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Coronavirus LIVE: Mumbai cases cross 3,000 as 155 more test positive

Coronavirus India update: With the addition of 1,553 cases and 36 deaths in 24 hours, India’s total number of coronavirus-positive cases reached…Read more

April 20, 2020

Amarinder Singh’s Son Fails To Keep Enforcement Directorate Date In Punjab

Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s son Raninder Singh on Thursday failed to appear before the Enforcement Directorate in Punjab…Read more

June 16, 2016

PM Modi’s Mother Heeraben Visits His Official Residence

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had his mother visiting him at his official Race Course Road residence, for the first time…Read more

May 15, 2016

Husband, brother kill Ludhiana woman in front of son, daughter

A man hacked his sister to death with help of her husband in front of her two children aged 16…Read more

May 15, 2016

Shahi Korma To Sharifa Kulfi, ‘Desi’ Delights For Royal Couple At Gala Dinner

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge who commenced their maiden visit to India today, will get a whiff of ‘desi’…Read more

April 10, 2016

Govt in talks to buy US Predator drones

Government is in talks with the United States to purchase 40 Predator surveillance drones, officials said, a possible first step…Read more

April 8, 2016

Pakistan says it captures Indian spy, summons envoy to protest

Pakistan summoned the Indian ambassador on Friday to protest against the illegal entry of an Indian spy who Pakistan said…Read more

March 25, 2016

Jet Airways Makes Travel Arrangements For Its Brussels Passengers

Jet Airways on Wednesday said that it has made alternate travel arrangements to transfer its stranded passengers in Brussels. “All…Read more

March 23, 2016

Infosys Employee Missing After Attacks In Belgium

An Indian missing since the Brussels attacks on Tuesday has been identified as Raghavendra Ganeshan, an Infosys employee who works…Read more

March 23, 2016

Bomb Scare On Air India Flight At Bangkok Airport, Passengers Evacuated

An Air India flight was ordered to park at an isolated area of Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok on Wednesday after…Read more

March 16, 2016

Class 10 topper among three militants killed in Kashmir encounter.

Security forces killed three militants, including Class 10 topper Mohammad Ishaq Parray, in an encounter in Dadsara village of South…Read more

March 3, 2016

‘Release Kanhaiya or I will blow up airport, railway station’

A 60-year-old man has been arrested for making two hoax calls, threatening to blow up the New Delhi railway station…Read more

February 24, 2016

Summons issued to Lord Hanuman was clerical mistake, says magistrate

A sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) issued summons to Lord Hanuman among others in connection with encroachment case, but the baffling direction…Read more

February 18, 2016

Rajasthan BJP MLA calls Rahul Gandhi a traitor, says he should be hanged

Taking the JNU issue to a new low, a BJP MLA in Rajasthan on Wednesday called Congress vice president Rahul…Read more

February 17, 2016

Please Do Not Call My Son A ‘Terrorist’, Says Mother Of Arrested JNU Student

Watching the news flashes on TV at a neighbour’s house in Bihar’s Begusarai district, Meena Devi breaks down. “Please do…Read more

February 14, 2016

BJP equates Rahul with Hafiz Sayeed.

BJP on Saturday accused Rahul Gandhi of “insulting” the nation for charging the government with suppressing students’ voice in the…Read more

February 13, 2016

Sarbjit ‘sister’ to move court against director, Aishwarya

Baljinder Kaur, who claims to be the sister of Sarbjit Singh, who was killed in a Pakistani jail in 2013,…Read more

February 13, 2016

Facebook’s India Head Kirthiga Reddy Says She’s Stepping Down.

Facebook’s India head, Kirthiga Reddy, has said she is stepping down and plans to return to the US where she…Read more

February 12, 2016

Indrani applies for bail citing poor health

Indrani Mukherjea, prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, on Friday filed a bail plea stating she needs to…Read more

February 6, 2016

If Pakistan was involved, it changes everything : Attack on Indian consulate in Afghanistan

The possibility that Pakistani officers were involved in the attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan changes the…Read more

January 13, 2016

Terrorists’ bodies yet to be removed from Pathankot airbase

Five days after they attacked the Pathankot airbase, the bodies of four Pakistani terrorists are yet to be removed from…Read more

January 6, 2016

Kerala man arrested for seditious FB comment insulting Pathankot martyr Lt Col Niranjan

A man in Malappuram district in Kerala was arrested under sedition charges for a derogatory Facebook comment on Lt Col…Read more

January 5, 2016

Punjab to give Rs 25 lakh, job to next of kin of 2 martyrs

Paying rich tributes to the security personnel who laid down their lives during the Pathankot terror attack, Punjab chief minister…Read more

January 5, 2016

A Pleasure To Shoot Rapists, If the Constitution of India permits us Delhi Police Chief Bassi’s Remarks

Never one to duck a controversy, Delhi Police Chief BN Bassi today declared, “It will be our pleasure to shoot…Read more

January 4, 2016

PM offers water to AAP MP protesting against CBI raids

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered a glass of water to AAP member Bhagwant Mann, who was protesting in Lok…Read more

December 16, 2015

Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Likely To Not Seek Bail In National Herald Case

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul are likely to choose to go to jail rather than seek bail…Read more

December 16, 2015

Now, bugs in Patanjali atta noodles

Just a month into the Indian market, Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Noodles is falling deep in trouble as a customer in…Read more

December 7, 2015

Debt load has many Canadians ‘living on the edge,’ with high housing prices largely to blame

Canadians households have become so financially stretched and hooked on debt to get by that, in just the past year,…Read more
What Your Passport Color Says About You

Passport news is typically about changing rules, records, and regulations surrounding the official document. And rightfully so: State Department urgings…Read more
Reducing Sugary Drinks Cuts Calories, But Only A Few

Studies from Britain and Mexico suggest reducing sugar in sweetened drinks or taxing it more to cut consumption can help…Read more
Kitchen 2025: How Will Our Kitchen Look 10 Years From Now?

Futurama excites me! If you Google the term you will get its precise meaning as “(a) an exhibition or display…Read more
Insulin-Producing Pancreatic Cells Created From Human Skin

Scientists have successfully converted human skin cells into functional pancreatic cells, a breakthrough that may lead to a personalised cell…Read more
What Happens When You Don’t Eat Enough Fiber

Fact: Not getting enough fiber can increase your risk of weight gain and heart disease. But most Americans consume less…Read more
5 Foods to Boost Your Immune System

Don’t want to get sick? Grab some red bell peppers or pumpkin seeds. Colder temperatures, shorter days and the hustle…Read more