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    ‘Zero Rating’ will enhance Net access: Zuckerberg  –    (science and Technology) “Most of the folks who are pushing for Net neutrality have access to the Internet already. But the people who are not yet on the Internet…

    Blood banks can borrow from one another  –   (Health) In a major modification to the National Blood Policy, blood banks will now be able to borrow units from one another in case of a shortage. The Union…

    NJAC judgment ignored basic structure of Constitution: Jaitley  –    (Indian Polity) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has strongly criticised the Supreme Court’s scrapping of the 99th Constitutional Amendment or the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act, saying…

    After IAF, Navy opens its doors to women pilots  –    (Defence) After the Air Force opened its doors to women fighter pilots, the Navy has decided to follow suit. However, they will be shore-based for the moment,…

    India adopting dangerous military policies, says Sharif  –   (International Relation) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday accused India of setting off a new arms race in South Asia and not responding to his peace overtures, while…

      Supreme Court takes up cause of Muslim women  –    (Indian Polity) Thirty years after the Supreme Court urged the government to frame a uniform civil code to “help in the cause of national integration” in the…

    To put an end to abuse of children, HC suggests castration of rapists  –    (Indian Polity) In yet another strongly worded judgment from the Madras High Court, a judge has suggested that the Central government consider castration…

      Modi lays foundation, new Amaravati is born  –    (Governance) The first brick of the ‘People’s Capital’ of Andhra Pradesh was symbolically put in place by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday when he laid the foundation…

    Australian High Commission expresses concern over tattoo incident  –   (International Relation) The Australian High Commission has expressed “concern” over media reports of an Australian citizen “being threatened with violence and detained by police because of a tattoo”.…

    Nuclear deal not on Sharif’s agenda  –   (International Relation) Ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s three-day tour of the United States, both countries ruled out a nuclear deal between them, but Pakistan went a step further…