Don’t Have a Passport? The Government’s New Rules Make This the Perfect Time to Get One!

The Ministry of External Affairs has announced various modifications to the passport rules, aimed at easing the process of issue of passport. Many new rules for various sections of society have also been announced. Rakesh Dubbudu from Factly takes a closer look. The...

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Gymnast Dipa Karmakar returns BMW presented by Sachin Tendulkar

Indias lone gymnast Dipa Karmarkar, who finished fourth at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has returned the BMW handed over to her by cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar. The luxurious car was presented to the 22-year-old for her incredible performance at the Olympics, despite...

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Virat Kohli denies reports of engagement to Anushka Sharma

Indian cricket superstar and Test captain Virat Kohli has taken to Twitter to quash speculation over the buzz that he and Bollywood star Anushka Sharma were set to be engaged in Dehradun. In a couple of tweets he put paid to all the rumours that were floating around...

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Air India New Year sale offers flight tickets for Rs 849

Flight tickets for Rs 849 Air India is back with its New Year special sale which is offering all-inclusive flight tickets to destinations within India for Rs 849. The tickets are for economy class and are valid for a few sectors on Air India and Alliance Air flights....

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CISF makes carrying of Aadhar Card compulsory for airport staffers from January 1

aadhar card compulsary carry on 1st january 2017 at airport The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is responsible for the security at the airport, has issued these new guidelines. In an effort to boost security, the airport employees across the country...

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Karnataka: Over 900 cylinder blast in Chikkaballapura district

Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) [India], Dec.26 (ANI): In an untoward incident, more than 900 cylinders stored in two trucks blast near Chintamani in Karnataka's Chikkaballapura district The blast led to huge fire that engulfed two trucks and a Bolero vehicle. However, no...

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How private companies are using Aadhaar to try to deliver better services (but there's a catch)

In 2006, Ajay Trehan set up AuthBridge, a background verification company in Gurgaon. That was a time when business process outsourcing was booming. Global companies like Citibank were relocating back-office functions to India. Outfits like AuthBridge sprang up in response...

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Residences, offices of seven Karnataka officials raided

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec. 22 (ANI): The Anti-Corruption Bureau has conducted searches in the houses and offices of seven Karnataka government officials after obtaining information regarding the officials owning "disproportionate assets" to their legal income. The...

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Hyderabad: Unaccounted income worth Rs 7 crore seized from cab driver's account

Income tax authorities revealed that the account holder was a cab driver and could not explain the sources of the cash deposits. More Continuing its crackdown against unaccounted income and black money hoarders, sleuths of the Income Tax department on Thursday found...

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Just a one-day drama: How banks coped with the RBI’s flip-flops on deposits above Rs 5,000

In the branch manager’s office of Union Bank’s Grant Road branch in Mumbai, Mohammed Farooq, a small-scale trader, was trying to explain why he hadn’t been able to deposit demonetised notes worth Rs 19,000 so far. “I had been busy with family matters, the bank lines...

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I-T department raids BJP leader Sushil Waswani for allegedly laundering huge sums of black money

The raid was simultaneously conducted at 12 different locations in Bhopal on Tuesday that includes his house in the Bairagarh township and the three hotels he owns in various parts of Bhopal. More Sushil Vaswani, the BJP leader has been raided by the Income Tax department...

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Jadeja engineers India's 4-0 rout of England

England's miserable tour of India ended on an inglorious note as a final-day batting collapse in Chennai saw the tourists beaten by an innings and 75 runs to increase the pressure on skipper Alastair Cook. With the series already beyond them heading into the fifth and...

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Cyclone Vardah Destroys The Set Of Rajinikanth’s Film 2.0

Cyclone Vardah, which recently hit Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has created havoc and affected people from all walks of life. This cyclone has even created havoc on sets of Rajinikanth’s film 2.0. Reportedly, the sets of this highest budgeted movie of the Indian cinema...

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Russian plane crashes in Siberia with 16 injured

An IL-18 aeroplane belonging to the Russian defence ministry has crashed in Yakutia in Siberia with 39 people on board. The defence ministry said 16 people were seriously injured, correcting earlier reports that 27 had died. The plane was carrying 32 passengers and...

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Petrol price hiked by Rs 2.21 a litre, diesel by Rs 1.79

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) With the global oil prices going over $50 a barrel earlier this week, state-run Indian Oil Corp on Friday hiked the prices of transport fuels -- of petrol by Rs 2.21 a litre, and of diesel by Rs 1.79 at Delhi, with corresponding increase in other...

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Government's latest scheme to declare black money opens Saturday

New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) - which is being slated as another chance for people to come clean on their unaccounted income - will come into effect from December 17 (Saturday) and will remain open for over three months, a top...

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Cyber fraud alert! Delete these 4 apps on your smartphone immediately or risk getting hacked, warns Govt

The home ministry, citing security intelligence reports, has asked citizens to delete four applications on their mobile phones immediately. Pakistani cyber criminals have apparently released four malware-ridden apps on major app stores, which, if installed on the smartphones,...

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WhatsApp new features will make sure couples stay in love, forever

WhatsApp is constantly testing new features to see how the world's largest cross-platform messaging application could be of more use. The latest beta build of WhatsApp shows a rather interesting feature that could save a lot of unwanted embarrassment. According to the...

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This is why Patanjali is facing a Rs 11 lakh fine

Yoga guru Ramdev's company Patanjali Ayurved Ltd has been slapped with a Rs. 11 lakh fine by a city court for misbranding and misrepresentation of its products. The fine has to be paid within a month.  The case had been ongoing since November 2012....

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