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Italy's Silvio Berlusconi insisted he is a friend of Jewish people and Germany today in a bid to quell international outrage sparked by his controversial remarks about the Holocaust. The former premier said he was a historic friend of the Jewish people and the state of Israel and it was...
22:43
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan today alleged that Manmohan Singh was a caged Prime Minister, who remained under control of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi. Manmohan Singh is a caged Prime Minister. He...
20:55
BJP candidate for Pauri Lok Sabha seat, B C Khanduri, and his Congress rival in the election, Harak Singh Rawat, were served notices by the Election Commission for alleged violation of the model code of conduct. Pauri Returning officer Chandresh Kumar served the...
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BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi today asked Congress to come clean on its son-in-law model of development first and defended Narendra Modi saying land was sold not to one, but to a couple of other business houses to set up an SEZ.Time and again, Congress leaders rake up the issue of land allocation to...
19:39
All records pertaining to cases of poll code violation registered against candidates in the last three Lok Sabha elections and action taken against them by the state election commission got destroyed in a 2012 fire mishap at Mantralaya, an RTI query has revealed.Public Information Officer Shirish...
18:47
Microsoft has warned users of a security flaw in its Internet Explorer browser that allows hackers on the same network as much access as a legitimate user.Using the vulnerability, an attacker could take complete control of the system and then install programmes, view, change, or delete data, or...
18:22
In a scathing rebuttal of Narendra Modi's charge, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the exodus of Pandits from Kashmir took place under Jagmohan, who was appointed governor by the central government which was supported by BJP. He said Modi's statement on the issue was an insult to Kashmiri...
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NDTV reports: A day after the BJP released a video to target Robert Vadra, the Congress has distributed photographs and a CD that it alleges show the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi with a man that it claims is a hawala operator. The Congress released several photographs that...
16:20
The 28-member European Union has temporarily banned the import of Alphonso mangoes, the king of fruits, and four vegetables from India from May 1, sparking protests from the Indian community, lawmakers and traders. The recent decision by the grouping's Standing Committee on Plant Health came...
15:53
CNN-IBN reports: Four people were injured when eight bogies of a passenger train derailed near Ambedkar Nagar in Uttar Pradesh on Monday afternoon. According to sources, the number of the injured is going to rise.The eight coaches of the Howrah-Dehradun Doon Express included six sleeper...
15:15
Around 2,000 tourists stranded at Thegu in East Sikkim due to sudden snowfall were rescued and evacuated by the Army personnel of Black Cat Division, Army said today.250 tourist vehicles with around 2,000 tourists were stranded at Thegu, below Nathu La, due to unexpected and sudden snowfall on...
15:02
Observing that a long stint in the government for a single party is not good for democracy, renowned sociologist Andre Beteille Thursday hoped the Bharatiya Janata Party would come to power at the centre.I am not a BJP supporter, but feel that they should come to power this time, Beteille told...
14:56
Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today lauded the leadership quality of Narendra Modi and said only her party could pull out the country from 'hatashaa aur Nirashaa' due to the misrule of Congress.We are proud that we declared Narendra Modi as BJP prime ministerial candidate. He has tremendous...
14:36
An Egyptian court today sentenced Muslim Brotherhood chief Mohamed Badie and his 682 supporters to death, a move that could raise tension in the country which has been gripped by turmoil since the ouster of Islamist president Mohammed Morsi last year. The convicts were accused of involvement...
14:19
M I Khan reports from Patna: A Bihar minister on Monday filed a case against yoga guru Baba Ramdev for his remarks on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. I have filed a case in the court against Ramdev for insulting and humiliating Dalits, Food and Civil Supply Minister Shyam Razak told...
13:59
A court in Bokaro, Jharkhand on Monday rejected anticipatory bail to BJP leader Giriraj Singh in a case related to making hate speeches during election campaigning. Last week, the Patna Civil Court had granted anticipatory bail to the BJP leader over his remark that critics of BJP's prime...
13:43
Eleven years after Bollywood actor Salman Khan allegedly rammed his car into a shop killing one person and injuring four, the re-trial in this case began today with a witness deposing before a sessions court. Samba Gowda, who was the first witness to depose in the court, said he had drawn...
13:41
Brushing aside Priyanka Gandhi's attack on Narendra Modi on the 'Snoopgate' controversy, his close aide Amit Shah has said a judicial commission was investigating the case and people should wait for its report. Shah also rejected Congress' demand for a detailed probe into the controversy...
