22:51
Hours after J Jayalalithaa assumed office as Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu government today effected shuffling of senior IPS officials besides transferring several IAS officers, reversing several changes made in the run up to polls under the directions of Election Commission.The government brought...
22:39
On the occassion of President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to China, Doordarshan and CCTV, the public broadcaster of China, will telecast a series of programmes fostering better people-to-people understanding between the two countries.A statement released by Doordarshan said that Mukherjee's visit to...
22:06
More than 148 people were killed on Monday in bombings claimed by the Islamic State group in northwestern Syria, the deadliest attacks yet in the regime's coastal heartland, AFP reported.Seven near-simultaneous explosions targeted bus stations, hospitals and other civilian sites in the seaside...
22:01
The top US commander in Afghanistan said on Monday that Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour was an obstacle to peace and his death will have a disruptive effect on the insurgency, AP has reported. Resolute Support Commander, Gen John W Nicholson, said during a visit to the...
21:53
To celebrate the swearing in of AIADMK Supremo Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister for the sixth time, an auto driver in Coimbatore on Monday offered his service by taking passengers for one rupee to any place in the city. The 45-year old Mathivanan is running the auto rickshaw for...
21:45
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday wrapped up his two-day visit to Iran during which the two countries signed 12 agreements including a milestone pact on developing the strategic Chabahar port and pledged to combat terrorism and radicalism.Khuda Hafez Tehran! A busy day of diplomacy ends as...
21:10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold a conference with the top brass of the Income Tax Department from across the country next month on issues ranging from ensuring better taxpayer services to effectivewidening of the tax base to strengthen the economy.Officials said Modi, along with...
20:41
US President Barack Obama on Monday lifted a half-century-old ban on selling arms to Vietnam, looking to bolster a government seen as a crucial, though flawed partner in a region that he has tried to place at the center of his foreign policy legacy, AP reported.Obama announced the full removal of...
20:39
BJP leader and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, who has been appointed as the Lt Governor of Puducherry, will be sworn in at a function on May 29.Lt Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Island, Lt Gen Ajay Singh was on additional charge of Puducherry since July 2014, an official release said.Bedi will...
20:33
Britain has granted refugee status to Mohamed Nasheed, the former president of the Maldives who was jailed in 2015 after a trial that drew international criticism.Nasheed, the Maldives' first democratically elected president, was allowed to go to Britain in January for medical treatment after...
20:30
Here's India's public debt in numbers.
20:08
President Pranab Mukherjee today sought more information and clarification on few points from the Health Ministry over the decision to bring an Ordinance on uniform medical entrance examination National Eligibility cum Entrance Test that seeks to keep state boards out of its purview.The need for...
19:35
JUST IN: All flights delayed at Delhi airport (both arrival/departure) due to bad weather conditions in the capital.
19:30
Ten Nepalese labourers, including five women, were killed and five others injured after a landslide hit their huts in the Chakrata area of the district today.The mishap took place when the labourers, who were working on a project under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, were asleep in their...
19:17
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is speaking at the inauguration of international conference in Tehran. Here are a few excerpts from his ongoing speech.- Your conference is most ideally timed. It is an occasion to recall and renew our centuries old association.- It is also in perfect response to...
18:38
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani after his country signed a trilateral agreement with India and Iran in Teheran today: 100 years from now historians will remember this day as the start of regional cooperation.The inking of a commercial contract to build and run the strategic port of Chabahar...
18:35
Just in: The Enforcement Directorate to ask a Mumbai court to approach a UK court to extradite Vijay Mallya. The United Kingdom had refused India's plea to extradite Mallya earlier on the ground that UK does not deport a person who has valid documents. The ED is investigating whether there...
18:10
A restaurant owner has been found guilty of killing a customer who died from an allergic reaction to a curry.Paul Wilson, 38, suffered a severe anaphylactic shock in January 2014 after eating a takeaway containing nuts from the Indian Garden in Easingwold, North Yorkshire.A jury found Mohammed...
18:04
Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar is doing his bit as IOA's goodwill ambassador for the Rio Olympics, Tendulkar met the Olympic-bound Indian wrestling contingent at a city hotel in New Delhi and boosted the athletes' confidence ahead of the mega event in August. With the exception of...
17:47
PM Narendra Modi, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and host Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gave signed a trilateral agreement to develop the Chabahar port for transportation and transit corridor.President Ashraf Ghani has arrived in Tehran for today's signing of the Chabahar accord on...
17:15
Several industry captains and film actors marked their presence at the swearing-in ceremony of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa as chief minister here today. Industrialists, including Tractors and Farm Equipment Manufacturer Chairperson Mallika Srinivasan, Apollo Hospitals Managing Director,...
17:00
An Indian film competing for Oscars may get around Rs 1 crore while those in contention for an award at Cannes or Venice may get around Rs 50 lakh, as the I&B ministry is planning to create a fund to support Indian film-makers bid to gain recognition abroad.In another move to promote India as...
