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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is likely to lead the all-party delegation which will visit Jammu and Kashmir on September 3 even as the state continues to be on edge.As unrest in the Kashmir Valley continued for the 51st consecutive day today, the home minister reviewed the situation with top...
20:45
With three more deaths reported today the toll in Bihar rose to 156 as there was no let up in the flood situation in the state while in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh the Ganga continues to flow above the danger level.In Bihar, the three deaths were reported from Samastipur while a twin was born on...
19:45
A mild earthquake measuring 4.0 magnitude on the Richter scale has jolted Nepal's western region, officials said today.The epicentre of the tremor was located in Bajura district, about 600 km west of Kathmandu, the National Seismological Centre said.The tremor, recorded at around 6 pm yesterday,...
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Five persons were on Sunday arrested for allegedly slaughtering three cows in Ambarnath in Thane district, police said.The prime accused, along with his four accomplices, allegedly slaughtered three cows in the vicinity of his residence on Sunday, Police Inspector Balkrishna Wagh of Ambernath...
19:01
Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Rio Olympics silver medallist P V Sindhu and Bronze medallist Sakshi Malik at 7 RCR. Khel Ratna awardees, Dhyan Chand awardees,Dronacharya awardees,Tenzing Norgay awardees also met PM today, said Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel.
18:47
JUST IN: Encounter breaks out b/w security forces and terrorists at Sultan Pora, Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. One-two terrorists believed to be hiding.
18:23
Reaching out to 14-year-old girl Insha Malik who has been blinded by pellet gun firing, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today visited her in the Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi and promised to do everything to restore her eyesight, including eye transplant.Mehbooba assured...
17:53
One person was killed and at least 10 others, including six policemen, were injured when a mob blocked National Highway 34 in Farakka of Murshidabad district and clashed with police today demanding restoration of electricity line in Jhikra village.The person who died has been identified as Jamal...
17:39
Over-enthusiasm by a youth to show his admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, dashed his hopes of joining the Army.The class X pass youth, Sourabh Bilgaiyan (22), of Jeron village in Tikamgarh district of MP, wanted to serve as a...
16:34
Haryana Sports Minister Anil Vij has donated Rs 50 lakh for sports to Dera Saccha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh from his discretionary fund.Those Rs 50 lakh I gave was from my discretionary fund and I had the right to do so, the minister was quoted as saying by ANI.In a video released by...
15:53
President of Myanmar U Htin Kyaw today spent an hour at the Taj Mahal, the 17th century Mughal monument.Tourists were prevented from entering the monument as ticket windows were closed for two hours, Munazzar Ali, an official of the Archaeological Survey of India, said.It is his first State visit...
15:46
Bhumata Brigade activist Trupti Desai on Sunday entered the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai and offered prayers without any hindrance.She had earlier expressed hopes that no one would object to her offering prayers at the famous Dargah.Really happy that no one objected us from entering the Haji Ali...
15:02
The weekend visit by the Secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council Admiral Ali Shamkhani to Delhi marks a defining moment in India-Iran strategic cooperation.In his talks with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Shamkhani conveyed Tehrans interest in reviving trilateral...
14:44
Three terrorists, who were allegedly involved in the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009, were killed in a police encounter in Lahore on Sunday.According to the police, the deceased have been identified as Zubair alias Naik Muhammad, Abdul Wahab, Adnan Arshad and Attiqur Rehman.Three were...
14:10
The Anti-Corruption Branch team has given former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit a questionnaire on water tanker scam case, according to an ANI report.Dikshit has been accused of a 400-crore tanker scam during her term as chief minister in Delhi by Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra.The...
13:24
With a large number of vacancies in government jobs meant for Other Backward Classes remaining unfilled for want of candidates, the government is mulling relaxing the 'creamy layer' criterion by raising the income ceiling to Rs 8 lakh annually.27 per cent of seats in government jobs and...
12:57
Twelve coaches of Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore express derailed in the wee hours today near Karukutty station, around 45 km from Kochi, Southern Railway said.No casualties were reported in the incident. The incident took place around 2.30 am when the 16347 express train derailed between Aluva and...
12:22
JUST IN: Woman injured after a crude bomb exploded in Bihar's Sitamarhi. 6 live crude bombs were recovered, later defused by Bomb disposal squad.
12:11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks on the Kashmir situation and relations with Pak in 'Mann ki Baat'. -- India always tried to keep better and deeper ties with its neighbours. -- All political parties spoke in one voice on Kashmir, sending out a strong message to the world as well as...
11:27
Excerpts from Prime Minister Narendra Modis ongoing address Mann Ki Baat.The PM paid homage to Indias former hockey captain Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary, and begin the 23rd edition of Mann ki Baat with talks about sports and Indias performance at the recently-concluded Rio...
11:12
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump linked illegal immigration and employment Saturday, pledging to start deporting offenders as soon as he is sworn in should he become the White House's next occupant.Trump all the while courted the black vote, claiming that the shooting of basketball...
