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2019 Lok Sabha election: Online survey shows Narendra Modi will return to power

Around 30 percent of those surveyed said that the popularity of Rahul Gandhi has increased.

Feb 21, 2019

Red Alert! North India drug abuse at all-time high, reveals AIIMS survey

The survey was conducted among subjects between the ages 10 and 78 over a period of 10 months between December 2017 and October 2018.

Feb 20, 2019

Indian men don't casually date, believe in true love: Tinder-OKCupid survey

Although 90 per cent women also believe in true love, 51 per cent of the women would take the conversations to WhatsApp rather than a phone call.

Feb 14, 2019

Income Tax dept busts Rs 20,000 crore hawala racket in Delhi

A series of raids and surveys were conducted by sleuths of the Delhi investigation unit of the IT Department over the last few weeks in different business areas of old Delhi.

Feb 12, 2019

India calls for special measures to protect peacekeepers from IED hazards

The UN Office of Disarmament Affairs had identified IEDs as "the largest single threat" to peacekeepers.

Feb 12, 2019

Who is Lagadapati? Why his pre-poll surveys often storm Telugu TV channels!

Lagadapati's surveys in pre-2014 elections in AP and Telangana predicted a clear victory to both TDP in AP and KRS in Telangana. Ever since, he is in demand but he is not a professional psephologist.

Feb 11, 2019

Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India

Much Awaited CAG report on Rafale to be submitted on Monday

The last day of budget session which would also be the last session of the 16th Lok Sabha before General election is likely to witness the tabulation of CAG report.

Feb 10, 2019

Anti-Brexit demonstrators protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, June 12, 2018

How will Brexit affect India?

So far, Brexit talks between England and the EU have not been fruitful and there are concerns that Britain might have to leave the Union without a deal which may have severe economic impact including a recession in England.

Feb 10, 2019

Poor farmers' daughters go on hunger strike; Maharashtra police break fast

In a pre-dawn swoop, a police team raided the marquee where two of the three fasting girls -- Nikita Jadhav, 20 and Poonam Jadhav, 19 -- were resting along with relatives and supporters, and whisked them off to Ahmednagar Civil Hospital.

Feb 9, 2019

Niti Aayog calls NSSO report citing high unemployment rate a draft

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the Modi government had promised two crore jobs, but five years later a "leaked job creation report card" has revealed a "national disaster".

Feb 1, 2019

Job-seekers wait in line to register at a career fair held at a school in Hyderabad on May 19, 2012

India's unemployment rate hit 45-year high in 2017/18: Report

The unemployment among males stood at 4.3 per cent and 8.7 per cent among women in 2015/16, the government data showed.

Jan 31, 2019

It will be interim budget on Friday; hopes dashed for direct tax concessions

According to the convention, the government refrains from announcing any direct tax proposals in the interim budget that might require an amendment to the Income Tax Act

Jan 31, 2019

High-level exits cast shadow over Modi govt's statistical credibility

Resignation of remaining independent members leaves National Statistical Commission in limbo with only official members remaining

Jan 30, 2019

'Significant deterioration' in reporting conditions for foreign journalists in China, group says

The government has repeatedly said it is committed to ensuring foreign media can report easily, but that they must follow the rules and regulations.

Jan 29, 2019

Congress promises a minimum wage guarantee, if voted to power in 2019: Rahul Gandhi

The announcement comes four days ahead of the interim budget to be presented by the Narendra Modi government before the Lok Sabha polls due before June this year.