23:53
External Affairs Minister proposes NSA-level talks with Pak to discuss all terror issues and DGMOs meet to address border situation.
23:49
An active shooter was at an Oregon college on Thursday, according to a tweet from local Douglas County Fire District No. 2.The tweet stated around 10:45 a.m. that there was an active shooter at UCC.'According to various tweets, UCC' was Umpqua Community College. Read this story HERE
23:16
Sheena Bora murder case accused Indrani Mukerjea's mother Durga Rani Bora today passed away due to old age-related ailments.Assistant Commissioner of Police (Dispur) Suprotive Lal Barua said 83-year Bora died in her residence. Bora, who was bed-ridden for long, and her husband were taken care of...
22:47
A Native American tribe in the US state of South Dakota has said it plans to open what would be the first marijuana resort in the US.The 400-member Santee Sioux tribe already runs a casino, hotel and ranch and hopes the resort will be a new revenue generator.Marijuana is not legal in South Dakota...
21:48
The Election Commission today issued notices to RJD President Lalu Prasad and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi in connection with the FIRs registered against them for violation of the poll code. The two leaders have been asked in the notices to submit their reply by October 6, Additional Chief...
21:23
Russia carried out new airstrikes inside Syria on Thursday, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement, a day after it changed the calculus of Mideast politics by entering the Syrian civil war on the side of President Bashar al-Assad.Russian Aerospace Forces engaged another four #ISIS...
21:09
High drama was today witnessed in front of Hazratganj police station in the heart of the city when suspended IPS officer Amitabh Thakur staged a day-long sit-in demonstration in connection with the alleged threat to him by SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.Thakur went to Hazratganj police station at...
19:58
The UN's human rights body today unanimously recommended a credible probe including foreign judges and lawyers into the alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka in the war against the LTTE, a resolution on which was surprisingly co-sponsored by Colombo.The 47-member Human Rights Council here approved by...
19:55
Defending crackdown on Greenpeace, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said those violating rules and conducting themselves in wrong ways would face punitive action.Protest is a right of everyone in a democracy. But if anyone violates rules and work in wrong ways, we will take action, he told...
19:30
Four militants from the banned Pakistani Taliban and Lashkar-e-Jhanghvi terrorist groups, including the alleged mastermind involved in the assassination of Pakistan's Punjab province Home Minister, were killed today in an encounter.Punjab home minister Colonel (retd) Shuja Khanzada was...
19:26
Malaysians, who earlier served as cleaners and guards at the Islamic State camps in Syria, are now being trained to become snipers and suicide bombers in Iraq as the dreaded terror group is trying to regain its holdover the war-torn country, a senior officer has said.Malaysians, who fell prey to...
18:46
Amid mounting criticism of right wing outfits over Dadri lynching incident, VHP today hit back and said it has become fashion for some people to abuse Hindus or else they contract diarrhoea.Several people have levelled allegations against Hindus and those working for awakening of Hindus. My view...
18:18
One million US dollar (Rs 6.63 crore in Indian currency) was seized from two persons here as police intensified vehicle checking in Bihar which is gearing up for Assembly elections, police said today.Police found one million US dollar and two gold plates during vehicle checking, which has been...
18:16
The Titanic's last lunch menu, saved by a first-class passenger who climbed aboard a lifeboat whose crew was said to have been bribed to row away instead of rescue more people, sold at auction for $88,000 on Wednesday.Preauction estimates were that it would fetch $50,000 to $70,000.The online New...
18:12
Reacting to criticism that it is targeting opponents of the Syrian government, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted today that Russia's airstrikes in Syria are targeting not only Islamic Statemilitants but also other groups.Russia yesterday carried out its first airstrikes in...
18:01
BJP MP Vijay Goel today likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mahatma Gandhi, a day ahead of the latter's birth anniversary, terming both as saints of Sabarmati.Goel put up a hoarding, bearing images and stanzas eulogising Modi along with the Mahatma, in front of his official residence in...
17:48
Vladimir Putin launching airstrikes inside Syria is no problem for Donald Trump, who said that he believes Russia's military moves in Syria are targeting ISIS and that the United States shouldn't interfere.They don't respect our president. They really don't respect us anymore. And that's why...
17:44
Asha Bhosle will not be able to attend the anniversary of 'Swachh Bharat Mission' in Delhi following the sudden demise of her son Hemant.The singer, who lost her younger son Hemant three days ago, today expressed her inability in attending the event in a tweet to Prime Minister Narendra...
