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Information Technology and youth are India's two major assets, says PM Modi

He said the '4th Industrial Revolution' will change the nature of jobs and provide more opportunities

Asia Cup 2018 Pak vs Ban highlights: Bangladesh beat Pakistan by 37 runs

Bangladesh will now take on India in the title clash in Dubai on Friday.

Modi, Rahul greet ex-prime minister Manmohan Singh on his 86th birthday

Dr Manmohan Singh served as the former prime minister between 2004 and 2014 during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government

Modi to inaugurate Sikkim's first-ever airport today: All you need to know

Sikkim's dream of having an airport will come true nine years after a foundation stone of the greenfield airport was laid, around 33 km from Gangtok, in 2009

Promising healthcare for everyone, PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat

The government is working in a holistic way to improve the country's health sector, said PM Modi

SC orders constructions after 1992 in Kant Enclave to be demolished

The apex court ordered compensation of Rs 5 million each to those whose construction were to be demolished

Sugar sector demands MSP hike by Rs 7/kg; may push up the retail price

Industry players said it would still be lower than the rate at which sugar was selling in the open markets last year

UIDAI extends deadline to implement Aadhaar virtual ID till October-end

UIDAI also extended the deadline for implementation of other means like UID token and limited e-KYC for authentication of user agencies

Tata Capital Financial to raise up to Rs 75 billion through sale of NCDs

The money raised will be primarily used for lending to businesses

Airlines to get relief package, Air India assured Rs 21 bn borrowing: Govt

Air India is currently in debt to the tune of Rs 500 billion, and reported a loss of Rs 57.6 billion in March last year

As India's smartphone market grows, sale of pre-owned phones on the rise

OLX reports 40% growth as pre-owned phone market thrives in India

Rupee closes at new record low of 70.16 amid volatility in currency markets

Since the beginning of this year, it has declined by only 9.8%

From Modi to Rahul and President Kovind, leaders pay tributes to Vajpayee

Modi quoted a poem by Vajpayee to express his feelings. It spoke of Vajpayee's lack of fear of death

Kerala rains: Toll rises to 79; PM asks MoD to step up relief & rescue ops

At least 79 people have perished, 25 of them on Thursday, since August 8 in Kerala's heaviest rain in almost 94 years

Rupee breaches 70-mark against dollar, experts say volatility manageable

From the end of March 2018 to August 3, India's foreign exchange reserves were down by $21.84 billion to $402.70 billion

Heavy security in Delhi ahead of PM's I-Day speech, Metro to run as usual

Nearly 70,000 Delhi Police personnel are guarding the national capital. Close to 10,000 personnel have been deployed at the Mughal-era fort

Double whammy for Indian economy: Retail inflation up, growth slips

June CPI was at 5% vs 4.87% in May

Replace old vehicles, adopt electric vehicles: NITI Aayog

In its draft action plan titled 'Breathe India', it has proposed a 15-point action plan for combating air pollution in the 10 most polluted cities

British PM Theresa May presses on with Brexit plan after key resignations

May said she had chaired a "productive" meeting of her government, unswayed by the resignations of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and David Davis

SC divided over scope of examining section 377; next hearing on Wednesday

During the hearing, a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said it will also examine the correctness of its 2013 verdict that had set aside the Delhi High Court judgement