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Claiming to be the fittest person to become the Prime Minister, senior Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today said that he aspires to take up the top job and that if Narendra Modi resigns and all MPs elect me the PM it will send a good message across the country and India will progress with each...
23:13
Air India's first direct daily flight between London and Ahmedabad took off from Heathrow Airport today, meeting a long-standing demand of the Gujarati community in Britain.There was a visibly festive mood among the passengers, who were offered Indian sweets on board the Air India's...
22:23
Rupert Murdoch's newspaper The Australian, which published a cartoon drawn by Bill Leak showing Indians eating solar panels, defended it by citing 'freedom of expression'.The cartoon was criticized worldwide for being 'shockingly racist'.In a statement, The Australian clarified their position...
22:00
The Central Bureau of Investigation registered cases against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's principal secretary Rajender Kumar and six others for alleged criminal conspiracy and misconduct.Kumar is accused of misusing his position to give contracts to a private firm. The CBI...
21:53
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce tomorrow the verdict on bringing transparency in the collegium system of appointing judges in higher judiciary. The collegium system of judges appointing judges, which had come into being in 1993 and now stands revived after a five-judge...
21:28
The Janata Dal-United today condemned the Central Bureau of Investigation raid at the office of Delhi chief minister's principal secretary, terming it as 'dictatorial and intimidatory tactics' by the National Democratic Alliance government and called upon all opposition parties to register...
21:02
All public schools in Los Angeles were closed on Tuesday over unspecified threat, local media reported.The students who were already at school were sent back home.Authorities said that closure of schools was due to 'an abundance of caution' after the nation's second largest school district...
20:51
JUST IN: Arvind Kejriwal's principal secretary Rajendra Kumar brought to the CBI headquarters in New Delhi for questioning.
20:29
National carrier Air India today started its direct daily flight from Ahmedabad, the economic and industrial hub of Gujarat, to London. Air India flight AI-131, a B-787 Dreamliner aircraft, with 247 passengers onboard, took off from the Sardar Vallabh Patel International Airport here at 0430...
20:28
Petrol price was today cut by 50 paisa and diesel by 46 paisa a litre, much lower than an anticipated decrease as oil companies left cushion for the government to mop up gains accruing from global oil prices dipping to multi-year lows.Petrol will cost Rs 59.98 from midnight tonight in Delhi as...
19:16
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Centre and Delhi government to clarify their stand by tomorrow on causes of pollution in the capital besides capping and scrapping of old diesel vehicles after car dealers sought modifications in its harsh order. The green panel issued notices...
18:56
The Enforcement Directorate officer, who had recommended closure of National Herald case, has been shunted out of the agency and posted in Unique Identification Authority of India. Himanshu Kumar Lal has been appointed as deputy secretary in the UIDAI under the Department of Electronics and...
18:04
In the midst of its biggest face-off with the Modi dispensation yet, a combative AAP government rejected claims of the CBI and the Centre that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was not the target of today's raid and insisted a room having key files and affidavits in his office were thoroughly...
18:01
Kiran Bedi slams her former India Against Corruption colleague and then, opponent in the Delhi chief ministerial elections, Arvind Kejriwal. He deeply needs to regret what he said. It has shocked and saddened the people. He owes an apology to nation. PM Modi one of 10 most respected people in...
17:45
One of US Navy's newest warships, costing a whopping USD 360 million, has broke down less than a month after it was commissioned, prompting calls for a thorough probe into the alarming incident. The Littoral Combat Ship USS Milwaukee broke down last Thursday, days after the ship's crew discovered...
17:22
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to brief media shortly.
17:15
@TheDilipKumar Message from Saira: Our gratitude to our family. Dilip Sahab is a truly blessed man and I thank Allah for the blessings showered on us
17:10
The CBI raid on Delhi Chief Minister's office resonated in parliament with opposition today alleging a serious attack on federal polity even as the government insisted that the investigation had nothing do with Arvind Kejriwal but pertained to an official in his office. The issue was raised by...
17:01
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the Paris attacks
16:51
Charges against Rajendra Kumar substantial. Just because he happens to be Secretary to the Delhi CM, doesn't make the raid an act of political vendetta, said estranged AAP leader Prashant Bhushan. If there's a substantial case against a person who may happen to be Secy to CM, he needs to be...
