23:51
Pop singer Justin Bieber pleaded guilty today to misdemeanour charges of careless driving and resisting arrest seven months after his arrest in Miami Beach following what police initially called an illegal street drag race. The 20-year-old pop star's plea deal with prosecutors, detailed at a...
23:36
Home Minister Rajnath Singh has been admitted to AIIMS hospital for treatment for a lower back problem.
23:12
Around 10,000 security personnel from the Delhi Police and paramilitary forces will keep a hawk-eyed vigil at Red Fort and the area surrounding it during the Independence Day celebrations on Friday. A multi-layered security cover has been put in place along with a ground-to-air security...
23:12
Around 10,000 security personnel from the Delhi Police and paramilitary forces will keep a hawk-eyed vigil at Red Fort and the area surrounding it during the Independence Day celebrations on Friday. A multi-layered security cover has been put in place along with a ground-to-air security...
23:07
Taking a strong view of an incident where a farmer was made to drink urine at a police station in Lalitpur district of UP, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today ordered the suspension of two police officers and the transfer of a superintendent.
22:50
Militants opened fire on a police convoy in Pampore, J&K, killing 2 policemen and 1 civilian.
21:55
Slamming Pakistan, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today came to the defence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he had said nothing wrong about proxy war emanating from Pakistan.I do not think what the Prime Minister has said in itself is inappropriate or wrong, the former Union...
21:17
A civilian was killed and twopolicemen were injured as militants attacked a police vehiclein Pampore area in south Kashmir's Pulwama district today.The militants opened fire on the vehicle of a DeputySuperintendent of Police at Gallander area around 7:45 PMresulting in death of the civilian and...
21:08
The condition of former BJP leader Jaswant Singh, who suffered head injuries, continues to be critical. The 76-year-old politician, who is in coma, was admitted to the Army Research and Referral Hospital in the city on Friday after he had fallen down in his house.The former Defence Minister...
21:07
A 26-year-old man, hailing from Haryana, allegedly attempted suicide in front of Prime Minister's 7 Race Course Road residence, police said today. The incident took place around 6 pm yesterday when the man identified as Jitendra Singh was found lying in an unconscious state on the footpath near...
20:42
The government is to appoint the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission on Friday, for which, names of three senior BJP leaders have come up. Names of N K Singh, Suresh Prabhu and two former Gujarat IAS officers are are doing the rounds as members of the commission.
20:39
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed a special plane of Indian Air Force be kept at the disposal of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for her to travel to neighbouring countries. This was to accommodate her itinerary suiting Parliament debates and her availability. This was the...
20:15
The CBI today registered a case relating to the controversial death of actor Jiah Khan whose body was found hanging at her Mumbai residence on June 3,2013.After the death of the 25-year old actor, who featured in movies like Nishabd, her family alleged it was not a suicide.The case has come to...
20:08
Veteran Congress leader Narain Dutt Tiwari today said that he has formally transferred his family and political inheritance to his wife Ujjwala and biological son Rohit Shekhar.Talking to reporters Tiwari said, keeping in view 72 years of his political services and age, he has handed over his...
19:02
Worth a read: Pakistani cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri - A man of immense contradictions'.
19:01
Also worth a mention are Jayadev Galla of the Telugu Desam Party. The MP brings a bamboo fan, that fits neatly into his bag. He sits in the last, but one row in the Lok Sabha. Whenever serious discussions take place, Jayadev pulls out his fan and well, fans himself. He says he feels suffocated as...
18:57
Much has been said about the absence of Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha from the Rajya Sabha, but senior Congress leaders in the house have been pointing out that there are five Congress MPs have also been missing since the Monsoon session, prominent among whom is Ahmed Patel. They want to know why...
18:55
Shanta Kumar, who is the BJP MP from Himachal Pradesh, surprised many of his colleagues in the Lok Sabha, by wearing a long kurta emroidered with flowers. If Lok Sabha speaker, Sumitra Mahajan, decides to hold a ramp walk of male MPs wearing long kurtas, there will be at least 25 to...
18:51
At around 11:30 am during Lok Sabha proceedings, Sonia Gandhi, opens her black handbag and pops a pill. She rarely washes it down with water. Some Congress MPs speculate that it may be something to soothe her throat, because few MPs (who obviously have little else to do) have watched her chew on...
18:48
Our sources tell us that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is zeroing in on a senior secretary to the Government of India over disproportionate assets. CBI officials recently kept the Union Minister informed of their findings.
18:28
Just in: A landslide in eastern Switzerland has derailed a train in a serious accident, police say, amid reports that carriages have plunged into a ravine.
