23:43
Wales booked their maiden Euro last-8 berth after defeating Norther Ireland 1-0 in Paris on Saturday.
22:54
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight expressed pain over the death of eight CRPF personnel in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir and saluted their courage. I salute the courage of the CRPF personnel martyred today in J&K. They served the nation with utmost dedication. Pained by...
22:48
CNN is now saying that at least 15 people are dead and 25 others are injured as a result of Saturday's car bombing and gun attack at a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, according to Somali police Col. Mohamed Abdulkadir.Most of those killed and injured were civilians who were passersby...
22:17
From the BBC: An attack by the Islamist group al-Shabab on a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has left at least seven dead, health workers say.A car bomb was detonated at the gates of the Naso-Hablod hotel before gunmen stormed it and took hostages.The identities of the victims are...
22:13
Two militants were killed as an encounter broke out between them and security forces this evening in Uri sector of north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.Acting on a tip-off about presence of militants in Lachipora area of Uri, a joint team of police and the army launched a search...
21:44
Two people were killed on Saturday in a shooting at a dance studio in Fort Worth, Texas, and several others were taken to local hospitals with injuries, police said.One victim was found dead inside Studio 74, and another person died from his injuries at the hospital, according to a statement from...
21:34
Controversial Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said to fulfilled the heartfelt desire of 'sarv samaj', a grand temple will definitely come up soon at Ayodhya .It is the heartfelt desire of 'sarv samaj' that a grand temple of Lord Ram should be constructed at...
21:14
Poland beat Switzerland in penalties on Saturday, becoming the first team to enter the Euro 2016 quarter-finals. The match went into extra time after both teams had scored a goal each in regulation -- Blaszczykowski put Poland ahead before Shaqiri equalised.In the penalty shootout,...
20:43
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President E V K S Elangovan has tendered his resignation owning up responsibility for the party's poor show in assembly elections after Vice-President Rahul Gandhi was claimed to have expressed his displeasure over the drubbing. Our party's state unit chief...
20:36
A massive explosion followed by the sounds of gunfire occurred outside a Mogadishu hotel near the city's airport on Saturday, Somali police and witnesses said.Freelance journalists in Mogadishu tweeted that the Hotel Nasa Hablod was under attack, with The Associated Press said gunmen were...
20:35
There is no word on casualties. Reports say there may have been a second blast. There was no immediate comment from al Shabaab, which frequently carries out attacks in the capital in its bid to topple the Western-backed government.
20:22
BJP MP Subramanian Swamy today sought to downplay his threat of bloodbath making it clear he did not intend the literal meaning of the word but only hinted at chaos which has not happened.I said I am the most disciplined person. If I was indisciplined, there would not be what they called as...
19:49
Britain's most senior diplomat to the European Union, Jonathan Hill, today announced he will step down from the position saying what is done cannot be undone, a day after his country decided to leave the 28-member bloc.Hill said he did not believe it was right for him to carry on with his work as...
19:46
Defence Ministry today approved the much delayed purchase of 145 Ultra Light Howitzers, worth about Rs 5,000 crore, from the US and also the bulk production of 18 Dhanush artillery guns, the first acquisition of such weapon systems by the Army in three decades since the Bofors scandal. The...
19:19
Pakistani investigators have uncovered important leads in the murder case of one of the country's finest Sufi Qawwals Amjad Sabri, who was shot dead by Taliban militants this week, the government claimed today. Sindh province Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah said progress has been made in Sabri's...
18:48
Six girls, including four minors, were rescued from alleged human traffickers by Social Service branch of Mumbai police in raids carried out in different areas of the city, the police said today.In the raid in suburban Sakinaka, three girls, including two minors, were rescued from a hotel last...
18:28
JuD chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has said he will wage a war against India to get Pakistani rivers freed.We are going to wage jihad (war) against India to get our rivers freed, Saeed said while addressing a gathering of Jamaat-ud-Dawa workers in Sialokot district of Punjab...
18:09
Mukhtar Ahmad reports from Srinagar: Five CRPF troopers and two militants were killed in an ambush in Pampore town of south Kashmir Pulwama district late this afternoon. A senior police officer said militants opened indiscriminate fire from automatic weapons at a passing convoy of the...
17:12
AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya who was arrested on assault charges has been sent to judicial custody till June 27.Aam Aadmi Party MLA Dinesh Mohaniya was on Saturday arrested on charges of molestation and sexual harassment amidst high drama when he was addressing a press conference, triggering an angry...
17:07
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on her phenomenal victory in the bypoll for Anantnag assembly seat.Congratulations to J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti for the phenomenal victory in the Anantnag assembly by-election, he tweeted.BJP is...
