Sartaj Aziz Says Don't Expect Too Much From Indo-Pak Talks In January
ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Saturday said it would not be fair to expect much from the talks scheduled here next month between the foreign...
View ArticleVoting Begins For Legislative Council Seats In Telangana
HYDERABAD -- Polling has begun for six seats of local bodies constituencies in state Legislative Council today in Telangana. The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for smooth conduct...
View ArticleAdani's 600-MW Power Plant In Chhattisgarh Delayed On Public Opposition
RAIPUR -- The Adani Group's 600-MW power plant in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh has hit a roadblock after residents of nearly 10 villages, whose land will have to be surrendered for the thermal...
View Article'Dreaded Gangster', Film On Abu Salem To Release In October 2016
MUMBAI -- A feature film based on the life of alleged gangster Abu Salem, who is currently facing trials for serious crimes such as murder, extortion and terrorism, including the 1993 bomb blasts case....
View ArticleISIS: 25 Indians Have Joined The Terror Group, So Far
NEW DELHI -- The number of Indians who have joined the Islamic State now stands at 25, according to the Indian government. Citing a government official, The Hindu reported that two more men of Indian...
View ArticleParliamentary Panel Asks MHA To Increase Women In Delhi Police To 33 Percent
NEW DELHI -- A parliamentary panel has found that women personnel constitute only a little over 9 percent of the Delhi Police force and asked the Home Ministry to ensure that their numbers are enhanced...
View ArticleOver 9,500 Complaints Pending With Banking Ombudsman: RBI
NEW DELHI -- Over 9,500 complaints of deficient services by nationalised and private sector banks are pending with banking ombudsmen, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has said. The revised Banking...
View ArticleNot Viklaang, Modi Asks India To Call Them Persons With Divine Bodies
NEW DELHI -- In his final radio broadcast of 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted Indians not to describe persons with disabilities as "viklaang" (handicapped) but suggested another word -...
View ArticleNestle Aims Double Digit Growth For Maggi Noodles
MUMBAI -- In the aftermath of the Maggi crisis, Nestle India is aggressively trying to increase the consumption of its flagship instant noodles brand eyeing double digit growth, a top company executive...
View ArticleDDCA Row: BJP Begging For Apology, Won't Oblige Them, Says Arvind Kejriwal
NEW DELHI -- Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said he would not apologise for targeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the DDCA issue as his government's panel did not give anybody a clean chit....
View ArticlePassenger On Train Complains Of Harrassment On Twitter, Railway Ministry...
The train ride for Mumbai-based Priya Parashar, who was travelling from Mumbai to Amritsar in the Golden Temple a day after Christmas, wasn't as smooth as she had hoped. When she asked the railway...
View ArticleStylist At High-End Mumbai Salon Nips Off Part Of Man's Ear During A Haircut
When Mumbai-based businessman Nitin Kagzi signed up for a Rs25,000 annual package at an upscale Mumbai salon, he couldn't have imagined it would land him on the surgery table at Breach Candy Hospital....
View ArticleSheena Bora Murder Case: Peter Mukerjea's Judicial Custody Extended Till 11...
NEW DELHI -- A Mumbai Esplanade court on Monday extended the judicial custody of former Star TV CEO Peter Mukerjea, who is under arrest in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case, till 11 January....
View ArticleWhen Bollywood Celebs Tweeted The Exact Same Thing About Reliance Jio, All At...
On Sunday night, there was some unusual activity on Indian Twitter. A number of Bollywood's top celebrities tweeted at the same time and, more importantly, saying pretty much the exact same thing:...
View ArticleDadri Lynching: Meat In Akhlaq's Refrigerator Was Goat, Not Cow - Official...
NEW DELHI -- Three months after a Muslim man was lynched by a mob alleging that he had slaughtered a calf and stored its meat in his house, an official probe found its samples to be mutton. On...
View ArticleMumbai Double Murder: Accused Sent To 14-Days Judicial Custody
MUMBAI -- A Mumbai Court on Monday sent all the four accused in the Hema Upadhyay murder case to 14-day judicial custody. Earlier today, the four accused namely Vijay Kumar Rajbhar, Pradip Kumar...
View ArticleCongress Embarrassed As Its Mouthpiece 'Mistakenly' Calls Sonia Gandhi's...
MUMBAI -- In an embarrassment to Congress, articles in its mouthpiece today criticised Jawaharlal Nehru's policy on Kashmir issue and alleged that Sonia Gandhi's father was a "fascist soldier", leaving...
View ArticleIndia's $12 Billion Deal Unlikely To Secure Toshiba's Lofty Nuclear Plans
TOKYO -- Japan's Toshiba Corp may need to curb its ambitions in nuclear power even as it looks set to win a deal in India, battling both competition from emerging market rivals and the impact of its...
View Article68-Year-Old Sikh Man Brutally Assaulted In California Hate Crime
NEW YORK -- A 68-year-old Sikh man has been brutally assaulted by two persons in the US state of California, prompting police to launch a "hate crime" probe into the latest such incident in the...
View ArticleEditor Fired After Congress Party Mouthpiece Slams Nehru
NEW DELHI -- Following the publication of articles which slammed former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's policy in Kashmir and questioned Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi's authorities, the...
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