23:35
The CIA and other spy agencies are scrambling to close intelligence gaps as they seek ways to support possible military or covert action against the leaders of the al-Qaeda-inspired militant group that has seized parts of Iraq and threatens Baghdad's government.
22:29
Hillary Rodham Clinton says some unanswered questions remain about the deadly 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, even as US authorities have captured their first suspect in the case. Clinton, speaking in separate interviews with CNN and Fox News, said yesterday she was still seeking...
22:00
It was a brief on the margins; it was separate from the discussions and the negotiations that are ongoing. They discussed the need to support inclusively in Iraq and the need to refrain from pressing a sectarian agenda,' State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said about the discussion with Iran...
21:59
Earlier in the day, the United States ha discussed with Iran the need to refrain from pressing a sectarian agenda' in Iraq as the two rivals met on the sidelines of talks on Tehran's nuclear programme in Vienna.
21:37
From the BBC: We have a request from the Iraqi government for air power, confirmed top US military commander General Martin Dempsey.
21:34
According to BBC, Iraq has formally asked the United States to launch air strikes against the jihadist ISIS militants who have taken control in several key cities.Another news alert on the Al Arabiya news channel quoted Iraq Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebarias saying,We request the United States to...
21:15
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said the US-led war on terror after 9/11 should not have been fought in his country but in sanctuaries beyond our borders, a clear indication to Pakistan which has been repeatedly accused of harbouring the Taliban and al Qaeda.Karzai said that he was convinced...
20:40
The budget session of Parliament is likely to be convened from July 7 and may go on till July 31. The union cabinet today discussed the dates of the first Budget session of the Narendra Modi government.During the first week of the session, the pre-budget economic survey, the railway budget...
20:31
Suspended IPS officer SanjeevBhatt today said that Justice Nanavati commission, which is probing the 2002 Gujarat riots, denied him permission to inspect the riot-related intelligence records.A division bench of Gujarat High Court on June 16 had ordered the commission to allow Bhatt to inspect...
20:11
Shiv Sena workers feel that Uddhav Thackeray should become the next chief minister of Maharashtra, senior party leader Manohar Joshi said in Mumbai today. It is the desire of party workers and even my own wish that Uddhavji becomes the Chief...
20:08
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not visit Japan next month in view of Parliament session, PTI reports.
20:02
A Correspondent reports: Rajeev Topno, the talented officer of Dr Manmohan Singh's PMO, has been retained and promoted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He will be personal assistant to PM Modi. Topno belongs to '96 batch of Gujarat cadre and is a tribal from Jharkhand....
19:18
One more body of a student was recovered from Beas river today eleven days after 25 persons, including 24 students from a Hyderabad engineering college, were swept away in the river. The deceased has been identified as P Venkata Durga Tarun, Mandi...
19:16
Whistleblowers who fear threat to life or harassment can seek security from the government. The Department of Personnel and Training has authorised Chief Vigilance Officers, who act as distant arm of Central Vigilance Commission, to take a decision on providing security to...
18:52
Amid rising onion prices, Lt Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday instructed the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) to purchase onion on behalf of Delhi government to build stocks.The Managing Director of NAFED assured Jung that they have the infrastructure to...
18:42
Rakesh Maria says the police is probing details of five phone calls and one message through the anti-extortion cell of the Crime branch.
18:40
Preity Zinta contacted us, she's coming back to assist in investigation, will record her supplementary statement, says Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria. Zinta is in the US for a month. In a new twist to Preity Zinta-Ness Wadia episode, the Wadia group has filed a police complaint...
18:34
Nitin Gokhale tweets: Indians in various locations in Iraq: 41 in Mosul.46 nurses in Tikrit,12 Nurses in Diyala,12 others in Samara,5 in Anbar,8 in Baiji
18:08
In other news: The government today recommended the rejection of five mercy petitions including that of Surendra Koli sent to the gallows for the infamous serial killing of children in Nithari in Noida and of two sisters sentenced to death for murdering several children. Union Home Minister...
17:47
Congress leader Raj Babbar slams the BJP over the Iraq crisis. Entire nation keeping a watch, no steps taken to ensure security of Indian nationals, why this carelessness? he huffs.
