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Emphasising that the organs of Indian democracy -- Parliament, Executive and Judiciary -- should operate within their own spheres, President Pranb Mukherjee on Thursday said the judiciary being a critical pillar must introspect and self-correct, when required, to meet the evolving needs of...
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday opposed the centre's decision to increase annual fees for undergraduate courses in IITs from existing Rs 90,000 to Rs 2 lakh, saying the steep hike will make theinstitutions out of reach for the poor.I strongly oppose steep fee hike in IITs. Pl...
22:13
Actress Kangana Ranaut, who has accused Hrithik Roshan and his legal team of slut-shaming her by leaking her personal mails and photographs, has said blackmailing or threatening her won't work as it doesn'tscare her.... blackmailing or threatening won't work with me. Though my legal team is...
21:52
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today termed termed as a body blow to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Pakistan policy the statement of Pakistan envoy Abdul Basit that peace process with India has been suspended.PM Modi's Pakistan policy has been delivered a body blow today....
21:27
Countering the Pakistan High Commissioner's assertion that the visit by Pakistani JIT was not on reciprocity, India today said before the team's visit here, both sides had agreed that it would be on the basis ofreciprocity.We have seen comments by the Pakistani High Commissioner on the visit of...
21:23
More than 300 staff at a cement factory near Damascus have been kidnapped after an attack earlier this week by ISIS, Syrian state TV said on Thursday.Hundreds of employees at the Al Badia Cement company were taken by ISIL fighters from a factory 50km east of the Syrian capital, the report quoted...
20:32
US space agency NASA is planning an ambitious mission involving international scientists to explore the possibility of life on Europa, the moon of planet Jupiter.We are planning to mount an international effort. We are trying to formulate a mission to go Jupiter's giant moon Europa, because there...
20:23
In a game of whack-a-mole, a Taliban app banned by Google has become available on Amazon.The app, called Voice of Jihad, lets people keep up with the latest Taliban news, videos and updates.The version currently available on Amazon is in English. On Monday, Google removed a Pashto version of the...
19:47
Belgian police on Thursday released a series of surveillance images they say show a suspect in the March 22 Brussels Airport bombing walking from the airport in Zaventem to eastern Brussels in the two hours after the attack.The suspect is the same man shown in a previously released surveillance...
19:24
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be hosting a lunch for Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Prince William and Kate Middleton on their maiden visit to India, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton, will begin their visit...
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In a big setback to Modi government's Pakistan policy, Islamabad on Thursday suspended the peace process between the two countries. Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit, in press conference, said I think at present the peace process between India and Pakistan is suspended. It is the...
19:05
Promising an escape from poverty, transnational surrogacy has left many Indian women with little to show for their efforts. What went wrong? Read more
19:03
Prince William and wife Kate Middleton are expected to raise during their upcoming maiden India tour the plight of thousands of British steelworkers hit by the Tata Steel's decision of selling their loss-making plants in the UK, a media report said today. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are due...
18:45
Pedal power: how bicycles are changing what it means to be a girl in India. Read more
18:39
If you thought Donald Trump's views on just about everything was was repellent, try this one for size. There's a video floating around Trump talking about his 1-year-old daughter's breasts. Yes, really. Here you go.
17:55
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is expected to raise the issue of China blocking India's bid to ban JeM chief Masood Azhar by the UN with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, whom she will be meeting on the sidelines of a trilateral in Moscow on April 18. A day after Foreign Secretary S...
17:48
Just in: 19th SAARC Summit will be held in Islamabad in November this year, says Pak High Commissioner, Abdul Basit. We sincerely hope the Summit, building on the past achievements, would help create more synergies and win-win situations, he adds.That's management speak for We know the Summit...
17:37
Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi says she would never vote for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump from being elected. Even if he wasn't the racist buffoon that he is making himself out to be, I probably wouldn't vote for him, Lakshmi said.But as an immigrant, I obviously don't see his...
17:10
Just in: Mumbai police reaches Kandivali hospital where Pratyusha's boyfriend Rahul Raj Singh is admitted.
17:09
Just in: BSP MP Narendra Kashyap, his wife and son sent to 14 days judicial custody by Ghaziabad Court. Kashyap, his wife and his son have been arrested in connection with the mysterious death of his daughter-in-law Himanshi Kashyap murder case. Charges of dowry have been filed against the MP's...
16:45
Just in: Bombay HC says first match of IPL to be held at Wankhede stadium on April 9, reports ANI. Which means there is no stay on the scheduled match. The next hearing is on April 12.This comes after the Bombay High Court had more sharp words for Maharashtra's Cricket Association today as it...
16:36
Samsung is exploring the development of a contact lens that can project images directly into the users' eye, take photographs and connect wirelessly to a smartphone, a patent application has revealed. Read more
16:01
Film actors including SRK, Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Rishi Kapoor, Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar will be at the party hosting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
15:47
The Indian Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chopping off major scenes and muting dialogues in popular films, it has now gone a step ahead and awarded this year's much-awaited film, The Jungle Book, a U/A certificate, reports India Today. The U/A rating is given to a movie which contains...
