development organises POSHAN Abhiyaan TECH-THON

• Madhya Pradesh to be awarded for reducing maternal mortality

• Top US Supreme Court backs Donald Trump travel ban on Muslim-majority countries

• Union Cabinet approves establishment of additional 6.5 Million Metric Tonne strategic petroleum reserve facilities in Odisha & Karnataka

• Sushma Swaraj hands over second Dornier aircraft to Seychelles President Danny Faure

• Union Cabinet takes vital decisions

• Government proposes to set up 3,000 Van Dhan Kendras across country

• Bank NPA ratio to hit 12% may reach highest level since 2000: RBI report

• British Queen Elizabeth approves Brexit law that will end membership of European Union

• China to cut import tariffs on soybean, other products from India, Asia nations

• NASA’s ECOSTRESS set to correct agricultural water imbalances

• ADNOC joins Saudi Aramco to build Ratnagiri Refinery

• IIFA Awards 2018 - Tumhari Sulu best film, Irrfan Khan best actor

• Women and Child Development Ministry aims to bring down stunting of children

• India, Seychelles ink six agreements in several fields

• Sebi to amend IPO, takeover norms; caps tenure of MDs at stock exchanges

• Erdogan declared winner of Turkey presidential polls

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates several development projects in Madhya Pradesh

• World’s smallest computer device created to monitor, treat cancer

• Projects worth Rs 187 billion being carried to connect Railways to ports: Government

• Gujarat launches Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY) Scheme for farmers to generate solar power

• Indian Swimmer Sandeep Sejwal clinches gold at Singapore National Swimming Championships

• India, Cuba agree to enhance cooperation in biotechnology, renewable energy

• Supreme Court collegium's recommendation for appointments of 2 lawyers

• Chabahar Port in Iran will be operational by 2019: India

• OPEC members agree on increase in oil production

• Plastic ban in Maharashtra: Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam

• North and South Korea agree to hold reunions for war-separated families in August

• Election Commission registers Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM)

• Arunachal Pradesh bagged the 'SKOCH Order-of Merit' Award for Vaccination campaign

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays foundation stone of new Vanijya Bhawan in New Delhi

• Seychelles parliament blocks planned Indian naval base on Remote Island

• GST fails its biggest promise - formalisation of economy: HSBC report

• Use of or access to Aadhaar biometric data for criminal investigation is not permissible: UIDAI

• World’s hungry population on the rise again: United Nations report

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurates YO1 nature center in New York

• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj meet with Presidents of European Commission

• European Union announces retaliatory tariffs to U.S. imports starting 22nd June

• India slaps tariffs on 29 US items

• Arvind Subramanian was appointed as CEA to the Finance Ministry on October 16, 2014, for a period of three years

• RBI revises upwards home loan limits under priority sector to give fillip to low-cost segment

• ICC releases Men's Future Tour Programme (FTP) from 2018-2023

• United States withdraws from UN human rights council

• World’s first International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics launched in Gujarat

• Donald Trump signs executive order to end separation of immigrant families on US-Mexico border

• Jammu and Kashmir Governor Narinder Nath Vohra takes charge in J&K, reviews security situation

• TS government to set up special turmeric cell in Nizamabad

• CAD at 2.5% of GDP not a worry, government geared to deal with outlows: FinMin

• US Senate passes bill seeking enhanced defence ties with India

• BJP pulls out of alliance with People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir

• GST results formalization of economy of tax base: Government

• European Union extends Crimea sanctions for another year

• President Ram Nath Kovind holds Bilateral meetings with the Greek Leaders

• ICICI Bank appoints Sandeep Bakhshi as COO & whole-time director for a period of five years

• NITI Aayog Governing Council meeting presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi held in Delhi

• Trains to have 100 per cent vacuum bio- toilets by March, 2019

• Roger Federer won 98th ATP Tennis title

• UK High Court orders Vijay Mallya to pay minimum of 2 lakh pounds to Indian banks

• UK government tables changes to its immigration policy in Parliament

• Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu lays foundation stone for Septage Management System in Itanagar

• US, China announce fresh duties against each other

• Largest ever Yoga celebrations in Netherlands

• UN Security Council wants Yemeni ports to remain open despite fighting

• India among over 90 nations without paid paternity leave for new dads: UNICEF

• Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh discontinues ceremonial guard of honour

• Government approves financial assistance amounting to Rs 5.5 lakh to West Pakistan Refugees (WPRs)

• India rejects UN report on human rights violation in Kashmir

• Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates 1st office of Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) in Hanoi, Vietnam

• Gujarat to be 1st state with 100% piped gas network, India to see 25% coverage

• Donald Trump admin reconfirms intent on revoking H-4 rule for spouses of H-1B visa holders

• India, US agree to hold talks to address trade and economic issues

• One day-long visit to Chhattisgarh, PM Narendra Modi inaugurates developmental projects

• Delhi’s air quality 'severe' due to dust storm in western India

• UNGA adopts resolution condemning Israel for Palestinian deaths in Gaza

• Government approves revision of carpet area of houses eligible for interest subsidy under PMAY (Urban)

• Government added 10 Iconic sites in 3rd phase of its flagship project of Swachh Iconic Places

• NITI Aayog to launch Composite Water Management Index

• World Cup 2026: United States, Mexico and Canada joint bid wins right to host

• Union Cabinet approves monetization of 3.70 acres of land at Pragati Maidan by ITPO

• US government clears sale of six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to India for $ 930M

• Union Cabinet approves HDFC Bank’s proposal to raise additional share capital of Rs 24,000 crore

• Bindeshwar Pathak was honoured with Japan's prestigious Nikkei Asia Prize

• United States decides to provide security guarantees to North Korea

• International Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to be held in Kathmandu from June 17

• Indian Medical Association (IMA) launches awareness drive on sexual health

• SEBI sets up panel to recommend ways to make stock market listing attractive for startups

• Boxer Saweety Boora claims gold medal in middleweight category at Umakhanov Memorial Tournament

• Gavit Murali Kumar bags gold in men's 10,000 metre race at Gouden Spike meeting in Leiden

• RBI needs more powers to oversee PSBs in view of bad loans: Governor Urjit Patel to parliamentary panel

• Ravi Shankar Prasad launches 5000 Wi-Fi Choupals in villages and delivery of rail tickets through Common Service Centres (CSCs)

• Indian Railways launched ‘SUBHADRA VAHINI’ at Visakhapatnam for the security and protection of Women

• India to soon start producing first indigenous Lithium-Ion batteries

• Government of Qatar takes United Arab Emirates (UAE) to UN International Court of Justice over human right violations

• CBI approaches Interpol seeking Red Corner Notice against Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi in the Punjab National Bank fraud case

• India beat Kenya to lift Intercontinental Cup football title

• Bangladesh Wins Asia Cup T-20 Women cricket

• SCO Summit adopts Qingdao declaration calling for 3-year plan to combat terrorism

• Dalit women in India die younger than upper caste counterparts: Report

• Violence cost India's GDP over Rs 80 lakh crore on Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) basis: Report

• New Zealand women's cricket team posted highest ever total in One-Day Cricket (ODI)

• 8 states, 4 UTs sign MoUs with health ministry to implement Ayushman Bharat-Nation Health Protection Mission

• Groundwater in 16 States found to be contaminated by uranium

• SCO Summit 2018: Indian rice finds road to China; two nations sign protocol

• Mithali Raj becomes first Indian to score 2,000 runs in T20 International Cricket

• Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore approves upward revision of pension to meritorious Sportspersons

• Task Force on Shell Companies deregisters over 2 lakh 26 thousand companies

• RBI amends Gold Monetisation Scheme to make it more attractive

• Home Minister Rajnath Singh announces setting up of new border battalions

• National Carrier Air India seeks Rs 1,000 crore bank loan to meet its urgent working capital requirement

• Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announces setting up committee for asset reconstruction companies

• India bags four medals including a gold in Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Gifu, Japan

• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj unveils bust of Mahatma Gandhi at Pietermaritzburg

• More than three-fourths of Green card waiting list comprise of Indians: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

• Election Commission launches its online RTI Portal

• DAC approves procurement of equipment for defence forces valued at over Rs 5500 crore

• Interest subsidy scheme to be implemented through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode: RBI

• Myanmar, UN sign pact on steps for Rohingya return

• India records 22-per cent reduction in maternal mortality ratio since 2013

• Approval for implementation Solar PV (Photo Voltaic) Application Programme

• Centre formulates Atal Bhujal Yojana to address criticality of ground water resources

• Union Cabinet apprises of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation

• RBI to allow transition of urban cooperative banks into Small Finance Banks

• Centre constitutes group to suggest changes in SEZ policy of India headed by Industrialist Baba Kalyani

• Union Cabinet approves revised guidelines for time-bound closure of sick PSUs

• CCEA approves construction of 9.9 kms long new six-lane bridge

• National Consultation on Accelerating Implementation of Tobacco inaugurated

• President Ram Nath Kovind assent to promulgate the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance- 2018

• RBI increases repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 percent

• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approves a package for sugar mills to clear farmers' dues

• British Cabinet backs expansion of London Heathrow Airport

• Government forms 3 key panels for museum of Prime Ministers Project

• Telangana government signs MoU with LIC for farmers’ life insurance

• Uttar Pradesh government prepares to implement One Nation One Election formula in state

• Centre not to file counter-affidavit on Article 35A

• India projected to top wealth growth rate over next 10 years: New World Wealth and AfrAsia Bank

• Reserve Bank of India organizing Financial Literacy Week

• Mahesh Kumar Jain appointed as Deputy Governor of the RBI for a term of three years

• Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan receives LNG KANO from Russia's Gazprom at Dahej in Gujarat

• Women and Child Development Ministry proposes amendments in Indecent Representation of Women Act (IRWA) – 1986

• Two-day conference of Governors commences at Rashtrapati Bhavan

• Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal to create new financial institution to fund food processing sector

• PM Narendra Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi's plaque with former Singaporean premier Goh Chok Tong

• IT department’s new scheme “Benami Transactions Informants Reward” aims to encourage efforts to curb black money

• Cuba, US to restore direct postal service

• Government sets up Executive Committee to spread Mahatma Gandhi's legacy

• G7 finance chiefs end annual meeting at Whistler in Canada

• Asia's first 13 'Blue Flag' beaches to be developed in India

• India Successfully Test-Fires Nuclear Capable Agni-5 Ballistic Missile

• US vetoes Arab-backed UN draft resolution to protect Palestinians

• Centre sets up Cauvery Water Management Authority to address water sharing dispute

• India Meteorological Department (IMD) launches new Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS) to improve weather forecasts

• International Cricket Council includes Nepal, Netherlands, Scotland and UAE in ODI rankings list

• Union Minister Maneka Gandhi lays the foundation of India's first Advanced DNA Forensic Lab in Chandigarh

• Centre approves construction of 1.5 lakh houses for urban poor under PMAY

• India, Singapore to upgrade Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

• UN Security Council possible sanctions on South Sudan

• IMF urges countries to work constructively together to reduce trade barriers

• Home Minister Rajnath Singh launches online Analytical tool for monitoring foreign contributions

• Indian economy grows 7.7 per cent in fourth quarter of 2017-18: Central Statistics Office (CSO)

• PM Narendra Modi launches international Rupay Card, Bhim app and UPI in Singapore

• India, World Bank sign $500 million additional financing for PMGSY Rural Roads Project

• US nuke watchdog opposes Pakistan's application to Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

• RIMPAC military exercise from June 27; India among 26 participant countries

• Denmark bans Islamic full-face veil in public spaces

• By-Election results declared; BJP loses Kairana, Noorpur seats, wins Palghar

• Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates First biannual Indian Air Force Commanders Conference

• Neem and black buck declared state tree and animal of Andhra Pradesh

• Joint military exercise SURYA KIRAN-13 between India and Nepal begin at Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand

• Indonesia, India upgrade ties with 15 agreements

• Moody’s cuts India's growth forecast to 7.3% from 7.5% on higher oil prices

• 4th International Yoga Day celebrations to be held at Dehradun, Uttrakhand on 21st of June

• Pakistan appointed former chief justice, Nasir Ul Mulk as interim Prime Minister

• Ganeshi Lal

• Union Minister of State for Power R K Singh launches web portal and App called PRAAPTI

• India and China agree to start talks on bilateral social security agreement

• No change in GST law and taxation relating to farmers

• Virat Kohli emerged as International Cricketer of the Year at CEAT Cricket Ratings Awards

• India signs Loan Agreement with the World Bank for USD 21.7 Million

• UN trains Rohingya refugees to deal with rain-linked challenges

• National parties under RTI Act: Election Commission clarifies

• Organic farm produce sees 38% rise in 2016-17: APEDA report

• National Informatics Centre (NIC) launches fourth data centre in Bhubaneswar

• Tamil Nadu government orders permanent closure of Sterlite copper plant in Thuthukkudi

• PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India’s first smart and green highway, 11,000 crore rupees Eastern Peripheral Expressway

• Ireland ends abortion ban as “quiet revolution” transforms country

• China, Burkina Faso establish ties following Taiwan snub

• Home Ministry sets up Women Safety Division to address offences in time bound manner

• India’s first IT services company Tata Consultancy Service (TCS) crossed Rs 7 lakh crore in the market capitalization

• South Korea President Moon Jae-in meets North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un

• Film actor Akshay kumar launches twin pit toilet technology campaign in New Delhi

• India launched its second IT corridor in China

• BCCI, UN Environment sign agreement to promote ‘green' Cricket in India

• CSK beat Sunrisers by 8 wickets to lift third IPL title

• India bag silver, bronze in Archery World Cup

• India to host 2018 celebrations of World Environment Day

• ASEAN- India Film Festival in New Delhi

• Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy wins vote of confidence

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina inaugurate Bangla Bhavan in Shantiniketan

• Govt. notifies 8.55% interest on PF for 2017-18, lowest in 5 years

• Researchers build world's 1st wireless insect-sized drone in US

• Iran still implementing nuclear deal: IAEA

• US President Donald Trump cancels his proposed summit meeting with Kim Jong-un on June 12

• Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar launches Samagra Shiksha scheme for school education

• PM Narendra Modi holds talks with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte in New Delhi

• WHO, Russia launch new campaign for football World Cup 2018

• Nima Jangmu Sherpa

• SIDBI to provide financial support to Village Level Entrepreneurs

• UGC approves regulations for online courses by universities

• 15th Finance Commission constitutes group headed by AIIMS Director Dr. Randeep Guleria for health sector

• NITI Aayog, ABB India sign Statement of Intent for ‘Make in India’

• Rohingya militants massacred Hindu villagers in Myanmar, says Amnesty

• Union Cabinet approves scheme to set up over 4,000 mobile towers in Naxal-hit areas

• India ranked 145th in healthcare access: Lancet

• India ranked 44th in IMD's competitiveness rankings

• CK Prasad appointed as the chairperson of the Press Council of India

• Cabinet approves promulgation of ordinance to amend Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

• E-catering facility launched on 23 major stations of Western Railway

• Man Booker International Prize for Olga Tokarczuk

• HD Kumara Swamy sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka

• United States tightens financial sanctions against Venezuela

• India and other Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries discuss counter-terrorism cooperation

• Samajwadi Party is richest regional party with over Rs 82 crore declared income: Report by Association for Democratic Reforms

• Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves $66 billion Bayer-Monsanto merger

• United States, India affirm their strategic partnership

• Scientists discover solar system’s first interstellar immigrant

• India and China discussed security and law enforcement cooperation

• Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes inaugurates country's Israel embassy in Jerusalem

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks in Sochi

• Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman flagged-in Indian naval sailing vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini)

• Finance ministry ties up with 40 entities for extending loans to small entrepreneurs

• India successfully test- fires BrahMos from Integrated Test Range in Odisha

• Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro won re-election for another six year term

• Cannes Film Festival 2018

• GST Council asks Centre and states to expedite setting up of appellate authorities

• Russia unveils world's first floating nuclear power station

• US, China agree to abandon any trade war and back off from imposing tariffs on each other

• India aiming at equipping defence forces with Artificial Intelligence

• India 6th wealthiest country with total wealth of 8,230 billion US dollars

• Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa resigns ahead of trust vote

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates 330-MW Kishenganga hydel power project in Srinagar

• India drags US to WTO over hefty tariff hike in steel, aluminium

• Himanta Biswa Sarma elected as Vice-President of Badminton Asia Confederation (BAC)

• Amit Khare the new Information and Broadcasting Secretary

• India’s Shivangi Pathak has become youngest women of the country to scale Mount Everest from Nepal side

• British political consulting group Cambridge Analytica files for bankruptcy in the US

• Supreme Court approves Centre's draft Cauvery Management Scheme

• Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation rises to 3.18 % in April

• Eminent artist and sculptor Uttam Pacharne has been appointed as Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi

• United Nations: Since March 30, over 1,000 children injured in Gaza

• Government’s major initiative for peace in Jammu & Kashmir during Ramzan

• India’s capital Delhi to become world's most populous city in the world by 2028 surpassing Tokyo: UN Report

• IISER Kolkata develops a new device to detect and remove arsenic from water

• B S Yeddyurappa sworn in as the 24th Chief Minister of Karnataka on 17th May, 2018

• Union Cabinet Decisions

• European top diplomats in agreement to follow through the landmark Iran nuclear deal

• World Health Organization (WHO) publishes its first Essential Diagnostics list

• Cabinet approves setting up of new AIIMS at Deoghar, Jharkhand

• Indore is India’s cleanest city, followed by Bhopal and Chandigarh in the government's cleanliness survey, Swachh Survekshan 2018

• CCEA approves initial corpus of Rs 5000 crore rupees for Micro Irrigation Fund (MIF) with NABARD

• Cabinet approves extension of Delhi Metro corridor from Noida City Centre to Sector-62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

• CCEA gives its approval for enhancement of budget by Rs 11,330 for Network for Spectrum

• Scientists discovered the fastest growing black hole of the universe

• World Health Organization (WHO) launches 'REPLACE' to eliminate trans fat in foods by 2023

• BJP emerges as single largest party in Karnataka

• President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates fourth edition of Global Exhibition on Services-2018 in Mumbai

• Four states ink MoUs with Centre on health protection mission

• United States blocks call for independent Gaza inquiry at UN

• India’s exports grew by 5.17 percent to USD 25.9 billion in April

• India 3rd largest solar market in world in 2017 behind China and the US: Mercom Communications India

• Former BCCI President Shashank Manohar serves a second term as the independent chairman of the ICC

• India releases grant of Neplaese Rs 18.07 crore to Nepal for river training and construction of embankment

• CBI files charge sheet in Nirav Modi case, names PNB ex-chief, senior officials

• EC George Sudarshan

• UK, Germany and France remain committed to ensuring Iran nuclear deal is upheld: British Prime Minister Theresa May

• Cabinet rejig: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal to run finance till Arun Jaitley’s back; Smriti Irani removed from I&B ministry

• Centre submits draft Cauvery management scheme in Supreme Court

• Chinese state-run bank launches India-dedicated investment fund

• Indian Shooter Heena Sidhu bags gold medal in 10m air pistol in Hannover, Germany

• Chinese double amputee Xia Boyu is the first person to climb the Mount Everest without legs from Nepal side

• Nandram Das Bairagi

• India’s U-16 football team beats Tajikistan 4-2 to win four-nation tournament in Serbia

• Lata Mangeshkar conferred with the Swarna Mauli award

• North Korea says it will start dismantling its nuclear test site between 23rd and 25th of May, 2018

• Rs 150-billion mega deal inked to enable Indian Army to fight a 30-day war

• India, Nepal reiterates their commitment to take bilateral relations to newer heights

• India largest remittance-receiving country in the world with 69 billion US dollars in 2017

• Plans to launch first ever helicopter to Mars in 2020: US space agency NASA

• Athletic Federation India (AFI) declares strict 'no-needle policy' at all national camps and training centres

• IAEA’s top inspector Tero Varjoranta quits

• India, Nepal to increase people-to-people contact

• Finance ministry clears 3 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposals worth Rs 3,250 crore in April 2018

• Militants from Pakistan responsible for Mumbai 26/11 attacks: Nawaz Sharif

• 131 Indian-origin people on U.K.’s crime list

• India’s growth to accelerate to 7.3% in next fiscal: Credit rating agency Fitch

• Industrial production slips to 5-month low of 4.4% in March 2018

• United States imposes sanctions on six Iranian people and three companies

• Supreme Court nod for compensation scheme for sexual assault victims

• India and Peru signs an agreement in field of Renewable Energy at Lima

• SpaceX launches most powerful Falcon 9 rocket yet

• Legal instruments, partnerships needed for conserving wildlife corridors: World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

• Mahathir Bin Mohamad sworn in as PM of Malaysia

• Only 20% of Clean Ganga Mission funds spent till March 2018

• Times Higher Education Emerging Economies University Rankings 2018

• Central Government issues orders for extending financial assistance to sugarcane farmers

• Government approves green licence plates for e-vehicles: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari

• Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launches website of Digital India Internship Scheme

• US President Donald Trump announces withdrawal from 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran

• India sends 2nd relief consignment for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

• World`s second oldest rock discovered from Odisha

• India, Panama sign two agreements on exemption of Visas

• 15th Finance Commission constituted an advisory council to advise on the matters related to its Terms of Reference (TOR)

• India will be the fastest-growing major economy in 2018: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

• President Ram Nath Kovind gives assent to Delhi's government Bill to amend Minimum Wages Act

• 350 million dollar US conditional financial aid to Pakistan

• Nikol Pashinyan elected as a new prime minister of Armenia

• Congress withdraws Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra impeachment plea from Supreme Court

• Rajya Sabha Committee to revise guidelines for conduct in Upper House of Parliament

• India and Guatemala sign an agreement to boost cooperation in education sector

• 100 additional One Stop Centres for distressed women approved in 9 states

• Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone of four key road projects in Hyderabad

• Indian Athletes win 11 gold, 10 silver, 3 bronze medals on opening day of South Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo

• Dakota aircraft joins Indian Air Force (IAF) again

• Sri Lanka, India hold 29th International Maritime Boundary line meeting

• Gagan Narang and Pooja Ghatkar wins Silver medal in the 10-meter Air Rifle Mixed Team at Liberation International competition

• 74.2% H-1B visas were given to Indians: United States

• Vladimir Putin sworn in as Russia's president for a historic fourth term

• Tribal Affairs Ministry will expand Van Dhan Vikas Kendras in Tribal Districts across the country

• Centre signs $200million loan agreement with World Bank for National Nutrition Mission-POSHAN Abhiyaan

• India finishes on top with 20 gold medals at South Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Colombo

• India’s total export of finished steel exports increased by 16.7 per cent to 9.6 million tonnes in 2017-18: Joint plant Committee

• North Korea accuses US of misleading world opinion

• Government spending on court cases goes up

• India’s projected GDP growth rate of over 7 per cent amazingly fast: Asian Development Bank (ADB)

• Sports initiative 'Star Khel Mahakumbh' launched at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh

• Indian-American Deepa Ambekar appointed interim judge to a US civil court of New York City

• Online professional development of 1.5 million higher education faculty through SWAYAM

• GST Council approves ownership change of GST Network (GSTN) structure

• SAARC Finance Ministers meet in Manila

• China and the United States agreement on economic and trade consultations in Beijing

• Nobel Prize in Literature will not be awarded for the year 2018

• NITI Aayog and IBM Statement of Intent to develop a crop yield prediction model using AI

• Kerala won the National Blind Football Tournament

• President Ram Nath Kovind presented the 65th National Film Awards at a function in New Delhi

• Cambridge Analytica announces 'ceasing all operations'

• Centre quotes Supreme Court order on seeding of mobile SIMs: Aadhaar

• Shuttler Kidambi Srikanth ranked 3rd in Badminton World Federation (BWF) ranking

• Narendra Modi ahead of other world leaders on Facebook

• Government approves sugarcane subsidy of Rs. 5.5 per quintal

• Bilateral trade between India and China resumes through Nathu La border

• Government releases draft new telecom policy aimed at creating 40 lakh new jobs by 2022

• India slips to second position in ICC ODI Team Rankings

• European Union proposes 25% `climate quota` in new long-term budget

• Union Cabinet approves accession to protocol under World Health Organization (WHO) framework convention on tobacco control

• Supreme Court Collegium defers decision on Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice KM Joseph for elevation as an apex court jugde

• 82 % households electrified in country: Power minister R K Singh

• Dominican Republic establishes ties with China

• Indian and Malaysian armies begin exercise Harimau Shakti 2018 in Kuala Lumpur

• Supreme Court asks High Courts to fast-track trial under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act

• Indian Shooter Shahzar Rizvi number one in 10m air pistol ISSF world rankings

• GST collection in April, 2018 was Rs 1.03 lakh crore

• Centre told the Supreme Court that BS-VI fuel will be made available by 1st April 2019

• United States, Saudi Arabia agree to push Iran harder on amending nuclear deal

• AFSPA will continue in Nagaland: Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju

• HDFC Bank launches interactive humanoid IRA 2.0 at the Koramangala Branch in Bengaluru

• Tennis Player Rafael Nadal won his 11th Barcelona title

• India and Nepal agree to review bilateral trade treaty by July, 2018

• Sitanshu Yashaschandra

• Government enters agreement with World Bank on biotech

• Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar expects India's economy to grow by at least 7.5 per cent in 2018-19

• Light Combat Aircraft Tejas successfully fires air-to-air beyond visual range missile

• North Korea move the country`s clocks 30 minutes forward to unify with the South`s time zone as a conciliatory gesture

• North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) condemns Pakistan for permitting terror groups to operate from its land

• In Nepal International Buddhist Conference concluded in Lumbini

• All Indian villages in the country have now access to electricity: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

• Prajnesh Gunneswaran wins maiden singles tennis title on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Challenger circuit

• India’s CA Bhavani Devi won a silver medal in the sabre event of the Tournoi World Cup Satellite Fencing Championship in Reykjavik, Iceland

• Union Minister Smriti Irani inaugurates National Media Faculty Development Centre at IIMC

• India and China strategic guidance to strengthen communications

• International Buddhist Conference being organised to commemorate 2562nd Buddha Jayanti in Lumbini

• Thousands of people fled from fighting between Myanmar's army and ethnic insurgents: United Nations

• UNSC delegation arrived in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya refugee camps

• Leaders of North, South Korea commit to denuclearization in historic summit

• Union Ministry of road transport and highways launches road safety training programme for civil engineers

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi held delegation-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan

• Defence Acquisition Council approves capital acquisition proposals of over Rs 3,687 crore

• Christine Schraner Burgener of Switzerland appointed special envoy on Myanmar

• 35.3 lakh new jobs generated in 6 months till February, 2018: Niti Aayog

• Tennis Player Siddhant Banthia won the Indian leg of the junior French Open wild card tournament in New Delhi

• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), under the NITI Aayog, launched the Atal New India Challenge

• Union Cabinet approves MoU between India, African nation in medicinal plants sector

• Senior Advocate Indu Malhotra appointed Supreme Court Judge

• HRD ministry launches 2nd edition of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi releases commemorative postage stamp on Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna

• India agrees to send Buddhist relics for Vesak festival in Sri Lanka

• Asaram babu awarded life imprisonment

• India ranked 138 in Press Freedom Index: Reporters Without Borders (RSF)

• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Decisions

• India, Mongolia to enhance bilateral trade, investments

• US, France called for a 'new nuclear deal' with Iran

• Shahzar Rizvi won silver in the 10 meter air pistol event at the ISSF World Cup

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Rashtirya Gramin Swaraj Abhiyan at Mandla in Madhya Pradesh

• Donald Trump administration plans to end work permits for H-1B visa spouses

• Sushma Swaraj raised the issue of state sponsored terrorism strongly at the meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

• EU, UN to co-host conference in Brussels on Syria aid

• Subsidised foodgrain for SC, ST, OBC hostel students: Union Food and Public Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan

• Balantrapu Rajanikantha rao

• Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

• India highest recipient of remittances at $69 billion, says World Bank

• India has 94 cities with toxic air, half of them in just four states: Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh

• India wins 8th South Asian Judo Championship

• Mario Abdo Benitez

• Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, AFSPA has been removed completely from Meghalaya

• Deposits in Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts cross Rs 80,000 crore: Global Findex Report

• Canada, European Union will host the world's first female foreign ministers meeting in September, 2018

• France’s National Assembly passes controversial immigration law

• Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu rejects notice for removal of Chief Justice of India (CJI)

• World Bank group approves massive USD 13 billion increase in paid-in capital

• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved a restructured Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan scheme

• Birmingham Organising Committee of CWG decides to exclude shooting from 2022 Games

• President Ram Nath Kovind promulgates Criminal Law (amendment) ordinance, 2018 to amend Protection of Children from Sexual Offences

• RBI revised its “Know Your Customer” (KYC) guidelines

• Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to allow courts to award death penalty for raping children up to 12 years

• Cabinet approves ordinance on promulgate Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance 2018

• Commonwealth countries have unanimously agreed to take action on cyber security by 2020

• International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said India’s role in the development of the Indo-Pacific region will continue to expand

• North Korea has agreed to suspend all Nuclear Tests and close up a major test site: Donald Trump

• Bengaluru FC wins Super Cup Football tournament

• India at the forefront of global growth in financial inclusion: World Bank

• Direct phone link between South Korea and North Korea started

• Congress and other Opposition parties submit impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India to Rajya Sabha Chairman

• Gujarat High Court acquits Maya Kodnani in Naroda Patiya massacre case

• UP CM's Facebook Page ranked as top ranked FB pages of Govt bodies

• India ranks 10th on Commonwealth Innovation Index

• Supreme Court dismisses a batch of petition seeking an independent probe in special judge B H Loya's death case

• Madhya Pradesh conferred most film friendly state award

• India and UK have signed 10 agreements in several sectors including cyber-relationship, rejuvenation of Ganga and skill development

• Government will cover 235 districts in the second phase of its POSHAN Abhiyaan

• Diaz-Canel

• United Nations in security talks with Syria after chemical probe put on hold

• Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) introduces updated QR code for offline Aadhaar verification

• Government launched the ‘Study in India’ initiative to attract international students to study in India.

• Law Commission favours simultaneous elections

• Union Government launches first tranche of Sovereign gold bonds for financial year 2019

• World Bank projects India's growth rate at 7.3 per cent for the current fiscal

• New York Times and The New Yorker have jointly won the Pulitzer Prize

• Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi-led group of ministers discusses simplification of GST returns

• International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected a global growth of 3.9 per cent in the next two years

• Minister of State for Communication Manoj Sinha launched DARPAN-Postal Life Insurance App, in New Delhi

• France announces 50 million euro humanitarian aid for Syria

• India wins election to crucial non-governmental organization (NGO) committee in United Nations

• Indian scientists make Ayurvedic drug to cure dengue

• India, Sweden agree on innovation partnership

• National Investigation Agency (NIA) court acquits all five accused in the 2007 Hyderabad Mecca Masjid blast case

• Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inflation eases to 2.47 % in March as food articles turn cheaper

• Maldives must let ex-president contest election: UN

• Supreme Court dismisses PIL against pension, benefits to former MPs

• Centre has notified the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules 2018

• Tennis rankings: Yuki Bhambri back in top-100

• British Prime Minister Theresa May opened the Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) in London

• Union Textiles Smriti Irani inaugurates 7th edition of Home Expo India 2018

• India must grow at 18% to ensure jobs to growing workforce: World Bank

• UN Security Council has rejected Russia-sponsored resolution to condemn the air strikes by the US, Britain and France on Syria

• India can play major role in shaping global fourth industrial revolution: World Economic Forum (WEF)

• Kerala Government seeks review of SC/ST Act

• India ends campaign in third spot with 26 Gold Medals

• Brahmananda Sharma

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates health, wellness Centres

• US, Britain and France have launched a military operation against Syria

• Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana in Telangana

• Tihar Jail will soon adopt the World Health Organisation's Psychological First Aid programme

• India adds eight-Gold to its medal's tally on penultimate day of Commonwealth Games

• India's merchandise Exports fall for first time in five months

• India bags 11 medals including 3 gold on Day 9 of 21st Commonwealth Games

• India, Russia sign seven MoU at Defence at Thiruvidanthai near Chennai

• India, China agree to continue process of high-level exchanges

• Pakistan Supreme Court bars former PM Nawaz Sharif from holding office for life

• PM Modi iaugurates Dr Ambedkar National Memorial at 26, Alipur Road in Delhi

• Vinod Khanna awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award posthumously

• India's social sector spending remains woefully below peers: Study

• India ranked at 143 in annual Index of Economic Freedom

• ISRO launches navigation satellite IRNSS-1I from Sriharikota

• Ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth becomes World No 1

• Indian wrestlers bagged 2 Gold, 1 Silver & 1 Bronze medal in Commonwealth Games

• New Zealand halts all new offshore oil, gas exploration

• Verdict on SC/ST Act has diluted its provisions: Centre to Supreme Court

• India, Morocco sign pact to promote mineral exploration

• India, China join ranks to negotiate with oil producers for better bargain

• UNSC rejects Russian resolution on investigating the use of chemical weapons in Syria

• BJP is richest party with Rs. 1,034 crore: Association for Democratic Reforms

• Central Vigilance Commission new norms for global projects

• NITI Aayog's northeast forum highlights 'HIRA' for development

• Union Cabinet nod to MoU with UK on illegal migrants

• India to grow 7.3% this financial year, 7.6% in next year says ADB

• 60% of India's GDP to come from Artificial Intelligence, other digital services by 2021: Study

• India and Zambia sign four agreements that includes double taxation, Judicial co-operation

• IOCL, BPCL and HPCL and Saudi Aramco to jointly develop an integrated refinery

• Sri Lanka's health sector best in Asia: World Health Organisation

• CJI is first among equals, will decide allocation of cases: Supreme Court

• International conference on Water, Environment and Climate Change in Kathmandu

• Shooter Shreyasi Singh won gold in the Women's Double Trap at Commonwealth Games

• Ankita Raina becomes only third Indian woman to be in top-200 of WTA ranking

• RBI and FBI aid Fiscal deficit to be below revised target

• Jitu Rai won gold in the 10-metre pistol event at 21st Commonwealth Games

• Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari inaugurates International Conference on Human Rights in South Asia

• Indira Gandhi International Airport in world's top 20 busiest airports

• India and Swaziland signed two agreements on Health and Visa issues

• Weightlifter Venkat Rahul Ragala wins India’s fourth Gold medal at Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ruling to bar banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies

• China taking Pakistan Economic Corridor all the way to Afghanistan

• India-Guinea entered into agreements

• India imposed anti-dumping duty on import of phosphorus pentoxide from China

• M C Mary Kom assured of medal on Commonwealth Games debut

• Indian Women's Table Tennis team wins Gold Medal at Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast

• India and Nepal have agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations

• Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on three nation tour of African Countries including Swaziland and Zambia

• YSR Congress members resign from Lok Sabha, begin indefinite hunger strike

• Centre, Maharashtra Government and World Bank sign $ 420 mn project to help farmers

• Indian weightlifters Sanjita Chanu, Deepak Lather won gold and bronze

• US imposes sanctions on Putin's oligarch allies

• Facebook says up to 2.7 million EU users affected by data leak

• Park Geuy-Hye

• Reserve Bank of India (RBI) keeps repo rate unchanged

• Reserve Bank of India, RBI has decided to set up Data Sciences Lab

• World champion weightlifter Saikhom Mirabai Chanu gave India its first Gold Medal at the 21st Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast

• Salman Khan convicted and sentenced to five years behind bars in the 20-year-old Blackbuck poaching case by a Jodhpur court

• Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has instituted a committee to regulate online portals

• SAHYOG- HYEOBLYEOG 2018: Indian, Korean coast guards hold joint exercise off Chennai coast

• Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meet in Azerbaijan

• India, Japan and the US held the 9th trilateral meeting in New Delhi

• United Nations Security Council (UNSC) identified 139 Pakistani terrorist individuals and entities in global list

• United States proposes $50 billion tariffs on 1,300 Chinese products

• Cabinet approves Protection of Human Rights (Amendments) Bill

• Trial run of the first container train between India and Bangladesh was flagged off from Kolkata city

• Central Government Cabinet decisions

• Commonwealth Games 2018: The quadrennial sporting festival begins at Gold coast in Australia

• Australian boxer Taylah Robertson has become the first medalist of the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG)

• India skipper Virat Kohli in second position in the latest ICC Test Player Rankings

• Direct tax collections grow 17 percent to Rs 9.95 lakh crores in 2017-18

• US adds Hafiz Saeed's political front Milli Muslim League to terrorist list

• HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar has released the NIRF INDIA RANKINGS 2018 for Higher Educational Institutions

• SC/ST Act ruling: Supreme Court refuses to stay order

• Maharashtra government provides one percent reservation for orphans in education and jobs

• Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu launches digital initiatives for ease of exports

• India’s Ankita Raina, Ramkumar Ramanathan have achieved their career-best tennis rankings in Singles

• Core sector growth up 5.3 per cent in February

• China increases tariffs on 128 US goods by up to 25 percent

• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in US terminated

• Centre moves Supreme Court with review petition against verdict on SC/ST Act

• China announces new tariffs on US meat and fruit amid trade war fears

• Government moots regulator, information exchanges for digital health data

• Centre will file a review petition in the Supreme Court over its recent ruling on SC/ST Act

• E-Way Bill for Inter-State movement of goods comes into force

• India replaces Vietnam to become second largest producer of mobile phones

• ISRO making relentless effort to establish contact with GSAT-6A Communication Satellite

• John Isner lifts Men's Singles Tennis trophy of Miami Open

• Kerala have lifted their sixth Santosh Trophy Football title

• India and Pakistan have mutually agreed to resolve matters related to the treatment of diplomats and diplomatic premises

• Supreme Court order on SC/ST Atrocities Act

• Government asks businesses to register on e-way bill platform ahead of Apr 1 rollout

• NPAs in MSME segment remain stable in Q3FY18: CIBIL and SIDBI

• NHAI awarded 150 road projects of 7,400 km worth Rs 1,220 billion in Financial Year 2017-18

• Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj adjudged 'Sportsperson of the Year'

• UN blacklists dozens of ships and businesses for helping North Korea

• US withdrawing from Syria 'very soon': President Donald Trump

• Madhya Pradesh government raises retirement age of state government employees from 60 to 62 years

• Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court sets fast track court for rape and murder of women and minor

• Senior bureaucrat Chandra Bhushan Kumar has been appointed as Deputy Election Commissioner

• USCIS warns foreign workers that multiple H-1B applications to lead to rejection of their petitions

• Mergers and acquisitions reach record high globally

• First US shale gas reaches India: GAIL Dabhol terminal receives cargo

• CCEA makes provision of Rs 6,600 crore for higher education loan for poor students

• Cabinet approves Rs 4,500 crore to boost development projects in North-East

• India successfully launches GSAT-6A communication satellite

• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj attends 9th India-Japan Strategic Dialogue in Tokyo

• NITI Aayog launches baseline ranking of 115 aspirational districts

• Russia to expel 60 US diplomats, close US consulate in Saint Petersburg

• ISSF Junior World Cup: Muskan Bhanwala wins gold medal

• Steve Smith, David Warner banned for one year, out of IPL; Cameron Bancroft was suspended for nine months

• India, other G-4 nations called for transparency in negotiations on UN Security Council reform

• India, China agree to a roadmap for addressing trade imbalance

• CCEA approves continuation of Nutrient Based Subsidy, City Compost Scheme till 2019-20

• India’s Fiscal deficit soared to Rs 7.15 lakh crore at the end of February

• Government signs $80mn loan agreement with ADB to help modernize Technical Education in Himachal

• With debt at Rs 487 billion, government invites bids for 76% stake sale in Air India

• Centre not for SC/ST creamy layer

• Myanmar’s Parliament has elected Win Myint as the country's next President

• Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) extends PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline to June 30

• Centre approves construction of another 3.21 lakh affordable houses for urban poor

• Yemen’s education system has been devastated by the country’s brutal conflict: UNICEF

• Supreme Court bans interference by Khap Panchayats into marriages of inter-faith or inter-caste couples

• Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat announces schedule of Karnataka Assembly elections

• Western countries expel over 100 Russian diplomats

• Supreme Court has appointed Justice Jawad Rahim, judicial member of the National Green Tribunal (NGT)

• SAP to collaborate with NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission

• Manu Bhaker, Anmol jointly secured India’s seventh gold medal in ISSF Junior World Cup

• Indian President Ram Nath Kovind lays foundation stone of several road projects of NHAI in Varanasi

• Rising Shooter Anish Bhanwala wins India's 3rd individual gold in ISSF Junior World Cup

• India has planned to undertake borrowings of Rs 2.88 lakh crore in first half of 2018-19

• India Under-16 team won the Jockey Cup International Youth Invitational Football Tournament title

• India-China Joint Group on Economic Relations meet discusses ‘Trade imbalance’ issue

• US & EU expel Russian diplomats over attack on ex-spy

• Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar inaugurates Saras Aajeevika Mela

• United States added seven Pakistani companies to list of risk to national security

• Ball-tampering row: Australian Captain Steve Smith suspended for one Test match by ICC

• Hockey Punjab have won the 8th Hockey India Senior Men National Championship title

• J.S. Rajput appointed as India’s representative to the Executive Board (EXB) of UNESCO

• Y.K.Sinha

• Australia abolished 457 visa programme used largely by Indians

• Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad arrests ten persons on terror-funding charges

• Metro Rail to add 31 km to connect Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad

• Star shuttler PV Sindhu named flag-bearer of Indian contingent for opening ceremony of Commonwealth Games

• Pankaj Advani won Asian billiards Championships title

• India’s pistol sensation Manu Bhaker shoots gold medal in ISSF junior World Cup

• ISSF Junior World Cup: Vivaan Kapoor wins bronze medal

• 14 years jail to Lalu Prasad Yadav in fourth fodder scam case

• Telangana Legislative Assembly passed a bill making teaching and learning Telugu compulsory in the state

• Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme to empower rural women through community participation

• Trade barriers will jeopardise global economy, warns WTO chief

• European Union leaders approve guidelines for negotiations on post-Brexit relations

• US launches World Trade Organisation challenge against China

• China will impose higher tariffs on $3 billion-worth US imports

• Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the first Indian Sign Language (ISL) Dictionary

• 7th India-Egypt Joint Commission meeting led by EAM SushmaSwaraj and Sameh Shoukry was held in New Delhi

• Agricultural credit target for FY 2018-19 up to Rs 11 lakh crore

• CCEA approves Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry

• 2017 costliest year ever for weather, climate disasters: World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) report

• Delhi High Court sets aside Centre's notification disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs

• Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan wins gold medal in junior ISSF World Cup in Sydney

• Rajya Sabha Parliament passes Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018

• No Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in defence industries, ports, coal production in April-December: Government

• India, China agreed to strengthening cooperation

• Rajya Sabha Parliament passes Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2018

• No Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in defence industries, ports, coal production in April-December: Government

• US President Donald Trump announces 60 billion dollar tariffs on China for its alleged unfair trade practices

• Government decides to declare 2018 as National Year of Millets

• India, China agreed to strengthening cooperation

• European Union unveils new plans to make big tech companies pay more taxes

• Union Cabinet approves launch of Ayushman Bharat- National Health Protection mission

• Task force to review Income-Tax Act

• Health Ministry Jagat Prakash Nadda grants approval for admission under Disabilities Quota

• Inclusion of Parivara and Talawara communities in list of STs in Karnataka

• Htin Kyaw

• Supreme Court caps fee charged by High Courts for information under RTI law at 50 rupees

• 39 Indians have been killed in Iraq

• Indian Navy to host Bilateral Exercise 'Varuna' with French Navy

• Retail inflation eases to 4.4% in February

• World Water Forum begins in Brazil after UN warning

• G-20 sees need for 'dialogue,' fails to diffuse trade war threat

• India and EU sign an agreement on sharing earth observation data from each other's satellites

• India hands over last diesel railway locomotive engine to Myanmar

• PM Narendra Modi reiterates India's staunch support to multilateral trading system

• Kedarnath Singh:

• Juan Martin del Potro beats Roger Federer to bag Indian Wells Masters title

• Yuzvendra Chahal 2nd, Washington Sundar 31st in ICC T20 rankings for bowlers

• Supreme Court asks Centre to frame a model scheme in six months for welfare of construction workers

• Russia blocks UN Security Council meeting on human rights in Syria

• US imposes sanctions on four current and former senior Venezuelan officials

• Xi Jinping

• Nepal earn One Day International (ODI) status for first time in their history

• United Nations issues $951 million dollars appeal for Rohingya refugees

• UIDAI alerted public while sharing Aadhaar number online

• RBI issues PCA framework to maintain sound financial health of banks: Shiv Pratap Shukla

• Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed USD 120 million loan to improve rail infrastructure

• FRDI Bill: Parliament grants more time to joint panel to submit report

• Government: Rs. 10,000 crore of GST refunds sanctioned

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Doubling farmers' income our prime focus

• Nitin Gadkari inaugurates fifth 'Nadi Mahotsava' in Hoshangabad

• Haryana Assembly third State for capital punishment to sexual offenders

• Parliamentary Panel asks Centre to make five-year military service must for new government officers

• Andrej Kiska

• United Nations renewing South Sudan mission, with arms embargo threatening

• Qatar announces 50 million Dollars donation to UNRWA in the presence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

• Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley declines 3 per cent GDP allocation for Defence

• Lok Sabha passes two Amendment Bills: Payment of Gratuity and Specific Relief

• Iron ore output to reach 210 million tonne this fiscal: Indian Bureau of Mines

• Telangana Budget 2018-19 Highlights

• Strength of women judges be raised to 50 per cent recommends Bhupender Yadav panel

• Angela Merkel elected to fourth term as German chancellor

• India, Madagascar sign umbrella agreement in defence sector

• CCEA approves continuation of Urea Subsidy Scheme till 2020

• World Bank projects India's GDP growth at 7.3 per cent

• Stephen Hawkins passed away

• Stephen Hawking known for groundbreaking work with black holes and relativity dies at his home aged 76

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches campaign to eradicate TB from India by 2025

• Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio wins vote of confidence

• Indian President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates World Hindi Secretariat building in Mauritius

• Saudi Arabia cabinet approves nuclear power program national policy

• Supreme Court extends deadline to link Aadhaar with various services till final judgement

• Bidya Devi Bhandari re-elected as Nepal’s President

• RBI discontinues Letters of Undertaking, Letters of Comfort for trade credit

• Centre forms Tribunal to solve Mahanadi Water dispute between Odisha and Chhattisgarh

• Telangana Assembly speaker Madhusudhana chary expels two Congress MLAs, suspends 11 for unruly behavior

• India offers 100 million dollar credit to Mauritius for defence procurement

• 1.36 lakh jobs added in July-September: Labour Bureau survey

• India’s arms imports from U.S. up by 550% growth in 2013-17: SIPRI report

• Supreme Court sets deadline for CBI, ED to complete probe in 2G cases

• Maharashtra farmers call off protest after state government conceded most for their demands

• Suresh Prabhu

• International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup: Akhil Sheoran bags fourth Gold for India

• India has won the Best Exhibitor Award at ITB - Berlin

• Asian Development Bank and the International Solar Alliance arrangement for promotion of solar energy in Asia and the Pacific

• China President Xi Jinping set to rule for life

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates two-day National Legislators Conference

• India and France exchange 14 agreements

• Buyer Seller Meet cum Facilitation Camp on Textiles in Bengaluru

• Russia says it successfully launches a hypersonic missile

• GST Council recommends introduction of e-way bill

• Australia beat England 2-1 to lift 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

• Colombia votes with FARC as political party for the first time

• PM Narendra Modi announces solar technology mission for research & development in the sector

• Biplab Kumar Deb

• CCI approves acquisition of RCom infrastructure assets by Reliance Jio

• Over 100 ministers punished in Xi's anti-graft campaign

• President Trump signs order on steel and aluminium tariffs, exempts 2 countries

• SC allows passive euthanasia, recognises ‘living will’ of terminally ill patients

• Direct tax collections register growth of 19.5% till Feb

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches National Nutrition Mission

• NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant launches Women Entrepreneurship Platform

• Govt launches biodegradable sanitary napkin Suvidha

• Niephui Rio

• Iran signs deal with China to connect key port to rail network

• Union Cabinet approves for promotion of Agricultural Mechanization

• Andhra Pradesh Budget 2018-19 Highlights

• Balkrishna Doshi awarded Pritzker Prize 2018

• India-China bilateral trade hits historic high of USD 84.44 billion in 2017

• Union Cabinet clears relief package for Telecom sector, DA hike and approved Arbitration & Conciliation (Amendment) Bill

• Mukesh Ambai richest Indian; Jeff Bezos tops global rich list Forbes 2018 ‘World’s Billionaires’ list

• Biplab Kumar Deb

• Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after violence against minority community

• Multi-national Naval Exercise 'Milan-2018'

• Mumbai, Delhi airports judged world’s best by Airports Council International

• Virat Kohli in 2nd and R Ashwin at 6th in ICC Test Rankings

• Manu Bhaker strikes successive second gold in the ISSF World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico

• Neiphiu Rio appointed as the CM of Nagaland

• Oscar Winners 2018

• Marshall Islands creates its virtual currency equaling US dollar

• Central government sets up committee headed by Subhash Chandra Garg to study issues in Fintech space

• RBI fines Axis Bank, Indian Overseas Bank for non-compliance of IRAC norms

• Viswanathan Anand wins Tal Memorial rapid title

• Conrod Sangma

• India's Manu Bhaker wins Gold at ISSF World Cup

• India's Shahzar Rizvi sets world record in 10 meter air pistol event

• RBI tightens PSL norms for banks by directing them to create sub-targets

• Shatrughan Sinha presented lifetime achievement award by Britain's Asian Voice

• Egypt court upholds Red Sea islands transfer to Saudi Arabia

• NDPP-BJP alliance and NPF stake claim to form govt in Nagaland

• BJP wins in Tripura; Hung assemblies in Nagaland, Meghalaya

• India, Vietnam sign three agreements

• India beat Pakistan to win Snooker Team World Cup

• 1.5 million penguins discovered on remote Antarctic islands

• Russia breaching Cold War-era treaties, says U.S.

• 10 Maoists killed in encounter on Telangana-Chhattisgarh border

• India, Bangladesh, Russia sign pact for Rooppur atomic plant

• NITI Aayog panel recommends tax cuts on gold, revamping monetization scheme

• Navjot Kaur clinches India's first gold in Asian Wrestling Championships

• Cabinet approves Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018

• Russian President Vladimir Putin unveils new nuclear weapons to counter US

• Central Government approves Rs 2900 crore to make cities safer for women

• India, Jordan sign 12 agreements in Defence, Health and Cultural Exchange

• Cabinet clears setting up of National Financial Reporting Authority to oversee auditors

• International Olympic Committee lifts ban on Russia

• Union Cabinet approves Trafficking of Persons Bill

• US confirms tariffs on Chinese aluminum foil

• Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi

• Indian economy grows 7.2% in October-December period of 2017

• PM's Employment Generation Programme approved for three more years

• Tokyo unveils mascots for 2020 Olympics and Paralympics

• Russia vetoes UN draft resolution pressuring Iran over Yemen

• Shahbaz Sharif becomes interim President of ruling PML-N

• All India Radio and National Book Trust sign MoU to preserve and promote cultural heritage

• India-South Korea bilateral trade touched $20 bn in 2017: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

• Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank approves $1.5-bn in loans to India for infrastructure projects

• Center releases financial assistance to several flood affected states

• Shooting not scrapped from 2022 CWG: CGF

• Rotomac case: I-T dept files six chargesheets against Vikram Kothari

• India clinch 11 medals at Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament

• Sridevi died of accidental drowning, says report

• Andaman and Nicobar Command to host Milan 2018

• India women's team beat South Africa, win Series 3-1

• India win Twenty20 International series against South Africa

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates "Amma two wheeler" scheme in Chennai

• Gopi Thonakal retains his title at New Delhi Marathon

• Syria war: UN Security Council approves 30-day ceasefire

• DRDO conducts successful flight of its Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Rustom 2

• GoM recommends implementation of E-way bill from 1 April

• PM Modi inaugurates projects worth 1000 crores in Daman

• Govt ropes in 4 institutes to push India’s ranking in ease of doing business index

• Sridevi

• China sets stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely

• India, Canada signed six agreements

• India, Germany sign pact for smart city cooperation

• Syria War: Russia says no agreement on ceasefire resolution

• India-bound gas pipeline breaks ground on Afghan section

• Exim Bank, UNDP ink pact to extend financial support to MSMEs in North East India

• India successfully test-fires 'Dhanush' missile

• Govt made improvements to electronic National Agriculture Market (eNAM) platform, to engage more farmers

• Pakistan Supreme Court bans Nawaz Sharif from leading his party

• NMCG approves Ganga cleaning projects worth Rs 4,000 crore

• India ranked 81 in global corruption perception index

• Amnesty International releases annual global survey of human rights

• NITI Aayog to launch women entrepreneurs’ cell

• Kamal Hassan launches new political party “Makkal Needhi Maiam’

• PM Modi inaugurates UP Investors Summit

• Norway`s Bjoergen becomes most successful Winter Olympian

• Avani Chaturvedi

• Government to set up NITI Forum for Northeast

• India International Textiles Expo begins in Colombo

• ICC Rankings: Virat Kohli joins South Africa's AB de Villiers to cross 900 points in Tests, ODIs

• Government clears opening up of commercial coal mining to Private firms

• Creation of National Urban Housing Fund of Rs 60000 crore approved

• India successfully test-fires Agni-II ballistic missile

• Maldives Govt extends emergency by another 30 days

• Union Government gives nod to six railway projects

• UGC constitutes four-member Empowered Expert Committee

• For garbage disposal, Bengal a model for the whole country

• CBI files case against Rotomac pens owner

• UP signs 900 MoUs before Investors summit

• Christian Coleman breaks world indoor record in 60 meters at US indoor national championships in Albuquerque, New Mexico

• Khaleda Zia not eligible to contest polls: Bangladesh CEC

• Indonesia volcano erupts, spewing a 5,000-metre ash cloud

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off Palace Queen Hamsafar Express in Mysuru

• Roger Federer wins Rotterdam Open for 97th career title

• India hot spot of digital innovation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

• UK, India launch joint research projects on clean water and energy

• India at 78th position on globalisation index

• Ethiopia declares national state of emergency

• CBI and ED make arrests in Punjab National Bank fraud case

• India, Iran sign agreements in nine fields

• SEBI eases access norms for investment by foreign portfolio investors

• As a policy change Saudi women to start own businesses without male permission

• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association's India region conference concluded

• PM launches slew of projects in Mumbai, addresses Investors Summit

• Govt suspends passport of Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi

• Paperless drive: Railways to do away with reservation charts from March 1

• Aung San Suu Kyi 'complicit' in Rohingya slaughter: UN investigator

• Centre to set up 562 more Ekalavya Model Residential Schools in tribal areas

• Indian boxers win 10 medals in Asian Games Testing event in Indonesia

• Ethiopia's PM Hailemariam Desalegn resigned

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates state convention centre in Itanagar

• Tamil Nadu wins Senior Women's National Football Championship for first time

• Yuki Bhambri becomes the first Indian to reach quarter-finals of the Chennai Open Tennis tournament

• KP Sharma Oli

• Centre targets procurement of 320 lakh tonnes of rabi wheat and 55 lakh tonnes of paddy

• Govt to change base year for GDP, IIP to 2017-18

• Jacob Juma

• India stands first in the manufacturing of generic medicines in the world

• RIL to set up electronic park in Tirupati

• Venezuela, Libya lose UN vote for third time

• India needs health regulator to make Modicare work efficiently: NITI Aayog

• Rs. 11,500 crore unauthorised transactions at Punjab National Bank branch in south Mumbai

• Umang App named winner of the Best M-Government Service Award

• Number of rich Indians up 12% but collective wealth is up only 5%: Report

• India won series after defeating South Africa in 5th ODI

• Over 8% growth in foreign tourist arrivals in January: Govt

• Centre to set up at least one sanitary pad unit in each block of the country

• Defence Acquisition Council clears Rs 16,000 cr proposal to procure weapons for operational requirement of troops

• Pakistan amends anti-terror law to include Hafiz Saeed-linked Jamaat-ud-Dawa as terrorist organisation

• 2.45 lakh people got assistance under DAY-NULM till December 2017

• RBI issues revised guidelines for expeditious resolution of bad loans

• Retail inflation eases to 5.07% in January; Industrial Production expands 7.1%

• 2300 Army personnel to join UN peace keeping mission in South Sudan

• Maharashtra records highest growth in mangrove cover in India

• Nicos Anastasiades won a second five-year term

• India and Oman sign 8 MoUs that includes defence, health and tourism

• Govt to save Rs 1,600 crore every year in foodgrain procurement post GST

• Clean air for Delhi campaign launched to combat pollution

• Kishan Gangolli wins 13th edition of National Chess Championship for blind

• Rohan More becomes first Asian to swim across Cook Strait

• India, Palestine sign six agreements including health and education

• Benefits can't be denied for want of Aadhaar: UIDAI

• UN Security Council fails to back appeal for Syria humanitarian truce

• Bihar government bans sale of loose cigarettes

• India wins 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at ITTF

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi honoured with "Grand Collar of the State of Palestine"

• UN allows sanctioned North Korea official to attend Winter Olympics

• Supreme Court says Ayodhya case is purely land dispute

• NITI Aayog unveils Health Index for states; Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu topped the ranking

• Direct tax collections rise 19% to Rs 6.95 trillion in April 2017-January 2018

• Indra Nooyi appointed first independent female director to the ICC

• Pyeongchang Winter Olympics launched

• Emirates Group signs MoU with AP to boost aviation sector

• India ranked 44th out of 50 countries in US industry body’s intellectual property index

• Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia sentenced to five years in jail

• 11 States and UTs declared open defecation free so far under Swachh Bharat Mission: Govt

• Competition Commission fine Rs 136 cr on Google for unfair business practices

• RBI to link base rate with MCLR

• RBI maintained status quo on policy rates

• CCEA approves hike in Minimum Support Price (MSP) of Milling Copra

• Union Cabinet approved amendments to MSMED Act, 2006

• Union Cabinet approves implementation of PMRF scheme

• Defence Ministry constitutes committee to Armed Forces modernization

• India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Agni-1 missile

• Centre, states to devise mechanism to ensure 1.5 times MSP

• Centre releases 65,000 cr under Schedule Castes special assistance plan

• India, EU to step up cooperation to counter terrorism

• Central Govt launches Start-up-India ranking framework

• US launches new air attacks against Taliban in Afghanistan

• Railways Ministry signs MoU with Ministry of Ayush to augment Ayush services in Railway hospitals

• Bharatmala project to turn to finance ministry for allocation of funds

• Amitabh Kant tenure extended

• Maldives government declares emergency

• Asian countries invited to set up monastery at Ghantasala

• Assam investment summit close with Rs 100,000 cr investment proposals

• India lifts U-19 World Cup trophy for record 4th time; thrashes Australia by 8 wickets

• Syria: Russia launches series of air attacks in Idlib province

• Central Govt removes MEP of onion to boost exports of kitchen staple

• India-US trade estimated to touch $140 bn in 2017, says USISPF survey

• Nicos Anatasiades

• Narendra Modi

• North Korea earned nearly 200 million dollars last year by exporting banned commodities: UN

• V. Shantaram lifetime achievement award to Shyam Benegal

• Supreme Court dismisses plea for declaring rape law gender-neutral

• Graduates from IITs and NITs to teach in technical colleges in backward areas

• Inland Waterways Authority of India signs agreement with World Bank for Jal Marg Vikas Project

• China successfully launches first seismo-electromagnetic satellite

• Supreme Court adopts roster system for allocation of matters to judges

• India joins Ashgabat Agreement for International Transport and Transit Corridor

• Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents budget for 2018-19

• Mary Kom wins gold at India Open boxing

• India's foreign policy has become vibrant, assertive: Chinese think-tank

• Central Statistics Office estimate GDP growth for 201-18 at 7.1%

• Indian Navy launches third Scorpene class submarine INS Karanj

• Highlights Of Budget 2018-19

• Centre sanctions Rs 1,500 cr for organic farming in Uttarakhand

• ADB and Centre sign loan agreement for rural roads in five states

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Khelo India School Games

• Environment Minister Harshvardhan launches PetaFlop super computer

• Allahabad High Court judge Shukla to be impeached

• India ranks sixth in the list of wealthiest countries

• US lifts ban on refugees from 11 countries

• Indian President Ram Nath Kovind approves Bill to hike judges’ salary

• Govt signs $250mn Loan Agreement with ADB to improve rural connectivity under PMGSY

• Govt launches rapid detection kits to detect adulterants in fresh fish

• Rajasthan gives 1% quota to Most Backward Classes

• Indian, Vietnamese armies hold first military exercise

• Indian economy to grow in the range of 7-7.5% in 2018-19: Economic Survey 2017

• Economic Survey expresses concern over air pollution in Delhi

• Keshav Gokhale took charge as the Foreign Secretary

• Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh get contempt notice from Supreme Court on cow vigilantism

• India win 3rd Cricket test against South Africa by 63 runs

• India, Cambodia to strengthen bilateral trade and investment ties

• Aadhaar is Oxford’s first Hindi word of the year

• Caroline Wozniacki wins Australian Open in women category

• On 69th Republic Day, India set new record with over 1.1 million tweets

• Australian Open: Roger Federer wins Men's Singles title defeating Marin Cilic of Croatia

• Union Home Ministry to set up apex cybercrime coordination centre

• Seafood exports to cross $6 bn in current fiscal: MPEDA

• US designates six individuals as global terrorists

• IMT Ghaziabad selected as United Nations PRME Champion

• ASEAN nations agree to further strengthen strategic partnership

• India to become self-sufficient in pulses in FY19, on record rabi output

• 73 new airports and helipads to be set up under regional connectivity scheme UDAN

• Jaipur Literature Festival kicks off

• GST relief for low-cost homes, 1st-time buyers

• Usha Ananthasubramanian elected the first woman chairman of Indian Banks’ Association

• UN hosts fresh Syria talks in Vienna

• US President open to citizenship for 'Dreamers' in 10-12 years

• 2018 Padma Awards

• Swachh Bharat Mission: Over six crore toilets built across rural India

• Sushma Swaraj inaugurates India-ASEAN Friendship Park

• Lalu Yadav, Jagannath Mishra sentenced to 5-year jail terms in third case

• UDAN-II to link 109 locations

• Department of Science and Technology launches schemes for young scientists

• India ranks ninth in terms of market performance; Brazil tops

• Shah Rukh Khan receives Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum

• Unemployment in India, China to rise over next two years: International Labour Organisation

• WEF ties up with RIL to set up Fourth Industrial Revolution centre in Mumbai

• India to become fastest growing large economy in 2018

• George Weah

• India's richest 1% grabbed 73% of wealth generation in 2017: Survey

• Shuttler Siddharth Singh wins Swedish Open Junior title

• WEF ranks India at 62nd place among emerging economies

• India to grow at 7.4 per cent in 2018: IMF

• US shutdown ends as Congress strikes deal

• Navika Sagar Parikrama INSV Tarini enters port Stanley Falkland Islands

• ONGC acquires 51 pc share of Government in HPCL

• Govt reduces minimum export price of onion by 150 dollars to 700 dollars per tonne

• US government officially shutdowns for first time in 5 years

• Rural sanitation coverage reaches up to 76 % from 39 % in October 2014

• IMF, World Bank laud Reserve Bank of India for 'strengthening' supervision

• Blind Cricket World Cup: India retains title

• President Ram Nath Kovind accepts Election Commission’s recommendation disqualifying 20 AAP MLAs

• Germany scientists develops ultra thin electronic skin tattoos

• Om Prakash Rawat

• Govt. launches Cyber Surakshit Bharat Yojna to strengthen cyber security

• Central Govt launches 100 accessible websites for Divyangs

• India joins Australia Group export control regime

• Central Govt announces name of nine new smart cities

• 2017 warmest ocean on record: Chinese Academy of Sciences

• Election Commission disqualifies 20 Delhi AAP MLAs

• India Japan Coastguards conduct joint search and rescue exercise

• GST Council reduces tax rate on 29 goods and 53 categories of services

• India Ratings projects economic growth at 7.1% next fiscal

• India successfully test-fires indigenously developed Agni-5 ballistic missile

• Govt announces $350 mn Solar Development Fund for Solar Projects Financing

• Virat Kohli named ICC world cricketer of the year

• British lawmakers approve EU withdrawal Bill

• Over 5,000 killed or injured in Yemen conflict: UNICEF

• Narendra Modi inaugurates iCreate centre in Ahmedabad

• Group of Ministers appointed to look into IT issues of GST holds 6th meeting

• Nations at North Korea meeting at Vancouver agree to consider more sanctions

• Central Government lowers additional borrowings to Rs 20,000 crore this fiscal

• Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowships 2016

• GST e-way Bill System rolled out on trial basis

• Centre abolishes Haj Subsidy from this year

• Exports rise 12.36% in December

• Panama inks multilateral tax pact to end bank secrecy

• Bangladesh agrees with Myanmar to complete Rohingya return in two years

• PM Modi launches project work of Rajasthans first oil refinery in Barmer

• India’s exports grow by 12.36 in December to USD 27.03 billion

• Centre & J&K Govt agree to use education as tool to bring normalcy to state

• India and Israel agreement

• SC announces composition of constitution bench to hear crucial cases

• India, China will soon have a hotline

• Retail inflation rises to 5.21% in December

• India, Britain sign agreements on illegal Indian migrants

• NCDEX starts first agri-options trading in guar seed

• WEF ranks India 30th on global manufacturing index

• Seven-member delegation of BCI to meet Supreme Court judges to resolve judges issue

• India’s factory production in November rises by 8%

• ISRO launches Cartosat 2 Series satellite along with 30 others

• Boxing Nationals: Sarjubala, Sonia, Sarita Win gold, RSPB Claim Team Title

• Committed to ‘India First’ Policy, Male Tells New Delhi

• India registers significant decline in under-five child mortality rate

• EC panel to suggest changes to RP Act

• Judges accuse CJI of breach of norms

• International cruise terminal to open in Mumbai

• Ecuador grants citizenship to Julian Assange

• US House passes crucial surveillance law

• Strongest diaspora linkages between India, Seychelles:

• India tops domestic air traffic demand at 16.4% in November: IATA

• SEBI ban on PW may hit audit of 77 firms, including Tata Steel, Hindalco

• Indu Malhotra:

• China to fund base in Afghanistan

• SC to form Team to probe Anti-Sikh riot cases

• Aanchal Thakur wins India's first-ever international medal in skiing

• UIDAI introduces 'Virtual ID' to address privacy concerns

• World Bank projects India's growth rate at 7.3 per cent in 2018

• Cabinet clears 100% FDI in single-brand retail via automatic route

• Sivan

• Sunny Verghese appointed the Chairman of the Geneva-based World Business Council for Sustainable Development

• North, South Korea Agree to Hold Talks to Improve Relations

• Matunga Railway station enters Limca Book of Records for having all-women staff

• Bihar Government bans electronic cigarettes in state

• Playing of national anthem in cinema halls optional: The Supreme Court

• 1st PIO-Parliamentarian Conference held in New Delhi

• Direct tax collection rises 18.2% in Apr-Dec

• BCCI bans all-rounder Yusuf Pathan for five months after failed dope test

• Give top priority to Cyber Security issues: PM

• Gujarat tops logistics performance index chart: Commerce Ministry

• India unveils Pratyush, its fastest supercomputer

• Saudi Arabia gives green signal to India’s proposal to revive sea route for Haj pilgrimage

• India eager to enhance ties with ASEAN region, says Sushma Swaraj

• 10% gender gap in Jan Dhan accounts: study

• Venkaiah Naidu sends privilege notice against Rahul to LS speaker

• CBI Court sentences Lalu Prasad Yadav to 3.5 years in prison

• Gilles Simon beats Kevin Anderson to win Maharashtra Open

• Saksham Yadav:

• Government proposes rolling out e-Sansad and e-Vidhan in Legislatures

• Defence Innovation Centre to be set up in Coimbatore

• Indian diaspora a platform for stronger ties with ASEAN: Sushma Swaraj

• Agriculture sector likely to grow higher than CSO estimate of 2.1%: Govt.

