21:49
Film & Television Institute of India (FTII) today said noted actor Tom Alter, who had resigned as the head of the Acting department last month, has taken back his resignation. I was given the responsibility by academic council to persuade him to take his resignation back and now he has...
21:03
Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashish Khetan, under fire for equating the party's 'Youth Manifesto' for Punjab polls with religious books and using the image of Golden Temple on it, today met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. AAP's Punjab in charge Sanjay Singh and senior leader Ashutosh were also...
21:00
World No 3 Roger Federer edged out Marin Cilic 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in a gruelling 3 hour and 20 minutes to advance into the semifinals of Wimbledon.The victory keeps Federer on course for his long-awaited 18th Grand Slam.
20:55
Citing precarious security situation and an increasing threat from the Taliban, President Barack Obama today announced that the US will station 8,400 troops in Afghanistan when he completes his term, reversing his previous plan to leave behind just 5,500 soldiers in the war-torn country. The...
20:20
A public prosecutor today told a court here that a bail petition seeking the release of engineering graduate Ram Kumar, prime accused in the murder of a woman IT employee, has been filed by an advocate without the knowledge of the accused.City public prosecutor M L Jegan submitted in the...
19:38
India's retired cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has undergone a knee surgery at a hospital here. Tendulkar posted a picture of his left leg, covered in a black cast, on his facebook page and commented that he hopes to recover soon.Some injuries trouble even after retirement, but I will be...
19:00
Seventeen fishermen from Tamil Nadu, who were arrested by Sri Lankan naval personnel for allegedly fishing in their territorial water, were today remanded to judicial custody till July 20 by a court in the island country. The fishermen from Nagapattinam had set out for fishing in two...
18:40
Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls up Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif to wish him on Eid.
18:39
The UK joining the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 to oust dictator Saddam Hussein was not used as a last resort and was based on flawed intelligence, an inquiry into the war today said in a damning indictment of then prime minister Tony Blair's decision to go to war. The UK did not exhaust...
18:34
A day after the Women and Child Ministry stepped in to protect women from online trolls and asked National Commission for Women to monitor such cases, NCW Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam raised strong objections and asked how could one police the net.You can't police the net. It is an open...
17:43
Smriti Irani, who today assumed charge as the Textiles Minister, took to a popular Hindi song to answer questions on being shifted from the HRD Ministry, where her tenure was marred by controversies.Asked if the move was to give her more time to focus on next year's assembly elections in Uttar...
17:32
A 27-year-old Indian, accused of groping six people, most of them girls, at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon water park in the US state of Florida has been arrested, police said today.Aman Bhatia, was in the wave pool at Typhoon Lagoon andas the waves crashed over, one of the six victims said shefelt his...
16:50
The UK's decision to invade Iraq in 2003 was not used as a last resort, an inquiry into the war today said.The UK did not exhaust all peaceful options before joining the invasion of Iraq, John Chilcot, the chairman of the official inquiry into the war, said on its release. He also said...
16:33
Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a statement from the court said on Wednesday.The court also sentenced Messi's father, Jorge, to 21 months in prison for the same charges. The sentence can be...
16:04
China said today that the Dalai Lama should give up attempts to divide the country and asked him to come back on the right track as the Tibetan spiritual leader turned 81 today.Dalai Lama has been engaging separates activities, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told a media conference...
16:00
JuD chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed today led Eid-ul-Fitr prayers in the city where he sought to whip up hysteria, saying the US and India are signing agreements against Pakistan and there are preparations for a big war.Addressing a large gathering at the Gaddafi Stadium, the...
14:39
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said that the Indian Embassy in Libya has secured the release of Regi Joseph, an IT engineer from Kerala, who was abducted in Libya in March.Swaraj in a series of tweets confirmed the developments.The Indian embassy in Libya has secured the...
14:14
Asserting that the recent Cabinet shuffling was done keeping the upcoming Uttar Pradesh polls in mind and not to fix the errors of the Centre, JNU Student Union President Kanhaiya Kumar on Wednesday called on the newly appointed Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar not to follow...
