India
56-year-old Builder Shot Dead in Front of his Son in Pune
Two assailants fired five rounds at Devendra Shah in front of his son on the plush Prabhat Road around on Saturday.
Google Honours Mahasweta Devi on 92nd Birth Anniversary
The Padma Vibhushan awardee was best known for her works including "Hajar Churashir Maa", "Chotti Munda Evam Tar Tir", "Rudali", and "Jhansir Rani".
After 4 Judges' Dissent, Lone Woman Judge Now Left Out of Sabarimala, Adultery Cases
Even though the cases include women-centric issues such as allowing menstruating women to enter Kerala's Sabarimala Temple and making adultery a gender-neutral law, the lone woman judge in the top court doesn't seem to be the part of the adjudication.
BJP MLA Warns Telangana Theatre Owners Against Screening Padmaavat
Singh said, “We will not allow the film’s release in Telangana either. We have informed cinema theatre owners that if they screen the film then they will have to bear losses and face the consequence.”
Childs Rights Panel Urges Govt to Map Minority Schools, Remove Immunity From EWS Reservation
The commission has suggested that there should be some deliberation to ensure that kids studying in these institutes get the benefit of Article 21 (A), which provides the right to education, while keeping Article (30) of the Constitution in mind.
3 Schoolchildren Killed, 32 Rescued After Boat Capsizes in Sea Near Maharashtra's Dahanu
Rescue operations are still underway to trace the six missing children, who mostly hail from Palghar district in Maharashtra.
Army Prepared For Doklam Redux, Says Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat
The Army Chief, however, assured that non-military options were also being deployed to ease tensions with China.
Chennai Woman Stranded With Son's Body at Malaysia Airport, Sushma Swaraj Steps In
Sushma Swaraj assured help from the Indian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur and said the body would be flown to India at the government's expense.
22-year-old NRI Arrested on Charges of Molesting American Woman in Taj Palace Room
Police said the 22-year-old accused is a contract worker for tech giant Google.
First Indian-Origin Prisoner in the US to be Executed Next Month
Yandamuri, who hails from Andhra Pradesh and had come to the US on an H-1B visa, is an advanced degree holder in electrical and computer science engineering.
Two Dalits Tonsured, Paraded on Charges of Stealing Cows in UP
Two Dalits were paraded around Rasra town with tyres around their neck and placards with 'hum gai chor hain' (we are cow thieves) written on those.
Hackers Target Old Delhi Businessmen, Demand Bitcoin as Ransom
Police said the accused threatened the businessmen that they would delete all their data if the ransom was not paid.
Shatrughan Sinha Says Demolition at Home May be Fallout of Backing Yashwant Sinha
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had razed illegal extensions and constructions at 'Ramayana', the eight-storey residential building owned by the actor-politician on Monday.
Bulandshahr Gangrape: 2 Arrested, Say 'We Picked up Random Girl for Fun'
All this while, the victim’s family kept pleading that it was a case of kidnap, rape and murder, but was dismissed by the UP Police, who said that it was a case of elopement.
5,000-year-old Rock Art in Kashmir May be Oldest Evidence of Supernova
The rock carving -- known to be the earliest form of human expression -- found in Burzahama region in Kashmir is on an irregular stone slab with a size of about 48 cm by 27 cm.
Affordable Home-loans Next Threat to Banks: Moody's-ICRA Report
The Modi government is targeting to ensure that there is a house for all by 2022 and has provided a lot of incentives for the affordable housing segment, including making it as a priority sector lending for banks and huge interest subvention and direct ca...