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Ebola has infected few Americans, but it has gone viral on the US campaign trail, with politicians blaming one another for exacerbating the health crisis and feuding over how to contain it. With 18 days until the nation's mid-term elections -- which may well see Republicans seize control of the...
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Nepal's prime minister has pledged to set up a weather warning system after a major Himalayan snowstorm killed 32 people at the height of the trekking season, 17 of them tourists. Forecasters had predicted the snowstorm, but many hikers appeared to have been caught unawares and were heading to...
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The elimination of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi would help decimate and defeat the terror organisation which has gained control over a large part of Syria and Iraq, a top US commander said today. He (Baghdadi) is a leader that I think if you eliminate him then it becomes more...
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Confronting the Islamic State group in Iraq is the main priority for the US-led fight against the jihadists, while strikes in Syria are designed to disrupt the group's supply lines, the US commander overseeing the air war said today. Even with the world's attention fixed on the fate of the...
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Iraqi pilots who have joined Islamic State in Syria are training members of the group to fly in three captured fighter jets, a group monitoring the war said on Friday, saying it was the first time the militant group had taken to the air.The group, which has seized swathes of land in Syria and...
22:27
A top Indian American scientist who heads the prestigious Carnegie Mellon University, will be inducted into the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in recognition of his research into cell mechanics related to malaria, blood diseases and certain types of cancer. Subra Suresh, would be one of the only 16...
21:55
Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Trusts, today committed Rs 3 crore to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund, extending support for the rebuilding work in the areas affected by cyclone Hudhud in Andhra Pradesh.Tata has given his commitment that Tata Trusts will donate Rs 3 crore to AP CM's Relief Fund, an...
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US President Barack Obama today named an 'Ebola czar' to coordinate the US response to the deadly virus, as Secretary of State John Kerry called for collective global action to deal with the raging health crisis.Attorney Ron Klain was appointed as an 'Ebola czar' by Obama to coordinate the US...
21:20
Commitment to his game of cricket had once compelled Sachin Tendulkar to call a private taxi in order to reach a match venue on time.I have had a little bad experience while driving. I was going to Nagpur after my injury to play a one-day match and my flight was around 6 or 6:30 in the morning...
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Three persons were today arrested in connection with the attack on three youths from Nagaland for refusing to have drinks with the attackers at Sikenderpur here, the police said.The arrested were identified as Gaurav Yadav, a resident of Sikanderpur, Ram Bihari, who hails from Aligarh in Uttar...
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The University Grants Commission today set up a five-member committee to conduct physical verification of seven universities whose deemed category status has come under question.The development followed a direction by the Supreme Court which had sought physical verification of infrastructure and...
20:56
The Supreme Court today sought response from the Centre on a plea seeking examining of the issue of children's safety at unmanned railway crossings.A bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu issued notice to the Ministry of Railways on a petition highlighting several accidents in different states...
20:48
A court in New Delhi today reserved for October 20 its order on quantum of sentence against five men, convicted in the sensational 2010 Dhaula Kuan abduction and gang-rape case, with the Delhi police seeking life term for them saying they left a scar on the 30-year-old victim.During the arguments...
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Faced with a barrage of criticism over her government's handling of the Burdwan blast, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she had no problem with the NIA probe since terrorists are terrorists, but only wanted the Centre to consult the state before taking any decision.In her first statement...
20:33
In a bid to enhance bilateral engagements and engage in friendly naval exercises, four frontline ships of the Indian Navy have been deployed to seas of East Africa and South Indian Ocean, marking stepped up maritime cooperation with the countries of the region.Naval ships INS Mumbai, INS Talwar,...
20:23
The government will use any element of its national power against Maoists under a new policy to deal with the extremists and not hold peace talks with them till they renounce violence and express faith in democracy. This strategy has been envisaged in the policy formulated by the NDA government...
19:59
Just in: Nigeria's military says that a truce is agreed with militant group Boko Haram and abducted schoolgirls will be released, reports BBC.More than 200 girls were abducted by Boko Haram six months ago. Danladi Ahmadu, who calls himself the secretary-general of Boko Haram, said the girls are...
