23:25
The sessions court here today reserved the order on the bail application filed by corporate lawyer Janhavi Gadkar, who was arrested for allegedly crashing her car into a taxi and killing two persons, until tomorrow.Gadkar's lawyer argued that investigation was over and no purpose would be served...
23:20
Dubbing the media as a very interesting entertainment for him, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval today advised it to keep national interest above everything else.Media is very interesting entertainment for me, Doval said, responding to an audience query about the media, after the late Lalit...
22:58
A Syrian military aircraft that crashed during a bombing run over rebel-held territory killed at least 37 people and injured more than 60, a monitor said on today.The victims died when the plane crashed yesterday in the town of Ariha in Idlib province, and in preceding air strikes, according to...
22:54
The main suspect in a deadly attack on a Kuwaiti Shiite mosque in June confessed in court today to being in the jihadist Islamic State group.Abdulrahman Sabah Saud told the first hearing of the trial of 22 men and seven women that he joined IS just a day before the June 26 suicide bombing that...
22:45
An army soldier was killed and two others were injured tonight in a firing incident in Tral area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said.A firing incident took place in Noorpora area of Tral, 35 kms from here, at around 9.00 pm when a unit of 42 Rashtriya Rifles of the army was on patrol...
22:29
The fractures in the ranks of the Taliban appear to be deepening after the announcement of the death of the Afghan militant group's longtime leader.Syed Mohammad Tayab Agha, the head of the Taliban's office in Qatar and a very close ally of the late leader, said Monday that he had resigned,...
21:58
Facing flak over its order to block access to 857 pornographic and humour websites, the government today lifted ban on all those websites that do not feature child pornographic content.Days after its blanket ban order drew severe criticism on social media and other forum, the Department of...
20:28
In a major boost to Nestle India, FSSAI-approved laboratory of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) has found Maggi noodles to be in compliance with the country's food safety standards. CFTRI had tested five samples sent by Goa Food and Drug Administration (FDA) when Maggi...
20:25
Setting aside the suggestion of Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik to name the new secretriat building under construction in the state capital as 'mantralaya', chief minister Akhilesh Yadav today said it would be named as 'Mukhamantri Karyalaya'. I received the suggestion from the...
19:58
In yet another trouble for the ruling BJP, which is facing a combative Opposition over the suspension of Congress MPs, four women MPs have complained about the 'abusive' and 'sexist' language used by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri in Parliament. According to a report published in The...
19:48
Government today took strong exception to black day comment by Congress President Sonia Gandhi over suspension of 25 Lok Sabha MPs, saying it showed that the opposition was in no mood to let normal functioning of Parliament where key reform bills are pending. If yesterday was the black day...
19:15
At least 151 people have died and more than 8 lakh affected across Pakistan due to devastating floods since last month, authorities said today as they struggled to reach thousands stranded by swollen rivers. Heavy rains started last month and are still continuing in different parts of the...
19:02
In order to give a boost to anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh's worst affected areas, the Centre has sanctioned additional deployment of 5,000 troops of mountain-warfare trained Indo-Tibetan Border Police in the state. Officials said five battalions of the Sino-India border guarding force...
18:34
The government reviews the order blocking 857 websites; lifts ban from websites which do not contain pornographic material.Early reports say that those websites that are 'hard core' and host child porn remain banned. The government will come up with a new notification on the porn ban soon....
18:11
Delhi High Court today declined to issue an immediate order on AAP government's plea seeking lodging of a case against LG-appointed Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) chief M K Meena for not receiving a complaint made by an SDM against some DDA officials while they were allegedly accepting bribe.
17:39
The Mumbai High Court reserves the order for former IPL chief Lalit Modi's arrest till tomorrow.
17:34
Just in: As many as 100 people have been evacuated from London's tallest building the Shard (pictured) after a fire broke out in a restaurant's kitchen. The Shard, is an 87-storey skyscraper in London and was opened in 2012.Developing story.
17:12
Pakistani singer Adnan Sami has been allowed to stay in India for an indefinite period following his appeal to legalise his stay in India on humanitarian grounds. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today conveyed to Lok Sabha that Sami has been exempted from deportation proceedings under...
17:10
Fire breaks out at a fibreglass manufacturing factory in Baranagar (North 24 Parganas, West Bengal), 11 fire tenders on the spot.
