Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar CM
Hours after RJD chief Lalu Prasad asserted that his son and Deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav would not resign from his post over corruption charges, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday evening resigned saying that it has become extremely difficult for him to occupy the CM's chair in the present circumstances.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad on Wednesday ruled out the resignation of his son Tejaswi Prasad Yadav as Bihar Deputy Chief Minister in the wake of the CBI filing an FIR against him as an accused in the land-for-hotels case.
Privacy is a fundamental right: Govt tells SC
Chief Justice Khehar sums up Centre’s arguments as also saying that not every aspect of privacy is a fundamental right and it “depends on a case-to-case basis.”
Dhawan, Pujara power India to 399/3 against Sri Lanka
Opener Shikhar Dhawan made the most of his lucky Test comeback to slam a career-best 190-run knock, while Cheteshwar Pujara continued his golden run as India posted a formidable 399/3 on day one of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Won’t declare 39 missing Indians in Mosul as dead, says Sushma in Lok Sabha
The External Affairs Minister was making a statement in the Lok Sabha on the fate of 39 Indian nationals missing in Iraq since 2014.
Trump bars transgender individuals from US armed forces
The United States will not “accept or allow” transgender people in the United States military, President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday, reversing a decision taken by the Barack Obama administration last year.
Actor Charmee Kaur appears before SIT in Hyderabad drug racket case
Charmee is the seventh person from the Telugu film industry to appear before the SIT, which has summoned 12 persons, including directors and actors, for questioning in the case.
Sensex, Nifty scale record high amid global rally
The benchmark BSE Sensex on Wednesday climbed 154 points to end at all time high of 32,382.46 while the NSE Nifty closed above the 10,000 mark for the first time on buying in pharma, banking and oil&gas stocks amid rally in global markets.
Quiz: Desperate housewives, queens and killers
With The Handmaid’s Tale garnering much talk in the Netflix circles, here is a quiz on TV/web shows that are women-centric.
Airtel to roll out VoLTE service across India by March’18
Telecom major Bharti Airtel plans to roll out VoLTE service, that enables phone calls using 4G technology, across India by end of the current financial year, a top official of the company said on Wednesday.
Day in numbers: A Kargil milestone, and Flipkart’s offer
Online marketplace Snapdeal has agreed to Flipkart’s revised takeover offer of up to $950 million and more..