19:27
AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, granted bail by the Supreme Court in the disproportionate assets case, is expected to step out of the prison in Bangalore tomorrow after completion of formalities. Jayalalithaa will be released... but tomorrow because wehave yet to complete formalities for her...
18:41
Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, holds forth on black money stashed away abroad. Jaitley says, Double tax agreement signed by UPA but binding on us. The GoI sent three officials to have a discussion in Switzerland with Swiss officials. Govt's intention was to get information on people who have...
18:24
At least 14 killed, officials confirm, as metal grate falls at concert in Seongnam, S Korea
18:22
Shiv Sena hints at reconciliation with BJP in party mouthpiece Saamna, says 'no need for arguments or bitterness anymore', reports NDTV.
18:07
Here's how Prisoner 7402, former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, spent 20 days in jail. She woke up early, read the newspapers for several hours, ate curd rice for lunch, and took a walk in the evening, say jail officials. The 66-year-old was granted bail by the Supreme Court this...
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5 ODI India v Sri Lanka between Nov 1 and 15 confirmed...
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Just in: Sri Lanka is stepping in for West Indies. SL agrees to play a five ODI series with India. Sri Lanka has agreed to BCCI's request to step in after West Indies pulled out.
17:41
The Narendra Modi government, which promised to bring back black money stashed by Indians in foreign banks, today toed the line of UPA regime by informing the Supreme Court that it cannot disclose such details given by countries with which India has double taxation avoidance agreement.In an...
17:36
Here's a gist of what happened at the Combined Commanders Conference. The PM said an atmosphere of peace and security is essential to enable India to achieve its goals of eco-development. Beyond the immediate, we're facing future whr security challenge will be less predictable. Threats maybe...
17:14
A Texas hospital health worker who may have handled Thomas Eric Duncan's fluid samples has been quarantined on a cruise ship in Belize -- another reminder of the widespread fears of the deadly virus.Though the employee did not have direct contact with Duncan, he or she may have had contact with...
17:04
WICB informed BCCI of its decision to cancel rest of its ongoing tour to India because of a dispute with its players: BCCI statement.
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BCCI is shocked and extremely disappointed at the decision taken by the WICB: BCCI statement on West Indies pulling out of India tour
16:52
It's confirmed. The West Indies team will pull out of the 5th ODI after it finishes playing the match at Dharamsala.
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Also read this: Player strike looms over West Indies tour opener against India
16:43
Just in: West Indies likely to call off remaining part of India tour owing to pay dispute with their Board. The WI team is unlikely to travel to Kolkata for the 5th ODI. The financial dispute between the West Indies players and its association had almost led to cancellation of today's fourth...
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So, the Oscar Pistorius sentencing trial will end on Tuesday. The prosecution has asked for a minimum sentence of 10 years in prison. The sentencing will happen on Tuesday.
16:09
Ace tennis player Leander Paes lodges a police complaint saying cricketer Atul Sharma has threatened to kill him and his daughter. Paes told police official that he had produced papers before the Bandra Family court which prove his former wife Rhea Pillai is in a relationship with...
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Pistorius sentencing adjourned to Tuesday.
15:54
Oscar Pistorius deserves at least 10 years in jail, prosecutor says, as the Pistorius trial sentencing arguments conclude.
15:53
The Union government on Friday filed an application in the Supreme Court, saying it cannot disclose details of foreign accounts held by Indians which are governed by bilateral double taxation avoidance treaties, reports the Times of India. Petitioner and senior advocate Ram Jethmalani said this...
15:43
BJP's Pankaja Munde lays claim to the throne of Maharashtra. Pankaja who contested the polls from Parli in Beed, says her supporters want her to be the chief minister.
15:33
Pistorius trial: Public prosecutor Nel notes that the athlete fought to race alongside able-bodied sprinters and it's therefore shameless that he now uses his disability as an excuse.
