A diamond merchant in Gujarat's Surat city gifted nearly 500 cars and about 200 flats besides expensive jewellery as Diwali bonus to 1200 of his employees. The surprise bonus was given to nearly 1200 members of staff, who achieved their annual targets during the year, by their employer Savji Bhai

A day after election results were announced, a reunion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena appeared possible with the regional party publicly expressing its willingness to join the government without any conditions.  The BJP also sought to know from Transport Minister Nitin Gadk

MEERUT: A big crowd of gawkers has gathered around Yuvraj, a giant 1400kg Murrah bull that on Friday was crowned champion at Meerut's All India Cattle Show by a 10-member jury, startled as much by the animal's size as by his owner's refusal to sell it for a mind-boggling Rs 7 crore. As Yuvraj che

Integrated Missile Test Range, Balasore, Odisha:  India today successfully test-fired its potent nuclear-capable cruise missile 'Nirbhay', a state-of-the-art missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The test was conducted from the Integrated Missile Test Rang

NEW DELHI: The BJP will form the next government in both Maharashtra and Haryana, exit polls predicted on Wednesday. The only thing they did not agree on was whether the party would win a clear majority on its own. If the polls are proved right, it would validate the BJP's bold gamble in going it

Voting began for the Assembly elections across the booths in Maharashtra and Haryana on Wednesday. The polls are one of the biggest electoral tests after the Lok Sabha polls for Narendra Modi, who spearheaded a high-decibel BJP campaign to wrest power from the opposition in what promises to be a

HYDERABAD/VISAKHAPATNAM: The severity of destruction caused by Cyclone Hudhud emerged a day after it ravaged coastal Andhra Pradesh with human fatalities reaching a grim 22 on Monday. Fifteen people were killed in Visakhapatnam, six in Vizianagaram and one in Srikakulam, said government spokesman Pa

VISAKHAPATNAM/HYDERABAD: After ducking the devastating effects of the 2004 tsunami and the 1977 cyclone, the "City of Destiny" sadly had its date with disaster on Sunday when a very severe cyclonic storm Hudhud tore through the city, unleashing widespread destruction and bringing the otherwise bustl

Hyderabad: Indian authorities were evacuating hundreds of thousands of people Saturday as a powerful cyclone swept through the Bay of Bengal and headed toward the country’s east coast. Officials were stockpiling emergency supplies and rescue workers were on standby along the coastlines of Andhr

Child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistani teen Malala Yousafzai will share the prestigious Nobel peace prize for 2014. The two have been named joint winners of the 1.1 million dollar prize for their "struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of al

JAMMU:  There was a sharp decline in firing from Pakistan along the 200 km International Border in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others in his government took a tough stand, warning Pakistan that it would pay an "unaffordable price for its adventurism".

(Alaknanda river: Photo Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The Narendra Modi government, which believes itself to be efficient and hard working, got a slap on the wrist on Thursday from the Supreme Court which said it behaved like 'Kumbhakarna', the mythological character who loved sleeping for long period

New Delhi: Governments must be seriously hemmed in with guidelines for how many newspaper ads they can place and the ads must not "glorify politicians in power", says a committee appointed by the Supreme Court. NDTV has accessed the detailed report of the committee, which was created in April thi

MUMBAI: The Election Commission of India has issued a notice to Union surface transport and shipping minister Nitin Gadkari for allegedly inducing the voters to take bribes and then decided on whom to vote. The commission has vowed to take action against him if he did not clarify on his statement by

‘I will not speak a word against the Sena’ Explaining his silence on the Shiv Sena at his election rallies so far in Maharashtra, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he would not speak a word against the BJP’s estranged ally as a “tribute” to the late Balasaheb Thackeray. In his election

NEW DELHI: At least 5 people have been killed and 26 have been injured in a major ceasefire violation by Pak Rangers in Jammu & Kashmir's Arnia sector, according to Times Now. According to reports, Pak troops fired at BSF posts and also targeted civilian areas in Arnia sector. Reports say

PATNA: At least 33 people, most of them women and children, were killed and 26 injured in a stampede at Gandhi Maidan during Vijaya Dashmi celebrations on Friday. Panic stricken people ran amok in confusion after an electric pole snapped with a loud bang, leading many to believe a bomb had gone off.

NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a massive five-year Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India campaign on Mahatma Gandhi's 145th birth anniversary. The PM led a cleanliness pledge at Rajpath along with about 30 lakh government employees across the country. Early this morning h