India

Gujarat diamond merchant's son works at cafe in Kerala to learn real life lessons

Last year, Dravya Dholakia had arrived in Kochi to do odd jobs. Now, Dhruv worked with Streat Cafe in Thiruvananthapuram.

Sep 8, 2017

Ravi Shankar Prasad's take on Gauri Lankesh murder: Now, it's Left versus centre versus right

The Union IT minister's take that Naxalites were not happy with Gauri Lankesh makes a collective political failure evident. Also, if Naxalites killed her, what's the authorities doing in preventing the rise of the extremists at a prime urban centre like Bengaluru?

Sep 8, 2017

Dera Sacha Sauda HQ raid: Hard disks, cash seized from Ram Rahim's base in Sirsa

Dera chief Ram Rahim was convicted of rape by the special CBI court in Panchkula on August 25 and was sentenced to 20 years on August 28.

Sep 8, 2017

Gauri Lankesh murder: PM Modi following someone on Twitter is not a character certificate, says BJP

The Opposition, activists and social media users had strongly objected to PM Modi continuing to follow Twitter handles that justified the killing of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh on Tuesday evening.

Sep 8, 2017

Trump administration 'strongly supports' sale of F-16 and F-18 fighter jets to India

Lockheed Martin and Tata have announced a joint venture to manufacture F-16 fighter planes. Saab has also announced a joint venture with Adani last week for Gripen.

Sep 8, 2017

DeMo flashback: 21,000 people disclosed Rs 4,900 cr 'black money' under PMGKY

Surprisingly, revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia, after the closure of the PMGKY window, had said the response had "not been so good."

Sep 7, 2017

'My friend, my first love, Gauri Lankesh was epitome of Amazing Grace,' says ex-husband

Gauri Lankesh, a critic of right-wing politics and the Hindutva brigade, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at the entrance of her residence in Bengaluru.

Sep 7, 2017

India's first hyperloop to connect twin Amaravati and Vijayawada [VIDEO]

The public private partnership (PPP) project will cost between Rs 1,300-1,600 crore ($200-250 million) and is expected to create over 2,500 jobs.

Sep 7, 2017

OYO gets Rs 1,600 crore in fresh round of funding led by SoftBank

The company's unique business model and vision for the hospitality industry boosted investor confidence: Ritesh Agarwal

Sep 7, 2017

Dera Sacha Sauda gave Rs 5 crore to incite violence before rape case verdict

The Dera had sent money to various places in Punjab and Haryana, including Panchkula, where violence broke out after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted.

Sep 7, 2017

Will Nadhirshah land in trouble? Director approaches Kerala HC for anticipatory bail

Nadhirshah has moved Kerala High Court after reports had it that he might be questioned again by Kerala Police.

Sep 7, 2017

Reliance Jio subscriber base has surpassed 130 million: Mukesh Ambani

The telecom operator added 29 million new subscribers in last one month, propelled because of highest number of customer addition (29 million) in a month. Out of this 29 million, Jio alone added 19.63 million subscribers.

Sep 7, 2017

Essar Steel gets Rs 800 crore interim financing from Edelweiss Group

The interim financing will keep Essar Steel as a going concern till lenders and the IRP finalise a restructuring plan within 270 days.

Sep 7, 2017

China reacts sharply, asks if Indian Army chief was 'authorised' to make war remarks

Army chief Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said India should be prepared for a two-front war -- from China in the north and Pakistan.

Sep 7, 2017

After Jayaram, Ganesh Kumar, more celebs visit Dileep at Aluva jail

Since the beginning of September, more than 15 celebrities have visited the actor at the prison.

Sep 7, 2017