16:48
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to Centre over fresh testing of the Maggi samples.The apex court will tomorrow hear Maggi noodles manufacturer Nestle India's plea.The court had on Saturday sought a response from Maggi noodles manufacturer and Maharashtra government on a plea filed by...
16:46
A 29-year-old man was arrested in the Paris region today as part of the investigation into the November 13 attacks on the city that left 130 dead, a judicial source said.The vast investigation has seen 2,700 raids conducted since the attacks by the Islamic State group, with 360 people placed...
16:20
PM Modi unveiled the statue of former Kerala CM R Shankar in Kollam.Happy that SNDP gave me opportunity to unveil statue of a great like Shri R Shankar, will always remember this day, PM Modi made a veiled dig at Congress protests while speaking in Kollam in Kerala. The PM who is in Kollam...
16:15
Calling Islamic extremism a disease, Saudi Arabia has announced the formation of a coalition of 34 predominately Muslim nations to fight terrorism.This announcement comes from the Islamic world's vigilance in fighting this disease so it can be a partner, as a group of countries, in the fight...
15:58
Former AAP member Anjali Damania tweets her outrage over the CBI raids: Have Sharad Pawar, Ambani, Adani Mayawati, Mulayam singh, Vasundhara Raje, Sushma Swaraj, Shivraj Singh ever been raided by the sick CBI???
15:53
Devpreet Singh, CBI spox on the raids at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's secretary's office. -- From 2007-2014, he (Rajender Kumar) along with six others abused his position to award contracts-- After obtaining warrant from the competent court, searches are in progress in 14 locations in Delhi and...
15:47
NCP leader Praful Patel is holding a reception at his home tomorrow to celebrate the 75th birthday of party chief Sharad Pawar. Praful Patel has invited at least 2000 people from the media, all MPs and Union ministers. It promises to be the last mega even of 2015.
15:37
Shah also went to the BJP Parliamentary Party office where he met party employees. He went up to each employee and asked about his welfare. Shah obviously understands how important the secretariat is in assisting elected MPs. A little TLC always works.
15:32
BJP president Amit Shah was in Home Minister Rajnath Singh's chambers at Parliament House today, obviously on instructions from Prime Minister Modi. Shah also met senior Union Ministers like Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and discussed political developments, including the possible approach on GST...
15:28
BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad holding a press conference on the CBI raids on the office of Rajender Kumar, the principal secretary of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Prasad says a textbook case of corruption is being given a political colour. Highlights...-- Neither the office nor the papers of Arvind...
14:59
The National Human Rights Commission today issued conditional summons to the Delhi chief secretary, police commissioner and the Union home secretary following their failure to produce reports on the release of juvenile convict in December 16, 2012 gang-rape case.The Commission had issued a notice...
14:44
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today visited GB Pant Hospital to enquire about the condition of CPI veteran AB Bardhan, who is admitted there following a paralytic stroke. Gandhi visited the hospital this morning to enquire about Bardhan's health. She was briefed about Bardhan's condition by...
14:43
A day after the MNS-affiliated Chitrapat Karmachari Sena appealed people not to watch Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Dilwale', party chief Raj Thackeray sought to distance himself from the controversy, saying boycotting the actor's film was not his party's official stand. MNS Chitrapat Karmachari Sena...
14:37
CBI to brief the media on raid conducted at Delhi Secretariat, shortly. Stay with us.
14:34
CBI has recovered foreign currency worth over Rs 3 lakh from Rajender Kumar's (Principal secretary to Delhi CM) residence: CBI Sources
14:33
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the formation of a 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism, according to a joint statement published on state news agency SPA. The countries here mentioned have decided on the formation of a military alliance led by Saudi Arabia to fight...
14:21
New Zealand has confirmed that the black, white and blue silver fern design won a referendum to become a possible new flag, after the final votes were counted.BBC reported that a second referendum will be held in March to decide whether to adopt the new flag or keep the current one. The design...
13:58
Arvind Kejriwal tweets: My question - had Rajender not been my secretary, then wud he have been raided? No. Then who is the target- Rajender or me?
13:50
Former AAP sympathiser and India Against Corruption member, BJP leader Kiran Bedi reacts to Arvind Kejriwal calling the PM a psychopath. A very regrettable comment. I hope he regrets it. It's leaving a very bad and sad feeling amongst people at large, she said.
