UK PM Theresa May secures majority by striking deal with DUP
Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said on Monday it would support Prime Minister Theresa May's government on legislation concerning Britain's exit from the European Union , securing her a slender majority in parliament.
India will not hesitate to secure its interests, PM Modi tells Indian Americans
India is characteristically restrained in its strategic behavior but it would not hesitate to demonstrate its determination in securing the interests of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a gathering of the Indian American community in the U.S capital on Sunday, citing the “surgical strikes” against Pakistan as an example.
Five from Andhra held for damaging Sabarimala mast
Five persons were taken into custody by the Pampa police for pouring a liquid on the gold-covered base (Panchavargathara) of the newly installed temple mast at Sabarimala on Sunday afternoon.
Chinese troops transgress Sikkim sector in Doka La area
In another transgression, Chinese troops entered India in the Sikkim sector and jostled with Indian army personnel guarding the Sino-India frontier, besides destroying two bunker.
Jaitley asks J&K to implement GST from July 1
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday asked Jammu and Kashmir to roll out GST from July 1 as failure to implement it will lead to “adverse impact” of price rise and put local industry at a disadvantage.
Now, Indrani Mukerjea booked for prison riot
The Nagpada police on Sunday registered an FIR against inmates of the women's prison in Byculla in connection with the riot that occurred at the prison following an inmates's death on Friday. Among those named in the FIR include Indrani Mukerjea, an undertrial in the Sheena Bora murder case.
Space scientists in India and America are on tenterhooks as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump meet for the first bilateral in Washington on Monday.
In three months, Rajdhani, Shatabdi trains to have a makeover
Trolley service for catering, uniformed staff, and on-board entertainment are some of the changes slated to be introduced in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains from October this year.
Kuldeep Yadav a lethal bowler: Kohli
The young Kuldeep Yadav scalped three wickets in his second ODI to help India restrict West Indies to 205-6. Skipper Virat Kohli described the spinner as a lethal bowler.
Finding their voice with Radio Active
Priyanka Divaakar R, the first transgender radio jockey in the country, is a well-known voice in Bengaluru. Her weekly show on the LGBT community, Yari Varu, is in its third season. She reaches out to this section of society using the city’s first community radio station, Radio Active CR 90.4 MHz, which celebrated its first decade on Sunday.
