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Pakistani actress Veena Malik today expressed shock and disbelief over a Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentencing her and her husband to 26 years in prison for alleged blasphemy. 26 years! Come on. 26 years is a lifetime...But I have faith in higher courts in Pakistan. When the final...
21:10
A 31-year-old Indian-origin Islamic State suspect, who is fighting in Syria, has posted a picture of himself on Twitter posing with an AK-47 rifle and his newborn baby.Abu Rumaysah who was born as Siddhartha Dhar, posted the photo on Twitter this morning, proudly showcasing his pleasure that his...
20:51
India today said it plans to develop a tourist circuit tracing Chinese scholar Huen Tsang's travels during his nine-year stay in the country in the seventh century. Plans are afoot to launch the tourist circuit to promote people-to-people contacts between the two nations, India's Ambassador to...
20:06
Amid continued strain in ties, Pakistan today said it does not see any prospect of having structured talks with India in the near future and made it clear that the ball is in India's court to initiate dialogue.Pakistan Prime Minister's Advisor on Foreign Affairs and National Security Sartaj Aziz...
19:53
Shiv Sena today alleged that even six years after terrorists intruded into Mumbai via a sea route and launched a spate of killings, the maritime security of the region continues to be at God's mercy due to laxattitude of government.Security of the coastal region of Mumbai is 'Rambharose' (at...
19:39
Visitors from over 40 countries, including Israel, Palestine, Germany and the US, will be able to avail of the much-awaited electronic visa facility from tomorrow.The e-visa facility for 43 countries will be rolled out by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, along with Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma,...
19:14
Commonwealth Games gold medallist boxer Manoj Kumar today lashed out at Kapil Dev, saying the Arjuna Award is a fitting reply from him to the former India cricket captain, who had earlier refused to recognise the pugilist. Today I can tell Kapil Dev that I am Manoj Kumar, who had won the gold...
19:11
Pakistan PM's advisor on Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz says, We are ready for talks with India, but India will have to take the initiative. I don't see any possibility of structured talks between India and Pakistan as of now. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani...
19:05
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley responding to the black money debate in the Rajya Sabha.Ten takeaways from what he has just said. 1. We took over half done job from UPA. We want the black money to be brought back. It is everyone's wish that money siphoned off be brought back.2. Issue is not whether...
18:52
Congress walks out of Rajya Sabha dissatisfied with argument given by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the black money issue.
18:51
I have never felt so elated. I'm at a place where I always wanted to be. Congress is the only party which can keep India united which is why I'm here, Khushboo Sundar on joining the Congress today. The actress-turned-politician quit the DMK today saying that she had given her 100 percent to the...
18:41
Protest marches have sprang up across the United States, and police battled to stifle another night of unrest in Ferguson, ground zero of America's latest racially-charged riots. Violence erupted in the St Louis, Missouri suburb for a second night, after Monday's decision by a grand jury not to...
18:28
A last-ditch effort is being made to salvage the SAARC summit. Pakistan stalled the inking of SAARC connectivity agreements, including the motor vehicle pact, saying it was yet to complete its internal process.PM Narendra Modi has held one-on-one meetings with all heads of state at SAARC...
17:59
In an essay published on Monday, New Republic Senior Editor Noam Scheiber -- who grew up speaking both Hebrew and English -- explains why he stopped speaking only Hebrew to his three-year-old daughter. Read
17:55
Rejecting his bail plea, a city court today extended by three days CBI remand of Trinamool Congress MP Srinjoy Bose, who was arrested for alleged complicity in the Saradha scam.
17:43
A Congress MP today tried to raise the issue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's wife Jashodaben filing an RTI application seeking details of security provided to her, in the Rajya Sabha.The chair, however, disallowed it. Madhusudan Mistry (Cong) tried to raise the matter during Zero Hour, but...
17:05
We are happy to offer this award to the most deserving Manoj Kumar. We believe he will bring more and more glory to the country, says sports minister Sarbananda Sonowal on the Arjuna award being presented to the boxer.
16:57
At least 26 workers were killed and 50 others injured when a major fire today engulfed a coal mine in China's northeastern Liaoning province soon after a mild earthquake jolted the region, in one of the worst mine accidents in the country in recent years.
16:55
Indian Boxer Manoj Kumar conferred Arjuna Award by Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The Kapil Dev-led award committee had earlier refused to give the coveted award to the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist. Angry with the government's decision not to give him the award, Manoj had filed a...
16:52
PM Narendra Modi thanks Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa for pardoning and sending back five Indian fishermen on death row, earlier this month.Modi had spoke to the Sri Lankan President on November 9 over the death sentence handed out to five Indian fishermen.The five - Emerson, P Augustus,...
