Goa is the epitome of the future of India and the upcoming BRICS summit there will place the coastal state at an even bigger global stage, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday. "Goa has a time honoured history, beautiful landscape rich resources and hardworking people and is one of the most developed states in India. Go...
The Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday by Chairman M. Hamid Ansari, who called the session "highly productive". Ansari, who has on more occasions than one asked members to introspect following frequent disruptions that had marred previous sessions, appeared happy with the business transacted by the house in this monsoon session. "I am glad to say the s...
At least four people were killed and 15 others injured as multiple explosions struck Thai tourist towns, police said on Friday. Two were killed on Thursday - one in the town of Hua Hin, one in Trang province and two others died in the second wave of attacks on Friday morning - one in Hua Hin, one in Surat Thani province, the Guardian r...
In a tweet, he said: "I fully understand and respect security with the way the world is, but to be detained at US immigration every damn time really really sucks," read a post from Shah Rukh's official Twitter handle on Friday morning (IST)....
An Australian government agency in charge of the ongoing search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has reportedly retracted a published theory that the aircraft crashed into the sea after a "death dive"....
The Olympic organising committee in Rio has threatened to cancel the accreditation of Indian Minister of State for Youth and Sports, Vijay Goel, for being "aggressive and rude" and pushing other non-accredited persons into the venue....
Pressure is mounting on former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to take up the leadership of the now fragmented UDF, following the exit of Kerala Congress (Mani) from the alliance....
Discussing the issue of atrocities against Dalits in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia trained his guns at the central government and said its aim is to “suppress India†and “repress Indiaâ€....
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday filed a chargesheet against former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair and others for causing a loss of Rs 578 crore to the government in a deal between private multi-media company Devas and Antrix, the space agency's commercial arm....
Former ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair, who has been chargesheeted in the Antrix-Devas deal by the CBI, said on Thursdathat there was nothing wrong in the deal on Thursday....
