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The government is working on a mobile application which will give access to over 1,000 services from the Centre and state governments and would be launched by December 2016, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday.   We are going to launch a common mobile. In this app we will...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received a call from his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif just before the latter was wheeled in for his open-heart surgery in a hospital in the United Kingdom on Tuesday.   During the telephonic talk, Modi wished Sharif a speedy recovery.   PM...
22:32
War is not a solution to problems between India and Pakistan and only foolish people would consider such an option, Pakistan High Commissioner B S Basit said on Monday, two days after Pakistani nuclear scientist A QKhan said his country has the capability to hit New Delhi in five minutes. Basit...
22:20
Accusing the HRD ministry of trying to convert universities into departments of government, a Congress backed think-tank has slammed the recent changes made by the University Grants Commission in the academic performance indicators system claiming it will reduce job opportunities and also cut...
21:50
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on an official visit to Switzerland and Mexico next week, the External Affairs Ministry announced today. These visits would be part of Modi's five-nation trip beginning June 4 which will also cover Afghanistan, Qatar and the US. MEA has already formally...
21:48
'Dashar Maha Kumbh' is being organised on the confluence of sacred rivers Sindhu and Vitasta in Ganderbal district of Kashmir on June 14, after a period of 75 years, in which Kashmiri Pandits are expected to participate. The kumbh is being organised in Waskoora tehsil of Ganderbal district,...
21:42
Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, has pulled out of the commemorations for the Battle of Jutland fought between Britain and Germany after receiving medical advice. Prince Philip, 94, is said not to have attended hospital and has no plans to cancel any other forthcoming engagements.In...
21:18
A suspected Babbar Khalsa International activist, arrested recently, was allegedly engaged in organising youth here for carrying out terrorist activities, the FIR registered in the case has said. Arvinder Singh, a resident of Pallian Khurd was arrested from Rahon town near here on May 24. He was...
20:45
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today criticised judiciary claiming that some of the directives given by it are senseless and without any scientific basis. Senseless directions are being given without any scientific basis.Some people who do not understand science have begun interpreting it, he...
20:40
Faced with poll debacle in four states, Congress is expected to hold a 'chintan shivir'(brainstorming session) next month either in party ruled Himachal Pradesh or Uttarakhand next month.It will be the first such exercise after the 2014 LokSabha polls which saw Congress securing its worst ever...
20:22
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has assured help to a Pakistani teenaged girl, living in Jaipur for the last two years, in realising her dream of becoming a doctor. Mashal Maheshwari, 19, who moved to Jaipur from Hyderabad in Pakistan's Sindh province two years ago along with her...
20:18
A 13-year-old female elephant was found dead with gun shot wounds, near a wildlife sanctuary in the district today, a forest official said. Forest officials on patrol found the Pachyderm in a kneeling posture at the Fourth Mile area on Sulthan Bathery-Pulpally road passing through Wayanad...
20:07
A private jet carrying Union ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Rajiv Pratap Rudy today aborted take off from Delhi airport at the last moment due to a glitch.The eight-seater Hawker 800XP chartered aircraft was taxiing for take off when a warning was triggered, forcing the pilot to abort the flight...
20:06
The women's wing of the Nationalist Congress Party staged a protest here on Monday against comedian Tanmay Bhat for making fun of legends Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar in a Facebook post.The agitating women raised slogans denouncing the AIB comedian and burnt his effigy.The AIB comedian...
19:48
No Muslim family should engage in birth control or family planning, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, calling again on pious Muslims to have more children. We will multiply our descendants. They talk about population planning, birth control. No Muslim family can have such an...
19:30
Envoys of African countries are adopting a wait and watch policy regarding India's assurance in ensuring safety of their citizens after they had demanded concrete steps against racism and Afro-phobia last week in the wake of killing of a Congolese national. Dean of African Group Head of Missions...
18:45
Amid a string of attacks on Africans in Delhi, Goa Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar today demanded a strict law to deport Nigerians, claiming that they come in conflict with Indian law so as to extend their stay and indulge in drugs and other crimes.The BJP leader's remarks came a day after a...
18:35
With attacks on African nationals continuing to hog limelight, the government today promised strictest possible action if such assaults were found to have a racial angle. If a racial angle is found in any of the case, strictest of possible action will be taken, Minister of State for Home Kiren...
18:13
For all Sunny Leone fans. The actor will soon be seen on the silver screen with Arbaaz Khan. The actors have been roped in for an upcoming musical drama Tera Intezaar. This is the first time that Sunny and Arbaaz are working together in a film. Read more
18:03
As you point your phone at everything from Notre Dame to a slice of chocolate cake, remember these images will take on significance only after you have gone, writes Rana Dasgupta. Read
17:39
Pakistani origin veteran actor and singer Salma Agha to get lifetime Indian visa, say MHA sources.Agha has applied for an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card and her request was being examined by the Home Ministry. The card gives multiple entry, multi-purpose life-long visa to visit India and...