16:40
In all, 600 articles have been uploaded to the Tulu Wikipedia which is still in its incubation stage, according to U.B. Pavanaja, Wikipedia representative and Programme Officer, The Centre for Internet and Society, Bengaluru. Read more
16:38
A 14-year-old is fighting for his life in a hospital near Delhi after he set himself on fire in school. The family alleged that he was being harassed by a teacher. The boy, a Class 8 student of a private school in Faridabad near Delhi, had taken a bottle filled with petrol to school, said...
16:35
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had to skip an election meeting in West Singhbhum district's Badajamda township today as the pilot of his chopper failed to locate the landing strip.The pilot taking off from Majhgaon in West Singhbhum district, headed for Bagbera, near Jamshedpur, where he is...
16:21
PM Modi met with PM of Bhutan Tshering Togbay. Togbay said Bhutan has sacrificed growth for sustainable development, but we will continue to do what is right for the country.
16:15
It is a simple vegetarian spread with less spices and oil for Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his stay in Nepal for the SAARC Summit. Hotel Crowne Plaza Kathmandu-Soaltee, where the SAARC leaders are staying for the two-day Summit, has taken special care of the tastes and preferences of the...
15:43
PM Modi made it a point to have bilateral talks with all heads of state at SAARC except for Pakistan. Here he is seen with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
15:41
Pak PM Nawaz Sharif and NSA Sartaj Aziz refused to answer when questioned if Pakistan was trying to block agreements in SAARC. Sharif had sought to put the ball in India's court for an initiative for talks, saying cancellation of talks was New Delhi's unilateral decision, and ball is now India's...
15:18
They shared the dais but leave alone a handshake, there was no exchange of courtesies between Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan during the nearly three-hour SAARC Summit here today.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, who were sitting two seats away from...
15:07
Former Telecom Minister, A Raja, has decided to write his version of the events in the dramatic 2G case that created a political storm during the second term of the UPA government. Raja's as yet unnamed book is likely to create a flutter for various political parties. Sources tell us that it's...
14:45
Bhajan maestro Anup Jalota's wife Medha, who was sick for quite some time, has died in US following multiple organ failure. Medha was admitted to a hospital in New Jersey almost two months ago. She had undergone a number of surgeries. Medha died yesterday morning. Medha, who was the niece of...
14:37
Without adequate preparations for its consequences, the State has gone ahead with the merger of small schools with the larger ones. Is there a way out? Read
14:34
Godmen do extraordinarily well in our country than in most others, and that is where the puzzle lies. Is our society more vulnerable? Or, does this show up so blatantly among us because of the way we practise democracy and secularism? Read
14:31
Just in: Naxals attack poll team in Latehar, Jharkhand. They attacked the poll team while it was returning from the polling station. A gun battle is on between CRPF personnel and the Naxals. Jharkhand recorded an impressive 62 per cent voter turnout in the first phase of Assembly elections on...
14:30
Just how hygienic is Mumbai's street food? Vendors cook it without wearing gloves, handle money with the same hands and leave it lying out in the open. So what happens when you send pav-bhaji to the laboratory for testing? Read
14:15
Floral tributes were paid to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists on the sixth anniversary of the 26/11 attack. Take a look at our slideshow.
14:14
On the 93rd birthday of Dr Verghese Kurien all the dairy majors have joined hands to celebrate the day as National Milk Day in the memory of the Father of India's White Revolution.
14:02
They live together. Portraits of Chanakya and Veer Savarkar adorn the walls of the visitors' room of BJP chief Amit Shah. Quite naturally, the portraits are a topic of conversation and Shah launches off into their contribution to India. Another key attraction is a little shrine of Saibaba....
13:53
BJP president Amit Shah has moved into a Lutyens Bungalow at 11 Akbar Road in New Delhi. As president of a ruling party he is entitled to a type 7 bungalow as per the Accommodation Committee.
12:53
Today is 26/11, this matter had to come up (at SAARC). We will never forget what happened (on 26/11), a matter we will pursue and one that is high on our agenda, but we will pursue it separately, MEA on 26/11
12:51
Syed Akbaruddin, MEA, on the still undecided meeting between the PM and Nawaz Sharif. We do not plan any structured meeting of PM & Pak PM, it is simply because we have not received any request to that end.Meanwhile, Pak has blocked connectivity agreements at SAARC. The proposed agreements...
12:37
Masuri Group Ltd., the closely held maker of the helmet Australia's Phil Hughes was wearing when he sustained a severe head injury, said cricket players can't avoid injuries wearing head protection that allows movement.Read
12:26
Narendra Modi as prime minister has had an outstanding record overseas. He has impressed the leaders of most Asian countries, of the United States of America and the United Kingdom, as well as of Australia. In the process, he has depicted the broad contours of his foreign policy. Read more
12:21
Narendra Modi on 26/11: Today, as we remember the horror of the terror attack in Mumbai in 2008, we feel the endless pain of lost lives. Let us work together to fulfil the pledge we have taken to combat terrorism and trans-national crimes.The PM made a reference to the Mumbai carnage that claimed...
