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President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next US military commander in Afghanistan has told the US Senate that the security situation in Afghanistan is deteriorating, and assured senators he will do a complete review of the US troop levels needed to stabilize the country.Lieutenant General John...
23:19
French police have arrested a man carrying two guns at an entrance to a hotel at Disneyland Paris.The man, reportedly aged 28 and not known to security services, was also discovered with a copy of the Quran and a box of ammunition, police said.His bag reportedly triggered metal detectors as he...
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A Parliamentary panel has decided to visit Pathankot, where terrorists attacked an air force base on January 2 leaving seven security personnel and six militants dead. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs chaired by Congress MP from Rajya Sabha P Bhattacharya has planned to visit...
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Amid suspense over next government formation, late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's family has vacated the Chief Minister's official bungalow in Jammu, the winter capital of the state, leading to questions as to what his daughter and expected successor Mehbooba Mufti could be up to. Begum Gulshan, wife of...
21:31
Strongly backing the 'odd-even' vehicle rationing scheme in the capital, US Ambassador Richard Verma said the US would share the sacrifice that others have to endure to tackle pollution, asserting we will be a good neighbour. Verma said the scheme reflected the willingness on people's part to do...
21:14
The Islamic State is making millions of dollars by selling a banned drug, that makes fighters feel 'fearless', to different parts of the Middle East, according to the United Nations. The amphetamine, known as Captagon, has been available since the 1960s and was used to treat attention deficit...
20:14
In her quest for the parents of Geeta, the hearing and speech impediment girl who was brought back to India from Pakistan last year, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar seeking his help. Vikas Swarup, spokesperson, MEA, said details like...
19:46
The BJP has just declared Sarbananda Sonowal as CM candidate for the upcoming Assam assembly elections. Earlier, Sarbananda Sonowal, union minister of state for sports and youth welfare, was appointed the new state BJP president.
19:33
Officials from the World Health Organization said that the Zika virus was spreading explosively in the Americas. The level of alarm is extremely high, said Dr Margaret Chan, the director general of the WHO, in a speech in Geneva. Marcos Espinal, an infectious disease expert at the WHO's Americas...
19:11
In a latest development in the Udhampur terror attack probe, the National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against nine people under several sections including the Foreigners act, the Arms Act and the Explosives Act. The six of those chargesheeted are in police custody and two are...
18:58
JUST IN: A security source has said that a suicide bombing near the presidential palace in Yemen's Aden.
18:40
Saudi Arabia is a dry country. Use of intoxicants, be it in any form, is prohibited in Islam. Saudi Arabia follows the Sharia law derived from the Quran and therefore it follows that alcohol is illegal.In fact any product that contains alcohol even in trace amounts is banned in the country. But...
18:11
Update on the Gujarat anti-terror bill. The President has returned the bill seeking additional information. The controversial Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill, 2015 was withdrawn by the Centre today. The bill which was to become law as the home ministry had cleared it...
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Around 20 schools in France and Britain were placed on bomb alert today following another round of telephone threats, the second in a week.Police were sent to secure five of the most prestigious schools in Paris after bomb threats were phoned in, and British police said they were probing threats...
17:50
HRD Ministry appoints Retd Justice Ashok K Roopanwal as a one-member commission to probe the suicide of Hyderabad University scholar, Rohith Vemula. The HRD ministry has ministry asked the ex-judge to inquire into what led to the research student's suicide in HyderabadWhile Prime Minister...
17:42
Housing sales fell by 4 per cent to 2,63,720 units last year, lowest since 2010, in the eight major cities of the country on account of demand slowdown in the real estate market despite interest rate cut by the RBI. The National Capital Region (NCR) continued to be the worst performing market in...
17:11
The CBI has initiated an inquiry against two serving Major Generals of the Indian Army in connection with the disproportionate assets and bribe for securing their promotions, reports CNN IBN.The Army officers who are under the CBI scanner are: Major General Ashok Kumar and Major General SS Lamba....
16:51
The controversial Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Bill, 2015, has been withdrawn by the Centre. The bill which was to become law as the home ministry had cleared it had been sent it to the President for approval in September 2015. Details awaited. The Bill, passed by the...
16:41
Just in: Umar Draz, a Pakistani die-hard fan of swashbuckling Indian batsman Virat Kohli faces a 10-year jail term for hoisting the Indian tri-colour atop his home in the Punjab Province of Pakistan. Draz, who is from Okara district of the Punjab province, about 200 km from Lahore, was...
16:40
The parliament, which has an impressive library, is unable to provide the documents pertaining to the 1920 act of Parliament on the Aligarh Muslim University for Vice President Hamid Ansari's reference. The only available copy is in poor condition and cannot just be taken down from the book shelf...
16:34
President Pranab Mukherjee has sent out an emotional message to the Congress not to disrupt Parliament proceedings during the upcoming budget session. The message was sent when the president received the first copy of the second part of his autobiography from Vice President Hamid Ansari today.The...
