India

Coronavirus update: India records highest 1-day spike of 83,883 COVID cases

With 83,883 fresh coronavirus infections in 24 hours, India's tally mounted to 3,853,406 on Thursday, while the death toll climbed to 67,376 with 1,043 more fatalities, said the Health Ministry.

Sep 3, 2020

Twitter account of PM Modi's personal website hacked, cryptic tweets posted

Twitter confirmed on Thursday that an account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal website was hacked with a series of tweets asking its followers to donate to a relief fund through cryptocurrency.

Sep 3, 2020

Farmers' lives don't matter in India; 10,281 died by suicide in 2019 alone

With all the attention and activism reserved for SSR case, read on to find out about the plight of farmers and the system's apathy towards them. 43.480 farmers and daily wagers died by suicide in 2019 alone.

Sep 3, 2020

Amid Covid, I-T Dept refunds Rs 98.6K cr to 26 lakh taxpayers

The Income Tax Department has worked at breakneck speed to process the refund claims.

Sep 3, 2020

Security personnel watch the trial run of a train running on the yet to be inaugurated Green Line of the Namma Metro Rail at Majestic Station

Bengaluru Metro will resume service from September 7; things to remember

Senior citizens and children below 10 years are advised to avoid travel by metro for their safe health and till further notice.

Sep 3, 2020

Pakistan's militant face unmasked again, terrorists seen chilling: Watch

Pakistan is a terrorist nerve centre, home to the largest number of globally identified terrorists and designated terrorist groups.

Sep 3, 2020

14-year-old minor raped in Noida by neighbour pretending to ask for matchbox; arrested

UP Police have arrested a man for raping a minor girl living in the neighborhood in Greater Noida.

Sep 3, 2020

Farmer hangs self in MP CM's home district; no CBI enquiry on this

As TV channels go gaga over the CBI inquiry in Sushant Singh Rajput suicide case, the suicides of farmers have been ignored.

Sep 2, 2020

MG Motors registers 41% sales growth in India ahead of Gloster launch

The MG Hector Plus, staying faithful to the suffix in its nomeclature, has added a good number to MG's sales last month. It looks like the upcoming Gloster will be received with open arms. And wallets.

Sep 2, 2020

GST compensation: Karnataka becomes first state to seek Rs 18, 289 crore

Last week, the Ministry of Finance had given two options to states to meet their GST compensation requirements.

Sep 2, 2020

Mahindra records incredible sales of its iconic tractors; 24,458 sold in August

Do you know which is the biggest tractor-manufacturer in the world? Do you know how many tractors it has in its portfolio? Well, we tell you all that and a bit more in this story.

Sep 2, 2020

Fact-Check | Got a call from KBC: It's fake phishing attempt; ignore and flag it

A fake message is circulating on WhatApp attempting to deceive users into believing that they have won Rs 25 lakh in an online lottery conducted by the makers of Kaun Banega Crorepati.

Sep 2, 2020

In Gujarat, even the dead get paid under Govt job guarantee scheme

Five men who were being paid under the scheme died between 2016 and 2019 but they were still drawing wages and working in Balundra village.

Sep 2, 2020

PAK sponsored terror group TRF releases list of 'traitors' in Kashmir

With the rise in crimes against political workers and Panches in the valley, Pakistan's newly formed terror outfit called - The Resistance Front (TRF) has attempted to terrorise people of the Valley and spread their propaganda once again.

Sep 2, 2020