• India, Indonesia call for ending state sponsorship of terror

• TS Tirumurti appointed the Secretary (Economic Relations) in the External Affairs Ministry

• Defence Ministry clears arms procurement contracts worth 2,420 crore rupees for Navy and Army

• North Korea accepts South Korea's offer for dialogue

• PM Narendra Modi urges officers to take postings in backward districts

• GDP growth during current fiscal to be 6.5%: Govt

• Central Cabinet approves Indo-Myanmar agreement on land border crossing

• Cabinet sanctions extension of Jute packing mandatory norms

• North Korea reopens cross-border hotline with South Korea

• Central government ministries join hands for a technology mission for railways

• Finance Ministry clears FDI proposals worth Rs 532 crore of Metaffinity Private Limited

• Vijay Mallya

• Will restore hotline with South Korea: North Korea

• Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Lok Sabha for constitutional status to the OBC Commission

• Cabinet approves establishment of new AIIMS at Bilaspur

• India ends $500-m missile deal talks with Israel

• CCEA nod for implementation of Jal Marg Vikas Project

• JNPT wins “Samudra Manthan - Caring Organisation of the Year” award

• Bulgaria takes over revolving EU presidency

• Minister of Women and Child Development inaugurates online portal ‘NARI’

• Parliament passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendment Bill

• Parliament passes National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Amendment) Bill

• US blocks $255 million military aid to Pakistan

• G Sathiyan becomes India's highest-ranked player in ITTF rankings

• Anwar Jalalpuri

• Vijay Keshav Gokhale:

• Pakistan bans Hafiz Saeed-led Foundations from collecting donations

• GAIL commissions India's second largest rooftop solar plant in UP

• Arunachal Pradesh declared Open Defecation Free

• India and Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations

• Telangana: Govt rolls out 24-hour free-electricity supply for farming sector

• Eight core sectors grow 6.8% in November 2017

• Vidarbha defeats Delhi to win Ranji Trophy

• India's push for farm issues at WTO remains unsuccessful

• M Malakondaiah:

• Nepal bans solo climbing on Mount Everest and other peaks to reduce accidents

• Smart City Mission: Only 7% of Rs 9,860 cr used and Ahmedabad spent the most

• Investment in electronic manufacturing grew by 27% this year: Govt

• Jitu Rai wins Men's 50m pistol national title

• India reports more than 1.5 lakh cases of Dengue

• GST: E-way bill system to be implemented from 1 February, 2018

• Virat Kohli remains in 2nd spot in latest ICC Test rankings

• Viswanathan Anand bags bronze in World Blitz Chess Championship

• Indian golfer Shiv Kapur wins Royal Cup at Pattaya

• Cyclone Ockhi has affected Lakshadweep’s marine biodiversity

• Viswanathan Anand wins World Rapid Chess Championship

• Lok Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendment Bill

• Fiscal deficit hits full-year target by November, 2017

• Centre allots Rs. 7,577 cr into 6 public sector banks

• India successfully test-fires supersonic interceptor missile

• Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriages) Bill 2017 passed in Lok Sabha

• Manipur Central University, Imphal to host Indian Science Congress

• Centre decides to make additional borrowing of 50K cr rupees

• US, Russia agree to work on diplomatic solution to North Korea crisis

• Pakistan's anti-graft body gives nod for filing corruption case against Nawaz Sharif

• Parliament passes Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill

• President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates Andhra Pradesh Fiber Grid Project

• India, Afghanistan launch 2nd air cargo route linking Kabul to Mumbai

• Lok Sabha passes GST (Compensation to States) Amendment Bill- 2017

• Government comes up with 12-point draft plan to combat air pollution

• Afghanistan to be included in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

• 25% of Swachh Bharat cess hasn’t reached dedicated fund

• Govt releases Rs 167 cr to 9 states with international border for development of infrastructure

• World Bank loan for Tamil Nadu irrigation overhaul

• India likely to be fifth largest economy in 2018

• India rise to second spot in latest ICC T-20 rankings

• Syria rebel groups reject Sochi peace initiative

• Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny barred from running for president

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh launches e-HRMS on Good Governance Day

• Home Ministry directs NGOs to open account in any designated bank in a month for transparency

• E-commerce market may cross $50 bn in 2018

• India finish as runners-up in SAFF U-15 Women's Championships

• Centre recognizes Odisha as Champion state in Export

• World's largest amphibious aircraft AG600 makes maiden flight in China

• Lalu Yadav convicted in fodder scam, taken into custody

• Centre formally launches Ganga Gram project

• IRDAI frames guidelines for insurance firms to set up offices in financial service SEZs

• India and Russia to remove trade barriers

• India beat Sri Lanka in 3rd T-20 and wins series

• Yoga Institute centenary celebrations launched

• Vijay Rupani to continue as Chief Minister

• UN Security Council slaps new sanctions on North Korea

• India, China holds 20th Special Representatives level talks

• Demonetization has increased the number of taxpayers by 19.5%

• IOC bans 11 Russians for life over alleged Sochi Games doping violations

• Sahitya Akademi Awards 2017

• UN General Assembly rejects US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

• CRISIL lowers growth forecast, GDP to grow at 7.6% in 2018-19

• ICC Women’s ODI Team of the Year: Mithali Raj, Ekta Bisht selected

• Lok Sabha passes Supplementary Demands for Grants, Appropriation Bill, 2017

• Union Cabinet approves new Consumer Protection Bill

• A Raja, Kanimozhi and 15 others acquitted in the 2G spectrum scam case

• SEBI hikes FPI investment limit

• Cabinet approves new skill development scheme in Textiles sector

• Cabinet approves new Consumer Protection Bill

• Lok Sabha passes Immovable Property Amendment Bill; Also clears Forest Amendment Bill

• Tax bill passes Senate in 51-48 vote in US

• Panvel Municipal Corporation passes resolution to ban liquor sale

• I-T made ‘exaggerated’ demands on large firms: CAG

• Swatanter Kumar

• US vetoes UN resolution rejecting Trump’s Jerusalem decision

• Inordinate delays in the procurement of key military platforms and weapons systems: Parliamentary panel

• Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2017 passed in Parliament

• Kaleshwaram irrigation project gets environmental nod

• BJP victory in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh state elections

• National Design Award for scientific adviser G Satheesh Reddy

• Construction activities will be prohibited in river Ganga: NGT

• Sushil Kumar clinches gold at Commonwealth Wrestling Championships in South Africa

• Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha

• ASEAN free trade pact: House panel calls for better access to Indian goods

• World Health Organisation declared Gabon as polio free

• Tripura CM Manik Sarkar inaugurates Indo-Bangla Friendship Park at Chottakhola

• Official emblems for Beijing 2022 Winter Games unveiled

• PV Sindhu settles for silver at Dubai World Badminton Superseries Finals

• GST Council decides to implement uniform system of e-way bill

• India win 10 golds at Johannesburg Commonwealth Wrestling Championship

• Panel suggests host of changes in life insurance sector

• Sebastian Pinera wins Chile's presidential election

• India wins ODI cricket series against Srilanka

• Indian exports increase 30.55% to USD 26.19 bn in November

• Work to integrate Brahmos missile on 40 Sukhoi aircraft begins

• EU leaders approved the starting of the next stage of Brexit talks

• Cabinet approves National Medical Commission Bill

• Govt to bear MDR charges on transactions up to Rs 2000 made through debit cards

• Cabinet approves continuation of National AYUSH Mission

• Roger Federer named BBC overseas sports personality of the year

• Central Government approves draft legislation banning instant triple talaq

• More than 6700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar

• PM Modi dedicates Scorpene-class submarine INS Kalvari to the nation

• WTO talks collapse; no agreement on food security

• Artificial intelligence finds solar system with 8 planets like ours

• Wholesale price index hits 8-month high of 3.93% in November

• India, China, Russia vow to boost maritime trade, fight terrorism

• India to grow at 7.2 per cent in 2018, 7.4 per cent in 2019: UN report

• Union Health Minister J P Nadda launches new initiatives on Universal Health Coverage Day

• India seeks permanent solution to food stockpile issue at WTO

• India bags 4 Youth Olympic Games quotas, 21 Medals at Asian Championship

• Industrial output growth hits to 3-month low of 2.2% in October

• US reject solution to food security issue at WTO meeting

• Govt. to set up special courts on cases involving politicians

• Supreme Court refers petitions on Jallikattu Act to Constitution bench

• Rural job scheme not reducing migration significantly, shows survey

• Retail inflation rises to 4.88 per cent in November

• UNESCO recognises Kumbh Mela as cultural heritage of humanity

• Centre sanctions Rs. 75 crore for setting up LPG bottling plant in Meghalaya

• Govt engages ICICI Bank to enable cashless payments on e-NAM

• RBI rationalises charges on debit card transactions

• Venezuela's Avior Airlines banned from European Union skies

• UN Security Council condemns Libya slave auctions

• Virak Kohli in second position in ICC Test Player rankings

• Time names 'The Silence Breakers' as Person of the Year for 2017

• EU, Japan conclude world's largest free-trade agreement

• India won bronze medal at Hockey World League Final

• Britain and EU reach historic deal on terms of Brexit

• India declared free from Trachoma, a bacterial infection of eye

• India joins Wassenaar Arrangement for country's defence and space programmes

• India wins five medals at 10th Asian Airgun Shooting Championships

• UN tells North Korea to keep communication channels open to avoid risk of war

• Election Commission rejects reports of EVM tampering via Bluetooth

• Urban Affairs Ministry inks agreement with German firm GIZ for technical cooperation in transport projects

• Direct tax collections rise 14% to Rs 4.8 lakh cr in April-November: CBDT

• Govt extends deadline to link Aadhaar with PAN by 3 months to March 31

• UN rejects US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital

• India win three-Test series against Sri Lanka

• Donald Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israel's capital

• Minorities Commission sets up committee to study the matter to give minority status to Hindus

• Govt. enhances monetary allowances for Gallantry Award winners

• India, Cuba sign MoU for enhanced cooperation in health sector

• Sushil Kumar resigns as National Sports Observer

• Reserve Bank of India keeps repo rate unchanged at 6%

• Russia banned from 2018 Winter Olympics over state-sponsored doping

• Narendra Modi

• US Supreme Court allows full enforcement of Trump’s travel ban

• 6th International Tourism Mart begins in Guwahati

• Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar disqualified from Rajya Sabha

• India, Israel to open centre for floriculture in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

• Govt's public debt rises by 2.53% in July-Sept quarter

• India First Madame Tussauds Wax Museum Opened in New Delhi

• Deepika Kumari wins bronze medal at Indoor Archery World Cup

• India’s first battery back-up project in Andhra Pradesh

• Shashi Kapoor

• RBI may cut policy rate: Fitch

• Venezuela to launch new virtual currency

• South Korea and USA launch largest air exercise

• US pulls out of UN migrant and refugee pact

• Iranian President Hassan Rouhani inaugurates 1st phase of Chabahar port in Iran

• India saved $15 billion on energy subsidies in past two years: Report

• Kohli becomes fourth fastest Indian to reach 5,000 test runs

• Kapu Reservation Bill to be sent to Centre for inclusion in the Schedule IX of the Constitution

• Andhra Pradesh assembly unanimously passes Kapu Reservation Bill

• Telangana govt to set up World’s first IT Campus for differently abled persons

• India re-elected to International Maritime Organisation Council

• Ockhi cyclone cause extensive damage in Lakshadweep Island in 48 hours

• DK Sarraf

• Govt implements 'bio design programme' to develop affordable medical devices

• No BS-IV vehicle registrations beyond June 2020: Govt draft rules

• Surya Prakash

• Adarsh Sein

• UN appeals for a record 22.5 billion dollar to provide aid in 2018

• International story tellers festival Kathakar inaugurated in New Delhi

• Indian and British Army exercise Ajeya Warrior at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges, Rajasthan

• Union Cabinet has approved setting up of National Nutrition Mission: Maneka Gandhi

• Central Government eases mine auction rules

• 50 new airports to come up under Udan scheme for regional connectivity: Finance Minister

• In 2016, Uttar Pradesh accounted for maximum crimes, says National Crime Records Bureau

• India’s GDP growth at 6.3% in 2nd quarter

• NITI Ayog announces its support to women entrepreneurs

• Mirabai Chanu wins gold medal at World Weightlifting Championship in Anaheim, USA

• Odisha CM unveils logo and mascot of Hockey World Cup 2018

• Russia clashes with UN and US over aid to Syrian rebels

• US, China hold low-key military talks amid North Korea tensions

• ADB approves $500-mn loan for rural roads in five states

• Competition Commission imposes Rs 52-crore penalty on BCCI

• Ravichandran Ashwin breaks Dennis Lillee's record of fastest 300 Test wickets

• IOA formally recognises Boxing Federation of India

• Snehalata Shrivastava

• Ivanka Trump, Cherie Blair, Chanda Kochhar share common ideas at GES

• North Korea tests its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile

• India unlikely to cut malaria burden by half in 2020: WHO

• India, Singapore agree to enhance security cooperation

• International Olympic Committee bans five more Russians for life over Sochi doping

• Freedom of Oxford award taken back from Aung San Suu Kyi

• 48th International Film Festival of India concludes in Goa

• PM Narendra Modi flags off Hyderabad Metro Rail

• PM Modi, Ivanka Trump inaugurate Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad

• Telecom Regulatory Authority of India upholds net neutrality

• NK Singh appointed Chairman of 15th Finance Commission

• Kidambi Srikanth, Mithali Raj and PV Sindhu bagged awards at Indian Sports Honours in Mumbai

• Bangladesh High Court upholds death penalty of 139 convicts in 'BDR carnage' case

• Centre to ask all states to prescribe minimum educational qualifications for Sarpanch

• India, Russia ink anti-terror pact

• India, Greece sign Air Services Agreement

• FDI up 17 pc to $25.35 bn during April-September

• Results of preventing under-nutrition must be seen by 2022: Indian Prime Minister

• Rajnath Singh seeks cooperation of States on Central forces

• Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Sayeed freed after over nine months of house arrest in Lahore

• Militants kill 235 people in Egypt mosque attack

• HRD ministry launches Digital Signature campaign on Constitution Day

• Global rating agency S&P keeps India's sovereign rating unchanged

• Climate change could increase volcano eruptions: study

• Emmerson Mnangagwa

• Cabinet approves India's membership for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

• Oil and gas PSU mergers to be exempt from CCI purview

• Cuba, North Korea vow to strengthen ties

• Latin America is world’s most violent region for women: UN

• Centre promulgates Indian Forest (Amendment) Ordinance

• PM Modi inaugurates 5th global conference on cyber space in New Delhi

• Cabinet recommends President to issue ordinance to amend Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

• India successfully test-fires BrahMos from Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft

• Wage policy for Central Public Sector Enterprises cleared

• Volcano in Bali erupts for the first time in 54 years

• Hike in salaries of High Court, Supreme Court judges

• Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Mahila Shakti Kendra scheme

• 15th Finance Commission gets approval

• India-Russia sign pact for visa free entry of flight crew

• 95% of youth in developing nations work in informal sector

• India's nominee Dalveer Bhandari re-elected to the International Court of Justice

• India-Myanmar joint Army exercise begins in Meghalaya

• Moody’s Investors Service upgrades ratings of nine PSUs

• IREDA inks $100-mn loan agreement with World Bank

• Lifetime Achievement Award for Girish Karnad

• Dalveer Bhandari

• Myanmar, Bangladesh to implement plan to end Rohingya Crisis

• 48th International Film Festival of India begins in Goa

• Centre raises Rs. 14,500 cr from Bharat-22 Exchange traded Fund

• Hyderabad Metro Rail gets safety nod

• India ranked 126 in terms of per capita GDP

• Telangana govt announces waiver of all pending electricity dues of STs

• Swiss parliamentary panel approves automatic information exchange pact with India

• Russia casts 11th UN Syria veto, again blocking inquiry

• Centre hikes import duty on edible oils to help farmers

• Yuki Bhambri beats Ramkumar Ramanathan to win ATP Challenger

• Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2017 for Dr Manmohan Singh

• Manushi Chhillar crowned Miss World 2017

• Zimbabwe's ruling party sacks President Robert Mugabe as its leader

• India has highest number of people without basic sanitation: Report

• Delhi Cabinet nod for doorstep delivery of public services

• India, China hold border consultation mechanism meeting

• Chakravarthi AVPS

• Moody's upgrades India's credit rating to Baa2

• UN Climate Change Conference concludes

• Amitabh Bachchan to be given personality of the year award at International Film Festival of India

• Yemen records 925,000 suspected cholera cases, nearly 2,200 deaths: UN

• Cabinet approves creation of National Anti-profiteering Authority under GST

• Govt removes restrictions on export of all types of pulses

• RBI Governor Urjit Patel appointed to Financial Stability Institute Advisory Board

• ICC bans Mohammad Hafeez of Pakistan from bowling in international matches

• NGT sets up committee

• Govt finds 130,000 firms without PAN

• Venkaiah Naidu launches campaign for 39th All India Public Relations Conference

• Zimbabwe crisis: Army takes over, says Mugabe is safe

• Australians support same-sex marriage

• India to overtake Japan in nominal GDP by 2028

• President inaugurates 37th India International Trade Fair in New Delhi

• India’s 1st Tribal Entrepreneurship Summit at Dantewada

• India, Philippines ink four agreements in various fields, including defence co-operation and agriculture

• Lucknow most polluted city in the country

• Japan to relax visa regime for Indians from January 1, 2018

• Southeast Asia summit issues statement skipping Rohingya crisis

• 31st ASEAN summit in Manila, Philippines

• China proposes inclusive dialogue with Indo-Pacific nations

• Government launches BharatNet phase 2 project

• PM Modi, US President Trump hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of ASEAN summit

• India, Canada express strong commitment to take forward negotiations for early conclusion of CEPA

• PM Modi says his govt intends to make India a global manufacturing hub

• Trump, Putin issue joint statement on fighting ISIS in Syria

• Home Ministry sets up two new divisions to deal with radicalisation and cyber crime

• Trans-Pacific Partnership members agree on new framework to revive proposed trade deal

• Bangladesh Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha resigned

• Israel hints to continue military strikes across its frontier with Syria

• India, Australia, Japan, US hold talk on peace, stablity in Indo-Pacific region

• Only ‘Made in India’ equipment for BharatNet: Govt

• Price of new series of Sovereign Gold Bonds fixed at Rs 2,961 per gram

• Central Cabinet approves appointment of 2nd National Judicial Pay Commission

• GST rate on mass consumption items cut to 18% from highest slab of 28%

• Govt approves utilisation of pulses from buffer stock

• BCCI rejects NADA demand of testing Indian cricketers

• Economic advisory panel spells out road map for skill development, job creation

• 201 people arrested in anti-corruption swoop, says Saudi Arabia

• Tata Steel sets up largest coke dry quenching facility in Odisha plant

• Kolkata-Khulna train service flagged off by PM Modi

• Centre sets up committee to monitor solutions to air pollution

• UN Security Council tells Saudi-led coalition to keep Yemen air, sea ports open

• President Ram Nath Kovind launches agriculture roadmap in Bihar

• Mary Kom wins gold medal in Asian Women's Boxing Championships

• HS Prannoy, Saina Nehwal win national titles in Badminton

• Virat Kohli consolidates top spot in ICC rankings

• DIPP inks pact with Anna University to set up tech support centre

• Smriti Irani starts Digital Rath in New Delhi

• Rajnath Singh reviews development plans for nine islands

• 64 cities join the UNESCO creative cities network

• JeM chief Masood Azhar is bad guy and should be declared as a global terrorist: US

• India pledges additional $100 million towards UN partnership fund

• India reiterates its positive and constructive role in combating Climate change

• India wins T-20 series against New Zealand

• Shiv Kapur won Panasonic Open title

• UNSC drops plans to adopt resolution demanding end to violence in Myanmar

• IMA declares ‘public health emergency state’ in Delhi

• India's logistics sector likely to grow by 9-10% annually: ICRA

• Railways launches world's tallest rail bridge on Katra Banihal section over Chenab River

• 19 states freeze Rs 3,066-cr MNREGS wage payments to over 92 mn workers

• Hasmukh Adhia designated the new Finance Secretary

• Multi-agency group on Panama leak to probe Paradise Papers

• India, South Africa to expand their foot-print in realm of stars

• India to be high middle income economy in 30 years: World Bank

• Indian Army launches Joint Training Node in Shillong

• Indian women`s hockey team wins Asia Cup title

• Indian golfer Shiv Kapur wins Panasonic Open India

• IPPB Bank to become operational in 650 districts by April 2018

• India sets Guinness World Record by cooking 918 kg khichdi

• 11 princes and 4-ministers in Saudi Arabia detained by anti-corruption body

• Glide bomb successfully tested, to be inducted soon

• Krishna Sobti awarded the 53rd Jnanpith Award for the year 2017

• US cuts off Chinese bank over North Korea ties

• International Conference on "Ramayan Circuit and Mithila-Awadh Relations" begins in Janakpur

• 70% individuals have individual toilets now: Minister

• PM Modi invites foreign investors in food processing sector

• Five Indian women in world’s 100 most powerful women

• India's K Srikanth achieves career-best World No 2 ranking in badminton

• China blocks bid to list Masood Azhar as global terrorist

• Gender inequality widening after decade of progress: WEF

• Delhi government needs Lieutenant Governor's nod, observes Supreme Court

• India at 108 in World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap index

• Tata is most valuable brand in India; RIL, Airtel ranked No 2, 3

• M K Sanu presented Mathrubhumi Literary Award for 2016

• Heena Sidhu wins 10-metre air pistol gold medal at Commonwealth Shooting Championships

• World’s third largest book fair opens in Sharjah

• Union Cabinet for introduction of Bill to amend teacher education law

• Supreme Court favours setting up special courts to deal with criminal cases involving politicians

• CCEA approves extension of RKVY for 3 years

• PFRDA increases maximum age of joining National Pension Scheme to 65

• Spain court suspends Catalan independence declaration

• Govt should ratify UN convention for extraditing criminals from foreign countries: Law Commission

• US court largely blocks Trump's military transgender ban

• India tops list of new tuberculosis cases in 2016

• India, Tunisia agreed to jointly combat terrorism

• Karambir Singh

• India breaks into top 100 club in ease of doing business

• Fiscal deficit touches 91.3% of full-year target between April-September 2017

• Kenya president wins 98% of vote in repeat of disputed election

• India, Italy ink six pacts to bolster bilateral cooperation

• India, Pakistan hold DGMO-level talks

• India-UAE Partnership summit begins in Dubai to accelerate bilateral trade and investment

• Government sets up Arun Jaitley led panel on PSU bank mergers

• Concentration of CO2 in atmosphere hits record high: UN

• Mithali Raj rises to top spot in ICC batswomen ranking

• Virat Kohli regains top spot in ICC ODI rankings

• Apex court to set up Constitution Bench to hear pleas against Aadhaar

• Cuba announces new immigration policies

• Parliamentary panel to examine operational preparedness of armed forces

• India sends 1st shipment of wheat to Afghanistan through Chabahar Port in Iran

• Foreign investors infuse $3bn into Indian capital markets in October

• Bopanna wins Erste Open, Myneni-Prashanth clinch Vietnam Open trophy

• French Open badminton: Kidambi Srikanth wins men's singles title

• India beat New Zealand by 6 runs in 3rd ODI, clinch series 2-1

• India's Sangram Dahiya, Amanpreet Singh win medals in shooting at ISSF World Cup Final

• India, France agree to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation

• Centre to ensure adequate fund flow to States under MGNREGA

• Catalan Parliament votes to declare independence from Spain

• 14th SAARCLAW Conference begins in Colombo

• President Ram Nath Kovind launches technocity project in Kerala

• Committee of two apex court judges to review orders of additional judges suitability

• Odisha will be the ‘Focus State’ at World Food India-2017

• India, Sri Lanka ink housing project deal in Hambantota

• Govt working on new consumer protection law: Narendra Modi

• Trump administration makes it more difficult for H-1B, L1 visa renewal

• Move to introduce ‘gender inclusivity’ at WTO

• NITI Aayog recommends strategic disinvestment

• India and Asian Development Bank Sign $300 Million Loan

• Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim honored top US award for research in AIDS

• Anti-dumping duty on some stainless steel imports to India

• Ministries of Power and Textiles join hands for SAATHI initiative

• Deadline for mandatory linking of Aadhaar to govt schemes extended till March 31, 2018

• Russia vetoes UN resolution to extend Syria chemical weapons inspections

• Gujarat assembly elections on December 9 and 14

• Xi Jinping

• Girija Devi

• US withdraws military assistance from Myanmar over Rohingya violence

• Meghalaya Election department enters Limca Book of Records

• Cabinet approves bank capitalisation plan of Rs 2.11 lakh crores

• Govt approves to build 83,677 km of highways

• Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 110 per quintal, pulses by Rs 200

• Nicaragua signs Paris climate agreement

• Jitu, Heena won gold in air pistol mixed team event at ISSF World Cup Final

• RBI sets up task force on ‘Public Credit Registry’

• INSV Tarini, with an all-women crew enter Fremantle Port in Australia

• Bengal Govt to set up testing centres in collaboration with National Institute of Virology

• Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump agree to raise pressure on North Korea

• Supreme Court asks govt to take call on playing of national anthem in cinema halls

• Andhra Pradesh signs MoUs with UAE firms with $7.5-billion investment

• Dineshwar Sharma

• India defeat Pakistan 4-0 to reach final of Asia Cup hockey

• Union Government to organise Global Ayurveda meet in Kochi

• Linkage of Aadhaar number to bank account is mandatory: RBI

• Mars has twisted magnetic ‘tail’: Scientists

• G7 and Google, Facebook and Twitter agree on plan to block dissemination of Islamist extremism over internet

• Robert Mugabe

• RIL, ONGC join hands to share infrastructure

• India beat Malaysia to clinch third Asia Cup hockey title

• Virat Kohli surpasses Rickey Ponting with 31st century

• Kidmabi Srikanth clinches Denmark Open title

• Indian women bag silver in archery world championships

• Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition wins majority in Japan

• Milk production over takes food grains

• Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar resigned

• South Africa displace India from top of ODI rankings

• Schellnhuber received Blue Planet Prize

• 64% of Indians used banks, more than in Bangladesh, Nigeria and Pakistan

• PM Modi lays foundation stone for slew of reconstruction projects in Kedarpuri

• India, Brazil, South Africa sign IBSA Trust Fund agreement

• Most pollution-linked deaths occur in India

• India defeats Malaysia 6-2 in Asia Cup hockey tournament

• Inflation, fiscal uncertainty induced RBI to hold rates

• George Saunders won the 2017 Man Booker Prize

• Rajiv Gandhi International Air port has bagged the World No.1 Airport Award

• Pakistani anti-corruption court indicts ousted PM Sharif, daughter

• PM Narendra Modi asks bureaucrats to speed up processes of governance

• India should not ask Veto to get permanent membership: US

• US Judge rules against latest travel ban

• EPFO launches online facility to link UAN with Aadhaar number ahead of Diwali

• India’s methane emissions stabilising, conform to UN report

• India, Japan to join hands for LNG import

• Banks to provide funds at 7% to women SHGs under DAY-NRLM: RBI

• India among 5 nations that account for 50% of newborn deaths globally

• Sushma Swaraj asks Indian mission to grant medical visa to Pakistan boy

• European Union imposes fresh sanctions on North Korea

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates All India Institute of Ayurveda Sarita Vihar in New Delhi

• Footwear Design and Development Institute Act 2017 comes into force

• Yes Bank commits Rs 156 crores for Namami Gange Project

• India signs pact to send interns to Japan for training

• India taken several measures to tackle malnutrition in children and mothers: NITI Aayog

• Kerala High Court restores life ban imposed on Sreesanth by BCCI

• Selena Selvakumar wins triple gold at Egypt Junior Table Tennis Championship

• Indian Peacekeepers awarded UN Medal for their professionalism

• Centre transferred funds directly into gram panchayats accounts for the first time

• India, Afghanistan exchange views on facets of bilateral strategic partnership

• Wholesale inflation falls to 2.6% in September

• Indigenously built anti-submarine warfare INS Kiltan commissioned into Indian Navy

• EU reaffirms support for Iran nuclear deal

• Direct tax collections in first half of current financial year rise 15.8 %

• IndusInd acquires Bharat Financial in Rs 15,000-cr deal

• Rajasthan assembly to now get different motions from legislators online

• India, Sri Lanka hold ministerial level talks on fishermen’s issues

• Ninth planet of solar system does exist, believes NASA

• Slowdown bottomed out, GDP likely to grow 7% in FY18, says Niti Aayog

• GoM on GST composition scheme holds first meeting

• Federer beats Nadal in straight sets to win Shanghai Masters

• Audrey Azoulay

• UN raises number of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh To 537,000

• Every writer has fundamental right to speak: Supreme Court

• India starts on implementation of motor pact with Bangladesh, Nepal

• Satish Chandra

• China develops laser gun for counter-terrorism operations

• India must pursue fiscal consolidation, says IMF

• Inland Waterways Authority of India raises Rs 660 crore through bonds

• World's largest combustion research centre inaugurated at IIT Madras

• Trump refuses to sign off on Iran nuclear deal

• Supreme Court asks Centre to strike a balance on Rohingya issue

• GST regime must have minimal exemptions, fewer rates: IMF

• World Bank cautions against protectionism

• Ozone Layer may face new threat

• US withdraws from UNESCO accusing the cultural body of 'anti-Israel bias'

• Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah sign deal in Cairo

• General Electric's first diesel loco arrives in India

• Cabinet approves 7th Pay Commission

• Catalan leaders sign independence declaration but put it on hold

• Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister launches Indraprastha Gas Limited prepaid smart card

• Economic Advisory Council to PM identifies major priorities

• Cabinet approves signing of MoU between SEBI and FSC, Gibraltar

• Anupam Kher

• Nisha Desai

• WHO distributes 900,000 doses of cholera vaccine in Rohingya refugee camps

• IIT Kharagpur signs MoU with Samsung for digital academy

• IMF lowers India’s growth forecast to 6.7% in 2017

• Indian IT firms to generate fewer jobs in next 6 months: Report

• Bindeshwar Pathak

• Digital payments to grow at 26 % CAGR during 2016-2020: World Payment Report

• Bihar cabinet approves reservation for Divyangs in govt jobs, educational institutions

• Indian, German Railways sign declaration of intent for feasibility study on Chennai-Kazipet corridor

• Ganga mission nod for Rs. 700-cr worth projects

• US becomes first team to enter knock out round of FIFA Under-17 World Cup

• Rafael Nadal Wins China Open Title

• Nobel Economics Prize 2017 has been awarded to Richard Thaler

• Rajesh Nath

• Donald Trump outlines tough immigration measures

• BJP wins 50 per cent gram panchayats in Maharashtra

• Carbon emissions from soil may intensify global warming

• India is eighth most valuable nation brand

• RBI to soon launch financial literacy drive in 9 states

• Finance Ministry makes Aadhaar mandatory for small saving schemes

• Indian Railways to end VIP Culture

• Remove ‘M’ from Aligarh Muslim University, ‘H’ from Banaras Hindu University, says UGC panel

• Draft Haj Policy proposes abolishing Haj Subsidy

• US agrees to sell THAAD missile defence to Saudi Arabia

• BRICS-themed subway train debuts in China

• Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao led to improvement in sex ratio at birth

• Anupama Ramachandran clinches World Open Under-16 Snooker Championship title

• IMF calls on world's largest economies to address stalling growth, productivity

• India, European Union agree to bolster fight against terror

• NITI Aayog panel to work on intelligent transportation systems

• Centre sets study group to examine problems of people along IB, LOC

• Govt announces major relief in GST for exporters, small and medium enterprises

• International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons awarded 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

• RBI to allow inter-operability in prepaid payment instruments

• India, Ethiopia sign agreements on trade, communication

• India to help strengthen Myanmar’s women police force, pact approved

• Govt has undertaken 87 reforms in 21 sectors in last three years

• Kazuo Ishiguro

• Mukesh Ambani

• Election Commission not fully ready yet for simultaneous polls

• First ASEAN India Music Festival to be held in New Delhi

• NGT imposes interim stay on Telangana’s Kaleshwaram project

• India, Djibouti agree to establish regular political consultations

• RBI keeps interest rates unchanged; lowers growth forecast to 6.7 %

• India's renewable energy capacity to double by 2022: IEA

• Turtle Sanctuary to be set up in Allahabad

• Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore announces launch of National School and College Games to tap talent

• Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank and Richard Henderson win Nobel Prize for Chemistry

• Rajnish Kumar

• Soumya Swaminathan

• Govt sets up high-level committee for water management in North-Eastern region

• Catalonia to declare independence from Spain

• More than 50 killed, 500 hundred injured in Las Vegas shooting

• Justice Rohini to head commission of sub categorization of OBCs

• President Ramnath Kovind declares Rural Gujarat as Open Defecation Free

• Uttar Pradesh comes first in active gun licenses

• US geneticists Jeffrey C Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W Young wins Nobel Medicine Prize

• GDP to hit $6 trillion by 2027 on digital leap: Morgan Stanley report

• First US crude oil shipment arrives in Paradip

• Burqa ban comes into effect in Austria

• India opens two border crossing points with Myanmar, Bangladesh

• RCom, Aircel put off merger plans

• Karnataka to get new solar park soon

• China opens new highway in Tibet close to Arunachal Pradesh border

• Female assistant referee to be seen in U-17 World Cup for first time

• Birendra Sasmal

• UNICEF to set up another 1300 schools for Rohingya children

• Union Government notifies Wetland Rules

• President Ram Nath Kovind declares Urban Maharashtra as Open Defecation Free

• Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi inaugurates 3rd organic festival in Delhi

• Centre planning to link panchayats with private firms to boost rural economy

• Six news governors appointed

• India wins nine gold medals at 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

• More than 500,000 Rohingya enter Bangladesh: UN

• North Korean firms in China ordered to close by January, 2018

• Gujarat to be first big state to use EVMs with VVPAT

• Home Ministry sets up expert committee to suggest ways to tackle cybercrime

• RBI raises foreign investor limits

• India to host South Asian boxing Championship in Guwahati

• Central Scheme for modernization of state police forces

• Nod for pacts by Exim Bank under BRICS mechanism

• IDBI Bank Launches ‘Project Nishchay` for Turnaround

• PENCIL Portal launched for effective implementation of National Child Labour Project

• US imposes new economic sanctions against North Korea

• Kandla Port renamed as Deendayal Port

• Yingluck Shinawatra:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi forms Economic Advisory Council

• ICC's new cricket rules to come into effect on 28th September

• Chanda Kochhar

• UN says 480,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh

• Centre launches Divyang Sarathi Mobile App

• Govt sets up Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund

• Ram Vilas Paswan launches “Electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipt (e-NWR) System”

• ADB cuts 2017-18 growth forecast to 7%

• India at 40 in WEF Global Competitiveness Index

• Shashi Shanker

• Rajiv Mehrishi

• Angela Merkel wins fourth term in Germany's parliament elections

• North Korea, Venezuela and Chad in new US travel ban

• Tamil Nadu govt constitutes commission headed by retired high court judge Arumugasamy to probe Jayalalithaa's death

• India, South Korea to work on upgrading free trade pact

• PM Modi launches Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna

• Wrestler Bajrang wins gold in Asian Indoor Games

• India become world no. 1 in both ODIs and Tests

• CNR Rao

• SBI launches Indian bond index series in London

• Bhutan backs G-4 countries bid for permanent UN Security Council membership

• WHO to monitor health issues of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh

• Visakhapatnam railway station bags best-tourist-friendly railway station in Andhra Pradesh

• India replaces China as top retail destination in 2017: Study

• PM Modi flags off Varanasi-Vadodara Mahamana Express

• India’s first electric bus service launched in Himachal Pradesh

• Qatar Airways becomes the world’s first airline to launch double beds in Business Class

• Newton is India's official entry to Oscars 2018

• Ashok Gajapathi Raju Inaugurates new campus of Indian Aviation Academy

• China launches fastest bullet train in the World, running between Beijing and Shanghai

• First of six Scorpene-class submarines handed over to Navy

• FIFA Women World Cup France 2019 official slogan, emblem launched

• Indian shuttler PV Sindhu is World No 2 in BWF women`s singles rankings

• Zannah Mustapha:

• World trade likely to grow at 3.6% in 2017

• UN treaty to ban nuclear weapons, nations signed

• India seeks probe into nuke proliferation links between Pakistan, North Korea

• India, Sri Lanka sign MoU to upgrade Thondaman Vocational Training Centre

• Puducherry to ban plastic of less than 51 microns

• Cabinet approves extension of 'Special Industry Initiative for Jammu and Kashmir, UDAAN till Dec 2018

• Arctic sea ice extent is eighth lowest on record

• Tripura to set up family welfare committees

• Govt inaugurates first Pension Adalat for Central govt employees

• Cabinet approves additional investment on nutrition for children

• Cabinet approves revamped Khelo India programme

• 3 Indians among Forbes 100 greatest business minds list

• Virat Kohli maintains top spot in latest ICC rankings of T20 batsmen

• Krishna River Management Board deputes fact-finding team following unauthorized drawls from AP

• Shaheed Gram Vikas Yojana launched

• International Yoga Festival Starts in Kashmir

• US resume premium processing of H-1B visas after five months

• NIA court grants bail to two 2008 Malegaon bomb blast accused

• Income Tax Dept proposes voluntary reporting of estimated current Income, advance tax liability

• China, Russia begin naval drills near North Korea

• Swachh Bharat Abhiyan meeting targets: Govt

• Lewis Hamilton won Singapore Grand Prix

• Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker disqualifies 18 AIADMK MLAs loyal to TTV Dhinakaran

• Home Minister Rajnath Singh launches intelligence wing of SSB, WARB App

• L.K.Advani

• YC Modi

• India's First Centre for Animal Law set up at Hyderabad

• Bangladesh announces to build shelters for Rohingya Muslims fleeing from Myanmar

• India’s First Lithium-Ion Battery Unit in Gujarat

• Current account deficit increases to 2.4% of GDP in first quarter: RBI

• D Roopa

• Central govt exempts import duty on sports items

• Centre releases new Metro policy to expand Metro network

• Arjan Singh

• Russia, Iraq restore commercial airlines services after 13-years

• PM Modi dedicates Sardar Sarovar Dam to the nation

• Incentives for dairy sector in Telangana

• Salman Khan

• KCR calls for focus on MBC development

• PV Sindhu wins Korea Open title

• One gold, four silver, and three bronze medals for Indian women boxers in Ahmet Comert youth boxing Championships

• Corporate Affairs Ministry signed agreement with CBDT

• Ban-ki-Moon

• S. Rajasadaram is Chief Information Commissioner

• Karnataka becomes first Indian state to roll out electric vehicle policy

• Sports Ministry announces Rs 50 thousand per month to elite athletes

• North Korea fires ballistic missile across Japan

• Indian President Ram Nath Kovind Swacchata campaign launched

• NEFMS in place to ensure MGNREGA workers receive their wages on time

• Home Ministry cancels foreign funding license of JNU, DU, IIT Delhi and ICMR

• RBI introduce Rs 100 Coin

• Climate change threat looms over Latin American coffee producers

• Kerala to open India's first transgender-exclusive clinics

• Economic growth at 6.5% growth says SBI research

• North Korea fires missile eastwards from Pyongyang towards Japan

• Government says no drought-like situation in the country

• India, Japan ink 15 agreements for enhancing bilateral co-operation

• Peter Thomson

• Halimah Yacob

• EU announces additional aid of 3M euros to Rohingya

• Chakma and Hajong refugees living in Northeast to get citizenship

• Foundation for India's first bullet train project at Sabarmati Station ground

• India launches 'Operation Insaniyat' to help Bangladesh tackle Rohingya refugee crisis

• India, China unlikely to be ‘growth poles’ for global economy: UNCTAD report

• Nagaraja Sarma

• Debabrata Mukherjee

• India’s first advanced Homoeopathy Virology lab inaugurated in Kolkata

• India and Japan Pact for stem cell bank renewed

• Zero Balance Accounts come down: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

• India, Belarus sign 10 pacts to expand cooperation

• US Supreme Court allows President Trump to implement refugee ban

• Telangana unveils new liquor policy

• World Telugu Conference from December 15 in Hyderabad

• India up 2 spots on WEF Human Capital Index

• Six-month cooling period for granting divorce can be waived: Supreme Court

• Union Government reconstitutes six Committees of Cabinet

• GoM to monitor, resolve IT challenges faced in implementation of GST

• British Parliament passed EU Withdrawal Bill

• Cabinet clears bill to double tax-free gratuity to Rs 20 lakh

• Los Angeles to host 2028 Olympics

• Supreme Court asks Centre for fast track courts for cases against MP, MLAs

• India, Afghanistan exchange four pacts

• AP to allocate Rs. 100 crore for innovation

• Direct tax receipts increase 17.5% in April-August

• Prakash Padukone

• Rafael Nadal won 2017 US Open title

• Telangana: Model vegetable market in Asifabad

• UN Security Council imposes new sanctions on North Korea

• WHO ready to help India eliminate TB by 2025

• India win 2nd SABA U-16 Championship

• 270,000 Rohingya Muslims seek refuge in Bangladesh: UNHCR

• Union Govt to launch School Chalo Abhiyan to enroll 80 lakh kids

• India, China to set up working groups to promote exports

• GST Council reduces tax rate on about 30 items

• James Anderson of England takes 500 Test wickets

• North Korea exported $270 mn of commodities illegally, says UN

• Hurricane Irma makes landfall in South Florida

• Rajasthan launches world's first processed olive leaf tea

• No machines used for counting scrapped notes: RBI

• SEBI to reduce mutual fund schemes by half

• Anti Tank Guided Missile NAG successfully test fired twice to complete its development trials

• India bags 5 medals on final day of Commonwealth Youth, Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championships

• Union Government announces Rs 3,700 crore plan to provide Wi-Fi to gram panchayats

• A B Pandey

• Sitaram

• Raja Mouli

• EU to impose sanctions against North Korea

• Powerful earthquake measuring 8.1 strike southern Pacific coast of Mexico

• Telangana Civil Supplies Department to track stocks at ration shops with T-Ration app

• Nestle sets up First Food Safety Institute in India

• India’s first Hyperloop to come up in Andhra Pradesh

• India slaps countervailing duty on some Chinese steel products

• Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana generates 5.5 crore jobs, says report

• India and USA joint military exercise Yudh Abhyas 2017

• ICAR to undertake major research works on agriculture with World Bank fund

• Amazon opens country's largest fulfillment centre in Hyderabad

• GIFT City

• India on top in latest ICC Test rankings

• China military holds drills in waters near Korean Peninsula

• TADA Court awarded death sentence in the 1993 Mumbai Blast case

• N. Baijendra Kumar

• US, UK fall in ranking of best nations to live in

• SIT probe into murder of Journalist Gauri Lankesh

• India, Myanmar sign 11 MoUs

• Defence agreement between India and Japan

• Task force for Job creation

• Konsam Ormila Devi won Gold Commonwealth Youth weightlifting championships

• University of Hyderabad develops transgenic rice variety

• China announced $80 Million funding plan for BRICS

• India Bilateral talks with China

• NITI Aayog launched National Nutrition Strategy launched

• US President Donald Trump scraps Obama-era amnesty programme

• No Indian institute in top 200 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2018

• No information on black money removed by note ban: RBI to Parliament panel

• Konsam Ormila Devi bags gold at Commonwealth Youth weightlifting Championship

• Hyderabad Airport

• President lays foundation stone for Link-4 of SAUNI Yojna in Gujarat

• Collectors now nodal officers for FACCs in Telangana

• BRICS summit strongly deplores terrorism in all its forms and manifestations

• KT Rama Rao

• Finance ministry writes to heads of PSU banks on consolidation

• India wins One Day International cricket series 5-0 with Srilanka

• Dhoni creates record

• North Korea conducts 'strongest' ever nuclear test, says it was Hydrogen bomb

• Nine new Ministers inducted into Union Council of Ministers

• JY Pillay

• World's highest sandcastle built in German city of Duisburg

• Government issues alert on spread of 'Locky Ransomware'

• Hockey India sacks chief coach Roelant Oltmans

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• Europe unveils world's most powerful X-ray laser

• CSIR ranked 9th Public Research Institution of the World

• NITI vice-chairman pegs GDP growth at 7-7.5% in Q2

• Children of refugees will get UNHCR cards in Bengal

• India the most corrupt nation in Asia, Forbes study finds

• Gopal Singh

• Russia refused to toe China line on Doklam

• India and Switzerland sign two MoUs in the field of Railways

• At 5.7%, Q1 GDP growth slumps to 3-year low

• Fiscal deficit touches 92% of budget estimates at July-end

• Sunil Arora

• Mahabaleshwar Sali

• Rajiv Mehirishi

• 5 Central Ministers resign on expected Cabinet reshuffle

• US orders Russia to close San Francisco Consulate

• PSLV C 39 fails to launch IRNSS-1H satellite

• Almost 99% demonetised notes back in system: RBI

• US conducts missile defense test off Hawaii Coast

• RBI retains GVA growth at 7.3% for FY18

• High-tech electronics can be made from fallen tree leaves: Researchers

• Indian Army set for reform initiatives

• North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

• GST yields Rs. 92,283 crore revenue in July

• Nitasha Biswas:

• Union Government to launch Deep Ocean Mission

• Iran rejects U.S. demand for inspection of its military sites

• FIFA U-17 World Cup Logo for Kochi Venue

• Sports awards presented

• Kenya imposes world`s toughest law against plastic bags

• In rural India, rich people travel for education, poor for social reasons

• Goa CM Manohar Parrikar wins Panaji Assembly by-election

• AAP candidate Ram Chandra wins Bawana by-poll in Delhi

• DIPP releases next edition of consolidated FDI policy

• Vice President Venkaiah Naidu launches National Sports Talent Search Portal

• India win SAFF under 15 Championship

• Justice Dipak Mishra sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India

• Doklam Stand-off settled by India and China

• India, Germany sign pact on renewable energy

• Ronaldo First to be named Men's Player of the Year for three times

• Govt notifies changes in Banking Regulation Act

• P V Sindhu won silver at world badminton championship

• India wins Cricket ODI Series against Srilanka

• Sania settles for bronze at World Badminton Championships

• Trump signs memo banning transgender recruits from US military

• PM Modi announces assistance of Rs 500 crore for flood-hit Bihar

• UIDAI says Aadhaar system secure, refutes reports of biometric data breach

• Under-employment severe in India: NITI Aayog

• Niti Aayog favours simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly polls from 2024

• Jammu and Kashmir Government to build Eco Park at Rajouri

• India, Qatar discuss matters of mutual interest in New Delhi

• RBI appoints Committee to Link Home Loan Rates to Repo Rate

• Arun Jaitley inaugurates manufacture of light combat helicopter at HAL

• Union Cabinet renames SAMPADA Scheme as PMKSY

• Union Government finalizes new cadre policy of IAS, IPS, IFOS

• India, Nepal ink 8 pacts, review bilateral ties

• Supreme Court declares right to privacy as Fundamental right

• Government bans gold import at zero duty from South Korea

• Qatar restores diplomatic ties to Iran

• Aadhaar-PAN linkage to continue: UIDAI CEO

• Finance Minster unveils NITI Aayog`s 3-year Action Agenda

• Nandan Nilekani:

• US imposes financial sanctions on Venezuela

• Telangana government to distribute Bathukamma sarees to over one crore women

• Government sets up task force on artificial intelligence

• Violence after Baba Ram Rahim conviction

• Taj Mahal is a tomb and not a temple, ASI tells court

• Cabinet approves setting up of Commission to examine sub-categorization of OBCs

• Telangana government to conduct land survey

• Cyborg bacteria can harvest solar energy to produce fuel

• New frog species with pig face discovered in Western Ghats

• Ashwani Lohani, the new Chairman of Railway Board

• Cabinet approves signing of MoU between India and Nepal on drug demand reduction

• Cabinet approves framework of consolidation of public sectors banks

• Govt. notifies new Rs 200 notes

• Supreme Court strikes down instant Triple Talaq

• Institutional deliveries up by 40 per cent in Telangana State

• NITI Aayog to launch Mentor India Campaign

• Canada opens doors to Indian banana, mango, pomegranate

• BRICS Governance Seminar Highlights another Golden Era

• Trump seeks India’s help to achieve Afghanistan ‘goals

• Climate Change could shrink fish size by 30 per cent

• Devendra, Sardar Singh selected for Khel Ratna award

• UK Scientists Create World's Smallest Surgical Robot

• PVRK Prasad

• India’s first calf born to surrogate cow in Pune

• Panneer Selvam

• ICMR, Ministry of Health sign pact with South Korea's IVI for vaccine

• FDI jumps 37% to 10.4 billion USD during April-June 2017

• ONGC board approves HPCL takeover of 51.11% stake

• International Solar Alliance to be a recognised multilateral agency of UN by December

• NITI Aayog forms six CEO groups to give inputs to PM

• Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on tempered glass from China for 5 years

• ISRO, NASA to put sensors in the sky to keep an eye on Earth

• KCR

• Work on Asian Trilateral Highway to begin shortly as part of India's Act East Policy

• NHAI to roll out incident management system

• India's top five cities by start-up deals

• US lawmakers express concern over human rights violations in Pakistan

• Take education responsibility of child of rape victim: High Court to govt

• Nitish Kumar-led JD (U) decides to join NDA

• Telangana government launches 181 helpline for distressed women

• Utkal Express derails in UP

• United States and Japan vow to boost defence cooperation with India

• Union Government bans export of gold items above 22-carat purity

• Visal Sikka

• Virat Kohli continues to top ICC ODI rankings for batsmen

• Government doubles child care allowance for women with disabilities

• Disputed Venezuela assembly takes parliament's powers

• Chief Election Commissioner inaugurates two-day Chief Electoral Officers’ Conference

• RBI to shortly issue new Rs. 50 currency note

• Mexican scientists discovered ancient species of giant sloth

• Lakshya Sen wins Bulgaria Open International Series

• Tamil Nadu govt decides to form inquiry commission to probe into Jayalalithaa’s death

• Corporates donated Rs 957 crore to political parties

• Doklam standoff: Japan throws weight behind India, Bhutan

• India opens first partition museum in Amritsar

• Cabinet approves raising of over 9000 cr through NABARD

• Aadhaar must for crop loans: RBI

• Committee of Administrators seeks removal of current BCCI office-bearers

• US designates Hizbul Mujahideen a foreign terrorist organisation

• Melbourne named as World's Most Liveable City

• Govt caps prices of orthopaedic knee implants

• CCEA approved closure of DVPT Corporation

• CCEA approved DIPAM for strategic disinvestment

• Govt revises up 2016-17 grain output to record 275.68 million tones

• Rs. 3 lakh cr back in banking system post note ban: Prime Minister Narendra Modi

• Thomas Kailath

• Harvard ranked first in Chinese ranking of best universities

• Air India to accord priority to armed forces personnel in boarding

• Karimnagar leads in individual sanitary latrines in State

• Nepal, China sign three pacts to boost their ties

• India won test series 3-0 with Sri Lanka

• E Sankar Rao

• Home Minister launches live twitter wall on ‘Bharat Ke Veer’

• Hyderabad to host World Congress of Optometry

• World Health Organisation declared Somalia as polio free

• India and ASEAN Youth Summit in Bhopal

• Central Government targets to raise farm household income to Rs 2 lakh by 2022-23

• Retail inflation rises to 2.36% in July

• Earth marks new highs for heat, pollutants and sea level

• Shooter Maheshwari Chauhan won bronze at Asian Shotgun Championship

• TRAPPIST-1 planetary system could be twice older than solar system

• 100 volcanoes discovered under Antarctica ice sheets

• Neil Chatterjee

• Centre announces setting up of regional medical research centre at Gorakhpur

• India opens sluice gates of dams located on India-Nepal border

• BHEL lowered boiler price to benefit Megha Engineering: CAG

• US and Chinese Presidents committed to de-nuclearise the Korean Peninsula

• 4,480 villages on Ganga River declared open defecation free under Namami Gange: Narendra Singh Tomar

• Central Government launches nationwide campaign - Gaj Yatra to protect elephants

• Facebook launches YouTube competitor called ‘Watch’

• Government reconstitutes existing CBFC for three years

• BIMSTEC decides for great cooperation

• Uhuru Kenyatta

• Economic Survey Volume II admits achieving 7.5% growth target for this fiscal as tough

• Olympics: Los Angeles approves host city contract for 2028 Games

• Davinder Singh Kang qualify for Javelin Throw finals

• Venkaia Naidu

• Gujarat first state to implement coal utilisation between power units

• Telangana CM initiates Rs. 2,000-crore Sriram Sagar modernisation project

• NGT bans use of non-biodegradable plastic bags in Delhi

• 15th BIMSTEC ministerial meeting begins in Kathmandu

• Unexploded bomb found at Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan

• Parliament passes Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017

• Govt fixes target of installing 60 giga watt wind power capacity by 2022

• Kerala, Haryana top sanitation survey

• National Mission for Clean Ganga approves 10 projects worth more than Rs 2,000 crore

• Parliament adopts resolution on hike in basic customs duty

• India ratifies 2nd commitment period of Kyoto Protocol

• India ranks 43rd in 2017 Global Retirement Index

• Indian cities to grow the fastest in Asia

• NITI Aayog announces partnership with 6 states to transform Health and Education sectors

• Indonesia, Russia to strengthen cooperation to fight terrorism

• Agriculture sector received FDI worth Rs 355 cr in April-May: Govt

• Scientists recreate the nuclear fusion reactions found inside stars

• Indian scientists produce clove oil from tulsi

• Ravindra Jadeja tops ICC ranking among all-rounders in Test Cricket

• Widespread and systematic use of excessive force in Venezuela: UN

• Govt forms committee of joint secretaries to make drugs more affordable

• Deepak MishraJustice

• Amazon India, Telangana Handloom dept ink pact to train weavers and artisans

• New species of grass snake identified in Europe

• Iron ore worth Rs 1,900 crore illegally extracted in Goa: CAG

• Amit Shah, Smriti Irani and Ahmed Patel win Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls

• Supreme Court dismisses petition to make yoga compulsory for Class 1 to 8 students across country

• Govt launches Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign across India

• Centre declares entire Assam as 'disturbed' area under AFSPA for another month

• S Aparna

• GST Council authorises Centre to hike cess on SUVs, luxury cars from 15% to 25%

• India has 43% of global IoT market: Survey

• Kerala High Court lifts BCCI's life ban on Sreesanth

• 2 silver, 6 bronze medals for India at Asian Junior boxing

• ASEAN, China adopt framework for crafting code on South China Sea

• Ankur Mittal wins gold in Asian Shotgun Championship

• Sharada

• Mohammad Mustafa

• GST Council gives in-principle approval to E-Way bill rules

• India signs USD 329 million loan pact with AIIB for Gujarat road project

• India, Iran reiterates their commitment to make Chabahar Port operational soon

• Govt forms action plan for easy execution of trade facilitation agreement

• UN chief calls for intensified global effort on nuclear disarmament

• Indian Railways signs first EPC contract with L&T to speed up electrification

• Farmers in Andhra Pradesh get pattadar passbook through MeeSeva in Andhra Pradesh

• Govt launches ‘Test and Treat policy for HIV patients’ to eradicate AIDS: MoS Health

• UNESCO worried about world heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

• Justin Gatlin claims gold in Usain Bolt's 100-metre farewell race

• Colombo Test: India beat Sri Lanka and won series

• Venkaia Naidu

• Rajeev Kumar

• Andhra Pradesh gets its first digital Anganwadi centre at Nerellavalasa

• Mughalsarai to be renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyay Railway Station

• Hassan Rouhani sworn in as Iran's president for second term

• UNSC imposes new sanctions on North Korea

• Qatar to offer permanent residency to some Non-Citizens

• Aadhaar required for registration of death from 1st October

• India moves closer to a own GPS

• Second AGRI-UDAAN Program Launched in New Delhi

• Government announces new exchange traded fund, Bharat-22

• UN Security Council resolution to slash North Korea exports

• Centre proposes to set up 14 new AIIMS hospitals in the country

• Lok Sabha passes bill to raise NABARD’s Capital to Rs 30,000 crores

• FCI could have saved over Rs 35,000 crore if subsidy came on time: CAG

• Hyderabad airport becomes India's first to provide express security check

• US President signs Russia sanctions bill into law

• China opens its first overseas Military base in Djibouti

• Abhay Krishna

• Sun’s core rotates 4 times faster than solar surface

• Tiger reserve to lose 75% of protective cover

• e-RaKAM Portal launched

• RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 6%

• NOTA for Rajya Sabha polls been in force since 2014: Election Commission

• Centre financed 60% of Jammu and Kashmir govt expenditure in FY16: CAG

• Parliament passes Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Amendment) Bill, 2017

• Health Ministry to launch Intensified Mission Indradhanush

• Earth to warm 2 degrees Celsius by end of this century: Study

• Delhi Metro Declared as World’s first Green Metro

• Arvind Panagariya

• P.M.Bhargava

• India, China home to 39% of young Internet users: UN report

• Pakistan National Assembly elects Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as PM

• National Mission for Clean Ganga approves 7 projects

• Summer Olympics: Los Angeles agrees to host 2028 Games; Paris gets 2024

• Caeleb Dressel becomes first ever Swimmer to win three gold medals

• Magsaysay Awards 2017

• India-Bhutan new trade pact comes into force from July 29: Govt

• April-June fiscal deficit hits 82% of FY target

• No free movement between UK and EU countries after March 2019

• Rajya Sabha passes the amended Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill 2017

• Supreme Court bans use of five metals in firecrackers

• Shiva, Manoj won Gold at Czech Boxing Tournament

• US Senators seek bigger role for India in Afghanistan

• Supreme Court orders Ketan Parekh to pay up Rs 50 cr in 2 months

• ISRO to launch two moon missions by early 2018

• India is the third-biggest beef exporter

• Nawaz Sharif

• Delhi, Patna, Guwahati among India's 29 most quake-prone cities

• HRD scraps requirement of research for promotion

• India's Foreign Exchange Reserves touch record high of USD 391.33 bn

• Bengaluru ranks 40 among women entrepreneurs

• Union Government launches Sagar Vani to alert Coastal Community

• US tests missile-interceptor system THAAD

• India bags 24 medals at Jordan Open TT

• Pakistan Prime Minister resigns after Supreme Court disqualifies him on corruption charges

• Russia orders US to reduce its diplomatic staff over sanctions

• CAG: Govt-owned banks are understating non-performing assets

• Nitish Kumar-led NDA govt wins vote of confidence in Bihar Assembly

• Lok Sabha passes Indian Institutes of Management Bill, 2017

• Lok Sabha passes bill to amend Companies Act to boost corporate governance

• Uttarakhand records second highest tiger count in India

• Malavath Poorna

• Nitish Kumar sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister again

• 15th Meeting of India-Nepal Joint Team of Experts on Sapta Kosi High Dam Multipurpose Project

• Food processing sector attracted FDI worth $183 million in last two months

• US Senate slaps new sanctions on Putin's Russia

• Nitish Kumar

• Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017 passed in Rajya Sabha

• Cabinet clears Minimum Wage Code Bill

• Cabinet apprised of MoU between India, Palestine

• T-SAT network by government for education and competitive examinations launched in Hyderabad

• Digital classrooms for government and municipal schools in AP

• First Republican healthcare bill fails in US Senate

• Human antibodies produced in lab

• Ramnath Kovind

• India to host men's World Boxing Championship in 2021, women's Meet in 2018

• 13,872 villages electrified under rural scheme DDUGJY

• Cabinet Secretary heads panel to select chief, members of National Anti-profiteering Authority

• Yashpal

• Mithali Raj named captain of ICC Women's World Cup team

• Konsam Ormila Devi wins gold in Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships

• Udupi Ramachandra Rao

• Vodafone India-Idea merger gets CCI nod

• Raveesh Kumar

• India to Host World’s Largest Conference on Cyber Space

• India ranks 132 in Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index

• The inter-ministerial group for steps to ease financial stress in telecom sector

• Rajya Sabha passes FDDI Bill, Admiralty Bill, 2017

• IMF lowered forecasts for US, UK economic growth this year

• China & Russia start their large scale naval drills in Baltic Sea

• US lawmakers agree on bill on new sanctions against Russia, Iran & N Korea

• Indian women fall at final hurdle

• Health targets missed as States do not use funds: CAG

• Iraq and Afghanistan, India witness terror attacks: Report

• Radio broadcasting in country completes 90 years

• UP government launches free power connection scheme for BPL families

• India, Bangladesh sign pact to connect both countries by waterways

• India, China, Pakistan among 10 nations accounting for 95% of HIV

• Nagaland CM TR Zeliang wins trust vote in state Assembly

• CAG found serious flaws in Centre, states for poor implementation of Right to Education Act

• Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launches new pension scheme 'PMVVY' for senior citizens

• Government insurance schemes only benefited entities in the sector

• Brenda Majorie

• Australia joins International Solar Alliance led by India and France

• Telangana government ‘Janahitha’ launched to receive complaints from public

• India-Japan agreement on peaceful uses of N-energy comes into force

• India on track to grow at 7.4%: ADB

• Cabinet approves alternative mechanism for ETF

• LK Advani

• Ramnath Kovind

• TR Zeliang:

• ISRO earned 6.1 mn euros through launch of 29 foreign nano satellites

• US tests world’s first Laser Weapons System

• Asian champion shot-putter Manpreet fails dope test

• Cabinet clears revised implementation strategy for BharatNet

• Cabinet gives approval tax matters between India, BRICS

• Union Cabinet clears GST in Jammu and Kashmir

• World's first double hand transplant surgery a success

• Pakistan among countries providing 'safe havens' to terrorists: US

• Cabinet approves sale stake in Hindustan Petroleum to ONGC

• India and Sri Lanka sign MoU to develop village in Anuradhapura District

• Matunga becomes India's first railway station run by women

• Suicide bomb attacks killing more Afghan civilians: United Nations

• Hearing screening device 'SOHUM' launched

• Sandeep Kumar wins gold in men's 20 km race walk

• 80,000 children under age five suffering from acute hunger in Myanmar: UN

• Venkaiah Naidu

• Lilly Singh

• Pacchanda

• I H Manudev wins National Masters snooker tournament

• NGT issues notice to Centre on air pollution caused by ships

• Drifting Antarctic iceberg A-68 opens up clear water

• Nar Bahudur Bhandari

• Only 7% rise in transactions via cards after demonetisation: Govt officials

• RBI to increase lending to agriculture and small enterprises

• Roger Federer won a record 8th Wimbledon title beating Marin Cilic in Men's singles

• US House of Representatives passes defence budget

• Chennai to host International Science Festival

• No GST on second hand goods

• President Pranab Mukherjee last visit to Jangipur for free LPG to poor

• Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia

• Sundar Singh wins gold at World Para Athletics Championships

• Mukesh Kumar Jain

• Netaji didn't die in air crash: French report

• Action against corrupt politicians is a must: PM Modi

• India becomes Facebook's largest user base with 241 mn users, overtakes US

• Raipur Airport ranked first

• 73% Indians have confidence in PM NaMo

• Government moves closer to granting NCBC constitutional status

• Indian Railways launches first solar-powered DEMU train

• Autism institute to be set up in Kerala

• Panel formed on cyber-security framework

• India’s first TISC to come up in Punjab

• National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination announced

• Vikram Limaye

• India, Pakistan should resolve Kashmir issue through talks: UN chief

• Centre, UP govt sign MoU to set up AIIMS in Gorakhpur

• Gujarat to get India's first high-speed rail training centre

• Brexit bill to cause constitutional clash with Scotland and Wales

• Rajasthan fixes minimum qualification for contesting cooperative body polls

• E-visa facility for Uganda

• India ranks 116 on SDG goals

• International Rice Research Institute to come up in Varanasi

• Andhra Pradesh spending Rs. 3,600 cr to modernise power sector

• Indian scientists discovered Saraswati, a supercluster of galaxies

• NGT declares 100m from edge of Ganga as No-development Zone

• Liu Xiabo

• Ramakrishna Reddy

• One of the biggest icebergs breaks away from Antarctica

• Telangana CM launches third phase of 'Telanganaku Haritha Haram'

• Retail inflation hits "historically low" level

• India to become largest milk producer in 2026: report

• Government empowers Army to procure weapons

• Andhra Pradesh CM approves Final Master Plan of Amaravati

• Maharashtra to launch free inject-able contraceptive for women

• Cabinet nod for clarity on investment pact with Bangladesh

• Mithali Raj created record

• IS chief killed, says Syrian Observatory

• PV Sindhu won the 'Sportsperson of the Year'

• Gopal Krishna Gandhi

• NITI Aayog to set up Expert Group to strengthen cooperative banks

• 5 States, a UT sign pact with Centre on e-Marketplace

• NGT bans nylon, synthetic manja

• BCCI names Ravi Shastri as new coach

• Group of Ministers approves draft national policy for women

• Qatar agrees to curb terrorism financing under deal with US

• SC suspends Centre's nationwide ban on cattle trade for slaughter

• UNESCO Adds to World Heritage Sites

• Terror attack on Amarnath yatra

• Annual naval exercise Malabar 2017 kick starts in Chennai

• Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launches new tax payer service module 'Aaykar Setu'

• India to import crude oil from US for first time

• John Joseph

• India tops medal tally in Asian Athletics Championships

• WaterHealth International

• Nod for Dhirubhai Ambani Aerospace Park

• Harinder Sandhu wins South Australian Open title

• Guruswamy Jayraman

• Saima Wazed Hossain

• G20 nations pledge to strengthen health systems

• US, Russia reach ceasefire deal for southwest Syria

• UN adopts treaty to ban nuclear weapons

• CSIR to implement JIGYASA for school students and scientists

• Union Finance Ministry launches GST App

• Defence Acquisition Council approves for Rs. 2,806-crore army upgrades

• India's forex reserves at record-high of USD 386.53 billion

• India new global growth pole, to keep lead over China: Harvard study

• Parliamentary House panel asks govt for details on Air India disinvestment

• EU-Japan sign trade deal

• Ahmedabad declared India’s first heritage city by UNESCO

• Hubble telescope spots two dozen groups of newborn stars

• Gokulnath becomes first Indian to finish toughest cycle race RAAM

• Physicists find extra charming new subatomic particle

• UNESCO opts against 'in danger' status for ravaged Great Barrier Reef

• Asian Athletics Championships: Manpreet Kaur wins gold in short put event

• PM Modi presents 11-point action plan on counter terrorism for G-20 nations

• UN Security Council sanctions splinter group of Pakistan Taliban

• Govt launches scheme to raise awareness about IPR

• India, Myanmar agree to ensure peace and security in border areas

• India joins US, Japan in Bay of Bengal drill

• G20 Summit: IMF, World Bank call for removing trade barriers

• India becomes free from Avian Influenza H5N1 and H5N8

• India ranks 23rd among 165 nations in cyber security index

• India Israel CEOs forum sets target to increase bilateral trade

• SWAYAM launched at BRICS summit

• Employment Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) signs agreement with Five Banks

• European Parliament approves first ever EU-Cuba pact

• India ranks 137 in Global Peace Index 2017

• India, Israel sign seven pacts across sectors, to cooperate in fight against terrorism

• India, Jordan discuss ways to boost trade, investment

• J and K Assembly passes GST resolution for implementation

• AIIB clears $329-mn loan for building roads in Gujarat villages

• India's growth prospects improve: IMF

• Modi adopts third village Kakrahia in UP

• Swayam Shikshan Prayog

• India scores well on FSB reform report card to G20

• Thermal power plants in Ganga basin under NGT radar

• North Korea launches ballistic missile

• India, Israel to work together in various fields

• India's central bank set to launch new 200 rupee notes

• WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Congo

• Armed Forces Special Powers Act extended

• Largest Fresh water aquarium of India inaugurated in Jharkhand

• Centre abolishes 13 cesses along with GST rollout

• India successfully test-fires short-range surface-to-air missile QR-SAM

• India's digital Payments rise by 55%

• Centre, Asian Development Bank sign 220 million dollar loan for Rajasthan State Highways

• G20 should support open trade to promote economic growth: WTO

• India, China to drive road freight fuel consumption: IEA

• 581 mn Indians live without proper healthcare

• Achal Kumar Jyothi

• Sundaresan Raghupathy

• RK Pachnanda

• Madhya Pradesh sets record with plantation

• Pakistan again turns down Indian request for consular access to Kulbhushan Jhadhav

• Govt levies 10 per cent customs duty on imported cell phones

• Union Government launches National Bio-Pharma Mission

• 8th India-Bangladesh friendship dialogue held in Guwahati

• GST to boost GDP; positive for rating: Moody's

• Government notifies Goods and Services Tax identification number rules

• Oldest emergency helpline 999 turns 80 in U.K.