18:24
AAP reacts to Shanti Bhushan's criticism of Arvind Kejriwal. The party said that Bhushan's criticism was misplaced and the party disagrees with his views. In what will hit the Aam Admi Party where it hurts, founder member and senior party leader Shanti Bhushan today hit out at party chief Arvind...
18:21
CBI registers case for conducting a probe into the death of actress Jiah Khan.
18:17
Mulayam Singh Yadav on Lalu-Nitish alliance: What has happened in Bihar I consider that to be good.On being asked about Mayawati: Jinke baare mei pooch rahe hain unka naam main leta nahin, unke baare mei kabhi bolta nahin.
17:57
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a two-pronged strategy for his much-awaited speech from Red Fort on August 15. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt reports from New Delhi that, a source in the government has said that, Modi would connect very well with entire India through his speech. He will give...
17:55
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Uma Bharti, reacts to the SC's mandate on cleaning the Ganga. She said that the Supreme Court's concern was valid and her office would give the court a report about what has been done till now. The government...
17:18
A few days after it was widely reported that George Clooney's current squeeze Amal Alamuddin will be participating in the UN commission on Gaza, she says that the reports were erroneous.
17:14
So, who is Yogi Adityanath? Read our report in April Why no 'BJPwallah' would comment on this yogi... or his politics
17:11
In the Lok Sabha, the debate on the communal violence continues. The Congress says it is no coincidence that there are riots in poll-bound states only. The TMC says that the government must learn from peaceful states.
16:50
Petrol prices to be reduced from 14/15 August midnight in range of Rs 1.89 to Rs 2.38 (Rs 2.18/litre at Delhi), Dharmendra Pradhan, Petroleum Minister, tweets
16:48
BJP's Yogi Adityanath asks why was there no debate when Assam was burning last year. He says the Congress government's policies have always been communal.
16:44
Communal violence debate on in Parliament:The Congress sharply attacked the ruling BJP in Parliament over what it called rising communal violence since it took power. Why have there been so many riots in the past 2-3 months? Who is behind these incidents? questioned Mallikarjun Kharge, the...
16:03
BJP National President Amit Shah will address a Vijay Sankalp Rally on Thursday at 2 pm in Haryana.
16:01
AAP's Yogendra Yadav on Shanti Bhushan's statement: Can't comment as I haven't seen his statement.
15:59
Sensex rises 38 pts to end at nearly two-week high of 25,918.95; gains for the third session.
15:52
Update on the ceasefire violation in J-K:One army trooper was wounded in firing by the Pakistan army today. The ceasefire violation occured in the Bhimber Gali secotr of Poonch district in Jammu region this morning.Wednesday's ceasefire violation came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
15:36
Former union minister and expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh continued to be in coma Wednesday, with doctors describing his condition as grave.A statement issued from the Army Hospital (Research and Referral) said Jaswant Singh was still in coma. On ventilatory support. Vitals...
15:18
Just in: One Army jawan has been injured in firing by militants in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
15:13
The bill sets up a six-member national panel to select Supreme Court and High Court judges, currently picked by a collegium of five of the country's senior-most judges.
15:11
The bill will amend Article 124 of the Constitution that deals with appointment and transfer of judges and insert Clauses 124(A), 124(B) and 124(C). These amendments pertain to the composition, functions and powers of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
15:09
The National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 has been passed in the Lok Sabha. Voting on the Constitution Amendment Bill to replace the collegium system of appointing judges is likely to be a lengthy affair. As division numbers to members in the 16th Lok Sabha have not yet been...
15:06
The SC has dismissed suspended Gujarat IAS officer Pradeep Sharma's petition seeking transfer of cases to CBI.
15:01
In an aside, when the Shah of Iran complimented Lauren Bacall at a New York party saying, 'You were born to dance, Miss Bacall,' she replied, You bet your ass, Shah.''
14:41
It may be recalled that AAP leader Shazia Ilmi had left the AAP alleging lack of internal democracy in the party. She had resigned after she felt that she was being consistently sidelined by the party leadership.
14:27
In what will hit the Aam Admi Party where it hurts, founder member and senior party leader Shanti Bhushan today hit out at party chief Arvind Kejriwal saying the party lacks internal democracy. He also said Kejriwal's decision to resign as chief minister of Delhi proved very expensive for the...
14:16
AIADMK MPs in the Lok Sabha are all set to abstain on the Judicial Appointment Bill and cause an embarrassment to the BJP. If the party indeed abstains in the Rajya Sabha, the bill will be defeated. As the Congress is vehemently opposed to the bill, the AIADMK-Congress combination will be...