17:41
Iran says it will defend Shiite Muslim holy sites in neighboring Iraq from killers and terrorists, President Hassan Rouhani declared in an emphatic speech before large crowds on Wednesday.
17:11
Meanwhile, RJD chief Lalu Yadav has joined hands with JD-U's Nitish Kumar. Lalu had called an emergency meeting of 21 party MLAs on Tuesday. The RJD will be on supporting two JD-U candidates in the Rajya Sabha bypolls due on June 19.
17:07
Colonial politics may have led to the problem, but the current crisis in Iraq was sparked by the government's poor policy choices, reports Al Jazeera. Read
17:02
And if you haven't read it yet, do so now: Rediff.com's Vicky Nanjappa profiles Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the feared leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria -- the man responsible for the anarchy in Iraq. Here you go.
16:54
And while on Iraq, here's a must read: The story of the British intelligence agent who rigged an election, installed a king loyal to the British, drew new borders -- and gave us today's ungovernable country. Read
16:52
Huge, huge test for the less than a month old Narendra Modi government. The MEA says the government will not leave any stone unturned in ensuring the release and the safe return of the 40 abducted construction workers. MEA spokes Syed Akbaruddin says India is not a fair weather friend and has no...
16:43
Syed Akbaruddin says External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has been monitoring and reviewing the situation on a regular basis. Yesterday, Akbaruddin said, We shall be monitoring the situation on an hourly basis. In accordance with her instructions, the Indian Embassy in Baghdad is providing...
16:37
MEA spokes Syed Akbaruddin, says India is willing to work with every individual or organisation who wishes to assist with this difficult situation. He refused to divulge operational details about who India was talking with in terms of hostage negotiation. The 40 abducted Indians are construction...
16:30
India is sending Suresh K Reddy, a 1991 batch IFS officer, for Iraq tonight, to handle the emergency arising out of the radical Islamist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria's onslaught on three cities of Iraq. Read: The tough task that lies ahead of him.
16:28
A relative calm in Baghdad was shattered by a string of bombings that left 17 people dead, while the bodies of 18 soldiers and police were found near the city of Samarra, shot in the head and chest, today. More than a week after insurgents launched their lightning assault, Prime Minister Nuri...
16:27
The MEA says humanitarian organisations like the Red Crescent have no idea where the abducted workers are.
16:24
Akbaruddin says most of the workers were from northern India. Their families held prayers at gurudwaras for their safe return early this morning.
16:22
MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin confirms that while the 40 Indian workers were abducted from Mosul, there have been no demands for a ransom. The abducted Indians were being evacuated when they were abducted by militants. They were working in the Tariq Noor Al Huda construction company.
16:20
MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin briefing on the Iraq crisis. He says there are around 100 Indians in areas where communication is tenuous, the areas are believed to be sensitive. Akbaruddin says the MEA has received 60 phone calls from families of people who are in the region. Airports in Bagdad...
16:03
Our sources in Delhi tell us that External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj's meeting with Russian deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin went on for four long hours! Details awaited on what they discussed but has been reported that Moscow's decision to sell Mi-35 attack helicopters to Pakistan will be...
15:59
Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was conscious and had his eyes open during his top-secret transfer from a French hospital to a facility in Switzerland, Swiss newspaper Blick reported. Schumacher is able to nod and is keeping his eyes open for long periods, it has been claimed.Schumacher...
15:50
The rapid advance across Iraq by Islamic State in the Levant (ISIL), the Syria-based extreme Sunni militia, to the point where its forces are only 60 km from Baghdad, has caused a serious humanitarian crisis and reopened several questions that are central to the future of West Asia. Read
15:40
Aam Aadmi Party MLAs have alleged that they have been contacted by the BJP and asked to break away from the party and help the BJP form the government in Delhi. Five AAP MLAs said that they had been promised financial incentives for breaking away from the party. However, BJP leader Naresh Gaur...
15:30
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who was admitted to AIIMS in Delhi on June 13 after sustaining a neck injury during a rough chopper ride, is likely to remain hospitalised for some more time as he is still under observation.
