23:45
TRS today complained to President Pranab Mukherjee about alleged loss caused to Telangana on the energy front in the division of Andhra Pradesh and about certain villages facing submergence due to a multi-purpose irrigation project being given to Seemandhra. In a letter to the President, TRS...
22:47
Sheila Dikshit, a former three-term chief minister of Delhi, was today appointed the governor of Kerala within three months of her defeat in the recent assembly polls. Highly placed sources said that the decision has been conveyed to 75-year-old Dikshit, who will succeed Nikhil Kumar,...
22:45
Former MP Jagdish Tytler, whose candidature was withdrawn by the Congress in the last Lok Sabha polls due to protests over his alleged role in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, today filed his nomination for the Northeast Lok Sabha seat under Rahul Gandhi's pet primaries...
22:41
The Congress is likely to announce its first list for the Lok Sabha polls on Wednesday after discussing candidates for a number of seats in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. At a meeting of the Congress Election Committee, chaired by party...
22:39
The Gujarat police opposed the anticipatory bail plea filed by social activist Teesta Setalwad, her husband Javed Anand and two others in the Gulbarg Society fund embezzlement case today. In an affidavit filed before Sessions Court Judge H C Vora, the...
22:16
After decades of struggle, Telangana will finally become a reality on June 2.The Union home ministry on Tuesday announced that June 2 will be the foundation day of the new state. The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. It...
22:04
The Madras high court today directed police to register a case against DMDK chief and Opposition Leader in the Tamil Nadu assembly Vijayakant, if a cognizable offence is made out on a complaint against him for using 'Captain' before his name. K...
22:02
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned home today after concluding his two-day visit to Myanmar during which he attended the 3rd BIMSTEC Summit. Dr Singh also held many bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit. He met Myanmar President U...
22:01
The BJP, if voted to power, will try to abolish most of the taxes currently in place to generate more revenue and reduce inflation, senior leader Nitin Gadkari said today. Out of the 34 taxes currently paid, we will try and abolish maximum number of...
21:01
BSP chief Mayawati today accused the BJP and the SP of having a tacit understanding ahead of the Lok Sabha polls to polarise voters, saying Muslims have suffered due to communal violence both in Gujarat and in Uttar Pradesh. She also attacked the...
20:59
Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal will embark on his four-day tour of Gujarat in order to verify BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi development claims. During his first visit to the state after forming a new party, Kejriwal would...
20:44
The BJP today demanded clarification from Odisha Chief Minister and CBI Director Ranjit Sinha on their meeting, saying, People want to know what transpired between them as Naveen Patnaik and his ministers are in the orbit of suspicion in coal-gate, mining and chit fund...
20:43
India and Pakistan today held a meeting on cross-Line of Control trade and travel, during which ways and mechanisms for increasing people-to-people contact, increasing the trade volume and improving infrastructure at trading points were...
20:42
Notwithstanding a brazen terror attack, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today asked the government-appointed committee to continue the dialogue process with the Taliban to end the decade-long insurgency. Sharif met with the state negotiators today at his residence...
20:11
If funds donated are any indicator of popularity, then the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) fund-raising drive before Lok Sabha elections has received a poor response in Gujarat. Compared to funds collected from other states, the Gujarat unit of the AAP ranked eighth and when average donations are...
20:07
Paralympian gold medalist Oscar Pistorius's murder trial ended its second day after one witness testified to hearing an argument before gunshots were fired while two others reported screams and cries for help.Estelle van der Merwe, who lived in the same Silver Woods Country Estate as...
20:04
We have today released a report that presents credible allegations pointing to the commission of crimes against humanity by Sri Lankan security forces during the five years since the civil war ended. These crimes include rape, sexual violence, torture, murder, imprisonment, enforced...
19:34
The fire on board the submarine INS Sindhuratna could have started from the sailors' deck above the battery pit of the vessel, Navy said today. A preliminary assessment of damage sustained onboard was carried out by a specialist team of Western Naval Command. Based on preliminary inspection...
