India

EXCLUSIVE: Karnataka BJP plans to launch a Bengali cell, starting with Bengaluru

A public meeting will be held in Bengaluru on February 26 as a show of strength, paving the way for a Bengali cell in Karnataka BJP.

Feb 13, 2017

Vyapam scam: SC cancels admissions of over 600 MBBS students in Madhya Pradesh

The apex court dismissed the petitions filed by the students challenging the MP High Court's order. The students had enrolled from 2008 to 2012.

Feb 13, 2017

Kambala: Karnataka Assembly passes Bill to hold buffalo-racing sport; PETA releases statement opposing Bill

The Karnataka High Court had banned Kambala after a PIL was filed against the buffalo-racing sport by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Feb 13, 2017

UP elections 2017: SP MLA Arun Verma charged with murder after woman who accused him of rape was found dead

The SP leader, named Arun Verma, is the sitting MLA from the Sadar Assembly constituency, and had been accused of gang-raping the girl with eight others three years ago.

Feb 13, 2017

Haryana government to install smog-eating towers in Gurugram and Faridabad: Report

Just like in Beijing, the Haryana government will install smog-eating towers in the NCR to fight the smoggy winters. Rampant planting of trees and reducing crop burning are also part of this move to reduce air pollution.

Feb 13, 2017

Brother can't claim sister's property inherited from husband: SC

The court also said that a brother and sister are not family under the inclusive list, according to the Hindu Succession Act.

Feb 13, 2017

BJP blames CPM for murder of 20-year-old worker in Thrissur

The BJP-CPM rivalry in Thrissur is very intense and often leads to violence.

Feb 13, 2017

Asha Kiran Home staff, inmates living in extremely unhygienic surroundings; 11 inmates dead in 2 months

The home is majorly short on staff due to which the staff members spend several hours with the inmates making them prone to diseases as well.

Feb 12, 2017

Nabha Jailbreak: Mastermind Gurpreet Singh Sekhon, 3 aides arrested from Moga in Punjab

The police arrested Sekhon and three of his aides following a brief encounter at Dhudike village in Punjab's Moga district on Sunday.

Feb 12, 2017

ASI claims it has no record of demarcated area around Taj Mahal where construction is prohibited

According to the RTI Act, the ASI and the state government have a responsibility to inform the citizens about the demarcated area.

Feb 12, 2017

Rajasthan: Suspected Pakistani spy arrested near Indo-Pak border in Jaisalmer

Crime Investigation Department (CID) and Border Intelligence Police are interrogating him.

Feb 12, 2017

Union Home Ministry website hacked: Website temporarily blocked, says MHA

The cyber cell of Delhi Police are looking into the matter.

Feb 12, 2017

Encounter in Kulgam: 4 terrorists, 2 security personnel killed

The encounter broke out in in the early hours of Sunday.

Feb 12, 2017

Kailash Satyarthi's Nobel Peace Prize replica, citation recovered

Police said the robbers had a prior knowledge about the prize and could have mistaken the replica for the original.

Feb 12, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: Chandrashekhar Kanaujia, Alapur SP candidate, passes away due to heart attack while campaigning in Ambedkar Nagar

Congress VP Rahul Gandhi held a road show and Nukkad Sabha in Haridwar, Uttarakhand.

Feb 12, 2017