21:34
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that war could result from a bad deal between world powers and Iran over its nuclear program.Netanyahu has been lobbying against any agreement at talks due to resume in Geneva on November 20 that would fail to strip Iran of...
21:33
Sportspersons committing fraud while competing, including under-performance, can be slapped with a punishment of a maximum of five-year imprisonment, according to the proposed 'Prevention of Sporting Fraud Bill'. The Sports Ministry in consultation with the Ministry of Law has drafted a...
21:22
Security along the Nepal-India border has been stepped up ahead of the crucial November 19 Constituent Assembly polls to avert any disturbances. In order to prevent any disturbances to the election, security has been tightened along the Nepal-India border in view of the upcoming elections,...
21:17
Defending champion Viswanathan Anand and Norwegian challenger Magnus Carlsen played out a fourth successive draw in the World Chess Championship in Chennai on Tuesday after 64 moves.
20:30
Sparking a controversy, Leader of Opposition in Gujarat Assembly Shankarsinh Vaghela has alleged that RSS and BJP are using Muslims to carry out terror attacks in the country, drawing a sharp response from BJP which accused Congress of making wild...
18:39
Uttar Pradesh government has informed the Supreme Court that over 41,000 persons, out of 50,955 who had taken shelter in 58 relief camps in riots-hit Muzaffarnagar area, have gone back to their native places. A fresh status report, filed by Divisional Commissioner of Saharanpur, however, admitted...
18:35
Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal has once again made a statement against BJP's prime ministerial candidate for 2014 General Elections, Narendra Modi, which could ruffle a few feathers. In an apparent dig at Gujarat Chief Minister, he said today that a person who used to sell tea can never be...
18:06
In view of crowd frenzy and hype surrounding the farewell match of cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Mumbai police has drawn up an extensive security plan which includes ensuring that the master blaster does not move around alone at the Wankhede Stadium tomorrow. Elaborate security arrangements are...
18:01
Amid questions over what happened during the long intrusion by infiltrators from Pakistan in Keran sector, the Union government has refused to accept claims of Army, saying there was no evidence on ground to suggest any infiltration bid. Read more
17:44
The Union Cabinet is all set to discuss the report of the Group of Ministers on Telangana and also to consider each clause of the Telangana Bill. A schedule was worked out to meet the dictum by the Congress Working Committee given to the UPA government on the creation of Telangana.Tomorrow,...
17:36
The Group of Ministers on Telangana has summoned Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati, Law Secretary Brahm Avtar Agarwal, Legislative Secretary P K Malhotra, on Thursday, to interpret and analyse the crucial aspects of article 371-D on the special provisions on Andhra Pradesh.The GoM is likely to...
17:28
President Pranab Mukherjee will spend the winter of 2013 at the Rashtrapathi Nilayam in Hyderabad. He will be moving residence to the Nizam's city from December 19 to December 30. Insiders say that the president will use the time to study various rulings of apex courts on minority governments....
16:58
Agatha Christie's Belgian detective was a brilliant creation, brought to life by David Suchet's sublime acting. Read
16:55
Emma Thompson has made peace with Helena Bonham Carter over her affair with ex-husband Kenneth Branagh -- setting an example to love rivals everywhere. Read
16:49
Elephants will no longer be a familiar sight on the streets of Mumbai. In a bid to protect the animal from the dangers of the urban jungle, Maharashtra's Forest Department recently imposed a ban on elephants entering India's commercial capital, which will be implemented later this...
16:46
Tons of food from around the world have arrived in the Philippines, but the hundreds of thousands homeless and starving after Typhoon Haiyan decimated part of the country have yet to get a bite of it. Endless landscapes of devastation were still blocking roads leading to the hungriest mouths...
16:36
The details of the PM's review on key infrastructure projects in Maharashatra where he gave the go-ahead for major airport projects at Navi Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur. Read
16:17
The National Commission for Women today sought an explanation from CBI chief Ranjit Sinha for his controversial rape remark and said it may recommend his resignation to the government after receiving a reply on his insensitive and irresponsible statement. Disapproving Sinha's statement, the NCW...
