22:16
Artillery fire blocked the route to the wreckage of the Malaysia Airlines jetliner in eastern Ukraine on Monday, forcing an international delegation of European monitors and police officials to turn back without reaching the crash site.The setback in efforts to secure the site, to recover any...
22:07
All remains of the 298 people who died on downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in rebel-held east Ukraine may never be recovered, Dutch police chief Gerard Bouman said today. I would love to give a guarantee that all the remains will come back, and all possessions, but... I believe the...
22:05
Obama administration officials are fuming over Israeli criticism of Secretary of State John Kerry's latest bid to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. In unusually harsh language, officials say the criticism of Kerry could put the relationship between the US and Israel in jeopardy....
21:32
The US today asked Sri Lanka to take immediate steps to curb harassment of journalists and protect their rights as organisers of a US-funded media workshop for Tamils received death threats and had to cancel the programme for a third time since May. The US embassy here said it had flagged...
20:43
Amidst spiralling violence in Libya, India's mission in Tripoli today advised all its nationals to leave the strife-torn country using all available means and not to travel to that country. In view of the current security situation in Libya, all Indian nationals are advised to move to safer...
20:31
Seeking to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to clean river Ganga, the Army has proposed to set up a task force under a retired Lieutenant General to carry out the project efficiently. The Army has submitted a proposal to the Government to set up a task force under a retired Lt...
20:00
The Enforcement Directorate today attached properties estimated worth is Rs 100 crore of former Jharkhand minister Anosh Ekka in connection with its money laundering probe against him based on a disproportionate assets complaint. Ekka, a former rural development minister in chief minister...
19:56
In a bid to improve coordination between the party and the government, at least one Union minister will be available at the BJP headquarters every day starting Wednesday to hear grievances and suggestions from partymen. Each minister will have to visit the party office once a month to ensure...
19:50
Chhattisgarh Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra has been injured after his motorcade met with an road accident today in Aurangabad. He has been rushed to a hospital.More details are waited.
19:01
The Centre has put the onus of drought management on the state. The govt says there is no drought-like situation.
18:59
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the Army to involve international architects and builders along with domestic players while inviting bids for the construction of a grand national war memorial in the national capital. The instructions to involve international agencies were given by the...
18:57
India's Mission in Tripoli advises all Indian nationals to leave Libya using all available means. The MEA has issued an advisory saying: In view of the current security situation in Libya, all Indian nationals are advised to move to safer places and avoid all conflict zones. They are further...
18:53
Ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal today declined to comment on the Calcutta High Court order of filing an FIR against party MP Tapas Pal for his controversial comments against women and its direction that the CID probe the matter. No, I will not comment anything without seeing the...
18:47
It has been just about two months into the tenure of the National Democratic Alliance government. The size of the NDA's victory must have taken everyone by surprise. Read
18:43
The BJP today dismissed as baseless the claim about recovery of snooping devices from Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's residence and alleged that a frustrated Congress was trying to rake up such non-issues to preserve its identity and tarnish BJP government's image. The ruling party also termed as...
18:36
Cleaning out some bookshelves recently, I came across an old hardback. The colourful paper jacket had long gone but I recognized the book even before I read the title. Silverfish had mauled the pages but with extremely limited success. I cleaned the precious volume carefully before inserting some...
18:31
The controversy over the alleged bugging at the residence of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's house refused to die down with Congress today demanding a probe and government virtually rejecting it. Gadkari, who holds the portfolio of Highways and Transport, himself calibrated his statement...
18:00
Professional kabaddi, launched amid much fanfare over the weekend, may be the sport to steal the spotlight from cricket in India. Read
17:32
The Calcutta High Court has slammed the state police for what it terms, 'deriliction of duty' in the Tapas Pal case. The HC has directed the police to file an FIR within 72 hours. The HC has also directed the CID to investigate Pal's hate speech. Last week, the Calcutta high court reprimanded...
17:31
This is India's 7th gold medal at the Glasgow CWG.
