23:09
Five governors of the UPA regime -- M K Narayanan (West Bengal), Shivraj Patil (Punjab), Sheila Dikshit (Kerala), Ramnaresh Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) and B L Joshi (Maharashtra) -- may be asked to resign, sources have told Rediff.com. However, none of the five governors have shown any...
22:08
Staging protests over the power and water crisis in the Capital, Congress gave an ultimatum to the Centre that if the electricity supply was not improved within the next 24 hours, party workers will gherao Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence. Congress has given an ultimatum to the Centre...
21:30
As the Germany-Portugal match begins, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was spotted in the stands supporting her country's team. She has been known to be a football fan and has been present at World Cup matches in the past too.
21:16
Security forces claimed to have busted a militant hideout recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunitions in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Acting on a tip-off, police and security forces busted the hideout during a search operation in Bonda forests of Chatroo area of district Kishtwar,...
20:46
Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Monday said his party would seek more seats to contest in the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra and he will hold discussions with the Congress leadership in Delhi before deciding contours of the seat-sharing formula. Pawar said that...
20:29
The Prime Minister's Office has rejected the proposals made by some of his ministers including Home Minister Rajnath Singh for the appointment of their private secretaries, reports CNN-IBN. Proposals made by four ministers was struck down. The move comes in wake of Prime Minister Modi's...
19:51
Maharashtra Police today filed a supplementary chargesheet in a special Court here against Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akthar in the 2011 Mumbai bombings.The Anti-Terrorism Squad submitted the 300-page document in which it has said Bhatkal was a key...
19:48
Indigenously-built Dhruv helicopter is likely to be deployed on country's largest warship Russian-origin aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya for carrying out the role of detecting hostile submarines.If inducted, the Advanced Light Helicopter will be the first indigenous system to be integrated on...
19:31
Hearing in the quid pro quo investments case allegedly involving YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy will commence in a special CBI court here from July 21.The court will also take up hearing on the discharge petitions filed by some of the accused in the case on the same day. Meanwhile, for...
18:43
Actress Khushboo quits the DMK saying the party did not like her work. Khusbhoo is believed to have been upset ever since her name didn't figure in the list of DMK's candidate list in the Lok Sabha elections. One of DMK's star-campaigners and crowd-pullers, Khushboo quit hosting a hugely...
18:41
The Mumbai police write to Preity Zinta to record her statement in a week. The police have recorded statements of two persons in connection with the alleged molestation of Zinta by her former boyfriend and industrialist Ness Wadia, but is unable to reach the Bollywood actor as she is in...
18:16
Syed Akbaruddin, MEA spokesperson tweets: Mission in Iraq in touch with nurses in Tikrit. International Red Crescent Society volunteers visited today to ensure safety.
18:15
US Secretary of State John Kerry says US drone strikes 'may well be' an option to stem ISIS advances in Iraq.
18:14
Amid escalation in violence in Iraq, India on Sunday asked its citizens not to travel to the troubled-torn country and set up a 24-hour helpline to offer assistance to those living there. The government also asked Indians residing in Iraq to consider leaving the country in view of the...
18:12
The Indian embassy in Iraq has said that all Indian nurses working in the strife-torn country are safe. Forty-four Indian nurses working in Iraq had been asked to indicate in writing whether they want government assistance in returning home. Most of them reportedly say they would prefer to stay...
17:58
Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor on 'why Modi shouldn't disdain chamchas'. Read. Remember, on June 4, Tharoor had praised Modi saying he has remodelled himself from a hate figure' to an avatar of modernity and progress'. He also said it would be churlish' of the Congress to...
17:44
Huge relief for residents of the 96 Campa Cola apartments in Mumbai. The BMC agrees to defer the demolition date to June 20. Since the rains have started in Mumbai authorities usually refrain from any demolition work during the monsoon. Residents of Campa Cola Compound in Mumbai's up-market...