17:33
Railways has planned to improve toilet facilities at 48 suburban train stations in the metropolis, for which it has asked several non-governmental organizations (NGOs), a senior official said today. Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), a subsidiary of Indian Railways, is mandated for...
17:28
The transfer of a collector who had praised Jawaharlal Nehru in a Facebook post has set off a debate in the Madhya Pradesh bureaucracy whether civil servants have the right to express political views in public. Some officials appear willing to support Ajay Gangwar, who has been removed as...
17:20
Benchmark Sensex landed in the positive zone for the fifth straight day by gaining 72 points to 26,726 -- a seven-month high -- as March quarter earnings broadly stayed above expectations. A positive update about an above-normal monsoon this year, which is seen to rub off on the overall consumer...
17:13
MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup @MEAIndia tweets: Committed to welfare of our African brothers & sisters FS with a group of African students earlier today.
17:09
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, widely known for his computing skills across the globe, on Monday showcased his love for poetry in front of the Indian audience in the national capital. Speaking at the Microsoft India programme 'Tech for Good, Ideas for India', Nadella said, I had only two...
16:56
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu will attend a three day conference on India's Smart City Mission to be held in Berlin, Germany from tomorrow with the objective of furthering cooperation with Germany and promoting investments. Naidu will hold detailed talks with...
16:53
Shirish Kunder @ShirishKunder has a point: This should teach #TanmayBhat a lesson. Better to talk to Dawood than crack unfunny jokes.
16:40
A Pakistani teen who now lives in India hopes to become a doctor, just like her parents. However, 17-year-old Mashal Maheshwari is now running from pillar to post to prove herself eligible for the Medial Entrance examination and turn her dream into reality. The young student, desperate for some...
16:21
A private jet plane carrying Union ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Rajiv Pratap Rudy today aborted take off from Delhi airport at the last minute due to a fuel warning.The Hawker chartered aircraft was taxiing and was about to take off when the fuel warning signal was triggered, forcing the pilot...
16:20
A Gujarat-based person, who claims to have hacked the call records of Dawood Ibrahim, has filed a petition in Bombay high court seeking protection for himself and CBI probe against Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse for alleged calls between him and the underworld don. The court, however, said...
15:44
There is stiff opposition from both BJP and Congress leaders in Karnataka over the nomination of Venkaiah Naidu and P Chidamabram respectively to the Rajya Sabha from the state. It is believed that BS Yeddyurappa opposed Naidu's candidature because it was Naidu who along with the then Karnataka...
15:23
Just in: Family members of deceased Congolese student Masonda Olivier arrive at MEA with Congo ambassador. India on Monday assured the family of the Congolese national, who was killed in a brawl in the national capital on May 20, of a speedy trial in the case and prosecution of all...
15:10
Whether you find Tanmay Bhat's Sachin vs Lata roast funny or otherwise, we like his response to the uproar: Tanmay tweets @thetanmay Please pay me @Snapchat.The video was posted on Facebook and Snapchat. The ruling BJP and Shiv Sena have also urged Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take action...
15:07
Mumbai Police to contact Google, YouTube to block Tanmay Bhat's 'Sachin vs Lata' video.Raj Thackeray's MNS today filed a police complaint against All India Bakchod's (AIB) Tanmay Bhat and threatened violence against any event featuring the 28-year-old stand-up comic. Bhat has allegedly mocked...
15:04
Details on the cab driver who was attacked by African nationals...A cab driver was beaten up allegedly by a group of Africans in the early hours today in south Delhi's Rajpur Khurd, the locality in which African nationals were attacked by groups of locals in four separate incidents last week. The...
14:44
When Rediff.com's Archana Masih and Rajesh Karkera set course from the foothills of the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea, they could not think of a better place to begin their journey than the stately campus that has given India some of its greatest military heroes -- the Indian Military Academy...
14:25
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard bust up sparked by row over dying mother? Read
14:20
The Supreme Court on Monday declined a plea by the mother of late actress Pratyusha Banerjee seeking cancellation of anticipatory bail of Rahul Raj Singh, accused of abetment to suicide of the Balika Vadhu' star. The apex court, comprising Justice PC Ghosh and Justice Amitava Roy, dismissed the...
14:10
At least one person sustained minor injuries in a remote-controlled explosion targeting a Chinese engineer in Karachi's Gulshan-i-Hadeed area on Monday, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rao Anwar said a pamphlet in Sindhi was recovered from the site of the blast denouncing...
14:03
The Finance Ministry should consider raising tax holiday for startups to 7 years from the current 3 years to encourage budding entrepreneurs, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said. Sitharaman said lots of inputs from startups have been received and recommendations have gone...