17:39
With FTII students sticking to their demand for removal of TV actor Gajendra Chauhan as the institute's chairman, a second round of talks here today between the striking students and I & B Ministry officials failed to break the deadlock but the two sides agreed to meet again in New Delhi on...
17:35
Delhi court extends police custody of ex-Delhi law minister Somnath Bharti, arrested in alleged domestic violence and attempt to murder case, by 3 more days. According to reports, Somnath Bharti told the court that the ACP asked him to remove his kurta during police...
17:29
Despite reports to the contrary, Russia's defence ministry is claiming that a new round of air strikes overnight on Thursday did target ISIS and strictly avoiding populated areas.News agencies reported that the ministry confirmed that Sukhoi-24M and Sukhoi-25 aircraft flew eight sorties. They hit...
17:22
Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma, who kicked a rowwhen he suggested that the Dadri killings were caused by a misunderstanding, is going to visit the victim' family. Will go there tomorrow, will meet the victim's family, Sharma said.
16:46
AAP today demanded the sacking of Union Minister Mahesh Sharma over his remarks that the Dadri lynching should be seen as an accident and alleged that the incident was part of BJP's communal plot akin to the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.AAP leader Ashutosh termed as sinister the chain of events...
16:34
A ceremonial meeting of India and China's border personnel was held today on the occasion of the '67th Chinese national day', at the Chinese border personnel meeting huts at Chushul and at Daulat Beg Oldi in Ladakh. While the Indian delegations were led by Brigadier RS Raman...
16:32
School kids under the Midday Meal programme will be entitled to 'Food Security Allowance' if meals are not provided to them, as per the Mid-Day Meal Rules, 2015, which has come into force.The Rules, notified yesterday under the Food Security Act 2013, also seeks to fix responsibility on persons...
16:27
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati today said that Uttar Pradesh government was more to blame for the lynching incident in Dadri, than the unruly and criminal elements in BJP and RSS.The state administration never tried to seriously fulfil its constitutional duty of bringing the guilty to task,...
16:15
Just In: The Union home ministry has sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the lynching of aman in Dadri for allegedly consuming beef. The ministry has also asked the Akhilesh Yadav government to ensure that no such incident recurs.
15:45
On the eve of completion of one year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship Swachch Bharat Abhiyaan, Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu addressed a press conference in New Delhi.Here are highlights of what the minister said:* Swachch Bharat involves motivating people to avoid littering, keeping...
15:44
With serious doubts hanging over the proposed bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan, Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shaharyar Khan today said they are open to options ranging from boycotting ties to demanding compensation if the Board of Control for Cricket in India fails to honour...
15:04
JUST IN: FTII talks inconclusive; next round to be held in Delhi on October 6.We had a meeting with I&B officials today and we will meet again on coming Tuesday in Delhi: Vikas Urs, FTII student
15:01
The Bhartiya Janata Party on Thursday released its vision document for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.Releasing the party's vision document, finance minister Arun Jaitley slammed the Nitish-Kumar led 'Grand Alliance', saying it's time to end the jungle raj in Bihar.Terming the...
14:50
Three days after a 50-year-old man was lynched for sacrificing a cow in a Greater Noida village, Uttar Pradesh's Urban Development Minister Azam Khan on Thursday blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the incident.Taking on Narendra Modi, Khan said: Prime Minister, please rein in your volunteers....
14:38
Vice President Hamid Ansari today said that the society and government are ill-equipped to take care of elderly who are fast growing in number and will shoot up to 32.3 crore by 2050.We have a large number of growing and vulnerable segment of elderly which the government and the society seem...
14:24
Iran on Thursday nearly doubled its death toll from last week's hajj stampede to 464, saying there was no hope of finding pilgrims missing after the tragedy.Seven days after this tragic accident... the status of all (pilgrims) injured has been completely cleared and reported, Iran's hajj...
14:02
Taking exception to the continued arrests of Indian fishermen by Sri Lankan Navy, Tamil Nadu government has told the Centre that Colombo's dubious actions has resulted in the situation at sea remaining precarious.Referring to the latest instance of arrest of fishermen who set out from Tuticorin...
13:51
Economic Times reports: A few years ago, Vinod Joshi, the secretary of the trust that manages a small temple and ashram nestled in a picture-postcard valley called Kainchi near Nainital, got a call from Larry Brilliant, an American physician and former director of Google's philanthropic arm...
