23:48
The UN has appealed to all parties in Libya to resume dialogue on the future of the war-wracked North African state following a decision by the country's parliament to suspend participation in the UN-brokered peace talks.The chamber of representatives of the internationally recognised government...
23:31
Congress will hold a 'Chintan Shivir' here on February 28 where people from different walks of life will discuss and make resolutions to boost the party.The day-long camp will be held at the guest house of Sanjay Gandhi Hospital at Munshiganj, vice president Rahul Gandhi's Amethi representative...
22:32
Mukhtar Ahmad reports from Srinagar: Two militants of Hizbul Mujaheedin outfit were killed in over 30-hour-long fierce gunfight in south Kashmir Shopian district on Wednesday evening.Four army troopers including a senior officer were injured during the fierce encounter which began Tuesday...
22:12
The UN Human Rights Council today defended its move to defer the release of a report into alleged war crimes committed during Sri Lanka's civil war as a very rational decision taken in a relatively unique case.The President of the UN Human Rights Council Joachim Rucker said that the decision to...
22:09
The Secret Service is in contact with French officials regarding this week's mysterious drone incidents in Paris, a law enforcement official tells CNN.For at least the last two days, unmanned aerial vehicles have been spotted flying over high profile sites in Paris, including the Eiffel Tower and...
21:56
France outlined plans for a broader dialogue with its Muslim minority on Wednesday after the faith's official council proved unable to deal with the challenges presented by Islamist radicalisation.Attacks by French Islamists on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a kosher grocery in Paris last...
21:38
The national capital today reported 115 fresh cases of swine flu, taking the total number of cases so far this year to 2,571. According to the health department of Delhi government today, 594 tests were carried out, of which 115 were tested positive. No deaths were reported today.
21:04
Rahul Gandhi's sudden sabbatical to reflect upon the future course of the party may be a prelude to his elevation as Congress President. There are indications that Gandhi, who is currently the Vice President, could be made the party chief later this year as the tenure of Congress President...
20:31
Yoga guru Ramdev's aide Balkrishna today said that NDA's bill to amend the Land Acquisition Act was against the interest of farmers and appealed the Centre to revise it.Agricultural land is everyone's need as our life depends on it. The land acquisition bill brought in by the Centre goes against...
20:11
Observers of Boko Haram, which has inflicted years of terror on northern Nigeria, note that its actions in the last six months have frequently mimicked those of ISIS -- from punishments such as stoning and beheading of its victims to taking territory and an increasingly sophisticated use of...
20:04
Swine flu has claimed 51 more lives raising the death toll to 926 and the number of people affected by the disease crossed the 16,000 mark even as the Government said today there is no need to panic. The concern over the spiralling swine flu cases was also reflected with High Courts acting...
19:50
At least 22 people have been killed and 38 others injured when a bus overturned on an expressway in northwest China during the week-long Chinese New Year holidays, state media reported today.The accident took place last night in Bachu County, Kashgar Prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous...
19:40
As many as 6,443 Indians are detained in jails in 71 countries for various offences and 74 missing defence personnel, including 54 prisoners of war, are believed to be in Pakistani jails since 1971, Lok Sabha was informed today.While the maximum number of 1,534 Indians are detained in Saudi...
19:36
Drones have appeared over landmarks in central Paris for the second night running and police are no closer to knowing who is operating them.There were five sightings between 11.00 pm on Tuesday and 02.00 am on Wednesday, French media report.Up to three drones were seen near the Invalides military...
18:57
PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time on February 27 after which a swearing-in ceremony is likely to be held on March 1, two months after the results for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls were announced. 79-year-old Sayeed's meeting with...
18:33
A fierce encounter between security forces and militants underway in Shopian (J&K), 2 jawans and one major injured, 3 militants killed, search ops on.
18:20
Rahul Gandhi could not have chosen a worse moment for self-introspection, coinciding as it does with a parliamentary budget session. Read
18:18
Sonia Faleiro on why Modi is no champion of India's women. Read
17:07
Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena chief, has ordered party's workers to travel across Maharashtra to inform farmers that the government's planned land reforms are designed to gyp them. The Sena is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coalition government; it also co-governs Maharashtra with Modi's...