17:23
Indian shooter Jitu Rai wins a shooting gold in the 50m pistol event. He broke the Commonwealth Games record to march into the 50-metre men`s pistol finals. Compatriot Gurpal Singh finished with a silver. On Saturday, Apurvi Chandela and Rahi Sarnobat clinched individual golds while...
16:40
The life of a liberal journalist in Pakistan is not an easy one. Write about someone fighting a blasphemy case, or someone whose faith is considered heresy, and you may very soon find yourself in deep trouble. Shoaib Adil, a 49-year-old magazine editor and publisher in Lahore, has...
16:32
An edgy peace reigned over Saharanpur on Sunday following the arrest of 38 people for the violence in which three people were killed and scores injured. The Uttar Pradesh police registered nine FIRs and the state government said it would charge the riot accused under the stringent National...
16:31
The enduring popularity of little tiger as a snack to accompany a beer in Vietnam means that cat owners live in constant fear of animal snatchers, despite an official ban. At an unassuming restaurant next to a carwash in central Hanoi, a cat is prepared for hungry clients: drowned, shaved and...
16:05
A UAV has been deployed in Saharanpur to monitor the narrow alleys and lanes of the riot-hit Uttar Pradesh town, we hear. The UAV has been manufactured by Mumbai-based Ideaforge whose CEO Ankit Mehta was interviewed on Rediff.com earlier this year. Here's the who, what, where of UAVs.
16:00
As the controversy over alleged bugging continued, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today insisted that no snooping devices were found anywhere at his residence. As already stated, I reiterate that no devices were found at my residence anywhere, he tweeted. The Minister for Surface Transport and...
15:58
Last week, six vials of smallpox virus were discovered in a disused closet at the National Institutes of Health, where they had lain, forgotten and misplaced, for over 30 years. Some of them were found to contain live specimens, meaning that this dangerous virus -- once considered to have been...
15:44
UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding his intervention in the UPSC row as large number of Hindi medium students from the state write the prestigious exam every year.Yadav requested him to re-consider the new pattern of civil services preliminary...
15:43
It's been nearly 20 years since Ron Rosenbaum's Explaining Hitler made a splash with its examination of historians and conspiracy theories surrounding one of history's most infamous villains.This summer, Rosenbaum is out with an updated edition that includes a fresh take on...
15:19
Goa's Deputy Chief Minister Francis D'Souza today, apologized for his comment that India was already a Hindu nation.My opinion could be wrong for others. I accept it. I don't say it is the most correct opinion. You might say I am wrong. If anyone's sentiment is hurt, I apologise, D'Souza...
15:18
BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu conducted a surprise check of his Urban Development ministry this morning to discover many empty chairs. Their sole occupants were the printed towels that flag government office turf. About 80 missing employees will be asked to explain why they were either...
15:09
State-owned IDBI Bank today said it is not considering any proposal to merge Kolkata-based United Bank of India with itself.
14:45
Home minister Rajnath Singh meets Army Chief Bikram Singh.
14:42
Defending his controversial tweet advocating Gujarat model to stem the Saharanpur riots, BJP MLA and party National Executive Member C T Ravi today said his intention was not to inflame communal passions but to help Uttar Pradesh Government control communal violence. Since 2002, not a single...
14:38
The UN Security Council has called for an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. An emergency session backed a statement calling for a truce over the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr and beyond. Both the Palestinian and Israeli envoys to the UN criticised the statement, for...
14:31
The Delhi High Court today stayed the Election Commission's show cause notice to ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan asking him why he should not be disqualified for failing to give his true and correct expenses incurred in 2009 Assembly polls. The commission in its July 13, 2014 order had...
14:22
When Indira Gandhi, India's prime minister, declared a state of emergency on June 25, 1975, she immediately imposed strict censorship of the press. With defiant exceptions, much of the press caved in quickly to the new rules, prompting L.K. Advani, one of the founders of the Bharatiya Janata...