13:47
ATF or jet fuel price was today hiked by 5.5 per cent on global trends while rates of non-subsidised cooking gas LPG were cut by Rs 42 per cylinder. Also, rates of non-subsidised kerosene were increased by Rs 54 paisa to Rs 43.18 per litre.The hike comes after a steep 11.7 per cent or Rs...
13:04
This is an important alert for all bank customers. October will see five consecutive bank holidays, and some banks have taken it upon themselves to alert their customers via SMS of the same so no one is stranded for want of cash. The five holidays are:...
12:58
Political circles in New Delhi are eagerly watching two important developments. One is the National Judicial Appointments Commission, with a five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court set to deliver its judgment in the matter after the Dussera holidays.On July 15 this...
12:14
The Himachal Pradesh high court today stayed Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh's arrest in connection with the disproportionate assets case against him.The high court also said that the chief minister would not be arrested till the next date of hearing scheduled on November 18.Singh had moved the...
11:21
Union Minister Mahesh Sharma on the brutal killing of 50-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri by a mob for 'suspected' storing and consuming beef: This should be considered as an accident and no communal color should be added.The latest remark follows the culture minister's remarks on Wednesday that...
11:09
In a dramatic turn of events, Visva Bharati Vice-Chancellor Sushanta Dattagupta emailed his resignation to the President's office Wednesday evening, a few days after the government made damning observations about his conduct as the head of the institution. Dattagupta was appointed the V-C in...
11:08
Reuters reports: Indian manufacturing activity slowed more than expected to a seven-month low in September due to softening demand and output, a business survey showed on Thursday.The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index, compiled by Markit, fell to 51.2 in September from 52.3 in...
10:37
M I Khan reports from Patna: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will on Thursday release the BJP's 'vision document' for the Bihar Assembly Elections in the presence of party president Amit Shah and other union ministersBharatiya Janata Party leader Bhupender Yadav, who is in charge of the party...
10:30
JUST IN: Special court orders framing of charges against former coal secretary H C Gupta and five others in a coal block allocation scam case.
10:26
Central Board of Direct Taxes Chairperson Anita Kapur has said that black money to the tune of Rs 3,770 crore has been declared by 638 people, ANI reported.Those who have declared black money will have until December 31, 2015 for payment of taxes and penalty, she said, adding that the compliance...
10:18
The benchmark BSE Sensex climbed over 266 points and the NSE Nifty regained 8,000-mark in early trade today on buying in IT, pharma and banking stocks amid a firming trend overseas.The 30-share index surged by 266.02 points, or 1.02 per cent, to 26,420.85 points in early trade.The gauge had...
10:09
Internet search giant Google is celebrating the 168th birth anniversary of Annie Besant with a special animated doodle on Thursday.The doodle that appears on the homepage of Google features a cute Besant sitting in her chair with a copy of 'New India' in her hands.Born on October 1, 1847, Besant...
10:08
The Rashtriya Rifles, Army's elite counter-insurgency unit which has neutralised over 16,300 terrorists, will celebrate its silver jubilee on Thursday.The unit, which operates in militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, was raised on October 1, 1990 by the then Army chief Gen VN Sharma with Lt Gen PC...
09:54
Truckers today proceeded on a nationwide indefinite strike this morning on the call of All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) to protest against the present toll system.Transporters went on indefinite strike after talks between the government and AIMTC delegation failed as the truckers' body...
09:51
The rupee appreciated by 9 paise to 65.49 against the dollar in early trade on sustained selling of the American currency by exporters and banks amid increased foreign fund inflows.Forex dealers said domestic equity markets opening with gains supported the rupee, but dollar's strength against...
09:50
The Maharashtra government, in a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, decided to impose a 'drought surcharge' on a host of items ranging from fuel and liquor to cigarettes and jewellery to raise Rs 1,600 crore for affected farmers. The new taxes came into effect from Wednesday midnight.Finance...
09:45
Gandhi Jayanti is just another long weekend. Chill, says Bachi Karkaria in a Times of India edit piece. Read it HERE
09:12
The death of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri's Bisara village may have been shocking, but in villages within a 10-kilometre radius of the crime scene, it is hardly surprising. For four months now, a little-known organisation called the Samadhan Sena has kept the communal pot boiling in villages...
09:10
Reuters reports: Hurricane Joaquin has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale, the US National Hurricane Center said.Joaquin, the third hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic season, was about 170 miles (275 km) east of the Central Bahamas, with maximum sustained winds...
09:02
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has said that global growth will likely be weaker this year with only a modest acceleration expected in 2016 but India remains a bright spot.India remains a bright spot. China is slowing down as it rebalances away from export-led growth. Countries such as Russia and...
