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The attacks are intended to send a wider message through society on moral standards and to gain control over the thinking of people, say right wing leaders.

On his part, Shatrughan Sinha has been peeved at not being given any key role in the 2015 Bihar assembly poll campaign.

The politics of what these figures could mean or what they could be 'spun' to mean is something to ponder.

When global stocks plunged on Monday after a sell-off in Chinese shares, investors were asking whether the rout in equities, commodities and currencies would be like the last Asian currency crisis in 1997. India weathered

The 5G world, once established, will not be just about Internet speeds.

The Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) was unveiled in the NDA government’s first budget for developing infrastructure around core heritage areas of 12 cities.

An explanation of why the anonymous hacking of a cheating web site is worrying men and women with secrets around the world.

The BJP promises to make a truly modern city out of Bengaluru on the back of its mandate. For this to happen the Congress will have to play tango.

On the surface, this might seem like a demand for reservation, but dig deeper and what the Patidars really want is scrapping of caste based reservation.

With Bihar elections in sight and AAP supporting Nitish-Lalu alliance, there is distrust between the Centre and the state.

The statistics do make you sit up. August alone has seen 477 cases against 11 and 142 cases in the last two years, respectively.

The huge plunge in the stock market on Monday was not generated by a few brokers' cartel in India. It was a global seize-up.

The central bank managed to add $ 34 billion through inflows from foreign currency deposits and a concessional swap facility for banks.

Investors seem to have matured as well. Unlike in 2008, investment advisers did not receive many frantic calls on Monday, and investors seemed to understand the situation much better

The sharpest fall in China’s stocks since 2007 came despite Beijing’s latest attempt to support the equity market.

Sensex fell 1,624 points, or 5.94 %, on Monday, the most in over 6 years, raising fresh apprehensions about India’s ability to tide over uncertainties triggered by a slowing China.

Ahead of the Patel rally in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, Leena Misra analyses where each side stands.

The Defence Ministry spokesperson said the fighter aircraft had taken off from Srinagar airfield on a routine training sortie; a court of inquiry has been ordered into the cause of the accident.

The government is checking out if all call drops are due to congestion as claimed by the telecom companies.

West Asia, the crucible of three important faiths, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, has witnessed centuries of competing claims to buildings, land and people.

First Lieutenant Shaye Haver and Captain Kristen Griest of the US Army may not have broken the military’s brass ceiling, but they have definitely cracked it. Last Friday, they were awarded the prestigious Ranger tab

4.56 lakh girls were missing on average every year for the period 2001-12. The reason is sex-selective abortions, which though declining in number, continues in the country.

How is the new bidding process different from earlier occasions? What concerns were raised by the bidders?

The civic body polls come soon after the Lalit Modi storm that had embroiled Raje and son Dushyant and the BJP had expected to fare far worse.

The Nitish model has looked impressive in comparison with Lalu raj, going head to head with Modi is a different ball game