Three Takeaways From Modi's Pakistan Stopover
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's brief stopover in Lahore--to visit his counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday and the occasion of his granddaughter's wedding--came as a complete surprise to...
View ArticleRSS Believes India, Pakistan And Bangladesh Will Reunite One Day: Ram Madhav
NEW DELHI -- Ram Madhav, BJP general secretary on lien from RSS, has said that RSS believes that India, Pakistan and Bangladesh will one day reunite again not by war but through "popular goodwill",...
View ArticleWhy Indian Classics Should Be Taught In Our Schools
Two months ago I was invited to give a talk in IIT Kanpur, one of the premier technological Institutes of India (and my alma mater), on how young budding engineers can help light up the lives of...
View ArticleDon't Control Your Anger, Transform It
All the moralists try to change man on the periphery. Your character is the periphery: you don't bring any character into the world, you come absolutely characterless, a blank sheet, and all that you...
View Article4 Ways To Build Customer Loyalty For Your E-Commerce Store
Today, there is a virtual war going on between hundreds and thousands of e-commerce stores that are fighting to attract more customers, sales and subsequently profits. However, many of these businesses...
View ArticleIndo-Pak Foreign Secys To Meet In Islamabad To Avoid Kashmiri Separatists
NEW DELHI -- While the how and why of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Lahore on Christmas Day is still being worked out, its first concrete outcome is that Foreign Secretary S...
View ArticleSartaj Aziz Says Don't Expect Too Much From Indo-Pak Talks In January
ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Saturday said it would not be fair to expect much from the talks scheduled here next month between the foreign...
View ArticleVoting Begins For Legislative Council Seats In Telangana
HYDERABAD -- Polling has begun for six seats of local bodies constituencies in state Legislative Council today in Telangana. The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for smooth conduct...
View ArticleAdani's 600-MW Power Plant In Chhattisgarh Delayed On Public Opposition
RAIPUR -- The Adani Group's 600-MW power plant in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh has hit a roadblock after residents of nearly 10 villages, whose land will have to be surrendered for the thermal...
View Article'Dreaded Gangster', Film On Abu Salem To Release In October 2016
MUMBAI -- A feature film based on the life of alleged gangster Abu Salem, who is currently facing trials for serious crimes such as murder, extortion and terrorism, including the 1993 bomb blasts case....
View ArticleISIS: 25 Indians Have Joined The Terror Group, So Far
NEW DELHI -- The number of Indians who have joined the Islamic State now stands at 25, according to the Indian government. Citing a government official, The Hindu reported that two more men of Indian...
View ArticleParliamentary Panel Asks MHA To Increase Women In Delhi Police To 33 Percent
NEW DELHI -- A parliamentary panel has found that women personnel constitute only a little over 9 percent of the Delhi Police force and asked the Home Ministry to ensure that their numbers are enhanced...
View ArticleOver 9,500 Complaints Pending With Banking Ombudsman: RBI
NEW DELHI -- Over 9,500 complaints of deficient services by nationalised and private sector banks are pending with banking ombudsmen, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said. The revised Banking...
View ArticleNot Viklaang, Modi Asks India To Call Them Persons With Divine Bodies
NEW DELHI -- In his final radio broadcast of 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted Indians not to describe persons with disabilities as "viklaang" (handicapped) but suggested another word -...
View ArticleNestle Aims Double Digit Growth For Maggi Noodles
MUMBAI -- In the aftermath of the Maggi crisis, Nestle India is aggressively trying to increase the consumption of its flagship instant noodles brand eyeing double digit growth, a top company executive...
View ArticleSheena Bora Murder Case: Peter Mukerjea's Judicial Custody Extended Till 11...
NEW DELHI -- A Mumbai Esplanade court on Monday extended the judicial custody of former Star TV CEO Peter Mukerjea, who is under arrest in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case, till 11 January....
View ArticleWhen Bollywood Celebs Tweeted The Exact Same Thing About Reliance Jio, All At...
On Sunday night, there was some unusual activity on Indian Twitter. A number of Bollywood's top celebrities tweeted at the same time and, more importantly, saying pretty much the exact same thing:...
View ArticleDadri Lynching: Meat In Akhlaq's Refrigerator Was Goat, Not Cow - Official...
NEW DELHI -- Three months after a Muslim man was lynched by a mob alleging that he had slaughtered a calf and stored its meat in his house, an official probe found its samples to be mutton. On...
View ArticleMumbai Double Murder: Accused Sent To 14-Days Judicial Custody
MUMBAI -- A Mumbai Court on Monday sent all the four accused in the Hema Upadhyay murder case to 14-day judicial custody. Earlier today, the four accused namely Vijay Kumar Rajbhar, Pradip Kumar...
View ArticleCongress Embarrassed As Its Mouthpiece 'Mistakenly' Calls Sonia Gandhi's...
MUMBAI -- In an embarrassment to Congress, articles in its mouthpiece today criticised Jawaharlal Nehru's policy on Kashmir issue and alleged that Sonia Gandhi's father was a "fascist soldier", leaving...
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