India

Sourav Ganguly: Cheteshwar Pujara as important as Virat Kohli for India

Pujara, 30, averages 50.51 batting at number three in Test matches and was instrumental in India going on a record-equaling run of nine straight series wins.

Mar 22, 2018

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill passed by Parliament: 5 quick facts

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill 2017 lets the government enhance the ceiling of tax-free gratuity to Rs 20 lakh and fix the maternity leave period for the female employees.

Mar 22, 2018

Missing Indian student's body found near Niagara Falls

Danny Joseph, who also worked at a restaurant near Niagara Falls in Ontario, was reported missing on February 14.

Mar 22, 2018

Sardar Patel statue vandalized, garlanded with empty bottles

The vandalized statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at Gandhinagar in Gujarat was unveiled by senior BJP leader LK Advani in October 1992.

Mar 22, 2018

Debt-ridden man brutally stabs wife and children, says he lost his mind

The man, who lives in Mumbai, attacked his family and later surrendered before the police.

Mar 22, 2018

Telecom dept extends indefinitely deadline to re-verify mobile numbers with Aadhaar

The last date of re-verification of existing mobile subscribers through the Aadhaar-based E-KYC process is extended till the Supreme Court decides on the matter.

Mar 22, 2018

World Water Day: Indian city to face severe water crisis, says report

According to Centre for Science and Environment, Bengaluru is among 10 cities that might head toward 'Day Zero', a situation where the city taps run dry.

Mar 22, 2018

WhatsApp message claiming Delhi will be hit by 9.1-magnitude earthquake is fake

The message said that NASA has warned that the earthquake would strike Delhi-NCR between April 7 and April 15.

Mar 22, 2018

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Indian professionals' favorite work destination: Flipkart, Paytm over Google & Amazon

Directi, Flipkart and Paytm's parent company One97 Communications Limited take top three spots in LinkedIn's third annual list of top companies to work for.

Mar 22, 2018

Get ready to shell out higher fares as Ola, Uber get costlier

The app-based cab aggregators have said that they will not take any waiting charge for the first 20 minutes.

Mar 22, 2018

Teen facing rape allegations granted permission to write class 12 exams

The boy's lawyer told a trial court in New Delhi that his career was at stake and that he should be allowed to write his exams owing to 'Right to Education'.

Mar 22, 2018

Union Cabinet approves launch of 'Modicare': 10 quick facts

The target beneficiaries of Modicare will be more than 10 crore families belonging to the poor and vulnerable population.

Mar 22, 2018

What are 'fatka' gangs? 200 theft cases filed against miscreants

The Railway Protection Force (RPF) registered over 200 cases against the fatka gangs who robbed commuters along the Mumbai suburban railway tracks.

Mar 21, 2018

Cambridge Analytica scandal: Which Indian political parties are involved?

Cambridge Analytica's site says a client achieved a landslide victory in the 2010 Bihar Assembly election with over 90 percent of the seats targeted being won.

Mar 21, 2018

Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin and CEO of Amazon, speaks about the future plans of Blue Origin during an address to attendees at Access Intelligence's SATELLITE 2017 conference in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2017.

Amazon becomes second-most valuable company in US as it overtakes Alphabet Inc

US e-commerce giant Amazon surpassed Google parent company Alphabet Inc on Tuesday to become the second-most valuable company in terms of market value.

Mar 21, 2018