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Calls to boycott Chinese goods in India get louder even as China believes it is 'an irrational move'

The wide availability of Chinese goods, which are much more affordable than Indian goods and hence find more customers, also doesn't bode well for the Modi-government's "Make-in-India" initiative.

Nov 3, 2017

New method to gauge onset and end of Indian monsoon

The lack of a clear benchmark for the beginning and end of the monsoon for all areas of the country has been a longtime source of frustration and confusion for the general public, especially India's farmers.

Oct 29, 2017

Video of PM Modi seemingly denying climate change in 2014 goes viral

In his answer to a student, Modi had said that it's not the climate which is changing, it is us, the people of India who have opted a changed behaviour which is adding to a polluted environment.

Oct 26, 2017

China develops rice that can grow in saltwater, could feed 200 million people

The current price of the new rice is 50 yuan (£5.75) per kilogram, which is eight times more than the cost of normal rice in the country.

Oct 25, 2017

People wade through a water-logged road past a stalled passenger bus during rains in Mumbai, August 29, 2017.

India plans to shell out Rs 20 billion to perk up weather prediction

Collection data stations and mathematical models will also go through upgradation-cum-modernisation.

Oct 18, 2017

Monsanto settles GM cotton dispute with 3 Indian seed firms

The dispute sparked a series of government actions that prompted the world's biggest seed company to withdraw from some businesses in India, one of the world's most important seed markets

Oct 12, 2017

Here's how Pakistan has found a new and innovative way to smuggle drugs into Punjab

An Intel report suggests that Pakistan has now started using trained divers to smuggle drugs into the state and these divers have been using WhatsApp to communicate with each other and the clients.

Oct 11, 2017

Muzzaffarnagar: 4 men gangrape woman at gunpoint in front of husband, child

A woman from Muzzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh was gangraped at gunpoint in a sugarcane field by four men in front of her family. Read to know more.

Oct 7, 2017

Jaipur farmers bury themselves in mud demanding fair compensation for land acquired

The farmers have spent around three days to dig the pits and have now buried themselves neck-deep in mud.

Oct 4, 2017

Indonesia: Bali and Vanuatu islands gear up for volcanic eruption; priest believes Mt Agung 'angry' with tourists

The highest level of alert has been sounded in these Bali and Vanuatu islands, with experts saying that the volcanoes may erupt anytime. In preparation, thousands of people have been evacuated.

Sep 29, 2017

Nawazuddin Siddiqui's mother is on the BBC's 100 Most Influential Women List of 2017

Sky is the only limit for Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's happiness as his mother Mehroonisa Siddiqui got featured on the BBC's 100 Most Influential Women List of 2017.

Sep 28, 2017

River rally: A good cause with many stumbling blocks

Covering 7,000 kms across 16 states and 22 cities of India, Rally for Rivers seeks the citizen's votes on a river restoration campaign.

Sep 28, 2017

Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha criticises Arun Jaitley, says economy is 'on a downward spiral'

"The prime minister claims that he has seen poverty from close quarters. His finance minister is working over-time to make sure that all Indians also see it from equally close quarters," said Yashwant Sinha.

Sep 27, 2017

BJP National Executive: PM Modi to launch new scheme at 6 pm to provide electricity for poor

PM Modi's address to around 2,000 BJP members is likely to be the highlight of the conclave.

Sep 25, 2017

Karnataka's Cong, AAP, and BJP leaders debate over extreme politicisation of Gauri Lankesh murder in THE TALK

While Congress defends the slow pace of probe into Gauri Lankesh murder, BJP pins blame on the ruling party.

Sep 20, 2017

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