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Two days after serial blasts targeted Narendra Modi's Patna rally, UP police today said they had received intelligence inputs about terrorists plotting to attack the leader's October 19 rally in Kanpur. Three days before Narendra Modi's rally here, the police had received an...
22:08
The Students' Joint Action Committee for a united Andhra Pradesh has decided to constitute self immolation groups to prevent the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh.Representatives from nine universities in Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema atended the JAC meet at the Nagarjuna University campus, near...
21:59
A court in Odisha's Kandhamal district today acquitted 54 people who were arrested for their alleged involvement in the 2007 riots in the communally sensitive district.Additional district and sessions judge, Phulbani, Rajendra Kumar Tosh, acquitted them them due to lack of proper evidence against...
21:21
Dismissing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's comments that Narendra Modi needs to have patience, BJP today said there would have been mayhem at the Patna rally had the latter not shown maturity.Nitish Kumar says Modiji needs to have patience if he wants to become Prime Minister. If Narendra...
20:00
The government has put on hold a proposal for meeting between the DGMOs of India and Pakistan to discuss the issue of ceasefire violations on the Line of Control and the International Border.The decision was taken by the Government in view of the advice by the armed forces that the Pakistan side...
19:57
The CBI will question at least twoformer officials of the Prime Minister's Office who were involved in the processing of the file related to coal block allocation to Hindalco.Agency sources said the two senior officers would be examined for understanding the reasons which resulted in changing the...
19:21
Here's the full text of the PM's speech at the inauguration of the renovated Sardar Patel museum in Ahmedabad. Read
19:20
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said Mahatma Gandhi was a source of eternal inspiration and his life and work will continue to inspire the world for generations to come. Singh, who is on a visit to Gujarat, went to Sabarmati Ashram, a place near Ahmedabad, which is closely associated with the...
19:16
Against the backdrop of serial bomb blasts that rocked its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's meeting in Patna, the BJP today said the leader would address a rally in the city on November 17 and urged the Congress government of the state to arrange adequate security to it. Speaking to...
19:02
PM quotes the Cabinet on Sardar Patel: He fixed his goal, a united India, and set about to achieving it with skill and determination.
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Interestingly, Nehru and Patel both offered to resign from their respective positions, while insisting at the same time that the other should stay. In the end, the differences were not resolved because of the assassination of the Mahatma on January 30, 1948. The murder devastated the two...
18:52
So, who's won this 'face-off'? We believe the PM has won this round for staying with protocol, yet appropriating Sardar Patel for the Congress. Incidentally, it wasn't the PM, but Modi who was booed for his remark on Patel should have been the 1st PM.
18:49
While on Patel and Nehru, read the opinion piece on the Hindu on October 4.
18:47
The PM quotes the Cabinet resolution on Sardar Patel: A great Indian and an unmatched warrior in the course of freedom... a lover of India.PM quotes Patel on Nehru: We have always respected each others advice and only people who have faith in each other can do this.
18:44
We are here to honour a proud son of India and Gujarat. He was among India's biggest leaders. I am proud to belong to the Congress party, says the PM. Patel was secular and is considered to be one of the greatest leaders of this country. Patel and Nehru respected each other, says the PM.
18:34
The PM is heckled as he approaches the lectern and before he begins his speech. Shame!
18:29
Modi also touched upon India's internal threat -- Maoism. Maoism and terrorism are challenges to our unity and it is the need of the hour that we leave the path of the bomb and the gun join the mainstream to the path of development. Violence neither helps society nor helps the nation, nor does it...
18:22
If Sardar Sahab was PM desh ki takdeer aur tasveer alag hoti, says Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad. Modi sticks to protocol and restrains himself from lashing out at the Congress, knowing full well there would be various opportunities for poll rhetoric.
18:18
I wish Sardar Patel was our first PM, the destiny of this nation would have been different, says Modi.
18:15
Welcoming the PM to Gujarat, Narendra Modi says he thanks the PM that it was during his tenure that Gujarat has won several awards in the field of good governance. We have got awards from various ministries -- over 90 such awards -- and I thank you for that, says Modi.
18:09
Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel of the NCP is present at the occasion. Narendra Modi speaking now.