17:35
As the elections bring the Aam Aadmi Party's internal squabbles to the fore, Arvind Kejriwal faces his biggest challenge yet. Read
17:30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has concluded his first foreign visit to Bhutan, struck a chord with the nation and its leaders, we know. But the biggest gesture was reserved for the last, when he broke protocol and stepped out of his car to mingle with the local population. Ministry of...
17:18
How quickly time flies! It's so hard to believe that it's one year since Bahutkumbi Raman, one of the founders of the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency, and one of India's foremost security experts, passed away in Chennai. B Raman was also a regular contributor...
17:11
There is no hope unless Rahul learns to love the Congress. Read
17:07
Aam Aadmi Party in Kerala today denied reports that well-known journalist, Anita Pratap, who had unsuccessfully contested on the party ticket from Ernakulam, had resigned from the party. Manoj Padmanabhan, state convener of AAP, said that in an e-mail message sent to him today, Anita stated she...
16:55
With an aim to revive its original movement, 55 members of the Aam Aadmi Party have turned to the spiritual guru. Read the report on Rediff.com.
16:53
Total impatience! Unpreparedness, over reach, unilaterlism, manipulation, over- exposure, overestimation, negativism, holier than thou approach, over-confidence, lawlessness, rowdyism, self centered, uncivil behavior.That's BJP member Kiran Bedi on why AAP failed. Read
16:44
Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha issues a written statement apologising for calling BJP leader Subramanian Swamy a CIA agent. Read
16:29
Sunni militants captured the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar early today, its mayor and residents said, the latest blow to the Shiite-led government a week after it lost a vast swath of territory in the country's north. The town, with a population of some 200,000 people, mostly ethnic Shiite and...
16:25
Deprecating the hue and cry over acquittals in rape cases, a Delhi court has said that judiciary cannot be swayed by emotions or media reporting and has to limit itself to the ambit of law, testimonies of witnesses in deciding such cases. It would not be out of place to mention here that today...
16:04
And PM Narendra Modi bids farewell to Bhutan, his first visit abroad after he assumed office. India on Monday proposed new ideas for further enhancing cooperation with Bhutan while asserting that commitments made by the previous government will be fulfilled. External Affairs Minister Sushma...
16:00
Kanchan Gupta tweets: Michael Schumacher coming out of induced coma is not news enough for @timesnow -- anchor repeatedly demanding his location post-release.
15:55
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Nepal in the first week of August 2014, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have wide-ranging discussions with the Kathmandu leadership on upgrading ties. This will most likely be Modi's third bilateral...
15:38
In other news: Claiming the government is making a mockery of fitness by making candidates run five kilometres during the ongoing police recruitment drive, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today asked if Home Minister R R Patil was himself fit to govern. The Sena leader's remarks came after...
15:32
In a statement issued today, Schumacher's official spokesperson Sabine Kehm said he has left the Grenoble hospital to continue rehabilitation and is no longer in a coma. The statement did not say where the seven-time F1 champion was taken or give any details of his condition. Schumacher, 45,...
15:31
Six months after Michael Schumacher's tragic skiing accident, the F1 champion is out of coma and leaves the Grenoble hospital.
15:21
Pichle 15 saal se toh woh the satta mein, humne kya kar diya?, AAP chier Arvind Kejriwal on the Congress blaming the AAP for the power crisis.The Congress party on Sunday continued its power protest in the national capital, threatening to cut supply to the houses of former Delhi minister Manish...
15:21
Pichle 15 saal se toh woh the satta mein, humne kya kar diya?, AAP chier Arvind Kejriwal on the Congress blaming the AAP for the power crisis.The Congress party on Sunday continued its power protest in the national capital, threatening to cut supply to the houses of former Delhi minister Manish...
15:08
The misguided approach of building more institutions is not only bad public policy, but also creates social expectations that get belied very quickly. Read
15:00
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav said the UP government has decided to give 20 lakh each to the families of the two policemen murdered in Firozabad yesterday. The police officers were shot dead in Ramgarh district, Firozabad, as they questioned two people suspected of committing a robbery. The assailants...
