India

Karnataka farmer gets Re. 1 compensation for crop loss

District administration is being held responsible for the slip-up.

Jun 9, 2017

Wages of indecision: Govt yet to fix MGNREGA pay

In spite of a committee's recommendation to bring in change when it comes to calculating wages under MGNREGA, the central government has failed to hike the salaries in real terms.

Jun 9, 2017

Supreme Court stays Central government order: Aadhaar not must for PAN, I-T returns

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Central government order that made Aadhaar mandatory for applying for PAN cards and filing I-T returns. Read to know more.

Jun 9, 2017

Malaysia: MDMK chief Vaiko detained, interrogated at Kuala Lumpur airport; is this a diplomatic incident? [VIDEO]

MDMK chief Vaiko was on Friday detained at the Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia and interrogated over his links to the LTTE. Read to know more.

Jun 9, 2017

India, China should work 'appropriately' to manage differences, Chinese President Xi tells PM Modi

This is the first meeting between Modi and Xi after India boycotted the Belt and Road Forum held last month in Beijing and was attended by at least 29 countries, including Pakistan.

Jun 9, 2017

Tarek Fatah targeted again? Chhota Shakeel aide arrested for planning author's murder

An aide of Chhota Shakeel was recently held in Delhi while trying to plan the murder of Pakistan-born Canadian author and TV host Tarek Fatah. Read to know more.

Jun 9, 2017

'Anybody got a condom?': Man shocks flight co-passengers and then, this happens

A couple, reportedly drunk, could not resist their instincts on a budget flight in UK. Read to know more.

Jun 9, 2017

Meet Preet Gill & Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, the two Sikhs who made India proud in UK elections

Both Gill and Dhesi made history by winning in this election as Labour Party candidates. Read to know why their victories were historic.

Jun 9, 2017

May's fall in June: UK prime minister's poll gamble backfires; results will put Brexit in jeopardy

UK PM Theresa May took a risk by calling a snap poll on June 8. And now, with the Conservatives failing to produce another 2015-like result, the future of Brexit looks a different ball-game. Did May betray the 2016 referendum verdict?

Jun 9, 2017

Mandsaur Day 3 round-up: Rahul Gandhi arrested and released, top officials transferred as protests continue [VIDEO]

Farmer protests continued in some other parts of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday following the death of five of their compatriots in Mandsaur on Tuesday, June 6. read to know more.

Jun 8, 2017

Army called in after GJM movement turns violent in Darjeeling

Demanding a separate state of Gorkhaland, the GJM workers engaged in a pitched battle with the police, as panicked tourists tried to rush out.

Jun 8, 2017

Bengaluru: This is how your lakes are being rejuvenated!

A new technology called the 'trash boom' is being used to revive some endangered lakes of Bangalore. Seems like Bengaluru residents were the ones to have given this idea to the lake development authority.

Jun 8, 2017

World's first 'aeroboat' made by Indo-Russian JV unveiled

It has been designed by IIAAT Holding, a joint venture between the International Institute for Advanced Aerospace Technologies and Indian firm Millennium Aerodynamics.

Jun 8, 2017

Kerala: Kochi school principal's 'exasperating farrago' can give Shashi Tharoor a run for his money

A write-up by the principal of Navy Children School in Kochi has gone viral on social media.

Jun 8, 2017

Here's why this BJP legislator wants to ban momos in India

For the past five months, Ramesh Arora has been campaigning hard to ban much-loved street food momos saying that it causes cancer.

Jun 8, 2017