India

Bhartishree, the woman who will rule rapist Asaram's Rs 10,000 crore empire

Bhartishree will take over the Sant Shri Aasaramji Trust, which is registered as a charitable body with headquarters in Ahmedabad, Bhartishree will also control Asaram's other ashrams in India.

Apr 26, 2018

Modi, MP CM to feature on tiles of govt-built houses for poor

The state government said that every house, built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), will have two tiles with a photo of PM Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on the kitchen wall and the other at the entrance of the house.

Apr 26, 2018

Congress rushes to take credit for rapist Asaram's arrest

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, whose government in Rajasthan had arrested Asaram, said that the Jodhpur trial court's verdict has proved that his government was right in arresting him.

Apr 26, 2018

Salman Khurshid says Congress' hands are stained with blood of Muslims

Salman Khurshid said Congress' hands are stained with the blood of Muslims during an event with students of Aligarh Muslim University. He made the statement in reply to student's question.

Apr 24, 2018

Indrani Mukherjea says life in danger in prison, dal was poisoned

Mukherjea alleged that on April 6, before she fell ill, a guard had given her some medicine from a piece of paper, following which she drifted into unconsciousness and woke up several hours later in the hospital.

Apr 24, 2018

Resumption of India-Pakistan cricket ties depends on BCCI, says Najam Sethi

India have not played Pakistan in a full series since the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, although the two countries played a short one-day series in India in 2012/13.

Apr 24, 2018

Mohammed Rafiq, Coimbatore bomb blast accused re-arrested for planning to 'kill' Modi

Mohammed Rafiq is accused of being involved in a series of bomb blasts in February 1998, which led to the death of 58 people and destroyed property worth crores.

Apr 24, 2018

Sunrisers Hyderabad's Bhuvneshwar Kumar says IPL made him a better bowler

Kumar, 28, is playing in his fifth season for Sunrisers and was one of only two players retained by the franchise this season after finishing as the leading wicket-taker in the 2016 and 2017 IPL tournaments.

Apr 23, 2018

Quotable quotes from RaGa's anti-Modi rant in Delhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi accused Narendra Modi of merely being interested in becoming Prime Minister again. Rahul, during a rally in Delhi, also claimed that Congress will dethrone Modi in 2019.

Apr 23, 2018

Virat Kohli participation will raise level of county cricket, says RCB teammate

All-rounder Chris Woakes, who plays under Kohli's captaincy at Royal Challengers Bangalore, said it would be beneficial for young English talent to rub shoulders with the India captain.

Apr 23, 2018

TCS worth $100 billion: First Indian IT company to touch this value

Shares of the Mumbai -based company moved nearly 4 percent higher Monday, extending their Friday's surge, making it the first Indian company in a decade to achieve this mark.

Apr 23, 2018

Petrol price hits highest level since 2013, diesel touches fresh high

Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 10 paise per liter across New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai on Monday (April 23). The skyrocketing fuel prices have now renewed the call for excise duty cut.

Apr 23, 2018

Venkaiah Naidu rejects impeachment of CJI Dipak Misra; how Congress is reacting

The impeachment notice was sent by seven opposition parties – headed by Congress — after the Chief Justice of India was charged with "misbehavior and incapacity". The vice-president and chairman of Rajya Sabha rejected the notice following consultations with constitutional and legal experts.

Apr 23, 2018

Jessica Lal's sister forgives killer Manu Sharma, acknowledges good conduct in prison

In a letter to the welfare office of New Delhi's Tihar Jail, Sabrina Lal said that she has no objection to the release of Siddharth Vashishta alias Manu Sharma as he has spent 15 years in jail and has also been doing 'charity work' inside the prison.

Apr 23, 2018

50 IIT alumni quit jobs to join politics, form Bahujan Azad Party

A group of 50 alumni from Indian Institute of Technology across the country are all set to form a political party - Bahujan Azad Party - to fight for the rights of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and other backward classes.

Apr 23, 2018