India
New species of bird discovered in Arunachal Pradesh
The bird, thanks to the preferred habitat, has been named Himalayan Forest Thrush. The scientific name, Zoothera salimalii, honours the great Indian ornithologist Dr Sálim Ali.
Lie-detector test over, Salwinder Singh to now undergo behavioural tests
Terrorists had struck at the IAF base in Pathankot on the intervening night of January 1 and 2 in which seven security personnel were killed in the encounter that lasted for three days.
Minor girl gangraped by five persons in Delhi
She was allegedly offered a drink which was laced with sedatives and once she fell asleep, the accused allegedly raped her.
RBI 'admits' to circulating Rs 1,000 notes without 'silver thread' security feature
The faulty currency notes of Rs 1,000 were printed at Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) at Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh: Sources.
Alleged ISIS letter threatens to kill Narendra Modi, Manohar Parrikar
An anonymous letter purportedly signed by ISIS has threatened to kill Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
Bypoll to a vacant Bihar legislative council seat on February 11
The Bihar Legislative Council seat fell vacant following the resignation by sitting MLC Bhim Singh of JD (U) last year.
Comedian Kiku Sharda arrested twice for mimicking Dera chief
As Kiku was on his way to Delhi shortly after his release on bail, a team of Haryana police arrested him again at Fatehabad where a separate case was registered against him also under Section 295 A of IPC.
Government sets up panel on 7th Pay Commission's recommendations
The implementation of the new pay scales is estimated to put an additional burden of Rs 1.02 lakh crore on the exchequer in 2016-17.
More attention needed on quality of Maggi as it's mostly used by youngsters: SC
The SC made the observations while hearing Food Safety and Standards Authority of India's (FSSAI) plea challenging the Bombay HC order which lifted the ban on Maggi noodles in 2015.
Share photos, interesting details of holidays: Centre to employees
The Central government employees will be encouraged to share interesting insights and pictures of the destination he or she visited while travelling on LTC.
Odd-even trial till January 15, Delhi HC not to interfere with government order
The court has asked the Delhi government to deliberate on the concerns raised by different petitioners.
Young IAS officer quits bureaucracy, turns free e-tutor for civil service aspirants
Seeing that they received more than a crore hits, the two decided to go create a full-time online initiative.
Mention Aadhaar for filing governance-related grievances: Government
The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), which is the nodal agency for formulating policy guidelines for citizen-centric governance, manages a Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System.
Hyderabad student commits suicide in US
Shiva Kiran, who did mechanical engineering from a college, was apparently depressed after he failed to secure better grade in the recent exam.