16:45
Archaeological experts say insects from the polluted Yamuna river near the Taj Mahal are marring the 17th century monument of love's intricate marble inlay work by leaving green and black patches of waste on its walls.Akhilesh Yadav, CM of Uttar Pradesh, called the insect menace a matter of...
16:23
Dutchman Louise Van Gaal met with his fate following Manchester United's poor Premier League campaign. United won the FA Cup on Saturday. They finished fifth in the league. Speculations suggest he will be replaced by former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.
16:17
NIA court in Jammu orders framing of charges against 6 accused including Naved, a Pakistani national, in connection with Udhampur terror attack
16:04
In a move that could have brought down political acrimony between the two Dravidian majors, ruling AIADDMK and DMK, which is in the opposition, M K Stalin chose to attend the swearing-in of J Jayalalithaa and her cabinet today. However, Stalin was made to sit in the 16th row and Jaya has just...
15:52
Srinagar: Wreath laying ceremony of three policemen killed in today's terrorist attacks in Srinagar.
15:48
Bihar BJP leadership propose senior party leader Sushil Modi's name for Rajya Sabha.
15:47
India squad for the Zimbabawe and West Indies tours have been announced. The national team is scheduled to play a series consisting of three One Day Internationals and three T20 Internationals against Zimbabwe, beginning on June 11th, before traveling to the Caribbean Islands for a four-Test...
15:19
Rajya Sabha MP Dr Karan Singh is upset with absconding MP and Kingfisher owner Vijay Mallya for bringing disrepute to the Upper House of Parliament.In his capacity as Chairman of the Ethics Committee, Dr Karan Singh has sent out a questionnaire to RS members reminding them about rules that...
15:11
Prashant Kishor wants the Congress to project either Rahul or Priyanka Gandhi as its chief ministerial candidate in UP. The Gandhis are far too arrogant to accept a provincial role, says Aakar Patel. Read more
15:05
In Kolkata, BJP workers protest outside CM Mamata Banerjee's residence over the attack on BJP leader Roopa Ganguly's convoy.Actor-turned BJP leader Roopa Ganguly was on Sunday heckled and her convoy attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters near Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas...
14:53
Beginning her second term as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, chief J Jayalalithaa today announced a list of government schemes in keeping with her campaign promises. Getting back to work after being sworn-in today, the Chief Minister immediately ordered five schemes to be implemented. --...
14:20
The administration and people in drought-hit Marathwada are pinning their hopes on monsoon as only one per cent water is left in the dams of the parched region. There is only one per cent water left in dams in Marathwada region, Aurangabad Divisional Commissioner Umakant Dangat told PTI. We are...
14:06
Twin bombings targeting the Yemeni army in second city Aden today killed at least 41 people, most of them would-be recruits, a military official said.A suicide bomber killed 34 people queueing up to enlist at recruitment centre near the Badr base in the Khormaksar district, said Brigadier General...
14:00
Police Naik Rafiq Shaikh, who recently scaled the Mount Everest, has been admitted to a hospital in Kathmandu after he suffered from frost-bite, police said here today.Shaikh suffered the frost-bite while returning to the base camp after successfully climbing the world's tallest mountain peak,...
13:48
PM Narendra Modi and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani deliver joint statement in Tehran. Narendra Modi: Through ages, the beauty and richness of the Persian heritage has attracted the world to Iran. For me, visiting Iran is indeed a great privilege. Our 'dosti' is as old as history. Can never...
13:27
Senior journalist Rajdeep Sardesai on Saturday said that if the people of Goa want him to become chief minister then he would be ready to take up the responsibility. The Navbharat Times reports that Sardesai said that the people of the state would not want him to leave journalism and join...
13:15
The US has fully lifted its ban on weapons sales to Vietnam, President Barack Obama announced today during a visit to Hanoi, unpicking a decades-old embargo on the one-time enemy.The United States is fully lifting the ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam that has been in place for...
13:11
This is what we have been hearing about the BJP Parliamentary board meeting. The focus of the meeting was on Assam and most of the members were extremely happy that Hemanta Biswa Sarma gave sleepless nights to Congress leaders. One senior BJP leader in a lighter vein compared Biswa Sarma with...
12:54
PM Modi tweets: Congratulations to Jayalalithaa-ji & her team on taking oath. Centre will PM Modi work closely with new Govt. for progress of #TN.
12:52
Just in: Another terror attack in Srinagar just now. A CRPF post in Tengpora, Srinagar, has been targeted with reports of one policeman killed. This is the first attack in the heart of Srinagar since 2010. Both the places where the terror attacks took place are in the heart of Srinagar and are...
12:29
Just in: AIADMK general secretary and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and her 28 Cabinet colleagues have been sworn in by Governor K. Rosaiah at the Madras University's Centenary Hall at 12 noon today. Union Ministers Pon. Radhakrishnan and Venkaiah Naidu are taking part in the swearing-in...
12:28
Just in: Bombay HC stays trial in the Jiah Khan suicide case till June 7 after mother Rabia Khan moves plea seeking SIT probe.
12:25
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during his visits to state capitals stays in guest houses of nationalised banks and not five-star hotels. In fact, Jaitley urged a cabinet meeting to save money by staying in guest houses and not fancy hotels. At least 28 nationalised banks have guest houses even in...