13:31
Reports suggest that many of the recent cases of communal incidents involved direct confrontation between Dalits and Muslim. Read the report on Rediff.com.
13:28
A security blanket has been thrown around vital installations and checking intensified across Kashmir Valley ahead of Independence day to thwart any attempt by militants to disrupt the celebrations. The tightened security arrangements were made in the wake of surge in infiltration attempts and...
13:10
BSP chief Mayawati has rebuffed Mulayam Singh's attempt at forging an alliance saying there is no question since Mulayam only believes in the politics of opportunism. She said she would not consider the offer and would continue to fight elections alone. Mulayam had said that if Lalu hold's...
12:52
The PM congratulated AIADMK leader M Thambidurai on being elected as the deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha. The PM said Thambidurai was an academician, activist and an agriculturist too. He said the government would give complete cooperation to him.
12:46
And a tribute to the other Hollywood great who died last night -- Laren Bacall. Shes one of the last of Hollywoods golden-age stars the girl who stole Humphrey Bogarts heart at age 19 and has been grappling with their dual legend ever since. Read
12:42
A sports anchor has made a clever and touching tribute to Robin Williams. Zach Klein name checked 22 of the late actors movies in his sports roundup. For those of you who suffer from Insomnia, Saturday's Braves game was perfect for you,' said Zach Klein of WSB television in...
12:33
In a frontal attack on the Narendra Modi government, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said there has been an alarming increase in communal incidents since it came to power and asked party men to resist its authoritarian and sectarian tendencies.It is our task to play the role of a vigilant...
12:15
AIADMK leader M Thambidurai declared deputy speaker of the Lok Sabha. Thambidurai on Tuesday filed his nomination for the post and the first nomination paper was proposed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and seconded by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. Later, the Congress also lent its...
12:13
A day after PM Narendra Modi accused Pakistan of waging a proxy war by sending militants to attack India, Pakistan reacted saying the PM's allegations are baseless and that the Pakistan army was ready to reply to any acts of aggression by India.
12:13
During the months leading up to the spring parliamentary elections, Indians looked at Narendra Modi and saw what they wanted to see. Right-wing Hindus saw a cultural warrior. Working-class voters saw an incorruptible outsider who would impose discipline, from the Delhi durbar, the elite...
12:11
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outburst against Pakistan condemning its proxy war, here, needs to be put in context. It appeared in the course of his first visit to Jammu & Kashmir after coming to power, and while addressing Indian armed forces units deployed at Leh. This background...
11:47
Robin Williams had 'serious money troubles' before his death. Read
11:39
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today said that he is ready to join hands with his arch-rival and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati if RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav mediates.If Lalu is ready to mediate, then I will consider joining hands with Mayawati, SP chief Mulayam Singh...
11:34
Do you know which states have the largest tribal population? The answer is Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Lakshadweep. This and other interesting facts about India from our I-Day special section. Read
11:28
Four Indian doctors in Nigeria, who claim they are being forced to treat Ebola patients against their will, have appealed to the Indian government to facilitate their return. The doctors claim that their passports have been taken away and they are being issued threats by the Abuja-based...
11:23
The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered from initial losses and moved up by 67 points in late morning trade today on robust buying in key sectors such as oil and gas, FMCG, health care, metal, auto, teck and IT. Encouraging Q1 corporate earnings as well as renewed FII buying interest along with...
11:20
Having recently returned to New Delhi's media environment after reporting from Washington for 14 years for this newspaper, it is difficult to endorse the view of a contemporary publication that the prime minister, Narendra Modi, is engaged in the disintermediation of the media' in...
11:10
Just in: A tourist car has been hijacked on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway. Details awaited. This comes a day after PM Narendra Modi's visit to the state yesterday where he attacked Pakistan for continuing to rage a proxy war. On Monday night, Eight men of the Border Security Force 151...
11:04
President Pranab Mukherjee has from a public stage reminded the country's lawmakers that they must uphold Parliament's dignity, after members of the Trinamool Congress and the Telugu Desam Party or TDP engaged in an unseemly squabble over a room in Parliament.Please, for God's sake, except...
10:42
Attacking the government over incidents of communal violence, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi accused the BJP of divisive politics. Focus on communal violence. We will revive the Congress and fight the BJP, Sonia told MPs at meet on the communal violence issue ahead of the Parliament session.
10:11
The Congress parliamentary party meets to discuss the rising cases of communal violence. Party chief Sonia Gandhi is addressing the meet ahead of the Parliament session. The Congress which has been demanding a debate on communal violence is expected to raise the issue in the House. The party has...
