India

Eat beef in your own country, then visit India: Tourism Minister's advice [VIDEO]

"They can eat beef in their own country and then come to India. This is a cock-and-bull story," the newly appointed tourism minister Alphons Kannanthanam said when asked if beef ban had affected tourism in India.

Sep 8, 2017

China supports Pakistan on terror fight, says 'some countries' should recognise efforts

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that there are "some countries" which need to recognise Pakistan's efforts.

Sep 8, 2017

We are painfully disconnected in this seamlessly connected world

Communication channels galore, yet the vast disconnect. When was the last time you actually had a good-old conversation with someone? Or you personally paid a visit to someone? This random rambling revolves around the disconnected lot in this connected world.

Sep 8, 2017

Delhi cops register FIR after journo Sagarika Ghose complains about FB post

The post by Vikramaditya Rana branded Sagarika Ghose, Shobha De, Arundhati Roy, Kavitha Krishnan and Sheila Rashid as 'anti-nationals who masquerade as journalists and activists'.

Sep 8, 2017

Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Rahul Gandhi for 'politicising' Gauri Lankesh' murder, asks why she wasn't given security

Prasad took a strong objection to Rahul blaming the BJP and the RSS for the murder of Lankesh and asked why "my liberal friends" maintained a silence on the murder of BJP and RSS workers in Kerala.

Sep 8, 2017

Gujarat diamond merchant's son works at cafe in Kerala to learn real life lessons

Last year, Dravya Dholakia had arrived in Kochi to do odd jobs. Now, Dhruv worked with Streat Cafe in Thiruvananthapuram.

Sep 8, 2017

Ravi Shankar Prasad's take on Gauri Lankesh murder: Now, it's Left versus centre versus right

The Union IT minister's take that Naxalites were not happy with Gauri Lankesh makes a collective political failure evident. Also, if Naxalites killed her, what's the authorities doing in preventing the rise of the extremists at a prime urban centre like Bengaluru?

Sep 8, 2017

Dera Sacha Sauda HQ raid: Hard disks, cash seized from Ram Rahim's base in Sirsa

Dera chief Ram Rahim was convicted of rape by the special CBI court in Panchkula on August 25 and was sentenced to 20 years on August 28.

Sep 8, 2017

Gauri Lankesh murder: PM Modi following someone on Twitter is not a character certificate, says BJP

The Opposition, activists and social media users had strongly objected to PM Modi continuing to follow Twitter handles that justified the killing of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh on Tuesday evening.

Sep 8, 2017

Trump administration 'strongly supports' sale of F-16 and F-18 fighter jets to India

Lockheed Martin and Tata have announced a joint venture to manufacture F-16 fighter planes. Saab has also announced a joint venture with Adani last week for Gripen.

Sep 8, 2017

DeMo flashback: 21,000 people disclosed Rs 4,900 cr 'black money' under PMGKY

Surprisingly, revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia, after the closure of the PMGKY window, had said the response had "not been so good."

Sep 7, 2017

'My friend, my first love, Gauri Lankesh was epitome of Amazing Grace,' says ex-husband

Gauri Lankesh, a critic of right-wing politics and the Hindutva brigade, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at the entrance of her residence in Bengaluru.

Sep 7, 2017

India's first hyperloop to connect twin Amaravati and Vijayawada [VIDEO]

The public private partnership (PPP) project will cost between Rs 1,300-1,600 crore ($200-250 million) and is expected to create over 2,500 jobs.

Sep 7, 2017

OYO gets Rs 1,600 crore in fresh round of funding led by SoftBank

The company's unique business model and vision for the hospitality industry boosted investor confidence: Ritesh Agarwal

Sep 7, 2017

Dera Sacha Sauda gave Rs 5 crore to incite violence before rape case verdict

The Dera had sent money to various places in Punjab and Haryana, including Panchkula, where violence broke out after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted.

Sep 7, 2017