India

The central government will try to build consensus on banning cow slaughter, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in Indore on Sunday. Cow slaughter has always been against the principles of the Bharatiya Janata Party, and that was why the…

Come Thursday when the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings are revised, Saina Nehwal will become the first Indian woman to be ranked No. 1 in singles. Following reigning World Champion Carolina Marin's semi-final loss to Ratchanok…

India's foreign exchange reserves, Forex reserves, hit an all-time high of 339.99 billion dollar in the week ended 20th March. A RBI release said that foreign currency assets, a major part of the overall reserves, grew by 4.54 billion…

The Reserve Bank of India, RBI, has revised regulations for non-banking finance lenders by directing them to get themselves rated by March 2016. In the revised regulatory framework on NBFCs notified on Friday evening, RBI further said,…

Swine flu has claimed a total of 1,994 lives in India this year with the total number of cases crossing the 33,000 mark, according to latest data from the health ministry on Thursday. In less than three months of this year, the toll has…

A magnificent century by Steven Smith and a superb 81 by Aaron Finch helped Australia post a mammoth total of 328/7 against India in the second semifinal at the SCG, Sydney. The winner will take on New Zealand in the final in Melbourne.…

President Pranab Mukherjee will visit former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his New Delhi residence to confer India's highest civilian honour 'Bharat Ratna' on him. Vajpayee has been ailing for some time and he won't be able to…

The 31 gas-based power units in the country with a capacity of 14,000 MW that are lying idle for lack of feed stock, will be allowed imports way of e-auctions, it was decided Wednesday. A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic…

India and China have agreed to take necessary steps to maintain peace and tranquility on the borders. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on Monday held talks with special representative of China Yang Jiechi on Boundary Question, in New…

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to two lawyers for allegedly making derogatory remarks against women in the BBC documentary, India's Daughter, on the gang rape of a para-medical student in Delhi on 16th December, 2012. The Apex…