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India unveils Pratyush, its fastest supercomputer yet

India’s supercomputing prowess moved up several notches after it unveiled Pratyush.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 9th Jan 2018

Section 377: Supreme Court to revisit its order

Supreme Court referred to a larger Bench a writ petition filed by five gay and lesbian members of the LGBT community to strike down the colonial Section 377 in the Indian Penal Code of 1860, which criminalises homosexuality

posted by Jawwad Kazi 9th Jan 2018

Signing of bilateral annual Haj 2018 agreement between India and Saudi Arabia

Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that Saudi Arabia has given the green signal for India’s decision to revive the option of sending Haj pilgrims through sea route also and officials from both the countries will discuss on all the necessary formalities and technicalities so that Haj pilgrimage through sea route can be started in the coming years.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 9th Jan 2018

Centre may achieve early completion of 'BharatNet'

Government said it had laid optical fibre in more than 1 lakh gram panchayats, completing the first phase of the BharatNet project that forms the backbone for the Digital India initiative.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 9th Jan 2018

Amended Companies Act notified

Centre announced that it has notified the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017, which is set to ease the implementation of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 9th Jan 2018