India

JD-S files FIR against journalist Vishweshwar Bhat for defamation

The Bengaluru City Police have filed an FIR against the editor of Kannada daily-Vishwavani Vishweshwar Bhat for writing an article of a heated argument between Nikhil Kumaraswamy and HD Devegowda.

May 27, 2019

Reports of Arun Jaitley's deteriorating health are false and baseless: Govt spokesperson

Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS due to some health issues last week and was discharged on May 23, the Lok Sabha election results were announced.

May 27, 2019

BJP 2.0 and markets: Investors with long-term view to reap great returns

After BJP's triumph in the Lok Sabha elections 2019, the market has given initial reaction to the political outcome and it may last for another couple of days.

May 27, 2019

Indian Railways issues terror alert in Pathankot

The railways have issued an alert following information on a possible terror attack by the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group.

May 27, 2019

Gautam Gambhir demands action after attack on Muslim man, calls it 'deplorable'

The 25-year-old victim, identified as Mohamad Barker Alam, was assaulted in Sadar Bazar lane when he was wearing the skull cap.

May 27, 2019

No voting, constitutional rights for third child: Baba Ramdev on population control

Baba Ramdev says by taking preventive measures like denying voting rights of the third child will keep the overpopulation problem from expanding more as India is not ready for more population.

May 27, 2019

Cats have castes: Obituary for 'Chunchu Nair' takes internet by storm

A weird obituary published in an Indian newspaper indicates that cats also have castes in India.

May 27, 2019

Tectonic shifts in mandate: BJP creates new voter base among poor, backward

In what was a historic election, the final results were a sweet vindication for the exit pollsters. It is important to see the rise in vote share for the NDA which has jumped from 38.3 per cent in 2014 to 43.8 per cent in 2019, a rise of 5 per cent.

May 27, 2019

Love, sex and dhoka in Kashmir Valley

Zakir Rashid Bhat, 25, was trapped by security forces in a three-storey house in southern Kashmir late on Thursday and to flush him out, the house was set ablaze during the operation.

May 27, 2019

NASA and USAF killed astronauts to cover up fake moon landings, says deceased space walker's family

Several people believe that astronauts including Virgil Grissom were murdered to cover up NASA's fake moon landings

May 27, 2019

AMMK union secretary hacked to death by unidentified assailants in Tamil Nadu

AMMK's West Union Secretary Saravanan was hacked to death by some unknown assailants while he was out for a morning walk on Sunday.

May 27, 2019

Revealed: Salman Khan to work with a 17-year-old actress in new film! [Exclusive]

During his interview for Bharat where IBTIMES was present, Salman Khan revealed, 'I'm working with a 17-year-old now', but refused to disclose more.

May 27, 2019

After thumping poll win, Narendra Modi to be sworn in as Prime Minister for 2nd term on May 30

A communique from the President's House said the oath-taking ceremony will be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Ram Nath Kovind will administer the oath.

May 27, 2019

Suprised by RJD poll debacle in Bihar, Lalu Prasad skips lunch

RJD will not have a single member in the Lok Sabha. The party failed to win any Lok Sabha seat in Bihar.

May 26, 2019

Will proposed reforms in gold trade make buying of the yellow metal difficult?

Law changes will make online transaction mandatory for buying more than 5 grams of gold in the spot market; government plans to revamp the gold monetisation scheme (GMS) to make it more people friendly.

May 26, 2019