18:05
PM Manmohan Singh and Gujarat CM Narendra Modi share a dais at Ahmedabad. The PM is there to inaugurate a museum on Sardar Vallabhai Patel museum. PM is flanked by Modi and the Gujarat governor Kamla Beniwal, who Modi doesn't see eye-to-eye with. PM looks uncomfortable, and has barely...
17:47
Benchmark share indices ended at their highest level in 2013 so far led by bank shares after the RBI at its second Quarter Review of Monetary Policy 2013-14 today announced a hike in repo rate by 25 bps which was on expected lines. Read
17:40
Narendra Modi and the Calculus of Tea: Read
17:31
BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today said that the onion price rise issue was a case of divine justice as it would lead to the downfall of the Congress government which had used an earlier jump in the prices of the vegetable to oust the saffron party from power in Delhi.During her campaign against me...
17:30
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram. The inauguration of the Sardar Patel museum is at 6 pm.
17:10
Doing business in India appears to have got tougher with the country slipping to 134th place on this front in a global list compiled by World Bank, which ranks neighbours like China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh at better positions and is topped by Singapore. The annual Doing Business...
16:59
PM Dr Manmohan Singh's convoy on its way to the Gujarat Congress headquarters in Ahmedabad. The PM was greeted by Gujarat governor Kamla Beniwal and chief minister Narendra Modi on his arrival at Ahmedabad airport. The prime minister is scheduled to inaugurate a museum dedicated to Sardar...
16:43
The CBI today registered a fresh Preliminary Enquiry (PE) related to Radia tapes against a senior Income Tax officer who was trying to get a transfer by allegedly offering bribes to CBDT officers. The sources said a senior IT officer and an alleged middlemen having links with the officer and...
16:35
Wary of cybersnooping, the government could ban e-mail services such as Gmail and Yahoo for official communications by December this year in a move to safeguard its critical and sensitive data.
16:20
Scenic Sikkim has been named as the best region to visit in 2014 by a leading global travel guide, with Brazil emerging as the top destination in terms of countries. Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2014 has come out with a list of top 10 destinations in different categories such as best countries...
16:12
In Pictures: When Rahul Gandhi challenged Narendra Modi to a cricket match. See
16:00
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son, party vice-president Rahul Gandhi, are apparently not on the same page with regard to the tone and tenor to be adopted for the ongoing election campaign.Sonia was not happy with Rahul's recent remark about Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence luring...
15:49
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Balbir Punj on Tuesday said Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari suffers from a fascist mindset like rest of the Congressmen, because for them, everything in this country belongs only to the 'nakli' Gandhi family. Read
15:40
Just in: The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking a probe into the PM's role in coal block applications. The SC says it is not inclined to the let the PM be investigated in the matter. Advocate M L Sharma, who was one of the petitioners on whose PIL the apex court is monitoring...
15:27
Commerce minister Anand Sharma writes to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi on the Sardar Patel issue. Modi had invited Sharma to inaugurate the national memorial of Sardar Patel in Ahmedabad today. Sharma said misusing the name of Sardar Patel for political propaganda was disrespectful. Sharma has...
15:12
Law Minister Kapil Sibal today slammed BJP for adopting double standards in dealing with corruption, saying the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat is trying to keep the proposed state Lokayukta in its clutches. Sibal's remarks came days after the Gujarat Assembly passed a new Lokayukta bill...
15:01
Nitish Kumar at Rajgir: I never sold chai at the railway station, but I too come from a humble family. They (BJP) includes Lord Rama in their party. Then they engulf Lord Krishna in caste politics. He (Modi) comes here to talk casteism.
14:54
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's prediction for Narendra Modi, Your Red Fort dream, will remain a dream. At the chintan shibir at Rajgir Nitish also asked why Modi was sweating so much at the rally on Sunday in Patna. Somebody aspiring for the top post should be cool-headed. The PM's post is for 130...
14:46
Aam Aadmi Party today announced the names of five probables for Kasturba Nagar Assembly constituency which include an IIM graduate, a chartered accountant and a former Congress activist.The Arvind Kejriwal-led party released the list of probables which include Kailash Chandra Jain, a Chartered...
14:43
Nitish Kumar's attempt to be witty: Gujaratis love sweets, but there is nothing sweet about Narendra Modi's speeches. He said he had told LK Advani that nobody listens to him in the party. When we were allies, Modi used to praise me, now he criticises me, says Nitish.
