India News

From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, this is your one-stop-solution for ‘everything India’.

08 Aug 2018

Mumbai

When Karunanidhi helped fund a school and library in Mumbai

Late DMK Chief M Karunanidhi had helped fund a school and library in Mumbai 35 years ago.

08 Aug 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Massive fire at Bharat Petroleum refinery; 21 injured

As many as 21 people were injured after a fire broke out at a refinery of Bharat Petroleum in Mumbai this afternoon; those injured have been admitted to hospital.

08 Aug 2018

Delhi High Court

Begging no longer a 'crime' in Delhi

The Delhi HC has decriminalized begging in the capital, terming penalties on the act as "unconstitutional."

08 Aug 2018

India

IIT-Madras gives India its first home-grown, remote-controlled 'affordable' air-purifier

To tackle indoor air pollution, AirOK Technologies, a startup incubated by IIT Madras, has developed 'Vistar', a 'smart' air-purifier, which can be remotely monitored through a mobile phone.

08 Aug 2018

Bihar

Muzaffarpur: Minister resigns amid reports of husband's ties with Brajesh

Manju Verma, Bihar's Social Welfare Department (SWD) Minister has resigned after allegations of her husband Chandeshwar Verma's involvement in the horrendous Muzaffarpur shelter home rape case.

08 Aug 2018

Madras High Court

Why is Karunanidhi being buried and not cremated?

The death of M Karunanidhi, DMK chief, yesterday evening sent the state of TN into a tizzy, but what followed was more chaos.

08 Aug 2018

Mumbai

Most Indians spend 6-10hrs on online research to plan holidays

Almost 42% of Indians spend an average of 6-10 hours researching online for deals on hotels, airlines or combo offers before booking a week-long holiday, an online survey revealed.

08 Aug 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai-Goa Highway to be repaired by Sep 5, HC told

The Maharashtra government and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) assured the Bombay High Court yesterday that they would repair potholes between Panvel and Goa on National Highway-66 by September 5.

08 Aug 2018

India

Here's how Indian Railways is promoting digital transactions

Recently Rajen Gohain, the Minister of State for Railways, declared that the percentage of train tickets booked digitally is on the rise, having risen to 66% of total reserved tickets in 2017-18, from 60% in 2016-17.

08 Aug 2018

Ram Nath Kovind

Two killed, 30 injured in stampede at Karunanidhi's funeral

Two people were killed and around 40 injured in a stampede at Rajaji Hall in Chennai this morning, where DMK chief M Karunanidhi's body was kept for the public to pay homage.

08 Aug 2018

Delhi High Court

Initiated steps to ban e-cigarettes: Delhi govt to HC

Delhi government has informed the Delhi HC that it has initiated steps to completely ban the production, sale, and supply of e-cigarettes.

08 Aug 2018

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Laborer held for raping 30-year-old woman in moving train

A laborer has been arrested for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman in a moving train in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district.

08 Aug 2018

India

Govt orders social audit of over 9,000 childcare homes

Women and Child Development Ministry has ordered a social audit of over 9,000 child care institutions across India in two months, an official said today.

08 Aug 2018

India

SC to constitute panel to look into issues in jails

The Supreme Court today said it would constitute a committee under the chairmanship of its retired judge to look into problems in jails, including overcrowding, and suggest measures to deal with it.

08 Aug 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

2.74L pilgrims paid obeisance at Amarnath cave shrine till date

As many as 2.74 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at Amarnath cave shrine in South Kashmir Himalayas till date this year, an official said.

08 Aug 2018

Tamil Nadu

'Can I call you 'appa' now?': Stalin's emotional-letter to Karunanidhi

MK Stalin, son of M Karunanidhi and working president of the party, penned an emotional letter to his father after the DMK chief's death.

08 Aug 2018

Chennai

Karunanidhi donated Gopalapuram house for hospital on his 86th birthday

Late DMK supremo M Karunanidhi had donated his residence at posh Gopalapuram locality in Chennai in 2010 for setting up a hospital for the poor.

Registration for CAT 2018 starts today: All details here

Registration for the Common Admission Test (CAT) 2018 begins today on the official website. The deadline is September 19.

08 Aug 2018

India

Delhi: Seniors sexually abuse nine-year-old, teacher says 'you're cute'

A class IV student, aged all of nine years, was sexually abused by three seniors in a school bus of Delhi's private school, multiple reports said.

08 Aug 2018

West Bengal

Chinese film festival in Kolkata; seven Chinese-films to be screened

The Chinese Consulate in Kolkata, in cooperation with Nandan (the culture hub of West Bengal), is set to organize a three-day film festival in the city.