14:05
And if you haven't read this, do... SHOCKING! Woman posts Instagram selfies wearing makeup looted from MH17 crash site. Read
13:57
Just in: Downing of Malaysian plane MH17 in east Ukraine may constitute war crime, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay says.The rebel leadership in Donetsk has repeatedly and publicly denied any responsibility for the downing of Flight 17. Sergei Kavtaradze, a spokesman for rebel leader Alexander...
13:49
JUST IN: UPSC issue will be resolved within a week: Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
13:48
The reality is that even successful Muslims are made to suffer because of their faith, and the opposition to Sania Mirza is part of the same story of discrimination, says Kashif-ul-Huda. Read
13:38
A Pakistani mob killed a woman member of a religious sect and two of her granddaughters after a sect member was accused of posting blasphemous material on Facebook, police said Monday, the latest instance of growing violence against minorities.Reuters reports that the dead, including a...
13:27
On Friday, the Belgaum district administration demolished the board at Yallur village near Belgaum, which proclaimed the village to be in Maharashtra. The action triggered protests in Kolhapur, where Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation buses were stoned. This was followed with assault on...
13:26
The Shiv Sena today termed the assault on Marathi-speaking populace in Karnataka by the police there as Kannada terrorism and asked the Narendra Modi government to intervene. In Mumbai, the Karnataka Bhawan and Karnataka Sangh buildings stand tall. However, a 'Maharashtra state' board in...
13:24
In order to contain the spread of Maoist activities in inter-state border and remote areas, police has chalked out a plan to set up six new BSF camps in Malkangiri, Koraput and Rayagada districts in Odisha.
13:19
US Secretary of State John Kerry is set to visit India this week as Washington tries to revitalize ties it sees as a counterbalance to China's rising power, but rapid progress is unlikely. Read
13:02
Poor starve as India sits on grain mountain: Government stocks DOUBLE what it needs as food prices cripple consumers. Read
12:57
The Prime Minister has also instructed Additional Principal Secretary Dr P K Mishra to attend the Union Cabinet meetings. This instruction is being interpreted as a major change of protocol in the PMO. Had the Cabinet Secretariat and the Personnel Department not stood in the way, the Prime...
12:52
And so we come to the trifurcation in the PMO. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a new look to the adminstration of PMO. A new 'Teen Murti' inside the PMO has emerged -- a trifurcation of his office. The trio in the PMO are Nripendra Mishra, Principal Secretary; Ajit Doval, National...
12:45
A new controversy is swirling around a report that bugging devices were found in Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's home in Delhi recently.However, the Home ministry has rejected calls for a probe by parties like the Congress and its ally Nationalist Congress party. Mr Gadkari has himself called it...
12:45
We are being told that babus in the Narendra Modi government are enthusiastic about the new regime. There are reasons for this...First, the Prime Minister calls up secretaries on the RAX, which has ensured a level of comfort. (The RAX phone is meant only for seniormost functionaries in the...
12:32
When I was a Judge of the Supreme Court one day I went to the chamber of Justice Kapadia during the lunch interval. At that time Justice Kapadia (whom I hold in great respect for his high integrity ) was in the Collegium of the Supreme Court, and Justice Balakrishnan was the CJI.Justice Katju...
12:22
Haja Fakruddin, a 37 year from Tamil Nadu, is one of ISIS's Indian fighters. Today, Indian intelligence agents tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com more Indians are ready to take the jihadi trip to Syria and Iraq. Read
12:21
As it nears lunch, feast on these pictures of the kind of food with which Muslims all over the world break their fast during Ramzan. See
12:12
The finance ministry has given its approval for rape crisis centres across the country. The Women and child development ministry has proposed the setting up of rape crisis centres in the aftermath of the Badaun rape. In fact, the ministry had decided to fast forward UPA-2's proposal of setting up...
11:46
A week after the shocking shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 on the Ukraine-Russia border, which killed 298 passengers and crew, questions are being raised over airlines flying over active war zones, even when major aviation regulators such as America's Federal Aviation...
