23:32
Apple has finally announced the launch of its much-awaited smartphone - the iPhone 5. The phone has a 4-inch Retina display with a resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels at 326 ppi.The iPhone 5 weighs 112g, and is 20 per cent lighter than the iPhone 4S. At 7.6 mm, the iPhone 5 is 18 per cent thinner...
23:28
A Pakistan International Airlines plane flying to Saudi Arabia with 187 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Karachi airport today after its hydraulic system developed a fault, an official said. The Airbus 310 was flying from Islamabad to Medina this evening when the incident...
23:21
A day after the election of Somalia's new president, two explosions at the gate of his temporary residence killed at least five people and wounded three others today, witnesses and officials said. The blasts took place as Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was holding a press conference...
23:19
Hostage drama in Hyderabad involving a suspended head constable and SP ended on a peaceful note. The state director general of police Dinesh Reddy intervened and successfully persuaded the head constable Giriprasad Sharma to release SP Lakshmi Narayana. The drama ended four hours after...
22:52
Taking a cue from 'Jal Satyagraha' activists in Madhya Pradesh, opponents of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant today threatened to stand in the sea off Idianthakarai coast from tomorrow as a stepped-up form of agitation. Sources in People's Movement of Nuclear Energy (PMANE), which is...
22:04
After coming to Kolkata, I would not have felt good not meeting Didi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said after calling on his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata today. The 45-minute meeting at the Writers' Buildings was thefirst interaction between...
21:54
As Apple is getting ready to announce the next iPhone later today, a search on the company's website has confirmed the name of the smartphone, reports 9to5Mac. As anticipated the next iPhone will indeed be known as iPhone 5. It was earlier believed that company will simply dub the next iPhone...
21:36
India today strongly condemned the attack on the United States consulate in Libya's Benghazi city that killed the US ambassador to the country and three others. Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai spoke to NancyPowell, the US ambassador in Delhi, and conveyed India' scondolences at...
21:10
A Cabinet reshuffle is likely by the third week of September. Sources tell our correspondent in New Delhi that Jairam Ramesh is likely to get Human Resource Development ministry and Ghulam Nabi Azad may get Petroleum. Finance Minister P Chidambaram will get additional charge of Corporate...
20:40
United States officials say some 50 marines are being sent to Libya to reinforce security at US diplomatic facilities in the aftermath of an attack in the eastern city of Benghazi that killed the US ambassador and three American members of his staff. The marines are members of an elite group...
20:13
In the aftermath of the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has stated that the country will try to gradually abandon all usage of nuclear power. To work towards this target, the Cabinet has agreed to a completely new policy on energy. ...
20:12
Afghanistan has banned video sharing website YouTube over a controversial anti-Islam film that has sparked violent protests in Egypt and Libya. US Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other diplomats were killed today when a mob set the consulate in Benghazi on fire. The...
18:48
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav will meet Mamata Banerjee, his counterpart in West Bengal, shortly. This comes after the Samajwadi Party today said the Trinamool Congress was a major regional party, but the SP's alliance would be with the Left. The SP also announced that it would...
18:42
Muslim anger over perceived Western insults to Islam has exploded several times, most recently in Tuesday's attacks against U.S. diplomatic posts in the Middle East in which U.S. ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed.The violence, fueled mostly by religious...
18:40
Moustafa Ismail's 31-inch arms are as big as a grown man's waist! Read more
18:36
If a damning New York Times report is true, the Bush White House ignored many more threats before 9/11 than were previously revealed. Read
18:21
A key prosecution witness in the 2G case today told a Delhi court that former Telecom Minister A Raja had written a letter to the Prime Minister about the policy for distribution of licences but the issues involved in it were not discussed in the Department of Telecom. A K Srivastava, a former...
18:11
Congress today reacted cautiously on Samajwadi Party diatribes against the party saying that it still believed that SP was an ally of the ruling UPA and it was entitled to air its views. Frankly, we still believe that SP is our ally. We believe that though it is an ally, it is entitled to air its...
18:08
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forest today suspended the environment clearances of all the 93 mining leases in Goa asking the mine owners to submit the relevant documents. The mine owners will have to submit their documents which are required for getting the environment clearances,...
18:06
Just so you don't miss out on this very important piece of information... Prince William has revealed that he would like to have two children, after being asked a very direct question by a member of the public on his visit to Singapore. As he met crowds of people gathered at the Gardens by...
17:46
President Barack Obama on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of the US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff as an outrageous attack and ordered increased security at U.S. diplomatic posts worldwide, reports Reuters. I have directed my administration to provide all necessary...
