India

There shouldn't be board exams, says dead student's father

Khushboo was one of the three students who committed suicide on Tuesday in Delhi alone after the Class X board examination results were declared -- the government had brought backboard exam for Class X in 2018 after a gap of eight years.

May 30, 2018

BJP corporates' favourite, gets nine times donations than five parties combined: Report

Congress received Rs 36.06 crore via 98 donations from corporate houses and Rs 5.84 crore via 501 individual donors during the same period.

May 30, 2018

Indonesians to get free 30-day Indian visa: PM Narendra Modi in Jakarta

PM Modi hailed the historic relations between the two countries and said there is a special link between their cultures. He also urged the diaspora to become ambassadors of India and said vibrant people-to-people relations boost ties between India and Indonesia.

May 30, 2018

Videocon dirty loan: Why did ICICI Bank take so long to launch probe into CEO Chanda Kochhar?

ICICI Bank and CEO Chanda Kochhar have been battling allegations of conflict of interest over loans given to Videocon. The bank had so far defended Kochhar, saying internal investigations had found no proof for any wrongdoing by her.

May 30, 2018

Record 425 million posts on Facebook during IPL 2018

The 11th edition of the IPL closed on May 27 with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeating SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the finals.

May 30, 2018

Tough government rules keep Tesla away from Indian roads: Elon Musk

Last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk had said that Tesla's cars could come to India in the summer but there was no further news. Musk later blamed the FDI norms for delay in Tesla's entry into the Indian market.

May 30, 2018

As India, Pakistan DGMOs agree on ceasefire, Kashmir separatists are ready to talk

The Indian Army Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and his Pakistani counterpart have held a meeting and agreed that the ceasefire will not be violated by both sides.

May 30, 2018

Proud of my students who scored 90%: Baba Ramdev on Acharyakulam students' performance

The boarding school, was inaugurated on April 26, 2013. It is a unique school as the school administration, according to the portal, provides students with spiritual knowledge along with modern education to make them fully awakened and conscious.

May 30, 2018

TDP's Mahanadu conclave concludes: Chandrababu Naidu eyeing to be kingmaker in 2019

The party chief gave a clarion call to the cadre to strive for party's victory in all 25 parliamentary constituencies in the state in 2019 general elections so that TDP can be the deciding factor in choosing the next prime minister.

May 30, 2018

Telangana CM says Rythu Samanvaya Samithi will play key role in farmers' Life Insurance Scheme

"The policies adopted in the united state pushed agriculture into a bad shape. Farmers have lost almost everything in all aspects. We thought that the situation should improve after formation of Telangana," K Chandrashekar Rao said.

May 30, 2018

UAE bans fruits from Kerala after Nipah virus outbreak

The disease has killed 13 people in Kerala while two others are being treated. There is no vaccine for the virus, which is spread through body fluids and can cause encephalitis.

May 30, 2018

Kerala honour killing: Why does CM Pinarayi Vijayan say white lies and justify policing failures?

As Kerala faces the humiliation of all time due to the recent honour killing of a young Dalit Christian youth, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has shown unflinching audacity to justify a failed policing system.

May 29, 2018

Can Modi win clear majority in 2019? He can, if he does these 5 things

The verdict in the recent elections to the Karnataka assembly has something for everyone across the country, especially for those who live outside that state and did not follow the outrageous coalition negotiations up close.

May 29, 2018

Ambarish's son Abhishek Gowda to foray into Sandalwood with Amar

Ambarish's son Abhishek Gowda is making his acting debut with upcoming Kannada movie Amar. Nagashekhar is directing the movie while Sandesh Nagaraj is producing it.

May 29, 2018

Monsoon rains hit Kerala coast three days ahead of schedule

Monsoon delivers as much as 70 percent of rains that India needs to water its farms. The rains usually hit Kerala by June 1 and cover the whole country my mid-July.

May 29, 2018