Bollywood stars Padukone, Singh wed in Italy: Reports

Bollywood superstars Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh have tied the knot in Italy, Indian media reports.
15 November 2018, 07:07 AM

Husband may steal, beg to maintain wife, child, says court in India

A court in India rules that a man may steal, beg or borrow in order to maintain his family.
12 November 2018, 08:37 AM

India witnessing heavy cyber attacks from Russia, US, China

India has been the target of over 4.3 lakh cyber attacks from five countries including China, Russia and the US while more than 73,000 attacks were initiated from India between January and June this year, says a Finnish cyber-security company.
12 November 2018, 08:23 AM

India #MeToo: Niharika Singh calls out Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sajid Khan, Bhushan Kumar

Former Miss India and actress Niharika Singh is the latest celebrity in Bollywood to come out and share her ‘Me Too’ ordeal on social media.
11 November 2018, 06:09 AM

Bangladesh less affected by organised crime in South Asia

Bangladesh is ranked among the countries in South Asia which are less affected by organised crimes. The four South Asian countries- Nepal (107), Bangladesh (97), India (90) and Sri Lanka (85), are among the group of the countries that have been less affected by organised crime as compared to Pakistan, according to data published by World Economic Forum.
11 November 2018, 05:08 AM

Maoist rebels kill 5 in India bus blast

Indian Maoist rebels yesterday killed five people including a policeman by detonating a landmine under a bus in a restive central state that goes to the polls this month, police said.
8 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Delhi gasps for breath

Indian police arrested hundreds of revellers after a frenzied night of festival fireworks turned city air toxic nationwide yesterday despite a pre-emptive court ban on the smog-fuelling party.
8 November 2018, 18:00 PM

New Delhi under cloud of smog

Air quality in India's haze-hit north, including the capital, New Delhi, deteriorated sharply yesterday because of unfavourable weather and an increase in smoke from stubble burning in fields across the region.
5 November 2018, 18:00 PM

India gets nuclear triad

INS Arihant, India's first nuclear ballistic missile submarine, has completed its first "deterrence patrol", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said yesterday. "I congratulate all those involved, especially the crew of INS Arihant for this accomplishment, which will always be remembered in our history," PM Modi said.
5 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Indian nuclear sub makes maiden patrol

India’s first strategic strike ballistic missile submarine (SSBNs) has completed its maiden deterrence patrol, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said.
5 November 2018, 10:10 AM

‘Those with more than two children should not have voting rights’

A day after backing calls for legislation for a Ram temple in Ayodhya, yoga guru Baba Ramdev connects people’s right to have children to their voting rights during a seminar in Haridwar.
5 November 2018, 05:16 AM

'2 militants' die after Assam mob attack

Two suspected militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) were killed when a mob lynched them in Assam'
4 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Killing of Bangalees in Assam: 1 held

Assam police makes the first arrest in connection with the killing of five Bangla-speaking people by suspected militants of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-Independent faction) of Tinsukia district in the northeastern Indian state.
4 November 2018, 06:41 AM

Tensions as BJP key leader killed in J&K

Indian authorities imposed a curfew and deployed extra troops Friday in a remote district of disputed Kashmir after gunmen killed a local leader of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and his brother.
2 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Indian SC extends deadline for claims, objections till Dec 15

In a major relief to the 4.7 million people left out of the final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the Indian Supreme Court extends the deadline for filing claims and objections of people excluded from the document till December 15.
2 November 2018, 09:45 AM

India inaugurates world's tallest statue to celebrate independence hero

India inaugurates the world's tallest statue, a $400-million effigy of independence hero Vallabhbhai Patel that towers nearly twice the height of New York's Statue of Liberty.
31 October 2018, 14:16 PM

Journo, 2 cops killed in India Maoist attack

Maoist rebels yesterday ambushed a convoy in restive a Indian state, killing two police officers and a journalist from the national
30 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Trump turns down India's invite: report

US president Donald Trump has reportedly declined India's invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations. In early August, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders had confirmed Trump received an invite to visit India.
28 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Peace doesn't only mean 'no war': Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said “the definition of peace has changed in the last hundred years” and “today, peace does not only mean 'no war'. “
28 October 2018, 18:00 PM

PM Modi congratulates Chhayanaut

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates all associated with Chhayanaut, a Bangladeshi cultural organisation, as it has been named for prestigious Tagore Award in recognition of its outstanding contribution to cultural harmony.
27 October 2018, 08:53 AM