23:55
A 39-year-old Scottish nurse, who recovered from Ebola twice, was today admitted to a special isolation ward in a London hospital for a third time since her return to the UK after contracting with deadly virus in Sierra Leone in 2014. Pauline Cafferkey was initially admitted to Glasgow's Queen...
23:44
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential frontrunner, has added India to the list of countries that he believes is taking away jobs from the US and has pledged to bring those back if elected president. What I did on June 16, we came out and we started talking about trade, how we're being ripped...
22:45
The police has shortlisted photographs of eight persons, yet to be identified, who are suspected to be outsiders, allegedly involved in anti-national sloganeering at the controversial JNU event.The matter has been communicated to the concerned authorities so that the youths can be identified at...
21:56
JUST IN: The Delhi police has arrested Yashpal Singh (in the photograph, bearded) one of the lawyers caught on camera assaulting students and media-persons in the Patiala House court in New Delhi on Monday, when JNU student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar was being presented before the judge on...
21:39
US confectionery giant Mars has ordered a full recall of a number of its most popular chocolate bars in the UK, and several other European nations.Customers are warned not to eat any Mars or Snickers bars or Celebration boxes with best before dates from June 2016 to January 2017, as they may...
21:27
JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar,arrested in a sedition case, has claimed he is a victim of conspiracy and falsely implicated by fabricating evidence. The jailed students leader, who has moved the Delhi high court for bail, alleged that a doctored video,...
20:56
Five JNU students who have been charged with sedition and resurfaced back on campus after being on a run for over 10 days today said they have nothing to hide and are open to any questioning by the police.The students also maintained that they will not appear before the university probe panel as...
19:43
JUST IN: Former Chief Justice of India H L Dattu will be the next chairman of the National Human Rights Commission.He joined the Supreme Court as a judge in December 2008. Born on December 13, 1950, he enrolled as an advocate in 1975 and began practising in Bangalore and dealt with all types of...
19:39
Pakistani authorities have conducted raids in some cities of Punjab province and arrested several suspects in connection with the attack on an Indian air base in Pathankot last month, a media report said.The raids were conducted in Sialkot, Gujranwala, Jhelum and Dina cities in Punjab province...
19:15
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was today heckled and shown black flags by an angry mob when he visited Rohtak, the epicentre of Jat quota stir, even as the violence-hit state showed signs of return to normalcy. There were no reports of fresh violence though the situation remained...
18:53
People took to streets and pelted stones on security forces at several places of Kashmir, including Pampore where a 48-hour gunbattle between three terrorists and army ended yesterday.The protests and clashes were reported from Anantnag, Kulgam and Shopian districts besides Pulwama district where...
18:42
The government will induct woman personnel in all fighter streams of the armed forces, President Pranab Mukherjee said today as he underlined various initiatives taken to ensure safety and security of women. Government has approved the induction of women as Short Service Commission officers...
18:42
The government will induct woman personnel in all fighter streams of the armed forces, President Pranab Mukherjee said today as he underlined various initiatives taken to ensure safety and security of women. Government has approved the induction of women as Short Service Commission officers...
18:26
Hitting back at the BJP for its criticism of his government, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the way JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar was beaten up in the presence of police shows there is jungle raj in Delhi. There is no rule of law in Delhi. Delhi Police comesunder...
18:17
Hyderabad ranks highest among Indian cities on a quality of life survey by consulting firm Mercer, but is only at number 138 on a global list of 230 cities. Pune follows at 145.Big metros Delhi and Mumbai rank 154 and 152 respectively. Vienna, Austria's grand capital on the Danube river,...
17:45
A senior government official in Uttar Pradesh was caught on camera, urinating at the holy Ganga-Yamuna-Saraswati Triveni Sangam, which is sacred to millions of devotees. In a photo that went viral on social media, Allahabad ADM (Nazul) OP Shrivastava was caught relieving himself at the...
17:19
As part of its nationwide programme against the recent Jawaharlal Nehru University episode, the Assam unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Tuesday took out a protest march in Guwahati carrying a 100-metre long model of the Tricolour. Over 500 members of the ABVP participated in...
