22:29
NDTV reports: Another day and another iPhone 6 rumour. This time a report out of China details an astonishing new launch date for the next iPhone from Apple, ahead of most dates in previous leaks. The report is accompanied with purported pricing details, as well as the name of the...
21:59
Mumbai Taximen's Union today moved the Bombay high court seeking a direction to the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Transport Authority to implement its decision to allow hiking fares of auto rickshaws and taxis plying in the city, besides Thane and Navi Mumbai. The MMRTA has proposed a Rs 2...
21:27
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said today that there is no proposal to increase rates of subsidised LPG, kerosene and diesel. There is no such proposal with the government, Pradhan said with reference to a report that his ministry is considering a note to the cabinet for raising...
21:16
The Enforcement Directorate today slapped a money laundering case against former Indian Air Force chief S P Tyagi and 20 others in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal to probe alleged kickbacks of Rs.360 crore. The agency, which earlier registered a case under...
21:04
Top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia enetered the final of the men's singles at Wimbledon, beating 11th seed Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(7).He will meet the winner of the second semi-final, between Roger Federer and Milos Raonic.
20:22
The administration today pulled down 72 houses in Guwahati during an ongoing eviction drive in the city to clear waterways and wetlands. During the exercise, which entered its fifth day today after the worst ever flood in the city last week, the Kamrup Metro district administration has so far...
19:59
Wimbledon: 5th seeds Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek bowed out of the men's doubles, beaten by the unseed pair of of Vasek Pospisil of Canada and Jack Sock of United States 6-7(5-7), 3- 6, 4-6.
19:30
Maharashtra Congress today gave the former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan the responsibility of drawing up Assembly elections strategy for Marathwada region. Chavan is tainted in the Adarsh housing society scam.Chavan, now the Lok Sabha MP from Nanded, will be assisted by ministers Madhukar...
19:24
A Japanese politician who broke down in hysterics after being questioned over unexplained uses of public funds has attracted attention from more than just his constituents in the wake of the press conference. Watch
19:21
Unconfirmed reports say that Kalyan Singh may be the new Governor of West Bengal. MK Narayanan has demitted office.
18:55
President of India tweets: Happy, relieved 46 nurses from Tikrit have reached secure area. Look forward to their early and safe return to India.
18:52
The Mata Vaishnodevi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir can now look forward to a larger turnout of pilgrims after the train service to Katra, the base camp for the pilgrimage, was today inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Mata Vaishnodevi pilgrimage yearly attracts about 10 million...
18:46
Goa governor BV Wanchoo is believed to have put in his papers after he got a call from the Home Secretary today. O Rajagopal is likely to be the new governor of Karnataka after HR Bhardwaj quit two weeks ago. Rajagopal is likely to assume office on Wednesday.
18:35
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy today sought an investigation by Enforcement Directorate in the wake of an order by a Delhi court on a private criminal complaint filed by him against Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and others in the National Herald case.In a letter to Enforcement...
18:25
Rajdeep Sardesai tweets: Some of you ask: what next. All I can say, watch this space: phir subah hogi! Much to do!
18:07
Rajdeep's departure comes two days before the new Network18 management is slated to be announced. His wife, deputy editor Sagarika Ghose quit the channel yesterday. This is her farewell letter to her staff...Hi there folks,I never thought I would be writing this mail.CNNIBN has not only been an...
18:00
And in other news: CNN IBN editor Rajdeep Sardesai has formally quit the channel. Reproduced here is his farewell letter to his staff.My dear friends,This is one of the toughest letters to write. After nine wonderful years at IBN 18, its time to say goodbye. I must confess its not easy to...
17:54
MEA: Land route is dominated by the captors. The captors decide if the land route is available.
17:47
MEA: Anything we say may possibly impact other elements so I won't say who we worked with and how we worked. The external affairs minister is working on this for almost 24 hours.
17:43
MEA: The resources used to free the nurses will now be diverted to other Indians stranded in Iraq. The nurses are all safe, obviously they have gone through a traumatic experience. Will make arrangements for their comfort and well being. Best antidote for them is to be with their near and dear...
17:39
MEA: Still more Indians are there in the conflict zones in Iraq. India is doing all it can to secure the release of all Indians. It's a national endeavor, not a individual endeavor. We will leave no stone unturned to get our nationals back. Air India is sending a Boeing 777 aircraft to bring back...
