India News

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

05 Nov 2018

X

#GoLocal: HP's Diwali advertisement is making people cry and smile

With Diwali just around the corner, brands are tapping on the festive flavor with advertisements of all kinds taking over media.

05 Nov 2018

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand BJP leader sacked after party worker alleges sexual harassment?

The BJP has decided to remove a Uttarakhand general secretary over allegations of sexual harassment by a former party worker, sources said.

This mammoth 'smog tower' could help with Delhi's pollution woes

At a time when air pollution in spiralling in Delhi, a Delhi-based start-up has claimed that it has a solution to Delhi's air pollution woes.

05 Nov 2018

Gujarat

Leopard enters Gujarat Secretariat campus, search operation on

A leopard sneaked inside the premises of the high-security Gujarat Government Secretariat in Gandhinagar in early hours today, prompting the Forest Department to launch a search operation for the feline.

05 Nov 2018

India

Two cases under which banks might ask for your Aadhaar

The Supreme Court, on September 26, struck down Section 57 of Aadhaar Act in addition to some provisions relating to the authentication of Aadhaar.

05 Nov 2018

X

Kashmir: Farmer cries as snowfall ruins apple-crops, video goes viral

The untimely snowfall in Kashmir on Saturday has disrupted normalcy in the valley just as heavenly pictures of the valley took over social media.

05 Nov 2018

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: 30-year-old housewife arrested for killing her husband

A 30-year-old housewife has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband in Palghar district, Maharashtra, police said today.

05 Nov 2018

Odisha

Odisha: Five Maoists, including a woman, killed in encounter

At least five Maoists, including a woman, were gunned down in an exchange of fire with security personnel in a forest in Malkangiri district of Odisha today, a senior police official said.

05 Nov 2018

India

India's first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, Arihant, completes deterrence run

India's first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, the INS Arihant, completed its first deterrence patrol on Monday, announced Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

05 Nov 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Forgetful much? Go Air flight reaches Jammu without passengers' baggage

Several GoAir passengers were left fuming yesterday as their flight, G8-213, reached Srinagar from Jammu, without their baggage!

05 Nov 2018

Indian Navy

1971 war hero passes away, Defense Minister pays tribute

Vice Admiral (retd) Manohar Prahlad Awati, a Vir Chakra awardee and a veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war, died of old-age yesterday at Vinchurni village in Satara district, Maharashtra.

05 Nov 2018

West Bengal

Kolkata: High-rise building in Park Street catches fire, operations underway

A major fire broke out at Apeejay House server room in a high-rise building at Park Street in Kolkata on Monday morning.

05 Nov 2018

Dubai

Dubai: Super-30 founder Anand to be honored with education award

The 45-year-old mathematician and Super 30 founder Anand Kumar will be awarded in Dubai this week for his "pioneering" contributions to the field of education and illuminating the lives of many students.

05 Nov 2018

Uttar Pradesh

Angry UP villagers kill tigress by running tractor over it

Angry villagers killed a tigress by running a tractor over it in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR) area yesterday evening, after the animal attacked a local resident, officials said.

05 Nov 2018

India

Iconic Indian Navy figure, Vice Admiral MP Awati, passes away

Vice Admiral (retired) Manohar Prahlad Awati, popularly known as the father of the Indian Navy's circumnavigational adventures, passed away at the age of 91 years, early on Sunday at his native village of Vinchurni in Maharashtra.

Delhi: Air pollution breaches 'hazardous' category, PM10 at 900-mark

After a brief respite on Sunday, thick smog descended on Delhi-NCR on Monday, with air pollution levels crossing the hazardous category.

Sabarimala opens for few hours today, police forces on toes

A thick police force has been put in place near Sabarimala Temple, as the hill shrine in Kerala opens for a special puja on Monday.

05 Nov 2018

YouTube

Preparing for CAT? Here's how your smartphone can help

Smartphones have become an essential part of our lives today and we use them for almost everything.

04 Nov 2018

London

Understanding Gaslighting: The movie, the abuse, the identification, and more

Coming to terms with abuse and speaking about it, is always difficult for survivors. More so if someone has been gaslit.

04 Nov 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: Record-breaking snowfall throws life out-of-gear in Doda, farmers worried

Record-breaking snowfall has thrown life out of gear in Doda and adjoining districts in Chenab Valley with farmers and orchardists fearing huge financial losses.

