India

CBI to probe fraud and identity theft in the name of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme

Individuals and organisations are reportedly duping people into giving their personal and banking information in the name of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme and the CBI will now probe the matter.

Mar 15, 2017

India is almost done fencing its borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar to curb infiltration and smuggling

India had earlier outlined a programme to seal its border with Pakistan, following continued terror infiltration. It is also fencing its borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar.

Mar 15, 2017

Telugu actress Jayasudha's husband Nitin Kapoor commits suicide in Mumbai

Nitin Kapoor, a cousin of Bollywood actor Jeetendra, married Telugu actress Jayasudha in 1985. He committed suicide by jumping from the terrace of an apartment complex in Mumbai.

Mar 14, 2017

Maharashtra doctor thrashing case: One of the accused allegedly commits suicide in police custody

Dr. Rohan Mamunkar was beaten black and blue after he asked the family members of a patient to take him to another centre.

Mar 14, 2017

BJP's N Biren Singh to take oath as CM of Manipur on March 15

BJP MLAs had met Manipur Governor on Monday evening and staked claim to form government by submitting a list of 33 MLAs.

Mar 14, 2017

Battleground Karnataka: Is the Congress' Southern redoubt in danger of being overrun?

Congress leaders in Karnataka have said that the politics of the state differ from that of UP and hence there is nothing much to worry about in the elections next year. Bluster?

Mar 14, 2017

Aruvikkara: KS Sabarinadhan responds to viral videos of party worker attacking old woman over placing MLA's flex board

"The incident is unjustifiable," Aruvikkara MLA KS Sabarinadhan told International Business Times, India.

Mar 14, 2017

Terror alert in Pathankot: Air Force Station put on high alert, search operation underway

At least five terrorists and six security personnel were killed in a fierce gun battle that lasted for almost 15 hours at Pathankot Air Force Station in January 2016.

Mar 14, 2017

Bad news for Pakistan: Donald Trump gives CIA authority to carry out drone strikes

Trump's actions also mark a significant change from the policies of the Obama administration under which only the Department of Defence was authorised to carry out such drone strikes.

Mar 14, 2017

Manohar Parrikar Swearing-In: Former Defence Minister sworn in as Chief Minister of Goa along with 9 MLAs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Manohar Parrikar after he was sworn in as the chief minister of Goa.

Mar 14, 2017

For the women, by the women: Manju Warrier campaigns for Kerala Police Pink Patrol initiative [VIDEO]

Pink Patrol has been deployed in Kerala to improve women's security in the state.

Mar 14, 2017

Enjoy the beaches of Goa, but don't step on the last nails in the Congress party's coffin!

The Congress might have been arithmetically ahead in Goa, but its failure to build on the chemistry with local kingmakers like the MGP and GFP helped the BJP inch closer to power, despite the odds.

Mar 14, 2017

Shashi Tharoor for PM in 2019? Only if he can take time out from fighting the British!

After the debacle in four of five states that recently went to polls, an online petition has been launched to make Shashi Tharoor as the Congress' PM candidate for 2019 LS polls. Is Tharoor, who carries an elitist image, really a sensible choice?

Mar 14, 2017

Gayatri Prajapati gang rape case: UP police arrests absconding minister's 2 sons, 3 others

The UP police have so far arrested six people in connection with the case but Prajapati is still on the run.

Mar 14, 2017

Trouble within Congress over Govt formation as Goa MLAs blame senior leaders for 'total mismanagement'

The Congress, which won 17 seats in the 40-seat Assembly, needed the support of regional parties to add only four seats so that they could stake claim to form the government in Goa.

Mar 14, 2017