India

After Modi-Trump meeting, Pakistan expresses extreme concern, reports Dawn

Pakistan's foreign office expressed concern that the joint statement will lead to more tension in South Asia besides objecting to the US designating Hizbul Mujahideen leader Sayeed Salaudeen as a terrorist.

Jun 29, 2017

Scamsters on a roll: Struck by IT layoffs, Bengaluru job seekers fall prey to fake offers

Six cases of job fraud were registered in Bengaluru's cyber crime branch in June alone, and victims complained they were given fake offer letters and visas after coughing up big amounts .

Jun 29, 2017

Indrani Mukerjea vindicated? Byculla jailors booked for inserting lathi in private parts of murdered convict

Manjula Shetye, the convict whose death Indrani and others were protesting against, had had a lathi inserted into her private parts by cops who have been named in an FIR. Read to know exactly what happened to her.

Jun 29, 2017

#NotInMyName: Thousands across India take to the streets to protest against mob lynching; politicians, celebrities show solidarity

The lynching of Junaid Khan in a Mathura-bound train last week triggered massive and widespread protests across the country with people taking to the streets holding a common banner 'Not In My Name'.

Jun 28, 2017

Mamata Banerjee slams GST rollout on June 30 midnight; here's the full text

Banerjee said in a post on Facebook the GST was "another epic blunder of the Centre" after demonetisation and her party was "deeply concerned about GST implementation."

Jun 28, 2017

Delhi Assembly ruckus: Speaker orders one-month jail for 2 men who protested against Satyendra Jain, disrupted House

One of the protesters was identified as Jagdeep Rana, a former AAP member who had contested from the party in 2013, while the other was reportedly an AAP member from Punjab.

Jun 28, 2017

Kerala actress kidnap case: Dileep, Nadhirshah appear before investigative officers to give statements, come out after 13 hours

Dileep and Nadhirshah had registered a complaint on April 20 after receiving blackmail calls from Pulsar Suni's friends.

Jun 28, 2017

IPS officer Mahesh Bhagwat is the 'hero' of US State Department TIP report

In what could be seen as a great example for police officers in India, Rachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat did what most couldn't.

Jun 28, 2017

Qatar's other crisis: Is the Gulf state set for more backlash?

According to a report published by German tabloid Bild on Monday, June 26, Qatar and Fifa had indulged in corruption during and after the bidding process of the 2022 edition of the tournament. This is not a good news for a country which is already facing a severe diplomatic crisis.

Jun 28, 2017

Kerala actress kidnap case: Why is media flouting laws and still taking her name in reports?

Recently, a Malayalam actor faced flak for mentioning the South Indian actress' name in one of his Facebook posts.

Jun 28, 2017

82-year-old woman commits suicide after cat kills her pet parrot

The 82-year-old woman took the extreme step as she was unable to bear the death of her favourite pet.

Jun 28, 2017

Aadhar plus PAN for I-T return: Who will guarantee that citizens' privacy won't be compromised?

Though experts have said that Aadhar's linking with PAN doesn't really make one's privacy vulnerable, the leakage of MS Dhoni's private details proves that the odds can't be ruled out.

Jun 28, 2017

Hilarious Non Punjabi Version of Super-Hit Punjabi Song [VIRAL VIDEO]

Check out this hilarious impersonation of famous Indian Bhangra song created by the British musician of Punjabi descent. The white guy in the video appears to be simply genius. In spite of being unknown to the Punjabi lyrics, he smartly makes up the lyrics whilst being bang on the tune.

Jun 28, 2017

'Petya' ransomware strikes computer servers across globe [VIDEO]

The malicious software locks up computer files with unbreakable encryption and demands $300 to be paid in Bitcoin. Thousands of users has been hit by the virus in Ukraine, the UK, Germany, India, US, Australia.

Jun 28, 2017

Azam Khan faces flak for insulting Indian Army with rape allegations

Azam Khan courted controversy yet again when he levelled rape allegations against the Indian Army during a meeting with party workers at the SP office in Rampur in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday night.

Jun 28, 2017