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Manish Patel admitted to presenting a forged Indian passport to Border Patrol agents. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Panel seeks changes in passport Act to prevent fraudsters from fleeing...

The law is aimed at quickly recovering losses to exchequer or PSBs in cases of frauds.

29 July 2018 10:41 AM IST

Niti CEO says 10 pc growth not possible without improving HDI

In 2016 UN Human Development Report, India had slipped one place to rank 131st among 188 countries in HDI.

29 July 2018 10:18 AM IST

Trai Chief RS Sharma

After TRAI chief's Aadhaar dare, hacker busts Sharma's safety claim

A French hacker posted what he said was Sharma's 'personal address, phone number and his alternate phone number'.

29 July 2018 5:20 AM IST

The United Nations (UN) is reeling under alarming financial crisis and is also appealing to its member to pay up to the international body, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said.

United Nations runs out of money, urges members to pay up

Earlier this year, the US cut off the financial aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

28 July 2018 4:16 PM IST

Former Finance Minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram addresses a press conference at AICC in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Sighting 2019 polls, Congress launches Shakti App in Karnataka

Chidambaram urged party workers to put their best foot forward in the membership enrolment drive.

28 July 2018 4:01 PM IST

The boys have been recovering in hospital since they were rescued over three days last week and will be discharged on Thursday. (Photo: AP)

Families spend double on out-patient medical needs in Metros

Medicines account for 40 per cent of the out-patient healthcare spend in a metro.

28 July 2018 3:26 PM IST

Despite substantial rise in the number of women joining workforce in India, gender parity continues to suffer.

Gender equality will increase women workforce participation, says SBI

There has been a drop in about 10 percentage points among women workers from 2004-05 to 2011-12.

28 July 2018 1:23 PM IST

48 per cent of IT professionals in India believe their organisations are failing to carry out all procedures in line with data protection laws. (Photo: Pixabay)

Panel proposes 'India only' policy for critical personal data

A new data protection law will override all other notifications and regulations on data storage.

28 July 2018 1:00 PM IST

Union Road Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari. (Photo: PTI)

Nitin Gadkari welcomes decision of transporters to end strike

Gadkari further said the government was

28 July 2018 10:37 AM IST

Chidambarams statement comes close to the heel of appointment of former Intelligence Bureau director Dineshwar Sharma as interlocutor for J-K by the Modi government. (Photo: PTI/File)

28 pc GST rate added the Excise, VAT and CST, says Chidambaram

He also said that scores of small and medium-sized enterprises have been shattered because of the high interest rates.

28 July 2018 10:26 AM IST

US President Donald Trump

Global investment flows tumble on Trump's tax reform, says OECD

The long-term impact is more difficult to predict but could be significant.

28 July 2018 6:11 AM IST

On a weekly basis, the Sensex rallied 358.06 points, or 1.28 per cent, and the Nifty 99.70 points, or 1.15 per cent.

Sensex scales 37,000 mountain

It has taken the Sensex six months (January 23-July 27) to advance to the 37,000-level from 36,000.

28 July 2018 5:40 AM IST