11:43
A 27-year-old Indian-origin soldier in the Israeli army died overnight after being hit by a mortar shell near the Gaza Strip border, while Israel was holding fire under a humanitarian ceasefire at the request of the United Nations. Read
11:38
In a country where maids are often tortured, here's a heartwarming story from the DNA. How a family in suburban Mumbai -- Powai -- got their maid educated so that she can get a better job. Read
11:33
Congress reacts to the reports of Chinese incursions: Party spokesperson Manish Tewari says, Unfortunate that since this Govt has come into power there have been many Chinese incursions, where is the coercive diplomacy?
11:32
After a blistering week, the Mumbai experienced heavy showers on Sunday and Monday and officials at the regional weather department say that heavy rainfall is expected to continue for the coming 48 hours.Heavy rains lashed most parts of the city beginning on Sunday, leading to several...
11:22
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday hosted her first Iftar in three years, which saw her sharing a table with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Janata Dal (United) Convenor Sharad Yadav. NCP leader Tariq Anwar was also seated at the same table.Former Prime Minister...
11:18
While on China: Hundreds of police took down a church's cross in eastern China early today amid a crackdown on church buildings in a coastal region where thousands of people are embracing Christianity. Evangelist Qu Linuo, who belongs to another church, said hundreds of police showed up today at...
11:13
NDTV reports: In yet another incident of intrusion by the Chinese, graziers reportedly pitched tents in the Demchok area of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir this week but withdrew after talks between troops on either side of the border.Sources say the incident happened on July 22 when the graziers put...
11:08
An Abu Dhabi-bound flight with around 117 passengers and crew on board aborted take-off this morning following a 'technical problem', Chennai airport officials said.The pilot of the Etihad airlines flight noticed the problem while preparing for take-off at the airport, officials said.Passengers...
09:37
Zee News reports: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to expand his Council of Ministers in the middle of next month, reports claimed on Monday. Modi is expected to induct around a dozen new ministers when the expansion happens after the current session of Parliament comes to an end on...
09:21
Ten days after heavy rains pounded Uttarakhand, the meteorological department on Monday warned of another round of incessant heavy rains in the state in 48 hours while five people were killed in a landslide. The rain alert has been sounded for most areas of the state including Nainital,...
09:09
The US State Department has released satellite images it says back up the assertion by Washington and Kiev that Russian forces are firing artillery into eastern Ukraine in support of separatists.In a four-page document titled Evidence of Russian Shelling into Ukraine, released Sunday, blast marks...
08:39
The CBI has registered a preliminary enquiry (PE) against Internet giant Google over Mapathon 2013, an event organised by the US company, for allegedly violating laws by mapping sensitive areas and defence installations, prohibited by law.The CBI registered the PE based on a complaint filed by...
08:39
The elite Bangalore school where a six-year-old was raped earlier this month, allegedly by a skating instructor, reopened today for classes 5 to 10.Vibgyor International School has remained closed since the crime was reported by the child's mother, who says her daughter was assaulted on July 2For...
08:38
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal demanded Israel lift its blockade of Gaza and warned that Palestinians cannot coexist with their neighbours while their land is occupied, in an interview broadcast today. Yesterday, Meshaal was interviewed by US broadcaster PBS in the Qatari capital Doha while in...
08:37
Muslim festival of Eid will be celebrated across the Gulf region on Monday.The UAE will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Monday as the Shawwal moon has been sighted in the country, UAE's official WAM news agency said.Similar announcements were made by other governments in the Gulf region as well. It...
08:37
A small plane crash-landed on a beach in the US state of Florida, killing a father and critically injuring his young daughter, authorities have said. The mid-afternoon incident in Venice involved a 1972 Piper Cherokee aircraft and neither the pilot nor his passenger was hurt, Wendy Rose of...
08:35
Sonia holds Iftar, shares table with Sharad Yadav and LaluRow over 'recovery' of bugging devices from Gadkari's home 38 arrested, curfew remains in force in SaharanpurHome Minister briefs PM on Saharanpur, UPSCLetter to Mumbai Police threatens 'revenge' for Gaza attacks
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