India

Jammu and Kashmir: Meet the four-legged furry friends who help the Indian Army look for survivors after avalanches [PHOTO]

Avalanches have killed several Indian army soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir in recent times, including some who were even extricated from under the snow.

Feb 20, 2017

India news updates: N Ganapathy Subramaniam to take charge as COO, ED of TCS from tomorrow

TCS appoints V Ramakrishnan as the chief financial officer of the company with effect from February 21, 2017

Feb 20, 2017

Brexit an opportunity to 'reset and accentuate' UK-India trade ties says envoy YK Sinha

India's recently-appointed High Commissioner to Britain tells IBTimes UK that Brexit could enhance Indo-UK partnership.

Feb 20, 2017

Jat Quota Agitation: Protestors to take fight to Delhi, gherao Parliament and stop supply of milk in March

Protesters have decided to block all roads leading to Delhi, not supply milk to the capital on March 1 and also 'gherao' the Parliament to put pressure on the Centre to meet their demands.

Feb 20, 2017

Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang resigns: Has the name of the new chief minister already been decided?

With Zeliang out of the way, the path may be clear for fellow NPF leader and Nagland's only Lok Sabha member Neiphiu Rio to be chief minister.

Feb 19, 2017

Manipur polls 2017: Kejriwal donates Rs 50,000 towards Irom Sharmila's campaign

Bhagwant Mann, AAP MP from Punjab, also announced that he would donate money for Sharmila's campaign.

Feb 19, 2017

Jet Airways flight to London loses contact briefly with ATC while flying over Germany

The aircraft was flying from Mumbai to London, when it lost contact with the ATC while flying over Cologne in Germany.

Feb 19, 2017

UP elections 2017 Phase 3: 61.16% voters turn out, stray incidents reported in battle of bigwigs

Stones were pelted at the car of SP leader Shivpal Singh Yadav. He said it was the conspiracy of his rival BJP candidate.

Feb 19, 2017

Women join Jats' protest for reservation in Haryana; security beefed up

Authorities are extra careful this time keeping in mind the loss of lives and property that had taken place last year.

Feb 19, 2017

TN Political Crisis: DMK announces hunger strike on February 22 in all district party offices; FIR against MK Stalin

The DMK has also submitted a memorandum to Governor Vidyasagar Rao against the vote of confidence that took place in the State Assembly despite the absence of the Opposition.

Feb 19, 2017

CBI accuses Amanmani Tripathi, son of convicted politician Amarmani, of murdering wife

Sara was allegedly subjected to physical torture by Amanmani, who was arrested in November 2016. He is contesting the ongoing UP polls as an Independent.

Feb 19, 2017

Former CJI Altamas Kabir passes away at 68 after prolonged illness

Kabir, who was born in a Bengali Muslim family, served as the 39th Chief Justice of India.

Feb 19, 2017

Kolkata hospital docs to learn taekwondo for self-defence against mob

Doctors at the prestigious NRS Hospital in the city to take martial art training as instances of violence in hospital premises are gradually increasing, reported a Bengali daily.

Feb 19, 2017

Palaniswami clears floor test: Tamil celebs Siddharth, Kamal Haasan, Arvind Swami, Khushbu mock Sasikala's 'proxy' EPS

Siddharth, Kamal Haasan, Arvind Swami, Shobhaa De and Khushbu called EPS a dummy CM and said it is VK Sasikala who will rule Tamil Nadu from Bengaluru's jail.

Feb 19, 2017

IITs set to increase seats by 460

The seats will mostly be added in IITs in Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Ropar, Jodhpur, Patna, Indore, Mandi and Jammu. For other branches, space crunch has been a problem.

Feb 19, 2017