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National Unity Day: 'Unity in diversity is our identity' says PM Modi on Sardar Patel's 144th birthday

Prime Minister Modi paid a floral tribute to Sardar Patel on his 144th birth anniversary at the 182 metres-tall Statue of Unity in Gujarat.

Oct 31, 2019

J&K officially a 'union territory with legislature' now: Home Ministry

The Home Ministry said the "State Legislature including Legislative Council of the State" has been abolished.

Oct 31, 2019

Sensex hits 40,000, Nifty above 11,800 as financials gain

In domestic markets, the Nifty PSU Bank index, which tracks the country's state-run lenders, rose 1 per cent, with shares of Central Bank of India adding over 4 per cent.

Oct 30, 2019

Air India Airbus A320 passenger aircraft.

Air India divestment: Will India allow 100% foreign ownership to attract buyers?

DPIIT and the aviation ministry exploring options including easing of FDI norms to attract bidders for Air India after last attempt's failure

Oct 29, 2019

Missile fell near military base hosting US forces in Iraq says Defence Minister Najah al-Shammari

Shammari stressed the need for caution to preserve the safety of all those in the camp.

Oct 29, 2019

ISIS chief Baghdadi is dead: How world reacts to announcement of Islamic State leader's death

Baghdadi killed himself during the raid by detonating a suicide vest, Trump said in a televised address from the White House.

Oct 28, 2019

More sectors to be brought under subsidised UDAN regional connectivity scheme

Airport Authority of India may announce more subsidised flights to revive unserved and underserved sectors under Prime Minister Modi's UDAN programme; there are already more than 600 regional connectivity routes served under the scheme.

Oct 28, 2019

Push for local manufacturing: Centre mulls hiking defence FDI through automatic route to 74%

The government believes that local manufacturing would lead to lesser imports which would mean greater transparency with a diminishing role for middlemen.

Oct 25, 2019

Modi's visit expected to foster Saudi's proposed investments in India

New Delhi and Riyadh are expected to finalise a joint venture deal to build the $44 billion-Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals in Maharashtra, which will be the largest greenfield refinery in India.

Oct 25, 2019

Explained: Why Army is opposing Assam Rifles merger with ITBP

Assam Rifles has the responsibility of carrying out counter-insurgency operations in conjunction with the army in the northeast and guards the 1,643 km long India-Myanmar border.

Oct 24, 2019

Why has India paid Rs 1,265 cr to families from POK? Will they get voting rights?

India has paid Rs 1,265 crore to 23,000 families displaced from POK during the 1965 and 1971 wars and have been staying in Jammu & Kashmir; as citizens of J&K they are demanding the voting right to the assembly even as they can vote to Parliament.

Oct 24, 2019

Hong Kong officially withdraws controversial extradition bill after months of protests

While Lam had announced plans of withdrawing the extradition law in September, reports suggest protesters demand "five demands, not one less" from lawmakers.

Oct 23, 2019

NCRB 2017 data reveals rise in crime by 3.6%; kidnapping cases on surge

The number of cases of murder has seen a 5.9 percent decline, from 30,450 in 2016 to 28,653 in 2017.

Oct 22, 2019

Kartarpur row: India to sign agreement on Oct 23, urges Pakistan not to levy $20 fee on pilgrims

Following Pakistan's decision, India has urged Pakistan to reconsider to levy the fee and conveyed that it would be ready to sign the agreement on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on October 23.

Oct 21, 2019

Infosys techies accuse CEO, CFO of unethical practices

A few anonymous employees of global software vendor Infosys have accused its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Salil Parekh and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Nilanjan Roy of unethical practices for many quarters.