India

Petition urging PM Modi to make national anthem mandatory before online porn videos on XVideo website has hundreds of backers!

The petition asks Modi to "make it mandatory for Xvideos to play the national anthem before and after every video hosted in the website."

Dec 8, 2016

Suresh Prabhu asks citizens to give up their railway subsidy

The railways will experience a shortfall of at least Rs 20,000 crore by the end of this fiscal.

Dec 8, 2016

J&K: 3 terrorists killed in encounter in Arwani

The encounter began after militants fired at security forces.

Dec 8, 2016

Allahabad High Court rules triple talaq as 'unconstitutional,' says it violates rights of Muslim women

Indian law says that any ruling given by a particular high court is applicable to all states until that particular HC, which gave the order, rules against it.

Dec 8, 2016

Morning brief: NIA to probe Nagrota attack, Trump wins TIME Person of the Year, Pakistan plane crash and more

Also read about the Champion League results and Kawasaki India's plan to launch four motorcycles in 2017.

Dec 8, 2016

Jammu and Kashmir: NIA to investigate Nagrota terror attack that killed 7 Indian Army personnel

A statement issued by the NIA said that a team comprising officials of the agency would reach the attack scene in Jammu shortly to begin investigation.

Dec 8, 2016

Sasikala and family likely to inherit Jayalalithaa's Rs 113.73 crore worth properties

Jayalalithaa had drawn up a will two years ago that stated the Poes Garden house would go to Sasikala if the former passed away.

Dec 7, 2016

This Bengaluru-based startup can treat vertigo and stroke with a unique gadget

The gadget, named 'Balance Eye', primarily has an application in neurology, ENT as well as in emergency care.

Dec 7, 2016

Mamata flight controversy: DGCA orders IndiGo, Air India and SpiceJet to suspend 6 pilots over delayed landing

"The DGCA has de-rostered (meaning grounded) the pilots and sought their corrective training," an AI spokesperson told the media.

Dec 7, 2016

Bengal: At least 2 dead, 6 injured after 2 coaches of Guwahati-bound Capital Express derail

The Northeast Frontier Railway officials said that the engine and the coach adjacent to it were derailed.

Dec 7, 2016

Hospitalised Sushma Swaraj helps world's heaviest woman from Egypt to get a second chance at life

Eman Ahmed, 36, a resident of Alexandria in Egypt is bed-ridden and weighs 500 kg.

Dec 7, 2016

Union Cabinet may approve Pune Metro Rail project today

If the Cabinet approves the project, "the state government will begin the process to get work on Pune Metro started."

Dec 7, 2016

ISRO launches ResourceSat-2A from Sriharikota; successfully places satellite in orbit with PSLV C36 rocket

The lift-off was normal, reported Prasar Bharti on Wednesday.

Dec 7, 2016

Andaman: 800 tourists stranded in Havelock Island due to heavy rain, Indian Navy dispatches evacuation ships

The tumultuous rains in the region left hundreds of tourists stranded.

Dec 7, 2016

Cho Ramaswamy dead: Narendra Modi recalls how veteran journalist introduced him as 'Merchant of Death'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi mourned the death of veteran journalist Cho Ramaswamy and offered condolences to his family.

Dec 7, 2016