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An abandoned bag found in the domestic terminal of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport here triggered a bomb scare today. Airport officials said the bag was found abandoned near gate no. 2 of the terminal. CISF personnel cordoned off the spot and bomb squad was informed. Bomb...
22:38
Russia says it expelled two US diplomats after the US made a similar move following an incident involving a US diplomat and a security guard in Moscow.A Russian foreign ministry statement released Saturday said the Americans were expelled in June.The statement by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei...
22:21
BJP President Amit Shah will replace Anandiben Patel as the state's Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal claimed today, quoting sources. Gujarat fed up of Anandiben Patel's corrupt mal-administration. Huge support for AAP. Sources- BJP will replace Anandiben wid Amit Shah (sic), the Delhi Chief...
22:19
US journalist Sydney Schanberg, whose reporting inspired the Oscar-winning Hollywood film, The Killing Fields, has died at the age of 82, the New York Times reports.Schanberg worked for the Times and won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting the fall of Cambodia to the Khmer Rouge in 1975.His colleague,...
22:02
The government today asked the states to ensure that TV channels which are not permitted to downlink in India are not broadcast by cable operators, a move which comes against the backdrop of controversy over Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's speeches on 'Peace TV'.An advisory, by the Information and...
22:00
And this is a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi departing for Dar es Salaam (Tanzania).Earlier today, reliving Mahatma Gandhi's historic train journey, Modi on Saturday travelled to a railway station where the Father of the Nation was thrown out of a train compartment, an incident that...
21:53
A 24-year-old man has been shot dead for pointing his gun at two police officers here, a day after five officers were killed and seven others injured by snipers during a protest rally against the fatal shootings of black men in the US city of Dallas. The pair of officers were on patrol...
21:42
With an eye on next year's Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today sent out a stern message to party rank and file, saying there was no space for criminals in it and advised its leaders to remain alert about their behaviour.There is no alternative to...
21:25
An IndiGo plane, carrying 180 passengers and six crew members, from Bengaluru made a precautionary landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi today due to a glitch. All passengers and crew members landed safely, airport sources said. According to THE sources, local standby...
21:24
Enhancing anti-terror ties, sharing intelligence inputs and facilitating easy travel by each other's citizens would be high on the agenda during the five- day visit of Home Minister Rajnath Singh to the US beginning July 17.He will lead the Indian delegation at the Indo-US Homeland Security...
21:19
Spanish train Talgo today commenced its second phase trial from Mathura at 120 km per hour speed with senior officials from Spain and Railways on-board. The train with nine coaches started the journey at 12.40 PM from Mathura and reached Palwal at 1.33 PM covering the 84 km distance in about...
21:17
Soldiers have taken scores of bodies to a hospital in South Sudan's capital, reports said, after gun battles broke out across the city on the eve of the country's fifth independence anniversary.The fighting on Friday began outside the presidential compound as President Salva Kiir was...
21:03
A city square near where noted journalist Jyotirmoy Dey was gunned down over five years ago will be named by him.The Brihnmumbai Municipal Corporation will formally dedicate the square named after Dey in suburban Powai on July 13, fulfilling a long-pending demand of the media fraternity in the...
21:01
In another jolt to BSP supremo Mayawati, former MLA and Brahmin leader Ravindra Nath Tripathi today quit the party, alleging she has been blinded by greed for money.Tripathi alleged Mayawati has deviated from the mission of B R Ambedkar and party founder Kanshi Ram and that BSP has become a party...
20:10
Serena Williams beat German Angelique Kerber to win the 2016 Wimbledon Championships on Saturday.The World No 1 beat Kerber 7-5, 6-3 to win the title and equalled Steffi Graf's professional era record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles.
19:33
Defending champion Serena Williams won the first set 7-5 against Angelique Kerber in the women's singles final at Wimbledon, on Saturday.The world no. 1 got the crucial break in the 12th game to take a 1-0 lead in the title clash. Germany's Kerber had earlier saved three break points in the...
19:17
Security officials were sent into a tizzy today when a drunk man called up the police control room today and claimed to have planted a bomb at a popular cinema hall in Connaught Place area in the heart of the city. The call was received around 1.15 pm, following which several police teams, fire...
18:42
An 11-year-old girl who helps care after her disabled mum and aunt will soon have a dream come true.Uma Baker-Bahl, who lives off Chadwell Heath Lane, Chadwell Heath, will have the honour of flipping the coin before this year's Ladies' Singles Final at The Championships, Wimbledon.The youngster,...
17:15
Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi opined there is no humour left in public life, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said he is a bit afraid to crack jokes in Delhi as they can be misinterpreted.I feel good to be here (in Goa). When I am in Goa, I can take the liberty of cracking jokes....
17:13
In the first arrest in connection with its money laundering case against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, ED today took into custody LIC agent Anand Chauhan.Chauhan was arrested from Chandigarh under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act as he was allegedly not...
17:02
The UK government has officially rejected a petition signed by over 4.1 million people calling for a second referendum for Britain to decide on its fate in or out of the EU, saying the people's decision must be respected.The petition that was the most-signed government petition since the process...
17:00
CBI arrests present and ex-MDs of a PSU in a corruption case allegedly involving Rajendra Kumar, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's suspended Principal Secretary.
