India

Infosys to set up innovation hub in North Carolina, hire 2,000 Americans

Infosys plans to hire the first 500 workers at Raleigh innovation hub within two years, with the remainder to be hired in North Carolina by 2021.

Sep 13, 2017

Faulty OFB shell damages Indian Army's US-made howitzer during Pokhran field test

This is the third time in four months that a prototype artillery gun was being tested by the military and prior to induction had its barrel damaged due the defective High Explosive shells from OFB.

Sep 13, 2017

Hell goes into 'shell': Over 100,000 directors of bogus firms to be booted out for 5 years

26 CAs associated in sustaining these shell companies have been identified

Sep 12, 2017

10-yr-old Chennai girl plays Candy Crush as doctors remove brain tumour [VIDEO]

By staying awake, talking and moving her limbs, the girl gave her doctors the confidence that they were on the right track.

Sep 12, 2017

Supreme Court puts cap of 500 firecracker shops for Delhi

The Supreme Court has lifted its November 2016 ban on the sale of firecrackers in the National Capital Region.

Sep 12, 2017

Delhi youth thrashed by 5 men for speaking in English

Varun Gulati was attacked when he had gone to drop off his friend at a five-star hotel in Delhi's Lutyens area.

Sep 12, 2017

7th Pay Commission: Govt increases Dearness Allowance, Dearness Relief by 1 percent

Around 49.26 lakh central government employees and 61.17 lakh pensioners will soon enjoy a one percent increase in their Dearness Allowance and Dearness Relief. Read on to know more.

Sep 12, 2017

India tops list of countries where people 'can't live without the internet' [VIDEO]

According to a survey, India is the country most reliant on the internet, as 82 percent of respondents from that area claim that they can't imagine what life would be like without it.

Sep 12, 2017

HDFC Bank second most valued company in India, overtakes TCS

At a time when most private and public sector banks are not showing much interest in growing their corporate lending, primarily due to capital constraints, HDFC Bank is aiming to expand its wholesale loan book through refinancing.

Sep 12, 2017

Farm loan waiver likely to swell inflation by 20 bps: RBI paper

Farm loan waivers have been announced by both the central and state governments to provide relief to farmers facing distress due to natural calamities/crop failure.

Sep 12, 2017

Ready for talks to reopen Nathu La pass, says China

China on Tuesday said it was ready for talks to reopen the Nathu La pass for Indian pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar.

Sep 12, 2017

Bank employees to stage protests on September 15

The banking sector wants the government to focus on concerns such as staff shortage and real recovery of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs).

Sep 12, 2017

Bengaluru techie rapes colleague, uploads her video on porn site

The victim told police that when she stopped complying to his demands, he uploaded the video on a porn website on September 4.

Sep 12, 2017

Thanks to these Manipal students, you can soon get panipuris at the push of a button!

Four final year engineering students of Manipal Institute of Technology have developed a prototype.

Sep 12, 2017

Bengaluru bans religious weapons to fight crimes by rowdy-sheeters

The ban has come in the wake of rowdy-sheeters using religiously and culturally significant weapons to commit crimes. Read on to know more.

Sep 12, 2017