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PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today staked claim to form the next government in the state. This follows Mufti's unanimous election as the leader of the PDP legislature party that emerged as the single largest party in the recent Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls.The meeting of the legislature...
18:14
As many as 42 military aircraft and helicopters have crashed since 2011 in which as many lives were lost, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, he said 28 defence aircraft including 14 MIG fighter jets have crashed while 14 helicopters were lost...
17:59
Denied permission by Odisha government to visit communally sensitive Kandhamal district, VHP President Praveen Togadia on Friday clarified that he was not against the minorities but would continue to speak in favour of his Hindu brothers and sisters.I am not against the minorities, but I'll...
17:39
Essar statement: We are a law-abiding company and responsible corporate citizen and have not indulged in any wrong doing. The newspaper, article and media news are based on information that is stolen or fabricated. We have initiated legal action and a complaint has been filed against the...
17:29
Noted Supreme Court advocate Prashant Bhushan, whose NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) filed a PIL in the Supreme Court, on the issue today said it concerns the well-oiled mechanism of Essar corporate with which it compromises top ministers, bureaucrats, politicians, MLAs and media...
16:50
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in the eye of the storm for accepting a junket from the Essar group aboard a yatch in the French Riviera says he was invited by Essar. I was invited just to see their yacht. he said. Gadkari's clarification comes in the aftermath of an Indian Express report that a...
16:45
Union Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti were seen standing outside Central Hall reviewing the morning meeting between PM Modi and PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. Both were heard discussing the number of guests for the Sunday swearing-in ceremony and the...
16:17
N Srinivasan on Friday offered an unconditional apology to the Supreme Court for chairing the February 8 BCCI working committee meeting. The apex court has accepted his apology.The court has barred Srinivasan from participating or chairing the AGM on March 2. He has been allowed to vote at the...
16:11
Disorder and disobedience were rife within the Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party. Many of the Lok Sabha MPs do not see eye-to-eye and each MP is a leader unto himself.Senior TMC leader Kalyan Banerjee has been sidelined, Sugata Roy has been relegated to the sidelines and there is a lack of...
15:47
Arun Jaitley, Sharad Pawar and Rajiv Sukhla were in a huddle in the Central Hall of Parliament today. MPs walking by said the trio were probably discussing BCCI, so nobody stopped to talk to what they call the BCCI teen murti.
15:33
The government today admitted to a shortage of laboratories for testing swine flu which has so far claimed 965 lives and said efforts are being made to set up such facilities in every state. We have 21 laboratories for testing swine flu. But that is not enough. We are planning to set up H1N1...
15:25
The PM's hour-long speech comes to an end. The opposition is in uproar over PM's dig at MNREGA. Congress leader in the house Mallikarjun Kharge, says the PM is a good orator, but oration doesnt sustain. Bhashan se pet nahin bharta. What the PM said about MNREGA was uncalled for, he says.
15:16
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has appointed Derek O'Brien as leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha from Saturday. This means O'Brien will move to the first row to a seat just in front of the chairman. He is presently seated in the fourth row. Mukul Roy is being eased out of the...
15:03
Land acquisition bill: Lot of discussion is going on land acquisition. When the act was made we walked shoulder to shoulder with you. We knew you were hurrying the passage of the bill for political gains yet we stood by you. But did it take 120 years to find flaws in the law?
14:58
PM: You will think that Modi addresses small issues for big problems. But the roots of big problems are small issues. Our retired Govt employees are supposed to give proof of their living for pension, can't we change such systems?Speaking on the land bill he says how can a law made in 1894 be...
14:49
PM asserts that corruption-free system can be established, asks opposition to give suggestions and guidance.
14:44
Modi on cleanliness: Cleanliness is also an issue related to the respect and dignity of women, female students drop out of school due to lack of toilets.Cleanliness is a major issue, it is about our mindset, It's our responsibility to ensure cleanliness. When I speak of Swachta Abhiyaan I keep in...
14:41
Meanwhile, TMC MP Mukul Roy who is no more in Mamata Banerjee's good books met finance minister Arun Jaitley: I am a member of the LS and the RS, Arun Jaitley is the Finance Minister, I can meet him anyway.
14:36
Modi on MNREGA: MNREGA will continue; it is a living, glowing example of Congress' failure, says the PM.Sonia Gandhi seated next to Mulayam Singh looks stoic as the treasury benches applaud. Corruption has ruined the nation and the nation should not discuss it through a political prism....
