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Prime Narendra Modi tonight left for China for a three-day visit, expressing confidence that his trip would deepen mutual trust, work out a roadmap for upgrading bilateral economic ties and set a new milestone for Asia and developing nations.Modi, who is undertaking his first visit to China as...
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A week after withdrawing resignation, Housing.com Chief Executive Rahul Yadav today in a surprise move decided to allot all his personal holding in the company worth Rs 150-200 crore to the employees.Rahul Yadav has decided to allot all his personal shares worth Rs 150-200 crore to the employees...
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Rescue crews searched the mangled wreckage for victims Wednesday as investigators tried to determine why an Amtrak train hurtled off the tracks in a crash that killed at least six people, injured more than 200 and plunged screaming passengers into darkness and chaos.Investigators recovered the...
21:44
Iraq's Defence Ministry today said an airstrike by the US-led coalition killed a senior Islamic State commander and others near the extremist-held city of Mosul. While the coalition said it conducted an airstrike there in the last 24 hours, American officials could not be immediately reached...
21:01
North Korea launched live-fire drills near the disputed sea border with South Korea late today, a media report said, amid high tensions over Pyongyang's recent submarine-launched ballistic missile test. The reported firing drills -- some shot from a war ship -- came just hours after...
19:57
Gunmen attacked a government compound in southern Afghanistan today, setting off hours of clashes in which at least 10 people, including four police, were killed, officials said. Another 12 people were wounded in the attack in the city of Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, according...
19:29
The Supreme Court today rapped the Centre and the Assam government for dragging their feet on the illegal migrants issue and rejected their affidavits on steps taken to check influx of illegal Bangladesh nationals into the northeastern state through the porous Indo-Bangla...
19:03
India has extended all possible logistical assistance to Nepal after the April 25 earthquake through diplomatic channels keeping in view the sovereignty of the Himalayan nation, government informed Parliament today. Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said, India's assistance to Nepal...
18:45
Heads up Robert Vadra. The BJP government in Haryana may now deliver on one of the main promises of its election campaign -- an investigation into the land deals that delivered windfall gains for Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi's 'suited-booted jijaji'...
18:26
Lok Sabha adjourns sine die.
18:23
Lok Sabha passes the Whistleblowers Protection (Amendment) Bill, 2015 and the Rajya Sabha is adjourned sine die.
18:05
Parliament passes Black Money Bill.
17:46
A US military helicopter engaged in quake-relief operations has gone missing in Nepal, forcing authorities to deploy hundreds of soldiers and aircraft to locate the six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers on board the chopper. A joint search operation by the armies of Nepal and the US has been...
17:26
The trailer for the Priyanka Chopra-starrer Quantico, the American TV show set to air later this year, has finally been released (which is why it's trending). While this isn't the first time an Indian actor has starred in an American TV series, (Think of Dev Patel in The Newsroom) it is...
17:17
Right from conducting nuclear deterrence patrols in 2015 to its destructive space programme, from its back-tracking on economic commitments to its hardened positions on Sino-India border deal -- its approach with India spells Adversarial with a capital A, says Shehzad Poonawalla for...
16:59
The Bar Council of Delhi has taken a prima facie view that Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar sought enrollment as a lawyer on basis of forged documentation and false representation.The council has sent a written complaint to the DCP (south Delhi), seeking a detailed investigation on the...
16:53
The Taj Mahal is not turning yellow due to pollution and the necessary steps are being taken for the preservation of the historic Agra monument, Parliament was informed today. The required actions are being taken to reduce pollution in the vicinity of the 18th century monument and it is in a good...
16:25
Amul's take on Amma's acquittal.
16:22
Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam and 19 ministers are in a meeting with J Jayalalithaa at her Poes Garden residence. This is the first formal meeting between AIADMK leader Jayalalithaa and her MLAs. On Monday, immediately after her acquittal in the DA case, Paneer and his ministers...
16:13
The mother (pictured) of one of the three athletes who attempted suicide has said she is unhappy with the probe and will attempt suicide unless the CBI takes over the investigation. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has reportedly given a clean chit to its officials in connection with the...
16:08
Narendra Modi @narendramodi tweets: I spoke to PM @David_Cameron & congratulated him on his victory & conveyed my good wishes to him & his entire team. I told Mr @David_Cameron that such an impressive win while being the incumbent PM makes his victory even more special.
15:57
Achal Kumar Jyoti, a former Chief Secretary of Gujarat, today took over as the new Election Commissioner, filling one of the two vacancies in the three-member body. Jyoti took over his charge today at the Election Commission of India here, a senior official said. Jyoti is a 1975-batch IAS officer...
15:39
Tamil Nadu CM O Paneerselvam, ministers reach Jayalalithaa's Poes Garden residence.