14:18
Problems at Kingfisher continues to weigh down on Vijay Mallya with his net worth dipping by USD 50 million in the past one year to USD 750 million, pulling down his position in India's 100 richest list by 11 places to 84th.In Forbes latest list of 100 richest released today, Mallya is ranked at...
14:10
Nitish Kumar at the chintan shinir in Rajgir takes on Narendra Modi saying a man dreaming of the PM's post should be sober, so why the excitement. He says you can create hype about an individual but can't make him win.
13:48
Just in: India's treasure hunt at Unnao draws to a close. The ASI stops excavation at the site after it finds living quarters and pottery from the Buddhist era. The much-hyped excavation was being carried out by the ASI after a seer, Shobhan Sarkar, dreamt that 1,000 tonnes of gold were buried in...
13:36
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar speaking at the chintan shibir now. He says it is not our (JD-Us) fault that the old association with the BJP has broken down. BJP is responsible for breaking our alliance.
13:32
Shivanand Tiwari's comments praising Modi invited heckles from the assemblage and chaos ruled for a while. The JD-U is holding its chintan shibir in Patna now.
13:23
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar addressing the rally now.
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JD-U spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari addressing a rally in Patna now. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar squirms as Tiwari praises former ally-turned-bitter enemy, Narendra Modi. Tiwari questions why Nitish Kumar was jealous of Modi. He says he has no interest in being PM or CM and therefore he has no...
13:00
Patna police have recovered one more live bomb from Gandhi Maidan in Patna. The bomb disposal squad is at the Maidan to defuse the bomb.The Bihar police and the National Investigation Agency are probing the angle of a human bomb in the serials attacks in Patna ahead of Narendra Modi's rally...
12:57
Air Marshal Arup Raha, an ace fighter pilot, will be the next Air Force chief succeeding incumbent Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne who is retiring on December 31. Born on December 26, 1954, 59 year-old Raha is expected to have a tenure of three years as the Chief of Air Staff. The Government has...
12:48
Kashmir was the place I knew it would be. Delightful. Unforgettable. It is also a place all of us Indians need to experience, says Vaihayasi Pande Daniel after a recent visit to the state. Read
12:44
The elite National Security Guard or NSG commandos have also reached the spot.
12:31
Pakistani Army today again violated the ceasefire by firing on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, prompting Indian troops to retaliate.Pakistani troops opened fire with automatic weapons and small arms on forward areas along LoC in Gambhir area in Bhimbher Gali...
12:23
Pune Municipal Corporation says scanty nightwear increases chances of getting bitten by dengue mosquitoes. (Incidentally, dengue mosquitoes bite only in the day.) Read
12:17
Nitin Gokhale tweets: As expected Air Marshal Arup Raha, currently Vice Chief will be the next Chief of Air Staff after ACM Browne retires on 31st December.
12:06
Home minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said that the Centre had sent an alert to Bihar about possible terror attack on Narendra Modi's rally in Patna.Yesterday, Arun Jaitley, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, said that the Bihar chief minister cannot shy away from the responsibility of...
11:47
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will head to Delhi to meet home minister Sushilkumar Shinde in the wake of the Patna serial blasts. Shinde will not be visiting Patna today as announced earlier. The Union Home Secretary will be visiting the city instead. Shinde had on Monday said that he would visit...
11:42
The Congress is upset about lotuses in full autumn bloom in water bodies of Mahakaushal, Malwa and Bundelkhand regions in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh. The party on Monday wrote to the Election Commission to hide the national flower from public view so that voters aren't unfairly drawn to the...
11:30
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, who was kept under observation in hospital for injuries sustained during stone pelting by suspected LDF workers in Kannur, was today discharged.Emerging from the Medical College Hospital, Chandy thanked workers of the Congress and its UDF allies across the...
11:28
A 15-month-old baby girl discovered filthy and naked in south-west France had spent her entire life in the boot of her mother's car, police believe. The baby was completely hidden away, apparently since birth. It's a situation that defies belief, the local prosecutor said. Read
11:23
India's central bank raised its policy interest rate for the second time in as many months on Tuesday, warning that inflation is likely to remain elevated for the rest of the fiscal year, and rolled back an emergency measure put in place to support the slumping rupee. TV reports suggest...