15:25
Mortal remains of a soldier (TV Patil) found in Siachen glacier after 21 years, he was last seen on 27th Feb. The soldier who was from Sangli (Maharashtra), were found on 12th October from the Bila post.
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@RohitKachrooITV: Oscar Pistorius standing in the dock during this adjournment silently praying with his siblings
14:46
Athlete Oscar Pistorius is in court for the fifth day of his sentencing hearing, after being convicted of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Pistorius faces up to 15 years in jail, although Judge Thokozile Masipa may suspend the sentence or impose a fine. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel says if the...
14:34
Harry Potter spin off book series Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them will be adapted on the big screen as a trilogy with firt movie due in 2018. The first Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them movie is scheduled for a November 8, 2016 release, and now Warner Bros has set the next two...
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In other news, after being absent from his office for a month following his gherao by agitating students, Jadavpur University Vice-Chancellor Abhijit Chakrabarti today joined office and hoped to end the stalemate. The students have co-operated with me and they even created a safe passage for me...
13:49
Fali Sam Nariman (born 10 January 1929) is a distinguished Indian Constitutional jurist and senior advocate to the Supreme Court of India since 1971 and has remained the President of the Bar Association of India since 1991, says Wikipedia. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan (1991), Padma...
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In an hour-long hearing, initially the bench expressed reservation on granting bail to her, saying she had delayed the trial proceedings for years and if she is allowed to come out on bail then appeal would be decided in two decades. Senior advocate Fali S Nariman,appearing for Jayalalithaa,...
13:35
While pressing for bail in the apex court, Jayalalithaa even pleaded that she is ready to be confined in a house for two-three months till her appeal is decided by the high court. The bench, however, said it cannot pass such unusual order for house confinement and she can either be granted or...
13:31
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy, who had filed a complaint against Jayalalithaa after which probe was conducted against her, strongly opposed the bail plea of the AIADMK chief.He contended that it is an exceptional case and bail be denied to her. He also raised questions on the law and order problem...
13:23
Subramanian Swamy, the man who took on Jaya in the DA case tweets: Conditional bail for JJ on health and other conditions. But porkis and elis have to be put in a cage or leash or bail cancelled
13:15
And the trio also in jail with her -- SC also grants bail to Jayalalithaa's close aide Sasikala and her relatives V N Sudhakaran and Ilavarasi.So Jaya's date with the court is on December 18. That is the deadline by which Jaya has to file her 35,000-page appeals to the SC. If she doesn't, her...
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Jayalalithaa also gives an assurance that she will not ask for any adjournment in the Karnataka High Court. Subramanian Swamy's claim that Jaya's bail application was granted on the proviso that she stays housebound and does not meet visitors is incorrect. The prosecution had made a demand that...
12:57
So, that's two months bail for amma. Bangalore and much of Karnataka is happy as well, since the case is being heard in the state and there has been sporadic incidents of violence against citizens in the state by Tamil Nadu after her bail was cancelled last week. Supporters of DMK and AIADMK...
12:48
Jaya cannot step outside her house or meet visitors, says litigant Subramanian Swamy. Jayalalithaa, her aide Sasikala and two others were convicted in the Rs 66.65 crore corruption case by a special court in Bangalore on September 27.While the AIADMK chief was asked to pay Rs 100 crore, the other...
12:42
The Supreme Court has told Jaya's lawyers that the bail plea of 35,000 pages has to be filed and presented to the court by December 18. If this does not happen Jayalalithaa's bail plea remains cancelled. Her sentence remains suspended till December 18. The court has also ordered Jaya to remain...
12:37
Celebrations break out as Jaya gets bail. The sentence has been suspended conditionally.
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Jaya has been in the Bangalore jail since September 27 in the disproportionate assets case.
12:29
Jayalalithaa was earlier denied bail by the Karnataka High Court. Jayalalithaa moved the Supreme Court after the Karnataka High Court rejected her bail plea two weeks ago. She was represented in court today by Constitution expert Fali Nariman.The 66-year-old has sought bail on account of her...
