23:56
Three children were today injured when a crude bomb dumped in a garbage heap went off, triggering panic in Allahabad, where a powerful explosion had claimed five lives less than a month ago. The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Daraganj police station area. A six-year-old...
23:56
DMK chief M Karunanidhi, whose party is a key UPA constituent, today declined tocomment on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's name being proposed for the top post by the SP and the TMC. I can't comment on all that, was the DMK patriarch's response. (Once) all this confusion ends, I will...
23:55
In the backdrop of Trinamool Congress and SP countering the Congress with three names for the Presidential race, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V Narayanaswamy met Pranab Mukherjee late on Wednesday night. There was no official word from either Mukherjee or Narayanaswamy on...
23:55
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav had taken A P J Abdul Kalam into confidence before naming him as one of the presidential candidates. There was, however, no confirmation from Kalam's office. But sources in the Samajwadi Party said Yadav and...
23:54
Eight people were killed in an accident in the Vizag steel plant on Wednesday, said sources. An explosion was reportedly caused by a fire at the steel plant, they said.
23:02
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has reportedly told the Congress leadership that he is not interested in the Presidential post, and would like to opt out of the race, sources have told rediff.com.
22:36
aTeam India Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni today met Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda, who is recovering from injuries he had suffered in a helicopter accident last month. Accompanied by his parents and wife Sakshi, Dhoni enquired about Munda's health at the latter's residence. Munda,...
22:35
A US drone today targeted a vehicle in the lawless North Waziristan region of Pakistan, killing three militants, in the latest in a string of attacks by the CIA-operated spy planes in the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan. The drone fired two missiles at the vehicle at a village located...
22:35
Railway Minister Mukul Roy today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought financial assistance for strengthening safety-related measures in the Railways. Roy has sought a one-time package for the requirement of implementation of safety-related infrastructure in the Railways to prevent...
22:20
After the numerous twists and turns in the race for the President's post, the Congress has finally decided to hold a meeting of the UPA to decide on a consensus candidate. The meeting is likely to be held in a day or two, said sources.
22:19
A proposed meeting between Trinamool Congress leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not materialise today. Since the time for the meeting with the PM could not be finalised, the meeting will not take place today, said a close aide of...
21:41
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has pitched for multi-brand retail in India during the third US-India strategic dialogue. Clinton also stated that India had cooperated with the US by reducing oil import from Iran.
21:40
Temperamental pacer S Sreesanth today landed in a controversy when a co-passenger in a Bangalore-Delhi flight accused him of boorish behaviour on board the aircraft. The co-passenger, T R Ravichandran, alleged that Sreesanth got into a childish argument with flight attendants when he was...
21:40
The Andhra Pradesh high court today refused to cancel the bail granted by a special CBIcourt to V Vijay Sai Reddy, financial adviser to Jagan Mohan Reddy and a key co-accused in the disproportionate assets against the YSR Congress leader. The CBI had sought cancellation of bail to Reddy....
21:39
The hard-line faction of the Hurriyat Conference today said resolution of the Kashmir issue in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of the people in the state is a prerequisite for any dramatic headway in talks between India and Pakistan. Kashmir issue is the main reason for the...
21:39
Rejecting Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's claim, that the Centre was discriminating against the state, a Group of Union Ministers 'on media' today said such allegations were levelled by every non-Congress state government. The GoM on media, which took on Modi for the first time ahead...
21:38
In the second incident of ceasefire violation this week, three army jawans were injured, one of them critically, when Pakistani troops today fired at Indian posts along the Line of Control in Krishna Ghati sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Pak troops resorted to a brief small...
21:37
After Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee rejected the Standard and Poor's report, the BJP today sought to know if he differed from his own chief economic advisor, who has said the Indian economy is going through a spiral of despair and no solution appears to be in sight. Quoting Chief...
21:37
While the BJP has maintained that it is yet to decide on a final candidate for the President's post, sources have indicated that the party is keen on having Kalam reinstated in the top post.Meanwhile, the Congress, in its first reaction, stated that the Trnamool was an important ally in the...
21:36
Reactions continued to pour in to the three names proposed by Mamata Banerjee and Mulayam Singh Yadav for the President's post. Somnath Chatterjee, whose name was proposed by the TMC and SP chiefs, reacted by saying that he had not even heard about his name being in the fray for the...
20:51
Reacting strongly to the SP and the TMC proposing former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's name for the post of the President, the Left Front has ruled out any possibility of supporting the expelled CPI-M leader. Chatterjee was expelled from the party when he refused to abstain from...