17:33
MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin holding his presser on the situation in Iraq and the nurses who will be on their way back home tomorrow. All the Indian nurses are free. It has been a day of dramatic happenings. Conventional tools of diplomacy don't exist. EAM Sushma Swaraj is leading the...
17:18
The post of the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha may go to either the Biju Janata Dal or the Shiv Sena according to top BJP leadership. The Deputy Speaker is crucial to conducting the house after question hour.
17:10
Goa Governor BV Wanchoo has said he was pleased to have given CBI his statement today in connection with the alleged bribery scandal in the VVIP helicopter deal and hoped that the agency would now bring the truth out in the case at the earliest.A statement issued by 63-year-old Wanchoo's office...
17:08
Oomen says the nurses will reach Erbil airport soon. Erbil is approximately 80 km away from Mosul, which is where they were taken from Tikrit yesterday.
16:59
Kerala CM Oommen Chandy holds a presser after news that the 46 nurses from India will be back in Kochi tomorrow. He says that the government of India has agreed to send a special aircraft to send the nurses back to Kochi. We are very thankful to the GoI for their active involvement. This is a...
16:38
Amul captures the moment as usual. Sachin Tendulkar was in the Royal Box at Wimbledon with former England cricket captain Andrew Strauss on Saturday. When Sharapova was asked at her post-match press conference whether she knew that a cricket icon had come to watch her play, the she replied...
16:33
Rattled by reports of disgruntled ex-ministers doing the dirty on them, three Congress leaders have formed a private group to monitor and neutralise erstwhile Congress MPs and MLAs who may expose the UPA government with documentary evidence. This private group has identified and drawn up a list...
16:31
It is time to change your opinion that India has no role in this World Cup in Brazil other than sitting on the sidelines and enjoying the show.If Pakistan makes the much-acclaimed balls for the Cup, India markets devices to add to the pleasure of the people there. The products are nothing but...
16:12
West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan today demitted office and left for Chennai along with his wife Padmini. Narayanan was given a guard of honour by the Kolkata Police's Mounted Police Division. Many people gathered outside the Raj Bhavan gates as he talked to the staff who gave an emotional...
16:10
Former News of the World editor Andy Coulson has been jailed for 18 months for conspiracy to hack phones. The 46-year-old, who went on to become director of communications for Prime Minister David Cameron, was found guilty last week.
15:56
Congress leaders are concerned about another 'bombshell waiting to explode. The matter concerns about six emails between a former minister and Rahul Gandhi, containing explosive material that could stall the ensuing Parliament session if they were to leak out. The BJP, of course, is said to be...
15:51
A close confidant of Sonia Gandhi, this former Union minister is said to be disgusted with the prevailing affairs in the Congress and may soon hold a press meet to expose the party and get closer to the BJP. The ex-minister defended Robert Vadra when the latter was under attack - after the party...
15:48
Mangalore's age-old tiles survive the shift towards cement. Read
15:39
The special CBI court in Mumbai yet again exempted BJP leader Amit Shah from appearing before it today in connection with the alleged fake encounter cases of Tulsiram Prajapati and Sohrabuddin Sheikh.
15:32
MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin tells a reporter: This is not Peepli Live that we need to communicate through you with the nurses.
15:30
And a fond farewell for Sagarika: Face The People @FaceThePeople: Goodbye @sagarikaghose: fiery, brilliant, journalist of courage! You are irreplaceable. #WeWillMissYou - FTP teamSagarika hosted the programme Face the People.
15:26
A close confidant of Sonia Gandhi, this former Union minister is said to be disgusted with the prevailing affairs in the Congress and may soon hold a press meet to expose the party and get closer to the BJP. The ex-minister defended Robert Vadra when the latter was under attack - after the party...
15:25
Congress leaders point out in private that Sonia Gandhi should not have rushed to place a wreath over the remains of Sunanda Pushkar, leaving the AICC delegates in the lurch. Because if the BJP raises this issue in Parliament, it will only only embarrass the Congress, but also put Ghulam Nabi...
15:23
When a work of art is considered great, we may stop thinking about it for ourselves. So, is the Mona Lisa, really a great work of art? Read
14:59
Barkha Dutt tweets: Sahara story entirely speculative; they've not spoken to me. If there's ever any news at my end, you will hear it from me :-)That's in response to Sahara Samay's story that senior journalist and NDTV group editor, Dutt, is joining CNN IBN as editor in chief. Ending days of...
14:58
Narendra Modi has introduced a new culture while conducting Cabinet meetings -- complete silence and professionalism.Union ministers like Ram Vilas Paswan and a couple of other ministers who have served under various prime ministers, have been comparing comparing the styles of Atal Bihari...
