In the prosperous district of Kannur in one of IndiaÂ’s most prosperous states, Kerala, Eramangalathu Chitralekha, 39, was the first Dalit woman to drive an autorickshaw in 2005. Her new profession immediately angered the upper castes, who taunted her and threatened violence. One day, that year, her autorickshaw was set a...
The Narendra Modi government is taking all major decisions unilaterally without discussing them in Parliament, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury has said. ...
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed former Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan's petition demanding a CBI probe into the Kozhikode ice-cream parlour sex case....
Healthy monsoon rains, coupled with positive inflow of foreign funds and appreciation in crude oil prices, buoyed the Indian equity markets for the sixth consecutive session on Monday. ...
Faraaz Ayaaz Hossain, the 20-year-old Bangladeshi student who was given a chance to escape to safety by IS militants at a Dhaka cafe but chose to stand by his friends including Indian victim Tarishi Jain and was subsequently killed, has earned plaudits for his act of bravery across the Indian subcontinent....
The West Bengal Assembly on Monday witnessed noisy scenes over the appointment of senior Congress leader Manas Bhunia as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)....
The CBI on Monday arrested Rajendra Kumar, principal secretary to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, for allegedly misusing his official position and facilitating tenders worth Rs 9.5 crore to a particular company. ...
The mortal remains of 19-years-old Tarishi Jain, who was among the 20 hostages killed in a gruesome terror attack in Dhaka, was on Monday brought here by her family for the last rites. ...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met the athletes who will be representing India at the forthcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and wished them the very best. The Prime Minister shook hands with the sportspersons and wished them the very best for their performance at an event at the Manekshaw Centre here. So far, around 100 athletes from...
Dhaka, July 4 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid tribute to the 20 hostages, most of them foreigners, and the two policemen who were killed in the almost 12-hour terror siege on a cafe in Dhaka on Friday evening. Monday marked the second day of national mourning after seven jihadis (six of whom were killed and one arres...
