22:28
Former Army Chief Gen V K Singh has sought quashing of a Privilege Motion against him by the Jammu and Kashmir assembly over his alleged remarks that Army had paid bribes to politicians in the state, saying various quotes ascribed to him are inaccurate and incorrect. In his response...
21:49
A fire has broken out in the Mount Blanc building, on Napean Sea Road, Mumbai on Friday. Fourteen fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Media reports say that 3 fire officials were injured and were rushed to the Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai.Officials say that there may be people stuck...
21:39
According to several media reports, the BJP has said that they will extend constructive support to the AAP. Earlier, the Congresss had written to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. The AAP will meet Jung tommorrw.
21:34
YSR Congress President Jaganmohan Reddy today met Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over division of Andhra Pradesh and raised the issue of Congress highhandedness in doing so without consulting the state, a point which Kumar described as valid.Emerging from a hour-long meeting with Kumar at his...
20:56
According to reports coming in, the Congress has offered support to the Aam Admi party AAP. It has sent a letter of support to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung.
20:49
A fire has broken out in the Mount Blanc building, on Napean Sea Road, Mumbai on Friday.Each floor has four flats and because of the fire, it seems all four flats caught fire.More details are awaited.Photo courtesy: Ambika Gupta
19:57
Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who led BJP to its third straight victory in Madhya Pradesh assembly election, was today unanimously elected leader of BJP's legislature wing, paving the way for him to take over as the Chief Minister for a fresh term.The newly-elected BJP MLAs chose Chouhan as their leader...
19:41
Hrithik Roshan and his wife of 13 years, Sussanne, are ending their marriage, a statement from the actor confirms. Sussanne has decided to separate from me and end our 17-year relationship. The couple has two sons -- Hrehaan, 7 and Hridhaan, 5.More details are awaited.
19:24
Mail Today editor Sandeep Bamzai says the paper has been duped by miscreants with a motive and sincerely apologise to Mr Shanti Bhushan for carrying what was purportedly his article. Still clueless about the context?Here you go: An op-ed piece purportedly written by Shanti Bhushan in Mail Today...
19:19
The father of the Indian woman diplomat arrested on visa fraud charges in New York and later released on a bond today said the incident smacked of racial bias and sought an apology from law enforcing agencies. Uttam Khobragade, father of Devyani Khobragade, also claimed that it was a clear...
19:04
Deploring the arrest of Deputy Consul General in New York, Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh today summoned US Ambassador Nancy Powell to convey India's shock over absolutely unacceptable treatment meted out to the senior Indian diplomat.Reacting strongly to Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade...
18:50
The Bihar Assembly today witnessed a debate on the condition of Muslims in the state, with Opposition BJP accusing Nitish Kumar government of indulging in vote bank politics, a charge it refuted saying there has been a positive change in the minority community's socio-economic status.
18:49
South Africans have been warned not to attempt to go to see Nelson Mandela's body in the capital, Pretoria, unless they are already in the queue.The anti-apartheid leader's body is lying in state at the Union Buildings, where he was sworn in as South Africa's first black president in 1994.More...
18:28
The BJP-AAP partnership is doomed to fail in the unlikely even that it gets off the ground. The BJP has offered 'constructive support' to AAP ahead of Kejriwal's meet with the Lt Gov of Delhi tomorrow. Nitin Gadkari says of AAP: Jhoote aarop lagana inka dhandha hai, teen chaar mahine mein inki...
18:18
This is why Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh summons US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell in connection with arrest of its Deputy Consul General in New York. Diplomatic agents may not be handcuffed, arrested or detained; or be prosecuted no matter how serious the offense. ReadHigh-ranking Indian...
18:15
Bibek Debroy tweets: Articles will henceforth carry caveat. Newspaper/magazine disowns any responsibility about authenticity of the author. Caveat reader.An op-ed piece purportedly written by Shanti Bhushan in Mail Today criticises Arvind Kejriwal and says the AAP chief hid his political...
18:11
The Maharashtra assembly passed the landmark Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifice and other evils and Aghori practices Act today. This is the landmark bill which the late Dr Narendra Dabholkar had toiled for and paid with his life when he was murdered by people who opposed his...
18:00
Shivraj Singh Chouhan to be sworn in as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh tomorrow.
17:58
A sub-inspector and five aides of self-styled godman Asaram's son Narayan Sai were detained today for allegedly attempting to bribe the cops and other officials in a bid to weaken the sexual assault case against him and Rs 5 crore seized from their possesion. Police said the Rs 5 crore seized...
17:56
And former home secretary RK Singh officially joins the BJP.
17:40
Two news breaks:Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh summons US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell in connection with arrest of its Deputy Consul General in New York.BJP has decided to offer 'constructive support' to AAP ahead of Arvind Kejrwal's meeting with the Lt Governor Najeeb Jung tomorrow....
