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Petrol price hiked by Rs 2.58 per litre, diesel by Rs 2.26 per litre with effect from midnight tonight
23:28
Veteran lawyer and Bihar's 'Grand Alliance' nominee for Rajya Sabha Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the black money issue and sought forgiveness from the people for supporting him in last Lok Sabha elections.The one promise he had made was that Rs 90 lakh...
23:05
Members of a women's rights group have sought the support of the National Commission for Women to abolish the practice of 'triple talaq', terming it as an un-Quranic practice.The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan in its letter to NCW chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam stated that they have...
22:46
Two days after she was sworn in as Lt Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi got cracking, announcing a slew of measures to check crime and corruption in the Union Territory. She said a toll free phone number '1031' will be in place on June 8 to enable people to register complaints...
22:04
Prime Minister Narendra Modion Tuesday approved the proposal of extending the retirement age of all doctors of the Central Health Service to 65 years.The proposal made by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare will be effective from May 31, 2016.This will enable the Government to retain...
21:55
Goa's Food and Drugs Administration today said four of the 18 bread samples collected in the state tested positive for potassium bromate, but within permissible limits.The FDA laboratory so far has tested 18 samples, of which 14 did not show any presence of potassium bromate, FDA director...
21:55
Goa's Food and Drugs Administration today said four of the 18 bread samples collected in the state tested positive for potassium bromate, but within permissible limits.The FDA laboratory so far has tested 18 samples, of which 14 did not show any presence of potassium bromate, FDA director...
21:53
The body of mountaineer Subhas Pal, who had died on Mount Everest, was brought to Kolkata today.Pal had passed away while climbing down the peak of the mountain earlier this month. The state government had sent a team in Kathmandu to coordinate all relief and rescue operations of climbers from...
21:33
A CBI court today sentenced a Tamil filmmaker to five years rigorous imprisonment and slapped a fine of Rs 2.40 crore on him for defrauding a state-run bank to the tune of Rs 2.34 crore. XI Additional CBI Court judge Venkatasamy convicted filmmaker Abavanan, Chief Manager Rajagopalan, and an...
21:04
Colonel Jasjit Singh, the suspended commandant of 39th battalion of Assam Rifles and one of the main accused in the sensational robbery of smuggled gold bars, was today released on interim bail by a local court. Aizawl district and sessions court judge Lucy Lalrinthari, who had earlier...
20:54
Describing Donald Trump as a demagogue, one of the world's top scientists, Stephen Hawking today said he has failed to understand the rise of the presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee, who he said seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator. The author of A Brief History of...
20:31
Security forces have busted a militant hideout in a residential house and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Awantipora area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district.During a search operation in the house of Ghulam Nabi Mir in Awantipora area of Pulwama district last weekend, security forces...
20:17
Indian shares edged down on Tuesday after five consecutive sessions of gains as investors took profits, but indexes were still up for a third straight month, outperforming all regional markets.
20:14
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram, his wife and family have total assets worth Rs 95 crore, according to the affidavit filed by him today to contest the Rajya Sabha election.Chidambaram filed his nomination papers for biennial elections to Rajya Sabha from...
20:11
The Sino-Indian deadlock over a United Nations ban on JeM chief Masood Azhar and others may end if India resubmits its application focussing on evidence against him than attempting to censure Pakistan, BJP MP Subramanian Swamy said after talks with Chinese officials.My...
19:44
The body of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in a US drone attack in Pakistan this month, had been handed over to his relatives in Afghanistan after fulfilling all legal requirements. In a statement, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan today said the body of Mansour...
19:27
Switzerland today named Lalit Modi and his wife Minal among those about whom information and assistance have been sought from its tax department by the Indian authorities. In two separate gazette notifications issued today on 'assistance' matters, the Swiss Federal Tax Administration also...
18:57
Arvind Panagariya, vice chairman NITI Aayog tweets: @APanagariya Growth rate in the 4th quarter of 2015-16 at 7.9% almost hits the magical 8% mark. Good days ahead.The Ministry of Statistics and Propgramme Implementation has released the rate of growth of Indian economy in the quarter of...
18:48
Goans, who obtained Portuguese nationality by registering their names in that country's Central Registry, may lose Indian citizenship with a high- level central panel recommending action against them as per Indian law. The inter-ministerial committee, headed by Additional Secretary in the Home...
18:33
Army apprehends four hardcore terrorists of Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) in Kokrajhar District (Assam).
18:28
Twenty-five students studying Hindi at Peking University met President Pranab Mukherjee in Beijing. Interestingly, the students have been given Indian names like Neelam, Ganga, Yamuna, Rama, Sita and Lakshmi. The Hindi teacher explained to the President that generally names of rivers...
18:17
Santosh Gangwar, Union Minister for Textiles, was caught in between the doors of the lift at Chinese President Xi Jingping's home. The incident happened after the banquet ended when the entire delegation was waiting to take the lift down from the first floor. Gangwar was designated as...
17:58
JUST IN: Indian economy grows at 7.9 per cent in January-March quarter of 2015-16.
