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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guru Swami Dayanand Giri passed away at 10:20 pm today in Rishikesh.The 87-year-old spiritual guru was a teacher at Rishikesh's Dayanand Saraswati Ashram and Coimbatore's Arsh Vidya Gurukulam. The ashram has more than 100 centres in India with major ashrams at...
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Mukesh Ambani remains India's richest person for the ninth consecutive year with a net worth of $18.9 billion, according to the latest Forbes India Rich List. While the combined net worth of India's 100 richest remains largely unchanged at $345 billion, as compared to $346 billion a year ago,...
21:46
Is the Jolie-Pitt clan getting a new member? Hollywood's power couple are finalising plans to adopt a Syrian orphan. According to reports, Jolie reportedly met up with three Syrian brothers who were orphaned after their father was taken away by soldiers and their mother was killed when their...
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JUST IN: PM Narendra Modi leaves for New York
20:42
Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn resigned, taking responsibility for the German carmaker's rigging of US emissions tests. Volkswagen needs a fresh start - also in terms of personnel. I am clearing the way for this fresh start with my resignation, Winterkorn said in a statement....
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A local court today extended by two days the police custody of Sanatan Sanstha activist Samir Gaikwad who was arrested in connection with the murder of CPI leader Govind Pansare. Gaikwad was arrested in Sangli on September 16 by SIT of Maharashtra Police probing the Pansare murder case and his...
20:33
Pope Francis enlisted the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr to help bolster his call for urgent action on climate change on Wednesday in a welcoming ceremony at the White House that Barack Obama said would shake our conscience from slumber.Read more HERE
20:11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Ireland on Wednesday on the first leg of his two-nation trip to Ireland and United States. After meeting with the Irish premier, Modi interacted with the Indian community in Fritzwilliam Hall, Dublin. Amidst chants of 'Modi, Modi,...
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AAP MLA Somnath Bharti today moved the Supreme Court seeking protection from arrest in a domestic violence case in which the Delhi high court has rejected his anticipatory bail plea. The controversial MLA has sought a direction that the Delhi Police be restrained from arresting him till his...
19:26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today presented to his Irish counterpart reproductions of a selection of historic manuscripts and papers pertaining to two Raj-era Irish officials, Thomas Oldham and George Abraham Grierson, in recognition of their contributions in India. Modi also gifted Irish...
19:18
AAP MLA Somnath Bharti moves Supreme Court for protection from arrest in the domestic violence case
19:17
Just in: German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit India next week.
19:17
PM Narendra Modi begins his press statement in Dublin. Highlights of the speech.-- I thank Irish PM Enda Kenny for the warm reception and gracious hospitality. -- I hope that Ireland's visa policy will be sensitive to India's IT firms. -- We will soon have direct air services by airlines of both...
17:37
Jailed Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy has reportedly received a presidential pardon in Egypt.The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has pardoned Fahmy, the ABC reported.Fahmy, a Canadian national, was jailed alongside Australian journalist Peter Greste and Egyptian Baher Mohamed, on...
17:13
New York marks a milestone in the fight for equality when 1.1 million children in America's largest school district will take the day off to mark Eid al-Adha. It is a small but hard-won victory at a time when American Muslims complain of growing Islamophobia and worsening anti-Muslim rhetoric...
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Dear Devendraji, Firstly, I wish to thank you for replying to my open letter and creating space for a public debate. This is a sign of a truly healthy democracy and is rare for a politician in this day and age. I truly appreciate that a big politician chooses to reply to a humble columnist:...
16:56
Marathi film Court selected as India's official entry to the Oscars next year.Court is a 2015 Indian courtroom drama film, written and directed by Chaitanya Tamhane, in his directorial debut. Featuring a cast of newcomers, the film examines the Indian legal system through the trial of an aging...
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Just in: Three-day police custody for prime accused held in rationalist Govind Pansare's murder.
16:24
Last year in August, the Times Group asked its employees to hand over their Twitter and Facebook accounts' passwords to the company. It said that journalists could have a personal handle but they couldn't use it to post news related stuff. When media outlets reported on the development...
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Just in: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has just landed in Dublin. Ireland's Health Minister Leo Varadkar and other dignitaries received the PM. Varadkar (whose father is Indian) is a qualified medical doctor and the first openly gay Irish government minister. Modi will spend today in Ireland...