16:46
The missing helicopter has been sighted in the dense forests in the Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh; rescue operation has been launched, says news agency PTI.A helicopter of state-run Pawan Hans with three persons on board including a senior police officer today went missing after taking off...
16:39
The Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party government on Tuesday decided to change the name of Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) to APJ Kalam University.
16:37
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan may revoke the suspension of 25 Congress MPs tomorrow. Right now, BJD, SP and TMC MPs are mediating between the Speaker and the Congress, say reports. Twenty five of Congress party's 44 members in Lok Sabha were suspended on Monday for five days for causing...
16:34
Joining the chorus of outrage against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Somnath Bharti for his 'beautiful women' remark, his wife Lipika Mitra on Tuesday said that he cares for only beautiful women. Somnath Bharti cares for only beautiful women, it seems like that. I'm an average looking...
16:22
Journalist goes missing, CM Mamata Banerjee seeks CBI probe. Read more
16:17
A total of 171 Army personnel have martyred while fighting terrorists since 2012, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said. In a written reply in Rajya Sabha to a question on how many army persons have been killed in 2012, 2013 and 2014 , the Minister said, 61 Army personnel were killed in 2012 and...
16:11
Pakistani businessmen with assured financial standing and credentials will be given multiple entry business visa up to three years, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said instructions were issued by the government on July 7 regarding grant of multiple...
16:07
A total of 113 cases of grievous hurt and attack on journalists were reported from across the country last year, the government told Parliament today. While the maximum cases of attack against media persons were reported from Uttar Pradesh at 63, the highest number of people arrested for these...
15:59
JUST IN: Meeting of Parliamentary Committee on land bill postponed till August 10 following suspension of Congress members.
15:46
The Confederation of India Industry (CII) has made its disapproval of the logjam in Parliament public saying key bills were pending in the house and a discussion was necessary. CII president Sumit Mazumdar said today that stalling Parliament delays crucial decision making and Parliament should...
15:33
FTII students meet Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, seek support.
15:31
Signaling truce with the government over who should decide interest rates, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday appeared to favour doing away with the veto power of the central bank chief, arguing it would be better for a committee to decide the key rate rather than one individual. He...
15:19
More on that missing Pawan Hans chopper. A helicopter of state-run Pawan Hans with three persons on board including a senior police officer today went missing after taking off from Dibrugarh for Khonsa district in Arunachal Pradesh.The Dauphin N3 helicopter lost touch with the Air Traffic Control...
15:06
A youth was killed and two others were injured, including a BSF jawan, when Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to firing and mortar shelling on border out posts and hamlets along the IB in Jammu district today. BSF troops retaliated resulting in exchange of fire, which was still...
15:03
The widow of late South Korean president Kim Dae-Jung will make a rare trip to North Korea tomorrow, raising cautious hopes of a thaw in cross-border tensions despite Seoul playing down the trip as a purely personal affair. The August 5-8 visit by Lee Hee-Ho is ostensibly humanitarian in nature,...
15:01
Laximikant Ramakrishna, the Indian teacher abducted and then released by ISIS militants in Sirte, Libya returned home to Hyderabad today and said his two colleagues still in captivity are safe. Laxmikant was released along with Vijay Kumar when their captors happened to be a group of their former...
14:45
Pawan Hans helicopter with three persons on board goes missing after taking off from Dibrugarh for Khonsa district in Arunachal Pradesh: sources.
14:38
Much of the prime-time news debate boiled down to either wanting us to be part of a lynch mob or a candle-light vigil in the aftermath of Yakub Memon's death. Read
13:59
In our Independence Day Special series, Rediff.com celebrates India through the lives of her people. Today, meet Ashok Kumar Mondol, who drives the tram, a timeless Kolkata classic. (And you must hear him sing at the end of the feature!) Read
13:57
The Pakistani investigator who led the probe into the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks has said his country has to deal with the fallout of the mayhem planned and launched from its soil and this will require facing the truth and admitting mistakes. Tariq Khosa, who was made head of the Federal...
13:41
Supporters and family members of a three-year old girl, who was allegedly sexually assaulted inside a private school campus, clashed with police in Bengaluru on Tuesday. The clashes broke out when police tried to push the supporters off the road after the latter took to the...
