India

72-year-old man confined in mental asylum for losing cool in court

The magistrate not only sent the elderly man to a mental asylum, but also did not inform his family. The man's family couldn't trace him for three days. The Delhi High Court has now apologized to him for the unlawful confinement.

Apr 28, 2018

Anu Kumari: Haryana mother secures second rank in UPSC 2017

Anu Kumari, who used to dedicate more than 10 hours to her UPSC preparations said that she was glad that she cleared it this time as this was her last attempt due to the age limit.

Apr 28, 2018

Goa board class 12th 2018 results declared, Check your results here

The results for GBSHSE exams have been announced on its official website, gbshse.gov.in. The pass percentage for the year 2018 is 85.53 percent.

Apr 28, 2018

Diana Hayden on Tripura CM's remark: 'I'm a proud brown-skinned Indian'

Former Miss World Diana Hayden said that she is hurt after Biplab Kumar Deb, who is the chief minister of Tripura, belittled her achievement. Hayden had won the crown back in 1997.

Apr 27, 2018

Modi tells Xi Jinping that India and China share similar culture

During the informal meet in Wuhan, the two leaders will discuss a wide range of topics like US President Donald Trump's trade policies, globalization, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and also the India-China border dispute.

Apr 27, 2018

Box office collection: Avengers — Infinity War poised to become 2018's highest opener

Avengers: Infinity War is expected to break the opening day box office collection record of Baaghi 2, which had earned Rs 25.10 crore. The Marvel film has also sold over 1 million tickets and is second to Baahubali 2 in the all-time advance booking sales.

Apr 27, 2018

Mentally unstable woman strangles 2 children to death before killing herself

The mentally unstable woman in Andhra Pradesh killed herself after killing her four-year-old son and her daughter, who was only six-months-old.

Apr 27, 2018

Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar's top aide shot dead in J&K

The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States and several other countries. JeM operational commander Mufti Yasir was among those killed in the joint operation in Tral.

Apr 26, 2018

Bhartishree, the woman who will rule rapist Asaram's Rs 10,000 crore empire

Bhartishree will take over the Sant Shri Aasaramji Trust, which is registered as a charitable body with headquarters in Ahmedabad, Bhartishree will also control Asaram's other ashrams in India.

Apr 26, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Aug. 9, 2016.

Modi, MP CM to feature on tiles of govt-built houses for poor

The state government said that every house, built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), will have two tiles with a photo of PM Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on the kitchen wall and the other at the entrance of the house.

Apr 26, 2018

Congress rushes to take credit for rapist Asaram's arrest

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, whose government in Rajasthan had arrested Asaram, said that the Jodhpur trial court's verdict has proved that his government was right in arresting him.

Apr 26, 2018

Salman Khurshid says Congress' hands are stained with blood of Muslims

Salman Khurshid said Congress' hands are stained with the blood of Muslims during an event with students of Aligarh Muslim University. He made the statement in reply to student's question.

Apr 24, 2018

Indrani Mukherjea says life in danger in prison, dal was poisoned

Mukherjea alleged that on April 6, before she fell ill, a guard had given her some medicine from a piece of paper, following which she drifted into unconsciousness and woke up several hours later in the hospital.

Apr 24, 2018

Resumption of India-Pakistan cricket ties depends on BCCI, says Najam Sethi

India have not played Pakistan in a full series since the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, although the two countries played a short one-day series in India in 2012/13.

Apr 24, 2018

Mohammed Rafiq, Coimbatore bomb blast accused re-arrested for planning to 'kill' Modi

Mohammed Rafiq is accused of being involved in a series of bomb blasts in February 1998, which led to the death of 58 people and destroyed property worth crores.

Apr 24, 2018