India

Budget session 2017: List of all 40 Bills to be raised in 31 sittings; PM Modi urges political parties to enable smooth Parliament session

The PM has urged political leaders to rise above party lines to cooperate with the government and hoped that the experience of the last Winter session is not repeated.

Jan 30, 2017

7th Pay Commission: Recommendations approved for employees of Bureau of Indian Standards

Money has not been seen as a constraint for the Narendra Modi government given that the tax collections have remained buoyant in this financial year.

Jan 30, 2017

India Post Payments Bank: The 'game changer' to get 650 branches by September, says Arun Jaitley

Jaitley feels doorstep banking will no longer remain a mere slogan, but will become a reality due to the huge India Post network in the country.

Jan 30, 2017

Centre to announce rail safety fund on February 1

The fund would be utilised to improve safety in the aftermath of two major rail accidents that led to the deaths of 200 people.

Jan 30, 2017

Indian-American actor Kal Penn raises $500,000 for Syrian refugees after being told 'you don't belong here' in racist tweet

Penn took the racist tweet in stride and replied to the guy saying, "To the dude who said I don't belong in America, I started a fundraising page for Syrian Refugees in your name."

Jan 30, 2017

Five Indian soldiers rescued from J&K avalanche die

Avalanche warning has been issued for high-risk areas in Kupwara, Bandipora, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kulgam and Budgam and Kargil district of Kashmir division.

Jan 30, 2017

No jobs in Bengal: Over 25 lakh people, including many highly educated, apply for just 6,000 Group D vacancies

The figures revealed the state of employment in the state even as authorities ignored the reality.

Jan 30, 2017

Jallikattu ban: President Pranab Mukherjee approves Jallikattu ordinance passed by TN government

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvan had said in Chennai that an ordinance would be made to bypass the ban on Jallikattu after President Pranab Mukherjee approves it

Jan 30, 2017

SC orders fresh FIR against Asaram Bapu; levies Rs 1 lakh fine

Many witnesses in the rape case against him have been killed, according to reports.

Jan 30, 2017

Attack on Sanjay Leela Bhansali: Saving Rani Padmini's 'honour' after 700 years, while women of Rajasthan continue to suffer

The assault on the Bollywood director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, shows yet again that it's high time we stop this impotent activism to uphold the honour of women and actually do something for them

Jan 30, 2017

Rahul Gandhi defamation case adjourned till March 3

Rahul Gandhi had accused the RSS of assassinating Mahatma Gandhi in 1948.

Jan 30, 2017

Kambala verdict deferred: Karnataka HC asks petitioners to come back after Supreme Court's ruling on Jallikattu

The SC will hear all petitions on Jallikattu on January 31 and then deliver its ruling, after which the Karnataka HC will give the Kambala verdict.

Jan 30, 2017

UP BJP MLA Suresh Rana clarifies after making controversial 'curfew' remark

Rana had said there would be curfew in Kairana, Deoband and Moradabad if he wins in the upcoming UP Assembly elections.

Jan 30, 2017

Bengal: Howrah school shut, Saraswati Puja halted as 'Islamic fundamentalists' stopped from celebrating Milad-un-Nabi

The headmaster of Tehatta High School in Uluberia has resigned after tensions arose over celebrations of festivals.

Jan 30, 2017

Mulayam says won't campaign for SP in UP elections: Were his presidential dreams dashed by Akhilesh's PM ambitions?

Mulayam Singh Yadav has also said he is against the SP-Congress alliance that will fight the UP Assembly elections.

Jan 30, 2017