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Geeta, the deaf and mute girl who returned to India yesterday over a decade after inadvertently crossing into Pakistan, was accorded a grand welcome at the Ahilyabai Holkar airport here tonight.Former State Minister Archita Chitnis, Indore Mayor Malini Gaud and several other political leaders...
22:32
For the first time in months, real estate tycoon Donald Trump ' who has been leading all national polls among the 17 Republican US presidential candidates ' has been knocked from the top spot by top neurosurgeon Ben Carson.Carson, as per the latest national poll by CBS News / The New York Times...
22:31
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi today said that girls were not safe in the country, and expressed deep concern over the recent incidents of rapes of minors in the national capital which he said stood out for the sheer apathy.The child rights activist wondered what moral argument can one give...
22:30
US authorities have seized up to 10,000 guns from a South Carolina home during a raid, in one of the biggest arms hauls in the country that has witnessed a series of horrific mass shooting incidents. 51-year-old Brent Nicholson is behind bars on charges of possession of stolen property. And...
21:07
The Gujarat high court today for the fifth and the last time directed the two aides of Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel to file an affidavit substantiating the charges made in their habeas corpus petition regarding his alleged abduction.The division bench of Justices M R Shah and K J...
21:04
A Mumbai court today ordered production of former media magnate Indrani Mukerjea, the main accused in the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, tomorrow for obtaining her consent for seeking her voice sample. The CBI, which is probing the sensational murder, has petitioned the Metropolitan...
20:43
In a first, border guarding force ITBP has decided to deploy women personnel in combat duties at its high-altitude posts along the Indo-China border.The force is training a special contingent of 500 'mahila' constables for the task and these personnel are expected to take position at the border...
20:00
Days after Canberra helped nab underworld don Chhota Rajan, India today sought Australia's help to unravel the conspiracy behind ISIS luring Indian youths into its fold following the arrest of a Mumbai man who fought alongside the Middle-East terror group. The request was made when Australia's...
19:55
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold as many as 20 bilateral meetings with Heads of States and governments from Africa tomorrow, a day ahead of the Third India-Africa Forum Summit on Thursday.The bilaterals will include talks with Zimbabwe's President Robert Gabriel Mugabe, South African...
19:38
In yet another controversial jibe, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has said women in the Islamic world like wearing burqas because it is easier as they do not have to wear makeup.During a New Hampshire rally yesterday, Trump briefly spoke about his belief that the United States...
19:02
Donald Trump on Monday said his climb to the top of the business world hasn't been an easy one and depicted a $1 million loan from his father as small.My whole life really has been a 'no' and I fought through it, Trump said Monday at an NBC-sponsored town hall here. It has not been easy for me,...
18:53
Sometimes you have to hunt for a good story. Other times it does the hunting for you.Allie Carter was hunting with her dog Trigger in northern Indiana over the weekend when she became the object of an international punch line.The 25-year-old laid her 12-gauge shotgun on the ground. The safety was...
18:26
ISIS, which comes up with more and more heinous methods of execution, has ramped up its cruelty: Members of the group tied three people to the pillars in the ancient section of Palmyra and killed them by detonating the pillars, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.The group said it...
18:06
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Agra's Taj Mahal today. Here's a pic of him and his friends.
17:53
India today said it does not anticipate any problem in bringing back Chhota Rajan from Indonesia as he was arrested on a Red Corner Notice issued by Interpol. This is not an ordinary arrest. This is an arrest of a person with Red Corner Notice for which a whole different protocol operates,...
17:48
At 51, Bellucci has grabbed attention as 'the oldest Bond girl ever'. She tells Celia Walden why the role is revolutionary, and why 007 needs a grown woman. Read more
17:43
A day after her return from Pakistan, Geeta took a ride today on the Delhi Metro and also visited the Metro Museum in the national capital. Accompanied by members of the Edhi Foundation, who had taken care of the deaf and mute girl during her time in the neighbouring country, 23-year-old Geeta...