15:24
A year after a massive deluge hit Uttarakhand causing extensive damage to areas close to Kedarnath, authorities have so far recovered 44 skeletal remains of the victims from the valley since March this year. DIG G S Martolia who heads a Task Force constituted recently to carry out intensive...
14:52
The BSE Sensex and Nifty fell more than 1.5 percent today, heading towards their biggest single-day fall since late January, on concerns about the impact of higher oil prices on inflation and the government's finances. The rupee slid 0.6 percent against the U.S. dollar and bonds also...
14:46
A vendor was detained at a railway station in Bareilly for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl on board Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani, police said today. The 8-year-old girl had boarded the train along with her father, who is an Army jawan. About 1 am near the Ballia station when all...
14:42
The Malabar Hill bungalow in which Homi J Bhabha, the father of India's nuclear programme, once lived has been sold in an auction for Rs. 372 crore. The buyer's identity has been kept under wraps. The proposal to sell the bungalow had generated a lot of angry reactions. Eminent scientist C N R...
14:32
World oil producers have cautiously watched the unfolding chaos in Iraq, which currently exports around 2.5 million barrels of oil per day, but have thus far stressed that the country's vast crude supplies are safe -- for now.
14:26
A vial containing the blood of Pope John Paul II -- now St. John Paul II -- is going on tour, starting with a visit to Boston's Cathedral of the Holy Cross this weekend.
14:13
Australia have hired leading Test wicket-taker Muttiah Muralitharan as a spin bowling consultant as the team prepares for October's Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.The world's top-ranked Test side boasts one of the world's strongest pace attacks but has struggled to...
14:09
India has lost the race for the post of Interpol Secretary General with its Executive Committee appointing Germany's Juergen Stock as the successor to incumbent Ronald K Noble of the United States. CBI Director Ranjit Sinha, who was the first Indian to be shortlisted for the post of Secretary...
13:53
Are you reading this sitting at your desk? Get up. Being a couch potato can raise your risk of developing cancer! Physical inactivity has been linked with increased risk of diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease, and according to a new study a sedentary lifestyle can also raise the chances...
13:48
Just in: The railway budget is likely to be announced on July 9 and the general budget on July 11. The railway ministry is considering to propose a hike in passenger fares in the Rail Budget 2014-15 slated to be presented by Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda. The budget session of...
13:40
Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu, who has been in the news for skipping the promotions of her upcoming movie 'Humshakals', has opened up about the controversy saying she was disturbed after seeing the end result of the film. The 35-year-old 'Raaz' actress says since she was not happy with the way...
13:29
Dharmesh Thakkar @news_houndz says: Army jawan 6 yr daughter sexually abused on Dibrugarh New Delhi Rajdhani express by pantry car attendant and manager.
13:14
Update from Iraq: A senior manager of the state-owned North Oil Company in Baiji, Iraq, said militants attacked parts of the refinery complex, leading to heavy clashes. A refinery employee said there had been casualties among security force personnel and that staff had fled. Officials told AFP...
13:05
Union Minister Nihal chand, accused of rape, wags a finger at a reporter who asks him questions: Did you make me a minister?Mahila Congress workers are now protesting outside the BJP HQ in Delhi against the minister demanding his resignation.
13:02
A banner in Delhi in support of BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi as the next CM. Delhi is being governed by Lt governor Najeeb Jung after the AAP government stepped down in February this year after 49 days of rule. Supporters of the BJP MLA from Janakpuri, Jagdish Mukhi, have started a Facebook...
12:55
Just in: There has been another ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir today today; retaliatory firing from BSF jawans.Pakistan troops on Friday, June 13, violated the ceasefire by targeting Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch sector of J&K with heavy...
12:49
The possible removal of Governors, appointed by the previous government, is in the news. Congress party spokespersons are questioning the propriety of such a decision by the Union government. -- Here's what BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli has to say. ReadWhat governors? What issue? Read the report...
12:41
Want to chuck your 9-5 drudgery of a job and be an entrepreneur? Take a cue from Chotu. Have a look.
12:40
Meanwhile, at the 40th annual general meeting of Reliance Industries Limited, chairman Mukesh Ambani said the company will invest Rs 1.8 lakh crore ($15 bn) in the next three years. Read more
12:33
Also read on Rediff.com: 'Iraq violence could spill over into other countries'.
