India

Tourists dwindle as Agra sizzles at 46 degrees

A tourist from Orissa complained of heat as red sand-stoned pathways were converted into "sizzlers". The sight of a dry Yamuna river was also not a delight, Santosh Kumar said.

May 27, 2018

71.9% of Indians want to see Narendra Modi as their PM again in 2019, says online poll

Modi is often slammed for not doing enough for job opportunities for the youth. The online poll, indeed proved it right, when 28.3 percent of the people who took the survey said that lack of employment-generation is Modi's biggest failure.

May 26, 2018

Infiltration bid foiled, 4 militants killed in Kashmir

The army had recently foiled another infiltration bid on the LoC in Keran sector of the same district.

May 26, 2018

ISI is training Pakistani jail inmates to attack Indian Army, say reports

The reports have also said that the inmates of the Pakistani prisons have been promised a reduced jail time and cash prizes in return for their 'services'.

May 26, 2018

Woman dips teenager's hand in hot oil over suspected romance with husband

The woman and her husband, who live in Gujarat's Rajkot, have been arrested by the police and the girl is undergoing treatment for severe burn injuries.

May 26, 2018

ICICI Bank, Chanda Kochhar receive notice from Sebi over Videocon loans

ICICI is India's third-biggest lender by assets. It is battling allegations that its chief executive, Chanda Kochhar allegedly favoured Videocon Group in its lending practices.

May 26, 2018

Bangladesh PM urges India to put pressure on Myanmar to take back Rohingya

About 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled into Bangladesh from Myanmar since August to escape a military crackdown.

May 26, 2018

Vedanta sticks with plan to expand Tamil Nadu smelter despite deadly protests

Anti-Sterlite protests in the coastal city of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu saw as many as 13 people killed and dozens injured this week.

May 26, 2018

4 men assault Muslim labourer for failing to name Indian PM and West Bengal CM

The victim pleaded with his perpetrators to let him go as he had little education, but the perpetrators allegedly continued to harass him. As per reports, they even verbally abused his family and religion.

May 25, 2018

47% Indians don't want BJP govt to return to power in 2019, says survey

The survey also said that three-fourths of Muslims and three-fifths of Christians do not wish to see the BJP government coming back to power in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

May 25, 2018

Andhra Pradesh: 5 teenagers arrested for gang raping 12-year-old girl multiple times

The incident was reported in Chittoor where the teenage boys, all aged below 18, reportedly raped the young girl several times in the last two months, and also threatened to kill her.

May 25, 2018

Karnataka DGP Neelamani Raju denies reports of being transferred

Reports had said that Kumaraswamy had transferred Karnataka DGP Neelamani Raju for irking Mamata Banerjee during swearing-in ceremony by making her walk for a few metres to reach the venue.

May 25, 2018

Female tutor arrested for sexually assaulting 14-year-old boy in Chandigarh

The teacher, who has been sexually assaulting the boy for months, has been arrested and booked under section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

May 25, 2018

PM Narendra Modi to contest 2019 elections from Odisha's temple town Puri?

The party workers have already started the preparations for Puri, the reported stated, adding that Modi would sound the poll bugle for 2019 from Odisha's Cuttack city on May 26.

May 24, 2018

Yogi Adityanath accuses Shiv Sena of 'back-stabbing' BJP and paining Bal Thackeray's soul

Yogi Adityanath has accused Shiv Sena of 'back-stabbing' BJP by fielding late BJP MP Chintaman Wanaga's son Srinivas for the Palghar Lok Sabha by-poll in Virar.

May 24, 2018