11:14
Sahara seeks modification of the Supreme Court order restraining Subrata Roy from leaving India with immediate effect. SC agrees to consider Sahara's plea on the issue. Yesterday, the SC held that Sahara was playing 'hide and seek' and cannot be trusted any more. The Supreme Court directed the...
11:08
International roaming rates are headed south with Vodafone, the country's second largest mobile operator, slashing charges for pre- and post-paid customers by up to 78% for calls and 95% for data. Although other operators did not comment on their response, executives say companies will...
11:00
Hours ahead of a function that would bring Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Narendra Modi together in Gujarat to pay tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, their parties sparred over the legacy of India's iron man.As the PM and Mr Modi share the stage at the launch of a museum dedicated to...
10:48
Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, criticised by the BJP for attending a Bollywood event hours after multiple blasts killed six people in Patna on Sunday, has found support from External Affairs Minister and fellow Congressman Salman Khurshid. Khurshid has argued that Mr Shinde has a life...
10:25
Noted Hindi author Rajendra Yadav, a pioneer of the literary movement 'Nayi Kahani', died in New Delhi last night.84-year-old Yadav experienced difficulty in breathing last night and was rushed to hospital. However, he died on the way, his family said today. Yadav is survived by his wife...
10:14
Extending its losing streak for the sixth straight day, the BSE benchmark Sensex today fell over 38 points in early trade on sustained selling by funds and investors ahead of RBI's monetary policy review. The 30-share barometer moved down by 38.50 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 20,531.78 with...
09:53
A local court will on Tuesday hear the anticipatory bail plea of self-styled godman Asarams absconding son Narayan Sai in connection with a sexual assault case filed by two sisters in Surat. Asarams son has been on the run since a complaint of rape was filed against him in Surat, Gujarat on...
09:52
Zee News reports: Indian Mujahideen operative Tehseen Akhtar, who is allegedly the mastermind of Sunday's Patna serial blasts that left six dead and over 50 injured, is the nephew of a Janata Dal (United) leader from Bihar. Taki Akhtar is the JD-U leader in Samastipur district,...
09:50
Four persons were today injured when militants exploded a powerful bomb in a market complex in Manipur capital Imphal, police said.The bomb exploded near Bheirodan School in Khwairamband market complex, about 1 km away from the official residence of Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh at around 6 am...
09:49
The rupee today depreciated by 16 paise to 61.68 against the US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market due to increased demand for the US currency from importers ahead of the RBI's policy review meeting.The rupee had lost six paise to close at 61.52 against the dollar in...
09:11
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial nominee, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, will be sharing the dais at a function in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.Gujarat governor Kamla Beniwal, who had been at loggerheads with Modi over the issue of the appointment of...
09:02
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is facing flak because he chose to attend a music launch in Mumbai even after the serial blasts in Patna. And now, he just seems be heading for further trouble, as he is unlikely to visit Patna today as announced earlier due to non-availability of...
08:54
The Supreme Court will today examine the Central Bureau of Investigation's status report on the coal scam.The status report was filed on October 22, a week after the CBI accused one of India's top industrialists Kumar Mangalam Birla of illegally bagging a coal mining license that was cleared by...
01:16
The iPhone 5C's cheaper price point was expected to lure price-sensitive customers, a tactic which likely did not work. Read more on The Guardian
01:14
A United States military strike has hit a car carrying senior members of the al-Shabab armed group in Somalia, killing at least two people including the group's top explosives expert, a rebel and a US intelligence official said. The senior US official told the Associated Press news...
01:12
Dozens of people traversing the Sahara desert on their way to Europe are feared to have died of thirst in Niger, officials say. Five bodies have been found, while a further 35 are missing after their vehicle broke down and they set off to seek help, said the Agadez governor. Agadez lies on...
01:11
Spain has urged the US to give details of any eavesdropping, amid reports it monitored 60 million Spanish telephone calls in a month. The US ambassador to Spain, who had been summoned by its EU minister, vowed to clear the doubts that had arisen about his country's alleged espionage. The...
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Union Minister Salman Khurshid today criticised BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for going ahead with the Patna rally yesterday despitethe blasts, saying after an event like this happens, you should give up whatever happens. He also...
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