India

UP Elections 2017: Akhilesh goes Kejriwal way, asks voters to accept bribe but vote only for 'bicycle'

"I heard that voters are being given money. My advice to you is to keep the money and vote for the bicycle (Samajwadi Party's election symbol)," Yadav said while addressing a rally in UP.

Mar 4, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: UP witnesses 57% turnout in Phase 6, Manipur sees 84% polling in Phase 1

The Election Commission has ordered two more constituencies to go to polls on March 9, and has put a ban on exit polls till after that.

Mar 4, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir: Policeman, 2 terrorists killed in encounter in Pulwama's Tral village

In another incident, three people were injured in a blast near an Indian Army camp in the Pazalpora Hardshiva village of Sopore town of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday.

Mar 4, 2017

Remember the Rohtak sisters? The boys they accused of harassment have been acquitted, exposing a big social and legal problem

A court in Rohtak, after hearing from the Sonepat sisters as well as the three boys, has ruled that no charge has been made against the accused.

Mar 4, 2017

PM Modi speech in Varanasi: 'The election result is decided. We will form government,' Modi says at Town Hall rally

"Since Atal Bihari Vajpayee's time, there has been talk of a ring road. Finally, we got it done. Can you see it? Akhilesh Yadav can't see it," PM Modi said in Varanasi.

Mar 4, 2017

Indian-origin businessman Harnish Patel shot dead outside home in US

Reports state that Harnish Patel had closed his shop at night and was heading home when he was shot dead right outside his house in Lancaster in the US.

Mar 4, 2017

H1-B visa crackdown: United States suspends premium processing of all visa petitions

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Friday that it will "temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions."

Mar 4, 2017

Dalai Lama's Arunachal visit: India dismisses China's warning; will it affect Beijing's stand on Masood Azhar and India's NSG bid?

If Dalai Lama visits Arunachal Pradesh, it may affect China's stand on India's NSG bid, and its efforts to designate Masood Azhar as a global terrorist at the UN.

Mar 4, 2017

Who is Gayatri Prajapati: 10 things to know about the SP politician for whom all airports in India are on alert

Prajapati has had an FIR registered against him in a gang rape case and is still contesting polls from the Amethi Assembly constituency in the UP Assembly elections 2017.

Mar 4, 2017

Yesteryear Bollywood actress Sonu Walia files FIR against unidentified person over obscene calls

Bollywood actress Sonu Walia accused the unknown person of making several lewd phone calls and sending obscene and vulgar videos.

Mar 4, 2017

AIADMK infighting: Rift to widen as EC says Dinakaran not office-bearer, and so appointment of Sasikala as general secretary not acceptable | ANALYSIS

The EC ruling could mean that if Sasikala was never legally elected AIADMK general secretary, all decisions she took also stand invalidated.

Mar 4, 2017

Rs 1 crore bounty proves costly: RSS expels Kundan Chandrawat over his statement on Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan

On Wednesday, RSS leader Kundan Chandrawat had announced a bounty of Rs 1 crore for beheading Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Mar 3, 2017

Sonam Kapoor should not let the media detract from the fact that she is a true trailblazer

Sonam has been in the business for long enough to know that the lack of nuance or discerning sense of priority is often cowed by the gratuitous desires of the masses

Mar 3, 2017

Supreme Court stays Bar Council notification on age limit to obtain LLB, LLM degrees

The Supreme Court has stayed a September 2016 BCI notification on age-limit for LLB, LLM degrees. The court will hear the matter further and deliver a final judgement in a few months.

Mar 3, 2017

US Congressman says Pakistan should shut down 'Deobandi schools churning out terrorists'

Ed Royce, the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, also said that there is a bright future for Indian-Americans in the United States.

Mar 3, 2017