Fake currency in Malda
On Monday, February 20, 2017 in West Bengal’s Malda district, the Border Security Force (BSF) confiscated 48 notes of Rs.…
TCS buyback
On 20th Feb 2017, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) Ltd announced US$ 2.3 billion (Rs 16,000 Crore) share buyback. The share…
USS Carl Vinson
On 18th Feb 2017, the United States deployed the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson to the disputed waters of the…
Attack on Sufi shrine
On 17th Feb 2017, a suicide attack in Pakistan's Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sufi shrine has killed at least 75 people…
Deadly suicide car bombing in Baghdad
On 15 February 2017, a suicide bomber detonated a pick-up truck packed with explosives in northern Baghdad, killing at least…
New ISRO record
On 14 Feb 17, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched a record 104 satellites into space on a single…
Autonomous taxi drones
Self-driving single occupancy drone taxi will be flying passengers across Dubai from July 2017. This was informed by the city’s…
Aero India
Aero India is a mega biennial aero show. The 11th edition is from 14th to 18th February 2017. The event…
Pilot whales stranded in New Zealand
On the 11th of February, 2017 an estimated 600 pilot whales washed up on the shores of Farwell Spit. The…
Bomb Plot Foiled
Four people including a girl of 16 have been arrested with bomb-making materials by anti-terrorist police in the southern French…
Punjab elections
On the 5th of February 2017, the people of Punjab took to the polls to elect their legislative assembly. The…
Sasikala vs O.Panneerselvam
The fight for Jayalalithaa's legacy in Tamil Nadu is out in the open with two of her most trusted aides…
Crimeradar
Robert Muggah’s Igarapé Institute, with Via Science and Mosaico Internet, launched CrimeRadar. It is a publicaly available crime-prediction platform. The…
Online fraud busted
On 2nd Feb 2017, Uttar Pradesh police busted online fraud of US $544 million (Rs 3,700 crore). The UP police…
Indian iphones
On 2nd Feb 2017, the Karnataka government issued a release welcoming Apple's proposal "to commence initial manufacturing operations" in the…