22:50
The Pentagon is confirming that Islamic State group militants were able to seize one of the 28 bundles of weapons and medical supplies dropped to Kurdish forces.Army Col Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said that two of the bundles went astray. One was destroyed by the US. The other fell into...
21:35
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold his second round of Mann Ki Baat radio programme on November 2.Modi has invited people to share their thoughts, comments and examples of good governance initiatives that have left an impression on their mind. Looking forward to the 2nd Mann Ki...
21:34
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that he is anti-Pakistan and anti-Muslim, and that he cannot dictate terms to his country on the peace process.Prime Minster Modi is your Prime Minister, not Pakistan's Prime Minister. We don't get any...
20:32
Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today said that he has instructed the Indian Olympic Association to take up L Sarita Devi's suspension at the international forum and push for withdrawing the ban imposed on the Indian woman boxer.We have already instructed the Indian Olympic Association to take...
20:12
Breaking Now: Injuries reported after shooting at Canada's War Memorial, near the country's Parliament.According to Toronto Sun, the victim appears to be a soldier. Several people were seen performing CPR.Another body is reported to be on the ground just outside the Library of Parliament. Dozens...
19:39
Delhi Transport Corporation has decided to provide free ride for women in its buses on the occassion of Bhai Duj.DTC will provide free ride for women passengers in its all non-AC buses plying in Delhi and NCR on the occasion of Bhai Duj on October 25, DTC spokesperson R S Minhas said. Minhas...
19:20
Kurdish fighters defending Syria's border town of Kobane held out against the Islamic State group today, anxious for relief as Iraq's Kurdish parliament was set to vote on sending reinforcements. Backed by air strikes from a US-led coalition, the Kurds have been defending the town on the...
18:59
The ITBP, which guards the Sino- Indian border, said that the incursion by China in Ladakh during the recent visit of its President Xi Jinping to India was uncommon as it had gone on for a fortnight, unlike past episodes which had lasted no longer than 10-15 minutes.
18:14
South African prison officials say Oscar Pistorius spent his first night in a single cell in the hospital wing of a prison in the capital, Pretoria. Prison commissioner Zebilon Monama told the South African Press Association that Pistorius seemed confused and tired when he entered the Kgosi...
17:47
Legend has it that when the surrealist painter Salvador Dali had to pay for an expensive restaurant meal he would twizzle his famous mustache and arch his eyebrows before beguiling his host into letting him dine for free.The crafty Catalan, it is said, would write out a check for the required...
17:38
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said regardless of the situation in Afghanistan or Pakistan, time was opportune to make headway on revocation of AFSPA and maintained that he was not compromising on national security by raising the matter. My point of view, and I will...
16:04
Chetan Bhagat's ignorance of the anti-defection law, his 'Half Girlfriend' book and his limited vocabulary make the writer everyone's favourite target of the day. Read
15:54
Ravindra Waikar, Shiv Sena on the alliance with the BJP: Whatever our leader Uddhavji will decide we will accept that.
15:52
Dr.Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO on relief & rehabilitation for J&K flood victims: Government is doing its best, it is doing better than any other government.
15:50
Indira Gandhi with her sons Sanjay and Rajeev in London in 1953.
15:46
Former Sports Minister Ajay Maken today termed AIBA's decision to suspend Indian woman boxer L Sarita Devi for refusing to accept bronze medal at the Asian Games podium ceremony as unfortunate and asked the Centre to take up the matter at the highest international level. It is very...
15:30
J-K chief minister Omar Abdullah on the state elections: It is for the Election Commission to decide whether there should be polls or not. Will I go out and vote if my house has collapsed? I will be more concerned about rebuilding my house. There's no doubt that voter turnout will be low in flood...
14:55
After a brief lull of three days, Pakistan today again resorted to firing from across the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir in yet another act of ceasefire violation. Pakistan Rangers resorted to small arms firing at Narainpur BoP along IB in Ramgarh sector of Samba...
14:47
J-K CM Omar Abdullah on the PM's visit on Diwali to the state to spend time with flood victims. Omar says, that he has submitted a Rs 44,000 cr package and hoped his visit meant that the package was accepted.