04 Nov 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

#DarbarMove: Jammu & Kashmir Secretariat to start functioning from Monday

All necessary security arrangements have been put in place as the Civil Secretariat, the seat of the Jammu and Kashmir government, will reopen in Jammu on Monday after a 10-day break owing to the bi-annual 'Darbar Move'.

04 Nov 2018

Ayodhya

There shouldn't be objection to Ayodhya Ram Mandir: American-Hindu teacher

Temples are meant to promote harmony and there shouldn't be any objection to Ram Mandir at Ayodhya which is the Lord's birthplace, American Hindu teacher and author David Frawley said.

04 Nov 2018

Himachal Pradesh

75 lakh new tax-filers added to IT net this fiscal

About 75L new tax filers have been added to the income tax payers list in the country this fiscal till now.

04 Nov 2018

India

How to update your Aadhaar card address, mobile-number, other details

Even after the Supreme Court verdict, so many government services are still legitimately linked with Aadhaar, thereby maintaining its prominence as a valid proof of identity.

04 Nov 2018

Education

No flouting law on fee-structure: Gautam Buddh Nagar-administration instructs private-schools

The Gautam Buddh Nagar (Greater Noida) administration has asked all private schools in the district to adhere to the Uttar Pradesh Self Financed Independent Schools (Regulation of Fees) Act, brought in this year to check arbitrary fee hikes by institutes.

04 Nov 2018

Kerala

Don't send women journalists to Sabarimala: Hindu-outfits to media houses

Several Hindu outfits in Kerala agitating against the entry of women of menstrual age into the Sabarimala Temple have urged media outlets not to depute women journalists to cover the issue as the Lord Ayyappa temple is set to open Monday for a special puja.

04 Nov 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

Surface links between Kashmir, rest of country remain cut off

Surface links between Kashmir and the rest of the country remained cut off for the second day Sunday due to heavy snowfall in the Valley which has caused a massive power outage, officials said.

04 Nov 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K: 9-year-old girl killed, 3 injured in landslide in Rajouri

A nine-year-old girl was killed and three members of a nomadic family were injured when a landslide struck their tent in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said on Sunday.

04 Nov 2018

Delhi Police

Man arrested for bursting crackers, but authorities unsure about 'green-crackers'

In a first case, the Delhi police arrested a Ghazipur-based man on Saturday after he didn't follow the Supreme Court orders and burst crackers.

04 Nov 2018

India

Busting 6 myths about the UPSC Civil Services Exam

The Indian Civil Services exam, commonly referred to as the IAS exam, is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) each year.

04 Nov 2018

NITI Aayog

Tripura government laying stress on international connectivity: Transport Minister

The Tripura government has laid stress on international connectivity through roads, railways, and waterways for development of the state, its Transport Minister Pranajit Singha Roy said.

04 Nov 2018

Delhi Police

640kg firecrackers seized from 3 different areas in North Delhi

Delhi Police has seized over 640 kilograms of firecrackers from three different areas in North Delhi, following the Supreme Court order on the sale of old firecrackers, an official said Sunday.

04 Nov 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

#SignatureBridge: 14-years in making, Delhi finally gets an engineering marvel

Delhi's Signature Bridge took 14 years to build and will be finally open for public on Monday, after its inauguration on Sunday.

04 Nov 2018

Jammu And Kashmir

300 stranded on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway due to snowfall rescued

Over 300 passengers, including dozens of security personnel, were rescued Saturday night after they were caught in heavy snowfall near the Jawahar tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, police said.

04 Nov 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP shocker: Minor, admitted in ICU, gang-raped, case registered

In an appalling incident, a minor was gang-raped in the ICU of a private hospital in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, where she was admitted.

04 Nov 2018

Uttar Pradesh

UP: For 'world's tallest' Ram statue, search for architect begins

For the world's tallest statue of Lord Ram, the Uttar Pradesh government has started the hunt for architect and the design consultant, HT reports.

03 Nov 2018

Lucknow

Allahabad HC stays admission through NEET in Ayurveda, Unani colleges

The Allahabad High Court, today, stayed admissions till November 12 in Ayurveda and Unani colleges through NEET on the basis of lowered percentage marks.

03 Nov 2018

Gujarat

3L collegians to get tablet-PCs for Rs. 1,000: CM Rupani

Three lakh first-year college students in Gujarat will get tablet computers worth Rs. 11,000 for a token sum of Rs. 1,000, said Chief Minister Vijay Rupani today.

03 Nov 2018

Education

IIT-Delhi slashes fees for foreign students by up to 96%

On Friday, IIT-Delhi announced that it had decided to slash tuition fees for foreign students.