12:30
Sunni militants have attacked Iraq's Baiji oil refinery with mortars and machine gun fire, security sources say. The BBC reports that government forces in Iraq have used their limited air power to hit Islamist-led militants advancing from the north towards the capital Baghdad.They are fighting to...
12:23
India-Russia begin discussions in New Delhi. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj meets Dy Prime Minister Rogozin.
11:55
Congress leaders on to the BJP's key phrase during the Lok Sabha polls: Now, Veerappa Moily says: Narendra Modi said 'acche din aanewale hain' maybe they will come after 5 years.
11:52
Nusli Wadia's complaint has been filed with the anti-extortion cell.
11:49
Just in: Ness Wadia's father, Nusli Wadia has filed a complaint with the NM Joshi police station in Mumbai saying he has been receiving threats from the underworld. Wadia is the chairman and majority owner of Bombay Dyeing, and has holdings in real estate across Mumbai.As per reports, Wadia has...
11:43
The ever-acerbic Mani Shankar Aiyar says: Acche din kahan? Acchi raat bhi nahi aayin, koi so nahin pa raha, bijli nahi hai. Yeh zero tolerance hai? Jhoot bolte hain, inhe (BJP) kauva khana padega (they will have to eat crow). Delhi has been crippled by power cuts with five to six hour...
11:28
Here's what India has been doing to help its citizens stranded in Iraq. The Indian Mission in Baghdad was stated to be touch with the Iraqi government and the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) to ensure the safety of all Indians stranded in the violence-affected areas of that country. The...
11:25
Delhi Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung has sanctioned Rs 1 crore to the family of a police constable who was run over by a car while on duty in the capital. Earlier, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal wrote a letter to Jung, requesting Rs 1 crore as compensation to the family. Constable Manna Ram was run...
11:17
Blame game begins on Iraq. Tariq Anwar of the NCP says Indians in Iraq should have been evacuated when situation was tense. Now it's out of control, MEA should have been vigilant.
11:12
The Islamist resurgence in the great arc from Syria to Pakistan is threatening India's most vital interest -- energy. New Delhi needs to start thinking about how it might respond. Read
10:58
Some of the families of the Indians abducted by suspected ISIS rebels in Iraq pray at a gurudwara. Forty Indian workers were untraceable in Mosul town of strife-torn Iraq even as the government today decided to send former envoy to Iraq Suresh Reddy to strengthen the Indian Mission in Baghdad....
10:51
Jay Panda of the BJD says of the Nihal Chand case: It's a very serious allegation, no one is above the law. The case should be expedited quickly.
10:50
This is called passing the buck. BJP leader Sidharth Nath Singh, says Nihal Chand Meghwal's case came up during Ashok Gehlot's Congress government and since they framed a closure report in the case, the Congress should instead ask Gehlot about it.Meghwal (43) is a four-time MP from Ganganagar...
10:43
A video of a staircase most people use to get to and from Rio's famed Maracana stadium shows the structure built atop scaffolding wobbling under the weight of fans who attended the World Cup game between Argentina and Bosnia over the weekend. Fans of various nationalities said Tuesday that they...
10:31
Senior BJP leader Yaswant Sinha granted bail after spending two weeks in jail.He was held in connection with a case of alleged assault on a government official during a BJP-sponsored demonstration in Ranchi on June 2. Sinha had refused to pay bail, claiming he will not come out of jail till the...
09:56
A wooden boat carrying 97 people from Indonesia has sunk off the western coast of Malaysia and 66 of the passengers are missing, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency has said.This was an illegal boat and all the passengers were Indonesian, said Muhammad Zuri, a Malaysian maritime agency...
09:36
The rupee today fell by 29 paise to 60.32 against the US dollar in early trade on the Interbank Foreign Exchange market due to appreciation of the American currency against other rivals overseas. Besides, increased demand from importers also put pressure on the domestic unit. Dealers attributed...
09:21
Rajat Gupta, former Goldman Sachs Director and a one-time poster boy of Indians in the US, has begun his two-year jail term for insider trading while losing his appeal against paying nearly $14 million in civil penalties and ban on serving as a public company officer. India-born Gupta, 65, will...