15:05
Drought hit Latur district in Marathwada region will get water through train within next 15 days, the Maharashtra Assembly was told today. We have made arrangements for supplying water through train to Latur. The first such train will reach Latur by next fortnight, Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse...
14:54
Just in: A Delhi court grants bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and 5 other AAP leaders in a criminal defamation case filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The next hearing is on April 19. The AAP leaders will have to pay a surety of Rs 20,000 each. Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders have...
14:47
Actors Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover have put to rest all speculation and confirmed in a joint official statement today that they will tie the knot on April 30.We are happy to finally share the good news with everyone. April 30, 2016 is the big day and we cannot thank our family, friends,...
14:34
Just in: Actor Akshay Kumar held at Heathrow airport for travelling with a visa that was not valid. According to a report in Mumbai Mirror, the actor, who arrived in London for the shoot of his upcoming film Rustom, was made to wait for over an hour-and-a-half at the airport and had to...
14:32
As the ramifications of the leak of about 11 million secret documents from the Panama-based law firm, Mossack Fonseca, play themselves out, a clear articulation of what the Panama Papers hold for the state of global finance today came from US President Barack Obama. Following the joint...
14:14
A Bangladeshi law student was murdered by four unidentified men on Wednesday evening near Dhaka's Jagannath University, where he was pursuing a Masters degree, reported Dhaka Tribune. Nazimuddin Samad had posted against Islamism on his Facebook page, the police told AFP....
14:06
Britain's Kate Middleton has flaunted a sheer navy blue dress from India-born British designer Saloni Lodha's creations at a reception here for expatriates from India and Bhutan, days ahead of her visit to the two countries. The Duchess of Cambridge joined husband Prince William to host a...
14:03
Their first public moment will be on arrival at the Taj Palace Hotel. The Taj was one of the scenes of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai in November 2008 and is now an iconic symbol of the city's resilience and strength. The stories of the bravery and dedication of the staff there are now known...
13:40
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will travel to India at the weekend as security is tightened following a police warning of a possible terror threat. Read moreAlso read: William-Kate's itinerary for their India visit
13:35
In a manifestation of Pakistan's growing distrust in conventional judicial system and mounting influence of religious organisations in society, Jamatud Dawa (JuD) has set up 'Darul Qaza Sharia' in the provincial metropolis to dispense 'justice' among people in light of Sharia laws, Dawn has...
13:26
The rupee does not face any serious challenge of depreciation and will find its own level after initial bouts of volatility, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said today. I think India's currency is finding its own level. I don't see a very serious challenge, he said at an event jointly...
13:15
Just in: At least 250 Syrian civilians feared kidnapped after an attack by Islamic State group on a factory east of Damascus, reports AFP.
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The Centre today faced a furious Supreme Court as its lawyer arrived 15 minutes late to a hearing on drought. Show some seriousness, the judges admonished the government.NDTV reports that the judges lost their temper after the Centre asked for more time to file a response, as they waited for...
13:03
A Mumbai sessions court has rejected the anticipatory bail plea filed by actor-producer Rahul Raj Singh. A case has been lodged against him for abetment of his girlfriend and TV star Pratyusha Banerjee's suicide. The actor had filed an anticipatory bail application yesterday at the Dindoshi...
12:47
Bihar's alcoholics have been left dry without a high.After the Nitish Kumar government banned all alcohol in the state on Tuesday, doctors have had to deal with hundreds of people going through alcohol withdrawal. Without the booze, many got the jitters, literally. Some people failed to...
12:32
Bipasha Basu and her beau Karan Singh Grover may have kept mum about their upcoming wedding but the actress' friend Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra seems to have confirmed that the couple is indeed tying the knot soon. There were rumours that the pair, who have been dating for more than a year...
12:27
Love him or hate him, but you cannot ignore S R P Kalluri, the Inspector General of Police for the Bastar Range in South Chhattisgarh. Read more
12:08
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) fee raised from Rs 90,000 to Rs 2 lakh for students in the upcoming academic year, says the HRD ministry. However, this new fee will not be applicable to SC, ST and BPL students. This comes after a committee of IIT directors tasked with finding ways to achieve...
11:56
What Ramdev has done is criminal. He is sowing seeds of horrendous violence in the minds of unsuspecting people within an ambience of faith. Read more
11:49
Fifty years after Dr Manmohan Singh delivered his last lecture at Panjab University (PU), the former Prime Minister is set to return to his alma mater after accepting the offer of professorship for the Jawaharlal Nehru Chair.We have worked out the logistics, which was the main problem. He is...
11:43
The son of BSP Party Rajya Sabha member Narendra Kashyap was on Thursday arrested after her wife, Himani Kashyap, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Ghaziabad early on Wednesday morning. According to reports, Narendra Kashyap, who is presently admitted in a hospital, will also...
11:26
Read the Telegraph's tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar.
11:24
Google pays tribute to Pandit Ravi Shankar with a very artistic doodle on his 96th birthday. Googles has used its letters like a spiraling creeper intertwined with a standing sitar to mark the Panditji's birthsay. A Bharat Ratna, Ravi Shankar was one of India's most-loved musicians credited with...
