India
Indian Forces Strong Enough to Meet Any Challenge, Says Arun Jaitley
"The armed forces can give any kind of sacrifice for the security of the nation," the defence minister Arun Jaitley said.
News18 India Presents First Ever 'Marquees Awards' With The Advertising Club
Presented by News18 India, the Marquees 2017 nominations include industry leaders and game changers who have made a mark for innovation.
Voters Can't Decide Manner of Casting Votes: Govt to SC on VVPAT Machines
Submitting its affidavit, the Union Law Ministry said that VVPAT could be used just as a "backup" faciity for EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines), which are adequately "reliable and tamper proof" machines.
Dalai Lama Says Doklam Standoff Will Not Trigger India-China War
Speaking at the Annual Rajendra Mathur memorial lecture organised by The Editors Guild of India, Dalai Lama suggested that India should create more facilities for the Chinese students to come and study in their country.
US Should Keep its Diplomacy Ready Amid Doklam Standoff: Bruce Riedel
Bruce Riedel, who is now working with the Brookings Institute -- a Washington-based think-tank -- said both India and China have built up their conventional forces facing each other in the Himalayas.
Maratha Kranti Morcha to Disrupt Mumbai Traffic, 500 Schools Shut
Toll collection at Mulund East has been stopped for the day so that there’s no traffic pile up on this connector for the Maratha Kranti Morcha.
Did Article 370 Lapse With Dissolution of Constituent Assembly In 1957? SC Seeks Centre's View
This is fourth such petition in the top court which has brought to fore the controversy over continuance of Article 370 and Article 35A in J&K.
Learn Kannada or Get Sacked, Bank Staff in Karnataka Told
The Karnataka Development Authority also said that the day to day business of banks must be carried out in the local language so that people are not excluded from banking services, especially in rural areas.
Maratha Kranti Morcha Likely to Draw Lakhs, Disrupt Mumbai Traffic on Wednesday
The Maratha Kranti Morcha will start from Jijamata Udyaan at 11am and culminate at Azad Maidan near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus at 5pm.
NBA Activist Medha Patkar, 11 Others Removed From Fast Site by MP Police
With the closure of gates of Sardar Sarovar Dam and increasing its height to 138 metre, several areas in Dhar, Barwani and nearby districts will be submerged under water.
Partial Lunar Eclipse on August 7 Night, to be Visible From India
The partial lunar eclipse this time would be visible from the whole of Asia and Australia and most parts of Europe and Africa, Debiprosad Duari, Director Research and Academic, M P Birla Planetarium said.
Cow Vigilantes Attacked in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar District
After the activists stepped out of the police station in the evening, they were attacked by a mob of around 50 people, some of them armed with butcher knives and rods.
Arun Jaitley Meets Kin of Murdered RSS Worker; Visit us Too, Says CPM
A series of clashes between the ruling CPI(M) and BJP-RSS activists had rocked Thiruvanathauram last week, which culminated in the killing of 34-year-old Rajesh. He was hacked to death by a gang, allegedly led by a history-sheeter, on July 29.
Son of Haryana BJP Chief Among 2 Held For Stalking Girl
The girl had accused Vikas Barala, son of Haryana BJP Chief Subhash Barala, and his friend Ashish Kumar of stalking her last night after which they were arrested, the police said.
'Nikita Khrushchev Blamed Mao Zedong For 1959 India-China Border Skirmish'
According to a transcript of a stormy meeting between Khrushchev and Mao published by Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, the Soviet leader bluntly told the then chairman of China's ruling Communist Party that he was responsi ble for the situation in Ti...
Vice-Presidential Election Live: Venkaiah Naidu Defeats Gopalkrishna Gandhi by 272 Votes
NDA nominee Venkaiah Naidu holds the numerical advantage over Opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi as members of Parliament vote in vice-presidential elections.