08:45
At least 40 Indian workers are stranded in the Iraqi city of Mosul, which is captured by ISIS militants. There are reports of a possible abduction of these Indian nationals.The workers were kidnapped when they were being evacuated from the area ravaged by the war between the Shia-dominated...
03:58
US special forces working with the FBI captured a key suspect in the deadly 2012 attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, U.S. officials said Tuesday.Libyan militia leader Ahmed Abu Khatallah was captured over the weekend near Benghazi, US officials said. His is the first...
03:55
An explosion has hit northern Nigeria's Yobe state at a venue televising a World Cup football match, residents and security officials say.The blast hit Damaturu town at about 20:00 local time (19:00 GMT), reports said.There were reports of casualties being brought into hospitals, but it is not...
03:54
Apple has reached a settlement on the damages owed in a case that concluded the company illegally conspired with publishers to drive up the prices of digital books.Terms of the settlement weren't disclosed in a document filed late Monday. Those details will emerge in a filing due by July 16.
03:53
President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko discussed a possible ceasefire, the Kremlin has said, after a second member of a Russian television crew was confirmed to have died in the east of the ex-Soviet state. The issue of possible ceasefire in the area of a...
03:42
President Barack Obama is meeting with congressional leaders on June 18 at the White House to discuss this situation in Iraq, said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Republican-Kentucky). Obama will meet with McConnell, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Democrat-Nevada), Speaker of the...
02:47
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay today urged India to ensure that perpetrators of caste-based sexual attacks do not escape justice. Women from stigmatised castes suffer the double assault of caste-based and gender-based discrimination, Pillay said on the sidelines of a session of the UN Human...
01:54
Around 40 Indians working on projects near the Iraqi city of Mosul were kidnapped by suspected ISIS militants when they were being evacuated from the area ravaged by the war between the Shia-dominated government in Baghdad and Sunni jihadis.
01:52
President Uhuru Kenyatta today told surprised Kenyans that the grisly murders of 60 people in recent days ' some while watching the World Cup ' were not carried out by the terror group Al Shabab, but by local networks organized by his political opponents. Al Shabab claimed credit for a...
01:47
Rajat Gupta, a one-time poster boy of Indians in America and former Goldman Sachs Director, today began his two-year prison sentence after fighting a protracted legal battle to clear his name in one of the biggest insider trading schemes in US history.
01:47
A car bomb exploded in eastern Syria near the border with Iraq on today, killing at least seven people, including a local rebel commander, opposition activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the blast struck near the offices of the al-Qaida-linked Nusra...
00:28
Republicans are sounding the warning that the next 9/11-like terror plot could emerge from the regions of Iraq and Syria that are currently dominated by an extremist group bearing down on Baghdad.As the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - which has already captured the cities of Tikrit and...
00:26
The United States said on Tuesday it had captured a suspected ringleader of the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, a raid that killed four Americans including the U.S. ambassador and ignited a political firestorm in Washington.President Barack Obama said in a...
00:24
In the wake of increasing incidents of crime against women in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today directed police to take stern action in such cases in minimum response time. Police should take effective action in cases of crime against women in minimum response time, an...
00:23
The principal of a public school was allegedly shot at by two unidentified armed assailants inside the premises of the school in Narela of outer Delhi. However, 48-year-old Ram Pal Tyagi, Principal of Daffodil Public school in Narela, escaped unhurt as the assailants missed their target, police...
00:22
Khadim's thumb chopped off in clash at Ajmer Sharif Post poll debacle, Mulayam does a SoniaZinta case: Police ask BCCI for spectators' listYashwant Sinha is the right choice for Jharkhand CM: Advani Govt assures safety of Indian nurses trapped in violence-hit IraqExclusive! Kiren Rijiju: 'We must...
00:21
Khadim's thumb chopped off in clash at Ajmer Sharif Post poll debacle, Mulayam does a SoniaZinta case: Police ask BCCI for spectators' listYashwant Sinha is the right choice for Jharkhand CM: Advani Govt assures safety of Indian nurses trapped in violence-hit IraqExclusive! Kiren Rijiju: 'We must...
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