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    IT sector worried; India to take up visa fee with U.S.  –  (Economics) India will soon schedule discussions with the U.S. to raise its concerns over the Obama administration’s recent decision to hike visa fees, official sources told The…

    LPG subsidy linked to income  –   (Governance) In a move that is bound to raise the hackles of a sizeable number of consumers, the government has declared that those who earned over Rs. 10 lakh in the…

    Genome of the Asian elephant sequenced for the first time in India  –   (Environment) Why is there an increase in tuskless males among Asian elephants? Why do only males have tusks in Asia, while in Africa, both…

    SC steps in before U.P. Lokayukta takes over  –   (Indian Polity) In a dramatic twist 24 hours before Justice (retired) Virendra Singh is scheduled to swear in for an eight-year term as the Uttar Pradesh Lokayukta, the…

  MHA sends back anti-conversion Bills  –   (Indian Polity) Even as the BJP-led NDA government has favoured an anti-conversion law — it has put the onus on the Opposition — the Ministry of Home Affairs has sent the pending…

    Luxury diesel vehicles banned in Delhi, NCR  –   (Environment) In a strong step to release the stranglehold of air pollution on the Capital city, the Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed a ban on the registration of diesel-run…

      China consolidates in Africa following $60 billion pledge  –    (Economics) China is set to expand investments in Africa that would help absorb its excess manufacturing capacity as part of an effort to re-engage with the continent…

    Israel is systematically killing Palestinians: Abbas  –   (International Relation) Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas has said the recent eruption of violence in Jerusalem and West Bank is a “reaction to the violence and atrocities committed by Israeli security…

      Supreme Court will ensure rule of law, says CJI Thakur  –    (Indian Polity) Noting that there is a political angle to the whole religious intolerance debate, Chief Justice of India Tirath Singh Thakur sent a strong…