12:27
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and three aides have been granted bail by the Supreme Court. She has been in a Bangalore jail for almost two weeks after she was convicted in a corruption case and sentenced to four years in jail.Pic: AIADMK Minister for Municipal Administration and...
12:24
Lauding this year's Nobel Peace laureates Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said the two remarkable Asians give hope to people around the world struggling against exploitation and assured the world body's support to their vitally important work. Ban congratulated...
12:03
High turnouts are becoming more frequent and very widespread in Indian elections. That the record turnout in the 2014 Lok Sabha election was no aberration is becoming evident with the Haryana Assembly election reporting its highest-ever polling percentage and Maharashtra improving on its 2009...
11:59
Chiefs of staff and the defence minister listen in to the PM at the combined commanders conference.
11:57
Shah Rukh Khan today said that he takes being compared to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a compliment, though he finds it strange because their professions are different. He (Modi) is the leader of the country. We expect him to take the country forward, while people expect me to entertain the...
11:46
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to carry out the first expansion of his council of ministers along with a bureaucratic shake-up in the next few weeks. Sources said an expansion of considerable scale could certainly happen before Parliament's winter session begins late next month....
11:38
President Pranab Mukherjee accompanied by his daughter, returned home after a five-day visit to Norway and Finland. Apart from signing a number of agreements including one for peaceful use of nuclear energy and pacts to step up cooperation in defence, President Mukherjee became the first...
11:26
HC issues notice to AAP and its four members on a defamation plea against them by MLA Vinod Kumar Binny.
11:25
A nurse with Ebola may have shown symptoms of the virus as many as four days before authorities once indicated, meaning that she might have been contagious while flying on not just one, but two commercial flights, officials said Thursday. Read
11:15
And while on terror, here's a report on drone strikes by the US. As the number of US drone strikes in Pakistan hits 400, research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism finds that fewer than 4% of the people killed have been identified by available records as members of al Qaeda. Read
11:10
Narendra Modi's interaction with the chiefs of staff comes in the backdrop of yet another ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the Hamirpur sector of Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir. The firing began at 9:55 am today with Indian forces retaliating. The firing is still on
11:07
And while that happens, 60-65 crude bombs were found at a field in Kaliachak in Malda, West Bengal. They are being detonated by a bomb squad (pictured).
11:05
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the chiefs of staff at a conference today. In the ongoing meeting, he is expected to outline his vision and also get a briefing on the overall security situation in the country. Defence Minister Arun Jaitley was also present at the conference. Ceasefire violations...
10:30
Expressing concern over the assault on three northeastern students in Bangalore, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he would take up the issue with the Karnataka government for strict action against the culprits. I will talk to the Karnataka chief minister. Action should be taken. No one can...
10:28
Indian test fired Nirbhay, India's first home-grown subsonic cruise missile in Chandipur, near Balasore in Orissa. This is Nirbhay's second launch, the first being terminated mid-way on 12 March 2013 owing to a technical snag. Nirbhay, with an expected strike range of 800-1000 km, is the first...
10:13
Two days before the Maharashtra and Haryana election results are announced, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah is in Lucknow to attend the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's annual meet. Nearly 390 office bearers of various offshoots of the Sangh Parivar, including its political wing BJP,...
09:43
Till the time that Kailash Satyarthi was just a passionate crusader for children's rights, Indians and India Inc. in particular could be forgiven for not toeing the line 'charity begins at home'. Indeed, as the facts bear out, much of the aid that helped Satyarthi campaign against child labour...
08:55
The Pakistani troops were at it again last night when they violated the ceasefire and open fired at Indian troops across the Line of Control in Hamirpur sector of Poonch. Defence sources said that there was no injury or casualty reported. Ceasefire violations have increased in the past few weeks...
08:42
United States Vice President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden was discharged from the Navy in February after testing positive for cocaine. A person close to the incident said Biden had failed a urinalysis test administered in June 2013 before he was discharged from the navy. It was the honor of...
