India News
From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, this is your one-stop-solution for ‘everything India’.
05 Apr 2018
VadodaraCBI books Vadodara firm for Rs. 2,654cr fraud; raids premises
The CBI on Thursday said it had registered a criminal case against a Vadodara-based company dealing in electric cable and equipment, and its directors for allegedly cheating various banks to the tune of Rs. 2,654cr.
05 Apr 2018
KolkataKolkata horror: Man living with mother's 'mummified' body for 3-years
In a horrific case, a Kolkata man in his fifties has been found to be living with his mother's 'mummified' body since three years.
05 Apr 2018
MeghalayaMeghalaya: Rs 20 lakh calamity fund announced for all districts
The severe hailstorm that lashed Meghalaya last week affecting over 2,500 households has forced the government to keep Rs. 20 lakh each with the district chiefs for immediate relief in case of calamity, the Assembly was informed today.
05 Apr 2018
West BengalPiracy is a real threat to writers, says Bengali Author
Litterateur Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay, one of the finest fiction writers in Bengali literature, has expressed concern over piracy of published works from West Bengal in Bangladesh and called for highest level action to put an end to this practice.
05 Apr 2018
Saif Ali KhanSalman to sleep on floor beside Asaram's barrack in prison
Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will now have a change of address. He will have (in)famous neighbors too.
05 Apr 2018
PuriPuri: Jagannath Temple's Ratna Bhandar needs renovation, says official
The Ratna Bhandar (storehouse for ornaments) of Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri is in need of repair, a senior administration official of the shrine said today.
05 Apr 2018
Delhi PoliceRebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra marshaled out of Delhi Assembly
Rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra was today marshaled out of the Delhi Assembly after he went near the Speaker's chair and tore a copy of the House's business list, demanding the removal of a scheduled discussion regarding "alleged attempt to incite communal disturbance on the pretext of Ramnavami procession".
05 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh: Woman killed for marrying outside community; father held
A woman was today allegedly killed in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh by her family members, who were apparently unhappy with her for marrying a man from another community, police said.
05 Apr 2018
Ram Nath KovindHonest taxpayers suffer due to willful loan defaulters: President Kovind
Amid mounting NPAs or bad loans in the banking sector, President Ram Nath Kovind today said honest taxpayers suffer due to willful and criminal default on a bank loan.
05 Apr 2018
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)RBI holds repo rate at 6%
In the first bi-monthly monetary policy review of 2018-19, the RBI's monetary policy committee (MPC) has kept repo rates unchanged at 6%,
05 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshMP: Raped minor carries foetus in bag to register complaint
In a shocking and inhumane incident, a 16-year-old Dalit minor took her foetus in a bag to register police complaint, in Satna, Madhya Pradesh.
05 Apr 2018
Pakistan NewsArmy jawan cremated with full military honors in Maharashtra
The last rites of a 21-year-old army jawan, killed in shelling by Pakistan, were performed at his village in Maharashtra today with full military honors.
05 Apr 2018
Virat KohliIndian cricketers join hands against Afridi over Kashmir tweet
In the two days since Shahid Afridi made a tweet on Kashmir, several of his Indian peers have hit back at the former Pakistani cricket captain.
05 Apr 2018
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Naxal gunned down in encounter with police
A Naxal was gunned down in an encounter with the police in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, an official said on Thursday.
05 Apr 2018
ParliamentRailways received 57 complaints of harassment from SC/ST employees: Minister
The railways received 57 complaints from SC/ST employees regarding caste-related harassment in the past three years, the government informed Parliament yesterday.
05 Apr 2018
Tamil NaduTN fishermen injured in attack by Lankan navy personnel
Five Tamil Nadu fishermen from Nagapattinam district were injured in an attack by Sri Lankan navy personnel off the Vedaranyam coast, a Fisheries Department official said.
05 Apr 2018
BiharHow has two years of liquor ban changed Bihar?
Bihar police conducted a raid every two minutes and seven people were put behind bars every hour in the last two years since the state banned alcohol.
05 Apr 2018
KarnatakaTN shutdown: DMK's Stalin, other leaders arrested
DMK leader MK Stalin and other top politicians of Tamil Nadu (TN) were detained today while blocking roads in Chennai.
05 Apr 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)FM Arun Jaitley likely to undergo surgery for kidney-related ailment
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is suffering from a kidney ailment and may have to undergo a surgery, sources close to the minister said.
05 Apr 2018
Ministry Of External AffairsHow to get faster 'Out-of-Turn' passports without extra fee
Passport applications are becoming easier to obtain, thanks to the NDA government. Verification by the police following passport issuance is one modification it has implemented.
