23:37
The oldest living Olympic champion Sandor Tarics, who was a member of Hungary's gold-medal winning waterpolo team at the 1936 Games, has died aged 102, AFP reports.
23:17
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today raised questions over the leadership issue in Congress, wondering whether it will remain a party crowding around a family.Congress has to decide what is its journey ahead. Will it remain a dynastic democracy or will there be merit-based leadership? No political...
21:43
Three Naxals -- a couple and another woman -- were today killed and three policemen were injured in separate incidents in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region since last night.A Maoist couple was gunned down in an encounter at around 2:50 am today between the security forces and ultras in the jungles...
20:32
Security officials were sent into a tizzy after they received a call from a man, who claimed to have planted bombs at the residences of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal this afternoon.The call later turned out to be hoax.A senior police official said the...
20:11
Some unidentified persons today hurled 'crude bombs' at houses of AIADMK functionaries at Kazhugumalai and Tuticorin, about 160 km from here, police said.The motorcycle of a Muthuraj, an AIADMK functionary, was destroyed when a petrol bomb was hurled at his house around 1 AM. AIADMK workers in...
20:07
Heat wave continued to sweep several parts of the country with both Churu and Sriganganagar in Rajasthan scorching at 49.2 degrees Celsius even as some regions of Bihar and Odisha received rainfall as cyclone Roanu made a landfall in Bangladesh.Two persons were killed in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia...
19:16
India today deeply appreciated Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's formal apology in the House of Commons for the Komagata Maru incident, saying it reflects Canada's commitment to the values of pluralism which India fully shares.External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson said, We welcome and...
18:29
Mukhtar Ahmad reports from Srinagar: Five terrorists were killed and three army jawans were injured in an encounter in Kupwara district.The encounter is now over. More details are awaited.
17:40
Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse today dismissed as baseless an AAP leader's charges that calls were made from underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's residence in Karachi to his mobile phone, saying the particular phone number was not in use for the last one year.The phone (number), which the...
17:27
The Persian service of All India Radio's External Services Division is launching a multimedia website and mobile app to coincide with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Iran which begins tomorrow.AIR is also starting a WhatsApp-based listeners' response forum for its Persian service where...
17:26
Three naxals, including a couple, were today gunned down in a fierce encounter with security forces at different places of Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar region, police said.The naxal couple, active in Darbha division of Maoist, was killed in the skirmish that took place at around 2:50 am...
17:14
Access will be open for guest observers from the Indian science community to Astrosat, the country's first dedicated multi-wavelength space observatory from October, Indian Space Research Organisation said. Observing time will be awarded on the basis of proposals reviewed by peers (or senior...
16:25
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders from Vermont has outraised his rival Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race to the White House for the fourth consecutive month.Sanders'campaign yesterday filed a report with the Federal Election Commission showing he raised more than USD 26.9...
16:02
JUST IN: Indian boxer M C Mary Kom fails to qualify for Olympics after losing in second round of World Championships.
15:19
Despite being the front-runner candidates of their respective parties, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are extraordinarily unpopular heading into their party's conventions this summer.According to a recent New York Times/CBS poll, nearly two-thirds -- 64 per cent -- of registered voters...
14:35
Sealing of the borders with Bangladesh will be completed in two year's time to put an end to infiltration, Assam's Chief Minister-to-be Sarbananda Sonowal said today. A product of the student movement of the 80s during the anti-foreigners agitation, Sonowal, who steered the BJP to victory in...
14:28
A rare red carpet welcome awaits Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Capitol on June 8 when he will address a joint meeting of the US Congress, the first by a foreign leader this year.This includes a rarest of the rare lunch hosted by Speaker Paul Ryan at the Capitol, meeting with the top...
14:16
Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis fled to safety as cyclone Roanu today made a landfall at the country's southern coast, with stormy winds and incessant downpour, that triggered landslides, killing five persons andinjuring over 100 others.With a wind speed of up to kilometres per hour while...
14:01
Vietnam granted early release from prison to a Catholic priest who is one of its most prominent dissidents, a move widely seen as a goodwill gesture before US President Barack Obama arrives on an official visit.The Catholic Archdiocese of the central city of Hue reported on its webpage that it...
13:18
Questioning the foreign policy and national security credentials of Donald Trump, the rival Clinton Campaign has said that Americans who care about these issues should not stand with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.This is not about ideology -- it's about responsible leadership....
