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Railways scraps surge pricing for tickets, increases freight charges by 8.75%

"The additional revenue will further help enhance various aspects of Railways including safety, service, and punctuality," said the Railways.

Nov 1, 2018

Karnataka celebrates Kannada Rajyotsava to mark 63rd anniversary of state's formation; quick facts

Kannada Rajyotsava is seen as one of the grandest celebrations in the state where red and yellow state flags are put up everywhere, especially in government offices.

Nov 1, 2018

India jumps 23 spots to 77th rank in World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business' index

New Zealand sits on top of the list of 190 countries. Singapore, Denmark, and Hong Kong take the next 3 spots.

Nov 1, 2018

Centre unlikely to give details of Rafale's price to Supreme Court

After the Supreme Court asked the Centre to disclose the price of the Rafale fighter aircrafts, the government is likely to file an affidavit expressing its inability to do so.

Nov 1, 2018

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Thousands of Google employees plan walk-out to protest against workplace harassment cases

According to a report in The New York Times, more than 1,500 most of them women plan to walk out of almost two dozen company offices around the world to protest Google's handling of sexual harassment and its workplace culture.

Nov 1, 2018

US President Trump tears into Democrats with racist new advertisement before midterms

The ad produced for the Trump campaign -- features Luis Bracamontes, a Mexican man who had previously been deported but returned to the US and was convicted in February in the killing of two California deputies.

Nov 1, 2018

Turkey confirms Khashoggi was strangled, dismembered immediately after entering Saudi Consulate

This is the first official statement made by Turkey after Saudi prosecutor Saud al-Mojeb had left Istanbul after a three-day talk with Fidan regarding the killing of the Washington Post columnist.

Nov 1, 2018

Kerala: Major fire breaks out at plastic manufacturing unit in Manvilla; no casualties

Three buildings of the family plastics unit are been completely damaged. There has been a loss of Rs 400 crore to the company.

Nov 1, 2018

US Supreme Court mulls pollution dispute over Tata Mundra power plant in Gujarat

International Finance Corp provided $450 million in loans in 2008 to help construct the coal-fired Tata Mundra Power Plant in Gujarat, India.

Nov 1, 2018

Texas man arrested for seeking young girl to rape, kill and cannibalise

Alexander Barter, 21 was arrested through a sting operation which was carried out by the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.

Nov 1, 2018

#MeToo: Sexual exploitation rampant in fashion world, say male models

Model Kawaljit Singh Anand's open accusation aimed at designer Vijay Arora opened up the #MeToo discussion about harassment that male models face.

Nov 1, 2018

India surrounded with possibilities, not incapabilities: Home minister Rajnath Singh

Praising Patel's role in India's unity amid the tumultuous years post Independence in 1947, Rajnath Singh said the nation was deeply indebted to him for integrating 562 princely states into the Indian Union.

Oct 31, 2018

Syria: Over 1,500 bodies uncovered in mass grave in Raqqa province

The bodies of 4,000 civilians had been found so far in mass graves in Raqqa, Xinhua news agency reported citing the newspaper. It said more bodies were being unearthed on daily basis.

Oct 31, 2018

Aircel-Maxis case: ED can't arrest Chidambaram till july 10, Delhi court orders

Aircel-Maxis case: ED seeks custodial interrogation of former finance minister P Chidambaram

Chidambaram ahd filed the plea for protection from arrest in the ED case on May 30 this year after which he got relief from the court on various occasions.

Oct 31, 2018

India pays tribute to former PM Indira Gandhi on her 34th death anniversary

In 1966, after the death of India's second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira succeeded him and became the first and to date the only female prime minister of India.

Oct 31, 2018

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Railways scraps surge pricing for tickets, increases freight charges by 8.75%

Karnataka celebrates Kannada Rajyotsava to mark 63rd anniversary of state's formation; quick facts

India jumps 23 spots to 77th rank in World Bank's 'Ease of Doing Business' index

Centre unlikely to give details of Rafale's price to Supreme Court

Thousands of Google employees plan walk-out to protest against workplace harassment cases

US President Trump tears into Democrats with racist new advertisement before midterms

Turkey confirms Khashoggi was strangled, dismembered immediately after entering Saudi Consulate

Kerala: Major fire breaks out at plastic manufacturing unit in Manvilla; no casualties

US Supreme Court mulls pollution dispute over Tata Mundra power plant in Gujarat

Texas man arrested for seeking young girl to rape, kill and cannibalise

#MeToo: Sexual exploitation rampant in fashion world, say male models

India surrounded with possibilities, not incapabilities: Home minister Rajnath Singh

Syria: Over 1,500 bodies uncovered in mass grave in Raqqa province

Aircel-Maxis case: ED seeks custodial interrogation of former finance minister P Chidambaram

India pays tribute to former PM Indira Gandhi on her 34th death anniversary

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]