• MPs approve to legalise same-sex marriage in Germany

• 65 MoUs signed in textiles sector in Textiles India 2017 Fair

• Ankit Kawatra

• Telangana to have separate agriculture budget from next year

• President Pranab Mukherjee- A statesman

• Atrocities against dalits increasing in Kerala: National Commission for Scheduled Castes

• President of India inaugurates an exhibition at Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

• India in 88th place in money hoarded in Swiss banks

• Govt slashes interest rate on small savings by 0.1%

• Simone Veil

• Narendra Kumar Sinha

• KK Venogopal

• India to give to UN Tax Fund with $100000 contribution

• Seventeenth UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures released

• Prime Minister inaugurates Textiles India 2017

• SIERRA ODC building in Coimbatore receives World’s Second Highest Green Rating

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates 3rd phase of Sauni scheme in Rajkot

• GST ushers in an ‘Indian Common Market’

• Indians' money in Swiss banks hit record low of 676 million francs

• UNESCO names Sharjah as World Book Capital 2019

• PM Modi inaugurates filling of Aji Dam at Rajkot by Narmada water

• BCCI forms Committee to oversee Lodha Panel Reforms

• Seventy per cent commodities to become cheaper under GST: ICAI

• India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-17 launched

• Voting to be held on 5th of August for next vice presidential elections

• Govt to clear all FDI proposals in 8-10 weeks

• India finish second in Junior Shooting World Championship

• China’s CNPC suspends fuel sales to North Korea

• JNPT hit by ransomware attack

• Aadhaar with PAN linking mandatory

• Cabinet gives in-principle approval for disinvestment of Air India

• India needs single regulator to govern energy sector: NITI Aayog

• Scientists discover rare blue-coloured parrot species in Mexico

• Ozone recovery may be delayed by rise of paint stripper chemicals

• World’s first carbon dioxide absorbing plant launched in Zurich

• Palbinder Kaur Shergill

• Greenfield airports at Chennai, Pune and Vizianagaram construction started

• Maharashtra waives Rs. 34,000-cr. farm loans

• Andhra Pradesh first state to exhaust rural BPO quota

• BARC developed new water purification technology

• AP MSME Corporation to be set up with Rs 100 cr

• Rising ocean levels could lead to 2 bn climate change refugees by 2100: Study

• N Vohra

• Election Commission disqualifies Minister Narottam Mishra in Madhya Pradesh

• Science and technology fund, start-up hub among 11 deals signed by India, Portugal

• India, US vow to strengthen efforts to fight terrorism

• Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises launches Digital MSME Scheme

• Cyberattack Adylkuzz hit over 2000 Computer Systems

• New steel policy: Govt panel addresses stakeholders' concerns

• US tech giants join hands to fight extremist online content

• Model Sector Skill Centres to be set up in Haryana

• Researchers from Australian National University develop new drought resistant plants

• India matches the world in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels

• Srinivas Gokulnath becomes 1st Indian to finish solo race across America

• France refuses to recognise Crimea 'Annexation'

• Hizbul Mujahideen Chief Syed Salahuddin named global terrorist by US

• RBI: States' fiscal deficit rises to Rs 4.93 trillion in FY16

• Centre, states will pay GST Network costs

• Central Vigilance Commission authorised to probe allegations of corruption in private sector banks

• HRD Ministry appoints ISRO's K Kasturirangan to chair New Education Policy

• WB’s Kanyashree Prakalpa (Girl Child) scheme received UN’s award

• Imran Khawaja appointed as ICC Deputy Chairman

• Central government Vajra Faculty Scheme launched

• India, Portugal inaugurate International Start Up hub

• Yemen faces world's worst cholera outbreak: UN

• China urges Afghans, Pakistan to form crisis-management mechanism

• RBI amends Banking Ombudsman Scheme

• Coral reefs hit by major heat stress

• Kidambi Srikanth wins Australia Open Super Series

• Kavita Devi to compete in WWE

• India backs UN General Assembly resolution to refer Britain-Mauritius dispute to ICJ

• Nasa launches world's lightest satellite designed by 18-year-old TN student Rifath Sharook

• Vladimir Voronkov

• Russia fires missiles from Mediterranean at IS in Syria

• Senate Republicans unveil Obamacare replacement bill

• ONGC, UNESCO join hands to get Chilika Lake Heritage Label

• City Liveability Index launched to measure quality of life in 116 cities

• India's forex reserves at record high of $381.95 billion

• Thiruvananthapuram tops list of 30 smart cities; 4 TN cities in new batch

• Telangana pegs credit plan at Rs. 1.14 lakh crore

• India's Earth Observation Satellite Cartosat-2 launched

• AP launches rural prosperity mission

• North Korea carries out rocket engine test

• EU agrees to roll over Russia economic sanctions

• Cabinet nod for MoU on space science cooperation between India, Armenia

• India’s population to surpass China’s in 2024

• Central Govt to monitor learning outcomes of 3 million students

• EPFO inks MoU with Hudco for housing subsidy

• MeitY launches Web Portal for smooth GST implementation

• Qatar Airways

• Subhash Garg

• Mohammed bin Salman

• The third International Yoga Day celebrated in more than 180 countries

• MoU between Publications Division (DPD) and (IGNCA) for ‘Indian Art & Culture’

• India, Russia identify key areas to boost cooperation in Science and Technology sector

• SEBI decides to ease entry norms for FPIs

• Anil Kumble steps down as team India coach

• Rural Development Ministry gives 144 awards to states under various categories

• Indian President accepts resignation of Ram Nath Kovind as Governor of Bihar

• ADB to provide $275 mn loan for water supply project in Madhya Pradesh

• Dalveer Bhandari

• China hints at blocking India's move on JeM chief Masood Azhar in UN again

• NASA finds 219 possible planets, including 10 'Earths'

• Power Minister Piyush Goyal launches new rules to promote green homes

• NDA nominates Ramnath Kovind for Presidential election

• Shashi Shanker to be the next chairman and MD of ONGC

• Afghan President inaugurates first Afghanistan-India air corridor

• French President Emmanuel Macron's party wins parliamentary majority

• India ratifies United Nations Transports Internationaux Routiers Convention

• Mangalyaan completes 1000 earth days in its orbit

• Indian Wushu Team bags six medals in BRICS Games

• K Srikanth lifts Indonesia Open

• Atmasthanandaji

• Pakistan won their maiden Champions Trophy in Cricket beating India in final

• GST Council gives relaxation of 2 months for filing tax returns

• Passport Seva Kendras to be established for every 50 kms

• India, China hold talks for strengthening strategic partnership, mutual dialogue

• Switzerland ratifies automatic exchange of information with India

• Medical devices park opened in Sangareddy district of Telangana

• Annabel Mehta

• UN announces to initiate fresh peace talks among Syrian factions

• UNICEF report: Funding shortfall is threatening aid to 9 million children in Syria

• Upto 150,000 trapped in old city of Mosul: UN

• PM inaugurates Kerala's first metro rail service at Kochi

• President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates Bengaluru Namma Metro

• Sahapedia - UNESCO Fellowships in Indian cultural heritage launched

• KIP for Young Overseas Indians launched

• UN General Assembly approves Creation of New UN Office of Counter Terrorism

• AIIB approves membership of Argentina, Madagascar, Tonga

• TADA court convicts Mustafa Dossa, Abu Salem & others in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case

• India wins re-election to UN organ on economic, social issues

• Government makes Aadhaar card mandatory for opening bank account

• Hyderabad Metro enters Limca Book of Records

• Indian wrestlers bag five medals in Asian Jr. Championships

• 2017 Marconi Prize to Arun Netravali

• PEN Center Lifetime Achievement Award for Margaret

• Ramanathan Ramanan appointed as the Mission Director of the Atal Innovation Mission

• Helmut Kohl died

• India's first smart port city to come up at Kandla in Gujarat

• Virat Kohli becomes fastest to 8000 ODI runs

• Yeshe Dorjee Thongshi conferred Bhupen Hazarika National Award

• David Grossman won the Man Booker International Prize

• Neeru Chadha, the first Indian woman to be appointed as a judge International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)

• PN Bhagawathi passed away

• Foreign Tourist Arrivals register growth of around 19.5 % in May

• India tops global remittance-receiving list

• 20 Indian firms in top 100 companies in Asia300 ranking

• Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, US and UK top the Global Innovation Index 2017

• Jerry Brown:

• India, South Korea agree to more investments, fight protectionism

• Staggering civilian deaths from US-led air strikes in Raqqa: UN

• Smart Sensors installed at Sunderbans

• Foundation for Centurion University

• Two-Headed Porpoise Found For First Time

• Union Cabinet approves 2 % interest subsidy on short term farm loans

• Cabinet clears the legislation to deal with bankruptcy

• Russian parliament adopts bill on demolition in Moscow

• Leo Varadkar:

• Virat Kohli reclaims top spot in ICC ODI rankings for batsmen

• Bhutan, Maldives eliminate measles

• United States among least polluting nations on the planet

• India ratifies two key ILO conventions on child labour

• Janaushadhi outlets to be opened at railways stations, hospitals soon

• RBI to soon put new Rs. 500 banknotes in circulation

• C. Narayan Reddy

• England won the FIFA U - 20 World Cup

• Haraprasad Das conferred with Kalinga Literary Award

• Panel to study free movement along Myanmar border

• Nalanda University signs MoU with S. Korean academy

• Meghalaya passes resolution opposing Centre's notification on cattle sale

• Industrial output growth slows to 3.1% in April

• Telangana industrial investment vehicle rakes in Rs. 73,000 cr in 2 years

• Kolkata to get India's First Underwater Metro Rail Link Service

• Jitu Rai-Heena Sidhu clinch gold medal in ISSF World Cup

• Donald Trump's travel ban suffers new court defeat

• Rafael Nadal beats Stan Wawrinka to win French title

• Supreme Court upholds constitutional validity of Aadhaar

• India, Israel set to expand defence ties

• GST council reduced tax levels on 66 goods

• US and Russia call for dialogue over Qatar-GCC dispute

• NDRF base comes up in Delhi

• Soumitra Chatterjee

• Adaw West

• NASA unveils 'out-of-the-world' Mars rover concept

• SC partially stays linking of PAN with Aadhaar

• Centre sets up 18 sectoral groups for smooth GST rollout

• Conservative Party wins with a vote share of 46.6 per cent

• India, Pakistan become full members of SCO

• Govt to setup 100 yoga parks to promote yoga activities

• United Nations warns of Clean Water Shortages by 2050

• Muttiah Muralitharan inducted into ICC's Hall of Fame

• Virat Kohli among the Forbes world's 100 highest paid athletes list

• JP Nadda conferred the WHO Director-General's Special Recognition Award

• Bopanna wins maiden Grand Slam title at French Open

• Sam Pitroda resigned from Odisha government’s technical advisor post

• India among top FDI destinations

• North Korea launches multiple ground-to-ship missiles

• ‘Karkata’ a new genus of freshwater crabs discovered in Kerala

• AP CM lays foundation stone for Polavaram coffer dam

• Farm loan waivers may harm fiscal discipline; stoke inflation: RBI

• Sasikiran wins Capablanca memorial chess

• India signs pact to check DTAA abuse on taxation

• WHO revises antibiotics protocol under essential medicines list

• India will become full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: India External Affairs Ministry

• Reserve Bank of India kept repo rate unchanged at 6.25%

• Cabinet approves signing of agreement on transfer of sentenced persons of India and Somalia

• 83% currency remonetised: RBI

• 5th international conference of SPIC MACAY inaugurated

• Income Tax Department notified new rules for capital gains tax exemption

• Sher Bahadur Deuba

• Nepal inks MoU with China to construct Hydropower Project

• Qatar boycotted by Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Bahrain over terrorism

• Govt to appoint Nyaya Mitra to expedite pending cases

• National level conference on Capacity Building of SDRF

• Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation gives nod to Child-friendly HIV drug

• NSDC signs pact to train more than 30,000 unemployed youth in aviation space

• World Bank projects 7.2% growth rate for India in 2017

• India overtakes China to top global retail index: Study

• India successfully launches GSLV-Mark III carrying GSAT-19 satellite

• LIGO just detected the oldest gravitational waves ever discovered

• UNICEF: 100,000 children in dangerous conditions in Mosul

• UN chief announces new talks on Cyprus reunification

• NIIT launches products to meet digital skill demand

• Thailand Grand Prix Gold: Praneeth lifts Men's Singles Crown

• Philippines govt reaches ceasefire agreement with militants in Marawi

• India successfully test-fires 1st all weather tracked-chassis QR-SAM

• Aadhaar Mandatory for Kerosene Subsidy, Atal Pension Yojana

• Automated fertiliser handling system at Krishnapatnam Port

• Railways aiming at one-third reduction in emission by 2030

• Telangana CM announces 6-point comprehensive plan for farmers

• Russia supplies S-400 Triumf anti-aircraft missile systems to India

• India has 31% of World’s poorest children: Oxford Survey

• India signs loan agreement of 36 million dollar with World Bank

• Prithvi-II missile successfully test-fired

• Economy expected to grow by 7.5 per cent in current fiscal: NITI Aayog

• NASA set to launch first-ever mission to neutron-stars

• Temperature could rise by 0.3°C, says UN

• Shashi Shekar Vempati

• Donald Trump confirms US will quit Paris climate agreement

• India signs loan agreement of 36 million dollar with World Bank

• Per capita income rises 9.7% to Rs 1.03 lakh in 2017

• Kohli, Dhoni and Yuvraj in ESPN World Fame 100 List

• GDP grows 6.1% year-on-year during January-March period

• Rajasthan High Court wants cow declared national animal

• India, Spain ink 7 pacts, address terrorism challenges

• Pentagon successfully tests ICBM defense system for first time

• Yemen facing 'total collapse' as fighting continues, UN warns

• Manipur Cabinet decides to enact new law declaring all blockades as illegal

• Production of horticulture crops during 2016-17 estimated to be more

• ICC Rankings: Kohli only Indian in top 10 of ICC ODI rankings

• Super-Earth’ found 21 light years away may host alien life

• Dasari Narayanarao

• 'The Square' won the Palme d'Or top prize at the Cannes film festival

• Indian economy likely to grow at 7.2% this fiscal: World Bank

• India's tourism growth reaches 15.4 %: Mahesh Sharma

• PM Modi, German Chancellor discuss trade, investment

• World Bank to extend $240 mn credit for AP’s Power for All project

• Satyabrata Rout

• Himalayan sediments made 2004 tsunami more severe: study

• South Korea wins Badminton's Sudirman Cup

• Ananya:

• Itsuki Morita:

• C A Bhavani wins gold in Turnoi satellite fencing championship

• 23,000 Terror Suspects in United Kingdom: MI5

• Union Defence Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurates new aeronautical test range in Karnataka's Challakere

• Commerce Ministry given power to grant licenses for defence manufacturers

• CPEC may ignite more India-Pakistan tensions: UN report

• Rajan Anandan

• India's longest Bhupen Hazarika bridge launched over Brahmaputra river

• PM launches the agro-marine processing scheme SAMPADA

• India's retirement savings gap to rise to $85 trn in 2050: WEF

• State Bank of India launches National Hackathon

• Construction begins on world's largest telescope in Chilean desert

• ICC Cricket Committee recommends DRS for T20 Internationals

• KPS Gill

• Madras High Court grants interim stay on publication of NEET result

• IIT-Kharagpur signs MoU with Madhya Pradesh for measuring happiness index

• Cabinet approves JDI between Germany and India on alternative medicine

• Cabinet approves abolition of Foreign Investment Promotion Board

• CBSE's academic repository e- sanad launched

• R Ashwin won the International Cricketer of the Year award

• Pushpa Kamal Dahal

• ITC Limited

• Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

• Madhya Pradesh bans sand excavation in Narmada River

• UN releases draft of nuclear ban treaty

• US, six Gulf nations to establish terrorist financing targeting centre

• PM Narendra Modi calls for Asia-Africa growth corridor

• R Vaishali wins gold in Asian Blitz Chess Championship

• Rohan Chakravarty

• India registers 102% growth in steel exports in 2016-17

• NITI Aayog nod for track doubling works

• Harsh Vardhan

• Kandla Port development: PM lays foundation stone for projects worth Rs. 993 crores

• Nod to largest ever naval project costing over Rs. 20,000 crore

• Tech up-gradation: SC/ST enterprises to get 25% credit-linked subsidy

• Interpol issues arrest notice for former Panamanian President Martinelli

• India & Africa: Partners in Growth exhibition inaugurated

• RBI to revamp oversight panel to tackle bad loans

• Mumbai Indians win IPL title for third time

• Indian eves win 4 nation women's cricket tournament

• Indian peace keepers

• In tribute to Kalam, NASA names new species after him

• Asia-Pacific trade ministers agree to revive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal

• Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Inaugurates Wi-Fi Facility at 28 Stations

• Centre clears the decks for Rs. 20,000-cr warship project

• Anshu Namsenpa conquers Mount Everest twice within five days

• Hassan Rouhani won re-election

• UN identifies 1888 hailstorm in India as all time deadly weather events

• Telangana State Formation Day Fete from June 2nd

• GST rates: 83 services exempt, 13 in 5 % slab

• DAC to engage Indian private sector in manufacture of high-tech defence equipment

• Prashant Ranganatha won the world's largest pre-college science competition in the US

• Indian compound archers claim men's team gold at World Cup

• Prime Minister releases Book Series written by MS Swaminathan

• PN Pradhan appointed the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff

• India stands at 154th position among 195 Countries in Healthcare Index

• Central Government to open 94 new Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalyas

• General Motors to quit India

• Andhra Pradesh to float tenders for two solar parks

• India on top at ICC test rankings

• ICJ directs Pak to stay Kulbhushan Jadhav's execution till final order

• E.U. fines Facebook $122 million over disclosures in WhatsApp deal

• Obituary

• Reema Lagoo:

• GST Council decided to exempt the daily-use commodities from tax

• India to build 10 heavy water reactors to boost nuclear power

• Visakhapatnam railway station cleanest, Darbhanga dirtiest: Survey

• Telangana’s Yadadri ultra mega power project gets green nod from Ministry

• Paris climate deal is 'lifeline' for world's poorest countries

• David Letterman

• Cabinet approves Maternity Benefit programme roll-out from Jan 1, 2017

• Aravind Kumar

• Yemen cholera death toll mounts to 209: UNICEF

• 5 MoUs signed between India and Palestine

• Govt launches 'Operation Clean Money' website to bring illegal wealth on books

• For job creation, new taskforce to look at employment info from multiple sources

• Telangana budget to be aligned with calendar year

• World's smallest satellite built by Indian teen to be launched by NASA on June 21

• Yellow-eyed penguins could be wiped out in 25 years: study

• India’s women cricketers sets new world record

• India ranks 26 in World Bank Power List

• New panel rejects all demands for changes in Ken-Betwa link project

• Govt plans multimodal logistic parks for Rs 33000 cr investment

• Master developers chosen for Amaravati start-up area

• VVS Laxman

• India win 1 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze in Asian Wrestling Championship

• Rafael Nadal wins 5th Madrid Open title

• ICJ denies Pakistan request to play Kulbhushan Jadhav's 'confessional' video

• PM Modi launches Narmada Sewa Mission in Madhya Pradesh

• Over 50% population lives in disaster-prone areas: Rajnath Singh

• AP to ink MoU with Singapore govt

• New 'winged' snake species discovered in US

• Financial leaders of G-7 pledges cooperation against cybercrime

• Moneylenders cater to 50% of credit needs in Telangana

• India skips China's BRF summit ceremony

• Portugal wins Eurovision 2017 Song Contest for the first time

• North Korea confirms missile launch

• Govt issues alert against cyber attack Ransomware named Wannacry

• First Chennai underground metro line inaugurated

• Brazil declares end to national Zika emergency

• UN seeks $900 million for Somalia crisis response

• Triple talaq is worst and undesirable form of marriage dissolution among Muslims: Supreme Court

• Retail inflation in April drops to new record low of 2.99%

• Sudarsan Pattnaik creates world's longest sand Buddha in Sri Lanka

• Buddhism imparts an ever present radiance to India-Sri Lanka relationship: PM Modi

• IT dept launches new facility to link Aadhaar with PAN

• Justice Mudgal elected head of FIFA Governance Committee

• VK Saraswat

• 17th Annual New York Indian Film Festival Awards

• New species of dinosaur found in China

• Shashank Manohar to complete term as ICC Chairman

• US CIA forms special unit to deal with North Korea's nuclear weapons threat

• Ahmedabad to host biggest ever International Yoga Day event on June 21

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches integrated case management system of Supreme Court

• India to grow at 7.7 per cent in 2018-19: IMF

• Task force on employment data under the chairmanship of the Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog Dr. Arvind Panagriya created

• International Financial Services Centre signs pact with Gujarat law varsity

• India to replace Maitri station in Antarctica, expand research

• Supreme Court sentences Justice Karnan to six months in jail

• Supreme Court holds Vijay Mallya guilty of contempt of court

• Assam govt decides to set up Act East Policy Affairs department in state

• Jhulan Goswami becomes world's highest wicket-taker in ODIs

• Neil Chatterjee

• Record foodgrain production of 273.38 million tonnes in 2016-17

• Over 13,000 villages now has electricity under rural electrification programme

• Moon Jae-in wins elections, pledges to unify South Korea

• International Court of Justice stays death sentence in Kulbhushan Jadhav case

• Muslim marriages are contracts, can't be ended by husband alone: Allahabad High Court

• Indian Scientists

• India to grow 7.1% in 2017

• Andhra Pradesh signs pact with Iowa State

• Usha Anantha subrahmanyam

• Sushil Chandra

• More measures needed to fight black money: UNESCAP

• Rajnath Singh pitches for aggressive strategy to quell Maoist

• Lalu Prasad to be tried in all cases separately in scam

• Justice C S Karnan 'sentences' CJI, other Supreme Court judges imprisonment

• India unanimously elected as President of UN-Habitat

• 4,600 people flee their homes in Democratic Republic of Congo daily: UN

• Emmanuel Macron elected as French president

• Country's 1st bio refinery plant inaugurated in Pune

• China proposes 4-point Initiative to improve Sino-India ties

• Antarctic ice sheet remains stable: study

• AIIB grants USD 160 million for Andhra Pradesh power project

• India successfully launches South Asia Satellite

• US House of Representatives clears repealing Obamacare

• Nirbhaya case: Supreme Court upholds death penalty by High Court to four convicts

• Centre declares entire Assam as 'disturbed' area under AFSPA

• Andhra Pradesh’s Banganapalle mango gets GI tag

• RBI makes substantial changes in norms for dealing with stressed loans

• President gives assent to ordinance

• India into top 100 of FIFA rankings for 1st time in 21 years

• Bihari Kumar

• Indore bags 1st position, Bhopal on 2nd in top 10 clean cities of India

• India’s first “Village of Books” inaugurated in Maharashtra

• India, UK agree to address challenges of illegal migrants

• Cabinet approves National Steel Policy 2017

• ADB predicts 7.4 percent growth for Indian economy this fiscal

• Agni-II ballistic missile successfully test-fired

• Russia, Iran, Turkey agree on Syria safe zones

• US latest defence system operational in South Korea

• Chandrababu Naidu

• Nandini Siddhareddy

• Narendra Modi releases stamp on Ramanujacharya's 1,000th birth anniversary

• Madhya Pradesh Cabinet decides to shift financial year to Jan-Dec cycle

• UN report says India expected to achieve 7.1% growth this year

• $21 billion in black money in India in 2014: Global Watchdog

• Maharashtra becomes first state to use Automated Weather Stations for farmers

• India slips to 4th position in ICC T20 International team rankings

• Human Resource Development Minister launches Vidya-Veerta Abhiyan

• Odisha's Sualgiri, Swalgiri communities notified as Scheduled Castes

• Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Raises Minimum Wage by 60%

• NITI Aayog for abolishing 2% duty on mobile phone circuits

• Scientists solve mystery of Antarctica's Blood Fall

• India, Turkey condemn double-standards in combating terrorism

• Ban on Red Beacons aimed at ending VIP culture mindset comes into force

• First-ever Induction Training Programme for Medical Officers launched

• Centre sets up committee on Muslim status in Jammu and Kashmir

• A “World First” fusion reactor just created its first plasma

• South Korea, US conduct military drills despite Pyongyang threats

• Lanes in Jharkhand village named after educated girls

• Telangana passes land acquisition act in special sitting

• India to give Rs 35 cr to Bangladesh freedom fighters children under 'Muktijodha scholarship' scheme

• Real estate Act will come into force on 1st May

• Earth’s Carbon Dioxide Breaking Dangerous Records

• Paes- Lipsky won Tally Challenger Doubles title

• El Salvador becomes 1st country in world to ban metals mining

• Donald Trump introduces biggest reform plan in US

• Council to increase female representation in IITs from 8% to 20%: Javdekar

• Uma Bharti launches Water Conservation Programme for Bundelkhand

• India, Cyprus call for decisive action against nations sustaining violence factories

• GST to push Indian growth to over 8%: IMF

• India to surpass Germany as 4th largest economy by 2022

• NITI Aayog bats for more nuclear capacity

• India's 1st green highway EP Expressway to be ready by August 2017

• Sharukh Khan

• Vinod Khanna

• Scientists creates artificial photosynthesis system

• Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar

• Sankha Ghosh

• Don't keep Lokpal in abeyance: Supreme Court

• India Bans 22 Social Media sites to calm tensions in Kashmir

• India can create about 72 million additional jobs by 2030 through SDGs

• India and Sri Lanka sign MoU on cooperation in Economic Projects

• PM flags off Shimla-New Delhi flight under UDAN scheme

• NITI Aayog for more budgetary allocation for health, agriculture, rural development

• Belgium to open Honorary Consulate in GIFT City

• India test-fires Agni-III ballistic missile

• Mumbai, Chennai among top 20 tourist destinations in Asia Pacific

• China launches new aircraft carrier

• Supreme Court asks Centre to make law to regulate NGOs, disbursal of funds

• India notifies compliance of UN sanctions against North Korea

• India's First Underwater Metro Tunnel - connects Howrah with Kolkata

• President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated OU centenary celebrations

• India ranks 136 on World Press Freedom Index 2017

• RBI issues new draft rules for mergers and acquisitions

• World Malaria Day: WHO strategies for prevention

• Massive funds needed to avert Yemen famine: UN

• Central university for Divyangs to be set up in Uttar Pradesh

• India signs three agreements with Armenia

• Aamir Khan

• Indians with US visas to receive visa on arrival in UAE

• NITI Aayog advocates big expenditure hike

• GST compensation payout to exceed Rs 1.2 lakh cr

• India wins 16 medals at US Open karate Championship

• Shot putter Manpreet wins gold with national record

• K. Vishwanath selected for Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2016

• Prafulla Samantara

• AIIMS - India's first public hospital for eye tumours

• Centre drafts model Agricultural Produce Market Committee legislation

• Bihar becomes second state after Telangana to pass GST bill

• National Youth Athletics Meet: Haryana beat Kerala to win team championship

• Nations team up to protect ancient heritage from terrorism

• Metro companies will have to buy 75% coaches, 25% equipment made in India

• Yoga and Wellness to be theme for India Pavilion

• Rafael Nadal wins Men's Singles

• Niti Aayog Draws Up Roadmap for Growth

• Modi calls for team India spirit

• Merit basis for consular access: Pakistan

• India Post releases commemorative postage stamp on coffee as fragrance stamp

• Earth Day 2017: Environmental & Climate Literacy

• Video Gaming at 2022 Asian games

• Prescribe only generic drugs or face action: MCI

• Trump signs executive orders to revive US economy

• China to host BRICS Film Festival in June

• Law ministry launches 3 legal aid services for poor

• IMF members delete anti-protectionism pledge, keep currency commitments

• AP launched biggest call centre

• EU, India agree to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation

• Supreme Court asks, reason for mandatory of Aadhar

• India won elections to 2 UN subsidiary bodies

• Nizamabad market yard bags national award

• Narendra Modi

• Service charge not mandatory as government approves guidelines

• Indian Navy test-fires land attack version of Brahmos supersonic cruise missile

• India, South Korea ink MoU on cooperation between their shipbuilding yards

• CII signs MoUs with 3 Singapore Universities

• Pakistan Supreme Court orders PM Nawaz Sharif to appear before JIT

• Appointment of 4 State Information Commissioners set aside: Supreme Court

• N. Srinivasan cannot represent BCCI in ICC meet: Supreme Court

• India contributes $250,000 to UN election assistance programme

• PV Sindhu moves to 3rd position in world ranking

• Finance Ministry approves 8.65% interest rate on EPF

• China launches its first cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-1

• India objects to China renaming six places in Arunachal Pradesh

• Govt raises Rs 1,200 cr through sale of 9.2% stake in NALCO

• US President Donald Trump signs executive order to tighten H-1B visa programme

• Govt forms panel to review UGC recommendations on 7th pay commission implementation

• China renames six areas in Arunachal

• Cabinet approves for new voting machines with paper trail

• Senior BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and Uma Bharti to face trial in Ayodhya case

• India develops National action plan to combat Antimicrobial Resistance

• Centre clears way for Indian firms to merge with foreign companies

• Supreme Court seeks framing of policy for promoting national anthem, national song

• World Heritage Day: Celebrating the concept of Sustainable Tourism

• FSSAI develops rapid test kit to detect adulterated milk, oil

• India will see normal monsoon this year, says Met dept

• Myanmar: 285 killed, 1073 injured during four-day Thingyan water festival

• Australia will abolish temporary work visa popular with foreigners

• US reaffirms India's designation as Major Defence Partner

• Narayan Sanyal

• IMF retains India’s growth forecast at 7.2% for FY18

• India jumps to eigth spot on Global FDI Confidence Index

• 53 Indians in Forbes' Super Achievers Under 30 List

• Vijay Mallya

• Rodrigo Duterte:

• World Bank optimistic about India's growth to be 7.2% by 2017

• FSDC panel reviews global, domestic factors impinging financial stability

• President Mukherjee inaugurates Global Exhibition on Services

• PM Modi inaugurates phase-I of Link-II pipeline canal of SAUNI project

• Sea level rise could send U.S. 'climate migrants' fleeing to Austin

• Turkey referendum: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's push for an executive presidency succeeded with 51.4% voting

• B Sai Praneeth won maiden Super Series title in Singapore

• CSR spend rose by 27% in 2015-16: CII

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• Tamil Nadu tops in rural job guarantee scheme

• Nepal, China hold first-ever joint military exercises

• Telangana passes bill to increase quota for backward Muslims communities

• Andhra Pradesh Launches Mobile App to Receive Real-Time Feedback

• Indian Export growth touches 5-year high

• Pedapulipaka village covered by medical insurance

• DigiDhan launched by Narendra Modi

• Aid to cultural outfits, artistes

• Pankaj Advani wins Asian Billiards Championship title

• India, Pakistan, China, Russia discuss Afghan situation

• US sent troops to Somalia, 1st time in decades

• US, Russia agree for investigation on chemical weapons attack

• Diarrhoea kills more than 500 in Somalia since January: UN

• U.S. uses MOAB for first time in Afghanistan

• 7,000 girls perform 'Kuchipudi' in Vizag to set new record

• Telangana farmers to get free fertilisers next year

• President gives assent to four GST related legislations

• DIPP, World Bank suggest more reforms to improve ease-of-doing business in States

• India, UK agree to build range of capability partnerships

• France, India ink pact to upgrade Railways

• President conferred the Padma awards

• Narendra Modi becomes the most followed world leader

• Nod for petroleum institute in Visakhapatnam

• Cabinet okays signing of FoU on Cooperation in Hydrocarbon Sector with Bangladesh

• Cabinet approves listing of 11 CPSEs on stock exchanges

• N.K. Singh committee recommends 2.5% fiscal deficit target by FY2023

• Union Cabinet hikes MSP of raw jute by Rs 300 per quintal

• Panel to suggest norms for virtual currencies

• Russia vetoes UN draft resolution on Syria gas attack probe

• “Colours of the Northern & Southern States of India" held at Kathmandu

• 18 bills passed in Parliament session

• Achim Steiner named as new administrator of the UNDP

• Venkaiah Naidu released a book "Gandhi in Champaran"

• Lok Sabha passed Collection of Statistics (Amendment) Bill, 2017

• G7 rejects sanctions on Russia after 'chemical attack'

• China remains world's biggest executioner: Amnesty International

• African migrants traded in Libya's 'slave markets'

• Govt to launch scheme SAMPADA for food processing

• Government set up inter-ministerial committee to monitor UDAN

• G7 energy ministers fail to agree on statement on climate change

• Madhya Pradesh govt decides to ban plastic carry bags from May 1

• Colson Whitehead awarded Pulitzer Prize

• Narendra Modi released a book Matoshree

• First 'Silk Road' train from Britain leaves for China

• Lok Sabha passes Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2016

• Lok Sabha passes 102nd Constitution Amendment Bill, 2017

• PM Modi inaugurates exhibition ‘Swachhagraha - Bapu Ko Karyanjali’

• Modi and Turnbull agree to create jobs, investment to strengthen each country

• India, Bangladesh firms ink pacts worth over $9 bn

• Unemployment rate in Uttar Pradesh higher than national average, says govt

• Centre clears proposal to buy Barak missiles for Indian Navy

• Pakistan military court awarded death sentence to Kulbushan Jadhav

• India to Invest Rs 20,000 Crore, Turn Brain Drain to Gain

• India offers $5-billion credit to Bangladesh

• Uruguay become world's first country to legally sell marijuana in pharmacies

• Rajnath Singh inaugurates 'Bharat Ke Veer' web portal

• India's first-ever micro-drama festival held in Delhi

• President Mukherjee gives assent to Mental Healthcare Act, 2016

• Make parties accountable for vows, says Chief Justice of India JS Khehar

• India, ADB ink loan agreement to improve Solar Energy

• NASA's Kepler space telescope discovers Venus-like planet

• Yousafzai Malala selected as U.N. messenger of peace

• Asha Khemka named as the 'Asian Businesswoman of the Year'

• Indian Olympic Association grants affiliation to Boxing Federation of India

• Vishal Amin and Neomi Rao appointed for Key US administrative positions

• US strikes in Syria

• EC rejects allegations of tampering in EVM and VVPAT

• Rs 1.37 lakh crore of tax evasion detected over last 3 years

• Aditya Birla Group gets RBI licence to start payments bank

• Atmosphere found around Earth-like planet

• 64th National Film Awards: Akshay Kumar wins best actor, best Hindi film is Neerja

• Govt inaugurates Multi-Sensor Aero-Geophysical Surveys for mineral exploration

• Telangana to double solar capacity by March next

• India, UK to focus on energy efficiency

• India jumps 12 places to be ranked 40th globally in travel & tourism

• Thailand king endorses new military-backed constitution

• PM Modi lays foundation stone of multi-modal terminal on River Ganga in Jharkhand

• Tamil Nadu, MP, UP, AP, Chattisgarh lead in implementing urban poverty alleviation programmes

• Shunglu panel report indicts Delhi govt on gross abuse of power in several appointments

• India-UAE cultural celebrations festival launched at Abu Dhabi

• India inks defence deals worth over $2 billion with Israel ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit

• Parliament passes GST bills

• Lok Sabha passes Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill 2017

• RBI maintains status quo on repo rate

• Government Officially Launches BS-IV Grade Fuel across India after BS-III ban

• Vijay Goel approves appointment of Foreign Coaches in Athletics

• PV Sindhu reaches career-best World No.2 ranking

• RBI appointed Malvika Sinha as Executive Director

• North Korea test-fires missile into Sea of Japan

• Aleksandar Vucic has won in Serbian Presidential election

• London to become first city to have ultra-low emission zone

• WADA ranked India 3rd in its doping chart

• Govt. introduces two bills for new NSEBC

• Cabinet approves closure of MGPSY

• India among top 4 in death by smoking

• Cabinet approves MoUs between India and various other nations

• Cabinet approves setting up of independent RDA in New Delhi

• Geeta Johiri appointed as new DGP of Gujarat

• Lenin Moreno won in Ecuador Presidential election

• Rajiv Kumar Chander appointed as India’s Permanent representative to UNO

• Manas Mandal honored with Technology Leadership Award

• Dawit Isaak selected for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

• Hindustani vocalist Kishori Amonkar passed away

• Japanese research team develops new type of rice plant

• Scientists discover new species of crabs in Kerala

• US withdraws funding for United Nations Population Fund

• 100 killed and many injured in suspected chemical attack in Syria

• United Kingdom visas set to get more tough and expensive from 6th April

• Madras High Court directs TN govt to waive off loans of all drought hit farmers

• B.P. Kanungo took over as Deputy Governor of RBI

• India, UK to set up National infrastructure & investment fund for green energy

• Uttar Pradesh Govt to waive off farmer's agriculture loan upto to Rs 1 lakh

• Computer programmer not to qualify as specialist for US H-1B visa

• Andhra Pradesh govt moves to discourage firewood use

• Govt clears proposal to buy Barak missiles for Navy

• UN blasts racism against Aborigines in Australia

• India, Malaysia sign $36-bn investment proposals

• Andhra Pradesh and Malaysia ink pact to establish 4th gen Tech Park

• India Rankings 2017: IISc Bangalore ranks No 1 institute in India

• SASEC meets to boost trade & tourism

• 1st-ever civilian nuclear-powered submarine designed in Russia

• Centre sets up National Board of Electric Mobility

• Japan officially Recognises Bitcoin as Currency

• First continental bee listed as endangered

• Federer wins Miami Open, beats Nadal in straight sets

• Depression main reason for ill health, disability: WHO

• President inaugurates 'Namami Brahmaputra' festival

• India, Malaysia sign 7 agreements

• Five State Banks and Bharatiya Mahila Bank merge with SBI

• April-Feb fiscal deficit at Rs 6.05 lakh crore

• Enforcement Directorate raids shell companies across the country

• Haryana grabs top spot on 2nd day of 17th National Para Athletics Championships

• China bans wearing veils or growing abnormal beards in Xinjiang

• Sindhu won India Open Super Series

• India’s longest tunnel road launched

• New EVM Will Stop Working If Tampered

• Allahabad High court @ 150 years

• Indian billionaires richer by $19.8 billion

• ISRO inducts private sector to make full multi-crore heavy duty satellites

• Leander Paes wins first title of season in Challenger tournament

• Trump signs twin executive orders targeting trade 'cheaters

• Cabinet approves ILO conventions

• Japan commits 371 bn yen assistance for infra projects in India

• RBI to set up separate Enforcement department

• GST Council clears 5 rules; 4 more get tentative nod

• Chandrababu Naidu selected for the US India Business Council Award

• UN denies India preventing UNMOGIP from presenting reports

• Supreme Court asks States, HC to come up with suggestions to amend criminal manuals

• UDAN takes off: 5 airlines to fly 128 routes, link 70 airports

• SpaceX launches its first recycled rocket

• President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Padma awards

• Supreme Court bans sale, registration of BS-III vehicles from April 1

• Lionel Messi banned from next four competitive internationals

• Ashwin received Garfield Sobers Trophy

• India becomes net exporter of Electricity for 1st time

• All four GST Bills passed in Lok Sabha

• Centre approves strategic divestment of three loss-making SAIL units

• Indian Navy de-inducts long-range patrol aircraft TU 142M after 29 years

• Britain launched process for leaving EU

• Scottish Parliament backs referendum call

• Govt to set up new commission for OBCs

• Odisha - First state to bring banking to remote rural areas through SHG

• Anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada passed away

• Vanita Gupta appointed as President of Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

• Worldwide nuclear ban is simply not realistic

• Montenegro as the newest member of NATO

• Aadhaar important, not mandatory for any benefit

• Govt imposes 10 % import duty on wheat, turdal

• World's Biggest Dinosaur Footprint Discovered In 'Australia's Own Jurassic Park

• India beat Australia by 8 wickets to win series 2-1

• Pranab Mukherjee presented Dr. B. C. Roy National Awards

• Parliament passes Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016

• Andhra Pradesh’s Pattiseema project makes it to Limca Book of Records

• India, Nepal renew fuel supply pact

• Aadhaar card can't be made mandatory for welfare schemes: Supreme Court

• Supreme Court asks Centre to consider alternates to pellet guns to disperse mobs in J&K

• Navy successfully test-fires surface-to-air missile from INS Vikramaditya

• Bhubaneswar to host 2017 Men's Hockey World League final

• Telangana understated fiscal deficit by over Rs. 3,700 cr: CAG

• Aadhaar to be mandatory for getting Telecom connection

• Gurinder Chadha honoured with the Sikh Jewel Award

• Tanushree Pareek: BSF’s first women combat officer

• Centre transfers ownership of Indu Mills land to Maharashtra govt. for Ambedkar memorial

• Indian Railways to tap 1000 MW solar energy in five years

• India-US reaffirms defence ties

• World Bank inks 100 million dollars Healthcare deal for Uttarakhand

• 94 of 500 cities get ratings under AMRUT

• Al-Qaeda leader Qari Yasin killed in Afghanistan

• Indian Navy to de-induct TU142M Long Range Maritime Patrol aircraft

• India wins 73 medals in 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games including 37 golds

• India becomes third largest aviation market in domestic traffic

• Hyderabad to host 105th Indian Science Congress

• Hosni Mubarak freed from detention

• Arundhathi Bhattacharya ranked among world greatest leaders

• Dharmendra Pradhan launcheS MOPNG e-Seva

• Five Indian cities included in World Heritage List

• UN rights council approves fact-finding mission in Myanmar

• Govt identifies 100 priority districts for intensive efforts to eliminate tuberculosis

• Centre has agreed to Nagaland integration: Isak-Muivah faction

• Centre approves construction of 1Cr tonne capacity silos by end of year 2019-20

• Govt forms 10 groups to sort out sector-specific issues under GST

• Union Cabinet approves proposal to establish a Fund of Funds for Start-ups

• Bill passed for SC/ST development fund

• India Ranks 87 in Energy Architecture Performance Index 2017

• Vani Kapoor wins Hero Women's Professional Golf Tour title in Pune

• IS Claims Responsibility for Britain Parliament Attack

• Upendra Tripathy appointed as Director of ISA

• Govt removes 1% TCS on cash purchase above Rs 2 lakh

• UNHRC gives Colombo 2 more years

• National Commission for socially & educationally backward classes

• AIADMK symbol war resolved

• Centre approves assistance to states affected by natural disasters

• Andhra Pradesh tops in Aadhaar seeding of Jan Dhan accounts

• WWF to undertake dolphin survey

• Recycling waste water would ease global water shortages: United Nations

• Trump signs bill authorising NASA funding, Mars exploration

• Centre designates 12 Olympians as National Observers to assist govt, SAI, NSFs

• KCK International Award

• India ranked 131 on Human Development Index

• Govt of Assam to develop Majuli as biodiversity heritage

• Terror attack on British Parliament in London

• Cabinet approves amendment to Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education

• Govt set target to triple nuclear power generation by 2024

• Rajya Sabha passes HIV and AIDS (Prevention & Control) Bill, 2014

• Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, 2017

• Cabinet approves amendments to NABARD Act 1981

• Cabinet approves amendment in Customs and Excise Act

• Qualcomm joins hands with T-Hub to support start-ups

• Supreme Court calls for out-of-court settlement in Ayodhya case

• Centre rejects Andhra Pradesh proposal for joint venture on INS Viraat

• India, Russia discuss technology transfer at industrial conference

• Union govt. Limits maximum allowed cash transaction at 2lakhs

• Noted Philanthropist David Rockefeller passed away

• Jadeja toped ICC Test bowlers' rankings

• Earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Bali Island

• Why people are not allowed to exchange their old currency notes; Supreme Court asks centre

• UK PM May to trigger Brexit on March 29

• River Ganga recognised as first living entity of India

• Norway is happiest place on earth: United Nations

• First BJP-led govt in Manipur won Floor Test in Assembly

• TDP won in MLC elections in Andhra Pradesh

• Joint training exercise between Indian Army, Royal Army of Oman concludes

• Cabinet clears 4 GST supplementary legislations for introduction to parliament

• Lok Sabha passes Appropriation Bill, 2017

• Govt to merge Bharatiya Mahila Bank with SBI

• Idea Cellular approves merger with Vodafone India, Vodafone Mobile Services

• K T Irfan wins bronze in Asian 20KM Race Walk Championships

• UK’s Newcastle University gets license for 3-parent technique

• Mumbai lose its permanent status in BCCI

• Experts says Pluto should regain its planet status

• G20 finance ministers drop anti-protectionist pledge

• Japan launches satellite to monitor North Korea

• India, Mauritius hold talks on expanding bilateral defence, security cooperation

• N. Korea tests powerful rocket engine

• Yogi Adityanath sworn in as new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

• Soumya Swaminathan appointed in UN experts committee

• Sachin Tendulkar appointed as UNICEF ambassador

• Professional racer Ashwin Sundar died in a road accident

• US, China to cooperate on 'dangerous' North Korea situation

• Centre to interlink rivers to improve irrigation facilities: Home Minister

• March 20th News Headlines

• Over 100 Garib Nawaz Kaushal Vikas Kendras to be set up

• POSCO closes last chapter in Odisha project

• BJP chose Yogi Aditya Nath as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Candidate

• Trivendra Singh Rawat sworn in as Uttarakhand Chief Minister

• Mark Rutte is the new PM of Netherlands

• Saad Eddine El Othmani named as new PM of Morocco

• Scientists developed blood test to accurately predict ASD

• Indrani Das won Regeneron Science Talent Search Award

• 5 Indians on WEF's 2017 young global leaders list

• H-1B premium processing suspended to handle huge rush: US

• Shaktiman to set up farm equipment unit in Telangana

• India & Russia ink two long-terms support agreements for Sukhoi combat aircraft fleet

• Lok Sabha passes Demands for Grants of Defence Ministry for next financial year

• Parliamentary panel fumes as NATGRID posts remain vacant

• UN warns against 'abrupt funding cuts' stemming from US budget

• Jwala Gutta appointed as member of SAI

• Manhar Valji Bhai Zala appointed as chairman of Safai Karamcharis Commission

• VRS on health reasons “unconstitutional”: Hyderabad High Court

• Amarinder Singh sworn in as Punjab CM

• Manohar Parrikar-led BJP government wins trust vote in Goa

• GST Council approves draft state GST & Union Territory GST bills

• Environment Ministry provides 6-months window to get environmental Clearance

• Biofuels can reduce jet engine pollution

• Hero Moto Corp signs up as 'national supporter' of FIFA U-17 World Cup

• Govt approves National Health Policy

• Cabinet clears special assistance for EAPs in Andhra Pradesh

• Nirmala Sitharaman launches Trade Infrastructure for Export Scheme

• Nod for marketing and pricing freedom for CBM production

• Natural swings partly responsible for Arctic sea ice loss

• World’s oldest algae fossil found in India

• Shashank Manohar resigned as ICC Chairman

• Durban stripped of 2022 Commonwealth games

• Widows to be called 'Kalyanis' in MP: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

• Federal Judge in Hawaii blocks Trump’s latest travel ban

• Manohar Parikar sworn-in as Goa Chief-Minister

• Arun Jaitley took additional charge of Defence Ministry

• Spot-fixing case: PCB suspends Mohammad Irfan

• CAS upholds lifetime ban on Sergei Portugalov

• UK parliament gives final approval for Brexit bill

• European Union court rules workplace headscarf ban legal

• Hyderabad is the best city in India in living standards: Mercer

• Govt procures 14.66L tonnes of pulses to create buffer stock

• Lok Sabha passed Admiralty Bill, 2016

• Parliament passes Enemy Property Bill

• World's first fluorescent frog that glows bright green is found in Argentina

• Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates India's largest municipal waste to power plant

• Rise in women and children trafficking

• Biren Singh elected as BJP legislature party in Manipur

• 2016 was the worst year yet for Syrian children: UNICEF

• Telangana Budget @ Rs 1.5 lakh crore

• KCR Kit’ scheme for pregnant women, new born

• Parliamentary panel picks holes in rural electrification scheme

• Kohli drops to 4th in ICC Test batsmen rankings, Ashwin top all-rounder

• India suspends cross-border travel to Pakistan from Poonch

• Chawrasia clinches second successive Indian Open title

• Mahabaleshwar Sail selected for Saraswati Sammam award

• Pakistan inducts Chinese-built air defence system to its arsenal

• BJP victory in UP, UK, Hung in Goa, Manipur

• 12th CII-Exim bank conclave inaugurated

• India successfully test-fires new BrahMos supersonic cruise missile

• China's population to peak to 1.45 billion by 2030

• Nandyal MLA Bhuma Nagireddy passed away

• Manohar Parrikar resigns as Defence Minister

• ICICI Bank, SBI top bank frauds list: RBI

• Large dinosaur tracks found

• Bangladesh commissions first ever submarines

• March 11th News Headlines

• Rajya Sabha passes Enemy Property Bill amid opposition walkout

• Note ban impact was transient, says RBI staff paper

• South Korean Judges Uphold President Park Geun-hye's Impeachment

• Supreme Court issues warrant against Calcutta HC judge C S Karnan in contempt case

• Factory output rises 2.7% in Jan

• Aadhaar made mandatory for a host of farm sector schemes

• Andhra Pradesh misses economic growth target

• India's 1st lunar probe Chandrayaan 1 spacecraft still orbiting Moon: NASA

• Kohli remains 3rd in ICC ODI rankings

• INS Tillanchang commissioned at Karwar

• Early signs of El Nino this year, warn forecasters

• Mohan Bhagawat conferred honorary doctorate

• AP inks pact with Singapore firm for fintech centre in Vizag

• Govt unveils draft security rules for e-wallet firms

• India tops in bribery rate among 16 Asia-Pacific nations

• Parliament passes bill to raise maternity leave to 26 weeks

• India, Belgium sign protocol

• Iran successfully tests ballistic missile

• Commonwealth launches Peace in the Home programme to stamp out domestic violence

• NITI Aayog forms panel on model contract farming

• Vishwanath Mahadeshwar is Mumbai Mayor now

• Open to new ideas on U.N. reform: G4

• 2 more tiger reserves soon in Uttarakhand

• Union Cabinet approves oil storage pact with UAE’s ADNOC

• Administrative nod to Mallanna sagar

• India seeks UAE investment for modernising its rail network

• Govt launches web portal for obtaining CRZ clearances

• Climate change may drive more migration in future, Europeans say

• Ashwin, Jadeja jointly ranked number one in ICC Test rankings

• Vijay Goel constitutes committee to look in to women players' grievance

• Kohli, Ashwin received BCCI awards

• March 09th News Headlines

• March 08th News Headlines

• No one to be deprived of benefits for lack of Aadhaar: Govt of India

• Indian economy to grow 7.1% this fiscal: Global rating agency Fitch

• India wins second test against Australia

• Environmental pollution kills 1.7 million children each year: WHO

• 41 named in Panama Papers under ED lens

• US starts to deploy THAAD anti-missile defense system in South Korea

• PM Modi inaugurates country’s longest Cable Bridge on River Narmada in Gujarat

• Conservation Drones to be used to monitor Tigers

• World’s oldest fossils discovered in Canada

• Delhi University Professor & others given life imprisonment for abetment of Naxalite activities

• Republicans unveil Obama care replacement plan

• Trump signs revised travel ban

• Google India inks MoU with Telangana government

• IISc becomes first Indian university to be ranked among top 10 in world

• Trade Mark Rules 2017 come into effect

• Odisha for first time achieves highest decline in IMR

• Former Lok Sabha speaker Rabi Ray passed away

• Oldest serving aircraft carrier INS Viraat gets decommissioned

• 45 % of country's bird species in Himachal Pradesh: Great Backyard Bird Count

• Cabinet approves development of 50 un-served and under-served air strips

• March 07th News Headlines

• Reason for Pandas black and white marks found

• First ever survey in Ganga to determine population of aquatic life

• Aishwarya's Bharatnatyam dance performance at UN on March 8

• Andhra Pradesh and WTO to promote sustainable tourism

• Govt. nod to sale of 3 SAIL special steel plants

• China's GDP growth target at 25 Year Low

• Asia Men's Rugby Sevens Trophy: Ind defeat Pak to secure 7th rank

• Supreme Court appointed SIT detects 70 thousand crore rupees black money

• US doctor Thomas Starzl passed away

• Health care sector may grow by 12-14% over next 5 yrs, says ICRA

• GST Council approves final draft of Central GST, Integrated GST laws

• US Temporarily suspension of H-1B visas

• North Korea using Africa to give sanctions the slip: UN

• World Wildlife Day being observed

• Students now require Aadhaar to get Mid Day Meal

• Centre to set up Women’s Entrepreneurship Council

• Former CCMB director Lalji Singh honored with SERB fellowship

• Supreme Court expresses concern over farmers' suicide

• UK researchers to study agriculture in Indo-Gangetic plain

• Speed up address of wartime crimes: UN to Sri Lanka

• Delhi Metro in Limca Book of Records for erecting 200 girders in month

• Both sides committed war crimes in Syria: UN

• Islamic State chief Baghdadi admits defeat in Iraq

• JNU won award for Best University

• AP Assembly building inaugurated

• Rural India has 17% more homes with TVs than cities

• Indian Navy successfully conducts maiden firing of Anti-Ship missile

• Narendra Singh Tomar launches Swachh Shakti Saptah at Gurugram

• Govt panel recommends legal framework for protection of migrants' interests

• Trump's 'merit-based' immigration system could benefit Indian professionals

• Internet users in India to cross 450 mn by June: report

• Financial hubs DIFC, GIFT tie up

• ISSF World Cup: India's Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m free pistol

• Virat Kohli nominated for Polly Umrigar award

• India’s first integrated heliport opened in Delhi

• India successfully test-fires supersonic interceptor missile

• J S Deepak named as India’s next Ambassador to WTO

• Ajay Tyagi appointed as SEBI Chairman

• Taarak Mehta passed away

• Govt survey shows improved sex ratio, decline in IMR

• Minister of Railways launches Country's first Antyodaya Express

• RBI sets up inter-disciplinary standing committee to review cyber threats

• Fiscal deficit overshoots full-year target

• Nagaland tops IT, e-Governance sector

• CSO pegs advance GDP growth estimate for current fiscal at 7%

• Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria sanctions

• Above normal’ summer in 2017: IMD

• Shiv Shanker passed away

• Gopal Baglay appointed as spokes person of Min. of external affairs

• Yemen faces `serious risk of famine`: UN

• Life term for SIMI chief, 10 other activists

• Bangladesh officially recognises Kosovo as independent state

• India, SE Asian nations improving connectivity: Nirmala

• IT ministry to take over digital drive from NITI

• World`s longest-serving warship INS Viraat to bow out of service

• Shooting World Cup: India bag 1 gold, 1 silver medals

• La La Land` wins six awards at 89th Oscar Academy Awards

• Centre frames infrastructure policy to check challenges of urbanisation

• Mumbai India's richest city with $820 bn; Delhi distant second with $450 bn

• World's first robot table tennis tutor sets Guinness record

• Iran and Russia agree to jointly produce nuclear fuel

• Venezuela, Libya again lose UN vote rights

• Gopi, Athare win men's and women's races in Delhi Marathon

• Saina Nehwal to represent Olympic Committee in BWF

• Gender gaps in digital access threaten to ‘leave women behind’: UN report

• 112 ft-tall bust of Adiyogi unveiled

• India to provide financial assistance to Bangladesh for development of Sylhet city

• Vice President Hamid Ansari concluded two nations visit

• India clears Rs 17,000-crore missile deal with Israel

• FDI inflow zooms 18 per cent to $46 billion in 2016: DIPP

• India, ADB ink pact for industrial corridor

• India win bronze in ISSF World Cup

• 9th BRICS Summit to be held in China's Xiamen city

• Government launches Bharat QR code

• AYUSH Minister inaugurates World Integrated Medicine Forum

• National Biodiversity Congress 2017 held in Kerala

• John-John Dohmen, Naomi Van named best hockey players of 2016

• Over 5 crore Indians suffer from depression in 2015: WHO

• IMF: Indian economy remains a bright spot in global landscape

• Govt reduces number of registers under labour laws to 5

• AP govt signs MoU with Visa, Thomson Reuters

• Astronomers find 7 Earth-size planets where life may be possible

• South Africa's decision to leave ICC ruled 'invalid'

• India Uganda agree to cooperate in various sectors

• US issues tough guidelines

• 2016 El Nino led to enormous coral death in Maldives

• Shurhozelie Liezietsu takes oath as Nagaland chief Minister

• Cabinet approves capacity hike for solar parks & projects

• India again asks China to declare Masood Azhar as proscribed terrorist

• Maneka Gandhi announces compensation fund for children

• Microsoft CEO pitches for poor, unveils tech for semi-skilled

• Supreme Court questions source of money in Teesta Setalvad's frozen account

• Seven million Yemenis are closer than ever to starvation: UN

• Scientists discovered new frog species in Western Ghats

• Chandrasekaran takes the chairmanship of TATA sons

• Government notifies protocol amending tax treaty with Israel

• Savings due to Direct Benefit Transfer touches Rs 50,000 cr

• India beat South Africa in final of ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017

• Govt clears coastal surveillance project

• 1.4 million Children face famine in four countries: UNICEF

• Hamid Ansari meets Rwandan Senate President, vows to strengthen ties

• India becomes 12th largest holder of US govt. securities

• 1984 Riots: Centre files status report on SIT investigation in Supreme Court

• Shurhozelie Liezietsu stakes claim to form Nagaland govt

• India, Pakistan extend nuclear accident risk reduction agreement

• TCS announces Rs. 16,000 crore share buyback, India’s biggest

• SpaceX launches rocket from historic NASA launch pad

• IPL auction: Ben Stokes gets highest bidding at IPL auction

• Political chaos in Nagaland

• JPG’s formed achieving sustainable Development Goals

• Rajkummar Rao starrer 'Newton' wins Art Cinema honour at Berlin ale

• Ghanta Chakrapani elected as chairman of standing committee of state PSCs

• Air India inducts A320 neo plane, to add 13 more in 2017

• India sanctioned $340 million to Nepal for development programmes

• Former Chief Justice Altamas Kabir passed away

• RBI allows multilateral FIs to invest in Masala Bonds

• GST Governing council clears law for compensating states for loss of revenue

• India's only live volcano active again: NIO

• Pakistan senate passes landmark bill to regulate Hindu marriages

• Pak Punjab govt. put Hafiz Saeed on restriction

• Palaniswami wins trust vote in TN Assembly by 122-11 margin

• India win silver at the Asian Women's Rugby Sevens Trophy

• Lata Mangeshkar honoured with legendary award

• South Asian speaker’s summit inaugurated

• India's vaccine regulatory body NRAI gets highest WHO ratings

• UAE to build first city on Mars by 2117

• EC issues notice to V K Sasikala

• Aadhaar authentication now mandatory for college and university students

• 209 MoU signed between in ‘Momentum Jharkhand’

• UDAN scheme to increase number of airports by 50

• Shahabuddin Ahmed invited as In Residence guest

• ISRO's conducts cryogenic engine-D stage test

• Anil Madhav Dave, Harsh Vardhan flags off science express train

• Sindhu rose to career best BWF rank

• Nand Kumar sai appointed as chairman of NCST

• AP signs MoUs for 12 textile units

• Over 100 dead in ISIS suicide attack in Pakistan

• Two-state solution remains only: Israel-Palestine peace

• Supreme Court ordered to remove online advertisements on sex determination

• Five new Judges appointed to Supreme Court

• Vikas Swarup appointed as High commissioner to Canada

• Surendra Verma honoured with Vyas Samman award

• AIIMS wins first prize for sanitation

• Supreme Court refers triple talaq issue to constitution bench of 5 judges

• RRBs can now lend up to Rs. 2 lakh against gold

• Antarctic sea ice hits record low

• Palaniswami is sworn in as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister

• Cabinet approved to establish Food Legumes Research Platform

• Victory for Indian racer

• Jean Pierre Lacroix appointed as head of UN peace keeping

• Sasikala surrenders in Bengaluru jail

• European Parliament approves free trade deal with Canada

• Tamil Nadu: Palaniswami stakes claim to form govt

• Centre to convert 1.5 lakh health sub centres into Wellness Centres

• Bajaj panel puts the onus on tribunal

• Cabinet approves signing of air services agreement between India and Rwanda

• IMF opens technical centre

• Government launches TAMRA App

• ISRO sets space record

• Insurers call on G20 to phase out fossil fuel subsidies by 2020

• Cabinet approves merger of five subsidiary banks with SBI

• Food grain production to reach record 272 million tonnes in 2016-17

• India, Croatia signs agreement

• Palaniswami stakes claim to form TN govt

• Sri Lanka, India jointly foundation stone 355 houses

• Stents prices heavily slashed in major relief to cardiac patients

• India, China makes up 52% of early deaths on foul air

• India remains attractive investment destination

• Supreme Court sentences Sasikala to 4 years in jail in DA case

• UNSC unanimously condemns North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch

• Lahore High Court allows Pakistani private channels to show Indian films

• UNSC meeting on North Korea missile test

• Paris to erect wall of bulletproof glass around Eiffel Tower

• AG advises TN Governor to convene Assembly within a week for floor test

• Pink polling booths to encourage women to exercise their votes

• Calcutta HC judge Karnan fails to appear in court

• Retail inflation slows to 3.17% in January

• MIT scientists estimate new timeline for our solar system

• India beat Bangladesh by 208 runs

• 59th annual Grammys awards

• Tehmina Janjua appointed as permanent UN representative of Pakistan

• Switzerland votes to relax its citizenship rules

• Government to set up Defence Procurement Organisation

• World’s oldest steam locomotive restored

• India successfully test-fires interceptor missile

• New birds species discovered in Nepal

• China releases theme for BRICS Summit 2017

• Strong quake strikes southern Philippines

• INS Sarvekshak goes green; instals solar power system

• R. Ashwin become quickest to bag 250 wickets

• India beat Pakistan by 9 wickets to win T20 Blind World Cup 2017

• Walter Steinmeier elected as President of Germany

• Delhi airport 12th busiest in the world

• Maoist-hit areas saw 21% rise in IED blasts in 2016

• North Korea fires ballistic missile

• SEBI to amend norms governing stock exchanges

• February 11th News Headlines

• Ajay Tyagi will be the new chairman of SEBI

• World’s tallest sand castle created by Sudarsan Pattnaik

• Veerappan, Chasing the Brigand book released

• Govt sets up task force to monitor action taken against deviant shell companies

• Central Board of Direct Taxes signed 4 Unilateral Advance Pricing Agreements

• Official mascot of FIFA U-17 World Cup 'Kheleao' unveiled

• Kohli scored double century in ongoing Indo- Bangladesh test series

• All members of UNSC should follow rules: China on Masood Azhar's ban

• Britain limits lone child refugees

• Panneerselvam, Sasikala stake claim to form govt in Tamil Nadu

• Aadhar made mandatory for PDS shops

• Rural areas have relatively higher poverty ratio, says Govt

• Rs. 1,000-cr bonds planned to fund Amaravati capital development

• Earth-sized planet Proxima b unlikely to host life: NASA

• Three new directors appointed

• Trump-backed Bill seeks to cut legal immigrants by half

• UK House of Commons passes Brexit bill

• Cabinet clears 'PM Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan' for digital education

• Cabinet approves MoU between India and Senegal in health sector

• Massive, ancient landslide discovered in Great Barrier Reef

• Delhi's Mohit Ahlawat scored 300 runs in T20

• RBI keeps kept policy rate unchanged

• RBI to set up panel to strengthen security

• Veteran freedom fighter Racharla Samrajyam passed away

• China blocks bid against Azhar at UN

• Contempt charge on sitting High Court judge

• Attorney Generals in 16 US states oppose Trump's travel ban

• Indian Navy launches underwater harbor defence and surveillance system

• Lok Sabha passes bill to ensure wage payments through e-transfer and Cheque

• Lok Sabha passes Specified Bank Notes Bill

• Travis Kalanick quits trump’s economic advisory council

• Horse antibodies may effectively treat Ebola: Study

• Cyrus Mistry removed from Tata son’s director’s board

• Sanjeev Sanyal appointed as economic adviser in department of Economic affairs

• Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hits north India

• Supreme Court orders seizure of Sahara’s Rs. 39,000cr Aamby Valley property

• Telangana gets investment commitment for Rs. 3,382 cr.

• Israel passes law legalizing 4000 homes in occupied West Bank

• Supreme Court asks Centre to put in place mechanism to verify mobile users

• First Smart Police Station inaugurated in Andhra Pradesh

• India to host FIBA Women's Asia Cup basketball tournament

• Eminent novelist Bano Qudsia passed away

• HRD ministry to set up NTA to conduct exams for higher, secondary education

• Telangana launches country’s first social innovation hub

• Panneerselvam tenders resignation

• Muslim organisations too oppose triple talaq as is practiced now: Law panel

• Telangana Cabinet nod to life imprisonment for acid attacks

• Tata slips from top 100 global brands list

• UN removes Afghan warlord Hekmatyar from designated terrorists list

• Centre sets up committee to suggest measures for improving Haj policy

• Federal Judge in Seattle temporarily blocks Trump's executive order

• IGI airport first in India to cross 5 crore flyer mark

• Virat Kohli features in latest cover star of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

• World's smallest pacemaker unveiled

• US imposes new sanctions on Iran

• India eases visa policy for Afghanistan

• Arun Jaitley introduces demonetisation bill in Lok Sabha

• Supreme Court asks govt to prepare plan for eradication of leprosy

• Bhojpuri film festival inaugurated in New Delhi

• Rabi acreage 6% more than last year

• Lakshya Sen becomes World No.1 Junior Badminton player

• Former CBI chief Joginder Singh Passed away

• Note ban impact: Finance Ministry lowers CSO’s estimates of GDP growth for 2016-17

• India beat Pakistan to top pool in Asian Squash

• Virat Kohli remains top T20 batsman, India rise to second on ICC rankings

• UK unveils Brexit plan

• Political parties must file ITR by Dec or lose exemption: Govt

• Court discharges Maran brothers in Aircel-Maxis case

• India, Sri Lanka signs MoU to construct new multi-ethnic tri-lingual secondary school

• Govt to raise awareness on wetland conservation

• Alok Verma took charge as CBI director

• British PM receives Parliament's approval to begin Brexit process

• Arun Jaitley presented union budget

• 12% increase in social sector schemes

• India to be Guest Country at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum

• Medals for Tokyo 2020 Games to be made from recycled mobile phones

• 3rd T-20: India trounce England by 75 runs, seals series 2-1

• Union Budget 2017 Highlights

• Telangana govt. appointed Samantha as brand ambassador for Handloom Products

• Eight core industries grow by 5.6% in December

• India ranks fourth globally in wind power installation: Economic Survey

• Try biometric attendance to tackle teacher absenteeism: Survey

• Fiscal deficit reaches 94% of the budget estimate

• Washington state sues Trump over immigration order

• Seven new countries join BEPS agreement

• Sitarama Lift Irrigation scheme will be put on fast track: KCR

• India, Russia holds high-level consultations on counter-terrorism

• Economic Survey pegs India's growth at 6.75-7.5% in next fiscal

• Trump gives US military 30 days to prepare anti-ISIS strategy

• Supreme Court appoints four-member panel led by former CAG to run BCCI

• RBI lifts cash withdrawal limits from current accounts, ATMs

• Idea Cellular-Vodafone confirm merger talks

• Iris Mittenaere has crowned as Miss Universe

• Abhinav Bindra, Pullela Gopichand part of task force to prepare for next three Olympics

• Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal in Australian Open final

• PV Sindhu wins Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold Title

• Uttam Dhillon appointed in White house

• Vijay Bhatkar appointed as chancellor of Nalanda University

• Banwarilal Purohit appointed as interim governor of Meghalaya

• HPCL, GAIL ink pact with Andhra Pradesh govt for Rs 40k-crore project

• Climate warming may up mercury levels in sea food: study

• US judge blocks deportations following President Trump's immigration ban order

• Over 99% of adult population above age of 18 assigned Aadhaar numbers

• Government to carry out comprehensive census of Gangetic dolphin

• AP Singh is interim head of Postal Bank

• Sports Ministry reconstitutes committee to identify athletes under TOP Scheme

• ISRO successfully ground-tests Cryogenic Upper Stage engine meant for rocket GSLV-Mark-III

• Scientists discover two new species of flatworms in Andaman and Nicobar islands

• IMF: Greece's govt debt remains highly unsustainable, will be explosive in long run

• CWC inks MoUs with IIT, IISc

• January 28th News Headlines

• Hubballi to host India's biggest startup incubation

• Gujarat, Telangana lead in digital deals

• ET-like’ insect species discovered

• Indian origin people to receive Australia’s highest civilian honour

• GAAR will be effective from April 1

• UNSC extends arms embargo on Central African Republic

• Water levels in 91 major reservoirs dip to 51% of total capacity

• Supreme Court says farmers’ deaths a human rights issue

• Havaldar Hangpan Dada awarded Ashok chakra

• Meghalaya governor Shanmuganathan resigned

• January 27th News Headlines

• India, UAE acknowledge common threat posed by terrorism to peace & security

• Growth in India’s oil consumption to be fastest by 2035

• UK publishes draft legislation to start Brexit process

• Surya Namaskar Yajna recognised in US Congress

• Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma inaugurates Bharat Parv at Red Fort

• Demonetisation to dent MFI profitability: Report

• Dubai: Burj Khalifa to be displayed in tri-colour for two days

• Animal rights groups challenge new TN law on Jallikattu in Supreme Court

• India, UAE sign 14 agreements

• SEBI bars Mallya from markets

• India in red zone on transparency list

• World’s first stable semi-synthetic organism created

• Padma awardees list announced

• Nikki Haley appointed as US Ambassador to United Nations

• Parliamentary nod must for Brexit

• Record level nomination for Oscars

• Russia, Iran, Turkey agree on truce mechanism

• Saina Nehwal wins 2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold

• Govt releases National Action Plan on Children

• Specific timeline for completing enquiry against officers

• Abolish of MDR: CM committee recommends

• Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana wins Cabinet nod

• Cabinet clears interest waiver for farm loans

• Guided Pinaka Rocket Successfully Test Fired From Odishas Chandipur

• Climate change plan to get new missions

• Wriddhiman Saha's maiden double ton helps rest of India lift Irani Cup

• US withdraws from TPP

• Tamil Nadu Assembly passes bill replacing ordinance to revive Jallikattu

• Supreme Court forms SIT to probe charges against ex CBI chief in Coal scam case

• FRBM panel offers little spending space to govt

• Only 1% of R&D funds for HIV, TB, malaria: WHO

• Three Central panel members held for taking bribe

• Indian Railways signs $5-lakh pact with UNESCO for Darjeeling railways

• Demonetisation will widen tax base: Finance Ministry to Par panel

• Indian economy projected to grow by 7.7% in FY 2017: UNWESP report

• Abu Dhabi creates $125 billion fund in merger

• 3rd ODI: England beat India by 5 runs

• Tsunami warning after massive earthquake near the cost of Papua New Guinea

• Lack of infrastructure crippling lower judiciary: Report

• Environment threat in Mumbai

• Donald Trump sworn in as 45th US President

• UN adopts resolution backing Gambia's new President

• Centre gives nod to Tamil Nadu's jallikattu ordinance

• India, UAE hold first strategic dialogue meeting

• Co-operative banks cannot take deposits under PMGKY

• ISRO realigns orbit of Mangalyaan

• Scientists name 3 diseases that could cause next global health emergency

• Robot reporter gets its first news article published

• Supreme Court refuses plea to revoke ban on Jallikattu

• Church courts’ cannot veto divorce law, says Supreme Court

• Centre to get more money from National Small Savings Fund

• Sanofi among six FDI proposals worth Rs. 1,186.5 crore cleared

• World witnesses’ hottest year on record in 2016

• World’s primates facing extinction crisis: Study

• India beat England by 15 runs, seal series

• Alok Kumar Verma appointed as new chief of CBI

• Adama Sworn in as new president of Gambia

• Construction of 78703 houses for urban poor approved

• Cabinet approves Rs 10,000-cr incentive for electronic manufacturing

• Rs 9.2 lakh crore remonetised till date: RBI Governor

• Corporates donated 85% of Rs. 107 crore to 21 regional parties

• Cabinet approves MoU between India, Serbia

• Cabinet approves Trade Agreement negotiations with Peru

• Chennai defeated Mumbai Rockets

• Antonio Tajani

• MP town creates record in waste disposal

• Kapil Dev inducted into Legends Club Hall of Fame

• Colombia, ELN rebels agree to peace talks

• Union Cabinet gives nod to repeal 105 old laws

• Javadekar launches web portal ShaGun for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

• World's lightest watch created using grapheme

• Obama gives $500 million to climate fund

• Pakistan must shun terrorism: Modi

• Barack Obama commutes sentence of WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning

• India now an associate member of CERN

• UN expects 2017 global growth to rise to 2.7%

• IRDAI forms panel to review life insurance product norms

• Eugene Cernan

• India's women boxers finished 3rd at Nation's Cup

• Eight men own half the world's wealth, says Oxfam

• World diplomats urged peace in Mideast

• Akhilesh Yadav gets Samajwadi Party cycle symbol

• Rajyavardhan Rathore inaugurates Indian Panorama Film Festival

• Climate Change Fallout in Bangladesh

• Veteran actress Gita Sen passed away

• GST roll-out deferred to July 1: Arun Jaitley

• Note ban impact: India loses fastest-growing economy tag

• India, Mauritius sign MoU for cooperation in Agriculture

• World Bank agreed to fund Nagaland Health Project

• Pollution in NCR region serious

• India won in 1st ODI against England, Kohli made record

• Panel recommends reservation for girl students in IITs to address issue of slump

• Commerce Ministry launches 'SEZ India' app

• Oxford seeks Karnataka’s help to honour M.N. Srinivas

• Delhi to have its own Madame Tussads

• India & Sri Lanka sign MoU to construct 3,000 rain water harvesting systems

• Expert panel submits report on targeting beneficiaries for pro-poor schemes

• Industrial production grows 5.7% in November

• First successful skydiving from world’s highest bridge

• US House Votes To Begin Repealing Obama care

• Ken-Betwa river linking project receives environment, forest & tribal clearances

• Ecuador takes chair of UN group of 134 developing countries

• Sebi tightens unlisted firms' M&A rules

• Aamir Khan got award at 62nd film fare award

• Surjit Singh Barnala passed away

• Gujarat wins First Ranji Trophy title beating Mumbai by five wickets

• New fault in Indian Ocean may trigger earthquakes in future: study

• India rise to best FIFA rankings in over a decade

• Joe Biden honoured with Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Minimum monthly pension increased by 9,000 for central govt employees

• Economy stronger post-demonetisation

• Global unemployment to rise by 3.4 m in 2017: ILO

• TCS chief Chandrasekaran is the new TATA Sons Chairman

• Obama Ending 'Wet Foot, Dry Foot' Policy for Cubans

• Supreme Court refuses to pass judgment on Jallikattu before Pongal

• 'Mann ki Baat' compilation launched

• Guided Pinaka successfully test-fired at Chandipur in Odisha

• January 13th News Headlines

• Supreme Court rejects plea for SIT probe against PM Modi, others

• India, Kenya sign agreements in area of agriculture

• 68% Indians want service charge to be optional: Survey

• Australian researchers develop eco-friendly nanotechnology pesticide spray

• China moves to prevent entry of terrorists from Pakistan, Afghanistan into Xinjiang

• Sreejesh becomes member of FIH Athletes' Committee

• Anju Mangla became first women incharge of Tihar jail

• Supreme Court rejects plea on Political funding

• Four Indian-American Scientists for Presidential Awards

• 22,000 Rohingyas fled to Bangladesh in one week: United Nations

• France supports India's membership of UNSC

• World Bank projects global growth at 2.7% in 2017

• World Bank projects GDP growth at 7% in FY17

• First student startup fund has Rs 200 crore

• HDFC Bank Launches Humanoid Robot IRA

• Cristiano Ronaldo wins FIFA best player award

• FIFA WC to expand from 32 to 48 teams in 2026

• Amitabh Bachchan honoured by US Embassy

• SRCC becomes 1st college in Delhi to go completely cashless

• SC directs Centre, CAPART to complete auditing of NGOs, submit report by March 31

• IOA revokes its decision to appoint Suresh Kalmadi and Abhay Singh Chautala

• India, Rwanda to enter solar alliance

• Parag Havaldar won ‘Technical Oscar’

• PM Modi inaugurates India International exchange at GIFT city in Gujarat

• Chennai Open: Bopanna & Nedunchezhiyan bag men's doubles title

• ISRO, CNES ink pact on satellite launch

• Chilika sees a surge in winged visitors

• Maharashtra govt launches India's largest WiFi service

• La La Land sweeps Golden Globes with seven wins

• Telangana plea against Krishna tribunal award dismissed

• Overseas Indians can participate in flagship programmes of India, says President Mukherjee

• Venezuela raises minimum wage by 50%

• January 09th News Headlines

• Nana Akufo-Addo sworn in as Ghana’s new President

• US Congress certifies Trump presidential election

• 14th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas convention begins in Bengaluru

• Sania wins Brisbane women's doubles title but loses No.1 rank

• Djokovic wins Qatar Open tennis title

• China Building World’s Highest Gravitational Wave Telescopes

• Ocean expert raises alarm about the health of the Great Barrier Reef

• Agut subdues Medvedev to begin 2017 with Chennai Open title

• Infosys Science Foundation announced its annual prizes

• Trump appointed Dan Coats as National Intelligence officer

• US Army issues new regulations, allows turbans and beards in military

• CISF eastern HQ inaugurated

• PM Modi, French Foreign Minister discuss defence, terrorism

• General Anti-Avoidance Tax Rule to kick in from April 2017

• India's Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope plays key role in rare discovery

• Jaipur International Film Festival begins

• 7 agreements signed between India and Portugal

• Govt comes out with relaxed norms for IFSC companies

• Impact of climate change discussed at 104th ISC

• Virak Kohli to lead in all three formats

• Russia begins military drawdown in Syria

• North-Eastern Tourism Development Council set up

• SC stays transfer and sale of 2G spectrum by Maxis

• China successfully launched new-generation telecommunications satellite

• Modified H1 B visa bill to impose more restrictions

• India & Kazakhstan sign protocol to amend existing Double Taxation

• Approval to MoU between India and Kenya

• India's GDP growth estimated at 7.1%

• January 07th News Headlines

• Veteran actor Ompuri passed away

• Historian Gangmumei Kamei passes away

• Chandrababu lays stone for lift irrigation scheme on Godavari

• Google introduces tools for small businesses in India

• Earth-like snow, ice features found on Pluto

• World sees longest coral bleaching, says study

• January 06th News Headlines

• US designates Osama’s son Hamza bin Laden as ‘global terrorist’

• UP: Split parties claim for symbol

• Farmer suicides up 42% between 2014 & 2015

• Despite growth pangs, 41% MSMEs report surge in cheque, e-payments: Crisil survey

• Every French citizen presumed to be organ donor under new law

• Government approves new projects under Namami Gange for Haridwar and Varanasi

• Second BNHS bird count starts on Jan 15th

• India wins 4th consecutive SAFF Women's Championship title

• Dhoni step downs as captain

• Jagdish Singh Khehar appointed as CJI

• Jovenel Moise emerged as victorious in Haiti Presidential elections

• Trump appointed Raj shah to a key white house position

• Election commission announces poll dates for Assembly Elections in 5 States

• All India Institutes of Yoga & Naturopathy to be set up

• Helpline for Handloom Weavers ‘Bunkar Mitra’ starts functioning

• 97% of banned notes returned: Report

• Scientists in Ireland discover a new human organ in digestive system

• Cabinet approved MoU with Portugal on Cooperation in Agriculture

• Cabinet approves transfer of land for 2nd Diplomatic Enclave

• Deepa Malik appointed as NDMC brand ambassador

• UK’s ambassador to the European Union Ivan Rogers resigned

• Sports ministry constitutes committee to suggest improvements to Sports Code

• J&K AACL announces the Best Book Award-2015

• Science must meet rising aspirations of people: PM Modi

• January 04th News Headlines

• Supreme Court seeks headcount of judges to cut pendency

• States demand tax on high sea sales, higher compensation

• Prof. David R. Syiemlieh appointed as UPSC Chairman

• Service Charges in restaurants not mandatory, says Consumer Affairs Ministry

• New web tool to makes CRISPR-methodology easier

• India successfully test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-IV

• Cristiano Ronaldo bags the Best Player of the Year title

• Finland to pay unemployed basic income

• BHIM becomes most popular Android app in the country

• Votes can’t be asked on caste

• Supreme Court removes BCCI President Anurag Thakur

• Fishermen issue: India, Sri Lanka for long-lasting solution

• Andhra Pradesh chief minister launches ‘Aarogya Raksha’ for all

• Railway Projects inaugurated

• Government suspends IOA for appointing Kalmadi, Chautala

• 26 crore accounts open under Jan Dhan Yojana across country till date

• Ashwin, Jadeja end 2016 as top two Test bowlers in the world

• S.P. Singh appointed as Chief Secretary of Telangana

• Amma Vodi scheme launched

• Sorin Grindeanu appointed as Prime Minister of Romania

• UN Security Council approves Russian-drafted resolution on Syria ceasefire

• 27th Southern Zonal Council meeting held in Thiruvananthapuram

• US sanctions 7 Pakistani entities associated with country’s missile programme

• 93 journalists & media staff killed worldwide in 2016: IFJ

• Akhilesh Yadav declared Samajwadi Party's national president

• BJP forms govt in Arunachal Pradesh with 33 PPA MLAs joining it

• PM announces schemes for pregnant women, housing, tax incentives for traders

• India lost 97 wild tigers in 2016: conservation authority

• Kush Bhagat wins 3 gold medals in chess championship

• Fiscal deficit touches 86% of full-year target

• Note ban Ordinance comes into effect

• SP heading for split as Mulayam Singh Yadav expels CM Akhilesh for 6 years

• Inter-State bridge on Godavari opened

• Archana Nigam appointed as Controller General of Accounts

• December 31st News Headlines

• U.S. Expels 35 Russian diplomats

• China blocks proposal at UN to list Masood Azhar as terrorist

• China to build $1.5 billion power line across Pakistan

• India, Singapore sign 3rd protocol for amending DTAA

• PM launches Mobile App-BHIM for Aadhaar-based digital payment

• Centre sets target of providing housing to all poor by 2022

• Finance Ministry seeks views from stakeholders over Watal panel report on digital payment