14:31
The Mumbai rains spare no one. This is the world's most expensive home, Antilla, the 27-storey residence of Mukesh Ambani, after two days of rain. The picture was tweeted by Dharmesh Thakkar.
14:25
In a rare case of investor activism on managerial remuneration, shareholders of Tata Motors, India's biggest automotive maker, rejected compensation payment in excess of prescribed limits to three directors. The company did not get the required 75 per cent votes in a postal ballot to compensate...
14:20
The Marylebone Cricket Club vs Rest of the World will see cricketing legends -- former and present -- take the field at Lord's cricket ground on Saturday.And a selfie -- featuring players from both teams -- went viral on the internet on Friday. 'Take that, #OscarSelfie! #teamSachin &...
14:07
The special flight that will carry the nurses stranded in Iraq from Erbil to Kochi, is expected to reach Saturday morning.
14:05
More on the situation in Iraq: A special flight to leave from Delhi to Erbil at 5 pm today to bring back nurses stranded in Iraq. One official from Kerala House and one from the Central Govt will be on board the special flight from Delhi to Erbil.
14:02
Former England skipper Kevin Pietersen tweets: Not only was I @virendersehwag driver last night, but I also had to do Viru's tie...
13:58
Government sources tell CNN IBN that the nurses will stay in Erbil today and will be flown to Cochin from Erbil tomorrow in a special aircraft. All the necessary papers will be provided to them.
13:49
Just in: International Red Cross confirms that the 46 Indian nurses in captivity in Mosul, Iraq, have been freed. The 46 nurses from Kerala moved in a vehicle by rebels from their hospital in Tikrit in Iraq are lodged in an old building near a hospital in Mosul and are safe, according to...
13:45
More than a year after the death of 25-year-old actor Jiah Khan, the Bombay High Court on Thursday transferred the investigation into her death to the CBI.The court, however, expressed its displeasure over the central agency that asked it not to transfer the case to it, citing shortage of...
13:42
The Enforcement Directorate registers money laundering case against former IAF Chief S P Tyagi and others in VVIP helicopter deal.
13:33
For many months to come, both media and academia are certain to focus their minds on the question: what does the mandate of 2014 imply? No doubt there are those who perceive every election as just another Indian tamasha and refuse to be drawn into assessing their larger implication. Read
13:25
The 46 nurses from Kerala moved in a vehicle by rebels from their hospital in Tikrit in Iraq are lodged in an old building near a hospital in Mosul and are safe, according to family members of a nurse in Kottayam. Though they are lodged in a godown-like hall without power, their abductors have...
13:22
'Understand one thing, if you want immediately and magically that things should become cheap, it's not possible. It's a long-term policy.' Read Nitin Gadkari's interview to Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt.
13:19
In 18 years of writing National Interest I have often been advised by many who get riled with it to go, get my head examined. But even I am not unhinged enough, at least not yet, to start my first National Interest in a publication I will be editing very shortly by upending the central...
12:47
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit, the Jammu and Kashmir government has sent the Centre a fresh rehabilitation plan for the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley.The new rehabilitation proposal keeps in consideration housing, employment and security for the Pandits. Under the...
12:43
The attempted suicide by the anchor of a Hindi news channel raises several questions. Who has the answers? Read
12:39
Meanwhile, DMK MP Kanimozhi, the daughter of party supremo Karunanidhi will be meeting President Pranab Mukherjee this afternoon hours at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. She will be accompanied by DMK MP Trichy Siva and will present a memorandum on the atrocities committed on the Tamil minority in Sri...
12:35
Update on the 46 nurses in captivity in Iraq. Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa reports that Marina, one of the nurses has managed to get in touch with her father, Jose, and told him that the ISIS is ready to release them. Jose said that his daughter told him that the ISIS told the nurses to keep their...
12:14
BJP MLA Sangeet Som was detained today while on his way to Moradabad. Som, along with some party workers had planned to hold a mahapanchayat in Moradabad. They have been detained since the BJP did not get the permission to hold the mahapanchayat. BJP MPs Satyapal Singh and Nepal Singh have also...
12:01
To understand why Iraq is imploding, you must understand Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki -- and why the United States has supported him since 2006. Read
11:59
Sherlock Holmes -- or, at least, Benedict Cumberbatch -- has been dispatched to unravel the mystery that is North Korea. Read
11:54
SP senior leader Naresh Agarwaal has his two-bit to add on the abducted nurses: The MEA is lying, how can the nurses be safe in the captivity of terrorists?And on reports that 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed was spotted at the border: Earlier Modi-ji used to roar daily against Pakistan, now he...