16:50
Robert Vadra today took a dig at Subramanian Swamy for his derogatory remarks about waiters and termed them classist, prompting the BJP MP to retort that he should concentrate on staying out of jail instead of making political comments.Vadra, who is Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law,...
16:40
Over a million people have signed a petition in the UK calling for a second referendum over the country's EU membership following the shock Brexit vote. The petition will now have to be discussed in the British Parliament, having crossed 100,000 signatures required to trigger a debate in the...
16:35
The Pentagon is set to lift its ban on transgender troops within the coming weeks, US media reported.The move would be another major milestone for America's vast military, which up until five years ago still banned gay troops from openly discussing their sexuality under a Don't Ask, Don't Tell...
15:54
NASA scientists are planning to use the Curiosity Mars rover to capture images of potential water sites and study areas with long, seasonally changing dark streaks in the hope of finding evidence of life on thered planet.Pending approval of a mission extension, the Curiosity rover will continue...
15:12
Pakistan has become full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisatio after signing Memorandum of Obligations in SCO's Heads of State Summit at Tashkent.The memorandum was signed by Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's advisor on foreign affairs Sartaj Aziz, reports the Express Tribune.The...
15:09
It was Britain's poorer and less-educated citizens -- angry at not having shared in the economic benefits of a new world order -- who pushed it out of the European Union, in a vote that threatens elites, analystssay.They are those who suffered the worst hangover from the economic crisis, and...
15:02
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said today that the EU would weather the shock of the British vote to leave the union as he convened crisis talks.I am confident that these countries can also send amessage that we won't let anyone take Europe from us, he saidheading into a meeting...
13:53
Police today baton-charged farmers protesting against auction of 67 oilfields across the country, including 12 blocks in Assam, at the venue of a roadshow in the city where Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan was present.Police detained the nearly 100 protesters and took them to nearby police...
13:45
Bangladesh has ordered an intensified security vigil for 68 jails across the country after warnings of possible terror attacks in the wake of nationwide anti-militants clampdown, senior officials said today.Instructions have been issued to intensify the security of our prisons. Directives have...
13:29
The Shopian police on Saturday claims to have busted a module of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit and arrested three of its members. The militants were taken into custody during the operation. The militants were identified as Zahid Mangrey, son of Muhammad Afzal Mangrey, Sohel Lone, son of Abdul...
13:28
A Delhi Court granted bail today to French national Marie Emmanuelle Verhoeven, who was in jail on charges of assassinating a Chilean senator.Marie Emmanuelle Verhoeven, a 55-year-old French national lodged in a Tihar cell, wanted the bail to avoid her extradition to Chile where she is wanted as...
12:56
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has won the Anatnag by-polls by over 10,000 votes. After the four rounds, Mehbooba had polled 8,549 votes followed by Hilal Ahmad Shah of Congress (2,752) and Iftikhar Misger of National Conference (9,526), District Election Authorities...
12:42
AAP MLA Dinesh Mohaniya was arested today for slapping a 60-year-old man for allegedly failing to recognize him. The incident took place in Tughlakabad locality where Mohaniya had gone for a visit on Friday. Locals told the police that other workers from the party who had accompanied...
12:23
Supersonic cruise missile had its maiden demonstration flight on board Sukhoi today. According to BrahMosAerospace officials, the missile's successful integration on Su-30MKI was demonstrated from HAL's Nasik unit. The officials termed the test as major fillip to the BrahMos air-launched...
12:13
Police say a Houston-area woman fatally shot her two adult daughters before officers shot and killed her.The incident happened about 5 pm yesterday in front of a home on the fringe of the Houston suburb of Fulshear. Fort Bend County Sheriff Troy Nehls says a motive was still under investigation,...
12:00
Even as heavy rains lashed Mumbai for most part of Friday, the Indian Meteorological Department issued a forecast for heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall across the city, along with Konkan and Goa, and Alibag over the weekend. BMC officials said that there was a 4.42 m high tide around 3 pm,...
11:47
A UP panchayat on Saturday issued a diktat saying students should refrain from using mobile phones, ANI reported.Santosh Verma, member of the Jat Mahasabha told ANI that the diktat was not against the use of mobile phones entirely.Not against mobiles but its misuse, he said. Students must use...
11:39
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has extended her lead to over 6,000 votes after four rounds of counting in the bypoll to Anantnag assembly constituency.After the four rounds, Mehbooba had polled 8,549 votes followed by Hilal Ahmad Shah of Congress (2,752) and Iftikhar Misger of...
11:28
Flooding in the US state of West Virginia killed 23 people and stranded others who had to be plucked from rooftops and rescued from fast-moving waters, state officials said.The damage is widespread and devastating. Our focus remains on search and rescue, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin told a news...
