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Pope Francis made a historic visit Friday to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the notorious former German Nazi concentration camp in Poland, to pay tribute to the more than 1 million people, mostly Jews, who lost their lives there in the Holocaust.The Pope arrived early Friday for his first trip to Auschwitz...
22:54
Melania Trump announced Thursday that she took down her website, acknowledging that it contained inaccuracies.The website in question was created in 2012 and has been removed because it does not accurately reflect my current business and professional interests, she tweeted.She did not provide...
22:43
Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dayashankar Singh, arrested for making derogatory remarks against BSP chief Mayawati, sent to 14-day judicial custody.Singh was arrested from Bihar's Buxar district by Uttar Pradesh special task force team with the help of the district police from...
21:39
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight met top ministers at 7 RCR over GSTEarlier in the day, the government had listed the much-awaited GST bill for consideration and passage in Rajya Sabhas agenda for the next week.Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, while making a...
21:20
Never one to pull his punches, a combative Donald Trump on Friday said he wanted to hit several Democrats who spoke against him so hard, their heads would spin.The Republican presidential nominee often uses the term hit to mean verbally attack, rather than physical contact.After hearing speeches...
21:18
Florida's governor on Friday reported the first evidence of local Zika virus transmission in the continental United States, saying testing of four residents showed they were likely infected by mosquito bites.Governor Rick Scott said the state believed active transmission of the virus was...
20:53
There was no record of stay of Subhash Chandra Bose in Soviet Union in 1945 and thereafter, according to a new set of 25 declassified files on Netaji released in New Delhi on Friday.This revelation challenges a belief that Bose had fled to Russia and was not killed in an air carsh in 1945 in...
20:16
Austria has handed over to France two suspected members of the same Islamic State cell that massacred 130 people in Paris last November, prosecutors said today.The Algerian and Pakistani men, now aged 29 and 35 and who have not been named, were arrested in Austria on December 10.Austrian and...
19:51
The government on Friday said in Rajya Sabha that it is not in favour of abolishing the capital punishment considering the prevailing circumstances in the country. The prevailing circumstances in which we are living does not warrant abolition of death penalty, Minister of State...
19:33
The government has extended last date for filing income-tax returns to August 5, said Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia.
19:22
The Aam Aadmi Party today mocked Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar saying he has turned Gurugram into Guru-jam, a day after the BJP leader accused Arvind Kejriwal of non-cooperation in decongesting Gurgaon.During a live Twitter session with Khattar yesterday, one person had...
19:12
After floods, Bengaluru residents now have to contend with toxic foam overflowing from Bellandur Lake.
19:05
Hillary Clinton made history yesterday when she accepted the Democratic presidential nomination. While this moment was about so much more than what she was wearing, Clinton knows that everything down to the colour of her jacket has significance and is an important...
18:48
Just in: 7th Pay Commission arrears to be paid in a single installment. This means that more than 10 lakh Central Government employees and pensioners eagerly waiting for the salary hikes will be paid from August 1. Also the latest announcement made by the officials from Narendra Modi...
18:29
The Gurgaon Police have imposed prohibitory orders (under Section 144 of the CrPC) around the Hero Honda Chowk to clear the congestion caused due to massive traffic jam. Thousands of commuters were left stranded on the Gurgaon-Delhi Expressway and national highway 8 on Thursday evening after...
18:11
The gaze of the developmental state and the Narmada Action Plans. Read
17:36
The Narendra Modi government on Friday sprang a surprise by giving a two-year extension to AK Mital, the chairman of the railway board. He is superannuating this month end. This is for the first time the incumbent has gotten a two-year extension to continue as the highest official of the...
17:09
Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, has slapped a Rs 500-crore defamation case against Times Now editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami for running a hate campaign and media trial against him. In the notice, issued by Naik's lawyer Mubin Solkar, the preacher has also levelled a few...
16:49
The Darin Gap is a lawless wilderness on the border of Colombia and Panama, teeming with everything from deadly snakes to antigovernment guerrillas. The region also sees a flow of migrants from Cuba, Africa, and Asia, whose desperation sends them on perilous journeys to the U.S. Jason Motlagh...
16:48
On a day Arvind Kejriwal attacked Punjab's ruling Akali Dal on the drug issue, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today hit back saying the Delhi chief minister was a frustrated man unaware of the dignity of his chair. Badal said it doesn't behove of a chief minister to issue statements as given...
16:25
On Tuesday night, former President Bill Clinton spent more than 40 minutes, and covered four decades, attempting to humanize his wife, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.A day later, President Obama did it in three seconds, with a hug that will go down in history.Addressing the...
16:04
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi sounded the poll bugle in Uttar Pradesh today, walking up and down a 200-metre ramp in Ramabai Stadium in Lucknow addressing party workers. The move, say reports is to present himself as a rockstar much as the PM does during his visits abroad, while...