14:39
It has 16 scoops of ice cream, 11 toppings, a $100 price tag and enough calories to keep Weight Watchers in business until the end of time. And it was staring me right in the face. Read and see the ice-cream.
14:25
Anticipating large footfall on Diwali, Delhi Metro has decided to revise timings of the last train service tomorrow to 10 pm from the earlier time of 8 pm..
14:21
The plot thickens. Krishna Khopre, BJP MLA says he will vacate his seat of Nagpur (East) if Nitin Gadkari agrees to become CM of Maharashtra.
14:14
What's he smoking? 26/11 mastermind and JuD chief Hafeez Saeed says India with the connivance of the US is planning to carry out surgical strikes against Islamists in Pakistan.
14:02
Former sports minister MS Gill says the incident where Sarita Devi had rejected the bronze medal was unfortunate, that behaviour was unacceptable. International body will suspend her as certain rules have to be followed, but ministry/officials must save her career.
13:13
There's plenty to choose from -- Modi rocket, Modi chakri, Modi bomb, Modi phuljhari. All these firecrackers being sold in Patna ahead of Diwali are named after Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- all like him are popular and hot-sellers.However, the Lalu and Nitish firecrackers -- named after...
12:53
Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee, the most charismatic and consequential newspaper editor of postwar America, died at the age of ninety-three on Tuesday. Among his many bequests to the Republic was a catalogue of swaggering anecdotes rich enough to float a week of testimonial dinners. Bradlee...
12:43
In its bid to repair the damage caused by its team's sudden pullout of the India series, an embarrassed West Indies Cricket Board has sought a meeting with its Indian counterpart and expressed sorrow for the unfortunate turn of events. Following an eight-hour emergency meeting here on...
12:41
Serum made from the blood of recovered Ebola patients could be available within weeks in Liberia, one of the countries worst hit by the virus, says the World Health Organization.Speaking in Geneva, Dr Marie Paule Kieny said work was also advancing quickly to get drugs and a vaccine ready for...
12:24
Mild tremors were felt today in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district and nearby areas creating panic among local residents. Mild tremors for a few seconds at around 11.45 AM today were reported from Jabalpur and surrounding areas, District Collector Shiv Narayan Rupla said. No damage to life and...
12:23
Jiji Thomson, DG SAI, on Sarita Devi's suspension: It's very sad, we will have to find out as to how we can revoke the suspension.
12:17
Just in: AIBA provisionally suspends Indian Boxer Sarita Devi,her coaches as well as Adille J Sumariwalla, Chef de Mission -- India until further notice. The International Boxing Association Executive Committee Bureau decided to provisionally suspend Sarita Devi, her coaches Gurbakhsh Singh...
12:02
Terry Walsh's statement: Sincere efforts are being made and if it can happen, it's very conceivable that a new contract can be in place and we can move forward. Discussions have been clear and concise, we are trying to come up with a better solution.
11:59
Jiji Thomson, DG SAI Concerns says concerns raised by Terry Walsh have been discussed and amicably settled. We will be revising his contract, said Thomson.
11:54
Indian hockey coach Terry Walsh has withdrawn his resignation. The man who was in great measure responsible for India's gold medal win at the Incheon Asian Games, had resigned citing 'sporting bureaucracy' for his decision to quit.The 60-year-old, who represented Australia in two Olympics, was...
11:47
Tremors felt in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh; more details awaited.
11:26
Union Transport minister Nitin Gadkari may have thrown his hat into the ring as the next chief minister of Maharashtra, but the party's 44-year-old state chief Devendra Fadnavis still remains the top bet. Yesterday, demands for Gadkari to be Maharashtra CM came as soon as he landed in...
11:12
Central Bureau of Investigation will file the first chargesheet in the Saradha scam at a Kolkata court today.
11:12
This can only happen in West Bengal thanks to it's chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Just when some Calcutta industrialists thought they had escaped a delicate boat ride with the chief minister by booking themselves on flights out of town, the tide has turned. They have now been...
