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ISRO on Tuesday said it would launch a record 83 satellites in one go using its workhorse PSLV-C37 toward the end of January.

From PV Sindhu’s Olympic exploits to the surgical strikes on terrorists and black money to those we continue to mourn, here’s a look at what caught your attention this year.

The elections will be held for the posts of 853 Zilla Parishad members, 6,802 Sarpanches, 6,801 Panchayat Samiti members and 92,052 ward members, in which 2,60,92,507 voters will exercise their franchise.

The tax, penalty, cess, surcharge and deposit under the scheme can only be paid with demonetised notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 till December 30, according to the details of the scheme advertised by the Income Tax Department.

Sacked Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Ram Mohan Rao on Tuesday questioned the income tax raids against him calling it an assault on the Constitution and asserted that he is still in office.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to lay the foundation stone of Char Dham highway project in Uttarakhand on Tuesday.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday pitched for his immediate of five-year-old Aryan who was taken away from his parents by the Norwegian Child Welfare Department (NCWD) over allegations that he was a child abuse victim.

The Railways has sent a letter to the West Bengal government stating that from now on the state has to take responsibilities f[r all ongoing and upcoming projects of the suburban system as well as Metro Railway.

Enhancing the financial aid in train accident, the government has amended the rules under the Railways Act of 1989 to double up the amount in case of death or physical disability like loss of limbs.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Mondya claimed that people have supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "bold step" to demonetise high-value currency notes and his fight against black money and corruption.

Besides Gandhis, other accused — Motilal Vora, Oscar Fernandes, Suman Dubey and Sam Pitroda — have denied the allegations levelled against them.

A special court on Monday granted bail to former IAF chief S P Tyagi who was arrested in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam case on Rs 2 lakh surety and other usual clauses.

Surface-to-surface nuclear capable ballistic missile Agni-5 is capable of reaching the northern parts of China.

Realty major Tata Housing has tied up with private equity firm Macquarie Group to set up a Rs 2,000 crore fund to be used for the company's luxury housing projects.

In a gazette notification, the Home Ministry said the new rules will be applicable to minority communities- Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians- from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and living in India on Long Term Visa.

Arun Jaitley said that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has made 'significant progress' on the provisions relating to the indirect tax regime and resolution of the "one difficult issue" of dual control or cross empowerment that deals with assessee...