India

Sacked AAP minister Kapil Mishra submits evidence to ACB in the Rs 400 crore water tanker case

Mishra had made shocking allegations against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of taking Rs 2 crore from Health Minister Satyendra Jain. He has said that he would go to the CBI to submit proof related to the case.

May 8, 2017

French elections 2017: Britain believed in evolution, France in revolution; now things have changed

The voters of France have surprised the world by not backing a far-right candidate in the presidential elections. On the other hand, Britain, which has been known for its reformist history, has opted for a revolutionary zeal.

May 8, 2017

Supreme Court orders separate trial for Lalu Prasad in fodder scam after CBI challenges Jharkhand HC order

The Supreme Court has ordered a trial against RJD chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad in the fodder scam case. Read to know more.

May 8, 2017

Aam Aadmi Party's failure is not a political tragedy; it's a blow to India's quest for alternative politics

Like Bhishma in Mahabharata, Arvind Kejriwal also ignored his guru's appeal and paid the price. IBT analyses how the man, who was being seen as a rising star not long ago, dug his own grave.

May 8, 2017

Watch: UP BJP MLA Radha Mohan Das Agarwal scolds IPS officer Charu Nigam to tears

Gorakhpur MLA Radha Mohan Das Agarwal scolded ASP Charu Nigam in public, telling her: "Don't cross your limits." She was caught crying on camera, and the video went viral. Read to know more.

May 8, 2017

Emmanuel Macron to become youngest president of France: French defy anti-immigration sentiments that fuelled Brexit and Donald Trump election

Emmanuel Macron defeated his rival, the far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, by a comfortable margin in the French presidential election.

May 8, 2017

Have to make northeast a gateway to southeast Asia: PM Narendra Modi

PM Modi, while addressing the centenary celebrations of voluntary organisation Bharat Sevashram Sangha in Shillong, said that the dream to "make the northeast a gateway for southeast Asia" would not be realised if this "gateway" was dirty.

May 7, 2017

AAP denies Mishra's allegations against Kejriwal even as Congress, BJP demand Delhi CM's resignation

Mishra alleged that Jain "has settled land deals worth Rs 50 crore for Kejriwal's relatives" and that when he asked the Delhi CM about the money, Kejriwal said that a lot of things "happen" in politics that "cannot be explained."

May 7, 2017

Punjabi man in United States stabbed to death over cigarettes

Singh is survived by his wife, Kuljeet Kaur, and two sons – Ishmeet Singh (9) and Dilpreet Singh (7), who live in Kapurthala.

May 7, 2017

Major mishap averted at Delhi airport after wings of Jet Airways flight touch another aircraft before take off

A major mishap was averted in April this year after two aircraft came face to face at the Delhi airport runway.

May 7, 2017

Rajasthan accident: 6 children dead, 25 injured after tractor-trolley turns turtle in Swai Madhopur

The passengers were travelling from Daulatpura village to Khanpur to attend a mass wedding ceremony.

May 7, 2017

AAP's Kapil Mishra drops bomb against Arvind Kejriwal, says saw Delhi CM take Rs. 2 crore from Satyendar Jain

Mishra said that Jain "has settled land deals worth Rs 50 crore for Kejriwal's relatives" and that when he asked the Delhi CM, he was told that a lot of things do "happen" in politics.

May 7, 2017

BJP leaders missed the bus: Celebrating Tagore's birthday on Twitter two days before D-Day won't hit the target

Though celebrating Tagore's birthdate on May 7 is technically correct, it is not so culturally. For Bengalis, the bard's birth date is 25th Baishakh (May 9) and it is culturally significant. The BJP needs to understand it if it wants to make bases in Bengal.

May 7, 2017

Why Uddhav Thackeray's call for tearing Pakistan into pieces is dangerous for India

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray recently urged PM Narendra Modi to teach Pakistan a lesson by tearing it into pieces. The appeal is not just naive but is also dangerous.

May 7, 2017

BJP up in arms against Amazon Canada for selling decoration with incorrect map of India

The Delhi unit of the BJP has asked Amazon Canada to pull from its website a product which depicts the map of India incorrectly. Read to know more.

May 7, 2017