17:30
The Libyan PM says his nation is concerned about its relations with the US. Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama says of envoy Christopher Stevens: His legacy will endure wherever human beings reach for liberty and justice.
17:26
The Associated Press puts says 289 bodies have been pulled out of the fire in the garment factory in Karachi. The toll from the fires stands at 314.
17:24
The Libyan Prime Minister and deputy prime minister condemn the attack on the US embassy in Benghazi and apologises to the US for the deaths of the envoy, and three others. I do condemn the cowardly act of attacking the US consulate and the killing of Mr Stevens and the other diplomats, Abu...
17:17
The Congress, which is a junior partner in the Trinamool Congress-led government in West Bengal, does not require the ally to stand on its own feet, WBPCC President Pradip Bhattacharya said today. Congress is not lost in Bengal and it does not require TMC as it can stand on its own feet,...
17:12
Rezaul Hasan Laskar @Rezhasan Update: Death toll in fire at factory in #Karachi 289, acc to Karachi Commissioner Roshan Ali Shaikh. Toll could rise, 30+ injured.
17:11
At least 246 bodies have been pulled out of the Karachi blaze with the toll from the two fires now at 271. The deadly fire took place in a three-storey garment factory in Pakistan's financial hub Karachi. The fire broke out on the second floor of the building in the Baldia town area of the...
16:54
On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Salafist protesters broke into the U.S. Embassy in Egypt and tore down the American flag outside, replacing it with the black flag similar to the one used by al Qaeda groups. Video of the protesters tearing the American flag to...
16:39
Amid an escalating political row over coal block allocation, BJP today brought the battle to President Pranab Mukherje demanding his intervention and also asked him to advice the UPA government that it is not right for it to attack the CAG. The Congress lashed out at the principal opposition...
16:32
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has roped in 80 top chefs including an Indian-American to work on the oldest diplomatic tool of cooking and improve America's foreign relations. Vikram Sunderam, a Mumbai native and executive chef at Rasika, an Indian restaurant in Washington has been anointed...
16:24
At the moment of victory, sheer unbounded Grand Slam-sized joy was written all over the face of girlfriend Kim Sears.That enviable mane of glossy hair was whipped by the wind into a golden crown as Andy Murray made his way, shoeless, to embrace her very much as he did after winning Olympic gold...
16:06
Unintentionally hilarious blog on the Tribune, Pakistan. An excerpt: This tendency of exhibiting one's affection for the entire world to see, in this distasteful fashion, regardless of the relationship between two people, was and still is unfathomable to some people, including myself.Read...
16:00
In other news... Anil Ambani group's company Reliance MediaWorks continues to bleed. Now, its partner, Digital Domain, has filed for bankruptcy and Reliance MediaWorks may have an exposure of about Rs150 crore to this US-based visual effects company. Read
15:55
The Foreign Policy reports on the death of Christopher Stevens, who was killed due to smoke inhalation when the US consulate in Libya was attacked. Stevens was a career Foreign Service officer who had previously served across the Middle East, had been the point person for US diplomatic...
15:43
Extending gains for the sixth session in a row, the BSE benchmark Sensex touched 18,000-mark after six months Wednesday on buying by funds and retailers amid a firm Asian cues, reports Zeebiz. The Sensex gains 0.5 percent, hitting earlier its highest since March 14, while the Nifty adds 0.5...
15:40
The BSE benchmark Sensex touches 18,000 mark after six months.
15:29
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's statement in the aftermath of the deaths of the envoy to Libya and three others.As we work to secure our personnel and facilities, we have confirmed that one of our State Department officers was killed. We are heartbroken by this terrible loss. Our...
15:15
A group calling themselves the 'Islamic law supporters' carried out the attack in response to the release of the film, Al Jazeera reported.Just hours earlier on Tuesday, thousands of Egyptian demonstrators apparently angry over the same film - a video produced by expatriate members of Egypt's...
15:11
However, Al Jazeera, reports that the envoy, Christopher Stevens, died from smoke inhalation in the attack on the US consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. The Telegraph, UK, also confirms that it was an armed mob that attacked and set fire to the building in a protest...
15:09
The US ambassador and three others have been killed in the Libyan city of Benghazi, reports Reuters. It is believed to have been a rocket attack. It was not clear if the ambassador was in his car or the Libyan consulate when the attack occurred.
14:27
A day after nephew and MNS chief Raj Thackeray backed cartoonist Aseem Trivedi who was arrested on charges of sedition (and since released), Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray today came out in his support and opposed the sedition law. (Through his cartoons) Trivedi tried to depict the rot in...
