Doklam stand-off: Pentagon tells China, India to engage in direct dialogue
India and China should engage in direct dialogue free of any “coercive aspects” to reduce the tension over a military standoff in Dokalam, the Pentagon has said.
Analysis: The return of Smriti Irani
A year after she lost the prestigious Human Resources Development (HRD) ministry, she was handed additional charge of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry.
Congress MLA M. Vincent arrested for rape in Kerala
Congress MLA M. Vincent was arrested by Kerala Police on July 22, 2017, a day after being charged with sexual harassment and stalking of a 51-year-old woman who attempted suicide earlier this week.
Heavy rains in Gujarat: two killed, 6000 shifted to safe locations
Heavy rains in Gujarat has led to floods in several parts of the state in which two persons were killed while more than 200 people stranded in floods were rescued by NDRF, Air Force and other agencies.
India’s democracy has completely been funded by invisible money, says Arun Jaitley
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday blamed the Election Commission for failing to check the use of ‘invisible money’ in elections and slammed political parties for preferring the status quo instead of suggesting improvements to the electoral bonds scheme proposed in the Budget.
Army jawans 'beat up' policemen on Amarnath yatra duty
Over six policemen on the Amarnath duty were injured as a group of Army jawans in plain clothes allegedly thrashed them “for being stopped at a nakka” on the Srinagar-Baltal route in Ganderbal.
Arrest those who threatened Malayalam author Ramanunni: Owaisi
AIMIM president's remarks comes a day after Ramanunni lodged a police complaint regarding an anonymous threat letter warning him that his right arm and left leg would be chopped off if he did not convert to Islam within six months.
India needs a data empowerment law: Nilekani
Acknowledging that privacy issues currently being considered by a nine-judge Supreme Court bench are important, the former chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India said the larger issue is to get citizens to use their own data more effectively and backed China's approach of compelling companies to host Chinese users’ data within the country, instead of overseas.
Sri Lanka need favourable pitches to trouble India, says Gambhir
Gambhir says India will be too good for Sri Lanka in the tour, beginning with the first Test from July 26. The left-handed batsman will be part of ESPNcricinfo’s new show ‘Turn and Bounce’ as an expert.
Dear Saif, how can you compare genetically hybrid racehorses to artistes, writes Kangana
Continuing the ongoing nepotism ‘debate’, Kangana Ranaut said that she would be “a farmer” if Saif Ali Khan's point about family genes were true.
