India

US: Kansas man who killed Indian national Srinivas Kuchibhotla charged with hate crime

Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot dead in a crowded Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe, Kansas City on February 22.

Jun 10, 2017

Sri Ram Sene appoints spies in classrooms, TV sting operation reveals moral policing tactics

It exposes the mindset of leaders belonging to Hindu rights groups, the famous ones being Sri Ram Sene, Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad

Jun 10, 2017

Tamil Nadu farmers call off protest; say will relaunch agitation if demands are not met

At least 200 farmers had gathered at Chepauk and started an indefinite strike. They said that they will tie up their hands and legs with iron chains to protest the state government's failure to fulfil its promises.

Jun 10, 2017

Indian Army will induct women in military police to handle miscreants from the fair sex

General Bipin Rawat said it was important to include women personnel in the military police to handle women miscreants and protesters.

Jun 10, 2017

Madhya Pradesh: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan begins indefinite 'peace' fast to pacify farmers

The farmers' protests began last week in Mandsaur over demand for better prices for their produce and also debt relief.

Jun 10, 2017

Delhi sub-inspector's son arrested for raping widow and her daughter for three weeks

The youth had filmed his cruel act in his cellphone. Police have found as many as 10 videos.

Jun 10, 2017

Hyderabad High Court judge calls cow substitute to mother and God; wants slaughter to be made a non-bailable offence

Justice B Siva Sankara Rao has also said that the Andhra Pradesh Cow Slaughter Act,1977 should be amended and cow slaughter should be made a a non-bailable offence.

Jun 10, 2017

Gujarat: Class 12 student turns chemistry paper into adult fiction; debarred

A cheating case has been filed against the student for writing explicit content on the answer sheet.

Jun 10, 2017

Engineer killed after being snared in helicopter blades in Uttarakhand

The helicopter belongs to Castle Aviation Company in Mumbai.

Jun 10, 2017

Tamil Nadu farmers relaunch strike; to bind themselves with iron chains to seek loan waiver, drought relief

At least 200 farmers gathered at Chepauk and started an indefinite strike by lighting candles to condole the death of the six farmers who were killed in police firing in Madhya Pradesh.

Jun 10, 2017

MP CM on fast to quell furious farmers; Congress leaders caught on cam instigating violence [VIDEO]

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said on Friday he would sit on a fast in Bhopal from Saturday and listen to people's problems, even as video emerged of Congress leaders instigating violence. Read to know more.

Jun 9, 2017

Respect sovereignty, regional integrity in connectivity projects: PM Modi

The Prime Minister met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit and held discussions on a range of issues.

Jun 9, 2017

Gujarat board's Hindi textbook refers to Jesus Christ as "demon"; Christian community demands apology

A Class 9 Hindi textbook of the Gujarat State Board, in an embarrassing mistake, describes Jesus Christ as a demon and goes on to add that stories of this "demon" would be remembered forever.

Jun 9, 2017

ISI planning 'major terror attack' in India: Intelligence Bureau

Pakistan's spy agency ISI is planning a major terror strike in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, according to an IB input shared with state governments. Read to know more.

Jun 9, 2017

Seeing stars over beef: MLA invokes Mammootty's Joseph Alex IAS to lampoon cattle sale ban

During the special session on Thursday, VS Achuthanandan, B Ganesh Kumar and Mullakara Ratnakaran too expressed their views on the ban of cattle slaughter in the country.

Jun 9, 2017