20:45
The BJP seems to have been caught on the back-foot by the sudden googly thrown by Mamata and Mulayam over the Presidential polls. Reacting cautiously, BJP leaders said that the party was yet to decide on a final candidate for the top post. We will call a meeting of the...
20:41
The Congress unit in West Bengal has reacted with dismay to Mamata Banerjee's refusal to support Pranab Mukherjee's candidature for the President's post. He would have been the fittest candidate for the post,' said a Congress leader.
20:37
A correspondent reports: The Kiran Kumar Reddy led government is facing an internal crisis, with 25-30 MLAs planning to join YSR Congress chief Jagan Reddy. The CM's camp is planning to take 20 MLAs to Bangalore to avert the crisis. Andhra Pradesh Congress MLAs may not even...
20:16
Vicky Nanjappa reports: The mystery behind 400 sacks full of shredded currency notes, which was found at Bellary, has been solved. It has been found that the notes were legitimately procured from a company in Madhya Pradesh., which had obtained them from the Indore unit of the Reserve Bank...
20:16
Team Anna member Kiran bedi today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should be assertive for the collective integrity of the Cabinet, as personal integrity is not enough. He has not been assertive enough if he is conscious about personal integrity. He should be equally assertive for...
20:16
Leaders of the All India IIT Faculty Federation, who are on the warpath over the Centre's 'one-nation one-test' proposal for admission in IITs and other centrally-funded engineering institutes, will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday. Prime Minster's Office has responded to our...
19:58
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is not in the race for the President's post, according to sources in the PMO. They were reacting to SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's shocker earlier in the day, when they had proposed Dr Singh's name for the top post.
19:50
The UPA will have to work on a consensus candidate in light of TMC-SP proposing Dr Singh as one of their choices for President, said Sharad Pawar. Pawar was reacting to the decision of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav announcing the names of Dr...
19:38
The BJP has not issued a reaction as yet. Remember the PMO had called Mamata Banerjee for a meeting with the PM. Now that Manmohan Singh's name comes up as a presidential candidate, hugely embarassing for him, will the meeting still happen? Stay with us. Incidentally, the Left has said that both...
19:38
UPA key ally DMK says it is more than happy to have Manmohan Singh as prime minister and does not want him as President. The DMK has already said it wants Pranab Mukherjee as President.
18:54
In other news, the BJP today said the Congress-led dispensation is playing appeasement politics and attempting to fool the people despite knowingwell that the Constitution does not permit religion-based reservations. The Congress has repeatedly misled the people, particularly the minorities,...
18:44
The Congress apparently was jubilant that Mamata would support Pranab Mukherjee's candidature after Sonia's meeting with her. Somnath Chatterjee is right now in London, and he told NDTV that nobody has spoken to him on the issue. So just as Bengal readied for IPL-like celebrations with news that...
18:38
With Mulayam Singh joining hands with Mamata, the Congress will now have to respond to this announcement. Remember the Congress' Plan B in case the TMC opts out from the UPA was the Samajwadi Party.
18:30
We appeal to all parties to support Kalam, Manmohan Singh and Chatterjee, say Mulayam Singh and Mamata Banerjee.
18:27
Neither Pranab Mukherjee nor Hamid Ansari, who are the Congress candidates have figured on their list. Point to be noted is that Mamata hasn't let go of the possibility of a Bengali as president with Somnath Chatterjee.
18:26
Mulayam Singh Yadav says after a discussion with Mamata Banerjee they have come up with three choices: APJ Abdul Kalam, PM Manmohan Singh and Somnath Chatterjee. Mamata Banerjee says she supports what Mualayam Singh says. The candidate has to be honest, a unanimous choice and...
18:20
Mamata puts her fingers to her lips to hush the baying journalists.
18:20
Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee to hold a joint press conference any second now.
18:19
North India sweltered under extreme heat as maximum temperatures soared at most places of the region.The capital Delhi recorded a maximum of 43.2 degrees celsius, four notches above normal and a minimum of 30.4 degrees celsius. People got no respite from the scorching sun in Uttar Pradesh as...
18:11
SHAH RUKH KHAN @iamsrk memories of my mom cooking in a grimy kitchen as it rained outside, while mehdi hassan floated out of a Beltek 2 in 1.
18:07
CPI's D Raja says he has no idea what first choice or second choice for president means. He says the Left parties are united in their choice for the presidential candidate but will reserve their announcement till the Congress makes a formal statement. Mamata is in a meeting with Mulayam...
17:49
Mamata Banerjee who is now in a meeting with SP chief Mulayam Singh will discuss names for the vice-presidential candidate as well as the presidential candidate.
