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Sidhu, who shared space with the PoK President during Khans oath-taking ceremony and hugged the Pakistan Army Chief, has drawn flak and strong reactions from several quarters in India. (Photo: ANI)

Navjot Singh Sidhu defends himself, says was asked to sit next to PoK...

Sidhu said, 'If one is invited as guest of honour somewhere, then they have to sit wherever they are asked to.'

19 Aug 2018 6:34 PM IST

The main Kochi international airport, the seventh busiest in the country, has been rendered non-functional since August 14 due to flooding and torrential rains, and would remain closed till August 26. (Photo: PTI)

Team inspects Kochi naval base before starting commercial flight ops...

The Kochi naval base will be used by carriers such as Alliance Air to operate 70-seater ATR aircraft to places such as...

19 Aug 2018 5:56 PM IST

Takla, 1993 Mumbai blast accused, got Indian passport in 2011 with...

The passport recovered from Takla was issued by the Indian consulate in Dubai on February 8, 2011.

19 Aug 2018 5:42 PM IST

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said universities need to be safe spaces. (Photo: AP/File)

To tackle bad loans, Parliamentary panel seeks Raghuram Rajan's advice

The letter has been written to Rajan after Arvind Subramanian credited him for identifying the problem, the source said.

19 Aug 2018 5:34 PM IST

An aerial view of the flooded locality of Aluva after heavy rains, in Kerala on Friday. (Photo: File | PTI)

UAE-based Indian-origin tycoons pledge Rs 125 mn for flood-hit Kerala

Lulu Group, Fathima Healthcare as well as other UAE-based companies have donated towards the flood relief work.

19 Aug 2018 5:13 PM IST

The two were taken to the district hospital, where doctors declared them brought dead, police said. (photo: Representational)

70-yr-old woman dies after son declared doubtful citizen in Assam

Woman migrated to Assam from UP in 1945 died in pain of their children, born and brought up in Assam, being declared as...

19 Aug 2018 5:07 PM IST

The image was captioned as Milkha Singh in Bengali. (Photo: Twitter | @Lyfeghosh)

West Bengal: School textbook uses Farhan Akhtar's image, captions it...

The actor took to Twitter to urge the publishers of the book to recall and replace the book with the corrected...

19 Aug 2018 4:48 PM IST

Perarivalan, one of the convicts of the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. (Photo: File)

Make public all remission orders of life convicts: CIC on Rajiv Gandhi...

CIC held that it is in public interest that people get to know as to why a convict is being released.

19 Aug 2018 4:30 PM IST

Zargar, an engineer, is alleged to have been quite active on social media and had been expressing his liking for the activities of ISIS in Syria. (Photo:Facebook)

Kashmiri engineer suspected to be ISIS sympathiser deported from UAE

Irfan Ahmad Zargar, 36, was deported from the Gulf country on August 14 and subjected to questioning by various security...

19 Aug 2018 4:29 PM IST

Goas beaches and fun on the beaches are its primary crowd-pullers.

Goa may suffer just like Kerala, warns noted ecologist

Madhav Gadgil, a noted ecologist, said that Goa too was witnessing a rise in profit-driven activities which could cause...

19 Aug 2018 4:25 PM IST

65-year-old Samiuddin survived the brutal attack on him by the mob from adjoining Bajheda Khurd village on June 18. (Photo: Screengrab | Twitter @imMAK02)

I want justice, court will do it, says Hapur lynching survivor's son

19-yr-old Anas, whose father survived mob attack two months ago, is still trying to find his bearings and resume a...

19 Aug 2018 4:21 PM IST

A 6-year-old girl has claimed that she was sexually assaulted by a boy at her school in Linconshire. (Representational Image)

Sexual abuse in almost all shelter homes in Bihar: TISS report

TISS had conducted social audit of short stay homes across Bihar, has found certain institutions 'stood out in a manner...

19 Aug 2018 4:10 PM IST