13:31
Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar: The Pakistan Army on Monday violated the Line of Control ceasefire once again.The violation took place in Poonch district, which had been targetted by Pakistani soldiers few days ago.A defence spokesman said, The Pakistan army started unprovoked firing in BG sector...
12:59
Zee News reports: Five Navy cadets were arrested in Mumbai on Saturday night after they allegedly molested a woman in a pub and then chased her auto. The incident took place when the 25-year-old housewife went to a pub along with her husband and a friend. The couple was dancing when the...
12:16
A day after it declared Narendra Modi the butcher of Gujarat, Mamata Banerjee's party said that it is Modi who needs to apologise.He has said that a painting by Mamata Banerjee sold for 1.86 crore. He has to apologise for that, said Mukul Roy, a top leader of the Trinamool Congress. He...
11:57
The re-trial of Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's infamous 2002 hit-and-run case is likely to be heard today by the sessions court in Mumbai. The case was deferred by the court earlier this month till April 28, as the prosecution sought time to produce witnesses in view of police deployment...
11:44
Indian-origin internet advertising mogul Gurbaksh Chahal, who escaped jail despite beating his girlfriend 117 times, has been fired from his post of CEO and chairman by his company.The board of directors at RadiumOne, a Silicon Valley company that focusses on real-time advertising across web,...
11:21
JUST IN: The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of death sentence of Mohammed Arif, convicted in the 2000 Red Fort attack case.Arif, who was a member of the banned Laskar-e-Tayiba, was sentenced to death for killing three security personnel on the night of 22 December 2000. He was...
11:06
Mighty storms targeted many southern and Central US states, triggering tornadoes that killed ten people in Arkansas and Oklahoma, reports said Monday. Out of ten victims, eight were killed when a tornado hit the northern suburbs of Little Rock in Arkansas town, while two were said to have...
10:45
In the wake of yoga guru Ramdev's 'honeymoon' remarks against Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, the Election Commission on Monday cancelled his Himachal Pradesh campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party. Ramdev was scheduled to campaign in Kangra, Chamba and Nurpur. The Amethi...
10:15
The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 27 points in early trade today as funds and retail investors indulged in booking profits at prevailing levels amid forecast of below normal monsoon this year. The 30-share barometer declined by 27.44 points, or 0.12 per cent, to 22,660.63. The index had...
10:11
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will hold poll rallies in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab on Monday to campaign for Lok Sabha elections. The Gandhi scion will address rallies in Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Bhatinda, Faridkot in Punjab. Rahul's rally in UP comes a day after Bharatiya...
09:17
Repolling is underway on Monday at six polling stations of Agra, Firozabad and Etawah Lok Sabha constituencies as the Election Commission received complaints about booth capturing and intimidation during the election. Several complaints were sent to the poll panel about bogus voting and...
09:16
The Central Bureau of Investigation will be meeting on Monday to consider one of the names sent by the government for appointing its special director. The government has reportedly proposed the names of Director General of Police of Odhisa Prakash Mishra, Director General of Police of Kerala...
09:15
In a bid to woo the electorate of his own land, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will on Monday address four rallies across the state.After addressing the crowd at Amreli, the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate will enthral audience at a poll rally at Sant Road. He will then...
08:50
Yoga guru Ramdev has landed into deep trouble because of personal attacks made by him. Ramdev now faces arrest over his comment on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's 'honeymoon visits to Dalit homes'.In spite of his apology, the yoga guru has been banned from holding meetings in Lucknow. It...
08:49
The body of Major Mukund Varadarajan, who was killed along with a jawan in an encounter with militants in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Friday, will be cremated in Chennai on Monday. The coffin draped with the national flag and floral wreaths from senior Army officials arrived at the...
08:48
A remote-controlled mini-submarine deployed in the southern Indian Ocean to find the Malaysia Airlines plane today launched its 16th mission with still no sign of wreckage of the missing aircraft. Autonomous underwater vehicle Bluefin 21, a US Navy probe equipped with side-scan sonar which...
08:47
Union Minister and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has said that communalism is not acceptable to the people of Kashmir and they will not remain with India if the country becomes communal. Pray to God to save us from communal forces so that we can move forward. India cannot...
08:45
Delhi ranked number one for best deals in five-star hotels in 2013 with average prices of Rs. 9,652 per night, followed by Mumbai at the second place with Rs. 9,809, according to a report by Hotels.com. Delhi offered travellers the best deal on five-star accommodation with average prices of...
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