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Khel Ratna: Virat Kohli Gets Award With 'Zero' Points, Bajrang Punia Says He...
This year's Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards, given for sporting excellence, have plunged into controversy as wrestler Bajrang Punia said he would approach the court after missing out on the honour.Punia...
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MK Alagiri Rally: Expelled DMK Leader, Supporters March To Karunanidhi's...
CHENNAI — Expelled Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader MK Alagiri and his supporters, all dressed in black, are holding a "peace rally" in Chennai on Wednesday to visit the memorial of his father M...
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How The BJP’s Man In Goa, Manohar Parrikar, Went From Kar Sevak To Chief...
On Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah said that Manohar Parrikar, who is currently being treated for advanced pancreatic cancer, will remain the chief minister of Goa. The opposition...
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SC/ST Job Promotions: Supreme Court Says No Need To Refer Nagaraj Verdict To...
NEW DELHI—The Supreme Court said on Wednesday that its 2006 verdict, which had put conditions on benefits of quotas in job promotions for SC/ST employees, need not be referred to a seven-judge...
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Adultery Is No Longer A Criminal Offence, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises adultery, is unconstitutional."Adultery can be ground for divorce, but not a criminal offence," said...
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Sabarimala Temple Verdict: Supreme Court Says Women Can Enter Kerala Shrine
The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that all women canenter Kerala's famed Sabarimala temple.A five-judge Constitution bench—comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices Rohinton Nariman, AM...
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BJP Wins Bypoll In Haryana's Jind, Congress Gets Rajasthan's Ramgarh
Ruling BJP won the high-stakes Jind bypoll in Haryana on Thursday with party candidate Krishan Middha defeating his nearest rival, Digvijay Singh Chautala of JJP, by over 12,000 votes.The BJP wrested...
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Bhima Koregaon Case: Activists To Stay Under House Arrest for Four More Weeks
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Friday extended the house arrest of five activists arrested by the Pune Police last month in connection with the violence at Bhima Koregaon by four weeks.It...
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In Shillong, A Bold New Generation Of Musicians Is Bringing The Spotlight Back
SHILLONG — In early November, the NH7 Weekender lineup and accompanying hordes of revellers will descend on the hills of Meghalaya, bringing Shillong back into the musical spotlight. If clichés came...
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India Hits Back At Pakistan Over Remarks On Peshawar School Attack
India on Sunday hit back at Pakistan for the "preposterous allegation" its foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi made at the UN that terrorists behind the 2014 attack on a Peshawar school were...
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Indonesia Earthquake And Tsunami: Rescue Teams Race to Find Survivors
PALU, Indonesia — Rescue teams in Indonesia struggled on Sunday to reach communities feared devastated by a major earthquake and tsunami on Sulawesi island, with a toll of more than 400 killed expected...
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Violinist Balabhaskar Dies In Hospital Week After Car Crash That Killed His...
Musician Balabhaskar, a popular singer and violinist, died in a Trivandrum hospital in the early hours of Tuesday. Balabhaskar and his wife had been seriously injured in a car accident last week in...
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Swachh Bharat Abhiyan: Four Years On, Ground Visits Show Many Targets Were...
ALWAR, Rajasthan— On 2 October 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan which aimed to eliminate open defecation in India by October 2019. Four years on, the Ministry of...
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Balabhaskar’s Death Has Left The Indian Music Industry Poorer. Here Are Some...
To anyone growing up in Kerala in the late '90s and 2000s, violinist Balabhaskar's smiling face was a familiar sight. His soulful, catchy compositions and ability to connect with people always drew...
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Chanda Kochhar Steps Down As ICICI Bank CEO
ICICI Bank Ltd said on Thursday it has appointed Sandeep Bakhshi as Chief Executive Officer to replace Chanda Kochhar, who has requested early retirement from the bank.Kochhar will also relinquish...
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Petrol, Diesel Excise Duty Cut By Rs 2.50/Litre
Finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday that the excise duty on petrol and diesel will be cut by Rs 2.50 per litre.The Economic Times reported that while the centre would cut Rs 1.50 in excise...
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Mehbooba Mufti's PDP Says It Will Boycott Jammu & Kashmir Local Polls
Mehbooba Mufti, former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, said on Monday that her party Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will boycott the local body polls in the state later this...
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Kerala Floods: Clean-Up Begins Amid Fear Of Disease Outbreak
ReutersKOCHI/NEW DELHI -- Health authorities prepared defences against the spread of disease in flood-hit Kerala on Monday as water receded and a huge clean-up gathered pace after the worst floods in a...
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Saurabh Chaudhary Shoots Asian Games Gold On Senior Debut At 16
PALEMBANG -- Saurabh Chaudhary, all of 16, on Tuesday became only the fifth Indian shooter to claim a gold in the Asian Games, beating a field of multiple world and Olympic champions in the 10m air...
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Senior Congress Leader Gurudas Kamat Dies
NEW DELHI -- Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Gurudas Kamat died here after suffering a heart attack early on Wednesday, family members said. Kamat, 63, was taken to Primus Hospital in...
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