India

Iraq: Retreating ISIS leaves behind unfinished fighter jet in Mosul

Photos of the unfinished ISIS aircraft have circulated on social media after Iraqi forces came across it in Mosul earlier this week.

Jan 19, 2017

Manipuri youth beaten up by CEO and staff in Gurugram's Udyog Vihar area

The victim claimed that he was beaten using a baseball bat and was also stripped naked by the CEO and the office staff.

Jan 19, 2017

Jallikattu protests: Waves of agitation spread from Chennai to Bengaluru via WhatsApp and Facebook

Hundreds of Jalikattu protesters gathered at Town Hall in Bengaluru to protest against the Jallikattu ban imposed by the Supreme Court.

Jan 19, 2017

Jallikattu Protest: Breathtaking photographs of the controversial sport and what goes on behind the scenes

Bangalore-based independent photojournalist, L Selvaprakash, shares a few pictures from his documentation of the Jallikattu in 2008. Jallikattu protests agains the sport's ban have been held across Tamil Nadu

Jan 19, 2017

Air pollution caused 80,665 premature deaths in Delhi and Mumbai in 2015

Air pollution cost both cities around 0.71 percent of India's gross domestic product, which is approximately Rs 70,000 crores, in 2015.

Jan 19, 2017

Resolution on return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley passed by Jammu and Kashmir Assembly

Omar Abdullah said that Kashmiri Pandits were forced to migrate to other locations due to "unfortunate" circumstances.

Jan 19, 2017

Jallikattu protests: Jallikattu maintains caste system in villages, says Dalit leader; slams youth for being 'irresponsible'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured TN Chief Minister Paneerselvam on Thursday that all possible assistance would be provided to the State to address the drought situation

Jan 19, 2017

Maneka Gandhi writes to MEA to amend visa rules to stop foreigners convicted of child sex abuse

The move came a couple of days after Maneka held day-long discussions with representatives of NGOs and other ministries at the 'National Alliance against Online Child Sexual Abuse'

Jan 19, 2017

Barack Obama thanks PM Modi for 'his partnership;' addresses last press conference as US president

The relationship between Obama and Modi continued to grow after the latter came to power in India in 2014.

Jan 19, 2017

NIA seeks custody of Kanpur derailment suspects arrested in Bihar

NIA questioned the three suspects in the Kanpur derailment case. They are in custody of the Bihar police currently.

Jan 19, 2017

India news live updates: Delhi Police Commissioner Alok Verma to be the next CBI chief

Yuvraj Singh also scored a century in the second ODI match against England.

Jan 19, 2017

Uttar Pradesh accident: 12 schoolchildren dead, 35 injured in Etah bus accident; FIR lodged against school

The accident took place in the district's Aliganj city on Thursday.

Jan 19, 2017

Top LeT commander killed in Bandipore

The Army and the police were both involved in Thursday's encounter, in which a LeT commander was killed in Bandipore.

Jan 19, 2017

Jallikattu ban TN Live: Music composer AR Rahman to fast tomorrow to show solidarity with people protesting for Jallikattu

Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the Tamil Nadu chief minister that Jallikattu ban was sub-judice, but they would support the state government.

Jan 19, 2017

Can you guess the names of these 10 furry friends? A Facebook group from Bangalore just did!

Members of the Facebook group CUPA - Compassion Unlimited Plus Action, Bangalore, just played an adorable game of "guess my name" with their pets.

Jan 18, 2017