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HAL a white elephant? MoD report reveals startling cost spike when fighter jets are made in India

The report has made the revelation that the reason behind the cost spike in HAL is primarily "lesser efficiency and exorbitant man hour rates," in the hone-grown company.

Oct 19, 2018

As #MeToo storm rattles India, Modi govt looks to tighten sexual harassment laws

The government's focus on the law has come after women's rights groups complained that the existing laws do not go far enough to address the widespread problem of sexual harassment.

Oct 19, 2018

China records slowest quarterly growth rate since 2009 as stock markets continue to slide

China's yuan inched up against the US dollar on Friday but was still set for a weekly loss.

Oct 19, 2018

UK court orders sale of Vijay Mallya's 6 fancy cars to repay debt to Indian banks

The six cars are to be sold at a price not less than 387 crores, the London court ruled.

Oct 19, 2018

Oil prices nudge higher, but set for weekly loss amid stock build and US-China trade row

Oil prices nudged higher on Friday but were set for a second weekly drop amid higher US crude inventories, an ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war and concerns over the death of a prominent Saudi journalist.

Oct 19, 2018

Congress running sponsored 'Modi Hatao' campaign in Pakistan: BJP

The party alleged that the Congress was deliberately targeting the Hindus for crying foul over glorification of "terrorists" in university campuses.

Oct 18, 2018

Aadhaar authentication to withdraw LPG subsidy at micro-ATMs to continue: UIDAI

As per the verdict of the Supreme Court, Aadhaar can be used in direct benefit transfer schemes under Section 7 of the Aadhaar Act.

Oct 18, 2018

Former Malaysia Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi detained by anti-corruption body

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi denied the corruption charges and said that the payments were made due to an error by the accountants.

Oct 18, 2018

ND Tiwari, former Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand CM, passes away at age 93

Tiwari was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh three times and the chief minister of Uttarakhand once.

Oct 18, 2018

Jamal Khashoggi: Who are 15 Saudi officials behind his alleged torture and beheading?

After a lot of search and speculations, Turkish officials had said that a 15-member team was sent from Saudi Arabia and that Khashoggi's was a pre-planned murder. While the officials spoke on the condition of anonymity and provided no evidence of the murder or how they came to this conclusion, the revelation seems to be true.

Oct 18, 2018

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy calls journalists attacked by Sabarimala anti-women mob

Prasanna, the South India bureau chief with Republic, has narrated the harrowing experience after facing the violent mob at Sabarimala.

Oct 18, 2018

Doomsday prediction? Quake researcher forecasts massive earthquake around Christmas time

An earthquake researcher has predicted that a mega-quake will hit earth during the Christmas period causing massive devastation

Oct 18, 2018

Saudi Arabia donates $100 million to US anti-Isis funds as Khashoggi probe underway

The money transfer curiously coincided with the visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Riyadh to sort out frictions between the allies over the Khashoggi killing in Turkey earlier this month.

Oct 18, 2018

As India awaits MJ Akbar's #MeToo verdict; here's the difference between civil and criminal defamation

MJ Akbar filed a criminal defamation suit against Priya Ramani under Sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.

Oct 18, 2018

Crashed UFO? Google Earth uncovers partially damaged triangular structure in Nevada desert

Conspiracy theorists believe that the triangular object spotted in the video could be either an alien UFO or the secretive TR-3B

Oct 18, 2018