India

Venkaiah Naidu sworn in as 13th Vice-President of India

M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday took oath as the new Vice President at a simple ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhawan's Durbar Hall in New Delhi.

Aug 11, 2017

Varnika Kundu episode is of little relevance for India's appalling women's safety problem

The fact that Varnika came on media channels without hiding her identity says that she can openly fight the menace because she has an weapon of empowerment which millions of ordinary women in the country lack.

Aug 11, 2017

District Magistrate of Bihar's Buxar city, Mukesh Pandey

Buxar DM commits suicide in Ghaziabad: 10 things to know about 2012-batch IAS officer

The Buxar District Magistrate Mukesh Pandey took his life by jumping in front of a train in Ghaziabad. Here are ten things to know about Pandey who has secured the 14th All-India rank in 2012.

Aug 11, 2017

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Oxford Launches Tamil, Gujarati Online Dictionaries, after Hindi version [VIDEO]

After the Hindi version, Oxford University Press has launched online dictionaries in Tamil and Gujarati as part of its special focus on Indian languages.

Aug 11, 2017

Conman robs Ola driver after booking cab from stolen phone

The conman robbed a woman of her mobile before using it to book an Ola cab and then rob the driver. Read on to know what happened.

Aug 11, 2017

2007 Glasgow suicide bomber's brother held; Delhi Police probe to unearth Al-Qaeda's India plans

The Glasgow suicide bomber's brother has been arrested by Delhi Police. Read on to know why his arrest might prove helpful to India's security personnel.

Aug 11, 2017

RBI may need to drain up to $22 billion as inflows add to excess liquidity

Foreign investments into debt and shares have reached a net $31 billion this year, compared with $2.7 billion in sales last year, due to factors including India's low inflation and improving economic growth.

Aug 11, 2017

Hamid Ansari says 'there is a feeling of unease among Muslims' in the country

Indian society is the 'most tolerant in the world' because of the people and the civilisation and since this tolerance is the reason why democracy is so successful, said Venkaiah Naidu.

Aug 10, 2017

Kamal Hassan (Left) and Rajinikanth (right)

Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan at DMK jubilee hints at star-rise in TN politics

The two superstars -- Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, attended an event organised by Tamil Nadu's main opposition party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

Aug 10, 2017

Rocking the Taj: Mausoleum or Shiva temple? CIC wants government to clarify

The RTI applicant, B K S R Ayyangar, had approached the ASI through an RTI application asking whether the monument in Agra was the Taj Mahal or 'Tejo Mahalaya'.

Aug 10, 2017

Stalking beyond borders: Man follows victim to Melbourne and threatens to kill her

The woman and the accused got to know each other as they worked in the same company. Later, the accused senior started discussing his personal life with her. Read to know what happened when he visited her house in Gurugram.

Aug 10, 2017

Mamata's Republic? Bengal CM disallows state bureaucrats to hear PM Modi's Quit India anniversary speech

Despite the NITI Aayog inviting the state bureaucrats to hear the prime minister's address to district magistrates from across the country, Banerjee did not allow them saying it was the Centre's plan to influence them.

Aug 10, 2017

Tata Motors and Volkswagen call off joint development talks

Based on intense and constructive discussions, the companies have jointly concluded that the envisioned areas of partnership may not yield the desired synergies as originally assessed.

Aug 10, 2017