16:25
The Supreme Court has extended interim protection for Teesta Setalvad & her husband from arrest till March 18 in cases of alleged misuse of funds. The SC also tells the couple to cooperate in a probe otherwise be ready for arrest.Setalvad and her husband were apprehending arrest by the Economic...
16:17
Delhi High Court today sought the response of police on a plea alleging that TERI Chief R K Pachauri was exercising influence on other officials of the organisation to settle the sexual harassment case lodged against him by a former woman colleague. Justice S P Garg also asked Pachauri, Director...
15:46
The government has announced its list of first 20 cities to be developed as Smart cities. Making the announcement Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said there are 97 cities in the Smart City Challenge, and the names of the first 20 winners of the competition were announced.The 20 cities...
15:01
The Maharashtra government has decided not to go ahead with its controversial decision to amend the Maharashtra Rent Control Act (1999), which would have excluded all commercial establishments occupying over 500 sq ft from protection under the Act that prohibits landlords from levying market...
14:52
Actor Salman Khan today moved the Supreme Court, saying he should also be heard while the appeal of the Maharashtra government, challenging his acquittal by the Bombay High Court in the 2002 hit-and-run case, is being heard.It is likely that senior advocate Harish Salve will appear for the actor....
14:32
The Indian cricket team will start its Asia Cup campaign against Bangladesh on February 24 before taking on arch-rivals Pakistan, in what promises to be a high-voltage encounter on February 27.The 11-match tournament, which will be played in the Twenty20 format this year. It will be held in...
14:18
A Kolkata court has pronounced its verdict in the 2013 Kamduni gang-rape and murder case. Six of the eight accused have been found guilty, with the quantum of punishment to be decided to tomorrow. A medical college student was gang-raped and murdered in June 2013 triggering nation-wide protest....
14:02
The death of Rohith Vemula raises the question of fraternity in the life of this republic in the starkest possible way. India borrowed France's republican motto - liberty, equality and fraternity - and incorporated it into its Constitution.Liberty, rooted in individual rights, and equality,...
13:49
Everyone knows about the 1965 and 1971 wars between India and Pakistan. But only a handful of folk are aware of a unique war between the two countries which took place in 1975.Alas, fresh evidence is emerging confirming that indeed, this war did take place, but was kept a secret by the...
13:37
Suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad today dragged the Modi government into his campaign against alleged corruption in DDCA and said he will move court against it besides Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, claiming that the CBI remains a caged parrot. At a press conference, he also released a letter written...
13:30
Actor Salman Khan, who ruled the box-office in 2015, is likely to be the highest paid actor in Bollywood this year. The Bajrangi Bhaijaan star beats Airlift actor Akshay Kumar by paying the highest advance tax this fiscal, reports India Today.According to Income Tax department's advance tax...
13:13
Sania Mirza/Ivan Dodig defeat Leander Paes/Martina Hingis in quarter finals of mixed doubles at the Australian Open.
13:09
Just in: Kerala court orders FIR against CM Oommen Chandy in solar scam case.Deposing before a judicial commission probing the 'solar scam', prime accused in the case Saritha S Nair Wednesday alleged that she had paid a bribe of Rs 1.90 crore to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy through his...
12:32
Observing that it was closely monitoring the global economic and financial developments, the US Federal Reserve said it has kept the interest rates unchanged, following which the Dow fell about 223 points. The Federal Reserve yesterday said it was closely monitoring global economic and financial...
12:20
Mystic Melodies! West Bengal's Tableau on #Baul music tradition has been adjudged the best in the 67th Republic Day Parade.
12:00
In the second such instance in 15 days, the Bihar government has withdrawn a case against RJD chief Lalu Prasad. On Wednesday, a Patna court dropped a case registered against Lalu for preventing a government-appointed photographer from shooting a RJD roadshow during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections,...
11:57
Arunachal Pradesh Governor JP Rajkhowa said in a four-page report to President Pranab Mukherjee on January 15 that three dissident MLAs had accused the former Chief Minister, Nabam Tuki, of engaging with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang [a terrorist outfit].He also accused Mr....
11:52
The Punjab government is on holiday today to mark the 150 birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai. According to an official spokesman of the government, all Punjab government offices, boards, corporations and educational institutions would remain closed.
11:45
The Supreme Court today recalled its December 16 order appointing controversial Justice Virendra Singh, a former judge of Allahabad High Court as Lokayukta of Uttar Pradesh, and named another retired judge as the new ombudsman. While taking back its decision, the apex court appointed Justice...
11:27
A secret intelligence report has claimed that both the grandmother and mother of Rohith Vemula, a Hyderabad Central University research scholar who recently committed suicide, have declared the family's caste as Vaddera, which is a backward caste and not part of the 'Dalit' fold.In a report...
