23:20
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will hang up his boots next year and the technology giant has started the process of choosing his successor who faces the daunting task of beating rivals like Apple and Google.After an over 13-year stint as CEO, Ballmer has decided to retire within the next 12 months...
23:17
Actor Amitabh Bachchan today demanded harsh punishment for those behind the gangrape of a young photojournalist in Mumbai.It is a shameful act. It is a matter of shame and insult to the city of Mumbai for such a disgraceful thing (gangrape) that has happened here. A photojournalist who was...
21:40
The GJM today announced that its three MLAs would not attend the West Bengal assembly, holding that the arrest of party leaders and workers violated the tripartite agreement on Darjeeling. The government has violated the tripartite agreement as they...
21:38
Scores of supporters of Asaram Bapu today staged a protest at Kamla Market police station in Delhi, demanding the quashing of the FIR filed against him for alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl in his ashram, police said. The protesters, who...
21:36
The BJP today challenged the Congress to bring a bill for the formation of Telangana state, saying it is ready to support it. BJP general secretary Ananth Kumar said the BJP was in favour of the separate state while Congress was adopting double standards on it. We...
21:35
India and Iraq, which is the second largest oil exporter to the country, today inked a key pact for the conclusion of a 13-year-old contract for exploration of a Iraqi block estimated to hold 645 million barrels of in-place reserves under a broad-based energy cooperation...
21:30
The Maharashtra government will seek suggestions from journalists for improving the safety of women in the state, Home Minister R R Patil, who is under fire following the gangrape of photojournalist in Mumbai, has said.Also, owners of deserted and disputed premises in the city would be asked to...
20:45
JD-U MP K C Tyagi today said he is filing a breach of privilege motion against Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for making statements in Parliament on the Kagharia train accident, which were contradictory to that of the railway officials. I am moving a breach of...
20:44
Terming the VHP's proposed 84 Kosi Parikrama yatra as detrimental to communal amity, Govardhanpeeth Puri Shankaracharya Swami Adhokchajanand today demanded adequate steps to prevent it. He said he had written to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, apprising him of the need for...
20:42
India's double Olympic medal winner wrestler Sushil Kumar today said the sports administrators in the country did not take his claims seriously when he told them he was offered to lose the 2010 World Championship final in Moscow in return for huge money. I had told them, even in 2010, about...
20:41
The probe in the murder case of rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar is heading in the right direction, Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil said today. Investigation into the Dabholkar murder case is on the right track. The case will be cracked soon, Patil assured a delegation of...
19:42
After her husband Anil Ambani, Tina Ambani appeared in a Delhi court as a witness in the 2G spectrum case, while the CBI claimed that she was deliberately withholding facts which the judge found was adverse to the prosecution. Special CBI Judge O P Saini...
19:38
Due to the lack of adequate storage infrastructure, fruits, grains and vegetables worth Rs 44,000 crore go waste every year, Food Processing Industries Minister Sharad Pawar informed Rajya Sabha today. Pawar said during Question Hour that the value of annual wastage of...
19:37
Microsoft has announced that CEO Steve Ballmer will retire within 12 months. Ballmer will retire only after the selection of a successor for his post.Read the full story here
19:17
In other news: Pakistani troops opened fire at Indian posts last night and the exchanges continued till wee hours today in Balnoi forward area of Poonch along the Line of Control, but no casualty was reported on this side.Firing continued on Balnoi battalion area throughout the night till 0430...
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Neeta Kolhatkar reports: A police source says that the arrested accused admitted that his cell phone which was confiscated by the police has pornography clippings. He is said to be sexually repressed and fantasized about gang rape, which is why he called his other friends to indulge in the act,...
19:03
The gang rape of the young photojournalist in Mumbai has triggered an avalanche of outrage across the country today and condemned as despicable and shameful stirring memories of a similar attack last December in New Delhi that led to nation-wide protests. As people from all walks of life...
18:49
Shah Rukh Khan tweets on the Mumbai gang rape.1. Punishing those responsible for this heinous crime is 1 part of the deterrent. The 2nd,far greater deterrent is to change our own mindsets.2. To educate our boys in a manner that the respect for women becomes implicit in their natures and they...
