Supreme Court clarifies that RTI is applicable on all institutions which get substantial money from public and public dealing

India beat South Africa by 7 wickets in 2nd T20I in Mohali. After winning the toss Virat Kohli opted to field and South Africa finished 149/5 in 20 overs. Kohli notched up another record, the highest run-scorer in T20 cricket, after remaining unbeaten at 72.

Punjab Traffic Policeman, Gurbaksh Singh, earns praise for filling potholes on the roads. Millions die every year due to bad roads and potholes in India. 

By Spoorthy Raman   Researchers, led by IIT Bombay, design a system to forecast floods in Chennai During the fag end of 2015, Chennai experienced severe floods resulting in the death of about 500 people and economic losses of about 50,000 crores INR. The flooding stranded the city and was termed a 'man-made disaster' resulting from irresponsible water management and rapid urbanisation. The northeast monsoon of the year left most parts of South India marooned, ex

London overtakes India’s financial capital Mumbai in rupee trading. Traders show their confidence in Rupee in hope of the currency bouncing back soon

Heavy rainfall brings relief to parched Chennai. The city recorded 108 mm of rain. 

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury says the Government must review the new Motor Vehicle Act and should raise awareness among the citizens instead of penalising them with such hefty fines

Economic slowdown dents Government’s direct tax collection target. Net direct tax collections during April 1-September 15, 2019 grew just 5% to Rs 4.4 lakh crore

Commuters in Delhi-NCR have a harrowing time as a transporters strike hits bus and cab services. Chaos reigns at railway stations and the airport

Supreme Court issues directions to Centre to restore normalcy in Kashmir while keeping in mind the national interest. CJI Ranjan Gogoi says, "If required, I will visit J&K".  

Supreme Court issues notice to the Centre over Farooq Abdullah's detention and allows former J&K CM Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit Jammu, Anantnag, Baramulla and Srinagar on condition that he not hold any political rallies. Sidharth Pandey reports  

Champions League holder Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool men were handed a shocking defeat by Carlo Ancelloti’s Napoli. The scoreboard after a rigorous 90 minutes and extra time was 2-0. Dries Mertens' penalty and Fernando Llorente's late goal following a sloppy Virgil van Dijk error consigned the Reds to a fourth successive defeat on the road in the Champions League group stages. Sadio Mane and Mo Salah troubled Napoli’s defence with their pace but the Sene

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his centrist challenger, the former army chief Benny Gantz, are locked in a tight race in a general election. Exit polls show them neck-in-neck with 32 seats apiece, as 96.9% of votes in Israel's Tuesday election have been counted, the Kan public broadcaster says.  According to the partial results, Netanyahu’s Likud party and Grantz’s Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) party won each 32 out of 120 Knesset (Parli

Protests in different parts of Pakistan against the alleged murder of a Sindhi Hindu girl who was found dead inside her hostel room

Chief Justice of India(CJI) Ranjan Gogoi sets a deadline for the conclusion of Ayodhya hearing and expects the hearing to conclude by October 18.  

Human Rights activists in America are protesting against Gates Foundation’s Global Goals Award being presented to PM Modi, asking the Foundation to rescind the award because of Modi’s human rights record   

In Ludhiana, a person was caught on camera while trying to steal a baby who was sleeping outside with his mother  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an ordinance prohibiting the manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes in India. pic.twitter.com/qayCrQHPZp — ANI (@ANI) September 18, 2019 According to the Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the production, manufacturing, import, export, transport, sale, distribution or advertisement of e-cigarettes is a cognizable offence.  The decision was taken because a lot of young people think 'it's cool' to vape and

The online gaming industry in India is riding a crest of popularity, with increasing mobile penetration and high usage. According to a KPMG report titled 'India's digital future', the gaming industry on a growth trajectory as its revenues nearly doubled in the past four years. The gaming segment was amongst the outperformers in the M&E industry in FY19, growing at a rate of 41.6 per cent. The industry had a valuation of Rs 4,380 crore in FY18, wh

Sept.18 - Watch GoPlus Top News of the day with Rupai Tewari Chief Justice of India(CJI) Ranjan Gogoi sets a deadline for the conclusion of Ayodhya hearing and expects the hearing to conclude by October 18. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) is an integral part of India. Jaishankar also added that one day we will have physical jurisdiction over it. CPI(M) leader Yousuf Tarigami criticises the Centre for peddling normalcy narrative about the situation in K

SC Reserves Orders In SC/ST Act Review Plea. Petitioners had challenged the decision by the top court which struck down automatic arrest in cases under SC/ST( Prevention of Atrocities) Act

Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is dealt a big blow in the country's elections as his Likud Party manages to secure just 31 seats out of 120  

Check out the latest updates of the first Ashes 2019 test. Australia opted to bat against England host England at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The Playing XI of both the teams is as follows: England: Rory Burns, Jason Roy, Joe Root(c), Joe Denly, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, James Anderson Australia: David Warner, Cameron Bancroft, Usman Khawaja, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Matthew Wade, Tim Paine(w/c), James Pattinson, Pat Cummins, Peter

Sept.18 - India beat South Africa by 7 wickets in the second T20I to go 1-0 up in the 3-match series. Sent into bat, South Africa scored 149/5 against India at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.  Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten half-century to guide his team to victory in 19th over. Brief Scores South Africa - 149/5 in 20 Overs (Quinton de Kock - 52, Temba Bavuma - 49, Deepak Chahar - 2/22) India - 151/3 in 20 Ove

Kashmir Valley on edge after troop deployment and the central advisories asking Amarnath pilgrims and tourists to leave the region. The Congress attacks the government, says the move is unprecedented.

