World's Largest Airplane Antonov AN-225 Mriya Lands In Hyderabad
The world's largest aircraft, the Antonov AN-225 Mriya, arrived in India early morning on Friday, landing at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad. According to reports, this cargo...
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Everybody loves boobs. Some more than others. But everybody loves boobs, because they're great and must be taken care of at all times. In a breast cancer awareness campaign launched by Elle Magazine on...
View ArticleCriminal Defamation Laws Are Prevalent Across The World With Very Few Exceptions
NEW DELHI -- The Supreme Court today ruled that India's criminal defamation law does not have a chilling effect on free speech, and told Subramanian Swamy, Rahul Gandhi and Arvind Kejriwal, the three...
View ArticleMaharashtra Becomes The First State In India To Ban 'Social Boycotts'
MUMBAI--Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to ban village councils from imposing "social boycotts" that ostracise individuals or families for defying tradition. Women and lower caste...
View ArticleRaghuram Rajan Probably Wants Another Term As RBI Chief
LONDON--Indicating his interest in a second term as RBI governor, Raghuram Rajan said on Friday that he has enjoyed every moment of the job but there is "more to do", despite calls from some sections...
View ArticleTwo Journalists Shot Dead In Bihar And Jharkhand In 24 Hours
Rajdeo Ranjan, a senior journalist from Siwan in Bihar, was shot dead on Friday by criminals near the railway station. Ranjan was the bureau chief of Hindi daily Hindustan in Siwan. Hours before this...
View ArticleCannes 2016: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Strikes Gold At The Red Carpet
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, a veteran at the Cannes Film Festival, made her opening 2016 appearance today evening in the French Riveria. The actress, who made a comeback last year with Jazbaa, looked...
View ArticleDelhi High Court Stays JNU's Disciplinary Action Against Kanhaiya Kumar,...
NEW DELHI--The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a stay order on the disciplinary action initiated against JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and others. The court gave...
View ArticleTERI Sexual Harassment Case: RK Pachauri's Defence Will Drop The Claim That...
More than a year after a case of sexual harassment was filed against former TERI head RK Pachauri, his defence is moving away from the earlier claim that his devices were hacked. His lawyer now says...
View ArticleElderly Buddhist Monk Hacked To Death In Bangladesh
A 70-year-old Buddhist monk was today hacked to death inside a monastery in southeast Bangladesh, as the Muslim-majority country reels under a series of brutal killings of secular activists and...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Preity Zinta's Wedding Reception Was A Star-Studded Affair
After a low-key Indian wedding in the US on 29 February with long-time beau Gene Goodenough, Bollywood actress Preity Zinta finally celebrated in a truly Bollywood style — with glitz, glamour and of...
View ArticleMaharashtra Drought: Railways Withdraws ₹4 Crore Water Bill Sent To Latur
NEW DELHI -- Railways today withdrew the ₹4 crore water bill sent to the Latur district administration and promised to continue to run water trains to cater to the need of the people in the parched...
View ArticleCCTV Footage Goes Missing In Journalist Rajdeo Ranjan's Murder: Report
The CCTV footage from cameras installed in the busy area along the railway station of Bihar's Siwan district, where a senior journalist was yesterday shot dead, has gone missing, the Hindustan Times...
View ArticleOpen Letter Urges Writers To Boycott Vedanta-Sponsored Jaipur Lit Fest In London
An open letter written and signed by over a dozen writers and academics around the world, urges participants of the Vedanta Jaipur Literature Festival London, 2016, to not lend their names to an event...
View ArticleElectoral Officials Seize ₹570 Crore From 3 Containers In Tamil Nadu
COIMBATORE -- Electoral officials in Tamil Nadu today seized about ₹570 crore from three containers during checking in Tirupur district, which the occupants of the vehicles claimed was for inter-bank...
View ArticleRK Pachauri Summoned As Accused In Sexual Harassment Case
NEW DELHI -- Former TERI chief RK Pachauri was on Saturday summoned as accused by a Delhi court which took cognizance of a charge sheet filed against him for allegedly sexually harassing and outraging...
View ArticlePentagon Warns India Of China's Increasing Military Presence In Pakistan
WASHINGTON -- China has increased defence capabilities and deployed more troops along the Indian border, the Pentagon has said, as it warned of increasing Chinese military presence including bases in...
View ArticleJournalist Who Alleged Ayush Ministry Denied Jobs To Muslims Arrested For...
Pushp Sharma, the Milli Gazette journalist who reported that the AYUSH ministry was denying jobs to Muslims in a 'fake' RTI query, was arrested by Delhi Police today. Sharma is accused of fabricating...
View ArticleIndia Unveils New Intellectual Property Rights Policy
NEW DELHI -- India announced a new intellectual property policy on Friday, speeding up the online registration of patents and trademarks, but resisted pressure from the United States and other Western...
View ArticleUS Disagrees With China, Pakistan, Says India Ready For Nuclear Suppliers...
WASHINGTON -- Amid reports that China and Pakistan are jointly opposing India's bid for the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, the US has said India meets missile technology control regime...
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