19:25
British major Rolls Royce allegedly paid around Rs 600 crore as commission to bag deals worth around Rs 10,000 crore with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and the Defence Ministry has asked the CBI to unearth the money trail. The commission was allegedly paid by the London-based company to its...
19:22
Sahara chief Subrata Roy, who was sent in judicial custody for a week in Delhi by the Supreme Court today, will be kept in high-security Tihar prison where he will sleep on the floor and eat jail food like an ordinary prisoner. Roy, who calls himself managing worker of Sahara India Pariwar,...
19:22
Hitting out at Narendra Modi, Commerce Minister Anand Sharma today said the economic vision of BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate is nothing but political plagiarism. Modi, he said, revealed nothing new in his economic vision for India and only rehashed the UPA government's achievements. What...
18:53
The Lok Sabha poll dates will be announced at 10:30 am tomorrow.
18:20
Just in: Reeva Steenkamp's mother on Oscar Pistorius: It's important to forgive him... I don't want to live with bitterness in my life.South African athlete Pistorius is charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at their home in Pretoria on 14 February 2013 and is standing trial...
18:14
BSP chief Mayawati addressing a presser says she totally refutes Narendra Modi's claims that the BSP government was corrupt.
18:13
The DMK will focus only on Tamil Nadu to get 150 MLAs in the 2014 assembly elections. The DMK is looking at getting a berth for TR Baalu or A Raja in Parliament and ensure MK Stalin is projected as Chief Minister.
17:58
The Lok Sabha election dates are likely to be announced tomorrow.
17:58
Here's the good news: Attacks on schools in India by Maoist insurgents have declined drastically in recent years, down from 71 in 2009 to three in 2012, a new report on violence against education says. Now for the bad news: In the run up to general elections such attacks have been known to...
17:52
As always when Sahara is in the picture, there was much drama in the Supreme Court today. Subrata Roy told the Supreme Court: Ours is a beautiful story. If you know it, you will love us.To this, the Supreme Court to Roy: We are not impressed. We will love it, if you obey our orders and make...
17:48
Sahara to address a press conference at 6:30 pm today in Delhi.
17:39
The SC says the order (judicial custody) can be modified if Sahara comes up with an acceptable plan for repayment of the money.
17:37
And so it goes... Sahara chief Subrata Roy and two other directors have been sent to Tihar jail till March 11. Meanwhile, Roy's lawyers have to come up with an acceptable proposal to repay the Rs 20,000 crore to SEBI and the investors. The unthinkable does happen.
17:22
Update on the Subrata Roy story: The SC says that it wants a concrete proposal. You can give it to us today or tomorrow, the SC says on the plea not to order custody of Roy. The SC clarifies that it is not an order on contempt. The SC says it will hear Roy on March 11.
17:11
Russian President Vladimir Putin says there is no need yet to send Russian troops into Ukraine, but he has not ruled out doing so.Russia reserves the right to use all means to protect citizens in Ukraine, he told a news conference.Russian and Ukrainian troops in Crimea are involved in a tense...
16:59
Our sources tell us that Sonia Gandhi recently called MK Stalin, DMK chief Karunanidhi's son and asked him to come to Delhi to discuss the DMK and Congress alliance. Stalin has politely refused to obey Sonia's orders since he believes that the DMK needs to face the 2016 Tamil Nadu assembly...
16:51
The air hostess was found dead on August 5, 2012 at her Ashok Vihar residence in north west Delhi. In her suicide note, she had said she was ending her life due to harassment by Kanda and Chadha.
16:48
Former Haryana minister Gopal Kanda gets bail on a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh and a surety of Rs 2 lakh. Kanda is an accused in the airhostess Geetika Sharma suicide case. The police, during the argument, opposed the bail plea of Kanda saying he may influence the witnesses and tamper...
16:45
Four former Chief Election Commissioners had a conference call this morning. The call was apparently about the delay in the announcement of the poll dates. It is was widely believed that the EC would announce the dates on March 2.All the four former CECs were critical about CEC V S Sampath and...
