Bihar school teacher jailed for 'don't vote for Modi' remark in classroom

A government school teacher in Bihar has been arrested and sent to jail for allegedly telling children in his class "nobody should vote for Modi", an official said on Sunday. IMAGE: Prime Minister......

'My body can't take this pressure of having babies'

'The minute I tell couples to use condoms or suggest permanent birth control, they ignore it or just change the topic.' India has surpassed China to become the world's most populous nation with......

Tej Pratap storms out of RJD meet, says party leader abused him

The Rashtriya Janata Dal national executive meeting on Sunday witnessed a ruckus as RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's elder son and Bihar cabinet minister Tej Pratap Yadav came out of the meeting......

RJD enters Bihar council poll fray, to contest 3 of 7 seats

The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar on Monday threw its hat in the ring for upcoming biennial elections to the state legislative council, announcing candidates for three of the seven seats......

Inflation firefight: Price stabilisation fund in offing

As part of its six-month action plan to arrest the surge in food prices, the Centre will set up a price-stabilisation fund and make offences under the Essential Commodities Act non-bailable.......

Salt at Rs 150-200 a kg in Bihar

Rumours of acute scarcity of salt triggered panic buying in half a dozen districts of Bihar on Wednesday and Thursday.According to state government sources, a rumour originated from Madhubani......

Asian Games: India's schedule on October 1

IMAGE: Jyothi Yarraji will be in action in round one of the women’s 200m. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Sunday,......

Asian Games: India's Schedule on September 30

IMAGE: Mirabai Chanu will be in action in Hangzhou on Saturday, September 30. Photograph: Edgard Garrido/Reuters Following is India’s schedule at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on......

22 new athletes added to Asian Games contingent

IMAGE: Track and Field sprinter Amlan Borgohain has been added to India's contingent on Thursday. Photograph: Himanta Biswa Sarma/Twitter The sports ministry on Thursday shared a revised list of......

ISSF Worlds: Rajeshwari earns India's seventh Olympic quota

IMAGE: Rajeshwari Kumar became the second trap shooter after Shagun Chowdhary to earn an Olympic quota in women's trap. Photograph: SAI Media/Twitter Shotgun shooting runs in her family, and trap......

Rupinder Pal Singh named captain for Asia Cup

Photograph: Kind courtesy Rupinder Pal Singh/Twitter Veteran drag flicker Rupinder Pal Singh, who recently came out of retirement, will lead India at the Asia Cup as Hockey India on Monday......