India

IITs set to increase seats by 460

The seats will mostly be added in IITs in Bhubaneswar, Hyderabad, Ropar, Jodhpur, Patna, Indore, Mandi and Jammu. For other branches, space crunch has been a problem.

Feb 19, 2017

New US travel ban to spare green card holders: Trump official

US President Trump's initial attempt to clamp down for security reasons on immigration snarled to a halt amid a judicial backlash and chaos at airports.

Feb 19, 2017

India news updates: 8 dead, 3 critically injured after a car collided with a truck in Raebareli

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Feb 19, 2017

UP Elections 2017 Phase 3 Updates: Third phase of polls sees 61.16 percent voter turnout till 5 pm; EC says polling was peaceful

More than 2.41 crore eligible voters, including 1.31 crore men, 1.10 crore women and 1,026 voters from the third gender, were expected to cast their votes.

Feb 19, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017 Phase 3: State prepares for battle of bigwigs

The fate of several sitting and former MLAs, as well as heavyweight candidates, will be sealed in this phase of the elections.

Feb 18, 2017

GST Draft Compensation Bill in next Parliament session: Will it lead to more ruckus by the Opposition?

The Congress and the BJP will look to claim credit for the Bill, and debate on it could well lead to the stalling of Parliament.

Feb 18, 2017

Drunk woman's consent to sexual intercourse not an excuse for rape: Bombay High Court

The Bombay HC also said that if a woman says "No" to sexual intercourse even once, it must be understood that she is unwilling.

Feb 18, 2017

26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed listed under Pakistan's Anti-Terrorism Act; is this admission of his involvement in terrorist activities?

Pakistan listing Hafiz Saeed under Anti-Terrorism Act seems to be an admission of his involvement in militancy after shielding the 26/11 mastermind for years.

Feb 18, 2017

CM Palaniswami wins Tamil Nadu floor test: 10 things that happened in the Assembly, from ruckus to consensus

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami has won the floor test in the Assembly after 122 MLAs voted in his favour.

Feb 18, 2017

Centre to restrict maternity benefit scheme to first child only due to Budget constraints

The Centre will provide only 50 percent of the funds, against its earlier decision of providing 60 percent, leaving the remaining amount to be funded by state governments.

Feb 18, 2017

After Swine Flu and Bird Flu, Monkey Fever spreading in India: What is the Kyasanur Forest Disease, which originated in Karnataka?

Monkey Fever had claimed three lives in Goa last year, and the zoonotic disease is spreading in Maharashtra now.

Feb 18, 2017

Shocker: BJP leader Rameshwar Sharma says suicides were committed by 'subsidy licking' farmers; could this affect party in UP elections 2017? [VIDEO]

All political parties – including the BJP – are trying hard to woo the farmers and lobbying for loan subsidies ahead of the UP Assembly elections.

Feb 18, 2017

Tamil Nadu govt formation: 5 reasons why Palaniswami will find it difficult to prove numbers on February 18

Edappadi Palaniswami, the AIADMK Legislative Party chief, took oath as Tamil Nadu's chief minister on February 16 after Sasikala was convicted in the DA case.

Feb 17, 2017

Tamil Nadu is not North Korea, but is that a consolation?

The succession war in TN has been condemned but it was not as gory as in North Korea where the Kim Jong-un regime spares nobody. But our democratic practice still has a long way to go.

Feb 17, 2017

China finally speaks on Masood Azhar and India's NSG membership, and it's parroting Pakistan's lines! Is this the CPEC talking?

China has said it needs "solid evidence" to support the bid to declare Azhar a terrorist, and if India gets into the NSG, so should Pakistan.

Feb 17, 2017