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Maneka Gandhi Proposes Raising Maternity Leave From Three To Eight Months
NEW DELHI -- Maneka Gandhi, who heads the Women & Child Development Ministry, has proposed raising maternity leave from three to eight months. "We have mooted a proposal of extending the maternity...
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Delhi HC Frames Rape Charge Against 'Peepli Live' Co-Director Mahmood Farooqui
A Delhi court today framed the charge of rape against Peepli Live co-director Mahmood Farooqui for allegedly sexually assaulting an American researcher and fixed September 9 to launch day-to-day trial...
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9 Hollywood Celebs Who Got Marked In India Ink
Food and clothes from India have carved a special niche in the West - its rich tradition and history has inspired several Hollywood celebrities to get inked in designs ranging from the ubiquitous Om to...
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Coal Scam: Manmohan Singh Knew Everything On Jindal Firm, Says Madhu Koda
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was “aware of everything” in the process of allocating a coal block to Naveen Jindal group firm, ex-Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda told a special court on...
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Government To Auction 69 Oil And Gas Fields In New Revenue Share Model
NEW DELHI -- In a 'paradigm' shift, government will auction 69 idle oil and gas fields of state-owned ONGC and Oil India to private firms on a new revenue sharing model and liberalised terms including...
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John Abraham Feels He's Been Let Down By Bad Scripts
Actor John Abraham will be appearing in a Hindi film for the first time in two years with Welcome Back, which releases this Friday. However, in an interview to Bollywood Life, the actor said considers...
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Scientist In High Spirits After Discovering A Way To Produce Indian Tequila
This Indian scientist has found what, for many, would be the perfect solution quite literally: a plant that manufactures tequila in India. Food technology research scholar Sangati Chennakesava Reddy,...
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33 Beautiful Indian Baby Names You Wish Your Parents Had Chosen For You
No matter what you name your baby, it will be beautiful. It was a real task to select from thousands, but here are 33 lovely Indian names to pick from if you are expecting a child. Good luck! @media...
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WATCH: Here's Cricketer Ishant Sharma Completely Losing It On The Field
Usually a chill guy on the field, Indian cricketer Ishant Sharma quite lost it on the final day of the test match between India and Sri Lanka, which India won. It all started when the Sri Lankan pacer...
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PHOTOS: Victoria Lautman's Quest To Chronicle India's Amazing Stepwells
Stepwells— the water reservoirs of medieval India and locally known as baoli — have for long been popular tourist attractions in India. While some are well known, Chicago-based journalist Victoria...
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WATCH: Here's Rakhi Sawant Discussing What She Sleeps In, Being A Goofball
She's picked her own husband (she did not marry) from a line of suitors on a Bachelorette-style reality television show and even launched her own political party. Television's favourite goofball, Rakhi...
View Article25 VIPs Who've Just Had Their Security Withdrawn
The Indian Express has a list of VIPs who no longer have Centre-provided security guards. While some of them include family members of key ex-ministers such as Sushil Kumar Shinde, here are some of the...
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Uday Chopra Denies Rumours Of Appearing As A Contestant On 9th Edition Of...
Actor-producer Uday Chopra has denied reports he is participating in the upcoming season of celebrity reality show Bigg Boss. There were reports that the 42-year-old manager of Yash Raj Films had been...
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Revenue Officer Prioritises Candy Crush Over Farmer's Woes During Grievance Meet
A government official in Tamil Nadu has proven that the Candy Crush mania in India is far from over: While other officers were busy taking notes, S Kavitha, a revenue officer for the Harur Sugar Mill...
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AP Police Release Second Sketch Of Psychopath Who Allegedly Attacks With...
RAJAHMUNDRY -- A second sketch of the psychopath, who triggered panic by allegedly attacking 11 women with an injection, has been released by police in Andhra Pradesh's West Godavari district on...
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Pakistan Ready For Short Or Long War: Defence Minister
Pakistan is ready for a short or long conflict and will inflict heavy losses on India in case “war hysteria” overcomes Indian leadership, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said. His remarks came in...
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WATCH: Trailer Of 'Angry Indian Goddesses', India's First All-Women Buddy Movie
The trailer for Angry Indian Goddesses, which premieres at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival beginning next week, was launched online on Thursday. Directed by Pan Nalin (Samsara, Valley Of...
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MM Kalburgi Murder: Local Sri Rama Sene Leader Held
MANGALORE -- The chief of a local fringe rightwing outfit was detained on Thursday by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) in connection with the murder of progressive Kannada scholar and researcher Prof M M...
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Doctors Stop Chemotherapy On Critically Ill Aadesh Shrivastava
Doctors treating music composer Aadesh Shrivastava, who has been fighting cancer, have stopped giving him chemotherapy. Aadesh, 48, has been in the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Andheri for...
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Government Cancels Greenpeace India's Licence For Foreign Funds
NEW DELHI -- In yet another crackdown on NGOs, the government on Thursday cancelled the registration of Greenpeace India under the Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA) for its activities which...
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