• Telangana and CCMB sign MoU on age validation of bones

• Sunil Lamba to assume the charge of Chief of naval Staff Committee

• Shesh Pal Vaid appointed as DGP of Jammu & Kashmir

• Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu Suspended By His Party

• Syrian govt, rebel groups agree ceasefire

• Govt to establish world class educational institutions for Minority communities

• Andhra Pradesh declares Mori as states first digital village

• Panel bats for changing financial year to January-December

• 20,000 NGOs banned for FCRA violation

• Meghalaya to host 2022 National Games

• Anil Baijal appointed as Lt. Governor of Delhi

• V Acharya appointed as deputy governor of RBI

• December 29th News Headlines

• US designates Pakistan-based LeT's student wing a terrorist organisation

• EC asks pole bound states to implement model code of conduct

• Samit Gohel makes world record 359 for Gujarat

• Centre’s nod for apex corridor development body

• First Digi Dhan mela held in Gurugram

• More than 10,000 hectare forest land diverted in 2016

• Law Ministry rejects Finance move to link small savings to Aadhaar

• Maharashtra govt to create new ministry for welfare of VJNT, OBCs and SBCs

• PM lays foundation stone of Char Dham Highway Development Programme

• Tribal development remains poor, says Ministry report

• Sunny Leone declared as PETA Person of the year

• India successfully test fires Agni-V

• Sindhu is the most searched sports Person in 2016

• China tests prototype of fifth-generation fighter jet

• Google India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs tie up for Digitally Safe Consumer campaign

• Polavaram project: Centre extends Rs. 1,982 Crore to Andhra Pradesh

• Black money holders to bear taxes, penalties amounting to over 137% post raids

• Dinanath Bhargava passed away

• December 26th News Headlines

• India lifts Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Cup

• Sri Lanka Claims World's Tallest Artificial Christmas tree

• Modi lays foundation stone for Shivaji Smarak, tallest statue in the world

• Obama signs defence bill; boosts security coop with India

• Govt directs cooperatives to open bank accounts for milk producers

• Grahak Yojana, Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana launched

• KVGB launches ‘Bank Sakhi’ scheme

• 'Coal Mitra' portal launched to facilitate flexibility in utilization of domestic coal

• DRDO successfully flight tests Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon

• Tokyo Costliest City for Expats

• 'JUTE-SMART’ on line portal launched

• Mohenjodaro ‘Dancing Girl’ is Parvati, claims ICHR journal

• Richest Bollywood stars

• UNSC passes resolution demanding end to Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian territory

• NITI Aayog launches health index to improve services in states

• President Mukherjee gives assent to Enemy Property Ordinance

• Pankaj Advani bags National title in 6-red Snooker

• New passport rule: Aadhaar can now be used as date of birth proof

• GST Council keeps dual control for next time

• December 23th News Headlines

• Venkaiah launches Google Map toilet locator

• GST Council approves most of draft model Bill

• China launches satellite to monitor global carbon emissions

• Super cluster of galaxies near Milky Way found

• Newly discovered fish named after Obama

• Ashwin wins Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the year

• Kohli captain of ICC ODI team of 2016

• Girija Vaidyanathan appointed as new chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu

• Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung resigned

• MS Dhoni' and 'Sarbjit' make it to Oscars long list

• Mizoram's Aizawl becomes first free Wi-Fi city in North-East

• GARV-II app launched to ensure power access to all

• Indian Railways goes digital

• UN votes to set up body to help document crimes in Syria

• Cabinet approved Payment of Wages ordinance

• Class X CBSE Board exams to be mandatory from 2018

• Centre launches e-hub for farming sector

• Ashwin, Jadeja occupy top two spots in ICC Test bowling chart

• Civilian evacuation from east Aleppo resumes

• China returns US underwater drone seized in South China Sea

• EC identifies 200 parties existing only on paper

• Madras High Court bans unauthorised Sharia Courts

• Farmers to get 60 days more to repay crop loans due in Nov-Dec

• RBI to issue new Rs 500 note with inset letter in new series

• Govt announces Rs 207 crore project for protection of Majuli Island

• World’s oldest water may hold clues to alien life

• India end 2016 as No.1 Test team after series sweep over England

• Priyanka Chopra Appointed as Brand Ambassador for Assam Tourism

• Gandhian Ideologue Anupam Mishra passed away

• Cyrus Mistry resigned to all TATA group companies

• Hyderabad twin blasts case verdict

• Mauritius top source of FDI in India

• India's economy surpasses that of United Kingdom

• On Nov 8, RBI had only Rs 4.94 lakh cr in 2,000 rupee notes: RTI

• Karun Nair's triple ton, created record

• Boxer Vijender emerged victorious

• Bipin Rawat Appointed as new Chief of Army Staff

• New deal reached between rebels and Syrian Government

• Supreme Court slams Centre and State governments failed to curb atrocities

• December 19th News Headlines

• Saumitra Chaudhuri Passed Away

• India wins Hockey Junior World Cup

• EC urges government to amend laws on donations

• US-India new initiative to fund clean energy projects

• IB and RAW chiefs Appointed

• Sharad Pawar resigned from MCA Presidentship

• Centre to set up single tribunal to decide inter-state water disputes

• Himachal Pradesh becomes sixth in India to attain 100% Aadhaar saturation

• China says it seized US Navy drone to ensure safety of ships

• India, Tajikistan decide to strengthen Cooperation

• Govt clarifies status of Political Parties under Income Tax Act, 1961

• Scientists developed new methods to detect Black Holes

• Savita Vaidhyanathan elected as Mayor of Cupertino

• Parliament passes Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2016

• Supreme Court Refers demonitisation matter to constitution bench

• Triple Talaq is against the rights of Muslim Women; says Kerala High Court

• New Delhi Declaration on Housing and Urban Development

• The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana comes into effect today

• India removes Cyprus from tax blacklist

• EU agrees to extend sanctions on Russia for six month

• International Chamber of Commerce gets UN Observer status

• Supreme Court bans liquor shops on national, state highways across India

• India, ASEAN set target of $100 billion trade to be achieved by 2020

• Bottom 50% wage earners in India get only 17% of total money: ILO

• Lucky Grahak Yojana, Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana announced to promote digital payments

• Supreme Court dismisses BCCI review plea against Lodha panel reforms

• Narendra Modi ranked among Forbs Most Powerful People list

• Amina Mohammed appointed as UN Deputy Secretary General

• V.G. Kannan appointed as Chief Executive of IBA

• Indra Nooyi joined with Donald Trump

• Quake-detection app captures nearly 400 earthquakes worldwide

• Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni Won Voting of Confidence

• Over 18,000 students create world record at International Gita Mahotsav

• Rajya Sabha passes Bill for differently-abled

• India tops Asia in innovation chart

• Venkaiah Naidu inaugurates 6th Asia Pacific Ministerial Conference

• Cabinet approves Major Port Authorities Bill

• December 15th News Headlines

• Indo-Russian naval exercise begins in Bay of Bengal

• Retail inflation at two-year low of 3.6%

• World Bank 'Pauses' Indus treaty processes of India, Pakistan

• Planet's poorest countries falling further behind: United Nations

• Pankaj Advani wins World Billiards Championships title

• Priyanka Chopra appointed as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

• Supreme Court dismisses BCCI's review plea against Lodha panel recommendations

• Rs 12.4 lakh crore of old notes deposited in banks till Dec 10

• Current account deficit narrows with import plunge in Q2

• Russia: Sochi will not host Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships 2017

• Kohli gets career-best Test ranking

• EU, Mali sign deal to return migrants

• Changes to Qatar’s kafala law to take effect Dec. 14, 2016

• India, Indonesia decide to strengthen defence, maritime relations

• Country’s largest indoor sports arena planned in Kolkata

• India win test series against England in Mumbai

• Antonio Gurerres Sworn as UN Secretary General

• Tata Industries removed Cyrus Mistry from its Director’s board

• Cyclone Vardah hits Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh

• India abstains from voting on UNGA resolution on Syria

• China launches new cargo service linking Tibet with Nepal

• Supreme Court modifies National Anthem order, exempts differently abled

• Murder rate declining in India

• DigiShala', new 24-hour TV channel for cashless lessons

• India ranked 7 among countries hit most by terrorism

• Panel to study security risks amid Centre’s digital push

• India to get Rafale fighter jets in 3-yr time: IAF chief

• Central government's tax collections increased

• Japan launches 'space junk' collector

• Pranab Mukherjee launches Kailash Satyarthi’s ‘100 Million for 100 Million’ campaign

• India needs to invest more in public healthcare: WHO

• Govt to soon launch helpline number 14444 to promote digital payments

• Foreign investors pull out over Rs 17,000 crore from debt markets

• Over 100, 000 people challenge Albert Einstein in global experiment

• China launches new generation weather satellite

• Kohli made another record

• Paolo Gentiloni named as Italy’s next Prime Minister

• December 12th News Headlines

• Bill English to be the next Prime Minister of New Zealand

• Ravi Chandran Ashwin equaled Kapil’s record

• Factory output contracts 1.9% in October

• CBI arrested former Air Force Chief S.P. Tyagi in Agusta Westland deal case

• International film festival of Kerala begins

• India-Vietnam sign civil nuclear cooperation agreement

• Govt decides to print plastic currency notes

• South Korea Parliament votes to impeach President Park Geun-hye

• Barack Obama Orders Review of 2016 Election Cyber Attacks

• Allahabad High Court: Triple Talaq unconstitutional

• British PM wins Brexit timetable vote in Parliament

• Earthquake rocks Solomon Islands

• 2nd edition of 'Khajuraho International Film Festival' begins

• US designates India as major defence partner

• India-UK Conference on Ease of Doing Business inaugurated in Delhi

• MCC World Cricket Committee recommends law changing thickness of edge of depth of bat

• John Glenn

• Cabinet approves reforms to boost employment generation

• Government announces several incentives on payments through digital modes

• NABARD to provide two PoS devices in villages of 10,000 population

• December 09th News Headlines

• EU negotiator sets October 2018 as deadline for 'Brexit' deal

• Quake of 6.8 magnitude hits near Banda Aceh, Indonesia

• Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana covers over 3 crore farmers: Govt

• RBI keeps key policy rates unchanged

• Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval to MoUs in different sectors

• RBI relaxes norms for AFA to speed up small value online transactions

• India puts remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A into orbit

• Renowned Political analyst Cho Ramaswamy Passed Away

• Angela Merkel re-elected as Chairwomen of CDU

• Russia, China veto UN resolution on Ceasefire in Syria

• IAEA Prompts States to prevent terrorists from obtaining nuclear materials

• BRICS nations pledge to share tax information

• Panasonic to set up unit, R&D Centre in India

• Nod for uranium exploration proposal in Amrabad tiger reserve

• WIFEX 2016-17 inaugurated

• Jagdish Singh Khehar recommended as next Chief Justice of India

• Bernard Cazeneuve named as Prime Minister of France

• December 06th News Headlines

• Public Financial Management System to save interest costs of Government

• Amitabh Bachan and Alia Bhatt Won Star Screen Awards

• Nuclear threat persists: UN Watchdog

• India needs to increase its domestic oil & gas output

• India- Bangladesh discussed to prevent cross boarder illegal activities

• India to strengthen defence ties with Vietnam

• GDP data show rising discrepancies

• Govt approves setting up of Higher Education Financing Agency

• Narendra Modi Won Online Pole for TIME Person of the Year

• New Zealand Prime Minister John Key Announced his Resignation

• Shavkat Mirziyoyev elected as Uzbekistan President

• Italian Prime Minister announced his Resignation

• Tamil Nadu C.M Jayalalitha Passed Away

• Van der Bellen won Austria Presidential Poll

• Katy Perry honoured with the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award

• India's football federation wins Asian award

• India, Qatar sign four agreements including cyber security & visa relaxation

• Suresh Prabhu lays foundation stone for Rolling Stock Component factory

• US, China & Japan meet in Geneva to establish list of Eco friendly products

• Pre-historic camping site found in Ladakh

• Time for comprehensive review of Representation of People's Act: CEC

• US defence bill pledges $900 million in assistance to Pakistan

• PM Modi, Afghan president Ashraf Ghani inaugurate Heart of Asia conference

• India crosses $300 billion FDI milestone

• RBI to introduce new 20 & 50 rupee notes

• India lift Asia Cup, beating Pakistan by 17 runs

• Mukesh Kumar clinches Panasonic Open India golf title

• Usain Bolt wins IAAF Athlete of the year award for 6th time

• Kehkashan Basu Wins International Children’s Piece Prize

• Urdu Poet Bekal Utsahi Passed Away

• Chitra Ramkrishna quits as head of NSE

• Supreme Court approves Centre's graded response system to tackle Delhi-NCR air pollution

• December 03rd News Headlines

• UNESCO: 55 out of 1,052 world heritage sites are in danger

• 27 bank officials suspended involved in violating RBI’s instructions

• First 'water-wave laser' created

• PMC decides to offer free rides to promote public transport

• Acid attack survivors to come under disability law

• Govt unveils special bonds to soak demonetised funds

• Yu Long Yu received ICCR distinguished Ideologist Award

• Vajiralongkorn ascends Thailand Kingship

• Colombia’s legislature ratifies peace deal

• India-US ink Rs 5000 cr deal for 145 M777 Howitzer guns

• Yoga inscribed as Cultural Heritage of Humanity

• UN imposes toughest sanctions on North Korea

• 1st meeting of Committee of CMs on digital payment systems held

• GDP growth recorded at 7.3% in second quarter of current fiscal

• RBI issues final guidelines on ‘large exposure’ of banks

• Magnus Carlsen wins third world chess title

• Pradeep Chandra Appointed as chief secretary of Telangana

• December 01st News Headlines

• Cabinet clears new visa regime

• Cabinet approved third phase of Mumbai Transportation Project

• OPEC agrees first oil output cut in eight years

• Centre forms committee to promote cashless society, digital economy

• Virat Kohli moves up to third spot in ICC Test rankings

• Cabinet approves Rs 2,000 cr for displaced families from PoK

• Cabinet approved Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill 2014

• UK scientists give green light to three-parent babies

• National Anthem must be played in movie theatres: Supreme Court

• ISS astronaut captures stunning sunset that appears to show the horizon on fire

• Fitch lowers GDP forecast to 6.9%

• Bharatiya Mahila Bank merger with SBI cleared

• Gross NPAs of PSBs jump Rs.80, 000 cr. in July-September

• Women's right to enter Haji Ali Dargah

• Lok Sabha passes Income tax amendment bill

• Plane taking Brazilian football team to Colombia crashes

• Sex ratio at birth on the decline

• Singapore tops global education rankings

• A.K.Bhatt appointed as DGMO

• Jaitley introduces income tax amendment Bill In Lok Sabha

• World Bank gives $470-m loan for North-East power network revamp

• CRR increased to 100%, in specific period

• Govt removes excise duty on manufacturing of POS machines

• Akodara: India's First Digital Village

• 5-member Chief Ministers’ panel to review demonetisation impact

• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits Nepal

• 47th International Film Festival of India concludes at Goa

• Assam’s Haflong hill station to host festival on sports, culture

• Govt. releases revised draft model GST/IGST/SGST compensation law

• Sachin Singh wins gold at the AIBA Youth World Championship

• Former Cuban President Fidel Castro Passed away

• MOM has completed a revolution around Mars, ISRO scientist says

• Draft GST law proposes compensation cess

• Pakistan joins Ashgabat Agreement and Lapis Lazuli Corridor

• IFFI nominates 8 movies for ICFT UNESCO Gandhi Medal

• Government of India launched e-Pashu haat portal to facilitate farmers

• RBI Introduces Incremental CRR to Manage Excess Liquidity in Banking System

• P.V. Sindhu lost in Hong Kong Open Super Series finals

• Francois Fillon wins France's Conservative Presidential primary

• Jharkhand adopts new bill to curb job racket

• Committee constituted to convert all Govt-Citizen Transactions to digital platform

• Mary Kom to receive the 'Legends Award'

• Manoj bajpayee

• O.P.Bhatt appointed as Tata Steel Chair

• Colombia government, rebels sign revised peace agreement

• FSSAI sets new rules to check health supplement mislabeling

• World Trade Centre opens in Kochi

• FDI goes up by 60% after Make in India Campaign launch

• 5th International Tourism Mart Inaugurated in Imphal, Manipur

• Centre eased demonetisation norms, unaccounted bank deposits to attract 60% income tax

• Archaeologists unearth 5000 yr old city in Egypt

• Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu launches water distribution monitoring portal

• November 24th News Headlines

• Half the world will be online by the end of 2016, UN report

• UN aid crosses Syrian frontlines for first time in weeks

• Supreme Court refuses to stay on all proceedings at HCs over demonetization

• Parliamentary standing committee raps Centre for slow progress in PDS digitization

• Indian DGMO holds talks with Pakistan counterpart, warns of strong response

• Demonetisation: NABARD sanctions Rs 21,000 cr to district central co-op banks

• Cabinet approves new Merchant Shipping Bill

• Nikki Haley named US Ambassador to the UN

• Vivek Rai

• South Korea and Japan to share intelligence on North Korea

• U.S President elect Trump outlines policy plan for first 100 days

• November 23rd News Headlines

• Earthquake strikes off Japan, sparks tsunami warning

• BJP, Trinamool Win key By-Elections

• India and Switzerland sign Joint Declaration in Delhi

• Balamuralikrishna

• INS Chennai: New feather in India's strategic arsenal

• India successfully conducts twin trial of Prithvi-II missile

• RBI eases norms to fight cash crunch

• Prasar Bharati and VBU ink MoU

• Unburdening children from the weight of school bags

• APEC leaders vow to keep markets open and fight against protectionism

• India's longest Agra-Lucknow Expressway opens in Uttar Pradesh

• Gaganjeet Bhullar wins Indonesia Open

• Lodha panel submits status report in Supreme Court

• India, China reiterate call to maintain border peace

• Maha Chakri Sirindhorn was conferred with first world Sanskrit award

• India becomes Associate Member of CERN, Geneva

• Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain

• Russia's Soyuz spacecraft arrives at International Space Station

• Indira Gandhi National Service Scheme Awards

• International Film Festival of India begins in Goa

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches Pradhanmantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) in Agra

• Kenya's Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge wins men's Delhi Half Marathon

• 120 killed in UP train derailment Pukhrayan area in Kanpur Dehat district

• P V Sindhu wins maiden China Open Super Series Premier

• India, Israel institutions ink pact for education, training

• India, UK sign 3 advance pricing agreements

• Centre sanctions Rs 5,800 crore for implementation of urban infra projects

• Govt issues order to attach Rs 18,866 cr properties under PMLA

• Ban-Ki-moon

• Supreme Court refuses to accept Centre's stand of rejecting Collegium recommendations

• Nikki Haley

• November 18th News Headlines

• Termination clause in India-Japan civil nuclear deal binding on both parties: MEA

• Chhattisgarh first state to adopt resolution on demonetization

• India, US resolve 100 tax dispute cases worth Rs 5,000 crore

• Union Govt announces new measures to tackle demonetisation problems

• RBI lifts restriction on FPI investment in bonds

• Andhra Pradesh government sets solar target of 4,000 MW in two years

• US scientists develop long acting malaria drug

• UN meet calls for combating climate change on urgent priority

• India ranks 20th on Climate Change Performance Index

• Sprinter Dharambir handed eight-year ban

• Supreme Court asks search engines to delete information on sex determination

• India's Rustom-II UAV successfully completes maiden test flight

• Over 20 countries sign framework pact of International Solar Alliance

• Maharashtra taps solar energy to power agriculture sector

• Nasscom cuts IT growth forecast to 8-10% in FY17

• India, China joint military exercise begins in Pune

• Currency in circulation shrinks: RBI

• Supreme Court rejects Tamil Nadu's plea for review of Jallikattu verdict

• UN committee passes Ukraine-sponsored resolution in Crimea

• Egyptian court cancels death sentence of Morsi

• Harish Bhatt

• Padmini Rout wins National Women Premier Championship for third time

• India's income will go up by 27% with women participation

• Russia-Pakistan-China forum clouds Afghan donor meet

• Hunger risks sparking fresh exodus from Syria: UN

• Sports Ministry launches 'Khelo India' Scheme

• India, Israel to boost cooperation to combat terrorism, radicalization

• India, US launch USD 95 mn clean energy projects

• Supreme Court refuses to stay Govt's demonetization notification

• Union Cabinet approves higher MSP for Rabi crops

• Punjab govt de-notifies land acquired for Satluj Yamuna Link canal

• Cabinet nod for setting up special committee for inter-linking of rivers

• China launches pulsar navigation satellite XPNAV-1

• Augustin Matata

• NGT directs setting up of monitoring panels on Air pollution

• Ujjivan Small Finance Bank gets RBI’s final ‘small bank’ licence

• 14 year old Aseem Yash creates free calling app

• Carbon emission in India grew by 5.2% in 2015

• 2016 set to be hottest year on record

• Hindi to be part of foreign languages for Australia preschoolers

• Lewis Hamilton wins Brazilian Grand Prix

• FDI in services sector jumps to $5.3 billion during April-September in 2016

• Hyderabad High Court notice to 20 YSRC MLAs over defection to TDP

• Prime Minister flags off Ghazipur-Kolkata Express train

• President inaugurates India International Trade Fair 2016

• Sydney to host Invictus Games in 2018: Britain's Prince Harry

• November 14th News Headlines

• Aditi Ashok wins Women's Indian Open

• India, Myanmar and Thailand Friendship Motor Car Rally flagged-off

• Tsunami hits New Zealand after 7.5-magnitude earthquake

• Colombia, FARC rebels announce new peace deal to end 52 year war

• India to preside next edition of COP for tobacco control at Geneva in 2018

• India, Bhutan signs agreement on trade for better bilateral relations

• ISIS militants killing civilians in Mosul accused of helping Iraqi forces: UN

• November 12th News Headlines

• Global summit on climate change at Marrakech in Morocco

• India, Japan sign civil nuclear deal

• States have right to levy entry tax on goods coming in: Supreme Court

• Govt extends use of old Rs 500 and 1000 notes

• INS Vikramaditya completes its first dry-dock refit in Kochi

• Maria Sharapova to return as UN goodwill ambassador

• India, China to set up JWGs on fake notes, sharing terror info

• Taiwan set to legalize same-sex marriages, a first in Asia

• Supreme Court holds Punjab law terminating SYL agreement unconstitutional

• Cyrus Mistry

• RBI overhauls debt restructuring schemes

• Ford to set up technology and business centre in Chennai

• Delhi Declaration on Agro-biodiversity Management adopted

• New notes won’t have ‘tracking chips’: RBI

• Five Indian-Americans in US Congress

• Donald Trump becomes 45th President of United States beating Hillary Clinton

• November 10th News Headlines

• High Court orders Delhi government to contain air pollution

• November 09th News Headlines

• Rashtriya Kalidas Samman to theatre artists Raj Bisaria and Banshi Kaul

• Syrian freelance journalist Hadi Abdullah the RSF-TV5 Monde prize

• Govt scraps Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes

• RBI ramps up production of lower currency denomination

• Only 20% of pollution due to crop burning: Union Environment Minister

• Supreme Court asks Centre to devise common minimum programme to deal with pollution

• Defence Ministry clears new blacklisting policy

• India and Canada to work together on different research and development fields

• Centre signs $48 million loan agreement with ADB for Assamese power projects

• India, UK agree to set up Joint Working Group to expand trade

• Scientists discovered a new type of atomic bond

• Kanu Ramdas Gandhi

• November 08th News Headlines

• Kalam Ignite Awards

• Nicaraguan President wins third consecutive term

• AADHAR for DBT saved Rs 36,000 cr

• M Rajeshwar Rao

• Sinhala and Tamil to get equal status along with English as third official language in Sri Lanka

• Research in agro-biodiversity is crucial: PM

• India rises to second spot on global business optimism index: Report

• HCC becomes first company to get S4A approval; to recast Rs. 5,107 cr debt

• Odisha govt signs MoU to set up four more STPI centres

• Indian win 8 gold medals in Commonwealth Wrestling Championships

• Narendra Modi

• November 07th News Headlines

• India to acquire US-2i amphibious aircrafts

• GST Council meeting remains inconclusive on dual control issue

• NITI Aayog pitches for easing single-brand retail sourcing norms

• Govt to launch clean consumer fora, clean market schemes

• Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on certain Chinese steel products

• India Ideas Conclave 2016 begins in Goa

• Paris Agreement on Climate Change takes effect on 4th November

• India, UNISDR sign "Statement of Cooperation" on Sendai Framework

• UK announces new visa policy for non-EU nationals

• Sonu Sood-starrer 'Xuanzang' China's official entry to Oscars

• Govt launches Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan for pregnant women

• India, Sweden agree to enhance collaboration in energy sector

• November 05th News Headlines

• RBI allows banks to issue masala bonds

• Maharashtra first state to launch cyber police stations in all districts

• PM Modi outlines 10-point agenda for disaster risk reduction

• Voter has right to know candidate’s qualification: Supreme Court

• Four-tier GST rate structure finalised: Arun Jaitley

• November 04th News Headlines

• Deeper carbon cuts needed to avoid climate tragedy: UN

• Ramnath Goenka Awards

• Google ties up with Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) for virtual tour of monuments

• UK High Court says parliament must vote on triggering article 50 on Brexit

• November 03rd News Headlines

• President Mukherjee holds talks with Nepalese counterpart

• Govt marks Rs 10 lakh each for mandis for waste management

• S&P retains lowest investment grade rating for India

• Bindeshwar Pathak

• South Korean President Park Geun-hye reshuffles cabinet amid protests

• Indo-Nepal holds joint military exercise

• Centre notifies rules for Real Estate Act for five UTs

• November 02nd News Headlines

• Panama Papers: Pakistan Supreme Court orders corruption probe against Nawaz Sharif

• Kerala becomes 3rd Open Defecation Free State

• National Research Development Corporation inks 5 tech licensing pacts

• Mystery behind birth of Saturn’s rings solved

• Delhi govt launches Yamuna riverfront project

• Johnson Mogoa Kimani Ondieki

• November 01st News Headlines

• World Cities Day observed with theme 'Inclusive Cities, Shared Development'

• 300 million children live with polluted outdoor air: UNICEF

• India, China hold discussions on NSG issue in Beijing

• AP, Telangana top Ease of Doing Business list

• Centre unveils faster-maturing pulses variety

• India, Palestine sign MoU for setting up of Techo Park in Ramallah

• Maharashtra offers best environment for agri-business: NITI Aayog index

• Michel Aoun

• October 31st News Headlines

• EU, Canada sign landmark Free-Trade Agreement

• World Bank appoints first adviser Clifton Cortez to tackle LGBTI discrimination

• CO2 in oceans leads to ice age every 100,000 years

• India beat Pakistan 3-2, lifts Asian Champions Trophy

• Armed forces are answerable to government: Supreme Court

• No deadlock in appointment of judges: Supreme Court

• Shashikala Kakodar

• October 29th News Headlines

• World's largest Marine Protected Area declared in Antarctica

• Tagore memorial library and resource centre inaugurated in Sri Lanka

• UN votes to launch talks on nuclear weapons ban

• Inter State Council, Standing Committee reconstituted

• Govt launches 'Mission Madhumeha through Ayurveda'

• Govt to set up 10 new groups of Secretaries to focus on governance issues

• Centre sanctions 84,460 more affordable houses under PM Awas Yojana

• New ‘benami’ Act to take effect from Nov. 1, 2016

• Indian documentary Daughters of Mother India wins at CAM International Film Festival

• Paul Beatty won the Man booker prize

• Government approves new trade pact with Bhutan

• CCEA clears Rs 500-cr special horticulture package for Jammu and Kashmir

• India overusing natural resources by 70%, says WWF report

• Pakistan official held on espionage case

• One-Man Judicial Panel submits report on One Rank One Pension

• October 28th News Headlines

• Cabinet approves setting up of National Academic Depository

• China's Communist Party elevates Xi Jinping as 'core' leader

• October 27th News Headlines

• Karnal Singh appointed as chief of Enforcement Directorate

• G Balakrishnan

• Central Government launches Biotech-KISAN scheme to empower farmers, especially women

• India, New Zealand to expand co-operation in Asia Pacific regional forums

• India notifies revised double tax avoidance agreement with South Korea

• India and Russia inter-governmental commission on military-technical cooperation

• Mediterranean migrant deaths in 2016 hit record 3,800: UN

• AAI creates new subsidiary for air cargo logistics and allied services

• AP Government withdraws Swiss Challenge notification

• October 26th News Headlines

• U.N. Says 2016 will be deadliest year ever for migrants crossing the Mediterranean

• Centre amends election rules, armed forces to now get e-postal ballots

• Central Advisory Board of Education to form panel to promote Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme

• Supreme Court refuses to re-examine its 1995 verdict on Hindutva

• India, Bahrain denounce terrorism, call it 'hazard' to all countries

• India ranks 87th in WEF gender gap report

• India ranks 130 in the World Bank Ease of Doing Business 2017

• Uranus may have two more moons: Study

• Scientists find new species of millipede in deep cave

• October 25th News Headlines

• Cyrus Mistry

• Bilal Nazki

• Carbon Dioxide level reaches record high in 2016: World Meteorological Organization

• Guwahati gets FIFA nod for hosting Under-17 World Cup games

• Hitler's secret Nazi base discovered in Arctic

• Maoist encounter on Odisha-Andhra border

• Five probe reports submitted to SIT on black money: Supreme Court

• Finance Ministry asks PSUs to explore taking over stressed projects

• October 24th News Headlines

• Iraqi Parliament passes law banning alcohol

• Haryana issues notification changing name of Gurgaon

• PM for making India global arbitration hub

• Virat Kohli drives India to 2-1 series lead

• Randeep Guleria and DS Rana selected for the prestigious Dr BC Roy Award in the field of medicine

• Airlines Technology ties up with British Airways

• October 22nd News Headlines

• UN Rights Council sets up probe into Aleppo violence

• New Saudi scheme Nitaqat to benefit migrant workers facing retrenchment

• Oxford to launch online Hindi dictionary

• Indian-origin scientist creates 'real' 3D hands in laboratory

• After 50 years, Danushkodi gets road link to land’s end

• Regional air connectivity scheme UDAN launched

• Centre approves 4 FDI proposals

• Arun Jaitley

• October 21st News Headlines

• Duterte declares Philippines’ ‘separation from the U.S.’

• Supreme Court examining "scope and width" of section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act

• Tribal rights group moves Supreme Court against Uniform Civil Code

• 10th Indo-US trade forum began in Delhi

• Foreign venture capital investors can now invest in unlisted firms

• India has seen 'dramatic' improvements in opportunities available to girl child, says UN report

• Poonam Chauhan

• Syria: humanitarian cease fire announced by Russia comes in effect

• Finance Ministry’s proposal to levy a cess for compensation to states in implementing GST

• Election Commission supports idea of simultaneous elections

• Reallocation only for Telangana and AP: Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal

• Andhra Pradesh topped in wind-power installations in April-September

• 15% of country's population undernourished

• India, Myanmar pledge to maintain security in border areas, boost ties

• India into a joint venture arrangement with Algeria for a multi-billion dollar fertilizer plant

• October 20th News Headlines

• October 19th News Headlines

• UN Security Council agrees to continue to monitor Colombia ceasefire

• World Bank to provide $1 billion to Bangladesh to fight child malnutrition

• Indian Vice President meets Algerian leaders

• PM Modi launches hub for SC/ST entrepreneurs

• 3 hydropower projects dedicated to the nation in Himachal Pradesh

• GST Council decides on compensation for States for any loss of revenue

• Saina Nehwal appointed as a member of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Athletes' Commission

• Irom Sharmila launches Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance party

• India to extend all help to Myanmar in setting up democratic institutions

• India bag four medals at Tifsa World Games

• Andhra govt sets GVA target for horticulture sector at Rs 49,845 cr

• Scientists produce electricity from water without using energy

• October 18th News Headlines

• Policies, investments key to India's rural transformation: IFAD

• October 17th: International Day for eradication of Poverty

• BIMSTEC countries express commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms

• India, Brazil sign pacts to deepen cooperation in agriculture and cattle genomics

• BRICS development bank to lend $2.5 billion in 2017

• BIMSTEC members have equal opportunities to share

• 40% roads in India not metalled, 78% NHs have one or two lanes

• China launches its longest ever manned mission to space

• October 17th News Headlines

• Chinese Taipei Open: Sourabh Verma wins men's singles title

• Govt to use postal network for distribution of subsidized pulses

• BRICS Summit condemns terrorism describing it as a global threat

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi bilateral meetings with Nepal, Bangladesh

• India calls for early adoption of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism

• Pakistan climate project in Gilgit-Baltistan region gets 'conditional' approval

• October 15th News Headlines

• Less than 6 in 10 tuberculosis cases reported in India: WHO

• Cabinet clears IIM for Jammu and Kashmir

• BRICS trade with world grows 5.8%, India leading: Maersk

• Bob Dylan

• Bhumibol Adulyadej

• India, Russia to set up agro irradiation centres

• India has fourth-largest population of high net worth individuals in APAC

• RBI allows banks to classify borrowed securities as SLR

• India to ban release of potent greenhouse gas

• Antonio Guterres

• October 14th News Headlines

• Impose measures on sugar beverages: WHO

• India under-reported TB for 15 years: WHO

• BRICS nations accounts 15% trade: Indian Vice President

• Cabinet approves MoU on General Cooperation with New Development Bank

• Andhra inks pact with Russia's JSC United Shipping Corp

• Govt increases disability pension for war veterans

• First BRICS Trade Fair and Exhibition begins in Delhi

• Ashwin regains number one spot in ICC Cricket Test rankings

• Driverless cars introduced in London

• ICICI Bank first Indian lender to execute Blockchain transaction

• October 13th News Headlines

• UNICEF initiative to tackle malnutrition in children in Andhra Pradesh

• Supreme Court widens the scope of Domestic Violence Act

• India donates Rs 9.3 million to Mandela Foundation

• Telangana state now has a total 31 districts

• India ranks 97 in global hunger index

• Central Government issues more draft norms under Bankruptcy Code

• Central Government sets up panel to revamp forest law

• India won the Indore Cricket Test against New Zealand

• Panneerselvam

• October 12th News Headlines

• Virat Kohli became first Indian test captain to score two double centuries

• Ethiopia declares state of emergency amid anti-govt protests

• China again blocked UN ban on Masood Azhar over 'different views'

• October 10th News Headlines

• Forbe’s list of 400 rich people in world

• Rani Ki Vav: Cleanest heritage site of India

• Centre provides over Rs 1600 crore to Railways for bio toilets and CCTV cameras

• Over-drinking may cause fatal water intoxication: study

• US says does not support declaring Pakistan a ‘terrorist state’

• Centre opposes triple talaq, polygamy among Muslims in Supreme Court

• India, EU sign MoU to clean rivers

• Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize

• October 08th News Headlines

• Mandi in Himachal Pradesh becomes cleanest district in hilly areas of rural India

• Shooter Jitu Rai wins silver at World Cup in Italy

• Indo-Pak border to be sealed completely by 2018: Union Home Minister

• BRICS Contingent Reserve Arrangement operational

• Paris agreement on climate change to come into force on 4th of November

• ISRO's GSAT-18 launched at Koururu by European space agency

• Five cities for developing under HRIDAY

• India and Sri Lanka to sign Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement

• 250 mandis linked to e-trading platform under the National Agriculture Market

• RBI issues guidelines for small finance banks and payments banks

• Union Cabinet approves amendments to HIV and AIDS Bill, 2014

• Irom Sharmila to launch political party

• Finance Ministry sets up Public debt Management Cell

• World's $152-trillion debt: IMF

• Pakistan debarred from kabaddi world cup 2016

• Jean-Pierre Sauvage, J Fraser Stoddart Bernard Feringa win Nobel chemistry prize for developing molecular machines

• Arjun Vajpai

• Sushil Chandra

• Portugal's Antonio Guterres chosen as next UN secretary general

• South Asia needs 15mn new teachers by 2030: UNESCO

• Nayanjot Lahiri

• October 05th News Headlines

• Maria Sharapova drugs ban reduced from two years to 15 months

• India, Singapore to step up anti-terror, economic cooperation

• Paris climate pact set to enter force after EU ratification

• David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz get Nobel Prize in Physics

• Nearly 69 percent of jobs in India threatened by automation: World Bank

• India's GDP growth to remain strong at 7.6% in 2016, 7.7% in 2017, says World Bank

• RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps

• Myanmar scraps stringent emergency law

• Aadhaar now mandatory to get cooking gas subsidy

• India ranked number one in ICC test rankings

• Deepa Gawale bags silver at Asian Beach Games

• Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi wins 2016 Nobel Prize in Medicine

• Murga wins first prize at Swachh Bharat Short Film Festival

• U.S. suspends Syria ceasefire talks with Russia

• India's RTI Act is the 4th Best in the World

• Jharkhand becomes first state to implement Direct Benefit Transfer in Kerosene

• Delhi tops most polluted megacity list: WHO

• BCCI rejects key recommendations of Lodha Committee

• Swayam Shikshan Prayog awarded UN climate award for 2016

• New universal flu vaccine to prevent global pandemics

• India ratifies historic Paris Climate Agreement

• Centre sets up Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board

• Panama Papers: India asks other countries for details on tax evaders, accounts

• Nepal to hold talks with SAARC members

• Sheikh Mohamed bin Zyed Al Nahyan

• Urban areas of Gujarat, Andhra declared open defecation free

• October 03rd News Headlines

• Annamalai varsity not a government institution, can fix its own fees: High Court

• October 01st News Headlines

• World’s largest dinosaur footprint as big as man discovered in Mongolia desert

• BRICS Countries to boost education ties

• GST council's nod to 5 draft rules

• Joblessness at 5-year high: Labour Bureau survey

• ICRISAT develops new method for watershed management

• India lifts 4th men's Under-18 Asia Cup hockey trophy by beating Bangladesh 5-4

• Pakistan announces postponement of 19th SAARC Summit in Islamabad

• India carries out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LOC

• Siva kumar as a full-time Member of the 21st Law Commission of India

• PM Modi unveils trophy for BRICS Under-17 football tournament

• Lata Mangeshkar Award for Uttam Singh

• Centre launches Progress Panchayat in Mewat district of Haryana

• Riyadh Mathew

• Govt notifies Monetary Policy Committee

• September 30th News Headlines

• September 29th News Headlines

• New lizard species named after Indian scientist Varad Giri

• Indian women's kabaddi team wins gold in Asian Beach Games

• Official emblem for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to held in India unveiled

• Shimon Peres

• BRICS countries agree to focus on employment generation

• World Bank agrees to name Jim Yong Kim to 2nd term as President

• Union Cabinet decides to ratify Paris Agreement on Climate Change

• India-Nigeria strengthen partnership

• Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs crucial decisions on Public sector corporations

• ISRO signs MoU with Telangana govt to provide digital classes

• September 28th News Headlines

• 9 out of 10 people in world breathing polluted air: WHO

• India-China discuss regional security situation

• Solid demand, milestone reforms to sustain India's growth: ADB

• India ranks 39th on global competitiveness index

• PAC forms sub-committee to look into public-private partnership projects

• Govt to set up inter ministerial task force to review Indus Water Treaty

• Mysuru declared open defecation free city

• Pakistan lawmakers adopt landmark Hindu marriage bill

• Cuba, Russia Sign Agreement on Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation

• Pakistan running terror nursery: International report

• India will ratify Paris agreement on 2nd October

• 86 MoUs signed during Incredible India Tourism Investors Summit

• Tax dept unveils draft rules for registration under GST

• MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Award for Dr Subhash Kot and Dr Manu Prakash

• ISRO places SCATSAT-1, 7 other satellites in two orbits

• Sathiyan Gnanasekaran wins Belgium Open

• India wins historic 500th Test

• India decided to review Indus water treaty with Pakistan

• R Ashwin is fastest Indian and second overall to take 200 Test wickets

• China commissions world's largest radio telescope

• Asia's longest Dhola-Sadiya bridge over Brahmaputra River

• September 26th News Headlines

• Parliamentary panel to examine merger of Railway Budget with General Budget

• Switzerland endorse new surveillance powers for intelligence agencies

• September 24th News Headlines

• Right Livelihood Award Syrian aid group White Helmets

• Five-Year Plans will come to an end with the conclusion of the 12th Five-Year Plan

• India 3rd in ICC ODI standings, Kohli 2nd in batting list

• Abraham Varghese was awarded National Humanities Medal, America's highest humanities award

• Russia and Pakistan in first-ever joint military exercise

• UNICEF released report on child online protection in India

• President, PM launch Vice President's book titled "Citizen and Society"

• India, France ink deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets worth Rs 59,000 crore

• Exemption threshold for GST fixed at Rs 20 lakh: Finance Minister

• SEBI relaxes InvITs, REITs rules; sops to foreign investors

• Navtej Sharma appointed as Ambassador to the U.S.

• 2016 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards

• Mukesh Ambani

• Tamil film 'Visaranai' to represent India in Oscars

• India asks SAARC nations to strictly enforce sanctions against terrorist entities, individuals

• Centre, States agree on timetable for deciding on GST rate and completing legislative business

• Centre unveils sops to boost goods exports

• India's 500th Test: Test captains felicitated

• Centre appoints 3 scholars to RBI monetary policy panel

• UN Chief rejects Pakistan repeated pleas to resolve Kashmir issue

• Oxford tops the list as the world's leading university

• Bill in US against Pak-backed terror

• Cabinet gives Clean Ganga Mission power to fine polluters

• India’s second cultural varsity opens in Imphal

• Govt clears deal with France for 36 Rafale fighter jets

• Green signal for tax information exchange agreement with Samoa

• BCCI appoints new selection panel with MSK Prasad as Chief Selector

• Union cabinet nod for merging Rail budget with General Budget

• Nod for optical fibre link between Chennai, Andaman & Nicobar

• Centre sanctions more funds for infra spending

• India bag five medals on day four of Junior Shooting World Cup

• Junaid Ahmad becomes the World Bank's Country Director for India

• Two Indians, one Indian-American among 17 UN Young Leaders

• Centre announces third list of smart cities

• 59% of India vulnerable to moderate to severe quakes

• India set to achieve its MDG, under-5 mortality down

• ADB to loan $631 mn to first coastal corridor

• PMO nod for closure of sick govt. companies

• India successfully test fires long range surface-to-air Barak-8 missile off Odisha coast

• Rushiraj wins rapid fire pistol gold at ISSF Junior World Cup

• North Korea carries out successful rocket engine test

• NAM countries seek reform of UNSC to make it more 'effective'

• Pro-Putin party wins landslide victory in Russian election

• World leaders adopt breakthrough declaration on refugees at UN

• Cauvery Supervisory Committee directs Karnataka to release 3,000 cusecs of water

• One-third of total maternal deaths in 2015 happened in India: Report

• India to clock 8% growth over next few years: S&P

• UN suspends all aid convoys in Syria

• Government panel favours expansion of the Aravalis

• India, Sri Lanka sign MoU to set up training school in Kandy

• India notifies BS VI emission standards, experts welcome move

• Govt to build one crore houses by 2019 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: Tomar

• Emmy Awards

• India calls for concrete action in fight against terrorism at NAM summit

• World Bank to invest nearly 1,000 crore rupees for improvement of inland waterways in Assam

• August equals July as hottest month in modern times: UN

• Newborns in Maharashtra to be Aadhaar-linked

• Narendra Babubhai Patel

• Scientists in US successfully grow three-dimensional lungs in lab, using stem cells

• India finishes 2nd in Track Asia Cup; win two more gold medals on final day

• BJP extended support to PPA govt in Arunachal Pradesh

• 17 soldiers killed, 23 injured in cross-LoC strike on Uri camp

• Govt to expand DBT to 147 schemes by next March

• Govt. notifies new import policy for marble & travertine blocks & marble and granite Slabs

• China & Russia carry out joint naval exercises

• Govt to link all ration cards to Aadhaar by end-FY17

• Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma conferred with Arjuna Award

• Political crisis in Arunachal Pradesh

• Two Indo Americans from MIT awarded

• Jim Yong Kim

• BRICS ministers agree on MoU on environmental issues

• Key issues discussed at NAM summit

• India grabs 112th spot on World Economic Freedom Index

• Abraham Verghese selected for 2015 National Humanities Medal

• Deposits under Jan Dhan Yojna cross Rs. 42,000 cr mark

• India, Sri Lanka sign MoU to support fishermen

• UK approves EDF's 18-billion euros nuclear power station

• India is now the second-largest internet market

• SC raps T.N., Karnataka

• BRICS agreed to counter terrorism

• Indian cyclists bag 6 medals on opening day of Track Asia Cup 2016

• Ramesh bagged the prestigious Lemelson–MIT Prize

• RBI forms panel to review commodities hedging guidelines

• India, Russia work towards "energy bridge"

• Rcom and Aircel merged

• India raises human rights violation issue in PoK at UNHRC

• Census found over 12,000 kids identified as divorcees

• Somalia hosts heads of state summit for 1st time in 30 years

• Central government starts interactive platform to bring transparency in Padma Awards

• Extradition Treaty between India and Afghanistan approved

• Andhra Pradesh becomes second state to achieve 100% electrification

• Growing number of countries refusing to cooperate on rights: UN

• Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia wins gold at Rio Paralympics

• Arundhathi and Chanda Kochhar among '50 most powerful women'

• Union Cabinet approves formation of GST Council

• CCEA gives nod to raise buffer stock of pulses to 20 lakh tones

• Russia-China naval drills follow rejection of The Hague verdict

• Protests over Cauvery water sharing in karnataka turn violent

• Deepa Malik wins Silver in women's Shot-Put event in Rio Paralympics

• Govt launches toll free number for postal complaints

• Govt approves exchange of tariff concessions under APTA

• JP Rajkhowa

• Govt seeks public views on simultaneous polls of Lok Sabha and state assemblies

• Kerala decentralises disaster management

• Philippine drama wins Venice Film Festival's top prize

• September 12th News Headlines

• Railways flexi fares comes into effect

• BCCI sets in place qualification criteria for selectors

• GST Council comes into effect on 12th September

• Centre issues fresh guidelines for flexi-fund for CSS

• September 10th News Headlines

• North Korea carries out 'biggest ever' nuclear test

• Russia holds large-scale military drills in Crimea

• ASEAN, India leaders agree to continue enhancing partnership

• New reptile species from 212 million years ago identified

• Coimbatore wins the best corporation Skoch award

• India and 10 South-east Asian countries decide to set up fund for health emergencies in region

• Prez nod to Constitution Amendment Bill on GST

• ISRO launches INSAT- 3DR weather satellite

• Satyanarayana

• 58 % of Pakistani refugees are children: UNICEF

• Sikkim tops Swachh Bharat Survey, Bihar at the bottom

• HC sets aside appointment of 21 MLAs

• Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launches Gas4India campaign

• In Telangana two more lifts commissioned in Kalwakurthy

• Export of terror common security threat: PM Modi to ASEAN nations

• India free from Yaws, Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus, WHO certifies

• Centre approves Rs 450 cr for five states under Swadesh Darshan scheme

• Indian film 'Thithi' wins best film award at BRICS Film Festival

• UN Security Council condemns North Korean missile tests

• About 50 million children 'uprooted' worldwide: UNICEF

• Fighting displaces 100,000 in central Syria in 8 days: UN

• Biocompatible piezoelectric generator is made from fish scales

• India inks open skies pact with Greece

• India on path of becoming hub for hi-tech world manufacturing: UN

• Centre announces financial package for Andhra Pradesh

• Australia hit world record 263 to beat Sri Lanka

• Urjit Patel

• India, Chile expand preferential trading pact to boost economic ties

• Centre launches NIDHI for nurturing ideas & innovation into start ups

• Scientists for first time discover magnetic particles of air pollution lodged in human brains

• Govt identifies 99 irrigation projects under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

• India will have 7 mega cities by 2030

• Centre launches biggest Leprosy Case Detection campaign

• Rishi Kapoor felicitated

• G-20 leaders pledge to work for fair global tax system

• Evolve action plans to curb alcoholism, drugs abuse: Centre to states

• DoT unveils new norms on SIM upgradation

• SIT on black money asks RBI to share information

• September 04th News Headlines

• Supreme Court urged to bar Dilma Rousseff from politics

• Islam Karimov

• Supreme Court asks Sahara Group to give details of financial sources

• Trinamool Congress gets national party status

• British Columbia first foreign govt to issue masala bond

• Maharashtra tops in ease of doing business, new rankings gauge shows

• First BRICS film festival begins in New Delhi

• G20 countries score poorly in climate goals report

• China parliament ratifies Paris climate change agreement

• September 03rd News Headlines

• A powerful 7.1 quake jolts in New Zealand

• Centre constitutes expert committee to study silt in river Ganga in Bihar

• BRICS convention on Tourism begins in Khajuraho

• 16 states ratify GST Constitution Amendment Bill

• Railway launches insurance scheme for passengers travelling on e- ticket

• Centre notifies National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme

• Urban unemployment climbs to 11.24% in August, rural 9.18%

• Reliance Jio declared attractive plans

• CCEA approves initiatives to address issues ailing to construction sector

• R Ashwin remains highest-placed Indian bowler

• Alex Hales, England create records

• Country's economic growth recorded 7.1 percent in first quarter of current fiscal

• RBL becomes first private bank to list in 11 years

• Rs. 500-crore fund to help push India Inc presence in Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam

• Brazilian Senate Removes President Dilma Rousseff from Office

• 2011 census, Jains top in share of graduates

• Cabinet approves permanent residency plan for foreign investors

• Gabon's President Bongo re-elected, national assembly set on fire

• SC quashes Singur land acquisition for Tata's Nano plant

• 60% of key South Asian water basin not usable: Study

• PM launches first phase of SAUNI project in Gujarat

• Centre to launch Asli Tarakki campaign to promote awareness about sanitation

• “Crime in India” report for 2015: National Crime Records Bureau

• India, US Sign Logistics Exchange Agreement

• Centre raises minimum wage to Rs. 350 per day from Rs. 240 per day

• Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt’s London Olympics bronze medal upgraded to silver

• Padma Sachdev awarded Saraswati Samman

• Madhukar Gupta Committee on border protection submits report to Home Ministry

• India's first military heritage website launched

• Dinanath Pathy

• August 30th News Headlines

• RBI Forecasts 7.6 percent GDP growth for this fiscal

• President Pranab Mukherjee presents national sports awards on occasion of National Sports Day

• India, US sign logistic exchange pact boosting defence ties

• Centre certifies 10 towns as ‘Open Defecation Free’

• India, Myanmar reaffirm their commitment to strengthen bilateral security

• Tunisia's new unity government takes office

• Expert committee on alternatives to pellet guns submits its report to Govt

• Bibhuti Lahkar nominated for Heritage Heroes Award

• Priyanka Chopra for Fempowerment Women Achievers

• ISRO successfully test-fires Scramjet Rocket Engine

• NASA's Juno probe completes first Jupiter flyby

• World population to reach 9.9 billion in 2050: PRB report

• UNDP urges Africa to harness the full potential of women

• Union HRD Minister formally inaugurates IIT-Dharwad

• August 29th News Headlines

• Jim Yong Kim to be the World Bank President for a second term

• Cristiano Ronaldo crowned UEFA Best Player in Europe

• Philippine government, communist rebels sign ceasefire deal

• Burkini ban suspended by France's top administrative court

• Maneka Gandhi launches POCSO e-box for Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses

• India ranked 77 in disaster risk index of the world

• PM announces task force to prepare for next three Olympics

• RBI asks banks to provide loans to women self-help groups in rural areas at 7% per annum

• World Bank sanctions Rs. 980 cr for Brahmaputra dredging

• LIGO, first data centre in India will come up at Pune

• Narendra Modi

• Jennifer Lawrence named the world's highest-paid actress

• RBI opens debt market, access for FPIs

• Scientists discovered Earth-sized planet orbiting star nearest to Sun

• Abhinav Bindra to Head NRAI Review Committee on Rio Debacle

• Colombian govt and rebel group FARC sign historic peace accord

• 49,000 children at risk in Nigeria: UN

• Assad regime launched chemical attacks: UN

• Cabinet nod to Draft Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill

• Centre okays 2 new National Highways

• August 26th News Headlines

• Sakshi Malik

• Earth quake hits Italy

• August 25th News Headlines

• Supreme Court reprimands Jayalalitha for using defamation cases to curb dissent

• Union government probe on Scorpene submarine data leak

• Union Cabinet enhances compensation to civilian victims

• Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Navi Mumbai signs agreement with SBI, Bank of Singapore for ECB of $400mn

• China unveils first images of 2020 Mars mission

• Sports Ministry constitutes panel to inquire into Jaisha's allegations

• Govt launches accessible E-Library 'Sugamya Pustakalaya'

• North Korea test fires new ballistic missile

• Rio Paralympics 2016: Russia banned after losing appeal

• Indian President launches Akashvani Moitree Channel for listeners in Bangladesh

• Maharashtra, Telangana sign pact for 3 irrigation projects

• Gujarat Assembly ratifies GST Constitution amendment bill

• Maharashtra first to sign up for regional connectivity scheme

• UN confirms Dawood Ibrahim in Karachi

• Kabaddi World Cup 2016 to be held in Gujarat

• S.R. Nathan

• August 23rd News Headlines

• Rio Olympics comes to an end after 16 days of sporting

• Awards for PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Jitu Rai & Dipa Karmakar to get Khel Ratna

• World's oldest underground railway in London starts running

• Free high-speed Wi-Fi for commuters at 8 railway stations

• Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh Assemblies ratify GST constitutional amendment bill

• India world's third biggest tech startup hub: Study

• Kamal Haasan:

• Najma Heptulla:

• UN calls for international support to address humanitarian crises

• August 22nd News Headlines

• Women Parliamentarians from BRICS for growth

• Pasighat advanced landing ground gets operational

• New scheme for apparel export

• Scientists develop laser from fluorescent jellyfish proteins

• Melbourne wins world's 'most liveable city' award sixth year in a row

• India ranks 39th in Asia Pacific on fixed broadband

• Reforms, inclusive growth India's focus areas at G20 summit

• Sindhu won silver in Olympics

• Russia ready to support proposal for 48-hour ceasefire in Aleppo: UN

• Government caps prices of 22 essential drugs

• India inks deal to route petroleum products through Bangladesh

• Wrestler Narsingh Yadav banned for 4 years

• BARC develops portable kit to detect chromium contamination in water

• Centre to give special assistance of Rs 1976.5 cr to AP

• India Post Payments Bank gets Registrar of Companies nod

• IIT-Kanpur adopts five villages under Namami Gange programme

• Tendulkar adopts village in Maharashtra

• Centre hikes monthly pension of freedom fighters kept in Cellular Jail

• August 19th News Headlines

• China, Myanmar agree to enhance cooperation on Myitsone Dam project

• Shuttler PV Sindhu enters Women's Singles final

• China, ASEAN countries agree to form South China Sea framework

• Rio Olympics: Sakshi Malik wins first medal

• Award for Bengaluru Tomato

• Centre accepts some suggestions of collegiums

• J P Nadda inaugurates AMRIT outlets in Shillong, Imphal and Jodhpur

• India rejects Pakistan proposal to hold FS-level talks on Kashmir

• 7 Indian companies among top 200 carbon clean firms

• New Governors appointed in Punjab, Assam, Manipur, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

• August 17th News Headlines

• A R Rahman concert at UN Assembly

• China calls for swift formulation of code of conduct for South China Sea

• India climbs 15 spots in innovation ranking

• Russia launches first Syria raids from Iran base

• Tata Steel signs MoU with IIT Madras to set up research centre

• Dipa Karmakar finishes fourth, misses bronze

• Over 10000-Year-Old Camping Site Discovered in Ladakh

• World Culture Festival destroyed biodiversity of Yamuna

• Bihar becomes 2nd state to ratify Constitutional amendment bill on GST

• Gurdial Singh:

• Luqmaan Patel:

• Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins 100 meters Final, retains title of "Fastest Man Alive"

• ICC Test Ranking: Ajinkya Rahane enters top-10 in batsman's list

• Govt releases commemorative postage stamp on Tourism

• 1st BIO-CNG project in India inaugurated in Pune

• Drones better than satellites to gauge crop loss, says panel

• India, China agree on foreign secretaries-level dialogue

• Rules eased to import, export human biological samples

• China launches first quantum communication satellite

• Centre issues advisory on use of National Flag

• Venus may have once been habitable: NASA

• Havildar Hangpan Dada

• RBI might not meet inflation target: IMF

• ONGC sets up Rs 100-crore startup fund

• August 15th News Headlines

• M.S. Subbalaxmi

• Venezuela and Colombia agree to gradual reopening of border

• Resolution passed to restore peace

• Ban launches new initiatives enhancing UN efforts to work with and for world's youth

• 13 key bills passed in monsoon session

• Centre constitutes national committee on trade facilitation

• Government, oil firms inflated PAHAL subsidy savings: CAG

• Dipika Pallikal wins PSA Australian Open

• Michael Phelps wins 22nd Olympic gold in 200 individual medley

• India moves up in MasterCard consumer confidence index

• Over 57,400 schemes to provide drinking water in rural areas

• Russia announces war games after accusing Ukraine of terrorist plot

• Nod for Maternity Benefits bill

• Gujarat sets record for Hand Washing in Narmada district

• Government notifies national 'Early Childhood Care and Education' policy

• Parliament passes Central Agricultural University Bill

• Jaitley launches data bank portal of MSMEs

• India’s ranking as business destination improves: Survey

• U.S. approves sale of arms worth $1.15 bn to Saudi Arabia

• Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project dedicated to nation

• Cabinet approves amendment to Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill

• Govt allocates Rs 200 crore for Nirbhaya fund

• Niti Aayog inks pact with US EIA to set up portal on energy data

• Cabinet liberalises FDI norms for NBFC sector

• Govt to set up committee to review e-commerce rules

• Kalikho Pul

• Countries agree on refugee document ahead of New York summit: UN

• Russia, Turkey agree to restore ties after diplomatic rift

• Cow vigilantism: Centre issues advisory

• 16-year fast of Iron Lady of Manipur comes to an end

• Reserve Bank announces bi-monthly monetary policy review; keeps rates unchanged

• E-Marketplace launched

• President gives nod for uniform admission test to medical, dental courses

• Lok Sabha unanimously passes GST amendment bill

• Overstated output led to Rs 18,627-cr ONGC burden: CAG

• Vijay Mallya

• Nayeem, the gangster, shot dead

• Saudi Arabia sets up crisis management group for laid-off Indians

• Swachh Survekshan, 2017 launched

• India to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cold-rolled steel products

• Endosulfan causes DNA damage in animals

• US got first gold medal in Rio Olympics

• Niti Aayog suggests closure of 8 sick PSUs

• China launches first mobile telecommunications satellite

• Abhijeet Gupta retains Commonwealth Chess championship crown

• Russia banned from Rio Paralympics over doping

• Roshamma

• PM launches series of developmental projects in Telangana

• Vijay Rupani the new chief minister of Gujarat

• Shahram Amri executed

• Thailand votes on new constitution

• Brazil Olympics kicked off

• Nita Ambani

• Iran bans Pokemon Go app over security concerns

• Govt launches nation-wide programme MAA for promoting breastfeeding

• Inflation target fixed at 4% for five years

• Renovation, maintenance delays cost NTPC Rs. 1,911 crore: CAG

• August 06th News Headlines

• RBI sets up panel on household finance

• Centre aims to roll out GST from April 1 next year

• RBI eases norms in cheque dishonour cases of Rs 1 cr and above

• China joins Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan in security alliance

• India's first tiger cell to be set up in Dehradun

• US denied payment to Pakistan $300 mn in military reimbursements

• Yazidis still victims of Islamic State militants group: UN panel

• IOC agrees to add five new sports for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

• August 05th News Headlines

• Centre to set up One Stop Centre in each district to help women affected by violence

• Govt sets up panels to help meet Paris climate change pact targets

• North Korea fires missile into Japanese waters

• Anandi Ben

• August 4th News Headlines

• Aadhaar-based e-signature launched

• Court quashes 123 GO of Telangana

• Rajya Sabha passes GST bill

• Prachanda

• Centre, state governments spent 1.3% of GDP on healthcare in 2015-16

• India to play two T20 matches against West Indies in USA

• Visa exemption schemes discussed in SAARC meeting

• RIL financials to be adversely affected by report: CAG

• UIDAI extended undue favour to Wipro: CAG

• North Korea fires ballistic missile into the sea: South Korea

• Rajasthan becomes first state to approve sewage and waste water policy

• Parliament passes Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill

• FSSAI bans silver leaf of animal origin in food items

• US launches anti-ISIS airstrikes in Libya

• PM Modi sets up a virtual digital cabinet

• RBI clears decks for universal banking

• Parliament passes NIT, Science Education and Research Bill

• Foundation stone laid for permanent NDRF station in Pune

• Anant Maheshwari the head of Microsoft in India

• August 01st News Headlines

• Novak Djokovic wins ATP Toronto Masters

• Gujarat CM Anandi Ben resigns

• Narsingh Yadav gets NADA's clean chit; to particiapte in Rio Olympics

• Maiden broad-gauge train service between Agartala and Delhi

• Yemen accepts UN-proposed peace agreement to end armed conflict with rebels

• Rani Singh Nair:

• Tunisian PM Habib Essid loses confidence vote

• China contradicts NPT consensus: Arms control Association

• Indian drones to aid crop cover scheme

• India to host Kabaddi World Cup in October

• July 30th News Headlines

• 5.4 magnitude quake shakes Tokyo

• India to host international summit on tobacco-control

• India aims to double tiger count by 2022

• India, Bangladesh agree on anti-terror cooperation

• FDI inflows up 53% in past 2 years: Jaitley

• Apr-Jun fiscal deficit at 61% of financial year 2016-17 target

• Anurag Singh Thakur:

• July 29th News Headlines

• China, Russia plan naval drills in South China Sea

• Nanda Kumar

• Mahasweta Devi

• SBI partners Oracle to support Digital India

• Novel technique purifies drinking water using sunlight

• Parliament passes CAMPA Bill

• Modi asks NITI Aayog to drive transformation

• Hillary Clinton the first woman nominated as Democrat Candidate

• Parliament passes Child Labour Bill

• Lok Sabha passes Lokpal, Lokayukta Bill; also gives nod to Benami Transactions Bill

• Union Cabinet clears amendments in GST Bill

• July 28th News Headlines

• Individual FDI cap in bourses rose to 15%

• Bezwada Wilson, T M Krishna win Ramon Magsaysay Award

• Michel Barnier

• July 27th News Headlines

• Irom Sharmila

• Devas-Antrix deal: Tribunal rules against Indian govt

• States say no to GST rate cap

• India discovers producible natural gas hydrates: US agency

• Parveen Rana to replace Narsingh Yadav for Rio Olympics

• NITI Aayog panel favours replacing MCI

• Parliament passes Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill

• Union Home Ministry sets up expert panel to explore possible alternatives to pellet guns in Kashmir

• SBI, IOC link up to empower farmers

• July 26th News Headlines

• Mars rover Curiosity can now fire laser on its own

• Kanyakumari

• Digital payments to be $500-bn industry by 2020, says report

• World’s largest temple in Armenia

• Lok Sabha passes Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2016

• Yahoo to be sold to Verizon Communications for nearly $5 bn

• Lok Sabha Speaker forms panel to probe Bhagwant Mann's video incident

• India, US to train African, Asian nations in farming

• July 25th News Headlines

• G20 pledges to use all tools to fight weak global recovery

• World’s largest amphibious aircraft unveiled

• Foundation stone laid for MSME technology center in Visakhapatnam

• Startup India States’ Conference held

• Athlete Neeraj Chopra sets world record in IAAF U-20

• Wrestler Narsingh Yadav fails NADA dope test

• K P Oli

• India receives $5.34 billion FDI in April-May

• Virat Kohli became first Indian captain to make a double century abroad

• Centre sets up panel to draft an exclusive law on river Ganga

• PM lays foundation stone of AIIMS

• Lok Sabha goes paperless

• India and Bangladesh jointly inaugurated Petrapole check post

• Ganesh Singh is the new chairperson of the Joint Committee of Parliament examining the land acquisition bill

• July 23rd News Headlines

• Sweden tops in Sustainable Development Goal Index

• 7 Indian companies on Fortune's list

• CCEA approves construction of new dry dock within Cochin Shipyard Limited

• NASA marks 40th anniversary of Mars landing

• Michelle Kakade

• Parliament panel proposes revamp of Debt Recovery Bill, RBI audit of ARCs

• UN holds informal poll on 12 candidates for next UN chief

• SC/ST quota for job promotion: SC seeks Centre's response

• Mahammed Shahid

• State of emergency in Turkey

• Centre bifurcates Communication Ministry; new ministry for IT

• Pema Khandu government in Arunachal Pradesh passes floor test

• Cabinet nod for changes to Benami Transactions Bill

• Start Up India: 16 entities incorporated, tax sops rejected for 2

• Govt says DBT scheme saves Rs 21K cr in LPG subsidy in 2 years

• In a first, IVF with frozen embryo used for breeding indigenous cows

• July 21st News Headlines

• IMF cuts India's growth projections slightly

• Indian Olympic contingent of 121 athletes, including 54 women to Rio Games

• Rohit Khandelwal

• July 20th News Headlines

• North Korea fires three ballistic missiles into Sea of Japan

• Republicans formally nominate Trump for U.S. presidency

• World's wealthiest countries host less than 9% refugees: Report

• India, US agree to deepen cooperation in maritime sector

• India and WHO tie up for promotion of Yoga, Ayurveda

• Government detects undisclosed income of 44 thousand crore rupees

• Centre pumps Rs. 22,915 cr into public sector banks

• July 19th News Headlines

• Supreme Court accepts Lodha panel recommendations on structural reforms in BCCI

• Siddhu

• Turkey President hinted reinstating of death penalty

• NHAI in pact with banks for funds to revive projects

• Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal clinch National Squash tittles

• Vijender clinches WBO Asia Pacific title

• Chandigarh & Sikkim's national park among Heritage Sites

• Pema Khandu

• Paul Romer

• July 18th News Headlines

• E-court inaugurated in Hyderabad

• Density of doctors in India poor, says WHO study

• Attack in Nice claims victims from around the world

• Nalanda University enters UNESCO's World Heritage List

• MP Cabinet approves setting up of Happiness Department in state

• Arunachal Pradesh Governor rejects CM Nabam Tuki’s request

• India jumps 11 places to 152nd in football rankings

• Census 2011 records rise in literacy among disabled

• 74 schemes of 17 Ministries & Departments brought under DBT

• RBI allows foreign players to hike stake in Axis, IDFC Bank

• GM Harika Dronavalli wins Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy in China

• Misbah becomes oldest Test centurion in 82 years

• NATO, Russia fail to overcome deep differences on Ukraine

• India has the most adolescent school dropouts

• Income Declaration Scheme extended to September 2017

• RBI sets up group to review financial technology

• Governor asked Nabam Tuki to prove majority

• India becomes first YAWS-free country

• July 15th News Headlines

• Theresa May has become the new PM of Britain

• Supreme Court orders restoration of congress govt in Arunachal Pradesh

• July 14th News Headlines

• Cabinet allocates Rs 12,000 crore to impart skill training to one crore people over next 4 years

• HCC first to get debt relief under new RBI scheme

• July 13th News Headlines

• Government sets up panel to consider MSP hike

• Five Indians on Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list

• Shah Rukh, Akshay in Forbes list

• India, Ashwin placed second in ICC Test rankings

• Golfers Lahiri, Chawrasia to represent India at Olympics

• Changes in Union cabinet

• Supreme Court panel indicts former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha

• China claim on South China Sea rejected

• Portugal wins Euro 2016 football championship

• Centre launches Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight

• Raghuveer Chaudhari:

• Shinzo Abe claims landslide victory in Japan elections

• India, Kenya sign seven agreements

• India's first smart grid to come up in Gurgaon

• Andy Murray clinches 2nd Wimbledon title

• Tathagata Roy:

• Aditya Puri:

• July 11th News Headlines

• World’s biggest orchestra performs in German stadium

• Mumbai Dabbawalas to spread swachhata message

• India and Tanzania signed five agreements

• NASA’s Mars orbiter finds carbon dioxide ice on Red Planet

• July 09th News Headlines

• NATO allies reaffirm pledge for higher military spending

• Centre constitutes cyber cell to check online abuse

• Govt launches KVK portal for monitoring of farm centres

• Excessive force in disturbed areas not good: Supreme Court

• India sets up apparel training centre in Nigeria

• Anti-dumping duty imposed on PTA imports from 5 countries

• WHO launches yellow fever vaccine campaign in Angola, Congo

• India, South Africa agree to cooperate in combating terrorism regionally and globally

• Central Board of Excise and Customs formed Panel to iron out differences over GST

• Germany enacts landmark sexual assault law

• India, Sri Lanka review implementation of decisions of 9th India-Sri Lanka Joint Commission

• Putin, Obama to intensify military cooperation in Syria

• July 08th News Headlines

• Namami Gange projects for cleaning at nearly 250 places

• India and Mozambique sign agreements in various fields

• Lionel Messi

• Oscar Pistorius

• Chilcot report delivers damning verdict on British role in Iraq War

• ISRO study reveals, land undergoing degradation

• Govt forms panel to examine desirability and feasibility of new financial year

• Rajasthan becomes first state to introduce minimum wages for part time workers

• NASA's Juno successfully begins orbit of Jupiter

• July 07th News Headlines

• U.S. sanctions North Korean leader over rights abuses

• Niranjan wins eight medals in IWAS World Games

• Lidudmalingani

• Cabinet nod to Rs 10,000-cr apprenticeship promotion scheme

• Cabinet approves interest subsidy of 5% for farmers in 2016-17

• CCEA okays Axis Bank plan to hike foreign holding to 74%

• Union Cabinet approves major port at Enayam in Tamil Nadu

• BRICS nations adopt draft action plan on energy saving and efficiency

• July 06th News Headlines

• Intentionally banning access to internet not advisable: UN

• Nearly 30,000 'foreign fighters' in Syria, Iraq: UN

• Union Cabinet reshuffled and 19 inducted in the Union Council of Ministers

• July 05th News Headlines

• Mandyam Srinivasan

• China bans online media from publishing unverified content

• BRICS meeting on 'Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency' begins in Vizag

• National mineral exploration policy unveiled

• Non-urea fertiliser prices slashed by up to Rs 5,000/tone

• NSE launches trade repository for corporate debt

• Reshuffling portfolios in RBI

• July 04th News Headlines

• Bombing kills more than 140 in Baghdad

• NPCIL nuclear plants insured

• Telangana seeks Rs. 5,000 crore for Mission Kakatiya

• FPI invests over Rs 3,700 cr into Indian equities in June

• Hawaiian telescope presents rare infrared view of the deep Universe

• Ravi Sastry resigned from ICC post

• International Organization for Migration approves move to join United Nations System

• India's first integrated defence communication network launched

• RIL and SBI sign agreement for payments bank

• India resolves tax issue with Cyprus

• LCA "Tejas" inducted into Indian Air Force

• BC Roy National Awards

• India abstains on LGBT panel vote at UN

• Govt asks Law Commission to examine uniform civil code issue

• Rajesh Agarwal

• July 02nd News Headlines

• July 01st News Headlines

• Indian money in Swiss banks drops to record low

• India successfully test-fires surface-to-air missile

• World Bank, ISA sign agreement for collaboration in solar energy

• Supreme Court refuses to modify its 2014 order on transgenders saying gays are not third gender

• HRD Minister launches teacher education portal 'Prashikshak'

• Buses most preferred mode of transport in India: Survey

• K G Subramanyan

• June 30th News Headlines

• Russia extends Western food embargo to end of 2017

• Cabinet approves Rs. 13,990-cr revised cost estimate for eight new IITs

• CCEA approves three major highway projects

• Cabinet clears Model Bill allowing shops and other establishment to operate round the clock

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  NSSO Survey: Among durables, households spend highest on vehicles
  

• Cabinet approves recommendations of 7th Pay Commission

• Cabinet clears National Mineral Exploration Policy

• Government presents blue print on Postal Bank

• India ranked 35 in logistic performance by the World Bank

• Award for four Indian Americans- Great Immigrants: The Pride of America

• NS Vishwanathan

• June 29th News Headlines

• India's Rajput wins silver in ISSF World Cup

• CSIR launches anti diabetic ayurvedic drug BGR -34

• EU gives Britain breathing space to absorb shock after Brexit vote

• Ethiopia, Bolivia, Sweden, Kazakhstan elected non-permanent UNSC members

• World must focus on poorest children: UNICEF

• Web portal launched for environmental approvals

• Govt signed MoU with coal companies for coal quality analysis

• PM releases book titled “The Birds of Banni Grassland”

• Govt enhances financial powers of ministers, departments

• India’s financial system remains stable despite some challenges: RBI

• India slips 5 notches to 105th on Human Capital Index

• Chile retain Copa America football title beating Argentina

• Sujoy Bose

• Govt reduces prices of 42 drugs by upto 15%

• Maharashtra remains the richest state: RBI report

• India joins Missile Technology Control Regime as a full member

• Govt sets target of 70% employment of urban poor through skill training

• June 28th News Headlines

• Iceland: Gudni Johannesson elected new president

• Bajrangi Bhaijaan',‘Bajirao Mastani' bag top honors at IIFA

• India-Nepal border pillars to be GPS-enabled

• ICICI Bank launches Smart City Pre-paid Card in Ahmedabad

• GAAR to apply after April 1, 2017

• States received 16.7% more funds in FY16

• Four Indians qualify for Rio Olympics

• Sanjoy Mookerjee

• June 27th News Headlines

• ADB nod for $500 mn loan for bridge over Ganges

• NASA Curiosity rover discovers tridymite mineral on Mars

• NASA, ISRO join hands to develop data satellite

• Neil O’Brein

• Yasmin Sooka

• June 25th News Headlines

• Britain votes to exit EU

• Zubaida Bai

• Sri Lankan Parliament unanimously passes Right to Information bill

• Swachhta Mission in 10 prominent wildlife sanctuaries

• EU Film Festival in Kolkata on 24th June

• RBI releases framework on payments systems

• India loses bid to join Nuclear Suppliers Group

• June 24th News Headlines

• Cabinet approves fiscal incentives for textiles sector

• RBI allows start-ups to open foreign currency accounts

• India slips to 12th spot in millionaire ranking

• Anil Kumble is new coach of Indian Cricket Team

• Boxers Vikas Krishan and Manoj Kumar qualify for Rio Olympics

• Sanjay Mittal:

• India set to become a member of SCO

• S.K. Roy

• ISRO launched 20 satellites in single mission

• India beat Zimbabwe by 3 runs, seal T-20 series 2-1

• Govt okays Rs 10,000 cr corpus for Startups

• Cabinet approves pact for avoidance of double taxation with Belgium

• Cabinet clears way for mega auction of over 2300 MHz spectrum

• Colombia and FARC rebels announce deal on ceasefire

• International conference on Yoga inaugurated

• UGC notifies rules for tie-ups with foreign institutions

• Guda Anjaiah

• June 22nd News Headlines

• India among ‘worst’ countries for workers’ rights

• Govt releases Yog Geet

• Commemorative coin on Banda Singh Bahadur

• E-insurance mandatory for Rs 10,000 or above annual premium in life insurance: IRDAI

• China beats the U.S. in supercomputing prowess

• Aadhaar to be linked with caste, domicile certificates

• UN said 65 million people displaced worldwide

• War heroes inspiring stories in Britain Digital Archive

• Use of Potassium Bromate as food additive banned

• Relaxations proposed in coastal zone regulations

• FDI boost: 100% in Defence, Aviation and Pharma

• Govt keeps interest rates on small savings scheme unchanged

• Centre allows premature closure of PPF account

• India settles for Silver medal at Archery World Cup in Antalya

• June 21st News Headlines

• June 20th News Headlines

• Former Egyptian President sentenced to life

• Aida Gemanque

• Panel on education policy wants UGC Act to lapse

• No threat to polio free status of India: WHO

• Draft National Forest Policy made public

• Most distant galaxy with oxygen ever detected

• India wins 2 gold and 2 silver in Javelin Throw at Budapest Open athletic meet

• 2002 Gulberg Society case: Court awards life sentence to 11

• India to export missile systems to 'certain' friendly nations

• India, Thailand agree to forge closer partnership in defence, maritime cooperation

• RBI simplifies registration process for new NBFCs

• SEBI to ease norms for REITs

• NASA unveils plans for electric-powered plane

• Russian athletics: IAAF upholds ban before Rio Olympics

• June 18th News Headlines

• June 17th News Headlines

• Russia launches most powerful nuclear icebreaker Arktika

• Union Minister Ananth Kumar launches India Chem 2016 in Mumbai

• US Senate approves enhanced military cooperation with India

• India-Bangladesh transit facility becomes operational

• Namibia invites Indian companies to directly mine uranium from the country

• Current account deficit narrows to 0.1% of GDP

• US Congressional resolution introduced backing India's UNSC bid

• Gravitational waves detected for second time

• Sunil Mittal elected as the Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce

• CCEA approves 10% stake sale in HUDCO

• India defeated Zimbabwe and clinched series 3-0

• India, Thailand to firm up maritime security cooperation

• Cabinet clears Civil Aviation policy to boost regional air connectivity

• Cabinet okays merger of associates with SBI

• Govt unveils revamped scheme for traders

• June 16th News Headlines

• Pakistan seeks support from Russia, others for Nuclear Suppliers Group membership

• Govt approves 12 destinations for Krishna circuit, 11 proposed for Ramayana

• Govt launches scheme for setting up of 1000 MW wind power project

• Government nod to 6 international agreements

• June 15th News Headlines

• Govt to set up central agricultural university in Shillong: Minister

• Underwater robots in Bay of Bengal to better predict monsoon

• Mysterious earthen mounds discovered in ancient Cambodian cities

• India-US sign pact for hassle-free US entry for Indians

• Except Tamil Nadu all States support GST

• Centre orders import of 12,500 tonnes of pulses for buffer stocks

• India, Ghana agree for greater security and defence cooperation

• June 14th News Headlines

• Inflation climbs to 5.76% in May on costly food items

• World’s first vaccine developed against "tampon disease”

• India-Mauritius DTAA: Govt sets up working group

• New scheme for stressed lenders

• India clinch ODI series against Zimbabwe

• Peter Thomson

• Microsoft to Buy Linkedin for $26.2 Billion

• NSG divided on non-NPT nations becoming members: China

• Centre forms team to assess existing water bodies in Western UP

• India, Ghana sign three agreements

• June 13th News Headlines

• Textiles exports at $40 billion way short of financial year 2016 target

• Saina Nehwal wins Australian Open Super Series Badminton trophy

• 50 killed in shooting at gay nightclub in Florida

• China for more talks for India's NSG bid

• 150 million-year-old dinosaurs footprints found in Rajasthan

• Abhinav Bindra chosen as India's flagbearer at Rio Olympics

• Tamil Nadu teen Visakh becomes first Indian to win Mayor's chess

• Japan, US and India hold naval drills off Okinawa

• Swachh Yug campaign to make villages located along Ganga open defecation-free

• Centre announces new Print Media Advertisement policy

• US describes PM Modi's vision of India-US ties as "Modi Doctrine"

• UP set to surpass Maharashtra as largest sugar producer

• SEBI announces stricter norms on P-notes, effective July 1

• Hyderabad Pharma City in 12,500 acres

• Indian scientists develop Oral Vaccine for Hepatitis B

• June 11th News Headlines

• John Key becomes first NZ PM to visit Fiji since military coup

• India ranked 141 in global peace index

• CBI forms SIT to probe corruption cases including Agusta deal, Mallya issue

• NIIF signs MoU with Qatar Investment Authority

• Maria Sharapova receives two-year ban for failing drug test

• Financial aid for Heena Sidhu increased to 1 crore

• Ban Ki-moon

• Umesh Sachdev

• June 09th News Headlines

• India to open new consulate in Seattle

• India, UK join hands to study monsoon variability

• Govt releases simpler, investor-friendly FDI compendium

• Hillory Clinton

• Thailand becomes first Asian country to eliminate mother to child HIV

• India truly aligned with America now, PM Modi hints in his address to US Congress

• India, US pledge to pursue new opportunities to bolster economic growth, peace and security

• Four Indians among Forbes' 'The World's Most Powerful Women' list

• June 08th News Headlines

• India, ADB sign $120 mn loan pact for irrigation in Odisha

• US, Japan support India's bid to join Nuclear Suppliers Group

• China publicly names Pakistan for Mumbai terror attacks

• RBI keeps key policy rate unchanged

• World Bank cuts forecast for India's growth to 7.6-7.7%

• Tintu Luka runs season's best, wins silver in Prague

• Lucknow to host Junior hockey World Cup

• Umang Bedi

• Tajamul Haque

• L&T wins $135 million Qatar World Cup stadium contract

• June 07th News Headlines

• Guwahati becomes first city to have City Animal

• Saudi Arabia to reduce public-sector wages in post-oil plan

• Govt sets target of disbursing Rs 1.80 lakh crore under Mudra Yojna

• India ranks second in retail potential in the 2016 Global Retail Development Index

• Ajit Jogi announces formation of new party

• Three key takeaways from PM Modi’s Switzerland visit

• Election Commission wants law amended to empower it to postpone, cancel polls

• Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray to claim 1st French Open title

• Manohar Aich

• June 06th News Headlines

• Asia's largest Defence Summit concludes in Singapore

• Railway Minister flags off Tiger Express

• India and Qatar sign 7 key agreements

• AP inks pact with Chinese firm for incubation centre

• Government issues unified guidelines for LPG distributorships

• Suresh Prabhu, Chidambaram, Goyal elected to Rajya Sabha

• India, Singapore agree to enhance scale of military interaction

• India and Tunisia ink two MoUs

• India to invest Rs 3.3 lakh cr on three new rail freight corridors

• Government launches online portal to connect skilled workers with employers

• Nita Ambani nominated for membership in the International Olympic Committee

• Government to integrate rivers to boost inland water ways

• June 04th News Headlines

• Sweden voted best country in the world, India ranks 70th: Report

• UN: Violations against children in conflict rose in 2015

• Pakistan not acting against terror groups: U.S.