17:03
Fulfilling its election promises, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi today slashed power tariff by 50 per cent for those households which consume up to 400 units per month. The government has also decided to provide 20,000 litres of free water to every household.However, water tariff...
16:58
This picture that has been retweeted a number of times is apparently from the Delhi assembly and all those men eyeballing that woman as she takes her seat are AAP MLAs. Eleven days after forming the Delhi government, Arvind Kejriwal's AAP has delivered on its big-ticket...
16:54
To fight high-profile cases, state and Central governments often hire senior lawyers. But the previous Haryana government under chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda of the Congress was billed an unusually high amount - a whopping Rs. 5.5 crore - to prosecute workers accused of...
16:33
Central Hall of Parliament was flooded with leaflets and text messages about whispers of a possible change of Karnataka chief minister. And leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge is said to be behind this drama.
16:32
A day of firsts in Parliament. There was 92 per cent attendance during Question Hour today, for one. The Prime Minister was on roster duty in the Lok Sabha so BJP MPs were in their allotted seats and there was not a mewl of protest heard from the Opposition benches.Then at 11 am when Lok Sabha...
16:06
So, Rahul Gandhi is likely to take over as Congress President in April. His elevation as party president was a foregone conclusion, but there is still the matter of a tussle about the choices for his team, with which even Sonia Gandhi is said to be not comfortable. Rahul wanted to...
15:55
Delhi govt likely to announce free 20,000 liters of water to every household per month and may slash power tariff by 50 per cent for consumption up to 400 units per month.
15:43
PDP's Mehbooba Mufti was the centre of attraction in the Lok Sabha today. She entered the House and sat behind Congress president Sonia Gandhi and SP chief Mulayam Singh. Neither leader greeted Mehbooba. However, the cold shoulder was more than made good by the BJP MPs who welcomed her with broad...
15:15
Dr Rajendra K Pachauri admitted to hospital in Delhi. After facing allegations of sexual harassment, Dr Pachauri stepped down as Chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with effect from Tuesday. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) also announced that Dr...
14:55
The prosecution Tuesday informed an additional sessions court in Goa that it cannot give a cloned copy of the victim's phone to Tehelka founder-editor Tarun Tejpal in connection with a sexual assault case.Tejpal has been chargesheeted for allegedly sexually harassing a junior colleague during an...
14:47
The Centre has held a series of deliberations with Jammu and Kashmir government and representatives of Kashmiri migrants in last one year for their return and rehabilitation in the Kashmir Valley, Rajya Sabha was informed today. MoS Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said, during the last one...
14:45
ISIS holding 150 Assyrian Christians hostage, expected to release message today threatening to kill them, official tells CNN.A Syrian Christian group representing several NGO's inside and outside Syria said it had verified at least 150 people missing, including women and elderly, who had been...
14:31
Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated L K Advani on his 50th wedding anniversary, saying it was also a special day' for her as it was on this day 47 years ago that she got married to Rajiv Gandhi.On the auspicious occasion of your 50th wedding anniversary, I send my warm felicitations to you...
14:18
There is no proposal under consideration of the government to delete Article 370 of the Constitution, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Rajya Sabha was informed today. No, sir. There is currently no such proposal under consideration, Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai...
14:10
For thousands of widows residing in the five shelter homes run by the Sulabh International, this Holi will be a special one as a three-day program has been arranged for them in Vrindavan. A unique initiative has been taken this time to bring widows from Varanasi for the three-day event starting...
13:30
Land devoted to non-agricultural use has increased three-fold since Independence. It is set to increase further and faster, according to this article extracted from the latest State of India's Environment report, published by Down To Earth and Centre for Science and Environment. Read
13:25
Vinod Hindocha has just written a book about his daughter Anni Dewani who was murdered in South Africa. Amit Roy looks at the celebrated case from the father's viewpoint. Read
13:22
Indian Foreign Secy S Jaishankar to visit Pakistan on March 3-4, 2015. He will hold a meeting with Foreign Secy Aizaz A Chaudhry.
13:19
Congress protests over the land acquisition bill in Delhi.
