Times of India: News

02 Apr 2018

Haryana

Haryana: Girl shoots self with father's-revolver for not topping class

A Class XI student of Pillukhera town of Haryana's Jind allegedly shot herself to death with her father's licensed gun on Sunday for not topping the class.

23 Mar 2018

Deepika Padukone

BCCI's Choudhary refuses to sign new GM's appointment letter

The ongoing rift between the BCCI and the Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) continues to rule the roost.

19 Mar 2018

Mumbai

How this Mumbai-based firm duped lenders of Rs. 4,000cr

Investigators have taken action against businessmen accused of duping over 20 lenders of Rs. 4,000cr, reports TOI.

16 Mar 2018

Aadhaar Card

Harish Khare, The Tribune editor, quits amid reports of pressure

Adding to the long line of esteemed Indian journalists who have resigned or been removed from their positions in recent times, Harish Khare has now quit as editor-in-chief of The Tribune, The Wire reports.

16 Mar 2018

India

IIT-Roorkee student allegedly hangs himself from hostel room fan, dies

A 21-year-old student of IIT Roorkee was found hanging from the fan in his hostel room on Wednesday evening.

Umpiring is poor in domestic cricket: BCCI

In the BCCI's annual domestic captains and coaches conclave, several issues including poor umpiring standards have been raised.

10 Mar 2018

Virat Kohli

Srini brushes off Vengsarkar's allegations

Former ICC chairman, N Srinivasan has hit back at Dilip Vengsarkar stating all his claims are false. Vengsarkar had earlier said that he was removed from national selection committee because he had selected Virat Kohli over Badrinath in 2008.

08 Mar 2018

Delhi

Delhi: Auto driver killed after minor rams car into three-wheeler

An autorickshaw driver was killed and the three-wheeler severely damaged when a car being driven by a 17-year-old boy in Delhi rammed into it.

07 Mar 2018

India

Mohammed Shami's wife accuses him of torture, adultery

Pacer Mohammed Shami is in trouble. Hasin Jahan, his wife, has accused him of having multiple extramarital affairs, torturing her and trying to kill her, TOI reported.

03 Mar 2018

H-1B Visa

US postpones curbs on H-1B spouses seeking employment

The implementation of a proposal to prevent spouses of H-1B visa-holders from getting employment in the US has been postponed from February to June 2018.

03 Mar 2018

Georgia

Ace wrestler Sushil Kumar plays down retirement talks

Two-time Olympic medal winner Sushil Kumar has played down the possibility of retiring from the sport as of now.

02 Mar 2018

Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki to launch new Ciaz in August

Though initially supposed to be launched last month at the Auto Expo, the new Maruti Suzuki Ciaz will now be unveiled in August 2018.

02 Mar 2018

Delhi

Caught-on-CCTV: Delhi youth stabbed 50 times, assaulted with rods

In a gruesome attack caught on CCTV camera, 20 men in Delhi's Khanpur stabbed a youth at least 50 times and assaulted him with rods before fleeing the spot.

Team owner withdraws from Mumbai T20 League

The inaugural edition of T20 Mumbai league is set to kick off in less than two weeks, but it has already hit a roadblock with one of the team owners withdrawing from the league on Monday.

27 Feb 2018

Sridevi

Dubai investigators launch 'thorough probe' into Sridevi's 'mysterious' death

The death of Sridevi, initially attributed to a cardiac arrest, is now being thoroughly probed by investigators in Dubai.

BCCI mulls women's exhibition T20s during IPL

BCCI is busy drafting big plans for the 2018 IPL.

26 Feb 2018

Indian Railways

Indian Railways begins 'world's biggest recruitment drive' for 90,000 vacancies

The Railways has begun what is being touted as the world's largest recruitment drive, with about 90,000 vacancies across different groups and positions.

24 Feb 2018

India

Armed forces need over 400 drones to step up defense

To step up its defense, Indian armed forces require more than 400 drones, including directed energy weapons (DEWs) and submarine-launched remotely piloted aircraft, over the next 10 years.

CBI acts on OBC's Rs. 389cr-scam complaint six months later

The CBI, left red-faced for not acting on time in the PNB scam, has booked a jewelry firm in Delhi six months after the Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC) lodged a complaint.

