22:48
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will sail on INS Vikramaditya, the largest warship of the Indian Navy, off the coast of Goa on June 14. He will dedicate the warship, India's second aircraft carrier after INS Virat, to the nation on that day, Navy sources said today. The warship is already in the...
22:43
BJP workers are protesting on the shot where its leader Vijay Pandit was killed. They have set vehicles on fire.
22:38
CNN-IBN reports: BJP leader Vijay Pandit shot dead by bikers in Greater Noida. Five bullets were fired at him and he died on the spot. A political action committee has been deployed to the spot. More details are awaited.
22:33
One person has been killed and three injured as a series of small explosions took place in a private godown in Hyderabad's Nimboli Adda. The blasts took place in a godown used for filling gas cylinders, reports Times Now.
22:00
NDTV reports: : The AAP today rejected the resignation of Yogendra Yadav, hours after party chief Arvind Kejriwal reached out to him in a bid to contain the damage effected by some serious bickering by the party's seniormost leaders.Yadav had offered to resign from the party's...
21:56
Sharapova beat Halep 6-4, 6-7, 6-4.
21:51
Russia's Maria Sharapova wins the French Open's women's finals. She beat Romania's fourth-seeded Simona Halep in a three-set game.
21:35
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has requested the Allahabad high court to give its consent for setting up a fast-track court in every district of the state. The chief minister has written a letter to Allahabad HC Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud in this regard, an official...
21:33
As extreme heat-wave continued to grip many parts of Gujarat, three persons died in Ahmedabad of a heatstroke, taking the death toll to seven in last four days. Three persons, who suffered heat-stroke, died today in two different Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation run hospitals, in-charge health...
21:31
In remarks that could spell controversy for Congress, All Indian Congress Committee secretary Sanjay Nirupam today said that even Narendra Modi would have badly lost in the LokSabha elections had he contested on a Congress ticket. Nirupam, who lost from the Mumbai North...
21:05
Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa reports: 16 not 18 live bombs have been recovered by the NIA near Ranchi. As per the investigations, the SIMI had plans to launch attacks in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh where they would use these bombs, the NIA pointed out.
21:05
Simona Halep makes a come back in the French Open women's finals. She wins the second set, which went into a tie-breaker, 7-6.
20:57
CNN-IBN reports: The Aam Aadmi Party today rejected all the resignations tendered by its members. The decision was taken on the second day of AAP's national executive meet. Issues raised by Yogendra Yadav in his letter to the party were also taken up. Yadav had accused AAP of falling prey to...
20:45
The second set of the French Open women's finals between Maria Sharapova and Simona Halep has entered a tie-breaker.
20:17
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh today asked Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee to initiate a probe into yesterday's violence that took place inside the Golden Temple. Jathedar, while talking to reporters, asked SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar to submit a report...
20:15
Naseem Khan, a senior Congress minister in Maharashtra, today demanded a ban on the right-wing organisation Hindu Rashtra Sena whose members allegedly beat a 28-year-old software professional to death in Pune following tension over some images on the Facebook. I met Home...
20:04
An update on the NIA raid near Ranchi: The National Investigation Agency today recovered 18 live bombs in Ranchi at the instance of a person detained in connection with the multiple blasts at an election rally in Patna which was addressed by Narendra Modi last year. After a...
19:51
The ashes of BJP leader Gopinath Munde will be immersed at various holy places in Maharashtra on June 16, the BJP announced today. Urns containing the ashes would leave for district places on June 14 and June 15, where they would be kept for darshan, state BJP president Devendra Fadnavis said. On...
19:48
Maintaining that maritime security was government's top priority, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley today stressed the need for hastening delivery of ships to step up surveillance and secure the vast coastline. I am aware of the challenges faced by the ship building industry in India. The achievement...
19:45
Maria Sharapova wins the first set (6-4) in the French Open finals against Simona Halep.
19:43
The National Investigation Agency today raided Sithio village near Ranchi in connection to last October's Patna blasts ahead of Narendra Modi's rally. The NIA has recovered from the village after digging out fields, according to a CNN-IBN report.More details are awaited.
19:29
In the Frecnh Open women's finals, Maria Sharapova leads 5-2 against Simona Halep.
19:17
The Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant today attained its full generation capacity and became the first nuclear plant in the country to generate 1,000 MWe of power, its Site Director R S Sundar said. At 13.20 hours today, Unit I of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant started generating its full capacity...
19:09
Seventh seed Maria Sharapova of Russia takes on Romania's fourth-seeded Simona Halep in the French Open 2014 women's singles final at the French Open in Paris.Halep is leading 2-1 in the first set.
19:07
'Saturday Night Live' star Tracy Morgan is reportedly in critical condition following a multi-vehicle collision in New Jersey early today that killed one person and injured seven others. The 45-year-old '30 Rock' star was returning from a concert in a limo bus when the accident occurred in Mercer...
18:41
he much-awaited Mumbai metro has got embroiled in a legal dispute over tariff, a day before commencement of its operations, with the state-run Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority moving the court against the operator over fare hike. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has...
18:11
As the probe in the Badaun sisters' rape and murder progresses, Utttar Pradesh AL Banerjee made a rather shocking observation.Rape case hasn't been confirmed on one of the victims in the Badaun case. It can be a case of honour killing and the arrested people can be innocent.
17:54
The UP police will conduct narco and lie detector tests of all the five accused in Badaun gang rape and murder case, the DGP said today.
17:52
In a major reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh following the crumbling law and order situation, top names in the machinery including the Senior Superintendent of Police Atul Saxena and District Magistrate Chandra Prakash of Badaun have been suspended. Forty two top police officials have also been...