16:08
The Election Commission (EC) hauls up Rahul Gandhi for saying that Pakistan's ISI was in touch with Muzaffarnagar riot victims and charged the Bharatiya Janata Party with indulging in politics of hatred. The EC expressed displeasure and advised Rahul to be more circumspect in public...
15:49
On this day, 100 years ago, Rabindranath Tagore got the Nobel Prize for Literature for a selection of poems, Gitanjali. Tagore, who died in 1941 at the age of eighty, is a towering figure in the millennium-old literature of Bengal. Here's a quick read on Tagore.
15:44
The Election Commission (EC) has slapped a notice on Narendra Modi for his controversial khooni panja (bloodied hand) barb at the Congress during a poll rally in Chhattisgarh. EC asks Modi to file a reply by November 16, 5 pm why action should not be initiated against him. The Congress party on...
15:34
Vinay Sharma's left arm was in a sling, and blood seeped from a bandage wrapped around his head.It happened when I went for lunch,' he told The Independent this week. Somebody attacked me from behind with a blade... another prisoner. It's very important news for you. Read
15:28
The National Stock Exchange and the BSE will close on November 15 on account of Muharram. The bourses had previously declared November 14 a trading holiday.
15:15
The PM's meeting on infrastructure projects in Maharashtra clears three new airports for the state -- Navi Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.
15:06
Success of the dream gold hunt still remains a dream even as excavation for possible 1,000 tonnes of gold at Raja Rao Ram Bux Singh fort in Daundiya Khera village continued on the 27th day. Excavation of one block at the fort has been completed and after 75 per cent completion of the second...
14:56
The Supreme Court will take up the Campa Cola case on November 19. The Apex court was supposed to give the details of the stay order of the demolition at 2 pm. The SC which took suo motu cognizance of media reports on the demolition of the building and passed the stay order said it was badly...
14:12
CBI Director Ranjit Sinha today expressed regret for his comments comparing the legalizing of betting in sports to 'enjoying rape', after a huge public backlash.I regret any hurt caused as same was unintended and inadvertent. I reiterate my deep sense of regard and respect for...
13:54
Any time now, the Supreme Court will pass a detailed order on the Campa Cola demolition. A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi took suo motu cognizance of media reports and stayed the demolition process.
13:47
Sachin Tendulkar, India's icon, who left other batsmen trailing in his wake and bowlers with enduring nightmares, begins his final Test against West Indies in Mumbai on Thursday. Read
13:40
The rupee is in trouble, yet again. The currency has been sliding in the last five trading sessions, to close at Rs 63.71 versus the dollar on Tuesday. A convergence of unfavourable factors appears to be behind the renewed fall in the currency after the relative stability of the last few weeks.
13:06
BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi is likely to contest the 2014 parliamentary polls from a seat in the Hindi heartland, although he may not ditch his home state. There has been a steady buzz on the likelihood of Modi contesting from a UP Lok Sabha seat like Lucknow that has returned former PM...
12:55
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived in Colombo a short while ago to participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) on behalf of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.Khurshid will attend the first session of the Pre-CHOGM Ministers' meeting later today, which...
12:55
The picture in Afghanistan today is bleak: worsening security, ubiquitous Taliban presence, poor coordination between donors and the government, and a slowing economy. Read
12:41
The grand old Congress party can survive if it breaks free from the overarching presence of a single clan. Read
12:38
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre and CBI to file replies on a plea seeking to direct the government to take action on findings of Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) which found irregularities in some business transactions after examining Niira Radia tapes. A bench of justices G S...
12:37
Mumbai Congress president Janardan Chandurkar has stirred a row by demanding that the country's highest civilian honours bestowed on those who praise communal forces should be withdrawn. Though he did not name melody queen Lata Mangeshkar, it is apparent that remarks were aimed at her, as the...
12:22
Just in: Justice GS Singhvi recuses himself from hearing Ratan Tata's petition on Niira Radia's tapped conversations. Read more on the judge.
12:09
In other news, why rape analogies are a big no no. CBI director Ranjit Sinha on Tuesday came out in support of legalizing betting in sports, saying, If there are lotteries in states, if we can have casinos in tourist resorts and if government can declare schemes for voluntary disclosure of...
