India

Indian expats in Saudi Arabia may soon find themselves jobless as country pushes to hire more nationals

Financial difficulties, cost-cutting and a heavy drive to employ more Saudi nationals have led to a significant reduction in the expatriate employment in Saudi Arabia.

Feb 24, 2017

Forget high airfares, soon you could catch a train to Kathmandu from Delhi and Kolkata

The Centre has also asked the state-owned Container Corporation (Concor) to explore the possibilities of running a cargo train to Bangladesh to enhance bilateral trade.

Feb 24, 2017

Maha Shivratri: PM Modi unveils 112-foot Shiva statue at Isha Foundation in Coimbatore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be taking part in Maha Shivratri celebration at Jaggi Vasudev's Isha Foundation in Coimbatore.

Feb 24, 2017

Manipur Assembly elections 2017: Tension in Imphal before Modi's rally

A hand grenade and a bomb was found outside BJP leaders' houses in Imphal a day before Modi's rally.

Feb 24, 2017

This Mizoram MLA turned surgeon to save a woman's life

Dr K Beichhua, a qualified MBBS graduate from Regional Medical College in Imphal has conducted surgeries in the past and rushed to the rescue of the woman patient.

Feb 24, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: EC orders legal action, FIRs against 3 candidates from UP and 1 from Manipur over statements on bribery

Candidates from the SP, the BSP, the BJP and the Peace Party have been accused of bribing voters and suppressing their election expenses.

Feb 24, 2017

Mohit Goel scam: The decline and fall of Ringing Bells and Freedom 251

Managing Director of Ringing Bells, the company that launched Freedom 251, Mohit Goel, was detained by the police on Thursday for fraud.

Feb 24, 2017

Jayalalithaa 69th birth anniversary: Both CM EPS and OPS plan celebrations across Tamil Nadu, while Sasikala pens emotional letter

Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami and AIADMK deputy general secretary TTV Dinakaran paid floral tributes to the late chief minister at the party's headquarters on February 24.

Feb 24, 2017

Watch live online PM Modi inaugurating the 112-foot-tall statue of Lord Shiva in Coimbatore [VIDEO]

PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate a 112-foot-tall statue of Lord Shiva in Coimbatore, TN. It is part of the Maha Shivaratri celebrations organised by Isha Foundation, founded by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev.

Feb 24, 2017

KCR's gold offerings: Petition filed in court; activists seek recovery of amount from CM's private account

Activist and AAP member Dr Lubha Sarwath also sought to know who had paid for the CM's family's visit to Tirupati.

Feb 24, 2017

Kansas shooting: Who was Srinivas Kuchibhotla, the Indian engineer killed in the Olathe bar racial attack?

Witnesses said that the assailant allegedly yelled "get out of my country" at Srinivas Kuchibhotla before opening fire at two Indians at the bar.

Feb 24, 2017

Has StayZilla shut down for good? Hotel aggregator says it will 'reboot its operations,' explains how it will move forward

StayZilla, one of India's largest start-ups to concentrate on hotel and homestay aggregation, has suspended operations, amid fears that it has shut down for good.

Feb 24, 2017

Srinivas Kuchibhotla shooting: In Donald Trump's era, here are instances of violence against the Indian community

Srinivas Kuchibhotla killed: Hate crimes in United States have risen ever since the 2016 presidential elections campaign began, particularly after the US President Donald Trump's xenophobic rhetoric against immigrants.

Feb 24, 2017

India News Updates: ITBP recovers explosives, Naxal literature in Rajnandgaon

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Feb 24, 2017

After Shobhaa De fat-shamed cop, Vandana Luthra reaching out to make him fit again

The MP Police inspector Daulatram Jogawat told Shobhaa De: "If madam wants, she can pay for my treatment. Who doesn't want to be thin?"

Feb 24, 2017