17:50
With one more child dying today, the toll in children death from an unidentified illness at Malda Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal rose to nine, health department official said. One child died today while 20 others are undergoing treatment in the hospital, he said. Earlier, the...
17:48
A day after it hit the Kerala coast, southwest monsoon remained weak today though parts of the state received rains and isolated heavy rainfall has been predicted till June 10. According to a bulletin issued by the meteorological centre in Thiruvananthapuram, the monsoon was weak over the state....
17:13
At least 12 people have been killed in a heatstroke in Vidarbha in Maharashtra. The heat wave conditions continue in the region with Nagpur registering its highest temperature of the season at 46.7 degree Celsius.Temperature in Wardha and Chandrapur touched 47 degrees.
16:07
The Cabinet Secretary met with top government secretaries on Saturday. Sources say they discussed ways to control the rising inflation and poor monsoon that was contributing to the rise in inflation.
15:54
Mukhtar Ahmed from Kashmir reports that four cops and two civilians were injured when militants shooting in Shopian in Kashmir on Saturday afternoon. A senior police official said that the militants fired bullets indiscriminately at a passing police vehicle, injuring the officials. All the...
15:30
Militants in Iraq have stormed a university campus in the western city of Ramadi, taking dozens of students and staff hostage, according to the BBC. One report said some guards had been killed at the Anbar University campus. Police said militants had infiltrated the campus from the...
15:03
On the tourist being raped in Jaipur, the police have revealed that the 30-year-old accused had laced the victim's drink's with sedatives.
14:34
Petro Poroshenko, who was sworn in as Ukraine's fifth post-Soviet president on Saturday, vowed to maintain the unity of his country amid a continuing crisis with Russia. He promised he would decentralise power and guarantee the free use of the Russian language. But he also said that there would...
14:22
The Central Bureau of Investigation has called in Sharad Kumar, the managing director of Kalainagar TV, in the Dayanidhi Maran case. According to a Times of India report the agency was found that by drawing 323 high speed BSNL lines to Maran's house, the BSNL had incurred a loss of Rs 440...
13:52
A 21-year-old Malaysian tourist who was visiting Jaipur was raped by her tour guide. The accused has been arrested by the police.
13:43
The Facebook page of a popular rock band in Pakistan that was banned by the social media website on government's request is now accessible to internet users in Pakistan. The members of the band said, We won. Yes it's true. We were banned. We fought back. And we won. We want to thank all our...
13:04
Four police personnel from the Hamren police station in Assam have been suspended after they were found to have abandoned Superintendent of Police Nityananda Goswami and his personal security officer who died during an encounter with tribal militants on Thursday night.
12:55
After holding a separate meeting with Yogendra Yadav, Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, Yogendra is a dear friend of his and a valued colleague. He further tweeted, Yogendra has raised some imp issues. All of us will work on it. The AAP head also added that he would try to get Shazia back into the party.
11:56
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley arrived in Mumbai today to review the preparedness of the Western Naval Command. Taking stock, Jaitley visited the aircraft carrier, the INS Virat. During his visit, he said he would commission two fast patrol vessels. The Defence Minister was accompanied...
11:38
Superintendent of police of Assam's Hamren police district, who was killed by tribal militants on Thursday night, was awarded full state honours. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju attended the funeral this morning. SP Nityananda Goswami and...
11:27
The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party slammed the Aam Aadmi Party over its infighting. While the Congress said that the AAP should focus on introspection rather than bickering, the BJP added that the AAP was reaping the consequences of not following democratic institutions and procedures.
10:48
Even as the Aam Aadmi Party implodes with top leaders sparring and others quitting the party, the AAP's National Executive Meet has begun in New Delhi. According to sources, resignations of leaders will be discussed at the meet and they will also try to convince Shazia Ilmi to rejoin the...
10:25
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's President-elect Petro Poroshenko discussed a ceasefire and other possible steps to de-escalate the crisis between their countries in a brief but potentially significant meeting in France during ceremonies to mark D-Day.
09:54
Facebook's Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg will travel to India in first week of July , according to a report by The Economic Times. The company confirmed that the COO would be visiting India but did not share further details about the visit. Sandberg's India visit will be...
09:40
Pandurang Phundkar, a Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party leader, has sparked off a row saying that Gopinath Munde, who died on June 3, wanted to quit the party after he was humiliated by other party members. Munde faced struggles at every step. He was (once) about to leave the BJP. I opposed...
09:23
With its top leaders sparring and the rift in the Aam Aadmi Party growing wider, the top executive said it will try to win back Shazia Ilmi, who left the party. The party's top leaders said that each party had its own issues and they would try to sort out their differences with Ilmi and welcome...
09:13
After suffering a major drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been on a populist drive and in an attempt to win the voters, the CM has increased the retirement age from 58 to 60.
08:45
Obama administration's point person for central and south Asia, Nisha Biswal will be arriving in India on Saturday. She will hold talks with officials of the new government on a series of bilateral and regional issues. More details are awaited.
08:24
Police in Brazil used tear gas to break up protesters on the second day of a metro strike that has left Sao Paulo's transport in chaos. Nearly half of the stations were closed and there was gridlock on the streets of city, which will host the opening match of the World Cup next Thursday. Police...
00:52
Facebook has blocked the page of a popular Pakistani rock band and others anti-Taliban accounts at the request of the government. The Facebook page of rock band Laal (Red), which was set up by a group of progressive musicians in 2007, has been blocked.Laal Facebook page has more than 400,000...
00:51
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