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'Zinda Shaheed’ Recounts the Day Police Firing Killed 7 Farmers in Rajasthan
It was a bright day in October and farmers had been agitating for the past one month, demanding more water for their fields. There was tension in the air after a police lathi charge the previous day, which felled more than a hundred farmers. The cops open...
Amazon's Jeff Bezos 'Excited to Keep Investing' in India After Modi Meet
Amazon company has been aggressively investing in setting up fulfilment centres across India to ensure speedy delivery to consumers. It has 41 such warehouses across 13 states.
Scientist Kasturirangan to Head Panel on National Education Policy
The HRD ministry has appointed a new nine-member panel, headed by space scientist Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, to work on a New Education Policy (NEP).
Amitabh Bachchan Congratulates Women's Cricket Team, Kidambi Srikanth For Their Respective Wins
"Proud to be an Indian," Amitabh wrote in a series of tweets.
US-backed Syrian Groups Take Raqqa District from Islamic State
A US-backed Syrian coalition of Kurdish and Arab groups advanced against Islamic State in the jihadists' Syrian capital of Raqqa on Sunday, taking the al-Qadisia district, they said.
RBS to Cut Over 400 Jobs in UK, Move Many of Them to India
The UK's largest government-owned bank said it was moving the jobs, which help handle loans for small businesses, as part of an ongoing cost-cutting drive.
AI Privatisation Welcome But Clear Salary Dues First: Pilots
The proposal to privatise Air India is a welcome move but salary arrears should be settled first as promised earlier, feel pilots at the national carrier.
Modi Govt in a Fix Over Procedure to Appoint Judges
Left to take the ultimate call, the Narendra Modi government is in a fix over settling the “final” draft of the Memorandum of Procedure (MoP), which has to guide all future appointments of Supreme Court and high court judges.
Modi in US, Trump Says Will Discuss Key Strategic Issues With 'True Friend'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the United States on Sunday for the second leg of his three-nation tour for his first bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump, as the two leaders are set to hold discussions on a set of "strategically impor...
BJP at Crossroads Over Carving Out a Separate State of Gorkhaland
The Bengal faction of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has backed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s stand on Gorkhaland.
Former Cop Admits Accepting Bribe in Narada Case, Says Donated it Later
Mirza was the former Superintendent of Police of West Bengal's Burdwan district
Honda Engineer Admits Mistake in Takata Air Bag Failure Disclosure
Honda Motor Co released a 2013 email in which one of its engineers suggested to know about "the root cause" of Takata Corp air bag failures, but he later backtracked.
Employees of Apple Contractor Held For Selling Data in China
Each item of information was sold at 10 to 180 yuan (USD 26.24).
Pak Border Action Team Carried Dagger to Mutilate and Camera to Record Attack
The Pakistani Border Action Team (BAT) made up of special forces men and terrorists were armed with 'special daggers' and 'headband cameras' to mutilate and record the attack on the Indian Army patrol party after entering 600 meters across the LoC in Jamm...
Srinagar Lynching Most Unholy Act in the Month of Ramzan: Jitendra Singh
The agents of unrest have made sure that their own children are law abiding citizens in some of the best metros abroad, but they also ensure their neighbour’s children become stone pelters and sacrifice their lives, the minister said.
Dalit Kid Among 2 'Buried Alive' After Sand Mining Dispute, BJP MLA's Son Booked
The boy's father said Nishank Tripathi and mining contractor Manoj Shukla buried the two kids with a bulldozer after he resisted their attempts to dig sand from his field.