India

Short-service commission officers won't get medical benefits post retirement: Defence Ministry

Indian defence forces recruit officers through different entries and SSC entry has a limited tenure till 14 years to fulfill the shortage of young officers

Nov 29, 2018

2.0 movie review: Shankar shouldn't have wasted Rs 543 crore this way

Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer 2.0 is blessed with some good visuals, especially involving the gigantic angry bird, but that's about it. Read full review.

Nov 29, 2018

Ex-Bigg Boss contestant Arshi Khan celebrates her birthday with family

Arshi Khan who earned limelight and became sensational celebrity over night after her Biggboss stint says she will do more work and entertain her fans.

Nov 29, 2018

FABgetaways: India's first luxury travel platform offering personalised services

Luxury travel offers intimate experiences, personalized services, gourmet meals, and beautiful surroundings that together promise pleasure, relaxation and satisfaction.

Nov 29, 2018

Unilever enters into 'exclusive talks' for Horlicks acquisition

Anglo-Dutch major forges ahead of Swiss giant Nestle in bid to take over children's health drink brand.

Nov 29, 2018

Meet Madhumala Chattopadhyay, first to contact Sentinelese tribe in Andamans and return alive

A young Indian anthropologist Madhumala Chattopadhyay visited the Sentinelese in January 1991 and missed an arrow attack narrowly though she was able to establish a friendly contact with them.

Nov 29, 2018

CBI files case against Delhi firm and its directors in Rs 10,000 crore fraud

The case was registered on the directions of the Supreme Court which in 2014 had asked the agency to investigate cases related to chit fund companies.

Nov 29, 2018

Maharashtra irrigation scam: ACB affidavit naming Ajit Pawar 'politically motivated'

NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik questioned why the probe was lingering for four years "while it could have been completed in a year", and accused the government of using it "as a tool" against the party.

Nov 29, 2018

Marathas to get 16% quota for jobs, education: Maharashtra govt

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis tabled the Action Taken Report (ATR) on the recommendations of the State Backward Class Commission on the long-pending demand of the Marathas.

Nov 29, 2018

Navjot Sidhu faces flak over photograph with pro-Khalistani leader Gopal Chawla

Chawla, a known pro-Khalistan voice, was also seen shaking hands with Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa at the ground-breaking ceremony of Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan on Wednesday.

Nov 29, 2018

Tuticorin anti-sterlite protests: CBI registers case against Tamil Nadu police, revenue officials

The case has been registered against unidentified officials of police and revenue department on the basis of a complaint from K. Arjunan, district secretary, CPI(M).

Nov 29, 2018

Sensex, Nifty surge by 1%; IT stocks slip into red on strong rupee

The financials were up by over 1 per cent while selling pressure was witnessed in the IT stocks as the rupee strengthened to Rs 69.89 per US dollar from its previous close of 70.62.

Nov 29, 2018

BJP activist requests Navjot Singh Sidhu to help release Mumbai techie from Pakistan jail

The 27-year-old youth from Andheri, Hamid Nehal Ansari, was accused of entering Pakistan illegally from Afghanistan on November 12, 2012.

Nov 29, 2018

Slashed GDP growth estimates for Manmohan Singh years sparks row

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) had estimated that India's GDP grew by 8.5 per cent in the 2010-11 financial year, and not at 10.3 per cent as previously estimated.

Nov 29, 2018

Delhi ACP commits suicide, jumps off police headquarters building

Delhi police ACP Prem Vallabh's body was found near the building in Indraprastha Marg.

Nov 29, 2018