India: News

14 Apr 2018

Shah Rukh Khan

SRK's 'TED Talks India' renewed for three more seasons

Shah Rukh Khan garnered rave reviews for his stint as the host of the first season of 'TED Talks India - Nayi Soch'.

14 Apr 2018

Huawei

Huawei teases launch of P20, P20 Pro smartphones in India

Huawei is considering to launch its recently announced P20 smartphones in India.

Manika Batra wins India's first-ever women's singles table tennis gold

Manika Batra today won a first ever women's singles table tennis gold for India at the Commonwealth Games, blanking Yu Mengyu of Singapore 4-0 in the final today.

14 Apr 2018

New Zealand

CWG-2018: Wrestlers Vinesh, Sumit claim gold; Sakshi bags bronze

There was no stopping the gold rush in wrestling as two more were added to the tally by Vinesh Phogat (50kg) and Sumit (125kg) at the Commonwealth Games today.

14 Apr 2018

Dalit

UN: Sikhs protest against minority atrocities during Ambedkar's birth-anniversary celebration

A group of Sikhs staged protests against alleged atrocities perpetrated against minority commUNities in India during the commemoration of Babasaheb Ambedkar's 127th birth anniversary at the United Nations Headquarters.

14 Apr 2018

Rajkummar Rao

"Rajkummar Rao should have won National Award for Best Actor"

'Newton' director Amit V Masurkar is disappointed that Rajkummar Rao has not been conferred with a National Award for his performance in the film.

14 Apr 2018

Vivo

Vivo Y71 launched for Rs. 10,990 with FullView Display

Vivo has launched its Y71 smartphone in India at a price of Rs. 10,990.

14 Apr 2018

iPhone

Apple to start manufacturing iPhone 6s Plus in India

Apple has started the trial production of the iPhone 6s Plus at the Bengaluru plant of its contract manufacturer, Wistron. The commercial manufacturing may begin in a couple of weeks, according to reports.

13 Apr 2018

Sridevi

Sridevi's National Award win makes Boney, Janhvi emotional

Late Sridevi was today named as 'Best Actress' at the 65th National Film Awards for her performance in 'Mom'.

13 Apr 2018

Pakistan News

2019 polls to see 'Islam-Bhagwan,' 'Pakistan-India' fights: BJP MLA

The 2019 Lok Sabha elections would be fought on the lines of "Islam versus Bhagwan" and "Pakistan versus India", BJP UP MLA Surendra Singh has said.

13 Apr 2018

PV Sindhu

5 dark-horses of India who won medals at Commonwealth Games

Indians have performed remarkably well at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games 2018.

13 Apr 2018

Raghuram Rajan

Comparisons between India, China unfair: Ex-RBI chief Raghuram Rajan

Comparisons between India and China are "unfair" as India "pales" before the Communist giant, which is about five times India's size, ex-RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan has said as he emphasized on improving infrastructure for the country's growth.

13 Apr 2018

Google

Privacy is a myth. Under fire this time: Smart speakers

Google recently launched its smart speaker Google Home in India. Amazon's Echo smart speaker is already available in the home market since last year.

13 Apr 2018

Haryana

Kathua-rape: Center mulls death-penalty for rapists of minors under 12

The Center is mulling the death penalty for rape of minors aged under 12, Women and Child Development (WCD) Maneka Gandhi said.

13 Apr 2018

Wrestling

21st CWG: Wrestlers seal four medals as Bajrang bags gold

India's Bajrang Punia bagged the top prize in men's freestyle 65kg event to give the nation its 17th gold medal at the ongoing 21st Commonwealth Games.

13 Apr 2018

Xiaomi

Thomson launches 3 Smart TVs: Price, Specifications and more

France-based electronics manufacturer Thomson has launched its range of smart televisions in India.

CWG 2018: Tejaswini wins gold in 50m rifle 3 positions

Tejaswini Sawant won India its fifth shooting gold medal at Commonwealth Games 2018, winning the women's 50m rifle 3 positions finals in Gold Coast on Friday.

13 Apr 2018

Cryptocurrency

Biggest Bitcoin theft: Coinsecure's bitcoins worth Rs. 20 crore stolen

In arguably India's largest cryptocurrency theft so far, the wallets of a leading bitcoin exchange company in Delhi were hacked and 440 bitcoins worth Rs. 20 crore were stolen.

13 Apr 2018

Smartphones

Coolpad A1, Mega 4A introduced as offline exclusives in India

Coolpad has launched two new phones- Coolpad A1 and Coolpad Mega 4A in India.