13:40
Buzz Aldrin claimed USD 33.31 in travel expenses for a journey from Houston to the Moon and back, according to a Twitter post by the Apollo 11 astronaut who became the second person to walk on the lunar surface in 1969. Aldrin, now 85, made the first lunar landing in 1969 and has tweeted his...
13:38
The government expresses readiness to accept the recommendations of the Parliament panel on land. We must consider issues on which there is a consensus, Rural Development Minister Birender Singh says.
13:19
On Sunday, news website Firstpost took down an editorial published on July 20. The move was curious when we take into account the fact that the article was an opinion piece written by its Editor-in-chief R Jagannathan and questioned Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Media-watchdog The...
12:45
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has not only taken over the powers of Foreign Secretary but also that of the Union Home Secretary. Or at least, that's the view being circulated amongst Delhi's babus, especially after the landmark Naga agreement was signed in New Delhi yesterday. Political...
12:37
It's No work No Pay for 25 suspended Congress MPs. They cannot sign the attendance register which means their Travel Allowance and Dearness Allowance will not be paid, says an official communication from the Treasury section of the Lok Sabha secretariat. If an MP signs the Parliament...
12:24
Delhi lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung has given the police, which reports to him, sanction to prosecute AAP MLA Somnath Bharti in connection with the Khirki Extension raid, in which the former Delhi minister targeted some African women in January 2014.Bharti will be among several Aam Aadmi...
12:16
Agitating Congress members force second adjournment of Rajya Sabha till 2 pm.
12:15
Somnath Bharti's Khirki extension raid: LG Najeeb Jung gives nod to Delhi Police to prosecute Somnath Bharti.
12:13
The Lok Sabha Secretariat Watch and Ward expected that a few aggressive Congress MPs may just sneak into the House so they stationed themselves in the Parliament lobby to prevent any of the suspended MPs from entering the Lok Sabha.Yesterday, LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspended 25 MPs for...
12:10
Rajya Sabha chairperson Hamid Ansari is in a difficult position today. If the government moves a resolution to suspend eight Rajya Sabha Congress MPs like Madhusudan Mistry who brought a black flag inside the Rajya Sabha, BJP MPs want a quid pro quo. Congress MPs are openly stating that Lok Sabha...
11:59
Aam Aadmi Party leader Somnath Bharti defends his crass remark on safe Delhi for beautiful women. Bharti said that he had just used a proverb to set a benchmark for ensuring a secure environment for girls and women. I have just used a proverb to set a benchmark for a secure environment where...
11:42
Bit bytes from Congress MPs outside Parliament. Congress is protesting the suspension of its 25 MPs, but the RJD and the NCP have also joined in the protests, which means they will not be attending Parliament all through this week.
11:33
US President Barack Obama turns 54 today. Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, and at age 47 he became the United States' fifth-youngest commander-in-chief.PM Narendra Modi took to Twitter to wish Obama saying, @narendramodi Dear @POTUS, wishing you a Happy Birthday! Have a great...
11:22
Dr Manmohan Singh on the suspension of the 25 Cong MPs: For Parliament to run smoothly it's the responsibility of the government to take into consideration the concerns we have been raising.Samajwadi Party, RJD MPs join Congress' protest against suspension of its 25 members from Lok Sabha. Rahul...
11:08
RBI keeps interest rate unchanged.
11:07
BJP Parliamentary Party passes a resolution against negative, obstructionist and anti-development policies of Congress: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
10:57
Just in: Congress MPs have begun staging protests at the Mahatma Gandhi statue outside Parliament House. Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former PM Dr Manmohan Singh at the protests. This comes a day after Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspended 25 Congress members from the House for...
10:15
JUST IN: State police say two people have been wounded in a shooting outside a hip-hop concert in central New Jersey and a suspect is still at large. Authorities say the shooting happened outside the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. State police say the suspect fled into nearby woods and a...
10:05
A day after Speaker Sumitra Mahajan suspended 25 Congress members from the Lok Sabha for persistently, wilfully obstructing the House by displaying placards and shouting slogans, Congress MPs, from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, have decided to protest at Parliament premises from 10.15...
09:53
Odds are largely in favour of governor Raghuram Rajan keeping the key interest rates unchanged at the Reserve Bank of India's bi-monthly policy review today. For one, between last bi-monthly policy review and this, data points have indicated continuation of vigil from the central...
