Here is how Virat Kohli and Co. celebrated Independence Day 2017

It is a historic day for Indians living all around the world. Today, 15th of August marks India's independence from the British, which was attained in 1947. This year represents 71st year of Indian independence. The national flag of India was hoisted earlier in the morning in New Delhi by PM Narendra...

UP madrasas refuse to sing national anthem

Many madrasas across Uttar Pradesh defied on Tuesday a controversial state government diktat that asked staff and students at the Islamic educational institutions to sing the national anthem and videograph Independence Day celebrations. In Kanpur, Meerut and Bareilly, three of the biggest madrasa...

Is that a UFO? Mysterious ring over a Chinese beach [VIDEO]

A mysterious black smoke ring hovering for a short time over a beach in northeastern China has stunned the viewers. The UFO-like object was spotted over Jinshitan beach in Dalian, China, on August 12. Hundreds of beachgoers watched the mysterious black ring before it disappeared from view, but...

Rs 1.75 lakh crore under scrutiny post note ban

Vowing to continue the crackdown on black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that over Rs 1.75 lakh crore deposited in banks post note-ban and more than 18 lakh people with disproportionate income are under government scrutiny. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort...

Minor Allegedly Raped On her Way from I-Day Function

A class 8 student was allegedly raped by a middle-aged man while she was returning from school after Independence Day celebrations at the Children's Traffic Park, located in the heart of Chandigarh. The Chandigarh Police have registered a case of rape after the girl lodged a complaint. The assaulter...

The Kapil Sharma Show: Sidhu furious with Kapil for replacing him with this lady?

Kapil Sharma is again in news for the wrong reasons. It has been reported that Kapil and Navjot Singh Sidhu had a big verbal fight for replacing the latter on The Kapil Sharma Show with Archana Puran Singh for one day. Kapil and Sidhu were supposed to shoot for an episode of The Kapil Sharma Show...

Emotional Yogi Adityanath says none can be more sensitive towards children than me

With the number of children deaths at the BRD Hospital in Gorakhpur reaching 68, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today got emotional and said that no one can be more sensitive towards children than him. Yogi Adityanath and Union Health Minister J P Nadda today visited the BRD Hospital...

Chinese airline 'misbehave' with Indians

Beijing: India has taken up with China a complaint filed by an Indian passenger alleging misbehaviour with Indians at the Shanghai Pudong international airport by the staff of a Chinese airline, a report said on Sunday. The airline has denied the allegation. The matter has been taken up with the...

Do not sing national anthem and national song: Cleric asks madarsas

Contrary to the Yogi Adityanath's government order, a prominent Bareilly cleric on Saturday asked the UP madarsas to not to sing national anthem and the national song on the Independence Day. The cleric also asked the Islamic schools not to record the Independence Day celebrations as directed by...

Type 2 diabetes rise in children 'disturbing'

The figures come from a report by child health experts which found 110 more cases among under-19s in 2015-16 than two years previously. The youngest children affected are aged between five and nine. Council leaders said urgent action on childhood obesity was needed. The Local Government Association,...

What does North Korea Kim Jong-un really want?

Is there anything the US could give North Korea that would make it end its nuclear and missile programmes? Given the escalating war of words between the US and North Korea, and Donald Trump's warning of "fire and fury" if Kim Jong-un overtly threatens the United States or launches missiles against...

Independence Day 2017 "will not be celebrated" specified way in Bengal schools : Mamata Government

The Mamata Banerjee-led Bengal administration has got into a direct confrontation with the centre over Independence Day celebrations scheduled for next week. Amidst the raging controversy over BJP ruled Uttar Pradesh government's diktat making it compulsory for Madrasa students to sing the national...

Blue Whale challenge: Bengal boy found dead, Doon kid stopped from killing self

A class 10 boy in West Bengal killed himself on Saturday while a class 5 student in Dehradun was stopped from taking the extreme step by his school authorities on Friday. According to people in the know, both played Blue Whale Challenge, the lethal online game which provokes players to do daring,...

India Behaving Like Mature Power in Doklam Standoff

India is "behaving like a mature power" in the Doklam standoff in the Sikkim section and making China look like an adolescent throwing a tantrum, a top American defence expert has said. India and China have been locked in a face-off in the Doklam area for the last 50 days after Indian troops...

Another court petition challenges Taj Mahal's story

Besides being on the top of the world's 'Wonders List', the Taj Mahal also ranks high on the list of monuments connected to controversies. Apart from being the primary cause of the industrial denudation of its host city Agra, the Taj Mahal is also at the centre of a debate over its alleged origin...

India deploys more troops along China border in Sikkim, Arunachal, 'caution level' raised

In a strategically key move, India has poured in more troops along the entire stretch of its border with China in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in the face of heightened rhetoric by Beijing over the Doklam standoff, senior government officials said on Friday. The "caution level" among the troops...

Train crash kills 36, injures more than 109

Cairo: Two passenger trains collided on Friday just outside Egypt's Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, killing at least 36 people and injuring about 109, according to two medical officials. Two senior medical officials in Alexandria, Mohammed Abu Homs and Magdy Hegazy, gave the casualty...

Top 5 health and fitness tips for 50s

It's high time to take good care of your heart when you reach your 50s. Both men and women belonging to this age group need to be more concerned about their diet and lifestyle. Here's a few tips for people in their 50s to stay in good shape: Make sure you exercise regularly and keep a check...

31 children dead, govt orders magisterial probe

As many as 31 children lost their lives due to encephalitis in last 48 hours at Gorakhpur's BRD Hospital. Out of 31, 17 children died in the neo-natal ward, 5 in AES (acute encephalitis syndrome) ward and 8 in the general ward. According to the sources, oxygen supply was disrupted by the provider...

12-year-old boy crushed to death by former PM motorcade

Pakistan:  A 12-year-old boy was on Friday crushed to death by a speeding vehicle which was part of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif's 'homecoming' motorcade in Pakistan's Punjab province. Sharif's convoy left from Jelhlum to Lahore where the incident took place at Lala Musa, some 225-km...

Bid to traffic 4 girls from Jalpaiguri tea gardens foiled

Presence of mind along with prompt action by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) saved 4 girls including a juvenile from being trafficked from the tea gardens of Jalpaiguri in North Bengal. Two traffickers were also arrested in connection with this incident. On Wednesday night, RPF personnel while...

11 more women claim hair 'mysteriously' chopped off, doctors blame mass hysteria

A day after a 60-year-old woman was killed in Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of cutting off people's hair and 11 more women complained of braids being chopped off in Delhi-NCR on Thursday, psychiatrists blamed mass hysteria as panic spread. Police, too, have requested people not look at these incidents...

Schools not asked to install mobile jammers, but can be installed in school buses to block porn sites: HRD ministry

The Central Government has cleared that it hasn't directed public or private schools to install jammers in school premises. However, the HRD ministry cleared that jammers can be installed in buses to prevent access of pornographic sites on the cell phones by anyone. Rajya Sabha MPs Sarojini Hembram...

Girl student forced to strip by teacher for scoring less marks in exam

Class 6th student was allegedly beaten up in Uttarakhand's Roorkee district. The victim was forcefully undressed by teacher for securing one and a half mark in an exam. In her statement, the victim said.''I was asked to remove my clothes, when I refused teacher slapped me and forcefully started...

Declare whether virgin or married: IGIMS form

Bihar's premier government hospital, the Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS), kicked up a row by asking its new recruits to declare if they are "virgins" or married but later dropped the word and replaced it with "unmarried". Amid the furore over the issue, the health minister,...