17:11
George H W Bush spoke to him. Both George W Bush and John F Kerry spoke to him before the 2004 US presidential election. Barack Obama spoke to him, the first time the then US senator, spoke to any Indian publication. Now Aziz Haniffa, Rediff.com's Editor in Washington, DC, has scored another...
16:57
Just in: The Edhi Foundation on Tuesday turned down the Rs 1 crore donation announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan's Express News reported. Sources in Edhi foundation said Edhi has thanked the Indian premier for his donation but has politely declined it as taking aid from India was...
16:34
A sessions court in Mumbai on Tuesday convicted accused Chandrabhan Sanap for the rape and murder of Esther Anuhya, a software professional from Andhra Pradesh.Special Judge Vrushali Joshi convicted accused Chandrabhan Sanap after agreeing with the prosecution, which examined 39 witnesses in...
16:24
India strongly protests ceasefire violations by Pakistan and targeting of civilians at meeting of military commanders. Pakistan Rangers and BSF officials held a flag meeting in RS Pora sector, Jammu and Kashmir today.Yesterday, Pakistan targeted 30 border outposts and several hamlets on Monday...
15:56
Rahul Gandhi is keen to get former Mandya MP Ramya into the Siddaramaiah cabinet. Ramya is an yesteryear heroine in Kannada films and considered to be close to the Congress vice president. However, Siddaramaiah is not keen on inducting her at this juncture. The Karnataka CM has conveyed to...
15:48
Activists say the Islamic State group has killed three captives in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra by tying them to Roman-era columns at the site, then blowing the structures up with explosives. A Palmyra activist who goes by the name Nasser al-Thaer said on Tuesday that the killings took place...
15:39
This is what happened to cartoonist Aseem Trivedi who had filed the petition asking for the scrapping of the circular on sedition laws. Read
15:37
Maharashtra govt informs Bombay High Court that it has withdrawn its controversial circular on sedition law. On Saturday, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said the controversial order on sedition charges will be scrapped as early as possible. We are scrapping the controversial...
15:18
Maharashtra govt informs Bombay High Court that it has withdrawn its controversial circular on sedition law.
14:49
Delhi police commissioner BS Bassi reacts to the severe criticism the police came in for swooping in on Kerala House over the complaint about beef being on the menu. Bassi said, We acted according to the law under the Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act,1994. W were well within our...
14:37
I first set eyes on her in an FTII diploma film directed by Arun Khopkar ' I think it was called Teevra Madhyam. There was a long shot in which she was playing thetanpura. I was struck by her raw beauty and the stillness she exuded. She was born for the camera. It lingered over her face and...
14:25
The Politics of Cow may be synonymous with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Sangh Parivar. But the Congress party does not want to be left behind, at least not in Mumbai.Come November 3 and Congress councillor Parminder Bhamra will move a proposal in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to...
14:23
Indian leg-spinner Amit Mishra who was arrested in an alleged assault case in Bengaluru today, has been released on bail. Reports suggest that Mishra was grilled in a three-hour long interrogation session before being arrested. Meanwhile, Bengaluru DCP Sandeep Patil stated on Tuesday that...
13:55
Patel quota agitation leader Hardik Patel will be investigated for sedition, the Gujarat High Court ruled today, rejecting a petition that challenged a police complaint filed against him in Surat. The 22-year-old leader of Patel community's agitation for reservations was arrested and booked by...
13:40
Kerala government today dismissed claims that beef curry was served at Kerala Bhawan in New Delhi and said that a complaint has been lodged over entry of activists without permission following the episode yesterday involving a call to police complaining about cow meat on the canteen menu. Kerala...
13:32
Geeta, the Indian girl who returned home on Monday from Pakistan, met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence this morning.Interacting with 23-year-old Geeta for almost 20 minutes through a sign language interpreter, Kejriwal offered her every possible help as she begins...
13:29
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal says he strongly condemns the Delhi police raid on Kerala House. A PCR call complaining about beef curry being served at the Kerala House near Jantar Mantar in Delhi threw the police into a tizzy on Monday, with a 20-man team sent to avert any untoward...