13 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

In Maharashtra, debt-ridden farmer blames PM Modi for suicide

Upset with mounting debts and poor crops, 55-year-old farmer Shankar Bhaurao Chawre committed suicide by consuming pesticide.

13 Apr 2018

Intel

Lenovo launches new range of ThinkPad laptops in India

Lenovo has launched its new range of ThinkPad laptops in India.

13 Apr 2018

ICICI Bank

#BusinessBytes: 6 popular savings-bank accounts and facilities they provide

Savings accounts, the basic investment option, allow customers to save their money safely, use it anytime, and also earn interest on it.

13 Apr 2018

Facebook

List of all the apps you can use on JioPhone

Reliance Jio's JioPhone runs on the KaiOS software.

12 Apr 2018

Sushil Kumar

CWG: Indian wrestlers bag two gold medals on Day 8

Day 8 of the Commonwealth Games at Gold Cost was quite a productive one for India as Indian wrestlers bagged two gold medals.

12 Apr 2018

Smartphones

OnePlus 6 fresh teaser reveals design changes and specs

In yet another teaser, OnePlus has tweeted a photo of the OnePlus 6 that shows the upcoming smartphone placed under its predecessor, the OnePlus 5T.

12 Apr 2018

Ram Nath Kovind

CWG 2018: Rahul Aware opens India's wrestling gold medal account

Wrestler Rahul Aware grabbed the 13th gold medal for India in men's 57kg freestyle category in the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2018 in Gold Coast.

12 Apr 2018

Saina Nehwal

BWF rankings: Srikanth announced as the new world number 1

India's badminton sensation Kidambi Srikanth became the new world number 1 on Thursday.

'Chidambarams are threat to my life': Indrani Mukerjea's sensational claim

Former media executive Indrani Mukerjea, arrested for allegedly murdering her daughter, has made a sensational claim: the Chidambarams are a threat to her life, she says.

12 Apr 2018

BlackBerry

Two BlackBerry phones to be launched this quarter in India

According to Hardip Singh, Executive Director at BlackBerry's Indian licensee Optiemus, two BlackBerry phones will be launched in the country this quarter.

12 Apr 2018

Jharkhand

Jharkhand officials asked to prepare strategy for collecting more revenue

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das has asked officials to prepare a strategy so that more revenue than the fixed targets can be collected.

12 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Economic Freedom Index: India ranks 130; up by 13 spots

With an economic freedom score of 54.5, India was ranked 130 in the 2018 annual index of Economic Freedom released by The Heritage Foundation, an American conservative public policy think-tank based in Washington.

12 Apr 2018

ICICI Bank

7 best credit-cards in India and the offers they have

People use credit cards for shopping, making online payments, travel purchases, availing discounts. The added benefits are the rewards and cashbacks they can avail.

11 Apr 2018

Google

Orkut founder launches new social networking app "hello" in India

Orkut Buyukkokten, the founder of the once-popular social networking website Orkut, has launched a new social networking app in India called "hello."

11 Apr 2018

Virat Kohli

Indian skipper Virat Kohli is Wisden Cricketer of the Year

Team India skipper Virat Kohli has been named Wisden 'Leading Cricketer of the Year' for 2017.

11 Apr 2018

Facebook

WhatsApp is looking for an India head: Details here

For its first full-time hire in India, WhatsApp is looking for a country head, a position that has been vacant since long.

11 Apr 2018

Rahul Gandhi

Data leak: Ravi Shankar Prasad seeks Congress President's apology

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today sought an apology from Congress president Rahul Gandhi for allegedly using Cambridge Analytica data to swing poll results and said "probity" demands that he should promise not to manipulate voters in the future.

SC upholds CJI's power to allot cases, won't frame rules

The SC today upheld the right of the chief justice of India (CJI) to decide allocation of cases, and refused to frame rules in the matter.

11 Apr 2018

Narendra Modi

Defence Expo begins; major military firms showcase latest weapons

India's mega defense exhibition, Defense Expo-2018, began today with the participation of major global and domestic military firms, which are eyeing billions of dollars of contract as part of the country's military modernization program.

India to grow 7.3% this fiscal, 7.6% in next: ADB

India's economic growth is expected to rebound to 7.3% this fiscal and further to 7.6% in 2019-20 with increased productivity post-GST and investment revival due to banking reform said the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

10 Apr 2018

Badminton

Badminton: Kidambi Srikanth set to be world number 1

India's badminton sensation Kidambi Srikanth is set to become the new world number 1 on Thursday.