11:23
Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president E V K S Elangovan has quit from his position claiming responsibility for loss in recently concluded assembly elections.While speculation was rife that this could have been a pre-emptive move since the high command was already mulling a change in TNCC...
11:17
Seems like some Congressmen want to see Rahul's sister lead the party in UP.Posters put up outside the Congress office in Lucknow have asled Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to lead the party in UP.'Thugs are around on all quarters, come and save UP sister Priyanaka' the posters state.Will she heed the call?
11:07
It is almost everyday that 91-year-old Krishna Khanna remembers his childhood days in the 1930s when as a boy of five he had laughed and played along with his grandfather at their home in Udhoke, Pakistan.There is another memory. This one dark. It is 1947 and pre-partition riots have driven them...
10:52
Attacking his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton over donations to her family foundation, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has alleged that she received funds from Indian political leadersand institutions to vote for the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.Released by the Trump...
10:43
The Janata Dal-United on Saturday dubbed the Kashmiri separatist leaders attending an 'iftar' party hosted by the Pakistan High Commission here as a 'diplomatic failure' and lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for extending a hand of friendship to Pakistan.This is a diplomatic failure. We...
10:29
Counting for the bypoll to Anantnag Assembly seat of Jammu and Kashmir was today briefly suspended after Congress candidate Hilal Ahmad Shah alleged that the EVMs have been tampered with.The counting was stopped for around 15 minutes after Shah and his agents walked out of the counting hall,...
10:11
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was today leading by over 1300 votes after the first round of counting in the bypoll to Anantnag assembly constituency.After the first round, Mehbooba had polled 1826 votes followed by Hilal Ahmad Shah of Congress (516) and Iftikhar Misger of...
10:08
In an op-ed published by the New York Times, American actor and comedian Aziz Ansari speaks of the fears that the political ascendance of Donald Trump and his ilk have brought forth for hard-working, law-abiding Muslim Americans in the name of combating the tide of ISIS.'I am the son of...
09:47
Counting of votes began on Saturday morning for south Kashmir's Anantnag assembly constituency where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is one of the eight contesting candidatesThe strong room where the EVMs had been kept in safe custody after the poll process on 22 June, was opened in the presence of...
09:28
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee, who arrived in the UK to visit his Scottish golf courses just as the referendum result was announced, declared Friday that the US is next.Come November, the American people will have the chance to re-declare their independence. Americans will have...
04:08
Hundreds of people have signed up online to take part in a rally against the results of the British referendum, which ended with the majority of Brits voting to leave the European Union.This referendum's campaign descended into an absolute pantomime, and the result is terrifying, the organizers...
04:04
Scotland's first minister has said a second independence referendum is highly likely after the UK voted to leave the EU.Nicola Sturgeon said it was democratically unacceptable that Scotland faced the prospect of being taken out of the EU against its will.She said the Scottish government...
02:53
urope's politicians are failing to combat rising xenophobia and anti-immigrant views, Turkish officials said on Friday, after Britain's vote to exit the European Union deprived Turkey of what had been a major backer in its quest for EU membership.The Brexit campaign and the rise of Europe's...
02:40
President Barack Obama created the first national monument to gay rights on Friday, designating the site of the Stonewall riots in Manhattan where the modern gay rights movement took root nearly five decades ago.The Stonewall National Monument will be anchored by Christopher Park, a small park...
02:23
The top North Korean official for US relations on Friday said that his country is now a nuclear threat to be reckoned with, and Washington can expect more nuclear tests and missile launches like the ones earlier this week as long as it attempts to force his government's collapse through a policy...
01:34
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said the British government was overconfident and superficial in the EU referendum, and denied taking a position on Brexit.The organisation of the referendum was nothing more than overconfidence and a superficial approach to solving fateful decisions for...
00:50
Just weeks before the Olympic Games open in Rio de Janeiro, the city's accredited anti-doping laboratory has been stopped from conducting tests. The World Anti-Doping Agency said on Friday it has suspended the lab's accreditation due to non-conformity with the International Standard for...
00:48
President Barack Obama tried to reassure Britons on Friday that the special relationship between Washington and London would withstand an impending and likely messy divorce from Europe, as his administration scrambled to assess the fallout from a decision that left people stunned on both sides of...
00:24
British voters just shattered political convention in a stunning repudiation of the ruling establishment. Donald Trump is betting America is about to do the same.Voters in the UK did more than reject the European Union and topple their pro-EU Prime Minister David Cameron in a referendum...
00:10
'Independence Day': Britain parts ways with EU ISIS calls for attacks in Europe in wake of Brexit Mumbai, brace yourselves... There's more rain to comeUnion minister Uma Bharti admitted to AIIMS following chest pain If I disregard discipline there would be a bloodbath:...
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