12:18
J-K CM Omar Abdullah tweets: Anchors, reporters talk in studios and say separatists lost, militants lost, but this could spur them to act. Restraint needed.The first phase of state assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday recorded a turnout of around 70 percent and was incident...
12:13
Vinita Bisht and Vinita Kamte lost their husbands -- one an NSG commando, the other an IPS officer -- in the 26/11 terror attacks. Six years later, Archana Masih/Rediff.com meets them to discover that closure is one of the hardest things to find. Read
12:10
Protesters returned to the riot-scarred streets of Ferguson, a day after crowds looted businesses and set fire to buildings in a night of rage against a grand jury's decision not to indict the white police officer who killed an unarmed black 18-year-old, a case that has inflamed racial tensions...
11:42
The MDMK chief Vaiko has condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishing Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa at the SAARC summit. In a statement he said, I am terribly pained at the attitude of my prime minister. It's atrocious to commend the racist president who has killed several Tamils. And...
11:14
Speaking at the SAARC summit, PM Modi said, India will now give business visa for 3-5 years for SAARC countries. He also asked leaders of the SAARC countries to produce goods for India, which would give jobs to their youth. He also promised immediate medical visas to those who wished to...
11:02
Addressing leaders at the SAARC summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, This is my first visit to SAARC summit but my second to Nepal. Speaking in English, he said, The future I dream for India is the future I wish for our entire region. He added that ours is a region of thriving democracy and...
10:15
After day-long protests in both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday, the government has agreed to have a discussion on illegal money deposited in off-shore bank accounts. Opposition parties - Trinamool Congress, Janata Dal-United and Samajwadi Party - had on Tuesday led continuous protests both...
09:53
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressed the crowd at the SAARC summit today right after the Nepal PM inaugurated the summit. Sharif in his address expressed hope and said that cooperation was very important to Pakistan. The PM said, Pakistan attaches high importance to SAARC and would like...
09:15
On the sixth anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, politicians, families, friends and other loved ones gathered at Mumbai's Police Gymkhana to pay tribute to the heroes of the incident. The families paid floral tributes at the site.Six years ago, eight locations in Mumbai were attacked...
08:41
Governor Jay Nixon of Missouri tripled the number of National Guard troops in suburban St Louis city of Ferguson and broadly expanded their role in keeping the peace, after a night of arson, looting and rampaging demonstrators showed that weeks of preparation for a grand jury decision in the...
08:17
In the late 1990s the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, but the fighting that brought them to power left many militants struggling with the psychological effects of war. One doctor, Nader Alemi, recognised the problem and, although he disagreed with the Taliban's ideology, agreed to treat...
08:03
US President Barack Obama's visit to India in January to attend the Republic Day Parade will be spread over two days and include summit-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. President Pranab Mukherjee and Modi are expected to host banquets in the honour of Obama, who is the first...
07:58
On the sixth anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to those who laid down their lives in a series of tweets on Twitter. He wrote, We remember the horrific terror attacks in Mumbai on this day in 2008 and pay homage to the innocent men and women...
02:22
Indias ministry of health is set to prohibit the sale of loose cigarettes, which would be a big blow to tobacco companies because an overwhelming 70% of the cigarettes sold in India are loose.The proposal to ban the sale of single sticks was made by an internal panel to the healthy ministry. The...
02:21
In the Otsuka Museum of Art, the fact that nothing in its entire collection of art is original is part of the charm. The museum in northeastern Japan houses over a thousand replicas of iconic art works: Leonardo da Vincis The Last Supper, all of Rembrandts self portraits, and a full-size...
02:21
Canadian smartphone maker BlackBerry is wooing Apple customers with a cash offer for trade-ins of iPhones for its new square-screened, keyboard-equipped Passport.The promotion was announced yesterday and will be available starting next month until February 13, in Canada and the United...
02:21
A string of Syrian regime air strikes on the Islamic State group's self-proclaimed capital Raqa today killed at least 63 people, more than half of them civilians, a monitor said.The air strikes were the deadliest by President Bashar al-Assad's air force against Raqa since the Sunni extremist IS...
02:20
Bird flu: Red alert issued in 3 districts in KeralaModi govt faces Opposition heat in Parliament over black money India cancelled talks, let it resume them: SharifMassive turnout in J&K: 70 pc voting recorded Modi holds strategic talks with Nepal, gifts Bodhi sapling,...
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