Rameswaram fishermen decide to withdraw stir after India, SL talks

 Sat, 30 August 2014
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22:51

Naxal arrested in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district

A Maoist was arrested today in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. District superintendent of police Kamalochan Kashyap told Bhasha/PTI that Kosa, 30, an active member of Malangir area committee of the Maoists, was arrested by a team of CRPF and district police in Kirandul police station...
21:59

LD CHANDRA Noted historian Bipan Chandra dies at 86

Historian Bipan Chandra, a left-leaning expert in economic and political history of India, died here this morning after prolonged illness. He was 86. He had not been keeping well since last few months. He passed away at 6 am, his family said. After the death of his wife four years ago, the...
21:23

Fishermen decide to withdraw stir after India, SL talks

A meeting of all fishermen's associations today decided to withdraw their 36 day indefinite strike from Monday and put out to sea in the backdrop of the first joint committee meeting between India and Sri Lanka held in Delhi.N D Bose and B Sesuraja, secretaries of Tamil Nadu Fishermen's...
20:56

Ambani drops out of PM delegation to Japan

Mukesh Ambani, the world's richest energy billionaire and head of Reliance Industries, has dropped out of a business delegation accompanying Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Japan. Ambani, who was to be part of a group of industrialists accompanying Modi on his first major...
19:10
Stepping up pressure on embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri set a fresh 24-hour deadline for him to quit as protests around Parliament entered the 17th day today amid efforts by Pakistan army to mediate.In a late night development, Qadri's camp was visited by a delegation...
19:02

Modi's gifts to Shinzo Abe

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Japan on Saturday presented Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with the following special gifts: a special commemorative edition of 'Swami Vivekananda and Japan- excerpts from the life and works of Swami Vivekanand and 'Vivekananda in Japan' by Swami...
17:34

Insurance Bill in Winter session of Parl: Jaitley

Optimistic of passing the Insurance Bill in the next session of Parliament, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hoped Congress which mooted the hike in FDI cap to 49 per cent in the sector will not oppose it.I am reasonably confident... any political party which have mooted the idea of this Bill...
17:10
Varanasi, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents in the Lok Sabha, will be developed into a 'smart city' by using the experience of Kyoto, the 'smart city' of Japan, under a pact signed in Tokyo today.A Partner City MoU was signed by Indian Ambassador Deepa Wadhwa and Kyoto Mayor Daisaka...
16:36

Ukrainian cargo plane with seven on board crashes in Algeria

A cargo plane with six Ukrainians and one Russian on board crashed in Algeria's far south early on Saturday. An official said the Ukrainian Antonov-12 plane en route to Equatorial Guinea could have crashed for technical reasons.More details are awaited. 
15:28

Arun Jaitley reviews 100 days of the Modi sarkar

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today reviewed the state of the economy as the Modi government completed its 100 days in power. Speaking about the first 100 days, Jaitley said, The government created a special mechanism for resolution of tax disputes and also took a firm decision on insurance....
14:18

Sahib, lion, Singham -- few names for PM Modi

According to sources, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has several pet names and many of his party members use different names to address him. President Pranab Mukherjee, it has been learnt, calls him Narendro ji while former Bharatiya Janata Party president Kushabhau Thakre called him 'chhota bhai....
13:53

PM Modi reaches Osaka Airport in Japan

On his first bilateral visit outside the Indian sub-continent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Osaka International Airport. He had left India early morning around 6 am and will tour the country for 5 days. He was received by Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. He will now make his way to Kyoto...
13:32

Manoj Tiwari slams AAP, asks them to produce proof

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Tiwari has denied reports that he along with other party leader went to AAP leader Kumar Vishvas's house and offered him to be BJP's chief ministerial candidate. Tiwari said that he used to meet Vishwas even when he wasn't into politics. A lot of...
12:43

Chelsea Clinton quits NBC job to prep for motherhood

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To channel her energies into parenting duties and her family's namesake foundation, Chelsea Clinton will be leaving her post as a special correspondent for NBC News. In a statement, the former first daughter said she'd be parting ways with the network after less than three years to continue...
12:20

Six killed in Taliban attack on Afghan intelligence office

At least six people were killed and dozens wounded when a suicide car bomber and Taliban gunmen attacked an office of the Afghan intelligence agency in the eastern city of Jalalabad. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack in an email statement to the...
11:24

Ram Gopal Varma creates a furore with controversial tweets on Ganesha

Director Ram Gopal Varma is back in the news again.On the eve of Ganesh Chaturthi, Varma posted a spate of tweets that started with the director 'innocently' poking fun and saying: 'Does Lord Ganesha eat much more than other Gods? My doubt is becos all the other Gods are either trim or muscular.'...
10:35

Historian Bipin Chandra passes away

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Prominent Indian historian Bipan Chandra died today in his sleep at the age of 86, family members said. Family said he died around 6 am at his home in Gurgaon.  He had not been keeping well over the last few months. The cremation will take place later in the day in New Delhi. Chandra...
10:23

BJP asked me to help in government formation in Delhi, says AAP's Kumar Vishwas

Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas has added more sensation to the ongoing political drama over the government formation in Delhi by saying that the Bharatiya Janata Party offered him the chief minister's post. He alleged in an interview to Economic Times that the offer was made to him...
09:55

Soldier killed in encounter with terrorists in J&K

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was disappointed with Pakistan for going ahead with talks with secessionist elements in India, a soldier has died and another one has been injured in an encounter with terrorists in the Kalaroos area of Kupwara in Jammu and...
09:49

Girl leaves university in tears after being sexually harassed

A first year Arts student of Visva Bharati University and her father left the prestigious university after three senior students stripped her, took photographs of her and then blackmailed to extort money from her. The victim and her father further allege that the authorities at the institution...
09:11

PM Modi leaves for Japan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi left for Japan at 6 this morning for a five-day visit, his first major bilateral trip since taking over in May. Modi will first meet Prime Minister Shinzo Abe privately in Kyoto before holding official talks in Tokyo, seeking to boost trade. Before he left, he...