16:35
The Supreme Court, while handing out the order, said, We are not happy with the proposal of Sahara on refund of money. They have not come up with concrete proposal or a bank guarantee.You can't make payment in cash as it is contrary to law. You have to make payment through demand draft or cheque,...
16:12
Subrata Roy will remain in police custody till he comes up with a proposal to pay investors. The police custody of two other directors are also being extended. Roy had on Friday surrendered before the Lucknow Police and was arrested in connection with the contempt case arising out of two of his...
16:04
CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Sitaram Yechury's tweet on Kalyan Singh being made Vice President of BJP: Kalyan Singh & Yedyurappa back in BJP -- deadly cocktail of corruption and communalism. BJP's blueprint for India's future.
15:56
The imposition of President's rule in Andhra Pradesh is a sad commentary on the functioning of Congress, senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu alleged here today. It is a sad commentary on the functioning of the Congress party. That's why I called it 'Tughlak (Mohammad Bin) rule'. They have majority...
15:52
When old friends are accused of doing what only old foes can do, comrades and countries are torn between Vladimir and volubility. The CPM has chosen silence over Russia's armed foray into Ukraine-held territory. So has New Delhi. Read
15:39
In other news: An ancient virus has come back to life after lying dormant for at least 30,000 years, scientists say. It was found frozen in a deep layer of the Siberian permafrost, but after it thawed it became infectious once again. The French scientists say the contagion poses no danger to...
15:34
Actress Lupita Nyong'o says winning Oscar for her debut film was so overwhelming that she could not even sleep at the night. The 31-year-old actress won the best supporting actress Oscar for her role in '12 Years a Slave', reported People magazine. It hasn't set in. I haven't even slept! It is...
15:18
Subrata Roy assures the Supreme Court that its order will followed and seeks more time for refunding money to investors. I have faith in you. Punish me if I don't comply with your order, Roy tells the SC. You push us to the corner. Had you been serious, this position would not have arrived, said...
15:10
Subrata Roy tells the Supreme Court that from tomorrow the sale of properties of the Sahara group can begin to make payments to SEBI, but the court turns down the proposal. He said so far the Sahara group has given SEBI over Rs 5000 crore but just Rs 1 crore has been disbursed. Roy also...
15:02
No matter where you are from, your dreams are valid.Dignified, inspiring words spoken by young woman who looked like a fairy princess on Hollywood's most spectacular night. Lupita Nyong'o won the Academy Award for best supporting actress -- and black, brown and other women and girls all...
14:54
Meanwhile, Sahara chief Subrata Roy gets emotional inside the court. He says for the last 37 years he has never had a blot against him.
14:53
Admiral D K Joshi's resignation is certainly an example worthy of emulation by anybody who is in a leadership role. Unfortunately, over the last 30, 40 years, I can think of very few politicians or bureaucrats who could be termed real Leaders. Read the interview with Vice Admiral P J Jacob...
14:49
AAP effect in Madhya Pradesh. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today said he and his Cabinet colleagues will stage a sit-in on March 6 during the bandh call given by the BJP to protest the Centre's apathy towards farmers affected by natural calamities. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had no...
14:47
Sahara chief Subrata Roy apologises in the Supreme Court. The Court tells Roy, We respected you, you failed to respect us. To this, Roy apologised in court. Basically, there was no other option before Roy's lawyer after Roy failed to appear in court despite repeated summons. Pic courtesy: Arun...