12:59
No other terror organisation has valued popular consensus as Islamic State does -- instead of repressing people, IS wants to gain their support. This is a major innovation in terrorism, terrorism expert Dr Loretta Napoleoni tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih and Syed Firdaus Ashraf. Read
12:58
From Spain, they used the Internet and social media to recruit and indoctrinate young, potential Islamist militants to work for ISIS.They even attracted Facebook followers as far away as Latin America, the United States, Belgium and France.But on Tuesday, Spain's Civil Guard forces arrested four...
12:48
Congress spokesperson PC Chacko has rubbished claims that party vice-president Rahul Gandhi is holidaying in Uttarakhand. Chacko told ANI, Jagdish Sharma (man who posted pics of Rahul Gandhi) has nothing to do with the Congress or the family. How come he is issuing a statement about our Vice...
12:38
Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury on reports that Rahul is holidaying in Uttarakhand: There is no need for speculation. When Rahul Gandhi comes back why not ask him directly?Renuka Chowdhury has been in the news of late for holding up an Air India flight to Hyderabad from Delhi for 45 minutes as...
12:32
Salem's lawyer Sudeep Pasgola argued that he could not be given the death sentence as it would violate the treaty between the India and Portugal. On Feb 16, the special TADA court had found Salem and two others - Mehndi Hasan and Virendra Jhamb - guilty of the murder of Jain, who was shot...
12:30
Yesterday, the Bombay High Court cleared the decks for the transfer of the convicted gangster and terrorist Abu Salem from the Taloja prison. The State government had told the court that according to Intelligence inputs, Salem faced threat there and needed to be transferred to the Thane...
12:27
Gangster Abu Salem has been given a life term in the murder of Mumbai realtor Pradeep Jain.A former associate of wanted terrorist and mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar, the 47-year-old Salem is currently lodged in Taloja Central Jail in adjoining Raigad district.In the Jain murder trial, special...
12:25
Santanu Saikia had managed to perfect and profit from the practice of hacking into the physical network of government files that is the warp and weft of Delhi journalism. Read
12:21
Arrest warrants have been issued against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in cases filed by Bangladesh's...
12:08
The verdict in the Salman Khan black buck case has been adjourned till March 3. Salman is guilty of possession and use of illegal arms to poach chinkaras and black bucks, an endangered species of deer, 16 years ago. The next hearing is on March 3.
12:00
The mystery of Rahul Gandhi's whereabouts seems to have been solved. Or may be not. Rahul Gandhi, for those who are not aware of what this is about, is on a two-week leave, ostensibly to reflect on the future.While the party refuses to give details about his whereabouts, a Congress leader Jagdish...
11:45
Just in: The St Joseph's church in Mangalore has been attacked. Reports say that the window panes of the church were broken. Details awaited.Five churches have been attacked in New Delhi in the last two months.On February 5, a church in South Delhi's Vasant Kunj area was vandalised in the early...
10:38
Maoists blew up a vehicle carrying Central Reserve Police Force personnel, killing two and injuring 10 others, in Gaya district of Bihar.Commandos of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action, a CRPF unit trained to tackle Maoist issue, were returning to their base after conducting a search...
10:35
Two unidentified terrorists were today killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Shopian district.Two terrorists have been killed. The operation is still going on, Superintendent of Police, Shopian, Altaf Khan said.The encounter began yesterday after security forces received...
10:24
The benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 228 points in early trade today amid a firming global trend and hopes of a growth-oriented Budget. Further, covering-up of short positions by speculators ahead of Thursday's monthly expiry in the derivatives segment, supported the upside. Rising for...
10:19
NDTV reports: Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav has been asked by the home ministry to resign after his name cropped up in a multi-crore exam scamThe scam also involves politicians and government officials.Yadav, who has been governor since 2011, has been accused of taking money from...
10:08
A court in Jodhpur will on Wednesday pronounce its judgment in a case of possession and use of illegal arms by Bollywood actor Salman Khan.The case relates to both possession and use of illegal arms and the chief judicial magistrate's court has kept February 25 for judgment, public prosecutor...
09:22
CNN-IBN reports: The Shiv Sena has reportedly backed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's claims on Mother Teresa. It has reportedly said that there's nothing wrong in saying that her service was aimed at conversion.