08 Aug 2018

Chennai

Madras HC allows burial of Karunanidhi at Marina Beach

The Madras HC has allowed DMK to bury its party chief Karunanidhi at Chennai's Marina Beach, for which the state government had refused permission.

08 Aug 2018

Gujarat

In a first, Gujarat woman to deliver baby after uterus-transplant

Meenakshi Valand, a beautician from Bharuch, Gujarat, lost two babies after full pregnancies and had four abortions in nine years of her marriage.

08 Aug 2018

Tamil Nadu

Madras HC dismisses petitions against memorials at Marina Beach

The Madras HC has dismissed several petitions challenging the construction of memorials at Marina Beach, while hearing DMK's petition on its party chief Karunanidhi's burial.

08 Aug 2018

Education

Central government scholarships for engineering, medical students

Both engineers and doctors play equally significant roles in the development of the country.

07 Aug 2018

Tamil Nadu

Madras HC conducts emergency hearing on Karunanidhi's burial space

The Madras HC is conducting an emergency hearing on a petition by the DMK, which has challenged the TN government's refusal to let its party chief Karunanidhi be buried next to CN Annadurai's memorial at Marina Beach.

07 Aug 2018

Health & Wellness

#HealthBytes: Top 5 food items for enhanced sexual health

A satisfying sexual life results in overall emotional, physical, and mental well-being among couples, and vice-versa.

07 Aug 2018

Haryana

Army jawan, who recently got married, martyred in J&K encounter

A newly married army jawan was today martyred while foiling an infiltration bid in Gurez sector in Jammu and Kashmir near the Line of Control (LOC), officials said.

07 Aug 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi govt approves proposal to establish 15 academies of languages

Delhi government approved a proposal today to establish 15 academies of different languages, including international languages, in the national capital.

07 Aug 2018

Netflix

WCD-Minister Maneka Gandhi to meet Netflix team over gender-sensitive content

Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi will be meeting a team of online streaming service Netflix this week to ensure gender-sensitive, and child-friendly content is displayed on the platform, a senior WCD official said.

07 Aug 2018

Tamil Nadu

TN: Selfies with King Cobra land five in police net

An act of bravado landed five people behind bars after pictures of them posing with a king cobra they caught went viral on social media.

07 Aug 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP-Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar is worshiped by village supporters, literally

Uttar Pradesh Minister and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar's supporters in Dharampura village in UP treat him as a deity and the politician doesn't mind at all.

07 Aug 2018

Mumbai

Abu Salem seeks parole to get married, HC rejects plea

A petition by 46-year-old gangster and terror convict Abu Salem for parole to get married was rejected by the Bombay High Court today.

07 Aug 2018

Tamil Nadu

DMK supremo Karunanidhi dies at 94

M Karunanidhi, DMK supremo, has succumbed to old-age related ailments after nearly 10 days in hospital. He was 94.

07 Aug 2018

Bharti Airtel

Government exploring ways to block social media; what's going on?

The Department of Telecommunication (DoT) has asked for inputs from telecom operators and internet service providers regarding ways to block social media apps like Facebook and WhatsApp during emergencies, reports Livemint.

07 Aug 2018

Gujarat

Govt collected fake notes with face value Rs. 13.87cr post-demonetization

Fake notes with a face value of Rs. 13.87cr were seized in states bordering Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh from November 09, 2016 till June 30, 2018 post-demonetization, as per NCRB data, Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed Lok Sabha.

07 Aug 2018

Uttarakhand

No more elephant rides in Jim Corbett, Rajaji Reserve

Those visiting Jim Corbett and Rajaji Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand in the hope of elephant rides are in for a big disappointment, as Uttarakhand HC has banned the commercial use of jumbos.

07 Aug 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Deoria shelter-home: How a 10-year-old rescued 24 women from abuse

Twenty-four women were recently rescued from a shelter home in Deoria, UP, where they were suffering long-time abuse.

Indian-banks suffered Rs. 70,000cr loss due to frauds in 3yrs

Indian banks reported a total loss of about Rs. 70,000cr due to frauds during the last three fiscals up to Mar'18.

07 Aug 2018

Karnataka

Rs. 24,000 scholarship for poor girls from AP, Telangana, Karnataka

Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting today announced the third edition of Santoor Women's Scholarship program to help poor girl students pursue a degree of a minimum three-year period.

07 Aug 2018

Assam

Arun Jaitley might resume office in 3rd week of August

Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who had undergone a kidney transplant surgery on May-14, is likely to resume the office of Finance Minister in the third week of August, sources said.