10:48
The consortium of lenders led by the State Bank of India has rejected businessman Vijay Mallya's offer to repay Rs 4,000 crore - less than half of what his defunct Kingfisher Airlines owes them. The banks said they want a better offer from Mallya. Last week, the airline and Mallya had...
10:29
Bahujan Samaj Party MP Narendra Kashyap, his wife and his son have been arrested in connection with the mysterious death of his daughter-in-law Himanshi Kashyap murder case. They have been arrested for harassing Himanshi for dowry. Himanshi's family alleges her in-laws were demanding a...
10:28
National Investigation Agency has approached probe agencies of some foreign countries including the US' Federal Bureau of Investigation in connection with its probe into the Pathankot terror attack. The help of the agencies is being sought even as central probe agencies still await a formal...
10:10
A suite with a spa, traditional meals on solid silver thalis and archery lessons are some of the experiences on the itinerary of Prince William and Kate Middleton as they prepare for their first visit to the subcontinent. Read more HERE
09:37
UPDATE: Jammu & Kashmir Deputy CM Nirmal Singh to visit NIT Srinagar campus at 10:30 am to take stock of the situation.
09:34
The unusually harsh summer heat in Telangana has already started taking a huge toll of human life. With heatwave conditions prevailing across the state, 66 people have died due to sun stroke and other related problems, officials said. The highest number of deaths -- 28 -- were reported...
09:04
Jail authorities in Maharashtra are considering to shift inmates from drought-hit Beed and Latur districts in view of the acute water scarcity in the areas.We have prepared a contingency plan for shifting the jail inmates in these districts. So far, no inmate has been shifted, but we will do so...
08:52
Prime Minister Narendra Modi still holds sway over members of his core constituency -- the urban salaried, especially those living in India's seven biggest cities. The government's overall approval ratings are still running high almost two years after the Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party...
08:43
The world saw the highest number of recorded executions in more than 25 years in 2015, according to a new report from human rights group Amnesty International. At least 1,634 people were executed last year, an increase of more than 50 per cent on 2014. According to the rights group's...
08:21
Iceland's ruling coalition has named Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson as the new PM, with early elections to be held in the autumn. Johannsson, 53, is agriculture and fisheries minister and deputy leader of the Progressive Party. The move comes after PM and PP chairman Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson stepped...
07:53
JUST IN: Two militants have been killed in a gun battle with security forces in Shopian district in south Kashmir early this morning, said an army official.
07:49
Two persons have been detained in connection with the murder of a National Investigation Agency or NIA officer last week in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor.Mohammed Tanzil, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, was shot at from close range by two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle near Sahaspur town on...
03:51
Apparel maker Gap on Tuesday has apologized for an image used in an ad that some critics said was racially insensitive. The ad in question depicts four young girls that are part of Le Petit Cirque, a traveling circus company that features boys and girls between the ages of 5 to 14. In the...
03:45
Iceland's right-wing coalition government has named Agriculture Minister Sigurdur Ingi Johanssonn as new prime minister, a day after his predecessor was forced to step down over his implication in the Panama Papers scandal, AFP has reported. The Progressive Party and the Independence...
03:22
The White House has said that President Barack Obama called Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw and de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, praising the move toward civilian-led government.Obama on Tuesday called the pair to offer his congratulations, as military hardliners try to limit Suu Kyi's formal...
02:44
Ex-serviceman and national shooter Kahan Singh Thakur today filed a complaint against Jawaharlal Univesity Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar in Dharamshala's district court for his alleged derogatory remarks against the army at an event in Delhi.The complaint was filed in the Kangra District...
02:18
The humble chair JK Rowling sat on while writing the first two books of the Harry Potter series was auctioned in New York City on Wednesday for $394,000.An anonymous private collector made the winning bid, Heritage Auctions said.The chair is one of four mismatched chairs given to the then...
01:45
Mohammad Ramzan, a 15-year-old Pakistani boy who ended up in India after migrating to Bangladesh, would be reunited with his father soon.Ramzan left for Kolkata this evening, where he will be helped by the NGO Sanlaap to fly to Bangladesh where his father lives, said Archana Sahay, who runs...
01:09
Uttar Pradesh police have made the first arrest in the murder case of Mohd Tanzil Ahmed, the National Investigation Agency officer who was gunned down in front of his family last week, CNN-IBN reported.According to the report, Ahmed, was killed by a relative over property disputes.Read...
00:55
Irish lawmakers on Wednesday failed to elect a new prime minister for the second time in 40 days since an inconclusive general election, while forming a new government remains an elusive prospect.The February 26 election resulted in political stalemate and there is little sign of the logjam being...
00:27
One of the jihadists who blew themselves up in Islamic State attacks in Brussels on March 22 briefly worked as a cleaner at the European Parliament several years ago, the EU body said on Wednesday.He held a summer holiday job cleaning at the Parliament for one month in 2009 and one month in 2010....
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India did not present witnesses belonging to security forces: Pak on JIT visit Central ministers exempt from odd-even NIT unrest: HRD sends team, students list out demands HC raps BCCI, suggests shifting IPL out of drought-hit MaharaIs India for Hindus only, Bombay HC asks Nagpur...
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