09:38
Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan Dr TCA Raghavan is due to meet the speech-and hearing impaired young Indian woman, Geeta, who has been stranded in Pakistan for at least 15 years and help her re-unite with her family back home. The Indian envoy is in Karachi and will meet...
09:33
If you look at the countries that have the most regressive internet rules, you will notice something common. All these countries hate pornography. You will realise why blocking of porn is so common among the regressive and least democratic governments. Watching pornography is one of the most...
09:26
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered a CID probe into the disappearance of a reporter attached with Siliguri-based Bengali daily Uttarbanga Sambad.Speaking to reporters at the state secretariat Nabanna here, Mamata said, The IGP, North Bengal, Gyanwant Singh has been sent there. I have also...
09:09
The vagrant musician will soon be belting out numbers extolling Swachh Bharat, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and the government's other initiatives.The government is planning to train some 3,000 beggars to sing about its signature plans on local trains in major cities with a view to popularise them...
09:00
A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at her school in Indiranagar. The parents filed a complaint after the girl complained of pain in her private parts after returning from school. Police registered a case under the POCSO Act and Section 376 of the IPC. The secretary of the...
08:45
Debris from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was burnt by people on the island of Reunion after they stumbled across seats and suitcases in May, it has been claimed. Residents on the Indian Ocean island appear not to have realised the significance of the find instead...
08:35
Pakistan troops have violated the ceasefire yet again, firing at 12 BSF posts in Pargwal, Kanachak and Gangyal areas in Kashmir. The BSF troops have retaliated with firing of their own, which is ongoing at present. On Sunday, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire with unprovoked firing on...
08:03
Students of the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India will meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today. On Monday, around 100 students had gathered at Jantar Mantar in the national capital with placards and shouted slogans against Gajendra Chauhan's appointment as...
07:53
Following the collapse of a three-storey structure that occurred in Thane's Thakurli area last week, yet another housing society crumbled in Thane. Eight people have died and seven have been injured. Five families were living in the 50-year-old building, which was served a notice by the municipal...
04:01
The Obama administration unveiled a major climate change plan on Sunday aimed at a large reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the nation's coal-burning power plants. On Monday, President Barack Obama started selling it to the public at a White House event.Today after working with...
02:43
The construction of a USD 10 billion gas pipeline stretching from Central to South Asia is set to begin in December, Pakistani officials said today after meeting with a delegation from Turkmenistan. Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India have long planned the ambitious project to meet...
01:24
Afghanistan's spy agency today banned all mourning ceremonies for deceased Taliban leader Mullah Omar, warning that any gatherings condoling his death would be a legitimate target for Afghan forces. The Taliban on Thursday confirmed the death of their supremo who led the movement for some 20...
01:23
A group of people tonight attacked a police station at Secunderabad city here over death of a man, who was earlier detained in connection with a scuffle. Bannappa was taken to police station following the scuffle which took place during the local 'Bonalu' festival yesterday, a police...
00:25
Forget umbrellas: The newest symbol of protest in Hong Kong is the bra.That's what dozens of angry citizens wore Sunday in a demonstration against what they say is an absurd and sexist ruling: The sentencing of a female protester to three and a half months in prison for assaulting a police...
00:19
US-led airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria have likely killed at least 459 civilians over the past year, a report by an independent monitoring group said today. The coalition had no immediate comment. The report by Airwars, a project aimed at tracking the...
00:19
Technology to drain heat-trapping CO2 from the atmosphere may slow global warming, but will not reverse climate damage to the ocean on any meaningful timescale, according to research published today. At the same time, a second study reported, even the most aggressive timetable for reducing...
00:18
A Swedish diplomat has been expelled from Moscow in a tit-for-tat move after the Scandinavian country recently kicked out a Russian diplomat, Stockholm's foreign ministry said today. Russian authorities have informed us that a diplomat at the Swedish embassy has to leave the country ......
00:17
PHOTOS: Modi govt signs historic Naga peace accord155 dead in floods in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Odisha and West Bengal6 Indians who joined Islamic State killed, 7 fight on25 Cong MPs suspended from Lok Sabha; Sonia says 'black day for democracy'The reality of being Muslim in IndiaIndia's Cloth Man on...
00:16
London's Underground network will shut down this week for the second time in two months after talks again broke down in a dispute over all night services, trade unions said today. There will be no Tube train services from Wednesday evening and all day on Thursday after three unions rejected...
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