India

Lok Sabha adjourned twice as Opposition creates ruckus over Rafale, special status to Andhra Pradesh

Soon after the House met at 11.20 a.m. after the first adjournment, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan urged the members to raise their issues according to rules and assured them of discussion.

Dec 13, 2018

MeToo aftermath: MJ Akbar and Tarun Tejpal ousted from Editors Guild of India

Journalist-turned-politician Akbar was named in the #MeToo movement by journalist Priya Ramani after which 20 other women came out to narrate their experience when he was still a journalist. Akbar had filed a criminal defamation suit against Priya Ramani.

Dec 13, 2018

Bigg Boss 12 nominations: Rohit Suchanti, Somi Khan or Karanvir Bohra; who should get evicted this weekend? [Poll]

In this week's nominations task, a special room had been created inside the activity area. Contestants had to come in one-by-one and a jinn would ask them to do something. Karanvir Bohra, Somi Khan and Rohit Suchanti have been nominated.

Dec 13, 2018

Delhi HC seeks police response on anticipatory bail plea of Air India pilot

According to the police, Kathpalia operated a flight from New Delhi to Bengaluru without undergoing the mandatory pre-flight breath analyser test.

Dec 13, 2018

PNB fraud case: Interpol issues Red Corner Notice against Mehul Choksi, says CBI

"The Interpol has issued a Red Corner Notice against Mehul Choksi on the request of CBI," said CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal.

Dec 13, 2018

Did Aishwarya Rai copy Anushka Sharma and Deepika Padukone's reception look?

Aishwarya Rai was spotted attending Isha Ambani's wedding ceremony with Anand Piramal wearing a strikingly similar outfit and makeup to that of Anushka Sharma and Deepika Padukone.

Dec 13, 2018

Online sale of medicines to be banned soon; here's why

A Delhi HC bench, chaired by Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice VK Rao, passed the judgment after a PIL was filed by Delhi-based dermatologist Zaheer Ahmed through his advocate Nakul Mohta.

Dec 13, 2018

Gold edges lower as dollar steadies, equities tick up

Gold prices slipped on Thursday as the dollar steadied and equities climbed on signs of easing trade tensions between the United States and China, while palladium rose to a record high, trading at a premium to the bullion.

Dec 13, 2018

Taking inputs from party workers on CM candidates, says Rahul Gandhi

The potential chief minister candidates in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh arrived in the city on Thursday for a meeting with the Congress president who will take a final call on the top post in the states.

Dec 13, 2018

Newspaper accidentally talks about Julia Roberts' 'holes' getting better with age instead of 'roles'

A New York-based newspaper decided to pay its tribute to the Oscar winner who has turned 51 by publishing an AP story which talks about Julia's illustrious career.

Dec 13, 2018

RBI chief's meeting with public sector banks: Liquidity of economy to dominate discussions

Shaktikanta Das' remarks on the first day in office make clear the central bank's future direction in addressing government concerns.

Dec 13, 2018

Amitabh Bachchan's Samsung Galaxy S9 goes kaput: Bollywood Shahenshah seeks help on Twitter

Going by the statement, Amitabh Bachchan's Galaxy S9 seems to have gone into a boot loop rendering it temporarily useless.

Dec 13, 2018

Chief Ministerial candidates of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh arrive in Delhi to meet Rahul Gandhi

The contenders for the top post in Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot and in Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia has arrived early morning in the national capital and will be meeting Gandhi soon.

Dec 13, 2018

American Twitterati 'shocked' and 'surprised' by Beyonce performing at Ambani's function [Funny reactions]

When the only daughter of the richest mogul of the country ties the knot, it is bound to make news and how! Isha Ambani tied the knot with Anand Piramal on 12 December bringing together the Piramal Industries and Dhirubhai Ambani Group together.

Dec 13, 2018

Key Indian equity market indices open in green

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 51-scrip Nifty, which had closed at 10,737.60 points on Wednesday, was quoting at 10,807.40 points, up by 69.80 points or 0.65 per cent.

Dec 13, 2018