India

India, Bangladesh and Iran refuse to participate in key regional conference held in Pakistan

India had also boycotted the SAARC Summit that was supposed to be held in Islamabad in November 2016.

Dec 20, 2016

Hajj 2017 registration: India launches website for 2017 online registration — and it is in four languages

The Hajj Committee of India will start receiving application for Hajj 2017 from January 2, 2017.

Dec 20, 2016

Budget 2017: Govt dismisses reports about revised income tax slabs

It was reported that the Narendra Modi government would increase base income tax slabs to Rs 4 lakh per annum.

Dec 20, 2016

TMC MLA runs away with Tripura speaker's mace, halts House proceedings [VIDEO]

"I am ashamed. Roy Barman is a senior member of the house. What message has he given to his juniors?" said speaker Ramendra Chandra Debnath.

Dec 20, 2016

Chandigarh municipal elections: Ahead of Punjab Assembly elections, BJP sweeps polls

Out of 26 seats, 17 went to BJP-Akali Dal and the Congress received three seats.

Dec 20, 2016

Did Coast Guard just foil a terror attack by nabbing 5 Pakistani boats off Gujarat coast?

The vessels seized were all inflatable rubber boats, which are not often the kind of boat fishermen in the Indian subcontinent use for fishing.

Dec 20, 2016

Najeeb Ahmed missing: Over 600 cops and sniffer dogs at JNU campus to look for clues to trace missing student

Ahmed went missing in October after allegedly being beaten up by a group of 20 students consisting of mostly ABVP members.

Dec 20, 2016

Uttarakhand HC imposes complete ban on killing wildlife, slams 'maneater' tag

Uttarakhand HC also prevented displaying carcasses in print or electronic media.

Dec 20, 2016

Justice JS Khehar to replace Justice TS Thakur as the 44th chief justice of India

CJI Khehar had led the constitution bench that had struck down the Centre's controversial National Judicial Appointments Commission law.

Dec 20, 2016

NGT orders segregation of waste; Rs. 10,000 fine for public littering

Environmental compensation to the tune of Rs 10,000 will be imposed for not complying with Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

Dec 20, 2016

Morning Brief: 12 dead in Germany truck attack, why Manipur is burning, what does the AI holographic 'waifu' do and more

Read more about Alia Bhatt shooting for the Udta Punjab's gang rape scene and Toyota Fortuner SUV sales cross 1 lakh in India.

Dec 20, 2016

Railways increases number of RAC berths, but reduces Tatkal quota in Shatabdi, Duronto and Rajdhani

There is a small increase in the number of people who can travel with RAC tickets in trains, and 10 percent cut in Tatkal quota of Shatabdi, Duronto and Rajdhani.

Dec 19, 2016

Kerala: Malayalam writer Kamalsy Prana arrested for insulting national anthem in his recent novel

Prana had posted a few lines from his recent Malayalam novel Smamashanangalude Notepusthakam on Facebook.

Dec 19, 2016

UP Assembly elections 2017: Rahul Gandhi bats for farmers again; how big is his strategy?

Rahul Gandhi is looking to woo farmers big time before the elections as they make a large vote bank in the state.

Dec 19, 2016

Manipur: Internet services banned till December 25; indefinite curfew in Imphal east district

Vandalism, mobs and violence in Manipur after Meiteis react to Naga economic blockade.

Dec 19, 2016