11:00
NCP's Majid Memon on PM Modi's decision to spend Diwali with the flood-hit in Kashmir: Must appreciate this gesture by the PM, would have been better had the PM visited flood victims during Eid and Dussehra.'
10:56
India has grounded its entire Sukhoi-30 fleet after a recent crash because it doesn't want to put its pilots in harm's way, reports the Hindustan Times. The fighters have not flown for a week after a Su-30 MKI of the Indian Air Force crashed near Pune, raising questions...
10:52
The benchmark BSE Sensex today rose over 212 points in early trade on the last trading session of the Samvat Year 2070, extending gains for the fourth straight day on increased capital inflows amid the government announcing a slew of economic reforms. Further, a firming trend in global markets...
10:45
Paul Cantlie, 81, whose son was kidnapped in Syria two years ago, has died from pneumonia-related complications. Read
10:14
The body of a girl has been found in the premises of a Delhi school. Investigations reveal that the girl was the daughter of the principal of the school. Authorities said that the body was found last night on the premises. Prima facie, it appears to be a case of suicide. Further details are...
09:31
Malala Yousafzai, the child rights activist and youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, received the United States Liberty Medal on Tuesday and pledged her award to education in her homeland Pakistan. Malala won the annual prize from the National Constitution Centre for her courage...
09:22
Days after saying 'let's talk', Sena and BJP leaders met last night and discussed government formation in Maharashtra. According to sources, Sena's Anil Desai and Subhash Desai, who flew back to Mumbai this morning, after meeting with BJP's leaders extended their party's support to the BJP...
08:54
A 17-year-old Australian boy has appeared in an Isis propaganda video, where he warns the UK, US and Australia that militants will keep fighting until the black flag' is flying over the White House and Buckingham Palace. The video is believed to show Abdullah Elmir, who went missing from his...
08:35
Mumbai's streets witnessed high drama last evening after a Shiv Sena worker was murdered in the area. Angry Sena workers wreaked havoc in Malad and Dindoshi area demanding the arrest of those who murdered the Sena worker. The supporters gathered at a police station and even vandalised a police...
08:10
Close on the heels of their humiliating rout in the state assembly elections, Raj Thackeray and his party could be in for further embarrassment with the Election Commission likely to 'derail' the MNS engine. As a result of their poor showing in the elections, Raj's party now faces the threat...
07:58
Ben Bradlee, the editor of the Washington Post during the Watergate scandal that toppled US President Richard Nixon, died aged 93. The newspaper reports he died at his Washington home of natural causes. As executive editor from 1968-1991, Bradlee was credited for transforming the Post into one...
01:50
Sweden's military is working on two new observations that could be evidence of suspected foreign underwater activity near the country's capital, a senior naval officer said on Tuesday.Swedish forces have been scouring the sea off Stockholm since Friday, after what the military called three...
01:47
NATO scrambled fighter jets twice in two days to intercept Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea, it said today amid reports that Russian military activity in the region is increasing. Lt Col Robert Gericke said the Russian aircraft were flying in international airspace and had not...
01:46
Hackers are increasingly targeting mobile phones to get into bank accounts of victims and steal money, security researchers said today. A report by Kaspersky Labs with Interpol found that 60 percent of the malicious programs targeting Android devices between August 2013 and July 2014 were...
01:45
Islamic State group fighters seized at least one cache of weapons airdropped by US-led coalition forces that were meant to supply Kurdish militiamen battling the extremist group in a border town, activists said today. The cache of weapons included hand grenades, ammunition and...
01:45
Russian investigators today accused senior airport officials of criminal negligence over a plane crash at a Moscow airport that killed the head of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, whose private jet hit a snowplough on takeoff.Several executives would be suspended, the investigators...
01:37
230 shops gutted in Faridabad cracker market fireBJP signals it is ready to do business once again with SenaIndia gets re-elected to UN Human Rights CouncilNo threat from Al Qaeda or ISIS, but India is alert: NSAPakistan will feel 'pain' if violations persist: India4 Indians killed in Nepal's...
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