11:23
Scores of municipal sanitation workers today staged a protest outside Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's official residence in New Delhi demanding immediate release of funds for their salaries. They also threatened to suspend work for an indefinite period if their demands are not met. It has...
11:12
The Supreme Court has appointed Justice Sanjay Mishra, another former judge of Allahabad HC, as UP Lokayukta. The SC recalled its earlier order appointing Justice Virendra Singh as UP Lokayukta. The SC termed as unfortunate the inabilitity of functionaries such as the CM and Chief Justice of HC...
11:11
The Times of India's managing editor, Arindam Sen Gupta, passed away early on Thursday after a brief battle with cancer. In an obit, the ToI recalled Sen Gupta as 'a much loved figure' with a warm and friendly disposition, 'where his colleagues looked up to him for guidance and inspiration....
10:46
It was a cold morning in the national today with the minimum temperature settling at 9 degrees Celsius, even as fog resulted in cancellation of 37 trains. Flight operations though were normal in the morning, airport officials said. According to MeT officials, relative humidity was recorded at 100...
10:30
The Chief Electoral Office of Goa has proposed that the State Legislative Assembly elections can be held from December 11 to 18 as the current term gets over in March next year.We have submitted the proposal listing December 11-18 as the dates to hold the election. It is for the Election...
09:45
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan is celebrating four decades of his film 'Kabhi Kabhie.'The 73-year-old actor took to his Twitter handle and posted posters from his 1976 hit that starred Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, RIshi Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor in the lead roles.The 'Wazir' star captioned the...
09:33
Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu will on Thursday announce the list of first 20 cities to be developed as Smart Cities. There are 97 cities in the Smart City Challenge, and the names of the first 20 winners of the competition will be announced today.These cities will be developed to...
09:24
An adult male rhino was killed at Kaziranga National Park in Assam and its horn was taken away by poachers.According to forest officials, the forest guards of Tunikati and Phulaguri forest camp heard several gunshots on Tuesday night.On hearing the sound, they informed the range office of the...
09:15
The Pentagon has named Lieutenant General John Mick Nicholson as the new commander of international forces in Afghanistan, amid concerns about setbacks in the fight against Taliban in the war-torn nation.Once confirmed by the United States Senate, Gen Nicholson who is currently the US Army...
09:00
At least seven policemen were killed and six others were injured in a Maoist land-mine blast in Chattarpur area of Palamu in Jharkhand.Seven policemen were killed and six others were injured in a Maoist laid land mine blast at police vehicle in Palamu, Jharkhand. Search operations are underway,...
08:12
Taking strong exception to complaints and grievances of people concerning the customs and excise sectors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said strict action would be taken against erring officials.Chairing his ninth interaction through 'PRAGATI' - the ICT-based multi-modal platform for...
04:31
The French have marginally reduced the price of Rafale combat planes but India is seeking more and the multi-billion dollar deal could take at least another six weeks to be finalised, government sources said. The price for 36 Rafales, as per the UPA tender, keeping the cost escalation and dollar...
02:38
Times of India reports: India will take up with Pakistan the issue of air intrusion by a huge balloon which was shot down by a Sukhoi-30MKI after it was detected coming from across the border into the Barmer region of Rajasthan by IAF radars on Tuesday morning.Though the commercial balloon...
02:34
Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty has received two nominations for Unfreedom and India's Daughter -- both banned in India -- at the Motion Picture Sound Editors' 63rd annual Golden Reel Awards.Pookutty, 44, took to Twitter to share his excitement with the fans for earning the...
02:30
At the end of its two-day meeting Wednesday, the U.S. central bank acknowledged that the U.S. economy lost momentum at the end of 2015.Economic growth slowed late last year, the Fed's committee said in its statement, noting that the job market had improved.US stocks didn't react well to the Fed's...
02:29
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday he had not asked his Italian hosts to cover up classical nude statues in a Rome museum he visited with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.A smiling Rouhani told reporters he had no contact on the subject with Italian authorities.I know that the Italians...
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There are four years left for the government target of ensuring all Indians use toilets, but in urban India alone, no more than 30% of sewage generated by 377 million people flows through treatment plants.The rest is randomly dumped in rivers, seas, lakes and wells, polluting three-fourths of the...
00:52
US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday escalated a fight with Fox News, using the word bimbo in a derogatory tweet about anchorwoman Megyn Kelly after he dramatically pulled out of a debate only days before the first votes of the 2016 campaign are cast.Trump on Tuesday withdrew from...
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Air India bomber released from Canadian prison 5 terror suspects who fled from Odisha detained in Vizag 4 threat calls at Delhi, Bengaluru airports; 3 flights groundedRohith suicide: 150 students on hunger strike in DelhiBalloon shot down by IAF came from Pak: Govt sourcesRun-machine Rohit is MVP...