14:07
The judge has imposed a 6-year term to Pistorius. The judge moves on to her conclusion. No sentence will please everyone, she says. Nothing will bring back the deceased, she says.
14:03
The Guardian: Pistorius has already spent time in prison, the judge says.The court heard evidence that he struggled as an inmate. But she does not accept that he was vilified' or treated badly by prison officials.But on reports that he was aggressive to prison staff, Masipa...
13:57
The defence wants a non-custodial sentence, the judge says.They cited workshops on anger management as proof he had been rehabilitated. But deterrence and retribution are just as important, she says.
13:57
AP reports that a judge in South African has said she has taken into consideration mitigating factors as she started reading out Oscar Pistorius' sentence for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.Judge Thokozile Masipa began with the background to her decision of Pistorius'...
13:53
Pistorius's lawyers have argued he should not return to jail because of his anxiety and depression. Court proceedings three weeks ago saw Pistorius hobble across the courtroom to demonstrate his physical vulnerability.Steenkamp's family have said Pistorius should pay for the crime...
13:43
Calling it a 'good step' on removal of Smriti Irani from the HRD Ministry in the big Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday, The Congress on Wednesday said shifting ministers from one position to another is of no use until they are removed.No one was...
13:04
In the brutal murder case of software engineer S.Swathi, the prime accused Ramkumar's bail plea hearing has been adjourned by the Chennai high court to July 15th.An advocate has filed a bail petition for Ramkumar claiming that police had foisted the case against him.While the bail petition...
12:58
India, Pakistan border guards exchanged sweets at border on the occasion of Eid-ul-fitr at Attari-Wagah border. The exchange is an old and traditional gesture, and is aimed to show goodwill.
12:45
A day after the expansion and reshuffle of the Narendra Modi Cabinet, ally Shiv Sena today took potshots at the BJP saying that it is difficult these days to find people of the same calibre as those who had served in the ministries of Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.Miffed at being ignored in...
12:44
The government is confident of getting the much-delayed GST Bill passed in the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament, beginning later this month, new Minister of State for Finance Santosh Gangwar said today.Gangwar, who was yesterday shifted from the Textile Ministry to the all-important Finance...
12:19
A 40-year-old CRPF head constable today allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.The incident was reported from the company base location of CRPF at police lines in Kishtwar district of Jammu region when Head Constable...
12:04
A court in Noida will today hear the petition seeking registration of an FIR against the family members of Mohammad Akhlaq, who was lynched nine months ago on suspicion that his family stored and ate beef at their house.The police had earlier filed its report in the court stating that 'no FIR' on...
11:52
Hundreds of people today held a vigil at UC Berkeley campus in California to remember Indian student Tarishi Jain who was killed along with 22 others in the gruesome Dhaka terror attack.Jain's friends from her dorm, classes and campus groups of UC Berkeley remembered her as a young woman who...
11:21
There seems to be no respite from the major floods in Assam, as the Brahmaputra and its a few tributaries are maintaining a rising trend in a few places.According to reports, over 88,000 people have been affected in seven districts.Flood water also affected over 6 thousand hectare of crop land...
10:55
Newly-appointed Human Resource Development minister Prakash Javdekar on Wednesday morning held an interaction with the media. Here's what he said:* We will focus on quality of education; I will work on improving quality of education in our country* Education gives meaning to life, it is the...
10:51
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a four-nation tour to Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya today in a visit, which is aimed at shoring up economic ties, firm up maritime security and counter balance China's growing influence in the resource-rich continent.On the first leg of...
10:44
News 18 reports: Protest against Pandit and Sainik colonies in Srinagar; protestors raise Pakistan & ISIS flags.
10:23
NDTV reports: AAP leader Ashish Khetan booked for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. The case was registered by the Amritsar Police after a complaint was lodged against Khetan for equating the youth manifesto of the party with Sikh holy book Guru Granth Sahib.On Tuesday, Khetan had...
09:43
ANI reports: Kashmiri reparatists Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Yasin Malik have been placed under house arrest
09:41
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised accessibility to newly-appointed ministers of state , even as he emphasised the need for them to quickly familiarize themselves with their new assignments.Please feel free to contact me whenever you need to, Modi told the new ministers, a statement meant...