• Tourist visa and e-visa for foreigners wanting to do Yoga course

• India inks pact with US to enhance cooperation in energy security and other areas

• Singapore Arbitration Centre to open India office

• Economy can touch 8% growth with favourable monsoon: Finance Ministry

• India joins the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCoC)

• White tiger unveiled as 2018 Winter Games mascot

• Neerja Sethi and Jayshree Ullal among 60 wealthiest women in America

• June 03rd News Headlines

• Razak Khan

• World’s longest rail tunnel to be inaugurated in Switzerland

• Asia's largest tech trade show COMPUTEX kicks off in Taipei

• PM releases National Disaster Management Plan

• NCPCR recommends reimbursement of school fees by drought-affected states

• Govt notifies setting up of company law tribunal

• Govt approves MoU between India, Qatar to cooperate in skill development, recognition of qualifications

• Cabinet hikes paddy MSP by Rs 60 to Rs 1470/qtl for 2016-17

• Cabinet approves Rs. 3,770-crore Chennai Metro rail project

• Govt approves India Post's payments bank proposal

• Govt achieves fiscal deficit target of 3.9 % in 2015-16

• Income Declaration Scheme 2016: 45% tax on income declared

• India among top 5 green energy markets in 2015: report

• June 02nd News Headlines

• Fire at Pulgaon army depot kills 16; Defence Minister rules out sabotage

• India, Morocco ink MoUs on cultural cooperation, training of professionals

• Government panel proposes authority to resolve Goa citizenship issue

• India ranks fourth in global slavery survey

• Government doctors' retirement age extended to 65 years

• Cabinet Secretary to head search panel for RBI deputy governor

• Gurpreet becomes first Indian to play European top league

• Ashok Lavasa

• Bassi

• Indian economy grows at 7.6% in FY'16, 7.9% in Q4

• June 01st, 2016 News Headlines

• May 31st, 2016 News Headlines

• Duterte

• Maneka Gandhi releases Draft Trafficking of Persons Bill

• Mohammed Alloush

• Chad ex-dictator Hissene Habre gets life imprisonment for war crimes

• NGT raps states on pollution, warns of action against chief secretaries

• Government recommends extending tax holiday for Startups to 7 years

• SEBI favors linking spot markets with e-NAM for fair price discovery

• Telecom Minister launches ESampark for ease of communication

• Arnab De

• Government to revamp immunization drive with 4 new vaccines

• India climbs three notches in global competitiveness

• May 30th, 2016 News Headlines

• Mohinder Singh Syngle Education and Research Society

• AR Karve

• India-Russia agree to export BrahMos, world’s fastest anti-ship cruise missile

• 700 migrants feared dead in Mediterranean shipwrecks: UN

• Sushma Swaraj inaugurates six language versions of PMO India website

• CSR rules amended to widen canvas for India Inc

• IPL Final: Sunrisers clinch IPL title, beat RCB by 8 runs

• WHO rejects demand for shifting Olympic games out of Rio due to threat of Zika Virus in Brazil

• No U.S.-Pakistan F-16 deal for now

• EC recommends to TN Governor- Cancellation of polls to 2 seats

• Nagaland cabinet approves proposal to constitute a Child Rights Commission in the state

• DreamWorks to partner with Telangana government

• Scientists find minivan-sized sponge, world's largest

• India, Australia sign pact to boost horticulture research

• World economy is an 'urgent priority': G7 leaders

• Aditi Krishnakumar won 'Scholastic Asian Book Award'

• Narayana swamy

• Sunil Mittal receives Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award

• Brahmos missile successfully test fired at Pokhran

• Obama becomes first US president to visit Hiroshima bomb site

• RBI mandates ATMs also to have chip and pin-based infrastructure

• Finance Ministry eases reporting rules for FATCA

• NITI Aayog unveils incubation centers

• Mamata Banerjee:

• Two Indian win in spelling bee contest

• FDI inflows rise 29 %

• New education policy: panel submits report to HRD Ministry

• May 27th, 2016 News Headlines

• ATMs to have chip-and-pin based infra: RBI

• Bangar appointed Coach for India's Zimbabwe tour

• Baciro Dja new PM of Guinea-Bissau

• Haibatullah Akhunzada

• UN climate talks flesh out landmark Paris pact

• High Court stays reservation for Jats, five other communities

• President discusses issues including border, terrorism, nuclear with China

• India global 5th in green energy jobs, China on top

• New committee swipes towards cashless society

• Indian students win six awards at Intel competition in US

• Pinarayi Vijayan

• May 26th, 2016 News Headlines

• ASEAN Defence chiefs adopt joint declaration calling for freedom of navigation in SCS

• HRD ministry launches portal Bharatvani containing info in 22 Indian languages

• Cabinet clears India, Japan pact on thermal power

• Government approves Capital Goods Policy, aims 21 million new jobs by 2025

• Cabinet clears Railway projects worth Rs. 11,000 crore

• May 25th, 2016 News Headlines

• US Senate panel conditions military aid to Pakistan for action against Haqqani network

• President signs ordinance keeping state boards out of NEET this year

• Centre to provide Unique Identity Cards to specially- abled persons

• Lucknow, Warangal among 13 new smart cities

• World Bank assistance for Karnataka urban water project

• World Bank group launches Pandemic Emergency Finance Facility

• Sarbanand Sonowal sworn in CM of Assam

• FSSAI suggests ban on potassium bromate use as food additive

• UN says 50,000 civilians in Fallujah at risk

• Jayalalitha

• ISRO successfully test launches India's first-ever indigenous reusable space shuttle

• Government electrifies 108 villages, total now at 7,874

• Saini

• Pankaj Advani creates history by winning Asian 6-Red Snooker title

• RBI to infuse Rs. 15,000 cr liquidity through OMO this week

• Indian Navy commissions fast attack craft INS Tarmugli

• UN says 50,000 civilians in Fallujah at risk

• India, Iran, Afghanistan ink historic trilateral transit pact

• India, Iran sign 12 key agreements

• Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat asked to appear before CBI on 24th May

• Postal Payment Bank from March 2017

• Sarbanand Sonowal

• New smartphone app can detect earthquakes

• Sandor Tarics

• Anurag Thakur has been elected the BCCI president

• RR Hanchinal

• Kiran Bedi will be the new Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry

• G-7 pledges to clamp down on financial support for terrorist network

• Global conference on economic empowerment of women

• Centre cracks down on food prices

• Afghanistan intelligence confirms Taliban leader Mansour's death

• Mary Kom and Sarita Devi fail to qualify for Rio Olympics

• May 23rd, 2016 News Headlines

• Pinarayi Vijayan will be the next chief minister of Kerala

• Rafiq Shaikh

• RBI: Banks should increase provisioning on bad loans

• Indian-American, Pakistani-American honoured by Obama

• Census 2011 data: 81.3% Hindu households in country

• Cabinet clears Ordinance to put on hold SC order on NEET for a year

• Water level in 91 reservoirs dips to 18%

• NPT not required for Nuclear Suppliers Group membership: India

• May 21st, 2016 News Headlines

• G-7 summit 2016: Finance ministers discuss Chinese economy, oil prices

• May 20th, 2016 News Headlines

• Rakesh Kumar Mishra

• 14 additional cities to get smart city tag soon

• RBI allows up to 100% FDI in credit information firms

• ISS completes 100,000th orbit of Earth: mission control

• Egypt Air jet missing after mid-air plunge, Greeks find life vests

• BJP in Asom, TMC power in WB, AIADMK in TN, LDF wins in Kerala

• Apple opens development office in Hyderabad

• J P Nadda launches centre to assess environmental impact on health

• India, Slovenia sign pact to amend Tax Treaty

• SEBI tightens norms to curb black money inflow

• Syamantak Payra

• India successfully test fires its indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile

• May 19th, 2016 News Headlines

• Panama joins OECD tax info exchange pact

• Justin Trudeau apologizes in House for 1914 Komagata Maru incident

• India projected to add 300 million new urban residents by 2050: UN report

• Gujarat ATS arrests main conspirator of 2002 Godhra train burning case

• Cabinet gives its approval for leasing out of Airports Authority of India land

• GE inks pact with IIT-Madras to set up Industrial Internet Centre of Excellence

• Structural reforms must for 8% growth: S&P

• World’s largest Single Rooftop Solar Power Plant inaugurated in Amritsar

• May 18th, 2016 News Headlines

• Installed solar capacity touches 7,000 MW by April

• Researchers genetically engineered world’s first Zika virus clone

• Han Kang won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize

• SBI seeks Centre’s nod to merge its associate banks

• Max Verstappen becomes youngest F1 winner in history at Spanish Grand Prix

• Pathankot attack: Interpol issues red corner notice against JeM chief Masood Azhar

• Pakistan contacts UN over India’s Kashmir move

• Government unveils Draft National Policy for Women

• NK Singh to head panel on review of FRBM roadmap

• May 17th, 2016 News Headlines

• World's first robot lawyer hired by US firm

• This April was the hottest on record, NASA says

• Coastal flooding will hit world’s biggest polluters hardest

• India, U.S. hold first maritime security dialogue

• NTPC, Coal India to revive Fertilizer Corporation plants

• World Bank approves $625 m loan to support rooftop solar programme in India

• RBI allows FPIs to invest in unlisted bonds

• UR Rao into International Astronautical Federation (IAF) Hall of Fame

• Mukul Mudgal

• Indian short film `Beti` at Seattle International Film Festival

• Madhesis start fresh protests in Nepal against Constitution

• Supreme Court gets four new judges, strength goes up to 29

• J P Nadda lays foundation stones for three medical colleges

• Income Declaration Scheme for domestic black money to commence from 01st June

• Government launches 2nd phase of Ujjwala scheme

• India successfully test fires indigenously developed Advanced Air Defence interceptor missile

• Indian women win silver medal in Asian Team squash Championships

• China reclaims over 3,200 acres of land in South China Sea

• Venezuela declares emergency

• Government unveils IT-based solution for transport sector

• NCAER pegs GDP growth for FY16 at 7.6%

• Anjali Chandrashekar:

• India, WHO sign treaty for Global promotion of Traditional Systems of Medicine

• May 14th, 2016 News Headlines

• Singaporean, Hong Kong terms added to Oxford Dictionary

• Government unveils new Intellectual Property Rights Policy

• SC upholds constitutional validity of penal laws on defamation

• Cabinet approves Delhi-Meerut Expressway

• World’s largest plane lands in Hyderabad

• Delhi no longer the world's most polluted city: WHO

• Anil Kumble retained ICC Cricket Committee head, Rahul Dravid made member

• India signs multilateral pact for information exchange on MNCs

• Rajya Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016

• May 13th, 2016 News Headlines

• French government survives no-confidence vote over labour reform

• Brazil President Dilma Rousseff suspended

• Air Pollution could cause over 5 lakh premature deaths in India

• BHU completes its 100 years of glorious existence

• Cabinet approves deal between India, Mauritius on cooperation in cooperatives

• RBI issues norms for branch offices by foreign entities

• National Florence Nightingale Awards

• Shashank Manohar unanimously elected as ICC chairman

• May 12th, 2016 News Headlines

• Rajya Sabha passes Bankruptcy Code

• Assocham: Drought has trickle-down effect on economy

• 1,284 planets discovered beyond solar system

• Nine Sherpas become first climbers to scale Everest after two years of deadly disasters

• Parvez Musharraf declared 'absconder' by Pakistani court

• Oldest known axe found in Australia

• Congress wins Uttarakhand floor test; Harish Rawat welcomes revocation of President’s rule

• Disaster mitigation fund should be created by Centre to tackle drought: Supreme Court

• Apex court nixes TRAI’s call-drop penalty

• May 11th, 2016 News Headlines

• World Bank's Digital Dividends report lauds India's initiatives on digital front

• Rise in foreign terrorist fighters, great threat to world peace: India to UN

• Bangladesh executes top Islamist Leader for war crimes: Minister

• Drought has affected 1.5 lakh villages across the country: Government

• Uttarakhand floor test: SC to declare result

• India and Mauritius sign protocol for avoidance of double taxation

• RBI to issue Rs. 1000 banknotes with inset letter R

• Shashank Manohar resigns as BCCI President to contest for ICC Chairman Post

• India to send largest ever contingent to Rio Olympics

• Michel Platini to resign as UEFA President

• Myanmar leader Suu Kyi makes first official trip, to Laos

• PM reviews drought situation, meets CMs of three states

• Parliamentary panel appreciates Ujjawala Scheme

• AP launches loan waiver scheme for horticulturists

• Indian railways attracts Rs. 42,000-cr FDI: Government

• Sadiq Khan elected the new Mayor of London

• May 10th, 2016 News Headlines

• India to spend $6 billion on creating new forests

• Brazil senate presses on with impeachment process, rejects annulment

• North Korea congress gives Kim Jong Un new title of chairman

• Supreme Court rejects nine rebel MLAs' plea to participate in floor test: Uttarakhand

• Anti-Hijacking bill passed in Parliament

• Environment Ministry rapped for not using funds fully

• Government releases commemorative coin on Maharana Pratap

• Government notifies roll back of import duties on mobile components

• Indian boxers fetch four medals from Asian Youth Championships

• Novak Djokovic beats Andy Murray in Madrid Open final

• Swiss government honours Yash Chopra with special statue

• North Korea stages rare congress

• Single emergency number ‘112’ to be operational throughout India from Jan 1

• 55,669 villages to have mobile connectivity by 2019

• Gujarat govt accords minority status to Jain community

• Mahesh Babu adopts village in Andhra Pradesh, launches development works worth Rs 2.14 crore

• Government allows 100% ‘automatic’ FDI in ARCs

• E-commerce sector to see $120 billion revenue by 2020

• Turkish PM, Ahmet Davutoglu resigns

• South Indian Bank announces tie-up with National Australia Bank

• May 07th, 2016 News Headlines

• Brazil Senate Committee Recommends Dilma Rousseff Impeachment

• Supreme Court orders floor test in Uttarakhand on 10th May, nine disqualified MLAs can`t vote

• Government disbursed Rs. 62,000 cr as cash benefits under 59 central schemes: Jayant Sinha

• Water scarcity to cost growth, spark conflict, migration: World Bank

• Indian Scientists make seawater drinkable at fraction of cost

• India finishes fourth in junior shooting World Cup

• Enda Kenny

• 8000-year-old paddy field discovered in China

• Lok Sabha passes Bankruptcy bill; Seeks to promote business in India

• Award for LIGO scientists

• Sunil Lamba will be the next chief of the Indian Navy

• Government eases norm for availing export benefits under MEIS

• RBI unveils norms for ‘on tap’ bank licences

• CBI summons Rawat in Uttarakhand sting case

• Gangavati in Koppal district to get Asia’s first Rice Technology Park

• CBI summons Rawat in Uttarakhand sting case

• May 06th, 2016 News Headlines

• UNICEF calls for better protection of children under revised EU asylum rules

• May 05th, 2016 News Headlines

• Pranav Pandya

• Nod for Rs. 4,300 crore worth of highway projects

• India slips in latest ICC ODI, T20 rankings

• Agriculture project in Andhra Pradesh wins WSIS 2016 prize

• India to clock GDP growth of 7.4 pc in FY17: HSBC

• Paddy procurement goes online; farmers to get paid within 48 hrs: Telangana

• Wilful defaulters owe over Rs 66,000 cr to state-run banks: Government

• Asian economies to account for two-thirds of global growth: IMF

• UNHCR calls for immediate transfer of refugees out of Manus Island, Nauru

• US: Trump emerges as lone Republican Presidential candidate

• Supreme Court dismisses plea to stay implementation of new cigarette packaging rules

• 2,508 cities selected under PM's scheme for affordable housing

• Sachin, now goodwill ambassador

• President gives away National film awards; Manoj Kumar honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke

• May 04th, 2016 News Headlines

• Scientists uncover details of genetic events that cause breast cancer

• Scientists Discover 3 'Potentially Habitable' Planets

• House panel suggests special funds for water-starved cities

• Solar plane arrives in Arizona on latest leg of global trip

• UN demands protection of hospitals in war zones

• Supreme Court asks Centre about feasibility of holding floor test in Uttarakhand

• Railways Ministry launches app for proper monitoring of projects

• IMF retains India growth forecast at 7.5% for 2016-17

• Parliamentary panel calls for reducing cess on domestic oil

• Asian Development Bank at 50: The bank's annual meetings through the years

• Parliament approves Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill, 2016

• India should send marine to Italy, UN court rules

• Supreme Court panel to monitor MCI

• Ajay Mittal

• Vijay Malya

• Rs. 3,000 cr. for projects to clean up the Ganga

• Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto reveals identity

• N Sridhar

• Telangana CM lays stone for Kaleshwaram project

• May 03rd, 2016 News Headlines

• May 2nd, 2016 News Headlines

• World’s largest telescope in Ladakh

• PM Modi launches scheme to provide 5 crore free LPG connections

• India, New Zealand sign landmark Air Services Agreement

• PM Modi launches 11 solar-powered ‘e-boats’ in Varanasi; also distributes e-ricks

• Indian team win one silver, two bronze in Archery World Cup

• New Sports Village in Nagpur to be named after Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay

• Infosys introduces new artificial intelligence platform

• Taxpayers account for just about 1% of India's population

• Real Estate Act comes into force

• Telecom panel proposes VRS for MTNL employees above 50 years

• Panama Papers: Government set up independent committee to recommend financial system cleanup

• Madhya Pradesh High Court terms reservation in promotions in the State as unconstitutional

• Satyanarayana as the first chairman of TSRTC

• Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea seeking modification of NEET order

• Astronomers find first of its kind tailless comet, "Manx"

• Food security scheme: only half the targeted identified, says CAG

• South Africa Court rules President Jacob Zuma should face almost 800 Graft Charges

• 25 declassified files on Netaji released

• Installation of Solar Power Plant set up at Central State Farm at Jetsar

• Garima victory

• Tabassum Adnan conferred Nelson Mandela Graça Machel Innovation Award 2016

• Gujarat government to provide 10 % reservation to economically backward of higher castes

• April 30th, 2016 News Headlines

• Swachh Bharat Mission loses its momentum: Parliamentary Panel

• India, PNG sign MoUs on IT, health

• Government raises EPF interest rate to 8.8% from 8.7%

• Parliament passes Industries Amendment Bill, 2015

• April 29th, 2016 News Headlines

• Centre takes important decision to control sugar prices

• PAC frowns on PPP contracts for KG Basin, Mumbai airport

• India lagging behind in garment exports: World Bank

• India successfully launches 7th navigation satellite; Prez, VP & PM greet scientists

• Sudarshan Pattnaik

• Strong earthquake rattles Vanuatu; no threat of tsunami

• Supreme Court approves holding of MBBS, BDS entrance through NEET

• Parliament passes Constitution (SCs) Order Amendment Bill 2106

• April 28th, 2016 News Headlines

• Lobsang Sangay reelected as Tibet PM

• NITI Aayog signs MoU with the Singapore Cooperation Enterprise

• IC² Institute, AP government sign MoU for incubation programme

• China unveils first security Robocop

• President's rule to continue in Uttarakhand, no floor test on 29th April 29: Supreme Court

• Cabinet nod for BPCL’s Oman investment

• Scientists build world's tiniest thermometer using DNA

• Deepika Kumari equals world record in recurve event at Archery World Cup

• Syrian refugee carries Olympic flame through Athens camp

• Parliamentary panel suggests fine, jail for celebrities of misleading ads

• Naxals have close links with groups in Philippines, Turkey: Government

• India asks Pak for early progress on Pathankot attack probe, 26/11 Mumbai case trial

• Railway Minister announces Rs 1 lakh crore safety fund

• Supreme Court asks Finance Ministry to explain NPAs recovery mechanism

• Bankruptcy Code must cover overseas assets too: House panel

• Existence of ancient Himalayan wolf in Nepal confirmed

• Aid to sports persons

• Ajay Mittal appointed as the new Information and Broadcasting Secretary

• April 27th, 2016 News Headlines

• Security Council asks UN to submit broad plan on Yemen peace

• Shyam Benegal panel submits report on Censor Board functioning

• WMO retires storm names Erika, Joaquin and Patricia

• Saudi unveils far-reaching plan to move away from oil

• Supreme Court raps BCCI for ‘monopolising’ cricket

• April 26th, 2016 News Headlines

• Russia and Syria sign deals worth $850 million to restore Syrian infrastructure

• Yemen conflict: Over 800 al-Qaeda fighters killed in single attack

• Lok Sabha passes Regional Centre for Biotechnology bill

• Court sets free all eight accused in Malegaon blast case

• Ethics panel to recommend Mallya's expulsion, gives him one week to explain position

• Changes in Cabinet in Telangana

• Finance Ministry approves 8.7% interest on EPF for 2015-16

• FDI in India reaches “highest ever” $51 billion in 11 months of FY16: DIPP

• Mondelez opens its largest plant in APAC at Andhra's Sri City

• Rare primate species of white cheeked Macaque found in Anjaw, Arunachal Pradesh

• Mairaj wins India's first skeet medal at a shooting WC

• India to host 2018 Commonwealth Judo Championships

• Denis Sassou Nguesso:

• April 25th, 2016 News Headlines

• CJI asks PM to increase judge strength

• India revokes Mallya’s passport

• In Sri Lanka, foundation stone laid for 4,000 houses under 3rd phase of Indian Housing project

• India's first small finance bank launched

• Centre to provide Plastic Park to Andhra Pradesh

• India to clock 8% GDP growth in 2016-17: Chamber of Commerce

• Salman Khan:

• Syria conflict: Obama rules out ground troops for Syria

• Time Powerful persons

• N Korea tests submarine launched ballistic missile in Sea of Japan

• Centre notifies rules for amended SC/ST Act

• Government aims to increase food processing sector 2.5 times in 10 years

• Hyderabad is the third noisiest metro in India

• India ratifies WTO's Trade Facilitation Agreement

• April 23rd, 2016 News Headlines

• Idriss Deby:

• Harriet Tubman to be first African-American on US currency

• RBI allows some stressed loans to be reclassified

• Elizabeth

• HC quashes President`s rule in Uttarakhand; Centre to challenge judgment in Supreme Court

• Vijay Mallya found guilty in fraud case

• Tata Trusts signs pact with Odisha for Malaria elimination

• India, China move closer to set up military hotline

• Google unveils new version of Chromecast for Rs. 3,399

• Pachauri

• India replaces China as top FDI destination in 2015: Report

• 175 countries sign Paris Agreement

• World Bank and Ecuador Sign US$150 Million Agreement

• India, China agree to establish army hot-line

• Centre sets up panel to prepare roadmap to double farm income

• Subramanian Swamy, Sidhu and Swapan Dasgupta nominated to Rajya Sabha.

• Bhupendra Kainthola appointed as Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)

• April 22nd, 2016 News Headlines

• President's rule back in Uttarakhand after Supreme Court stays High Court order

• Communist Laos appoints new President, Prime Minister

• President decision is subject to judicial review: Uttarakhand High Court

• Cabinet approves signing of Paris agreement on Climate Change

• Government decides Chandigarh to host International Yoga day

• India ranked low in Press Freedom Index

• IMF, WB, UN and OECD form new group to stop tax erosion

• WTO ruling on solar power: India to raise issue at UN event

• Telangana's share in irrigation investment doubles to 12%

• April 21st, 2016 News Headlines

• Low-cost solar cells developed

• Rahul Johri, new BCCI CEO

• NTPC-Simhadri, Forest Dept Ink Pact to Save Olive Ridley Turtles

• Government to form panel to deal with complaints of online shoppers: Paswan

• PNB becomes top mobiliser under Gold Monetisation Scheme

• Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams bag top honours at Laureus World Sports awards

• The Associated Press won the Pulitzer Prize

• April 20th, 2016 News Headlines

• Central Government allows full PF withdrawal

• Beti Bachao Beti Padho Scheme extended to 61 more districts with low child sex ratio

• Migrant crisis: Hundreds feared dead in Mediterranean Sea

• Three new primate species found in Madagascar

• Dipa Karmakar becomes first Indian woman gymnast to qualify for Olympics

• PCB appoints Inzamam-ul-Haq as new chief selector

• Kohinoor given to East India by Punjab rulers: Govt tells SC

• India’s trade deficit declines 5.07 billion dollars in March

• Asian economies at greater risk now: ADB report

• Panel suggests 15-point action plan to link renewable energy to electricity grid

• Mumbai court issues non-bailable warrant against Vijay Mallya in money laundering case

• April 19th, 2016 News Headlines

• Brazil's lower house votes to impeach President Dilma Rousseff

• Second deadly earthquake hits Japan; auto, electronics factories affected

• Government orders removal of humps on National Highways

• G20 worried by 'modest' global growth, commodities weakness

• Ultra-thin graphene sensor to detect air pollution in homes

• National Mission for Clean Ganga in collaboration with IIT Kanpur

• Iran can be a reliable partner for India's energy needs: Sushma Swaraj

• Chabahar Agreement: 2nd meeting of experts from India, Afghanistan and Iran

• New BRICS-supported bank approves first loans

• FDI inflows up 37 per cent to $39.32 bn in 2015

• Centre to increase monthly minimum wages to 10,000 rupees for contract labourers

• April 18th, 2016 News Headlines

• Death toll climbs to 262 in Ecuador earthquake

• Iran unveils S-300 missile system

• India to get $250 mn loan from BRICS New Development Bank

• April 16th, 2016 News Headlines

• No service tax on passport, driving licence

• Delhi: Chewable Tobacco products banned

• Delhi ranked 44th among world`s 50 `future-ready cities`

• China economy slows down to 6.7%

• Brazil Supreme Court upholds Rousseff impeachment vote

• Hamid Ansari gives approval to CBI to prosecute JD (U) MP in LTC Scam

• Vijay Mallya`s passport suspended

• Panagarh airbase renamed after former IAF chief Arjan Singh

• Orange Renewable inks pact with SECI for 100-MW solar project

• Unique machine converts pollutants into ink

• Belgium`s Transport Minister, Jacqueline Galant resigns

• P.C.Thakur

• Port capacity to be doubled with Rs. 1 lakh-cr investment: Modi

• Davey

• India world's largest remittance recipient in 2015: World Bank

• Nine killed in strong earthquake in Japan

• PM Narendra Modi launches 'Gram Uday se Bharat Uday Abhiyan'

• PM launches National Agriculture Market Portal

• India, US to collaborate on tackling offshore tax evasion

• April 15th, 2016 News Headlines

• India, Germany sign pact on Ganga Rejuvenation

• April 14th, 2016 News Headlines

• Vishwanathan Anand conferred with the prestigious Hridaynath Award

• Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini

• Cabinet nod for MoU with UAE to prevent human trafficking

• Debt levels highest since World War II: International Monetary Fund

• Bombay HC directs BCCI to shift IPL matches out of Maharashtra after 30th April

• Maharashtra passes law against social boycott

• Strong quake strike Indo-Myanmar border; Tremors felt in North-East, Eastern India

• Padma Awards

• April 13th, 2016 News Headlines

• Global economy to grow at 3.2% in 2016: International Monetary Fund

• India to adopt statute of SAWEN: PM

• United Nations makes selection of its new chief more transparent

• India Meteorological Department forecasts above-normal monsoon this year

• India, US agree on logistics exchange agreement

• Rise in child suicide bombers used by Boko Haram: UN

• Centre to provide mid-day meals during summer holidays

• April 12th, 2016 News Headlines

• Yemen ceasefire comes into force: All sides promise to stick to it

• Gender justice endangered by ban on women in Sabarimala: SC

• TRS wins in Siddipet municipality

• India, Maldives should work together against terrorism, radicalisation: PM Modi

• Tata Steel sells UK long-product plant

• Transfer money via SMS unveiled

• April 11th, 2016 News Headlines

• 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Afghanistan, Pakistan; Tremors felt in North India

• North Korea tests rocket as US talks up missile shield

• Iceland government survives confidence vote

• Centre releases Rs. 12 thousand crore to states for MGNREGA

• 98% FDI now coming into India through automatic route

• Mother Teresa conferred with the U.K.’s prestigious Founders Award

• Ratnakumar Bugga

• Telangana to partner with China for building irrigation projects

• Scientists, led by Indian-origin researcher discover way to forecast earthquakes

• NASA's Kepler spacecraft goes into emergency mode

• World’s wild tiger count rising for the first time in a century

• Ukraine’s PM Arseniy Yatseniuk resigns

• Olivier Solonandrasana new PM of Madagascar

• Over 100 killed in temple fire in Kollam

• SpaceX successfully lands its rocket on a floating drone ship for the first time

• April 09th, 2016 News Headlines

• World Bank launches ambitious climate action plan

• Shani Shingnapur allows women to enter inner sanctum

• Centre gives nod to country’s first Metrino Pod Taxi project for Gurgaon

• 3rd phase of Mission Indradhanush begins

• India less susceptible to external shocks, credit positive: Moody's

• Karnataka and Telangana clock highest growth rate in IT exports

• Airtel acquires Aircel’s 4G Spectrum for Rs. 3,500 crore

• Panama announces international panel for transparency in financial industry

• Supreme Court asks Vijay Mallya to deposit substantial amount with Court to prove his bona fides

• WWF Claims that half the World Heritage Sites are threatened

• SIDBI inks pact with LIC for fund-of-funds operations

• India wins Asian Nations Cup Chess tournament

• Hashim Thaci sworn-in as President of Kosovo

• Forbes Power Businesswomen

• WTO cuts 2016 global trade forecast to 2.8%

• April 08th, 2016 News Headlines

• April 07th, 2016 News Headlines

• Government approves implementation of NHP

• 2002-03 Mumbai blasts: Court sentences 10 convicts; 3 get life term

• World faces unrelenting march of diabetes: WHO

• Worldwide executions up by 50 percent

• India takes up Masood Azhar veto case with China

• Cabinet gives ex-post facto approval for implementation of OROP

• Government approves greater autonomy for Oil PSUs

• Award for Dog

• CP Gurnani appointed chairman of NASSCOM

• NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar

• Global economy losing momentum: IMF chief

• CCEA approves converting nearly Rs 30 cr Andrew Yule loan to equity

• Saudi Arabia unveils its austerity plans

• PM Modi launches Stand up India scheme in Noida

• SC slams BCCI for not checking, hefty sums being spent

• Centre forms panel to suggest ways to strengthen security along the border with Pakistan

• April 06th, 2016 News Headlines

• Government inaugurates Apparel and Garment Making Centre in Nagaland

• Iceland's PM Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigns

• First semi-high speed train Gatiman Express flagged off for Agra from Delhi

• Nadda launches new logo for Family Planning awareness campaign

• Bihar imposes complete ban on alcohol

• RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5%; Keeps CRR unchanged

• India remains bright spot in global economy: IMF

• India is close to achieving 8 per cent GDP growth: NITI Aayog

• Telangana unveils new ICT Policy 2016

• Singapore bank to set up tech centre in Hyderabad

• HRD Minister releases 'India Rankings 2016'

• Rungtas get four year jail term in first coal case verdict

• HRD to boost women’s entry in academia

• April 05th, 2016 News Headlines

• Mehbooba Mufti, First Woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

• Panama Papers' leak of 11m documents reveals global elite's secret cash havens

• ICC T20 World Cup 2016: Dream Team of the tournament

• South Korea conducts large-scale live fire exercise on East Sea

• World's first public dengue vaccination programme launched in Philippines

• Djokovic won Miami title

• Virat Kohli, India maintain top spot in ICC rankings

• Narendra Modi conferred Saudi Arabia's highest civilian honour - the King Abdulaziz Sash

• April 04th, 2016 News Headlines

• Scientists find new planet with triple-star system

• West Indies won Twenty-20, both Men and Women titles

• India and Saudi Arabia reject any attempt to link terrorism with any race or religion

• India jumps to 6th place in top-10 manufacturers list

• Centre plans model law on groundwater

• Germany’s Development Bank KfW to provide loan assistance to metro system for Nagpur

• Azerbaijan announces unilateral ceasefire against Armenian forces

• Government releases new rules for management of hazardous wastes

• NIA officer Mohammed Tanzil Ahmed shot dead

• India failed to give evidence: Pak report

• Surana

• I&B Ministry gives nod for National Film Heritage Mission

• Commitment reaffirmed to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of extremists

• Rajiv Gauba:

• Government tweaks gold monetisation scheme, allows investors to redeem deposits

• April 02nd, 2016 News Headlines

• 6th Economic Census shows pick-up in establishments, jobs

• Hubble unveils half a million stars at Milky Way's heart

• Powerful government role for Aung San Suu Kyi

• Nuclear Security Summit 2016 Communiqué

• Government achieves fiscal targets of 3.9 percent for Financial Year 2015-16

• Government sets up Welfare Fund to utilise unclaimed money

• HC directs Maharastra government to take proactive steps to protect fundamental rights of women

• Thi Kim Ngan

• April 01st, 2016 News Headlines

• World leaders meet to reduce nuclear material stockpiles

• Canada to accept additional 10,000 Syrian refugees

• Government launches Startup India portal, mobile app

• Dancing frogs in Western Ghats: Scientists discover sand-eating tadpoles

• Narendra Modi launches India’s largest optical telescope

• India has very important role in stewardship of nuclear weapons: US

• India-European Union boost strategic partnership as free trade talks flounder

• RBI notifies 49% FDI under automatic route in insurance sector

• Government to Monitor PSU Capex on Monthly Basis

• India seeks Rs 3300 crore loan from China's AIIB for solar power projects

• Revenue deficit for AP in 2014-15 after 8 years

• Kolkata flyover collapses, 20 killed, several trapped

• Telangana CM makes power-point presentation in assembly

• India-US will sign MoU for building LIGO project

• Israel keen to partner with India irrigation, Clean Ganga projects

• March 31st, 2016 News Headlines

• HC stays floor test in Uttarakhand assembly tomorrow, adjourns hearing till 6th April

• Cabinet nod to ordinance for Uttarakhand expenditure

• Myanmar swears in first civilian President in five decades

• Toilets at home must to contest elections in Maharastra

• Few new pledges at U.N. talks to resettle Syrian refugees

• European Bank to invest Rs. 33 billion for Lucknow metro

• Small savings interest cut is ‘double taxation’: Panel

• World T20: England beat New Zealand by 7 wickets to storm into final

• Central African Republic's new President takes oath

• New plant species found in Nelliampathy forests

• Kohli becomes top batsman in ICC T20 rankings; India retains No.1 spot

• Susheela into Guinness World Records

• Centre notifies new Aadhaar Act

• March 30th, 2016 News Headlines

• Rajasthan village votes in favour of liquor ban in unique poll

• India firmly rejects Pakistan video allegations

• Govt permits 100% FDI in online market places

• Govt launches skill development program Manas

• Haryana Assembly passes Jat Reservation Bill unanimously

• SEBI hikes FPI investment limit for govt debt

• North Korea fires short-range projectile into sea: South Korea

• Children in Yemen bearing brunt of brutal war: UNICEF

• Govt frames rules to manage construction, demolition waste

• March 29th, 2016 News Headlines

• Uttarakhand crisis: Congress moves HC, Rawat parades MLAs

• SC seeks report from Centre on Uniform Civil Code within six weeks

• Haryana Cabinet approves draft of Jat Reservation Bill

• IISER-Tirupati gets new logo

• Defence procurement policy pushes ‘Make in India’

• ADB, USAID to assist India in developing clean energy projects

• ONGC to invest $5 billion to take out hydrocarbon from KG block

• President honours 56 eminent personalities with Padma awards

• 63rd National Film awards announced; Amitabh, Kangana & Bhansali bag top honours

• Nandita Bakshi

• March 28th, 2016 News Headlines

• Union Health Minister launches Rotavirus vaccination programme

• TEJAS production to be increased to 16 per year

• UP first to set up own export promotion council

• P. Ananda Gajapathi Raju

• 63rd National Film Awards: List of winners

• Bomb attack in Lahore

• President's rule imposed in Uttarakhand

• Haryana launches scheme for differently-abled persons

• PM promises 500,000 ponds for agriculture

• CSR now part of strategic decision-making: FICCI survey

• India reached semi final in World T20 semis

• March 26th, 2016 News Headlines

• US says it hasn't changed position on Syria's Assad

• Pakistan team gets visa to probe terror in India

• Tax pact with Indonesia in force will help fight black money

• Centre releases self-regulation code of ethical business conduct for industry

• Government to create 2.5 lakh SC/ST entrepreneurs under Stand Up India

• India to sign Paris climate change agreement on 22nd April

• March 25th, 2016 News Headlines

• Mehbooba Mufti

• Mission Kakatiya Phase II: 524 tanks to be restored with 313 crore

• Yemen ceasefire 10th April, peace talks 18th April: UN

• LeT attempted to kill Bal Thackeray: David Headley

• Centre approves 11 highway projects worth 6,284 crore rupees for various states

• Russia clears ONGC's Vankor deal

• North Korea claims more progress in missile development

• US lawmakers introduce legislation to help India join APEC

• David Coleman Headley admits funding LeT in cross examination

• Permod Kohli appointed as the Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal

• 337 villages electrified by 20thMarch

• March 24th, 2016 News Headlines

• India, France sign MoU for 6 Jaitapur nuclear reactors

• India-UAE agreement for $75 billion investment in NIIF gets clearance

• India among five countries to develop vaccines against Zika virus: WHO

• Government approves implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana

• March 23rd, 2016 News Headlines

• India ranks 101 in Social Progress Index

• Changes made in Atal Pension Yojana based on feedback

• Aung San Suu Kyi:

• Andy Grove:

• India to host BRICS summit in October

• Belgian capital Brussels comes under terror attacks

• EU, Canada red-flag India’s crop cover scheme at WTO

• CAD narrows to 1.3% of GDP in third quarter: RBI

• Ten more States to come under food security scheme

• DAC clears new Defence Procurement Procedure

• E-commerce deals of Google, Amazon others face new levy

• Purushottam Darak

• Obama, Castro hail new day for US-Cuba relations

• North Korea fires five short-range missiles into sea

• March 22nd, 2016 News Headlines

• March 21st, 2016 News Headlines

• Krishi Karman Commendation award

• Geetakshi Arora

• World Sufi Forum condemns all forms of terrorism

• Kisaan Suvidha app launched by PM Modi

• US president Barack Obama arrives in Cuba

• AYUSH Ministry in agreement with WHO for global positioning of AYUSH

• India aims to capture 20% market share in IoT: Nasscom

• Telangana inks pact with French aviation trainer

• Plane crashes in Russia

• Political crisis in Uttarakhand

• DRDO scientists build sensor to detect radiation levels

• Ritu Beri

• HS Prannoy wins Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold badminton title

• Cameroon sentences 89 Boko Haram militants to death

• SC allows pictures of CMs, Governors, ministers in government ads

• IAF conducts day – night exercise ‘Iron Fist’ in Rajasthan

• Government notifies new Plastic Waste Management Rules

• Signs pact with AP for several digital projects

• Government allows 49% FDI in insurance under automatic route

• New golden frog species discovered in Colombia

• February 2016 was the warmest February in 136 years: NASA report

• Interest rate on small savings including PPF, KVP slashed

• March 19th, 2016 News Headlines

• March 18th, 2016 News Headlines

• Rewa gets ready for 750-Mw solar park

• Ustad Ali Ahmad Hussain Khan

• India Aviation Report says country to become third largest aviation market by 2020

• 108 ft tall Jain idol makes Guinness World Record

• North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, South Korea's defence ministry

• India has space for minorities, non-believers: PM

• Surat cleanest railway stations in India

• Sushma raises Pathankot attack with Sartaj Aziz; Pak probe team to arrive in India

• March 17th, 2016 News Headlines

• Denmark tops global 'happy' index, Burundi at bottom

• Parliament passes Aadhaar Bill with Lok Sabha rejecting amendments proposed in Rajya Sabha

• AP Assembly adopts resolution for special Status

• Telangana achieves second place in highest density of national highways

• Govt to allot 16 coal mines to PSUs for commercial mining

• NITI Aayog bats for PPP to improve health services

• Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on plastic-processing imports

• Four new giant alien planets discovered

• Mother Teresa

• TGO begins 7-month journey to the Red planet

• UN suspends Sharapova as goodwill ambassador after doping allegations

• ICICI Bank launches contactless mobile payment solution

• March 16th, 2016 News Headlines

• Electronics manufacturing gets a boost with Rs.700-crore venture capital funding

• Lok Sabha approves Constitutional Amendment Bill empowering States to modify SCs list

• Alam Ara – India’s first sound film completes 85 years

• FICCI to fund construction of 250 toilets in govt schools in AP

• Unsafe environment causes 23% deaths in 11 Asian nations: WHO

• World's first fully electric double decker bus launched in London

• Not taking sides: Centre to SC on SYL Canal dispute

• March 15th, 2016 News Headlines

• Russia to begin withdrawal of its troops in Syria

• One-third of Syrian children were born during war, UNICEF Report Finds

• JNU committee recommends rustication of Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and 3 others

• AP, Telangana jointly rank fourth in Sukanya Samriddhi accounts

• Lloyd S. Shapley

• Anita Brookner

• Telangana presents Rs 1.30-lakh cr Budget

• Out of 96,000, 50 animal species in India are “critically endangered”: Government

• Hanan Al Hroub

• March 14th, 2016 News Headlines

• Environmental clearances to 943 projects in 21 months: Javadekar

• World's thinnest lens created by Australian scientists

• Lin Dan earns his sixth All England Badminton title

• India-Bangladesh drill

• Kingfisher Airlines' PF contributions to be probed: Labour Ministry

• Services beat Maharashtra to retain Santosh Trophy

• Woman officers in Paramilitary forces

• All willful loan defaulters would stand disqualified from board positions

• India, IMF sign pact to set up regional training centre

• Enda Kenny

• UN to probe South Sudan attack

• EC proposes 2-yr imprisonment for candidates filling wrong affidavits

• March 12th, 2016 News Headlines

• Indian researcher-led team discovers new frog species in Karnataka

• Arab League declares Hezbollah group a terrorist organization

• CO2 levels increase more in past 12 months

• Certificates of Honour to eminent scholars

• LS passes Aadhaar Bill 2016

• India best among EMs; health of PSBs, corporates a worry: IMF

• AIIMS-like hospital for AYUSH being set up in New Delhi

• Cleanliness in trains: Railway Ministry launches 'Clean My Coach Service'

• Government accepts proposal to acquire 244 specialized guns for Rs. 7,000 crore

• March 11th, 2016 News Headlines

• Slovenia, Croatia close borders along Balkan route

• Union Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Ujwala Yojna

• TG Speaker recognizes 12 TDP MLAs as TRS members

• India, Bangladesh sign 2nd line of credit worth USD 2 bn for undertaking development projects

• Rajya Sabha passes Real Estate Bill; Seeks to set up state level regulators

• Cabinet gives approval to change in shareholding in DP World projects

• e-Budget introduced in Andhra Pradesh Assembly

• Rest of India beat Mumbai to lift Irani Cup Cricket Title

• ISRO puts India's 6th exclusive navigation satellite 'IRNSS 1F' into space

• March 10th, 2016 News Headlines

• UN concerned over radical EU-Turkey plan to tackle migrant crisis

• Parliament approves National Waterways Bill 2015

• NGT nods for World Cultural Festival on Yamuna riverbed with condition

• India inks pact for saving birds of prey

• Debts case: Supreme Court issues notice to Vijay Mallya on pleas filed by consortium of banks

• IMF knowledge sharing centre to come up in India

• MV Rao

• Bangladesh upholds death penalty for Jamaat leader Mir Quasem

• Iran Conducts New Missile Tests Defying US Sanctions

• Telangana, Maharashtra ink pact on five irrigation projects

• Government rolls back proposal to tax Employees’ provident fund withdrawals

• Hyderabad-Based Startup won Award

• March 09th, 2016 News Headlines

• PSBs’ NPAs soar Rs1 lakh cr in 9 months of FY16

• IKEA Set To Open First India Store at Hyderabad In 2017

• Gujarat tops in investment potential ranking

• Maria Sharapova provisionally suspended after failing drugs test at Australian Open

• President presents Nari Shakti awards to 15 women

• March 08th, 2016 News Headlines

• Ray Tomlinson

• Indian scientists develop breakthrough dengue drug

• Haryana to become first State to establish nuclear energy plant: Minister

• PM selects another village in Varanasi for development under SAGY

• Government launches online marketing platform Mahila E-HAAT

• Major income of 1.75% rural families from livestock: NSSO

• North Korea threatens to reduce US and South Korea to 'flames and ashes’

• Sachdev:

• March 07th, 2016 News Headlines

• India wins Asia Cup for record sixth time

• 17-member wrestling team headed by Yogeshwar named for Asian Olympic Qualification tournament

• Indian men's and women's teams win gold medals at World Table Tennis Team Championship

• US, S Korea set to begin largest ever joint military exercises on Korean peninsula

• Element that helped form solar system discovered

• FDI inflows into services sector surge 85.5% in 1st 9 months of this fiscal

• Telangana to take up 5 irrigation projects with Central assistance

• Muzaffarnagar riots: Justice Sahai inquiry commission gives clean chit to UP government

• Government releases four colour classification scheme for industries based on pollution potential

• US issues formal notification for sale of F-16 jets to Pakistan

• Madras HC makes it mandatory to sing National Anthem in all schools

• India, US agree to improve quality of AYUSH products

• China aims to keep annual GDP growth at or above 6.5 pct in next 5 years

• Indian, British scientists discover new species of snake in Western Ghats

• India moves World Trade Organization over United States visa fee hike

• PA Sangma

• March 05th, 2016 News Headlines

• Jitu Rai wins gold in 50m Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup

• Manoj Kumar

• North Korea leader tells military to be ready to use Nuclear Weapons

• Brazil's Lula detained in corruption probe; Rousseff objects

• Prime Minister launches Setu Bharatam Project to make all National Highways free of Railway crossings

• Election Commission announces schedule for Assembly polls

• Reserve Bank of India floats draft framework for account aggregator Non-Banking Financial Companies

• New schemes to ensure effective transfer of technology from laboratory to land

• Ashok Ghosh

• March 04th, 2016 News Headlines

• BCCI opposes Lodha panel recommendations

• Telangana, Maharashtra to ink pact for five irrigation projects

• Hyderabad to host Amazon’s largest facility outside of US

• Aadhar bill introduced in the Lok Sabha

• Government provides Rs 1000 cr loan to FACT for revival

• RBI releases draft guidelines on account aggregators

• Government to set up 33 solar parks to reduce production cost of power: Goyal

• North Korea fires short-range projectiles into sea: South Korea

• Clean chit to Kanhaiya in Magisterial probe appointed by Delhi government

• Martin Crowe

• World Bank announces second auction for emission reductions

• Two PSUs setting up nuclear power plants in country: Government

• Alappuzha backwaters to get India’s first solar ferry

• Government approves winding up of NMCC with immediate effect

• Centre releases over Rs 505 cr for schemes under North-Eastern Council

• Indonesia issues tsunami alert after massive 7.9 magnitude quake

• UN imposes toughest-ever sanctions on North Korea

• March 03rd, 2016 News Headlines

• Donald Trump, Hilary Clinton win seven seats each of 1st March primaries

• March 02nd, 2016 News Headlines

• UN delays vote on tough new North Korea sanctions at Russia's request

• India beat Sri Lanka to enter Asia Cup final

• Pallava Bagla

• PM forms task force to rationalise central government staff

• Railways gave nod for high speed Talgo train trial on two routes

• Global top ranks for Delhi, Hyderabad airports

• RBI allows banks to expand capital base to meet Basel III norms

• Spotlight wins Best Picture, Leonardo DiCaprio bags Best Actor at Oscars 2016

• March 01st, 2016 News Headlines

• SC seeks Centre’s response to Muslim woman’s plea against triple talaq

• Key Features of Budget 2016-2017

• Scientists Create Biological Supercomputer

• FM unveiled Pro-poor budget

• 60% of EPF deposits to be taxed on withdrawal after 1st April

• UN watchdog: Iran complying with nuclear deal so far

• February 29th, 2016 News Headlines

• Rajendra Singh

• Scrutinise FDI from Singapore, Mauritius

• NGT panel recommends Rs 120-cr fine on Art of Living for damage to Yamuna

• Party launched in Kalam’s name

• Punjab imposes ban on sale of army uniforms in the state

• Central Govt. approves constitution of Bank Board Bureau

• India to setup lab for studying gravitational waves: PM Modi in 'Mann Ki Baat

• Oscars Awards 2016

• G20 says world needs to look beyond ultra-easy policy for growth

• House panel seeks higher defence outlay

• India Ranks 1st in Milk Production

• Iran goes to polls first time after N-deal

• SC asks Centre to suggest measures to ban child pornography

• Parliament passes Election Laws (Amendment) Bill

• Bees are vanishing: UN report

• Gianni Infantino - new President of FIFA

• DIPP panel suggests steps to cut down multiple permissions needed by investors

• BRICS bank set to fund green energy projects

• February 27th, 2016 News Headlines

• MoU between ICG, PMSA extended

• Survey is grim but hopeful on economy

• February 26th, 2016 News Headlines

• Sanjay Dutt

• Economic Survey 2015-16 Highlights

• World T20: six Indians in ICC match officials’ list

• Aryabhata Award for Dr Avinash Chander, former DRDO Chief

• Obama warns Russia 'world will be watching' Syria ceasefire

• Customer takes first class seat in Prabhu’s plans

• Substantial allocations, but no mention of new zone

• Public-private partnerships to fuel future growth of Indian Railways

• EPFO tightens norms for withdrawal of funds

• Pakistan cricket team will travel to India to play ICC World T20

• RBI revises SDR norms; asks banks to higher provisions of 15%

• Highlights of the Railway Budget 2016-17

• February 25th, 2016 News Headlines

• PK Thungon

• 3 information commissioners appointed

• India approves $150 million Iran port plan

• Promotion of Payments through cards and digital means: Cabinet

• Standing committee on Finance submits report on NPAs of Public Sector Banks

• Telangana State achieves 9.2% growth rate

• Sania-Hingis extend winning streak to 41 matches

• Cabinet approves setting up of Atal Innovation Mission

• India to set up satellite tracking centre in Vietnam for ASEAN countries

• UN carries out first humanitarian airdrop in Syria

• WTO rules against India in solar power dispute

• RBI extends swap arrangement with SAARC nations

• Mashrafe Bin Mortaza:

• 2019 general elections to have paper-trail EVMs: CEC

• Jat protestors withdraw stir, Blockades lifted from Highways

• India extends USD 1 million immediate aid to cyclone hit Fiji

• February 24th, 2016 News Headlines

• UN launches working group on nuclear abolishment

• HL Dattu:

• Vienna is world's best city to live in: survey

• Punjab Warriors clinch maiden HIL title

• February 23rd, 2016 News Headlines

• India remains world's largest arms importer, with 14% of total share

• Government to sell 5% stake in NTPC to garner Rs 5K cr

• Amar Singh appointed the Police Commissioner of Kuala Lumpur

• Pakistan presses India hard on J&K; confirms JeM Chief Masood Azhar is in its custody

• 48 hour long encounter ends in J&K's Pulwama; All 3 militants killed

• India has overtaken China's air pollution levels in 2015: Greenpeace

• Syria ceasefire set for Saturday: US, Russia

• One in every three rural households living in debt

• Committee on Jats reservation

• Modi identifies 2nd village to develop

• India, Nepal sign seven accords

• India pledges 250 million dollars for post-earthquake re-construction in Nepal

• Central African Republic: Former PM Faustin declared winner of Presidential election

• Malayalam film `Ottal` named best children's film at Berlin International Film Festival

• PM launched National Rurban Mission

• Triple jumper Renjith Maheswary won silver in Asian Indoor Athletics Championships

• Christine Lagarde

• Amit Mitra

• ISRO successfully tested indigenous cryo engine

• In Telangana KTR unveils incubation centre

• India women clean sweep 3 match ODI against Sri Lanka

• WHO warns countries against spreading of Zika virus

• Kalikho Pul sworn-in as new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

• Attack on Kanhaiya pre-planned: NHRC report

• Coal scam: Court orders framing of charges against ex-Coal Secretary

• JAT reservation issue turns violent

• SEZs: New norms for power generation announced

• February 20th, 2016 News Headlines

• Award for “The Revenant”

• US President Obama signs North Korea sanctions

• Supreme Court paves way for new government in Arunachal Pradesh

• Farmers to have pan-India access to mandis: Modi

• Telangana government 100-day action plan

• Government gives nod for building of 82000 houses for poor in urban areas of 163 cities

• Make in India Week gets Rs 15 lakh cr investment commitment

• Cabinet approval for trade facilitation pact ratification

• Cyient to set up tech facility in Telangana

• UN delegates discuss Zika virus outbreak

• Cabinet recommends revocation of President rule in Arunachal

• Chhattisgarh government cancels tribal rights over forest lands

• Suhhani Lohia

• February 18th, 2016 News Headlines

• Government cuts interest rate on small post office schemes by 0.25%; PF to earn more

• Japan launches satellite to study black holes

• Government gives a global push to AYUSH medicines; approves pact with WHO

• CCEA approves railway lines and bridge projects worth over Rs 10,000 cr

• SAG end with glittering ceremony; India top games with highest ever medals win

• Boutros Boutros Ghali

• February 17th, 2016 News Headlines

• Saudi Arabia, Russia to freeze oil output

• India joins China, Pakistan in multi-lateral exercises

• NDA wins seven Assembly seats in bypolls in eight States

• PF interest revised upwards to 8.8%

• Position of food grains comfortable

• TRS bags Narayankhed seat in Telangana

• Two major lift schemes for Khammam (Telangana)

• Prithvi II missile test-fired successfully

• Asif Kapadia

• Sushanta Dattagupta

• UK Sinha

• Tyagi

• Centre launches Rs. 10,000-cr fund to boost electronics manufacturing

• Sindh becomes first Pak province to adopt Hindu Marriage Bill

• Ehud Olmert becomes first Israeli PM to go to prison

• Swachh Survekshna: Visakhapatnam, Surat, Rajkot and Gangtok improve ranks to break into top 10

• Govt approves over Rs 4,087 crore aid to seven drought-hit states

• February 16th, 2016 News Headlines

• India won series against Srilanka

• O.N.V. Kurup:

• Putin, Obama hold frank telephonic talks on Syria

• India sends aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya to Maldives

• Sri Lanka govt sets up Joint Working Committee on proposed ETCA with India

• US F-16 jets to Pakistan

• Syria conflict: World powers agree cessation of hostilities

• Pak's action against Lakhvi, Hafiz Saeed were 'superficial': Headley

• PM inaugurates ‘Make in India’ Week in Mumbai

• February 15th, 2016 News Headlines

• National Woman Sports begin in Patna

• Srinivasan K Swamy:

• Make in India Week: 3 MoUs worth Rs. 21000 crore signed on Day 1

• RBI issues fresh directions to banks on new Accounting Standards

• 80% rural Muslims near poverty in West Bengal

• West Indies lift ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup title

• Abhinav Bhushan

• Gravitational waves identified

• February 13th, 2016 News Headlines

• World powers agree to cessation of hostilities in Syria

• ISI and LeT wanted to target Mumbai Airport and Naval Air Station: Headley

• National Herald case: SC refuses to quash criminal proceedings against Sonia, Rahul

• India, UAE reaffirm their resolve to increase trade by 60% over next 5 yrs

• RBI meets its first inflation target

• Pak umpire Asad Rauf banned for 5 yrs on corruption charges

• RK Pachauri

• Hanumanthappa

• India, Australia agree to strengthen energy ties

• Centre extends Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme in 61 districts

• UAE names women ministers for happiness, tolerance

• Ishrat Jahan was LeT operative, says David Headley

• India sets target to eliminate malaria by 2030

• India, UAE sign agreements

• Prabhu launches 3 IT enabled apps for railways

• DJ Pandian

• February 12th, 2016 News Headlines

• NATO launches sea mission against people-smugglers

• February 11th, 2016 News Headlines

• Japan imposes sanctions on N. Korea after satellite launch

• Industrial growth in FY14 was higher in poorer states

• Aleppo assault could cut off 300,000 civilians: UN

• Centre drops plan for smart cities around Mumbai, Kolkata ports

• AP Govt proposes to develop INS Viraat as tourism centre

• Telangana CCE signs MOA with IIT Bombay

• India, UAE energy ties to grow following Sheikh Mohamed's visit

• India ranks second-last in US Chamber's international IP index

• Milk production increased to 146.31 million tonnes in 2014-15: Government

• India to spend 65 lakh cr on power in 15 yrs

• Centre announces PM's Shram Awards for 2014

• Pachauri

• February 10th, 2016 News Headlines

• UN talks on Syria conflict re-initiated

• Outreach International Radio Fair-2016 begins in Bhubaneswar

• Koirala

• US President unveils Cyber Security National action plan

• David Headley involved in 26/11 Mumbai attacks deposes before court

• UNSC condemns North Korea rocket launch, vows new sanctions

• Mukesh Ambani

• India GDP to grow 7.6% in current fiscal

• February 09th, 2016 News Headlines

• Maharashtra tops in internet readiness index

• Mudragada Padmanabham ends fast after assurances from the AP government

• TRAI rules against differential pricing for data services giving big boost to Net Neutrality

• Tatas to help build 2BHK houses

• Nida Fazli

• February 08th, 2016 News Headlines

• Centre launches Project Sunrise at Imphal for prevention of AIDS in NE states

• House panel slams Goa for tardy implementation of environmental laws

• Birds of 11 rare species found in Jharkhand

• 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes chip-making hub of Taiwan

• Sea borne terror and piracy remain key challenges: PM

• Neolithic rock paintings found in Mahabubnagar

• Government imposes minimum import price on 173 steel items

• Sudhir Tailang

• North Korea rocket launch seen as cover for a missile test

• Centre targets to reduce country's oil imports by 10 per cent

• India's first fully solar-powered educational institute now in Puducherry

• China's foreign exchange reserves dip to lowest level

• Unified insurance package for farmers to cover life

• Petrochemical project dedicated to nation

• 12th South Asian Games begin in Guwahati

• Fast begins seeking reservation for Kapus in AP

• Mission Kakatiya: Telangana Govt Inks MoU with IIT, BITS, NABARD

• SC asks BCCI to implement Lodha panel recommendations

• WHO advises against blood donations from people of Zika area

• India shows Naval prowess at International Fleet Review

• February 06th, 2016 News Headlines

• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be allowed to walk free: UN

• TRS got record victory in GHMC polls

• Forensic audit must for all bad loans: Parliament panel to RBI

• SEBI forms task force to review risk management norms for commixes

• February 05th, 2016 News Headlines

• UN panel rules, Julian Assange being arbitrarily detained

• Kerala wins 61st National School Athletics championship

• Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal signed

• India, Thailand laid roadmap for boosting ties

• Telangana inks trade pacts with Ontario

• RBI updates norms of Foreign Exchange Management Act

• India ratifies nuclear liability convention, hopes to win foreign investment

• India's special concession to Pak athletes for South Asian Games

• Pakistan becomes top buyer of Indian cotton

• Centre issues OROP implementation table

• Govt extends Jal Kranti campaign for two years

• Sexual abuse: SIT to probe into charges against Hockey captain Sardar Singh

• Govt to infuse about Rs. 5,000 cr in PSU banks this quarter

• Railways to form joint venture companies with state Governments

• CSIR launches India's first ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug

• Torch Relay of 12th South Asian Games held in Itanagar

• Jaishanker Menon

• February 04th, 2016 News Headlines

• Balram Jakhar

• UN adjourns Syria talks, asks Big Powers for Help

• Parameshwar Iyer

• Zika virus: Bharat Biotech claims breakthrough in developing vaccine

• Saroj Kumar

• February 03rd, 2016 News Headlines

• India, Brunei agree to boost defence ties, ink three pacts

• RBI keeps key rates unchanged

• Govt sets up two panels to ensure consistency in tax policies

• Don’t encourage support to Kashmir militant groups, says Pak. Panel

• India tops global confidence index

• SC holds out hope, will hear final plea to legalise gay sex

• RBI relaxes FDI norms to boost start-ups

• ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup: Rishabh Pant records fastest fifty against Nepal

• North Korea tells U.N. agencies it plans satellite launch

• Philippine ranking in economic freedom index rises

• Archana Ramasundram

• India, UK sign two bilateral advance pricing pacts

• In a first, all-woman naval team to go around the world under sail

• UP signs up for UDAY scheme, eyes Rs 33k crore savings

• Germany's Angelique Kerber wins women's singles

• UN hosted Syria peace talks begin in Geneva

• K.V. Krishna Rao

• February 02nd, 2016 News Headlines

• India approves more projects in Afghanistan, inks pact for visa-free travel for diplomats

• Panel suggests more freedom for India Inc

• Zika virus outbreak: WHO declares international emergency

• Arunachal Pradesh case in Supreme Court

• India sweep T-20 series against Australia

• Novak Djokovic retains Australian Open Men's Singles Title

• K Shrikanth wins Men's Singles Title in Syed Modi Badminton tournament in Lucknow

• Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba

• NASA, India join hands for astrobiology mission

• February 01st, 2016 News Headlines

• Parliament panel favours setting up of International Law Dept

• Centre to set up IARI in Assam

• In Andhra Pradesh, Kapu agitation turns violent

• PM wants 50% farmers to join insurance scheme in two years

• India clinch T-20 series after beating Australia in 2nd match

• Sania-Hingis win Women double Australian Open title

• KK Jalan

• January 30th, 2016 News Headlines

• WHO unit to focus on achieving universal health coverage

• Centre forms technical group to monitor Zika virus situation

• GDP growth rate in 2014-15 revised downwards to 7.2%

• J.S. Deepak

• Bank of Japan introduces negative interest rate policy

• Scientists discover largest known solar system

• Book on Partition won Prize

• US, China to work together to end N. Korea nuclear program

• India gets more voting rights as IMF implements quota reforms

• Norway to be country partner for BioAsia

• IT Department resolves over 100 transfer pricing cases of US companies

• India overtakes Thailand as world's largest rice exporter

• Govt signs loan deal with ADB for infra in Agartala & Aizwal

• Govt announces names of first 20 smart cities; Bhubaneswar tops the list

• Gujarat anti-terror Bill returned for 3rd time

• January 29th, 2016 News Headlines

• India regain top spot in ICC Test rankings

• Awards for Indian scientists, Doctors

• January 28th, 2016 News Headlines

• India improves its ranking on corruption index

• Centre declares CIBS as deemed university for 5 yrs under de novo category

• HRD Minister releases books on ‘Veergatha’ series

• India, Armenia sign protocol amending Double Taxation Avoidance Convention

• Centre clears new financing model for highway projects

• Climate Change Cited as Reason for Record Heat in 2015

• UN appeals for USD 393 million humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