12:47
Resident Commissioner of Kerala House will make a formal complain to DCP: J Thomson (Kerala Chief Secy) on beef controversy at Kerala house
12:45
Sonal Shah, BJP president Amit Shah's wife, has two cute pet tortoises at her Ahmedabad home. Sources tell us that she spends at least one hour with the pets during lunch time. Sonal Shah considers them as avatars of Lord Vishnu even prays before them for hours. In fact, according to Hindu...
12:29
Over 300 people are confirmed to have been killed a day after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked Pakistan and Afghanistan as rescuers scrambled to deliver relief aid to victims. The death toll in the quake - the strongest in 10 years - in Pakistan has now risen to 237 from the earlier...
12:24
Kerala CM Omen Chandy slams the Delhi police swooping down on Kerala Bhavan. Chandy says the police should have shown restraint. This is not a private hotel it is a Kerala govt establishment!Congress leader Tom Vadakkan added, I have eaten at Kerala Bhawan, beef was never served there. Delhi...
12:07
An open letter to Sharmila Tagore on her column for the Anandabazar Patrika last week.
12:02
No-frills airline SpiceJet today put on sale over three lakh seats across its network with base fares starting as low as Rs 749 sans taxes for domestic flights while Rs 3,999 for international travel under a limited period booking scheme. Based on first-come-first served basis, 'Diwali Sale...
11:49
Just in: Pakistan Rangers and BSF officials to hold a flag meeting in RS Pora Jammu and Kashmir at 1pm today.Yesterday, Pakistan targeted 30 border outposts and several hamlets on Monday with mortar bombs and heavy machine guns in Samba and Kathua districts injuring a civilian, as...
11:45
Just in: Hardik Patel's petition challenging sedition complaint against him rejected by Gujarat High Court.
11:45
A PCR call complaining about beef curry being served at Kerala House near Jantar Mantar threw police into a tizzy on Monday, and a team had to be sent there to avert any untoward incident.The call was received by the police control room around 4:15 pm, and the caller, claiming to be from a fringe...
11:34
Law enforcement agencies have been asked to step up security around dignitaries attending the Indo-Africa summit due to the possibility of outfits Boko Haram and Islamic State attempting to disrupt the meet, sources in the intelligence establishment said.The Times of India reports that the...
11:27
Nestle says it plans to resume production of Maggi and launch in markets by first week of November: Sources
11:26
Just in: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal meets Geeta at his residence.If you haven't been following the news lately, Geeta is a hearing and speech impaired Indian girl, who was stranded in Pakistan for 14 years. Geeta, whose story has touched people on both sides of the border, arrived in Delhi on...
11:15
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday brushed aside former Union Minister Arun Shourie's statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi managed headlines instead of economy, saying that the former had made such a remark since he was in pain for not being a part of the NDA government anymore....
11:09
Training guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government, Former Union Minister Arun Shourie accused the former of managing headlines instead of economy, saying that such an approach would not work in the long run. Speaking at a book launch event yesterday, Shourie also mocked the...
10:31
Reuters reports: The arrest of a member of India's Sanatan Sanstha sect following the murder of a well-known atheist has prompted renewed calls from some politicians to ban the Hindu group, as concerns grow the country's tradition of religious tolerance is being eroded.Opening the doors of its...
10:16
Maggi in soup again: The Maharashtra government is reportedly preparing to approach the Supreme Court against the Bombay high court order. The state government will show lab reports cited by FSSAI to the apex court, TV reports say.More details awaited
10:13
Gangster Shakeel Shaikh alias Chhota Shakeel on Monday claimed credit for the arrest of absconding mafia don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikhalje alias Chhota Rajan, a trusted aide-turned-bitter foe of mob boss Dawood Ibrahim.Talking to The Times of India, Shakeel, however, said he was not happy with...
10:09
The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 106 points in early trade today on selling in banking, oil and pharma stocks by investors amid weak global trends. Investors were cautious ahead of October series expiry in the derivatives segment on Thursday, brokers said. The 30-share barometer,...