14:16
The Samajwadi Party is now holding a press conference in Kolkata during its national executive meet in the city. Spokesperson Mohan Singh said the party will not name its prime ministerial candidate till the third front is formed. He said while the Trinamool Congress is a major regional party,...
14:07
Germany's top court has rejected calls to block the permanent eurozone rescue fund, the European Stability Mechanism. Critics petitioned the Constitutional Court, arguing that the ESM commits Germany to potentially unlimited funding of debt-ridden eurozone states. Read more
13:56
The Chinese Government continues to keep its citizens and the rest of the world in the dark about the health and whereabouts of China's leader-in-waiting, Xi Jinping, who has not been seen in public since 1 September. Yet, wild rumours about Xi's possible fate seem to be overblown. Read
13:55
1,000 businesses are responsible for half of the total market value of the world's more than 60,000 publicly traded companies. Read
13:48
Trivedi says he did not commit any crime and asked how the government can charge him for sedition. Trivedi was arrested in Mumbai under laws governing sedition, information technology and protecting the national flag and constitution, after a private complaint from a young lawyer. Cartoons on...
13:43
Also happening now... The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court today reserved its judgement on PILs seeking direction for initiation of proceedings of criminal case against former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati and her cabinet colleague Naseemuddin Siddiqui in alleged Taj Corridor...
13:40
Aseem visited the an Ambedkar statue after his release from jail. Holding an impromptu press conference, Trivedi said, Our fight for freedom of expression will continue.
13:33
Flashing the victory sign, Aseem Trivedi says, Meri ladai jari rahegi.
13:25
The sedition charges are yet to be dropped, and it is believed the government is taking a legal opinion. Yesterday, when the Bombay HC granted him bail, Trivedi had refused it, saying he would come out of jail only when the sedition charges against him were dropped. Trivedi was arrested on...
13:20
Trivedi was released on a personal bond of Rs 5,000.
13:17
Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi has been released from Mumbai's Arthur Road jail. Trivedi, who was facing sedition charges, was granted bail by the Bombay high court yesterday. The Kanpur-based artist was initially reluctant to come out of jail unless all charges leveled against him are dropped.However,...
12:57
Everything you wanted to know about how the Maharashtra housing billjeopardizes the interests of real estate buyers while protecting builders and developers. Read
12:52
A woman who was shot dead on a busy road in North West Delhi was allegedly murdered by a man related to her husband's ex-wife, says the Delhi Police, who has arrested the man, reports NDTV.com.Meenakshi Rana was dropping her young son to school in a rickshaw in Rohini when a gunman on a bike...
12:29
Ordinary Afghans fear for their future and what will happen once coalition forces leave. That's why some are risking everything for a chance at life in Australia. Read
12:18
Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal, who is in Kudankulam to lend his support to the nuclear plant protestors says that the behaviour by the police is unacceptable. Sitting on the dais, he accused the police of ransacking the homes of villager and destroying 40 boats belonging to fishermen....
12:07
Another reason why Rahul Gandhi is in the news...The Congress party seems to have come around to the view that its high profile general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who is otherwise tipped for a bigger role in the party, should have a low-key role in the forthcoming Gujarat campaign.On a day when the...
12:02
The death toll in the Pakistan garment factory fire has gone up to 112.
12:02
The family of a young Pakistani Christian girl, known as Rimsha, who is accused of blasphemy, say their Muslim neighbours threatened to burn them alive inside their home.Speaking to the BBC under tight security, Rimsha's father said he feared for their lives. Read
11:55
Nearly 100 people have been killed and 50 others injured, some of them who jumped out of windows to save their lives, in a deadly fire in a three-storey garment factory in Pakistan's financial hub Karachi. The fire broke out on the second floor of the building in the Baldia town area of the city...
11:50
In a gruesome murder at a residential colony in Rohini, northwest Delhi, a four-year-old boy watched her mother being shot thrice by a bike-borne assailant while they were on way to his school on Tuesday morning. Read
11:45
Senior BJP leader L K Advani today hit out at Congress over the arrest of cartoonist Aseem Trivedi while drawing parallels with Emergency and alleged that the draconian mindset of the present rulers is born out of failure and desperation. India has been independent now for sixty five years. I...
11:37
Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi, facing sedition charges, who was on Tuesday granted bail by the Bombay high court is likely to walk out of the Arthur Road jail today at around 3 pm. The Kanpur-based artist was initially reluctant to come out of jail unless all charges leveled against him are...
11:32
A year after the police busted a rave party at a resort in Khalapur, Raigad, the guests have been summoned by the cops. Over 240 youngsters -- including Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna's son Sakshi and his friends ' were caught at the party allegedly consuming drugs.The party was held at Mount...
