India

Haryana school girls end hunger strike; education department to upgrade school

The class 9 and 10 girls had gone on an indefinite hunger strike as they wanted their institution to be upgraded to a senior secondary school.

May 17, 2017

Om Prakash Chautala, ex-CM of Haryana aces class 12 exams from Tihar jail

Chautala was serving term after he was convicted in the teachers' recruitment scam during his tenure as the CM. He was out on parole but chose to go back to the jail to take up his exams.

May 17, 2017

Trinamool Congress wins Mirik civic poll: Mamata's politics of mobility has outsmarted GJM in Darjeeling hills

The TMC has also opened accounts in three other civic bodies in Darjeeling hills in the recently held elections. Mamata has executed a ploy different from the Left vis-a-vis the hill parties and delivered a punch.

May 17, 2017

Times Now files criminal complaint against Republic TV's Arnab Goswami over 'copyright theft'

Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd (BCCL) filed a complaint on Tuesday against Arnab Goswami, founder of the recently launched news channel Republic TV, and journalist Prema Sridevi on charges of infringing its copyright.

May 17, 2017

Nitish Kumar's Lok Sabha problem: In 2014, it was 'communal'; in 2019, it is 'secular'

JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar has said again that he is not in the race to become the prime minister of India. The wise politician has said so because he knows his challenges inside out.

May 17, 2017

Triple Talaq: 'Can you frame modern and model Nikahnama?' Supreme Court asks AIMPLB

"Why can't there be a modern and model nikahnama to provide for talaq? Can you ask your Qazis to have a model nikahnama?" the Supreme Court asked the AIMPLB.

May 17, 2017

Karnataka-cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari found dead under mysterious circumstances in Lucknow

The body of Anurag Tiwari, the deceased IAS officer, was found on the road near the Meerabai Guest House located at Hazratganj in Lucknow.

May 17, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army launches massive anti-terror operation in Shopian

The Indian Army cordoned off two villages in the district, and launched the search operation after receiving information about the presence of militants in the area.

May 17, 2017

'Day of reckoning has come': Arun Jaitley defends raids on Chidambaram, Lalu Prasad

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley defended the raids that were conducted at the residences of his predecessor P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram, and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad.

May 17, 2017

Mamata Banerjee meets Sonia Gandhi: Is this how the anti-BJP front starts before the presidential election?

Mamata Banerjee met Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi, sparking speculation that an anti-BJP coalition or alliance may be on the cards sooner than later. Read to know more.

May 16, 2017

WhatsApp users beware: Fake site шһатѕарр.com is looking to steal your identity and data!

Fake phishing website looks to grab your WhatsApp details by offering different colours and skins for the popular messaging app. Read to know more.

May 16, 2017

Why India's decision to skip China's One Belt One Road summit is a foreign policy blunder

By boycotting China's OBOR/BRI summit, India achieved little. If it really wants to deal with the Chinese, it needs to join its party and manouvre from within.

May 16, 2017

Twitter hails Harish Salve after sushma Swaraj says he charged only Re 1 to fight Kulbhushan Jadhav case

Senior advocate Harish Salve, who represented Kulbhushan Jadhav at the International Court of Justice in Hague, charged only Re 1 as his fee to fight the case, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in a tweet.

May 16, 2017

'India wants to see sovereign Palestine co-existing peacefully with Israel,' says Modi

PM Modi in his statement said that India continues to support development and capacity building efforts of Palestine.

May 16, 2017

Here's how much Indian user data WhatsApp shares with Facebook!

WhatsApp may have to pay a hefty fine in Italy for violating anti-trust rules. However, all eyes are now on India, where the Supreme Court is hearing a similar case.

May 16, 2017