India

In a major heist, thieves broke open the safe of public sector Indian Overseas bank (IOB) in Tholassery here and decamped with Rs 27 lakh in old and new currency notes, police said on Monday.

A married man allegedly committed suicide by jumping before a train in the district as he was fed up with the abuse he was receiving on WhatsApp, railway police said on Sunday.

Five-year-old Aryan, son of an NRI couple living in Norway, who was taken into custody by the Norwegian Child Welfare Department on December 13 from his kindergarten school, is still at a foster home.

With the introduction of new IT facilities, citizens would get 170 e-services through 'Atal Seva Kendras' in Haryana.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said he was on tenterhooks and could not sleep a wink the night the army carried out surgical strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir on September 29.

Four people associated with the firm were arrested late evening after questioning, a DRI official said.

Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday slammed the central government's decision on demonetisation of high-value currency notes, saying the decision is "anti-poor" and favours 50 corporate families. He said demonetisation "is a firebomb on count...

According to the recommendation by the apex body for Child Rights, a candidate must produce a certificate from his child's school to prove that his/her ward is enrolled there and has regular attendance.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj memorial at an island in Arabian Sea off Mumbai coast on Saturday.

DMK President M.Karunanidhi was discharged from Kauvery Hospital on Friday and has returned to his home.

Delhi Metro will make 10 of its stations, across various sections of its network, go completely cashless from January 1, 2017, by opting digital payment app Paytm for token purchase and smart card recharge, it was announced on Friday.

In a stern message, the Centre on Friday told Manipur government that it can't escape responsibility for the "humanitarian crisis" arising out of the 52-day economic blockade by a Naga group and must work to end it, while making it clear that nobody will...

8 years after it was first proposed by the Cong-NCP government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday perform the Jal Poojan for a 192 mt tall statue of Maratha warrior king Shivaji.

Goa Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), has summoned the recently announced Aam Admi Party (AAP) chief ministerial candidate, Elvis Gomes, regarding a housing board controversy.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday sought a report from Indian Ambassador in Norway on the allegations made by an Indian couple that the Norwegian authorities have taken away their five-year-old child on frivolous complaint of abuse.

Zafaryab Jilani, member and advocate of the All India Personal Law Board, said the December 19th Madras High Court judgment banning a Shariat Court functioning in Chennai will have no sweeping effect as it “goes against the 2014 Supreme Court verdict.”