India

Morning brief: Lt Gen Bakshi meets Parrikar, Acer SPIN 7 price, Dangal box-office prediction and more

Also read about Barack Obama banning oil and gas drilling in Arctic and Atlantic oceans and Shahid Afridi's call to Modi seeking justice for Assam cricketer.

Dec 22, 2016

Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi meets Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Army Chief Dalbir Singh

Lt Gen Bakshi sought a meeting with Parrikar as a courtesy call and it lasted for about 15 minutes.

Dec 22, 2016

Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of bribery: BJP hits back and Twitter is amused

Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Rahul Gandhi had made the statement in grief after losing several elections.

Dec 21, 2016

Tackling crime against women: Kolhan University in Jharkhand makes martial arts training compulsory for female students

Students would not be permitted to sit for their degree examinations if they fall short of attendance in the martial arts class.

Dec 21, 2016

Kamalsy Prana sedition: Kerala police drop charges against Malayalam writer

Prana was arrested following a complaint filed by a BJP worker alleging that the writer insulted the national anthem on Facebook.

Dec 21, 2016

Evening wrap: Rahul accuses PM Modi of bribery, Tamanna celebrates birthday, Virat Kohli may be T20 and ODI captain, and more

Read about EC asking I-T Department to delist 200 political parties, and Sanjay Dutt saying Salman Khan is arrogant.

Dec 21, 2016

CBI arrests Chennai industrialist Sekar Reddy for possession of unaccounted money

Raids earlier this month had led to the recovery of Rs 154 crore in cash, including Rs 34 crore in Rs 2,000 notes, and over 167 kg of gold.

Dec 21, 2016

PM Narendra Modi took bribes from Sahara India 9 times in 6 months, says Rahul Gandhi; is this the big scoop he was talking about?

In a rally in Gujarat, Gandhi said Modi took Rs 40 crore between October 2013 and February 2014 when he was the chief minister of Gujarat.

Dec 21, 2016

Remains of World War II soldiers found by US in Arunachal Pradesh

The American Ambassador to India, Richard Verma, in a statement appreciated the findings.

Dec 21, 2016

EC asks I-T department to delist 200 political parties that exist only on paper

The EC suspects that several of these political parties, which have not contested any election since 2005, could be money-laundering operations

Dec 21, 2016

CBSE UGC NET 2017 admit cards to be available from December 28

Candidates, who clear the exam, will be eligible for posts of assistant professor and junior research fellowship.

Dec 21, 2016

Kerala medical college suspends 21 students for ragging, but what about the rest of the country?

The incident comes close on the heels of a polytechnic student from Kerala being made to drink alcohol, which damaged his kidneys.

Dec 21, 2016

This school has asked parents to plant trees instead of paying fees, and it's growing

The fee was one tree per year, but has now been increased to three trees per year.

Dec 21, 2016

Gondia hotel fire: At least 7 dead in fire in Maharashtra [VIDEO]

Fifteen fire tenders are currently at the spot trying to douse the flames.

Dec 21, 2016

Hong Kong stops visa-free entry for Indians; introduces pre-arrival registration scheme

The decision is a major setback for more than half a million Indians who visit Hong Kong for vacations, trade and business purposes every year.

Dec 21, 2016