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Partly Cloudy Delhi, 7 Trains Cancelled
It was partly cloudy in the capital on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 13.2 degrees Celsius, the season's average, the Met office said.....
Doha-bound IndiGo Flight Suffers Bird Hit, Returns To Chennai
A Doha-bound IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit on Thursday morning just after take-off and had to return to Chennai airport, officials said. All 134 passengers onboard were unhurt.....
Jharkhand Ex-Chief Secretary Jailed For 5 Years In Fodder Scam
A CBI court in Ranchi on Wednesday sentenced former Chief Secretary of Jharkhand Sajjal Chakravarty to five years' imprisonment in a multi-million Animal Husbandry Department (AHD) scam, popularly known as fodder scam.....
Film Industry Plans 15-minute 'blackout' In Support Of 'Padmavati'
Amid protests against Sanjay Leela Bhansali's upcoming film "Padmavati", the Indian Films and TV Directors' Association (IFTDA), along with 20 other bodies of the film and television industry, is planning a 15-minute blackout in support of the film and "to protect the right to freedom of expression of creative individuals".....
Told Modi India Shouldn't Be Divided On Religious Lines: Obama
Former US President Barack Obama on Friday said he told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that India must not be split on sectarian lines and emphasised how the country must cherish the fact that Muslims here identify themselves as Indians. ....
Ivanka Trump In Hyderabad To Attend GES
US President Donald Trump's daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump arrived in India amid tight security early on Tuesday to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES), beginning in Hyderabad later in the day.....
IT Raids In 33 Places In Tamil Nadu
Income Tax (IT) officials on Tuesday raided 33 premises in Tamil Nadu belonging to three business groups, said a senior tax official. ....
Aadhaar To Be Big Weapon Against Benami Properties: Modi
Describing Aadhaar as a major "power" to bring about an "irreversible change" in the common man's life, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Unique Identification Number will now be used in cases involving benami properties....
China's Dark Matter Probe Detects Mysterious Signals
A Chinese satellite which was sent to the skies to look for evidence of the annihilation or decay of dark matter particles in space has detected unexpected and mysterious signals in its measurement of high-energy cosmic rays, bringing scientists closer to proving the existence of the invisible matter.....
India's Q2 GDP Growth Rises To 6.3%, Reverses 5 Quarters' Slump
Breaking a five quarters slump, a rise in the manufacturing sector's output pushed India's growth rate higher to 6.3 per cent during the second quarter of 2017-18, official data showed on Thursday.....