15:21
Rishi Kapoor @chintskap tweets this picture and writes: Thank you Moushami! Mad, crackpot, childlike actor but on camera, cried without external help. Tough! Welcome back to work!Moushumi Chatterjee's interview to the TOI: God is not kind to me, he is partial to me. Read
15:15
And another phone call: Narendra Modi @narendramodi tweets: President Putin called me a short while ago. We discussed various issues of mutual concern.
15:14
Narendra Modi @narendramodi tweets: PM Sushil Koirala & I had a telephonic conversation. We reviewed the situation arising due to yesterday's tremors.I assured PM Koirala of all possible co-operation from our side in the wake of the earthquake.
15:00
Just in: An ISIS letter has claimed responsibility for the brazen assault on 60 passengers in a bus in Karachi today. Six to eight gunmen wearing police uniforms attacked a bus carrying Shia Ismaili community members and shot the passengers in the head, killing at least 47 people in Pakistan's...
14:50
In the first major downgrade for Indian markets in the past one year, global brokerage HSBC today changed its stance on the country to underweight, saying corporate earnings may remain muted, monsoon could be weak and odds are against further rate cuts. HSBC further said that India has...
14:25
One billion people in the world smoke tobacco while 240 million have an alcohol use disorder, according to a new study that compiled the most up-to-date evidence on addictive disorders globally. The study shows that almost 5 per cent of the world's adult population (240 million people) have an...
14:23
Government today gave its nod to a proposal allowing children below 14 years of age to work only in family enterprises or entertainment industry with certain conditions while completely banning their employment elsewhere. The original child labour law banned employment of children below 14 in...
14:16
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will arrive in Nagpur tomorrow to undertake a review of the anti-naxal operations in the eastern Vidarbha region. Singh will review anti-naxal operations in the eastern Vidarbha region while holding a meeting at the state guest house 'Ravi Bhawan' here in the...
13:51
Mehr Tarar @MehrTarar Faith-based killings thrive when the State allows people's categorisation as per their faith. The 'good' or 'bad' Muslims. Rest: Kafir.At least 47 people from the minority Shia Ismaili community were killed and several others injured after six gunmen entered their bus and...
13:46
Unidentified assailants today allegedly shot another key witness in the rape case against Narayan Sai, son of self-styled 'godman' Asaram, in Haryana's Panipat district. This is a sixth case of attack on a witness in rape cases against Asaram and his son Narayan Sai. The incident occurred in...
13:15
The proposed cricket series between arch-rivals India and Pakistan in the UAE this December, which is yet to get an approval from the Indian government, seems to have already hit a roadblock with the broadcast rights in question. The broadcast rights of the matches to be hosted by the Pakistan...
12:39
Radio Pakistan @RadioPakistan tweets: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif has cancelled his scheduled three-day visit to Sri Lanka after the Karachi terrorist attack.
12:36
Chinese authorities are trying to reopen a section of China-Nepal highway which was blocked by 40,000 cubic meters of debris in the latest 7.3-magnitude temblor that struck Nepal. Over 120 police officers together with 18 excavators are cleaning the debris on the 13-km section between Zham...
12:32
PM Modi tweets his condolences on the Karachi terror attack. Narendra Modi @narendramodi We stand firmly with the people of Pakistan in this hour of grief. I wish all those injured a quick recovery.
12:23
Faced with irritants like the boundary issue and China's plans for infrastructure projects in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have a tough task as he meets the Chinese leadership during his three-day visit to China from tomorrow which he hoped will set a new...
12:14
The death of Lee Kuan Yew raises the question once again whether his model of authoritarian democracy could have given India faster progress. During the 31 years when Lee was prime minister, followed by the 20 years when he was senior government advisor, with his son cast in the same mould...
12:06
Office of RG @OfficeOfRG tweets: I strongly condemn the brutal terrorist attack in Karachi. Innocent lives have been lost in a senseless act of violence: Rahul Gandhi
11:45
The six terrorists entered the bus and shot the passengers, including women and children, at point blank range. Sixteen women are among the 47 killed. They then escaped on three motorbikes. All the victims belonged to the minority Shia community. There have been over 70 incidents of...
11:34
Update on the Karachi attack. Six terrorists opened fire inside a bus killing at least 47 people and leaving dozens injured in Karachi. There were over 60 people in the bus. Pakistan's Express Tribune reports that six unidentified assailants on motorbikes opened fire on the bus belonging to...
11:20
The Supreme Court has now issued guidelines on central government advertisements saying they can only carry photographs of the President, PM, CJI and departed national leaders (like Mahatma Gandhi) can be used. . The SC restricts use of political leaders and government functionaries photos...
11:11
Fresh tremors ion Wednesday struck Nepal where thousands of fear-stricken people spent the night in the open after a powerful earthquake killed 65 people, as the nightmare continued for the country already devastated by a temblor over two weeks ago that had claimed over 8,000 lives.The...
11:05
Cabinet clears 5% disinvestment in NTPC, 10% in Indian Oil: Sources.
