India

IIT Kharagpur ranked in top 100 by QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2017

Other Indian institutions in the top 200 are IIT-Madras, IIT-Delhi and University of Delhi.

Nov 24, 2016

Lt General Ranbir Singh speaks to Pakistani counterpart after heavy shelling along LoC

Pakistan had requested for unscheduled talks on hotline in the aftermath of Indian Army's "punitive fire assaults."

Nov 24, 2016

Morning Brief: India's spices exports fall, Florida police dog killed, Barcelona's Champions League win and more

Also read about Rajniesh Duggall getting injected eight times for a scene and Uber hiring former sex workers and criminals.

Nov 24, 2016

Why is Machil considered the "safest" and "shortest" infiltration route into India ?

"Of late, militants have been using the forests of Machil to sneak into Kupwara," a senior police officer said.

Nov 23, 2016

These UFOs aren't interested in space, just a bit of grazing and lazing

Gurgaon, India's Millennium City, is home to creatures from another planet. And they are not aliens

Nov 23, 2016

Bengaluru: Driver flees with over Rs 1 crore ATM money in KG Nagar

Investigation into the incident is underway.

Nov 23, 2016

Aakrosh Diwas: 10 ways to prepare for the Bharat Bandh the Opposition parties have called over demonetisation

The strike across India is expected to bring everything except the bare essential services to a standstill.

Nov 23, 2016

Aakrosh Diwas: Opposition calls for Bharat Bandh on Nov 28 to protest against note ban

Mamata Banerjee also held a protest at Jantar Mantar that was also joined by actress and Samajwadi Party member Jaya Bachchan.

Nov 23, 2016

Demonetisation: Service charges on debit card usage waived off, says Economic Affairs Secretary

Indian Railways will also not levy service charges on e-ticket booking till December 31.

Nov 23, 2016

NIA asks banks to freeze accounts of Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation

Close on the heels of the NIA discovering evidence of Zakir Naik's NGO giving a scholarship to an ISIS operative, the NIA has asked banks to freeze IRF's bank accounts.

Nov 23, 2016

OPINION: Why the Indian film industry lags behind US and China

The Indian film industry had revenues of $1.6 billion in 2015 but there are many factors hindering its growth.

Nov 23, 2016

Modi's demonetisation move good but FDI in retail still a taboo topic: CEO, Retailers Association of India

The demonetisation move by Modi has hit the retail sector due to the impact on cash transactions. In an exclusive chat with IBT, Kumar Rajagopalan talks about this and more.

Nov 23, 2016

11 Pakistanis killed in retaliatory shelling by Indian Army

On Tuesday, the Indian Army vowed "heavy retribution" after one of its soldiers was killed and his body mutilated by terrorists camped in the PoK.

Nov 23, 2016

Morning brief: Machil encounter, Battle for Mosul, demonetisation in Delhi and more

Also read about musician M Balamuralikrishna's death and the third Test between India and England.

Nov 23, 2016

US Defence Secretary expected in India on Dec 8; Pakistan key agenda

India and US shared parameters of the surgical strikes carried out by Indian Army in September during foreign secretary S Jaishankar's visit to the US last week.

Nov 23, 2016