India

SM Krishna's second coming: It's advantage BJP as the veteran Karnataka leader heads to the fold

Karnataka's towering political personality SM Krishna quit Congress in January and is about to join the BJP. The move will be a masterstroke that the Congress will struggle to tackle.

Mar 15, 2017

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Bomb disposal squad still inspecting unidentified briefcase at Amritsar airport; operations resume

A disposal squad has been called to the Amritsar airport examine the content of an unattended briefcase after bomb threat claims.

Mar 15, 2017

Muslim clerics issue fatwa against 16-year-old Indian Idol runner-up Nahid Afrin; song against ISIS triggered action?

Nahid Afrin was soon to take part in a programme that, according to the fatwa, was "against the Sharia."

Mar 15, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir infiltration: 3 terrorists and 12-year-old girl killed, policeman injured as Kupwara encounter ends

The security forces had received a tip-off about terrorist presence in the Kalaroos area of Kupwara, and launched a search operation.

Mar 15, 2017

CBI to probe fraud and identity theft in the name of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme

Individuals and organisations are reportedly duping people into giving their personal and banking information in the name of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme and the CBI will now probe the matter.

Mar 15, 2017

India is almost done fencing its borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar to curb infiltration and smuggling

India had earlier outlined a programme to seal its border with Pakistan, following continued terror infiltration. It is also fencing its borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Mar 15, 2017

Telugu actress Jayasudha's husband Nitin Kapoor commits suicide in Mumbai

Nitin Kapoor, a cousin of Bollywood actor Jeetendra, married Telugu actress Jayasudha in 1985. He committed suicide by jumping from the terrace of an apartment complex in Mumbai.

Mar 14, 2017

Maharashtra doctor thrashing case: One of the accused allegedly commits suicide in police custody

Dr. Rohan Mamunkar was beaten black and blue after he asked the family members of a patient to take him to another centre.

Mar 14, 2017

BJP's N Biren Singh to take oath as CM of Manipur on March 15

BJP MLAs had met Manipur Governor on Monday evening and staked claim to form government by submitting a list of 33 MLAs.

Mar 14, 2017

Battleground Karnataka: Is the Congress' Southern redoubt in danger of being overrun?

Congress leaders in Karnataka have said that the politics of the state differ from that of UP and hence there is nothing much to worry about in the elections next year. Bluster?

Mar 14, 2017

Aruvikkara: KS Sabarinadhan responds to viral videos of party worker attacking old woman over placing MLA's flex board

"The incident is unjustifiable," Aruvikkara MLA KS Sabarinadhan told International Business Times, India.

Mar 14, 2017

Terror alert in Pathankot: Air Force Station put on high alert, search operation underway

At least five terrorists and six security personnel were killed in a fierce gun battle that lasted for almost 15 hours at Pathankot Air Force Station in January 2016.

Mar 14, 2017

Bad news for Pakistan: Donald Trump gives CIA authority to carry out drone strikes

Trump's actions also mark a significant change from the policies of the Obama administration under which only the Department of Defence was authorised to carry out such drone strikes.

Mar 14, 2017