14:46
Russia, meanwhile, has showed no signs of backing down Monday even as world leaders threatened sanctions and sternly rebuked the country for sending troops into Ukraine. Read
14:41
In other reads: As Russia conducts direct military intervention in Ukraine, the US and Europe condemn it, and the Ukrainian army goes on high alert, we're witnessing the most seismic geopolitical events since 9/11. Read
14:26
With his marriage to Princess Margaret, Antony Armstrong-Jones vaulted to stratospheric renown as Britain's top portrait photographer. His extraordinary work behind the camera kept him there. Read
14:21
Paintings from what is considered to be one of the most significant collections of late Mughal art will go on auction in London next month in a sale of work that offers a glimpse into life in Delhi before the arrival of British rule. Read
14:18
Nissan Motor Co's long-dead Datsun brand is back on the roads this month with its first new car since the 1980s and The Wall Street Journal got one of the first test drives of the Go which was designed specifically for India and other emerging markets. Read
14:15
The ink throwing at Sahara Shri cud also well b choreographed incident to help him avoid any further appearances, tweets Sucheta Dalal.
14:09
The rise of new rich and powerful in UP, Bihar. Read
14:03
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has been embarrassed by his own father, Samajwadi Party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, who has publicly admonished him and criticized his government for sitting on files.While speaking at a government event, Mulayam Singh did not spare either Akhilesh Yadav...
13:56
Virat Kohli has pipped MS Dhoni as in Google search trends. A last minute withdrawal by Dhoni and the stunning knock by Kohli in the debut match of the Asia Cup battle against Bangladesh may have been the cause.A search trend analysis over the past 30 days now reveals how the online search on...
13:45
Reacting to the meeting of former BJP chief Nitin Gadkari with MNS leader Raj Thackeray in Mumbai, Shiv Sena today said if a senior leader from BJP supports Raj or Sharad Pawar, it can affect the alliance. It can affect the 'Mahayuti' (grand alliance) if a senior leader from BJP meets Raj...
13:39
In other news: 'Most wanted' Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, from eastern Odisha has joined AAP. According to a report, AAP has offered membership to Panda, a native of Mayurjhalia village in Nayagarh and a graduate in Mathematics. The report further quotes sources as saying, The AAP-Sabyasachi...
13:33
Why does the Gwalior lawyer who threw ink at Subrata Roy have to take off his shirt in protest? The man, who says he is an advocate, threw the ink, which splashed Roy in the face. He calls Roy, 'Garibon ka chor'.
13:12
And remember this? A self-proclaimed BJP worker from Maharashtra was arrested after he threw ink at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and Manish Sisodia in November last year. The man, Nachiketa Walhekar, comes from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. He shouted slogans...
13:01
An angry man, who says he is from Gwalior, who has just been detained, has thrown ink at Subrata Roy outside the Supreme Court. The protestor says he threw ink because Roy is a thief and stole from the public.
12:58
Oscar Pistorius has arrived in court for the 2nd day of his murder trial.
12:50
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today expressed regret over his statements made in context of the media, following which state's apex journalist body, Goa Union of Journalists (GUJ), withdrew its agitation. The journalists were wearing black badges and wrist bands to protest Parrikar's...
12:40
A picture on Instagram, Irish citizenship, a young family and a long time at the helm. There was plenty pointing towards Graeme Smith preparing to call time on his career. It has been an immense one. Read
12:37
The Lucknow police took Sahara India group chief Subrata Roy by road to Delhi on Monday afternoon from the government forest guest house at Kukrail, a picnic spot in Lucknow, where he was supposedly kept for two days after his arrest on Friday. Read
12:32
Sahara Chief Subrata Roy has been taken to the Supreme Court. Roy was arrested on Friday after failing to appear at a Supreme Court hearing - which he says he missed to attend to his ailing mother - related to a Rs 24,000 crore Sahara investment scheme that was later ruled to be illegal.Roy...
12:27
The Bombay High Court has begun the in-camera hearing on the bail petition of Tehelka Founder Editor Tarun Tejpal, accused of sexually assaulting a woman colleague in a lift of a star hotel in Panaji. The single bench of justice U V Bakre here agreed for the in-camera hearing of the case after...
12:24
A US girl's snarky Facebook post has cost her father USD 80,000 he had won in a legal settlement. Patrick Snay, 69, a former headmaster of Gulliver Preparatory School in Florida was set to receive the amount after settling a 2011 age discrimination suit with the school he once headed.However, his...
