India

Bengal village woman 'sucked' husband's blood every night to 'keep evils away'; uproar after he dies

It's hard to believe such shocking incidents happen in the 21st century but it has been reported by the state's media. The husband was administered three bottles of blood in hospital but yet he died.

Aug 8, 2017

Murthy gets backing of proxy advisory firms on Panaya deal report

Bengaluru-based independent advisory firm Ingovern has shown support to Murthy's stance but has also asked the founders of Infosys for a specific action plan to put the company back on the stability track.

Aug 8, 2017

10 things to know about Mike Kamminga, the foreigner held in Hyderabad drug scandal

Many high profile people have come under the scanner of the Special Task Force (STF) in the Hyderabad drug scandal. Here are ten things to know about Mike Kamminga, the foreigner held in drug peddling.

Aug 8, 2017

Woman thrashed, paraded naked in Maharashtra for supporting brother's affair

Three of the accused thrashed the woman in the presence of her husband at their farm on August 2.

Aug 8, 2017

Doklam crisis: Despite PM Modi's bear hugs, why isn't US coming openly to India's support?

PM Modi has reached out to the US irrespective of the Democratic or Republican leadership but when its confrontation occurred with the Chinese at Doklam, the Trump administration has not been found coming exclusively to its support.

Aug 8, 2017

Smriti Irani strikes back as PTI posts Nitish-Modi image on friendship day [VIDEO]

Last time, PTI sacked a photographer for uploading an image of a flooded Chennai airport from December 2016 in lieu of Ahmedabad airport. But what's so controversial about Modi-Nitish frienship?

Aug 8, 2017

Bakr-Eid 2017: PIL seeks 24-hour helpline number for protection against cow vigilantism

The Bombay HC has issued a notice to the Mumbai police and the Maharashtra director general of police and sought a reply with regard to the matter within two weeks.

Aug 8, 2017

$23 bn Idea-Vodafone merger gets conditional go-ahead from exchanges

Idea has given a voluntary undertaking to Sebi that it will not dispose of shares purchased by one of its promoters before the merger announcement.

Aug 8, 2017

When Sushma met bizarre tweet: Man pleads minister on Twitter to rescue him from Jab Harry Met Sejal!

The Pune-based man set up yet another bizarre precedent of seeking help from the external affairs ministers from situations not related to foreign policy. On an earlier occasion, a man had sought help from Sushma after his refrigerator stopped working.

Aug 8, 2017

Amazon to set up online and physical food retailing stores around Diwali

Amazon's move may trigger a price war with conventional retailers like Big Bazaar, Foodhall, Hypercity and D-Mart, and online grocery stores.

Aug 8, 2017

Demonetisation 'biggest fraud of century'? 2 types of Rs 500 notes helped BJP: Sibal [PHOTO + VIDEO]

The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the RBI had printed two types of Rs 500 notes, one of which were sent solely to BJP leaders during elections after demonetisation. Read to know more.

Aug 8, 2017

Hyderabad teenager dies after illegal abortion

A doctor, who has been identified as Dr. Girija Rani, charged the girl and her boyfriend Rs 20,000 for the procedure.

Aug 8, 2017

Ivanka Trump to visit India for Global Entrepreneurship Summit in November

During his visit to the US in June, PM Modi had invited Ivanka Trump for the summit and said that the first daughter of the US had accepted the invite.

Aug 8, 2017

CPI(M) to split? Party's Bengal chapter finds co-existence with Kerala leadership impossible

The Bengal unit of the CPI(M) is feeling increasingly frustrated with the Prakash Karat lobby and now wants to have its own party. But will the party's gerontocracy deliver as a new platform?

Aug 8, 2017

Bengaluru woman gets Rs 4 crore alimony after divorce, thanks to mother-in-law

The minister's son has to pay his wife Rs 4 crore alimony after his mother backed up his wife in the family court in Bengaluru.

Aug 8, 2017