India

KDA wants non-Kannadiga engineers out of Bengaluru Metro, amid anti-Hindi protests

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike members protested in Bengaluru on Friday, after KDA recommended non-Kannadiga chief engineers of Namma Metro to be sacked. Read to know more.

Jul 28, 2017

Under NCLT heat, RCom seeks time for Aircel merger, tower business sale

Says it is "running against time", in talks with China Development Bank to rethink its opposition to deal.

Jul 28, 2017

SC says no immediate arrest should be made in dowry harassment cases

The top court also directed police to conduct a preliminary inquiry before taking any coercive actions against the accused.

Jul 28, 2017

Kolkata's drunk woman, caught for rash driving, hugs and smooches cop

The drunk woman was driving home when the police stopped her car. Read to know what happened next!

Jul 28, 2017

Share transfer: Supreme Court rejects SpiceJet's plea, directs it to pay Rs 579 crore

Arbitration proceedings between the parties are underway and are likely to be wrapped up within six months.

Jul 28, 2017

'Wish you were our PM': Pakistani woman thanks Sushma Swaraj after visa help [VIDEO]

Touched by Swaraj's response, a woman from Pakistan praised the minister and said, Pakistan would have changed had she been the Prime Minister of her country.

Jul 28, 2017

Nawaz Sharif sacked as PM: Will Pakistani democracy make this moment count or perish?

The disqualification of the Pak premier in connection to wealth anomaly is an encouraging sign for the country's democracy but how its political class goes from here will determine its future state.

Jul 28, 2017

British liquor giant Diageo asks Vijay Mallya to return Rs 260 crore

Diageo has stopped payment of Rs 45.5 crore ($7 million) a year to Mallya as part of the deal and sought compensation for the losses incurred by it.

Jul 28, 2017

Pakistani woman praises Sushma Swaraj, tweets 'Wish you were our PM' [VIDEO]

Ms Asif had sought intervention from India's external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on behalf of a Pakistani national who wanted to get a medical visa to India.

Jul 28, 2017

Indu Sarkar: Another nail, an apolitical one, in Congress coffin in Modified India?

For the youngsters today, the very message that Emergency was something 'bad' is enough to turn them away from the Congress. We Indians have skilled ourselves in using history for a political purpose.

Jul 28, 2017

BRICS 2017: India talks about 'partnership' with China amidst Doklam dispute

Beijing has said that Indian troops crossed the border at Sikkim to stop the Chinese army from constructing a road on a remote Himalayan plateau it calls Donglang.

Jul 28, 2017

After gobbling up Nitish Kumar, BJP looks favourite to break Rajiv Gandhi's 1984 record in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

The 'fall' of Nitish Kumar means the Opposition has no credible face left to spearhead the fight against Narendra Modi's BJP in the 2019 LS polls. This could see one of the most one-sided general polls in India's history.

Jul 28, 2017

Bihar floor test updates: CM Nitish Kumar wins trust vote

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has won the trust vote with a comfortable majority -- 131 votes in his favour and 108 against him.

Jul 28, 2017

Going bust: Steeling up for insolvency, and the intriguing case of Electrosteel

When management promises turn out to be sheer mirage, there arise glaring examples of the high quantum of mismanagement which banks and taxpayers face.

Jul 27, 2017

Muslim feminist defies death threats, plans to open liberal mosque in Britain [VIDEO]

Seyran Ates plans to open all-inclusive, liberal mosque in UK where even burqas will not be mandatory.

Jul 27, 2017