India

Donald Trump fumes, vows to act, after judge lifts travel ban

The federal judge in Seattle on Friday blocked Trump's week-old order to stop people from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from travelling to the United States.

Feb 5, 2017

UP elections 2017: Here's how Mayawati can play up non-existent Dalit undertones in SCAM jibe by PM Modi

PM Modi had said in his Meerut rally that UP was afflicted by SCAM: S is for the SP, C is for the Congress, A is for Akhilesh and M is for Mayawati.

Feb 5, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: Mostly peaceful polling sees 83% voter turnout in Goa and 70% in Punjab

While a man collapsed in queue while polling in Goa, another sustained a bullet injury in a clash between two political parties in Punjab.

Feb 4, 2017

Chennai oil spill: High concentration of oil, prolonged exposure will severely impact marine ecosystem

The investigating team, headed by Director General Shipping, has been given one month to submit a report on the Chennai oil spill.

Feb 4, 2017

Chennai oil spill: Here's everything you need to know about the massive oil spill off the coast of Chennai

The total quantity of sludge removed from the oil spill in Chennai so far is some 90 tonnes, and the Modi government says that over 90 percent of the work has been completed.

Feb 4, 2017

Modi's UP mantra: BJP in Lucknow means rich doles for the state | OPINION

The Prime Minister next goes to Aligarh in a couple of days and the speech there will surely be tweaked for some regional specifics, as he did in Meerut.

Feb 4, 2017

Delhi drug ring: What's the Pakistan link in Rs 30 crore party drugs seized from African women?

Thelma Mkandawire, a 41-year-old Zambian woman, was also arrested in Pakistan for involvement in a drug trafficking case in 2015. She has also visited China and Hong Kong.

Feb 4, 2017

PM Modi Meerut rally speech: 'UP election 2017 is the BJP's fight against SCAM'; loan waiver promised to sugarcane farmers

"S: Samajwadi, C: Congress, A: Akhilesh, M: Mayawati," explains PM Modi at rally before UP elections 2017.

Feb 4, 2017

Here are the signs that Sasikala Natarajan aka Chinnamma will take over as Tamil Nadu chief minister

Sasikala Natarajan had succeeded J Jayalalithaa as AIADMK chief, but had let O Panneerselvam remain the chief minister.

Feb 4, 2017

$201.50 million World Bank loan to improve tech education raises hopes of Indian students

Here's how students of the Northeast and Andaman and Nicobar islands hope to benefit from Phase III of Technical Education Quality Improvement Project (TEQIP).

Feb 4, 2017

SM Krishna will join BJP, says Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa: Will it help the saffron party?

Former Union external affairs minister SM Krishna quit the Congress recently, but remained active in politics.

Feb 4, 2017

India News Live Updates: Amit Shah appoints Tirath Singh Rawat as BJP National Secretary

SM Krishna had only recently quit the Congress, but had remained in active politics.

Feb 4, 2017

Manipur economic blockade may be lifted: Will the deal help the BJP win the Manipur Assembly elections?

The Central government said it has made "substantial progress" in talks with the Manipur government and the United Naga Council.

Feb 4, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: Record voter turnout in Goa; polling ends with 83% turnout in Goa, 70% in Punjab

Live updates: Voting has begun in the Punjab Assembly elections for 117 seats and in the Goa Assembly elections for 40 seats.

Feb 4, 2017

Punjab and Goa elections 2017: Here are 5 top candidates to watch out for in the upcoming Assembly polls

International Business Times, India, takes a look at the top 5 candidates from Punjab and Goa as the states go to polls on Saturday, February 4.

Feb 3, 2017