21:35
Russia has turned down Tokyo's latest attempt at dog diplomacy ahead of a summit between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later this month, an aide said, as the two leaders look to end a decades-old territorial row.Japan had planned to give the Russian president -- who is...
21:10
Rajinikanth's denouncement of J Jayalalithaa and her politics during the 1996 Tamil Nadu assembly election campaign caused her distress and defeat, actor Rajinikanth said on Sunday.Speaking at a condolence meet for the late former Tamil Nadu chief minister organised by the Nadigar Sangam (South...
20:49
A Kurdish militant group claimed responsibility for twin attacks that ripped through the heart of Istanbul, killing 38 people, most of them police, a news agency reported. The claim was made by the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, seen as an splinter group of the better-known Kurdistan Workers Party,...
20:41
Shah Rukh Khan met MNS Chief Raj Thackeray in Mumbai over his upcoming movie 'Raees'. Speaking about their meeting, Raj Thackeray told reporters, He (Shah Rukh Khan) had come to inform that rumours about Mahira Khan promoting Raees are false.Earlier, Raj Thackeray led MNS had led protests against...
20:22
A day after ex-Air Force SP Tyagi blamed former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's office for the Agusta Westland scam, reports suggest that both he and his principal secretary & national security advisor of the time are likely to be questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation. As per...
19:37
In the wake of the upcoming danger posed by cyclone Vardah in Tamil Nadu, the National Disaster Response Force has deployed five teams in Andhra Pradesh and six in Tamil Nadu as a precautionary measure. NDRF has taken adequate precautions to pre-position its teams. We have pre-positioned...
19:24
Ruling AIADMK on Sunday said a total of 470 people have died of shock following the demise of former Tamil Nadu chief minister and party general secretary J Jayalalithaa on December 5.The party, which has been releasing in the past few days the lists of people who have died of shock over the...
18:31
The mayor of Rome has placed a partial ban on vehicles in the Italian capital in an attempt to tackle the severe smog that has engulfed many of Italy's major cities. Sunday will be a semi-car free day in the metropolis, with stringent restrictions imposed on traffic and police instructed to...
18:06
Paolo Gentiloni was named today as Italy's new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat. Gentiloni, who had been Renzi's foreign minister, was asked by President Sergio Mattarella to form a new government that will guide...
17:42
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today took a jibe at Rajnath Singh, saying that while he agrees that Pakistan is trying to divide India along religious lines, the Home Minister and his boss Prime Minister Narendra Modi have also been doing the same. Responding to the remarks of Singh that...
17:32
Apex aircraft investigation body, Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will probe the helicopter crash in Goregaon suburb of Mumbai today in which one person was killed and three others were injured. Aviation regulator DGCA has already started collecting evidence from the crash site which would...
17:16
Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh today said that he will request Priyanka Gandhi to campaign for the party along with her mother Sonia Gandhi and brother Rahul Gandhi in the upcoming state assembly elections. Both Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi would be campaigning for Congress in Punjab...
16:52
The Obamas have officially sent out their final holiday card from the White House, and it is a gem. The card features a photograph of President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia, 18, and Sasha, 15. The photo was originally taken at a March state dinner honoring...
15:44
A bombing at Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedralkilled 22 people and wounded another 35 on Sunday, according to Egyptian state television, in the second deadly attack to hit the Egyptian capital in two days.Egypt's official MENA news agency said an assailant lobbed a bomb...
15:30
Antonio Guterres, a former Portuguese Prime Minister will be sworn in tomorrow as the next UN Secretary General, succeeding Ban Ki-moon as the ninth chief of the 71-year old world body. President of the UN General Assembly Peter Thomson will administer the Oath of Office to Guterres, 67, at...
15:18
Dense fog played spoilsport for PM Modi after his chopper was unable to land in Bahraich, UP. BJP's Keshav Prasad Maurya said that the PM's helicopter was unable to land in Bahraich due to foggy weather. This was supposed to be PM Narendra Modi's first visit to Bahraich after he...
14:54
In a direct attack to Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the neighbouring country is trying to destabilise India by encouraging cowardly act of terrorism, while adding that the Indian army will give befitting reply to Pakistan's unprovoked violations.Our government will...
14:34
A day after Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam backed V K Sasikala for the post of AIADMK General Secretary following the death of his predecessor J Jayalalithaa, another senior leader and Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai also batted for her to take over the reins. Sasikala had even...
14:15
Indian pacer Mohammed Shami and wicket-keeper Wriddhiman Saha have been ruled out of the fifth Test starting in Chennai, on December 16, because of injuries, the BCCI said on Sunday. Shami has soreness in his right knee and has been advised rest and rehabilitation. He will be going to the...
14:14
Heavy rains are expected to hit Andhra Pradesh this evening as cyclone Vardah makes its way over the Bay of Bengal. The cyclone, which is now 490 km from Nellore, is expected to make landfall tomorrow afternoon between Sriharikota and Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh's SPS Nellore district. It is...
13:38
A chopper has crashed in Mumbai's Aarey colony area, in which 1 person has died and 3 others injured. The Robinson R44 Astro chopper belonged to Aman Aviation.Eyewitnesses said the aircraft has been completely burnt. Three fire engines at the spot have been successful in dousing the...
13:28
The government is likely to amend the Reserve Bank of India Act to extinguish the validity of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 and a reference to this effect would be made in the upcoming Budget.As part of the demonetisation process, there would be a law to make Rs 500/1000 notes invalid and it can be made...
12:46
JUST IN: Helicopter crashes in Mumbai's Aarey Colony, two fire engines rushed to the spot. Awaiting more details
12:28
Early morning fog engulfed Delhi once again and threw train schedules into disarray even as the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre expected the dense fog to subside from Sunday.Visibility had dropped to 50 metres at 5:30 am, and was recorded at 300 metres at 8:30 am. Though few domestic...
12:04
A car bomb has exploded at the entrance of Somalia's biggest port in its capital Mogadishu on Sunday, killing at least 16 people, police said.There was no immediate claim of responsibility though the al Shabaab militant group has been carrying out a series of deadly attacks in Somalia.Al...
11:48
On a day of hectic activity on the political front, Deepa Jayakumar, niece of former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, created ripples by giving several interviews.In these, she laid in the open her desire to enter politics if the people so willed it and staked a claim to being Jayalalithaas heir,...
11:24
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation again on December 31. Modi is expected to talk about his unprecedented demonetisation drive, which he launched on November 8, and also share with the nation his near future roadmap in this context.He is also expected to give an update of...
11:20
AIADMK claims 470 people have died of grief and shock over Jayalalithaa's death, their families will receive Rs 3 lakh as aid
10:51
Wishing President Pranab Mukherjee on his 81st birthday today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the President always put India's interest above everything and that the nation was proud to have such a well read and knowledgeable President.Taking to Twitter, the prime minister said that...
09:49
Cyclonic storm Vardah over west central and adjoining south Bay of Bengal moved further west-northwestwards during past six hours with 20 kmph speed, the Navy said on Sunday.The system is likely to continue to move west-northwestwards and maintain its intensity up to this evening.It is likely to...
09:06
Delhi Police raided the office of a law firm in southeast Delhis Greater Kailash-I area and recovered Rs 10 crore in cash, of which Rs 2.5 crore was in new banknotes released after demonetisation.The raid was carried out by the Crime Branch at the office of T&T Law Firm, said a senior police...
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