Gujarat Cong boss quits; MLA raises Ram mandir, heads to BJP

In a double whammy for Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls, Gujarat unit working chief Ambarish Der and senior MLA Arjun Modhwadia resigned on Monday expressing anguish over the party's decision to......

Day 5: Farmers to protest outside BJP leaders' homes

The Bharti Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) will on Saturday hold dharnas outside the residences of three senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Punjab on the fifth day of the farmers' protest over......

Modi lands in South Africa, gets rakhi tied on his wrist

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he was looking forward to the deliberations and meetings with world leaders during the 15th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) Summit as......

BJP to contest all 60 seats Meghalaya, 20 in Nagaland

The Bharatiya Janata Party will contest on all 60 seats of the Meghalaya assembly and fight the Nagaland elections in an alliance with the state's ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party,......

Most US H-1B employers pay migrant workers well below market rates: Report

Researches reveal that many firms that employ H-1B workers directly, including some of the biggest names in the technology industry such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Qualcomm, Salesforce......

Why Indian IT firms may face bigger US visa hurdle this year

According to experts, while allegations against Indian IT firms of visa misuse are nothing new, this time the scrutiny could be much greater Earlier this month, reports surfaced that two of the......

250 laid-off at Disney, replaced with Indian H1-B workers: Report

Around 250 Disney employees were told in late October last year that they would be laid off and many of their jobs were transferred to immigrants on H1-B visas brought in by an outsourcing firm......

India's gold production drops 8% in 2014-15

India's gold production dropped 8 per cent to 1.43 tonne in 2014-15 compared to 1.56 tonne in 2013-14 financial year. Minister of State for Steel and Mines Vishnu Deo Sai in a written reply to the......

PIX: When Vidya Balan got mobbed by children!

Vidya Balan may have gained fame with author-backed roles in films dealing with adult themes but the actress seems to have a sizeable fan following among children too. She was recently mobbed......

ISL: Odisha edge out SC East Bengal, keep semis hopes alive

Photograph: Kind courtesy ISL/Twitter Javier Hernandez scored a decisive goal as Odisha FC beat SC East Bengal 2-1 to keep their semifinal hopes alive in the Indian Super League (ISL), in Vasco,......

ISL: SC East Bengal strike late to hold Chennaiyin FC

IMAGE: SC East Bengal players celebrate after Lalrinliana Hnamte scored the injury time equaliser to hold Chennaiyin FC during their Indian Super League match on Wednesday. Photograph: ISL/Twitter......

ISL: Kiyan nets hattrick for Mohun Bagan in 'Kolkata Derby'

IMAGE: Kiyan Nassiri celebrates. Photograph: ISL/Twitter Young midfielder Kiyan Nassiri scored a memorable hat-trick as ATK Mohun Bagan once again humiliated a below-par SC East Bengal 3-1 in......

Luger Keshavan to vie for medal in his 6th Winter Olympics

IMAGE: Shiva Keshavan. Photograph: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters Luger Shiva Keshavan and cross-country skier Jagdish Singh will represent India in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics which begins on......

PIX: Sardar Singh, Jhajharia, bask in Khel Ratna glory

IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to hockey player Sardar Singh at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2017 function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on......