15:40
A website rang me up last evening asking if I would like to express an opinion on the ongoing 'war' between Arnab Goswami and Barkha Dutt on tv and social media. I was tempted, if only because I have a strong opinion on most things and believe silence is not an option in the unethical times we...
15:30
BJP MP Anurag Thakur being commissioned into Territorial Army in Delhi.
15:22
The wife of Indian national Gurdip Singh, who was to be executed over drug charges last night in Indonesia today said that she spoke to him twice this morning and he has been sent back to jail. Appealing the Indonesian government for mercy to Singh, his wife Kulwinder Kaur said he has spent...
15:10
It's been called many things. A media brawl, a spat, a slanging match, a clash of personalities, everything but what it really is - standing up for freedom and rejecting the sinister intimidation tactics of a classic bully and his embarrassing subversion of journalism. Barkha Dutt on the...
14:24
Breaking News: Dayashankar Singh arrested by police from Buxar, Bihar. He was arrested in a joint operation carried out by the UP Police and Bihar Police.The expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader on Thursday failed to get a stay on his arrest from Allahabad high court which directed the...
14:17
Five-member committee constituted by Rajasthan Govt to review Supreme Court appeal details in Salman Khan Chinkara case.
14:06
MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Friday met his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray at the latter's home sparking speculation of possible reapproachement for the crucial civic polls in the city due early in 2016. Raj, who lives in Dadar, drove to...
13:53
Madhu Kishwar @madhukishwar 317 injured due to pellet guns while 2228 police &army men injured from stone pelting which can be as lethal.Yet all sympathy 4stone pelters.
13:52
When does a joke stop being funny?Arnab Goswami has always been something of a joke. For Anglophone India, its highest-rated newsman has always been entertainment -- less a real person, more a parcel of self-righteous hot air trapped inside an awful suit. When he comes up in conversation, we roll...
13:45
Haryana CM ML Khattar cancels Gurugram visit as his chopper couldn't take off due to bad weather.
13:38
At least eight people who were helping construct a new building are feared killed after a part of the 13-storey building collapsed in Pune.Officials said the top portion of the building came crashing down this morning.We have taken his incident very seriously. We shall order an inspection of all...
13:31
Sand artiste Sudarsan Pattnaik's creation urging tiger conservation. @sudarsansand Today is #InternationalTigerDay ,My SandArt with message save usat PuriBeach, #Odisha. Let's protect our #Tigers.Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday said there are preliminary reports suggesting...
13:25
Just in: Gurugram traffic jam: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari directs national highways chief to send a team to clear traffic immediately and report to him.
13:18
9 killed, several injured in under-construction building collapse in Pune. Details awaited.
13:16
Incessant overnight rain turned Bengaluru's formidable traffic jams into a a mirror image of Gurugram. Roads near Electronics City, which houses Infosys and thousands of IT workers, were waterlogged with rafts out on the streets to evacuate people.Heavy rains began on July 26 and continue till...
13:01
No updates yet on the San Diego shootings. But to bring you up to speed, two San Diego police officers were shot late Thursday, authorities said. Their conditions are currently unknown. Police said there is an active...
12:57
On Tuedsay, parliament sessions are meant meant for meetings of BJP MPs and and MP brings along booklets and pamphlets with PM Modi and party president Amit Shah's pictures, which are invariably on the last page of the booklets. Parliament House was strewn with booklets on the achievements of BJP...
12:50
Just in: 2 San Diego police officers shot at in the US: media reports.
12:40
Gurugram limping back to normalcy. This is the Badshahpur Crossing on Sohna Road at noon today. The picture was tweeted by the Gurugram police who have been lauded for their exemplary work clearing the monster traffic jam and helping people in distress all through the night.
12:28
Govt lists GST Bill for consideration and passage in Rajya Sabha agenda for next week. The BJP government on Friday told the Rajya Sabha that GST is a priority for the government and has to get discussed and passed in the House. Minority Affairs minister Muqhtar Abbas Naqvi listed out the...
12:09
Gurugram residents were unanimous in lauding the the police during the monster jam and waterlogging. @RachinSharma @gurgaonpolice tweeted, We just blame police and don't introspect.. main reason of jam is impatience exercised on roads, while @ashu3page tweeted: Gurgaon Police A clap for cops at...
12:02
That's a picture of the waterlogged Hero Honda Chowk at present. The picture was tweeted by the Gurgaon Police @gurgaonpolice 10 minutes ago and shows that water levels have receded but there's still a traffic jam.
11:52
A Smoking Zone, a special enclosure for MPs has been earmarked in Central Hall by the Lok Sabha Speaker as the entire Parliament premises is smoking free. The regulars to the smoking zone are Union Ministers Ashok Gajapati Raju, Muqhtar Abbas Naqvi, CPM leader Sitaram Yechuri CPM MP T K...