12:19
Our sources tell us that CPM and CPI may break its alliance with ADMK today. Tamil Nadu CM, J Jayalalitha has indicated that only one Lok Sabha will be given to each. Jaya will contest all 40 Lok Sabha seats.
12:17
The Union Health Ministry, which has drawn new guidelines for treating rape victims, has asked all hospitals to set up a designated room for forensic and medical examination of victims besides outlawing the two-finger test performed on them, dubbing it as unscientific.The Department of Health...
12:02
Former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal is at the Bombay High Court in Goa for his bail plea hearing in the sexual harassment case.The Court had on February 18 postponed the hearing of Tejpal's bail plea, while seeking a copy of the chargesheet filed by the Crime Branch a day...
12:00
Salim Shah was cooking egg and chicken rolls on a dusty side street here when India's most controversial national politician flew to a nearby park in a red helicopter and addressed hundreds of thousands of screaming supporters. Shah said he and his 12-year-old son, who sliced boiled eggs by...
11:57
Even as the Lucknow police claims to have taken Sahara India group chief Subrata Roy by road to Delhi on Monday afternoon at Kukrail picnic spot, where he was supposedly kept for two days after arrest.The official announcement of his departure for Delhi came nearly two hours after he was quietly...
11:53
In choosing not to adopt the ordinance route to bring in anti-corruption measures, the United Progressive Alliance has managed to avoid questions about propriety and legality. Read
11:47
What 16 years of development in India looks like from space. See(Orissa looks largely unchanged, though)
11:44
Thousands of doctors at hospitals across Uttar Pradesh are on strike to protest against what they describe as the goonda raj or lawlessness of the ruling Samajwadi Party. They allege that a mini-riot was caused on Friday night at a government hospital by a state legislator from the...
11:39
All my life I have been trained to avoid the sun like the plague. Though I was very sporty as a young girl, I was asked to play indoor sports like badminton, squash and table tennis that would prevent sun exposure.Novelist Ira Trivedi on colour consciousness. Read
11:36
So many awards are handed out before the Oscars, with strong favourites emerging on the basis of those wins, that the Academy Awards ceremony has today become largely predictable. The same people who garner those earlier awards inevitably end up winning Oscars. Thus, Matthew McConaughey won...
11:32
Was the Oscars pizza any good? 8 burning questions about the show: Read
11:25
In the most mealy-mouthed statement ever to emerge from the politics of hypocrisy, the BJP President, Rajnath Singh, has said his party is ready to apologize to our minorities for their mistakes, if any.Read the always-acerbic Mani Shankar Aiyar's column today.
11:23
Twenty-five years ago, the last of the Soviet troops left Afghanistan. Now, as another superpower's soldiers prepare to return home from the war-torn country, there are important lessons for India to learn. Read Praveen Swami's column for the Hindu today.
11:22
India has put on hold contracts with UK engine-maker Rolls-Royce after the company was said to have admitted in a letter that it paid a commission to an Indian intermediary', defence ministry sources said today.The value of the contracts could total more than Rs 5,000 crore. Holding them up...
11:06
The '181' helpline, one of the major steps taken by the Delhi government to make the city safer for women in the aftermath of the Nirbhaya assault, is on the verge of closure. Contracts of employees who run the service have not been renewed since December and they have been working without pay...
11:02
You are more likely to die in a bomb blast in India than in Afghanistan. Strange as it may sound, government data show that India is among the most dangerous places in the world as far as bomb blasts per year are concerned - next only to Iraq and Pakistan, with even war-torn Afghanistan and...
11:00
In the first action of its kind, Air India sacked about 10 air hostesses last week for reporting late for work, delaying flights. AI decided to crack the whip after witnessing an unusual rise in instances of cabin crew sauntering in when they want, keeping passengers waiting for hours. More...