15:39
The five ingredients of every Narendra Modi trip. Read
15:27
The Aam Aadmi Party government has not initiated any corruption case against former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, though the party had during the Assembly election campaign alleged irregularities during her tenure as CM. Replying to an RTI query on the complaints received by it, the Delhi...
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Three Pakistani boys, who were held by BSF near the border here in Rajasthan after they crossed into the Indian territory, will be sent back to their country by tomorrow, an official said today.Pakistan rangers have been informed about the matter and they (boys) would be sent back today or...
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Just in: Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly meets West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee amid speculation that he may be president of the Bengal cricket association. The association is headless after Jagmohan Dalmiya's death. Dalmiya was head of the Cricket Association of Bengal.
14:38
The public prosecutor in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts case has sought the death sentence for eight of the 12 convicts. Calling the convicts 'mechants of death', the prosecutor said they deserve the death sentence. The sentencing will be heard on September 30. The prosecution has asked for life...
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BJP veterans Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha are among the star campaigners enlisted by the party to woo voters ahead of the Bihar assembly elections. SPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Union ministers Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Sushma...
14:03
Fortis Healthcare Executive Vice-Chairman Shivinder Mohan Singh is stepping down from his position to join a philosophical and spiritual organisation Radha Soami Satsang Beas headquartered near Amritsar. Singh (40), who is the co-founder of the healthcare chain will become the Non-Executive...
13:56
Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar rules out banning right-wing outfit Sanatan Sanstha. Sanatan Sanstha cannot be blamed for the mistake of one individual. Let the Maharashtra government investigate the case first, Parsekar said. This comes in the aftermath of a BJP MLA's statement...
13:27
Be it escaping the I-T sleuths or securing finance from a bank and not repaying it, Indian businessmen has a way of finding solutions to everything through quick fixes or 'jugaads'. In a recent lecture, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan dished out some frank advice -- don't get into 'jugaad',...
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Taking a dig at RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's call for review of reservation policy, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said that the Sangh is like a supreme court to BJP and added that such thought is dangerous for the country. The recent comments by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on...
12:52
A surprised Lipika Mitra today thanked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for asking her husband and AAP MLA Somnath Bharti to surrender in a case of attempt to murder and domestic violence filed by her. Police teams are looking for the Malviya Nagar MLA since yesterday after the Delhi High...
12:38
An Army Major was killed during a military exercise in Pokhran on Tuesday night. According to the initial reports, Major Druv Yadav of 75 Armoured regiment died due to an explosion during tank firing.The Army has ordered a Court of Inquiry (CoI) into the incident. The 32-year-old Major Yadav was...
12:36
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra, a three-time MVP and member of 10 World Series championship teams as a player, has died. He was 90.
12:32
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has gone to the United States to attend a conference, Congress said on Tuesday night, rejecting rumours about his whereabouts.Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is travelling to Aspen, US on a short visit to attend a conference. The conference is expected to...
11:58
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today announced the list of 242 candidates of the 'Grand Alliance' at a press conference in Patna. Highlights: -- We have tried to ensure representation all sections of the society. We took our time to decide the candidates. Everybody, even...
11:31
There's a new publishing company in town, and not everyone might know just what to make of it. It's called Juggernaut. Like the chariot and the god. It's been started by Chiki Sarkar, former publisher at Penguin Random House India and its earlier avatar, Penguin Books India.Juggernaut, where...
11:27
Shatrughan Sinha, who has persistently courted trouble with his party recently, is included in the list of the BJP's star campaigners for the Bihar assembly elections. The star brigade is led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has held four rallies in the state so far that drew huge crowds....
11:12
In the first summit of its kind in more than 10 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a power-packed special summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in US to push for a permanent seat for India on the global body's Security Council, reports...
11:06
In a dramatic post-midnight development, the Gujarat high court has directed the state government to find Hardik Patel, spearhead of Patel quota stir, after an aide moved a habeas corpus petition alleging that Hardik had been illegally detained by police. Police had earlier claimed that...
11:01
Just in: Family of three jump off a moving train in Rajabhatkhawa (North Bengal) after they overheard a group of men planning to rape a woman family member. Details awaited.
11:00
As the Prime Minister makes another U.S. trip, with hopes of attracting greater foreign investment, there are pressing domestic issues back home seeking his attention, issues like poverty, hunger and misgovernance. A 'Digital India' backed by greater FDI flows can only play a limited role in...
