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• 4G download speed in India three times below global average08 Jun, 2017 07:29 AM ISTEven worse, average 3G download speeds across the country are less than 1 Mbps, which could go down to as low as 10 Kbps for some 3G subscribers.
• From 16th June, you pay a different price every day for petrol and diesel08 Jun, 2017 04:20 PM ISTState oil companies will revise petrol and diesel prices daily across the country from June 16, an extension of a pilot running in five cities since May 1.
• Dear FM, rate cuts are killing jobs and you’re pushing for it!08 Jun, 2017 02:52 PM ISTWhen cost of capital becomes cheaper than labour, companies replace labour with capital.
• Indian Army prepared for a two and a half front war: Army Chief Bipin Rawat08 Jun, 2017 01:07 PM IST"Even the PM has stated that for the last forty years not even a single bullet has been fired on the Indo-China border," said General Rawat.
• How this monetary policy brought simmering tension between RBI, government to the fore08 Jun, 2017 07:29 AM ISTUrjit Patel set the cat among the pigeons when he declared that all the officials of the MPC had declined the finance ministry’s request for a meeting.
• IT companies may cold-shoulder BTech-only techies in future, says Mohandas Pai07 Jun, 2017 03:42 PM ISTWhen asked about salary of freshers not growing in the Information Technology IT industry in the past two decades, Pai termed it as a "great tragedy".
• No terror havens in Pakistan, says top diplomat; audience bursts into laughter08 Jun, 2017 07:15 PM IST"What is there funny about," a visibly irritated Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, the Pakistan Ambassador to the US, told the audience who laughed at him.
• Isro: How calculated risks have translated into more frequent and sophisticated launches08 Jun, 2017 11:17 AM ISTThe successful launch of the Geostationary Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III on Monday was a major milestone in Isro’s five-decade history.
• Farmer ends life, says don't cremate me till CM Devendra Fadnavis meets demands08 Jun, 2017 03:06 PM ISTDhanaji Jadhav, 45, hung himself from a tree near his house at Veet village in Karmala tehsil last night, Solapur Collector Rajendra Bhosale
• Why, despite bountiful harvest, India's farmers are in despair08 Jun, 2017 01:20 PM ISTThe primary reason farming is unviable is that farms here are now among the world's smallest (the global average land-holding size is 5.5 hectares).
• Yogi Adityanath goes the extra mile to woo India Inc08 Jun, 2017 12:54 AM ISTThe govt waived off the stamp duty Samsung had to pay for the lease of land for a project worth Rs 4,900 crore in Noida, in an effort to bring businesses to UP.
• Using human shield is not Indian Army norm: General Bipin Rawat08 Jun, 2017 01:07 PM ISTThe Army Chief maintains that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is not as bad as it is portrayed in the media and dismisses a perception that people of the state are against the Army.
• Booking a domestic flight? You may soon need your passport or Aadhaar card as ID09 Jun, 2017 01:10 AM ISTA white paper will be given on creating seamless travel, after which comments from public then a decision on this issue, says aviation minister Jayant Sinha
• How Rahul Gandhi was transported from Delhi to Madhya Pradesh08 Jun, 2017 07:49 PM ISTHe took a chartered plane from Delhi to Udaipur in Rajasthan and then left for Madhya Pradesh by road "in a four wheeler," said Udaipur IG Anand Srivastava.
• Air India new fleet plan on hold after privatisation proposal07 Jun, 2017 08:52 PM ISTAI's board of directors had approved a proposal to induct seven Boeing 787-9 aircraft in its fleet with the aim to improve connectivity to the USA and Canada.
• BJP government faces test after Shiv Sena ministers skip meet on farmers issue08 Jun, 2017 12:33 AM ISTSena ministers had asked for the cabinet to discuss the issue of a farm loan waiver but since the CM did not accept their demands they boycotted the meet.
• How Saudi Arabia and allies strong-armed Qatar, blindsided US07 Jun, 2017 09:56 PM ISTSaudis had reached a 'dead end' with Qatar and decided for the first time in 20 years to take action to damage its neighbour's interests, source said.
• View: Will Modi keep his Paris pledge or dump it like Trump did? These 3 factors will decide08 Jun, 2017 08:39 PM ISTIndia has not yet had to make a real choice between growing and sticking to climate goals. If India’s economy does take off, Modi might face that choice.
• Pakistan using shrine donations to fund terrorism in India08 Jun, 2017 10:21 AM ISTThe police suspect that ISI may have set up several donation boxes at multiple locations in border areas to fund its espionage activities.
• Reserve Bank of India looks for honourable exit07 Jun, 2017 06:50 PM ISTIf demonetisation had put a question mark on the credibility of RBI, its erroneous prophesy on inflation has left it looking for a course correction.