10:27
At least 32 Indian fishermen were arrested by the Sri Lankan navy for allegedly poaching in the country's waters off the coast of the Delft islet in Jaffna. Their eight trawlers were seized yesterday, a naval spokesman said. The fishermen were being taken to the port of...
10:23
Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, who is reportedly upset with the BJP after its senior leader Nitin Gadkari met MNS chief Raj Thackeray yesterday, said in a statement that there is a communication gap within the BJP. The gap his created by those praising the Congress and the NCP. The Shiv...
09:52
A government data shows that India is among the most dangerous places in the world as far as bomb blasts per year are concerned -- next only to Iraq and Pakistan, with even war-torn Afghanistan and Syria doing better, reports The Times of India. Latest data from National Bomb Data Centre...
09:40
US First Lady Michelle Obama plans a week long maiden visit to China later this month along with her mother and two daughters, the White House has announced. The week long China trip beginning March 20, would take the First Lady to Beijing from March 20-23, Xi'an on March 24, and Chengdu from...
09:33
CNN-IBN reports: The Bharatiya Janata Party got into a damage control mode after its meeting with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray. Maharashtra BJP President Devendra Fadnavis held a meeting with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray last night.The Shiv Sena was reportedly unhappy...
08:39
Reports our correspondent from New Delhi: In a major goof up, the Reserve Bank of India issued currency notes of Rs 1,000 denomination with the signature of former governor Duvvuri Subbarao instead of the present governor Raghuram Rajan. The banks will exchange these notes though it is an...
08:30
Russia showed no signs of backing down even as world leaders threatened sanctions and sternly rebuked the country for sending troops into Ukraine, reports CNN. At an emergency UN Security Council meeting to discuss the unfolding crisis, Ukraine's envoy asked for help, saying that Russia...
03:57
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has warned that Russia could be stripped of its membership in the Group of Eight industrialized nations if it doesn't reverse course in Ukraine. The move is being considered by Canada and other G8 members as part of a basket of sanctions targeting...
02:14
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today harshly criticised threats of sanctions and boycotts over his country's role in the spiralling crisis in Ukraine, as Western powers ponder whether to kick Moscow out of the G8.Those who try to interpret the situation as a type of aggression and...
02:13
Russia's moves in Ukraine today sparked splits among Czech officials on Moscow's bid for a multi-billion-dollar contract to expand a Czech nuclear plant. Speaking after Russian troops poured into Ukraine's Black Sea peninsula of Crimea in violation of international accords, the Czech...
02:12
US president Barack Obama has called Russia’s actions in Ukraine a violation of international law that place Russia on “the wrong side of history” as the State Department prepared to draw up sanctions against Moscow.Obama said he expected to work with Congress on a package of economic...
01:54
US president Barack Obama has called Russia’s actions in Ukraine a violation of international law that place Russia on “the wrong side of history” as the State Department prepared to draw up sanctions against Moscow.Obama said he expected to work with Congress on a package of economic...
00:44
Russia's navy has reportedly ordered Ukrainian forces in Crimea to surrender amid a major escalating of the crisis gripping the region.The ultimatum told Ukraine’s military to surrender by 4am CET (8:30 am) or face assault, according to the Interfax news agency.The agency quoted a source at the...
00:43
In a move designed to prevent the entry of the polio virus into India, people travelling to and from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Syria, Kenya, Somalia and Nigeria will have to take the Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), the Health Ministry has said.The said countries remain affected by polio,...
00:43
Resident doctors of AIIMS will observe a 'black badge day' on Tuesday as a gesture to support the ongoing strike by the doctors in Kanpur and all other medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh against the alleged high-handedness of city police and administration.Meanwhile, Indian Medical Association has...
00:42
Sonia hosts dinner for Congress MPs; tells them not to lose hopeTRS shocks Congress, rules out mergerGadkari meets Raj Thackeray in Mumbai hotelHoneymoon murder: Dewani loses extradition appeal AAP dips, BJP gains, Congress still loses: SurveyMoD cans deals with Rolls Royce for using 'advisers'
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