India

Creditors oppose NCLT order, may pose hurdles in the way of RCom-Aircel merger

The order pronounced by the tribunal suggested that any creditor accounting 5 percent or less of the companies' total debt cannot oppose the merger.

Aug 21, 2017

AIADMK unites, OPS sworn in as deputy CM: 10 things to know

Panneerselvam has been appointed the deputy chief minister as well as the convenor of the party while Palaniswami became the co-convenor.

Aug 21, 2017

Varappuzha sex racket: Shobha John, Jayarajan Nair found guilty by Kerala court

The Varappuzha police had busted the sex racket in 2011 while rescuing a minor girl from a brothel.

Aug 21, 2017

GOI's street lighting national programme illuminates 50,000 km of Indian roads [VIDEO]

State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) becomes the world's largest street light management company.

Aug 21, 2017

BPCL to pump in Rs 18,000 crore to expand oil refineries

The expansion is a part of company's major roadmap to spend Rs 1.08 lakh crore in next five years.

Aug 21, 2017

BJP leader blamed for death of 200 cows now accused of feeding dead bovines to fishes

BJP leader Harish Verma, who had been blamed for the death of 200 cows sheltered in his gaushala, has now been alleged of feeding the dead cows to fishes in his pond. Read on to know more.

Aug 21, 2017

Kolkata housewife commits suicide with last message to cousin: See how they have beaten me

A housewife in Kolkata sent two selfies of her bruises to a cousin with the text "see how they have beaten me" before committing suicide. Read to know more.

Aug 21, 2017

Finally, AIADMK factions reunite; BJP excited?

Chief Minister E Palaniswami and former CM O Panneerselvam announce the merger at the party headquarters. No words were heard on Sasikala at the time of the merger.

Aug 21, 2017

Essar Oil closes 98% stake deal to Rosneft-led consortium for $12.9 bn

As part of the deal, oil major Rosneft will get a 49.13 percent stake in Essar Oil and the Trafigura-UCP consortium will hold another 49.13 percent stake in the company.

Aug 21, 2017

Hyderabad sex racket running in Madhapur spas busted, 65 women rescued

Siddhartha, the kingpin, had been running spas in Madhapur, Jubilee Hills and Bengaluru and used to earn about Rs 90 lakh per month from the flesh trade business.

Aug 21, 2017

China will make positive move, says Rajnath Singh as PLA conducts fire drills

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that he "was sure China will make a positive move" with regard to the military standoff in Sikkim and that a "solution" to the ongoing conflict would be arrived at "soon".

Aug 21, 2017

Bihar Floods: Death toll crosses 250, over 1.2 lakh people affected

The flood situation remained grim in Bihar while the death toll rose to 253 on Sunday, an official said.

Aug 21, 2017

Woman stabs Nigerian boyfriend to death over argument on 'who will cook dinner'

A woman murdered her boyfriend after the duo got into an argument over who would cook the dinner. Read on to know what had happened.

Aug 21, 2017

Buyback flops, Infosys stock slips to three-year low

The stock tanked 9.6% on the Bombay Stock Exchange at Friday's closing, its sharpest fall since April 2013.

Aug 21, 2017

Supreme Court grants bail to chief Malegaon accused Lt Col Purohit

The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit (retired), the main accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast which killed seven people. Read to know more.

Aug 21, 2017