08:33
A day after three northeastern boys were thrashed by eight men in Gurgaon, a woman from Mizoram has been found dead in the nation's capital. The 24-year-old woman's body was found in her home with serious head injuries. Officials suspect it is a case of murder and the victim's live-in partner is...
08:19
Pakistan People's Party chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, son of former Pakistan prime ministerBenazir Bhutto, is set to launch his political career in a big way by holding his first public rally at Bagh-e-Jinnah on Saturday. The rally is being held on October 18, the day Bilawal's mother and...
07:51
The Supreme Court will hear the bail petition of the former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa, who has been in a Bangalore jail for almost two weeks after she was convicted in a corruption case and sentenced to four years in jail. A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India HL Dattu...
07:42
In the wake of repeated Line of Control violations by Pakistan and incursions by China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with the country's top military commanders for the first time on Friday during which he will be outlining his strategic vision and get a briefing on the overall security...
03:40
The Vatican is watering down a ground-breaking overture to gays ' but only if they speak English.After a draft report by bishops debating family issues came under criticism from conservative English-speaking bishops, the Vatican released a new translation on Thursday.A section initially titled...
03:39
John Grisham is taking back statements he made about child pornography and sex offenders.In a recent interview with the UK's Telegraph, the lawyer and prolific author of books and Hollywood adaptations such as The Firm, The Pelican Brief and A Time to Kill sparked outrage when he expressed his...
03:37
The Hong Kong government of China hopes to have formal talks with representatives of the students participating in Occupy movement next week, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced on Thursday.Leung told a press briefing that the government will hold talks with all circles including...
02:23
The Iraqi capital Baghdad is not in immediate danger from Islamic State jihadists despite battlefield gains by the group in the country's west, a US military spokesman said today. We don't believe that Baghdad is under imminent threat, spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told a news conference. He...
02:22
Iran said today it is against extending a November 24 deadline for troubled nuclear talks, even though major stumbling blocks remain in the way of a deal. We only have 40 days left to the deadline and... none of the negotiators find (an) extension of talks appropriate, Mohammad Javad Zarif said...
02:21
Three Ethiopian peacekeepers were killed today in an attack in Sudan's troubled Darfur region, the joint UN-African Union mission said, the latest deaths in increasingly dangerous peace operations in Africa. They were guarding a well in Karma, North Darfur state, when they were attacked by...
02:21
A Liberian minister said today she had gone into quarantine voluntarily after her driver died of the Ebola virus sweeping west Africa. Liberia has been the hardest hit by the epidemic, with 2,458 deaths out of 4,249 cases, according to World Health Organization figures. The disease has claimed...
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Search teams rescued dozens of stranded foreign trekkers and recovered 10 more bodies Thursday in the wake of a series of blizzards and avalanches that battered the Himalayas in central Nepal, leaving at least 27 people dead.About 70 people were still missing along or near the popular Annapurna...
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has joined the likes of Prince Harry and Prime Minister David Cameron in a new list of London's most influential people. The Pakistani teenage activist who survived a bullet in the head from the Taliban to become a vocal campaigner of girls' right to...
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Some schools in Ohio and Texas closed today amid fears that students or staff had been exposed to a nurse who had Ebola infection during an airline flight. The US Centers for Disease Control has reached out to 132 people who were on the same October 13 flight as Amber Vinson, but said there was...
00:10
An Egyptian court today sentenced 25 Muslim Brotherhood members to life imprisonment for setting a police station on fire in upper Egypt's Assuit Governorate. The court acquitted another 141 defendants in the same case of torching Al-Ghanayem Police Station last year. After the judgment was...
00:09
Burdwan blast: IEDs found in house where militants were staying How the risk-taking Amit Shah went for broke in MaharashtraAfter Bangalore, now Gurgaon: Three men from northeast attackedNo post-poll alliance with Shiv Sena: BJP'Sonia's blind love for her son has destroyed Congress'Cyclone-hit...
