23:55
Britain's Supreme Court has blocked damage claims brought by hundreds of Iraqi civilians who allege they were mistreated by British soldiers Iraq between 2003 and 2009. The decision affects claims by more than 600 Iraqi citizens, who sued the Ministry of Defense in England. The justices...
23:28
An aid convoy was refused entry to Syria's Daraya today, the Red Cross said, dashing hopes for the first such delivery since regime forces began a siege of the rebel-held town in 2012.Sadly our aid convoy with UN and Syria Red Crescent was refused entry to Daraya, despite being given prior...
23:27
All British households will receive an information booklet starting next week outlining the main arguments for and against EU membership ahead of a June referendum, electoral officials said today.The brochure is part of a voter registration drive and also contains a copy of the ballot paper with...
23:03
Thousands of Arab Israeli protesters marched in favour of a right of return of millions of Palestinians today, the same day Israel celebrated itsindependence.The Israelis of Palestinian origin were seen carrying Palestinian flags and others holding up signs demanding the right to return for...
22:49
The prosecution today told the Rajasthan high court the Salman Khan case that blood samples and hair strands collected by the Forensic ScienceLaboratory team from two spots showed that the animal killed was an endangered chinkara.Additional Advocate General KL Thakur told Justice Nirmaljit Kaur...
22:12
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday described corruption as a cancer at the heart of the world's problems which also drove people towards extremism. If we want to see countries escape poverty and become wealthy, we need to tackle corruption. If we want countries that have great...
21:38
Securing a pilot's licence is now going to be just a click away as the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation is likely to make completely online 18 major services of the 162 identified as part of the e-GCA project.Majority of these relate to approvals including for flight...
21:21
An NGO on Thursday demanded that flats of Adarsh cooperative housing society -- which is facing demolition in keeping with a Bombay high court order -- be re-allotted to widows of Kargil war heroes who had sacrificed their lives for the nation.Members of Bharat Against Corruption , led by its...
21:17
New Delhi is no longer the world's most polluted city, but India continues to afflicted by air pollution, being home to 10 out of 20 cities with the worst air pollution levels, according to new data from the World Health Organisation. KBK Newsgraphics
21:09
Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray was on Thursday discharged from the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after he underwent angiography. Thackeray underwent the procedure on Wednesday in a follow-up to the angioplasty which he had had on July 20, 2012, when doctors put in eight...
20:41
Britain today announced a major overhaul of public service broadcaster BBC to keep it at the very heart of British life amid fears that the government was threatening the independence of the 94-year-old institution.The changes unveiled in a new white paper presented in the House of Commons by UK...
20:04
Five hardcore Pakistani militants have been handed down the death penalty by military courts for committing heinous terror offences and the army chief on Thursday confirmed their sentences, a week after 11 Talibanmilitants were given the capital punishment.The army said in a statement that the...
20:04
Going on the counteroffensive, the Congress will be giving privilege motions against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in Rajya Sabha on Friday accusing them of lying blatantly during the AgustaWestland debate.The All India Congress Committee...
19:35
Donald Trump may be the presumptive Republican nominee but Hollywood superstar George Clooney is confident that he will not be elected as the next United States president.Clooney, 55, currently at the Cannes Film Festival to promote his upcoming release Money Monster, has criticised Trump in the...
19:33
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking decommissioning of the Mullaperiyar dam which has been a matter of decades-long legal battle between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, saying its structure is weak.The petition filed by advocate Russel Joy claimed that the weakness of dam is an...
19:06
As many as 41 Japanese nationals visiting the Kumbh fair here took ill and were admitted to hospitals. Twenty-six Japanese nationals were admitted to our hospital, Mahavnagar area government hospital Dr Vinod Gupta said.The rest were admitted to the government district hospital, he said, adding...
19:01
The Supreme Court directed budget airline Spicejet to pay Rs 10 lakh as damages to a flyer, suffering from cerebral palsy, who was forcibly offloaded in 2012, saying the manner in which she was de-boarded depicts total lack of sensitivity.The apex court noted that the disabled flier Jeeja Ghosh...
18:52
Just in: Congress to move privilege motion against BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy.
18:31
A R Rehman has offered rights for his song 'Ma Tujhe Salam' to IOA, says . IOA vice-president Tirlochan Singh.
18:18
Just in: Postmortem report of Gaya road rage victim Aditya Sachdeva is out. Early reports say that he was killed by a single bullet and that the shot was fired from a distance of over three feet.Rocky Yadav, the son of ruling Janata Dal-United legislator Manorma Devi, is accused of killing...
17:51
The elections in the Philippines can be very funny. The candidates often try to connect with their electorate by taking recourse to singing and dancing. Cutting bawdy jokes and making funny faces or dressing outrageously comes very readily to politicians in their eagerness to get through to...
