India

Is keeping Kochi Metro clean too much to ask for? [PHOTOS]

Metro Man E Sreedharan's only request to the public was to keep Kochi Metro neat and tidy. But the Metro users don't seem to care as graffitis started to appear on the property.

Jun 23, 2017

'Bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj in critical condition; 7 things you didn't know about him

Charles Sobhraj, also known as the 'Bikini Killer,' underwent a Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) on June 12 and reports state that he has not recovered since then.

Jun 23, 2017

Living in the times of Modi Sarkar, it's so very easy lambasting Indu Sarkar

While the Congress defence against the film depicting the excesses of the Emergency stands no ground, it can also be questioned why our filmmakers don't come out with disturbing issues that are more current?

Jun 23, 2017

Mehbooba Mufti warns Kashmiris against testing limits of 'restrained' security forces

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, who called the lynching of Deputy SP Mohammed Ayub Pandith a "shameful act", has warned the citizens of the valley not to test the patience of the security forces.

Jun 23, 2017

Dadri revisited: Mob thrashes 4 Muslim youths on train over beef-eating rumours; one dies

The mob reportedly abused the four men and when they resisted, attacked them with weapons. The incident brings back the chilling memory of the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri in UP in September 2015.

Jun 23, 2017

PM Narendra Modi can't afford to 'lose' handshake battle with President Trump in US

US President Donald Trump is notorious for his bizarre handshake which aims at destabilising the opposite person. As the PM of the world's biggest democracy, Modi can't afford to see himself finishing second best in the mind game.

Jun 23, 2017

BJP wants Indu Sarkar to be tax-free after Congress attacks Madhur Bhandarkar film

Madhur Bhandarkar's upcoming film Indu Sarkar is in the middle of a political battle between the Congress and the BJP. Read to know how just the trailer of the film has kicked up a storm.

Jun 23, 2017

Karnataka: Dalit BJP leader Bandi Ramesh hacked to death in broad daylight

Karnataka BJP leader Bandi Ramesh was having lunch at a roadside eatery in Guggarahatti locality of Ballari when he was attacked by the unknown assailants.

Jun 23, 2017

Records on patient deaths and oxygen supply disappear from Indore Hospital after 17 people die of 'oxygen-cut off'

This Indore hospital believes the death of 17 patients including six in ICU alone was a 'routine affair'. The hospital in question holds a capacity of 1400 beds and the reason behind the 'oxygen supply cut' is unknown.

Jun 23, 2017

Delhi man cuts off daughter's ears; claims he was led on by a 'ghost'

Amrit Bahadur had allegedly tried to cut his daughter's neck before he was overpowered by the neighbours who handed him over to the police.

Jun 23, 2017

How you give rice at Rs 2 a kg? Awestruck world leaders ask Mamata Banerjee's finance minister at UN

Representatives from countries like Argentina, Kenya and others were filled with wonder to hear the Mamata Banerje govt in Bengal gives rice at Rs 2 a kilo. How's that possible they asked the state's finance minister, Amit Mitra

Jun 23, 2017

Presidential election 2017: It's a non-Jatav Dalit versus a dynastic Dalit

Both Ram Nath Kovind and Meira Kumar are known for their merits and achievements and their contest will see the monolithic identity of the Dalits, who are facing quite a bit of trouble in today's India, a boost.

Jun 23, 2017

Presidential election 2017: By picking Meira Kumar, is Opposition fighting Nitish Kumar more than Narendra Modi?

The Opposition led by Congress chose Meira Kumar, who hails from Bihar, perhaps to teach Nitish Kumar a lesson for his 'betrayal'. But what the Bihar CM did after seeing the Opposition's clueless state was right.

Jun 23, 2017

Liquor ban: MG Road, Brigade Road in Bengaluru are national highways? Really, 3 cheers to our authorities!

Abiding by the Supreme Court's order, the authorities have now decided not to renew licences of liquor sellers who do business in Bengaluru's heart since the roads there are known to be 'national highways'. Can it be more bizarre than this?

Jun 23, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir: DySP Mohammed Ayub Pandith lynched by mob outside mosque in Srinagar

Mohammed Ayub Pandith was killed after he allegedly opened fire at a group of people near a mosque at Nowhatta, Srinagar.

Jun 23, 2017