India

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

Ka Bodyscapes ban: Why is India busy killing its rich filmmaking talent through mindless fanaticism?

While the censor board, led by Pahlaj Nihalani, has been relentlessly targetting films, elements are physically attacking directors and even film-makers are belittling sexuality.

Mar 3, 2017

WATCH: Hafeez Saeed's son raises anti-India slogans, wants people to be like Dawood Ibrahim

Talha Saeed also called slain Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani an icon.

Mar 3, 2017

Kerala crisis: In God's own country, there is no end to BJP/RSS and CPM feud

A CPM office was also set on fire on Thursday night after an RSS office was bombed that injured three RSS workers.

Mar 3, 2017

Maharashtra: 10 things we know about Mathew Roy, the whistleblower 'sahayak' from Kerala found dead in Nashik

Lance Naik Mathew Roy had been seen in a video walking his senior's dog and taking his children to school, and later complaining about it.

Mar 3, 2017

China should pay more attention to India's growth in manufacturing sector, says Beijing-based Global Times

While pointing out the flaws in the Indian manufacturing sector, the editorial in Global Times also commended India for growing.

Mar 3, 2017

Bengaluru steel flyover may be people's victory, but public pressure can lead to disastrous results too

Two important industrial plans in Singur and Nandigram in West Bengal were cancelled after people resisted, leaving the state's economic prospects shattered.

Mar 3, 2017

Supreme Court-appointed SIT says Rs 70,000 crore black money unearthed; but is Rs 559 per Indian enough?

The recovered amount is much lesser than what would ensure putting Rs 15 lakh in the account of each Indian — something that Narendra Modi had promised in the run-up to the 2014 LS polls.

Mar 3, 2017

India news LIVE updates: West Bengal state assembly passes Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) Bill

To ensure transparent functioning of clinical establishments, the state assembly of WB has passed the Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) Bill.

Mar 3, 2017

Angamaly Diaries movie review: Live response by audience

Check out the audience review on Angamaly Diaries, which has been lauded by Mollywood celebrities after its premiere show.

Mar 3, 2017

Oru Mexican Aparatha movie review: Live audience response of Tovino Thomas-starrer

Here's the live review of Tovino Thomas' movie Oru Mexican Aparatha, which is the directorial venture of Tom Emmatty.

Mar 3, 2017

Kerala: 4 hurt as bomb thrown at RSS headquarters in Kozhikode; is Left-wing extremism on rise in state?

While four were hurt after a bomb was thrown at the RSS headquarters in Kozhikode, there have been several incidents of RSS and BJP men being attacked by CPI-M cadres in Kerala.

Mar 3, 2017

RSS distances itself from member's announcement of award for Pinarayi Vijayan's killer

CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury also condemned the remark made by RSS leader Kundan Chandrawat.

Mar 2, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Akhilesh Yadav's minister & rape-accused Gayatri Prajapati's passport to be cancelled

The survivor said Gayatri Prajapati and his associates raped her and also tried to rape her 17-year-old daughter.

Mar 2, 2017