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Indian Space Research Organisation chairman A S Kiran Kumar today said the 'Chandrayan-2', which would be developed in the next two to three years, would be completely indigenous.Originally, the lander (one of the parts) was supposed to come from Russia. Now we are developing our own technology....
22:06
Saudi Arabia and Egypt are considering holding large-scale military exercises after launching air strikes on Yemeni rebels who have been slapped with a UN arms embargo and sanctions. In a possible sign the Saudi-led air campaign against the Shiite rebels may expand into a ground operation,...
21:37
Around 400 people, including 80 Indians were evacuated today from strife-torn Yemen's Al Hodeidah city by the Indian Navy. The evacuees, mostly foreigners, would be taken to Djibouti, a neighbouring country.
21:33
The Supreme Court today expressed serious concern over lack of improvement in the sex ratio in the national capital and passed a slew of directions on the issue of female foeticide including the need to form a statutory board for strict implementation of law prohibiting sex...
21:29
Iran's foreign minister said on Wednesday that Russia's decision to go ahead with the sale of S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Iran is fully legal and has no impact on talks for a nuclear deal with major powers.I think it is the right decision that Russia has made, it is a contract with...
20:35
Following an alert sounded by the Central Intelligence Bureau about possible terror attacks across the country, Gujarat police have beefed up security at all major establishments and also along the coastline. Minister of State for Home Rajnikant Patel said all the necessary steps were being...
20:34
After being accorded the Guard of Honour in Ottawa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Canada's PM Stephen Harper and signed the uranium deal through which Canada will supply uranium to India for the next 5 years. Prime Minister Harper and I are committed to establish a new...
20:23
Mukhtar Ahmad/Rediff.com reports from Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday evening filed an FIR against hardline separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Masarat Alam Bhat and others separatist leaders 'for provocative activities and hoisting Pakistan flag' in summer...
20:19
PM Modi in Canada:The agreement on procurement of uranium from Canada for our civilian nuclear power plants launches a new era of bilateral cooperation. Canada has the potential to be a key partner in every area of India's national development priority.
20:15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Canada PM Stephen Harper a miniature painting showing Guru Nanak Dev with his disciples Bhai Bala & Bhai Mardana. In a tweet, Modi said, So many of our Punjabi brothers & sisters have made Canada their home and enriched it with their renowned...
20:11
Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi described merger of Janata Parivar parties as 'maha pralay' (great devastation), and said he and 17 other Bihar MLAs would remain in JD-U and move Election Commission to retain the party symbol.
20:09
Hours after known-separatist leader Masarat Alam was seen waving a Pakistan flag and chanting pro-Pakistan slogans at SAS Geelani's rally, the Centre has taken note of the issue and said that the state needs to take action against the two. We have taken note of it and have encouraged the...
19:38
In a daring move again, Pakistan violates the ceasefire at the International Border in Jamu. Border Security Force posts in Hiranagar sector of Jammu were targeted in the attack. On April 10, BSF troops were injured near the Attari-Wagah crossing area when Pakistan had attacked BSF...
19:18
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accorded the Guard of Honour in Ottawa. The PM reached Canada earlier in the day and will be focusing on commercial cooperation in the civil nuclear energy sector. Modi's visit is the the first by an Indian PM in 42 years.
18:58
Coming to the defence of party MP Sanjay Raut whose controversial write-up demanding disenfranchisement of Muslims to end vote bank politics drew flak from various quarters, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray sought to know why nobody reacted when MIM's Asaduddin Owaisi spoke of finishing Hindus....
18:29
Separatist leader Masarat Alam on Wednesday sparked fresh controversy after he was seen waving Pakistan's flag at a rally in Srinagar. The incident has led to widespread criticism over Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufit Mohommad Sayeed's move to release the separatist leader. Earlier,...
18:19
Read: White paper on Tibet by China.
18:15
Unidentified persons today created a ruckus at the South Mumbai office of former Mumbai sheriff Nana Chudasama, to protest his 'anti-Marathi' banner, days after Shiv Sena staged a protest against columnist Shobha De for opposing a government order on screening Marathi movies. My father has...