13:21
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tweets her outrage: @MamataOfficial Sealing of a Chief Minister's office is unprecedented. I am shocked.@ArvindKejriwal responds: Mamata Di. This is undeclared emergency.Amid claims and counter-claims, CBI today raided the office of an officer of Delhi Chief...
13:11
ISIS has issued a fatwa to kill children suffering with Down's Syndrome. The Sharia Board of the deranged Islamic State group issued an oral fatwa to kill newborn babies born with disabilities, with Down syndrome and congenital deformities, the Mosul Eye reported. Mosul Eye is the pseudonym...
12:39
Artist Hema Upadhayay murder case: Three accused sent to police custody till December 19 by a Mumbai court.
12:36
Amidst mounting opposition attack over her government on handling of the northeast monsoon, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today sought to assure the people that she would stand by with them at all times and that there was no need for concern. Calling herself a dear sister of the...
12:27
It is not the right thing to do, says Ram Jethmalani on CBI raid conducted at Delhi Secretariat.
12:25
CBI team at the residence of Rajendra Kumar, Principal Secretary to CM Delhi.
12:14
Searches on at 14 locations in Delhi and UP. Papers of three immovable properties and Rs. 2.4 lakh recovered from the residence of Rajender Kumar: CBI
12:09
If you have been following the story of the CBI raid on Arvind Kejriwal's office, read the report on the man who filed a complaint against the Delhi CM's principal secretary, which is why this came to pass. Two months after he was sacked, former Delhi Dialogues Commission member-secretary Ashish...
11:59
Arvind Kejriwal responds to the Arun Jaitley's statement in Parliament that the raids have nothing to do with the Delhi CM or his tenure. @ArvindKejriwal tweets: FM lied in Parliament. My own office files are being looked into to get some evidence against me. Rajender is an excuse.AAP claims that...
11:50
TMC's Derek O'Brien raises the raid in Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's office in the Rajya Sabha. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley responds saying, The raid has nothing to do with Mr Kejriwal or his tenure.
11:42
Union minister Venkaiah Naidu: It has become a fashion with Arvind Kejriwal to blame Centre and drag PM Modi into everything. PM and the government has nothing to do with the CBI. We don't monitor the CBI. Vijender Gupta, BJP MLA: The language used by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for...
11:38
The CBI denies raiding or sealing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office, and claims it was searching his principal secretary Rajendra Kumar's office. Kejriwal has accused the central agency of lying. Union minister Prakash Javadekar says Kejriwal's reaction on the CBI raid is 'atrocious'....
11:16
Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on the CBI raid: It has become a fashion with Arvind Kejriwal to take the PM's name for everything. The Aam Aadmi Party has said that the Modi sarkar was indulging in the worst kind of vendetta politics by getting the CBI to carry out raids at the Delhi CM's...
10:56
Dismissing claims by the CBI that the searches are against Delhi CM secretary Rajendra Kumar, Arvind Kejriwal wrote on Twitter again, CBI lying. My own office raided. Files of CM office are being looked into. Let Modi say which file he wants? They are just using Rajendra as an excuse to enter my...
10:53
Minutes after the Aam Aadmi Party cried that the Modi sarkar was indulging in the worst kind of vendetta politics by getting CBI to carry out raids at the Delhi CM's office, the CBI has come out and clearly stated that the searches were being carried out against the Delhi CM's...
10:35
And after Somnath Bharti's tweet, Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia also took to Twitter, writing, The Centre is trying to scare honest governments with CBI raids. But, the public knows the truth and they (the government) will not be successful.
10:33
AAP's Somnath Bharti also takes to Twitter to slam the CBI raid at the Delhi CM's office. The former state law minister wrote, This is the darkest day of Indian democracy but bewildered of Delhi and Bihar defeat, @narendramodi can do anything.
10:31
And here comes the second tweet by Kejriwal. Modi is a coward and a psycopath, writes the Delhi CM
10:29
Reports are coming in that the CBI's raid is against Kejriwal's Principal Secretary Rejender Kumar. Not against Kejriwal. The raids at four places. The CBI has said that the office has NOT been sealed. However, AAP and Kejriwal is insisting that the entire floor is sealed.