14:23
Modi in Parliament: When Mulayam Singh-ji spoke about Assi Ghat cleanliness, I was confused if he was giving report of UP Government or Centre. This is a nation that has been built by farmers, rishis, saints, munis, not the govt. It's the public that forms the nation. Ideologies may change....
14:14
A day ahead of the Union Budget PM Modi delivers the vote of thanks in the Lok Sabha.Many Parliament members must have felt, this should have happened or that should have happened. I take these expectations in a positive manner. I take what could/should have been pointers positively. Expectations...
14:01
The Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognizance of the gang-rape video that sent shockwaves on social media and has decided to take up the matter. The incident pertains to two separate videos which went viral on WhatsApp earlier this month, showing five smiling men gang-raping a women. They...
13:41
The family of Steven Sotloff, an American-Israeli journalist murdered by the Islamic State group, said they were relishing seeing his killer face justice after the apparent executioner was named. The masked IS militant dubbed Jihadi John, believed to be responsible for beheading Western hostages,...
12:50
The Supreme Court defers for March 9 a hearing on a plea seeking a stay on proceedings in the Karnataka HC on J Jayalalithaa's plea against her conviction in the DA case.
12:45
A Railway budget is essentially an opportunity for any government to push forward GDP growth by at least 2.5 per cent, but the Modi government, in its second budget, has lost the opportunity again. The huge expectation not only in India but also across the world for a completely new...
12:34
The Economic Survey 2014-15 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to the Parliament on Friday indicates that a clear political mandate for reform and a benign external environment now is expected to propel India on to a double digit trajectory. Taking into consideration the change of...
12:22
Journalist Sankarshan Thakur tweets this picture of bitter political enemies JD-U chief Nitish Kumar and PM Narendra Modi with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on the occasion of the wedding reception of Lalu's daughter and Mulayam Singh Yadav's grandnephew in New Delhi on Thursday.Sankarshan Thakur...
12:13
Three things that emerge from the Update on US Policy in the South Asian region in a special briefing in Washington on Thursday by the United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai are: a) The US looks back at President Barack Obama's visit to...
12:11
The Economic Survey has been tabled in the Lok Sabha.
12:05
Six people have been acquitted in the killing of four people, including three British nationals. A special trial court in Himmatnagar in north Gujarat delivered the verdict today. The killings happened during the 2002 riots in the aftermath of the Godhra train burning.On February 28, 2002, a day...
11:56
Unidentified assailants have hacked to death Bangladeshi writer Avijit Roy and seriously injured his blogger wife Rafida Ahmed Banna.Police said the couple came under assault near at Dhaka University around 9:30pm on Thursday.Witnesses said they were on a rickshaw returning from a book fair when...
11:53
The Gujarat High Court today granted bail to one of the 31 convicts of Naroda Patiya riot case of 2002. As many as 97 people were killed at Naroda Patiya in Ahmedabad during the post-Godhra riots. The division bench of Justices R R Tripathi and R D Kothari granted bail to Kirpalsingh...
11:43
Mufti will head a 25-member Cabinet. Common Minimum Programme to be released at 3 pm on March 1 after the swearing-in ceremony.
11:26
Pak Army chief warns of befitting response to provocation along Line of Control ahead of Indian Foreign Secretary's visit.
11:24
Speaking to reporters about the meeting, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, said, I had a fruitful meeting with PM today, had discussions on many issues. We have formed a common ground and have developed a consensus on a common minimum program. This is both a political alliance and an alliance for governance.
11:22
PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed met Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning ahead of the swearing-in of the PDP-BJP alliance government on Sunday.Sayeed said the prime minister will attend his swearing-in as J-K Chief Minister on Sunday in Jammu. Today's meeting comes after...
10:57
The US-led coalition carried out air strikes against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, where the jihadists have launched a new offensive and kidnapped 220 Assyrian Christians. The raids struck areas around the town of Tal Tamr in Hasakeh province, the Syrian Observatory for...
10:40
Japanese motorcycle giant Yamaha will join the four-wheel market by launching small cars in Europe as early as 2019 to meet rising demand for energy-efficient vehicles, a company official said today. The firm has been mulling manufacturing four-wheel vehicles for years, exhibiting a...
