India

Drug haul: Probe into 'heroin ship' Hennry reveals links to Pakistan, Iran and UAE

The heroin stock was to be delivered to Egypt from Pakistan's Gwadar port. After the ship's captain realised that his Rs 50 crore share was insubstantial, he decided to re-route.

Aug 7, 2017

Mayawati faces threat from core support group: BJP in for another good news?

Mayawati's own suicidal politics and the coming together of dissident leaders have posed a real threat to the modern-day Dalit messiah. It's not difficult to predict who will be the biggest beneficiary if the BSP supremo perishes.

Aug 7, 2017

Back from Bengaluru, Gujarat Congress MLAs again whisked away ahead of RS polls

The Gujarat Congress had sent 44 MLAs to a resort in Bengaluru to prevent them from defecting to the BJP after six of their legislators quit the party last month with three of them joining the BJP.

Aug 7, 2017

DK Shivakumar receives summons from I-T department; seeks 2 days time [VIDEO]

Shivakumar has said that he is a law abiding citizen and will definitely show full cooperation.

Aug 7, 2017

Dalit outfits, minority groups plan BSP chief Mayawati's 'ouster'

Mayawati's decline in power has led to the accumulation of Dalit votes that are up for grabs and its significance in Lok Sabha elections for 2019 is enormous.

Aug 7, 2017

Doklam standoff: Special envoys have nothing to do with border dispute, China tells India

Special envoys have no role to play in resolving the military standoff in Doklam, China has said refusing to acknowledge that the meeting between the national security advisers of both countries took place for border talks.

Aug 7, 2017

26-year-old marketing executive diagnosed with 'binge watching' addiction

It is a lifestyle related addiction, which, like in this case, can result in critical symptoms of depression and anxiety, the doctor said.

Aug 6, 2017

Doklam standoff: China discusses Sikkim border dispute with Nepal; Should India worry?

In yet another attempt to counter India's stand on the border conflict in Sikkim's Doklam region, China reportedly briefed the authorities in Nepal about the standoff.

Aug 6, 2017

Black Money: Switzerland says India laws 'adequate' for info exchange

Although the implementation is being planned for 2018, the first set of data exchange is likely to take place in 2019.

Aug 6, 2017

12 state-owned banks eyeing funds from markets

The remaining would raise funds through follow-on-public offer (FPO) or qualified institutional placement (QIP) from the market during course of the next fiscal.

Aug 6, 2017

GST Council: E-way bill provisions finalised, relief for textile works, tractor parts

The council also approved setting up anti-profiteering committees in all states and the Centre in the next 15 days to ensure that industries pass on the benefits of input tax credit to customers.

Aug 6, 2017

Lashkar-e-Taiba behind attack on Amarnath pilgrims, three arrested: J&K police

Kashmir Inspector General of Police (IGP) Munir Khan said the conspirators furnished logistical help to four LeT terrorists.

Aug 6, 2017

Arun Jaitley meets family of dead RSS man, CPM members stage protest

Even an enemy country wouldn't do this kind of brutality but a political party did this, Jaitley said.

Aug 6, 2017

PM Modi, Shinzo Abe to lay Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train foundation stone in September

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will lay the foundation stone for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train in Gujarat when the latter visits India next month.

Aug 6, 2017

Kohli has a golden opportunity to match Azhar's 3-0 thrashing of Sri Lanka in 1994

India have a great chance to make it 3-0 against the islanders in the ongoing series, something they had done last 23 years ago in a home series played under the captaincy of Azharuddin.

Aug 6, 2017