11:09
Pakistan's media watchdog has imposed Rs 5,00,000 fine each on 13 TV channels for airing false news about the third marriage of former cricketer and leading politician Imran Khan, an official said today.The fine was imposed yesterday by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority after hearing...
10:56
Suspected members of a little-known rebel group killed eight soldiers in an attack in northern Paraguay, just days after guerrillas and officials in Colombia reached a peace deal to end the longest-running insurgency in Latin America.Authorities suspect the attack was carried out by a...
10:43
In yet another shocking incident, a minor girl was allegedly gangraped in Delhi's Jamia Nagar.Reportedly, the suspect has been apprehended. The suspect in the alleged rape case is also a juvenile, add reports.
10:37
Welcome to the dark side of the universe. In a direct contrast with the beautifully bright Milky Way galaxy, a dark twin called Dragonfly 44 has been discovered 300 million light-years away in the Coma constellation, according to a new study.Dragonfly 44 went unnoticed until last year because,...
10:18
Police today claimed to have unearthed a gang of illegal arms suppliers with the arrest of two men from the district.A total of eight guns and nine cartridges were recovered from their possession, SSP Deepak Kumar said.Two members of the gang, Asif and Irfan, were arrested yesterday, he said,...
10:05
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea which questioned the custody of the golden throne and the golden howdah that is housed in the Mysuru Palace and are used during Dusshera by the royal family.A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur asked the petitioner P V Nanjaraja Urs to approach the...
09:56
Authorities on Sunday continued curfew and restrictions in Kashmir for the 51st consecutive day.Police said curfew will remain imposed only in Anantnag town while restrictions under section 144 of the CrPc (criminal procedure code) will continue in the rest of the Valley including...
09:42
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar felicitated Rio Olympics silver medallist PV Sindhu and bronze winner Sakshi Malik along with gymnast Dipa Karmakar and badminton coach Pullela Gopichand at a function on Sunday. Tendulkar, who was also the goodwill ambassador of the Indian team at Rio...
09:32
Bolivian miners kidnapped and fatally beat a government minister who was seeking talks with them following weeks of protests, authorities say.Rodolfo Illanes, the deputy minister of interior, was killed Thursday in Panduro, where he was meeting with miners who had been striking and blockading...
09:23
Yoga Guru Ramdev has said he plans to start a world class university in India in the next five years to educate around one lakh students in differentstreams, mentioning that a 1,500-acre land has already been acquired for it.The standard of education would be at par with ivy leagues, Ramdev said...
08:57
Four LeJ terrorists who were allegedly involved in the attack on Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009 were shot dead by Pakistan police in the wee hours today.According to the Crime Investigation Department of the Punjab police, seven terrorists attacked a CID team in Manawan area of Lahore where...
08:48
Donald Trump on Saturday pushed back against Hillary Clinton's efforts to link him to the Ku Klux Klan.The Republican nominee retweeted a supporter's post that the Democratic nominee said a KKK member was her mentor. And speaking later in Des Moines, Iowa, he dredged up Clinton's use of the term...
08:36
The brother-in-law of one of the jihadists who attacked French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last year faced terrorism charges today for allegedly trying to join Islamic State fighters in Syria, a judicial sourcesaid.Twenty-year-old French student Mourad Hamyd was charged by an anti-terrorism...
08:29
Twelve coaches of Thiruvananthapuram-Mangalore express derailed in the wee hours today near Karukutty station, around 45 kms from here, Southern Railway said.No casualties were reported in the incident.The incident took place around 2.30 am when the 16347 express train derailed between Aluva and...
08:21
A Hanuman temple in Gujarat's Vadodara district has been decorated with a garland made from Rs 11 lakh currency notes.The temple authorities said that the notes were intended to show gratitude for nation's stable economy and thanked the government for the same.
07:56
In a move to prevent transmission of the Zika virus through blood supply, the United States Food and Drug Administration has recommended that all blood donated in the country and its territories be tested for the virus.The decision to expand blood screening in the US was based on concerns about...
07:34
Mourners gathered early on Sunday morning to attend the funeral for Khurshid Ahmed, the police constable who killed outside his house in Koil village on Saturday. As per reports, he was leaving his home for duties when the militants shot him from a close range.However, the number of...
07:32
Kurdish militants on late Saturday night fired four rockets at the airport in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir, without causing casualties, the Dogan news agency said.The rockets landed in an empty area close to a police control post at the airport, causing explosions that were heard...
07:17
The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully conducted scramjet engine test today while the launch of weather satellite INSAT-3DR with the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-MkII) has been postponed to September, a senior official said on Saturday.The rocket took off at 6 am...
07:11
Away from chaotic Kashmir, Burhan Wani's father spends time at Sri Sri's ashram25 injured in fresh clashes in Kashmir, death toll rises to 68Bihar flood situation worsens, toll rises to 153
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