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Triple talaq unconstitutional, violates rights of Muslim women: Allahabad high court

The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the practice of triple talaq (Talaq-e-bidat) among Muslims is unconstitutional and violates the rights of women enshrined in constitution. The order...

December 8, 2016

English most powerful language in the world: WEF

English has been ranked first in the top 10 most powerful languages in the world according to the 2016 World Power Language Index (PLI). The index was published...

December 8, 2016

RBI keeps key rates unchanged in fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review

The Reserve bank of India (RBI) in its fifth bi-monthly monetary policy review for year 2016-17 has kept key rates unchanged. Decision in this regard was taken by...

December 8, 2016

Union Cabinet approves Pune Metro Rail Project Phase – 1

The Union Cabinet has approved the development of Phase – 1 of the Pune Metro Rail Corridor Project. It will be covering a length of 31.254 km comprising...

December 8, 2016

Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Vietnam on Cooperation in IT

The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Vietnam on Cooperation in the field of Information Technology. The MoU aims to develop sustainable and...

December 8, 2016

Renowned journalist Cho S Ramaswamy passes away

Veteran journalist Cho S Ramaswamy passed away in Chennai following a prolonged illness. He was 82. He was a lawyer, actor, journalist, commentator and a political interlocutor. He...

December 8, 2016

Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Afghanistan on Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space

The Union Cabinet has approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Afghanistan on cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space. The MoU envisages cooperation between both...

December 8, 2016

Union Cabinet approves Reforms to boost employment generation and exports in Made-ups Sector

The Union Cabinet approved proposal of the reforms to boost employment generation and exports in the Made-ups manufacturing Sector. It approved budget of Rs. 6,006 crore for the...

December 8, 2016

Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and UK to support Ease of Doing Business in India

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and United Kingdom (UK) to support Ease of Doing Business in India. The MoU...

December 8, 2016

Remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A successfully launched

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A into its dedicated orbit. It was launched onboard of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle  (PSLV)-C36 from...

December 7, 2016

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