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Kapil Sibal calls Maurya's madrasa remarks communal, asks 'Are chanda chors patriotic?'

India, Aug. 5 -- Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday criticised Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya over his remarks on madrasa education, calling them communal and asking whe... Read More


NC leaders protest on Article 370 anniversary, demand restoration of J&K's special status

India, Aug. 5 -- National Conference (NC) leaders on Wednesday held a protest in Srinagar on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370, demanding the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's ... Read More


Police officer stabbed multiple times by drunk man in Jharkhand's Sahibganj

India, Aug. 5 -- An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) was injured after being repeatedly stabbed by an allegedly drunk man while responding to a distress call in Jharkhand's Sahibganj district, police sai... Read More


Amarnath Yatra suspended from Jammu on Article 370 anniversary amid high security

India, Aug. 5 -- The annual Amarnath Yatra was suspended from the base camp here on Wednesday as authorities heightened security across Jammu and Kashmir on the seventh anniversary of the abrogation o... Read More


Kerala minister expresses regret over remarks on women using free bus travel scheme

India, Aug. 5 -- Kerala Transport Minister C P John on Wednesday, Aug 5, expressed regret over his remarks about women using the state's free Priyadarshini bus travel scheme, saying he had no intentio... Read More


Markets surge in early trade as crude crashes; RBI decision looms

India, Aug. 5 -- In a stunning early trade move that caught many off guard, stock market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty rocketed higher on Wednesday after crude oil prices plunged sharply and foreign fun... Read More


Praggnanandhaa tops rapid standings at St. Louis, takes one-point lead into blitz

India, Aug. 5 -- Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa finished atop the rapid section of the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament, taking a one-point lead into the 18-round blitz phase and strengthening ... Read More


Afghan child deaths rise as funding cuts force food aid suspension: UN

India, Aug. 5 -- Child malnutrition has reached critical levels in a third of Afghanistan's provinces and is expected to worsen as funding shortfalls force cuts in food distributions and other support... Read More


KCB, fund managers create Sh388bn fund to sweeten investor exit

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- A group of fund managers has set up a Sh388 billion ($ 3 billion) reserve aimed at buying out investors seeking to exit their stakes in firms through the Nairobi Securities Exchange... Read More


KCB, fund managers create Sh388bn fund to ease NSE investor exits

Nairobi, Aug. 5 -- A group of fund managers has set up a Sh388 billion ($ 3 billion) reserve aimed at buying out investors seeking to exit their stakes in firms through the Nairobi Securities Exchange... Read More