17:24
'The Congress can't return to power unless it reins in prices, lowers interest rates, taxes the rich,' says Praful Bidwai. If this means sacking those most responsible for the UPA's pro-big business policies including Finance Minister Chidambaram, so be it! Read
17:22
Anna Hazare slams AAP member Gopal Rai for creating a ruckus at the venue of his fast at Ralegan Siddhi. He said while he doesn't want to blame anyone for what happened, Gopal Rai should not have sat at the venue and fasted as he was part of a political party. He said he has always maintained...
17:03
Former Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde today suggested that Team Anna should accept the Lokpal bill which Parliament gives now and hoped Anna Hazare agrees to it. The former Team Anna member said the Lokpal bill might not be the same as wanted by Hazare, who is on an indefinite fast demanding...
16:58
And an update on the fraud of the year: South African sign language interpreter, who was branded fake for his performance at Nelson Mandela's memorial, has said he had suffered a schizophrenic episode during the service.In an interview with the South African newspaper The Star', Thamsanqa...
16:55
And that, dear reader, is Queen Victoria's handwriting in Urdu!The queen learnt Urdu from her secretary, an Indian Muslim called Abdul Karim. The queen's close relationship with the tall and handsome Karim has been the topic of much research. Diaries add weight to suggestions that the queen was...
16:52
India says it is shocked and appalled by what the US has done to its diplomat in New York and is forcefully taking up with the US the treatment meted out to arrested diplomat which is not acceptable. Devyani Khobragade, deputy consul general for political, economic, commercial and women's...
16:48
India has always been on the side of erotic freedom. Read the opinion piece on the Indian Express.
16:33
Setting the ball rolling for the trial of Pervez Musharraf on a charge of high treason, a special court today summoned the former Pakistani military ruler to appear before it on December 24. The three-judge court, during its maiden hearing, accepted the complaint registered by the government...
16:19
AAP spokesperson Shazia Ilmi, says she will be filing a criminal complaint with the Delhi police against journalists Anuranjan Jha, Deepak Chaurasia and another person for the sting operation against her in the run-up to the Delhi polls. The sting operation allegedly showing prominent AAP...
16:18
Never, never and never again will South Africa receive in one day anything like the number of global leaders that turned up for Nelson Mandela's memorial service at the FNB stadium this week.Never again -- short, maybe, of another football World Cup -- will the country receive such widespread and...
16:02
Sandeep Bamzai, editor Mail Today tweets: We have been had, our deepest apologies to Mr Shanti Bhushan whose purported article has been carried on our edit page this morning.If you've just joined us, this is what happened: An op-ed piece purportedly written by Shanti Bhushan in Mail Today...
15:51
In the wake of yesterday's Supreme Court ruling effectively re-criminalizing homosexuality, these excerpts from Roy Wadia's piece, about his brother the late Riyad Wadia, filmmaker and LGBT activist, have more resonance than ever before. Riyad was once at the vanguard of change of a new India....
15:49
Nelson Mandela's ex-wife describes the final moments of his life as he passed away last week at his home in Johannesburg. Read
15:38
And the Rajya Sabha has also been adjourned till Monday after chaos and interruptions disallow discussions on Lokpal Bill. Lok Sabha was adjourned till Monday, a while ago.
15:37
Book that advises new wives to be submissive proves surprise success in Spain but angers feminists. Read
15:32
Update on the Lokpal Bill which has been tabled in the Rajya Sabha today. The Samajwadi Party today gave a clear indication that it would not allow the Rajya Sabha to debate the Bill saying unless the issue of price rise is discussed it will not allow the House to function. On the other hand, the...
15:12
AAP's Yogendra Yadav said Arvind Kejriwal will meet Lt Governor Najeeb Jung tomorrow. The governor has invited AAP to form the government in Delhi as it is the second largest party. The BJP has refused to form the government as it does not have a majority.
14:59
Gopal Rai, who is a member of the National Executive of the Aam Aadmi party tweets, saying he is leaving Ralegan Siddhi, but will keep fasting for JanLokpal. Some people are unhappy with Anna and AAP coming together. If you've just joined us: Rai, who is at Ralegan Siddhi fasting with Anna Hazare...
14:36
Minutes after the Rajya Sabha convenes at 2:30 pm, the house is adjourned for an hour after ruckus over the Lokpal Bill. Earlier in the day, the Bill was tabled in the RS.
14:33
Meanwhile, another mystery, that for now remains unsolved. Who wrote this piece in India Today?Though the byline appears as Shanti Bhushan, the Supreme Court advocate and founding member of AAP says he has not written it and that the article is forged. Speaking to TV channels he said the BJP...
