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India Calls Pakistan's Statement On Afzal Guru's Hanging 'Unacceptable'
NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD -- India today hit back at Pakistan for its statement on the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, saying Jammu and Kashmir is an internal issue and its "gratuitous...
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Four Naxals Killed, Two CRPF Jawans Injured In Encounter In Jharkhand
RANCHI -- At least four Naxals were killed and two CRPF jawans were injured following an encounter with security forces in Taimara Ghati on NH-33 in Ranchi on Friday morning. The injured jawans have...
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Set Your House In Order First, Congress Snubs Pakistan's Concern Over JNU Row
NEW DELHI -- Reacting to Pakistan's concern over the unrest in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), the Congress Party on Friday said Islamabad should first set their own house in order and mind...
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Hardik Patel Goes On Indefinite Hunger Strike In Jail
AHMEDABAD -- Patel quota stir spearhead Hardik Patel yesterday launched an indefinite hunger strike at the Lajpore Jail in Surat, where he is lodged since September in two sedition cases, demanding...
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Kanhaiya Kumar's Medical Reports Contradict Police Claims, Shows He Was...
NEW DELHI -- JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar's medical examination report showed that he received external injuries during the attack on him at the Patiala House court complex, which contradicts claims...
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Child Sexual Abuse On A Rise In Mumbai
In Mumbai--considered one of the safest cities in the country--two children under 12 years of age get sexually abused every day. Data collected from the police and four hospitals authorised under...
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PM Modi's 'Make In India' Fair Closes With $222 Billion In Investment Pledges
MUMBAI -- A week-long "Make in India" fair closed on Thursday with $222 billion in investment pledges, but thin attendance by foreign firms at the event launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi means...
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The Sedition Debate In Posters
Even as the debate on the JNU sedition debacle continues, students across the nation have come together in support of Kanhaiya Kumar, protesting against his arrest. The president of JNU’s students'...
View ArticleOne Dead, 21 Injured As Jat Protestors Set Haryana FM's House On Fire
Protests by Jats turned violent on Friday with agitators setting the house of Haryana Finance Minister Captian Abhimanyu on fire and disrupting rail and road traffic, forcing the state government to...
View Article'Seriously Concerned': IIT Delhi Faculty Expresses Solidarity With JNU
Adding to the growing chorus of voices from across the country expressing support for Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and its students, the faculty at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi on...
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Gujarat Village Diktat: No Mobile For Unmarried Women
In a diktat, the head of Suraj village in Narendra Modi’s native district Mehsana in Gujarat has banned unmarried women from using mobile phones, even as the country’s prime minister continues to...
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Akshay Kumar Supports Decision Of Hoisting National Flag In Universities
MUMBAI -- Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar is in favour of central universities hoisting the the national flag in their campuses. Human Resource Development Ministry led by Smriti Irani recently said that...
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Kalikho Pul Sworn In As Arunachal Pradesh CM
ITANAGAR -- Dissident Congress leader Kalikho Pul was tonight sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh after more than two months of political crisis, shortly after the Supreme Court paved the...
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Why Online Shopping Is Not Nearly As Good As The Real Thing
"Don't show your age, shop online," says the husband. I shoot a surprised look at him. I know I'm ageing, we all are, but so far, no one has told me I show it. I mock a seductive pose and say, "No, I...
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E-Payments And M-Payments: Are The Lines Blurring?
The term 'cash is trash' couldn't be truer than it is in today's digital times. This is the era of payment gateways, digital wallets (and super wallets), e-commerce mobile apps, and the like, where the...
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Donald Trump, St Francis And The Crusades
The much-awaited New Hampshire primaries served up hope and apprehension in equal portions. Those who are cheering liberal socialist Bernie Sanders's victory over the more Wall Street-friendly Hillary...
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JNU Crisis: Countering Violent 'Nationalism' With Common Sense And Humanity
I voted for the BJP in the 2014 elections, but the nearly two years since have been distressing and a bit guilt-ridden. The government and many of its ministers have often behaved atrociously since...
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Why We Need To Thank Homi Bhabha for India's Role In The Discovery of...
The three stages of black hole collision as observed in supercomputer simulation of Einstein Equations. C V Vishveshwara from the Raman Research Institute, along with S. Chandrasekhar (Nobel Prize,...
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Jat Protests: Death Toll Climbs To Three, Shoot At Sight Orders Issued
Rohtak (Haryana)--Army was called in today in nine districts of Haryana and curfew was imposed in two districts along with shoot-at-sight orders after the Jat stir for quota turned violent with mobs...
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BS Bassi Sued For Allegedly Influencing JNU Probe
NEW DELHI -- A petition filed in Delhi High Court yesterday accused city police commissioner B S Bassi of "influencing" the probe in the sedition case against JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and alleged...
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