18:41
Women face sexual harassment in some form or the other every day, but the horror you have had to endure is something most of us cannot even begin to imagine. You fought. You screamed for help. You did not give in.' 'You did not let what followed break your spirit.' A Woman In Today's India...
18:39
It is not just a whistle, a wink, molestation, rape, battery and brutal sexual assault any more. Nor it is not isolated, says Paloma Sharma. Read
18:35
Maharashtra home minister RR Patil says that the Mumbai gang rape case will heard in a fast track court. He said women scribes going on sensitive assignments can approach the local police stations for help. He would also ensure that the family's choice of a lawyer will be met. Point to note is...
18:31
The answer to all the nation's problems, according to Raj Thackeray, is a change in government with him and his party, the MNS, at the helm. And the other solution to reduce rape: Sending RR Patil boxes of bangles.
18:27
Raj Thackeray reiterates that the influx of outsiders (he mentioned Bangladeshi migrants while speaking to a TV channel this morning) that leads to cases like this. Taking on the state home minister, Thackeray says, If RR Patil is dressed as a postman or a policeman, you will not know the...
18:20
MNS chief Raj Thackeray spews venom on Times Now. Thackeray says, Let me take charge of the state, I will show you how to deal with it (incidents of rape).
17:52
More on that fire at the HPCL refinery in Vizag: One person confirmed dead, 30 reportedly injured in the fire.
17:48
Mumbai journalists today held a rally and a 'silent protest' in the city to condemn the gang rape of a photojournalist, interning with an English magazine. The protesters expressed dissatisfaction over the deteriorating law and order situation in the metropolis and the state. They were seen...
17:44
Reports of a fire at the HPCL refinery at Visakhapatnam. Details awaited.
17:43
Food Security Bill, which could not be taken up despite being listed in Lok Sabha'a business since Monday, will come up for discussion and passage now on Monday. The House will function tomorrow (Saturday). But a large of members and leaders have stated that they are going to be away...Many...
17:32
At least 63 per cent of Pakistan's population under the age of 25, is experiencing a profound demographic change with wide-ranging socio-political effects. Failure to improve the quality of political engagement with students and the youth in general could have...
17:30
Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) bomb-maker Abdul Karim Tunda was today admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) after he complained of chest pain. The 70-year-old LeT ideologue, was arrested on Indo-Nepal border last Friday.
17:18
Gujarat Police chief Amitabh Pathak, who was holidaying here with his family, died of a heart attack on Friday. Pathak (58) was swimming when he suffered a massive cardiac arrest, officials of the Indian Embassy in Bangkok told PTI.Indian Ambassador Anil Wadhwa said the mission is extending all...
17:12
Rediff.com's Vaihayasi Pande Daniel on the anguish she feels over the Mumbai gang rape and the India she doesn't understand. Read
17:10
Up to 20 NHS trusts seeking healthcare deals in India. Read
17:00
In other news: The Manipur government has taken a serious view of the Myanmarese Army preparations to construct a temporary Army camp at Holenphai village, located 3 km from the police station at Moreh ' the border town of Manipur. Read
16:58
The Press Council of India (PCI) has appointed a one-man inquiry committee to go into the facts of the alleged gang rape of a 23-year-old photo-journalist in Mumbai.In a statement released here, PCI chairperson Justice Markandey Katju said PCI member Rajeev Sabade will inquire into the facts of...
16:41
Dr Tarang Gianchandani, CEO Jaslok Hospital, giving her statement to the press. She says the gang-rape survivor is in a stable condition. She is not in the ICU, but has suffered both internal and external injuries. She had a minor procedure, but not surgery. We expect a speedy recovery. She is...
16:04
Overwhelming greed seems to pip investment rationale, even to those who are better equipped with the fundamentals of investment. Read
16:02
The National Food Security Bill has been derailed yet again in the past few days due to continuous disruptions of Parliament. The Congress Party made an ill-advised attempt to pass the bill on August 20, Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary. Read
16:00
In an exclusive interview with NBC News's Ann Curry, 'the United Nations' refugee chief said the war in Syria has reached a shameful milestone, as now one million children have become refugees, 75 percent of them under the age of 11.''Speaking from Geneva via Skype, High Commissioner for Refugees...