14:15
Former army chief VK Singh, who is an ardent Anna Hazare supporter is speaking at Ralegan Siddhi where the Gandhian is fasting for the Lokpal Bill to be passed in Parliament. Apparently, VK Singh while addressing the rally said some people think they are bigger than Anna. Gopal Rai, an AAP...
14:00
At the BJP meet which went on for over three hours, the consensus that evolved was that the party would never align with the DMK. The meeting was held at party headquarters at 11 Ashok Road and attended by the top brass. Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh were emphatic that the party reject the...
13:52
Vice President M Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, and several other leaders offered floral tributes to the martyrs at a solemn...
13:49
Our sources in Delhi tell us that the BJP Central leadership has evolved a three-pronged strategy for Karnataka. 1. Yeddyurappa should merge his party KJP with the BJP, though LK Advani and Sushma Swaraj are opposed to this.2. Yeddyurappa should join the NDA and negotiate for seat arrangements....
13:37
In a shocking incident, a gambler has fixed his 13-year-old daughter's marriage to his neighbour after losing to him during a marathon gambling session at Krishnapur - Buritala village in Malda district in West Bengal. The father, a compulsive gambler, was locked in a gambling bout with local...
13:34
Additional solicitor general Indira Jaising writes to PM Dr Manmohan Singh demanding action against former Supreme Court justice AK Ganguly. She says Ganguly must quit after a three-judge committee indicted him of committing an act of unwelcome behaviour and conduct of sexual nature towards...
13:19
Just in: Vasundhara Raje sworn in as Chief Minister of Rajasthan by Governor Margaret Alva.Yesterday, Raje, called the Congress garbage that has been cleaned from the state. The comment was made at a rally in the Churu constituency from where party candidate Rajendra Rathore was contesting. The...
13:11
Tweet from ESPNcricinfo: Michael Clarke is ICC Cricketer of the Year, as well as Test Cricketer. Sangakkara wins ODI nod, and Pujara is Emerging Cricketer.
13:10
BJP president Rajnath Singh at the BJP Central Parliamentary Board said that Narendra Modi, the party's Prime Minsterial candidate will assume responsibility of major states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls in May. The other states will be left to the...
12:53
Shanti Bhushan to IBN7: The article published in mail today not written by me..Hv filed the legal notice,will sue them.
12:52
Arvind Kejriwal was giant-killer-in-chief in the just concluded state elections. Whether you like him or not, it can't be denied that he's done something that seemed undo-able till a few months ago. The elections results in general show widespread discontent among voters, which translated into a...
12:50
While the euphoria over AAP's poll performance reached a crescendo, Delhi was moving quietly towards remembering the 16 December gang rape. Read
12:48
Arvind Kejriwal might prove to be a spoiler for the BJP bandwagon in 2014. During the Delhi assembly elections, Kejriwal and party made it quite clear that they were opposed to the BJP more than the Congress. Kejriwal very cleverly targeted BJP using the corruption plank, equating BJP and...
12:41
Activist Anna Hazare has lost 1.6 kgs since he began his hunger strike on Tuesday to pressure the government into clearing the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill in this session of Parliament, scheduled to end on December 20.Doctors say Anna's blood pressure and other vital parameters are normal.
12:32
Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare's indefinite hunger strike pressing for passage of Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament entered the fourth today. The 76-year-old anti-corruption crusader has said that he will not break his fast till the Jan Lokpal Bill is passed in Parliament. Hazare is fasting near the...
12:30
2: Mothers seem to understand more, even if it takes them a while. Take, for example, Vijayalaksmi Raychaudhury. She took nearly a decade to accept her son Anis's sexual orientation. Now 79, she senses time is running out for her and wants the nation to wipe off the stigma associated...
12:28
Many of my generation consider Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro to be the most insanely rollicking Hindi slapstick comedy movie ever made. Directed by Kundan Shah, it featured Ravi Baswani and Naseeruddin Shah as down-and-out Bombay photographers who are on the throes of getting bankrupt after a failed...
12:20
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said on Thursday that the the Lokpal Bill remained the government's priority and would be taken up in Rajya Sabha, and then in the Lok Sabha. He also dismissed suggestions that there was any plan to curtail the Winter session of Parliament. Asked about...
12:14
MoS PMO V Narayanswamy tables the redrafted Lokpal Bill. The house is adjourned till 2:30 pm.
12:13
Kiran Bedi, an ardent Anna Hazare supporter on why the Lokpal bill good enough to begin with:Why is Anna Hazare on a fast for the Lokpal Bill yet again, this time in his own village at Ralegaon Siddhi, near Pune (Maharashtra)? Where is the Lokpal Bill for which the country has been agitating...