09:35
Disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius will learn today how long he will spend in jail when a judge sentences him for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp three years ago.Pistorius was freed from prison in the South African capital Pretoria last October after serving one year of a five-year...
09:33
Just In: Mumbai police detain Gurgaon police's Sub Inspector Pradyuman Yadav in 'fake' encounter case of gangster Sandeep Gadoli.Reports said Gadoli, who was shot dead by the Gurgaon police in Mumbai in February, was lying in a pool of blood for nearly 20 minutes, calling for help, while a team...
09:23
The southwest monsoon is on the verge of covering the entire country 10 days ahead of its schedule as the rains reached almost all parts of the country barring extreme west Rajasthan, around Barmer district.The strong pick-up in showers has wiped off the shortfall which till the end of June had...
09:22
Underlining that India's 7.5 per cent growth rate may be overstated, the US has said the Narendra Modi government has been slow to match its rhetoric in economic reforms even as it appreciated measures taken by it in areas like bureaucracy and easing FDI restrictions.The US State Department in a...
09:16
It was a crime that shocked and infuriated everyone, a couple of youngsters flinging a dog off a five-storey terrace and filming it. As furious animal-lovers in Chennai got together and pursued the perpetrators, who surprisingly turned out to be medical students, the dog was presumed dead....
09:12
Box-office superstar Salman Khan's first big release of 2016, Sultan, hits the screens today.Sultan is expected to add more colour to the Eid festivities.The Yash Raj Films movie will be released in 5,000 screens across the country. The film has been dubbed in Tamil and Telugu. Overseas, Sultan...
09:03
Just In: Telangana judges call off stir, to join work today.Around 200 judicial officers, working in various capacities in courts across the state, went on mass leave on June 28 amid the agitation against appointment of judges from Andhra Pradesh to the Telangana courts.The Hyderabad High Court...
08:57
It has been more than 13 years since British troops stormed their way through the Iraqi desert in a quest, alongside their American allies, to topple the dictator Saddam Hussein.It has been more than seven years since the last British combat troops lowered the Union Jack and withdrew, their prime...
08:38
The 139th edition of Lord Jagannath's rath yatra began in Ahmedabad today amidst tight security being pressed into service for the annual event.As the procession will pass through some communally sensitive areas, more than 18,000 security personnel of local police and para-military forces will be...
08:36
The 81st birthday of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is being be celebrated today at the main Tibetan temple Tsuglagkhang in Mcleodganj, Dharamshala.He was born in Taktser in China on July 6, 1935 and is the 14th Dalai Lama.The celebrations commenced at 8am and will include cultural...
08:33
Kerala and Jammu and Kashmir are celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting and holy month of Ramzan, on Wednesday.The Grand Mufti of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Bashiruddin Ahmad had on Tuesday announced that Eid-ul-Fitr would be celebrated in Jammu and Kashmir today...
04:15
Rahul Gandhi could be elevated as Congress president sooner than later. A senior leader, who declined to be identified, said Rahul could be the party chief by September. In May, the AICC...
04:13
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said the country must boost its military might, as he fends off attempts to remove him from office.Military power has to keep growing, Maduro yesterday said at a military parade in Caracas to mark Venezuelan independence day.He said Venezuela was fighting...
03:42
Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff said she will not appear in person at a hearing today of a commission handling impeachment proceedings against her, but will defend herself in writing.A Senate commission sits today to hear Rousseff's defense arguments before submitting its report to...
01:28
UK home secretary Theresa May won the first round as the Conservative party began voting today to choose a new party leader who will go on to succeed David Cameron as the British Prime Minister.May was the clear frontrunner in the race and bagged 165 votes in the first round, which resulted in...
00:55
The presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump today described as very very unfair, the FBI's recommendation to not to prosecute Hillary Clinton in the email gate scandal.The system is rigged. General Petraeus got in trouble for far less. Very very unfair! As usual, bad judgement,...
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HRD goes from Smriti to JavadekarHyderabad: NIA raids ISIS suspects' house, recovers 17 live ammunitionThe complete list of the rejigged Union Council of Ministers
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