12:02
US president Barack Obama has lifted the US arms embargo against Vietnam, ending a decades-long prohibition on the sale of weapons to America's former enemy. Details awaited.
12:00
Afghanistan's spy agency and Taliban sources are both confirming that Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Balochistan, Pakistan, on Saturday. As The Diplomat discussed yesterday, Mansour was targeted after the United States deemed him...
11:58
PM Narendra Modi with Iran President Hassan Rouhani in Jomhouri Building at Saadabad Palace, Tehran.
11:57
India-Iran delegation level talks being held in Tehran.
11:54
Meanwhile, in Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa to take oath as chief minister for the second term. Twenty-eight ministers will take oath along with her. Jayalalithaa's swearing-in ceremony will be shown on giant LED screens mounted on vans of the Information and Public Relations Department in districts...
11:47
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Teheran on Sunday on a two-day visit seeking to further cement Indo-Iranian ties and explore avenues to bolster trade in a big way in the wake of lifting of sanctions against Iran. Iran, Gadkari said, has cheap natural gas and power that Indian firms are...
11:41
Delegation level talks between PM Modi and Iranian Prez Rouhani are expected to get underway in short while. India will invest billions of dollars in setting up industries -- ranging from aluminum smelter to urea plants -- in Iran's Chabahar free trade zone after it signed a pact to operate a...
11:35
Italian marine Salvatore Girone moves SC seeking permission to go to Italy till the jurisdictional dispute is decided by International Arbitral Tribunal. SC agrees to hear Girone's plea on May 26.
11:34
PM being received by Iran President Hassan Rouhani at Saadabad Palace, Tehran. The PM is expected to meet the Iran President after the ceremonial welcome. He will also meet the country's supreme religious and political leader Ayatollah Khamenei. And no, there are no plans to ask Iran's...
11:28
Just in: Two policemen shot dead inside police station by suspected militants in Zadibal, Srinagar, says police. The police station is in the heart of Srinagar. The terrorists escaped after firing at the cops at close range.A month ago, militants pulled three unarmed policemen off a vehicle...
11:11
The CEOs of business houses in south India are keen to get closer to BJP President Amit Shah. Industrialists from Chennai, Hyderabad and Bengaluru had an hour-long meeting with Shah recently and discussed issues if taxation in the manufacturing sector and infrastructure developmental...
11:02
Former union minister Ram Jethmalani (92) has been harbouring a dream of getting elected to the Rajya Sabha next month from Bihar. The assurance was allegedly given by RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, a RJD insider tells us. Unfortunately, the former BJP MP was expelled from the party, has been...
10:27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday accorded a ceremonial welcome by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran.Modi's visit is expected to see India and the Persian Gulf nation working on enhancing economic partnership that includes a possible deal on developing the strategic Chabahar...
10:01
A search operation is currently underway to locate two Indian trekkers Paresh Nath and Goutam Ghosh who went missing on Mount Everest since Saturday.Officials said in Kathmandu that the two climbers were last seen near the Everest summit.Earlier, an official of the Mountaineering Department of...
09:27
Prime Minister Modi on RLV-TD's successful launch: Launch of India's first indigenous space shuttle RLV-TD is the result of the industrious efforts of our scientists. Congrats to them.The dynamism & dedication with which our scientists & ISRO have worked over the years is exceptional...
09:24
At least 17 girls aged between five and 12 were killed and several reported missing in a fire that swept through the dormitory of a private school for children of hill tribes in northern Thailand, police said today. Five school girls were reported injured in the fire which broke out at the...
09:06
AFP reports: Afghan Taliban sources confirm death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour in US drone strike.Mansour was killed in a rare United States drone strike deep inside Pakistan, Afghanistan announced on Sunday, inflicting a body blow to the insurgents and removing a major threat to the fragile peace...
09:04
Nagaland: Continuous downpour since past four days triggers landslide and damages houses in Kohima
08:58
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam supremo J Jayalalithaa will be sworn in as Tamil Nadu chief minister for the sixth time, on Monday at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium in Chennai. She will be sworn-in for a second consecutive tenure along with 28 ministers.The stately...
08:46
Most parts of Telangana are likely to witness heat wave conditions for next three days from today and the mercury is likely to touch 45 degrees Celsius mark, Meteorological Department has said.The department issued a heat wave warning for next three days from Monday in most parts of Telangana. It...
08:32
Union Health Minister JP Nadda will meet President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday to explain the rationale behind taking the ordinance route to keep state boards out of the ambit of uniform medical entrance examination, NEET, for this year.After his ministry was asked by the President to explain the...
08:23
AFP reports: Obama says no apology for atomic bomb on Hiroshima visit
08:20
India's first-of-its-kind 'swadeshi' or indigenous space satellite launch vehicle -- RLV-TD -- was launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh at 7 am today. The mission was declared successful 20 minutes after lift-off.The 6.5 meter long Re-Usable Launch Vehicle -- Technology Demonstrator...
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances
