India: News
16 Feb 2018
PaytmFacebook is the world's most evil company: Paytm founder
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and CEO of India's biggest mobile wallet firm Paytm, has called Facebook "the most evil company in the world."
16 Feb 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan takes over Hafiz Saeed's seminary, dispensaries
It seems US's pressure tactics against Pakistan have worked. The latter has finally started cracking down on charities run by Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
15 Feb 2018
Ravi Shankar PrasadPNB fraud case: Govt. revokes Nirav Modi's passport
The government on Thursday announced that it had revoked the passport of the absconding Nirav Modi, the billionaire jeweller who recently became notorious after defrauding the Punjab National Bank of Rs. 11,400 crore.
15 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiModi storms North-East: Inaugurations at Arunachal and poll-rallies at Tripura
To integrate North-East with the rest of India, PM Modi claimed that ministers visit the area "very regularly." He made this remark at BJP-ruled Arunachal Pradesh's capital Itanagar.
08 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiAfter steep rise, Nirav Modi stares at a sharp downfall
When he was young, India's premier jeweler Nirav Modi aspired to be a music conductor, but that was not to be.
15 Feb 2018
CelebrityPriyanka Chopra sues Nirav Modi for default of payments
A day after Nirav Modi was named in a Rs. 11,000+ crore fraud, Priyanka Chopra has sent him a legal notice.
15 Feb 2018
WhatsAppI am an entrepreneur, I should not be taken seriously
That entrepreneurs are dreamy is an understatement. People outside the 'chaar dewari' find this job glamorous, people inside it find it lonely.
15 Feb 2018
Bollywood'Pari' trailer: Anushka Sharma's blood-curdling avatar will haunt you
Anushka Sharma has come to the rescue of all the discontented lovers of the horror genre in India.
15 Feb 2018
NagalandBJP promises free Jerusalem-trips for Christians, if voted to power
A month after the Modi government withdrew subsidies for Haj pilgrimages, the BJP is now offering Christians free pilgrimages to Jerusalem if elected to power in Nagaland.
15 Feb 2018
SamsungXiaomi beats Samsung, leads Indian smartphone market in Q4 2017
According to IDC, Xiaomi has toppled Samsung to lead the Indian smartphone market in Q4 of 2017.
14 Feb 2018
Delhi PoliceDelhi Police organizes training session on cryptocurrencies
A fortnight after the Delhi Police announced a new individual unit for its cyber cell, it conducted a training session on digital currency for its officers on Tuesday.
14 Feb 2018
Virat Kohli#NewsBytesExclusive: Decoding Virat Kohli's captaincy
Kohli's men in blue scripted history, when they became the first Indian team to win an ODI series in South Africa.
14 Feb 2018
TransgendersTranswoman seeks mercy killing after Air India rejection
A transwoman has sought permission from the president for mercy killing after having failed to secure a job as an airhostess with Air India.
14 Feb 2018
XiaomiRedmi Mi TV 4: World's thinnest TV, now in India
Xiaomi, along with its latest offerings, namely the Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro, has also launched its first-ever smart television in India.
14 Feb 2018
BengaluruValentine's Day wars: India devises creative ways to 'celebrate'
While the rest of India celebrates love on Valentine's Day, it is common for right-wing groups to use this day to harass couples and unleash violence.
14 Feb 2018
Virat Kohli#Throwback: A look at India's historic performances in South Africa
After losing the Test series 1-2, Virat Kohli and his men have silenced the South Africans by clinching their first ODI series triumph in their own backyard.
14 Feb 2018
XiaomiRedmi Note 5, Pro launched at starting-price of Rs. 9,999
Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Note 5 and Note 5 Pro in their first product launch of the year in India. The Mi TV 4 is debuting too.
14 Feb 2018
Indian GovernmentGovt proposes allowing premature closing of PPF accounts
In what could benefit lakhs, the government has proposed allowing premature closure of small savings schemes, including the public provident fund (PPF).
14 Feb 2018
MumbaiMumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train to start a year earlier
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train that was scheduled to be completed by 2023, has advanced its completion deadline to August 15, 2022.
14 Feb 2018
MumbaiPunjab National Bank reports Rs. 11,366cr fraud at Mumbai branch
India's second-biggest state-run lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has reported a $1.7bn fraud (roughly Rs. 11,366cr) at a single Mumbai branch.
14 Feb 2018
Red FortVisit to Taj Mahal to cost more but last shorter
Starting April, tickets for entry to the Taj Mahal's premises will cost Rs. 10 more, while entry to the main mausoleum, which contains Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal's graves, will no longer be free.
