India

Congress hails landmark Supreme Court verdict on Aadhaar

In its landmark judgment, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar document but with modifications.

Sep 26, 2018

Aadhaar linking not mandatory for mobile numbers and bank accounts, rules Supreme Court

Justice Chandrachud, the only dissenting judge claimed that the Aadhaar is 'unconstitutional' and added that Aadhaar numbers would be erased from telecom companies' database.

Sep 26, 2018

Asia Cup 2018: KL Rahul speaks about DRS howler, admits he made a mistake

India paid heavily for KL Rahul's wasted DRS as MS Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik were on the receiving end of umpiring howlers. The two wicketkeeper-batsmen couldn't do much as India had lost their only review by then.

Sep 26, 2018

Bigg Boss 12: After Deepak, now Shivashish has a crush on Jasleen Matharu?

We had recently reported Deepak Thakur appears to have a massive crush on Anup Jalota's lady-love Jasleen Matharu. And the latest we hear is that another inmate, Shivashish Mishra, also has a crush on her.

Sep 26, 2018

SC/ST job promotions: No need to collect data on backwardness, says Supreme Court

A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Mishra said this while hearing a plea by the Centre seeking reconsideration of its 2006 judgment that asked for providing of quantifiable data on the SC/STs before considering them for reservation in promotion.

Sep 26, 2018

ISRO Mars Orbiter Mission completes four years in orbit – here are its best photos

The entire budget of the mission was $74m, NASA's Mars Maven probe cost about $651m. Even the film Martian, cost more at about $108m.

Sep 26, 2018

Urvashi Rautela apologises for copying Gigi Hadid's Instagram post; says she feels terrible for the mistake

Urvashi Rautela shared an Instagram story in which she apologised on behalf of her social media content creator, saying that she feels "terrible" for the goof-up.

Sep 26, 2018

Over 1,500 tourists stranded in Himachal Pradesh as heavy rains hit state

A total of 300 people were evacuated by Tuesday evening most of whom were faculty and students from IITs Mandi, Roorkee, Guwahati and Mumbai, and some foreigners.

Sep 26, 2018

West Bengal bandh: 12-hour shutdown called by BJP hits normal life

Following the killing of two youths during a clash between agitating students and the police last week over the recruitment of new teachers at a school at Islampur in North Dinajpur district, the Bharatiya Janata Party called the shutdown claiming the two were shot dead by the police.

Sep 26, 2018

Nota party song Yethikka Yethikka released: Vijay Deverakonda unveils Shot Number

Vijay Deverakonda is all set to unveil the party song from his upcoming movie Nota - Yethikka Yethikka (Telugu version) and Shot Number (Tamil version) at 11.00 am on September 26.

Sep 26, 2018

Samsung Galaxy A7 with triple-camera makes official debut in India: Launch offers, price and more

The Galaxy A7 comes in two configurations with prices starting at Rs 23,990 in India. Read to know the key features of Samsung's new camera-centric phone.

Sep 26, 2018

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal to marry fellow shuttler Parupalli Kashyap in December: Report

Saina and Kashyap have been in a relationship for nearly a decade but have managed to keep it low-profile to focus on their careers.

Sep 26, 2018

Aadhaar verdict LIVE: Judges rule that Aadhaar is constitutionally valid but with a few changes

The first petition challenging the Aadhaar was filed in 2012. However, the proceedings for the case began only in October 2015.

Sep 26, 2018

Infamous Bellandur lake in Bengaluru spews 10-foot high toxic foam

The foam managed to spill onto the streets even though a wire mesh was installed for that specific reason.

Sep 26, 2018

Wary finance ministry nudges RBI to tackle worsening credit crunch

Investors have been unnerved by credit concerns that have engulfed one of the biggest NBFC names in India - Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS).

Sep 26, 2018