17:02
The Delhi high court hearing the petition of JNU student Umar Khalid, who has been charged with sedition in the JNU row, has directed that the JNU student has to surrender and follow due procedure. Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya had moved the Delhi HC seeking their protection...
16:29
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal joined the protest march at Jantar Mantar in support of the Hyderabad University student Rohith Vemula who committed suicide earlier. Addressing students, the Delhi CM said, In Rohith Vemulas case, two Union ministers interfered in the case regularly. He was...
16:22
A Delhi court today reserved its order for March 9 on a criminal complaint filed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders for allegedly defaming him in the DDCA controversy. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass, who had earlier...
16:20
The Nagpur bench of Bombay high court has adjourned the hearing on criminal contempt petition against noted author Arundhati Roy for four weeks as her plea challenging the proceedings is still pending before the Supreme Court. A division bench comprising justices Bhushan Gavai and Pradeep...
16:15
Just In: Sensex plummets 378.61 points to end at 23,410.18; Nifty cracks below the 7,200-mark by tumbling 125 pts to 7,109.55.
16:10
North Korea quietly reached out to US officials through the United Nations in New York last fall to propose formal peace talks on ending the Korean War, a response to President Barack Obama's comments that the US was willing to engage Pyongyang as it has with other rogue regimes, senior US...
15:51
'If not Umar, what should youth be? How unfortunate would be a nation which has only obedient, conformist minds as its youth -- youth who fight only for placements with fat pay packets; who are ready to turn into cogs and wheels of the machinery, which turns profit for a few and crushes the rest...
15:49
The man who bought Narendra Modi's famed suit that had 'Narendra Damodardas Modi' monogrammed as pinstripes on it for Rs 4.31 crore, Lavjibhai Badshah would donate Rs 200 crore to 10,000 girls (Rs 2 lakh each) across the country.The Surat diamond baron, builder, private airline owner and...
15:20
Soon after the 2008 Mumbai terror attack the then chief of Pakistan's ISI conceded that some of the powerful spy agency's retired members were engaged in training those involved in the heinous crime but refused totake action, a former CIA chief has said in a new book.In his latest book 'Playing...
15:11
Union Finance Minister and senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party Arun Jaitley reaches Patiala House court in a hearing of the defamation case he has filed against Arvind Kejriwal and other senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders.The Patiala House court will pronounce its order on March 9.The order...
15:00
Congress today said the President's address in Parliament was a big disappointment and there was nothing new to offer to the public.There was nothing new in the speech. It was full of slogans like 'sabka saath, sabka vikas'. There was nothing which will give any relief to the people. The...
14:58
Just In: In a significant development, Haj affairs has been transferred from the ministry of external affairs to the ministry of minority affairs, writes Syed Faisal Ali, group editor with Roznama Sahara.
14:54
There's a strange phenomenon that can be can be seen occasionally in Srinagar's Lal Chowk, of a local, dressed in the typical pheran or overcoat, wheeling a cabbage on special rollers, oblivious to the stares and the glint of suspicion people's eyes, intent on his piece of performance art....
14:49
'Support to Kanhaiya' and 'Azaadi' slogans were raised at Kashmir University in Srinagar as a show of support for the arrested JNUSU leader Kanhaiya Kumar.'Tum kitne Kanhaiya pakdoge, har ghar se Kanhaiya nikalega (How many Kanhaiya's will you arrest, each home shall produce a Kanhaiya)' and 'Hum...
14:40
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi joined the march to Jantar Mantar in the national capital to be held in solidarity with Hyderabad University student Rohith Vemula, the Dalit scholar who committed suicide on January. Speaking during the march, the Congress vice-president said,...
14:19
Pakistan parliament today became the first in the world to completely run on solar power, a venture supported by China with USD 55 million funding. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a simple ceremony switched on solar-powered building of the parliament in capital Islamabad.First announced in...