14:29
And a great read on the Telegraph: Narendra Modi sees what no PM has in 30 years. Take a look
14:26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India is committed to good neighbourly relations and assured Bhutan that change in government will not alter the dynamics of India-Bhutan ties. India is committed to good relations with its neighbours, Modi said in his address to joint session of...
14:25
People of Bhutan do not clap as a congratulatory gesture as they believe that clapping is done only to ward off evil spirits. But they made an exception for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who gave a rousing speech at the joint session of Bhutanese parliament today.As Modi...
14:15
External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj says the Bhutan visit was extremely successful. Swaraj, who is accompanying Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bhutan on his maiden foreign visit, told reporters that the Indian side was extremely satisfied with the extremely successful visit. Swaraj said...
14:13
Home minister Rajnath Singh says the law and order situation in UP is a matter of concern. A 32-year-old woman was allegedly held captive and gang-raped on Friday night by three persons, including the son of a policeman, in Badaun where the gang rape and hanging of two teenage cousins last...
14:06
Not long ago, the BSP grew even as the BJP declined. Election-2014 is a comprehensive reversal of the trend. Read
13:56
PM Modi with Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and his father, 4th King Jigme Singye Wangchuck.
13:35
Except for Mulayam's ministers and Azam's buffaloes,no one else is safe in UP, be it women, Muslims, BJP leaders or anyone: Shahid Siddiqui
13:30
The INS Vikramaditya, India's most modern and largest warship, smells of fresh paint. American super-carriers such as the USS Nimitz, on which this correspondent has sailed, smell of aviation turbine fuel and grease. ReadAlso read Nitin Gokhale's blog on the INS Vikramaditya.
13:24
Michael Douglas has revealed that he took his actress wife Catherine Zeta-Jones for granted. The 69-year-old actor said that he learnt from his past mistakes after temporarily splitting from his wife last year, reported Digital Spy. When you are younger you care what other people think. And you...
13:17
Alleging that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was hostage to the mining lobby in the state, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has reiterated its demand to set up a corporation for this industry. AAP Goa reiterates the urgency of its previous demand of setting up a mining corporation in Goa to...
12:46
The CBI takes over the investigation into the fatal accident of Union minister Gopinath Munde. The Union home ministry decided to recommend a CBI probe into the fatal accident of rural development minister Gopinath Munde last week. This follows a demand by the Maharashtra unit of the BJP for...
12:39
National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval on the Ishrat Jahan case. Watch
12:37
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday laid the foundation stone of the 600MW Kholongchu Hydro- electric project, a joint venture between India and Bhutan.The project's foundation stone was laid by Modi electronically from the courtyard of Bhutan's Parliament building after addressing a joint...
12:28
As police probe accusations made by actor Preity Zinta against former industrialist boyfriend Ness Wadia for use of force and foul language to shame her in public, her lawyer said that she has nowhere alleged ''sexual molestation. Read more
12:24
India exempts Bhutan from any ban or quantitative restrictions on export of items like milk powder, meat, edible oil and non-Basmati rice.
12:17
BJP Asansol MP Babul Supriyo has claimed that he got a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha elections on the recommendation of Baba Ramdev. The popular singer wrote this in the first part of a two-part article he is writing for the Sunday supplement of Bengali newspaper Anandabazar Patrika. Read more
12:14
A Cabinet expansion is on the cards before the Budget session to take away additional portfolios from those unable to keep up with the pace of work. The effect of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'minimum government, maximum governance' philosophy is showing -- not only in bureaucrats'...
12:10
Social media in India has suddenly become a decidedly dangerous place for dissent or irreverence, especially if Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at the centre of your dissidence. State administrations, be it in Goa, Karnataka or Kerala, have shown great alacrity in arresting, browbeating and...
11:43
Children in Bhutan put up a stunning spectacle ahead of King of Bhutan's lunch for the PM, tweets MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin.