10:39
Union Finance MinisterArun Jaitley is likely to present the Economic Survey2014-2015 in the Parliament this afternoon.The survey reviews the developments in the Indian economy over the past year.It highlights the performance on major development programmes and policy initiatives of the...
10:35
The South Korean nuclear regulator said today it renewed the operating license of the country's second-oldest nuclear power plant until 2022, overriding the objections of residents and anti-nuclear groups. The Nuclear Safety and Security Commission said that seven of nine commissioners voted...
09:57
At least 43 fishermen from Tamil Nadu have been reportedly arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy, while fishing in Nedunchivu and Mullaithivu areas.According to reports, Sri Lankan and Indian fishermen also clashed during the arrest on Thursday evening.
09:02
A 41-year-old Indian-origin man in Singapore is facing 10 years in jail after pleading guilty to charges of arranging a minor's sexual tryst with a part-time model and photographing them in a hotel room. The IT specialist pleaded guilty in a district court yesterday and would be sentenced on...
08:21
Syria's refugee crisis is approaching a dangerous turning point as nearly four million Syrians face worsening living conditions in exile, the UN refugee chief has warned. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres told the Security Council yesterday that the nature of the refugee...
08:17
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf paid an emotional tribute to the American people as the United States formally wound up its successful five-month mission to combat the west African nation's Ebola outbreak. With Liberia now in recovery from the worst outbreak of the deadly virus in...
08:16
The US can not reassure Pakistan against any Indian threat if it fails to commit itself towards working against anti-India terrorist groups operating within its territory, two US experts on South Asian issues have told American lawmakers. If Pakistan can't commit itself to working against...
03:32
Explosions in Nigeria's north-central city of Jos and the northeastern town of Biu over the past two days have killed at least 34 people, witnesses said Thursday. Read this story HERE
02:47
Five top Kamatapur Liberation Organisation militants, two of them carrying Rs 5 lakh reward, surrendered with arms in lower Assam's Kokrajhar district today, said a police official.The extremists laid down arms before the Superintendent of Police and deposited one HK-33 rifle with magazine, 100...
02:23
A German court sentenced a male nurse to life in prison on Thursday for killing patients with overdoses of heart medication that he confessed to administering because he enjoyed trying to revive them. Read this story HERE
02:13
Bangladeshi atheist writer, blogger and government critic Avijit Roy has been killed in the capital Dhaka.His wife was also injured in the attack and is still in hospital. Read the story HERE
02:06
Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives are investigating the theft of what is believed to be the $150,000 pearl-adorned dress worn by actress Lupita Nyong'o to the Academy Awards on Sunday. Image: Actress Lupita Nyong'o wears a Calvin Klein gown and Chopard diamonds as she arrives at the 87th...
01:30
The World Health Organisation today lauded India's tobacco control mechanisms, calling the country a champion for curbing tobacco marketing in films.India is a champion from the point of view in controlling tobacco marketing in films. You even have the case of Woody Allen who did not want his...
01:26
Washington Post reporters spoke to the killer's former hostages and friends as they tracked the identity of Mohammed Emwazi, the world's most wanted man.Read the full story HERE
01:12
New York court finds close Bin Laden aide Khalid al-Fawwaz guilty over Africa embassy attacksThis breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly.Read the full story HERE
01:03
Gold bars weighing 2.5 kg, worth Rs 85 lakh were seized by customs officials from the toilet of a Jet Airways flight which landed in Chennai from Singapore tonight.Customs officials said the gold was found by staff who were cleaning the aircraft. A passenger is suspected to have put the bars...
00:53
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were among a host of political leaders attending the wedding reception of Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter with Mulayam Singh Yadav's grandnephew in New Delhi tonight.Leaders cutting across party line were at the ceremony which...
00:16
As many as 43 Indian fishermen were today arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel while fishing in Nedunchivu and Mullaithivu areas off the island nation, officials said.The naval personnel came there on being informed by Sri Lankan fishermen that two of them had been injured in a clash with the...
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Pakistan's rulers can deceive anyone and everyoneScientists quarrel over India's tiger numbersIndian school in Doha sacks teacher for Modi caricatureDeep Singh, the 'super Sikh' who hates bad guys and loves ElvisCourt bars Pachauri from entering TERI office
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