11:24
The Indian Air Force has backed the pilot for refusing to fly Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday over inclement weather. Rahul was forced to change his travel plans as IAF did not oblige his request for flying him from in Kokrajhar to Guwahati citing bad weather. IAF officials said the...
11:14
The industrial production growth rate dips to 0.1 per cent in July, as against 3.7 per cent in the same month last year.
10:51
Onkar Singh reports from New Delhi: A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party leaders will on Wednesday meet President Pranab Mukherjee to discuss the coal scam that has gripped the attention of the whole country.The delegation will also discuss with the President that the present regime...
09:23
The police have begun cracking down on jal satyagrahis of Harda village in Madhya Pradesh, and are trying to forcibly evict the protestors from water. Read more on NDTV
08:42
PTI: The United States is now back in the business of trying to intensify its counterterrorism cooperation with Pakistan, now that the ground lines of communications are open, a US official has said. In the context of having reopened the...
06:03
US Congressman Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's running mate, will introduce a bill in the House of Representatives condemning the attack on the gurdwara in Wisconsin: http://americanturban.com/2012/09/11/republican-vp-nominee-paul-ryan-introduces-resolution-to-condemn-wi-sikh-attacks/#entry
05:55
William Dalyrmple contests V S Naipaul's theory that the Vijayanagar empire was a bulwark against Islam: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Naipauls-musings-on-Vijayanagar-misleading/articleshow/16358501.cms
05:43
Though the US State Department does not have confirmation about the death, Associated Press reports that one American consular official was killed in the attack: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/libya-1-american-dead-1-wounded-mission
05:35
An evocative piece in Salon: http://www.salon.com/2012/09/11/my_life_in_a_turban/
03:45
Militiamen in Libya have stormed the US consulate in Benghazi, the country's second largest city.Reports say they were protesting against a US-made film that is allegedly insulting to the Prophet Muhammad, and set fire to the building.The building is said to have burnt down. It is thought nobody...
03:07
Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi sacked top security chiefs seen as loyal to ousted leader Ali Abdullah Saleh in a reshuffle announced on state television today that pushes forward a transition of power. Among those removed from their posts was the head of the country's National...
02:09
The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck between Guam and Japan. The early today earthquake was centered 155 miles southwest of Hagatna, Guam and 289 miles southwest of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The epicenter had a depth of more than 6...
02:08
President Barack Obama will not receive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the US later this month, both sides said today, amid growing tensions between the allies over Iran's nuclear programme.Netanyahu, who will be attending the United Nations General Assembly in New...
01:42
Afghan President Hamid Karzai today called for a re-think in the war on terror as the Taliban taunted the United States with the prospect of utter defeat on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The deaths of nearly 3,000 people in the worst terror strike on US soil saw troops invade...
01:00
Syrian guns pounded rebel positions in Aleppo and heavy fighting rocked the Old City amid a flurry of diplomatic activity today, as world powers pressed on with the formidable task of seeking an end to the bloodshed. A day after nearly 140 people were reportedly killed across Syria, the UN...
00:30
A suicide bomber said to be from an outlawed leftwing extremist group blew himself up at a police station in Istanbul today, killing a Turkish police officer and wounding seven other people. The attack, a rare suicide bombing in the country, occurred in an Alawite-majority area of Turkey's...
00:17
Four persons were killed todayand eight others injured in a blast that took place when thevictims were allegedly making bombs near Rampurhat town in Birbhum district, police said. While two persons died on the spot, as many succumbed toinjuries in...
00:14
Journalists must not cross 'Lakshman rekha': SCAnti-Kudankulam protests spread to ChennaiRahul on day-long visit to riot-hit Assam districtsIndia knew NOTHING about US mission to kill OsamaBail for cartoonist Trivedi; HC says no custody requiredPanetta hints at action against Navy SEAL for Osama...
00:10
The star who recently shot in Kashmir for the first time ever, seen in this portrait: http://filmsandbooks.com/2012/09/11/shahrukh-khan-mild-mannered-srk-king-of-hearts/
00:09
India has granted another USD 25 million to the Maldives in addition to the USD 100 million credit facility agreed during Prime Minister Manmoham Singh's visit to this country last year. An agreement in this regard was signed by Indian High Commissioner D M...
00:07
Anti-nuclear movement leader S P Udayakumar tonight gave up his plan to surrender to the police after making a dramatic appearance to do do so and was whisked away by his supporters. Anti-corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal turned up at nearby Idinthakarai, venue of a 48-hour hunger strike...
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