14:17
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today reached out to the opposition in Lok Sabha on the first day of the Budget Session by walking up to them and exchanging pleasantries. As soon as the House adjourned for day, Modi walked up to the opposition benches greeting leaders like...
13:57
Four top lawyers have been appointed by the lieutenant governor of Delhi to represent the Delhi police in JNU students union leader Kanhaiya Kumar's bail plea which got underway in the Delhi high court this morning. Among the four is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's trusted advocate...
13:50
Eleven rifles were found at the home of Jason Brian Dalton, the Uber driver charged with the murder of six people, a law enforcement official told CNN.Dalton was charged Monday with six counts of murder, two counts of assault with intent to commit murder and eight firearms charges.Read the full...
13:47
The Consulate General of India in Dubai has urged all holders of the Persons of Indian Origin card to apply for conversion to Overseas Citizen of India card by the March 31 deadline as the PIO card will not be valid for travel to India after the deadline.Rahul Srivastava, Consul, Visa, CGI, said...
13:39
To mark the 68th birthday of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa tomorrow, a massive sapling plantation drive would be taken up in 6,868 temples across the state by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. Arrangements have been made to plant saplings of vilvam (bael)...
13:36
The turmoil in the Jawaharal Nehru University and the caste war in Haryana are bound to attract a lot of attention abroad. When the government projects India as the 'fastest-growing big economy' of the world, it whets outsiders' appetite in a world steeped in recession and bleak outlook,...
13:32
Both Houses of Parliament have been adjourned till 11 am on Wednesday.The President addressed both Houses of Parliament today and advised them to create mutual cooperation.
13:18
The Delhi high court today agreed to give an urgent hearing to a plea seeking immediate arrest of the five JNU students accused of raising anti-India slogans.The petition, which will be heard today, was filed before a bench of justices B D Ahmed and R K Gauba and it also sought a direction to the...
13:05
People raised 'murdabad' slogans and gheraod Haryana CM ML Khattar's car while he was inside the Canal guest house in Rohtak. The chief minister is visiting Rohtak which has seen the brunt of the Jat reservation protest and had asked the people of the state to maintain law and order...
13:05
An Indo-Canadian Sikh comedian was forced to take off his turban here during a security check, weeks after a Sikh-American actor was barredfrom boarding a flight in Mexico for refusing to take off his turban.Jasmeet Singh, who's known on the internet as JusReign, posted about the incident on...
12:47
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar meets locals affected due to Jat Reservation protest in Rohtak.'In ghatnao ke peeche kaun taqatein hai uski jaanch karayi jaayegi (There are forces behind these events that will be investigated into),' Haryana CM ML Khattar told the gathering in Rohtak.Barring an...
12:29
The government's 5 per cent stake sale in India's largest power producer NTPC got off to a thumping start today with the institutional investors portion getting oversubscribed within two hours of opening of trade. Of the over 32.98 crore shares on offer for institutional investors, bids for...
12:26
Days ahead of the Union Budget, Moody's Investors Service today said India's fiscal metrics will remain weaker than its peers in the near term even if Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was to stick to fiscal consolidation road map. Jaitley in his Budget for 2016-17 on Monday will...
12:17
'I urge all members of Parl to discharge their duties with mutual accomodation and co-operation,' President Pranab Mukherjee said as he concluded his speech to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament .
12:10
Speaking about India's defence status, President Pranab Mukherjee said, 'Let me congratulate the security forces in successfully foiling the attack at the Pathankot airbase.' He added, 'Terrorism a global threat, strong counter-terrorism measures necessary worldwide to eradicate it...
12:09
Water supply was partially restored in some parts of north and central Delhi this morning, even as Delhi Water minister Kapil Mishra said therewould be limited supply till the Munak canal, damaged in the Jat stir in Haryana, is repaired.Till the time Munak is totally repaired, supply will be...
12:09
President Pranab Mukherjee, addressing members of both Houses at a joint sitting in Parliament said: 'My government in particular is focused on the welfare of poor, farmers and jobs for the youth. 'My government is determined to making this goal possible through financial inclusion and...
