India

Essar Oil closes 98% stake deal to Rosneft-led consortium for $12.9 bn

As part of the deal, oil major Rosneft will get a 49.13 percent stake in Essar Oil and the Trafigura-UCP consortium will hold another 49.13 percent stake in the company.

Aug 21, 2017

Hyderabad sex racket running in Madhapur spas busted, 65 women rescued

Siddhartha, the kingpin, had been running spas in Madhapur, Jubilee Hills and Bengaluru and used to earn about Rs 90 lakh per month from the flesh trade business.

Aug 21, 2017

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China will make positive move, says Rajnath Singh as PLA conducts fire drills

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that he "was sure China will make a positive move" with regard to the military standoff in Sikkim and that a "solution" to the ongoing conflict would be arrived at "soon".

Aug 21, 2017

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Bihar Floods: Death toll crosses 250, over 1.2 lakh people affected

The flood situation remained grim in Bihar while the death toll rose to 253 on Sunday, an official said.

Aug 21, 2017

Woman stabs Nigerian boyfriend to death over argument on 'who will cook dinner'

A woman murdered her boyfriend after the duo got into an argument over who would cook the dinner. Read on to know what had happened.

Aug 21, 2017

Buyback flops, Infosys stock slips to three-year low

The stock tanked 9.6% on the Bombay Stock Exchange at Friday's closing, its sharpest fall since April 2013.

Aug 21, 2017

Supreme Court grants bail to chief Malegaon accused Lt Col Purohit

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit (retired), the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast which killed seven people. Read to know more.

Aug 21, 2017

Endgame for Sasikala? As AIADMK looks to oust her, prison video nails VIP lifestyle

The end of the political career of Sasikala Natarajan aka VK Sasikala seems to be near. Read to know how two issues are threatening to scuttle her.

Aug 21, 2017

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Utkal Express derailment: GM sent on leave, 4 suspended after accident in UP

The action, which came nearly 24 hours after the tragedy, was taken based on prima facie evidence.

Aug 21, 2017

Frequent train accidents: Will Narendra Modi govt's pathetic inefficiency derail it eventually?

On one side, the govt is talking about bullet trains but on the other, it can't even ensure safety during a train journey. It is creating a social hierarchy through its abject railway vision in which the concern for the elite eclipses that for the rest.

Aug 21, 2017

IIT-JEE (Advanced) entrance exams will be conducted online from 2018

The JEE-Mains is conducted for admission to engineering courses offered across India. The students need to clear this exam to qualify for the JEE-Advanced exams required for admission to the IITs and the NITs.

Aug 21, 2017