India

"Does Changing Marks Enhance Jadavpur Presitige?" Asks Partha Chatterjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee has said Jadavpur University authorities should ponder whether changing the marks of candidates in the new merit list of History will enhance the prestige of the premier institution.

Asian Games 2018: Day 1 India Schedule, When And Where To Watch, Live Coverage On TV, Live Streaming Online

NDTVSports | Saturday August 18, 2018

India will be banking largely on their shooters, wrestlers and boxers to deliver gold at the Asian Games in Indonesia to better the 57-medal mark they achieved in Incheon four years ago..

Tamil Nadu Policeman Arrested For Stealing "Expensive" Mobile Phone

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

A constable has been arrested on the charge of stealing an 'expensive' mobile phone seized from a group of North Indians taken into custody in connection with betting on a local cricket match in Tirunelveli recently, police said today.

Key Suspect In Rationalist Narendra Dabholkar's Murder Arrested By CBI

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday August 18, 2018

A key suspect in the murder of rationalist Narendra Dabholkar has been arrested by CBI, five years after the 67-year-old was shot dead by gunmen in Pune.

AAP Lawmakers To Donate Salary For Flood-Hit Kerala

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday August 18, 2018

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) head Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced that all party ministers, MLAs and MPs will donate a month's salary for flood-hit Kerala.

Month-Long, Countrywide Campaign To Expose Modi Government: Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

The Congress today decided to launch a month-long, countrywide agitation to expose the Modi government on its alleged corruption and scams including the Rafale fighter jet deal in which it has demanded an investigation by a joint parliamentary committee (JPC).

Geo-Tag Plants, Monitor Their Growth: Arvind Kejriwal On Plantation Drive

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today directed officials to geo-tag plants and monitor their survival rate under the the government's mega plantation drive in September.

Shahbaz Sharif Set To Become Leader Of Opposition In Pakistan

World News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Shahbaz Sharif is set to become the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly as 111 lawmakers have nominated him for the slot, a media report said today.

11-Year-Old Girl Kidnapped From Home, Gangraped In Uttarakhand

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

An 11-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped and killed after being kidnapped from her house in Uttarkashi district, police said today.

Opinion: Cannot Tell My Father Of Atal-Ji's Death - By Jaswant Singh's Son

Opinion | Manvendra Singh | Saturday August 18, 2018

The only person my father, Jaswant Singh, called on after being expelled from the BJP over authoring Jinnah's biography was his friend, mentor, guide, and every other term of affection that befits the unique relationship he shared with the man India knew as Atal Behari Vajpayee.

Farmer's Body Found In Well In Uttar Pradesh, Police Suspect Murder

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

The body of a farmer was recovered today from a well at a village in Banda district, approximately 198 km from state capital Lucknow. Police suspect this to be a murder case.

Delhi's Health Official Wins WHO Award On Tobacco Control Initiative

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

Delhi government's additional director of health S K Arora has been awarded the prestigious WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 Award for his extraordinary contribution towards tobacco control.

Bengal BJP Planning All Party Condolence Meet For Atal Bihari Vajpayee

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

The West Bengal BJP unit is planning to organize an all party condolence meeting for former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee who passed away in New Delhi on August 16.

Hyundai India Donates Rs. 1 Crore Towards Kerala's Flood Relief Fund

CarAndBike Team | Saturday August 18, 2018

Hyundai has joined the growing list of auto manufacturers in India who has donated towards Kerala's Chief Minister Distress Relief Fund. The South Korean carmaker has announced donating Rs. 1 crore extending support to Kerala.

"I Am Sorry" Banners By Boyfriend In Maharashtra Locality Upset Police

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 18, 2018

A man put up over 300 banners and hoardings in a plush locality of Maharashtra's Pimpri Chinchwad area in Pune apparently to make up with his girlfriend after a fight, but the antic has riled the local police.