• Over 8 mn children in conflict zones to get access to education in 2016: Unicef

• Zika virus likely to spread throughout America: WHO

• January 27th, 2016 News Headlines

• Ashok Chakra for Lance Naik Mohan Goswami

• Aditya - L1 first Indian mission to study the Sun

• IS may carry out large scale 'Mumbai-style' attacks in Europe again: Report

• President rule imposed in Arunachal Pradesh

• Nation celebrates 67th R-Day

• Indore villages declared open defecation free

• Indian economy less vulnerable to external shocks: S&P

• PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award for J.K. Rowling

• Award for UAS Dharwad

• Ashok Chakra conferred on Lance Naik Goswami posthumously for his role in J&K encounter

• Govt announces Padma awards to 112 personalities

• January 26th, 2016 News Headlines

• Britain to spend USD 700 million to fight malaria

• Obama: Pak must dismantle terror networks

• International Solar Alliance will work like life-giver to mankind: PM

• India, France ink 14 pacts in different fields

• SEBI sets up panel for commodity market

• Women dominate this year's Padma awards for sports

• Libyan Parliament Rejects UN-Backed Unity Government

• January 25th, 2016 News Headlines

• India win First T20 Asian Cup for Visually Handicapped beating Pakistan in Final

• Award for Kerala Tourism

• Marcelo Rebelo De Sousa won Portugal Presidential election

• Andhra tops in implementing MGNREGA for 2014-15

• South Korea tops list of the world's most innovative economies

• PM Modi declassifies 100 secret files on Subhash Chandra Bose

• Centre clears Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project

• 16 Pacts signed between India and France in Chandigarh

• Indo-German team finds dinosaur bones in Kutch

• PV Sindhu wins Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold Badminton title

• Emergency declared in five states of US as huge blizzard hit east coast

• In Nepal Madhesis reject changes to Constitution

• 1st Solar Power operated Mini-Water Supply Plant commissioned in Maharashtra

• Cabinet recommends President Rule in Arunachal Pradesh

• India and Arab League declared Manama Declaration

• RBI to introduce new banknotes of 500 rupees and 100 rupees denominations

• Govt mobilises 900 kg of gold under monetisation scheme

• India beat Australia by six wickets in 5th ODI

• Largest tricolor unfurled at Ranchi

• CBDT signs 7 unilateral APAs

• India to be fastest growing economy at 7.3% in 2016: UN report

• RBI allows banks to sell India Gold Coins

• Centre tightens green norms for sugar mills

• January 23rd, 2016 News Headlines

• Japan lifts nuclear sanctions on Iran

• Sri Lanka tops South Asia in human development

• India submits first biennial update report to UNFCCC

• I&B ministry frames new business policy for publications division

• Rohith Vemula suicide: Govt sets up judicial commission

• India to buy more crude oil from Nigeria

• Dr. Jain

• Plastic units park to come up near Hyderabad

• WEF to set up its secretariat in AP

• Newly discovered Himalayan bird named after Dr Salim Ali

• National Investment and Manufacturing Zone-NIMZ in Telengana

• SC asks Sanskriti School not to restrict 60 per cent quota

• IBM signs MoU with NRSC to monitor mining activities

• Centre approves New Prison Manual 2016

• Population below 15 years of age falls, but standard of living rises: NFH Survey

• FDI flows into India nearly doubled in 2015: UNCTAD

• Tree frogs thought extinct rediscovered in India

• Mrinalini Sarabhai

• RBI simplifies gold monetisation scheme

• Tribal Arts Museum to be established in Jaipur

• January 22nd, 2016 News Headlines

• ISRO successfully launches fifth navigation satellite IRNSS-1E

• World Economic Forum meeting starts in Davos

• January 21st, 2016 News Headlines

• Govt approves over Rs 5000 cr funding to push solar projects

• Power producers allowed passing on hike in taxes, levies

• In deadly attack on Pakistani University, extremists take new aim at students

• Govt to set up 100 plastic technology institutes in India

• India must increase women participation in labour force: ILO

• India among top 5 most promising markets globally

• Narayana Murthy panel seeks favourable tax regime for VCs, Pes

• World Bank loan to develop Kosi basin

• Cabinet approves India’s stand on food security at World Trade Organization

• Rahul Thakkar

• Mamta Binani

• Ashok Vajpeyi

• RBI to purchase govt bonds worth Rs 10,000 cr to infuse long-term liquidity in banking system

• Match-fixing in tennis rocks Australian Open

• LCA Tejas makes history at Bahrain

• January 20th, 2016 News Headlines

• Apex court stops govt from selling residual stake in Hindustan Zinc

• Power sector at 'inflection point': WEF report

• IMF retains India's economic growth forecast at 7.3% for current fiscal

• French President declares state of economic emergency

• English must for British muslim women

• 3,500 slaves held by Islamic State in Iraq: UN

• Richest 1% own more than the rest: Oxfam

• National Bravery Awards announced

• IPL spot-fixing scandal: BCCI imposes life ban on off-spinner Chandila

• World Bank to fund zoo in Andhra Pradesh

• India attaches highest importance to its ties with Israel: Sushma Swaraj

• Somnath Temple to invest in Gold Monetization Scheme

• NASA starts new programme to protect Earth from asteroids

• PM Modi calls for expansion of organic farming across the country

• Centre to institute new award for Most Film-Friendly State or UT

• January 19th, 2016 News Headlines

• Global crude oil prices dip below 28 dollars a barrel for 1st time in 12 years

• January 18th, 2016 News Headlines

• Centre to create Rs. 10,000 cr corpus fund for innovation driven enterprises: PM

• Anuradha Roy

• IFC ties up with MP govt for largest solar power project at Rewa

• China launches AIIB development bank as power balance shifts

• Sania-Martina juggernaut continues unabated, wins Sydney title

• NASA’s Solar-Powered Jupiter Probe Sets New Distance Record

• Climate change and involuntary migration top threats to global economy in 2016: WEF

• WHO declares end to Ebola epidemic

• India, Pakistan agree to put off Foreign Secretary talks

• Govt. panel pushes for curbs on online pharmacies

• Largest canyon hidden under the Antarctic

• Anil Ganguly

• Mohammed Abdul Rahim Qureshi

• Severe Malnutrition Confirmed In Syria's Madaya, 32 Deaths Reported In Month: UN

• Govt to conduct security audit of vulnerable military stations

• New law now enables juveniles' trial in heinous crimes

• Aadhaar not mandatory for DBT scheme, clarifies RBI

• Grid-linked solar generation capacity crosses 5,000 MW mark

• SC refuses to vacate order staying Centre's notification lifting ban on Jallikattu

• Government launches ITBP website

• Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Fasal Beema Yojna

• Telangana to scrap subsidy for dairy farmers producing more than 25 litres a day

• FIFA dismisses Secretary General Jerome Valcke

• Pak takes action: Jaish Chief Masood Azhar detained

• US troops in South Korea put on highest alert after North Korea's H-bomb test

• Kerala becomes 1st Indian State to attain complete primary education

• Impeachment motion: Guwahati HC dismisses Arunachal Speaker Rebia’s petition

• 41% of India's population aged below 20

• U.S. House backs broader North Korea sanctions, after nuclear test

• U.N. appeals for $500 million to get 1 million Syrian children in school

• SC stays bull-taming sport of Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu

• Jin Liqun

• Govt approves major changes in DPP, new policy to boost domestic manufacturing, MSME sector

• Lionel Messi grabs Ballon d'or award for fifth time

• Award for EPFO

• CCI streamlines, simplifies norms for M&A filings

• AP attracts Rs 5,242-cr investment in tourism, hospitality

• PM sets up eight groups of secretaries for focused attention

• Centre calls for public-private partnership in skill development

• January 13th, 2016 News Headlines

• PwC India sets up centre of excellence for forensics in Hyderabad

• Centre announces petrochemical complex for AP

• Child rape: SC asks govt to consider stricter punishment

• Earthquake in Indonesia: 6.9 magnitude tremors strike Molucca islands, tsunami alert issued

• Rae Bareli, Hyderabad and Srinagar out of smart city race

• NASA's Kepler discovers over 100 planets

• PMO sets up panel to fast-track bullet trains

• ADB to fund $840-m corridor between Vizag, Chennai

• Day 2: MoUs for Rs. 1.70 lakh crore investment inked in Andhra Pradesh

• BHEL commissions 520 MW Hindujas project near Vizag

• Andhra Pradesh becomes first state to unveil retail policy

• Government to spend Rs. 11,000 cr to reduce road accident

• Compulsory gender education in Telangana

• India-Australia social security pact comes into operation

• World's most-wanted drug lord re-captured, returned to same jail he fled

• Governor's rule imposed in Jammu and Kashmir

• $500 million spending for immunization drive

• Pravasi Bhartiya Divas celebrated in Colombo

• Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis lift WTA Brisbane Tennis trophy

• Mexico launches Chapo's US extradition process

• International kite festival underway in Ahmedabad

• Andhra investor meet: 32 MoUs worth Rs 1.95 lakh cr on Day One

• Reliance Defence to set up shipyard in Andhra Pradesh

• Hisar institute becomes second centre to clone buffalo

• SC asks Govt. to appoint 3 Info. Commissioners in 6 weeks

• Mission Bhageeratha brings Telangana forest lands in focus

• ADB loan grant disbursals up 21% to $12.34b in 2015

• India's Siril Verma tops junior badminton rankings

• Urjit Patel

• Premji

• January 09th, 2016 News Headlines

• Centre allows traditional bull-taming sports Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu

• MHA scraps Delhi Govt’s probe panel on DDCA, terms it illegal, unconstitutional

• No quota in promotion in PSU banks: SC

• Devender Kumar Sikri

• China tremors rock markets once again

• Raghuram Rajan

• January 08th, 2016 News Headlines

• UNSC to pursue new curbs against N Korea

• Iran decides to ban all products from Saudi Arabia

• Act now, it's Jaish-e-Mohammed: India tells Pakistan

• Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs merged with MEA

• Child sex ratio in Haryana reaches 889 girls per 1,000 boys: Haryana CM

• G.O on Hyd GHMC polls suspended by HC

• Two colleges opened

• Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

• INS Kadmatt commissioned at Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam

• World Bank: India to stay at top in growth

• DRDO conducts tank-to-tank test firing in Odisha

• Apurvi Chandela set world record in 10m air rifle at Swedish Cup Grand Prix

• January 07th, 2016 News Headlines

• North Korea conducts hydrogen bomb test

• Set up system to protect whistleblowers: SC to government

• Centre approves Rs. 2,553 crore aid for three drought-hit states

• India's biggest textile park at Warangal

• India-Bahrain agreement to combat terror

• Cabinet approves credit guarantee fund for MUDRA loans

• Black money: Govt collects Rs 2,428 crore tax from 644 entities

• Government notifies Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2015

• Government scraps 5% export duty on iron ore pellets

• NSE to launch Private Bank Index

• NABARD, NRSC ink pact for monitoring of watershed projects

• Pranav Dhanawade, Mumbai School Cricketer Re-Writes Record Books

• Syria chemical arms probe found signs of sarin gas exposure – UN

• Pathankot attack: All six terrorists dead

• Kapadia

• Jharkhand first state to sign MoU with Centre for power scheme UDAY

• Government reserves 33% posts of women constables in CAPFs

• Telangana CM dedicates Kakatiya thermal plant Stage-II

• Government to import 5,000 tonnes of tur dal

• January 06th, 2016 News Headlines

• TK Kurien

• Nitin Gadkari announces Rs 16,500 crore highway project for Telangana

• Telangana simplifies real estate norms

• New method detects single molecule of explosives, contaminants

• VVS Laxman’s 281 voted the best Test knock of last half century

• January 05th, 2016 News Headlines

• China to establish first Counter-Terrorism College

• First smokeless villages in Bihar

• Oceanography centre to come up in Hyderabad

• No Minister or government servant should hold post in BCCI: Lodha panel

• Earthquake epicentre located 40 km from Imphal

• January 04th, 2016 News Headlines

• Arunima Sinha conquers Mount Aconcagua in Argentina

• Karan Adani appointed as the new CEO of APSEZ

• Telangana government to construct multi-level flyovers in Hyderabad

• PM Modi calls upon scientific community to tackle issues of climate change

• Government decides to organise National School Games in big way

• AB Bardhan

• Annual solar power capacity to quadruple

• E-commerce industry to cross $38 billion this year: Assocham

• Sify setting up $20 mn centre in Hyderabad

• Saudi Arabia executes 47 prisoners, including Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr

• Terrorists attack Pathankot AF station; 4 terrorists killed

• Russia named US as threat in new security strategy

• I&B plans National Award for most film shooting-friendly state

• India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear facilities, prisoner

• DBT for kerosene in 26 districts from 1st April

• Government sets up panel to revamp Censor Board

• Government to make LPG available to all in 3 years:

• Shyam Saran Negi

• Government forms panel to study wage structure of gramin dak sevaks

• Centre to build 50k anganwadi centres every year

• MoU on conservation of migratory birds of prey in Africa, Eurasia approved

• January 02nd, 2016 News Headlines

• Ashwin ends 2015 as number one Test bowler and all-rounder

• World Bank offers $50 million loan for minority education

• Majority of world’s migrant workers are engaged in the services sector: ILO

• No interviews for Class-III, IV govt jobs: PM

• Govt makes PAN mandatory for transactions of over Rs 2 lakhs

• Ashwini Rai

• Virat Kohli named Cricketer of the Year

• Ilaiyraja

• Ashwini Rai

• Bajrang Punia, Ritu Phogat win Gold at National Wrestling Championship

• December 31st, 2015 News Headlines

• Civil nuclear deal with Australia gets green signal

• Government hikes outlay of roof top small solar power plants to Rs 5,000 crore

• Use Rs. 2,000-cr financial inclusion fund to set up more ATMs, says RBI panel

• Railway joint ventures with States approved

• Telangana MLC results: TRS bags four seats, Cong wins two

• Russia strikes $1 billion deal with HAL to manufacture Kamov choppers

• Asia's largest underground railway station opens in Shenzen

• Over 1 Million Reach Europe by Sea in 2015: UN

• New textile scheme to generate 30 lakh jobs, Rs. 1-lakh cr investment

• Chhattisgarh government to make roof-top solar plants mandatory for new buildings

• Taiwan, China launch hotline after historic summit

• India test fires successfully long range surface to air missile

• Government unveils National Biotechnology Development Strategy 2015-2020

• December 30th, 2015 News Headlines

• Gujarati littérateur Raghuveer Chaudhary selected for Jnanpith Award

• Haryana extends education rule to municipal polls

• Government further relaxes rules for selling natural gas

• Hyderabad to host international film festival

• SC upholds liquor policy of Kerala government restricting sale of alcohol to only five star bars

• Green signal to Dholera Airport in Gujarat

• CARE Ratings signs MoU with Japan Credit Agency

• Rakhi, Kavita win Gold in Senior National Weightlifting Championship

• Pakistan executes four militants

• NSCCC approves four projects for Climate change funding

• Gujarat wins maiden Vijay Hazare title

• Guinea declared free from Ebola by WHO

• O.P. Malhotra

• RBI takes woman, girl-child route to financial inclusion

• Kelkar panel suggests easier funding for PPP projects in infrastructure sector

• Using calcium carbide for fruits punishable: FSSAI

• Arunachal to host Film Northeast-2016

• Japan, South Korea reach historic deal to settle issue of comfort women

• MTNL launches nationwide free roaming

• Former Solicitor-General to head DDCA probe panel

• December 29th, 2015 News Headlines

• Selection panel for SEBI chief reset; PMO nominee included

• LPG subsidy to be withdrawn from consumers having taxable income of more than Rs. 10 lakh

• Aradhana Johri

• Microsoft in pact with AP for cloud solutions

• December 28th, 2015 News Headlines

• India's Shiva Keshavan wins Silver at Asian Championships in Japan

• ICC suspends Pak spinner Yasir Shah for failing dope test

• China's Parliament adopts country's first law against domestic violence

• Delhi to get its own index to monitor air quality

• CRDA releases master plan draft notification for AP capital

• Assocham lowers fiscal's export outlook again - to $255-260 bn

• India May Be the Third Largest Economy after 2030: Study

• Mamady Youla

• Around 21 Companies raise Rs 13,600 crore in IPO market; highest in 5 years

• Students light oil lamps to set a new Guinness record

• Telangana Government releases Rs 14.74 cr for SHGs

• India’s International referee Ashok Kumar selected for officiating in Rio Olympics

• More than 100,000 flee El Niño flooding in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay

• US places Indian lion in endangered species list

• December 26th, 2015 News Headlines

• Sadhana

• UN adopted annual budget

• Govt announces 4 new IT-based initiatives on Good Governance Day

• India reiterates full support to Afghanistan for preserving unity and territorial integrity

• 41 more housing finance firms allowed using SARFAESI law

• Sanjita, Ramana win gold at National Weightlifting Championships

• Indian Oil, Oil India sign MoU with Rosneft

• PM Modi paid surprise visit to Pakistan

• Government scraps minimum export price on onions to boost export

• Telangana to set up Zoroastrian jury

• Women, VIPs, 2-wheelers out of Delhi traffic plan

• HRD Ministry, UGC fare poorly in OBC quota implementation: Panel

• India, Russia sign 16 pacts

• Kirmani awarded C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award

• Amit Majumdar named the first Poet Laureate by the U.S. State of Ohio

• December 25th, 2015 News Headlines

• UN Security Council backs Libya unity accord

• Brazil declares emergency after 2,400 babies are born with brain damage

• Government launches 2 mobile Apps to assist crores of farmers

• Odisha to give free bus passes for regular blood donors

• Andhra Pradesh to host 2019 National Games

• December 24th, 2015 News Headlines

• India's first indigenously designed warship INS Godavari decommissioned

• Draft rules tighten tax norms for MNCs

• V.S. Malimath:

• Kirti Azad suspended from the BJP

• India largest remittance source

• Steve Smith named Test cricketer of Year, AB De Villiers ODI Player

• Rakesh Jain

• Madhesis reject Nepal govternment's proposals: call them vague

• Lok Sabha passes 14 bills, Rajya Sabha clears 9 as winter session of Parliament ends

• 10% increase in rural spending: Official data

• RBI extends deadline to exchange pre-2005 notes to 30th June

• Philippines is first Asian country to approve sale of dengue vaccine

• Juvenile Justice Bill passed in Rajya Sabha

• Lucknow Metro project gets Cabinet nod

• Stricter emission standards notified for coal-based thermal power plants

• FSSAI sets up 9 panels to strengthen food regulatory mechanism: Government

• CAG found irregularities in health plan

• Government to expand visa-free diplomatic travel to more countries

• Sania, Hingis named as Women`s Doubles World Champions by ITF

• Pawan Kumar Agarwal:

• Cabinet approves Rs 3,000-cr scheme for fisheries sector

• RS passes SC/ST Amendment Bill unanimously

• Centre sanctions over Rs 2000 crore to states affected by drought, landslides and flood

• FIFA bans Sepp Blatter, Michel Platini from football for eight years

• Singapore Squash: India`s Abhay Singh wins boys U-19 title

• UNSC extends sanctions against Taliban

• World Trade Organization strikes farming subsidy deal

• Delhi cabinet approves inquiry panel to probe DDCA scam

• Lok Sabha passes National Waterways Bill

• Odisha government launches Anwesha scheme to provide free education to SC/ST students

• EU renews economic sanctions against Russia for 6 months

• December 22nd, 2015 News Headlines

• CAG flays under-utilization of 4 Central hydro power units

• AP Assembly passes Bill to regulate money lending

• December 21st, 2015 News Headlines

• Yemen peace talks end without agreement

• Guinness record of kids, largest practical science lesson

• Delhi forms panel to probe DDCA `scam`

• Juvenile convict in 16th December gang rape case walks free

• Telangana to have 4,000 MW Solar Power

• ASSOCHAM pegs growth at 8.1-8.2% for FY16

• Vijender Singh becomes first Indian to score Pro-Boxing hat-trick

• 42 mega food parks worth Rs 2,000 crore to be set up: Union Food Processing Minister

• Mireia Lalaguna Royo:

• WTO meeting: chaos persisting

• Sonia, Rahul get bail in National Herald case

• UNSC approves peace draft for Syria

• New norms for H-1B visa

• Nadda lays foundation stone for AIIMS in AP

• Sahitya Akademy Awards

• R.K. Mathur will be the new Chief Information Commissioner

• India lost Rs 26,200-cr hydrocarbons in past decade: CAG

• Chatla Sriramulu

• Mother Teresa

• Uttar Pradesh the 8th state to join Centre's discom revival scheme

• Government to set up public debt office via executive order

• Project completion delays have cost Railways Rs. 1.07 lakh cr: CAG

• Call money: accused to be tried under Nirbhaya Act in AP

• Genome of the Asian elephant sequenced

• Government revises growth forecast to 7.5% from 8.5 estimated earlier

• India to contribute 5 Lakh USD to UN annual ERF

• UN Security Council unanimously adopt resolution to cut- off supply of funds to IS group

• Number of people forcibly displaced worldwide likely to surpass a record 60 million this year

• Army Aviation Corps facing serious crisis with 32% deficiency: CAG

• 16th Dec Gang rape case: Juvenile to be released

• Volga

• Telangana chosen for CNBC Promising State of 2015 Award

• Pranab Mukherjee

• FDI up about 35% in last 17 months on Make in India push: DIPP

• Russia to suspend Ukraine trade pact

• Rs. 40,000 cr. defence deal gets nod

• Interest rate to be based on marginal cost of funds from 1st April: RBI

• WTO’s first ministerial draft reflects huge differences between members

• World Trade Organization approves Afghanistan’s terms of accession

• Gauhati HC steps in Arunachal political row stays proceedings of current assembly session till 1st Feb

• India ranks 97th on Forbes' best countries for business list

• December 18th, 2015 News Headlines

• Liberia joins World Trade Organization

• World Bank approves $1.5bn to support clean India campaign

• SC asks Centre to prepare MoP on appointment of judges

• Cabinet approves amendments in bill on Commercial Courts

• Judicial panel to probe gas row

• Google's Sundar Pichai unveils plans for India, to open new campus in Hyderabad

• 1st session of Arunachal assembly held outside of its premises; Deputy Speaker removes Speaker

• India to build sea bridge, tunnel to connect Sri Lanka: Gadkari

• 80% of social sector spending comes from States’ budgets: YV Reddy

• India opposes rich nations’ bid to cherry pick farm issues

• Arctic hits record high temperature over land

• Rajasthan's Apurvi Chandela wins gold at National Shooting Championship

• PSLV-C29 successfully launches 6 Singapore satellites

• December 17th, 2015 News Headlines

• Saudi Arabia announces Islamic military coalition to counter terrorism

• India racing ahead of China when it comes to pollution

• Iran's October missile test violated U.N. ban: expert panel

• Approval for 350 MW solar Park in Andhra Pradesh

• Rules regarding quoting of PAN for specified transactions amended

• FDI in services rises 20% to $1.46 bn in first half of FY16

• December 16th, 2015 News Headlines

• IPL player draft: Pune picks MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina goes to Rajkot

• AK Jain

• NITI Aayog paper calls for 'judicious' use of Essential Commodities Act

• December 15th, 2015 News Headlines

• Japan hands out deal for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train

• Vijay Kumar wins gold at shooting nationals

• Government appoints judicial commission on OROP

• India ranks 130th out of 188 on Human Development Index in 2014

• India ranks 3rd in Asia when it comes to ransomeware attacks

• NPCIL can now form joint ventures with PSUs

• Dilip Kumar

• Assam CM Gogoi inaugurates mascot of 12th SAF games in Guwahati

• December 14th, 2015 News Headlines

• Gambia president declares country an 'Islamic state

• Seventeen women elected to Saudi local councils

• Construction work of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India TAPI gas pipeline project begins

• AP-Malaysia pact to boost monitoring of public services

• FDI in Services Up 20% in Fiscal First Half

• Malayalam film Ottal sweeps four major awards in 20th IFFK

• TRS wins 6 out of 12 MLC seats in Telangana

• Centre signs MoU for establishing IIITs at Ranchi, Nagpur & Pune

• Centro to establish 20 State Cancer Institutes and 50 Tertiary Care Cancer Centres

• Andhra Pradesh suffers loss of Rs.3,759.97 crores due to rains

• RBI constitutes a committee to check menace of Chit-fund and various financial irregularities

• Final draft of negotiating text unveiled at Paris Climate change conference

• Sharad Joshi

• Three Indian athletes qualify for Rio Olympics

• India and Japan ink 14 agreements in various fields

• December 12th, 2015 News Headlines

• Southern India, likely to see higher than normal rainfall: UN

• ICC World T-20 India 2016 schedule announced

• India, US to raise defence tech ties

• Telangana signs up with Centre for ‘Power for All’

• India, Japan sign protocol to amend double taxation avoidance pact

• RBI forms panel to check menace of Chit-fund and various financial irregularities

• Unlisted Firms had Larger Share of FDI Equity in 2014-15: RBI

• Ganga rejuvenation: NGT bans plastic from Gomukh to Haridwar

• December 11th, 2015 News Headlines

• Kapil Chopra

• Pollution at 'serious' level, needs multi-pronged approach: Supreme Court

• Asia’s oldest chamber BCC&I opens office in Siliguri

• Credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs in Telangana soon

• L &T Metro Rail

• Nod for Medak NIMZ

• Manipal Global Education, Open University, UK sign MoU

• RBI specifies SLR reduction pathway

• UN calls on China to halt oppression of human rights activists

• Government declares Tamil Nadu flood as Calamity of Severe Nature

• ADB grants $1-bn loan for Power Grid

• New shorter draft of climate deal released by negotiators

• Panel urges more funds for green energy schemes

• Illiterate can't contest Haryana Panchayat polls : Supreme Court

• First ever vaccine against dengue fever to be publicly available for first time

• Salman Khan acquitted of all charges in 2002 hit-and-run case by Bombay HC

• Safe Water Network, Honeywell India to set up iJal stations in Telangana

• Develop India into a hub of institutional arbitration, says Parliamentary Panel

• PK Singh

• December 10th, 2015 News Headlines

• Subramanian panel for higher threshold for GST

• Cabinet approves measures to increase production of pulses

• CAG pulls up ONGC for poor rig management practices

• Angela Merkel

• 6.9 magnitude quake hits off Indonesia

• Indian Trusts Amendment Bill 2015 passed in Lok Sabha

• India using thorium in nuclear power generation: Government

• Government to set up skill development centres in parliamentary constituencies

• India, Pakistan agree to start comprehensive bilateral dialogue

• Member countries of Heart of Asia Summit in Islamabad pledge to address menace of terrorism

• Shilp guru Awards

• December 09th, 2015 News Headlines

• No proper financial management in Tribal Sub-Plan: CAG

• MoU signed on training for workforce in manufacturing sector

• Pune, Rajkot become interim IPL franchises to replace CSK, RR

• Carolina Marin wins Female Player of the Year award

• India adds 112 sq. km. to mangrove cover

• Bhaskar Rao

• India to sign deal with Japan to get its first bullet train

• Rs 40,000 cr irregularities in government paddy procurement and milling: CAG

• EU agrees to new rules on cyber security

• Sanitation programmes have failed to achieve targets: CAG

• Government imposes ban on 39 terrorist organizations

• Government approves 150 specialized Investigative Units on crime against women in States

• CAG says 160% rise in fire accidents in rail passenger coaches

• TSPSC bags SKOCH award

• Singapore Government to contribute $ 75,000 aid to flood affected people

• Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone for 3 projects in capital region AP

• Paris package gets green light from 196 nations

• Government introduces 4 key Bills in Lok Sabha

• UN Appeals for Record $20.1 Billion for Aid Work In 2016

• China's capital issues first-ever red alert on air pollution

• Supreme Court: Acid victims under disability act

• India announced eight new observatories

• M. Nair Rajeevan appointed as Secretary of Union Ministry of Earth Sciences

• Telangana to develop 500-acre Chinese Industrial Park

• Parliamentary panel recommends full integration of CVC and CBI with Lokpal

• 137 heritage buildings scrapped under the rule

• Telangana seeks Rs 2,514 crore central aid for drought relief

• Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

• Laimadota Straujuma

• BioAsia 2016 in Hyderabad from 8th Feb

• India beat South Africa by 337 runs in 4th Test

• December 08th, 2015 News Headlines

• Five dead, 15 ill after consuming liquor in Andhra Pradesh

• Odd-even formula for Delhi Vehicles

• TS to launch 4 new policies

• December 07th, 2015 News Headlines

• China to become world's biggest electric car market

• Tata and Khan Academy partnered for imparting education

• Telangana State bags CSI award for e-governance

• India, Pakistan agree to carry forward constructive engagements

• Singapore replaces Mauritius as top source of FDI into India

• Mary Kom loses in semifinals of Olympic Test event

• Ancient tombs discovered in China

• PM Modi releases commemorative coins on Dr B R Ambedkar

• December 05th, 2015 News Headlines

• Delhi Assembly passes Jan Lokpal bill

• PMO hands over 1st batch of Netaji files for declassification

• Accessible India Campaign rolled out

• GAIL launches project for satellite monitoring of pipelines

• International Solar Alliance launched

• Australia passes anti-terrorism law to strip citizenship

• Developing countries unite on CBDR principle

• Parliamentary panel on PSUs presses for more clarity on CSR

• Paris climate pledges to slow growth in energy related emissions: IEA

• KCR launches new polio vaccine

• GST logjam: Panel for 17%-18% standard rate

• K. Taraka Rama Rao

• Justice T S Thakur sworn in as 43rd Chief Justice of India

• Centre releases half of the funds to States under PMGSY in current fiscal

• Dena Bank Gets Board Approval to Dilute Government Stake

• Equal sharing of global climate finance violation of rules: developing nations

• Oscar Pistorius convicted of murder on appeal

• US authorities begin probe into California shootings

• PM announces additional relief of Rs.1,000 crore more for flood-hit Tamil Nadu

• Navy has deployed ships, tankers for Operation Madad

• Govt releases postage stamp to mark centenary year of Zoological Survey of India

• Govt to start electronic transfer of MGNREGA wages from 2016

• December 04th, 2015 News Headlines

• Telangana Government to waive Rs423-cr power, water bill arrears in city

• Iran worked on developing nuclear weapons: UN

• ADB, S&P scale down growth projections for economy

• December 03rd, 2015 News Headlines

• 30% increase in tiger population since 2010: Prakash Javadekar

• Hyderabad, Bengaluru Women-Led Startups Win Prizes At Angels Summit

• Aerospace sector in Telangana

• Paris Pact on water and climate change adaptation announced with India on board

• Climate summit: India stresses on financial support

• NRLM interest subvention to 100 more districts

• Agreement with Japan to avoid double taxation

• India urges Nepal to find solution to political problems

• Cabinet gives ex-post-facto nod to FDI reforms in 15 sectors

• RBI signs supervisory pacts with UK

• Zuckerberg vows to donate 99% of his shares for charity

• Severe rain in Tamil Nadu

• States cannot remit sentences of convicts without centre's consent: SC

• Agreement on bilateral cooperation signed between India and Bahrain

• India among top 10 countries affected by HIV

• Telangana set to lose Rs1,500 cr Central funds

• Women’s presence increased in politics

• RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 6.75%, CRR at 4%

• Government to launch Rs 10,000-cr fund for domestic electronic firms

• Celkon launches first 'Made in TS' tablet

• $500-mn initiative to cut emissions in developing nations

• BRICS media summit calls for consensus to tackle terrorism, climate change

• Retinal nerve cells grown in lab

• Anil Kumble resigns as chief mentor of Mumbai Indians

• December 02nd, 2015 News Headlines

• December 01st, 2015 News Headlines

• IGNITE award

• Nepal shortages put millions of children at risk: UNICEF

• Janlokpal Bill introduced in Delhi Assembly

• World leaders pledge climate action at COP21

• Great Britain wins Davis Cup for 1st time since 1936

• States get more time to spend funds on micro irrigation

• 46th IFFI concluded

• RBI eases norms for accessing foreign loans

• Fund for developing countries deal with climate change

• November 30th, 2015 News Headlines

• Russia sanctions against Turkey

• Adolescent deaths from AIDS tripled since 2000: UNICEF

• Villages pass resolution against Jaitapur project

• Fee regulatory panel formed in Telangana

• Government advances roll out of BS-V and BS-VI norms for 4-wheelers

• Andhra Pradesh sets target of 10K MW by 2020

• PV Sindhu lifts Macau Open for 3rd consecutive time

• AS Kiran Kumarn and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

• GMR CSR arm wins award

• European Union Reaches Deal With Turkey on Migration

• UGC proposes to launch world’s largest internet language site 'Bharatvani'

• India re-elected member of International Maritime Council

• GDP growth seen at 7.3-7.6% in July-September

• UN Chief asks developed nations to give $100bn to developing nations

• Agni-I missile test-fired successfully in Odisha

• Solar power to illuminate 140 Naxal-hit villages in Chhattisgarh

• CBDT inks 11 more unilateral advance pricing agreements

• HSBC closes private banking business in India

• India win Nagpur Test by 124 runs against South Africa, clinch series

• Chandrasekhar, Narahari Sastry awarded J C Bose National Fellowship

• Baroness Patricia, the first woman to be appointed Commonwealth secretary-general

• India to launch $1-b equity fund for renewable energy

• Telangana to have 3 new aerospace parks

• In-principle nod for martyr status for paramilitary personnel

• India needs over Rs 9 lakh cr investment for energy demand by 2040: IEA

• Largest Hindu temple in Australia to be opened on November 30

• November 28th, 2015 News Headlines

• Lok Sabha adopts resolution committing to uphold Constitution

• Kerala to have NRI Commission

• SAARC regional workshop on disaster risk reduction

• November 27th, 2015 News Headlines

• Government makes use of plastic waste in road construction mandatory

• Government approves investment of Rs 3000 cr for boosting urban infrastructure in 102 cities

• Government announces indirect tax sops for shipbuilding industry

• Telangana burden mounts to Rs 68,000 cr

• RBI allows foreign investors to buy defaulted bonds

• Saltwater-tolerant paddy developed

• VK Sambyal:

• Prithvi-II launched successfully

• RBI relaxes expat rules for foreign banks

• Telangana Government in favour of private varsities Act

• No sale of liquor in Bihar from 1st April next year

• Bangladesh: 1971 war crime convicts executed

• Marathi, Bengali films shortlisted for UNESCO Fellini Medal

• Uday Bhaskar:

• 4 endangered species among 514 spotted in Salim Ali bird count

• UN launches campaign for action on violence against women

• Three entities get RBI nod to set up trade receivables discounting system

• 2015 to be hottest on record, 2016 could be even hotter due to El Nino: UN

• UN renews call to abolish death penalty in Bangladesh

• CDs can be considered as proof: Supreme Court

• Children Bear Brunt of Climate Change: UNICEF

• Padmanabhaiah

• India test-fires nuclear-capable Dhanush missile

• Pfizer, IIT Delhi set up incubation centre for healthcare innovations

• SAI signs MoU with P Gopichand Badminton Foundation

• November 25th, 2015 News Headlines

• Turkey shoots down Russian military plane on Syria border

• China building world's largest animal cloning centre

• India, China most affected by weather-related disasters: UN

• TRS wins Warangal LS bypoll

• In Telangana 231 mandals declared drought hit

• Centre clears debt sharing between Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

• India, Singapore sign strategic partnership to boost cooperation in key areas

• DIPP notifies easing of FDI policy in several sectors

• Railways inks pact with SAIL-RITES to procure steel wagons

• Government inks 11 pacts to sort transfer-pricing issues

• Government prepones deadline for completion of rural road connectivity under PMGSY

• Integrated Police Command Control Centre In Hyderabad

• Earthquake in southwestern Mexico

• India-Malaysia sign key agreements

• All States but T.N. to roll out Food Security Act by April

• Indo- Pak border in Jaisalmer lighted with Solar power

• Centre sanctions about Rs 940 cr financial aid to Tamil Nadu

• Get rid of NPAs: Finance Minister

• Digital India Mobile Science Bus Launched in Kolkata

• Djokovic victory

• Mauricio Macri

• MRF to set up Rs. 900-cr facility in Telangana

• November 24th, 2015 News Headlines

• India 5th on doing business in clean energy

• Rs 3,250 crore package to decongest Delhi

• India test-fires indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile

• November 23rd, 2015 News Headlines

• India beat Pakistan; Lifts 8th Men's Junior Asia hockey cup

• Uttar Pradesh earns place in Guinness for state govt’s green drive

• Woman entitled for 'stridhan' after separation: Supreme Court

• PM Modi strongly advocates de-linking of terrorism from religion

• ASEAN leaders sign document for launching new economic bloc

• Will hunt down IS leaders and cut off group's financing: US President Obama

• AP Govt settles dispute with Pulinchintala evacuees

• After 50 years of diplomatic ties, India and Singapore to be strategic partners

• 46th International Film Festival of India in Goa

• ADB pledges $120 million loan to finance India, Bangladesh electricity link

• Govt lays out roadmap for phasing out tax exemptions for corporate

• UN report cites huge positive policy potential to cut greenhouse gas emissions

• November 21st, 2015 News Headlines

• Nitish-Kumar led new Bihar govt sworn in

• Govt to maintain centralised data on pending litigations

• UK joins hand with govt to develop 3 smart cities in India

• UNSC approves resolution to prevent further attacks by Islamic State

• 27 killed by Islamic extremists at Radisson Blu Hotel in Mali's capital Bamako

• November 20th, 2015 News Headlines

• RBI nod must for investors picking up more than 5% stake in a private bank

• WADA suspends Russian anti-doping agency

• Trans Pacific Partnership leaders agree to act on South Korea, Indonesia membership bids

• Govt puts high priority on Interlinking of river initiative

• World Congress on Disaster Management held in Visakhapatnam

• Govt launches fund for MSMEs to acquire clean manufacturing tech

• RBI sets direct agri-lending target at 11.57%

• Govt asks six states to submit report on drought situation

• Maoists kidnap TRS leaders in Khammam

• India, China to form Ministerial mechanism to tackle terror

• 7th Pay Commission submits report to Government

• Kelkar panel suggests new ways to fund PPP projects

• Paris prosecutor: Suspected Paris mastermind killed in raid

• Biggest diamond in more than a century unearthed in Botswana

• Highway Ministry can approve projects up to Rs.1, 000 crore

• Zaina Erhaim

• Seven Indians on BBC 100 Women list

• Govt clears pact on promotion of German as additional foreign language in Kendriya Vidyalayas

• Govt approves 10% stake sale in Coal India, eyes 20,000 cr

• Interest subsidy for Exporters from small, labour-intensive sectors

• Telangana village first step for Intel’s Ek Kadam Unnati Ki Aur

• Narendra Modi calls for targeted economic sanctions to curb terror funding

• Supreme Court asks Centre to formulate draft memorandum of procedure for appointments of judges

• Cabinet approval setting up NARF in Hyderabad

• Telangana govt sought report on drought-hit mandals

• November 19th, 2015 News Headlines

• Sri Lanka told to probe disappearance cases

• Unified global front to fight against terrorism urged

• Bangladesh Supreme Court upholds death sentences of two top opposition leaders

• India moves up 6 spots to 108 on global gender index

• WHO warns of confusion on Superbugs

• Infosys Foundation Prizes

• AMRIT to sell drugs at cheaper prices

• Rs. 800-crore food park to come up in Telangana

• AP keeps in abeyance order permitting bauxite mining in Vizag

• NASA to grow flowers in space for first time

• World's first `porous' liquid to filter carbon emissions developed

• Kiren Rijiju

• Ashok Singhal

• Rs 242 cr AMRUT plan to address water logging in 25 cities

• November 18th, 2015 News Headlines

• France vows to step up air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq, Syria

• 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes western Greece

• India, Bangladesh to cooperate on intelligence sharing, border security

• Govt to impart digital literacy training to 52.5 lakh by 2016

• Chittoor mayor shot dead in AP

• India, China agree to deepen defence ties, maintain peace at LAC

• El Nino worst in over 15 years, severe impact likely: UN

• Turning back Syrian refugees not a solution: UNICEF head

• G-20 summit: India calls for non-discriminatory and transparent global trading system

• Mastermind of Paris attacks identified as Belgian national

• US, Russia agree for UN-backed peace talks to resolve Syrian crisis

• Heavy rains: Death toll mounts to 71 in Tamil Nadu

• Telangana government to construct 60,000 double bedroom houses in 119 Assembly constituencies

• High Court seeks to know Telangana steps to save distressed ryots

• PM Modi bilateral talks on sidelines of G20 summit

• Revenue-share mode for energy exploration

• India's Siril Verma wins silver at World Junior badminton Championships

• Akbaruddin

• Saeed Jaffery

• World Bank, Andhra Pradesh ink $75-m credit deal for rural project

• November 17th, 2015 News Headlines

• Nuclear deal procedures with Australia

• IMF pitches for greater investment in infrastructure for larger women labour force

• Saina Nehwal loses China Open final to Xuerui Li

• KV Srinivasulu Reddy

• November 16th, 2015 News Headlines

• G20 pledge robust fight against patchy economy

• Telecom panel approves in-principle TRAI's views on spectrum cap

• India and Bangladesh sign SOP for operationalising Agreement

• November 14th, 2015 News Headlines

• Telangana to allow motor insurance in digital form

• UK, India sign deals worth over Rs 90k cr

• TCS partners British Council to train 1,000 university graduates in UK

• Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to chair six member panel to oversee NIIF's activities

• Government Clarifies on Swachh Bharat Cess

• Anurag Sharma

• Aung San Suu Kyi's NLD party wins majority in Myanmar's polls

• Right to maintenance of Hindu widow is spiritual & moral right: SC

• Manohar Parrikar dedicates Indian Navy’s Boeing P-8I to nation

• Shah Rukh Khan

• India, UK to sign deals worth £9 billion

• Panel on tax laws gets one-year extension

• Gokaran

• India ranks 127th on gender inequality index out of 142 countries: Report

• IISc breaks into list of top 100 universities

• India tops in restricted access in Facebook

• Disabled, BCs, minorities should have 1st claim on central funds: CMs’ sub group

• November 13th, 2015 News Headlines

• Europe Pledges $1.9 Billion for 'Root Causes' of African Migration

• P.M. Bhargava returned the Padma Bhushan award

• UN conference reaches a deal on using radio frequencies to track airliners via satellite

• Hyderabad Records Highest Level of Office Net Absorption

• Fast track system developed to help UK companies invest in India

• India bags 17 Gold, 14 Silver and 13 Bronze in Asian Shooting championships

• Anup Chetia

• GSAT-15 successfully launched

• Myanmar's opposition moves towards big election victory

• November 12th, 2015 News Headlines

• Nepal asks India to ease supplies, calls protesters for talks

• Jayant Krishna

• Marzeih Af-kham first Iran’s woman ambassador

• Greenhouse gases level reach record high in 2014: World Meteorological Organization

• Climate change could push 100 million into poverty by 2030: World Bank

• N. Srinivasan removed as ICC Chairman; Shashank Manohar takes his place

• Abraham Keita awarded the prestigious International Children's Peace Prize

• House panel seeks views on climate impact on food

• Telangana launches cleanliness drive under Swachh Hyderabad initiative

• Hyderabad is venue of World Congress in 2017

• Boeing, Tata form JV to make aero structures

• Centre to continue with 90:10 funding pattern to North-Eastern states

• India test-fires nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile Agni-IV

• November 10th, 2015 News Headlines

• Arundhati Bhattacharya

• Centre notifies implementation of OROP for ex-servicemen

• Exports of top 5 sectors dip 31% in September

• 300 km range Brahmos missile test fired

• Heena Sidhu wins Gold in 10 metre Air Pistol event

• Amateur archaeologists discover Mesolithic rock paintings in Kadapa

• PM announces Rs. 80,000 cr package for all-round development of J&K

• November 09th, 2015 News Headlines

• Grand Alliance wins over two-third majority in Bihar Assembly elections

• Nepal’s children in a crisis: UN

• IIT panel recommends major changes in entrance exam structure from 2017

• China, Taiwan meeting first time in 60 years

• Nepal, China agree to open 7 more border trade points

• Govt sets target of 300Mt production capacity of steel, iron ore by 2025

• Microsoft to fund smart city start-ups: Satya Nadella

• Rajasthan first state to plug into discom revival plan

• World's pledges to cut carbon emissions not enough to halt global warming, UN warns

• Prithika Yashini

• Centre will set up nationwide emergency response system for women

• Chhota Rajan brought to India; CBI meets Mumbai Police

• India, China ink pacts on water resources, culture

• Govt to impose 0.5% Swachh Bharat cess on services from Nov 15

• State, district co-op banks can offer 'view only' net banking

• First-ever census of butterflies in India

• India wins 7 more medals in Asian Shooting Championship

• Ashwin record

• Pranab Mukherjee launches research initiative IMPRINT

• November 06th, 2015 News Headlines

• 3-D printing method to make embryonic stem cells

• Jitu wins silver in 13th Asian Shooting Championship

• Arundhati Roy

• Maldives Parliament impeaches VP accused of plotting to kill President

• Ground Zero Summit 2015 inaugurated

• Collegium system to public scrutiny

• AP Govt. diverts tribal land for bauxite mining

• India Cultural Week opens in Shanghai

• Cabinet clears MoU on tourism with Colombia

• Cabinet hikes MSP for major crops including wheat, gram and pulses

• PM launches gold schemes, coin with Ashok Chakra, Gandhi image

• Govt clears financial restructuring package for power discoms in select states

• Ratan Tata inaugurates Rs. 40-cr start-up incubator in Telangana

• November 05th, 2015 News Headlines

• Justice TS Thakur will be the next Chief Justice of India

• Narendra Modi ranked as the world's ninth most powerful person

• Railways to have independent mechanism to fix fares

• France to give €2 billion for smart cities

• SIT on black money calls for more vigilance to check shell companies

• Committee on Bankruptcy Law Reforms suggested forming ‘Insolvency Regulator’

• Victor Ponta

• China parliament ratifies AIIB agreement

• India's solar power rates at historic low

• Michelle Payne becomes first female jockey to win Melbourne Cup

• Maldives declares National Emergency

• Rajasthan govt relaxes two-child policy for its employees

• November 04th, 2015 News Headlines

• Heads appointed for four Banks

• India's carbon emissions rise, even as global rates fall: PwC

• UN panel adopts draft resolution backing abolition of nuclear arms

• Daughters cannot inherit ancestral property if father died before 2005: Supreme Court

• Govt. to Supreme Court: Make collegium transparent

• IRDAI toughens norms for global reinsurers

• Dracula ant in Western Ghats

• IPL COO Sundar Raman resigns, BCCI accepts resignation

• Lifetime Achievement Award for Francesco Ricci Bitti

• November 03rd, 2015 News Headlines

• Moody's ups Indian banking sector outlook to stable

• India-Indonesia sign two MoUs

• 7 South Asian nations team up to tackle black money

• Google gets government nod to beam internet from balloons

• AP Cabinet decides to set up Kapu quota commission

• Telangana Govt announces land, building regularisation scheme for Greater Hyderabad

• Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal to win Swiss Indoors final

• World War I memorial unveiled in UK to honour Sikh soldiers

• Supreme Court notice to Centre over improper implementation of MGNREGA

• Tribal Affairs Minister inaugurates National Tribal Crafts Mela 'Aadishilp'

• Govt to organize first international film festival for persons with disabilities

• Deepak Singhal, the new Executive Director (ED) at the Reserve Bank of India

• Hashim Abdul Halim

• Mana Patel, Virdhawal win best swimmers' award

• Krishna Swaminathan assumed charge as the second Commanding Officer of INS Vikramaditya

• India’s exports will do relatively well in 2016, says UN report

• BRAHMOS hits target in maiden test firing

• November 2nd, 2015 News Headlines

• Agnieszka claims her maiden WTA Finals title; Defeats Kvitova

• New Zealand beat Australia to retain Rugby World Cup

• Brijmohan Lall Munjal

• Facebook to set up wi-fi in rural India

• Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis secure year-end number one doubles ranking

• India becomes world's 7th most valued nation brand: Report

• Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri enters Manila

• Govt. forms committee to review drug pricing policy

• Russian plane crashes in Sinai killing all 224 people on board

• Panel on new education policy

• Railways launch ‘Vikalp’ for waitlisted passengers

• India's first airport radio 'Mirchi T3' launched

• Govt commissions survey of sanitation scenario in 75 major cities

• 93 pc adults voluntarily possess Aadhaar: UIDAI

• National Tribal Advisory Council to be set up

• October 31st, 2015 News Headlines

• Human rights violation: Sri Lanka decides to set up Committee

• Climate curbs will slow temperature rise: UN

• Centre announces draft aviation policy

• India's fiscal deficit reaches 68 percent of 2015/16 target

• India needs more action to support fiscal stability: IMF

• Filpkart opens warehouse in Telangana

• India among most corrupt in World Bank survey

• P&G to set up planning center in Hyderabad

• October 30th, 2015 News Headlines

• RBI allows NRIs to subscribe to National Pension System

• RBI grants permission to Indian corporate to issue rupee denominated bonds outside India

• First Scorpene class submarine set afloat

• China’s first moon rover sets record for longest stay

• Raif Badawi

• China abandons its decades old 'one child policy'

• Govt clears Defence projects worth over Rs 10,000 cr

• Not a single study conducted before cleaning river Ganga: NGT

• India, Africa must work together to strengthen international regime against terrorism

• World Bank maintains 7.5% GDP growth forecast for India in FY16

• October 29th, 2015 News Headlines

• IMF, World Bank must reflect rise of developing economies: India

• Narendra Modi the 10th most admired personality globally

• Vidya Devi Bhandari elected as Nepal's first woman President

• Najib Shah appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Excise and Customs

• Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurates Games Secretariat of 12th SAF Games in Shillong

• 191 members vote resolution condemning US embargo on Cuba

• Fuel agreement between Nepal and China

• Supreme Court refuses to ban firecrackers

• Against commercial surrogacy: Govt tells Supreme Court

• BARC, DRDO comes under Information: Central Information Commission

• Nutrition bureau shut down by the Union Health Ministry

• KCR seeks amendment to Reorganisation Act

• Andhra Pradesh Govt. declares 196 of 670 mandals in the state as drought affected

• New waterways to link India, Bangladesh on cards

• India ranked 8th in protecting minority investor interests; betters US, Japan

• India Africa Forum Summit: Deepening of ties in diverse sectors

• Heritage development projects approved for 8 cities

• India pitches for UNSC reforms

• Central schemes: NITI Aayog panel for more funding flexibility for States

• October 28th, 2015 News Headlines

• India has been ranked 130th on World Bank's ease of doing business list

• Government sets up panel to simplify Income Tax laws

• Project for paper-less tax interface launched:

• Govt to launch 100 highway projects through PPP

• Telangana sought relaxation of FRBM caps

• UN Security Council reforms process gets new chair

• October 27th, 2015 News Headlines

• Jimmy Morales

• Hyderabad, ‘the best Indian city to live in’ leaving behind Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore

• Tsunami early Warning system in Mumbai successfully tested

• Underworld don Chhota Rajan arrested in Indonesia on India's request: CBI

• European leaders agree to refugee welcome centres

• Massive quake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan; Tremors also felt in India

• India-Africa Forum Summit begins in New Delhi

• Trade facilitation pact can boost global exports by $1 tn: WTO

• India steady at 2nd spot, Virat Kohli rises in ICC ODI rankings

• Deepika Kumari bags silver in Archery World Cup Final

• South Africa won the series 3-2

• Kullu Natti all set to enter Guinness Book of World Record

• Rose Garden in Chanakyapuri inaugurated

• President Pranab Mukherjee promulgates two ordinances

• Department of Heavy Industries comes out with draft national policy on capital goods

• NITI Aayog panel raps business environment

• Scientists detect alcohol from gas emitted by comet

• Govt appoints review committee to look into Non-NET and NET fellowships

• Maldives vice president arrested over president's boat blast

• October 26th, 2015 News Headlines

• Lee Chong Wei clinches 3rd French Int'l Badminton title

• Law & Justice party wins Poland elections

• Government approves induction of women fighter pilots in Indian Air Force

• India, Africa align on WTO issues

• 102 countries pledge not to oppose UN action on genocide

• Panel rejects zero civilian casualties claim during Eelam War

• Brett McGurk appointed as new envoy to the coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq

• World Health Organization study lists four key climate pollutants

• October 24th, 2015 News Headlines

• AP, Japan sign MoC to develop industries, new capital

• Government in overdrive to rein in prices of pulses

• Foundation laid for Amaravati city

• KCR lays foundation stone for 2BHK houses

• Mid-day meal scheme goes online

• Japan offers India $15-bn for bullet train project

• RBI unveils gold monetisation scheme norms

• Water and sewerage plans worth Rs 2,786 cr in 89 AMRUT cities

• Finance Ministry exempts banking correspondents under PMJDY from service tax

• India leads in paperless trade

• Alok Rawat appointed as a member of the National Commission for Women

• Saina Nehwal loses her World No.1 crown

• GIC to invest in Tishman Speyer's Waverock project in Hyderabad

• Report on climate funds says $62 bn raised in 2014-15

• Justin Trudeau elected as Canada's new Prime Minister

• More girls dying before age five than boys in India: UN Report

• World Bank poverty estimates are poor, says government

• Swaraj Sushma to BRICS Nations: Make in India

• Telangana MoU with French city for economic links

• Employment increases by 5.21 lakh in FY'15

• APSEZ inks MoU with IPGA to handle pulses across its ports in country

• Virender Sehwag announces retirement

• Govt appoints VK Malhotra as head of All India Council of Sports

• Holy book sacrilege: Punjab cancels World Kabaddi Cup

• Six career counseling centres for AP and Telangana

• October 21st, 2015 News Headlines

• India sought information about mystery surrounding Netaji

• BRICS University Forum meet kicks off in Beijing

• India, US and Japan hold naval exercises

• Guidelines in FDI for insurance firms issued

• October 20th, 2015 News Headlines

• Spain, US in new accord on nuclear accident site cleanup

• Genetically Modified crop trials to restart in Maharashtra

• Nepal's Deputy PM Kamal Thapa calls on PM Modi

• Swaraj holds talks with Turkmen counterpart on TAPI

• Centre clears extension of Wipro’s SEZ in Kolkata

• PM launches IDFC Bank in Madhya Pradesh

• Climate change talks at Bonn, Germany

• ISRO’s ANTRIX to launch 6 Singapore satellites

• October 19th, 2015 News Headlines

• Thousands flee homes as Typhoon Koppu hits northern Philippines

• Centre imposes stock limits on holding of pulses

• P V Sindhu finishes Runner-up at Denmark Open Badminton

• IPL to get 2 new teams, China’s Vivo Mobiles as new title sponsor

• Munawwar Rana to return Sahitya Akademi award

• Iran grants UN nuclear watchdog greater access

• World’s first automated mass crowd count

• Sourabh Bansal

• G.R. Chandak appointed as the Director of CDFD

• TRAI asks telecom operators to compensate consumers by Rs 1 for call drop

• Pakistan, Russia sign gas pipeline pact

• Supreme Court upholds collegium system for appointment of Judges in Higher Judiciary

• China proposes joint maritime drills with South East Asian nations

• Sex ratio gap in India fell further in 2012 and 2013

• International Tourism Mart 2015 in Sikkim

• Telangana inks MoU on cyber security

• Rs 2,000-cr fund to push financial inclusion: RBI

• NITI Aayog suggests various measures to deal with volatility of prices

• October 17th, 2015 News Headlines

• October 16th, 2015 News Headlines

• New Research of Graphene oxide to revolutionize technologies

• Zaheer Khan bids adieu to international cricket

• DRDL named after Kalam

• Aadhaar card scheme is purely voluntary: Supreme Court

• President conferred honorary doctorate at Hebrew University

• FIPB to fast-track FDI proposals

• Nominal property tax in Hyderabad

• Satyarthi

• Bhoopal Reddy

• Ukraine, Japan, Egypt wins UN Security Council seats

• Myanmar signs peace deal with armed rebel groups

• UNSC renews mandate of UN mission in Haiti

• Cabinet okays RCE of Rs 2904 cr for Kaladan Multi Modal Project in Myanmar

• India most attractive investment destination globally for next 3 years

• Kundhavi Kadiresan

• Man Booker Prize for Marlon James

• Cabinet okays one-time funding for highway projects to complete

• Central victim compensation fund set up with Rs 200 crore

• Mandakranta Sen returned her Sahitya Academi Young Writers Special Award

• Govt to declassify Netaji files

• India, US talks on social security agreement

• Swachh Bharat’s Sub-Group of Chief Ministers submits report

• October 15th, 2015 News Headlines

• Dutch Probe: Russian-made Buk missile brought down MH17

• Pakistan executes 9 convicts

• Parliament panel recommends special courts to deal with ponzi crimes

• India gives $ 5 million grant to Palestine

• October 14th, 2015 News Headlines

• Arun Jaitley chosen as `Finance Minister of the Year, Asia`

• Dalip Kaur Tiwana to return her Padma Shri

• Shipping Ministry to develop 78 lighthouses as tourism centers

• India ranked 3rd in global startup space: Nasscom

• Two new birds listed into Goa`s pelagic list

• Pranab Mukherjee visits Israel as first Indian head of state

• Nobel Prize in Economics 2015 to Angus Deaton

• Shiv Sena attack on veteran journalist

• Bihar Sting operation: Election Commission seeks report

• Cash crops cost Telangana, Andhra Pradesh farmers dear

• AP capital in Public Private Partnership mode

• Environment Compensation Charge on commercial vehicles entering Delhi

• K P Sharma Oli sworn in as Nepal's 38th Prime Minister

• Ghulam Nabi Khayal joined the authors returning their Sahitya Akademi awards

• Centre, states complete drafting of model GST law, IGST

• India win Hockey series against New Zealand

• October 13th, 2015 News Headlines

• October 12th, 2015 News Headlines

• K P Sharma Oli elected Prime Minister of Nepal

• PM rules out scrapping of reservation policy

• UN, World Bank to launch refugee and reconstruction bonds

• Rajeev Kher appointed as a member at the Competition Appellate Tribunal

• China Open: Sania Mirza-Martina Hingis win women's doubles title

• Parliamentary panel to suggest a new system for formulating treaties

• India and Jordan sign Six MoUs in Amman

• India, Maldives ink two MoUs

• Australian art gallery to return 2000 year old Buddha idol to India

• Fiscal Balance, turned deficit to surplus

• PM foundation stone of JNPT’s terminal

• October 10th, 2015 News Headlines

• Refugees surge as UN approves military action on smugglers

• AP CM launches ‘e-pragati’ project in Visakhapatnam

• Nearly one-third of mercy petitions commuted to life since Independence

• Nepal forms team to ease diplomatic standoff with India

• Ravindra Jain passed away

• CEO Dilip Chenoy and COO Atul Bhatnagar of NSDC resigned

• G-20 Finance Ministers approve global tax reforms' standards

• Shekhar Basu appointed as the Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission.

• Shashi Desh Pande resigned from the Sahitya Akademi General Council

• BRICS issues 'joint declaration' to ensure orderly and legal migration

• Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize for 2015

• World`s corals threatened by bleaching: NOAA

• 52 Gangetic dolphin sightings reported

• ISRO eyes a global role in satellite navigation

• 2015 Nobel Prize for literature

• Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize 2015

• October 09th, 2015 News Headlines

• Center sets target of adopting 50,000 children by next year

• Sergey Karjakin wins 2015 World Cup Chess Championship

• Madhesi stir: Nepal Govt agrees to bring about few amendments to New Constitution

• Antibiotic resistance a global health crisis: WHO

• RBI liberalises norms for booking of forward contracts

• Govt unveils Kisan project hailstorm app to assess crop damage

• Central Research Institute for Homeopathy inaugurated in Noida

• Andhra Pradesh to develop 4,800 MW wind power in 5 years

• India, US to work on regulatory info exchange

• Jaganmohan Reddy begins indefinite fast for special status

• In a first, Indian Air Force to induct women as fighter pilots

• Ashok Vajpeyi returned the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award

• October 08th, 2015 News Headlines

• NMDC to set up steel plant in Jharkhand

• A.R. Rahman named the Cultural Ambassador for Seychelles

• China’s proposed Maritime Silk Road: Nanning a focal point

• Supreme Court refuses universal use of Aadhaar Card

• Cabinet approves construction of National War Memorial near India Gate

• Indian Skill Development Service

• National Watershed Management Project/ Neeranchal approved

• RBI to be payment aggregator for GST

• 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

• Hoesung Lee elected as head of the Inter-governmental Panel for Climate Change

• Nayantara Sehgal

• Nobel Prize in Physics 2015

• Vidyasagar

• Indian Navy’s indigenously designed TRV, INS Astradharani commissioned

• IMF cuts India's growth forecast for FY16 to 7.3%

• 60 million people in the world displaced: UN

• Conference on women in law enforcement begins in Hyderabad

• October 07th, 2015 News Headlines

• RBI relaxes norms for FPI investment in government debt

• Indian economy to grow at 7.5% in 2015: UNCTAD

• New species found in Himalayas: WWF

• Reducing Greenhouse gas emissions: Indo-German Climate and Renewable Alliance

• Microsoft Ties up with Telangana to Offer Smart City Solutions

• UNCTAD calls for radical reforms in International monetary to meet SDGs demands

• Shashi Kapoor honoured with Lifetime Achievement award

• Fall in India’s poverty rate: World Bank

• US, Japan, 10 other Pacific Rim countries sign sweeping trade agreement

• New Greek parliament sworn-in

• 2nd phase of Mission Indradhanush launched

• Sagarmala for promotion of port related developments

• India, Germany Sign 18 MoUs in various sectors

• New pharma city to come up in Hyderabad

• Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon

• World Bank cuts growth forecast for Asia Pacific region for 2015, 2016

• Subsidies slide to 1.6 per cent of GDP

• Technology & Services market to touch $350 billion by 2025

• Telangana govt announces 50% subsidy on seeds for farmers

• 1 lakh crore plan to bolster power sector

• Nobel Prize for Medicine 2015

• October 06th, 2015 News Headlines

• Climate change threat highlighted

• Portugal’s Pinto wins Asia’s premier mountain biking race

• Shashank Manohar is new BCCI President

• Telananga CM adopts Narsannapeta village

• Social Democratic party won in Kyrgyzstan’s election

• Parliament panel on Lokpal gets third extension

• Six waste-to-energy plants to be set up under Swachh Bharat Mission

• Indian islands to be developed under Swiss challenge model

• ICRA gives ‘A’ category status to Telangana

• October 05th, 2015 News Headlines

• Edidha Nageswara Rao died

• DRDO sets up world's highest terrestrial research centre

• RC Bhargava honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the Forbes India Leadership Awards

• Telangana Government Constitutes Project Authority for Palamuru Lift Irrigation Scheme

• Tipu palace opened Brailee signage and tactile pathway

• 147 nations present emissions reduction target plans to UN

• Govt notifies 'Mid Day Meal Rules, 2015'

• Siddipet mile stone in Swatch Bharat

• AP Offers Local Status to those willing to migrate before 2nd July, 2017

• ADB to finance India-Bangladesh electricity link upgradation

• Venture capital funds can now invest 25% in India-linked firms

• Rattan Tata felicitated with the city of Coventry’s highest award

• October 03rd, 2015 News Headlines

• New lizard species discovered

• NHAI to sign pact with ISRO for satellite mapping of highways

• Fifth NGBT Conference begins in Hyderabad

• NASA missions to Venus, near-Earth objects and asteroids by 2020

• Ministry releases National Offshore Wind Energy policy

• India pips China to emerge as world’s largest cotton producer

• India’s growth faces more domestic than global obstacles: CRISIL

• Palestinian flag flies at UN for first time

• Probe right abuses in Sri Lanka: UNHRC

• Unscientific formation of roads causes 15000 deaths: Govt

• Govt releases postal stamp on late Mahanth Awaidyanath

• Govt gets Rs 3,770 Cr from one-time black money compliance window

• October 02nd, 2015 News Headlines

• Georgia executes first woman since 1945

• Centre releases commemorative postal stamp on Dr Ambedkar

• World trade to grow only 2.8% this year: WTO

• Telangana announces tax sops for handset industry

• Heena clinches gold medal in women's 10 metre air pistol event

• MC Mary Kom to hang up gloves after 2016 Olympics

• Link rural job scheme, Swachh Bharat with Aadhaar: PAC

• Fiscal deficit last month 66.5% of FY16 target

• SC awards life imprisonment to Hizbul Mujahideen militant Ghulam Nabi

• Russia launches airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria

• Russia and US call urgent talks after Syria strikes

• In a first, live telecast of HC proceedings

• Kartik Chandran

• October 01st, 2015 News Headlines

• Microsoft India’s cloud services in Maharashtra

• Nasa's discovery of water on Mars

• September 30th, 2015 News Headlines

• India up 16 spots to 55th in global competitiveness

• India pips US, China as No. 1 foreign direct investment destination

• Govt unveils Green Highways Policy to create clean, green and pollution free India

• Murals at Parthasarathy temple conserved

• Mamata makes cabinet papers on Netaji public

• Reserve Bank of India cuts interest rate by 0.5%

• India's Gurpreet bags silver, Rai grabs bronze at Asian Air Gun Championship

• Agriculture sector seen key to achieving Sustainable Development Goals

• Government spends Rs 2.7 lakh a month per MP

• September 29th, 2015 News Headlines

• India's 1st dedicated astronomy research satellite 'Astrosat' launched successfully

• PM Modi launches BHARAT Fund at 'India-US Startup Konnect

• Seven MoUs signed at India-US startup me

• Centre to provide AP Rs. 1,000 cr to upgrade two highway links

• Viren Dangwal

• Telangana state government sticks to 150 wards in GHMC

• U.S., India sign $3-bn defence deal

• FMC-SEBI merger to bring convergence; widen size and scope of markets

• 2015 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize to Jacob Tsimerman

• Kallen Pokkudan

• September 26th, 2015 News Headlines

• Syed Ahmed

• Pankaj Advani wins IBSF World Billiards Championship

• Leaders Pledge Money to Achieve Women's Equality by 2030

• Air India to fly non-stop to San Francisco

• Modi woos Silicon Valley giants

• Modi invites Apple CEO to set up manufacturing base in India

• Gujarat accords industry status to tourism

• 9,000-year-old ritualised decapitation found in Brazil

• Abhinav Bindra wins Gold in Asian Air Gun Championships

• Goutam Narayan, the first Indian to get Harry Messel Award

• September 26th, 2015 News Headlines

• Asian Development Bank to double climate change funding

• India to host World Junior Circuit Table Tennis Finals at Indore

• UK High Commission, NGO join hands for women safety

• Start-Up India, Stand-Up India: Modi

• Govt to disburse Rs 1.22 lakh cr loan under MUDRA by March

• Kharif crop sown area rises by 12-lakh hectare

• Centre announces Special Assistance of 1000 crore rupees to Andhra Pradesh

• Tourism set to get a boost in Telangana

• Fossils of an Australian dinosaur dating back more than 100 million years unearthed

• World leaders adopt UN goals to end poverty in 15 years

• Sustainable development a national responsibility for all countries: PM at UN

• Sri Lanka to co-sponsor the US draft resolution

• Sourav Ganguly appointed CAB president, Avishek Dalmiya to be Joint Secretary

• Constitution crisis: Nepal agrees to hold talks with protesters, withdraws army from Terai

• Indo-Bangla pact: Supreme Court notice to Centre on affected persons

• Health scheme for Telangana govt employees from Oct 2

• Singareni workmen to get 21 pc share in profit

• PM Modi meets US business leaders, CEOs of media firms in New York

• Govt exempts Foreign firms without permanent establishment from paying MAT

• RBI to put into circulation Rs 500 & 1000 notes with revised features

• RBI relaxes change in ownership norms

• SEBI fines PACL Rs 7,269 cr for illegal raising of funds

• Well-managed urbanisation can lead to sustainable growth: World Bank

• RBI allows banks to provide partial credit enhancement to corporate bonds

• Green nod for Ramagundam urea plant

• Cities sign climate pledge in boost to global deal

• September 25th, 2015 News Headlines

• India, Ireland agree for direct air services to boost tourism

• September 24th, 2015 News Headlines

• Shamim Hanfi conferred the Jnangarima Manad Alankaran

• Mukesh Ambani named India's richest

• EU splits exposed over Migrant crisis

• NITI Aayog recommends toilets for contesting polls

• India to hold Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Los Angeles

• US re-affirms its support for India's bid to permanent seat in UN Security Council

• India, US to launch innovation forum next year

• RBI eases overseas borrowing rules for domestic companies

• Global warming evidence first appeared

• V S Arunachalam conferred DRDO’s lifetime achievement award

• Indian wushu team wins 12 medals in International tourney

• Government clears $2.5 billion deal for 15 Chinook and 22 Apache choppers

• Cabinet approves memorandum for cooperation in tourism with Cambodia

• Cabinet approves extension of order regulating trade of edible oils & pulses for 1 year

• ADB lowers India`s growth forecast for 2015-16 to 7.4%

• Telangana, Chhattisgarh ink power supply pact

• Rare Manuscript of Bindla caste people found

• 3 MLC seats increased in Telangana

• Indo-US strategic commercial dialogue begins

• FSSAI chief moved to NITI Aayog

• International Migration Outlook report released

• Govt releases National Health Profile

• Govt withdraws draft encryption policy

• Centre proposes to raise rehab aid for bonded labour

• States agree on green construction norms in urban areas

• Rajasthan passes two Bills on reservation

• September 23rd, 2015 News Headlines

• UN appoints heads of working groups for Syria talks

• September 22nd, 2015 News Headlines

• India received $19.78 billion in FDI in 2014-15 from countries that PM Narendra Modi visited

• India slips in UN’s broadband penetration ranking

• Black money: Declare foreign assets by September 30 or face consequences, says Finance Ministry

• Indian Railways Develops Hybrid Vacuum Toilets

• Women and Child Development ministry signs MoU with Vedanta to build 4000 modern Anganwadis

• Global Nutrition Report 2015- planet suffers from malnutrition

• Indo-Pak Flag Meeting decides to defuse situation on LoC

• Government exempts Whatsapp, social media from purview of encryption policy

• Banks can buy up to 10% equity without prior RBI approval

• Sri Lanka rejects US draft resolution at UNHRC

• Iran hands IAEA samples from Parchin site

• Sadhan Gupta

• September 21st, 2015 News Headlines

• Siva Kumar elevated as "Distinguished Scientist"

• Jagmohan Dalmiya

• Odisha to provide 50 more work days under MGNREGA

• Baahubali won the Best Special Effects in the NDTV Gadgets Guru Awards

• Ajay Jayaram won Silver in Korea Open final

• Nepal adopts secular Constitution amid celebrations and protests

• Farmers suicides in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh

• Telangana government enhanced ex-gratia for farmer suicides

• P.V. Chandran

• Dinosaur nesting sites found in Madhya Pradesh

• E Sreedharan

• India-Laos sign key agreements

• Indo-US strategic dialogue to cover 6 key areas

• Forest cover in Gundia river catchment down

• UIDAI shifted to IT Ministry from NITI Aayog

• India, the bright spot in emerging economies: OECD report

• Narendra Modi launches IPDS in Varanasi to ensure 24 hour power supply to every house

• West Bengal declassifies 64 files on Subhash Chandra Bose

• September 19th, 2015 News Headlines

• Japan Parliament nod for Military to fight overseas

• Centre comes out with details of twin gold schemes

• Shot putter Manpreet Kaur shatters national record, books Rio berth

• Malaria deaths worldwide have fallen by 60 per cent: UN

• Supreme Court stays amendments to Haryana Panchayat Law

• Rajasthan first to amend mandatory promotions up to Class VIII

• Broadband fibre laid in 68,000 village panchayats: Ravi Shankar Prasad

• Centre launches PMKKKY for mining affected people

• MP Govt launches M-Shiksha-Mitra mobile app for teachers

• UP govt to end old rotation based reservation system in Village panchayats

• India's Ranking Slips Further in Global Innovation Index 2015

• September 18th, 2015 News Headlines

• Strong quake in Chile kills 8

• September 16th, 2015 News Headlines

• UN Champions of the Earth award to Sheikh Hasina

• Champions of Change award to Swetha Prabakaran

• RBI for limiting lenders in consortium

• Foreign direct investment norms eased

• Anti-tank guided missile test-fired

• Malcolm Turnbull sworn-in as Australia's new Prime Minister

• 1965 Indo-Pak War: 'Shauryanjali' exhibition inaugurated

• Migrant crisis: Hungary declares emergency in areas near Serbian border

• North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear site resumes operation

