23:22
The United States blacklisted two top leaders of Somalia's Shebab today, a day after the Islamist group killed seven people, including four UN workers, in a huge bus bombing.Ahmed Diriye, who took over as the militant group's leader in September 2014, and intelligence chief Mahad Karate, were...
23:05
Twitter today began implementing a new policy aimed at curbing use of the social network to incite violence, and to crack down on abuse and harassment on the service.The new rules are the latest implemented by social networks aiming to stem violence and harassment while attempting to safeguard...
22:55
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert Finn, who remained on the job for years after becoming the highest-ranking US Catholic official convicted in connection with the church's long-running sex abuse scandal, the Vatican announced Tuesday.Finn, who led the Diocese of Kansas...
22:15
In yet another relief for Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a Pakistani court today acquitted the mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attack case in connection with the kidnapping of an Afghan national in 2009.Islamabad District and Sessions Court acquitted 55-year-old Lakhvi in a case registered against him for...
20:42
Controversial Punjabi film Nanak Shah Fakir was today withdrawn from theaters worldwide by its producer following wide-spread resentment among the Sikh masses over its content.As per the directions of holy Akal Takht (the highest temporal seat of Sikhs), I have decided to withdraw the movie...
19:55
The Delhi Police has denied permission to Aam Aadmi party (AAP) to hold a rally from Jantar Mantar to Parliament on Wednesday opposing the Land Bill.Section 144 already exists in New Delhi area as the Parliament is in session. Senior officers of Delhi police said that action will be taken against...
19:44
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's adorable selfie with British singing sensation Zayn Malik on Twitter has become the most retweeted and favourited photograph by an Indian celebrity. The picture has till now received 107,604 retweets and got favourited 150,032 times. Shah Rukh, 49,...
19:34
Training his guns at dissident duo of Shanti and Prashant Bhushan, AAP leader Ashish Khetan today said he will not spare them for levelling baseless allegations against him. Khetan, a key member of the Delhi unit said if the charges are proved, he will quit public life. I am not going...
18:45
Yogu guru Ramdev today announced that 10,000 yoga training centers would be opened in Haryana that could be a combination of Vedic and modern teaching methodologies.He said these training centers would be opened on the lines of Nalanda and Takshila universities, popular learning centers of...
18:35
Security forces secured the area around the Banoda restaurant, near Somalia's heavily guarded presidential palace in Mogadishu, after the attack, said the police.The attack bears the hallmarks of Somalia's Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, which frequently carries out attacks in Mogadishu and...
18:33
The fastest bullet train in the world has broken its own speed record during a test run.Japan's maglev train reached a record speed of 603 kilometres per hour during a manned test run on Tuesday.The magnetically levitated passenger train will travel between Tokyo and Nagoya, a distance of around...
17:33
The leader of Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, has been seriously wounded in an air strike in western Iraq, sources said. According to the report, Baghdadi suffered life-threatening injuries during an attack by the US-led coalition in March. However, the Islamic leader has made a...
17:18
Amid stiff opposition from the locals and some political parties against Coca Cola's proposed project in Erode, Tamil Nadu government today said it has cancelled allotment of 71.34 acres of land for the company's unit. State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu Limited said it had...
17:14
The Supreme Court has asked the special investigation team to submit a status report on the progress it has made on the black money investigation. The SC requested the SIT to submit a report by May 12, after that it will pass appropriate orders, said former Attorney General Soli...
17:02
Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiatives of connecting NRIs across the world, leading NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul today said the BJP government at the Centre is moving in the right direction and doing everything to uplift the poor.Paul, who called on Gujarat Chief Minister...
16:51
Five more foreign languages, including Malayalam and Urdu, would be included to the UAE's website of identity authority to make its services easier and more accessible to expatriates residing in the Gulf Kingdom. The Emirates Identity Authority has announced that it will add five more...
16:48
The name of a Palestinian boy who was killed by Jewish extremists was today added to an official memorial wall in Israel for terror victims, in a first such recognition in the country for an Arab fatality.Mohammed Abu Khdeir's name showed up on the Israel government's online database of...
16:36
After having renamed Bombay as Mumbai during its rule in Maharashtra between 1995-99, Shiv Sena, which is sharing power with BJP in both state and the Centre, is now vehemently pressing for its demand to rename the Bombay high court.The saffron party wants the name Bombay dropped and replaced it...