11:51
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar reaches Rohtak to take stock of the situation.Barring an hour long relief, curfew remained in force in Rohtak, which has been the epicentre of the pro-quota agitation in Haryana and has seen loss of lives and maximum damage to property.
11:44
Just In: Institutional portion of NTPC's Rs 5,030-crore public offer is fully subscribed.
11:42
Water supply was partially restored in some parts of north and central Delhi this morning, even as Delhi Water minister Kapil Mishra said there would be limited supply till the Munak canal, damaged in the Jat stir in Haryana, is repaired. Till the time Munak is totally repaired, supply will...
11:40
On Monday, columnist Rupa Subramanya posted a tweet, since deleted following a barrage of criticism and abuse, questioning the authenticity of the photograph of activist Soni Sori. Her Twitter bio, incidentally, identifies her as 'columnist@foreignpolicy'. Foreign...
11:36
200% we shall oppose the bail plea, Shailendra Babbar, SSP (Delhi Police) said when asked about Kanhaiya's bail plea.BS Bassi saying we won't oppose Kanhaiya's bail plea was his personal opinion, Babbar stated whilst clarifying the official stand on the issue.
11:35
Just In: Delhi Police opposes bail plea of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar in the Delhi high court. The court directs Delhi police to file before it tomorrow a status report of the investigation in the case. The court also agreed to give urgent hearing to a plea by 2 JNU students,...
11:15
The following is today's business in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha according to PTI: The President's address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament.
11:11
Just In: Just ahead of the Budget session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tells the media: 'Hope there will be extensive discussion on issues of people during Parliament's Budget session'.'Hopeful of a fruitful Budget session and constructive debate, let there be strong criticism...
10:54
The Budget session of Parliament is about to begin, and this image is of President Pranab Mukherjee leaving for the House, where he will address the joint session of Parliament.
10:52
Ambassador Riva Ganguly Das, currently India's envoy in Romania, will succeed Ambassador Dnyaneshwar Mulay as India's consul general in New York. Ambassador Ganguly Das joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986. She has served in Spain, Bangladesh, the Netherlands and Romania. She...
10:47
PM Narendra Modi has reached the Parliament on the first day of the Budget Session. Sadan ka upyog gehen vichaar vimarsh ke liye hona chahiye. (The House should be used to contemplate and discuss issues of importance.) I wish that the Parliament session will be fruitful and there is...
10:40
The situation today remained tense in some parts of Jat dominated areas like Rohtak and Sonipat while curfew was lifted in Jind district even as security personnel stepped up efforts to clear the blockades put up by protesters on various state highways. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal...
10:23
Rajan decided to keep RBI's agenda on monetary policy aside, and instead, decided to speak about the makings of a liberal market democracy at DD Kosambi Ideas Festival held on February 20, 2015 in Goa.Although the RBI governor refrained from making direct reference to any specific event he did...
09:57
Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi on Tuesday gave a notice in the Lok Sabha on the Jawaharlal Nehru University row and the Ishran Jahan case.With the notice being submitted, these issues are most likely to be raised in the Parliament during the Budget Session which...
09:52
In a stinging editorial, The New York Times has blamed the Modi government for cracking down on JNU students and stifling freedom of expression in India.The authoritarian drift of the Modi government has come under sharp criticism by the newspaper which squarely blamed it for the lynch mob...
09:21
Some family members of victims and survivors of the San Bernardino mass shooting will file court papers in support of a judge's order that Apple Inc. help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone as part of theterrorism investigation, a lawyer and have others said.A Los Angeles attorney, Stephen Larson,...
09:18
The Supreme Court will hear the plea of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy today over the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.This came after Swamy submitted a petition in the apex court yesterday, stating that the disputed mosque in Ayodhya could be shifted to some place...
09:17
Admiral (retd) Ramdas who served in the Indian Navy for nearly forty five years has come down upon the Union government's crackdown on the JNU and its student fraternity. Here are some excerpts from a piece penned by the admiral.I have been a proud member of the uniformed fraternity for nearly...
