India

Speeding truck mows down 11 pilgrims near Uttarakhand temple

The devotees, who hail from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, were going to a hilltop temple barefoot as a gesture of gratitude to the deity, who had fulfilled their wishes.

May 18, 2018

Woman's decomposed body with beer bottle thrust into private parts found in Bhopal

The woman was brutally raped and murdered in Bhopal. Foreign objects like a soft drink can and a beer bottle were inserted into her private parts, which had led to excessive bleeding.

May 18, 2018

Tej Pratap Yadav says that he doesn't want wife Aishwarya Rai to join politics

Earlier, Tej Pratap's mother Rabri Devi had also said that she doesn't want her daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai, to join politics. Aishwarya is the granddaughter of former chief minister Daroga Prasad Rai.

May 18, 2018

Rahul Gandhi compares India's situation to Pakistan's dictatorship, gets slammed by BJP

While criticizing the current political scenario in Karnataka, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that "the Constitution is under severe attack in the country".

May 18, 2018

Saudi Arabia gives assurances on supply as oil hits $80 per barrel

The statement came as oil prices surged to $80 per barrel for the first time in four years due to rising concerns over disruptions to Iranian oil exports because of new U.S. sanctions. The crude oil output has also declined in Venezuela.

May 18, 2018

Fraud-hit PNB rapped for not making timely regulatory disclosures

PNB, India's second-largest state-run bank, said in February two jewellery groups had defrauded it of more than $2 billion by raising credit from overseas branches of other Indian banks via illegal guarantees issued by rogue PNB staff over several years.

May 18, 2018

Who is CS Karnan? Controversial ex-HC judge launches 'women candidates only' political party

CS Karnan also said that the members of the Anti-corruption Dynamic Party had requested him to contest the 2019 polls from Varanasi, which is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency, but he believes that this too must be taken up by a woman.

May 17, 2018

Kolkata speech therapist gags and thrashes 2-year-old boy while treating him

The boy's mother has alleged that her son was gagged and slammed against the floor multiple times. He has suffered head injuries and his hands and legs have been bruised.

May 17, 2018

Man rapes mentally challenged minor after luring her away with a toy

The mentally challenged girl was allegedly raped in Delhi's Swaroop Nagar The culprit has been arrested and booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) 2012.

May 17, 2018

SC collegium stalls elevation of Justice KM Joseph to apex court for the third time

The five-member Collegium, including CJI Dipak Misra, failed to reiterate the name of the Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court for the third time, despite having decided to do so in a pre-arranged meet on May 11.

May 17, 2018

Another Pakistani terror suspect, who was planning to carry bomb blasts in India, arrested

The suspected terrorist Allahrakha Abubakar Mansuri, who used to work in Gujarat as a cab driver was arrested on May 16 by the Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS).

May 17, 2018

CBI charges jeweller Choksi, others in PNB fraud case

The bank has been conducting a separate internal probe into the fraud and has already suspended over 20 officials.

May 17, 2018

Former RBI boss Raghuram Rajan says won't apply for top BoE job

Rajan is a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, and warned of financial imbalances in the run-up to the 2007-08 global crisis.

May 17, 2018

Sensex falls as Karnataka election outcome disappoints

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 104 seats, falling short of the 113 seats needed to form a government, while the opposition Congress clinched 78 seats.

May 16, 2018

Suspected RBI interventions stems rupee's fall

Sharply rising U.S. dollar yields have boosted the dollar on international exchanges, and the rupee was also coming under pressure from firm crude oil prices that will weigh on India's already widening trade deficit.

May 16, 2018