16:29
It has all the key points you'd expect on a birth certificate -- baby's weight, length and date of birth confirmed with an official insignia.The difference here is the governing authority's stamp: The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.It's one of many official documents relating to matters such as...
16:26
The AAP has hit back at expelled leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav for attacking the National Disciplinary Committe, saying the dissidents had no respect for procedures and institutions.The party also sought to defend its decision of sacking the dissidents, saying they had involved in...
16:15
Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday made an SOS to Arun Jaitley to seek his intervention in the release of funds for the Jammu and Kashmir government. A quick solution from Jaitley was to ask the chief secretary and finance secretary of the state government to meet him...
16:14
Just In: The NDA government plans to introduce the GST Bill in both Houses of Parliament early next week, and the Land Reforms Bill will be introduced in the Rajya Sabha by May 10.
16:13
The Centre is said to be working on a simpler income-tax return form for the aam aadmi. Apart from that, the Central Board of Direct Taxes has devised a new strategy to unearth black money used in foreign travel, which was the reason behind its complicated but cancelled ITR that...
15:50
William Shatner (Star Trek's Capt Kirk to us) says, California's drought can be solved with Seattle pipeline. Read
15:48
Here's an app that all politicians on Twitter need... If you've ever worried about old tweets or Facebook posts coming back to haunt you -- but don't have time to sift through years of posts to manually delete them -- a new app may be able to help. Read
15:45
BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra goes on the offensive once again, two days after Rahul Gandhi's 'Kisan rally' on Saturday. Patra said today that the rally was nothing but a 'Rahul bachaao' rally and that the party was not concerned about land acquisition, but about Rahul acquisition. Rahul-ji, aap...
15:29
In all of recorded history, not one person has ever died from consuming marijuana, says a public interest litigation that objects to the ban on cannabis or marijuana in India, saying that the move is not backed by scientific evidence. Marijuana should therefore be legalised in...
15:25
A total of 164 ceasefire violations have been reported along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, government today said. During these ceasefire violations, two civilians and one security personnel have been killed, Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply to...
14:54
Nine persons were today killed and six others injured when a roadways bus caught fire in Peeparpur area of Amethi. The incident occurred this morning when the roadways bus going to Sultanpur caught fire due to short circuit in the engine near Ramgaon village.He said 42 passengers were on board...
14:48
Bollywood actor Vivek Obeori and his wife Priyanka Alva welcomed their second child, a baby girl, today April 21, in Bangalore. The couple tied the knot in 2010 and had their first child -- a son named Vivaan Veer -- in 2013. Here's congratulating the proud parents!
14:43
The Maharashtra Government today scrapped the Mumbai Development Plan 2015-2034 that proposed to hike the floor space index (FSI) to a maximum of 8. The government has also asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to submit a reworked plan in two months.
14:38
The nearly USD 1 billion worth of attack helicopters, missiles and other defense equipment being sold to Pakistan by the US will end up being used in the fight againstIndia instead of being deployed against jihadists, according to a former Pakistani diplomat.Pakistan's former Ambassador to...
14:32
Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi will present a chadar on behalf of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinduddin Chisti tomorrow. The chadar will be offered at the Ajmer dargah tomorrow and the message of the Prime Minister would be read out thereafter, Naqvi,...
14:28
Daniel Berehulak was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for feature photography on Monday for his coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa for The New York Times. The staff of the St Louis Post-Dispatch won the prize for Breaking News Photography for their coverage of the aftermath of the...
14:18
The issue of conflict of interest and doctrine of bias once again cropped up today before a constitution bench of the Supreme Court set up to hear the constitutional validity of the law replacing the appointment of judges by the collegium system.After some of the parties in the matter raised the...
13:57
Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi has been given a 20 year sentence on charges of inciting the killing of protesters, reports the BBC. The ruling will be the first in several trials he is facing. Morsi was deposed by the army in July 2013 following mass street protests against his...
13:54
Delhi-Rajdhani Bhubaneswar Express and Sealdah Rajdhani Express catch fire at New Delhi Railway station yard. No casualties.
13:48
fter a year, two deadlines and a threat of fines, more than 70% of India's top companies have made only token appointments of women to their boards -- indicating a small pool of talent, an inability to retain women in the workforce and a plain reluctance to induct them. Read
13:29
After a public apology yesterday in Parliament over his racist remarks at Sonia Gandhi, BJP MP Giriraj Singh, ended his day on a worse note. Reports say he was summoned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his office in Parliament and was given an earful. The PM is believed to have reprimanded the...
