India

Cops nab auto driver for killing man and raping his girlfriend

The police arrested the autorickshaw driver a week after he allegedly shot a man and raped his girlfriend in Mumbai.

Mar 12, 2018

35k farmers are laying siege to Mumbai - what are their demands?

The 35,000 protesting farmers have now reached Mumbai from Nashik as part of the Kisan Long March and will gherao the Vidhaan Bhavan and voice their demands.

Mar 12, 2018

Sikh student asked to leave bar over its 'no headwear policy'

A bar staff member asked 22-year-old Amrik Singh, a Sikh law student, to leave the premises due to the pub's "no headwear policy."

Mar 12, 2018

9 trekkers killed in Tamil Nadu forest fire, rescue ops on

The trekkers from Chennai, Tirupur, and Erode were scheduled to reach Bodi by Sunday evening and then take a train back to Chennai from Theni.

Mar 12, 2018

Honor killing: Man stabs daughter to death for talking to boy

The man had warned his daughter not to talk to the neighborhood boy, but they did not heed his warnings which enraged the accused.

Mar 11, 2018

Six men gang-rape woman, film the act and upload on social media

The victim, who works in a Dhaba, filed a police complaint after a video of the assault was circulated on social media platforms.

Mar 11, 2018

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Ajinkya Rahane confident of India's success on England tour

The world's number one ranked Test team will be looking to register their first series win in England in more than a decade later this year.

Mar 11, 2018

Who is Sharbati Devi? PM Modi's 'rakhi sister' passes away at 103

Sharbati Devi passed away in the northern Indian state of Jharkhand. Her funeral will be held on Sunday.

Mar 11, 2018

Nigerian national stabbed to death in clash between two groups

A Nigerian was also injured in the fight between two groups of Africans broke in Delhi.

Mar 11, 2018

Amputated leg used as pillow: Life, dignity go cheap in Indian hospitals

The doctors used the man's own leg as a pillow as the hospital lacked one in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi district.

Mar 11, 2018

List of countries where Indians can travel without visa, get visa-on-arrival

UK think tank Royal Commonwealth Society calls for cheaper visas for Indians

A proposed UK-India Visa Agreement would reduce the cost of a two-year visa from £388 (Rs 34,939) to just £89 (Rs 8,014) and let travelers make repeat visits within two years.

Mar 10, 2018

Twitter gets its new CTO in Parag Agrawal, an IIT-Bombay alumnus

Parag Agrawal, as the new chief technical officer of Twitter, will oversee machine learning and artificial intelligence across product and infrastructure teams.

Mar 10, 2018

Young Indian official slams Pakistan in UN meet, calls it 'failed state'

The second secretary at India's UN Mission slammed Pakistan at the 37th United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva.

Mar 10, 2018

Indian Coast Guard chopper crash lands, woman pilot injured

An Indian Coast Guard chopper has crashed near Murud's Nandgaon in Maharashtra

Mar 10, 2018

Passport mandatory for loans of more than Rs 50 crore from PSBs

Following the PNB scam, the Finance Ministry has made passport details mandatory for loans above Rs 50 crore from Public Sector Banks so that defaulters cannot escape abroad.

Mar 10, 2018