• World's Longest Continental Volcano Chain Found in Australia

• Looking at devolution of power to Tamils: Sri Lankan PM

• Pentagon creates India Rapid Cell

• Ashok Sridharan

• MGNREGA: 50 days extra work in drought-hit areas

• AP unveils tourism policy

• Cheetah, tiger embryos cloned from frozen skin cells

• President presents Rajbhasha awards 2014-15

• US Open: Djokovic wins men's singles; Sania-Hingis clinch women's doubles

• India difficult place for business; reforms needed: World Bank

• India to provide $5 million grant to treat Afghan children

• RBI cancels Sahara India Financial Corp’s NBFC registration

• Mount Aso, Japan's most active volcano, erupts

• India bag bronze in Archery World Cup

• September 15th, 2015 News Headlines

• Nepal to stay secular, proposal for Hindu nation rejected

• Tony Abbott ousted as Australian PM in internal party challenge

• Central forces to guard all polling stations in Bihar

• Assam records lowest number of deaths on roads in 2014

• U.N. adopts council reforms

• UNHRC commissioner says Sri Lanka war crimes of ‘most serious nature'

• Jharkhand Govt sets up special camps to give loans under PM Mudra Yojana

• Origin of Saturn’s F ring and satellites found

• Narsingh Pancham Yadav to play in Olympics

• Shastri retained as Team Director of Indian cricket team till 2016 T-20 World Cup

• Scientists sequence Tulsi genome for medicinal value

• September 14th, 2015 News Headlines

• Both Koreas agree for brief reunion of families

• Tuesdays are car-free days in Gurgaon

• Govt to auction 27 oil fields off Mumbai, 15 in KG basin

• Satyabhama

• Algorithmic trade specialist Gangadhar Darbha passed away

• Antarctic Ocean`s carbon dioxide absorption increased

• Indra Nooyi in Fortune`s list of 50 most powerful women in business

• Palestinian flag at UN buildings

• Rakesh Sharma took over as MD and CEO of Canara Bank

• Crane collapse kills 107, injures 238 at Mecca's Grand Mosque ahead of Haj

• MCOCA court convicts 12 accused in 2006 Mumbai train blast case

• Indian woman with alleged ISIS link deported by UAE

• World Conference calls for more steps to popularize Hindi to make it world language

• Ancient twin caves discovered in Nalgonda

• India, Russia working on general agreement on collaboration

• India, Australia begin first bilateral exercise

• Govt to import additional 5,000 tonnes of Tur dal to check prices

• Current account deficit narrows to 1.2% of GDP in April-June

• India lacks awareness about tools to quantify green emission: Bureau of Indian Standards

• HRD ministry launches national web portal of NATS

• Anjuly Duggal

• Bachchan, Ratan Tata join fight for a TB-free country

• DG-level talks between Border Guarding Force of India, Pakistan

• PM inaugurates 10th World Hindi Conference

• September 11th, 2015 News Headlines

• Govt to import additional 1000 tonnes of onion to check prices

• Global developments no immediate cause for worry: RBI panel

• Rs. 2.4 lakh-crore investments pledged at TN’s investors meet

• New species of ancient humans found: scientists

• Elizabeth became the longest-reigning monarch in British history

• Shashidhar Sinha unanimously elected as Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulation

• India bag rich haul of 7 medals on penultimate day in Commonwealth Youth Games

• U.K. largest G20 investor in India, currently employs 6.91 lakh people

• Cabinet approves introduction of Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme

• Bihar to go to polls in 5 phases from Oct 12; Counting on Nov 8

• Cabinet clears spectrum trading norms

• Australian panel gives conditional nod for nuclear deal

• September 10th, 2015 News Headlines

• UN warns Hungary it faces a wave of 42000 more migrants

• Center to give 33 % reservation to women in all para-military forces

• 1- Amend CAG Act to make it part of legislature: PACs conference suggests

• Cabinet clears National Offshore Wind Energy Policy

• Cabinet approves 100% FDI in white-labelled ATMs

• Railways to invest Rs 9 lakh cr in 5 years for modernization

• 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong from January 10-22, 2015

• Gandhi Peace Prize for ISRO

• J Manjula appointed as the Director General, Electronics and Communication Systems cluster of DRDO

• Child mortality falls by more than 50 % since 1990: Report

• Migrant crisis: EU announces refugee quota plan

• Government relaxes rules for sugar exports

• Swiss govt discloses new name in India's black money probe

• India Plans $35 Billion Defense Offsets Push

• Weightlifter Deepak Lather wins gold in Youth Commonwealth Games

• Ramesh Chand appointed as new member of Niti Aayog

• Indians in Forbes list

• $5 lakh Indian assistance to Jordan

• Steve Waugh launches property portal for NRIs

• Electronic version of Mahatma Gandhi's work launched

• Godavari water released, to join Krishna

• 30,000 migrants now on Greek islands, 20,000 on Lesbos: UN

• Indian rural-urban education divide narrows

• Government sets March 2016 target of 100 % literacy in villages

• Haryana sets minimum qualification for candidates in Panchayati Raj polls

• Andhra Pradesh launches e-Pragati bringing all govt services under one roof

• September 08th, 2015 News Headlines

• Japan reopens radiation-hit town

• Water storage available in 91 reservoirs: Govt

• 6 Army men get life term in Machil encounter case

• India ranks low on inclusive growth, development ranking: WEF

• Extinct monkey fossils found in cave

• India bags 2 gold, 1 silver in Commonwealth Youth Games on Day One

• Securities transaction tax to be abolished

• First ever leopard census: India should not feel too smug too soon

• UN: North Korea continues developing its nuclear capabilities

• Rate of global forest loss halved: UN report

• ISRO to help put railway safety back on track

• Gigantic 120-meters Vishnu statue coming-up in Bali

• AP in MoU with TISS to increase employability

• GSAT-6 successfully positioned in orbital slot

• Chandrashekhar Patil to return the prestigious Pampa Award

• September 07th, 2015 News Headlines

• AP aims to attract US 1.3 bn investments from Telugu diaspora

• Fake Currency Notes and the government measures to check the menace

• Telangana University inks pact with Chicago University

• 25% manufacturers want to add capacity: FICCI survey

• Armed forces personnel retiring prematurely to be covered under OROP Scheme: PM Modi

• International Film Festival for persons with disabilities in December

• G-20 Foreign Ministers launch W20 for gender inclusive global economic growth

• China, Pakistan launch joint air drill

• PM Modi inaugurates Badarpur-Faridabad Metro

• World’s largest children’s museum displays Hindu Lord Ganesh

• Wheeler Island renamed as Abdul Kalam Island

• AP Assembly Passes Special Courts Bill Amid Opposition Walkout

• Delhi HC allows permanent commission for women in Navy

• PM releases commemorative coins in honour of former President S Radhakrishnan

• Entire Cable TV network to be digitized by 2016

• Syria refugee crisis: United Nations calls on European Union to accept 2,00,000 refugees

• Nearly 1.65 lakh a/c holders avail overdraft under PMJDY

• ONGC buys 15% stake in Russia's 2nd-largest oil field from Rosneft

• RBI crisis fund short of target

• Govt panel moots flexible exits for financial products

• R Sampanthan, the first tamilian to lead the opposition of in the Sri Lankan parliament

• September 5th, 2015 News Headlines

• Punjab govt sets up special NREGA cell

• UN climate talks, at snail’s pace

• September 04th, 2015 News Headlines

• SAARC countries' conference on disaster begins in Delhi

• India, UAE agree to increase bilateral trade by 60% in next 5 years

• RBI to issue Rs. 5 coin on golden jubilee of 1965 Indo-Pak war

• Black money: Supreme Court-appointed SIT recommends several steps to curb money laundering

• Near-term growth prospects remain favourable in India: IMF

• IITs start virtual centre on biofuel technology

• Otto Perez

• UN criticises global failure to protect Syrian refugees

• Govt to wind up 115-yr old natural calamity trust IPNCT

• China will downsize military by three lakh personnel: Xi Jinping

• Cabinet approves MFP for development of hydrocarbon discoveries

• India, Australia hold talks on boosting security co-operation

• 13 central acts included in land law

• FMC will come under SEBI ambit from Sept 28

• Centre to reimburse PSUs for losses incurred on pulses imports

• Logo for 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games scrapped

• First ever International Cricket Tournament for People with Physical Disabilities in Dhaka

• Durban to host 2022 Commonwealth Games

• September 03rd, 2015 News Headlines

• Russia rejects French proposal to limit UN veto

• Dehradun to have world’s first centre for conservation of natural heritage

• Switzerland to share information with India against black money

• India wins UNESCO award for conserving major temple in Kerala

• Centre allocates Rs 410 crore for drought affected districts

• 99% sea birds will have plastic in their guts by 2050

• India win test series, end 22-year drought in Sri Lanka

• Government to recognize Yoga as sports discipline

• Govt accepts AP Shah Committee report exempting FIIs from MAT before April 2015

• India to join UN-based cash less alliance to achieve financial inclusion

• South Sudan ceasefire takes effect

• September 02nd, 2015 News Headlines

• Cash Crunch for Paris Conference: UN Climate Chief

• Arup Roy Choudhury

• September 01st, 2015 News Headlines

• RBI designates State Bank, ICICI as ‘too big to fail’

• Centre releases Rs 2,000 crore for Employees' Pension Scheme

• World Athletes championship ended

• Rajiv Mehrishi

• US asks Pakistan to intensify efforts to counter terrorist sanctuaries

• Law commission recommends abolition of death penalty

• Union Minister Harsh Vardhan launches web-based system for DBT projects

• India pitches for finalisation of CCIT at UN

• Haryana opens Sakhi, one stop center for women in distress

• GDP growth estimated to slow down in Q1 of current fiscal

• Swiss, European banks ask Indian clients to utilise 'compliance window'

• Tallest mountain in North America to be renamed

• Supreme Court stays ban of Santhara

• Police station 'by women, for women' opened in Haryana on Raksha Bandhan

• US extends anti-dumping duty on Indian preserved mushrooms for 5 years

• Centre launches SAHAJ scheme for online release of new LPG connections

• New cheaper, more efficient LED technology developed

• MM Kalburg

• Centre identifies 305 cities, towns for implementing 'Housing for All' scheme

• Government decides to allow the Land acquisition ordinance to lapse tomorrow

• August 31st, 2015 News Headlines

• August 29th, 2015 News Headlines

• Shaktikanta Das appointed as Secretary of Economic Affairs

• Vassiliki Thanou sworn in as caretaker Prime Minister of Greece

• Law Commission report on early childhood development

• Land ordinance allowed to lapse

• International Maritime conference in Sri Lanka in Sept

• NTPC sets a record in single-day power generation

• Harsh Vardhan launches award in honour of M.G.K. Menon

• Uncertain monsoon still a risk to growth, inflation: RBI

• Brookfield Asset Management to buy projects from Gammon India

• Rs 22,000 crore mobilised under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana: Govt

• SEBI approves commodities market norms; to merge FMC from Sept 28

• India successfully places its communication satellite GSAT-6 in orbit

• Novak Djokovic

• Govt identifies poorest performing districts for focused healthcare

• Law Commission suggests changes in model BIT draft

• India acquires Ambedkar’s London house

• Names of 98 cities and towns to be developed as smart cities declared

• Kazakhstan to host IAEA nuclear fuel bank to assist non-proliferation

• Pakistan court orders arrest of ex-PM Yusuf Raza Gilani in corruption case

• Govt launches e-payment module for deposit of compensatory levies

• Manipur govt hands over 336.93 acres land for National Sports University

• Dilip Vengsarkar elected president of cricket statisticians body

• Modadugu Vijay Gupta awarded first Sunhak Peace Prize

• Rajendra Singh was conferred with Stockholm Water Prize

• US to sponsor UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka

• August 27th, 2015 News Headlines

• Kolkata Port adjudged Major Port of the Year

• Girish Sahni the next Director General of CSIR

• Time given to South Sudan President for peace accord by UNSC

• Union Cabinet clears proposal to amend arbitration and conciliation law

• Black money fight: India, Seychelles sign info exchange pact

• Centre extends easy exit norms to all BOT highway projects

• Metal pollution behind world's largest extinction events: Study

• Global sea levels climbed 3 inches since 1992, NASA research shows

• Marcy Borders died

• Dronacharya, Dhyan Chand, Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar awards announced

• Devpreet Singh appointed as the new CBI spokesperson

• Hindu population declined; Muslims increased: 2011 census

• Govt launches 'Sehat' to provide healthcare facilities in rural areas

• India to implement Sendai framework for disaster reduction

• Govt to accord Centre of Excellence status to Adyar Cancer Institute

• Indian Oil inks MoU to build Rs. 275 cr pipeline to Nepal

• North, South Korea agree on series of measures to defuse crisis

• India ranks 9th in Brookings financial inclusion report card

• Climate Talks: India will not announce its peaking year; INDC will focus on all key elements

• Sports Authority of India launches School Sports Promotion Foundation

• Banking sector witnesses rise in retail NPAs

• French President presents country’s highest award to heroes who foiled a suspected terror attack

• Vince Chhabria elevated full-time judge of California

• Amol Palekar appointed chairman of India’s Oscar jury

• Palmyra Temple Destruction by Islamic State a 'War Crime': UNESCO

• MoU signed between AP Govt and Tata Trust for developing smart villages

• Indian Army establishes War Museum at Jaisalmer

• India and Egypt sign pacts on security, counter-terrorism and defence

• Australia to collaborate with Indian researchers

• Sensex crashes 1625 points amid global market rout after Chinese stock tumbles 8.5%

• IOC stake sale fully subscribed; govt bags Rs 9,300 crore

• Banks to disburse Rs 1.22 lakh crore loan to small business units

• August 25th, 2015 News Headlines

• Suspend all trials against Italian marines: UN court to India

• Usain Bolt retains World 100 meter title in Beijing

• Gujarat to become 1st state to launch ‘agro-solar policy’

• Bengal tops the list in human trafficking

• Bandhan becomes the first micro finance company to start operation as a commercial bank

• Investment in electronic manufacturing surges

• August 24th, 2015 News Headlines

• India Inc's business confidence index at six-quarter low: FICCI survey

• Govt panel sees no case in imposing MAT on FIIs

• Govt issues norms for selection of CEOs of smaller PSBs

• Banks can extend loan repayment up to 5 years for crop loss: RBI

• In a first, India to host World Employment Conference

• PM Modi appeals Pacific island nations to support India for permanent UNSC seat

• Govt to sell 10 per cent stake in IOC

• Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as new PM of Sri Lanka

• China to build $10b N-plants in Pakistan

• Ms Vijay Singh Thakur awarded 'Asian of the Year 2014'

• August 22nd, 2015 News Headlines

• Cabinet nod for information sharing pact with Seychelles

• Iran removed from restricted visa list countries

• RBI panel recommends conversion of UCBs into regular banks

• FDI up 6.5% to USD 2.05 bn in June

• SEBI proposes relaxed norms for infrastructure investment trusts

• Saina regains No. 1 spot in world badminton rankings

• Govt launches education loan portals

• Manipur leads in UAPA cases

• August 21st, 2015 News Headlines

• Greek PM Alexis Tsipras resigns

• World breaks new heat records in July: US scientists

• Pakistan cancels Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference

• India to host summit to end preventable child and maternal deaths

• Railway to set up 400 model stations under PPP mode

• Strengthening of drug regulatory system in the country

• Green nod for Okhla sanctuary ecosensitive zone

• RBI grants 'in-principle' approval to 11 payment banks applicants

• NASA spacecraft finds neon gas in Moon's atmosphere

• World's oldest flowering plant may be 130-million-year-old

• August 20th, 2015 News Headlines

• German parliament backs Greek bailout with large majority

• NACO signed MoU with 14 Departments to enlighten about AIDS prevention

• US scientists grow replica of human brain

• Olympic champion Sebastian Coe elected new IAAF president

• August 19th, 2015 News Headlines

• Special investment channel for the UAE

• SBI launches mobile wallet app 'Buddy'

• Moody's lowers India growth forecast to 7% on monsoon concerns

• PM announces Rs 1.25 lakh crore special package for Bihar

• ICICI Bank launches fully automated digital locker

• PM Wickremesinghe's UNP emerges as largest group in Sri Lankan polls

• Cochin airport 1st solar powered in India

• Rape cases increasing in Delhi: NCRB

• Developments assured in AP: Food Park, Integrated Steel Plant, Skill Development Centres, Textile Park and more

• August 18th, 2015 News Headlines

• Minister of steel and mines inaugurates steel processing unit in Gwalior

• US PGA championship: Lahiri finishes joint 5th, achieve highest position by any Indian

• Russia backs India’s bid for a permanent UNSC seat

• Food grain production in country estimated to have declined by 4.66 % in 2014-15

• Egyptian President approves stringent new counter-terrorism laws

• Grama Jyothi launched in Telangana

• World Badminton: Saina becomes 1st Indian player to win silver medal

• August 17th, 2015 News Headlines

• Taj Mahal gets Twitter account

• PM Modi visits Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque in UAE

• India-US joint military training exercise in September

• Indian govt donates 40 ambulances, eight buses to Nepal

• India, Bangladesh to fight fake currency

• Made-in-India vehicles for U.N. mission in Mali

• Piku wins best film award at IFFM 2015

• Hamida Salim, an eminent Urdu writer passed away

• Indonesian plane carrying 54 people crashes in Papua region

• US flag raised in Cuba after 54 years

• Pakistan Punjab province Home Minister killed in suicide attack

• Ajit Kumar Seth appointed the chairman of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)

• Renu Mandhane, Richa Naujoks Nee Gautam

• August 15th, 2015 News Headlines

• Greek lawmakers approved third bailout after all-night debate

• Govt unleashes big bang reforms for Banking

• Govt selects private sector professionals to head BoB, Canara Bank

• SEBI makes it easier for start-ups to tap market

• Young, Jupiter-like planet discovered 100 light years away

• Sania Mirza to get Khel Ratna; Rohit Sharma, 16 others to get Arjuna award

• OP Munjal, the founder of hero cycles passed away

• August 14th, 2015 News Headlines

• Dahihandi is now an adventure sport in Maharashtra

• OP Rawat appointed as the new Election Commissioner

• Government raises solar power target to 100000 MW

• Researchers design small Insect Eye for Drones

• 50 killed, 700 injured in China port explosions

• India-Pacific Island nations summit in Jaipur on Aug 21

• India, Slovak ink MoU on technical cooperation in railway sector

• RBI to transfer Rs 65,896 cr surplus to govt

• China, Pakistan sign deals worth USD 1.6 billion to implement CPEC

• Cabinet approves spectrum sharing guidelines

• Acharya Dev Vrat to sworn in Sanskrit as the 27th Governor of Himachal Pradesh

• Rural job scheme empowered women: NCAER

• August 13th, 2015 News Headlines

• Parliament panel for State-level body to oversee national waterways

• Cabinet approves MoU between India, Nepal for construction of petroleum pipeline

• India to set up skill development centre for Agriculture in Sri Lanka

• Cabinet announces steps to deal with deficit rains

• Railways sign 4 MoUs with Power Ministry

• Cabinet approves drug regulatory upgrade

• CAG pulls up SAIL for inefficiency in planning, finalisation, execution of projects

• Greece agrees bailout deal 'in principle' with creditors: EU

• Libya PM resigns live on TV hours after peace talks restart

• UN forecasts end of global population explosion

• Amnesty International votes in support of decriminalizing sex trade

• Supreme Court says Aadhar not mandatory for availing welfare schemes of govt

• 3 Raksha Bandhan gifts by govt this year

• Posco to set up 1st steel plant in India in Maharashtra

• SEBI notifies ‘fast-track’ route for share sales

• Gram Jyothi Programme in Telangana

• Khel Ratna for Sania

• Pakistan violated Ceasefire 192 times in 2015

• August 12th, 2015 News Headlines

• Japan restarts first N-power plant

• SS Ganguly wins Asian silver

• The Madras High Court directed Dayanidhi Maran to surrender

• Sundar Pichai named CEO of Google

• Saraswati Samman award for Veerappa Moily

• Amity International School, Noida students win NASA’s space settlement competition

• August 11th, 2015 News Headlines

• Govt launches School Nursery Yojana to bring students closer to nature

• IIM-Ahmedabad study shows flaws in BIMARU healthcare facilities

• Rajasthan High Court bans Santhara ritual in Jain Community

• Panel calls for survey on FDI in housing

• Favourable doing business in India

• Xiaomi unveils first India-made phone 'Redmi 2 Prime', ties up with Foxconn

• World Badminton Championships to start in Jakarta

• August 10th, 2015 News Headlines

• Nepal: 4 major parties reach landmark deal to divide country into 6 provinces

• Iraq PM bids to end vice president and deputy PM roles

• Centre launches Suraksha Bandhan drive in Mission Mode

• Parliamentary panel on Lokpal gets two months' extension

• India received USD 24 billion in FDI from European Union in last three years

• Finance Ministry notifies rules on foreign account tax Act

• India on top in exporting beef

• PM launches 'India Handloom' Brand

• Global satellite to be named after Kalam

• Lok Sabha passes bill to repeal 295 obsolete Acts

• August 08th, 2015 News Headlines

• China remains world s largest robot market

• Government imposes 10% import duty on wheat

• Govt notifies sanctuary for flamingos along Thane creek

• Niloy Neel, Bangladeshi blogger hacked to death

• Centre to extend e Tourist Visa facility to 36 more countries from Aug 15

• UNSC adopts resolution to identify those responsible for using chemical weapons in Syria

• India steps up several initiatives to address climate change

• August 07th, 2015 News Headlines

• India static at 156th in FIFA rankings

• India affirms commitment to ASEAN engagement

• Egypt opens new Suez Canal

• 4G services launched

• RBI allows banks to shift, merge or close branches in urban areas

• CBDT inks two more advance pricing pacts

• Lok Sabha adopts Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill 2015

• EPFO announces investment of Rs 5,000 cr in stocks via ETFs

• India gets $19.78 bn FDI from nations visited by PM Modi

• 30 killed in Harda twin train mishap

• Kerala has all indicators for first child-friendly state in country: UNICEF

• Honour for three Indian-American startup entrepreneurs

• Govt launches 3web portals for farmers

• August 06th, 2015 News Headlines

• India, Mozambique agree to deepen cooperation in energy sector

• Cabinet clears direct release of wages into bank accounts of MNREGA workers

• ILO, FICCI sign pact to boost MSME productivity

• Dipa Karmakar clinches bronze medal at 6th Senior ART Gymnastics Asian Championships

• Poland Solidarity award for Zhanna Nemtsova

• Anglo-Indian Richard Hay took oath in 16th Lok Sabha

• Rooftop solar power plants sanctioned

• Obama unveils Clean Power Plan for climate change; faces tough opposition

• UN reaches agreement on poverty eradication in 15 years

• 26/11 Mumbai attacks planned, launched from Pakistan: Former FIA Chief

• Rural Development Minister launches ‘SAMANVAY’ for Gram Panchayats

• SC/ST amendment bill passes in Lok Sabha

• RBI keeps key rates unchanged in monetary policy review

• Asia’s biggest telescope MAST inaugurated at Udaipur Solar Observatory

• NDDB wins award for geographical info system

• August 05th, 2015 News Headlines

• UN states set goal to end poverty, hunger in next 15 years

• Dubai to host BRICS forum in September

• August to receive 90% rainfall; El-Nino strengthens: IMD

• Centre signs landmark peace accord with NSCN (I-M)

• Odisha govt to launch 'Onion Mission' in the state

• Graduates, are very less: Census

• Govt to develop 15,000 km highways

• World glaciers melting at record rates: Study

• August 04th, 2015 News Headlines

• August 03rd, 2015 News Headlines

• China detains 127 banking officials for their alleged involvement in corruption

• Less than 50% of Anganwadi Centers have toilets: Ministry report

• India foils UK Company’s bid to patent use of turmeric, pine bark and tea

• Single window clearance system to resolve all investor grievances

• FCI gets Rs.13,000 cr as food subsidy

• Spices Board launches subsidy scheme to boost production

• Victorian Open WSA: Joshna Chinappa bags squash title

• Muralitharan & Dilshan appointed brand ambassadors of National Kidney Fund

• Rajendra Srivastava named new dean of Indian School of Business

• CII, Yi launch organ donation initiative

• 3,785 women directors in Country's listed companies: Jayant Sinha

• ISRO-NASA jointly working on NISAR mission

• Beijing to host 2022 Winter Olympics

• Ravichandran Ashwin presented the Arjuna Award

• Uma maheshwara Rao as in-charge director of NIMHANS

• August 01st, 2015 News Headlines

• Public sector banks to get Rs. 70,000 cr over four years

• Govt revises scheme for Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups

• US spied on Japanese Cabinet Officials, firms: Wikileaks

• New Ebola vaccine effective, says WHO

• August 7 declared as National Handloom Day

• India's first harbour defence system commissioned in Kochi

• Maharashtra govt announces construction of 800 kms Nagpur-Mumbai expressway

• Earth-like planet found by NASA's Kepler telescope

• RBI to issue 10 rupee coin to mark International Yoga Day

• Scientists successfully 'edit' human immune cells

• 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon hanged

• India gives $ 50,000 grant to Satyajit Ray Centre at California University

• Centre opens doors to foreign investment in multi-brand retail

• July 31st, 2015 News Headlines

• India's green cover increased by 5871 sq km: Govt

• Afghan Taliban confirms Mullah Omar’s death

• India to surpass China's population by 2022

• July 30th, 2015 News Headlines

• Supreme Court upholds commutation of death to life sentence for Rajiv Gandhi killers

• Cabinet approves amendments to the anti-Hijacking bill

• Russia vetoes UN resolution on MH17 Tribunal

• India signs loan agreement with ADB $300mn for NUHM

• Cabinet approves RS panel's amendments on GST Bill

• The Cabinet gave its nod for setting up of a National Investment and Infrastructure Fund

• Sanjiv Chaturvedi, Anshu Gupta win Magsaysay Award

• July 29th, 2015 News Headlines

• Indian women archery team earns Olympic berths

• Working Group Constituted for Re-drafting of the Sports Code

• Errors found in caste data: Govt

• SEBI cancels Sahara's mutual fund licence

• Gurdaspur attackers identified through CCTV footage

• Gujarat issues notification making voting compulsory for local body polls

• Cash for vote case: Telangana ACB files charge sheet against Revanth Reddy & others

• World Student day to commemorate Kalam: UNO

• Libya trial: Gaddafi son sentenced to death

• Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan to be renamed after Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

• Strong earthquake hits Indonesia's Papua

• Govt notifies new guidelines regarding adoption of children

• Terrorist attack in Punjab

• Indian crude oil at four-month low to cut govt subsidy burden

• India open medal tally at Special Olympics World Games

• The Global Music Award for Neecia Majolly

• RS Sharma

• People’s President and Missile Man No more

• July 28th, 2015 News Headlines

• Bijoy Krishna Handique

• Indian women wrestling team bags silver in the Kazakhstan Presidential Cup

• BCCI decides to stick to its ban on 3 cricketers

• July 27th, 2015 News Headlines

• Egypt begins first trial run of `new Suez canal

• EU bans marketing of around 700 generic medicines

• Road development in extremism affected areas slow in Chhattisgarh, says CAG report

• Deadline for finalisation of social security pact

• Rs.1,000 crore approved for India-Bangladesh rail link

• China launches two new satellites into space

• July 25th, 2015 News Headlines

• Hoshiyar Singh

• M S Dhoni named the ninth most marketable sportsman in the world

• China and Japan dispute over East China waters

• European cities to ban cars from roads for 1 day

• CAG report on Performance of ITBP

• SIT asks SEBI to clamp down on tax evaders, Participatory -Note misuse

• RBI approves proposal to transfer money to depositor’s account from any bank

• Centre approves over 2,800 cr rupees for hailstorm-hit farmers in UP

• NASA probe discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth

• Shubham Jaglan lifts 2nd Junior World Golf title

• Supreme Court gives states power to release life convicts

• 7 Indian firms among world's 500 largest companies: Fortune Magazine

• Poverty draft report of NITI Aayog sent to states

• Soyuz rocket with three astronauts launches towards ISS

• SAARC satellite to cost Rs. 235 cr.

• RK Pachauri removed from Director General post of TERI

• July 24th, 2015 News Headlines

• Greek MPs pass crucial reforms

• July 23rd, 2015 News Headlines

• ISRO launches 72 indigenous satellites

• NRIs Can Invest in National Pension System, Says Regulator

• India earns USD 100 million launching 45 foreign satellites

• Health problems second largest cause of suicides in India

• India signs civil nuclear cooperation deals to enhance power generation capacity: Govt

• Haryana: NDRI scientists develop technique to decrease cholesterol level in Ghee

• LG rejects DCW chief appointment

• AP Cabinet approves master plan for new capital; first phase by 2018

• Puducherry first to get Smart city nomination

• Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan launched

• Kolkata's Eden Gardens to host World T20 final

• July 22nd, 2015 News Headlines

• Carlos Santana wins American Book Award

• New fish species named Puntius Dolichopterus

• Bhanu Pratap Sharma appointed as Chairperson of FSSAI

• BRICS bank starts its operations from Shanghai

• Yakub Memon to be hanged on July 30 as SC rejects curative petition

• Former Union Minister PK Thungon convicted in 17 year old graft case

• OBC status for Jats: SC rejects Centre's review plea

• Cabinet okays 3% interest subvention extension for crop loans

• BCCI constitutes IPL working group

• IPL: Four member panel named

• July 21, 2015 News Headlines

• Russian entrepreneur promises $US100 million for alien search

• Singapore government submits master plan for seed capital area of Andhra Pradesh

• Compensate States for 5 years: GST panel

• US, Cuba usher in new era with reopening of embassies

• Chad's former President Hissene Habre removed from Senegal court

• PM Modi launches career counselling portal National Career Service

• UNSC endorses Iran deal

• Net neutrality report released

• Committee on IPL scandal

• Taiwan to elect first woman President

• Rural women beat urban counterparts to use social security schemes

• Zimbabwe beat India in the second T20 match by 10 runs at Harare

• Report: ISIS steps up use of chemicals on battlefields in Iraq and Syria

• Shubham Jaglan wins World Junior Golf Championship

• July 20, 2015 News Headlines

• Prashant Pathrabe given additional charge Director of FTII

• China, World Bank ink deal to set up poverty reduction fund

• Govt. brings 39 more drugs under price control

• National Crime Records Bureau data on road accidents

• Panel backs reopening of seven mines

• Scientists discover winged dinosaur

• July 18, 2015 News Headlines

• Posco's $12 billion Orissa project on hold

• India Working With 27 Countries on Earthquake Early-Warning System

• Eurozone agrees to give Greece 7 billion euros bridge loan

• Greece needs 85 billion euros through 2018: IMF

• Centre to invest over Rs 90,000 cr for development of North Eastern region

• RBI asks banks to meet farm credit limit amid weather concerns

• Centre’s green signal for six-laning of Eastern Peripheral Expressway

• July 17, 2015 News Headlines

• Government introduces composite foreign investment cap

• Govt sanctions Rs 700 cr additional fund for RRB capitalization

• Government forms expert group for classification of caste data

• NGT refuses to relax ban, orders computerized permits in Rohtang Pass

• India's longest road tunnel to come up by July next year

• India, Myanmar recommit to fight terrorism, insurgent activities

• Govt clears defence proposals worth over Rs 30,000 crore

• July 16, 2015 News Headlines

• Champions League T20 axed due to poor fan following

• S H Raza conferred the highest French civilian honour

• PM launches Skill India campaign

• Supreme Court reserves judgement over National Judicial Appointments Commission

• Telangana first State to make IT parks differently abled-friendly

• RBI panel to push financial inclusion

• HIV infections down by 20%

• IPL fixing: CSK, RR suspended for 2 years

• India beat Zimbabwe by 83 runs, clinch ODI Series 3-0

• Music composer MS Vishwanathan died

• 27 die in stampede at Rajahmundry

• Maharashtra assembly passes Right to Services Bill

• India, Georgia ink MoU on electoral cooperation

• FDI up 48% since 'Make in India' campaign launch

• CERN discovers new class of particles

• July 15, 2015 News Headlines

• Landmark Iran nuclear deal reached

• Thailand introduces death penalty for corruption

• Govt launches initiative to select 100 women achievers

• Lt. Gen. Rai appointed next Vice Chief of Army Staff

• Victor Ponta charged with corruption

• Eurozone's third bailout package averts Greece crisis

• Supreme Court dismisses Vijay Mallya's plea in FERA violation case

• Wimbledon: Djokovic beats Federer for 3rd title; Paes-Hingis win mixed doubles final

• July 14, 2015 News Headlines

• Pakistan seeks more evidence on 26/11; says no talks without Kashmir

• India, Tajikistan agree to strengthen defence co-operation

• Andhra Pradesh to invest Rs 30,000 cr for expediting power projects

• Retail inflation hits 8-month high, up 5.4% on rise in pulse prices

• 2017 Under-17 FIFA World Cup gets $12M budget

• July 13, 2015 News Headlines

• Eruption of Indonesian volcano sparks travel chaos

• India and Kyrgyzstan sign four agreements

• Mahtama Gandhi’s statue unveiled in Bishkek

• NABARD to provide credit to farmers for irrigation

• ISRO`s heaviest commercial mission; launches 5 British Satellites

• July 11, 2015 News Headlines

• Indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash Missile inducted in Air Force

• India, Pakistan become full SCO members

• Gujarat and Tamil Nadu lead in project clearance in coastal areas

• India, Pakistan decide to take dialogue forward

• India to donate 50 tonnes of galvanised sheets to Nepal

• July 10, 2015 News Headlines

• Notable Urdu poet Bashar Navaaz passed away

• Indian PM calls for reforms in UNSC at BRICS Summit

• Berlusconi bribery trial: Ex-Italy PM convicted

• Myanmar's first open general election on November 8th

• Supreme Court for CBI probe into Vyapam scam

• India, US sign agreement to implement FATCA

• MOUs signed to address Industry’s need of Skilled Manpower

• India to beat China again as fastest-growing in 2016: IMF

• Number of Syrian refugees climbs forty lakhs: UN

• India clinched series against New Zealand

• Nagaland declared as ‘disturbed area’

• July 09, 2015 News Headlines

• Govt decides to develop villages within 10 km of international border on priority

• PSUs to raise Rs 40,000 crore in tax free bonds

• India-South Africa affirm commitment to boost ties in security, commerce

• Russia vetoes UN resolution calling Srebrenica a genocide

• Greece must present new proposal for a deal with creditors

• National Floor Level Minimum Wage hiked to Rs 160 per day

• India-Kazakhstan: Common heritage paves way for promising future

• MNREGA world’s largest public works programme: World Bank

• UN launches MDG report in Delhi

• Nuke talks: World powers, Iran to miss another deadline

• NMDC to set up 3 mtpa steel plant in Karnataka

• July 08, 2015 News Headlines

• Railways rolls out 50,000th coach

• India launches broadband products developed by C-DOT in Digital India initiative

• India retains South Asian Basketball Championship

• Top 10 debtor countries owe 86% of total IMF loans

• Greece FM resigns after overwhelming 'No' vote in referendum

• WHO/UNICEF Progress Report on Sanitation and Drinking Water

• Cash-for-Vote case: ACB arrests one more sitting TDP MLA

• India, Uzbekistan sign key pacts in tourism, culture

• Japan's NEC to develop hi-tech security system for Tirupati

• July 07, 2015 News Headlines

• Mineral production goes down in 2014-15

• Corporation Bank launches MUDRA card on RuPay platform

• July 06, 2015 News Headlines

• PMKSY to subsume three irrigation programmes

• Greeks referendum says 'No'

• Integrated National Policy for Skill development approved

• Defence Ministry launches ARPAN software for the Army

• Fazle Hasan Abed received World food prize

• Nineteen states join online platform for issuing green clearance

• Greek PM vows to go ahead with bailout referendum

• July 03, 2015 News Headlines

• Centre launches voice based 24x7 Toll free National Health Portal

• India GDP crossed $2 trillion mark

• Cabinet clears PMKSY for providing irrigation facility to every village

• CERC panel bats for enhancement in central, state transmission systems to address congestion

• Young gas giant planet found; Scientists can now directly study the planet formation process

• R Paul Singh named World Agriculture Prize laureate

• China ratifies creation of BRICS bank

• July 02, 2015 News Headlines

• Amnesty slams India on AFSPA; wants UN Special Rapporteur for probe on disappearances

• U.S., Cuba redesigning bilateral relations

• Supreme Court objected mediation or compromise in rape cases

• Greece becomes first developed nation to default on IMF debt

• Iran, major powers extend interim nuclear deal for more talks

• India to grow at 7.8% in 2015, surpass China: Fitch

• 3 months time for hoarders: Finance Ministry

• First ever Day-Night Test match to be played at Adelaide on Nov 27

• Sanjeev Galande selected for G D Birla Award for Scientific Research -2014

• World Bank approves $650 m loan for eastern freight corridor

• Cabinet nod for National Agriculture Market

• Jayalalitha won from RK Nagar constituency

• K P P Nambiar died

• July 01, 2015 News Headlines

• 5th Mission of Bangladesh in Asom

• CAG slams Delhi for poor fund allocation

• People in cities fall sick more often, says NSSO survey

• Government Scheme to put brakes on accidents

• China-led AIIB development bank holds signing ceremony

• Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponappa win Canada Open doubles title

• Andhra Pradesh approves annual credit plan with Rs 1.25 lakh crore

• India set to become $3-trn economy in five years

• Chennai Metro Rail commences operations

• June 30 will have an extra second: NASA

• Goa provisionally selected as venue for FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017

• June 30, 2015 News Headlines

• 10 years age relaxation for the disabled in central govt jobs

• 2 more VYAPAM accused die in Madhya Pradesh; number up to 25

• India and Thailand sign important agreements

• Govt to set up Rs 500 crore rupee capital fund to boost domestic pharma industry

• Gutta-Ponappa won women's doubles

• Bajaj Allianz launched weather-based crop insurance scheme

• SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes minutes after launch from Florida

• June 29, 2015 News Headlines

• 16th World Sanskrit Conference in Bangkok

• Indian Agricultural Research Institute at Hazaribagh

• Road projects worth Rs 13,000 Cr awarded under PPP mode this fiscal

• Centre hikes Minimum Export Price of Onion

• Sahibganj first district to have toilets under Clean Ganga project

• The India Sanitation Coalition launched

• India ranks 143rd on Global Peace Index; Iceland tops list

• Highly indebted Corporates responsible for poor credit growth: RBI report

• Athens won’t be able to receive any payment until it settles its debt: IMF

• ICC notifies new laws for ODIs

• June 27, 2015 News Headlines

• Vishwanath Tripathi selected for 28th Moortidevi award

• Satnam Singh becomes the first Indian to be picked in NBA

• Highly indebted Corporates responsible for poor credit growth: RBI report

• India ranked best for investment

• Indigenously designed LCH completes hot weather flight trials

• AP and Telangana Governor meets Rajnath Singh

• Govt steeply hikes minimum export price for onion to $425 ton

• Prataprao Pawar conferred Punyabhushan Award

• US legalizes same-sex marriage

• Burundi rejects UN call for election delay

• Vatican signs first treaty with 'the State of Palestine'

• 38% of rural, 16% of urban households hold BPL cards

• Sri Lankan President signs notification to dissolve parliament

• UN to release $ 25 million fund for relief efforts in Yemen

• CBI to probe foreign fund transfer to Teesta-linked firm, freezes account

• World trade registers modest growth in Jan-Mar of 2015: WTO

• Indian team bags 10 medals in Asian Grand Prix Athletics

• International donors pledge USD 3.5 bn to rebuild quake-hit Nepal

• China, US launch joint initiative to protect oceans

• India, US sign pacts to enhance cooperation in health sector

• India to set up Emergency Ambulance Service in Sri Lanka

• June 26, 2015 News Headlines

• Sachin Tendulkar voted the "best Test player" of the 21st century

• Three flagship schemes launched by Prime Minister

• Govt exempts educational institutions from prior green nod

• Significant improvement in macro-economic environment: RBI

• Banks can borrow from international institutions without RBI nod

• Indian American scientist Neal Devaraj creates first artificial cell membrane

• India beat Bangladesh by 77 runs

• Praful Bidwai, a veteran journalist died

• Pullela Sriramachandrudu, an eminent writer in Sanskrit and Telugu passed aways

• June 25, 2015 News Headlines

• Rajasthan becomes new leader in solar energy

• Greenhouse gases: India fourth biggest emitter, but lags far behind top three

• Australia to join China-led infra bank

• Government clears setting up of six new IIMs

• National board mooted for ‘Swachh Bharat’

• India, Japan to sign pact on increasing industrial policy cooperation

• Cabinet clears Rs 81,459 crore revised estimate for East-West freight corridor

• James Horner died in a plane crash

• Rs. 1-lakh cr to be disbursed under MUDRA for micro-entrepreneurs

• June 24, 2015 News Headlines

• South Asian Games to be held from Dec 10-20

• Sister Nirmala dies in Kolkata

• World Bank pledges $ 500 million for quake-hit Nepal

• China blocks India's move seeking action against Pakistan on Lakhvi

• Govt cancels licences of over 2,000 NGOs

• Mobile app to aid Clean Ganga Mission

• SEBI makes IPOs cheque-free; unveils start-up listing norms

• India emerges as third largest FDI source for U.K

• Approval for 17 companies

• Exploring mineral wealth

• Mars Orbiter is on its 100th orbit: Isro

• June 23, 2015 News Headlines

• 82nd Sahitya Sammelan in Raichur from October 9

• India, Nepal amend bilateral Treaty of Transit

• Sidbi sets up Rs 1k cr fund for MSMEs

• EU extends sanctions against Russia

• Attack on Afghan Parliament

• U.N. accuses Israel, Hamas of committing war crimes

• Centre directs nine states to immediately implement Forest Rights Act

• Inderjeet and Jinson triumph

• EPFO makes UAN mandatory for all employers

• Softbank, Bharti, Foxconn form JV

• Govt to set up 100 centers to boost employability of youths

• Yoga compulsory in Schools

• New record set on International Yoga day

• Nathu La opens for Kailash Mansarovar Yatra today

• FSSAI to regulate salt, fat & sugar in eating joint

• India slips to 61st place on Swiss money list; Pak at 73rd

• NASA Has a Robot in International Space Station

• India loses first ODI series to Bangladesh

• June 22, 2015 News Headlines

• Oldest galaxy named after Cristiano Ronaldo

• June 20, 2015 News Headlines

• India offers Tanzania expertise in natural gas sector

• RBI fixes rate of interest on floating rate bonds

• To curb surge in imports, Centre unveils sovereign gold bonds

• Nalsar issues gender-neutral certificate

• Heaviest June rain in 10 years drowns Mumbai

• Centre-Right party wins in Denmark

• WikiLeaks publishes 60,000 Saudi cables

• Nepal farmers need urgent aid to avert threat of hunger facing one million: UN

• June 19, 2015 News Headlines

• Global conflicts displaced record 60m in 2014

• Parliamentary Panel mulls holding general, assembly polls together

• Govt launches web portal and weather alert system for farmers

• Assam to introduce Right to Health Services

• Punjab celebrates 350th years of foundation of Sri Anandpur Sahib

• Prime Minister reviews Aadhaar benefits scheme

• Mumbai continues to be most expensive city in India: Survey

• India third in global doping report for 2013 by WADA

• Tanzanian President invites Indian investment in agriculture, tourism

• 'Housing for All' scheme launched, interest relief for urban poor

• June 18, 2015 News Headlines

• Two panels to facilitate roll out

• AP to take over first private power plant set up by GVK

• Govt hikes MSP of paddy

• Rs. 3900 crore for strengthening Krishi Vigyan Kendras

• Negotiable Instruments Ordinance, 2015 promulgated

• Asia overtakes Europe as world's second richest region: BSG

• Cabinet approves new Bureau of Indian Standards Bill 2015

• Center hikes steel import duty

• Bandhan gets final RBI nod

• Increasing conflicts, causing finance problems: 2015 Global Peace Index

• Palestinian unity govt resigned

• NDDB inks MoU with DD Kisan channel

• Social media penetration in rural India grows faster than urban

• India, Kazakhstan hold talks over cooperation in energy sector

• Four laning approved

• Cabinet approves solar power capacity target to be 1 lakh MW by 2022

• Cabinet approves agreement with Spain for visa-free travel

• Cabinet approves transfer of land and building of Jadavpur University to DRDO

• Charles Correa passed away

• Suleyman Demirel died

• Indian Ocean warming weakens monsoon in parts of India

• Morsi gets death in Egypt jail break case

• AP to set up 100 cr startup fund

• ISRO to test re-usable satellite launch vehicle in September

• Center announces additional package of Rs 2,437 cr for J&K

• India to bring 150 nations under e visa scheme

• U.S. to curb trans fats by 2018

• Govt's labor reforms remove shield for workers: ILO

• June 17, 2015 News Headlines

• ADB to increase India lending by 50 % to $12 b by 2018

• BSNL to invest Rs 6,000 cr for setting up 40,000 wi-fi hot spots by 2018

• Omar al-Bashir left for South Africa

• India signs motor vehicles pact with Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal

• Ajay Mahajan heads IDFC

• Bimal Roy removed from ISI

• Govt launches website to connect employers, job seekers

• India's banking norms more 'rigorous' than Basel framework: Panel

• TS aims to be hub of smart tech

• Dhawan, Vijay rise, Kohli slips in ICC Test rankings

• June 16, 2015 News Headlines

• Everest moved 3 cm but height not affected by Nepal quakes

• 800 years of Magna Carta

• One million people in Nepal slip below poverty line due to earthquakes

• SIPRI report on armaments

• June 15, 2015 News Headlines

• ICC Test team rankings: India drop to fourth position

• PK Sinha as Cabinet Secretary

• Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea win Mercedes Cup title in Stuttgart

• Nadal claimed clay and grass surface victories

• Sheila Kaul passed away

• AP Govt launches ‘Mee Bhoomi’, a digital depository of land records

• FDI in services sector up 46 pc in 2014-15

• Coal India now sixth-largest mining company: PwC

• $6.6 billion need to build Nepal: Govt

• Barring Odisha & Punjab, no state acquired land under UPA law

• Govt launches mobile app to locate nearest blood bank

• SA court prevents Sudanese Prez Omar al-Bashir from leaving country

• June 13, 2015 News Headlines

• 400-million people worldwide lack access to essential health services

• Debroy panel submitted report

• Railway Ministry decides to run Suvidha trains

• Telangana unveils industrial policy

• NY museum to honour Mani Ratnam

• Nek Chand passed away

• India nuclear insurance pool launched

• Singapore tops in India investment

• Internet and broadband connections to households

• Land pact roll out in next 11 months

• US becomes world's largest oil producer, surpasses Saudi Arabia

• Telangana forms task force for Pharma City development

• India fail to qualify for 2018 FIFA World Cup

• Dhoni highest paid athlete

• June 12, 2015 News Headlines

• RBI allows AIFIs to reverse excess provision on sale of NPAs

• War against Islamic State cost US $ 9 million

• Former security czar gets life term in China

• Debroy committee for railways' revamp

• Assam: Incessant rain inundates 700 villages, 3 lakh affected

• Law to award citizenship to descendants of expelled Jews

• Government scraps import duties on AIDS drugs

• World Bank: Indian economy to grow fastest, outpace China too

• June 11, 2015 News Headlines

• Insurance implication

• Sanath Jayasuriya as Deputy Minister

• Africa leaders sign trade pact

• Cabinet okays motor vehicle pact with neighbors

• Yadgiri Warangal 4 lane road gets Centre’s nod

• Government to bring in ordinance to amend Negotiable Instruments Act

• India figures in top 5 emerging economies for highest investment commitments: WB

• Centre okays Rs. 6,000-cr loan package to help sugar mills clear farmer dues

• Center decides to import pulses to keep domestic prices under check

• Amazon opens India’s largest center in TS

• India richer by 349 new species

• G7 agrees to phase out use of fossil fuels by 2100

• Nepal parties reach long-awaited charter deal after earthquake

• Srilankan Cabinet clears new electoral system

• More districts come under the National Capital Region

• Govt turns down FDI in retail e-commerce

• June 10, 2015 News Headlines

• Delhi Law Minister sent to 4-day Police custody in alleged fake degree case

• Government cancels licences of over 4000 NGO's

• Wawrinka climbs to 4th in world rankings after winning French Open

• M K Sharma

• NASA launches giant balloon to test Mars landing tech

• Anshu Jain resigned

• Tayal as NSC chief

• RBI empowers banks to take control of debt-stressed firms

• Major political parties in Nepal agree to adopt federal system

• G7 leaders agree to maintain sanctions against Russia

• NJAC not against basic structure of Constitution:Govt

• India and Bangladesh ink 22 pacts

• June 09, 2015 News Headlines

• Vijai Sharma as CIC, KV Chowdary as CVC

• Queen, Haider triumphant at IIFA awards

• Dasaradhi Rangacharya passed away

• French Open: Wawrinka wins Men's title

• Rahul Dravid named coach

• Railway to set-up separate JV companies for completion of rail projects

• Railways sign MoU with IIT-BHU for research work

• Greece and Ukraine crises drown out G7 agenda

• South Korean robot wins the battle

• Punjab villages just a click of a mouse away

• Kerala to have India's first elephant hospital

• Swiss firms to help in skilling India

• ONGC to invest Rs 41,678 crore on new fields

• Mahesh Neelkanth Buch passed away

• India, Bangla settle border controversy

• June 08, 2015 News Headlines

• Modi starts Bangladesh tour with homage to 1971 martyrs

• June 06, 2015 News Headlines

• Barack Obama administration has not done enough to build ties with India: Rick Perry

• Deccan Chronicle Vice-chairman P.K. Iyer Arrested

• Naidu performs bhoomi pooja for AP capital

• MR Poovamma clinches silver in Asian Athletics Championships

• Sundaram Ravi inducted into ICC Elite Panel of Umpires

• French Open: Djokovic stuns nine-time champion Nadal

• India loses poultry import case to US in WTO

• Solar power at cheaper rate in Telangana; 2,747 MW to be generated

• Govt finalizes guidelines for Smart Cities Mission & AMRUT

• WTO urges India greater tax reform, FDI liberalization

• Indian President conferred Honoris Causa

• World Bank approves $ 250 million loan for J&K

• Secretaries' panel clears national litigation policy

• June 05, 2015 News Headlines

• June 04, 2015 News Headlines

• Snowden awarded a Norwegian prize for freedom of expression

• Ashton Carter visits India

• India's LIC gets clearance to do business in Bangladesh

• Govt faces ‘daunting’ task meeting disinvestment target of Rs. 69,500 cr

• India signs multilateral pact on financial info exchange

• Blatter quits as FIFA chief

• Inderjeet wins gold in shot put in Asian Athletics Championships

• US secret surveillance reinstated as Obama signs USA Freedom Act

• Sushma Swaraj lays foundation stone of South Asian University campus

• Govt steps in and order probe on Maggi noodles

• 92-year-old cancer survivor becomes oldest woman to finish marathon

• Colombia passes women hate crime law

• Bhutan sets new record for tree planting

• India, Belarus sign six agreements to boost bilateral co-operation

• Sweden supported India membership in UNSC

• India-US defence agreement

• Six world powers agree to restore UN sanctions if Iran breaks terms of future nuclear deal

• Ravi Shastri to continue as Indian team director for Bangladesh tour

• Govt approves 40 electronics manufacturing proposals

• June 03, 2015 News Headlines

• 2.8 million Nepalis in need of humanitarian aid: United Nations

• Askwar Hilonga won African innovation prize

• Omar al-Bashir sworn in as Sudanese President

• Cruise ship capsizes in China’s Yangtze River

• Kayakalp suggested to compete with bigger nations

• Centre launches website to help trace missing children

• India to grant e-Tourist visa facility to Swedish nationals

• RBI cuts key policy rate by 0.25 pc

• India’s average import tariffs up marginally in 4 years: WTO review

• George Yeo is New Chancellor of Nalanda University

• India, Sweden sign 6 pacts to boost co-operation

• US monitoring powers expire after Senate fails to reach deal

• Tendulkar, Ganguly, Laxman inducted in BCCI's advisory panel

• India launches virtual memorial wall to honor peacekeepers in UN missions

• Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

• ISRO appoints new directors for major centers

• Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa as Governor of Arunachal Pradesh

• Bangladesh Cabinet approves three pacts

• RBI allows banks to invest in infra bonds of other lenders

• China unveils facial-recognition ATM

• 'Bangladesh Liberation War Honour Award' to Vajpayee

• Names of CIC, CVC chiefs cleared

• Dilwar Singh wins 'Pedal for Kashmir' cycling race

• Gurpreet Singh secures quota place in shooting for Rio Olympics

• Centre to set up a training institute for youth at Majuli in Assam

• Singapore launches mobile app to kindle interest in Tamil

• Sepp Blatter wins FIFA presidential election

• FIFA crisis: South Africa 'admits $10mn football payout'

• Govt notifies Black Money Act

• Service tax to go up to 14 %

• India Will buy only 36 Rafale jets

• Alligations on TDP MLA, in cash for vote incident

• Gautam Banerjee honored

• Mikheil Saakshvili appointed Governor of Ukraine's southern Odessa region

• June 01, 2015 News Headlines

• Deepika Kumari wins bronze in recurve event of World Cup

• Vijayawada airport to become international

• Kunhikrishnan as SDSC director

• P K Sinha appointed as Cabinet Secretary

• Comprehensive response sought to migrant crisis

• 100 US cities to host Yogathon on First International Yoga Day

• May 30, 2015 News Headlines

• Push for reforms in G-7 summit

• Framework notified for MSMEs rehabilitation

• Indian economy poised to grow at 9-10% in medium-term: CII

• Richest self made women Neeraja Sethi and Jayshree Ullal

• Gujjars call off agitation after Rajasthan govt agrees to 5% quota in jobs

• Indian economy grows at 7.3% during last financial year

• Iran warns on excessive demands of global powers

• Provisional approval for Kochi

• Christopher as Director General of DRDO

• India tops world hunger list with 194 million people

• May 29, 2015 News Headlines

• RBI asks banks to advise agri-borrowers to hedge risks

• Abhinav Bindra becomes 4th Indian shooter to qualify for Rio Olympics

• Sex ratio improves in Haryana

• North East`s first Mega Food Park opens in Assam

• RBI issues draft norms on stable funding

• Kerala achieves 100% financial inclusion under PMJDY

• Everest glaciers may disappear by 2100: Study

• FIIs, FPIs can invest up to 49% in Gammon Infra Projects: RBI

• U.N. Bramha Soldier of Humanity award to Birubala Rabha

• 4,410 KM Highways were completed in country in last fiscal: Minister

• May 28, 2015 News Headlines

• Mary Ellen Mark passed away

• Pakistan ‘haven’ for several Islamist terror groups: US Report

• HP sets up satellite tracking system to check forest fire

• HC judgment in favor of Greenpeace

• Number of hungry people worldwide drops below 800 mln – U.N

• S Korea, US, Japan envoys discuss N Korea nuclear programme

• Migrant crisis: EU asks member states to accept 40,000 asylum seekers

• Pradip Baijal on former PM Manmohan Singh

• Four Indians among world’s 100 most powerful women’

• PM launches DD Kisan Channel

• UNESCO Chair at UoH to work in Africa

• RBI to soon set up Central Fraud Registry

• C.S. Santosh is Motorsport Man of the Year

• Iraqi govt starts operation to drive IS from Anbar

• Switzerland govt reveal 3 more names holding Swiss bank accounts

• 2,000-yr-old water supply system unearthed

• Ganga-Brahmaputra basin mapped

• May 27, 2015 News Headlines

• Buhari takes over as Nigeria's President

• Naresh Takkar replaces Roopa Kudva in RBI panel for payments banks licenses

• ISRO moots ground station in Vietnam

• MUDRA Bank partners with states, regional level co-ordinators

• Delhi Govt. has jurisdiction of arrest: HC

• Government approves 21 proposals of FDI

• ICICI Bank launches voice recognition service

• Singapore hands over capital city master plan to AP government

• Cannes 2015 awards for French director Jacques Audiard

• Telangana's new industrial policy to be effective from June 7

• Earth quake in Tokyo

• Swiss name two Indians under probe

• Heat wave toll crosses 500 in Andhra, Telangana

• CEAT Awards for cricketers

• May 26, 2015 News Headlines

• John Forbes Nash killed in air crash

• Iran agrees to grant UN inspectors "managed access" to military sites

• UN conference on prevention of proliferation of nuclear weapons ends in failure

• China sets up Silk Road gold fund

• India set to become water scarce by 2025: report

• Talks on Gujjar reservation issue remain inconclusive

• Expert committee on Health Insurance suggest changes in disclaimer wordings

• Mumbai Indians beat CSK by 41 runs in IPL final

• Govt to set up five sports centers across India: Thawar Chand Gehlot

• Doha Boxing Tournament: Indian boxers clinch 4 gold, 1 silver,2 bronze

• May 25, 2015 News Headlines

• Tanishq Abraham, a child genius, graduates from college at the age of 11

• The President's Estate becomes Wi-Fi enabled with 30 Wi-Fi access points

• China-led AIIB in which India is founding member finalizes Articles of Agreement

• Delhi, 3 other states decide to work on uniform tax rates

• Mineral Rules: Govt. comes out with two types of licences

• SEBI notifies norms for MFs managing offshore money

• India on 6th position in terms of scientific publications

• Nod for PSLV Programme

• 7 medals assured for India in Doha boxing tournament

• US NSA planned hack of Google app store: Report

• IWF to impose 2-year ban on coaches of weightlifters who tested positive for banned substances

• EU-Ukraine sign 2 billion dollars loan deal to boost Ukrainian economy

• Unemployment rate is highest in Lucknow

• Islamic State takes full control of Syria's Palmyra city

• May 23, 2015 News Headlines

• Hidden world of ocean's tiniest organisms revealed

• Goa to host Youth Delphic Games in 2016

• May 22, 2015 News Headlines

• Hwang Kyo-Ahn new PM of S.Korea

• Saina Nehwal regains top spot in world badminton rankings

• EC ready with legal framework to allow proxy, e voting for NRIs

• Neolong Valley opens for tourists first time since 1962

• Amendments in FDI policy on investments by NRI's PIOs and OCIs

• Palmyra is in control: IS

• Thailand’s government to hold referendum on constitution

• Ramayana miniatures go on show in Canberra

• May 21, 2015 News Headlines

• India to deepen cooperation on Black money

• V Shanmuganthan as Governor of Meghalaya

• Mrinal Datta Chaudhuri passed away

• Govt contains fiscal deficit at 4%; beats its own target

• India economic growth to surpass China's in 2015-16: UN report

• Astra missile test-fired successfully

• Man Booker International Prize for Laszlo Krasznahorkai

• N. Korea claimed possessing nuclear technology

• Global Warming could submerge swathes of coastal land in Kochi

• May 20, 2015 News Headlines

• MUDRA bank: 12 crore people from unorganized sector to be benefited

• Yingluck shinawatra undergoing trail

• At 14%, services will be pricier from June 1

• PM at Cheonggyecheon Stream in Seoul

• PAC recommends probe in bidding process of Ultra Mega Power Projects

• IDBI Bank to launch e-huts for services in rural areas

• Centre moves to unlock the gold hoard

• Global energy subsidies to hit USD 5.3 trillion this year: IMF

• Swachh Bharat: Sub group of CMs meet in Chandigarh

• Bob Hewitt jailed

• India gives USD 2.1 mln to WHO

• Dubai industrialist plans World’s first underwater tennis court

• Help sought for Clean Ganga project

• Draupadi Murmu appointed as Governor of Jharkhand

• Ahluwalia heads Joint Committee of Parliament

• Kakinada SEZ to turn Chinese manufacturing hub

• Himachal Pradesh to host paragliding World Cup

• Aruna Shanbaug passed away

• May 19, 2015 News Headlines

• India, South Korea 7 agreements

• May 18, 2015 News Headlines

• India Pavilion inaugurated at 68th Cannes Film Festival

• National panel seeks govt nod to divide OBCs

• Indian PM visit to Mongolia

• Sania, Martina finish as runners-up

• May 16, 2015 News Headlines

• 48,000 jobs targeted via rural BPOs

• India, China sign 24 pacts

• Arun Shrivastava as MD &CEO of Syndicate Bank

• MJ Joseph is new CGA

• Burundi coup leader arrested

• May 15, 2015 News Headlines

• India-Bangladesh power secretary-level meeting held

• RBI relaxes norms for IDF-NBFCs

• SBI launches contact-less debit and credit cards

• President confers Presidential Awards for Classical Tamil

• Star of Jerusalem award to Syed Vicaruddin

• Bill against NSA spying passed

• Tejaswini wins gold at Under-15 World School Chess C'ship

• Govt to set up agency for development of Solar Energy

• Attack aiming Indian Ambassador in Afghanistan

• Ustad Yojna started

• PM Modi holds Summit level talks with Prez Xi Jinping

• India way behind on WHO health targets

• Food grain output likely to fall by 5.25% in 2014-15 crop year

• Cabinet clears bill to check benami deal

• Supreme Court sets guidelines for government advertisements

• Govt. nod to Rs 11,930 Cr Airbus-TATA consortium bid to replace Avro fleet

• Cabinet clears 5% disinvestment in NTPC & 10% in Indian Oil

• Vatican recognizes Palestine

• Terror attack in Karachi; Pak Taliban claims responsibility

• Haryana to set up Archaeology museum at Panchkula

• May 14, 2015 News Headlines

• Burundi heads toward coup

• Cabinet clears MoUs to be signed during PM's visit to China, Mongolia, South Korea

• Children under 14 banned from all units

• India to grow 7.5% in FY16, highest in G20: Moody's

• Hollande visited Cuba

• Google’s biggest campus in Hyderabad

• GST bill sent to select committee of Rajya Sabha

• Land bill refereed to joint committee of Parliament

• UK's Encore Award to Neel Mukherjee

• Sivanadane Mandjiny got award for Excellence in Teaching

• Tremors in India

• New Governors for six states

• 42 killed, over 1000 injured as 7.3 magnitude quake hits Nepal

• May 13, 2015 News Headlines

• Swedish Supreme Court rejects Assange appeal

• KV Kamath appointed as Chief of BRICS bank

• Rs. 3,061 cr. Investment in Andhra Pradesh

• Andy Murray wins Madrid Open title

• Priti Patel as UK's New Employment Minister

• Jayalalithaa acquitted as the numbers add up

• Conference on India-Vietnam relations

• Lok Sabha passes Foreign Black Money Bill

• Centre puts MAT notices on hold

• RBI tells banks to appoint internal ombudsman

• May 12, 2015 News Headlines

• Sitara-e-Pakistan award for deceased ambassadors

• Modernized IISCO Steel Plant inaugurated

• Center to print 15 crore Rs. 1 notes every year: Sinha

• Indian heritage center launched

• Taliban releases video of missile

• Shashi Kapoor received Dada Saheb Phalke award

• Bindumadhav Joshi passed away

• Vikas Gowda wins Gold medal in Jamaican International meet

• Agnes Vard honored with Palme d’Or

• Houthi rebels accept five-day humanitarian ceasefire

• AP govt to launch digital repository of land records soon

• May 11, 2015 News Headlines

• Several dead in shooting in Switzerland

• India, Russia sign 11 MoIs for higher academic cooperation

• CAG found irregularities in Railways, Telecom

• Ambassadors of Norway, Philippines died in chopper crash

• Two fresh tremors in Nepal

• US, Saudi agree to ceasefire in Yemen fighting

• Salman Khan got bail

• Conservatives victory in elections

• Egypt to rebuild Lighthouse of Alexandria

• Saraswati river sprouts to life after 4,000 years in Haryana

• May 09, 2015 News Headlines

• Spain named world's most tourist-friendly country

• Achal Kumar Jyoti appointed as Election Commissioner

• Jaitley announces setting up of high level committee on issue of MAT on FIIs

• Saudi Arabia proposes ceasefire in Yemen

• LS cleared juvenile bill

• India is a bright spot in Asia: IMF

• 56 Indian firms figure in Forbes list of world's 2000 powerful companies

• Four SAI athletes attempt suicide, one dies in Alappuzha

• May 08, 2015 News Headlines

• Constitutional Amendment Bill unanimously adopted by Rajya Sabha

• Cabinet gives green signal for insurance, pension schemes

• Army inducts indigenously-built Akash missile

• Salman Khan

• Iran, World powers toil to overcome divisions in nuclear talks

• US authorizes commercial ferry services to Cuba

• Haryana govt. announces step to check female foeticide

• Lok Sabha nod for GST Bill

• May 07, 2015 News Headlines

• Banking system’s bad loans on the rise: RBI report

• Central excise arrears rise to Rs. 59,309 Cr in FY'14: CAG

• May 06, 2015 News Headlines

• Peace talks of Syria revived

• National Waterways Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

• Vizag to pilot crime control project

• Rajasthan bags first place in free admissions under RTE

• India, Palestine agree to better ties

• GST bill introduced

• Rs. 2,800 crore unspent under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

• Nod for 19 foreign investment proposals worth Rs. 2,165 crore

• Cabinet approves Bill on Land Boundary Agreement

• May 05, 2015 News Headlines

• Hong Kong handover diplomat Lu Ping dies

• One Stop Center for women victims

• Procurements worth Rs 1,10,000 crore cleared

• Andhra govt to expedite work on greenfield international airport project

• India shooters won 3 gold, 2 bronze medals

• Cow-urine refinery for research on cow products

• India seeks deeper engagement of ADB for smart cities, railways

• 5.6 magnitude quake strikes New Zealand

• May 04, 2015 News Headlines

• UN assures India of taking up Lakhvi release issue

• Govt. to invest Rs. 20,000 crore for roads projects in NE states

• Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeats Manny Pacquiao

• Press Freedom prize to Mazen Darwish

• National awards presented

• Rare hyena sighted in Kawal Tiger Reserve

• E-waste in India increasing at alarming rate

• Four-day national athletics meet inaugurated

• CNR Rao conferred with Japan's highest civilian award

• Award for historian Babasaheb Purandare

• Pak’s statement on Kashmir pundits rejected

• Relief on MAT declared

• India to get indigenous earthquake monitoring system

• Telangana govt. to take control of Nizam Sugar factory

• HC judgment on separate high court

• May 02, 2015 News Headlines

• Kapil Dev Tripathi named petroleum secretary

• 57 historic monuments destroyed in Nepal quake

• Shillong Bypass dedicated to nation

• Obama, Abe pledge to complete Pacific Rim trade pact

• Iran attempted to buy nuclear technology: U.K.

