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Here's why nearly 2 crore women left office jobs in India over 7 years

A World Bank study, titled "Reassessing Patterns of Female Labour Force Participation in India," explains why 1.96 crore women left their jobs between 2004-05 and 2011-12. Read to know more.

May 4, 2017

Swachh Survekshan 2017: Here are the success stories of the 5 states that hosted the cleanest cities in India

The Swachh Survekshan 2017 was conducted in 434 cities across India where in 37 lakhs citizens participated.

May 4, 2017

Planning a Goa trip? Don't drink in public, or police will catch you!

Police in North Goa have been ordered to crackdown on people drinking in public places, including beaches that are popular with tourists. Read to know more.

May 4, 2017

Swachh Survekshan 2017: Indore tops list of cleanest cities in India, Delhi finishes 7th

Ministry of Urban Development had launched 'Swachh Survekshan' to foster a healthy competition between cities for improving cleanliness standard.

May 4, 2017

95-year-old Prince Philip to retire from public engagements from autumn 2017

Buckingham Palace has announced that the 95-year-old Duke of Edinburgh will take a step back from public events and engagements later in the year.

May 4, 2017

Aura home security system detects intruders through walls

The Aura home security system uses Wi-Fi radio signals to detect trespassers through walls.

May 4, 2017

Dust storm turns inner Mongolia sky yellow

A dust storm turned Inner Mongolias sky yellow on May 3. Dust and sand also hit other parts of northern China, including Beijing, Gansu, Ningxia and Xinjiang, according to China Meteorological Administration. The dust storm is expected to stay till May 5.

May 4, 2017

India test-fires Agni-II ballistic missile as part of user trial in Odisha

The Agni-II nuclear-capable missile was tested at 10:22 am from the APJ Abdul Kalam island off the coast of Odisha.

May 4, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir: 5 killed, several injured in avalanche in Doda district

At least five people were killed and many got injured in an avalanche in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

May 4, 2017

BJP top brass left red-faced in Bengal; Amit Shah needs to put horse before cart

The BJP president's symbolic politics of eating at a tribal household was reduced to a mockery as the family which hosted him joined the TMC soon after. The saffron leadership needs to learn Bengal's party-dominated politics first.

May 4, 2017

Digvijaya Singh in trouble over ISIS remark; Telangana Police files FIR

Singh had accused the Telangana police of radicalising youth through its fake pages on social media to join Isis. He also raised questions over CM K Chandrashekhar Rao being aware of the matter or having authorised such action.

May 4, 2017

Anti-terror operation in Kashmir concludes; yields no results

The massive anti-terror operation in Kashmir's Shopian which started at 6 am was wrapped up by 3:34 pm. No militants were caught in the operation.

May 4, 2017

EC calls all-party meeting on May 12 to discuss EVM tampering

Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi, on April 29, said EC would call a meeting of all political parties to assure the lot that EVMs are foolproof.

May 4, 2017

A curriculum that prevents suicide? IIT-Delhi is revamping its courses to take pressure off students

Concerned by the rising number of suicide cases, IIT-Delhi has decided to revamp its curriculum that will include more hands-on experience than theory classes.

May 4, 2017

IAF airman commits suicide at Tambaram Air Force Station near Chennai

The airman committed suicide by shooting himself at Tambaram Air Force Station premises near Chennai.

May 4, 2017