India

CPI(M) to split? Party's Bengal chapter finds co-existence with Kerala leadership impossible

The Bengal unit of the CPI(M) is feeling increasingly frustrated with the Prakash Karat lobby and now wants to have its own party. But will the party's gerontocracy deliver as a new platform?

Aug 8, 2017

Bengaluru woman gets Rs 4 crore alimony after divorce, thanks to mother-in-law

The minister's son has to pay his wife Rs 4 crore alimony after his mother backed up his wife in the family court in Bengaluru.

Aug 8, 2017

Dileep to remain in prison for 2 more weeks, remand extended

Dileep was produced before the first class judicial magistrate in Angamaly through video conferencing.

Aug 8, 2017

CRPF jawans molest schoolgirls during Raksha Bandhan function in Chhattisgarh

Schoolgirls told police that they had seen some security personnel following girls into the washroom.

Aug 8, 2017

Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections: Congress dissidents reveal voting preferences; it shows the party's enormous fall

It was unusual to see dissident Congress MLAs of Gujarat openly saying about their voting preferences. These are ominous signs of the grand old party and if Ahmed Patel eventually loses, the Gandhis will have reasons to worry.

Aug 8, 2017

Mumbaikars severely hit as BEST buses go off roads on Rakhi Day [VIDEO]

37,000 employees of the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) has went on the strike, stranding 3 million daily commuters in Mumbai.

Aug 8, 2017

Doklam Standoff: Modi as 'naive' as Nehru in 1962, says Chinese media

"India is emboldened enough not to heed China's warning, leaving war as the only possible solution left," Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin said in a video.

Aug 8, 2017

Kohli's win in Sri Lanka: In zest to insult former captains, Ravi Shastri also mocked fellow Maharashtrian Sachin Tendulkar

Ravi Shastri perhaps tried to use statistics to avenge his last year's 'loss' to Sourav Ganguly but in doing so, he also exposed the poor captaincy record of Tendulkar, one of his favourite cricketers.

Aug 8, 2017

After Malabar 2017, India and US prepare for 'Yudh Abhyas' military drill in September

The finalisation of Yudh Abhyas that will be held at Joint-Base Lewis McChord comes at a time when India and China remain locked in a border standoff near Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction.

Aug 8, 2017

Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls: Vaghela calls Ahmed Patel 'losing' candidate; refuses to 'waste' ballot on him

For the first time since 1996, Gujarat's Rajya Sabha seats are facing a contest with four candidates contesting for three seats, two of which are held by Bharatiya Janata Party.

Aug 8, 2017

Chandigarh stalking case: Not your business if I stay out late, says Varnika

The investigating officer had released both the accused -- Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala's son Vikas and his friend Ashish -- on bail without producing them in court.

Aug 8, 2017

Chandigarh stalking case exposes the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of Indian politics

A Haryana BJP leader's son is accused of stalking a girl in the early hours of Saturday.

Aug 7, 2017

General Insurance Corp files for IPO, may raise over $1 bn

Will issue 124.7 mn shares comprising 14.22 percent of capital.

Aug 7, 2017

Meet Qamar Mohsin Shaikh, Narendra Modi's 'rakhi' sister from Pakistan [VIDEO]

Qamar Mohsin Shaikh, a Pakistani-origin woman on Sunday claimed that she has been tying Rakhi to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for over two decades.

Aug 7, 2017

Rupee expected to appreciate 1.1% by year-end

Rupee is one of the best performing emerging market currencies this year, thanks to foreign fund inflows.

Aug 7, 2017