12:03
BMC officials booed out of the Campa Cola Complex as cheers break out. For all that, the residents say they are aware that the Supreme Court has simply given them more time on 'compassionate' grounds but has NOT revoked the demolition order. Seven months later, it will time for the BMC and...
11:45
Jubilation and cheers from the residents at Campa Cola society as the news of the Supreme Court order spreads. So, from November 11 to May 31, 2014, seven months more of relief. This morning, Supreme Court lawyer Fali Nariman brought it to the court's notice that the demolition had begun, after...
11:36
Breaking news: The Supreme Court directs the BMC NOT to demolish the Campa Cola flats till May 31, 2014. And that, folks, is after the elections.Huge relief for the residents, for now.
11:33
Here's the letter Milind Deora had written to Supreme Court lawyer Fali Nariman asking him his opinion the regularisation of the Campa Cola flats. In fact, Deora approached Fali Nariman at the suggestion of Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan. ReadDeora says he has been trying to call the...
11:30
Netas at the Campa Cola compound include Congress MP Milind Deora and BJP MP Shaina NC. This is what Deora, who has always been extremely active on Twitter, posted yesterday. At yesterday's all-party meet with Maharashtra's CM on Campa Cola, all agreed not to provoke residents into coming in the...
11:18
The Maharashtra government says it is simply following the orders of the Supreme Court. Actual demolition may not begin today. What is likely to happen to today is vacate the flats, the water, gas and electricity connections will be cut off and only then will the internal walls of the flats be...
11:05
Ninety-six flats have been marked for demolition after the Supreme Court court, early this year, ruled they had to go because of large scale FSI violations by the builder almost 30 years ago. Just 10 of the 96 flats have been vacated, even though the last day for vacating the flats ended on...
10:49
Police and Campa Cola residents clash at the gates of the complex. The residents allege that the police lathi-charged them. South Mumbai MP, Milind Deora, who has written to Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan and spoken to Sonia Gandhi to have the 96 flats regularised, has asked the residents to...
10:46
So, it's the end of the road for the residents of the Campa Cola Complex. The BMC officials have broken the main gate and begin eviction.
10:08
Extending its losing streak, the BSE benchmark Sensex today declined over 53 points in early trade on sustained selling by funds after weak cues from CPI and IIP data. The retail inflation measured in terms of consumer price index rose to 10.09 per cent in October, entering double digits...
10:03
The officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation will on Wednesday resume the eviction of illegal flats built on the Campa Cola Compound in South Mumbai's posh Worli area even as hundreds of residents remain adamant and refuse to vacate their homes. According to reports, hundreds of...
10:02
Saudi Arabia, in an unprecedented moved, formally rejected on Tuesday its two-year term on the UN Security Council, clearing the way for Jordan to take the seat as a replacement, Xinhua reported. The Middle East power had previously decried the 15-member council's ineffectiveness in dealing...
09:27
Philippines President Benigno Aquino in an interview to CNN said that the death toll would be significantly lower and estimated the figure to 2500. Meanwhile, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council put the death toll at 1,833. However, a Red Cross official said,...
09:01
NDTV reports: CBI Director Ranjit Sinha has landed himself in a massive controversy after he used a remark on rape as an analogy to support his stand on legalizing betting in sports in the country.If you cannot enforce the ban on betting, it is like saying 'if you can't prevent rape, you enjoy...
08:56
CNN-IBN reports: Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will be contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha election from his home state and not Uttar Pradesh as was being speculated earlier. Sources say that the BJP has decided not to put up Modi as a candidate from Uttar...
08:39
Trading nations are achingly close to a draft deal on easing barriers to global commerce as a crunch summit looms and must redouble efforts to complete it, the WTO's chief said today. We are too close to success to accept failure, Roberto Azevedo told a session of the 159-member World Trade...
02:03
The White House said today that world powers are united in their effort to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran and warned the Congress over opposing the diplomatic efforts, noting that American people do not want a march to war. Asserting that Iran rejected the unified proposal form the six-nation...
00:54
With betting in IPL tournament estimated to be around Rs 66,000 crore business, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha today said there is no harm in legalising betting as there was no point in a ban which cannot be enforced.When asked by senior editor Shekhar Gupta on his views about legalising betting,...
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