India

Bigg Boss Telugu 2: Prabhu-Sevakulu task sparks fight on day 2, Gogineni alleges Sanjana of harassment

A luxury budget task Cheppandi Prabhu sparked a fight between Prabhu and Sevakulu groups in the house of Bigg Boss Telugu 2 on day 2 and Babu Gogineni went on to allege Sanjana Anne of harassment.

Jun 13, 2018

India vs Afghanistan: Can Test debutants stun the top-ranked side in Bengaluru?

Afghanistan, who have made giant strides in white-ball cricket, are set to make their Test debut in Bengaluru from June 14 against hosts India, who will be without their talismanic skipper, Virat Kohli.

Jun 13, 2018

Here are the reasons why angry VHP activists uprooted Taj Mahal's west gate

The VHP members damaged the turnstile gate installed by ASI near Basai Ghat as it was blocking their way to an ancient Hindu temple which is located on the same premises.

Jun 13, 2018

Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen terror recruitment cell active in West Bengal, reveals arrested terrorist

Hizbullah was detained from the ticket counter of Bandel railway station in West Bengal's Hooghly district late on Sunday. He is said to be a resident of Samsherganj in Murshidabad district.

Jun 13, 2018

Bharathiraja speaks in favour of Rajinikanth over Kaala issue, slams SIFCC

Bharathiraja, who has become a critic of Rajinikanth after the actor entered politics, has slammed SIFCC for failing to solve the issue pertaining to Kaala in Karnataka.

Jun 13, 2018

Xiaomi Mi TV owners are in for a treat: ACT Fibernet offers lucrative internet plans with extra data benefits

As part of the Xiaomi-ACT Fibernet initiative, Mi LED TV owners are entitled to claim lucrative broadband internet tariff plans with high data benefits up to 1,000GB. Read to know how to avail the new internet service and in which cities it will be available.

Jun 13, 2018

Infosys' Narayana Murthy to head Karnataka planning board? Kumaraswamy extends offer

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy has said that he is looking to appoint Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy as the head of Karnataka Planning Board and believes that this will help build the government's image and also bring in a lot of foreign investors to the state

Jun 13, 2018

Narendra Modi's yoga video goes viral in minutes, HD Kumaraswamy was quick to respond

PM Modi nominated Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to take up the fitness challenge, he lauded the PM but also replied stating that he is more concerned about the "development fitness of the state."

Jun 13, 2018

'Being a Muslim, I shouldn't be here': BJP MLA gets threat letter with bullets

The police have registered a case under Sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race etc) and 506 (criminal intimidation).

Jun 13, 2018

Bus with travellers on roof overturns killing 17 in Uttar Pradesh

The accident took place when the bus, which was carrying around 60 to 70 passengers, was on its way from Rajasthan's capital Jaipur to Farrukhabad in UP.

Jun 13, 2018

Compulsory headscarf rule irks Soumya Swaminathan as Indian chess ace snubs tournament in Iran

The 29-year-old chess Grandmaster expressed regret at missing an important tournament but insisted it was the only way to prevent her personal rights from getting violated because of the compulsory headscarf rule in Iran.

Jun 13, 2018

Abhay Nayak: Arrested urban naxal and Maoist blogger is a Bengaluru techie

A Bengaluru-based techie, Abhay Devdas Nayak is suspected to be an "important part of the Maoist overground network" and also a part of the outlawed outfit's propaganda bureau. In addition, the 34-year-old is also known to be the one writing and sending out press releases for the outfit.

Jun 13, 2018

Jayanagar election: Congress-JDS coalition wipes out big margin from BJP's 2013 result

The voting for Jayanagar constituency took place on Monday (June 11) as the polls were countermanded after BJP MLA N Vijayakumar passed away while campaigning for the elections last month.

Jun 13, 2018

West Bengal: Lightning strikes claim 12 more lives, death toll reaches 33

The Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, has expressed her grief over the deaths. The Bengal government has declared a relief of Rs. 2 lakh for the families of the victims.

Jun 13, 2018

Night before Eid al-Fitr or 'Laylatul Jaiza': Best practices, prayers for 'night of reward'

Here are the most important prayers to be performed on the night preceding Eid al-Fitr, which is likely to fall on Friday or Saturday.

Jun 13, 2018