India

'Mamata doesn't want Gorkhaland but Borkhaland': How BJP is confusing narratives in tinderbox West Bengal

The BJP has zero answer to the Gorkhaland agitation because of its monolithic cultural ideology and strategic fears. So, it is tactically using a far more familiar communal issue in Basirhat to derail Mamata Banerjee.

Jul 9, 2017

Pornography claims latest victim: Goa Congress leader embarrasses party

A leader of the Congress in Goa has been removed from the official WhatsApp group of the state unit of the political party after he shared a pornographic clip there. Read to know more.

Jul 9, 2017

IT layoffs: Techies set to challenge journalists as 'worst' marriage candidates? Well, the battle could get intense...

Journalists are generally seen as poor marriage candidates since their biological clocks run anti to the rest of the world. But with the fears of unemployment looming large in IT sector, is it the scribes' 'moment of revenge'?

Jul 9, 2017

THIS city is the first from India to get World Heritage status from Unesco! [PHOTOS]

The 41st session of Unesco's World Heritage Committee at Krakow decided to include the first Indian city on the World Heritage list. Read about it here.

Jul 9, 2017

Darjeeling, Basirhat violence in West Bengal has a semblance with this Amitabh Bachchan film

The state's administration is worried over the pattern of setting police vehicles on fire which is crippling the forces' movement during clashes. The same ploy was shown in one of Big B's film which was released in 2004.

Jul 9, 2017

U.S. isolated on climate at summit of world leaders

The divide between the US president, elected on a pledge to put "America First", and the 19 other members of the club, including countries as diverse as Japan, Saudi Arabia and Argentina, was striking.

Jul 9, 2017

Congress demands PM's statement on India-China standoff

India has accused China of building roads on the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction and its People's Liberation Army (PLA) of intruding into Indian territory in Sikkim and destroying bunkers.

Jul 8, 2017

UN adopts global treaty to ban nuclear weapons; India refuses to attend talks

India and eight other countries, including Pakistan, US and China, skipped the negotiations that would legally ban atomic weapons.

Jul 8, 2017

Hand 'em over: Narendra Modi meets Theresa May, urges extradition of Vijay Mallya-like runaways

Liquor baron Vijay Mallya is sought by India after his doomed airline Kingfisher defaulted on several bank loans amounting to nearly Rs 9,000 crore.

Jul 8, 2017

Junaid Khan lynching case: Main accused arrested in Maharashtra's Dhule district

Junaid Khan, a 15-year-old Muslim boy, was stabbed to death by a mob in a Mathura-bound train in Haryana's Ballabhgarh in June after an argument over train seats.

Jul 8, 2017

Jaguar Land Rover sales rise 11% to 51,591 units in June

The Jaguar brand posted record retail sales of 15,343 units in June, up 16.4 per cent, driven by continued strong sales of the F-PACE.

Jul 8, 2017

A team of Chennai-based techies are tracking missing children; 100 rescued so far

The team has gathered identities of nearly three lakh missing children from various websites and are using face recognition to track them down. Even if one does not have the photo of the missing kid, a photograph of a sibling can be used for the search.

Jul 8, 2017

Actress kidnap case: Why Kerala Women's Commission registered case against Dileep, Aju Varghese and Salim Kumar?

A case has been registered based on the complaint by Women in Cinema Collective (WCC).

Jul 8, 2017

Mamata Banerjee hits out at Centre for 'non-cooperative attitude' as WB BJP demands President's rule

Police also detained three BJP leaders from the Centre, including Meenakshi Lekhi, when they were on way to visit riot-hit Basirhat. The government will also order a judicial inquiry into the riots.

Jul 8, 2017

Communal clashes in West Bengal over 'objectionable' Facebook post, Centre rushes paramilitary troops [VIDEO]

Fresh communal clashes erupted in Basirhat, after a 17-year-old boy shared an 'objectional' Facebook post. As many as four companies comprising 400 troops paramilitary troops of the Border Security Force were rushed to the North 24 Parganas in West Bengal to bring the situation under control.

Jul 8, 2017