13:58
Men wait an average of 49 minutes before being treated for abdominal pain. For women, the wait is 65 minutes for the same symptoms. It's thought that this is because women are seen as exaggerating pain and being 'dramatic' due to sexist stereotypes. Read more
13:37
In 2010, journalist Rana Ayyub was 26, struggling to come to terms with a dear colleague's death and working with Tehelka magazine. It was one of the lowest points in her life, and she found her way out of this rabbit hole because of a story. Ayyub began investigating the Gujarat riots of...
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday staged a protest in front of the Delhi Congress office in the national capital, against the grand old party's statement over the Batla House encounter case.The BJP leaders denounced the Congress raising flags and placards and accused them of propagating...
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Hindustan Times reports: Separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has criticised Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti's 'cat-pigeon' analogy while talking about the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley and said she has lost her mental balance after attaining power.Comparing Kashmiris...
12:58
Ram Jethmalani files his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha polls. RJD chief Lalu Prasad has nominated his daughter Misa Bharti and Jethmalani as party candidates for the biennial polls.
12:55
Former JD-U president Sharad Yadav, Supreme Court lawyer and former BJP RS MP Ram Jethmalani, Misa Bharti and RCP Singh on Monday filed nomination papers for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar. The elections will be held on July 10.Sharad Yadav is the sitting Rajya Sabha member...
12:37
Raj Thackeray's MNS today filed a police complaint against All India Bakchod's (AIB) Tanmay Bhat and threatened violence against any event featuring the 28-year-old stand-up comic. Bhat has allegedly mocked veteran singer Lata Mangeshkar and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in a video, which has...
12:19
Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari leaves for North Africa on two-nation visit to Morocco and Tunisia.
12:15
In the aftermath of multiple attacks on African nationals over the last one week, a taxi driver in Delhi has filed a police complaint, saying he was beaten up African nationals after he refused to take on board more than passengers. Details awaited. A Congolese was beaten to death in Vasant Kunj...
11:38
The three-cornered contest in the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections (SAD-BJP, Congress and AAP) has got a new entrant. After months of deliberations, Swaraj Lehar or Swaraj Abhiyan, the breakaway group of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab on Sunday announced the formation of Swaraj Party to...
11:29
Vice Admiral Girish Luthra today succeeded Sunil Lanba as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of the Western Naval Command. Vice Admiral Lanba, who will proceed to New Delhi to take over as the Chief of Naval Staff tomorrow, handed over the command to Luthra at a ceremonial parade...
11:08
India today assured the family of the Congolese national, who was killed in a brawl in New Delhi on May 20, of a speedy trial in the case and prosecution of all those responsible for the crime as per law. This was conveyed by a senior official of External Affairs Ministry who met the family...
10:36
Delhiites woke up to a rainy morning today with the national capital region witnessing sporadic rainfall and strong winds throughout the night which led to water-logging in several parts of the city. Safdarjung observatory, which gives the official reading for the city, showed 4.9 mm rainfall...
10:15
Comedy group AIB's Tanmay Bhat is in the eye of a storm with celebrities and others slamming him for posting a video of a mock conversation between Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar.Bhat had on May 26 posted the video, captioned Sachin vs Lata Civil War, on Facebook along with this disclaimer:...
09:48
Harkirat Singh (41), grandson of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, allegedly committed suicide in Chandigarh on Sunday by shooting himself in his head with his licensed pistol. Sarpanch from the family's home village Kotli, he was suffering from acute depression, police said.My brother...
09:40
Haryana government will on Monday file an application in the Punjab and Haryana High Court today, over the Jat reservation issue.The high court had last Thursday stayed the reservation for Jats and four other communities provided by the Haryana government under a newly-carved Backward Classes (C)...
09:33
Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Monday participated in a cleanliness drive at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in New Delhi.Earlier this month, the minister had taken stock of the sanitation and hygiene practices in place at the AIIMS as part of the 'Kayakalp Fortnight'...
08:48
Karnataka has directed taxi aggregators such as Uber and Ola to stop operations in the state until they secure a licence from the government, triggering sharp reactions from the corporate world.Getting a licence would mean no more surge pricing, complying with the maximum fares fixed by the...
08:31
Vice President Hamid Ansari will undertake a five-day visit to Morocco and Tunisia from today as part of efforts to build on diplomatic gains from the India-Africa summit held in October last year. The Vice President will discuss with leaders in the two north African countries issues of...
08:28
Senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy, who was unanimously elected as the Congress legislature Party leader, would meet Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today to stake claim to become the chief minister of Puducherry.Narayanasamy told reporters that he would meet Bedi at 10 am to hand over the letter...
