India

Who is Shyama Prasad Mukherjee? Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder died in J&K protesting against Article 370

An erudite scholar, Shyama Prasad Mukherjee (Syama Prasad Mookerjee) is credited with founding the precursor to the modern-day Bharatiya Janata Party.

Mar 7, 2018

Veteran actor Jeetendra booked for sexual assault of his cousin 47 years ago

Jeetendra's cousin had sent an email to the Himachal Pradesh DGP in February this year seeking an FIR against her cousin, who she said was 28 years old when he assaulted her.

Mar 7, 2018

Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad airports named the world's best in customer service quality in 2017

Beijing Capital International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport shared the second spot, after Mumbai and New Delhi in the 40 million passengers per year category.

Mar 7, 2018

Aircel on the verge of shutdown, over 1 lakh users port to BSNL

BSNL has already inked an agreement with Nokia for its 4G services.

Mar 7, 2018

Nirav Modi dropped from Forbes billionaires list as PNB scam continues to haunt the jewelry designer

Indian business tycoon Nirav Modi has dropped out of the 2018 Forbes' Top Billionaire list this year after his involvement in the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam.

Mar 7, 2018

Who is Periyar EV Ramasamy? Dravidian movement stalwart led anti-Hindi agitation after quitting Congress

EV Ramasamy, aka Periyar, was a respected Tamil political and social leader who fought for equality for lower castes and rejected religious oppression.

Mar 7, 2018

Karnataka Lokayukta Vishwanath Shetty stabbed inside his office, accused nabbed

The incident took place in the Lokayukta office when Justice Shetty exposed a major loophole in the case he was hearing.

Mar 7, 2018

CBSE board exams: Class 10 girl arrives in school on a stretcher to write Hindi exam

Khushi, the 15-year-old girl, successfully managed to write her Hindi exam, despite suffering multiple injuries after she fell down from the fourth floor.

Mar 7, 2018

Mohammed Shami's wife Hasin Jahan accuses him of assault and extramarital affairs

Hasin Jahan shared Mohammed Shami's illicit messages on Facebook and even revealed the phone numbers of the women. Also the Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami has been reportedly accused of assaulting his wife and having extramarital affairs due to which the BCCI has kept his annual contract on hold.

Mar 7, 2018

BR Ambedkar joins SP Mukherjee, Lenin and Periyar as statues vandalized, pulled down across India [Video]

Seven people were arrested in Kolkata for vandalizing a statue of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder SP Mukherjee after a Periyar statue was attacked in Vellore.

Mar 7, 2018

Container ship on fire off Lakshadweep coast, search on for 4 missing crew

The Singapore-flagged container ship named Maersk Honam had 27 people on board.

Mar 7, 2018

Kapil Dev advises Virat Kohli to play in England's County Championship

India play three Twenty20 internationals and three one-day games against England in July before a five-match Test series in August.

Mar 7, 2018

Meet world's top billionaires by Forbes: Amazon's Jeff Bezos bumps Bill Gates to top the list

Jeff Bezos took the top spot on Forbes' world's billionaires list, Bill Gates drops to second and trailed by American investor Warren Buffet followed by Frenchman Bernard Arnault.

Mar 7, 2018

Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla's killer Adam Purinton gets 50 years in jail for first-degree murder

The accused Adam Purinton, who fired at Srinivas Kuchibhotla after a racially-charged tirade in 2017, pleaded guilty to premeditated first-degree murder.

Mar 7, 2018

Xiaomi cancels COD for Redmi Note 5, Note 5 Pro flash sale in India

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro are all set to go its third flash sale in India at 12 noon.

Mar 7, 2018