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The Indian economy grew at a 15-quarter high of 8.2% in the April-June quarter of Financial Year 2018-19 on a good show by manufacturing and farm sectors, according to the government data released today. The GDP growth has cemented India's position as the fastest growing major economy.

The Delhi High Court on Friday acquitted former TV anchor Suhaib Ilyasi in the case related to his wife's murder, saying there wasn't evidence to prove he was guilty of the crime. Ilyasi, who became a household name after he hosted 'India's Most Wanted', was convicted of killing his wife Anju.

Revolt Intellicorp has recently launched its fully-electric RV 400 motorcycle in India. It is touted as India's first artificial intelligence-enabled bike. Alongside, the company has also introduced an entry-level variant of the RV 400 and an all-new RV 300 motorcycle. The RV 400 promises an ARAI-certified range of 156km, while the RV 300 offers a range of upto 150km on a single charge.

ISRO has launched India's latest spy satellite, RISAT-2BR1, aboard its PSLV-C48 workhorse. The launch, which also delivered nine foreign satellites into orbit, marked the 50th mission for the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle that went into operation all the way back in 1993. Here are more details.

Today the government opposed the claims that ICAI accounting regulatory  is not working enough to bring the auditors participated in the India's biggest corporate scam of infamous Satyam Computers. The U.S banned two involved auditors recently. "The work is in final phase. ICAI is working on it.

In the late March, Symantec grasped that fake website which looks exactly same like "India's No. 1 Website" acts like an employer and asks credit card and personal financial credentials for fake job opportunities. Though Symantec did not reveal the website name it is apparent that the website is Nau

India's two biggest national political parties, the BJP and the Congress have been at loggerheads for decades. However, a farmer in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) has named his cow's newly-born twin calves 'BJP' and 'Congress' saying they will work together in fields for the nation's development.

US President Donald Trump is unlikely to accept India's invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations, sources said yesterday. The US said that Trump may not be able to honor the invitation as he will have pressing engagements around the time India celebrates its Republic Day.

The first indigenously built semi high-speed train is expected to roll out of Chennai's Integral Coach Factory (ICF) on Monday. The train named Train 18, because of the year it was built in, will run between Howrah and New Delhi. The engineless train is a result of 'Make In India' campaign.

In a first-of-its-kind experiment for India, SpiceJet flew India's first biofuel-powered flight from Dehradun today morning.A 72-seater Turboprop Q400 plane took off from Dehradun's Jolly Grant airport, demonstrating that biofuel could, in fact, be used to replace the extremely costly aviation turbine fuel (ATF) that is normally used for flying.

A day after Foreign Policy published a report claiming the US counted F-16s given to Pakistan and none of them were found missing, the Pentagon said it wasn't aware of any such investigation. The report contradicted India's claims of shooting down an F-16 in a dogfight on February 27.

India's Test ace Cheteshwar Pujara showed his aggressive side with the bat after notching a sublime T20 hundred for Saurashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.Pujara slammed a 61-ball 100* against Railways on Thursday.

With an eye on the upcoming elections Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, on Friday, made major announcements for the middle-class, farmers, and the unorganized sector. Highlighting the NDA government's achievements, Goyal went on to chart a roadmap for India's immediate future. Here are the highlights.

Team India's fast bowler Shami and his wife Haseen, where a marriage certificate has emerged. According to which, when she was married to Shami, she had concealed herself of being divorced and having two daughters.

The Time magazine recently described PM Narendra Modi as India's "Divider in Chief" in a controversial cover story. The Prime Minister on Friday responded to being labeled as the country's "Divider In Chief" and said that Time magazine is a foreign publication and added that the writer of the story is from a Pakistani political family while commenting on his credibility. Here's more.

Recently, India's Health Ministry proposed a ban on the production and import of electronic cigarettes, citing health hazards. The Ministry is taking this rather seriously and proposed a jail term of up to three years and a fine up to Rs. 5L for repeat offenders. The proposed ban is likely to hit JUUL Labs, a leading e-cigarette company, hard. And it's about time something did.

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Amid mob of zillions in New Delhi, AAP party's leader and Delhi CM Mr. Arvind Kejriwal spoke out clearly his vision and future plans regarding sweeping of corrupts to be done in the parliament on Friday in a rally.

Our nation is set to get its first service of monorail on Saturday. Mumbaians have every reason to joy after more than two months' delay of the monorail's ride that would cover the 8.9-kilometre distance from Wadala to Chembur in the central-eastern suburbs of the metropolis.

Finance minister of India Mr. P Chidambaram has announced the interim budget for the session 2014-15 today in parliament. Here are the borderlines of the significant budget: