India

After collapse of Lalu-Nitish grand alliance, is BJP targeting Mamata Banerjee?

Targeting their kin to checkmate the opponents is an effective ploy in Indian politics. Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek is likewise under the BJP's scanner. Will this hurt Banerjee?

Aug 3, 2017

Using labour arbitrage to bring in Indian workers a mistake: Cisco chief

Chambers was in India to announce the creation of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) which he says will take the relationship between the two countries, companies and people to the next level.

Aug 3, 2017

Mohandas Pai to head SEBI Fintech committee, Paytm founder among those on the panel

The panel will "examine, deliberate and advise SEBI" on fintech solutions for "widening and deepening" of the securities markets through new products like robo-finance, automated trading systems, equity crowdfunding and dark pools.

Aug 3, 2017

Odisha hotelier's house catches fire; four of family, maid suffocate to death

The exact cause of the fire accident is yet to be ascertained. Officials said the false ceilings and wooden planks might have worsened the fire.

Aug 3, 2017

Pharmed for growth: Diabetics, cardiac patients are new rural drug markets

Global pharma companies want to cash in on the rising cases of diabetes and heart diseases in the country's distant corner.

Aug 3, 2017

Rajya Sabha elections: Is NOTA a great idea to apply in indirect polls?

In the direct elections, NOTA empowers the voters to reject the entire political class if it is undeserving. But in case of indirect elections, could NOTA lead to more manipulations than actually serving democracy?

Aug 3, 2017

'Virgin means unmarried' on IGIMS marital declaration form, clarifies Bihar minister

Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) has also updated its marital declaration form after the word 'virgin' sparked a controversy.

Aug 3, 2017

16-year-old boy raped by 15 minors for over a year in Mumbai; 7 detained

The incident came to light when the boy who had been suffering from unbearable pain confided to his friend. Read on to know what had happened.

Aug 3, 2017

Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections: The battle of the generals Ahmed Patel and Amit Shah

The August 8 Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat have become a high-voltage event for it features the lieutenants of both the Congress and BJP top brass. Here is a look at the arithmetical and the political significance associated with it.

Aug 3, 2017

Hair chopping rumour claims life: Dalit woman lynched for looking like a witch

A Dalit woman was allegedly lynched by a group of men in Agra who mistook her for a witch who had come to the village to cut the hair of women.

Aug 3, 2017

Blue Whale suicide challenge: Why do kids play such self-harming games? [VIDEO]

Blue Whale is a twisted suicide challenge that appears to succumb vulnerable teens into killing themselves.

Aug 3, 2017

All India Professionals Congress: We hope Shashi Tharoor can do it differently from Arvind Kejriwal's AAP

The coming up of Congress's new wing All India Professionals Congress is a welcome development. But how many will be inspired by it after the mammoth failures of the AAP and Rahul Gandhi?

Aug 3, 2017

Indian-origin doctor practises in UK, despite facing 118 counts of sexual assault

An Indian-origin doctor in the UK continues his government job despite having been charged with 118 counts of sexual assault. Read to know more.

Aug 3, 2017

US sanctions on Russia have left President Donald Trump without friends

Trump did not think wrong by improving relations with Russia. He could have his Nixon moment by effecting a ground-breaking change in US-Russia relations but his own nonsense talks and acts had killed Trump's chances to succeed.

Aug 3, 2017

Congress leader Vikram Goud stages his own assault to gain sympathy of voters

Though Vikram Goud had claimed that he was attacked by four assailants in his Banjara Hills residence, police investigations have revealed contradictory details.

Aug 3, 2017