08:46
Gangster Abu Salem, who has been accused of murdering Mumbai realtor Pradeep Jain, is expected to be sentenced by a court here on Wednesday.47-year-old Salem, who was extradited by Portugal after ten years, is a former associate of wanted terrorist and mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar and is...
08:43
Demanding the withdrawal of the BJP government's Land Ordinance which is being considered as anti-farmer, the Congress on Wednesday will hold a protest rally called 'Zameen Wapsi Andolan' at Jantar Mantar.Top Congress brass, including president Sonia Gandhi's political secretary Ahmed Patel, AICC...
04:11
Islamic State militants seized a string of Christian villages in northeastern Syria and kidnapped scores of civilians, according to human-rights groups and local residents. Read this story HERE
02:43
Buzz has it that Apple's Siri will soon be able to understand English with Indian accent. The Cupertino giant has released a new beta of iOS 8.3 that introduces several new languages to the much popular digital voice assistant found on Apple's iOS devices. These include: Russian, Danish,...
02:36
It was the jab heard around the world. At Sunday night's Academy Awards ceremony, Sean Penn veered off-script in an utterly offensive way. Presenting Birdman director Alejandro Gonzalez Iarritu with his prize for best picture, Penn quipped, Who gave this son of a bitch his green...
02:17
Armed groups raided a South Sudanese school and seized 89 children who were taking their exams, the United Nations said Saturday.The abduction occurred near Malakal, where thousands of people have taken refuge following months of violence in the nation. Read this story HERE
02:14
Accusing Russia of lying about its activities in Ukraine, US Secretary of State John Kerry today said Moscow is engaged in the most overt and extensive propaganda exercise since the very height of the Cold War. Asked if Russia is lying when it says that there are no Russian weapons or troops...
01:49
The US and its allies have been successful in checking the growth of Islamic State but they have not been able to sufficiently stop the terror group in Syria, US Secretary of State John Kerry said today.I believe Islamic State is being checked, but it is not being yet sufficiently stopped in...
01:31
Suicide bombers targeting a bus station in Kano, Nigeria, killed 10 people and left several injured Tuesday, according to the city's police chief, just hours after a similar attack in Yobe state killed 17 people. Image for representation only.Read the full story HERE
00:53
Once the jewel-encrusted playthings of the Russian royal family, the first Faberge Imperial egg produced in almost a century is set to be unveiled in Qatar on Tuesday, its makers said.Ninety nine years since Faberge made its last Imperial egg, for Tsar Nicholas II, the famous jewel maker will...
00:39
The United States today announced that it will provide work permits to spouses of H-1B visa holders beginning May 26, a move that is expected to benefit thousands of talented and professional Indian spouses who come to America but are unable to work.Under existing laws, spouses of ...
00:35
The Scotland Yard believes that the three runaway British schoolgirls who boarded a flight to Turkey to reportedly join the dreaded Islamic State terror group have now crossed the border to Syria.The girls reportedly on their way to join IS extremists were likely to have been smuggled across the...
00:23
US President Barack Obama would make an announcement on troop adjustment in Afghanistan soon as its evaluation is currently ongoing, Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers today.The president is on the right track (on his withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan). The evaluation that is going...
00:23
Five drones were reportedly seen flying over sensitive and well-known areas of Paris overnight -- sightings that authorities are investigating, the city prosecutor's office said Tuesday.The unmanned aerial vehicles were spotted over the Eiffel Tower, the Bastille, Place de la Concorde, Les...
00:17
Research has shown traces of Ebola in semen of some survivors for at least 82 days after the onset of symptoms and in vaginal secretions for a much shorter period.Scientists say testes are a reservoir for Ebola because white blood cells, which protect the body against disease, are unable to...
00:12
Four more persons today succumbed to swine flu in Maharashtra, raising the toll due to the H1N1 virus to 103 in the state.The total number of cases stand at 1,055 while 611 patients were discharged, a health official said.He said 341 patients are still in hospitals and 46 of them are on...
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Aam aadmi's budget: Kejriwal says Delhi will make itMother Teresa is beacon of hope for world's poor: VaticanCongress to hold Zameen Wapsi Andolan to protest land ordinanceKejriwal invites Anna to visit secretariat, activist accepts
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