Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, unseated on July 13 by a Supreme Court ruling, on Tuesday committed suicide, triggering shock waves nationwide, police said. Pul, 47, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his official residence. Incumbent Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein confirmed to IANS that Pul had committed suicide. "We ha...
Fifty prominent Republican national security experts have signed a letter denouncing Donald Trump's presidential candidacy and pledging not to vote for him....
India's hockey team conceded a goal barely three seconds from the hooter to lose 1-2 to Germany in its second match of the pool phase in the Olympic Games here on Monday. ...
Abhinav Bindra narrowly missed out on a medal after finishing fourth in the final of the men's 10 metre air rifle final at the Olympic Shooting Centre here on Monday. ...
In a ray of hope for hundreds of distressed Indians and workers of other nationalities rendered jobless, Saudi Arabian King Salman has issued a series of directives to address their problems, and also earmarked Saudi Riyal 100 million ($26 million) for the workers....
CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Monday denounced the "barbarous atrocities" committed on Kashmiri youths by security forces after visiting a 14-year-old Kashmiri girl blinded by pellets. ...
India on Monday took a major step towards a unified goods and services tax regime across the country, with parliament passing the relevant constitution amendment bill in what is seen as the most radical indirect tax reform in over six decades....
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill will go a long way in helping states, support small entrepreneurs and also curb the menace of corruption....
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who underwent surgery to fix a dislocated shoulder after she collapsed due to exhaustion during a rally at Varanasi, is recovering well and is likely to be discharged later this week, hospital authorities said on Monday. ...
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday introduced an amendment to the state excise duty law, elevating Feni -- a popular, locally brewed cashew-based alcohol -- to the status of a heritage spirit and bringing it on par with Scotch whisky and tequila. ...
