India

Delhi drug ring: What's the Pakistan link in Rs 30 crore party drugs seized from African women?

Thelma Mkandawire, a 41-year-old Zambian woman, was also arrested in Pakistan for involvement in a drug trafficking case in 2015. She has also visited China and Hong Kong.

Feb 4, 2017

PM Modi Meerut rally speech: 'UP election 2017 is the BJP's fight against SCAM'; loan waiver promised to sugarcane farmers

"S: Samajwadi, C: Congress, A: Akhilesh, M: Mayawati," explains PM Modi at rally before UP elections 2017.

Feb 4, 2017

Here are the signs that Sasikala Natarajan aka Chinnamma will take over as Tamil Nadu chief minister

Sasikala Natarajan had succeeded J Jayalalithaa as AIADMK chief, but had let O Panneerselvam remain the chief minister.

Feb 4, 2017

$201.50 million World Bank loan to improve tech education raises hopes of Indian students

Here's how students of the Northeast and Andaman and Nicobar islands hope to benefit from Phase III of Technical Education Quality Improvement Project (TEQIP).

Feb 4, 2017

SM Krishna will join BJP, says Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa: Will it help the saffron party?

Former Union external affairs minister SM Krishna quit the Congress recently, but remained active in politics.

Feb 4, 2017

India News Live Updates: Amit Shah appoints Tirath Singh Rawat as BJP National Secretary

SM Krishna had only recently quit the Congress, but had remained in active politics.

Feb 4, 2017

Manipur economic blockade may be lifted: Will the deal help the BJP win the Manipur Assembly elections?

The Central government said it has made "substantial progress" in talks with the Manipur government and the United Naga Council.

Feb 4, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: Record voter turnout in Goa; polling ends with 83% turnout in Goa, 70% in Punjab

Live updates: Voting has begun in the Punjab Assembly elections for 117 seats and in the Goa Assembly elections for 40 seats.

Feb 4, 2017

Punjab and Goa elections 2017: Here are 5 top candidates to watch out for in the upcoming Assembly polls

International Business Times, India, takes a look at the top 5 candidates from Punjab and Goa as the states go to polls on Saturday, February 4.

Feb 3, 2017

Madhya Pradesh: Section 144 imposed in Harda after class 11 student commits suicide over sexual harassment

At least 12 men, including two identified as Salmaan and Farooq, have been charged for harassing the girl. However, not all the accused have been arrested.

Feb 3, 2017

Transgender marriages and LGBTQ cafes should mean India's opening up, then why do sexual minorities still feel insecure?

Transgenders in India feel that only proper laws along with an open-minded society will make them feel safe,

Feb 3, 2017

Uber, Ola refuse to withdraw ride-sharing services in Bengaluru

Both Uber and Ola had a meeting with state authorities on Tuesday following which they were given time till Friday to stop their services.

Feb 3, 2017

How Kolkata bhadraloks are discovering new friends, thanks to Mamata Banerjee

The bhadralok class of Bengal, or more precisely Kolkata, who favoured either the Congress or the Left and had uncompromising stands earlier, now find a common foe in Mamata and are befriending the old 'class enemies'.

Feb 3, 2017

Kashmiri soldier walks 50 km with mother's body in 6-feet snow after authorities deny help [VIDEO]

Mohammad Abbas, 25, received some help from his relatives and villagers on the way to his village near Pathankot.

Feb 3, 2017

Bengaluru: Indian man kills Ugandan woman in fit of rage after she asks for Rs 5,000 more for sex

Neighbours alerted the police after hearing screams from the victim's residence in Kothanur area.

Feb 3, 2017