India

Punjab poll results Updates: Congress will form government with 77 seats; Rahul Gandhi congratulates Captain Amarinder singh

The AAP has not performed as it had expected, and the SAD-BJP combine has managed to get more seats than predicted in exit polls.

Mar 11, 2017

Uttarakhand election result 2017: BJP 'creates history' by winning 57 of the total 70 seats

Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who lost both the assembly seats he contested, has submitted his resignation to governor KK Paul.

Mar 11, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2017: BJP reruns 2014 show, sweeps state with 312 seats

Both the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party were annihilated, winning 54 and 19 seats, respectively. The BJP will form government in the state after 15 years.

Mar 11, 2017

Manipur, Goa election results 2017: Congress wins in Manipur, Goa; doesn't reach half-way mark

Manipur and Goa headed for a hung Assembly with neither BJP nor Congress winning majority.

Mar 11, 2017

Women hail new maternity Bill: 'Women will no longer resign before delivery'

The Maternity Benefit Bill also makes it mandatory for every establishment with more than 50 employees to provide creche facilities within a prescribed distance.

Mar 10, 2017

US General warns India-Pakistan conflict could result in nuclear exchange

The US General said there is an ongoing tension between India and Pakistan which could take a turn for the worse in future, as both the countries are nuclear-powered.

Mar 10, 2017

Assembly Elections 2017 results: 10 key constituencies to watch out for on Results Day

As results for the Assembly elections are due to be out on Saturday, March 11; here we take a look at the 10 key constituencies from five states that went to the polls in February and March.

Mar 10, 2017

Here's what men really think about feminism; women be warned! [Video]

We did a quick quiz with a few men around us to find out about their understanding of feminism.

Mar 10, 2017

Pakistani Parliament adopts Hindu Marriage Bill in landmark ruling

Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights Kamran Michael presented the Hindu Marriage Bill, which was unanimously passed on Thursday, in the National Assembly.

Mar 10, 2017

Maruti Suzuki factory violence case: 31 convicted for manager's death

The riot that had broken out at the factory in Manesar, Haryana, led to the death of one manager at the premises who was beaten up and later burnt to death.

Mar 10, 2017

Terror goof-up? UP police beat up and jail Telangana ATS personnel, suspecting them to be terrorists!

Locals had first beaten up the Telangana ATS men, suspecting them to be terrorists because of their broken Hindi, and then handed them over to the UP police.

Mar 10, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: Rahul Gandhi is now a liability not just for the Congress, but for its allies as well

After exit polls showed poor results for SP-Congress alliance in UP, one feels allying with Rahul Gandhi is proving to be a blunder. This has been proved in Jammu and Kashmir and West Bengal in the past.

Mar 10, 2017

Exit Poll 2017: National parties BJP and Congress are eclipsing regional rivals

According to the exit polls for the five state Assembly elections, the BJP and Congress could be back at the centrestage. Are the regional parties fading out?

Mar 10, 2017

Indian Navy augments firepower on the West coast with fast attack craft INS Tillanchang [PHOTO]

INS Tillanchang, the third Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (WJFAC) of the Navy, will be stationed at Karwar in Karnataka on the West coast.

Mar 10, 2017

Telangana head constable arrested for allegedly raping minor

The 43-year-old policeman, whose house falls under Kamatipura police station, has a wife and four children.

Mar 10, 2017