13:16
Congress President Sonia Gandhi condoled the passing away of senior Congress leader JB Patnaik. Having served as the Chief Minister of Odisha thrice, a Union Minister and as a Governor, Shri Patnaik's public life spread over decades in service of people, the message read. Extending her...
12:59
A great devotee of Lord Jagannath, former Odisha Chief Minister J B Patnaik himself chanted Vishnu Sahasranam while having darshan of Lord Balaji at Tirupati temple hours before he breathed his last at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences. While visiting Tirupati temple last evening, my...
12:41
Shanti Bhushan makes a sweeping statement: Ours (Bhushans) is the most honest family in the country, nobody can question either Prashant's or my integrity. Aam Aadmi Party founding member and former Union law minister Shanti Bhushan hit out at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and called him...
12:36
President Xi Jinping today described Pakistan as China's dependable friend and firmly backed its territorial integrity, as he announced long-term support for the cash-strapped country's economic development. Addressing a joint sitting of Pakistan's parliament on the final day of his two-day...
12:32
The Pakistan media today hailed the launch of the ambitious USD 46-billion economic corridor with China as game-changer, as they gave extensive coverage to Chinese President Xi Jinping's maiden visit to the country. The 3,000-km corridor is an extensive project of investment which is bringing...
12:31
Hrithik Roshan tweets, Charu Khurana has been inducted as d 1st female make up artiste in d film industry! About time this prehistoric gender battle was won!bravo!Khurana won a decade-old court battle over Bollywood's 59-year-old prejudice against women make-up artists.Women were banned from...
12:26
Interesting if true. BJP MP Giriraj Singh on reports of him crying after meeting the PM: I had no meeting with the PM and who said I cried? Who saw? Yesterday, union minister Giriraj Singh was forced to apologise in the Lok Sabha, as protesting Congress MPs refused to allow the house function...
12:20
May 6, Wednesday. That's when a Mumbai Court will give judgement in the Salman Khan hit-and-run case. The court, which is trying actor Salman Khan in connection with the 2002 hit-and-run case, announced the date of verdict today. The prosecution and defence concluded their arguments...
12:17
Describing CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury as the captain of a sinking ship, Shiv Sena today said the left party has lost relevance in the country and does not have the strength to stand up as a strong opposition. Terming former CPI(M) General Secretary Prakash Karat's tenure as a...
11:31
When you go through the ups and downs of life you need someone who says that no matter what happens to you, whether you are successful or not, I am there with you. In the absence of that person and that love, you have a society which is depressed. Wise words from Prasoon Joshi. The first of a...
11:27
Just in: The Tamil Nadu government cancels permission for a Coca Cola plant in Erode after farmers' protest.
11:16
Day 2 of the reconvened Budget session of Parliament. The Lok Sabha discusses compensation for farmers whose crops have been destroyed by unseasonal rains. BJP MPs have been told to read up facts on the Land Bill before they come to the house. The party held a parliamentary meet early this...
10:49
Baba Ramdev refuses the cabinet rank offered by the Haryana government, says he is a yogi. I'm a sanyaasi, service to humanity is my only objective, I'm not looking for any ministerial position or status, Ramdev said. Speaking to reporters along with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal...
10:34
The hasty and perfunctory manner in which new requirements were sought to be included in the income tax return forms from the assessment year 2015-16 does not augur well for hassle-free tax administration. Read
10:24
A Mumbai court, which is trying actor Salman Khan in connection with the 2002 hit-and-run case, is expected to announce the date of verdict on Tuesday.The verdict date is being announced a day after the prosecution and defence concluded their arguments yesterday.While Khan's lawyer has argued...
10:22
Whether or not it was timed for Rahul Gandhi's return from a nearly two-month sabbatical, the huge rally in Delhi on Sunday against the land acquisition legislation seems to have primed the Congress for the role of a more active opposition. Read
10:15
Hitting out at party chief Arvind Kejriwal over his expulsion from the AAP, Prashant Bhushan said the party is being run by a dictator. Terming the party as a Khap Panchayat, Bhushan said, Unfortunately all dreams seem to be shattered at hands of that small coterie and one dictator who are today...