17:45
Industrial production growth plunges to 0.1 per cent in March, compared to 2.5 per cent year ago.
17:33
Brazil's senators have voted to put President Dilma Rousseff on trial over allegations that she illegally manipulated the budget to hide a growing fiscal deficit.After a marathon debate ending with a vote on Thursday, 55 of the 81 senators voted in favour of impeachment while 22 voted...
17:28
In a speech lasting over 30 minutes, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa told the huge rally in Tirunelveli that if re-elected, she will take action so that the state's medical students don't have to take the Supreme Court-mandated National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). If need be, I...
17:19
CNN-News18 says it has secured clinching video evidence of Dawood Ibrahim's presence in Pakistan, a claim denied by Islamabad for 23 long years. This evidence is proof of how Pakistan has sheltered India's most wanted terrorist. CNN-News18 investigation reveals that Dawood's presence in Karachi...
16:59
Mallika Sherawat tweets her way around Cannes: On my way to the press conference for my upcoming international film #timeraiders wearing @dolcegabbana.Sherawat, who has been a regular at the Cannes International Film Festival since 2010, is the first among the Bollywood brigade to walk the red...
16:35
North Goa Collector allows banks to take over Vijay Mallya's Kingfisher Villa in Candolim.
16:33
And this is the kit provided to all those attending Jayalalithaa's rally.An estimated 50,000 people are attending Amma's Thirunelveli rally. Saisuresh Sivaswamy/ Rediff.com
16:32
After holding 15 guerilla-style meetings across Chennai on Wednesday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has just landed in a helicopter in Thirunelveli.The ground opposite the district court has been filling up with people for more than an hour, the crowds easily seeming to touch a hundred...
16:23
Turkey today recalled its ambassador to Bangladesh for consultations after strongly protesting the execution in the country of a top Islamist leader, the state-run Anatolia news agency said.Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was hanged at a Dhaka jail late Tuesday for the...
15:51
Oscar winning music composer A R Rahman today agreed to be the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian Olympic contingent, joining cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, ace shooter Abhinav Bindra and Bollywood star Salman Khan. Tendulkar, Salman and Olympic gold medallist Bindra had earlier accepted the...
15:19
Kerala seeks apology from PM Modi, not silence: Oommen Chandy In an unseemly battle to take credit for the rescue and return of 29 Indians stuck in strife-torn Libya, the last weapon has been hurled by EAM Sushma Swaraj. But first, the background. Twenty-nine Indians, including six...
15:09
Sahara Group staffers based in Rai Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, today paid their respects to their chairman, Subroto Roy, who was on his way to Allahabad to immerse the ashes of his late mother. Roy's mother Chhabi Roy passed away last week from old age-related illnesses. She was over 90 years...
14:56
Prime Minister Narendra Modi owes an apology, not silence, to Kerala for comparing the state with Somalia, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said on Thursday.Modi left Kochi last night without withdrawing his remarks. Malayalees all over the world are upset over the remarks of the PM, Chandy said in a...
14:30
Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today refused to be drawn into the raging controversy on the Olympic participation of wrestlers Sushil Kumar and Narsingh Yadav, saying he won't interfere in the matter and it has to be resolved by the Federation. Narsingh had won the Olympic quota place in...
14:22
India is home to four of the five cities in the world with the worst air pollution, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.The Reuters report says that the dirtiest air was recorded at Zabol in Iran, which suffers from months of dust storms in the summer, and which clocked a so-called...
13:48
Koraon (Allahabad): A case has been registered against former PM VP Singh's nephew Vikram Singh for allegedly beating up his wife.
13:42
Ahead of the biopic's release tomorrow, Mohammed Azharuddin poses with Emran Hashmi (who plays him) and Prachi Desai.
13:27
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff prepared today to cede power to her vice president-turned- enemy, Michel Temer, after a majority of the Senate backed suspending her and opening an impeachment trial.With a marathon 17-hour debate continuing through the night ahead of a vote, the writing was...
13:24
Just in: In Ujjain, Madhya Pradhesh, sadhus open fire during an election at the Avahan Akhara; four sadhus injured.
12:43
Subramanian Swamy, the newly minted Rajya Sabha MP who has triggered protests and has had his remarks expunged by the Chair has walked into another controversy today -- blaming RBI governor Raghuram Rajan for inflation and calling him unfavourable for India. Speaking to reporters outside...
12:13
AAP leader Kumar Vishwas's song 'Ek Nasha' on drug abuse in Punjab has gone viral on YouTube and has got him a pat on the back from his boss, party chief Arvind Kejriwal. The song, which was launched on Sunday, has upset the Badals in Punjab. It accuses the family ruling the state of selling sand...
11:48
President Pranab Mukherjee has cancelled his visit to the Kashi Viswanath Temple in Varanasi. He will aslo not be attending the morning aarti at the Varanasi ghat on Friday morning. The President will however attend the centenary celebrations of the Benaras Hindu University. The Reason for the...