11:46
Kerala CM Oommen Chandy meets EAM Sushma Swaraj. Yesterday, 46 Indian nurses, who were stranded in Tikrit in war-torn Iraq, were forced to move out of the hospital they were at,by the militant outfit the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The government said they were unharmed but in the...
11:42
The Narendra Modi government has come face to face with its first foreign policy crisis -- in Iraq. What seemed a tricky operational challenge up until today has turned critical politically with the calculated move by the extremist elements who are behind the mayhem in northern Iraq to forcibly...
11:38
And the other big story: The government presses the emergency button to reign in spiraling prices. Finance minister Arun Jaitley holds a presser saying, During July-December every year, prices of some fooditems increase because of hoarding. Onion prices are lower than last year, so there is no...
11:16
Jammu aur Kashmir kay logon ka dil jeetna, yahii meri prathmikta hai. The journey begun by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be taken ahead by us. Our aim is to win hearts of people of J&K through development. People in the remotest parts of the country should be a part of national...
11:12
This will be Modi's first visit to Jammu and Kashmir since he became the Prime Minister. His government bitterly opposes any special status for Kashmir.After a prolonged wait, pilgrims will be able to directly reach Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, by rail after PM Modi flags...
11:07
The PM added, Harek Bharat nagrik ki ichcha hai ki hamara Jammu aur Kashmir samriddh rahe. People in the remotest parts of the country should be a part of national development. It is every Indian's dream that people in J&K are happy and there is prosperity. We have to work for this, whether...
10:59
In his speech, Narendra Modi invoked Atal Bihari Vajpayee and said the start made by Atal-ji of connecting J&K through railways, has to be taken ahead. The J&K CM expressed the concerns of the people, but development in Kashmir will not face any obstacles. Katra will now develop...
10:53
Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah who made a speech after the PM flagged off the train, said he wants this train to be extended to other parts of the Kashmir valley as well. I would also request the central government to upgrade the Jammu Railway station. I want to allay fears from the...
10:37
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Katra-Udhampur-New Delhi Vaishnodevi Express. The 25km rail link between Katra and Udhampur traverses through 10 tunnels and 36 bridges. Earlier Modi arrived in Katra in his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after becoming PM. Jammu and...
09:51
A deputy commandant of the CRPF has been killed in an encounter with Naxals in Bihar's Jamui district.
08:50
Unfazed by the public outrage over Trinamool Congress MP Tapas Pal's 'rape for revenge' remark, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the media of blowing the matter out of proportion with the aim to malign her party and government. Addressing an official programme,...
08:45
NDTV: As many as 31 air conditioners and 25 heaters were among a number of electrical appliances installed in the official bungalow of Sheila Dikshit in Delhi when she was the Chief Minister.An official response to an RTI query said Mrs. Dikshit's residence on 3-Motilal Nehru Marg, which has now...
02:36
If you are an Android user, the smartphone in your pocket might be blasting out a list of your favorite hangouts, according to a new report by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). The group discovered that Android devices released within the last three years or so have a nasty habit of...
02:35
Manipulation by vested interests to create an artificial shortage of food items is expected to figure prominently at the day-long meeting of state food ministers convened by the Centre on Friday.According to officials, the meeting is to be chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitely and presided...
01:30
To say that some fans aren't exactly excited for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the next installment from Warner Bros. and DC, may be an understatement. Between the confusion and disappointment with the movie's title and the sad first picture of Ben Affleck as Batman (which quickly...
01:26
The cut-off percentages for admission to popular courses in Delhi University did not drop remarkably in its second list even as a some colleges closed admission for most courses. While Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) closed its admissions for B.A.(Honours) Economics, the drop in cut-offs...
01:24
The World Cup has boosted the standing of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff as she targets re-election in October, a poll showed today. Leftist Rousseff gained four points over the past month to stand at 38 per cent of voter support, a Datafolha poll for Folha de Sao Paulo daily showed.Main...
01:21
Ahead of PM Modi's visit, Pak says Kashmir not India'sIndian Air Force comes out with first mobile gameIndian nurses are safe in Iraq, no need for panic: Kerala CMSubrata Roy urges SC to release him on parole to sell propertiesMorale-boosting win for India ahead of England series
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