15:49
Long-time allies turned enemies BJP and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) are now squabbling over ministerial bungalows in Bihar.Bihar BJP leaders who lost their ministerial jobs after a break-up with the ruling JD-U in June, may soon be thrown out of their official bungalows.In eviction notices served...
15:45
The Maharashtra government will bear the expenses for the treatment of the photojournalist who was gang-raped by five men in Mumbai yesterday, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said today. The state government will bear the expenses for the treatment of the victim of this highly condemnable crime,...
15:33
Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said police should nab all the gang-rape accused and parade them. The incident brings shame to Mumbai and humanity, he said. The gang rape is indicative of the total collapse of the law and order situation in the state, Uddhav said. This is the time to stand firmly...
15:27
Other reads: FTII students say ABVP goons told them to say 'Jai Narendra Modi' before thrashing them. Read
15:25
Army and air force have been pressed into service to speed up relief work in Hoshangabad district where heavy downpour has inundated low lying areas of the town with Narmada river flowing 18-feet above the danger mark. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a high level...
15:07
The Supreme Court has rightly dismissed challenges to the Juvenile Justice Act, but needs to do more to ensure its proper implementation. Read
15:00
The rapid depreciation of the Indian rupee over the past couple of months has led to disruptions in the accounts of IPL franchises, and exposed the flaw in the tournament's dual-payment structure. Read
14:57
The monsoon session of Parliament will be extended till September 5.
14:53
In other stories.... Rahul Gandhi's scintillating quip at a Congress workshop on social media on Thursday: If India is a computer, Congress is its default programme.Addressing the 300 odd participants from various states, NSUI and Youth Congress members, the Congress Vice President said the...
14:42
Here's what Smriti Irani said in Parliament today on the Mumbai gang rape. The BJP MP asked what steps had been initiated to prevent recurrence of such incidents even after repeated assurances of improving law and order condition in the aftermath of Delhi gang rape. It is for the people that...
14:35
Journalist Sonia Faleiro tweets: Please don't carry a knife. It could be used against you. Carry pepper spray. I have 2, 1 for my bag & 1 I keep by the door.
14:28
This is what Congress MP Priya Dutt had to say on the Mumbai gang rape. It is very shocking for me. The security of women in Mumbai has changed. I am sure the Mumbai police is very capable of catching the culprits. It is a very sad state that when we talk about drugs, we talk about elite and...
14:26
The government on Friday sought Parliament's approval to spend an additional Rs 7,500 crore including Rs 1,000 crore for setting up of 'Nirbhaya Fund' for safety of women and a similar amount for women's bank. Read
14:19
In other news: Four minor girls belonging to the primitive Pahariya tribe were gang-raped outside a residential school at Lawada village in Pakur district, 350 km from the state capital, late on Sunday night. The girls, in the age-group of 12 to 15, are in a critical condition at a hospital....
14:11
Satyapal Singh says the victim is composed and her condition is stable. He says all the accused are residents of nearby areas. The rape occurred in Mahalaxmi. Suspects face a maximum punishment of 20 years in jail under section 376 (B) of the IPC. The suspect was arrested based on description...
13:42
Mumbai police commissioner Satyapal Singh begins press conference. The incident happened around 6.30 pm. The girl accompained by her colleague went to the Shakti Mill Compound, a lonely, dilapidated place. She was carrying her camera and mobile phone. There were five men there who asked...
13:30
Welcome to the politics of rape. MNS chief Raj Thackeray holds a press conference on the gang rape in Mumbai. He says that RR Patil is not fit to be the home minister and demanded the resignation of the home minister and the police commissioner. Women are told not to go out in the night, can they...
13:20
Mumbai gang rape: The sketches of the accused were prepared on the basis of the description provided by the male friend of the 23-year-old victim, interning as a photojournalist with an English magazine, who was tied up by the accused before they sexually assaulted her. The accused were said to...
