Monday, June 01, 2015

Modi to be first Indian PM in Israel
‘Liberation’ hopes soar in Bangla enclave
Stapled visa issue with China still unresolved
Govt. issues controversial land ordinance for third time
Teesta not on agenda for Dhaka talks
Solar Impulse begins its toughest stretch
In line with expectations
A promise to redeem
NASA celebrates 50th anniversary of first U.S. spacewalk
Russia introduces EU blacklist

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Is World Cup killing Indian workers?

Govt. for re-promulgation of Land ordinance

Prasar Bharati’s autonomy violated yet again

Former Singapore Minister to be new Chancellor of Nalanda varsity

7.8 magnitude quake shakes Japan

NC rules out unity govt.

Kashi: In step with history

The passive killer

Burden of surrogacy

From culture...

Consider the following

1.     Ajanta

2.     Ellora

3.     Badami

4.     Kanchi

Which of the above places were associated with the tradition of painting ?

a)     Only 1

b)     1,2 and 3

c)     1 and 2

d)     1,2,3 and 4

Saturday, May 30, 2015

TDP targets expansion to three States, UTs
GDP grows by 7.3%
Panel clears bifurcation proposals of 43 PSUs
NHRC recommends CBI probe in A.P. encounter case
Best yet to come for economy: CEA
Parrikar: no date set to roll out one-rank one-pension
Scientists devise new strategy to starve HIV to death
Centre convenes meeting on pulses
Singapore to host first ‘International Yoga Day’ on June 21
U.N. calls for comprehensive response to migrant crisis
Little progress on nuclear deal after ‘breakthrough’
Merkel suggests deal can be reached over Cameron’s EU demands
The buck must not stop here
A new landmark in India-Sweden relations
Framework notified for MSMEs rehabilitation

Friday, May 29, 2015

Multiple pleas kick off on L-G’s spat with Kejriwal
India tops world hunger list with 194 million people
Kejriwal government claims unfettered right to run Delhi
India to set up IT listening posts in Bangladesh
Christopher appointed head of DRDO
Modi, Hasina to open border haat in Tripura
‘10 per cent GDP growth is feasible’
Maharashtra to protect whale sharks
Colombo still reluctant to demilitarise in North and East
The Chinese fault line in foreign policy
Maximising the post office
Kasturirangan report to be implemented by year end

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Assembly passes resolution
Centre-AAP spat reaches Supreme Court
Death toll in heat wave touches 1,000
Tripura withdraws AFSPA, says insurgency on the wane
‘Sea rally’ against Jaitapur project
Institutions of democracy under threat: Manmohan
Cameron’s agenda includes EU referendum
Dhaka plans to relocate Rohingya
N-talks could get extended: Iran
Building on strategic reserve
In search of a clear policy
Changes in Companies Act notified
TB: India study confirms Xpert diagnostic test’s superiority
Climate engineering may save coral reefs
Key to more efficient polymer solar cells

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Capital area to be raised by 2 metres to avoid flood
Banana growers explore new export markets
Curiosity on new journey on Mars
‘Four Indians among world’s 100 most powerful women’
China doesn’t recognise ‘illegal’ McMahon Line
Modi to sign key agreements on Dhaka visit
AAP seeks amendment to Constitution
Ganga-Brahmaputra basin mapped

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

‘ACB can act against Delhi police’
Court comes down heavily on Centre
SC sets deadline for Bengal to reconstitute civic bodies
Round-the-world solar plane readies for Pacific crossing
Bangladesh ratifies boundary pact protocol
Buhari assumes charge as President
… yet successful abroad
Loan recovery eludes banks, but growth beats China
Gold monetisation, a bold initiative

Monday, May 25, 2015

Nobel-winning game theorist John Nash dead

Heat wave continues; toll rises in Telangana

India set to become water scarce by 2025: report

Polite sparring reveals strain in government-SC ties

Gujjars intensify stir as talks fail

Sterile mosquitoes released in China to fight dengue

Gandak Canal gates opened, India alerted

China sets up Silk Road gold fund

Pushing the envelope in foreign policy

Best poised to deliver results

Role of education in moulding students for a knowledge society

May 24, Sunday

Centre’s move may deprive Kejriwal of anti-graft body
Sweden sees scope for investment in India
Modi-led panels discuss appointment of CIC, CVC
Becomes first country to legalise gay wedlock through popular vote
Forex reserves at record high
Ecological suicide
Mainland apathy
Indifference or restraint?

