India

Saudi-sponsored event in New Delhi features India map with wrong depiction of PoK

Government officials clarify that NITI Aayog was not involved in the organisation of the event in any way.

Feb 21, 2019

Bengaluru man, convicted wife killer, escapes prison to murder second wife

Shankar had married his second wife Renuka (33) while he was out on parole. Renuka was a native of Hassan district in Karnataka and had married Shankar after the death of her husband.

Feb 21, 2019

Politics over Pulwama: PM Modi was busy shooting film in Jim Corbett when nation mourned, alleges Congress

The Congress leader used the opportunity to accuse the Bharatiya Janata Party of politicising the deaths of 40 CRPF jawans.

Feb 21, 2019

Saudi Aramco in talks with Reliance to ramp up oil sector investments

The proposal is apart from the $44-billion Ratnagiri project in which Saudi Arabia and UAE are partnering India's state-owned oil marketing companies.

Feb 21, 2019

Vande Bharat runs into trouble yet again; hits animal and motorcycle within a few hours

Vande Bharat or Train 18 hit a motorcycle at 5:05 PM and an animal at 8:18 PM on Wednesday when it was making a return journey from Varanasi to New Delhi.

Feb 21, 2019

6-year-old boy falls into 200-ft borewell, rescued in Pune

The boy, identified as Ravi Pandit Bhill, was playing near the open borewell at around 4.45 pm on Wednesday when the accident happened.

Feb 21, 2019

India vs Pakistan | Comparison of troop strength and weapons of the nuclear-armed rivals

While India has clear superiority on conventional hardware, nuclear warheads even out the battlefield though technological advances could be India's trump card

Feb 21, 2019

Women, children used to ferry Pulwama explosive: Intelligence sources

The sources said the trigger for the explosive was manufactured locally and that ammonium nitrate was used as an oxidizer in the RDX explosive.

Feb 21, 2019

Bangladesh fire: 69 killed after major blaze in Dhaka

The fire broke out around 10:00 p.m. at a chemical warehouse in old Dhaka.

Feb 21, 2019

Aero India 2019: Tejas, world's lightest fighter, is battle-ready after years of delay

HAL Tejas is a single-engine, multirole light fighter designed and developed jointly by the Aeronautical Development Agency and HAL.

Feb 21, 2019

In a major boost for startups, centre eases tax and funding rules

In an announcement, the government broadened the definition for startups that are exempt from paying angel tax. Importantly, it raised the limit of funding that would be exempt from Rs 10 crore to Rs 25 crore.

Feb 20, 2019

Red Alert! North India drug abuse at all-time high, reveals AIIMS survey

The survey was conducted among subjects between the ages 10 and 78 over a period of 10 months between December 2017 and October 2018.

Feb 20, 2019

Saudi Crown Prince talks about $100 bn investment in India after meeting PM Modi

The Saudi Crown Prince's visit comes nearly three years after PM Modi's visit to Riyadh in 2016, during which Saudi Arabia had invested $44 billion in India.

Feb 20, 2019

Pulwama attack aftermath: Pakistani prisoner killed inside Jaipur Central Jail

The Pakistan national, identified as Shakirullah, was being held on charges of espionage.

Feb 20, 2019

Aero India 2019: Missing man flypast honours Surya Kiran pilot Sahil Gandhi on Day 1

Sahil Gandhi had died after two BAE Systems Hawk trainer jets belonging to Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team of Indian Air Force crashed mid-air near Yelahanka Air Force Station.

Feb 20, 2019