12:55
The male colleague of the Mumbai gang-rape victim has identified the arrested, alleged rapist, says police sources. He also helped the police reconstruct the incident. He accompanied the police to the crime scene at the Shakti Mills compound at Mahalaxmi in south Mumbai.
12:50
Deepshikha: MumbaiGangRape hs raised serious concerns wid d safety of women! It ws just 8 pm she ws nt even alone.! - Feeling angry n frustrated!Baishali Chatterjee: Castration should be the only punishment; a trial is too long and they'll get away with itMTV India: How do you expect us to be...
12:44
TV reports say that it was the victim and her colleague's detailed statement to the police that helped crack the case in less than 24 hours. The victim gave the police crucial details of the incident despite the severe trauma she went through. Early reports say two of the five are in custody,...
12:41
Meanwhile, Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar names the 11 Andhra MPs and asks them to withdraw from the house proceedings. The government had yesterday moved a suspension motion for the 11 MPs for disrupting Parliament proceedings. The Lok Sabha has been adjourned till tomorrow over uproar over the...
12:28
In the Rajya Sabha BJP MP Smriti Irani raises the gang-rape case . She says the incident should not be seen in isolation. MoS Home RPN Singh says he has asked for immediate actionfrom the Mumbai police and has asked for a report on the incident. I will come back to the house with the details as...
12:24
Among the many brutal and gruesome murder cases that have rocked Chennai in its recent history, none comes close to the multiple murder cases by 'Auto' Shankar and his group between 1987 and 1988. Read
12:19
In other news: Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif will have to forgo his Indian breakfast on the last Sunday of September as atonement for the continuing disturbance to peace along the Line of Control with Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has decided not to break bread with his...
12:14
MoS Home RPN Singh says, The incident is extremely tragic and unfortunate that this incident occurred. We really need to re-look why these incidents occur. We have to relook at these cases from a psychological perspective.The opposition has been asking for state home minister RR Patil's...
12:07
The Home Ministry has sought a report from Mumbai Police on gang rape of the photojournalist, says MoS R P N Singh.Mumbai police says one of the two detained have been identified by the photojournalist's colleague. The colleague is a key witness in the case.
12:05
Journalist Alisha Coelho on the Mumbai gang rape: As a city journalist, I felt invincible. After all, even though doors were occasionally slammed in your face and grieving relatives at hospitals pushed you around, this job gave you a sense of security that few other professions provide....
11:54
All journalist organisations in Mumbai have decided to hold a silent protest against the deteriorating law and order situation in Maharashtra state and the city, a Mumbai Press Club statement said. The journalist organisations will also meet state Home Minister R R Patil and Chief Minister...
11:49
The Mumbai gang-rape case has been cracked and two of the five accused have been detained, says police sources according to TV reports. The police had launched a massive manhunt for the accused all through last night with 12 teams spanning out across the city. Two of the five accused led the the...
11:44
Jaslok Hospital, where the victim is admitted, said in a statement that The patient is with us after the unfortunate incident since last night. As of now, she is stable and Jaslok Hospital is doing its best. With regards to patient confidentiality, we cannot give you any further information, Dr...
11:41
Women of India need freedom, not halfhearted attempts at reform, says Vedika Kumar. Read the column on rediff.com.
11:37
Mumbai police commissioner Satyapal Singh says they are close to a breakthrough in the gang-rape case and are following very strong leads. So far, 25 people have been detained. Twelve teams have fanned out across the city. A press conference is expected at 1.30 pm.
11:27
Lok Sabha adjourned till noon amid protests by TDP and Congress members from Andhra Pradesh on Telangana issue.
11:21
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said, There are many Bangladeshi immigrants in the city. Proper records of immigrants are not maintained. Several illegal colonies have come up, the crime rate has also gone up. Only if the police and the authorities take the matter into their hands, can the...
11:18
NCW chairperson Mamata Sharma says, It is sad incident. We will send a team to investigate.NCP's Supriya Sule says the incident is shameful. I have grown up in Mumbai and I am truly ashamed. Meira Kumar: Unfortunate incident. Cannot be criticised enough. (Why does our Speaker have a smile on her...