Watch GoHeadlines: Top News of the Hour in 90 seconds: Transport strike in Delhi-NCR against heavy fines Petrol, Diesel prices continue to soar     Jharkhand Mob lynching: Murder charges reimposed on 11 accused Amit Shah: NRC to be introduced across the country CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi, wants WB to be renamed ‘Bangla’ Four new judges appointed to the Supreme Court Heavy rain alert in Mumbai and surrounding areas UN Secretary General Antonio

After a lot of outrage, Jharkhand Police reimposes murder charges on all the accused involved in Tabrez Ansari's lynching case. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 pm on Thursday. This comes two days after Parliament passed a resolution revoking certain provisions of Article 370 which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and passing a bill that bifurcates the state into two union territories.

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday displayed wreckage of drones and cruise missiles it said were used in weekend attacks on its critical oil infrastructure as “undeniable” evidence of Iranian involvement. Displaying remnants of drones and missiles recovered from the attack sites at Abqaiq and Khurais, Saudi defense ministry spokesman Turki al-Maliki showed maps aimed at proving the strikes originated from the north and were “unquestionably sponsored by Iran

Deluge in the Eastern part of Uttar Pradesh throws normal life out of gear. Ballia is the worst affected district in the region. 

Angel Di Maria's heroic brace against his former club helped Thomas Tuchel's PSG claim a 3-0 home win over Real Madrid in their Champions League Group A opening game on Wednesday.  PSG know for their fierce attacking forwards were playing without the likes of Neymar Jr., Kylian Mbappe & Edinson Cavani while Los Blancos definitely missed their captain and star defender, Sergio Ramos.  He fired home with 14 minutes played after J

*Transport strike in Delhi-NCR hits public *Chidambaram’s judicial custody extended *Mamata meets Shah, raises Assam NRC issue *FMCG sector sees worst slowdown in 15 years  *Murder charges reimposed in Tabrez lynching case *Jharkhand dangles paid reporting offer to journalists *Centre misses tax collection target *Pakistan refuses to open airspace for PM Modi’s flights *Petrol, Diesel prices continue to rise   *Markets continue to slide 

Students of the Himachal Pradesh National Law University stage protest against fee hike and lack of facilities at the hostel. Today is the third day of their protest. 

Watch The Top News Headlines At This Hour In 90 Seconds Chidambaram plea: Delhi High Court seeks CBI response Sonia chairs top Congress huddle Rain fury kills over 200 in Madhya Pradesh

US President Donald Trump visits a newly constructed section of the US-Mexico border wall and shows off a prototype of his proposed 30-foot-high wall, describing it as "virtually impenetrable".   

Congress leader Meem Afzal takes a jibe at Yogi Government as it completes 2.5 years in power and asks, “why there is unemployment & lack of law & order in the state if everything if so glossy as the CM claims?”

Hailing from Maoist-affected Malkangiri district of Odisha, a 27-year-old tribal woman has become the first tribal from the state to achieve the feat of becoming a commercial pilot

Western India that comprises three states Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa, and two union territories, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, has more educated job seekers than North India Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar has sparked a controversy with his statement that there is no dearth of employment opportunities in the country but recruiters visiting North India complain of lack of “quality people” to fill vacancies. “There is no dearth of job o

Actor-Politician Kamal Haasan in a video message says, "No Shah, Sultan or Samrat must renege on unity in diversity promise" in reply to Home Minister Amit Shah's 'One Nation-One Language'    

A 13-year-old Raipur teenager, Kavya Chawda, has perfected the art of mirror writing. Kavya can write in both English & Hindi using both her hands.   

Crude oil prices may spike after Houthi rebels drone attack on Saudi's Aramco oil storage. Petrol & Diesel prices are expected to go up.     

Congress leader Jitin Prasada says MoS Labour & Employment Santosh Gangwar must apologise for his ‘ North Indian youth are incapable of getting jobs’ comment and adds that it is because of people of North India that BJP is in power at the centre. 

Swami Chinmayanand has fallen ill after a law student, who has accused Chinmayanand of blackmail and rape, recorded her statement against the accused in the court of the chief judicial magistrate under Section 164.

The Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra have finalised their seat-sharing arrangement for the assembly elections scheduled to be held next month. On Monday, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said the two parties would contest 125 seats each, leaving 38 seats for the allies. pic.twitter.com/XzuyJUWB3B — ANI (@ANI) September 16, 2019 In the 2014 assembly polls, the two parties had contested separately, in which both had fared poorly. While the Congress had won 42 s

In the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, Congress & NCP will contest on 125 seats each while the allied parties will contest on the remaining 38 seats. NCP President Sharad Pawar made the announcement on Monday.  

A BBC video is going viral on social media of Shaolin Kung fu students training in a group for which they have practiced all their school life. Their surreal coordination and discipline will amaze you.

Indian Police Foundation shared an awareness video on social media and urged people to abide by the traffic rules.   

Karnataka’s BJP chief minister BS Yediyurappa said all Indian languages are equal, rejecting the party president and Union home minister Amit Shah’s appeal to promote Hindi language. Playing the Kannada identity card, Yediyurrappa on Twitter clarified his stance over according primacy to Hindi: “All official languages in our country are equal. However, as far as Karnataka is concerned, Kannada is the principal language. We will never compromise its importance and ar

Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa in a tweet said, all official languages are equal in India and he won’t compromise with Kannada’s importance in the state’s culture. Few days earlier, Amit Shah had sparked debate when he advocated Hindi to be the only national language  

Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, one of Independent India’s most populist leaders, celebrates his 69th birthday on Tuesday, here are some of the milestones he crossed in his political career: After being an RSS worker for several years, Modi entered mainstream politics by joining the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in 1987. Within a year, he was made the General Secretary of the party’s Gujarat unit. In 1995, when BJP came to power individually in Gujarat, Modi was appoint