India

Himachal Pradesh: People protest after brutal gangrape and murder of teen in Shimla; 4 arrested [PHOTO]

The brutal gangrape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in the Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh has raised the hackles of people there. Read to know what happened to her.

Jul 12, 2017

Liquor ban: Supreme Court permits alcohol sale along denotified highways in cities

The apex court clarified on Tuesday that liquor ban would not be imposed if the state government denotifies a particular highway.

Jul 12, 2017

Northeast floods: BJP-ruled Assam, Arunachal face grim situations; why are deshbhakts silent?

Not many are talking about the deteriorating flood situation in the northeast, particularly in Assam, where the BJP came to power last year. The saffron party used to slam the previous Congress govt over the same. Now what?

Jul 12, 2017

Amarnath yatra attack: Send 'gau rakshaks' to fight terrorists, Uddhav Thackeray tells BJP

"Should we understand that none of those terrorists would have been alive today if they had cow meat in their bags and not weapons?," Thackeray said, taking a dig at the BJP.

Jul 12, 2017

Amarnath yatra attack: LeT overground workers tailed pilgrims for 2 days, fired over 150 rounds

The Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists fired more than 150 rounds of bullets at the bus carrying pilgrims before fleeing.

Jul 12, 2017

Amarnath Yatra attack: World leaders express condolences over loss of lives in Anantnag

Seven Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were killed after terrorists attacked a bus on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in the Batengoo area of Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday.

Jul 11, 2017

SBI not rushing towards bankruptcy code due to lack of ecosystem, says chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya

Last month, the apex bank had identified 12 large accounts with exposure of more than Rs 5,000 crore and more than 60 percent of which is recognised as NPAs.

Jul 11, 2017

Sikkim standoff: Chinese daily lauds India's GST move amid Doka La conflict

This comes amid Chinese media outlets routinely attacking India over the standoff between the Indian and Chinese forces, which began in June, in Doka La near the Sikkim border.

Jul 11, 2017

This guy can chug soda bottles in seconds [VIRAL VIDEO]

The guy drinks two big bottles of soda, and he quickly follows it with gulping down another two relatively smaller bottles. All in seconds.

Jul 11, 2017

Arunachal Pradesh: At least 14 feared dead in Papum Pare landslide

At least 14 people are feared dead in a massive landslide in the Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Jul 11, 2017

West Bengal: Human traffickers used to buy phone numbers of women from recharge shops

In a disturbing revelation, police found out that traffickers used to pay young men between 500-1500 rupees to eavesdrop at the recharge shop to acquire the numbers of the women.

Jul 11, 2017

Students will have to do yoga to get engineering degree, says AICTE

Earlier, Union Human Resource and Development Ministry had also hinted on the incorporation of yoga into the curriculum.

Jul 11, 2017

Why Rahul Gandhi meeting Chinese envoy is controversial? Because Congress vice-president has no identity of himself

In 2013, Rahul Gandhi was slammed for his 'meeting' with intelligence officials over Muzaffarnagar riots. Whether he acts as a member of govt or Opposition, the man faces flak. The reason is that he has earned himself no place.

Jul 11, 2017

Amarnath Yatra attack: Meet Sheikh Salim Gafoor, the bus driver who saved over 50 lives

Sheikh Salim Gafoor, a bus driver, saved over 50 lives by not panicking and driving the vehicle to safety despite heavy firing by terrorists in Anantnag.

Jul 11, 2017

Maruti Suzuki sold a whopping 12,049 units of 2017 Dzire in June

After negotiating some sales potholes in May, the best-selling Maruti Suzuki sedan is back with a bang in the top 5 bestselling cars (monthly) list.

Jul 11, 2017