09:59
The evidence about a plane crash that killed Netaji is quite strong. None of the files that I read bear any evidence that it was Nehru who ordered this kind of intrusive surveillance.Harvard historian Sugata Bose, Subhas Chandra Bose's grandnephew, discusses the reports that his family was under...
09:54
Google has used its Street View cameras to search for the Loch Ness Monster - and one image in particular will attract the attention of Nessie hunters. Read
09:50
The Indian Navy and the Coast Guard have in a joint operation, intercepted a Pakistani boat off the coast of Porbandar on Monday, sources said. Large quantities of heroin and satellite phones were allegedly seized from the boat. The boat reportedly had eight men on board, who have been...
09:44
Former Odisha Chief Minister and ex-Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik passed away in Tirupati early today. He was 89. The veteran Congress leader was admitted to a hospital in Bhubaneswar following chest pain around midnight but could not be saved, his family said. Patnaik, a three-time...
09:27
The Bombay High Court will be renamed soon, following a demand from the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party MPs, Union Law and Judiciary Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said. The Sena welcomed the move. We have recently received a letter from the minister saying that his ministry has...
09:18
A flood alert has been sounded in Srinagar after rains caused water levels of the River Jhelum to rise. The water levels at two measuring points Sangam, in south Kashmir, and Ram Munshibagh crossed the 'alarm' level on Monday, officials said. Officials have...
08:51
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has decided to add to the pastoral programming with a round-the-clock operation to create a channel for farmers and rural dwellers -- called Kisan TV (or Farmers' TV). It will feature everything from water conservation and organic farming to how to...
08:35
The Haryana government will felicitate yoga teacher Ramdev, the brand ambassador for promotion of yoga and ayurveda in the state, today in Sonipat. A felicitation programme will be organised in the honour of Ramdev on April 21 in Sonipat where he will sign an agreement for promoting yoga and...
08:23
A pioneering plane attempting to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun took off in China early Tuesday for the next stage of its journey, organisers said. The Solar Impulse 2's departure from Chongqing came after repeated meteorological delays. With pilot Bertrand Piccard at the...
08:00
The New York Times won two prestigious Pulitzer prizes for coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, described by the Pulitzer board as courageous and vivid journalism that engaged the public and held authorities accountable.The Pulitzer for Public Service, announced at Columbia University,...
07:49
Hours after the Aam Aadmi Party expelled Yogendra Yadav, Prashant Bhushan and others for anti-party activities, Shanti Bhushan has come out in the open, criticising Arvind Kejriwal calling him the new Hitler. In his stinging criticism, Bhushan said, Why not expel me too? I attended the rebel meet...
04:32
The Austrian publishers of US writer Frederic Morton say he has died at age 90.The Deuticke publishing house said yesterday that Morton died overnight in his Vienna hotel room.Morton wrote 12 books including The Rothschilds and A Nervous Splendor, both of them National Book Award finalists.The...
02:22
More than 300 suspects have been arrested in South Africa in connection with deadly attacks on foreigners that have forced thousands to flee, the government said Sunday.We once again unequivocally condemn the maiming and killing of our brothers and sisters from other parts of the continent, the...
01:55
Saudi-led air strikes on a missile depot in Yemen's rebel-held capital today sparked explosions that left at least 28 people dead and nearly 300 wounded, flattening houses and shaking faraway neighbourhoods.Many more people were feared to have been killed after two strikes hit the hilltop depot,...
01:01
The latest attack on Christians by the Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram appears to indicate that the group is adopting the same murderous tactics as the Islamic State to demonstrate their allegiance to ISIS' goal of erasing Christianity from its home region.Boko Haram is probably the most...
00:23
A mysterious affliction has killed as many as 18 people in southwestern Nigeria, leaving health officials scrambling to determine its cause.The cases have all occurred in Nigeria's Ondo state since April 13, health officials said Sunday.Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, Ondo's state commissioner for health,...
00:11
Cracking the whip, AAP tonight expelled rebel leaders Prashant Bhusan, Yogendra Yadav and two others for anti-party activities and gross indiscipline, two days after issuing a show-cause notice to them.The decision to sack them from the party was taken by the national disciplinary committee which...
00:10
China and Pakistan just did something that will anger India'Charles de Gaulle' is coming to IndiaHow Navy pulled off the high-stake Yemen mission
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