India

Rodrigo Duterte says that useless, critical Catholic bishops should be killed

"These bishops of yours, kill them. These b*****ds are useless. All they do is criticise," Duterte said in Manila on Wednesday.

Dec 6, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: BJP MP Savitribai Phule resigns from party, 'Country needs a constitution not a temple'

Savitribai Phule said she will launch an agitation to champion the cause of Dalits from December 23.

Dec 6, 2018

Stage set for polling in Telangana with 2.8 crore registered voters

Political fortunes of 1,821 candidates will be decided in 119 constituencies in the first full-fledged election in India's youngest state.

Dec 6, 2018

Aadhaar bail-out option will have limited utility for most

Deleting data on UIDAI servers will invalidate systems like PAN that are required for banking and financial transactions.

Dec 6, 2018

India gets its first witness protection programme; here's all you need to know

The decision to implement the scheme was made by the Centre, the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), 18 states, and legal help from at least five states, civil services, high courts as well as police personnel.

Dec 6, 2018

European Union extends financial aid to those affected by cyclone Gaja in Tamil Nadu

Cyclone Gaja crossed Tamil Nadu coast on November 16, leaving 63 people and thousands of livestock dead.

Dec 6, 2018

Rahul Gandhi assures Congress will put student issues on national agenda

Observing that many from the student community face an "uphill task", Gandhi assured them of direct access to opportunities and vowed to end corruption in the system.

Dec 6, 2018

KKR may pick up CCD founder VG Siddhartha's stake in Mindtree

Siddhartha is the largest investor controlling 26% of shares in information technology major Mindtree.

Dec 6, 2018

Kedarnath movie review and rating: Here's what critics say about Sushant Singh Rajput-Sara Ali Khan starrer

Kedarnath received mixed response from critics as it is the visuals in the movie that grabbed most attention. Read critics' review.

Dec 6, 2018

Adityanath busy renaming cities, ignoring his state: Shiv Sena

"The question is not when Hyderabad will become Bhagyanagar, but when will the Ram temple be constructed," wrote the Sena in its editorial.

Dec 6, 2018

Amit Shah isn't God, his prediction of BJP ruling for 50 years an exaggeration: Mizo National Front

The principal opposition party in Mizoram is, however, confident that the Congress or the UPA will not come to power at the Centre in the next year's general elections.

Dec 6, 2018

Karnataka: Lake drained in Morab village after discovery of HIV-infected body

The virus is usually transmitted through sexual intercourse, infected blood and from an infected mother to the baby in her womb or through breastfeeding, but the villagers' alarm at the discovery a week ago drove the demand for the lake to be drained.

Dec 6, 2018

Delhi: 12-year-old student hangs self, blames her science teacher in suicide note

Daisy Rathore, 12, who hanged herself from a ceiling fan at her home on December 1, ensured that her tormentor was punished, as she wrote the teacher's name on her palms and hands and also the reason for her extreme step.

Dec 6, 2018

CBI director Alok Verma's plea: SC says essence of govt action must be in interest of institution

A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said Attorney General K K Venugopal told that circumstances culminating in the situation started in July.

Dec 6, 2018

Priyanka Chopra's response to 'racist' The Cut article slamming her as a 'scam artist' is pure gold

The now-retracted story by Mariah Smith alleged that Priyanka Chopra is a scam artist who trapped Jonas into a marriage that he didn't really want.

Dec 6, 2018