17:37
With zero growth facing Indian industry and the strong possibility of a bleak financial future ahead, the Congress's managers have to show that Sonia Gandhi's authority and charm are not on the wane. Which is why the election of the 13th President becomes crucial, says rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt....
17:32
Mamata Banerjee is now meeting SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav at his residence in Delhi.
17:27
Mamata Banerjee also says she gave no commitment on her choice of candidate.
17:22
Mamata Banerjee reiterated that she is still undecided on her choice of the presidential candidate and will decide only after meeting Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and then her party. Now, we have to decide our strategy, says Mamata.
17:20
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's meeting with Sonia Gandhi is over. She says she discussed in detail the issues of the presidential poll during her meeting with Sonia. She says Sonia Gandhi's first choice for president is Pranab Mukherjee and the second choice is Hamid Ansari. She says she hasn't...
17:13
Self-styled godman Nithyananda has been sent to jail. The Karnataka High Court had adjourned his plea for quashing the FIR against him to Friday.
16:57
Sagarika Ghose on the closing of the Bengali mind. Read
16:53
It is no secret that Mamata Banerjee is no great fan of Pranab Mukherjee, which is the reason why the Congress has so far hemmed and hawed over naming the finance minister as its nominee for President. But the thing is, how do you nix him without hurting your Bengali constituency? It is no secret...
16:43
CPI(M) today said it was in favour of a consensus candidate for Presidential poll and would disclose its stand on support only after the UPA announced its nominee. Congress has not taken any initiative so far to discuss either with the CPI(M) or other Left parties on the Presidential...
16:37
Our sources tell us that the a person close to one of the top contenders for the presidential race is upset with Mamata Banerjee for not supporting Pranab Mukherjee. He said, The West Bengal chief minister's stand is illogical and childish.
16:30
Mamata Banerjee has reached 10 Janpath for her meeting with Sonia Gandhi. Meanwhile, LK Advani is at the Delhi airport on his way to Chennai. This means he will be skipping the BJP core committee meet on the presidential polls.
16:27
Just in: The anticipatory bail plea of former Karanataka CM BS Yeddyurappa has been rejected. The CBI had filed a chargesheet against Yeddyurappa in a disproportionate assets case.
16:22
Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference in New Delhi ahead of her meeting with Sonia Gandhi. With her usual grace she said, I am here to meet Shonia Gandhi. There is always rumour and gossip whenever I come to Delhi. We have only asked for a three-year moratarium, but it is not our fault, it...
16:04
Kate Moss has given out fashion advice to British females by urging them to stop flashing so much skin during summer. The supermodel thinks that people in Britain do not how to dress properly in summers, as they are not used to the heat. When you're driving down the road in the summer, the...
16:00
Keen to ramp up nuclear energy production, the government today favoured allowing foreign direct investment in the atomic power sector, a view that waswelcomed by the industry. We should agree for FDI here (nuclear sector). We should open up, Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy...
15:36
Nithyananda, a self-styled godman faced arrest after the Karnataka High Court adjourned his plea for quashing the FIR against him to Friday. Had Nithyananda visited his ashram today, he was likely to be arrested, reports NDTV. Nithyananda's ashram had issued a press release today...
15:31
Just in: Self-sytled godman Nithyananda, facing arrest, surrenders in a court in Ramanagar, near Bangalore, says police.
15:18
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will meet important Mamata Banerjee at 4.30 pm today to and with much pressure on the Congress to name its nominee for President, likely candidates are expected to be discussed. The Prime Minister's Office too had called to inquire how long the...
15:09
Just a few days to go before the monsoon begins in full earnest in India, the Guardian on hotels, guesthouses and villas you can escape to. Read
15:02
Dr Manmohan Singh '@PMOIndia The Prime Minister extends his condolences to the bereaved members of Shri Mehdi Hassan's family.
14:59
@mangeshkarlata: aaj bohot bade ghazal gayak kalaakar mehedi hassan sahab hamare bich nahi rahe,mujhe is baat bohot dukh.
14:52
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today charged the Congress-led UPA with indulging in 'give and take' with its allies saying it was evident in the delay overannouncement of its Presidential candidate. Kumar was responding to a query on whether the UPA was delaying announcement of its...
14:48
As speculation about candidates for Presidential poll intensified after Election Commission announcing July 19 as the poll date, NDA convenor Sharad Yadavtoday said the Opposition alliance has not zeroed on names for the posts of President and Vice President so far. People meet each...
14:31
Tata Group Chairman designate Cyrus Mistry met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar, with a motive to discuss the progress of the six million-tonne plant in the state. The first phase of the Tata project at Kalinganagar in Odisha will be completed by March 2014, and the...
