India

UP Assembly Elections 2017: Rahul-Akhilesh release Common Minimum Programme; Cong VP reacts to PM Modi's 'raincoat' jibe

"PM Modi likes to rake up people's janam patris. He only knows how to Google things. He likes to peek into bathrooms," Rahul Gandhi said in Lucknow.

Feb 11, 2017

Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik creates Guinness World Record with world's largest sand castle

Guinness Woirld Records has recognised the creation by Sudarshan Pattnaik on the beaches of Puri in Odisha as the largest sand castle in the world.

Feb 11, 2017

Sheldon Cooper's dream come true: India re-inducts world's oldest locomotive engine; is this actor promoting the Fairy Queen?

The Fairy Queen will haul a heritage train between Delhi Cantonment Station and Rewari in Haryana on a single day trip from Saturday, February 11.

Feb 11, 2017

UP Assembly Elections 2017 phase 1 updates: Polling ends; 63 percent voter turnout

Around 2.6 crore voters will exercise their franchise in 26,823 polling booths across 73 constituencies on Saturday.

Feb 11, 2017

Ola, Uber drivers' strike could hit Delhiites on Monday

The drivers held a protest on Friday as well, which inconvenienced commuters.

Feb 10, 2017

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Pilibhit campaign disrupted by man-eating tigress

A two-year-old man eating tigress has killed five in the Indo-Nepal Terai region making the campaigning difficult in the area.

Feb 10, 2017

Women will get 33% reservation in Parliament if BJP gets majority in Rajya Sabha: Vankaiah Naidu

To boost its number in the Upper House of parliament, the BJP has to produce a good result in UP where elections will kick off on Saturday (Feb 11).

Feb 10, 2017

TN AIADMK political crisis: OPS winning Panneerselvam vs Sasikala battle as HC asks police for report on 'missing' AIADMK MLAs

Over 130 AIADMK MLAs have not been seen since Wednesday after General Secretary Sasikala sent them to a five-star resort near Chennai lest they join Panneerselvam's camp.

Feb 10, 2017

9,000 Uddanam residents diagnosed with kidney diseases due to groundwater poisoning. Here are four other prominent cases

India draws upto 761 billion cubic metres of freshwater every year to fulfill its agricultural, domestic and industrial needs.

Feb 10, 2017

New Delhi: Rooftop sections of 21 restaurants, bars shut down in Connaught Place after recent roof collapse

On February 2, the roof of the floor above Jain Book Depot in C Block had collapsed.

Feb 10, 2017

TN AIADMK political crisis: These 5 states could see tomorrow what Tamil Nadu is witnessing today

The power struggle in post-Jayalalithaa Tamil Nadu may not be an aberration in days to come as many other states have rulers with weak or without political heirs.

Feb 10, 2017

Passenger in IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Chandigarh opens safety door before take-off, one injured

The airline has registered an FIR against the passenger and handed him over to the security staff at the Mumbai airport.

Feb 10, 2017

UP elections 2017: Will Uma Bharti's comments on torture of rapists rile human rights groups?

Human rights groups may claim that men had been tortured without proof under Uma Bharti's reign as MP CM, while men's rights activists may cite false rape case statistics.

Feb 10, 2017

Bengaluru-based couple arrested for making fake bomb call to airport to catch Air Asia flight to Kochi

The couple, who were supposed to get engaged in Kerala, plotted the entire incident fearing they might not be able to reach KIA in time for their flight to Kochi.

Feb 10, 2017

Maharashtra: Is a serial stabber active in Nagpur? Police issue sketch of man whom people are calling a 'psycho killer' [PHOTO]

There have been a series of stabbings in Nagpur in January, but the police are yet to catch the suspect, whose sketch they have released.

Feb 10, 2017