10:38
As the Prime Minister makes another US trip, with hopes of attracting greater foreign investment, there are pressing domestic issues back home seeking his attention, issues like poverty, hunger and misgovernance. A 'Digital India' backed by greater FDI flows can only play a limited role in...
10:25
The chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board Shaharyar Khan has said that the PCB would no longer ask India to play the bilateral series planned in the UAE in December. I think we have said enough about the series and we are not going to ask them anymore. The ball is in their court now and they...
10:19
Food safety watchdog FSSAI's CEO Yudhvir Singh Malik, the man behind the ban of global giant Nestle's popular noodle brand Maggi, was today moved out and shifted as additional secretary in NITI Aayog.Malik, a 1983 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, was appointed to the post of chief executive...
09:54
Hardik Patel, who is leading an agitation for reservation for the Patel community in Gujarat, must be produced before a court tomorrow, the state government was told in the wee hours. The Gujarat high court issued the order at around 2:30 am after Patel's lawyers moved a...
09:29
A bomb has been recovered from the Falaknuma Express at the Howrah railway station in West Bengal.The Railway Protection Force found the bomb and the Bomb Disposal Squad has arrived at the station to deactivate the explosive. The spot has been cleared after the bomb was placed in a cylinder...
08:55
PM Narendra Modi left this morning for his two-nation visit to Ireland and the United States. Working westward. PM @narendramodi departs on a 2 nation, 3 city visit to Ireland & the US, will address the @UN, tweeted External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup. Modi will spend...
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Just in: It looks like Aam Aadmi Party's MLA Somnath Bharti has no sympathisers. Delhi CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal tweeted this morning, Somnath shud surrender.Why is he running away?Why is he so scared of gng to jail? Now he is becoming embarrassment for party n his family.He shud cooperate...
03:49
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has left for the United States, triggering confusion about the purpose of his visit. Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala on Tuesday night said, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi is travelling to Aspen, US on a short visit to attend a conference....
03:37
Food safety watchdog FSSAI's CEO Yudhvir Singh Malik, the man behind the ban of global giant Nestle's popular noodle brand Maggi, has been moved out and shifted as Additional Secretary in Niti Aayog.Malik, a 1983 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, was appointed to the post of Chief Executive...
02:45
Times of India reports: While Muslims of Musahra village in Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar are struggling for their right to offer qurbani (sacrifice) on Eid ul-Zuha, Ayodhya presents a contrast to the situation. There is total ban on slaughter and sale of meat throughout the year in the...
02:26
Politicians pelted Kosovo's prime minister Isa Mustafa with eggs live on television as he addressed the parliament, protesting a deal with former master Serbia which gives greater local powers to minority Serbs in the young Balkan country.During a speech by the prime minister broadcast live on...
02:20
Pope Francis, who is on his first visit to the US, avoided travelling by a fancy limousine and instead took a more modest ride shortly after his plane touched down at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.After being received by US President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, Pope...
02:09
Pope Francis landed on US soil for the first time on Tuesday, launching a six-day visit that will highlight his love for the poor and his willingness to tackle the nation's most significant political, social and economic controversies.In an unprecedented welcome for a foreign dignitary, President...
01:57
Harry Potter fans have some homework to do.J K Rowling has written a new article for the Pottermore site, going into the family history of the Potter family. It was released on the site Tuesday.The article, simply title The Potter Family, traces the lineage of Harry's family all the way back to...
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Yemen's president has returned to the southern city of Aden after six months in exile, his office says.Officials at the city's airport confirmed a plane carrying Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi had landed on Tuesday.A government source told the Reuters news agency Mr Hadi would spend the festival of Eid...
00:52
Volkswagen AG's emissions scandal crisis escalated today as the company issued a profit warning, set aside billions to cover the fallout and lost billions more in market value.VW's CEO said he is endlessly sorry that the world's top-selling carmaker squandered worldwide trust in its...
00:51
Hurriyat hawk Geelani's passport suspended ahead of US visit Investors lose Rs 1akh crore as Sensex tumbles No releasing dam water for 'shahi snan', court tells Maharashtra govtGovt clears multi-billion deal for Boeing military choppers Prosecution won't seek death penalty for all...
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