11:11
And there you go... The Shiv Sena blames migrants for the gang rape. Congress MP Milind Deora says this is not the right time to play politics. BJP MP Smriti Irani says the government has framed new anti-rape laws, but it is structurally weak.
11:05
The problem is apathy. Not activism. Prem Panicker's column in the aftermath of the Delhi gang rape. Read
11:03
So far, 45 people have been questioned. Politics begins on the gang rape. BJP state president calls for the resignation of Maharashtra home minister RR Patil. BJP MP Smriti Irani calls for the suspension of Question Hour in Parliament over the gang rape.
10:58
This is the girl's statement to the police: -- Five goons were present in the Shakti Mills compound. -- They started making lewd remarks and harassed her. -- Friend intervened and two of them assaulted him. -- Three others took her inside the dilapidated structure and raped her.-- Two of them...
10:58
The statement of the victim's friend has been recorded, police said. They claimed the victim has identified two of the accused by their names. Some drug addicts have been picked up from the area for questioning.
10:56
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil visited the victim at Jaslok hospital. This is a very serious matter. We have taken note of it. The accused will be arrested soon, Patil told reporters outside the hospital. He said Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh has been directed to ensure that the...
10:54
The victim has been admitted to Jaslok Hospital. Preliminary reports suggested that she sustained multiple internal injuries. Dr Taran Gyanchandani, acting CEO of the hospital, said, We are doing the needful... she is under strict observation. A gang-rape case has been registered in N M Joshi...
10:49
This is what the Mumbai police have to say on the gang rape: We have taken the case very seriously and are working on it on a war footing. We have activated all our informers and at the same time released sketches of the five accused. We hope to catch the accused soon, said a police official. The...
10:44
Just In: A protest rally has been called today to condemn the photojournalist's gangrape yesterday in Mumbai. The protest will be held at Hutatma Chowk (popularly known as Flora Fountain) at 3 pm today. Be there to register your outrage.Meanwhile, the Mumbai police has released images of the...
09:54
Just In: Mumbai police release sketches of five accused in Mumbai photojournalist gangrape case.To read about the gruesome incident in the heart of Mumbai, please read this.
09:25
The US soldier who ran amok last year killing 16 Afghan villagers has apologised for the massacre, calling it an act of cowardice. Staff Sgt Robert Bales was making a case for why he should some day be released, during his sentencing hearing at a Washington state military base. The...
03:08
The United Nations and the United States are calling for an immediate investigation of Syrian activists' claims that the Bashar al-Assad government used chemical weapons in an attack on civilians.Anti-regime activist groups in Syria say more than 1,300 people were killed in the attack outside...
02:27
Attacks killed 18 people in Iraq today, including six who died in a bombing against a wedding party, the latest in spiralling violence that comes despite wide-ranging operations targeting militants. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has vowed to press on with the anti-insurgent campaign, which...
02:10
ToI Reports: Three among a group of five men raped a 22-year-old photographer, interning for a lifestyle magazine, after bashing up her male colleague at an abandoned mill close to the railway tracks in the Mahalaxmi area on Thursday evening.The traumatised girl's friends and family were...
02:09
A technology glitch earlier today shut down trade on the Nasdaq for more than three hours, an unprecedented halt on the second-largest US stock exchange.Full trading resumed around 3:25 pm.The tech-rich exchange at around 12:15 pm halted trade in all Tape C securities, which includes options and...
02:06
A high-profile federal prosecutor who has handled major cases including the criminal charges against National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden says he is stepping down next month.Neil MacBride, the US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, said today his resignation is effective...
00:24
Sam Pitroda, who is the adviser to the Prime Minister on public information infrastructure and innovation, on Thursday said that corruption and indecision were affecting the growth story of India. When UPA government came to power at the Centre, then the country's growth rate was eight per...
00:18
Manmohan seeks wisdom at Raisina HillsBCCI earns Rs 350-crore net income in the fiscal 2012-13Indian troops killed 2 of our soldiers: Pakistan Falling markets derail govt's divestment plans Rupee ends at new closing low of 64.55Click HERE to read Thursday's news updates
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