India

Sushma Swaraj assures essential supplies for 2 weeks to 41 Indian sailors stranded in UAE

The merchant navy sailors had tweeted to Swaraj that they were stranded on sinking ships.

Jan 9, 2017

Bengaluru mass molestation aftermath: 2 complaints from across India turn out to be false

The attack on the burqa-clad woman in Bengaluru and the apparent stabbing of another women in Mumbai have both turned out to be false cases.

Jan 9, 2017

Banks asked to obtain PAN or Form 60 of all bank accounts

The information has to be provided to the ministry by February 28, and BSBDAs are exempted from the order.

Jan 9, 2017

People need not pay transaction charges for using credit and debit cards at petrol pumps, says government

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday the transaction fee issue would be resolved by banks and oil-marketing companies, which is their issue.

Jan 9, 2017

UP Assembly election 2017: No end to bickering as Mulayam says he is Samajwadi Party chief, Akhilesh merely CM

Mulayam also said party general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav remains suspended for six years, as per his decision.

Jan 8, 2017

Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2017: Your guide to the contestants and the parties

Development seems to be the top agenda of both parties for the election campaign besides demonetisation and black money.

Jan 8, 2017

Fatwa on Modi: Kolkata Imam to give Rs 25 lakh to whoever blackens his face [VIDEO]

Syed Mohammad Nurur Rahman Barkati, the Shahi Imam of the Tipu Sultan Masjid, was also heard saying Mamata Banerjee would soon be prime minister.

Jan 8, 2017

Discussing sexual assault on social media has been cathartic for a lot of Indian women

One of the best things we can do as a society to make things better for women: Listen

Jan 8, 2017

Chhattisgarh Police outrage: At least 34 women, including 16 tribals, sexually assaulted in 2015, says NHRC

The NHRC said that, during the investigation, they found that there were 16 women who were raped or sexually assaulted by the Chhattisgarh police.

Jan 8, 2017

Deepa Jayakumar, Jayalalithaa's niece, to form her own political party

"We are to begin a new journey. An announcement on it will come out soon," Deepa told reporters.

Jan 8, 2017

7th Pay Commission: Central government employees demanding wage revision postpone strike to March 16

The strike has been postponed in view of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.

Jan 8, 2017

How to convert a PIO card to an OCI card: Everything you need to know

PM Modi announced that Persons of India Origin (PIO) cards must be converted to Overseas Indian Citizenship (OCI) cards by June 30, 2017.

Jan 8, 2017

JDU leader Mukesh Singh shot dead in Patna's Barh district

The attackers have not been identified yet.

Jan 8, 2017

India news live updates: PIO cards must be converted to Overseas Indian Citizenship cards by June 30, says PM Modi

Read all the live updates here.

Jan 8, 2017

Lucknow car accident: At least 5 killed, 6 injured after car crashes into night shelter in Dalibagh

Around 35 labourers were sleeping in a night shelter when a Hyundai i20, allegedly being driven at a high speed, crashed into it.

Jan 8, 2017