India: News

Triple talaq ban: The five-faith bench behind the decision

The SC today effectively banned triple talaq, saying it is against the basic tenets of the Quran.

22 Aug 2017

Smartphones

Moto G5S Plus to arrive in India on August 29

Motorola's new G5S Plus will be launched in India at noon on August 29. It will be available exclusively on Amazon.

Triple talaq ban: An end to a decades-long revolution

Thousands of activists and Muslim women erupted in joy as the SC banned triple talaq. A prominent face among them was Shayara Bano, who led the fight against the practice.

22 Aug 2017

ONGC

ONGC takes over HPCL, slated to be India's third-largest refiner

In a regulatory filing, state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp has informed that its board has given "in-principle" approval to acquire government's 51.11% stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd.

22 Aug 2017

Independence Day

Chinese media: PLA live fire drills meant to awe India

Adding fuel to the fire around Doklam standoff has become a hobby of sorts for Chinese media.

22 Aug 2017

Bank Strike

Bank union go on strike, services hit

All nine unions of the United Forum of Bank Unions are going on a strike today. According to leaders, that's 10 lakh bank employees at 1,32,000 branches.

22 Aug 2017

Afghanistan

Trump unveils Afghanistan strategy, asks India to play greater role

US President Donald Trump announced that he's putting a new strategy in place for Afghanistan and South Asia.

22 Aug 2017

Narendra Modi

Rajasthan: PM Modi to kick-start 9,500 projects on August 29

In a rare instance, PM Modi is set to kick-start 9,500 road projects worth Rs. 27,000 crore in Rajasthan under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and the state's own schemes.

22 Aug 2017

Bihar

How Bihar's Jeevika Didis are building toilets in rural areas

Open defecation has long been India's primary health and sanitation issue; most Indian states are struggling to become open defecation-free (ODF).

21 Aug 2017

Flipkart

Flipkart goes global, will woo NRIs with desi products

Amazon already does it and from now on, so will Flipkart. The home-grown e-commerce platform will now sell its products to online shoppers in nearly 200 countries.

169 McDonald's stores in north and east to shut down

The immediate future of all 169 McDonald's stores in the north and east is in doubt. If things go bad, they might even shut down within a fortnight.

21 Aug 2017

Uttar Pradesh

Overhauling India's public health care system: Need of the hour

Gorakhpur recently witnessed the death of approximately 105 children due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE), infection and liver failure, among other related diseases.

21 Aug 2017

Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki emerges as the market leader once again

Maruti Suzuki is still the king of Indian streets and it shows.

SBI tops list of wilful default, PNB next

India's largest lender SBI is shouldering 27% of the total amount that wilful defaulters owe to the public-sector banks.

21 Aug 2017

Mumbai

Air India owns a flat worth Rs. 10.36 crore. Why?

The Maharaja aka Air India, after two failed attempts, will again try to auction some of its prime properties in Mumbai.

21 Aug 2017

India China Border

27 out of 73 "strategic" China border roads are incomplete

In a grim reality check for India, only 27 out of 73 "strategic" roads meant to be constructed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China have been completed.

21 Aug 2017

Donald Trump

US releases data for H-1B visas: India biggest applicant

For the first time, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has released data on H-1B visas.

21 Aug 2017

Narendra Modi

BHIM cash back scheme extended for merchants till March

The cash back scheme, that offers merchants incentives of up to Rs. 1,000 when they accept payments via BHIM application, has been extended.

21 Aug 2017

Football

Records insignificant if India don't qualify for Asia Cup: Constantine

Indian football team coach Stephen Constantine believes that the team's nine-match winning streak will be for nothing if India do not qualify for the Asian Cup.

20 Aug 2017

Arun Jaitley

Repay loans or lose ownership: Jaitley tells companies

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has warned companies against defaulting on loans, asking them either to pay up or possibly lose ownership.

