India

Assembly elections 2017: EC asks Centre to consult it before making announcements, adhere to Model Code of Conduct

The poll panel noted that some decisions announced by the ministries of defence and finance and NITI Aayog had affected the level-playing field in the five poll-bound states.

Jan 29, 2017

Chaos, protests, lawsuit as Trump orders halt on some Muslim immigrants

Protests broke out after the president put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the US.

Jan 29, 2017

Indian Army strikes give befitting response to Islamabad's mischief, says Jitendra Singh

Union minister Jitendra Singh says decisions like the surgical strike and remonetisation have hit the "Achilles' heel" of Pakistan.

Jan 28, 2017

Remonetisation effect: 60% dip in Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, says MoS Jitendra Singh

Singh also says that there is a 50 percent reduction in terror-related Hawala transactions being funded by Pakistan.

Jan 28, 2017

Pulse Polio 2017: President Mukherjee launches countrywide campaign to cover 17 crore children

India has reduced under-five mortality rate from 75 per 1,000 live births in 2005 to 45 per 1,000 in 2014, as per recent Sample Registration System estimates.

Jan 28, 2017

UP Elections 2017: Here are 19 things BJP President Amit Shah promises to deliver if party comes to power

Amit Shah says all "efforts will be made to ensure that Ram Temple is constructed in Ayodhya under constitutional provisions."

Jan 28, 2017

R-Day parade: Yak dance helps Arunachal bag best tableau award; Madras Engineer Group best amongst marching contingents

Tripura's tableau on 'Hojagiri' dance, depicting the Reang tribal dance was adjudged the second best, while the third position was shared by Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.

Jan 28, 2017

Padmavati row: Was Sanjay Leela Bhansali slapped over a dream sequence that does not exist?

Karni Sena founder Lonkendra Singh Kalvi, in an interview with International Business Times, India, puts forth the objections he has with Padmavati and SLB.

Jan 28, 2017

Tamil Nadu: Fake anti-vaccination messages circulated widely on WhatsApp and Facebook, fuelling fears that polio might return

The messages seem to be based on a study that has been disproved and its author barred from practising medicine in the United Kingdom.

Jan 28, 2017

Ambassador Nikki Haley arrives at UN, vows to 'take names' of all nations opposing US

Many UN officials were reportedly taken aback when Haley added that the US would also "do away" with certain UN programs it considers obsolete.

Jan 28, 2017

Jammu and Kashmir avalanche: Trapped Indian Army soldiers rescued in Machil sector

At least 14 soldiers were killed after two avalanches hit army posts in the Gurez sector, while one was killed in Sonmarg in Bandipora district on Wednesday.

Jan 28, 2017

New Delhi: Mortar shell found in Vasant Kunj; NSG team on spot

A police team from the Vasant Kunj Police Station found a mortar shell inside a dustbin at Kishan Garh on Saturday morning.

Jan 28, 2017

Sushma Swaraj takes up Twitter plea to help infant from Bhopal get heart surgery

Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj managed to get the two-day-old boy a surgery date at AIIMS Delhi.

Jan 28, 2017

India News Live Updates: BJP President Amit Shah to release manifesto for Uttar Pradesh assembly polls in Lucknow

Uttar Pradesh BJP Chief Keshav Prasad Maurya and Yogi Adityanath are also present in Lucknow.

Jan 28, 2017

CBSE Class X and Class XII dates changed again: Check which exams have been rescheduled

Three exams for Class X students and five exams for Class XII students have been either postponed or advanced.

Jan 28, 2017