11:44
The BJP's West Bengal unit on Wednesday warned of legal action against Trinamool Congress national spokesperson Derek O'Brien for showing a morphed' photograph of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and CPM general secretary Prakash Karat, as the opposition party alleged...
11:35
Just in: Shashank Manohar has been elected unopposed as independent ICC Chairman. Manohar said he was looking forward to working with all stakeholders to shape the future of cricket, which has a proud history and rich tradition. Manohar resigned as president of the Board of Control for Cricket in...
11:19
Hours after Bhumata Brigade president Trupti Desai entered the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai and offered prayers, AIMIM leader Haji Rafat Hussain said he was happy that Desai came to the Dargah, but she shouldn't have come with police.Trupti Desai should now try and go to a Parsi temple, then we will...
11:10
Rumblings of discontent from Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher. In an interview to the The Indian Express yesterday, Kher said that the erstwhile set of officials in the administration had not informed or consulted her or about any development in the city or even about the functions of the government...
10:59
Uttarakhand Cabinet Meet chaired by Harish Rawat decides to implement all the decisions which were made earlier.
10:55
PM Narendra Modi has summoned AP governor ESL Narasimhan today to be briefed about the Andhra-Telangana issues.
10:53
The Enforcement Directorate has requested Interpol to issue a Red Corner Notice against liquor baron Vijay Mallya. Yesterday, Britain had told India that, under its laws, Mallya cannot be deported.Mallya, whose passport was cancelled last month, is wanted in India for over Rs 9400 crore in unpaid...
10:32
A 39-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree near Parliament complex this morning.The deceased has been identified as Ram Dayal Verma, a native of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.The police have recovered a 30-page suicide note from his pocket, police said.It...
10:22
JUST IN: 29 Indians evacuated from Libya, arrive at Kochi airport.Photograph: ANI
09:54
Posters depicting Nitish Kumar as Arjun and Sharad Yadav as Krishna seen in Varanasi ahead of Bihar CM's rally. Photograph: ANI
09:40
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat will hold his first Cabinet meeting today after being reinstated.The Centre had yesterday revoked President's rule from Uttarakhand after Rawat-led Congress proved its majority on the floor of the House.The Congress won by a margin of 33-28 in the...
09:09
One person was killed and nine others were injured in an accident in Chennai's Kishkinta Amusement Park on Wednesday evening.According to reports, the mishap took place on a Ferris wheel and speculations are that it was due to some technical glitch.The injured have been...
08:40
JUST IN: 39-year-old man commits suicide at Vijay Chowk near Parliament by hanging himself from a tree. More details awaited.
08:38
Two more pieces of debris discovered in South Africa and the Mauritian island of Rodrigues are almost certainly from the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 jetliner, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Thursday.Based on a report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, Malaysian Transport...
08:03
Rights activist Trupti Desai today entered Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah to offer prayers amid tight security, saying her struggle was for gender equality.At the Dargah, I prayed that women be allowed to enter the inner sanctum, as was the case till 2011, Bhumata Ranragini Brigade chief Desai said,...
04:02
An Indian-American woman elementary teacher from Texas has been honored by US President Barack Obama at the White House for her excellent work in the field of education.Revathi Balakrishnan, a gifted teacher at Patsy Sommer Elementary School, was also named 2016 'Texas Elementary Teacher of the...
03:27
Islamic State militants advanced toward the Syrian city of Palmyra today, threatening to besiege the world-famous ancient site only several weeks after the government recaptured it from the extremists.Media allied with the group and other activists said IS fighters seized a strategically located...
03:10
Rwanda and the Netherlands, two countries embroiled in the UN's worst peacekeeping failures, have launched a push at the United Nations for blue helmets to more readily use force to defend civilians in conflicts.The initiative seeks to persuade countries that contribute troops to UN peacekeeping...
02:25
Italy today joined the rest of the Western world in extending legal recognition to same-sex relationships with parliament overwhelmingly backing gay civil unions after a long battle to overcome opposition led by the Catholic church.Lawmakers in the lower-house Chamber of Deputies voted 372-51 in...
02:24
Fewer Americans are traveling to fight alongside the Islamic State and the power of the extremist group's brand has diminished in the United States, FBI Director James Comey said today.The FBI encountered 6, 8, 10 Americans a month in 2014 and the first half of 2015 who traveled to the Middle...
01:38
Syria's regime killed at least seven civilians, including a child, in air strikes today on an eastern part of the country held by the Islamic State group, a monitor said.They died in regime air strikes on the Shuhail district in the east of Deir Ezzor province targeting a health facility and...
01:17
Opposition hits back at PM Modi over Kerala-Somalia comparisonRawat has won, President's rule will be revoked in Uttarakhand: Centre to SCSC allows IT-dept to reopen tax case against Big B
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