India

Lahore attack on Christians kills 69

A bomb blast in a public park in Lahore killed 69 people and injured over 250, mostly women and children....

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 28 Mar 2016, 08:15

Govt plans to restrict car chases in films

Already feeling stifled because of statutory restrictions on scenes showing smoking and drinking, filmmakers may find their creativity further constrained...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 28 Mar 2016, 07:28

Govt may sell minority stake in Air India

At long last, the Narendra Modi government is contemplating minority stake sale in Air India, though privatization is still far...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 25 Mar 2016, 09:58

ISIS to crucify Indian priest on Good Friday?

Crucifixion in this day and age? Well, if reports are anything to go by, Tom Uzhunnalil, an Indian priest believed...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 25 Mar 2016, 03:41

New Punjab law shackles mind

The Punjab Assembly’s nod to the Indian Penal Code (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2016, that seeks life imprisonment for sacrilege of...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 24 Mar 2016, 11:06

No poverty in Modi’s India?

The New Delhi regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification, censor board in the common parlance, was recently...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 24 Mar 2016, 09:20

No private assurance to pharma firms: Govt

The government has denied that it “privately assured [pharmaceutical companies] that it will not issue any more compulsory license.” The...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 24 Mar 2016, 07:04

India should fight IS: Swamy

Known for his unconventional views, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy has suggested that India should join other countries...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 23 Mar 2016, 06:44

Rs 9k cr World Bank support for Swachh Bharat

The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accepted the support of $1.5 billion (about Rs 9,000 crore) from...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 23 Mar 2016, 04:29

JNU students protest again on Rohith issue

Jawaharlal Nehru University students on Wednesday protested outside the HRD Ministry in New Delhi. They were seeking the sacking of...

Read More  By :Ravi Shanker Kapoor 23 Mar 2016, 04:14