India

Karnataka BJP member Kithaganahalli Vasu hacked to death; is this spillover from Kerala?

Vasu was travelling in a car when unidentified assailants attacked him with machetes at 5 am on Tuesday.

Mar 14, 2017

Dalit scholar at JNU commits suicide in Delhi: Police hint at 'personal issues,' but social media compares him to Rohith Vemula

Dalit scholar at JNU Muthukrishnan Jeevanantham hanged himself in a friend's room in Munirka, but the police have found no suicide note from him.

Mar 14, 2017

Supreme Court agrees to hear Congress petition challenging Manohar Parrikar's appointment as Goa CM

CJI Jagdish Singh Khehar has agreed to set up a special bench for hearing the Congress petition on Tuesday morning. Manohar Parrikar's oath-taking ceremony is scheduled for 5 pm on Tuesday.

Mar 13, 2017

Paramilitary forces avoid Holi celebrations as a tribute to 12 CRPF jawans who died in Sukma Maoist attack

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he would not celebrate Holi as a mark of tribute to the deceased soldiers.

Mar 13, 2017

Manipur government formation: Did Congress try to trick Governor Najma Heptulla over support from NPP with forgery?

Congress had presented a letter showing support from NPP, an hour after four NPP MLAs showed their support for BJP.

Mar 13, 2017

Arun Jaitley gets additional charge of defence ministry after Manohar Parrikar resigns

President Pranab Mukherjee accepted Parrikar's resignation on Monday. The former defence minister will take oath as the chief minister of Goa on March 14.

Mar 13, 2017

Casting couch gone wrong? Kannada film producer Viresh arrested in Bengaluru on charges of molestation [VIDEO]

The parents of the girl, Viresh tried to molest, beat him up and captured the entire incident on video.

Mar 13, 2017

Gay professor sacked by reputed Bengaluru college for 'disturbing students with his opinions'

"This is not the first time this has happened to me and it will not be the last. But, unlike the students, I have not, am not and will not take it lying down," the professor wrote in a Facebook post.

Mar 13, 2017

RK Nagar By-polls in Tamil Nadu: Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar claims she is being harassed

Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar said on Friday she would be contesting the election set for April 12.

Mar 13, 2017

Kerala student Mishel Shaji's death: 1 suspect taken into custody; Crime Branch to investigate case

Eighteen-year-old Kerala student Mishel Shaji Varghese was found dead in Kochi on March 6. The family have denied police claims that she committed suicide

Mar 13, 2017

Manipur: BJP names N Biren Singh as its CM candidate as CM Okram Ibobi Singh agrees to resign

Singh addressed a press conference where he said that he had requested the Governor to allow the Congress to form government in the state and prove majority on the floor of the House.

Mar 13, 2017

Karnataka water crisis worsens; house owner thrashes NE student for using excessive water

The North East student was accused of using excessive water even as water supply in Bengaluru has been decreased so that all localities can receive equal supply.

Mar 13, 2017

Congress caught napping? Parrikar to take oath as Goa CM on March 14; Digvijay apologises, Chidambaram criticises

P Chidambaram has said the party coming second should not get invited to form government, as has happened in Goa and Manipur.

Mar 13, 2017

Are these India's answer to Harry Potter's self-correcting quills? Gujarat temple sells magical pens for Rs 1,900 with guarantee that students will pass exams!

Handbills from the Kashthabhanjan temple in the Panchmahal district of Gujarat claim the pens that cost Rs 1,900 have been imbued with divinity.

Mar 13, 2017

Manohar Parrikar resigns as defence minister, appointed Goa CM: Who will be the next defence minister?

Manohar Parrikar has resigned as Union defence minister to be the new Goa CM, and speculations are rife on who will succeed him.

Mar 13, 2017