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A 14-year-old girl has accused four class VIII students of raping her in captivity between April 16 and 18 at Nagia village in Lohardaga district, the police said today.The victim, a class VI student, today registered a complaint with the police alleging that the boys called her over by phone to...
23:15
CNN reports: Acting Ukraine president calls for relaunch of anti-terrorist operation in east after politician tortured to death.
22:48
Around 75 professors and other academics of Indian origin working at some of Britain's prestigious institutions such as Cambridge and Oxford university and London School of Economics today issued an open letter, sharply attacking Narendra Modi and saying, The idea of Modi in power fills us with...
21:51
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson admitted in court today to approving a payment to a royal policeman for information, despite warnings it could land him in jail. The 46-year-old, who later became Prime Minister David Cameron's communications chief, said he simply...
21:24
Relatives of flight MH370 passengers have denounced the Malaysian government's suggestion that it would soon look into issuing death certificates for those on board despite no proof yet of what happened to the plane. The statement, issued in response to a weekend briefing that Malaysian...
21:18
In the video, Aam Aadmi Party's Shazia Ilmi is seen asking some Muslim leaders to vote for the AAP instead of Congress. She says, Muslims are too secular and should be communal which is for their own good. after which she is also adds, I know it's controversial, but it's also...
20:02
The Election Commission has banned BJP's Giriraj Singh from campaigning in Bihar and Jharkhand for his 'Pakistan' remarks. Singh had made the remarks at a meeting on Saturday. Those who want to stop Narendra Modi (from becoming prime minister) are looking towards Pakistan. In the...
19:04
The curtains came down on the more than a month-long mercury-rising campaign for the April 24 Lok Sabha elections, as the stage is set for polling which will decide the fate of over 800 candidates from AIADMK, DMK, BJP, Congress and DMDK besides others. The high-decibel vote canvassing exercise...
18:30
Hours after Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hit out at allegations against her husband Robert Vadra, the BJP responded with a sharper attack that referenced a two-year-old controversy over his comments on mango people.Those in public life are often hurt with charges, may we ask Priyanka Gandhi where...
18:28
Campaigning came to an end in seven Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar today, including in high- profile Bhagalpur seat which would test acceptability of Narendra Modi by the minority. Supual, Araria, Kisanganj, Katihar, Purnia and Banka besides Bhagalpur constituencies, spread over eight...
18:09
AAP member Shazia Ilmi trending on Twitter for a purported conversation with Muslims encouraging them to be communal. She says that they should think about their own faayda' and shouldn't try to be too secular. Itne secular na baniye'' she says and then adds, Musalmano ko communal hona...
18:01
Some teachers force children from lower castes and minority religions to clean toilets and sit separately from their classmates as part of persistent discrimination in classrooms, a rights group said Tuesday. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said pupils from marginalised communities often drop...
17:32
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grand nephew and Trinamool's Lok Sabha candidate Sugata Bose is facing tough opposition from his family with over 30 kin jumping in the ring to campaign against him.Sugato, a Harvard University professor, is contesting from Jadavpur constituency where his family...
17:30
Former Army chief and BJP's Lok Sabha candidate V K Singh today attacked the UPA government for its move to appoint the next Army chief, saying it was morally and ethically incorrect and the new Cabinet formed after the polls should take a final call on the issue. In a statement, General (retd)...
17:14
'@jhunjhunwala Of all the scams Robert Vadra has done, getting Priyanka to marry him is his biggest scam.
17:00
Dear Mr Modi,'I see you as a man who has split the nation into two. Vajpayee or even Advani would hold it together. One senses you cannot do this. To heal, to apologise, and to glue together a nation seems beyond you.Shiv VisvanathanRead the eminent professor's open letter to Narendra Modi on...
16:52
At the government school in this north Indian village, 8-year-old Dilip Banwasi is being taught his place. His third-grade teacher makes him sweep the classroom floor and sit in the back row. When it is time for lunch, Dilip -- a member of a low social class referred to as rat catchers'' -- is...
16:49
Amit Shah addressing a rally in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. Targeting Rahul Gandhi, Shah says, Kabhi mummy ne kuch keh diya, abhi behen ne kuch keh diya, bhagwan nah karey yeh PM ban jaye, toh puchengey mummy main kya karun? Sometimes his mother, sometimes his sister speak, God forbid he becomes PM,...
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Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today held a roadshow for the party candidate and Union Minister of State for Defence Bhanwar Jitendra Singh here on the last day of campaigning for the Alwar Lok Sabha elections due on April 24.Large number of party supporters as well as people from parts of...