05 Apr 2018
ChhattisgarhChicken breed battle: Madhya Pradesh a step away from winning
Madhya Pradesh is inching closer to getting the nativity tag for the protein-rich breed of chicken, popularly known as "Kadaknath", even as the neighboring Chhattisgarh has also staked claim over it.
05 Apr 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Chandigarh school dropout, now ethical hacker, makes to Forbes' list
Trishneet Arora, 25, has found a place in the Forbes' Asia list of '30 under 30'.
05 Apr 2018
Ministry Of Home AffairsJ&K to build 14,000 bunkers to protect residents around LoC
Jammu and Kashmir will build 14,000 bunkers in its five border districts to safeguard local residents from Pakistani shelling.
05 Apr 2018
RajasthanImparting quality education to students a major challenge: Rajasthan Governor
Addressing the fifth convocation ceremony of the University of Kota, Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh expressed concern over the shortage of teachers in universities and said in such a scenario, imparting qualitative education to students is a major challenge.
05 Apr 2018
DelhiAlliance Air to begin Delhi-Pathankot flight service from today
Alliance Air will begin a new service today between Delhi and Pathankot under a regional connectivity scheme, with the ticket price being fixed at Rs. 2,570.
05 Apr 2018
IndiaUttarakhand: CM launches campaign to improve education standard in state
Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat launched a transformation campaign to improve the standard of education in the state's government schools.
05 Apr 2018
RajasthanBlackbuck poaching: Salman Khan to go to prison for five-years
Bollywood star Salman Khan has been convicted in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case, in which Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam were also accused.
05 Apr 2018
IndiaWhat keeps India's oldest yogini healthy and active at 99?
In a world big on commercial yoga fads that change every season, V Nanammal, India's oldest yogini, still swears by the good old pranayamas and asanas.
05 Apr 2018
IndiaBest engineering colleges (other than IITs, NITs) after 12th Class
Given the vast prospects that it offers, Engineering remains one of the most preferred courses in India after Class-12.
04 Apr 2018
DelhiDelhi: CAG report reveals 32 blood banks running without licenses
Out of 68 blood banks in Delhi, 32 didn't have a valid license in 2016-17, a CAG report revealed.
04 Apr 2018
Smriti IraniPIB director puts halt on RFID 'propaganda' with one tweet
The Principal Director General of PIB Frank Noronha has put an end to all speculations about journalists getting Radio Frequency Identification Cards (RFID), with one tweet.
04 Apr 2018
Pakistan NewsOver 600 ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Jan-Feb'18: Govt
Pakistan has violated ceasefire along the LoC and the International Border (IB) 633 times in just two months of this year, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
04 Apr 2018
IndiaIndia to get 'normal' monsoon rains this year: Skymet
The monsoon in India this time is expected to be "normal," Skymet predicted today, with 20% chance of "above normal" rains, 20% of "below normal," and zero chance of drought.
04 Apr 2018
MaharashtraFood should be sold at regular prices in theaters: HC
Noting that the cost of food and water inside multiplexes was exorbitant, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday opined that it should be sold at regular prices.
04 Apr 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Woman cop awaits government permission to undergo sex-change surgery
Lalita Salve, a 29-year-old female police constable from Maharashtra's Beed district, is awaiting the state government's permission to undergo a sex change surgery.
04 Apr 2018
KeralaAccording to Kerala teacher, jeans wearing women reproduce transgender kids
Another day, another fight with sexism. A teacher from Kerala has given the most mind-boggling reason behind the birth of transgender kids.
04 Apr 2018
FacebookNIRF 2018 ranking: IIT-Kharagpur ranks in top-list of five categories
Figuring in the top list in all five categories in NIRF 2018 ranking, IIT Kharagpur Director Partha Pratim Chakrabarti has said it is great to see the institution tops in architecture and law.
04 Apr 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaArticle 370 has become permanent, cannot be abrogated: SC
Article 370 has acquired permanent status due to its years of existence, and hence its abrogation is impossible, the SC has said.
04 Apr 2018
IndiGoVaranasi: IndiGo staffers go on strike over salary issue
Nearly 56 staffers of IndiGo's ground handling agency, GV India Services, went on a strike early morning over issues related to payments and salaries, causing "minor" difficulties for airport authorities at the Varanasi Airport.
04 Apr 2018
IndiaGatimaan Express, India's fastest train, now till Jhansi
Gatimaan Express, widely touted as India's fastest train, will now go all the way till Jhansi.