21 Feb 2018

Pune

Meet the girl behind Maharashtra's 1% employment reservation for orphans

In January, Maharashtra became the first Indian state to give 1% reservation in jobs to orphans who don't have any documentary proof validating their socio-economic standing.

17 Feb 2018

Shiv Sena

Maneka Gandhi abuses UP govt. official accused of corruption

During a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Baheri, Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi abused an official and made fun of his weight after receiving a complaint of corruption against him.

12 Feb 2018

Allahabad

Allahabad law student dies after brutal assault at restaurant

A second-year law student of Allahabad died after he was brutally assaulted over an altercation at a restaurant.

09 Feb 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

LeT terrorist's escape: What goes inside Srinagar Central Jail?

Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Naveed Jat was to escape sooner than later. He had help - from local militants, his colleagues in Pakistan, and also Srinagar Central Jail, where he was lodged.

06 Feb 2018

Delhi

Controversy-hit Delhi University to conduct forensic tests on admission documents

Hit by allegations of a massive admission scam, Delhi University (DU) is going hi-tech to ensure genuine applications.

05 Feb 2018

BCCI

BCCI website goes down for a day after domain expires

The BCCI is one of the richest sporting bodies in the world, but on Sunday they were left red-faced after they failed to renew the domain of its official website www.bcci.tv.

31 Jan 2018

India

No entry for unmarried couples in this Coimbatore park

Tired of couples frolicking in its botanical park, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University in Coimbatore now allows only families and married visitors.

26 Jan 2018

Kerala

Defying diktat again, Mohan Bhagwat hoists flag at Kerala school

Going against the Kerala government's order, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat unfurled the tricolor today at a school in Palakkad.

Teams are against new IPL game timings

The Indian Premier League Governing Council has decided to change the IPL match timings from 4 PM to 5.30 PM and 8 PM to 7 PM, as per the request of the broadcaster Star Sports.

19 Jan 2018

Mumbai

Another fire in Mumbai: Blaze in Navrang Studio, no casualty

A massive fire broke out at the dilapidated Navrang Studio at Lower Parel, Mumbai, shortly after midnight.

17 Jan 2018

Vadodara

Man has 'unnatural sex' with three cows, one found dead

In a bizarre case, a man in Por village of Vadodara has been arrested for allegedly having 'unnatural sex' with three cows, TOI reported.

06 Jan 2018

India

Boxers return 'gifted' cows to Haryana

Gifts are meant to make people happy and not something which turn out to be a burden.

30 Dec 2017

Mumbai

Only 400 of Delhi's 5,000 restaurants follow fire safety norms

Following the Mumbai pub fire in Kamala Mills complex which killed 14 people, The Times of India reported that only 400 of Delhi's odd 5,000 restaurants have the requisite fire safety clearance.

29 Dec 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai's partying till 5am this New Year. Is Delhi listening?

This New Year is going to be unique for Mumbai: the government has permitted hotels, restaurants, pubs and bars to stay open and serve alcohol till 5am on December 31.

29 Dec 2017

Facebook

'Don't want to die like Lankesh': Humans of Hindutva goes-offline

Humans of Hindutva (HoH), a popular Facebook page satirizing mostly the right wing, has been taken down.

28 Dec 2017

India

India to soon roll out new law against human trafficking

India will soon introduce a new anti-trafficking law, that proposes 10-year jail for violators engaged in "aggravated forms" and life imprisonment for repeat offenders.

27 Dec 2017

Delhi

Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company once again targets Chhota Rajan in Tihar

Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company is trying to get rid of Chhota Rajan even while he's in prison.

26 Dec 2017

India

In Meerut, doctors' alumni meet uses ambulance to carry alcohol

On one hand, India's healthcare system has been hit by reports of poor-quality service and lacking facilities: many have complained about having to carry their relatives to and from hospitals in the absence of ambulances.

23 Dec 2017

Telangana

Tirupati-Nizamabad Rayalaseema Express derails in Telangana, no casualties

An express train derailed near Nizamabad in Telangana this morning, but there were no casualties, TOI reported.