India

Gorkhaland crisis: GJM chief Bimal Gurung demands CBI probe into death of 3 activists

Blaming the West Bengal government and senior officers for the killing of three Gorkha Janamukti Morcha activists in police firing on June 17, GJM chief Bimal Gurung on Friday demanded a CBI probe into the deaths.

Jun 24, 2017

What's Asaduddin Owaisi's beef with Ram Nath Kovind?

AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi pulls out an incident from the past where Ram Nath Kovind said "Christians and Muslims did not belong to the nation" and questions if Kovind was a suitable candidate.

Jun 24, 2017

Rajinikanth all set to join politics, says RSS ideologue Gurumurthy

Tamil actor Rajinikanth is all set to enter politics, commentator S Gurumurthy told a news channel on Friday, adding that the actor will soon form a new party possibly in alliance with the BJP.

Jun 24, 2017

Modi's US visit: White House to 'roll out red carpet' for PM; sale of unarmed Guardian drones to India likely to be cleared

Trump and Modi will have a one-on-one meeting on Monday, followed by a delegation level meeting, a cocktail reception and a working dinner, according to a White House official.

Jun 24, 2017

Strong India-US ties will benefit our nations and the world, PM Modi says ahead of Trump meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Washington, D.C., at the invitation of US President Donald Trump. As in the past, he is looking forward to interacting with the Indian diaspora in the US as well.

Jun 23, 2017

Gear change: Face IT industry headwinds with the right skillsets

Tech services companies which invested in digital services are likely to be the only ones showing revival in growth rates in future.

Jun 23, 2017

Smart Cities Mission is a shared vision of citizens and state governments; not imposed by Centre, says Venkaiah Naidu

Minister of Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu also rebutted the criticism that Smart Cities Mission is only a playground for global technology players.

Jun 23, 2017

New Indian passports to be bilingual; Sushma Swaraj okays Hindi and English

In a move which is set to leave regional language crusaders miffed, from now on all passports will be in English and Hindi, says EAM Sushma Swaraj

Jun 23, 2017

Indian nurse from Karnataka stranded in Saudi Arabia; trafficked and forced into slavery

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj are clued up on the situation.

Jun 23, 2017

Afghanistan, Ireland to play in Tests: Sachin Tendulkar's records not safe anymore

Admission of two minnows as Test-playing nations defies all logic as we have seen how ordinary Bangladesh and Zimbabwe and even Sri Lanka, the last three countries to get the status, have been in the longest format.

Jun 23, 2017

Tamil Nadu: Child falls prey to Anganwadi worker's fury, gets beaten black and blue in Coimbatore

The anganwadi worker was so furious that she tied the child's hands and had beaten him mercilessly and also forced him to consume chilli powder.

Jun 23, 2017

Is keeping Kochi Metro clean too much to ask for? [PHOTOS]

Metro Man E Sreedharan's only request to the public was to keep Kochi Metro neat and tidy. But the Metro users don't seem to care as graffitis started to appear on the property.

Jun 23, 2017

'Bikini killer' Charles Sobhraj in critical condition; 7 things you didn't know about him

Charles Sobhraj, also known as the 'Bikini Killer,' underwent a Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) on June 12 and reports state that he has not recovered since then.

Jun 23, 2017

Living in the times of Modi Sarkar, it's so very easy lambasting Indu Sarkar

While the Congress defence against the film depicting the excesses of the Emergency stands no ground, it can also be questioned why our filmmakers don't come out with disturbing issues that are more current?

Jun 23, 2017

Mehbooba Mufti warns Kashmiris against testing limits of 'restrained' security forces

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, who called the lynching of Deputy SP Mohammed Ayub Pandith a "shameful act", has warned the citizens of the valley not to test the patience of the security forces.

Jun 23, 2017