India

Assam Floods: 45 dead, Kaziranga National Park inundated; all you need to know

Animals at the Kaziranga National Park have been straying towards higher ground due to rise in water levels.

Jul 13, 2017

Tilting at turbines: Fanning wind energy growth will need time; and, a perfect storm

India's renewable energy targets for 2022 seem steep for an industry hamstrung by spatial and technological limitations.

Jul 13, 2017

Sonika Chauhan death: Vikarm Chatterjee confesses to speeding, consuming alcohol on fateful night

Bengali actor Vikarm Chatterjee had initially denied speeding charges and said he had not consumed alcohol on the night of the accident.

Jul 13, 2017

Sonu Nigam sings Dhinchak Pooja's 'Dilon Ka Shooter' in Kumar Sanu style and you'll love it [VIRAL VIDEO]

Singer Sonu Nigam tries to reprise Dhinchak Pooja's 'Dillon Ka Scooter' and his version will leave surely you in splits.

Jul 13, 2017

India brushes off China's offer on resolving Kashmir issue, says it's a bilateral issue with Pakistan

India's position is very clear. It is addressing all issues, including Kashmir, with Pakistan in a bilateral framework," MEA spokesperson Gopal Baglay said.

Jul 13, 2017

Kochi Hindu girl converts to Islam, goes to Afghanistan with husband to join IS

Nimisha and her husband had told that they were on their way to Sri Lanka to begin a carpet business there. Later, Nimisha's husband called up his mom only to inform that the family was in Afghanistan.

Jul 13, 2017

Washing up: Vijay Mallya laundered Rs 1,301.67 crore, says Enforcement Directorate

The agency alleged that the only purpose of 13 shell companies under Mallya's control was to either obtain loans or launder money.

Jul 13, 2017

How a CIA tip off led to the arrest of ISIS operative in Delhi

Kannur ISIS operative was deported from Turkey twice. After he was deported the first time, in February, he managed to get another fake passport.

Jul 13, 2017

Kerala actress reacts after Dileep's arrest; denies real estate deals with actor

"I am deeply shocked by the incidents that have been happening for the last few days," the South Indian actress wrote.

Jul 13, 2017

Considering India's request to grant visa to Kulbhushan Jadhav's mother: Pak Foreign Office

The Pakistani Army court has sentenced Jadhav to death after the Field General Court Martial found him guilty of "espionage and sabotage activities" in Pakistan.

Jul 13, 2017

Thanks Ramachandra Guha but Nitish Kumar will not make a successful Opposition face against Narendra Modi

Historian Ramachandra Guha made an interesting observation about Nitish Kumar taking up the leadership of the Opposition. But the man has not done Opposition politics for years now and will find it challenging to make his own space in Modi's India.

Jul 13, 2017

Sikkim standoff: Sushma Swaraj calls all-party meet on India-China border conflict

The government has called an all-party meet on Friday over the stand-off between Indian and Chinese troops along the border.

Jul 13, 2017

Drug haze looms over Tollywood; 10 celebrities in police crosshairs

The police has a list of names. You should mend your ways," producer Allu Aravind said.

Jul 13, 2017

'Magic' of online journalism: Exactly a year later, yet another marriage breaks because of PM Modi and in same state!

A report saying a businessman's marriage with a government employee in UP was called off because they had different takes on the PM surfaced both in July 2016 and 2017. Isn't the coincidence a bit too much?

Jul 13, 2017

Low tea: Close to 18% of gardens in India are 'sick', cautions Tea Board

The board has advised tea garden owners to visit the top performing plantations to understand best practices and how to implement them.

Jul 13, 2017