India

How death in Indian prisons increased by 5.49% in 2017 against 2015

A report 'Prison Statistics India 2017' stated that out of 1,671 prison deaths in 2017, 1,494 were natural and133 unnatural.

Oct 22, 2019

Modi meets US india strategic partnership forum members

FTA with the US? How close is India to clinching the all-important trade deal?

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said US trade ambassador Lighthizer concurs with him on the potential of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.

Oct 22, 2019

Apple, iPhone XR, first impression, hands-on, price,

Apple starts production of iPhone XR in India

According to reports, production of iPhone XR, which was launched last year but is still flying off the shelves, is up and running at Apple supplier Foxconn's facility in Sriperumbudur, Chennai.

Oct 22, 2019

'India is proud': PM Modi tweets after meeting Nobel winner Abhijit Banerjee [Video]

Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee, who is currently in India after winning the 2019 Nobel Prize for Economics, met PM Modi at his residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg on Tuesday morning.

Oct 22, 2019

Infosys starts probe into alleged 'unethical practices' by CEO; shares tank

Infosys shares plunged 16 percent on Tuesday, marking their worst intraday drop in over six years.

Oct 22, 2019

SC unlikely to hold division of J&K unconstitutional, says senior lawyer Harish Salve

In an exclusive interview with Karan Thapar, senior lawyer Harish Salve covered all the arguments for believing that the de-operationalisation of Article 370 is unconstitutional.

Oct 22, 2019

Urban Ladder co-founder Rajiv Srivatsa steps down

Founded in 2012, Urban Ladder is present in more than 90 cities, with five offline stores in Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR.

Oct 22, 2019

Banking operations affected as employee union strikes against bank mergers

The bankers demand recovery of bad loans and strong action against loan defaulters.

Oct 22, 2019

NCRB 2017 data reveals rise in crime by 3.6%; kidnapping cases on surge

The number of cases of murder has seen a 5.9 percent decline, from 30,450 in 2016 to 28,653 in 2017.

Oct 22, 2019

Business will be the backbone of India-US relations, says S Jaishankar

Jaishankar said that the status of the business relationship between the two countries is very strong and going forward the business relations will form the backbone of the relationship.

Oct 22, 2019

Practice hopscotch to walk through Bengaluru footpaths

The civic authorities have turned a blind eye towards the footpaths that many of them are severely damaged with many missing blocks in between them and several of them are in a wiggly condition.

Oct 21, 2019

Kartarpur row: India to sign agreement on Oct 23, urges Pakistan not to levy $20 fee on pilgrims

Following Pakistan's decision, India has urged Pakistan to reconsider to levy the fee and conveyed that it would be ready to sign the agreement on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on October 23.

Oct 21, 2019

Why is the Thai government turning to Indians for tourism?

Tourism contributes to around 18 per cent of GDP in Thailand and with the dramatic dip in Chinese tourists, the country is scrambling to keep the revenue coming in.

Oct 21, 2019

Fact check: Was a biker run over by speeding car in Bengaluru?

A website called ViralTab reported that the incident took place on the Santos Dumont (SP-075) motorway in the city of Campinas located in the southern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo.

Oct 21, 2019