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The girls kin, when questioned, told the police that the teenage girl committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling of her house with a dupatta, part of her school uniform. (Representational Images)

18-yr-old IIT-Guwahati student from Karnataka hangs self in hostel...

Police said that 18-year-old Nagashree S C left behind a note stating that she wanted to be a teacher and not an...

12 Sept 2018 9:06 PM IST

Article 35A is a clarificatory provision to clear the issue of constitutional position as observed in the rest of country in contrast to J&K.

J&K chief secretary denies reports of civic, panchayat polls being...

The authorities said involving people at grass root level in running of democratic institutions is more important than...

12 Sept 2018 8:10 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has not been attending office since Monday and even skipped taking oath after being re-elected as Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: PTI | File)

Jaitley refutes Mallya's claim; says never gave appointment for...

'The statement is factually false in as much as it does not reflect truth,' Arun Jaitley said.

12 Sept 2018 7:33 PM IST

Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba suffered maximum damage in the cross-LoC surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Army used leopard urine, faeces as weapon' during surgical strike on...

Lt Gen (retd) Rajendra Nimbhorkar said time of the attack -- 3:30 am -- was chosen to ensure maximum damage to the...

12 Sept 2018 7:31 PM IST

The rupee on Thursday spurted 12 paise to 64.80 against the US currency. (Photo: AP)

US dollar ends sharply lower at 72.19 against Rupee

The US dollar ended sharply lower against the rupee at 72.18/19 per dollar.

12 Sept 2018 7:28 PM IST

Appearing before London court, Vijay Mallya on Wednesday said he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to settle matters before leaving India. (Photo: File | PTI)

Met Arun Jaitley to 'settle matters' before leaving India: Vijay...

Vijay Mallya said that the banks in India had filed objections to his settlement letters.

12 Sept 2018 6:18 PM IST

States across the country impose VAT or sales tax on petrol and diesel which vary from one to another.

Govt should have set up fuel price stabilisation fund: WB Finance...

There is deep concern in many quarters on what the Indian economy is doing at -"certain dangerous levels-".

12 Sept 2018 6:17 PM IST

Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel, who is on indefinite fast at his residence, rests in Ahmadabad, India. Hardik Patel has been on an indefinite fast for the last 11 days, demanding loan waivers for farmers and quotas for Patidars in government jobs and education under the Other Backward Class (OBC) category. (Photo: AP)

After 19 days, Hardik Patel ends indefinite fast; no talks with...

After ending his fast, the quota leader said, 'The fight for quota for my community and farm loan waiver will continue'.

12 Sept 2018 5:17 PM IST

Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

West Bengal govt seeks GRSE's aid to rebuild collapsed Majerhat bridge

It has also been approached to build a bridge replacing a collapsed one at Siliguri.

12 Sept 2018 4:26 PM IST

The BSE Sensex on Friday soared to life-time high of 33,270.62 and the NSE Nifty scaled another record high of 10.366.15 in opening trade. Photo: AP

Sensex zooms 305 points on value-buying; Rupee rebounds

The broader Nifty too regained the key 11,300-mark.

12 Sept 2018 4:19 PM IST

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company, one of Indias largest private life insurers has announced launch of a new and enhanced version of its flagship and highly popular term product Click 2 Protect 3D Plus.

HDFC Life elevates Vibha Padalkar as MD and CEO

Her appointment came after the current MD and CEO, Amitabh Chaudhry, resigned on September 8.

12 Sept 2018 3:52 PM IST

Global ratings agency Fitch on Monday said it is doubtful about the strength of corporate governance at ICICI Bank, amid allegations of impropriety against its MD and Chief Executive Officer Chanda Kochhar.

ICICI Bank warns of too much focus on tech-driven lending

ICICI Bank official has cautioned against excessive use of computer algorithms in lending and has called for applying...

12 Sept 2018 2:55 PM IST