14:24
After sympathising with Sanjay Joshi following his forced exit from BJP, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh has likened Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi to demon king Ravan, asking him to shun vanity. If you see Ravan, he had also a good track record of development, he had made (Sri)...
14:11
@ImranKhan: Saddened to hear of the death of our legend Mehdi Hassan. His music will live on but we are poorer with his passing away.
14:10
Top business leader N R Narayana Murthy, co-founder of home-grown global IT giant Infosys, said today, Over the past 3-4 months, India's image seems to have suffered. As an Indian, I feel very sad that we have come to this state. Another IT major Wipro's Chairman Azim Premji has said that we...
13:59
@AnupamPkher Very saddened to hear about my fav Gazal Singer Mehdi Hassan's demise. As a student had gate crashed into Pak Embassy to listen to him. RIP. @anuragkashyapFC RIP Mehdi Hassan !!! Ghazal maestro passes away. @Mrityunjoykjha Lata once had said...
13:53
One of the last pictures of Mehdi Hassan in a Karachi hospital. Pak PM Gilani pays him a visit. Source: Columnpk.com
13:48
Just in: PM Manmohan Singh to meet West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee either before or after the meeting with Sonia Gandhi. The meeting with Sonia is scheduled to be held this afternoon and a second round of talks might be held on Thursday.
13:38
Update on Mehdi Hassan's death. Pakistan Prime Minister Gilani expressed grief and sorrow at the death of Hussan. In a message, he said Hassan was an icon who mesmerised music lovers not only in Pakistan but also in the subcontinent for many decades.Hassan, who last performed in India in 2000,...
13:35
In other news, a string of car bombs exploded in central Iraq Wednesday morning, killing at least 57 people and wounding 137 others, police officials said. Most of the victims were Shiite Muslim pilgrims, police said. The attacks Wednesday come after mortar rounds landed on pilgrims in...
13:27
People humming Mehdi Hassan's masterpiece Ranjashi Sahi... in office.
13:23
Mehdi Hassan's son Arif said his father passed away at 12:22 pm (Pakistan time) after a long battle against different ailments. Hundreds of fans gathered at the hospital on learning of his death.
13:02
Mehdi Hasasn was trained in classical music by his father Ustad Azeem Khan and his uncle Ustad Ismail Khan who were both well respected classical musicians. Hassan tried different styles of music and there was a time in Pakistan's film industry known as Lollywood when a production was...
13:00
Just in: Ghazal king Mehdi Hassan passes away in Karachi. The ailing ghazal legend was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital in Karachi after suffering from multiple health problems, his son Arif Hassan had said yesterday. My father has been ill for the last 12 years but this year his...
12:55
Blasting Standard and Poor's (S&P) for threatening to downgrade India's credit rating to below-investment grade, Minister of State for Planning Ashwani Kumar has said the global rating agency is not objective in its analysis and not fair to the country. Given India's strong economic...
12:45
The Opposition leader will accept the Nobel prize and address the British parliament during her first visit to the west since 1988. Read the report on the Guardian.
12:36
Images of volcanoes and lightning can be quite impressive on their own, but when the two mix, the results are nothing short of epic. These images, taken in Indonesia and Iceland, reveal both the beauty and sheer power of nature. On the Huffington Post. See
12:35
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has assured American business that India will restore investor confidence and regain economic momentum and growth. In an era of global inter-dependence, not everything is within the powers of national governments. But we are confident that we will restore...
12:31
Scream star David Arquette has filed for divorce to end his longtime marriage with 'Friends' star Courteney Cox two years after the couple separated. The 40-year-old actor filed divorce papers at Los Angeles Superior Court before he went overseas to have a bar mitzvah ceremony at...
12:23
While on Pakistan, almost everyone in Karachi has story to tell about a mugging or a burglary. Usually the bandits take away cash, cell phones or any other valuable item that they get hold of, but a new trend is emerging. The thieves are not even sparing the pets now. More
12:21
A cleric in Pakistan's Muzaffargarh has declared the polio campaign ''un-Islamic'' and announced at the local mosque that Jihad should be carried out against the visiting polio vaccination team.According to The Express Tribune, the local polio team entered Muzaffargarh''s rural area and...
12:14
Today is the 15th anniversary of the Uphaar cinema fire in which 59 persons lost their lives. Family members of the victims held a prayer meet in their memory and urged the government to bring in a legislation to deal with such man-made disasters.Association of Victims of the Uphaar Tragedy...
