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Police are looking for a woman wearing a black shirt in connection with this week's deadly bombing at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine, a senior police spokesman said Thursday.I would urge her to come forward to provide information to police, Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri told reporters without...
22:59
Pakistan has responded to India External Affairs Ministry's statement about the NSA level talks between the two nations.We are deeply disappointed at statement of Spokesperson of India's Ministry of External Affairs putting forth pre-conditions for official talks to take place with Pakistan...
22:25
Stern warnings flew back and forth across the border between North Korea and South Korea on Friday, the day before a North-imposed deadline for the South to shut off propaganda broadcasts or face war.Kim Jong Un, the supreme commander of the North Korean military, ordered front-line units along...
21:36
Having turned large parts of Syria and Iraqinto a battlefield, the Islamic State has drawn up a even sinister plan -- AIDS Bomb. It has been reported that that Islamic State leadership has plans to send 16 of its fighters on suicide missions after they were tested positive for...
21:34
It may seem that the Narendra Modi government is confused about its Pakistan policy. It is more likely that the policy is to deliberately not have a policy. It seems that India doesn't really want to have serious talks with Pakistan, and the Ufa joint statement was a charade under international...
21:05
The Aam Aadmi Party MLA Surinder Singh was arrested by Delhi Police for allegedly beating and manhandling a worker of New Delhi Municipal Council. AAP senior leader Ashutosh came down heavily the Central government for the arrest and criticised them for inaction in Delhi's CNG fitness and arrest...
20:37
Minutes after Vikas Swarup, the ministry of external affairs spokesperson, said that India was committed to discussing issues with Pakistan peacefully, bilaterally, Home Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated the government stand, saying, We are firm on our stand that whatever talks are held...
20:24
JUST IN: Hurriyat leader SAS Geelani to meet Pak NSA Sartaj Aziz on Monday morning, say Pakistan government sources.
19:59
In a presser quelling rumours of cancellation of India, Pakistan talks, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson said this evening, India is committed to discussing issues with Pakistan peacefully, bilaterally. New conditions by Pakistan cannot be the basis of going forward. As per Ufa deal, the...
19:53
PTI has withdrawn its alert on India cancelling talks with Pakistani. However, it reports that the deadlock continues in the proposed talks and the dialogue is unlikely.
19:41
India has not called off NSA-level talks with Pakistan formally. However, PTI reported that the talks have been called off. But, the MEA was non-committal, tweeting: India remains committed to discussing issues with Pakistan bilaterally & peacefully: But unilateral in position of new...
19:15
Taking suo motu congnisance of his recent remarks on rape, a local court has summoned Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on September 16. Civil Judge (Junior Division) of Kulpahad Tehsil Ankit Goel took congisance of Yadav's statement on rape on August 18 in Lucknow, where he had said...
19:07
The Commonwealth parliamentary conference to be held in Islamabad was cancelled by the Commonwealth parliamentary association on Wednesday, according to details available which contradict Pakistan's claim that the decision was its own. The CPA executive committee met in the UK...
18:53
Noble Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai (18), quite expectedly, has aced her GCSE exams, earning six A* and four As. Her father Ziauddin Yousafzai posted Malala's final results on Twitter this morning: @ZiauddinY My wife Toor Pekai and I are proud of Malala getting 6A*s...
18:08
Omar Abdullah @abdullah_omar tweets: We live from statement to statement. Indian-Pakistani-Indian-Pakistani. 15-Love; 15 All; 30-15; the statement match goes on. #IndoPakMess
18:01
Pakistan government sources say it seems that the NSA talks are as good as over.
17:51
The PDP govt in Jammu and Kashmir says it will not arrest the Hurriyat leaders in Srinagar, which means they may be detained when they head to New Delhi. According to reports, yesterday, it was the Peoples Democratic Party MP Mehbooba Mufti who forced the release of Hurriyat leaders including...
17:17
In an official response to India's warning against Pakistan's National Security Adviser Sartaz Aziz meeting Kashmiri separatists, Islamabad said it would not be possible for Pakistan to accept this advice.The Pakistani leadership has always interacted with Hurriyat leaders during their India...
17:09
Govt to sell 10 per cent stake in Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Monday.
16:39
Before you head to the multiplex to watch Manjhi The Mountain Man, read Sukanya Verma's review: 'Much promise but flimsy execution'.
16:36
NIA arrests truck driver who had allegedly helped Lashker-e-Taiba Mohd Naved Yakub.
16:03
India will not back out from talks, but will talk only on terrorism, ABP news says of the NIA talks between India and Pakistan scheduled for Sunday.