12:37
The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazgham party headed by actor-turned-politician Vijayakanth has lost its status as a political party in Tamil Nadu after it polled less than 6% of votes in the recent Assembly election. The DMDK had been the main Opposition party after it won 29 seats in the 2011...
12:11
Apple CEO Tim Cook, who is on his first official visit to India, met PM Narendra Modi on Saturday. During the meet, Tim Cook launched an updated version of the 'Narendra Modi Mobile App' in the presence of the prime minister. The App contains a new feature 'My Network' that will...
11:45
Smoke alerts were triggered inside the cabin of the ill-fated EgyptAir jet minutes before it plunged into the Mediterranean Sea with 66 people on board, according to new details emerging shortly after human remains, luggage and seats were found by searchers.Smoke was detected in the toilet and...
11:36
Authorities on Saturday imposed restrictions in parts of summer capital Srinagar to prevent a separatist called rally.Restrictions have been imposed in areas falling under the jurisdiction of seven police stations in Srinagar city today. The police stations whose areas shall remain under...
10:56
A 26-year-old woman was allegedly gang raped by five unidentified persons in Medak district of Telangana, police said today.According to the woman, who is still semi-conscious, five persons took her in a vehicle at around 9.00 PM yesterday from Narsapur village towards Doultabad and stopped it...
10:54
Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat visited injured BJP MP Tarun Vijay at the hospital on Saturday. Tarun Vijay was on Friday attacked by a mob and his car vandalised after he came out of a temple with Dalit leaders in Chakrata, 180 kilometres from Dehradun.The mob attacked Vijay and the Dalit leaders...
10:41
A gunfight broke out between government forces and a group of militants at Drugmulla area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday.A senior police officer told Srinagar based news agency Global News Service that SOG, army’s 47 RR and CRPF cordoned off the Check Drugmulla area following...
10:41
Shimla and surrounding areas were lashed by severe thunderstorm this evening, disrupting normal life.The thunderstorm followed by showers uprooted trees and disrupted power supply and several parts of the town remained without power for nearly three hours.The power supply was also hit in Parwanoo...
10:10
An armed man was shot at and critically injured by the US Secret Service outside the White House even as the official residence of the American President was put on lockdown for over an hour.The incident took place at around 3.06 PM (local time) yesterday when an 'adult male', carrying a firearm,...
10:05
A 23-year-old Congolese national was allegedly beaten to death by a group of men in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, police said today.The incident took place around 11.45 PM yesterday when the man, M T Olivia had a heated argument with a group of three persons at Kishangadh locality in Vasant...
09:48
The nation on Saturday remembered former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 25th death anniversary as several leaders paid homage at Veer Bhumi memorial here.Congress president Sonia Gandhi accompanied by her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Gandhi and...
03:44
After nearly a five-hour-long hectic efforts by experts, the ammonia gas leakage from a barge, which spread panic among the people in Champakkara area near Kochi, was contained, district administration sources said.The leakage was contained following hectic efforts by experts from various fields,...
02:07
The lockdown has been lifted from the White House. However, tourists are not allowed anywhere near the White House and the security has been heightened.Traffic is being divertedUS media reported that Secret Service shot a man who had a weapon near the White House. That man did not disarm when...
01:37
President Obama was golfing at Joint Base Andrews when the shooting incident occurred at the White House. Lockdown continues at the site.
01:33
JUST IN: One person shot and taken to hospital from the White House. Conflicting reports coming in about whether the casualty is a Secret Service officer or suspect.
01:22
JUST IN: United States President Barack Obama is not in the White House as per media reports.The media briefing room is on lockdown.There are reports of shooting at West Executive drive.The US media is reporting that one person has been shot near the White House.Police helicopters have reached at...
01:12
A security alert has been sounded at the White House and the US Presidential residence is on lockdown after shots were fired one block away.More details awaited.
00:55
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister N Chinnarajappa today said around 11.4 lakh people were affected by 'Roanu' cyclone in the East Godavari district.Crops in 9,360 hectares were damaged due to rains, which have been lashing the district for the last two days. 304 villages in 33 mandals of the...
00:16
PM Modi, Shah, Jaitley meet amid reshuffle buzz BJP MP Tarun Vijay attacked for visiting temple with DalitsAmmonia leak detected from barge in Kochi Islamic State is laughing at America: TrumpNair slams 59-ball 83 to lift Delhi Daredevils to victory
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