Protests, Shutdown In Kashmir As Truck Conductor Zahid Laid To Rest
SRINAGAR -- Protesters today clashed with security forces at many places as the truck conductor who died in Udhampur petrol bomb attack was laid to rest amid tight security in the Kashmir Valley, where...
View ArticleLarge Number Of Third Gender And Transgenders To Participate In...
BHOPAL -- For the first time, a large number of eunuchs are expected to take a holy dip and participate in the rituals of the 2016 Simhastha-Kumbh in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district, where a separate...
View ArticleWal-Mart Paid 'Millions of Dollars' As Bribes In India: Wall Street Journal
Wal-Mart Stores Inc allegedly payed bribes worth millions of dollars to Indian officials to help move goods and obtain clearances from customs officials, the Wall Street Journal(WSJ) reported Monday....
View ArticleSecond Time This Month, IIT Madras Student Found Hanging In Room
In the second such incident in less than a month, a 22-year old student of IIT Madras allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room on Monday, police said. Rahul Prasad, a final year B Tech student...
View ArticlePresident Mukherjee Queries If 'Tolerance Is On The Wane?'
Ink strewn on a Kashmir MLA for his pro-beef stance, an Australian gheraoed and threatened in Bangalore for sporting a tattoo of a tribal goddess and the redoubtable Shiv Sena disrupting a meet to...
View ArticleIndrani Mukerjea's Driver Says He Has 'Something To Reveal'
The judicial custody of Indrani Mukerjea, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and driver Shyam Rai was today extended by a local magistrate till October 31 in connection with the Sheena Bora murder case....
View ArticleHigh IQ Society Mensa Scores Plenty Among India's Poorest
At first glance only poverty appears to be the common thread between a daily labourer, son of an auto-rickshaw driver and a young boy who lives on the streets. However Mensa, the international high-IQ...
View ArticleBollywood Actor Ajay Devgn Says Politics Not 'His Cup Of Tea'
NEW DELHI -- He was in Bihar to attend a political rally amid the state assembly polls but superstar Ajay Devgn says he harbours no political ambition. The 46-year-old Singham star, who missed the...
View ArticleDirector Anurag Kashyap To Show Off His Acting Skills In 'Ak Vs SK'
NEW DELHI -- Bollywood versatile helmer Anurag Kashyap, who was rumored to be starring in director Vikramaditya Motwane's next AK Vs SK, has confirmed that he will star in the movie. When asked about...
View ArticleVirender Sehwag Retires From International Cricket: Reports
Virender Sehwag has announced his retirement from international cricket, a day before his 37th birthday, according to multiple reports. India's former opening batsman who currently plays Ranji Trophy...
View ArticleSikh TV Panelist Interjects BBC Show To Protest Channel's Silence On Punjab...
A discussion on the tension between religion and inter-faith marriages in Britain on the BBC's Sunday Morning Live show concluded in a kerfuffle involving British Sikh, Jagmeet Singh, and the show's...
View ArticleDespite The Real Fault Lines, Bisada's Villagers Are Striving To Salvage Harmony
DADRI, Uttar Pradesh - A few hours before Mohammad Akhlaq was beaten to death by a mob alleging that he had killed a calf, Reshma was out distributing wedding cards to friends and neighbours in Bisada...
View ArticleDomestic Help Rapes Five-Year-Old Girl In Bareilly
BAREILLY -- A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a domestic help inside a car in Aonla area here, police said today. The incident took place yesterday when the girl was playing and Aman Maurya...
View Article3 Year-Old Child Rescued From 100 Feet-Deep Borewell, Declared 'Brought Dead'...
MORENA, Madhya Pradesh -- 3 year-old Raghav who fell into a 100-foot-deep borewell here on Sunday passed away early morning today despite being fished out successfully, as he was declared 'brought...
View ArticleWATCH: Medical Staff At Gujarat Hospital Perform Garba Inside The ICU Ward
In a scene straight out of the 2003 film Munnabhai MBBS, medical staff in a hospital in Ahmedabad probably thought it would be great idea to cheer patients up by doing a garba routine right in the...
View ArticleKannada Filmmaker KSL 'Ravee' Swamy Passes Away
BENGALURU -- Noted Kannada filmmaker Kikkeri Shamanna Lakshminarayana Swamy, popularly known as Ravee, died of respiratory problems on Tuesday, family sources said. He was 77. "Swamy was suffering from...
View ArticleHardik Patel Moves Petition In Gujarat HC To Set Aside Sedition Charges...
AHMEDABAD -- A day after he was arrested, Patel-quota agitation spearhead Hardik Patel today moved a petition before the Gujarat High Court seeking to set aside the sedition charges filed against him...
View ArticleMake Your Own Ravana This Dussehra!
There's nothing like a little creativity to set you in the mood this festive season, provided it's headed in the right direction (#NoDiwaliDIYcrackers). And Dussehra presents the perfect opportunity as...
View ArticleNestle India Plans Aggressive TV Advertising For Maggi Relaunch
NEW DELHI -- Four months after it witnessed the worst credibility crisis, the world's largest food company Nestle is now set to re-launch its most favorite instant noodle brand Maggi with an increased...
View ArticleFrom An 86-Year-Old Street Vendor to Adivasi Workers, This Year's Durga Puja...
India is a country of paradoxes. Here, goddesses are worshiped and yet, many women are discriminated against. However, this year's Durga Puja has many stories of hope to tell. In West Bengal, a club in...
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