20 Aug 2017

Pakistan News

At least 298 Indians got Pakistani citizenship in five years

According to Pakistan interior ministry data, at least 298 Indian immigrants have been granted citizenship by the neighboring country in the last five years.

20 Aug 2017

Narendra Modi

Modi warns ministers against using five-star hotels, PSU property

According to reports, PM Narendra Modi has come down hard on ministers for staying in five-star hotels despite being given government accommodation, and for using PSUs' assets for private purposes.

20 Aug 2017

Pakistan News

Israel says it would never take Pakistan's side on Kashmir

As a sign of Israel's increasing love for New Delhi, top officials have stated that Israel would not support Pakistan on the Kashmir dispute under any circumstances.

20 Aug 2017

Manohar Parrikar

Soon, Indian forces to get special AC jackets

Our forces are all set to get air-conditioned jackets soon. According to former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, trials are already on.

20 Aug 2017

YouTube

YouTube will now provide you with 'breaking news'

YouTube aims to be more than an addiction, where you keep on jumping from one video to another, killing time.

Government to strengthen existing laws to curb offensive online speech

In 2015, the Supreme Court quashed Section 66(A) of the Information Technology Act, calling it "unconstitutional".

20 Aug 2017

Wriddhiman Saha

Ex-coach Anil Kumble was not strict: Wriddhiman Saha

Indian team's current wicket-keeper, Wriddhiman Saha talked up about his stint with the national team and also shared his experience under former coach Anil Kumble. He said that he didn't consider Kumble very strict unlike other players.

19 Aug 2017

Arjuna Award

Recipients of Arjuna and Dronacharya awards finalized

The list of Arjuna Award winners of this year has been retained by the Sports Ministry.

19 Aug 2017

Infosys

Who could be the next CEO of Infosys?

Following the resignation of its first non-founder CEO, Vishal Sikka, Infosys is sifting through the resumes of internal and external candidates to find his successor.

19 Aug 2017

Narendra Modi

India's Olympic Task Force makes strong recommendations

The Olympic Task Force, a body formed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016, submitted its final report which includes some strong recommendations to uplift India's performance in the upcoming Olympic events.

19 Aug 2017

Indian Penal Code

Death of 200 cows: BJP leader arrested in Chattisgarh

Harsh Verma, a BJP leader in Rajpur village of Chattisgarh's Durg district has been arrested after around 200 cows died at his cow shelter from alleged starvation and lack of medicines.

19 Aug 2017

Global Warming

How much would climate change cost India?

As global green house gas emissions continue to grow, India is starting to feel the impact of climate change; be it through bad monsoons or through extreme weather events.

19 Aug 2017

North Korea

US-Japan to expand defense cooperation with India to counter N.Korea

The US and Japan have agreed to expand their multilateral security and defense cooperation with India, South Korea and Australia to counter the growing North Korean threat.

18 Aug 2017

Vietnam

Amid Doklam standoff, India's BrahMos supply to Vietnam irks China

India and China are locked in a tense border standoff in Doklam since mid-June; experts say they are "dangerously close" to their worst military conflict.

18 Aug 2017

Mobikwik

BSNL wallet in partnership with MobiKwik, gets launched

State-run BSNL, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, has now launched its own digital wallet.

18 Aug 2017

Delhi

Kolkata 700001, home of 37 shell companies or even more?

After SEBI asked the bourses to take strict action against suspected "shell companies" aka firms that have been created for money laundering, something bizarre was unearthed.

18 Aug 2017

Japan

Japan backs India, says Doklam status-quo must not change forcibly

Japan has endorsed India's position on the ongoing standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at Doklam, near the India-China-Bhutan tri-junction area.

Photos of the new purported Rs. 50 note go viral

Images of a purported new Rs. 50 note are doing the rounds on social media. There's no official confirmation of their veracity though.

18 Aug 2017

Doklam

Doklam Standoff: Chinese state media mocks India with racist video

Chinese media has been warning and accusing India of wrongfully entering China's territory for over two months now.