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Australia-Indonesia leaders meet in Jakarta to seal trade deal

Australia was the 14th-biggest buyer of Indonesian exports in 2017, while Indonesia is Australia's 13th-largest trading partner, with Australia putting two-way trade at A$16.4 billion ($12 billion) in 2016-2017.

Aug 31, 2018

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, BJP and 6 states for violating its guidelines on public advertisements

AAP MLA Sanjeev Jha had filed a plea in the top court alleging that BJP-ruled state governments were misusing public money by promoting political personalities through public advertisements.

Aug 31, 2018

New poster war: Gorakhpur Congress workers project Rahul Gandhi as 'Shiv bhakt'

The Congress workers marched on the streets of Gorakhpur with the posters.

Aug 31, 2018

Assam district launches menstrual hygiene programme in 17 schools to fight social taboos

Executive Director of ONGC, Assam Asset, S D Maske said, through this project, the oil major has joined hands with the Sivasagar district administration and the UNICEF for easy accessibility and affordability of sanitary napkins for girls, especially from economically underprivileged families.

Aug 31, 2018

No excuse for fugitive millionaires anymore; Mumbai jail to get EU-style cells

The move will curb the excuse fugitives use to oppose extradition to India.

Aug 31, 2018

Government denies rumours of banks remaining closed for first six days in September

Rumours have been doing the rounds on social media that September may begin with a five-day bank closure in many states and banking services may be affected.

Aug 31, 2018

Nauroji Nagar World Trade Centre Project stalled by Delhi High Court until further orders

The court has also stalled the seven redevelopment projects in South Delhi till further orders and asked the NBCC to submit a new plan within 2 weeks if they wish to continue the construction.

Aug 31, 2018

BTech student kills minor girl for rejecting marriage proposal in Hyderabad

Aravind, who is in his early 20s, had been stalking Nikitha, a class 10 student, for the past few months.

Aug 31, 2018

Delhi's Ghazipur landfill just 8 metres shorter than Qutub Minar; 5 other major garbage dumps in India

The Ghazipur garbage dump, which is the oldest functional landfill in Delhi, is 45 metres higher than the prescribed limit of 20 metres.

Aug 31, 2018

Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi; says notebandi, Rafale deal done to help friends

Congress president Gandhi also lashed out at Modi for trying to "finish off" small and middle-sized businesses and small shopkeepers to help big businesses with demonetisation.

Aug 31, 2018

Lalu Prasad Yadav's wife, son granted bail in IRCTC scam

The case is linked to the alleged irregularities in granting operational contract of two IRCTC hotels to a private firm.

Aug 31, 2018

Travelling for Indian passport holders just got easier

If you are travelling through the international zone of any airport in France, you don't require a transit visa anymore. Here are the other announcements.

Aug 31, 2018

16-yr-old girl abducted, forced to drink alcohol and then gang-raped in Noida

The victim's family have filed a police complaint and the police are trying to nab the accused men.

Aug 31, 2018

Trump threatens to quit World Trade Organisation if it does not 'shape up'

US President Donald Trump said that the United States is being treated very unfairly and wants to pull out of the organisation.

Aug 31, 2018

Shimla water crisis: World Bank approves Rs 929 crore aid for supply project

According to state minister Sarween Chaudhary, the final discussion for the loan sanction will be held on October 24.

Aug 31, 2018