India

CBSE asks affiliated schools to go cashless from January 1

Many schools are welcoming the move citing that it would increase transparency in transactions.

Dec 13, 2016

Rajgarh accident: At least 12, including 9 schoolchildren, killed in Madhya Pradesh road accident

The bus lost control and overturned after colliding with the auto-rickshaw killing 12 people and injuring another 20.

Dec 13, 2016

Cyclone Vardah: Jayalalithaa's 'Amma Canteens' ensure no one returns hungry

Centralised canteens distribute food to most of the 407 canteens in the city because of which the food supply remained unaffected.

Dec 13, 2016

BSP transferred votes to BJP during 2014 Lok Sabha elections, says Akhilesh Yadav

BJP had won 71 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in UP, while BSP failed to open its account.

Dec 13, 2016

Hacker group Legion says Indian banks are flawed, they have been hacked several times

The hacker group has also said that their next target is Lalit Modi and a government website.

Dec 13, 2016

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2017: Akhilesh says SP-Congress will fetch 300 seats, but will the alliance happen?

There is a question mark on whether such a combine will happen at all, although the possibility cannot be ruled out.

Dec 13, 2016

Ex-gratia for Hizbul commander Burhan Wani's kin cleared by Jammu and Kashmir govt

Burhan Muzaffar Wani's brother Khalid was also killed in firing by security forces in Pulwama district in April 2015.

Dec 13, 2016

Congress demands Kiren Rijiju's resignation over alleged NEEPCO hydro project scam

The party played an audio clip and questioned Rijiju's role in the ongoing construction of hydro power dams in Arunachal Pradesh.

Dec 13, 2016

Jammu and Kashmir: PDP-BJP govt decides to build parking lot by destroying school in Jammu

Students are protesting against the state government's decision to make a parking lot by destroying a government school.

Dec 13, 2016

Why did Chidambaram do a major U-turn on demonetisation and call it a big scam, like Rahul Gandhi?

The change in his remarks can be attributed to a number of reasons, like toeing the party line and also vote-bank politics.

Dec 13, 2016

2013 Hyderabad Blasts: Special court convicts Yasin Bhatkal, 4 others in Dilsukhnagar twin blasts case

Prime accused Riyaz Bhatkal, who is the founder of IM, is still absconding.

Dec 13, 2016

Cyclone Vardah: Second arm of storm more destructive than the first, says meteorologist

Cyclone Vardah hit Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on Monday afternoon, claiming the lives of at least 10 people.

Dec 13, 2016

PM Modi, other politicians pay homage to martyrs of 2001 Parliament terror attack

On December 13, 2001, five terrorists with links to Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed had attacked trying to enter Parliament.

Dec 13, 2016

Legion says it will now hack government website sansad.nic.in

In the past two weeks, the group targeted Barkha Dutt, Ravish Kumar, Vijay Mallya and Rahul Gandhi.

Dec 13, 2016

Morning brief: Cyclone Vardah weakens, Antonio Guterres new UN Chief, Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d'Or, and more

Also read about a 66-year-old seabird getting pregnant and Sonam Kapoor being molested when she was young.

Dec 13, 2016