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Repeated Adjournments In Parliament Will Result In Winter Session Washout,...
As continuous disruptions in the Rajya Sabha resulted in several adjournments on Monday, finance minister Arun Jaitley warned that the Parliament's winter session would become a "washout". "The reasons...
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UP Bride Who Dumped Illiterate Groom, Has Now Married A Farmer Who Cleared...
Last week, when a bride in Uttar Pradesh called off her marriage at the last minute because her groom was neither 'literate' nor 'mentally fit', she became a social media sensation. Now, Khushboo...
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CBI Raid Has Nothing To Do With Kejriwal Or His Tenure, Says Arun Jaitley
NEW DELHI -- With the Opposition attacking the BJP-led government over CBI raids on Delhi government offices, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office was not...
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Mahindra Group Set To Acquire Italian Car Design Company Pininfarina
MUMBAI/TURIN -- Mahindra group, with interests from tractors to IT outsourcing, has agreed to buy Italy's Pininfarina SpA in an all-cash deal valuing the Turin-based car designer at just a quarter of...
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Somnath Bharti Says, People Have Rejected Modi's Model Of 'Hitler Government'
CHENNAI -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti on Tuesday alleged the people have rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'model of Hitler governance' and said that the CBI raid on the Delhi...
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Hema Upadhyay Murder Case: Three Suspects Sent To Police Custody Till 19...
MUMBAI -- A Mumbai Court on Tuesday sent three persons, who have been detained in connection with the murder of artist Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Harish Bhambani, to police custody till December 19....
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ISRO Denies Sighting Of Any 'Mysterious Flying Object' Over Its Mahendragiri...
TIRUNELVELI -- A mysterious flying object has reportedly been sighted by shepherds over Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO's) Mahendragiri centre and neighbouring forest areas. Police said the...
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Pakistan's Commitment Is To Fight The 'Insidious' Threat Of Terrorism, Says...
KARACHI -- Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif reiterated on Tuesday that his country's commitment is to counter-terrorism and combating crime. According to Dawn, Sharif was speaking at the 14th Heads...
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Can't Make Yoga Compulsory In Schools, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday observed that people can neither be 'forced' to practice yoga nor can they be prevented from doing it. Responding to a petition filed by 85-year-old advocate JC Seth,...
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Kejriwal Accuses Jaitley Of Lying About Real Reason For CBI Raid
NEW DELHI -- The intense turf war between the Centre and Delhi government, which has played out all year, took a sinister turn after the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused Prime Minister Narendra...
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In Delhi And Want The Shiny iPhone 6? Just Work For 360 Hours
NEW DELHI -- One needs to work over 360 hours to earn enough to buy an iPhone 6 in the national capital, but the same requires just 20 hours of work in Zurich, a new purchasing power study shows....
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WATCH: Bollywood's Top Actresses Talk About Taking A Stand On Issues
In a recent round-table interview with actresses Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma, Richa Chadha, and Kalki Koechlin, prominent film critic Rajeev Masand brought up a question many keep asking: why do...
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Why The Rupee Is Falling Despite The Oil Price Collapse
As I write this, one dollar is worth around Rs 67.1. The last time the rupee went so low against the dollar was sometime in late August 2013. Is this a reason to worry? In August 2013, the oil prices...
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Here's How To Add A 'Star Wars' Lightsaber To Your Facebook Profile Picture
There are only a few days to go until we get to see the much awaited The Force Awakens. And, we definitely don't have enough time to become a master scientist and build a lightsaber for ourselves....
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The Role Of Think Tanks In Generating Policy Ideas: An Indian View
In 2006, when I joined the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, fresh out of JNU and armed with a Ph.D., I harboured big ambitions towards instituting two kinds of connections;...
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Delhi Slum Demolition: Woman Gives Birth To A Baby Girl Amidst Rubble
Following the horrifying death of a six-month-old girl from suffocation during the Shakur Basti slum demolition in Delhi, a baby had to be delivered by another uprooted slum dweller amid the rubble....
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Sundar Pichai Promises Wi-Fi In 100 Railway Stations Across India By December...
NEW DELHI -- Technology giant Google will bring Internet connectivity to 100 railway stations across the country by next year, its CEO Sundar Pichai today said. This is part of the US-based firm's...
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Maggi: SC Orders Fresh Testing Of Noodles At Mysore Lab
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered fresh testing of Nestle India's Maggi noodles at a Mysore lab. The apex court also stayed the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission's...
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Drought Relief: SC Seeks Response From Centre And States Over Aid Provided To...
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central Government and 11 states seeking their response on the steps initiated to provide relief to the people affected by drought. The...
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War With Pakistan Not An Option, Talks Only Way To Remove Shadow Of...
NEW DELHI -- Declaring that "war is not an option", India today said it had decided to hold dialogue with Pakistan as it is the only way to remove "the shadow of terrorism". External Affairs Minister...
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