India

Ex-RJD MP Prabhunath Singh gets life term in murder case of MLA Ashok Singh

Former RJD MP and Bihar strongman Prabhunath Singh was on Tuesday awarded life term by a Hazaribagh court in connection with the murder of MLA Ashok Singh in 1995.

May 23, 2017

Muslim law board says all those who resort to triple talaq will face 'social boycott'

The AIMPLB called triple talaq an "undesirable practice" in Shariat or Islamic law, and added that a dispute between husband and wife should be settled through "mutual interaction."

May 23, 2017

Fresh trouble for Lalu? ED arrests Rajesh Agarwal, CA of daughter Misa Bharti

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a chartered accountant named Rajesh Agarwal, whose roster of clients includes Misa Bharti, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad. Read to know more.

May 23, 2017

Manchester: List of major terror attacks in UK in recent past

The terror attack in a music concert in Manchester on May 22 was one of the gravest since 2005. Here are some terror strikes on the soil of UK in the recent times.

May 23, 2017

PM Narendra Modi says no village in India will be without electricity by next year

During his current Gujarat visit, PM Modi said that after he assumed office in 2014, he has made Africa one of the top priorities for India's foreign and economic policies.

May 23, 2017

Manchester concert terror attack: Is UK still backing the idea of Brexit?

The UK has seen comparatively less terror attacks than continental Europe. But once it goes out of the EU, how much secure will be its borders?

May 23, 2017

Indian Army rewards Major Leetul Gogoi who used Kashmiri man Farooq Dar as 'human shield'

Gogoi had tied Farooq Dar on his jeep's bonnet as a 'human shield' to rescue over a dozen security and election personnel from a stone-pelting mob in Jammu and Kashmir in April.

May 23, 2017

China rules out India entering NSG: Can green energy push change Beijing stand?

China on Monday reasserted that it would not let India into the Nuclear Suppliers' Group, which controls the global flow of nuclear raw materials and technology. Read to know more.

May 22, 2017

What makes Kochi Metro special? All you need to know about Kerala's project [Photos+Videos]

Kochi Metro Rail Limited's 13-km stretch from Aluva to Palarivattom will be launched soon.

May 22, 2017

EC defers Rajya Sabha elections in Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal: Are Presidential polls the reason?

The Election Commission on Monday announced it was deferring the biennial Rajya Sabha elections that were to be conducted in Goa, Gujarat and West Bengal on June 8. Read to know more.

May 22, 2017

Hyderabad Traffic Police get cool suits to beat summer heat

The Hyderabad Traffic Police will be using 200 specially-designed jackets as part of a pilot project to keep themselves cool this summer. Read to know more.

May 22, 2017

Will issue advisory to qazis against triple talaq: AIMPLB tells SC

The AIMPLB in its affidavit to the Supreme Court said that it will issue an advisory requesting people who perform 'nikah' to follow certain steps.

May 22, 2017

CBI probe into Anurag Tiwari death after family visits CM Yogi Adityanath and UP Police register FIR

An FIR has been registered against unknown persons in Lucknow in connection with the death of Karnataka-cadre IAS officer Anurag Tiwari. Read to know more.

May 22, 2017

March to Nabanna: Police fire tear gas shells, lathi-charge violent Left protesters in Kolkata

The rally was heading towards Nabanna to protest against a slew of issues, including farmers' distress, unemployment in the state and maintaining communal harmony.

May 22, 2017

Coalgate case: Former Coal Ministry top Baabu HC Gupta to spend 2 years in jail

A special court in Delhi on Monday jailed coal ministry ex-secretary HC Gupta and other former officials for two years in a coal block allocation case.

May 22, 2017