India

International Women's Day 2017: A woman supporting a woman can do wonders for entrepreneurship

On International Women's Day, 10 talented and successful women spoke to the International Business Times about receiving support from and giving support to women.

Mar 6, 2017

Hafiz Saeed has no utility, Pakistan should act against him: Former Pak NSA Mahmud Ali Durrani

Mahmud Ali Durrani also said the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks of 2008, which "was carried out by a terror group based in Pakistan," is a "classic trans-border terrorist event."

Mar 6, 2017

Maharashtra: 5 reasons why BJP chief Raosaheb Danve's son's wedding could bother Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis [PHOTO]

Santosh Danve got married to Renu in Aurangabad on March 2, but the lavish wedding celebrations have created a controversy.

Mar 6, 2017

No relief for Gayatri Prajapati from Supreme Court in gang rape, sexual harassment case

Gayatri Prajapati, a Samajwadi Party leader and Uttar Pradesh minister, has been missing since the police started looking for him to arrest him.

Mar 6, 2017

H1-B visa row: Suspension of premium processing of visas not a 'significant impediment,' Nasscom says

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services last week had announced that it will "temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions."

Mar 6, 2017

Karnataka: Man sacrifices niece to cure brother of paralysis in Magadi

The man performed human sacrifice on a 10-year-old girl on the advice of a black magic practitioner near Hosahalli on the outskirts of Bengaluru.

Mar 6, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: 10 security measures the EC has ordered to ensure smooth counting of votes on March 11

The counting for the elections held in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Manipur will take place simultaneously on March 11.

Mar 6, 2017

Manipur Assembly elections 2017: Irom Sharmila's party convenor dragged out of car, attacked with PRJA flag during phase 1 polling

Peoples' Resurgence and Justice Alliance convenor Erendro Leichombam is contesting in Manipur Assembly elections 2017.

Mar 5, 2017

Man arrested from Nagpur for threatening RBI Governor Urjit Patel

On February 23, the man sent an email threatening to harm Patel and his family if he did not quit his job as the RBI's governor.

Mar 5, 2017

Hate crime in US: Sushma Swaraj reacts over attacks on Harnish Patel & Deep Rai

The external affairs minister expressed her condolences to Patel's family and inquired about Rai's health. She said while the Indian consul met Patel's family, she herself spoke to Rai's father.

Mar 5, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: BSP candidate, 6 others booked for gang rape in Ayodhya

The BSP candidate said he was not in Faizabad when the gang rape took place.

Mar 5, 2017

UP Assembly Elections 2017: PM Narendra Modi to hold second roadshow in Varanasi today

PM Modi held a roadshow in Varanasi on Saturday and addressed two rallies — one in Jaunpur district and the other at the city's Town Hall — besides offering prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath and Kaal Bhairav temples.

Mar 5, 2017

Harvard versus hard work: Narendra Modi has made the analogy a potent populist weapon

Modi, even before becoming the PM, had used the same analogy to target Chidambaram. He has effectively targetted the political elite through this slogan in the past and now he is doing it with ease against the economic elite.

Mar 5, 2017

Sikh man Deep Rai shot in arm in Seattle suburb after asked to go back to 'own country'

The victim told the police that he was working in his driveway in the East Hill neighbourhood of Kent around 8 pm on Friday when an unidentified gunman approached him.

Mar 5, 2017

Kerala to make Internet access a fundamental right, and the whole country should follow suit | OPINION

Kerala will provide free Internet access to 20 lakh people, while others will get access at a minimal price.

Mar 5, 2017