15:42
Narendra Modi today appeared to condemn virulent anti-Muslim remarks by one-time associate Pravin Togadia, but his party finds itself entangled in a new episode of hate remarks.At a rally in Mumbai yesterday, just a few minutes before Modi arrived, a leader from the Shiv Sena said to the...
15:14
Indian politicians are courting women in this year's national elections, but one group of women still feels ignored: sex workers. Decades of being snubbed and harassed by the police, the government and the general populace have convinced many sex workers there is no place for them in the...
15:09
Narendra Modi has crossed all limits in misleading people in his bid to get to the prime minister's chair, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said continuing her tirade against the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.Some parties are there whose main agenda is to spread lies against the...
15:06
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat's wife and Congress nominee from Haridwar seat Renuka Rawat has been served two back-to-back notices by the EC for violating the model code of conduct by allegedly holding a dance performance at a public meeting and advertising her website on social media...
15:05
Rasheed Kidwai: With Priyanka coming out in support of Robert Vadra's business dealings, Congressmen dilemma is over. Party deciding to swim/sink with family.
14:20
BJP sources deny that the party is working on a plan to introduce a 'communal' element at a time when LS elections are entering a crucial phase. But actions speak otherwise. Read
14:10
BJP candidate and popular singer Babul Supriyo today surrendered before a local court and obtained bail in connection with a criminal case for blockade of National Highway 60 allegedly by him along with party workers on April 12. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Aniruddha Maity granted him...
14:04
The Supreme Court agrees to hear in open court a curative petition of gay rights activists for decriminalising gay sex. The curative plea challenging the SC verdict against gay sex will be taken up next week.
13:39
Narendra Modi just took a selfie.The BJP's tech savvy prime ministerial candidate joined forces with Chetan Bhagat, the author of What Young India Wants' for the photo. Read
13:36
Taking a swipe at Amarinder Singh's royal background, BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said the politics of the Congress leader reflects his feudal mindset as he has been caught lying with a straight face on the property tax and Jagdish Tytler issue. Jaitley, who is pitted against Amarinder in this...
13:34
Rejecting claims of infighting within BJP, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh says Narendra Modi will be best Prime Minister in the history of the country. There is no fight within BJP and Narendra Modi is our prime ministerial candidate. All the opinion polls are confirming that NDA will...
13:26
Tweet karke logon ko gumraah kar rahe hain, himmat hai to Giriraj Singh ke khilaaf karvaayi karein na, says Rajiv Shukla on Narendra Modi.In tweets this morning, Modi said, I disapprove any such irresponsible statement & appeal to those making them to kindly refrain from doing so. Petty...
13:07
The Supreme Court's ruling on transgenders is cause for celebration, not just for sexual minorities but for all minorities. Read
12:59
Priyanka Gandhi speaking in her mother, Sonia Gandhi's constituency in Rae Bareli. You have given a lot to my family, so I won't ask you for your votes. This country accepted my mother despite the fact that she was not born here. And now people are insulting my family, my husband for political...
12:52
A leader of the Shiv Sena, the BJP's oldest ally, has said at a rally in Mumbai that Narendra Modi will destroy Pakistan within six months if he comes to power. Sena's Ramdas Kadam made the statement moments before Mr Modi arrived for the rally, along with Uddhav Thackeray, the chief of the...
12:38
Elections always throw up inventive rhetoric, catchy one-liners, barbs, and taunts. These are amplified even more when social media rule the roost among the young and trendy in particular.Nonetheless, it is disheartening that in a country that otherwise takes pride in its rich traditions,...
12:32
A Delhi court has dismissed a plea of a private firm executive, facing trial in the 2G spectrum allocation case, that long and common questions have been put to each accused even though they were not relevant to them. Special CBI Judge O P Saini rejected the petition of Asif Balwa, Director of...
12:25
In part II of a six-year legal battle, the Delhi High Court has declared Rohit Shekhar as the natural son of N D Tiwari and has warned Tiwari from denying Rohit as son in public. The veteran Congress politician finally accepted Rohit Shekhar as his son in March this year. I have accepted...
12:12
People in Pakistan cannot access the BJP website as the saffron party has blocked its Internet page though its high-profile Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's portal can be accessed for those who want to know about him. Error 1009 The owner of this website (bjp.org) has banned your IP...