11:02
In the run-up to PM Narendra Modi's visit to China this week, India has studiously kept Japan out of the initial planning for the major Indo-US Malabar naval combat exercise to be held in the Bay of Bengal in October. Read the report on the TOI.
10:55
Just in: TV channels report that 18 people have been killed in an attack on a bus in Karachi.
10:53
Ahead of his China trip, PM Modi speaks to the Chinese media in New Delhi and says he was waiting for a long time for the China trip. The Chinese President congratulated me after we formed govt. I am looking forward to the China visit and I believe it will deepen India-China friendship, Modi said.
10:29
Realising that social media with its massive reach and lightning speed has the potential to affect law and order, especially in sensitive areas, Akhilesh Yadav government is setting up two 'laboratories' to be manned by the police to monitor content and prevent any trouble.The (Uttar Pradesh)...
09:49
Shah Rukh Khan was summoned by the nforcement Directorate earlier on Wednesday.According to TV reports, the ED has summoned Shah Rukh Khan for Rs 100 crore foreign exchange violation and has asked the Bollywood star to appear before them by the end of this month.The ED has found...
09:34
A glaring arithmetical error' by the Karnataka high court in computing the loans taken from banks by AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa, her aides and their firms resulted in their acquittal, Special Public Prosecutor B V Acharya has said.We have to examine whether the high court itself can...
09:24
One person was injured when a European Union helicopter crashed at Pristina airport in Kosovo, officials said.The accident happened during a training exercise, according to a statement from the airport.The airport has been closed while an investigation takes place, the statement said. Read this...
09:00
Voice calls are the most recent addition to the hugely popular WhatsApp messaging service.The new feature allows users to make free phone calls to WhatsApp contacts, wherever they are in the world.WhatsApp calls, which require a mobile or wifi internet connection, have been available on Android...
08:54
North Korea has publicly executed the country's defense minister after the regime accused him of treason, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.Hyon Yong Chol was killed by firing squad using an anti-aircraft gun at a military school in front of hundreds of people in Pyongyang around April...
08:28
The accident occured on the Wheatsheaf Lane block, when eight to 10 cars on a New York-bound train derailed, NBC Philadelphia reported.At least 50 people have been injured, the outlet stated, though officials have not said how seriously they have been hurt. Roughly 240 people were on the train at...
08:28
According to reports, there were 240 people on board. The train was heading from New York to Washington.
08:28
At least 50 people were hurt after an Amtrak train derailed in the Frankford section of Philadelphia Tuesday night, according to officials.Officials say eight to ten cars derailed on the 2000 block of Wheatsheaf Lane.At least 50 people were injured though officials have not yet revealed...
08:16
A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan early today, authorities said, but they did not issue a tsunami warning and there were no immediate reports of damage.The quake struck at 6.12 am off the east coast of Japan's Honshu island in the Pacific Ocean at a...
07:54
President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday appointed six new governors for Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur and Jharkhand.Droupadi Murmu has been appointed as the governor of Jharkhand in place of Syed Ahmed who has been appointed as the governor of Manipur...
04:30
A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northeastern Japan this morning, the US Geological Survey said, but authorities did not issue a tsunami warning and there were no immediate reports of damage.The quake struck at 6:12 am (local time) off the east coast of Japan's Honshu...
02:23
If an earthquake were to hit India right now, let alone early warnings, scientists may even struggle to evaluate its scale and characteristics and also predict aftershocks.The country's network of ground-motion detectors, the backbone of quake monitoring, has not been working for nearly eight...
02:06
A US Marine Corps helicopter carrying out earthquake relief in Nepal was reported missing today with eight personnel on board, officials said. The incident occurred near Charikot, Nepal while the aircraft was conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, said Major Dave...
02:06
Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra is heading to American television with a lead role in the ABC drama Quantico.Wow. I'm still reeling, she said last night at a party to celebrate the presentations in New York this week where networks unveil new programming to advertisers.Quantico was my first...
02:02
The political significance of the Chinese official news agency Xinhua carrying a signed article by Nawaz Sharif, the Pakistani prime minister an extraordinary gesture by itself on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to China will not go unnoticed here in Delhi.At the very...
02:02
The majority of Indias indigenously developed third generation Arjun main battle tanks have been grounded due to technical issues and missing spare parts, Defense News reported last week.Originally supposed to enter service in the Indian Army in the 1980s, the Arjun MK-I program has witnessed...
02:01
In 2006, the Crown Prince of one of India's oldest royal families made a public announcement that made headlines around the world: the 40-year-old formerly married Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil was actually gay. This announcement made Prince Manvendra the world's only openly gay prince -- and...
02:01
50 killed in Nepal quake, 17 dead as tremors jolt IndiaZaheer Khan, Shreyas Iyer help Delhi secure elusive win 3rd blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh, Al Qaeda outfit owns upThieves now come in suit-boot: Rahul on Land Bill in LSMayhem! Investors lose Rs 2 trillion as markets go into a...
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