08:58
The Titanic's last lunch menu, saved by a first-class passenger who climbed aboard a lifeboat whose crew was said to have been bribed to row away instead of rescue more people, sold at auction for $88,000 on Wednesday.The online New York auctioneer Lion Heart Autographs offered the menu and two...
08:56
Afghan officials say they have regained control of key areas of the northern city of Kunduz from the Taliban.An operation launched overnight saw forces recapture government landmarks and inflict heavy casualties on the militants, officials said.There has been no word from the Taliban, but some...
08:52
The one-year ban imposed on former world champion L Sarita Devi for a tearful outburst at the Asian Games ends today.Sarita was handed a one-year ban by the International Boxing Association for refusing to accept her bronze medal at the Asian Games after losing a controversial semifinal...
08:47
Now procuring water from New Delhi Municipal Council for ceremonies and gatherings will be costlier with the civic body revising its rates for water tankers and trolleys.The revised rates will come in effect from today.The NDMC has revised the rates of water tankers and trolleys for the water...
08:44
The new Railway time table will come into effect from effect from today which will contain information about new stoppages in Duronto train service, details about train reservation, tatkal scheme and refund rules.Known as Train at Glance, it has user-friendly features like how to read a table,...
08:40
Nearly 6.55 lakh trucks will be off roads in Tamil Nadu today in response to the indefinite nationwide strike call given by the All India Motor transport Congress.Tamil Nadu lorry owners Federation treasurer Chennakesavan said no lorries were plying from 0600 hours today. Agents had already...
08:37
Congress steered the US government clear of a shutdown hours before a midnight deadline, approving temporary federal spending that does not defund women's health care provider Planned Parenthood as Republicans had hoped.The Senate and House, both controlled by Republicans, acted pragmatically to...
08:36
The US State Department has released on 6,300 additional pages of Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails, covering a period when US forces killed Osama bin Laden and the Arab Spring rocked American diplomacy. The release is the latest in the agency's rolling production of emails chronicling...
08:35
A Russian air strike killed 36 civilians, including five children, in the central Syrian province of Homs today, the head of Syria's main opposition group said.The Russians struck northern Homs today and killed 36 innocent people... who fought against extremism, said Khaled Khoja, head of the...
08:34
ABC's Nightline is apologizing for confusing new network star Priyanka Chopra with another Indian actress.The news magazine aired a feature earlier this week about Chopra, the star of ABC's new drama Quantico. A video shot supposedly showing Chopra in the Miss World pageant was included.But the...
03:22
The test facing the Afghan government now is not just whether it can quickly mount a counterattack and retake Kunduz, the northern city that fell to the Talibanon Monday, but whether it can prevent a nearby provincial capital from falling as well. Read this story HERE
03:09
The US and Nato have expressed concern that the first Russian air strikes in Syria have not targeted the Islamic State group, their stated aim.Russian defence officials said their aircraft had carried out about 20 missions against IS. Read this story HERE
02:55
After an Iranian man forbade his athlete wife from travelling abroad for a sports competition, men in Iran are campaigning on Facebook for women to be freed from legal restrictions that give their husbands the power to make many of their decisions for them. Read this fascinating story HERE
02:23
Seventeen Indian higher education institutions have featured in a list of the world's best universities topped by California Institute of Technology. While no Indian institution was among the world's top 200 universities, the 12th edition of the annual rankings released by 'Times Higher...
01:07
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was all praise for China in his address at the UN General Assembly today, particularly appreciating the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which is being objected to by India as it passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.We welcome China's vision of 'One Belt,...
01:06
Two more persons were booked for allegedly committing fraud by impersonation in the Junior Basic Training test in 2011.On the basis of a complaint filed by Subhash Dudeja, Principal, Government Senior Secondary School, Dhauj in Faridabad, the duo were booked. Satyendra of Suleja in Jind and...
00:46
Palestinian Authority PresidentMahmoud Abbas accused Israel of not committing to peace agreements known as the Oslo Accords and declared that Palestinians cannot continue to be bound by these agreements.They leave us no choice but to insist that we will not remain the only ones...
00:27
Somnath Bharti breaks down during interrogation7 Tamil Nadu Fishermen Detained by Sri Lankan navyWhy Salman's blood test was done when he wasn't drunk? His lawyer in HCNo 'beef' consumed in Dadri murder; NSA to be invoked against killers1995 Jammu blasts: SC awards life term to Hizbul...
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