11:57
BJP president Rajnath Singh is expected to address six election meetings in Hardoi, Farrukhabad, Mainpuri, Etawah, Jalaun and Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh today.Follow our election tweets @RediffElections
11:46
Jitesh Pillai on Rani Mukerji: The earthy Rani went a dramatic metamorphosis first when he she was linked to a married actor... and then when she got involved with yrf scion. Off record she's as earthy and colorful. But once the camera and dictaphone is switched on she becomes the quintessential...
11:34
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today condemned the attacks on political workers in Pulwama district, saying these were carried out to instill fear among the people to enforce a poll boycott. Omar said the decision to boycott polls should be based on conviction and not fear. I...
11:24
It is going to be the last month of Manmohan Singh's tenure as the country's prime minister. Even if all the opinion polls are just bunkum and the Congress is once again able to put together a ramshackle coalition to form the new...
11:19
Raheel Khursheed @Raheelk tweets: If Saif & Kareena are called Saifeena, will Aditya Chopra & Rani Mukherjee be called Adani? Yes please.
11:18
NCP chief Sharad Pawar feels there are grim portents for Indian democracy in concentration of power in the hands of BJP's PM aspirant Narendra Modi as seen by the marginalisation of party veterans like L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi. He feels strongly about Modi propagating the slogan of a...
11:12
Rani Mukherjee's statement on Twitter:I would like to share the happiest day of my life with all my fans all over the world whose love and blessings have been part of my journey all these years. I know that all my well-wishers who have waited for this day will be really happy for me. It was a...
11:03
Filmfare editor Jitesh Pillai tweets: It's finally happened. So rani mukherjee got married to aditya chopra yesterday in a small ceremony in Italy. Family, close friends attended. It is believed that the couple got married on April 21.
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And here's what Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh tweets: Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukerji got married last night on 21st April in Italy. The wedding was a very small intimate affair.There had been news doing the rounds that Bollywood actor Rani Mukherji and Aditya Chopra's much anticipated...
10:49
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has said he will not stop opposing Narendra Modi, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate, even if that means having to take a bus to Pakistan. Read more
10:46
Sensing that irresponsible statements by party leaders and members of the Sangh Parivar may derail his pro-development poll campaign, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday sent out a stern message saying petty statements by claiming to be well wishers of BJP are deviating the...
10:00
The benchmark BSE Sensex today soared to a new record high of 22,812.36 in opening trade on sustained foreign capital inflows and tracking positive domestic cues including robust corporate earnings.The NSE index Nifty also rose 9.55 points, or 0.14 per cent, to trade at a fresh high of 6,827.20,...
09:58
Overlooking the directive by the Election Commission, yoga guru Baba Ramdev has sought votes for Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate from Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi constituency, Uma Bharti. At a yoga camp in Jhansi, Ramdev urged his supporters to cast their ballots in favour of Bharti. He later...
09:57
The confirmed death toll in South Korea's ferry disaster crossed 100 today, but almost twice that number remained unaccounted for nearly a week into the rescue and recovery effort. The official toll provided by the coastguard stood at 104, with 198 still missing. The 6,825-tonne Sewol was...
09:56
Mexico has bid farewell to its beloved adopted son, Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez, in a national tribute filled with the late Nobel winner's favourite roses and music. A coffee-coloured urn containing his ashes was placed on a podium, surrounded by yellow roses, in Mexico City's...
09:47
Campaigning for the crucial sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 117 constituencies will end on Tuesday. The 117 constituencies across 12 states will go for voting on April 24. Milind Deora, Meera Sanyal, Shahnawaz Hussain, Tariq Anwar, Mohammad Taslimuddin are amongst the big names in the...
02:27
A case was today registered against an unknown publisher, printer and distributer for allegedly defaming BJP candidate Hema Malini, a senior district official said.A pamphlet, questioning the qualification and religion of the actress-turned-politician, was circulated with today's newspapers,...
01:29
At least five policemen were killed in a shootout with militants in the capital of the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of northwest Pakistan tonight.Unidentified armed militants ambushed a police mobile van and opened indiscriminate firing in Badabair village, a rural locality in Peshawar,...
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Sitting MP and Rashtriya Lok Dal candidate from Mathura LS seat Jayant Chaudhary and AAP nominee Anuj Garg have been booked for alleged violation of Model Code of Conduct, the police said today.In the first incident, a case was registered against Chaudhary after sub divisional magistrate (Sadar)...
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J-K: Sarpanch, village official shot dead in PulwamaPolice launch inquiry into Togadia's 'hate speech'Modi's office was directly involved in Prajapati murder case: SibalEC orders FIR against BJP leader Giriraj Singh for objectionable remark'Congress trembles when they hear Modi's name'Three-judge...
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