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After the 12 men were convicted on September 11, Wahid – along with Ataurrehman Sheikh whose elder son Faisal Sheikh was sentenced to death and his younger son Muzammil to life in jail – had met Abbas Parmar, Zahid and Naseem Shakir Merchant, a few of those affected...

Brazil and Russian Federation are deep in recession and South Africa is teetering on the brink, while China’s economy saw its weakest performance in 24 years in 2014. Most emerging markets have witnessed good inflows from foreign investors over the last 10-12 years.

The transport minister of the state, said that the decision has been taken as the population has increased since then. Maharashtra Transport Minister, Diwakar Raote issued a circular mentioning the newest development. We will ensure that the applicant of a permit has been a...

After surprising Delhi fans with an impromptu gig at an eating joint two months ago, American musician Chris Martin is back to India with his band Colplay, this time to shoot a video with kids here.

Contradicting his former live-in partner Indrani Mukherjea, now under arrest for the murder of their daughter Sheena Bora, Siddarth Das has said Upendra Nath Bora was Indrani’s father and not stepfather.

The BJP has also made changes to the country’s labour laws to make it easier for employers to lay off workers.

A large section of society has already criticised the move and evern rapped up the Mumbai police leading to an inquiry being ordered into the entire incident. However, hotels across the country routinely refuse to rent rooms to unmarried couples. Lion Heart Kejriwal wrote:...

The apex body of editors of news channels in India has expressed its dismay over the latest notices reportedly issued to three channels – ABP News, Aajtak and NDTV – on the questionable pretext that their coverage pertaining to Yakub Memon’s death sentence...

Authorities in the Indian capital of New Delhi arrested a journalist, who allegedly wanted to join the Islamic State group in Iraq, local media reports said Friday. He approached Iraq embassy where officials found his talks “incoherent” and handed him over to police.

A case has been registered by the Delhi police who started investigating the letter.

In November 2012, India executed a militant convicted for a 2008 attack by militant gunmen on Mumbai’s landmark Taj Hotel and other targets that killed 166 people, ending what many had seen as an undeclared moratorium on capital punishment.

About 300 prominent citizens, including at least eight retired judges of the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court, had urged India’s president to commute Memon’s sentence to life in prison, reflecting what appears to be growing uneasiness in India with the death penalty.

Bharti Airtel, the largest telecom operator in India, reported 24 per cent sequential increase in its June quarter net profit to Rs 1,554 crore, supported by strong performance of its India business and a one-time gain from sale of Africa tower assets. The profit was aided by a...

Post acquisition, Airtel will use the platform to expand its portfolio in mobile payments segment and will introduce new products targeted at migrants in urban areas that have families in rural towns and villages. Consolidated Mobile data revenues at Rs 3,459 crore, grew by 56.9...

The profit was aided by a net benefit after tax of Rs 458 crore, mainly related to the hiving off of tower assets in four African countries for about $1.3 billion.