17:48
In the second fuel price cut this month, petrol prices cut by 80 paise a litre, diesel by Rs 1.30 per litre with effect from midnight. After the cut, petrol will cost Rs 59.20 a litre in Delhi and diesel will be available Rs 47.20/litre.Petrol prices were slashed on April 1 by 49 paise per litre...
17:14
As a three-day visit by India's prime minister gets underway Tuesday, it appears Canadians could benefit from a social studies refresher when it comes to Asia's rising superpower, according to a new poll.The vast majority of Canadians would not be able to pick Prime Minister Narendra Modi out of...
17:02
In an attempt to tackle the Narendra Modi-powered BJP government, six parties from the erstwhile 'Janata Parivar' have finally decided to come together and float a new political front.The six parties, which have come together are Nitish's Janata Dal (United), Lalu Prasad's RJD, Mulayam Singh...
16:36
Chancellor Angela Merkel presented an original first edition print of Max Mueller's 1898 book, 'Ramakrishna- His Life and Sayings' to PM Modi.
16:29
Supreme Court today delivered a split verdict on a DMK leader's plea seeking removal of a public prosecutor from representing state in the Karnataka High Court which recently reserved verdict on an appeal of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in a disproportionate assets case. As a...
16:24
Making stuff on Earth that can be easily seen from space isn't exactly simple: there's the yellow glow of the world's metropolises at night, but in general, we just look like a blob of green, brown, and blue once you get a few hundred miles into the sky. That's no matter if you've got 11 cars...
15:52
Ardhendu Bose, grand-nephew of Subhas Chandra Bose on reports of the govt forming a committee to look at the possibility of declassifying the Bose files. Its a fantastic news. We are very obliged to the PM, Ardhendu Bose said.
15:43
This picture of an adult male lion in attack went viral recently. And with good reason. The photographer, who shot the picture, barely escaped with his life.Pakistani photographer Atif Saeed, 38, captured the spine-chilling image at a safari park just outside of Lahore in 2012 -- though the...
14:53
The government has formed a high-profile panel to look into the possible declassification of the Bose files. The IB, PMO and MHA officers are believed to be part of the panel, say reports. The move comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured family members of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose that...
14:33
Today marks the 70th anniversary of Anne Frank's death in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. This year, instead of a minute's silence in her memory, famous faces have filmed themselves reading aloud from her diary. And they want you to join in. Read
14:25
Found. Rahul Gandhi was in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. This archival picture taken in 1973, shows three-year-old Rahul with his grandmother, the then PM, Indira Gandhi. But seriously, the Congress vice-president, who has been on a sabbatical since February 20, is likely to return today.
14:21
Pakistan's former president and co-chairman of opposition PPP Asif Ali Zardari has met with his estranged son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Dubai to end misunderstandings between the two, party officials said today.Zardari met his son yesterday and a picture of the meeting was also released to media...
14:13
After targeting social activist Teesta Setalvad, who has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi since the 2002 Gujarat riots, the Gujarat government has trained its guns on her main funding source, the US-based NGO, Ford Foundation, for direct interference ... in the internal...
13:39
Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna is back doing what it does best -- provocation. The editorial in today's paper says that minorities needed to adhere to family planning as the growing population of Muslims and Christians has become a threat to Hindus.Referring to Sadhvi Deva Thakur's words that the...
13:12
The Supreme Court gives a split verdict on the plea seeking the removal of special public prosecutor G Bhawani Singh in J Jayalalithaa's DA case before the Karnataka HC.SC refers the matter to a larger bench.
12:50
Four human skeletons, believed to be 5,000 years old, have been found by archaeologists from the site of Harappan civilisation at Rakhi Garhi village near Hisar.Archaeologists of Haryana Archaeology Department in collaboration with Seoul National University, South Korea and Deccan College, Pune...
12:46
Finland-based Nokia and French telecom gear maker Alcatel Lucent today announced their merger in a 15.6 billion euro deal. The deal has been worked out to foster innovation capabilities, with Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs and Nokia's FutureWorks. Nokia Group will lead Nokia Corporation with Risto...
