India

Samajwadi Party expels MLC for writing letter about chief Mulayam's second wife

The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council Member (MLC), however, stuck to his point and said that he would standby what he wrote.

Oct 22, 2016

Varun Gandhi denies allegations of leaking defence secrets in 2-page letter

The BJP MP claims he never had access to information that whistleblower Edmonds Allen has accused him of leaking.

Oct 22, 2016

Killer beedi tycoon running his business from Kannur jail

Mohammed Nisham's relatives claim that he has made threatening phone calls from the jail.

Oct 22, 2016

Jharkhand policeman charged for custodial death following youth's post-mortem report

The report says that 22-year-old Minhaj Ansari died due to "haemorrhage and shock."

Oct 22, 2016

Indian Army team wins gold at military patrolling exercise in Wales

Exercise Cambrian Patrol makes its participating units cover an 80 km course in less than 48 hours.

Oct 22, 2016

Jayalalithaa health: Gold, silver worth Rs 1.61 crore offered at Karnataka temple for Tamil Nadu CM's recovery

Jayalalithaa's supporters also performed a special puja at Sri Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysuru.

Oct 22, 2016

Jayalalithaa health update: TN governor Vidyasagar Rao visits Amma, says she is 'progressing well'

The governor was also apprised of the treatment the Tamil Nadu chief minister was undergoing.

Oct 22, 2016

Ahead of British PM Theresa May's maiden visit, India says it's 'hopeful' of short-term visa deals

Theresa May will be in India between November 6 and 8 on the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Oct 22, 2016

Jammu and Kashmir: Pakistan spy arrested in Samba, SIM cards, map found

The map recovered from the spy showed deployment location of Indian security forces.

Oct 22, 2016

Govt confirms new strain of bird flu, but says there is no need to panic

The National Institute for High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal, confirms that the bird flu surfacing in India is a new strain called H5N8.

Oct 22, 2016

Odisha health minister resigns as death toll in Bhubaneswar hospital fire reaches 25

The owner of the hospital surrendered to the police on Thursday, after four members of the hospital staff had been arrested.

Oct 22, 2016

Jammu and Kashmir cross-border firing: Residents living near border asked to evacuate villages, remain indoors

BSF on Friday night resorted to heavy firing and killed 7 Pakistani Rangers who were attempting to cover an infiltration attempt by terrorists.

Oct 22, 2016

Morning brief: BSF kills 7 Pakistani Rangers, Jayalalithaa health update, Twitter to go offline and more

Also read about SC ruling of martyred soldiers and Saudi arabia's sharp visa fee hike.

Oct 22, 2016

Delhi Health Secretary Chandrakar Bharti defends absence in top-level meetings, says he wasn't informed

Presently, the gossips of tension budding between Bharti and the health department once again are doing rounds.

Oct 21, 2016

Uttarakhand: Corbett's man-eating tigress shot dead, paraded by villagers

The tigress, who mostly roamed around in agricultural areas, was identified using over 50 trap cameras.

Oct 21, 2016