Saturday, May 23, 2015

L-G well within his powers to appoint officials, says Centre
Global warming responsible for ecology loss, not us: Manali taxi drivers to SC
SpaceX cargo ship returns to Earth
BJP’s volte-face on full statehood for Delhi
Law panel moots joint custody of minors of divorced parents
Ties with China looking up, says Doval
Prabhu for boosting ties with Dhaka
‘Myanmar should extend citizenship to Rohingya’
More constitutional than political
An education in acronyms
Creating an energy-efficient model

Friday, May 22, 2015

RBI wins battle to keep debt management role
Rajan has struck a cautious note
Gujjars demand 5% quota
Nelong Valley opens for tourists first time since 1962
Half of Syria now under Islamic State’s control
LHC breaks energy record
The distant goal of cooperative federalism
March of the IS
Norms eased for investments by NRIs, PIOs, OCIs
Ease of doing business: RBI hints at simplified forex rules

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Hungarian author awarded Man Booker International
Delhi enjoys special status: Jung
India wants China’s backing for Security Council, NSG entry
States unlikely to bridge gap in funding
Boat migrants to get temporary shelter
N. Korea claims nuclear breakthrough
State of flux in Delhi
The strategy behind the inaction
There’s no free Chinese lunch...
SEBI notifies norms for MFs managing offshore money
Upgraded detector to study gravitational waves
Real-time identification of algal blooms a reality
Repurposed antibiotic shows promise

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The Big Data conundrum

Kejriwal, Jung take their fight to President

Clarity needed on L-G’s discretionary powers

India’s eye on universe ready for tests

Sirisena vows to strengthen reconciliation

Govt may do away with mandatory RBI approval for FDI

We are pushed to competitive monetary easing: Rajan

58% of Indian employers face talent crunch: survey

“Professionals of Indian origin most successful in U.K.”

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Seoul to provide aid for smart cities in India
TS firm to produce injectible polio vaccine
Kudremukh park may not get tiger reserve tag
Death reignites debate on Right to Life
In one year of Modi govt., military modernisation picks up pace
Clean Ganga project seeks corporate, NRI participation
Work begins on HR management project
Pranab lauds land pact with Bangladesh
It’s now Act East policy: Modi
Kick-starting an economic revival
The court is still in session
A system under trial
Cairn seeks revision in Rajasthan block’s pricing formula
Law coming to punish Ganga polluters

Monday, May 18, 2015

Mongolia gets $1-bn credit gift
From July, people can monitor highly polluting industries online
India, EU can break FTA deadlock: envoy
Ties with Mongolia based on spiritual links, ideals: Modi
More HSBC accounts under the scanner: SIT
Taking a comprehensive view of quakes
Caution and optimism

Sunday, May 17, 2015

21 MoUs to bring in $22 billion
Challenge will be to get China to ‘Make in India’
10 years after RTI, activists face hurdles, transparency under cloud
RBI intervention leads to slower forex growth
Caught in the Central Asian vortex
Trade unions prepare to confront govt. on reforms

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May 16 Saturday , 2015 

Ordinance route not possible for special category: Venkaiah
Sahitya Akademi to publish satirical poem on Gandhi: Jnanpith winner
India grants e-visas for Chinese nationals
‘States will seek bigger role in foreign policy’
Work begins on emergency response system
New treatment for diabetes in offing: study
10 years after RTI, transparency under cloud
‘Gender equality played a vital role in evolution’
Scotland’s peaceful revolution
Get real with public sector banks
Right to have a childhood
New age Indians to spur retail market to $1.2 trillion by 2025
Spotlight on Rohingya, Asia's pariah people
Towards a reasonable border solution
Plane to fly through Venus

Friday, May 15, 2015

Visit to Xian evokes umbilical ties
Researchers map evolution of Ebola in Sierra Leone
Goce gravity boost to geothermal hunt
Free speech is not an absolute right: SC
India keen on Chinese knowhow
Japan: military expansion approved
Crisis at sea
Strategy shift
Not business as usual
RBI relaxes norms for IDF-NBFCs
India honoured for contribution to UN Peacekeeping
Cabinet approves Namami Gange programme
Bionic brain soon a reality?
E-commerce: demand for parity between online and offline FDI policy

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Politicians lose space in govt. ads
Cultural parks planned to lift Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai spirit
Delhi Govt. not to allow FDI in retail
Total ban on child labour soon
‘It is a Buddhist renaissance in China’
India way behind on WHO health targets
Parliament clears black money Bill
INS Vikrant launch on May 28
LS clears amendments “diluting” Whistle Blowers Protection Act
Vatican recognises state of Palestine
A long march to a new relationship
Partners in conservation
When Nehru and Mao met
Trees: high CO {-2} boosts water-use efficiency
Pluto’s faintest known moons spotted
National Innovation Foundation and ICAR join hands
Seismic network’s efficacy proved during Nepal earthquake
India, a victim of e-waste crime