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Right-Wing Groups Want To Change The Indian National Anthem, Claims Historian
NEW DELHI -- Efforts are being made by right-wing groups to change India's national anthem and replace 'Jana Gana Mana' with 'Vande Mataram', historian Tanika Sarkar said on Friday. "The right-wing...
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JNU Row: Police Grill Students Arrested And Charged With Sedition For 5 Hours
NEW DELHI -- Delhi Police today interrogated JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya together for the first time at a south Delhi police station in connection with the...
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Suresh Prabhu's Rail Budget Stops Short of The Structural Reforms Railways...
Before making any comment on the 2016-17 Railway Budget, it would be useful to define the tasks of the Indian Railways and broadly, the problems it faces. The Niti Aayog released an exhaustive report...
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Government Is Planning To Bring Back The Dreaded 66A In New Packaging: Report
The Indian government may soon put forward a new draft legislation to replace the contentious section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which the Supreme Court struck down last year, deeming it...
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Murthal Rape Allegations: Haryana Police Claim They Can't Confirm The Incident
Haryana police on Friday claimed they could not confirm the alleged mass rape of women near National Highway 1 in Murthal on Monday during the Jat quota agitation. Instead, they appealed to the media...
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Siachen Glacier Offers A Strategic Position, We Won't Vacate It: Parrikar
NEW DELHI -- India will not vacate the Siachen glaciers as Pakistan cannot be trusted and it may occupy the strategic location once it is vacated, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today. India...
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I'm A Durga Worshipper Myself, Says Smriti Irani As Opposition Demands Apology
The Upper House of Parliament erupted in a chorus of accusations as agitated members demanded that Union Human Resource and Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani apologize for reading out in the...
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HD Kumaraswamy Doesn't Believe Karnataka CM's ₹70 Lakh Hublot Watch Is A 'Gift'
BENGALURU -- The Janata Dal (Secular) on Friday rubbished Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's explanation that the Rs 70 lakh watch gifted to him was 'second hand', saying that it all seemed like a...
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Bhaat To Do? 13 Desi Food Puns To Chew On
If you’re a desi who likes their meals to be, well, cheesy, these puns will give you some food for thought or, at the very least, some inspiration on what to eat for dinner tonight. We don't recommend...
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There Is A Very Compelling Case For India To Move To Cash Transfer Of Subsidies
Price subsidies have been a very important part of the Indian government’s plan of trying to bring down poverty in the country. This entails selling commodities like rice, wheat and kerosene, at a...
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Naseeruddin Shah And Amitabh Bachchan Are Promoting Film Preservation And...
Filmmaker Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, known for his efforts to promote film preservation and restoration in India, now has the support of two eminent Bollywood personalities to help him in his...
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India, Pak Agree To Extend Marine Pact
New Delhi -- India and Pakistan on Friday agreed to extend an agreement over maritime security, originally entered into in 2005, by five more years. With both the countries agreeing to extend their...
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'Neerja' declared tax free in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh
Delhi and Uttar Pradesh governments on Friday declared actress Sonam Kapoor-starrer "Neerja" tax-free. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio, said that the...
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BMC brings down number of permissions needed to start biz
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today said it has reduced the number of permissions required to start 38 different businesses, including restaurants, beer bars and permit rooms. The civic...
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Digvijaya Singh Granted Bail In Madhya Pradesh Assembly Recruitment Scam
BHOPAL -- Congress leader Digvijaya Singh was on Saturday granted bail by a local court here in connection with the Madhya Pradesh recruitment scam. An arrest warrant was issued against the Congress...
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I Was Kicked, Punched, Lost My Pants In Scuffle, Yet Police Let Attackers Go,...
The role of the Delhi police in the attack on journalists, students and members of faculty from the Jawaharlal Nehru University earlier this month has come under scrutiny after a video accessed by...
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What The Economic Survey Said And What It Means For Us
The Economic Survey runs along expected lines. However, it seems a little more realistic and conservative in its short-term projections than the previous year's document. Growth GDP growth is...
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5 Things Cancer Patients Wish You Didn't Take For Granted
We all tend to take a few things in life for granted- as if ‘it’s meant to be for us’. Often because of this ‘for granted’ attitude we forget to be humble and simply stop respecting things in life. Ask...
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PHOTO: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Visits The Golden Temple With Daughter Aaradhya
Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who is currently shooting for her upcoming film Sarabjit in Amristar, visited the the Golden Temple with her family. The 42-year-old actress was accompanied by...
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WATCH: Rampaging Temple Tusker In Kerala Tosses Around Pick-Up Van
Elephants are gentle creatures and an essential part of many Indian religious festivals. Which is why we often tend to forget the power these gentle giants pack. On Thursday, an elephant went on a...
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