11:39
Hundreds of commuters are still stuck on Gurgaon-Jaipur Highway after heavy rains and water-loggings caused massive traffic jams, especially near the Huda City Centre Metro Station. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday blamed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for Gurgaon...
11:25
The District Magistrate has directed that all schools in Gurugram will remain closed on 29 and 30 July, in view of unprecedented rainfall. Gurgaon police advised commuters travelling to Gurugram from Delhi to stay back today to avoid being stuck in traffic jams due...
11:21
Commuters were stuck for hours on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway on Thursday evening after heavy rain lashed the national capital.There was a massive jam as vehicles - from cars, to two-wheelers to buses and other modes of public transport - were stuck for over four hours, especially on the...
10:45
Congress gives adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss the issue of the women beaten on suspicion of carrying beef in Mandsur, MP: ANI
09:59
Gurgaon police has asked people coming from Delhi to stay away from after massive jams triggered due to rains threw traffic completely off gear.Commuters were stuck for hours on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway on Thursday evening after heavy rain lashed the national capital.There was a massive jam...
09:53
Indian convict Gurdip Singh was spared when Indonesia executed four including three foreigners for drug crimes on Friday. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted: Indian Ambassador in Indonesia has informed me that Gurdip Singh whose execution was fixed for last night, has not been...
09:21
Hillary then slams her Republican rival Donald Trump. She says: A man you can bait with a tweet is not a man we can trust with nuclear weapons.For the past year, many people made the mistake of laughing off Donald Trump's comments -- excusing him as an entertainer just putting on a...
08:43
Hillary continues: I do not think President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden get the credit they deserve for saving us from the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes.Our economy is so much stronger than when they took office. Nearly 15 million new private-sector jobs. Twenty million...
08:35
The entire Democratic convention erupts in cheer as Hillary makes her acceptance speech.After minutes of clapping and rejoicing, Hillary continues: Now, sometimes the people at this podium are new to the national stage. As you know, I am not one of those people. I have been your First Lady....
08:26
Hillary Clinton begins her acceptance speech by recapping the week's speakers, but she saved for last the one who went on the first night: Bernie Sanders.Bernie, your campaign inspired millions of Americans, particularly the young people who threw their hearts and souls into our primary, Clinton...
08:19
Updates from the Democratic convention where Hillary Clinton has begun her acceptance speech as the first woman presidential candidate by a major political party in the US.Chelsea Clinton introduced her mother saying she was on stage tonight as a very, very proud daughter.Clinton said her...
08:12
Normal banking operations are set to take a hit today as public sector bank employees went on strike to protest against proposed merger of associate banks with SBI and banking reforms announced by the government.The United Forum of Banks Unions (UFBU), an umbrella organisation of nine bank...
08:09
Hillary Clinton will mark a new chapter in American political history today when she delivers acceptance speech of her nomination as a first woman presidential candidate by a major political party in the US.In her speech, she is expected to lay down her vision of America and what she intended to...
08:09
The Supreme Court will hear today a plea of eight Army doctors seeking a direction to the Centre that their age of superannuation, which is 58 years, be raised to 65 in view of the public announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.A bench of Justices A R Dave, U U Lalit and L Nageswara Rao...
04:36
Corsican lawmakers have called on the French state to close down radical mosques on the Mediterranean island, hours after an underground separatist movement issued a threat against Islamic extremists.The regional parliament yesterday adopted a resolution urging Paris to ensure the immediate...
02:11
There are a lot of ways a 10-year-old boy might spend $500. But when Blake Kroll auctioned off his pig for $500 at the county fair, he donated his earnings to Children's Hospital of Wisconsin.It didn't stop there.Kroll's mother, Kim, told CNN that when others saw her son's generous donation they...
02:08
Shiite rebels and their allies formed a 10-member supreme council to run Yemen, in what the government described as a blow to the already stalled UN-brokered peace talks.The Shiite Huthi rebels and the General People's Congress of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh have agreed to form a supreme...
01:07
Indonesia today executed one local and three Nigerian drug convicts by firing squad, an official said.They were put to death shortly after midnight, Noor Rachmad, deputy attorney general for general crimes, told reporters.He did not say why 10 other drug convicts, including an Indian, who had...
00:38
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will go to Nagpur to attend a 10-day vipassana session in first week of next month.An AAP functionary said the Delhi Chief Minister will be in a meditation centre in Nagpur and will not have access to newspapers, television or any other media.The CM's plan to...
00:32
French prosecutors have identified the second man involved in the killing of a priest in a Normandy church on Tuesday as 19-year-old Abdel Malik Petitjean.Like the other attacker, Adel Kermiche, he was known to the security services.The teenagers were shot dead by police outside the church in...
00:30
Donald Trump: Russia hacking comments were 'sarcastic'If forces knew it's Burhan, they would've given him a chance: MehboobaNo Chinese incursion in Uttarakhand, only transgression: Parrikar
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