1. Man Shot Dead in Baramulla An unidentified gunman shot dead a Kashmir resident in Baramulla District on Sunday. Officials have identified the deceased as Nazir Ahmad Mir and he was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him…
Libyan Plane Hijack: 29 Passengers Released and 4 Other Updates.
* Libyan Plane Hijacked with 188 passengers on board. A Libyan Airbus A320 flight was hijacked and diverted to Malta airstrip on Friday. The flight was carrying 118 passengers and the two hijackers have threatened to blow up the plane…
New Rule: You Can’t Register For A New Car Without Adequate Parking Space, And 5 Other Stories
1. People won’t be able to register for a new car without proper proof of adequate parking space. A new rule from the Centre is going to pass soon which states that one can’t register for a new car without…
Arvind Kejriwal Is Being Questioned By Twitterati On Jung’s Exit And It’s Funny AF!
Delhi’s Lt. Governor, Najeeb Jung has resigned from his position today and he would go back to the academic sector of the country. However, twitter is reacting in a rather funny way. Najeeb Jung and Arvind Kejriwal have never been…
Lt. Governor Of Delhi, Najeeb Jung Resigns From His Position, And 5 Other Stories.
1. Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Najeeb Jung quits. Najeeb Jung has resigned from his position of Lieutenant Governor of Delhi and has submitted his resignation letter to the Government of India. Jung would be returning back to academics sector as before…
Varanasi: Narendra Modi Ridicules Opposition
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a gathering at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi on Thursday and considering the upcoming 2017 elections and the demonetization drive, his speech was expected to target opposition and defend BJP standings in the state. This…
IT Department Seized Rs 30 Lakhs and 5 Kg Gold From TN Chief Secretary Residence and 4 Other Updates
1. IT Department Seized Rs 30 Lakhs in New Notes and 5 Kg Gold From TN Chief Secretary Residence Income Tax Department officials raided Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary, Rama Mohan Rao’s residence on Wednesday and it came to an end…
I-T Department Raids Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary’s Chennai Home, And 4 Other Stories.
1. Income Tax department raids Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary’s Chennai Home in Anna Nagar. On Wednesday, Income Tax department raided Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary P Ramamohan Rao’s Chennai home as well as, his office at the Secretariat. The officials from…
RBI Withdraws Restriction on Deposits Above Rs 5000, Triggers More Confusion
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) withdrew the restriction on deposits above Rs 5000 in old notes and came up with a new rule that stated that for KYC compliant users the limit will no longer be applied. Yesterday, RBI came…
Lenovo ZUK Edge Launched in China and it’s a Complete Package
Lenovo has finally launched its much awaited Zuke Edge smartphone in China with a starting price of CNY 2,299 (Rs 22,500) making it the cheapest smartphone carrying a Snapdragon 821 processor under the hood. A 6GB RAM model is also…
Mind Your Waste or Pay Rs. 10000
We often see wrappers and sachets flying out of moving vehicles and landing on the already littered roads in Delhi. A pile of ill-disposed waste at every street corner is an eyesore. Ever wondered how it got there in the…
Indian Coast Guard Detains 26 Pakistani Fishermen and 5 More Updates
1. Indian Coast Guard Detains 26 Pakistani Fishermen Indian Coast Guards on Monday detained 26 Pakistani fishermen and seized 5 boats from 10 nautical miles off the Jakhau coast in the Kutch district, Gujrat. Fisheries department and Intelligence Bureau are…
RBI Restricts Deposit of Old Notes to Rs 5000 and 5 Other Updates
1. RBI Restricts deposit of Old Notes. Deposits above Rs 5000 in old currency notes can be done only once till 30 December, according to RBI’s statement. Cash amounting more than Rs 5000 will only be credited to an account after ‘satisfactory explanation’…
Russian Defence Ministry Plane Crashed Resulting 27 Dead, And 5 Other Stories.
1. Russian Defence Ministry plane crashed in Siberia. Russian Defence Ministry plane IL-18 aeroplane carrying 32 passengers has crashed in Yakutia in Siberia. Weather conditions are said to be the reason behind the crash. Till now, the calculated fatalities have…
SC Refused to Extend the Use of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 Old Notes and 5 Other Updates
1. SC Refused to Extend the Use of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 Old Notes Supreme Court on Friday, refused to extend the exemption for using Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes at Hospitals, Railway counters, Petrol Pumps etc. However,…
Rs 10.80 Crore Seized In Pune And 6 Other Updates
1. Rs 10.80 Crore Seized In Pune. Income Tax Department seized Rs 10.80 crore from 15 lockers of Bank Of Maharashtra in Pune. The lockers reportedly belonged to a single person and Rs 8.8 crore of the cash were in…
Niti Ayog has Launched 2 Schemes to Promote Digital Payments and 4 Other Updates
1. Niti Ayog has Launched 2 Schemes to Promote Digital Payments Niti Ayog on Thursday launched 2 lucky draw schemes for all the people who make payments through digital means. First, 15000 lucky draw winners will get Rs 1000 each…
The ‘Humma’ Song From “OK Jaanu” Has A Nice Music And Badshah’s Useless Rap
The “Humma” Song is the first single from “OK Jaanu” (just 3 days after the trailer of the movie) and Oh My God! It’s good, like really one of the best revivals of old classics out there, with a minute…
Supreme Court Ordered To Shut Down All Liquor Shops On The Highway And 6 Other Updates
1. Supreme Court has ordered that there will be no liquor shops on the highway. The Supreme Court bench which is headed by Chief Justice of India, TS Thakur, has directed to ban liquor shops on all national and state…
Efforts To Make Hindi An Official Language In The UN Are Made By The Govt. And 4 Other Stories.
1. The government is making efforts to make Hindi an official language in the UN. External Affairs minister in her written response at Lok Sabha said that the government is making efforts in familiarising the world with Hindi and making…
5 Held With Rs 3 Crores in Old Currency and 5 Other Updates
1. 5 Held With Rs 3 Crores in Old Currency Income Tax Department and the Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested 5 people with the possession of Rs 3 crores of old currency notes from a hotel situated in Delhi’s Karol…
P Chidambaram Called Demonetisation ‘The Biggest Scam Of The Year’ And 5 Other Stories.
1. Yasin Bhatkal and 4 others have been convicted in Hyderabad blasts case. This is the first time when the Indian Mujahideen (IM) personnels have been found guilty. Yasin Bhatkal and 4 of his fellows have been convicted because of…
Legion Hackers: All We Know About The Group
You must have read the name ‘Legion’ in leading Indian newspapers as the group is making headlines since last couple of weeks. While Several state-owned hacking groups have emerged amid the tensions between leading nations, India, the fastest growing nation…
Cristiano Ronaldo Wins Ballon d’Or Award and 5 Other Updates
1. Cyclone Vardah claims 10 Lives in Tamil Nadu Cyclone Vardah has claimed 10 lives in Tamil Nadu after hitting the South Indian Coast on Monday including four deaths in Chennai, two in Tiruvallur, two in Kancheepuram and one each…
2 Dead as Vardah Hits South Indian Coast and 5 Other Updates
1. A Family of Six Held with 16kg Gold at Delhi Airport Yahabhai and Moayedi Tasneem with their wives and two children were held at Delhi Airport on Monday, with the possession of 16kg Gold. They bought the Gold from…