India

Delhi most unsafe for women? Here is what the foreigners think about the city

A recent opinion poll by Thomson Reuters Foundation, based on the perceptions of 548 experts, termed India as the most dangerous country for women. The report claimed India to be unsafe for women more than endemic violence against women in Syria and Iraq and conservative, discriminatory laws of Saudi Arabia.

Jun 29, 2018

Opinion: BJP may use Emergency barb as a political trident in West Bengal

The saffron party has already used Emergency as a weapon to counter Indira's grandson and current Congress president Rahul Gandhi's statements.

Jun 29, 2018

Parmanu actor Ajay Shankar: I was devastated when a stay order was placed on the release [Exclusive]

In an exclusive interview with International Business Times India, Ajay Shankar spoke at length about his 12-year long struggle, doubting his career choices, getting appreciated for his role in Parmanu and a short guide for aspiring actors on how to make a career in Bollywood.

Jun 29, 2018

Fifa World Cup 2018 Round of 16 schedule: Date, time and venue of knockout matches

With Argentina and Portugal in action on the opening day of Round of 16, one would hope the knockout stages of what has been a riveting World Cup gets off to a flying start. Here are the complete fixtures.

Jun 29, 2018

The world's largest irrigation project is taking shape in Telangana

The Rs 80,000-crore Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme will start pumping water to the parched fields of the state later this year.

Jun 29, 2018

Sanju full movie leaked on torrent sites for free download before its release in India

The buzz on social media claims that the full movie of director Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju has been leaked on torrents for download. Ranbir Kapoor's fans have requested not encourage piracy and watch it in theatres.

Jun 29, 2018

Buzz Aldrin embroiled in public feud with kids over 'misuse of finances'

The 88-year-old former astronaut is suing his children and longtime manager over misuse of his finances and slander. The two children, Andrew and Janice say they're merely trying to protect his businesses.

Jun 28, 2018

Humans only visit 25 places regularly, we are creatures of habit

The first of its kind study says that we really are creatures of habit - even though our 25 places often change over time.

Jun 28, 2018

Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi movie review and rating by audience: Live update

Ee Nagaraniki Emaindi review live updates: Tharun Bhascker's ENE is a comedy drama movie starring Vishwaksen, Sushanth, Abhinav, Venkatesh, Anisha and Simran, has got good reviews and ratings from the audiences.

Jun 28, 2018

Stop politics over economic offenders, they are nothing but national embarrassment

With the likes of Nirav Modi and Vijay Mallya in safe havens, it's time to leave political allegations aside and treat fugitive economic offenders as a national embarrassment and devise means of bringing all the 'escapes' to justice in our own law courts.

Jun 28, 2018

What caused the plane crash in Mumbai? DGCA to investigate

The Thursday afternoon crash has led to the death of all four people on board, and one pedestrian. It has been speculated that the plane might have crashed due to a technical snag.

Jun 28, 2018

Mumbai plane crash: All you need to know about the Ghatkopar mishap

The crash killed all the four passengers onboard the chartered plane and took the life of a pedestrian at Sarvodaya Nagar in Mumbai's Ghatkopar on Thursday, June 28.

Jun 28, 2018

Mandsaur: 7-year-old raped, fighting for life in hospital; probe reveal gory details of crime

The girl, who is currently battling for life at a hospital in Indore, has a 3-cm cut in her throat. Doctors have said that the brutal sexual assault has damaged her internal organs.

Jun 28, 2018

P Chidambaram's kin murdered: Knitwear exporter abducted, killed and dumped in Hosur lake, 4 arrested

C. Shivamurthy, a 47-year-old Tirupur-based knitwear exporter, had gone missing just a few days ago and his family had even filed a missing person complaint with the police. Shivamurthy was the son-in-law of Chidambaram's sister-in-law, the police revealed.

Jun 28, 2018

Who is Amul Thapar? Indian-American in Donald Trump's list of nominees for US Supreme Court judge

Amul Thapar, 49, is a circuit judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. At the time of his appointment, he was the second only Indian-American judge in the US Court of Appeals after Sri Srinivasan.

Jun 28, 2018