20 seats to witness straight contest in Nagaland polls

One third of the Assembly constituencies in Nagaland, which is going to the polls on February 23, will witness a straight contest. Nagaland has 60 Assembly constituencies and in 20 constituencies......

50 killed in Easter Sunday bombings in Nigeria

At least 50 people were feared killed in two car bomb explosions near a church during Easter Sunday services in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, eye-witnesses and emergency services said.......

2G case: Raja refused permission to appear, assist lawyer in SC

A Delhi court on Friday refused permission to jailed former Telecom Minister A Raja to visit and assist his lawyers in the Supreme Court during hearings in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, saying......

Thanks to a vendor, no casualty in Guwahati blast

A timely detection by an alert roadside ice-cream vendor helped cops to save a crowded locality in the main business hub in Guwahati city on Thursday night from the impact of a powerful bomb blast......

Chinese investments in India increased to $870 mn in 2015

Total FDI from China in India so far is about $1.24 billion Chinese investments in India grew six-fold in 2015 to $870 million from the previous year while more investments are in the pipeline......

Brands eye big business from cleanliness drive

Image: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the Swach Bharat Mission.   The government's new initiative appears to be timely for health and hygiene players, battling low awareness and the......

Six months in power: Modi's 6 big ideas to transform India

Partial dismantling of subsidies, move towards a more transparent policy on natural resources and efforts to make India more inviting for foreign investors are some of Modi government's big......

How a Boy from Slums Fought His Way to Asian Gold

‘My trainer adopted me and paid for all my expenses’: Sunny Fulmali IMAGE: Sunny Fulmali turns family sacrifice into gold. Photographs and Videos: ANI/X From a slum in Maharashtra to the top......

Youth Asian Games: India's medal haul swells!

IMAGE: India's Khushi Chand defeated China's Lou Jinxiu in the final to win gold in the 46kg category at the Asian Youth Games on Thursday. Photograph: Kind courtesy Boxing Federation/X India......

Osaka laughs off 'too sunburned' comment

IMAGE: Naomi Osaka is one of a group of successful mixed-race athletes. Photograph: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for AYS Sports Marketing Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka has laughed off......

Rahane spells very little ahead of 1st Test

Will miss Ishant, no decision on combination: Rahane IMAGE: Ajinkya Rahane is expected to lead in the last three Tests after regular skipper Virat Kohli goes on paternity leave. Photograph:......

Bopanna beaten; Somdev, Sania win

Somdev Devvarman and Sania Mirza breezed into the quarter-finals after easy victories but Rohan Bopanna bowed out of the men's singles competition at the Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. Up against......