SC holds Rao guilty of contempt
The Supreme Court on Tuesday held the former interim Director of the CBI, M. Nageswara Rao, guilty of contempt for disobeying its order not to transfer Joint Director A.K. Sharma who was probing the Bihar shelter home cases, from the investigating agency.
India China leading Global Greening Efforts, says study
A study based on NASA satellite data has said India and China are leading the global greening effort.
Retail inflation
As per the official data released, retail inflation continued to slide, easing to a 19-month low of 2.05% in January.
IIP grows at 2.4% in December
Industrial output grew by 2.4% in December, up from 17-month low of 0.3% in November, showed data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
Bill to counter exploitation by NRI spouses
In a bid to counter growing incidents of exploitation of Indian women by NRI (Non Resident Indian) spouses, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday introduced a Bill in the Rajya Sabha.
PM Narendra Modi lays foundation for Sela Tunnel
In a key move aimed at improving all weather connectivity and enabling the swift movement of Indian troops to Arunachal Pradesh bordering China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the Sela Tunnel Project.
AI to the aid of child trafficking victims
Scientists are hoping artificial intelligence can help identify and rescue child victims of sex trafficking via an app and more than a million crowd sourced pictures of hotel rooms.
New immigration checkpoint for Kartarpur Sahib Corridor
The Home Ministry has designated the Dera Baba Nanak land check post in Gurdaspur district as an authorised immigration checkpoint.
Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PMSYM)
The Finance Minister in the interim Budget 2019, has proposed to launch a mega pension yojana namely ‘Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maandhan’ (PMSYM) for the unorganised sector workers.
Bill introduced on NRI marriages in Parliament
The external External Affairs Ministe introduced a path breaking Bill on Registration of Marriage of non-Resident of India in Rajya Sabha.