11:39
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's slip in his address to the Bhutan Parliament, where he said Nepal while praising the nation's royal family, became prime fodder for Twitter on Monday.Modi, who is on his first foreign visit since taking charge as prime minister, said, I want to begin with a...
11:29
And in West Bengal, news from CM Mamata Banerjee. Irked by the BJP sending two teams of its central leaders to the state over the alleged incidents of violence against its workers, Banerjee today threatened to send her MPs to BJP-ruled states if there was any incident there.I feel that from...
11:23
Meanwhile, two more persons have been arrested in Muzaffarnagar for allegedly being involved in the killing of BJP leader Om Vir Singh with police today saying that they have also recovered the licensed revolver of the deceased which the assailants had snatched at the time of the crime.
11:19
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is in Bhutan with PM Narendra Modi announces e-libraries in all 20 districts of Bhutan.
11:12
The Supreme Court has refused to hear urgent bail plea against N Srinivasan. The plea by the Cricket Association of Bihar demanded that Srinivasan should be restrained from contesting for the post of International Cricket Council chief. The polls are slated for June 27. Nalini Chidambaram,...
10:53
The benchmark BSE Sensex plunged 104 points in morning trade today on persistent selling on the back of weak Asian cues amid an escalating violence in Iraq. Shares of capital goods, power, realty, banking, consumer durables and auto sectors fell on heavy selling pressure. On the macro front, the...
10:05
On Day 2 of his Bhutan visit, Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi today proposed a special sporting event for Bhutan, Nepal and India's Himalayan states. The Himalayas are India and Bhutan's common heritage. Can't all the Himalayan states of India and Bhutan do a shared sports tournament together, he...
09:55
Addressing the Bhutan Parliament, PM Modi said, I am delighted that in 2014 Budget, Bhutan has devoted a lot of resources towards education. They are looking at future generations. India has decided to help set up an e-library network in Bhutan. When a country provides teachers to educate its...
09:52
India and Bhutan share a cultural heritage. We are one because we have kept our hearts open to each other. Our power draws from unity, said PM Narendra Modi during his speech at the Bhutan Parliament. India investigating in hydel projects in Bhutan will help combat global warming. It will also...
09:41
There will be no change in ties with Bhutan because of change in government in India, says PM Narendra Modi in Bhutan.
09:36
Indian voters have provided the BJP an opportunity to serve the nation. Bhutan will benefit from a strong and prosperous India. We cannot take care of neighbours if it is per-occupied with its own problems, said PM Narendra Modi as he addressed a joint session of the Bhutan Parliament. ...
09:30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the Bhutan Parliament. Here are the highlights of his speech: The smooth transition from monarchy to democracy shows political maturity in Bhutan. I commend the way Bhutan has transitioned into a democracy. Energy security is a key issue in the...
09:25
Prime Minister Narendera Modi addresses joint session of the Bhutan Parliament. I feel privileged to address this Parliament, said Modi as he spoke in Hindi. He praises Bhutan's royal family for protecting the rights of its ordinary citizens.
09:06
On Day 2 of this trip to Bhutan, Prime Minister Narendra Mod will address the joint session of the Bhutan Parliament and is likely to stress on his B for B -- Bharat for Bhutan -- relations theory in that address, CNN-IBN reports. Modi will also lay down the foundation stone of the 600 MV...
08:52
The Sunni extremist group that has taken territory across Iraq has posted photos online that appear to show its fighters massacring 17,00 Iraqi soldiers. The army personnel are pictured being led away and then lying in trenches before and after their execution. Iraqi military...
08:45
Bharat to Bhutan: PM Modi vows to nurture tiesMamata blames 'BJP, CPI(M) goons' for jute mill CEO's deathCeasefire violations by Pak must stop to enable dialogue, says JaitleyExplosives found in Varanasi were to be used to carry out blastsZinta molestation case: Police record statement of two...
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