14 Feb 2018
Indian ArmyDefense Ministry to acquire new advanced weapons worth Rs. 16,000cr
The Defense Ministry has approved mega weapons acquisition proposals worth Rs. 15,935cr.
14 Feb 2018
Singapore'Debt-ridden' Vijay Mallya allowed to spend Rs. 16L a week
Vijay Mallya owes Rs. 9,800cr to Indian banks. Another Rs. 577cr was just added to his debts after Kingfisher Airlines lost a case against Singapore's BOC Aviation.
14 Feb 2018
Uttar PradeshValentine's Day: Truly madly still exists. These people prove it
We live in the age of Tinder, one-night stands and harmonious break-ups, a time when the mention of happily-ever-afters and forevers get smirks and eyerolls.
13 Feb 2018
Rohit Sharma#MatchInNumbers: India defeat South Africa, become number 1 ODI team
India defeated South Africa by 73 runs in the 5th ODI to clinch their first series victory in South Africa.
13 Feb 2018
Mukesh AmbaniWhat if the world's richest paid for government spending?
Bloomberg Politics has constructed an index to see how many days governments can keep running if the richest person from each country pays for governments' expenditure.
13 Feb 2018
Virat Kohli#INDvsSA 5th ODI: Rohit scores a ton, here're records broken
Rohit Sharma has finally hit form. 3-time ODI double centurion smashed his 17th ODI century off 107 balls.
13 Feb 2018
PuneIndian woman, six-time world record-breaker, skydives in a saree!
Shital Mahajan Rane from Pune has broken several records. At 23, she's is the youngest woman to jump over the North and South poles without trials.
13 Feb 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)BCCI set to earn 95% of surplus from IPL alone
Ten years after it began in 2008, the Indian Premier League has grown in stature from being a domestic sideshow to the world's most successful cricket league. For BCCI, it is a multi-million dollar cash-cow.
13 Feb 2018
Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)Citi India bans use of cards for cryptocurrency purchases
Despite the spike in cryptocurrency valuation across the world, governments seem to be cracking down on cryptocurrencies.
13 Feb 2018
CelebrityMallika Sherawat urges Sushma Swaraj to help her
Bollywood actor Mallika Sherawat has put forth an appeal to External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj seeking help in arranging an Indian visa for the co-founder of an NGO called Free-A-Girl.
13 Feb 2018
MuslimsNew fatwa against women taking shopkeepers' help to wear bangles
If Muslims were to follow every fatwa issued by the Darul Uloom Deoband, India's largest seminary, they wouldn't be able to buy life insurance, post selfies on social media, or marry bank employees.
13 Feb 2018
WhatsAppNow book an Ola cab on Hike Messenger!
Hike Messenger has announced a partnership with cab-booking app Ola. With this, Hike users will now be able to use Ola on the messenger itself.
13 Feb 2018
Arvind KejriwalADR report: 11 CMs face criminal cases; Chandrababu Naidu richest
As per a new Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report, about 35% CMs have criminal cases against them and a whopping 81% are crorepatis.
13 Feb 2018
West BengalLPG supply might be hit as tankers go on strike
Thousands of LPG tankers went off the roads yesterday in the South and East in protest against new rules in the tender system.
13 Feb 2018
CanadaResurgence of pro-Khalistan sentiment abroad: Should India be worried?
The ban on Indian diplomats entering gurdwaras abroad, that started with India's Consul General in Toronto, Dinesh Bhatia's visit to Dixie gurdwara in January 2017, has now spread across countries.
13 Feb 2018
PaytmPaytm, Google Tez, WhatsApp: Which wallet should you opt for?
WhatsApp's peer-to-peer payments system using the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been recently launched, but for now it is invite-only.
12 Feb 2018
Mani Shankar AiyarMani Shankar Aiyar: I am proud of Pakistan
Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has sparked controversy yet again by saying that dialogue as a solution to the India-Pakistan issue has been accepted by Pakistan, but not by India.
12 Feb 2018
CelebritySalman Khan's offer for India's most wanted horse rejected
You would probably think that there's nothing that Salman Khan wants but cannot own. Well, you may have jumped the gun here.
12 Feb 2018
Maha ShivratriMaha Shivratri 2018 is tomorrow: All you should know
Tomorrow is Maha Shivratri, the most awaited day for devotees of Lord Shiva. Though Shivratri comes every month, Maha Shivratri, the "Grand Night" dedicated to the destroyer of evil, comes only once a year.