Two youths were today killed during clashes between security forces and protesters in south Kashmir, taking the death toll in the ongoing unrest in the Valley to 78. Read More
Any Indian can now recommend any achiever for the prestigious Padma Awards, with the government throwing open the nomination process to general public to make it transparent and curb the crony culture of influence, lobbying and sychophancy. Read More
President Pranab Mukherjee today approved the 122nd Constitution Amendment Bill that would pave the way for implementation of a common Goods and Services Tax (GST) across the nation. Read More
The US has sought more progress in the trial of 2008 Mumbai terror attacks being held in Pakistan and said it wants to see “accountability and justice” for the 166 people, including six Americans, killed in the incident. Read More
Inflation warrior Urjit Patel has assumed charge as the 24th Governor of Reserve Bank with several immediate priorities, including clean up of banks and containing inflation without hurting growth. Read More
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told his British counterpart Theresa May during their first meeting that Britain’s new visa policy could have a “negative impact” on Indian working professionals’ short term business visits to the UK. Read More
The Pope said Mother Teresa put into practice his ideal of the church as a merciful “field hospital” for the spiritually and materially poor. Read More
Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov died today, the government announced, ending over a quarter of a century of his iron-fisted rule in the Central Asian nation with no clear successor lined up. Read More
In yet another set back to Lucknow based Sahara group, the Supreme Court Friday asked the Subrat Roy led group to come clean by disclosing its sources from where it had raised Rs 25,000 crore and paid its investors in cash, observing that it is “difficult to digest” as such a huge amount “cannot fall from the heavens.” Read More
Rousseff, 68, was convicted by 61 of the 81 senators of illegally manipulating the national budget. The vote, passing the needed two-thirds majority, meant she was immediately removed from office. Read More