10:21
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office has been sealed after the CBI raided it this morning, said the Aam Aadmi Party. Taking to Twitter following the raid, Kejriwal said, When Modi could not handle me politically, he resorts to this cowardice. The reason for the raid is still unknown.
10:13
Extending support to those affected by the Chennai floods, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has directed all of her party's MPs and MLAs to contribute a month's salary towards flood-relief work. The CM addressing the affected said, I will always stand by you, no need for any...
09:54
A central school in Uttar Pradesh's capital city, Lucknow, has recorded the highest level of suspended particulate matter, PM 2.5 today, followed by the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, while Delhi's Anand Vihar stood third according to the latest report by the Central Pollution Control...
09:29
The Rajasthan Frontier of the Border Security Force has come up with a new health dictum for its personnel: get fit and get a posting of your choice. The force has put in place a smart solution to address fitness woes of its personnel by incentivising them with the transfer of their...
09:12
Two days after a six-month-old girl's death during a demolition drive in west Delhi's Shakurbasti area triggered a political slugfest, the girl's father in his statement to the cops said the girl died much before the drive began. The family had initially said the child died as a result of...
08:50
The Supreme Court will hear all matters relating to rising level of air pollution in the national capital, including a petition to ban diesel-run vehicles today. It will hear a petition for banning diesel car from plying on Delhi's road, including 13 cities to tackle growing menace of pollution...
08:47
JUST IN: Mild tremors felt in parts of Bihar and Jharkhand
08:32
Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit has said that India does not know where underworld don Dawood Ibrahim was and that Indo-Pak dialogue would not get derailed in case of another terror attack. Talking to India Today group he said that how...
08:16
In North-West Delhi's Shakur basti, life came full circle over the weekend at two households, 50 metres from each other. Around 10 am on Saturday, six-month-old Rukaiyya died as her parents Mohammad Anwar and Safeena Khatoon rushed to save what they could as their home faced demolition by a...
08:04
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, along with his teammates Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina and Ravichandran Ashwin, among others, will be up for grabs for the two new IPL teams in the draft to be held today. The Sanjiv Goenka-owned Pune will have the first choice as...
03:54
A bus carrying Argentine border patrol officers has crashed into a ravine, killing 42 people.Another nine people were injured in the crash in the northern province of Salta on Monday, provincial emergency official Francisco Marinaro told local television.'We have 42 dead so far,' he said in a TV...
03:19
US President Barack Obama today reviewed the anti-ISIS strategy with his army commanders and announced to send his Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to the Middle East to seek enhanced support from the countries in the region against this terrorist organisation.This continues to be a difficult...
02:38
Danger is an overused term in showbusiness. Thrown about almost as frequently as the word genius, it is often used to describe someone who either has a bad temper, is a difficult interviewee or makes art that requires a bit of heavy thinking.But while Frank Sinatra certainly had a few anger...
02:20
The UK government today narrowly won its bid to block opposition Labour to lower the voting age to 16 for the planned referendum on the UK's membership of the EU in 2017.The House of Lords rejected the key amendment, challenging government figures on the cost of registering younger voters, by...
01:46
Senior White House officials will hold meetings with Sikh and Muslim community leaders, a US presidential spokesman said today, as the country reels under a spate of hate-crimes directed against these communities in the aftermath of San Bernardino terrorist attack. The White House is routinely...
00:44
Students of five educational institutions, including a women's college in Anna Nagar, were evacuated following an anonymous call about bombs being planted there, police said.The caller rang up police on mobile and said bombs been planted in the schools and college in Anna Nagar. The police...
00:29
The US is hitting so-called Islamic State harder than ever, President Barack Obama has said.More air strikes were launched against the group in November than in any other month, he said in a Pentagon speech.In recent weeks, the US-led coalition has killed a number of its leaders and attacked the...
00:28
A British Muslim man has been convicted of preparing to carry out a knife attack in the British capital inspired by the Islamic State terror group.Nadir Syed was arrested hours after buying a chef's knife in November 2014, days before Remembrance Sunday ' held on the second Sunday of November to...
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2 poachers gunned down in Kaziranga National ParkBJP has suffered political untouchability in Kerala, says PM ModiPrime suspect in Mumbai double murder case detainedSushma rejects 'flip-flop' on dialogue with PakistanJaitley invokes Nehru to prevent 'washout' of winter sessionRights of minorities...