• IT companies may cold-shoulder BTech-only techies in future, says Mohandas Pai07 Jun, 2017 03:42 PM ISTWhen asked about salary of freshers not growing in the Information Technology IT industry in the past two decades, Pai termed it as a "great tragedy".
• China is likely to set up military base in Pakistan: Pentagon07 Jun, 2017 05:47 PM ISTChinese leaders, the US report said, appeared committed to defense spending hikes for the "foreseeable future," even as economic growth slows.
• 4G download speed in India three times below global average08 Jun, 2017 07:29 AM ISTEven worse, average 3G download speeds across the country are less than 1 Mbps, which could go down to as low as 10 Kbps for some 3G subscribers.
• One nation, one tax department: I-T takes cue from GST07 Jun, 2017 06:21 AM ISTThis will mean that a taxpayer in Mumbai could be assessed by an income tax officer located in Patna, a significant leap toward eradicating corruption.
• PM Narendra Modi ready for no-frills, no-thrills, no-spills visit to US07 Jun, 2017 12:14 PM ISTExpectations are low for outcomes from the visit amid unsettled conditions in US, including domestic turmoil and US' fraught global ties with many nations.
• From 16th June, you pay a different price every day for petrol and diesel08 Jun, 2017 04:20 PM ISTState oil companies will revise petrol and diesel prices daily across the country from June 16, an extension of a pilot running in five cities since May 1.
• Dear FM, rate cuts are killing jobs and you’re pushing for it!08 Jun, 2017 02:52 PM ISTWhen cost of capital becomes cheaper than labour, companies replace labour with capital.
• Indian Army prepared for a two and a half front war: Army Chief Bipin Rawat08 Jun, 2017 01:07 PM IST"Even the PM has stated that for the last forty years not even a single bullet has been fired on the Indo-China border," said General Rawat.
• How this monetary policy brought simmering tension between RBI, government to the fore08 Jun, 2017 07:29 AM ISTUrjit Patel set the cat among the pigeons when he declared that all the officials of the MPC had declined the finance ministry’s request for a meeting.
• Government won't allow cash fees payments in universities, colleges anymore07 Jun, 2017 07:30 PM ISTThe HRD Ministry has asked UGC to ensure that all monetary transactions in higher educational institutions are done through digital modes of payment.
• Iran hits back at India, inks gas field deal with Russian firm07 Jun, 2017 07:48 AM ISTIran's oil minister Bijan Zanganeh recently told Argus, the top global energy market information provider, that Farzad-B field was among three such agreements signed with Gazprom.
• No terror havens in Pakistan, says top diplomat; audience bursts into laughter08 Jun, 2017 07:15 PM IST"What is there funny about," a visibly irritated Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry, the Pakistan Ambassador to the US, told the audience who laughed at him.
• Growth has slowed down due to demonetisation: Manmohan Singh06 Jun, 2017 04:32 PM ISTSingh, in his intervention at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meet, talked about the decline in the economic growth as depicted in the last quarter GDP numbers.
• Private vehicles making city life hellish, use bicycle: Venkaiah Naidu07 Jun, 2017 01:19 PM IST"Adding vehicles is becoming a major problem. There are one crore vehicles in Delhi; Mumbai will not be lagging behind. Life is becoming hell," he told.
• Reserve Bank of India looks for honourable exit07 Jun, 2017 06:50 PM ISTIf demonetisation had put a question mark on the credibility of RBI, its erroneous prophesy on inflation has left it looking for a course correction.
• All well between RBI & govt? Governor says MPC said no to Finance Ministry invite07 Jun, 2017 03:40 PM ISTSetting up of MPC was criticised as interfering in RBI’s autonomy. But the govt’s thrust to drive its agenda in MPC seems to have received a shock from this move.
• Geopolitical bias blinds India to benefits of cooperation with China: daily07 Jun, 2017 02:23 PM IST"New Delhi is over-concerned about Beijing's intentions, and there are even critical voices in India against Modi's China-friendly remarks," an article in Global Times said.
• Isro: How calculated risks have translated into more frequent and sophisticated launches08 Jun, 2017 11:17 AM ISTThe successful launch of the Geostationary Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark III on Monday was a major milestone in Isro’s five-decade history.
• Reserve Bank of India seen on hold as liquidity provides support07 Jun, 2017 07:21 AM ISTThe RBI is still grappling with more than $60 billion in excess liquidity after the government’s crackdown on high-denomination notes last year.
• Farmer ends life, says don't cremate me till CM Devendra Fadnavis meets demands08 Jun, 2017 03:06 PM ISTDhanaji Jadhav, 45, hung himself from a tree near his house at Veet village in Karmala tehsil last night, Solapur Collector Rajendra Bhosale