12:05
While on food, here's something you can stomach. Even a decade ago, Indian restaurants in the US would serve no more than greasy, creamy, rich dishes like palak paneer, malai kofta, butter naan, paneer butter masala, and other tandoori items. Not really authentic home cooking. Now though, Indian...
12:02
In places like Columbia, Korea, and the Philippines, eating insects as a snack or with a meal is no big deal, but in Europe and the United States, the idea of chomping down on a crunchy critter makes many people squeamish. A few ambitious chefs are determined to change all that. Read if...
11:59
In one of the best ever war finds, the intact remains of a young British soldier have been discovered at Waterloo, almost 200 years after Prussianand English troops defeated Napoleon. The bones of the soldier, believed to have died on June 18, 1815, were found buried 15 inches below thick...
11:48
The Supreme Court has refused to stay the Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities in central educational institutions. The SC issues notices and seeks response from petitioners who had challenged the 4.5 percent sub-quota. The SC also questions the grant of...
11:41
Samajwadi Party sources say Mamata Banerjee did not discuss Somnath Chatterjee for president with Mulayam Singh Yadav. She is expected to meet Sonia Gandhi this afternoon.
11:29
Ann Rutherford, best known for playing Scarlett O'Hara's youngest sister Careen in Gone With the Wind, has died aged 94. The actress also starred as Mickey Rooney's girlfriend, Polly Benedict, in MGM's long-running Andy Hardy series.Read more
11:24
Mamata Banerjee's sudden flight to Delhi last night has made it clear that she is a key factor in determining the presidential candidate. Congress had wanted that Mamata should support Pranab Mukherjee, but for some reason or the other Mamata is not convinced to support the Union finance...
11:18
The possibility of Pranab Mukherjee as the next President of India appears to have energised the next rung in government into positioning themselves for a potential rejig that may be prompted by the finance minister's exit. On paper, there are many contenders -- among them, Home Minister P...
11:13
An estimated 80% of the 46 lakh voters across 18 assembly constituencies cast their franchise on Tuesday in a poll that is being watched nation-wide. Barring sporadic incidents of stone-pelting and group clashes reported from Railway Kodur, Parkal, Macherla and Payakaraopeta seats, the polls...
11:07
A day after state Finance Minister Amit Mitra met Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to seek a financial package for West Bengal, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday night. Sources in the Congress said party president Sonia Gandhi had...
10:50
The BSE benchmark Sensex today declined by nearly 33 points in early trade on profit-booking by funds and retail investors. However, a firming trend on Asian boures following overnight rally in the US and European markets capped the losses. The 30-share barometer, which had gained...
10:49
The rupee rose marginally by 5 paise to 55.75 against the US dollar in early trade today, snapping a three-day fall at the Interbank Foreign Exchange,as the euro showed some strength against the dollar in overseas markets.Besides, dollar selling by exporters also supported the domestic unit.The...
10:06
IBN reports: Even as Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee emerges as the front runner in the race for becoming the next President of India, it won't be that easy for him. Ahead of the crucial meeting between UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, there could be...
09:45
BBC reports: Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are due to begin talks in Washington as part of the US-India strategic dialogue.The talks are expected to be dominated by issues of security and trade.They come days after the US exempted India from economic...
09:17
Fire fighters have been unable to douse the fire after almost 15 hours since it broke out at Amritsar's Khanna Paper Mill, one of the largest paper mills in the country. Over 25 fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the flames at the mill, which is 15 km away from the...
08:58
NDTV reports: Congress President Sonia Gandhi will meet her party's toughest ally Mamata Banerjee in the national capital today seeking to build consensus on the UPA's candidate for President.The Congress has so far not named its choice for the top post. However, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee...
08:30
The Supreme Court will on Wednesday hear the Centre's plea in the sub-quota for minorities issue. The apex court had on Monday refused to stay the Andhra Pradesh high court order quashing the 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities within the 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in central...
07:47
BBC reports: UN monitors were fired on and forced to turn back as they attempted to reach Haffa in northern Syria, a spokeswoman for the mission has said. Read the story here
03:13
A sarcastic US President Barack Obama today said his rival Mitt Romney's presidential campaign theme could fit on a tweet with letters to spare -- it's Obama's fault. Obama told supporters in Maryland that his policies at a time of economic misery had been able to right the ship a little bit...
01:18
The Barack Obama administration has said that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and is warning about a dramatic escalation in the Arab country's 15-month conflict. United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has said the delivery...
00:31
Quickfire Czechs hang on to sink Greece Pranab, Sangma or Ansari: Race to Prez post heats up Despite differences, BJP leaders come together for Advani Another charge-sheet filed in J Dey murder case Kudankulam nuke plant in 'highest safety category': Govt Presidential...
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