Indian SC allows passive euthanasia, ‘living will’

In a landmark ruling, India’s Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia for terminally ill patients if they give “living will” and under strict guidelines.
9 March 2018, 12:52 PM

Modi denounces toppling Lenin’s statues in Tripura

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly disapproves of the pulling down of statues of Communist icon Vladimir Lenin in Tripura and another leader in southern state of Tamil Nadu.
7 March 2018, 06:42 AM

30 wedding party guests killed in India

A truck carrying a wedding party plunged off a bridge in western India early yesterday and killed at least 30 people, mostly women and
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM

'Unprecedented reign of terror'

CPI(M) yesterday accused BJP and its poll ally Indigenous People's Front of Tripura of unleashing an "unprecedented reign of terror"
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM

India a nation of and for Hindus!

During the first week of January last year, a group of Indian scholars gathered in a white bungalow on a leafy boulevard in central New
6 March 2018, 18:00 PM

Indian embassy phone lines in US spoofed

Indian embassy telephone lines have been spoofed by fraudsters in the US to cheat people for money, according to an advisory issued by
5 March 2018, 18:00 PM

BJP leads in Tripura, Nagaland; Congress ahead in Meghalaya

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party appears on course to dethrone the 25-year-old rule of the Left parties in Tripura state and capture power in alliance with a regional party in Nagaland while Congress is poised to be the single largest party in Meghalaya as counting of votes in the elections to the three north-eastern states neared the end.
3 March 2018, 05:05 AM

Gunfight kills 10 Maoists in India

At least 10 suspected Maoist rebels and a police officer were killed yesterday in a firefight deep in the jungles of central India.
2 March 2018, 18:00 PM

10 Maoists killed in India’s Chhattisgarh

At least 10 Maoists, including a top leader, are gunned down in an encounter near Telangana-Chhattisgarh border in India.
2 March 2018, 08:09 AM

Chidambaram's son arrested over graft

Indian federal police arrested the son of former finance minister P Chidambaram yesterday, but the agency which has been investigating
28 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Bridegroom killed in celebratory fire

A bridegroom in New Delhi has been killed by a stray bullet after a member of his wedding party opened fire to celebrate the occasion,
28 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Sridevi case closed, body handed over to family

Actor Sridevi's body has been handed over to her family as the Dubai officials say that it has closed investigation into her death, reports NDTV.
27 February 2018, 04:36 AM

Sridevi died of 'accidental drowning' in bathtub

Bollywood icon Sridevi died due to "accidental drowning", the post-mortem conducted in Dubai says.
26 February 2018, 11:40 AM

Vehicle rams school, killing 9 children

At least nine schoolchildren were killed and 20 others injured in eastern India's Bihar state yesterday after a vehicle crashed into them
24 February 2018, 18:00 PM

They've rights to look beautiful!

Thousands of poor women in India's Tamil Nadu state have been offered free cosmetic breast surgery, including implants, its health
23 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Influx from Bangladesh is proxy war by Pakistan with China help: Indian army chief

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat says a "planned" influx of people from Bangladesh into the Northeast region of India is taking place as part of a “proxy warfare” by Pakistan with support from China with an aim to keep the area disturbed, reports Indian news portal NDTV.
22 February 2018, 06:39 AM

Presidency is costing the family firm

Donald Trump's presidency has cost the family firm "millions of dollars" in lost business, his son told an Indian newspaper during a visit
21 February 2018, 18:00 PM

India test fires nuke capable missile

India yesterday test-fired its medium range nuclear-capable missile having a strike range of 2,000 km. The trial of the surface-to-
20 February 2018, 18:00 PM

18 killed in massive explosion at Indian wedding: official

Rescuers have discovered nine more bodies beneath the ruins of an Indian hotel, bringing the known death toll from an explosion which tore through a wedding party to 18, an official says.
18 February 2018, 14:44 PM

Make income sources public, Indian SC asks candidates in polls

The Supreme Court of India asks candidates in elections to make public the source of their income along with that of their spouses and dependents. , apex court of India, , India,
17 February 2018, 15:05 PM