16:54
Spanish train Talgo today commenced its second phase trial from Mathura at 120 km per hour speed with senior officials from Spain and Railways onboard.The train with nine coaches started the journey at 12.40 pm from Mathura and reached Palwal at 1.33 pm covering the 84km distance in about 53...
15:40
Indian women's hockey team captain Ritu Rani has been been dropped from the Rio Olympics-bound side owing to lack of performance and attitude problems.The final squad of 16 is to be picked in three days' time but a senior member of the team management confirmed that Ritu has left the ongoing...
15:17
In a major setback for Vijay Mallya, who has been declared a proclaimed offender in a money laundering case, the Patiala House Court on Saturday lifted the exemption granted to him from personal appearance in a case of evading summons in a Foreign Exchange Regulation Act issue.During the hearing,...
13:52
More than 20,000 people on Saturday attended the burial of top Hizbul commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani in south Kashmir's Tral town.People from different parts of Pulwama district gathered at Shariefabad (Tral) to attend the burial of Wani, who was killed along with two of his associates in a...
13:31
Four persons were killed today after they were buried under the debris of an illegal multi-storey building in Meerut cantonment area as it was being demolished by civic authorities this morning, officials said.Bungalow No 210, was demolished by the Cantonment Board authorities during an...
11:59
A day after alleging that slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani had no links to militancy, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday asserted that Wani had become the new 'icon' for the frustrated and disaffected community in the valley.Aftr many yrs I hear slogans...
11:52
The United States has expelled two Russian officials in retaliation over an unprovoked attack on its diplomat by a Russian policeman outside the US embassy in Moscow last month. On June 17, we expelled two Russian officials from the United States to respond to this attack, State Department...
10:38
Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik Friday faced probes by the Centre that covered foreign funding of his NGO Islamic Research Foundation and the CDs of his speeches that were reported to have inspired some of the Dhaka attackers.The move by the Centre came a day after the Maharashtra...
09:42
South Korean officials say North Korea test-fired what appears to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile off its eastern coast.An official at Seoul's defense ministry on Saturday couldn't immediately confirm how far the projectile travelled and where it landed.The testing of the North Korean...
09:33
Curfew has been imposed in large parts of Srinagar city and several areas of south Kashmir amid tension after Burhan Muzaffar Wani, a 22-year-old commander of the terror group Hizbul Mujahideen, was killed in an operation on Friday.Authorities on Saturday suspended the Amarnath Yatra from Jammu...
09:20
The Supreme Court will on Saturday hear the plea of Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi seeking a stay on the Bombay High Court order, refusing to quash the defamation case against him over his remark on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.Gandhi's counsel had earlier argued that there are several...
09:20
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP National Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal will pay a one-day visit to Gujarat today where he will officialy kickstart the party's campaign for the 2017 assembly polls in the BJP-ruled state. Kejriwal is also scheduled to offer prayers at the Somnath Temple in adjoining...
09:18
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who underwent an open-heart surgery in London a month back, will return to Pakistan today on a special plane.Prime Minister will Insha'Allah be arriving in the evening. Allah has been Kind. Indebted for your kind prayers & wishes, Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz...
04:04
The Spanish government and Jewish groups have blasted a far-left party for posting an anti-semitic cartoon protest against US President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to the country.The criticism comes after the Madrid branch of the United Left coalition, yesterday tweeted a cartoon depicting a...
03:30
The US and South Korea have agreed to deploy an advanced military defense system that could intercept North Korean missiles following continued weapons testing by Pyongyang in defiance of UN resolutions.After months of talks, the two governments said they are in the final stages of recommending a...
02:38
Pakistan's celebrated philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi who dedicated his life to humanity and social services today passed away here at the age of 92 after a prolonged battle with different ailments.His son, Faisal Edhi said that earlier in the day, Edhi was admitted to the Sindh Institute of...
02:34
The main suspect in the Dallas police shootout, identified as 25-year-old Micah Johnson, was killed a blast caused by a robot-controlled explosive device. This may be the first of its kind killing of an attacker in US law enforcement history.The shooting began near one of the busiest parts of the...
01:49
At least 25 civilians including four children were killed and 120 others wounded today in rebel shelling of regime-held districts of Syria's Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.The shelling comes as a 72-hour nationwide ceasefire -- announced by the army to mark the end of the...
01:46
The White House said today that investigators had ruled out any links to domestic or international terrorism in the shooting of five police officers in Dallas during a protest against police killings of black Americans.It is my understanding that investigators have now publicly ruled out the...
00:45
Donald Trump loves being unpredictable -- it's a valuable card in any good negotiator's hands, he insists.But now the presumptive Republican nominee is seemingly joking about the latest political speculation that a victory in November doesn't necessarily mean he'll take the oath of office to...
00:19
Top American leaders today called for calm after a series of racial motivated shootings, including the deadliest killing of five police officials in Dallas, stunned the US.Five officers were killed and another 12 injured in a shooting in Dallas last night during a peaceful protest that was...
00:08
As South Africa works for the safety and economy progress of its country, it will find in India a sustainable and reliable partner, PM Modi told those present.Our development and business partnerships are already doing well. Together we can create new skills, enterprises and social values, PM...
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Top Hizbul Mujahideen commander killed in encounterPM Modi feels 'at home' in Rainbow NationSnipers execute worst police killing in the US since 9/11
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