India

Cheers Bengaluru! Alcohol prices slashed across Karnataka; other highlights of the state Budget

The Karnataka government has also lifted Value Added tax (VAT) charges on beer, wine, feni and hard liquor.

Mar 15, 2017

Karnataka budget: Govt puts limit on film ticket prices in multiplexes; movie buffs hail decision

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presented the state budget on Wednesday, March 15.

Mar 15, 2017

Actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar offers to resign as president of Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee

Raj Babbar offered to resign from the post of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) president after the party faced a crushing defeat in the recently concluded state Assembly elections.

Mar 15, 2017

Karnataka government to open Namma Canteens, like Amma Canteens: 10 things you need to know

Here are 10 things you need to know about the just-announced Namma Canteens, right from where you will find them to how much meals will cost.

Mar 15, 2017

Were EVMs working fine when AAP won 67 out of 70 seats in Delhi elections 2015, dear Arvind Kejriwal?

Arvind Kejriwal said at a press conference on March 15 that the EVMs were harming India's democracy by not allowing the right results to come out. It is a common problem with India's Opposition parties who get frustrated with repeated losses.

Mar 15, 2017

Raped 12-year-old girl in Kolkata faces neighbours' wrath after giving birth on International Women's Day

The elders from the village to which the girl belongs have threatened her entire family, and accused her grandfather of raping her.

Mar 15, 2017

Trouble for Sanjay Leela Bhansali again! 'Padmavati' sets in Kolhapur vandalised, set on fire

Bhansali had shifted the shooting location from Rajasthan to Kolhapur after he was attacked on the sets of 'Padmavati' in Jaipur's Jaigarh Fort in January this year.

Mar 15, 2017

SM Krishna's second coming: It's advantage BJP as the veteran Karnataka leader heads to the fold

Karnataka's towering political personality SM Krishna quit Congress in January and is about to join the BJP. The move will be a masterstroke that the Congress will struggle to tackle.

Mar 15, 2017

Bomb disposal squad still inspecting unidentified briefcase at Amritsar airport; operations resume

A disposal squad has been called to the Amritsar airport examine the content of an unattended briefcase after bomb threat claims.

Mar 15, 2017

Muslim clerics issue fatwa against 16-year-old Indian Idol runner-up Nahid Afrin; song against ISIS triggered action?

Nahid Afrin was soon to take part in a programme that, according to the fatwa, was "against the Sharia."

Mar 15, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir infiltration: 3 terrorists and 12-year-old girl killed, policeman injured as Kupwara encounter ends

The security forces had received a tip-off about terrorist presence in the Kalaroos area of Kupwara, and launched a search operation.

Mar 15, 2017

CBI to probe fraud and identity theft in the name of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme

Individuals and organisations are reportedly duping people into giving their personal and banking information in the name of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme and the CBI will now probe the matter.

Mar 15, 2017

India is almost done fencing its borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar to curb infiltration and smuggling

India had earlier outlined a programme to seal its border with Pakistan, following continued terror infiltration. It is also fencing its borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Mar 15, 2017

Telugu actress Jayasudha's husband Nitin Kapoor commits suicide in Mumbai

Nitin Kapoor, a cousin of Bollywood actor Jeetendra, married Telugu actress Jayasudha in 1985. He committed suicide by jumping from the terrace of an apartment complex in Mumbai.

Mar 14, 2017

Maharashtra doctor thrashing case: One of the accused allegedly commits suicide in police custody

Dr. Rohan Mamunkar was beaten black and blue after he asked the family members of a patient to take him to another centre.

Mar 14, 2017