15:40
Just in: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is escorting the captured Pakistani terrorists Mohammed Naved Yakub to Kashmir. The NIA is trying to reconstruct the sequence of events which led to the attack on a BSF platoon in Udhampur and consequently, Naved's capture. Naved was subjected to...
15:19
Shabbir Shah, separatist leader tells ANI: Meeting with Pakistan NSA Sartaj Aziz will be on 23rd August at 6 pm at Pakistan House in Delhi. JKLF chairman Yasin Malik also confirmed that he would be heading to Delhi for meeting the Pakistan NSA, saying, Kashmir people have every legitimate claim...
14:39
Students may soon end up using Aadhaar numbers instead of their roll numbers for examinations going by a circular from the Department of School Education and Literacy under the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development. Read moreAlso see: Protect the Right to Privacy as a Fundamental Right!
14:27
Rashtriya Janata Daj (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad on Friday mocked BJP chief Amit Shah after the latter was trapped in an elevator for almost 45 minutes in Patna. A man as fat as Amit Shah shouldn't have entered Patna lift as Bihar lifts are not made to carry such fat people, news agency ANI...
14:03
Hurriyat chief Syed Ali Shah Gilani and another separatist leader Shabbir Shah put under house arrest, says ABP.
13:52
Weighing around 60 kgs, the six-feet high and four-feet wide chandelier was installed at the Taj Mahal's royal gate in 1905 on the instruction of Lord Curzon. Thankfully, nobody was injured when it fell. Read
13:48
Yup, it's true -- a Sydney man gets stuck in a top-loader washing machine for three hours - and comes out spotless from the waist down. Read
13:46
The Gujarat High Court today stayed a government move to make voting mandatory in the coming civic bodies' elections in the state. The rules had been drafted following a notification issued in this regard a month ago.
13:40
Former J-K CM Omar Abdullah on the Hurriyat-Pak meet in New Delhi: Whose idea was it to make such a big deal of the Hurriyat-Pak chat? These were such non-events before this Govt blew them out of proportion!
13:38
Just in: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen's visa extended for a year, says the home ministry. Her residence permit expired on August 17. Taslima Nasreen, living in exile since she left Bangladesh in a cloak of secrecy in 1994 in the wake of threats to her by fundamentalist groups for...
13:13
More on the NSA meet: Sources from Pakistan tells NDTV that media reports saying the timing of the reception has been changed from Sunday evening is untrue. The reception will be held on Sunday evening, reports NDTV quoting Pakistan sources.
13:06
Pakistan's capacity to carry a normal relationship with India doesn't exist. The relationship with Pakistan is less important than several others.On the eve of the National Security Adviser-level talks between India and Pakistan, former NSA Shiv Shankar Menon speaks to Sheela...
12:55
Also read Nitin Gokhale's column for Rediff.com on the NSA talks: Talking terror to Pakistan only agenda of Sunday's meeting.
12:53
After a day's silence in the aftermath of the detentions of separatist leaders in Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan today said there can be no conditional diplomacy. India today has advised Pakistan that it will be inappropriate for its National Security Adviser Sartaj Aziz, who is arriving on...
11:57
Just in: Maharashtra government accords 'Z' category security to anti-corruption Anna Hazare in view of threats to him.This comes after the social activist filed a police complaint after he had received a threat letter, yesterday. The letter mentions name of one Mahadeo Panchal from Latur...
11:51
On the day Saina Nehwal regained the top ranking in the world of badminton, the ace shuttler also signed up a new sports marketing firm to manage her portfolio. The contract with IOS Sports & Entertainment promises her Rs 25 crore in the next two years.The 25-year-old currently earns between...
11:47
Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Friday alleged that things are unravelling ahead of NSA level talks because adequate preparations have been nil from India and Pakistan, adding that the talks may not be taking place at all. The biggest mistake you can make in democracy in diplomacy...
11:30
@soniandtv Neelam Krishnamurthy told me she has written to the Prime Minister, 2 Law ministers in government for law on public safety, no response.
11:26
They are trained to supervise law and order operations and counter insurgency, but the CRPF personnel, in a novel initiative, are helping farmers in ploughing their fields through tractors to win the hearts of tribals in Chhattisgarh's worst Naxal-hit Sukma district.The Central Reserve Police...
11:20
Neelam Krishnamoorthy, whose children were among the 59 people killed in the Uphaar fire tragedy, today met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and requested him not to accept the Rs 60-crore fine that builders Gopal and Sushil Ansal have been asked to pay by the Supreme Court. The CM said the...
10:58
A fresh batch of 168 pilgrims today left for the cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas, amid tight security. The batch comprising 60 men, 16 women and 92 sadhus left in four vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp here at 4.40 am, a police official said. Amid tight security...
