India

Opposition asks Mehbooba Mufti to quit after J&K CM meets PM Modi

Mehbooba Mufti met PM Modi on Monday to discuss the unrest in J&K, and later said the situation would return to normal in two-three months.

Apr 24, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir: PDP leader Abdul Gani Dar killed by terrorists in Pulwama district

Abdul Gani Dar, the Pulwama district president of PDP, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Srinagar. Read to know more about why he was shot.

Apr 24, 2017

'J&K situation will improve in 2-3 months,' says CM Mehbooba Mufti after meeting PM Modi, Rajnath Singh

Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the low voting percentage in the recently concluded bypolls and the security situation in the state. She also met Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

Apr 24, 2017

Tamil Nadu: Security guard at Jayalalithaa's Kodanad Tea Estate found hacked to death

The security guard's colleague told police that a group of 10 men forcefully entered the premises of the estate and assaulted them.

Apr 24, 2017

38 Indians detained in UK for visa breach in Leicester factory raids

Two clothing factories face fines up to 20,000 pounds for each illegal worker if it is proven that they did not take necessary steps to determine the legal status of their employees.

Apr 24, 2017

EC to spend Rs 3,100 crore to buy 16.15 lakh VVPAT machines from 2 PSUs

The Election Commission will buy equal amounts of VVPAT machines from Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) and the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL). Read to know more about why this is happening.

Apr 23, 2017

MCD Elections 2017 round-up: Low voter turnout may help BJP; AAP complains of EVM malfunctions and missing names

The AAP has been trying to get into the MCD, which has been ruled by the BJP for several years now. Will it succeed? Read to know how the polling went and what it points towards.

Apr 23, 2017

Nano-technology will soon make GM obsolete: MS Swaminathan

Speaking on the efforts for commercial cultivation of GM crops in India as well as the opposition to this by environment activists, Swaminathan said there was no clear public policy on GM crops.

Apr 23, 2017

BJP MLA leads rampage on police in Agra, a day after new UP DGP Sulkhan Singh promises action against goondaism

Newly appointed UP DGP Sulkhan Singh had said on Saturday that anybody indulging in goondaism would not be spared, even if they are from the ruling party. Read to find out what happened.

Apr 23, 2017

Aadhaar data leak: Personal information of more than 1 million Jharkhand pensioners released online

There are nearly 1.6 million pensioners in Jharkhand and around 1.4 million have linked their bank account with their Adhaar numbers to get direct benefit of subsidies.

Apr 23, 2017

'Cow vigilantes' beat up 3 people in South Delhi: Would this be an issue in MCD elections 2017?

Cow vigilantism has been on the rise in the country, but it has possibly never reared its head in Delhi. Read to find out what the gaurakshaks did this time.

Apr 23, 2017

Drought-hit Tamil Nadu farmers drink own urine even as AIADMK moves close to a merger

Farmers have been taking to different forms of protest at the Jantar Mantar since March 15 hoping to draw the attention of the Central Government and the AIADMK toward the severe drought in Tamil Nadu.

Apr 23, 2017

IMF members set aside trade split as French vote rattles nerves

Concerns that far-right leader Marine Le Pen and far-left rival Jean-Luc Mélenchon, both critics of the European Union, could top the field in Sunday's (April 23) vote.

Apr 23, 2017

MCD Elections 2017 updates: AAP vs BJP battle intensifies, as Congress fancies an outsider's chance

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal looks to wrest control of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi from the BJP. Will he succeed? Read to know how the polling is taking place.

Apr 23, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir: 2 terrorists killed in Budgam encounter

The encounter broke out in Hayatpura area of Budgam district on Saturday when terrorists opened fire on a patrolling party of the Indian Army's 53 Rashtriya Rifles.

Apr 22, 2017