• Golden temple not to be considered for world heritage list

• India, Japan ink action agenda to boost trade, investment

• Core sector growth falls 0.1% in March; 2014-15 growth at 3.5%

• Dinosaur fossil discovered in China

• USD 415 mn needed for Nepal quake relief: UN

• May 01, 2015 News Headlines

• Harika wins silver, bronze for Humpy

• Govt relaxes relief norms; Wheat Farmers to get full MSP of Rs 1,450 per quintal

• Nod for policy on testing norms for NELP discoveries

• Three super-Earths orbiting nearby star discovered

• Tata Power commissions 24 MW wind farm in Gujarat

• April 30, 2015 News Headlines

• Cabinet approves Smart Cities Mission

• Changes in anti-corruption law approved

• Logo for International Day of Yoga launched

• 56% of world`s rural population has no health care access: ILO

• UN report on Nepal earth quake

• Russia unveils new Armata tank for WW2 Victory Day celebrations

• Sri Lanka adopts 19th Amendment

• CJI refuses to be part of panel to select NJAC

• Indian lab claims Ebola vaccine breakthrough

• NTPC to invest Rs. 1,779 cr in AP solar project

• Cryogenic engine tested successfully

• World Bank report on NREGA

• India, US $500-b trade target

• Unique 3D map of the universe created

• Sachidanandan

• Nazarbayev

• Rajarajeshwari

• RS passes Regional Rural Banks Amendment Bill

• April 29, 2015 News Headlines

• April 28, 2015 News Headlines

• Quake claims 68 lives in India

• Heinz award for Sangeeta Bhatia

• Indian motor sports get govt. recognition

• Anand finishes second in Shamkir Chess tourney

• Toll hits 2400 as rain stalls rescue

• President authorized to set up advisory committee

• Neetu Agarwal arrested

• April 27, 2015 News Headlines

• April 25, 2015 News Headlines

• Parliamentary committee supports higher import duty on steel

• Task force proposes setting up of Postal Bank of India

• Panel concerns budget cuts in schemes

• Govt allows EPFO to invest 5% corpus in stock markets

• India to add 10 MT urea capacity; invest Rs 60K cr: Govt

• India, Bangladesh finalize deal on coastal shipping

• India to boost cooperation with ASEAN on security

• Rajya Sabha passes Private bill on transgenders rights

• AP government orders SIT probe into Chittoor encounter

• At least 115 children killed in Yemen since March 26: UNICEF

• Switzerland tops World Happiness index

• Beijing International Film Festival concludes

• April 24, 2015 News Headlines

• NJAC will not appoint judges till SC decides on its validity: Govt

• Yudhivir award to Sunitha

• India for resolute action against ISIS terror

• AP cabinet decides to float quasi-govt company

• NIELIT signs pact with Snapdeal

• Vivek Murthy sworn in as US Surgeon General

• Govt suspends recognition of PCI for Ghaziabad fiasco

• RBI revises priority sector lending norms, adds more categories

• RBI currency swap pact with Lanka

• Cabinet nod to amend negotiable instruments law

• India ranks second in cyber attacks through social media

• Yale World Fellows in US

• April 23, 2015 News Headlines

• Asian, African countries call for new world order

• Japan's maglev train creates new world speed record with top speed of 603 km per hr

• Cabinet approves lowering of age of Juveniles

• Excavation work to revive Saraswati river begins in Haryana

• I&B ministry receives ISO 9001:2008 certification

• Singapore to open museum on India's diverse heritage

• GST: All States to get the benefit of additional 1% tax

• April 22, 2015 News Headlines

• 'Nishan-e-Pakistan' to Xi Jinping

• Former Egyptian President Morsi jailed for 20 years

• Parliament panel slams meager allocation for drinking water

• E-Samiksha launched for monitoring implementation of budget announcements

• Govt retains interest rate for GPF at 8.7% for current fiscal

• India to host first-ever Global Exhibition on Services

• Janaki Ballabh Patnaik passed away

• Ravi Narain appointed as EAC member

• Historian Christopher Bayly died

• Lewis Hamilton won Grand Prix

• China, Pakistan ink 51 agreements

• Djokovic wins Monte Carlo Masters; set ATP record

• Miranda Lambert wins big at 2015 ACM awards

• April 21, 2015 News Headlines

• Prepare small banks for merger with large PSBs: Finance Ministry Panel

• India has 988 species on IUCN ‘Red List’

• Subodham project launched in Kerala

• 6,688 people evacuated from Yemen

• Centre further relaxes wheat procurement norms

• Center extends Food Security Act deadline

• US agrees to re-start talks on social security with India

• Sitaram Yechury as CPM General Secretary

• World Bank praises Jan Dhan Yojna

• Three Indian race walkers qualify for Rio Olympics

• Nasim Zaidi is new CEC of India

• April 20, 2015 News Headlines

• Rajaji National Park at Uttarakhand

• Boat drowned carrying migrants off Libyan coast

• India fifth biggest generator of e-waste: U.N. Report

• Moon formed 4.47 billion years ago, says study

• B`luru cricket stadium becomes 1st to have rooftop solar plant

• Para Games postponed

• Vivek Priyadarshi to probe IPL-6 spot-fixing scandal

• India is below Bhutan in broadband reach: TRAI

• April 18, 2015 News Headlines

• Julian Assange agrees to questioning in London

• SpaceX cargo ship reaches ISS

• V Saritha as the first women driver

• Full-fledged NCDC unit to be set up in Hyderabad

• AP and China 10 MoUs

• Trade deficit widened

• NASA probe captures first color image of Pluto

• India, Canada to expand bilateral cooperation in key areas

• CII expects economy to grow at 7.8-8.2 % in FY16

• India successfully test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-III missile

• April 17, 2015 News Headlines

• INS Vikramaditya to finally gets air defense system

• RBI extends present interest subsidy scheme for farmers till June 30

• Pak Supreme Court stays executions by military courts

• SC forms new Constitution Bench to hear NJAC pleas

• Obama to take Cuba off US terror list

• Janata Parivar, a new political party formed

• Wholesale inflation hits record low

• Tendulkar inducted into Laureus Sports Academy

• Committee to consider declassification of Netaji- related files

• India-Canada sign key agreements

• India, Belarus to enhance bilateral ties

• Raja misled former PM Dr. Singh: CBI

• Barak Obama named Shamina Singh

• Visa-on-arrival scheme is now e-tourist visa

• Invisible dark matter mapped at cosmic scale

• UN imposes arms embargo on Yemen's Houthi rebels

• Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal voted among the 100 most influential people in the world

• India to clock 7.5% growth in 2015-16, overtake China: IMF

• Retail inflation dropped

• Govt. removes last 20 items reserved for production by MSMEs

• Dr M V Jagannadham

• Russia lifts ban on missile delivery to Iran

• Guenter Grass

• National Judicial Appointments Commission notified

• Panel to look into post-66A security concerns

• No retrospective taxation: PM

• Center’s restrictions on travel of Governors

• Election Commission sets up committee to allow migrants to vote

• Indian PM visit to Germany

• ISSF Shooting: Indian shooter Jitu Rai wins bronze medal

• Sania became World no 1 in doubles

• Only 19% of farmers have crop insurance, says Assocham study

• PM Modi gifts 'Tree of Life' painting to French President

• India beat Korea

• PM Modi unveils bust of Gandhi

• Farmers must readily get 25% of claims, insurers told

• India jumps to 147th spot in FIFA football rankings

• Nuclear plant agreement with NPCIL, L&T during PM visit to France

• RBI issues outsourcing guidelines for NBFCs

• PM talks with business CEOs

• Interceptor boat to guard Sunderbans

• Hrushikesh Moolgaonkar passed away

• PM reaches Paris in first leg of his 3-nation visit

• India test-fires Dhanush missile

• Ramalinga Raju sentenced 7 years

• Moody`s ups India`s rating outlook; Fitch keeps it stable

• EPFO suspends Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension scheme

• SEBI ups limit for currency derivatives trades to $15 mn

• Richie Benaud died

• Oklahoma set to become first US state to allow nitrogen gas executions

• 5-judge Bench to hear plea on validity of NJAC law

• SC upholds death penalty to Yakub Memon

• India`s earth hour capital: Thane

• Yemen crisis: Evacuation of Indian through air concludes

• About 460 million people need up-skilling across 24 sectors: Report

• NFC achieves highest nuclear fuel production

• Amitabh Bachchan, Karim Aga Khan get Padma Vibhushan

• India ranks lower than even Nepal

• UN sanctions on Pak Taliban chief

• Norms relaxed for compensation to rain affected farmers

• Centre comes out with draft rules for auction of minerals

• New spider species named after Telangana

• SAARC nations pledged to eradicate polio

• MUDRA to help 5.7 cr small units access cheap credit

• SC refers NJAC law validity to larger bench

• NGT bans decade-old diesel vehicles in Delhi, NCR

• 20 sandalwood smugglers killed in encounter in Andhra Pradesh

• 5 Suspected Terrorists Killed in Encounter in Telangana

• Bangladesh approves revised trade deal with India

• India offers another USD 1 bn loan for development of Bangladesh

• Govt to color code industries based on pollution potential

• IPL 8 kicked off

• TRAI recommends 112 as single emergency number for India

• RBI keeps policy rates unchanged

• Cabinet nod for amendments to Real Estate Bill

• National air quality index launched

• Visakhapatnam, Bhimavaram to be developed as seafood centers

• Institute of Physics Prize for Indian-origin School Boy

• Harika won bronze medal

• Annadurai as director of ISAC

• Service sector sees slight moderation in March

• Shukla as IPL Governing Council Chairman

• Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis win Miami open

• Pakistan, Sri Lanka ink n-deal

• Portal for improvement of vocational training

• FPI inflows hit Rs 11 laklh crore mark

• New norms for appointment of non-official directors in PSB’s

• 5 states account for 91% of all foreign firms in India

• SimBhullar, first Indian origin player on top US basketball team

• End of the Money Order legacy

• Integrated Textile Apparel Zone in Gwalior

• Rs 1200 cr PepsiCo plant in Sri City

• Saina Nehwal loses top spot in rankings

• 2015 International Achievement Award to Subadhra Devi Rai

• Gujarat leads in Swachh Bharat implementation

• Center extends Food Security Act deadline by 6 months

• Land acquisition ordinance re-promulgated

• India ranks 119 on FM Global Resilience Index

• Rajani Ganesh-Pillai won Peltier Award

• Korea, Telangana to ink MoU on water grid programme

• India, Nepal hold foreign secretary-level talks

• 46 nations to join AIIB as founding members

• Govt makes green norms easier for new coal block allottees

• Iran, world powers reach n-accord

• Russia says it could cut its greenhouse-gas emissions by 30%

• Panel on NOFN project submits report

• Govt unveils new Foreign Trade Policy

• PM dedicates expansion project at SAIL`s Rourkela Steel plant to nation

• RBI unveils steps to unlock financial expertise

• Aircel-Maxis deal: ED attaches Rs 742 crore assets of Dayanidhi Maran

• Mustafa Kamal resignation accepted

• Andhra Pradesh capital named Amaravati

• Klaus Tschira passed away

• Iran nuke talks to continue in new phase

• Cabinet nod for 2,000-km gas pipeline

• Ana Jara stepped down

• Set up rail infra company, suggests Debroy Panel

• Defense Minister Parrikar holds talk with Japanese PM

• Cabinet recommends re-promulgation of land ordinance

• Myanmar govt, rebel groups sign draft cease-fire deal

• Make food safety a priority: WHO

• Shabbir Ali leader of opposition in TS legislative Assembly

• Yemen worst country for women to live in

• China releases details of Silk Road plans

• Delhi Govt to banned sale, purchase of chewable tobacco

• BJP becomes largest political party in world

• HP assembly becomes first in country to have E-Vidhan Mobile apps

• Centre sanctions Rs. 1500 cr for new capital of AP

• AP capital master plan

• India, France to co-develop naval missile

• RBI eases bad loan provisioning norms

• SEBI proposes new fund-raising platform for start-ups

• ICC World Cup XI, led by Mc Cullum

• President confers Bharat Ratna and Padma awards

• Sahoo joined Competition Commission of India

• Iran nuclear talks enter critical phase ahead of deadline

• RBI moves to restrict bank exposure to corporate loans

• Australia win Cricket World Cup for 5th time

• Australia to join China-proposed Asian bank

• Robot astronaut wins two Guinness world records

• Delhi University sets up weather station

• Railway panel suggests dynamic fare system for all mail, express trains

• Saina, Srikant lift India Open Super Series Badminton Women's & Men's Singles titles

• Atul Keshap as next US ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives

• 16 biogas, methane gas plants get nod

• Bharat Ratna to Vajpayee

• Gandhi Peace Prize for ISRO

• PM Modi, Kailash Satyarthi among extraordinary men

• ‘Give up LPG subsidy' launched

• Additional fund for drought hit states

• Telangana to set up $100-m start-up fund

• Rajasthan passes bill on eligibility for panchayat polls

• Garg panel submits report

• Farmer suicides highest in AP, TS

• Rationalization of centrally sponsored schemes

• Rajasthan govt. opens mother’s milk bank

• ADB to lend $300 m to India

• NASA’s rover completes its 11-year Mars marathon

• Vikas Swarup new spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs

• Australia beat India by 95 runs

• India contributes $260,000 for memorial at United Nations

• NITI Aayog to mediate inter-governmental differences

• President confers Bharat Ratna to Atal Bihari Vajpayee

• India and Qatar sign 6 agreements to strengthen bilateral ties

• Natural calamities: RBI issues loan restructuring norms for banks

• Mani to head GST committee

• India vote at U.N. not anti-gay, explains government

• Pragati, multi-modal platform launched

• Govt to launch Rs 4,500-cr National Supercomputing Mission

• Cabinet approves key components of National e-Governance Plan

• Cabinet nod to plan to convert 101 rivers into waterways

• New Zealand script history by making maiden WC final

• Surya Shekhar Ganguly triumph

• 62nd Nat Film awards announced

• Folio Book Prize to Akhil Sharma

• US announces easing of process to obtain L-1B visas

• Utah becomes first U.S. State to reinstate execution by firing squad

• Centre allocates 17 mega food parks

• SC strikes down Section 66A of IT act

• India, China agree to maintain peace, tranquility in border areas

• Railways launches RuPay pre-paid debit card

• India to grow at 7.8% in 2015-16; surpass China: ADB

• UN women cancels partnership with Uber

• Indradhanush from April 1st on wards

• India, China hold dialogue on border

• Sania world number 3 in doubles

• Djokovic win

• Shashi Kapoor named for Dada Saheb Phalke Award

• Lee Kuan Yew passed away

• Govt to borrow Rs.3.6 lakh cr in April-September

• Half of Vanuatu's Population Affected by Cyclone Pam: UN

• Women get 33 p.c. quota in UT police

• New skill training scheme targets 24 lakh youth

• India, East Africa set to tap joint business opportunities

• No more policy hurdles to India, US nuke deal

• Coal, Mines Bills through

• Blackmoney bill cleared in LS

• Pak told to pay £150k to India

• NHSRC to boost health technology in India: WHO

• SEBI sets norms for international financial centers

• Sania-Martina wins Indian Wells Open

• Sarath Fonseka becomes Lanka’s first field marshal

• Samba attack: 2 terrorists killed, search operation still on, says Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar

• Election Commission may revoke registration of parties which do not contest

• Rainwater Harvesting pioneer Rajendra Singh to be honoured with Stockholm Water Prize

• Global conference on ‘Defending Dalit Rights’

• NGT warns Haryana and Rajasthan govts over sand mining

• India entered into semi finals

• EHS Excellence-2014 award

• Ratan Tata as head of Kaya Kalp

• Sloan fellowships for 9 Indian Americans

• India among 5 nations accounting for half of world’s hungry

• Venkatraman Ramakrishnan head of Royal Society

• Uma Nath Singh sworn as CJ of Maeghayala

• Ramachandran as ANOC vice-chair

• Netanyahu's Likud party won in Israel election

• Select committee submits report on Coal and Mines bills in Rajya Sabha

• ICICI Bank exits Russia

• South Africa won against Sri Lanka

• Portal for complaints launched

• Govt launches Rs. 200-cr scheme to promote start-ups in agro industry

• Cabinet nod to bill to unearth black money

• Progress in P5+1, Iran negotiations

• UN Willing to share names of Syria war

• Govt clears all India yoga institute

• Haryana passes cow protection Bill

• Ajay Dwivedi as ONGC director

• SBI’s Composite Index hits 6-month high in March

• Hitachi India, Siemens ink pacts with CII to set up smart cities

• IAS officer D.K.Ravi mysterious death

• SC removes Jats from OBC list

• Tata-funded automotive research center in UK

• Pakistan Hangs 12 Men

• Abid Ali Neemuchwala is group President of Wipro

• AshuSuyash is next MD and CEO of Crisil

• PSBs commit Rs. 1.71-lakh cr for green lending

• Indian eves beat Poland 3-1 in HWL R2 final

• China now third-biggest arms exporter

• Aadhaar not mandatory to claim any state benefit, says Supreme Court

• 5th National Community Radio Sammelan

• XLRI creates world record for largest hand washing relay

• India bright spot in global economy, will clock 7.2% growth: IMF

• NABARD launches digitization scheme for women SHGs

• US imposes more sanctions in Ukraine crisis

• PM Modi unveils plaque for Jaffna Cultural Centre

• New Zealand agreement with the Maori

• Srikanth wins Swiss Open title

• 15 dead in suicide blasts at two churches in Pakistan

• Vanuatu declares emergency; relief pours in

• Maldives: Nasheed sentenced to 13 yrs jail

• Literacy rates among STs low

• Rs. 15,000-crore PFC aid for two thermal projects in Telangana

• NRI Foundation award to GP Hinduja

• Narayan Desai passed away

• RBI eases rules for contact-less cards

• DIPP clarifies rules for FDI construction

• INS Alleppey decommissioned

• Swedish prosecutors agree to question Assange

• Britain marks end of Afghan war

• New Jersey to host international conference on Hindi

• Infrastructure Mission launched

• AP Government Presents Separate Budget for Agriculture

• Four pacts signed between India and Sri Lanka

• India, US finalize new defense pact

• Saina regains No. 2 ranking

• Pakistan tests homemade armed drone, missile

• Rhino numbers rise in West Bengal

• Mission Kakatiya launched

• Parliament passes long-pending Insurance Bill

• AP presents a tax-free, deficit budget

• Per capita income up at Rs. 90,517, economy posts 7.21% growth

• Karnataka won eighth Ranji title

• Law Commission submits report

• IMF warns India about global financial market volatility

• RBI issues new norms for sale of bad loans

• Telangana Budget with outlay of Rs 115 lakh crore

• Sangakkara record four consecutive centuries

• Bihar CM Nitish won trust vote

• Coal block allocation: Former PM Manmohan Singh summoned

• AP Budget 2015 Highlights

• India and Mauritius announce security cooperation pact

• India, Seychelles sign 4 pacts including hydro-graphic survey

• Krishna Podagatlapalli selected for the best poster award

• Solar flight lands in Ahmadabad with a call for clean energy

• Current account deficit narrows to $8.2 billion in October-December

• India beat Ireland by 8 wickets

• French Olympians among 10 dead in Argentina air crash

• Shanghai Is Most Attractive Chinese Cities for Expats

• Lok Sabha passed Land Acquisition Bill with nine amendments

• RTI Act applies to Attorney General Office

• Pappu Ki Pugdandi chosen for Toronto kids film fest

• India to set up power plant in Sri Lanka

• ECB launches trillion-euro stimulus

• India defended raw sugar export subsidies at WTO

• Pakistan test fired Shaheen-III missile

• AK Singh appointed ambassador to the US

• FDI in services sector up 44% during Apr-Dec

• China’s high priority to Russia

• ISRO study on Sunderbans

• Saina lost in All England Badminton Championship final

• Ian Gould becomes 15th umpire to stand in 100 ODIs

• Vinod Mehta passed away

• Rotavirus Vaccine Developed in India

• Centre launches digital gender atlas

• India, Bangladesh, China most at risk from river floods – study

• WHO to begin vaccination trials in Guinea

• Prime Minister inaugurated power units in MP

• Modi among the 30 most influential people

• Sushma discussions ahead of PM’s visit

• Govt funded Hospitals, Universities required to file I-T returns

• Mars ocean was bigger than the Arctic: NASA

• India defeat West Indies, enter world cup quarters

• Dilip Shanghvi richest person in India

• Maharashtra scraps Muslim quota

• Yadagirigutta named Yadadri

• RBI eases lending norms for affordable housing

• Centre gives nod to Adani’s multi-product SEZ at Mundra

• Government serves legal notice on BBC

• Panel to probe allegations against Teesta NGO

• Thorbjoernjagland demoted

• United Nations dismisses inquiry against R K Pachauri

• Varanasi-Kathmandu bus service

• Insurance, coal Bills passed by Lok Sabha

• RBI cuts Repo rate by 25 basis points

• Task force to plan smart cities

• Living standard: Hyderabad ranks NO 1 in India, 138 globally

• Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar in Afghanistan for Talks

• Tax sops for contributing to Swachh Bharat

• Child sex ratio worsened: 2011 census

• National Award for women safety

• Machendranathan as chairman of AERA

• World's most expensive country is Singapore: EIU

• India submits 46 entries for UNESCO world heritage sites list

• Pak HC bars Govt. from booking Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Lakhv

• Bill Gates The richest man

• Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary level talks held

• Make activities, finances public: Sports Ministry to IOA, NSFs

• Panel to incentivise card transactions, check black money

• Norms for insurance marketing firms

• e-Panchayat services in Telangana soon

• Telangana constitutes panel for Muslim reservation

• India to create 50 ‘champion’ domestic defense companies

• Baldev Sharma as NBT Chairman

• World’s first fully-electric Comm satellites launched

• Jagmohan Dalmiya unanimously elected

• Good Governance award

• S.N. Sahai

• North Korea test fired missiles

• India, Bangladesh discuss SAARC, bilateral issues in Dhaka

• In monetary policy rejig, India moves to inflation targeting

• RBI panel widens scope for priority sector lending

• Fiscal deficit hits 107% of Budget estimates

• UN report on Libya

• Citizenship Bill passed by LS

• Telangana gets 57 cr, AP 319.26 cr

• Life Time Achievement Award for Debapratim Purkayastha

• Arun Singh top envoy to US

• Jaishankar arrives in Bhutan on first leg of 'SAARC yatra

• Roger Federer beats Novak Djokovic to win Dubai title

• Egyptian court declares Hamas as terrorist group

• PDM and BJP govt in J & K

• AB de Villiers created record

• Kshatrapati Shivaji as SIDBI CMD

• Meera Kosambi passed away

• Budget 2015-2016: Key Features

• German Parliament backs Greek bailout

• UN moves world court on heritage destruction in Iraq

• Russia planning its own space station

• Economic Survey Highlights: Growth at over 8%, inflation easing

• All female patrol protecting rhinos

• Swachh Bharat: more toilets for women

• Singapore names Special Envoy to assist AP

• Train fares untouched: Suresh Prabhu’s maiden budget

• NSE to set up international exchange in Gujarat

• Ratan Tata honoured with an honorary Doctorate

• Amitava Roy elevated as Supreme Court judge

• Ram Naresh Yadav resigned

• Masih Alinejad received women’s rights award

• Abu Salem sentenced to life imprisonment

• Cabinet approves 15,000 MW solar power projects

• India home to 18% of world’s raptors

• Cabinet nod to BRICS bank

• Nod for 3-parent babies in UK

• Nationwide MNP from May 3rd

• Panel against trying juveniles as adults

• BJP Committee on Land Acquisition Bill

• Pact with Singapore Company in water management

• India urged reforms in UN Security council

• Gayle hits first double ton in WC

• Pachauri out from IPCC

• Keep power utilities away from politics: World Bank report

• India’s smartphone market shrinks for the first time

• Jaishankar to begin ‘SAARC Yatra’ from Bangladesh

• States to get Rs. 1.78 lakh cr more from Center

• IS kidnaps 90 Assyrian Christians in Syria

• BJP, PDP announced alliance in JK

• Soon YUDA, to develop Yadagirigutta

• Telugus from across the world converge

• Jaishankar to begin ‘SAARC Yatra’ from Bangladesh

• ''Bird man" soars to Oscars glory with four wins

• Maria Golovnina died

• Rana Bhagwandas no more

• Shyam Kothari passed away

• Make in India: Turkey offers infra support

• IRDAI clears Rs 1500 cr nuclear liability pool

• Nabard aid for Mission Kakatiya

• Round 3 of bilateral nuclear talks begin between US, Iran

• Andhra Pradesh inks deal with Wipro for e-governance

• India, Nepal begin joint military drill

• In Joint session President favored Land Act

• Spacewalk on ISS completed

• Ordinance on Water Grid programme by Telangana government

• Edinburgh varsity inks 6 pacts with India

• Science Cities to be set up in six zones across country

• Panel submits final report on tax reforms

• India defeated South Africa first time in World Cup Matches

• Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM

• Brendon McCullum scored the World Cup’s fastest fifty

• Deepika Misra

• Govind Pansare

• Jitan Ram Manjhi resigns as Bihar Chief Minister

• EU agreed to help Greece

• Thailand bans surrogacy for foreigners

• PM flags off Hazaribagh-Koderma DMU train

• Centre notifies rules for FDI in insurance

• Cabinet approves over Rs 8600 cr worth of highway projects

• Cabinet approves Rs. 4,000/t subsidy for sugar export

• India successfully test-fires nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile

• Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand tops Zurich Chess Classical

• ESPN Cric Info awards

• Rashad Hussain

• Joseph Clancy

• UN Rights body condemned violence in Tanzania

• India offers farmers soil tests to boost yields

• DDLJ fades from Maratha Mandir marquee

• Single window e-biz portal launched

• Govt to remove minimum export price on potato

• ICC Hall of fame Anil Kumble

• Ernest Sternglass

• Australia India Institute opens Delhi center

• UN finds 22 percent rise in Afghan civilian casualties

• Prime minister urges defense firms to lead 'Make in India' charge

• RBI allows banks to give gold on loan to jewelers

• Veteran film producer Ramanaidu passes away

• No Unanimous decisions on Shanta Kumar committee

• Israel Defence Minister in India

• Sushma Swaraj meets top Omani leadership

• Water sharing discussion between TS and Maharashtra

• Direct Benefit Transfer will be a game-changer: Crisil

• World cereal production at an all-time high

• Foreign Secy included in Space Commission

• ANU receives Global HR Excellence Award

• Delhi, Pune Get Mobile App to Check Air Pollution

• Abu Salem convicted

• Croatia's first female president Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic

• Punit Renjen as Deloitte Global’s new CEO

• Yuvraj sold for record Rs 16 crore in IPL 8 auctions

• Ireland shock West Indies by 4 wickets

• China’s ‘Silk Road fund’ becomes operational

• Archives of Asia Africa conference' nominated for UNESCO project

• India, Lanka sign pact on nuclear energy

• Food prices remain in inflationary zone

• Ganguly gets MCC life membership

• Egypt joins anti-IS battle

• Across country, 9% are women Ministers

• India win against Pakistan

• Yogaraj set Guinness World Record

• Michele Ferrero passed away

• Commodities transaction tax expanded to cover 38 more items

• Telangana State achieves highest PLF in country

• India and Maldives to boost bilateral relations

• China opens largest embassy in Pakistan

• Energy awards for Chhatisgarh and Telangana

• Cricket Semiconductor invests in MP

• Exports fall 11.9% in January

• RBI to put one-rupee notes in circulation

• India to be power surplus in 2019: Goyal

• Telangana sops for Dalit entrepreneurs

• TS govt sets up Council to promote science & technology

• India improves press freedom rank

• Cabinet recommends revocation of President's Rule in Delhi

• Kerala puts up best-ever display

• G20 pledges to improve business environment, check tax evasion

• UN adopts resolution to crack down on terrorist financing

• Rajinder nails javelin record

• Ukraine ceasefire deal reached

• Tata Power completes 100 years of lighting up lives

• SIT formed to probe sikh riots

• World Cup off to Razzmatazz start

• H1N1 cases to come under 3 categories

• India one of top 3 markets for equities in 2015: CFA survey

• Industrial production growth slows to 1.7% in December

• Reliance Power to set up 6,000 MW solar park in Rajasthan

• Star India acquires Maa Television

• India presses for auto info exchange to deal with black money

• India at UN: Committed towards achieving 'gender-equal world

• TAPI project: India pushes for early appointment of consortium leader

• Ukraine peace talks in Minsk continue

• Sailing vessel Mhadei logs 1, 00,000 miles

• Amartya Sen conferred Charleston-EFG John Maynard Keynes Prize

• ICICI Bank launches digital service ‘Pockets’

• TS women and Kerala men won in Tennis @ National games

• India’s monthly per capita income rises by 10 per cent

• Cabinet nod for more capital for minority financial institution

• Chambers sign pact to boost trade with Lanka

• Israel offers expertise to clean up Ganga

• AP Govt. to give 89 pc subsidy on solar pump sets

• World’s biggest solar telescope being built in Hawaii

• AAP record win

• Telangana to acquire 1 lakh forest lands for water grid project

• Facebook launches Internet.org in India

• India a $2.1 trillion economy under new GDP measure

• BAFTA 2015: 'Boyhood', 'Grand Budapest Hotel' win big

• Grammys 2015: Indian origin musician among winners

• Mizoram triumph

• Report on attack on school girls

• China building 6 nuclear plants in Pakistan

• David Beckham launched fund for UNICEF

• Swiss bank accounts: Centre to look at Indians named in new list

• Black money abroad: 350 accounts assessed, 60 cases filed

• Anand trumps in Grenke Chess

• Britain becomes first country to donate to IMF Ebola debt relief fund

• Industry cheer in Telangana

• India, Singapore look to enhance ties

• Lahiri victory

• Iran mooted for nuclear deal

• PM promises states more funds, greater utilization powers

• 12th Plan to continue for now: FM

• India a nearly '100 percent banked country', UN Commission

• India to deploy global calculator to study climate impact

• North Korea fires short range missiles

• No change in N-liability law: MEA

• India to explore mineral deposits off Mauritius coast

• Rebels take over Yemen

• Quality Council of India inks MoU with US body

• Bhalachandra Nemade chosesn for 50th Jnanpith Award

• Skill development training to 1 crore 50 lakh people

• Conference on Tamil Language in Singapore

• NITI Aayog meet

• New NFC tech to treat uranium ore impurities

• Somanathan as FMC chairman

• Northeast gets its first solar power plant

• 8% GDP growth helped reduce poverty: UN report

• Candidate’s win will be void: SC

• Ojha suspension withdrawn

• L.C. Goyal as Union Home Secretary

• R.K. Gupta moved out

• Egypt court upholds death sentence of Muslim Brotherhood supporters

• Delhi Sustainable development summit

• France offer for nuclear agreement

• RBI issues final guidelines on capital buffer for banks

• EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014

• UN Report on Indian poverty

• Indian short wins at Sundance film fest

• Cancer cases may rise sharply: WHO

• India’s rank up in IP index

• Excellence in Cricket launched

• Home secretary sacked

• BioAsia-2015 in Hyderabad

• Jordan executes two jihadists

• China tightens rules on Internet use, online comments

• William Schabas pledged to resign

• Asian Tri nation’s discussion

• Core sector growth drops to 3-month low in December

• Big companies in competition to set up small banks

• Forex limit rose

• Obama’s $4tn budget sets up fight with GOP

• Serbia and Croatia claims rejected

• UK nod for three parent babies

• 77th annual convention of Speakers in Lucknow concludes

• SLR cut 50 basis points

• External Affairs Minister Sushma visit to China

• Nepal committee passes guidelines for Constitution

• Law Commission moots special commercial courts

• PMO sets target: Hike n-power capacity three-fold in 10 years

• Shahid Kapoor, KangnaRanaut bag best actor Film fare awards

• Djokovic victory

• Paes pair won in mixed doubles

• 800 years for Magna Carta

• Panel on parameters for urban co-operative banks

• MSME centers tie up for ASSOCHAM and ICAI

• FAST scheme dropped

• Developing nations want cap on food grain procurement removed

• Fiscal deficit exceeds full-year target

• FDI inflows beat global trends, surge 26%

• Shekhar Sen appointed as Chariman of Sangeet Natak Akademi

• India to host next edition of ICC Twenty20 WC

• UN Security Council meets on Israel-Lebanon flare-up

• Tokyo Is Safest City: The Economist report

• Lowest Consumer Price Index country: India

• Two U.P. MLAs disqualified

• FDI to India up 26% in 2014: UNCTAD report

• Indian firms need to broaden CSR vision: FICCI-Accenture report

• Jaishankar as new Foreign Secretary

• German help for smart cities

• CCEA clears FDI proposals of HDFC Bank, Lupin

• National highways logo launched

• Sewage plants along Ganga planned

• AP’s new capital to have 3 layers

• First private Germplasm Bank opened

• Cabinet goes by HC tax relief for Vodafone

• 3G auction: Cabinet nod for Rs 3, 705 cr. As base price

• Ayub is Team India manager for World Cup

• Impeached Sri Lankan Chief Justice reinstated

• New planet, 200 times to Saturn discovered

• Sean Abbott - Australia’s Young Cricketer of the Year

• Centre to launch services sector push on April 23

• ADB funds for GMR’s Philippines project

• Dubai Airport surpasses Heathrow

• Modi and Obama in Maanki Baat

• Narayana Murthy and kin donate £200,000 for Gandhi statue

• Chandigarh launches Smart City app

• Gates, UK take lead in $7.5 bln pledge for children's vaccines

• M.N. Rai killed in gun battle

• RK Laxman no more

• Greek new PM: Tsipras

• Women leaders in Republic day function

• Libby Lane fist female bishop

• India approached WTO over import of US agricultural products

• Panel recommended raising FDI cap in Defense

• Obama offers $4 billion in investment, loans

• Paulina crowned as Miss Universe

• Companies can collaborate with each other for CSR

• Obama visit sees many firsts

• MoU signed to develop Vizag as Smart City

• Saina Nehwal, Kashyap claim titles

• Nepal Assembly forms panel on proposals

• Padma Awards announced

• Centre plans 3 green field ports

• Ashok Chakra to be conferred to Late Major Mukund Varadarajan , Naik Neeraj Kumar Singh

• Anti-austerity Syriza party wins Greece's general elections

• US, EU threaten new Russia sanctions over Ukraine

• Nuclear Pact between India and US

• India, US to re-start talks on social security pact

• Crop Calendar for West Bengal farmers

• Telangana Deputy CM Rajaiah sacked

• Muslim population in India rose by 24% between 2001 and 2011: Census

• Country’s largest start-up incubation centre launched

• Thai Ex-Premier Yingluck impeached

• M.S. Narayana

• RBI eases norms for revamping external commercial borrowings

• European Investment Bank to lend € 100m to SBI

• King Abdullah

• Yemen government resigns amid rebel stand-off

• U.S., Cuba seek to reopen embassies

• Betibachao-BetiPadhao started

• Sutlej, Beas to form part of water highway

• SEBI relaxes regulation for delisting of shares

• Indian-American writer Jhumpa Lahiri won DSC Prize for South Asian Literature

• Paul Vasantha kumar

• Time to review Food Security Act: Panel on FCI revamp

• Govt pushes ahead with 2 major infrastructure projects for J&K

• A.P. revenue deficit may touch Rs 20,000 crore

• Supreme Court bars Srinivasan from contesting BCCI elections

• Pakistan bans Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Haqqani Network

• US, India to sign 3 MoUs for smart cities

• Nod for Defence and Telecom Ministries pact for spectrum

• First public lighting system that runs on solar, wind energy

• Indian-American entrepreneur Frank Islam presented with Martin Luther King Jr. Award

• Cuba, U.S. open talks

• Rs. 500 crore for heritage city scheme

• India ranks 78th globally in talent competitiveness

• Rural Innovation Project to strengthen Gram Panchayats in Karnataka

• India is world’s second most trusting nation: Survey

• AIIMS in Nalgonda

• China accelerated drive on Silk Road

• Upward mobility increasing in India: WB

• Paes and Bopanna clinch titles in Auckland and Sydney

• Periyar Tiger Reserve won award

• Iqbal Singh Singha

• EU lifts ban on Indian mangoes

• India surpasses China: IMF

• UNSC calls for lasting ceasefire in Yemen

• Climate Change: PM for credit to green initiatives

• IMF downgrades global growth forecast

• Richest 1% to own more than rest of world: Oxfam

• Keema, Papad now in Oxford dictionary

• Rs 16,000 cr approved for lift irrigation project

• Make in India good initiative: Germany Finance Minster

• India, South Africa ink MoU

• Pahlaj Nihalani as Chief of Censor Board

• Rajni Kothari passed away

• Paladugu Venkat Rao passed away

• Amla record

• India to grow 6.3% in 2016: UN

• IFC, GIC of Singapore to invest Rs 1,600 crore in Bandhan Bank

• US, Iran hold substantive N-talks

• Boyhood', 'Budapest' take the cake at Golden Globes

• 24 Children, including 8 girls selected for National Bravery Awards

• Smart village launched in AP

• Brett Lee announced retirement

• FDI in November dips 6% to $1.53 bn

• De Villiers created record

• Food grain buffer norms revised

• Mars probe found 11 years after disappearing

• Anupam Shrivastava as CMD of BSNL

• Nadir Patel is Canada’s new High Commissioner of India

• RIL, ONGC are best promoters of education

• Cabinet approved phase III auction of private FM radio on channels

• Cane fair price hiked

• Sirisena takes over as chief of SLFP

• Media organisations join in drone-test programme

• ICC opens inquiry on war crimes

• Leela Samson resigned

• NTPC signs term loan agreement with SBI

• Brahma as next Chief Election Commissioner

• Giorgio Napolitano announced retirement

• Bhakti Sharma sets world record

• Amitabh Bachchan Social Media Person of the Year

• India will catch up with China's growth rate in 2016-17: WB

• Govt sanctions Rs 996 crore for augmenting transmission facilities

• Forest owlet sighted in M.P.

• Evidence against Lakhvi in detention case

• Centre proposes to clean river by 2018

• New maritime gadget in coastal districts

• Agreement signed to revive Ramagundam Fertilizer Plant

• Households' inflation expectations ease: RBI survey

• Global economic outlook is glum despite cheaper oil: IMF

• Climate change, extinctions signal Earth in danger zone – study

• Obama names two Indian-Americans to key posts

• Govt sets road construction target of 30km a day in 2 years

• Ramdev made Haryana’s brand ambassador

• Repo rate cut to 7.75%

• Indian business optimistic: Grant Thornton Report

• Honor for MOM team

• Pournima Gupte as member of IRDAI

• US designates leader of Pakistani Taliban as global terrorist

• Country’s first CNG train flagged off

• UN chief sought India’s lead in climate pact

• Avinash Chander sacked

• USAID help for clean India Mission

• Nod for Tata to buy DoCoMo

• Yet another Ordinance

• Merit is essential for admission: SC

• SK Sinha appointed as Chief Justice of Bangladesh

• V.B. Rajendra Prasad died

• Central Banking Journal Awards for 2015

• US, India to discuss progress on defense, nuke cooperation

• 21,000 MoUs and Rs 25 lakh crore investments

• World Bank signs pact for Smart Cities

• EC’s suggestion accepted: Centre

• India’s role key in nuclear disarmament: UN chief

• Industrial production grows by 3.8% in Nov

• Indian economy picking momentum: OECD

• RBI, European Central Bank ink pact

• ISRO tech for fire-resistant houses

• EU should curb mercury emissions from cremations

• Ronaldo retains the Ballon d’Or

• Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic: first woman President of Croatia

• Former Thailand PM faces impeachment

• 72nd Golden Globe Awards

• South Korea launches world's second-biggest carbon market

• Israel to open centres of excellence for farmers in India

• World Bank projects 6.4% economic growth in India

• BSE signs pact to set up global exchange in Gandhinagar

• NASA to launch drought-tracking satellite

• Vibrant Gujarat Summit: 31 MoUs inked on day one

• Adanis, Sun Edison sign pact

• Arun Jaitley adopted 4 Gujarat villages as part of Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana

• Kerry discusses Indo-US ties, economic growth with Modi

• World leaders join millions in march for 'unity' in Paris

• Pakistan launches special campaign to eliminate polio

• West Indies record highest run chase against South Africa in T-20 history

• Roger Federer records 1000th win after lifting Brisbane title

• Governor’s rule in Jammu & Kashmir

• UN body to sign MoU with Gujarat on sustainable energy

• 1,000 MW solar park to come up in Mahabubnagar

• Govt approves 12 FDI proposals

• House panel discusses report on changes in green laws

• U.S. prosecutors recommend criminal charges against Petraeus – NYT

• Sirisena sworn in as Sri Lanka President

• Population ‘death spiral’ in East Asia

• Modibo, new PM of Mali

• KK Paul sworn as Governor of Uttarakhand

• India, hub of opportunities: Modi

• Cabinet papers open to public, rules CIC

• Rules for new sand policy set by Telangana govt

• Postal department to transport medicines to govt hospitals

• 19th National Youth Festival in Guwahati

• Govt to launch Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan

• Efficient e-waste management programme launched

• Nadella among 15 NRIs to be awarded 'Pravasi Bhartiya Samman'

• RBI issues norms for bank leverage ratio under Basel III

• Unemployment rate in India rises to 4.9 % in 2013-14

• R. Koteeswaran as MD&CEO of IOB

• President promulgates citizenship ordinance

• UN confirms Palestine will be ICC member on April 1

• Ordinance for e-rickshaws

• Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas started

• Pak restricts bus service from India to Wagah

• International Camel Festival at Rajasthan

• Centre to compensate states against any loss after GST implementation

• ICICI launches contactless cards in Hyderabad

• 3 Earth-like planets up there: NASA

• Centre approves Neutrino project

• Smith equals Bradman, Kallis record

• Mangaluru high-rise wins award

• More women, minorities in new U.S. Congress

• BBAU aiming to be first university to go paperless

• Panel recommended amending law to protect Hindu wife

• Sensex steep fall since last 5 years

• Rural wage growth lowest in 10 years, signals farm distress, falling inflation

• Light Water Reactor work begin

• Pakistan announced bounty for militants

• New team for World Cup

• Jagtar Singh Tara arrested

• Ganesh Patro passed away

• Ordinance for mines auction gets nod

• Arvind Panagariya first Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog

• International Hindi conference in New Jersey

• Cabinet clears 2G auction

• Women-only buses in Nepal capital

• Domestic lighting scheme launched

• MHA proposed Investigative Units

• Subsidized sale of LPG launched

• Sports facilities in rural areas

• Excavation at Harappan sites

• Centre to implement Rs. 1,900-cr e-governance project for ESIC

• Science well developed Ancient Times: Indian Science Congress

• Israel vows to punish Palestine for its bid to join ICC

• Kerry to visit Pak

• EC to create national level electoral roll

• RBI eases KYC norms for NBFCs

• 60th National School Games begin

• Gowarikar passed away

• Nepal to join Silk Road Economic Belt through Tibet

• Tender process in Railways decentralised

• Bezbaruah panel report accepted

• Niti Aayog first vice chairman- Arvind Panagariya

• Koteeswaran as CMD of IOB

• China’s Three Gorges Power Plant claims new world record

• Kiran Vadodaria as President of Indian New paper Society

• R.K. Srivastava as Chairman of AAI

• Tax disputes mechanism streamlined

• PM raises solar investment target to $100 bn by 2022

• Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked; no change in retail price

• WADA raises minimum ban for doping

• Godavari-Krishna river link to be taken up with Rs.1, 300 crore

• Central Bank revises rates on FCNR deposits

• K.K. Paul as Uttarakhand Governor

• NITI Aayog to replace Plan panel

• Home Minister launches integrated women safety app ‘Himmat’

• India lost 64 tigers in 2014

• Udupi district achieves 100% coverage under Jan Dha

• Palestinian statehood resolution fails at UNSC

• Nod for National Judicial Appointment Bill

• Recommendation for central anti-terror mechanism

• Telangana launched Comprehensive Financial Management System

• 50 MW allotted to AP from Kudankulam reactor

• TRAI recommends 22% lower base price for 3G spectrum auction

• Fiscal deficit hits 99% of full-year target in April-November

• Centre splits Chairman, MD post in state-run banks

• Mittal appointed as Railway Board Chairman

• ISRO Chairman Radhakrishnan retired

• US aid to Pakistan

• 16 states ratify Judicial Appointments Commission Bill

• Mittal panel submits report

• Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Authority comes into being

• New norms for Municipal bonds

• Inter-ministerial panel on fuel linkages

• Committee on Natgrid

• Low-cost phone launched by ICRISAT

• Dhoni retired from tests

• Peta awards to Modi and Rekha

• Uttarakhand Governor shifted to Mizoram

• Nadimatla Sridhar as CMD of Singareni Collieries

• India invites Korean firms to make bold investments

• Ukraine withdrew Non-aligned status

• PM chairs high-level meeting on 'Smart City' initiative

• KCR bats for Warangal

• GDP growth to be much better in 2015-16: Finance Minister

• Ordinance on land acquisition

• Cabinet nod for hiking stake in IFCI

• Norms eased for abroad investments

• Banks vulnerable to financial contagion: RBI

• IPCC future not tied to Paris Climate Deal

• MS Dhoni retires from Test cricket and position as India captain

• Reactors under IAEA safeguards

• Latvia took over as EU president

• NATO ends Afghan mission

• Air Asia flight missing

• Raghubar Das sworn-in as CM of Jharkhand

• External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in South Korea

• Delaying Naval vessel construction increasing cost: Panel

• Rajan Devadas died

• Retrieving weapons under water task achieved

• Good governance day observed

• Labour courts in factory premises: Parliamentary panel

• World Bank credit to AP

• Centre launches auction process for 24 coal mines

• China readies sea-based nuclear deterrent against U.S.

• Indradhanush launched

• Four PSUs sign JV pacts

• Nod for 100% FDI in medical devices

• National Games theme song released

• Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malviya honored with Bhart Ratna

• Christian Finance Corporation to be set up

• Seats in AP council to go up

• Japan parliament re-elects Abe as prime minister

• Consumer Affairs Ministry to go paperless

• Ordinance on Insurance and coal bills approved

• Bhattacharya as CMD of CIL

• Omar Abdullah resigned

• Scientists 'map' water vapor in Mars

• Arms treaty into force

• Libya warned of war crimes

• Bharat Ratna for Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Madan Mohan Malviya

• BJP won in Jharkand and hung in J & K

• K Balachander passed away

• Bird fair held in Udaipur

• Panel on 1984 riots constituted

• Two bills referred to select committee

• CAG questions success of PPP road projects

• 2015 world cup Ambassador-Tendulkar

• India won chess Olympiad

• Financial reforms: Jaitley gets ex-SC judge on board

• Open up coal sector to enhance production: Advisory Group

• Evasive borrowers classified as non-cooperative: RBI

• Panel for permanent resident status for West Pakistan refugees

• AP Assembly passes CRDA Bill

• G. Venkatswamy passed away

• Lotus temple inaugurated in USA

• Lokpal bill referred to LS

• North Korea under scrutiny at UNSC for its dismal rights record

• Centre approves NDMA appointments

• Only 17% have health insurance cover

• UP signs pact for NRI investment

• Heritage conservation scheme for 12 cities

• Deadline ends on 1st Jan to exchange currency notes

• SASTRA-Ramanujan Prize awarded to James Maynard

• R K Srivastava as AAI chairman

• Lakhvi to remain in jail

• India tests glide bomb

• Pak attacks militants

• Palestinians submit UN resoluti

• Constitution Amendment Bill introduced

• CBDT signs first bilateral Advance pricing agreement

• Direct LPG subsidy transfer to users

• India GDP 5.5%: Finance Ministry

• SEBI bars 260 entities

• Old laptop batteries could power slums in India: study

• Sahitya Akademi Award to Rachapalem Chandrasekhara Reddy

• Regional Rural Banks bill in LS

• GSLV- Mark II launched successfully

• Boxer Sarita Devi banned for one year, fined

• Pak granted bail to 26/11 attack accused

• UN sends team to clean up Bangladesh oil spill

• Iran nuclear talks resume in Geneva

• The Lunchbox' named best first film

• Ban on ‘Gutka’ has positive impact: WHO

• Delhi Metro ranked 2nd among 18 international metro systems

• India has second-highest number of child marriages: UN

• AP Cabinet approves draft CRDA Bill

• India, Germany ink green energy pact

• The Revd Libby Lane Announced as Bishop of Stockport

• Telangana State Public Service Commission formed

• Six ministers inducted into Telangana Cabinet

• European Parliament vote for recognition of Palestine

• Pak to lift freeze on death penalty in terror cases

• Cabinet nod for GST bill

• India on track to 5.5% GDP growth, says ADB

• US Senate confirms Indian-American Amit Priyavadan Mehta as a federal judge

• Tashi, Nungshi Malik - first Indian twins to scale Mt Everest

• SC directs centre to complete fencing work along Indo-Bangladesh border in three months

• Vivek Murthy is Surgeon General of America

• India bans Islamic State

• CBI directed to record statement of former PM Manmohan Singh

• Finance panel submits report to President

• Stringent legislations recommended unearthing black money

• Terror attack in Pak School

• Minorities from neighboring counties to be given 5 year visa

• Inflation hits zero level, lowest in over 5-years

• Consensus on GST

• Trade deficit widened

• Census of elephants

• RBI eases refinancing norms for infrastructure loans

• National Research Centre on tribal issues in Odisha

• Task force to check food adulteration

• India in international committee

• Terror attack in Sydney

• 10 crore aadhars linked

• Miss World honours Aishwarya Rai for charitable work

• Polio-hit Madarkar wins achiever's award

• Reelection of Shinzo Abe as Japan Prime Minister

• Aneroid Jugnauth- Mauritius PM

• Germany won Champions Trophy

• Rolene Strauss Crowned Miss World 2014

• Make tax evasion criminal offence: SIT

• Nations decided to curb carbon emissions

• WB advised linking of policies and behavior

• Haiti's Prime Minister Lamothe resigned

• Lima talks hang by a thread

• Fidel Castro awarded Confucius Peace Prize

• 52 new drugs under price control mechanism

• Dahi Handi declared adventure sport

• SIT submitted second report on black money

• Saradha scam: CBI arrests Bengal Transport Minister

• Corneal blindness: stem cells may provide alternative cure

• 1000 weeks of DDLJ

• Blue print for global agreement

• World Bank to give another $1.1b for eastern freight corridor

• Indo-ASEAN trade to touch $100 billion next year

• UN puts India growth at 6.3%

• India is on growth track, says IMF

• Bring water in the concurrent list, says PAC

• Debt scheme will benefit 33 lakh ryots

• Power ties: Russia to build 10 more N-plants for India

• GST talks hit the compensation roadblock again

• UN declares June 21 as 'International Day of Yoga'

• Committed to assist in global efforts to combat Ebola: India

• Russia lifted restrictions on milk products

• Panel suggested 49% cap on foreign investment in Insurance

• New Coal Bill protects govt officials

• Implement Food Security Act by April: Centre

• Govt to decriminalizing suicide attempt

• Nod for School of Planning and Architecture Bill

• Fellowships of research scholars, associates increased: Govt

• India last among BRICS in Web index

• Richard Rahul Verma next US Ambassador to India

• Rajapaksa's govt lost two-third majority

• Kailash Satyarthi, Malala Yousafzai received Nobel Prize

• WTO rules against U.S.

• SBI launches home-grown index to track economic trends

• SC proposes high-powered committee to cleanse cricket

• Narendra Modi TIME person of the Year

• First nation to recognise Bangladesh-Bhutan

• Pact on hiring Indian domestic workers

• India ranked 31 in performance Index 2015

• Centre asked to stop web-based taxi services

• Centre approves disinvestment of ONGC, NHPC

• CAD narrowed down to 1.7 % in 2013-14: Arun Jaitley

• Uber cab service banned in Delhi

• Herbal Koran in Dubai

• India ranks 65th on tourism index

• Free Wi-Fi launched at New Delhi station

• AP announced land pooling policy

• Now portal for FTAs

• Ralph H. Baer died

• ADB’s low-carbon tech platform

• Doyen of Carnatic music Nedunuri Krishnamurthy passed away

• Among P5, US, UK joined nuclear conference

• Australia’s first digital hospital opened

• U.S., NATO combat role ends

• G-Sat-16 launched successfully

• India wins Blind Cricket World Cup

• China launches major water project in Sri Lanka

• Bar-prescribed qualification must to practise law: SC

• PM meeting on Plan panel revamps

• FICCI bats for GAAR deferment

• Awards for HT and The Week

• Case dropped against Kenyatta

• Award for Frontline

• Ashton Carter as US Defense Secretary

• Narendra Modi named ‘Asian of the Year’

• Cuba’s global medical record shames the U.S. blo

• Govt eases norms for e-rickshaws in NCR

• White label ATMs can accept international cards, says RBI

• Reliance signs pact with Pemex for oil hunt in Mexico

• RBI recommended Gandhiji image on notes

• FICCI bats for cigarette companies

• Russia, India to ink 15-20 deals during Putin visit

• India's GDP growth will overtake China's over 2016-18: Goldman Sachs

• Legendary jurist V.R. Krishna Iyer passed away

• Truce between Ukraine, rebels

• Compensate developing nations: India

• Kerosene subsidy through PDS scrapped

• AP to clear farm loans of up to Rs 50,000 in Phase I

• RBI asks banks to adopt easy norms for m-banking registration

• Two Indian universities in world list

• India betters rank in net freedom

• EU bans imports from Ranbaxy unit

• RBI announces norms for trade receivables discounting system

• India focused on ‘adaptation’

• LS pass School of Planning & Architecture Bill 2014

• Ecolibrium Energy’s SmartSense wins UN award

• Lahiri to head committee for interaction with industry on tax laws

• D K Mittal to head panel on Railway financial health

• Japan launched asteroid probe

• Govt sets up panel to facilitate US investments

• Black money: SC asks Centre to complete IT probe by March 2015

• SC raps Centre over 50-yr-old border tiff between Assam, Nagaland

• Govt relaxes FDI policy for real estate sector

• RBI issues norms for trading platform for MSME receivables

• ISRO, HAL initiate rocket cryogenic engine unit

• Agni-IV for shorter range successful

• Anil Kumar Sinha appointed new CBI Director

• A.R. Antulay passed away

• Status quo in monetary policy

• Cabinet okays changes in Companies Act

• Agreement between China-Maldives

• India is 6th rank in world spam

• India and France to fast-track Rafale deal

• Three Highway projects approved

• Climate change mastodons to the brink

• PM inaugurates second unit of Palatana power project

• 14 CRPF men die in Maoist strike

• Core industries grew 6.3% in October

• Climate talks in Lima

• Bill sought to ratify boundary pact

• SC asks BCCI to give information on its financial working

• Mallya resigns from MCF

• Vazquez won in Uruguay elections

• Veenapani Chawla passed away

• GSLV Mark III is experimental launch: ISRO

• Sindhu won Macau series

• IFFI 45th awards

• Sewage-powered bus in UK

• Economic corridor between China-Pakistan

• Sex ratio declined

• Need of smart policing: Modi

• High-level panel counsels caution

• AG mooted new arbitration law

• ITeS employees’ union launched

• Norms of choosing statutory auditors

• Improvement in child nutrition

• Parliament clears Bill to amend Labor laws

• CAG raps centre

• Avinash Chander continues as DRDO chief

• RBI issues final norms for uniform payment collection system

• GDP projection reduced

• Gold imports eased

• WTO clinches first global trade

• SAARC nations signed energy deal

• European Parliament votes for Google break-up

• Banks allowed to lend against infra, housing bonds issued by them

• Panel for MSME sector

• India made EVM’s in Namibia elections

• Keshari Nath Tripathi sworn in as Bihar Governor

• Raychaudhuri passed away

• Govt launched e-visa facility for 43 countries

• Coal ministry adds 18 more blocks to phase I allotment

• Jan Dhan Target rose to 10 cr accounts

• RBI issues final norms for small, payment banks

• Hughes passed away

• Telangana Assembly passes industry bill

• Ecuador seeks to boost bilateral trade with India sees potential

• FDI inflows in India to remain positive in coming quarters: Moody's report

• Anoop Mishra is new Secretary General of Lok Sabha

• Bilateral meetings with SAARC countries

• Power towers in WB test new heights

• IIM-A, WGC set up gold think-tank

• United Nations moves to strengthen digital privacy

• Modi proposes funding facility for SAARC infra projects

• China opens arms industry to private sector

• Lok Sabha Clears Changes on How CBI Chief is Appointed

• India spoke on terrorism threat

• Suicide attack in Nigeria

• RS passes Labour Laws Amendment Bill

• Court asked CBI about not questioning Manmohan

• Sulawesi bird named after Indian-origin scientist

• Kathak queen Sitara Devi passed away

• Telangana moots Board to clear mega project proposals

• Trauma centre inaugurated in Nepal

• India, China to sign feasibility study into high-speed rail line

• Revive sick PSUs: Panel

• Commonwealth science conference inaugurated

• Sania Mirza is women’s UN envoy

• OECD sees gradual world recovery

• US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned

• Murali Deora died

• Global groups sign pact to end open defecation in India

• Iran N-Deadline extended

• Mullaperiyar dam is strong and safe: SC panel

• Rajasthan to adopt self-attestation system

• In 20 years India will be a $ 10 trillion economy: PwC

• Bilal Tanweer wins Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize

• CK Prasad next PCI chief

• Carlsen retained title

• SEBI outlines three-pronged strategy to tackle Ponzi menace

• IIT-Madras joins CERN experiment

• Rs. 83,000 crore revenue lost on SEZs in 6 years

• PAC questions Centre on oil, gas contracts

• Afghan-U.S. bilateral pact approved

• Andhra Pradesh and Japan to make 6 MoUs

• Canada province offers uranium

• Israel as a ‘Jewish state’

• China builds hydroelectric dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet

• Indian women pilots soar past global average

• NDDB approves 42 dairy projects worth Rs 221 crore

• Obama relaxed immigration rules

• Supreme Court nod for new board for Wild Life

• Biometric system of attendance introduced

• Mangalyaan among Time's best inventions list

• India to offer online visas to 45 countries

• Indo-Israel centre unveiled for citrus growers in Punjab

• Biyani buys Nilgiris for Rs 300 crore

• ECB proceeds can be parked as FDs for 6 months: RBI

• N. Ramachandran Foundation Award to N.Ram

• CO2 emissions must be nil by 2070 to prevent disaster: U.N.

• Rajinikanth conferred with Film Personality of the year award at IFFI

• New policy on rough marble notified

• RBI asks banks to inform customers of fall in minimum balance

• Pakistan, Russia sign defense pact

• Juvenile law too liberal: SC

• RGIA domestic terminal named after NTR

• Kotak Bank acquires ING Vysya for Rs 15,000 crore

• Cabinet clears 4 major power sector schemes

• SEBI tightens insider trading norms

• NPAs surged

• PM announced line of credit to Fiji

• Coal Block e-auctions in February

• Indian economy showing signs of a turnaround: OECD

• Russia, China moving to military ties

• KCR Announces Four Telangana State Icons

• ISRO wins Indira Gandhi Prize

• Lokpal selection process to be amended

• Neha Gupta won International Children's Peace Prize

• Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award to Vengasarkar

• Kisan Vikas Patra re launched

• First zero-gravity 3D printer installed

• Western Ghats face major conservation concerns: IUCN

• Deforestation surged in Brazil

• Modernisation of Army by 2020

• India-Australia five pacts

• Environmental panel submitted report

• Masani re-elected to ABC board

• India-world’s largest youth population: World population report

• PIO, OCI merger before January 7: Modi

• India, US sign infra development pact

• Adani’s Australian mine project cleared

• Japan slides into recession

• Stalled infrastructure projects will need Rs 5.7 lakh crore more

• IAF tests Akash missile

• KIOCL bagged Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award

• 35.8 million Slaves: Walk Free Foundation

• India won 5-0 against Sri Lanka

• Govt outlines easier exit norms for MSMEs

• ePDS of TS civil supplies gets eIndia G2C award

• Saina and Srikanth create history

• Maana, Madhu emerge the best

• G20 endorses India’s stance

• First women commandos’ team deployed Naxal-hit Jungles

• India-EU n-deal likely by 2015

• Conditional cash transfer will cut food bill by Rs 30k cr

• Johnson named ICC cricketer of the year

• Ratan Tata on board of Interpol Foundation

• Farhan is U.N. Women’s first male Goodwill Ambassador

• Sterilization deaths in Tamil Nadu highest in the county

• Wholesale price inflation dipped

• HDFC Bank’s proposal to hike foreign holding to 74% approved

• POSCO plans steel plant in Sanand

• SBI to launch ‘dynamic rating’ to curb bad loans

• Maharashtra to launch satellite imaging project

• Scientific progress in brain to brain communication

• Prithvi-II missile test fired

• Global body for small tea growers

• 130 countries support to Indian proposal

• SC named Srinivasan, 3 others in IPL-6

• Nikki begins her India tour from the State of her roots

• Hindustan Times and The Week win IPI Award

• China offered loans to South East Asian nations

• India showing progress in solving malnutrition: WHO

• Centre aid to AP for green energy corridor

• Life term for 5 army men

• India-US agreement to safe pass for trade facilitation

• India, partners set up company to build TAPI pipeline

• Philae beams first images from comet

• Rohit Sharma created five records

• Sajan Prakash creates new National record

• Kohli named ambassador

• Pact on enhancing skill development

• 150 years of Eden Gardens

• Fadnavis won trust vote

• NCAER survey on inter-caste marriages

• Five global banks fined $3.4b for forex market rigging

• India’s growth momentum set to perk up: OECD

• Maana, Saurabh and Madhu swim to new marks

• China-U.S. deal on emission cuts

• Telecom Dept blinks, agrees to take 150 MHz spectrum from Defense

• Rajiv Mehrishi nominated as Finance Secretary

• Official panel finalizes floor, reserve price for coal blocks

• 3 panels formed to select chiefs for 8 banks

• Rajinikanth is Indian Film Personality of the Year

• Modi visit to Myanmar

• States stick to demand on GST

• TPP in the lines of China mode

• LPG subsidy to be cap at Rs.20/kg

• 60 p.c. epileptic women face divorce, finds study

• LRSAM flight tested successfully in Israel

• 49th Jnanpith award to Kedarnath Singh

• India pushes presidential pardon for fishermen

• New policy in civil aviation

• Low interest loans for food processing units

• RBI tightens norms for NBFCs

• China-Japan meeting on the side lines of APEC

• Pandian passed away

• Voting in local body polls compulsory in Gujarat

• Digital certificates for pensioners

• Russia signs another mega-gas deal with China

• Modi expands cabinet inducts 21 ministers

• Govt notifies standards for mobiles, 14 other electronic items

• Agni-II test fired

• High level talks between US and Iran

• Priti Patel honoured with Asian Trader Editor's Award

• TRAI asked to review spectrum proposals

• Reactors to reactive in Japan

• India Ratings lowers growth forecast to 5.6%

• India, Bhutan to collaborate on Nalanda University

• U.S., U.K. to Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERT)

• Sri Lanka accused for sabotaging probe

• Modi adopted Jayapur village

• Harita Project in Andhra Pradesh

• India, Israel cooperation in fighting terror

• Black money: Less than half of HSBC a/c empty, says IT

• OECD cuts India growth forecast

• Skill development scheme approved

• 181… TS help desk for the security of women

• India and New Zealand cooperation

• Ebola surging in Sierra Leone

• WHO report Non communicable Diseases major threat

• Anita Kapoor

• Sachin Tendulkar

• Telangana’s maiden budget

• RBL Bank gets global recognition

• Curiosity finds first mineral match

• HAL, BEL get SCOPE awards

• Bhuvaneshwar

• Narendra Modi

• Supreme Court notice to Tamil Nadu on its reservation policy

• India, Russia agree on negotiations for FTA

• Cabinet approves infusion of Rs 2375 crore to revive 23 unlicensed co-operative banks

• Senate control to Republicans

• Climate change panel revived

• President’s award to Narinder Batra

• Surat to be mapped

• US team reaches Gorakhpur in UP to study about encephalitis

• Cabinet clears dissolution of Delhi assembly

• Harappan drawings found near Hampi

• World Trade Centre restarted

• Scientists find mechanism for spontaneous HIV cure

• EU cuts forecasts, Euro zone recovery delayed

• NCAER pegs down growth forecast to 5%

• Rs 1,000 cr set aside for cyber shield

• Mystery of bizarre object in galaxy solved

• Manavaditya bags gold

• China’s laser to down drones

• Aadhar in service book

• Telangana and Chhattisgarh ink power pact

• India, US development pact

• Japan awards civilian honor to Manmohan Singh

• Vijay Kelkar new NIPFP chairperson

• Mallikarjun Kharge to be on CIC selection panel

• Veteran actor Sadashiv Amrapurkar passed away

• Mudgal Panel submits report

• Emissions must be cut to zero by 2100, warns grim UN climate report

• India won in the first one day against Sri Lanka

• Suicide attack at Wagah border

• Two schemes announced by Prime Minister

• Devendra Fadnavis takes over as Maharashtra CM

• Bangalore name changed as Bengaluru

• Burkina Faso President resigned

• SC sought relaxation of Code

• Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize to S.Venkat Mohan

• Nita Ambani to join Board of Visitors of MD Anderson Cancer Center in US

• Allocations for road realignment

• India votes against UN draft norms on nuclear treaty

• SAARC Delhi declaration on education

• India and China to bond over art in Pink city

• Fiscal deficit touches 83% of full-year target

• Oxfam report on billionaires

• Warren Anderson died

• Krishna Board allow use of 3 tmc of water by Telangana

• Pankaj Advani clinched the World Billiards Championship

• Sweden recognized Palestine

• Naidu launches employees’ Health Scheme

• A.P. Formation Day to be celebrated on June 2

• RBI hikes gold loan limit for UCBs

• Australia bans travel to terror spots

• Rs. 5 lakh more for 1984 riot victims

• Malala won World’s Children Prize

• Sandhu trumps top seed Fathi

• Centre submitted list of 627 black money account holders list

• Scientists grow miniature human stomachs from stem cells

• Laxmipathi Gowda honored with Sano Touzaburo Special Prize

• India @ 142 in ease of doing business

• 7 new frog species reported from Western Ghats and Sri Lanka

• Space-bound NASA rocket explodes at launch

• Two-thirds of prison inmates in India are under trials

• Cabinet relaxes norms for FDI in construction

• Michael Sata died

• British coalition collapses EU referendum bill

• Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana, VKY scheme for Tribals

• India ‘overdoing’ safeguard action: US, European Union

• India ranked 114 in the Gender Gap Index 2014

• SC Ordered to submit black money name list

• Panel to assess value of already running coal mines

• World’s first solar power plane to touch Ahmadabad, Varanasi

• Vietnam offers two more offshore oil blocks to India

• Devendra Fadnavis elected as the leader of the Maharashtra Legislature Party

• Awards for P. Sainath, Al Jazeera

• Finance Ministry panel to select chiefs of a PSU banks

• World Bank predicts 5.6% growth

• Gangotri glacier rapidly disintegrating

• Rousseff reelected as Brazil President

• Mumbai University in top 20 global universities

• Centre named 3 names of Black Money list

• Telangana to restore 9,000 irrigation tanks

• Haider wins award in Rome

• Manohar Lal Khattar became Chief Minister of Haryana

• Jairam Ramesh designated to chair a global research platform panel

• U.K.’s Afghan combat role ends

• Glorious finale for Sania-Cara combines

• Home ministry support for Aadhar

• Contribution to Swachh Bharat, Clean Ganga comes under CSR ambit

• Millions of Ebola vaccine doses to be ready by 2015, says WHO

• River Ganga to act as fuel carriageway for 21 power projects

• Telangana announces many sops for farmers

• India signs up for China’s Asian Bank

• Ashwika Kapur:

• ‘SHE’ teams to crack down on eve teasers

• Kaushal Srivastava:

• Think tank to draft national intellectual property rights policy

• Pankaj Advani defeated Peter Gilchrist in World billiards championship final

• Malala Yousafzai wins 2014 Liberty Medal

• Attack on Canada Parliament

• New mail service launched

• Govt frames stringent rules for airlines to check Ebola spread

• Hi-tech surveillance cameras to help security forces zoom in on China

• Smart City Kochi gets environmental nod

• NABARD sanctions Rs 1,024 cr projects under RIDF

• Lowest temperature ever in universe recorded at Italian lab

• EU puts up 24 m euro to find Ebola vaccine

• Pak resolution seeking UN intervention

• Rs. 6,000-cr. project for migrant shelters

• Aid for J & K

• Govt sets up cell for Iran's Chabahar port project

• Gopalaswami is the new Chairman of Kalakshetra

• French scientists devise fast-track test for Ebola

• India wins another term at UNHRC

• Five year jail for Pistorius

• Longest rail tunnel in north-east ‘scooped out’

• India, Russia to re-start study on free trade agreement feasibility

• Centre orders merger of scam-hit NSEL with FTIL

• BCCI suspends bilateral ties with West Indies

• Manohar Lal Khattar is new Haryana CM

• Sarita Devi, coaches and Chef-de-mission suspended

• Joko Widodo sworn as the President of Indonesia

• Swasthya Bima Yojana to be merged with UHAM

• Cabinet clears ordinance to re-auction coal blocks

• Validity of industrial licenses increased to seven years

• Govt. eases norms for private defense firms

• WHO declared Nigeria Ebola-free

• Expert group on river development

• Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar move up in ICC ranking

• India, China agree to step up military interaction

• India set to become $2tn economy this year

• BJP won in Maharashtra and Haryana

• BSP set to lose status of national party

• Saketh Myneni trumps top seed for title

• Indian firm to develop Iran’s Chabahar port

• London film festival awards

• Bangalore girl is diva of the universe

• India's Mars Mission: A Fact File

• Air pollution index launched

• TS has data on all 198 varieties of its soil

• India, China agree to defuse tensions

• EPFO panel on construction workers

• West Indies pull out from ODI tour

• Jack Ma Honored With Asia Society’s First Asia Game Changer Award

• Jayalalita finally got bail

• Obama taps Ron Klain as Ebola czar

• TS steps up crime monitoring

• Tata offers to set up 1,000 MW plant

• Cannot reveal details of black money stashed abroad: Govt

• RBI inks MoU with Kenya’s central bank

• Flight trial of Nirbhay successful

• Administrative Staff College, Maldives tie up

• Pakistan court stops construction work on nuclear power plants

• Nigeria claims deal with Boko Haram

• Euro money’s Central Bank Governor of the Year Award 2014 to Raghuram Rajan

• ISRO notches another success with PSLV-C26

• EU, India tie-up for social sciences

• 2G auction: TRAI for 10% hike in 1800 MHz base price

• AERB sets 2015 deadline for additional nuclear safety

• India, Finland to double bilateral trade to $2 b

• WTO rules against India’s curbs on US chicken imports

• Man Booker Prize to Richard Flanagan

• PM rolls out labour reforms

• EC moots proxy voting for NRIs

• Nations step up efforts as Ebola threat spreads

• WTO stalemate continues as India holds firm on food security

• Norms for 3,000 MW solar projects released

• World Food Prize to Sanjay Rajaram

• New appointments

• Obama Nominates Vanita Gupta to lead DOJ's Civil Rights Division

• Gautham Roy as CPCL MD

• Dilip Pendse guilty of illegal trades

• Malala book translated into 4 Indian languages

• WTO sides with U.S. farmers in dispute with India

• Malnourishment declined: UNICEF

• Animal tested cosmetics banned

• Pakistan launched Mannar housing project

• UK firm Penspen to study feasibility of TAPI pipeline

• Rs. 105 crore for drinking water grid survey

• 13 agreements between India and Norway

• Rs 1000 crore aid for Visakapatnam

• U.K. House of Commons voted in favor of Palestine

• Conscription for women in Norway

• Government clears 25 FDI proposals worth Rs 1, 546.12 crore

• International female peacekeeper award to Shakti Devi

• FMV chairman Ramesh Abhishek term extended

• India @ 55 in Global Hunger Index

• Rajapaksa re-launches Yal Devi

• Most Indian women engaged in unpaid house work

• Turkey to be air-base in ISIS against fight

• Post-Hudhud, flood of relief in A.P.

• Project to clean Yamuna

• SEBI bars DLF, 6 directors from market for three years

• Co-op Banks implementing core banking will be classified as financially sound: RBI

• Asia Index launches 2 new BSE indices

• Nirmala and Sunder win titles in National archery championship

• Jean Tirole won Economics Nobel Prize

• Indian Super League foot ball kicked off

• Ajay won Dutch open

• Hudhud destructed coastal Andhra Pradesh

• Finance ministers seek to boost global recovery

• Tatas’ Land Rover is the only Indian-owned brand in world’s top 100

• GST: Centre plans 3-year compensation for states

• Bryan brothers triumph Shanghai Masters

• Change in mind-set vital for giving 24-hour biz clearances

• Leela Samson resigns as Sangeet Natak Akademi chairperson

• Anti- EU party won first British parliament seat

• Nobel Peace Prize for Satyarthi and Malala

• Factory output growth slows to five-month low of 0.4%

• India, Russia discuss joint ventures in aviation, pharma

• China-Russia gas project agreement

• New health policy pushes for decriminalizing suicide bids

• French vote to cut n-energy reliance

• French author Patrick Modiano won the 2014 Nobel for literature

• Veteran journalist MV Kamath passed away

• GVK’s Alpha coal project in OZ gets green nod

• ‘Japan plus’ created

• China bars drug-tainted stars from film, TV roles

• Tobacco board bags award

• Cities still lacks basic infra: President Pranab Mukherjee

• CBDT revises hiring norms for IT firms units in SEZs

• Dhoni sole Indian on Forbes’ list

• Current Affairs 2011 Special

• Chhattisgarh inks deal for gadgets

• PSUs need to comply with 25% minimum public shareholding by August 2017

• New urea policy notified

• Indian economy to see better growth momentum: OECD

• Switzerland gears up for automatic exchange of tax information

• European Union nod for N-plant

• Restructuring at RBI will be completed by month-end

• Emerging economies more vulnerable to shocks: IMF

• ICC suspends Gazi, Utseya

• Nobel Prize for chemistry awarded to trio for pioneering microscope work

• Georgetown University first Hindu priest Pratima Dharm

• Current Affairs 2012 Special

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• India ranks 18th on ‘most desirable place to work’ lists

• Jaitley is richest minister; PM has assets worth Rs 1.3 crore

• ADB to work with AP on Vizag-Chennai Corridors

• Tripura to supply 100 MW to Bangladesh

• April-September gross direct tax mop-up rises 15%

• Indigenous microscope uses peacock feather technology

• Sivathanu Pillai was conferred the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award

• Rashtrapati Bhavan to get new museum in two years

• IMF revised India’s 2014 GDP growth projection upwards to 5.6%

• Michael Phelps banned for six months by USA Swimming

• 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for LED inventors

• Britain, Ireland ink visa deals

• UN biodiversity meet warns of unmet targets

• Dhoni becomes co-owner of Chennaiyin FC

• Trio wins medicine Nobel for locating Brain’s GPS

• Kenyan President Kenyatta stepped down

• India puts Jaffna train back on rails

• Two electronic manufacturing clusters coming up in Madhya Pradesh

• Centre to set up virology labs in 120 districts

• By January, 2015, Nepal constitution draft

• Apex court panel comes out with guideline on government advertisements

• Audit finds under-utilization, misuse of Universal Services Obligation funds

• Private sector insurers will need Rs 36,000 cr capital over 5 years

• Djokovic triumph

• Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj awarded Marconi Society awards

• Pro-EU coalition wins in Latvia

• Hong Kong protesters defiant as deadline approaches

• Tsunami hit Indian coast 1,000 years ago

• Martin Perl died

• Move beyond Bali, look at larger Doha: India to WTO

• Coverage of antenatal care in India has to be increased: WHO

• Panel formed on pension system

• India-Myanmar container shipping service launched

• First transplanted womb baby born

• U.S.-Indonesia debt-for-nature swap

• First Olive Refinery in Rajasthan

• Swachchh Bharat launched

• Jan Dhan: banks asked to set up Rs. 75-cr corpus for media campaign

• India won in Hockey beating Pakistan

• Election Commission guidelines to political parties

• IISc signs pact with UK research centre

• India to grow 5.6% this fiscal: Fitch

• Mary Kom got gold

• Jens Stoltenberg becomes NATO’s Secretary General

• Japan’s bullet train completed 50 years

• NIIT, Microsoft join hands to attract women talent in IT sector

• India-US to set up inter-agency on terrorism

• Fiscal deficit for five months at 75% of Budget estimate

• Govt sets up task force on public debt management

• Global wildlife populations down by half since 1970: WWF

• Afghan and US security pact

• California bans plastic bags

• Himachal Roadways launches high-tech bus tracking system

• India-US 10 years defence pact

• India-China stand-off ends: MEA

• RBI maintained status quo

• KYC norms for bank account opening further simplified

• Jaipur literature fest announces new art award

• IGCC new president Tapan Singhel

• Singareni to open country’s biggest underground coal mine

• First gold medal in athletics for India

• Govt cancels 9 SEZ projects

• India Promises Nepal Grant

• A380 files world’s longest route

• Democratic transfer of power in Afghanistan

• Modi discussions with investor in US

• Jeff Bezos

• Taiwan shoots down China’s merger plan

• Democracy stir turns violent in Hong Kong

• Panneerselvam named next Chief Minister of Tamil nadu

• Uttar Pradesh bans veterinary use of Diclofenac

• Dattu is the new CJ

• At UN, PM took firm climate stand

• Modi speech at Maidson Square

• New snake discovered in Odisha

• Yogeshwar won gold

• Syed Muazzem Ali appointed the new Bangladesh High Commissioner to India

• ADB ups growth forecast to 6.3%

• Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani

• Kapil Dev honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

• Industry lines up behind Modi’s pitch

• Frost & Sullivan Growth, Innovation and Leadership Award to Ratan Tata

• Expanded U.S. ocean preserve to be world’s largest

• Bamiyan SAARC cultural capital for 2015

• National Taxation Tribunal law is unconstitutional, rules apex court

• Australian Government green signal for Adani Mining’s $1.9-b rail project

• Apex court scraps 214 of 218 coal blocks allotted since 1993

• MOM successful

• Snowden, Rusbridger get ‘alternative Nobel’

• Obama called for coalition to defeat terrorism

• Pressure on India in WTO

• Setting panel recommended

• US court summons Sonia Gandhi

• United States of America filed a Civil Lawsuit against Standard and Poors

• India and Austria signed a Social Security Pact

• India received $66.13 billion remittance in 2011-12:

• India and Tajikistan went ahead on strategic partnership and signed six agreements

• RBI allows Indian corporates to invest in Pakistan

• APEC leaders meet on regional development

• Myanmar passes foreign investment law

• India slips to 169th in world rankings

• India, Pakistan sign new visa deal

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