10:05
Thirty-four Tamil Nadu fishermen were today arrested in separate batches by Sri Lankan Naval personnel near Katchatheevu in the Palk Straits and close to the Lankan coast respectively, a fisheries department official said.The department's assistant director, who did not want his name to be...
09:40
A US Navy ship passed within 12 nautical miles of disputed islands in the South China Sea late Monday in an apparent challenge to China's territorial claims in the region.A defense official told the Associated Press that the USS Lassen, a guided missile destroyer, moved inside what China claims...
09:30
At a time when the Andhra Pradesh government is embarking upon a severe austerity drive to tide over financial crisis, several of its top officials are on a world tour to 'study' prominent cities and their best practices. In July, the AP cabinet had cleared a foreign tour by CRDA officials...
09:26
The Enforcement Directorate has issued third summons to Shah Rukh Khan in connection with the share sale of Knight Riders Sports Pvt Ltd, the franchise owned by his company Red Chillies Entertainment Private Limited in partnership with actor Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta.The matter...
08:26
A Saudi prince and four others were detained on Monday in Lebanon in the largest drug bust in the history of the Beirut airport, a security source said.Saudi prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin Abdulaziz and four others were detained by airport security while allegedly attempting to smuggle about...
08:21
Reuters reports: Nestle, the world's largest packaged food company, plans to resume sales of Maggi noodles in India in November, a spokesman for the Swiss group said.Nestle has been grappling with a public relations crisis in India, a fast-growing consumer goods market, following a nationwide ban...
08:13
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will today launch eSahyog and Pan camps, initiatives of the Income Tax Department to improve services. Through eSahyog he will launch the paperless initiative of the Central Board of Direct Taxes under which notices to assesses would be sent to their...
08:12
Life Insurance Corporation will today hand over a cheque of Rs 2,000 crore to the Indian Railway Finance Corporation, the first tranche of its financial assistance, for investment in capacity augmentation projects. Railways had signed an MoU with LIC in March this year for financial...
08:11
A chief ministers' panel on rationalisation of centrally-sponsored schemes constituted by NITI Aayog will submit its final report to the prime minister today.The sub-group was formed in March this year and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is its convener. NITI Aayog Chief...
08:10
Traffic flow in Lutyens' zone, central Delhi, Mathura Road, Rajghat, ITO and areas around India Gate is expected to be disrupted for the next few days in view of frequent VVIP route arrangements in connection with the India-Africa summit starting today.To avoid the C-Hexagon near India Gate,...
03:02
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in Najran in southern Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least three people and wounding several others, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television reported.The attack on the al-Mashhad mosque occurred during evening prayers, and authorities were investigating...
02:30
A 23-year-old youth, who suffered severe injuries after allegedly being beaten up by a group of men outside a south Delhi pub last week, died today. The police added Section 302 (murder) of the IPC in theFIR registered in connection with the incident and arrested one of the accused persons,...
02:07
Twenty-two packets of heroin, worth Rs 110 crore in the street market, were seized along the India-Pakistan border near Bahadurke check-post in Abohar sector today, a BSF official said.The personnel posted at the check-post noticed suspicious activities near the border by smugglers in the...
00:52
An alert circular to maintain strict vigil against illegal imports of Chinese crackers has already been sent by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to Chief Commissioners of Customs and related departments, Tamil Nadu government informed Madras high court today.The state government also said the...
00:17
The retrial of a US police officer accused of violently assaulting a 58-year-old Indian grandfather that left him partially paralysed began today in a federal court in Alabama.Eric Parker is charged with violating the civil rights of Sureshbhai Patel following an encounter in a Madison...
00:09
Offering deepest condolences to those hit by a major earthquake in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the US today said it is ready to provide any kind of assistance to the two countries.We offer our deepest condolences to those who have been affected by the earthquake in Afghanistan and Pakistan, White...
00:07
Navy needs to be aggressive to defend country: ParrikarWhy did the British suck up to the Chinese?Why Dadri MattersUnderworld don Chhota Rajan arrested in Bali, to be deported this week130 killed, 1,000 hurt as 7.5 magnitude quake jolts PakistanRecent pact with Indonesia may help India get Chhota...
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