India
Indian Envoy's Family Held Hostage, Robbed in South Africa Home
The family of consul-general Shashank Vikram, members of their domestic staff and a visiting teacher were held up at their residence on Innes Road, on Sunday. Among them were two children, aged five and 10.
After Majid Khan's Return From LeT Fold, More Families Hope for Reunion
Official sources have confirmed that several other families want their children to quit militancy and the security agencies have now set up helpline numbers to facilitate this.
Panama Papers: I-T Dept Slaps Criminal Charges Under Anti-black Money Act
They said the department has detected undisclosed assets and stashed funds located in foreign countries in case of seven individuals and entities named in the leaks and the taxman has begun investigations against them under the Black Money (Undisclosed Fo...
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis Apologises to Angry Barbers After Comparison With Congress-NCP
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had referred to the barber community while targeting the previous Congress-NCP government over incomplete projects.
Take Steps to Ensure Peace Along LoC: Indian DGMO to Pak Counterpart
During a telephonic conversation, Lt Gen A K Bhatt told his Pakistani counterpart that there appeared to be a "disconnect" between the Pakistan Army's reiteration about the desire for peace and the action of its troops, official sources said.
GoAir Flight Suffers Bird Hit; Returns to Delhi Airport
The Airbus A320 neo plane suffered the bird hit when it was on the climb, forcing the pilot to discontinue the journey and return to New Delhi for an inspection of the plane, GoAir said in a statement.
Delhi University's Dyal Singh Evening College Will Now be Known as Vande Mataram Mahavidyalaya, NSUI Miffed
The notification in this regard was issued on Friday, which was issued after it was decided to turn Dyal Singh (evening) college into a full-fledged day college.
Bag of Cement Costs Rs 8,000 in This Border Town in Arunachal Pradesh
Vijoynagar, a sub-divisional town under Changlang district with just 1500 residents, has no proper surface communication. People have to walk for five days from the nearest thoroughfare in Miao to reach the town.
UNGA President Holds Talks to Break India-UK Deadlock on ICJ Elections
India's nominee Dalveer Bhandari and Britain's Christopher Greenwood are locked in a major battle as 11 rounds of elections held in both the UN General Assembly and UN Security Council.
Madras HC Upholds 2-yr Jail Term for Sasikala’s Husband in Luxury Car Case
M Natarajan and three others were convicted for conspiracy, forgery, cheating and tax evasion and sentenced to two years in jail in the case by a CBI court in 2010.
Allegations on Rafale Deal a ‘Disservice’ to Armed Forces, Says Nirmala Sitharaman
Sitharaman hit back at the Opposition after the Congress accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of changing the "entire deal" to benefit a businessman.
Can Kulbhushan Jadhav Meet His Wife? India to Take a Call on Pakistan's Offer Today
Pakistan last week said it will allow 46-year-old Jadhav to meet his wife, months after India had requested Islamabad to grant a visa to his mother.
Amid ISIS Threat of Truck Attacks in India, NSG Wants Its Officers to Train in Europe
The National Security Guard has written to the Ministry of Home Affairs seeking permission to collaborate with European nations that have witnessed such attacks in the past.
'Raj Pink' Diamond Fails to Sell at Sotheby's Auction
The rare 37.3-carat stone, which the auction house was hoping would entice bids of up to $30 million, was among several lots that did not find buyers at the sale in Geneva on Wednesday, in a possible sign of a softening in the diamond market.
VTU BE/BTech June-July Exam Results 2017 Declared for CBCS, Non-CBCS; Check Now
The varsity has updated the June/July 2017 exam results for Bachelor of Engineering (BE) and Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) programmes for Semester I, II, III, IV for CBCS group while for Non-CBCS group the results are updated for Semester I, II, III, IV...
Delhi Air Pollution: If Completed on Time Metro Phase 3 Could Have Taken 1.4 Lakh Cars off Road
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has set April, 2018 as the fresh deadline for the completion of its longest upcoming corridor, named as the Pink and Magenta lines. Originally the project was supposed to be completed by December 2016.