12:05
One of the world's richest women, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is upset royal protection officers helped themselves to Bombay mix and nuts left out for her around Buckingham Palace, a court heard today. Read
11:59
Details on Sachin Tendulkar's appearance in Parliament today. Tendulkar was the cynosure of all eyes in the Rajya Sabha today when he attended the House for the first time during the current Winter Session of Parliament. Clad in a check-shirt and a black pullover, Tendulkar walked in from the...
11:49
Despite the bail, Lalu still cannot contest elections for six years. The RJD chief was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member under a recent Supreme Court order that an MP or MLA would stand disqualified immediately if convicted by a court for crimes with punishment of two years or more and under...
11:46
Just in: Former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav gets bail in fodder scam case. In October, Lalu was given a five-year jail term and was sentenced on September 30. Another 44 accused, including former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra, six politicians and four IAS officers, were...
11:39
Pro and anti-Telangana slogans by members on either side of the divide pushed Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly into pandemonium leading to its adjournment for 30 minutes this morning. MLAs from Telangana, including those of ruling Congress, stormed the Speaker's podium as soon as the day's...
11:36
Taking forward his initiative to open the Rashtrapati Bhavan' to the people, President Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of his birthday on Wednesday announced a 30-day 'in-residence' programme for artists, writers and innovation scholars, the first of its kind.The programme will allow artists...
11:31
Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) stunning poll debut, Anna Hazare's ongoing fast and the approaching Lok Sabha election has brought the Lokpal bill back to political centrestage, with the Manmohan Singh government displaying fresh zeal in seeking its passage.With the government pushing the anti-graft...
11:25
North Korea said on Friday that it has executed Kim Jong-un's uncle, calling the leader's former mentor a traitor who tried to seize power and overthrow the state. The stunning announcement came only days after Jang Song-thaek -- long considered the country's No. 2 power -- was removed from...
11:15
In the Lok Sabha, the leader of the opposition, Sushma Swaraj making a statement on Justice AK Ganguly. She says the retired Supreme Court judge should step down from the West Bengal Human Rights Commission or should be sacked. She says the powerful must be punished so that others are taught a...
11:07
Parliament in session. Surprise appearance by Sachin Tendulkar. Chairman Hamid Ansari welcomes him and Sachin smiles shyly. MPs back to business shouting slogans. Ansari says he can't hear anything and the Rajya Sabha is adjourned till noon.
11:01
Details of the aborted LeT attack: A suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba operative Mohammed Shahid has been arrested from Mewat in Haryana by Delhi Police which claimed to have busted a terror module planning to attack prominent market places in the national capital.Shahid was arrested from Nuh in...
10:57
On a day Harsh Vardhan told Lt-Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung the BJP did not have the numbers to form a government, legislators from both the Congress and the BJP on Thursday suggested they back an AAP government.Read
10:55
The government's plan to quickly push the Lokpal Bill in the Rajya Sabha today could run into trouble again, with the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party warning it against diluting provisions of the proposed anti-corruption law.Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley on Wednesday...
10:23
BJP Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj has given a notice to suspend Question Hour to demand the removal of Justice A K Ganguly, a retired judge of the Supreme Court who has been accused of sexually harassing a law intern.
09:20
Singapore has imposed a ban on the consumption and sale of alcohol in Little India locality in Singapore over this weekend following last Sunday's riot by some 400 South Asian workers, media report said. Nobody would be allowed to sell or consume...
08:44
A suspected Lashkar-e-Tayiba operative has been arrested in Delhi. The arrested man was in touch with LeT commander Javed Baluchi, said a report by Times Now.The man, one Mohammad Shahid, was allegedly plotting a strike in the national capital.
03:29
The sign language interpreter widely ridiculed for his performance at the Nelson Mandela memorial stands by his work. Thamsanqa Jantjie said Thursday that he is a fully qualified interpreter and has been trusted in the past with other big events. It has been many years I have been doing this job...
03:27
Transgender people in India face turbulent times, as top court reinstates ban on gay sex. Read Sohan Gupta's piece on Al Jazeera
03:25
The once-powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been executed after being purged for corruption, state news agency KCNA reports. Chang Song-thaek was dramatically removed from a Communist Party session by armed guards earlier this week. He was accused of forming factions...
00:23
The Bombay High court granted bail today to NCP corporator from Mumbra Hira Patil, who was arrested along with 23 others in connection with the infamous Shil-Daighar Adarsh Building crash on April 4, which claimed as many as 74 lives and injured more than 60....
00:20
Jamaat leader executed in Bangladesh for 1971 war crimesBJP declines to form govt in Delhi; AAP invited for discussionCong considering extending support to AAP: RahulNawaz Sharif sends formal invite to Manmohan SinghKarzai arrives in Delhi on four-day visitEx-home secretary R K Singh set to join...
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