09:01
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday is set to hear the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who was arrested on sedition charges.Amid beefed up security in the high court to avoid any untoward incidents like in the Patiala House court, Justice Pratibha Rani...
08:52
Remains of decade-old tram tracks have been discovered underneath the road near South Mumbai's Flora Fountain area.The tram service in Mumbai, which was introduced on 9th May 1874, was stopped on 31st March 1964.The first tram began between Parel and Colaba was drawn by six to eight horses....
08:37
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will visit Rohtak on Tuesday to take stock of the situation in the town, following which he will head to the national capital to meet a high-powered government panel for deliberations on the issue.Khattar along with state agriculture minister O.P....
08:27
A Mumbai restaurant will celebrate Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's release by offering a special culinary delight named 'Chicken Sanju Baba' free of charge to all patrons and fans today.Noor Mohammadi Hotel, which is located in southern Mumbai, will serve the dish created by Sanjay Dutt, free of...
08:23
With the ongoing Jat agitation in Haryana see-sawing and entering its tenth day today, several blockades have been lifted up and efforts are underway to remove the remaining several blockades on roads and routes.A total of 19 people have lost their lives and around 183 injured in the agitation so...
08:16
With the Government having expressed no hesitation in discussing the Jawaharlal Nehru University row in Parliament, the nation braces itself as a turbulent Budget Session will begin today during which, President Pranab Mukherjee will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya...
08:12
Toronto's Pride organizers say Justin Trudeau will become the first prime minister to participate in the festivities.Trudeau is expected to march in the parade on July 3.The city's first-ever Pride Month launches June 1 with a theme of belonging and inclusion.Along with Trudeau, Finance Minister...
08:06
The man who police say roamed Kalamazoo County gunning down random victims this weekend appeared in court Monday to begin answering murder, assault and firearms charges.The apparently random violence allegedly unleashed by Jason Brian Dalton left even law enforcement chilled. In an interview with...
08:06
US President Barack Obama today supported India's massive energy needs necessary for its economic growth to address the challenges of poverty, while stressing on the need to pass on clean coal technologies to fight climate change. In order to grow the economy, we have got to have energy.In fact,...
08:06
An Uber driver in Kalamazoo, Michigan, has been arrested after a series of deadly shootings Saturday night, according to authorities.Jason Brian Dalton, who passed a background check as a driver for Uber, allegedly began a shooting rampage just before 6:00 pm local time Saturday, according...
01:58
His fellow fliers called Eric Brown Winkle'; apparently this was because he was so short. There wasn't anything diminutive, however, about Brown's career as a pilot. Brown died on the weekend at the age of 97, after a short illness.During his flying career, he flew 487 different types of...
01:43
Pakistan police today killed at least 12 militants involved in target killings and seized a large cache of arms in the country's biggest city.Eight suspected militants were killed in the Pipri area while four others were later shot dead in Gadap on the outskirts of the city, Senior...
01:25
In a call initiated by Kremlin, US President Barack Obama today spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to discuss efforts to establish a nation-wide cessation of hostilities between the Syrian regime and its armed opposition, the White House said. During the call, Obama welcomed that...
00:32
Lance Naik Om Prakash who was killed while fighting terrorists in Pampore of South Kashmir's Pulwama district was cremated with full state honours at his native Chikker village, about 50 km from here today.The army contingents presented the guard of honour to the slain soldier while hundreds of...
00:30
As the doctors at a Delhi hospital said the condition of tribal rights activist and AAP leader Soni Sori was stable and there was no threat to her life, Chhattisgarh police here denied that they had any role in the attack on her.Sori was flown to Delhi after the attack in which some persons...
00:15
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence on Monday evening to apprise the Prime Minister about the situation arising out of the Jat agitation and violence in Haryana.Meanwhile, a five-member committee set up by the BJP to look into...
00:05
Pathankot mastermind in 'custody' since January 14: Sartaj Aziz Modi government muzzling voice of Opposition, students: Sonia on JNU row A flight to Pakistan: Old world charm in a modernising State 48-hour long Pampore encounter ends, 3 terrorists killed 'My son will win the battle against...
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