12:45
BJP's Nalin Kohli reacts to the news report that a martyr's kin was asked to return money given for his last rites. Kohli said, The chief minister of Chhattisgarh was on tour and on his return this morning he immediately summoned Chief Secy and the DGP. The concerned inspector who sent out this...
12:15
Former Chief Minister Narayan Rane has lost the bypoll to Bandra (East) Assembly seat in Mumbai to Shiv Sena candidate Trupti Sawant. Sawant defeated Congs Narayan Rane by over 20,000 votes.In the by-election to Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal seat of Maharashtra's Sangli district, NCP nominee Suman...
11:50
NCP retains Tasgaon-Kavathe Mahankal seat in Sangli; RR Patil's widow Suman Patil wins by over 1.12 lakh votes.
11:49
Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) remembers Lieutenant General Hanut Singh, one of India's finest soldiers who passed into the ages on Sunday, April 12. Read
11:47
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the trial court to consider within a month bail plea of accused, including Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, in 2008 Malegaon blasts case. The apex court bench headed by Justice FMI Kalifulla has asked the trial court not to consider...
11:26
More than 800 Valmikis, fighting civic authorities to save their houses from demolition in Rampur, converted to Islam on Tuesday. Coming good on a threat they had issued a week ago when they said they have no option but to change their faith, they chose Ambedkar's 124th birth anniversary to...
11:23
Mamta Rakesh of Congress wins Uttarakhand bypolls.
11:17
Madhu Kishwar on Smriti Irani's ability to talk without conveying anything and more... Read
11:13
SC says that MCOCA provisions apply on Rakesh D Dhawde due to his involvement in a previous case.
11:11
Just in: French telecom gear firm Alcatel Lucent to merge with Nokia Corporation.
11:11
The Supreme Court has asked a lower court to consider within a month, the bail plea of accused, including Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case. The SC relaxes the MCOCA charges for bail against Sadhvi Pragya, Col Purohit etc. except for Rakesh Dhawade.The Sadhvi is...
11:01
In what will come as a much-needed relief for former PM Dr Manmohan Singh, the CBI has told a Special Court that ex-telecom minister A Raja had misled Manmohan Singh on policy matters pertaining to 2G spectrum allocation. The CBI told the court that Raja had deliberately advanced the cut off...
10:56
Priyanka Gandhi was the cynosure as she and Robert Vadra hugged Ajitabh Bachchan at the wedding reception of his daughter Naina.Many noticed Priyanka's sari - it was the purple one her grandmother had worn to a White House state banquet hosted by President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife during...
10:50
Former Maharashtra chief minister Narayan Rane was trailing by 3,733 votes to his Shiv Sena rival in the Bandra East Assembly bypoll after the second round of counting. Shiv Sena's Trupti Sawant secured 8,752 votes, whereas Rane polled 5,019 votes. Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen's (MIM) Rehbar Khan...
10:40
Bandra (E) bypoll: After 11 rounds, Narayan Rane (21672) way behind Trupti Sawant's 40282 votes. MIM has polled 6162 votes.
10:24
And these are the latest bypoll counting figures from Bandra East, Maharashtra::Trupti Sawant (Shiv Sena): 40,284Narayan Rane (Congress): 21,672Rehbar Khan (AIMIM): 6161
10:15
The Political Affairs Committee of the Aam Aadmi Party will meet on Wednesday amidst indications of strong action against dissident leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav.The panel is expected to refer the case of Yadav and Bhushan to the disciplinary committee of the party's Delhi unit...
10:10
Former Maharashtra chief ministerNarayan Rane was trailing by 3,733 votes to his Shiv Sena rival in the Bandra East assembly bypoll after the second round of counting. Shiv Sena's Trupti Sawant secured 8,752 votes, whereas Rane polled 5,019 votes.Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen's Rehbar Khan...