09:59
American film and stage actress Lauren Bacall has died at the age of 89. Her Hollywood career spanned seven decades, with a memorable debut aged 19 opposite her future husband, Humphrey Bogart, in To Have and Have Not. More than 50 years later, The Mirror Has Two Faces earned...
09:25
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lamented the growing absence of wit and humour in parliamentary proceedings during an event yesterday, where he remarked that lawmakers fear how media will play up their utterances.Humour and wit are gradually fading away from parliamentary proceedings as members...
09:09
United States President Barack Obama has authorised sending an additional 130 military personnel to northern Iraq to access the scope of the humanitarian mission for the thousands of Yezidi minority trapped on Mt Sinjar by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria. The temporary authorisation from...
08:26
Pakistan has violated ceasefire yet again. There have been two ceasefire violations since last night. Pakistani troops opened fire on four Indian posts in the RS Pura sector in Jammu and Kashmir around 1 am. Around 11 pm came the first violation. Both the sides retaliated. Gunbattle between...
03:54
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said today a probe by the UN Human Rights Council will prove Israel committed war crimes and violated humanitarian law during its Gaza offensive. Speaking after Israel complained that the inquiry was biased, Maliki said the Palestinians were...
03:54
An Iranian-born mathematician has become the first woman to win a prestigious global prize known as the Field Medal, the International Congress of Mathematicians has announced. Maryam Mirzakhani, a Harvard educated mathematician and professor at Stanford University in California, was one of...
03:22
No treatments for Ebola have been proven in human trials, but the World Health Organization says the experimental drugs being developed can be used under limited circumstances.The UN health agency's panel of medical experts reached a consensus, saying it's ethical to offer unproven...
03:21
Islamic militant forces in northern Iraq appear to be shifting tactics in the face of the newly launched U.S. airstrike campaign, Defense officials say, posing a new challenge to the Obama administration as it seeks to at least slow the terrorists' advances.According to officials, until now the...
02:26
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said today a probe by the UN Human Rights Council will prove Israel committed war crimes and violated humanitarian law during its Gaza offensive. Speaking after Israel complained that the inquiry was biased, Maliki said the Palestinians were...
01:45
Robin Williams killed himself by hanging with a belt at his San rancisco-area home, sheriff's officials said today. Marin County Sheriff's Lt. Keith Boyd said Williams was found in a bedroom by his personal assistant yesterday. Boyd said toxicology tests will be performed and the investigation is...
01:43
Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki met with military officers today in the latest sign he won't hand power willingly to his designated successor, as U.S. and Iraqi forces battled Islamist militants.Maliki ordered his commanders to keep out of the political crisis that has gripped Baghdad since...
00:44
A senior US defence official says the Pentagon is considering sending more military advisors to Iraq. Their role would be to help determine future course of action for the US, based in part on the impact of several days of targeted airstrikes on the Islamic extremist fighters and how that...
00:43
At least 22 people were injured today in a bomb blast at a commercial hub in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province. Suspected militants threw explosives at a shop selling Pakistani flags for Independence day at Prince Road area of the city, Superintendent of...
00:27
Pakistan has yet again violated the ceasefire. Firing was reported at the RS Pura sector on Tuesday night. India has responded to the attack.
00:19
UN chief Ban Ki-moon today warned that fresh round of violence and vengeance is almost guaranteed between the Israelis and Palestinians if the underlying causes of the conflict are not addressed as he hoped that the two sides reach a durable ceasefire soon.
00:18
Though the flood situation substantially improved in the Mahanadi river system, over two lakh people in 209 villages remained marooned while the death toll mounted to 46 in Odisha today, officials said. We are optimistic that water will recede from all the villages in the next two days,...
00:18
The European Commission boosted aid to war-torn Iraq by five million euros today but warned that finding access to desperate civilians, not funding, was the most urgent problem. In the case of Iraq, it is less a problem of money than a problem of access, said EU Humanitarian Aid Commissioner...
00:17
Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan today demanded formation of a caretaker government after the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif which holds fresh elections. Speaking at a press conference at his Lahore Zaman Park residence this evening, the cricketer-turned-politician...
00:12
Being forced to treat Ebola patients, allege 4 Indian doctors in Nigeria Activist hurls slipper at Ajit Pawar TDP, TMC MPs spar over room in Parliament Security beefed up in Delhi for Independence DayPak continues to wage proxy war against India: ModiNo breakthrough yet in Israel, Palestine talks...
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