20:59
Foggy weather in the northern region led to cancellation and rescheduling of several popular trains starting from the city like Poorva Express to Howrah and Sampoorankranti express to Patna. While six trains were cancelled for the day, departure of 13 trains leaving the city were rescheduled....
20:30
Controversial Pakistani actress Veena Malik today tied the knot with a businessman in Dubai, according to a media media report. The 29-year-old actress, best known in India for her appearance in 'Bigg Boss', and businessman Asad Bashir Khan Khattak were married in a court in Dubai, Geo News...
20:24
Our Delhi correspondent reports: Veerappa Moily, who assumed the additional charge of the environment portfolio, after the controversial exit of Jayanthi Natarajan, was surprised at the speed at with which appointments of the member secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board and changes...
20:05
Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung has directed Aam Aadmi Party leader and chief minister-designate Arvind Kejriwal to prove majority of his government on the floor of Delhi assembly by January 3. The direction came after President Pranab Mukherjee conveyed to Lt Governor Jung that Kejriwal...
19:47
NDTV reports: The driver of the speeding Aston Martin which crashed into two other cars in Mumbai earlier this month has been identified by one of the victims, sources have said.Phorum Ruparel, whose Audi car was smashed in the pile up on south Mumbai's Peddar road, has identified 55-year-old...
18:31
Our Delhi correspondent reports: BJP President Rajnath Singh was harsh when he illustrated how the party lost 18 seats with narrow margins in the Delhi assembly polls. Why go slow and lethargic on the last four days of poll campaigns, he asked. He said each leader has been given a timetable to...
18:25
Narendra Modi today told BJP spokespersons to add fresh political inputs during their media interaction and television debates. He repeatedly asked to focus on the weakening Congress and on the BJP's efforts to educate voters to have a Congress-free India, reports our Delhi correspondent.
18:16
Faculty members of West Bengal's National University of Juridical Sciences write to the administration demanding that the institute should dissociate itself from former Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly, accused of sexually harassing a law intern, reports CNN-IBN. Ganguly was an honorary...
17:05
Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal said today that the party will clear the Lokpal Bill within 15 days of forming the government. Kejriwal will be sworn in as the Delhi CM on Saturday.
16:52
Pope Francis has begun to make his first Christmas address as pontiff in front of thousands of pilgrims in St Peter's Square in the Vatican, reports BBC. The Argentine pope is expected to tackle themes such as global poverty, which he has focused on since taking over from Benedict in...
16:51
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today slammed the Congress saying it has put the issue of special category status for Bihar on the back burner under the influence of its natural ally. The Congress has put the issue of special category status for Bihar on the back burner under the influence...
16:45
Pop star Justin Bieber broke the heart of many of his fans by announcing on Christmas eve that he was officially retiring. The 19-year-old singer, who has been at the centre of many controversies in the recent past, had recently hinted about a planned retirement and now he has gone ahead and...
16:38
The most complete all-rounder of his time Jacques Kallis has announced his retirement from Test cricket after the second Test against India starting at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban on Thursday. However, the South African will remain available for selection in the limited-over formats for...
16:23
NDTV reports: A 17-year-old who was held captive and allegedly raped repeatedly for two weeks in a house just 50 feet away from her own home in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, was rescued today.The girl, a class 9 student, had gone to lawyer Balkrishna Joshi on December 12, for help to get a caste...
16:11
The ruling National Conference today welcomed the court martial proceedings ordered by the army against six of its men for their alleged involvement in 2010 Machil fake encounter case that had triggered a two month-long agitation in the Valley. It is a welcome step but we strongly feel that the...
16:09
Senior BJP leader and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee turned 89 today with a stream of leaders wishing him on the occasion. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was among the first to greet Vajpayee on his birthday. Dr Singh, who reached Vajpayee's 6A Krishna Menon Marg residence around 12:30...
15:40
The United States on Wednesday said employment of domestic workers will now be on agenda for the bilateral talks with India with which it is in conversation to determine the way forward in resolving the 14-day-long diplomatic row. The department of state is in conversation with the Government...
15:10
The army today ordered court martial proceedings against six of its men, including two officers, for their alleged involvement in the 2010 Machil fake encounter case that had triggered a two month-long agitation in the Kashmir Valley. Court martial proceedings have been...
14:03
Arvind Kejriwal to be sworn-in as Delhi chief minister on December 28 at noon. The ceremony will take place at the Ramlila maidan in New Delhi.
13:51
President Pranab Mukherjee has accepted Delhi Lt Governor Najeeb Jung's proposal on government formation by Aam Aadmi Party. The home ministry has now sent the President's communication to Najeeb Jung. It is up to the L-G to decide the date of swearing-in after holding consultation with Chief...
13:14
The home ministry has sent President's communication to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on government formation by Arvind Kejriwal. It is up to the LG to decide the date of swearing-in after holding consultation with the chief minister-designate, said the home ministry.
13:06
Bollywood icon Aamir Khan's latest release Dhoom 3 has broken box office records in Pakistan in the first week of its release, with multiplexes running five shows a day to capitalise on interest in the film. In the country's largest city of Karachi, Dhoom 3's box office receipts from 56 screens...
13:00
Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi on Tuesday said that mega star Amitabh Bachchan sharing the dais with MNS chief Raj Thackeray was an insult to north Indians. Amitabhji sharing the stage with Raj Thackeray is an insult to millions of north Indians, Azmi told reporters in Mumbai. Sinking their...
11:57
Devyani Khobragade's lawyer today said the United States authorities goofed up in the investigation and arrest of the Indian diplomat on visa fraud charges as a federal agent made a serious mistake in reading the paperwork submitted regarding her maid's salary. Daniel Arshack, Khobragade's...
11:54
The Congress today clarified that it will provide outside support to the Aam Aadmi Party as promised. There is no change in the official stand. The Congress will lend outside support to AAP as promised earlier, Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely told CNN-IBN. The Congress yesterday...
11:21
Arvind Kejriwal today denied any rift within his Aam Aadmi Party over cabinet posts. He also said his swearing-in ceremony was unlikely tomorrow as the party has not heard from Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung yet. He said that he would invite Anna Hazare for the functions once there is clarity on...
00:13
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