10:56
The whole story of the 2-hour detention of the Hurriyet leaders in Jammu & Kashmir on Thursday may never be known, but what seems plausible is that New Delhi and Srinagar were probably not on the same page.Very sad, indeed, if South Block didn't anticipate the inevitability of the...
10:33
The rupee fell by another 27 paise to trade at fresh two-year low of 65.81 against the dollar today on sustained capital outflows by foreign funds even as the US currency weakened overseas.Besides, strong demand for dollar from importers and banks and a lower opening in the domestic equity market...
10:17
India today made it clear to Pakistan that it should not go ahead with the meeting of its NSA Sartaz Aziz with Hurriyat representatives in New Delhi when he comes to hold talks with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval, saying it will not be appropriate.In a clear message to the Pakistan High...
10:11
BJP president Amit Shah was stuck in a lift at the state guest house in Bihar capital Patna for nearly 40 minutes, officials said on Friday.Shah, who arrived in Patna on Thursday, was going to have dinner when the incident occurred. He was later safely pulled out by his security staff after...
09:00
India Today reports: Pakistan is yet to give an official itinerary for the visit of its national security adviser Sartaj Aziz, which has not only kept India on tenterhooks but led to the suspicion that Aziz might be looking for a way to wriggle out of the talks. Aziz formally agreed to come...
08:49
NIA chief Sharad Kumar is likely to brief National Security Advisor A K Doval today on the progress made so far in probing arrested Pakistani militant Mohammed Naved Yakub ahead of the NSA-level talks between India and Pakistan, sources in the anti-terror agency said.Kumar flew down to Srinagar...
08:48
The hotlines or secure lines of communication between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama and their national security advisors have recently become operational, though it has not been put to use during its short lifespan so far.It (hotline has) just recently been...
08:47
A three-member team of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry will today hold talks with the faculty, non teaching staff, students and the director of the Film and Television Institute of India, raising hopes of a possible resolution of the impasse over TV actor and BJP member Gajendra Chauhan...
08:47
India is expected to push for deeper engagement with 14 resource-rich Pacific Island nations today at a summit of the countries of strategically important South Pacific region where China has strong presence.The 2nd Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation Summit, being hosted by India in...
08:46
Justice M L Tahilyani, who had sentenced Pakistan terrorist Mohamed Ajmal Kasab to death for his role in 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, retires today as the Bombay high court Judge after 28 years of distinguished judicial service.Justice Tahilyani is slated to take up a new assignment as the Lok...
03:37
Former US president and Nobel peace laureate Jimmy Carter who is being treated for cancer on his brain, hopes that he would be able to make his scheduled trip to Nepal this November.While this would depend on advice of his doctors and his health conditions then, Carter, 90, said a visit to Nepal...
03:04
Linjawi said that while some sectors of Saudi society view women's suffrage as a Western intrusion', she sees a linear advancement in women's participation' in the country's affairs and politics. Read this story HERE
03:01
The bodies of all 54 people killed in a plane crash in eastern Indonesia have been recovered from a remote jungle site and flown to hospital, an official said on Thursday. Read this story HERE
02:57
South and North Korea have traded artillery fire across their heavily militarised border, in a rare exchange that left no casualties but pushed already elevated cross-border tensions to dangerously high levels.Key points.Both sides fire artillery across DMZNorth threatens to blow up South's...
02:51
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has announced he is resigning and has called an early election.Tsipras, who was only elected in January, said he had a moral duty to go to the polls now a third bailout had been secured with European creditors. Read this story HERE
02:50
Republican presidential front-runnerDonald Trump took on an array of subjects and political figures during a lengthy interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo on Wednesday, including Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, Pope Francis and even Caroline Kennedy.Read this story HERE
01:53
Three fishermen, battling for life atop their sinking boat in midsea, were rescued and brought ashore here today. The three fishermen, in 40-50 age group, had put out to sea in their boat along with fellow fishermen onboard 184 boats from Jegathapattinam in the district yesterday.As the...
00:51
Inmate David Sweat, who pulled off an elaborate escape from an upstate New York prison in early June, has been indicted on two counts of escape in the third degree and a count of promoting prison contraband, Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie said Thursday.A state court judge entered a...
00:23
Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is set to call a snap election for 20 September, according to Greek media.Tsipras has faced a rebellion within his ruling hard-left Syriza party over a new bailout deal which has been agreed with international creditors.Greece received the first 13bn...
00:19
5 NSCN-K militants involved in Manipur ambush arrestedSizzle in the sun: July was the HOTTEST month ever around the worldAmid row with India, Pakistan cancels Commonwealth meet
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