09:50
Counting of votes for the assembly by-elections to Bandra (East) in suburban Mumbai and Tasgaon Kavthe-Mahankal in Sangli district began this morning.In Tasgaon-Kavthe Mahankal bypoll, NCP candidate Suman Patil, the widow of party stalwart R R Patil, polled 4,991 votes after first round. She was...
09:39
ISIS has threatened to unleash another 9/11-style attack on the US after launching a new terror campaign on social media aimed at striking fear in the hearts of Americans.Using the hashtag, We Will Burn America,' the extremists recently took to Twitter to spread their twisted message with an...
09:26
After the first round of counting for Bandra East assembly by-poll, former chief minister Narayan Rane of Congress was trailing behind Shiv Sena's Tripti Sawant. After first round of counting of votes, Sawant polled 2,559 votes, while Rane secured 1,512 votes. The MIM nominee polled 295...
09:25
Survivors of a capsized migrant boat off Libya have told the aid group Save the Children that an estimated 400 people are believed to have drowned.The coast guard had helped rescue some 144 people on Monday and immediately launched an air and sea search operation in hopes of finding others.The...
09:14
Special Police Officer Kishore Pandey was killed in a 2011 Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh and the money was used from the police welfare fund.The money was used from police welfare fund for officer's last rites.And here is a picture of the letter sent to the martyr's...
09:08
Apple is making it absolutely clear that it will not tolerate any person attending its upcoming WWDC developers conference who gets into a selfie-clicking mode using a telescoping stick.The company has issued a attendance policy for its June event banning professional photography and GoPro...
08:55
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who had gone completely off the political map for almost two months, is likely to emerge from his sabbatical on Wednesday to focus on issues related to farmers and Dalits in order to boost his party's standing. Read this story HERE
08:43
James Bond actor Daniel Craig will now take on a new role as the first United Nations advocate for elimination of mines, where he will have the 'licence to save' through his support for a world free from the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war.UN Secretary-General...
08:12
An Indian-origin former leader of a now defunct Hindu temple in Georgia has been sentenced to 27 years in prison for committing bank and tax frauds, money laundering and using the temple's income to fund his personal lifestyle.Annamalai Annamalai,49, also known as Swamiji Sri Selvam Siddhar, was...
07:59
Marking the first standalone bilateral visit in 42 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived today in Canada where the focus will be on setting a trajectory in ties through cooperation in energy, including civil nuclear, and attracting trade and technology for India's development.A significant...
04:09
SpaceX on Tuesday launched a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket carrying an uncrewed cargo spacecraft called Dragon on a flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to the International Space Station.That was the easy part. In a difficult bid to land a rocket stage on a floating barge for the first time, the...
01:56
United States President Barack Obama has decided to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House said. The move was immediately welcomed by top American lawmakers.Today, the President submitted to Congress the statutorily required report and certifications indicating...
01:34
Up to 400 illegal migrants trying to reach Europe died after their boat capsized off the Libyan coast on Sunday, said survivors who were saved and brought to Italy.The Italian coastguard had previously said that they managed to rescue 144 of the people on the capsized vessel, while nine bodies...
00:48
National carrier Air India has draped its cabin crew in an all-new uniform, replacing the trademark red, white and black colours for bright mustard, designed by the premier fashion institute NIFT.The new uniform was launched on the onset of Baisakhi, which is considered an auspicious day in...
00:46
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Canada on Wednesday for a three-day visit aiming to secure a deal for import of uranium, invite investments and improving visa facilities for Indo-Canadians.On the third and final leg of his three-nation tour that also took him to France and Germany,...
00:46
The Political Affairs Committee of the Aam Aadmi PArty will meet on Wednesday amidst indications of strong action against dissident leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav.The panel is expected to refer the case of Yadav and Bhushan to the disciplinary committee of the party's Delhi unit...
00:45
Captain Smith steers Royals to victory over MumbaiAAP rebels float new group; decision on political party laterModi gifts Merkel reproductions of CV Raman's papersYasin Malik, Masarat Alam detained; 6 injured in clashes in Pulwama Sena needs to stop its vada-pav protestsNet...
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