India

Eco cryptocurrency by Uber co-founder Garrett Camp: Know more about it

The new cryptocurrency is being developed by the Eco Foundation and one trillion Eco tokens will be issued, according to its design proposal.

Mar 3, 2018

Man wanted to divorce wife because of her 'inability to cook tasty food', courts thought otherwise

The Bombay High court has upheld a family court's order that dismissed the divorce petition of a man who alleged that his wife did not cook well for the family and abused his parents.

Mar 3, 2018

US postpones decision on work authorization of spouses of H-1B visa holders

Since 2015, the spouses of H-1B visa holders in the US are granted H4 visas. The H4 visa holders are not entitled to work or do their own business unless they obtain an 'employment authorization document' (EAD).

Mar 3, 2018

Who is Biplab Kumar Deb? Once a gym trainer, now Tripura CM frontrunner

As the BJP routs the CPM in Tripura, the name of the saffron party's state president is doing the rounds as a chief ministerial candidate.

Mar 3, 2018

Bengaluru court rejects bail of Nalapad Haris and 6 others in assault case

Nalapad and his aides have been charged under various sections of the IPC, the severest of which is Section 307 (attempt to murder), a non-bailable offense.

Mar 3, 2018

Trump's tariff on metal exports: India doesn't expect an immediate hit

Donald Trump on Thursday said the US would impose an import tariff of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum to protect US producers.

Mar 3, 2018

Holi horror: 16-year-old Dalit boy killed in clashes between two groups in Rajasthan's Alwar

The clashes started between the two sides in Bhiwadi town when the victim was playing with colors with people from another community.

Mar 3, 2018

Partying techie falls to death from 9th floor in Bengaluru

Gautam Kumar, a software engineer, was partying with his friends and consuming alcohol when he lost his balance on the balcony and plunged to his death

Mar 3, 2018

Gauri Lankesh murder case: Right-wing activist held, sent to 8-day SIT custody

Naveen Kumar is the founder of a splinter unit of the Hindu Yuva Sena and had allegedly taken the killer to Gauri Lankesh's house, where she was shot dead.

Mar 3, 2018

Who is Archana Bhargava? CBI slaps disproportionate assets case on ex-CMD of United Bank of India

The CBI alleges that Archana Bhargava, the former chief of UBI, acquired movable and immovable assets disproportionate to her income between 2004 and 2014.

Mar 2, 2018

Class 7 student kills self in Tamil Nadu after teachers scolded him for being late to school

The suicide note left behind by the class 7 student from Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, stated that he was depressed after his teacher scolded him.

Mar 2, 2018

Warren Buffett loses $3.7 billion as US stocks tumble

World's billionaires suffered heavy losses in the last few days as US stocks slipped after Donald Trump promised high tariffs on foreign metals.

Mar 2, 2018

Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018: All you need to know

Union Cabinet has approved the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018 to empower the government to confiscate the properties of financial offenders, defaulters.

Mar 2, 2018

Cop receives call on his daughter's death but chooses to save a dying man

Bhupendra Tomar's daughter had collapsed and died but he chose to save a man who had been stabbed multiple times before going home to his bereaved family.

Mar 2, 2018

12 Maoists killed in encounter near Telengana-Chhattisgarh border, including a top leader

The incident took place around 500 km from Raipur in the Pujari Kanker forests. One security personnel was also killed and three others were injured in it.

Mar 2, 2018