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Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor Agree completely on need to defend @thetanmay's right to be obnoxious. Democracies don't censor jokes, even bad ones
17:22
In a rare appearance since shifting base to the United Kingdom, troubled Indian businessman Vijay Mallya was seen having a good time in London as he watched the Indian Premier League final between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. In a video gone viral, Mallya...
17:06
Just in: New test, new result. A meat sample recovered from the Dadri incident victim's house, belongs to cow or it's progeny, says a new forensic report.The meat was found in the freezer of 50-year-old Mohammad Akhlaq, who was attacked by a crowd on September 28, 2015. His son Mohammad...
16:48
Searchers combed a forest in Japan on Tuesday for a missing seven-year-old boy with no clues about his fate as social media erupted in anger towards his parents who said they abandoned him by a road as punishment for being naughty.Police on horseback were among 130 rescuers scouring a mountainous...
16:43
The Pulitzer-winning cancer specialist is back with a study of genes that is also a memoir of his family and its history of mental illness. Read Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee's interview to the Guardian.
16:17
Pak PM Nawaz Sharif's open heart surgery in London successful.
16:17
Just in: Union Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday held a meeting with a delegation of African students in Delhi in the wake of the death of a Congolese national in the national capital.We tried to explain them that the incident is huge but it isn't an incident of racial...
15:52
More from senior correspondent R Rajagopalan's China diary. He accompanied President Mukherjee during the China visit last week. President Pranab Mukherjee has a policy of not deviating from the prepared text of his speech during his foreign visits. In China too, during his four meetings,...
15:42
A local BJP leader in Gujarat has been arrested after a 13-year-old girl complained that he had harassed her on a flight from Goa to Ahmedabad on Friday last.
15:39
As Bollywood choose to remain silent or roundly lambast AIB's Tanmay Bhat's video of a mock conversation with Lata Mangeshkar and Sachin Tendulkar, the only person in the industry who took up for the comedian is Sonam Kapoor. Sonam Kapoor tweets: @sonamakapoor Being living legends I...
15:04
Just in: Defamation case against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for defaming PM Modi has been dropped. A private criminal complaint had been filed against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a Delhi for using defamatory words against Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the recent CBI raid at the...
14:58
Former Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi appointed UPSC member.
14:57
Once. Chinese media covering the four-day visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to China said there was just one occasion when he smiled. The incident happened at the forecourt of the Great Hall of People, which is used for legislative and ceremonial activities by the PRC and the Communist Party of...
14:20
France's envoy to India Francois Richier leaves for Afghanistan. @FranceinIndia tweets: Leaving India today for my next posting in Kabul. Already nostalgic about my compelling 4 years and 7 months here
14:14
Senior correspondent R Rajagopal who travelled with President Pranab Mukherjee to China last week writes that Omita Paul, the Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee found Chinese hospitality remarkable. Paul was particularly impressed by the band of the People's Liberation Army of China's...
13:50
A super-rich village in Switzerland, one of the wealthiest in Europe, has chosen to pay a fine of 200,000 pounds instead of accepting 10 refugees under the country's newly imposed quota system. Residents in the picturesque Oberwil-Lieli village, which has 300 millionaires in a population of...
13:44
President Pranab Mukherjee was so garrulous at the state banquet in China that he barely pecked at his food. The menu was essentially vegetarian and had unusual courses like Coconut Tofu soup, Mixed Vegetable stew, Beancurd Curry, Grilled Tofu, among others. This was followed by pastries and...
13:31
Takeaways from President Pranab Mukherjee's visit to China. Senior correspondent R Rajagopalan travelled with the President on Air India One and writes that Chinese President Xi Jingping is a good listener. This was evident from the fact that Pranab Mukherjee went on and on talking to Xi, on what...
12:58
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has dared the government to conduct an inquiry if you have proof over the NDTV report into whether her son-in-law, Robert Vadra bought a benami house in London by an arms dealer who was raided last month.They make these false allegations...
12:34
The cement slab covering a gutter alongside platform number 1 at Vasai railway station caved in this morning. Around 15 commuters heading towards the platform fell into the dirty gutter and sustained injuries. The incident took place at around 9am. While most sustained bruises, at least three to...
12:13
Hindu and Muslim leaders have met for a negotiated settlement of the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute with both sides saying a peaceful way to resolve the issue must be found.Mahant Narendra Giri, the newly elected President of All India Akhara Parishad, met Hashim Ansari, the oldest...
12:00
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today termed as very unfortunate the fire at the central ammunition depot at Pulgoan in Wardha district where 17 security personnel were killed. He said he has spoken to Wardha collector and instructed him to provide all help.Following the mishap,...
11:56
For its massive festival held on the banks of the River Yamuna in Delhi, the Art of Living, led by spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, must pay nearly Rs 5 crore as a fine, the country's top environment court said today, offering strong criticism of the...
11:33
A group of African students in the national capital today called off a demonstration to protest the spate of assaults against the community after the government assured them of better security. The students said they had a meeting with officials of the Ministry of External Affairs where they were...
11:15
Just In: 15 railway commuters were injured after falling into a gutter following a stampede on platform number 1 at Vasai railway station on Tuesday morning due to peak hour rush, reports Ram Parmar. Enormous crowds had collected on the platform as Western Railway trains heading towards...
11:06
Reuters reports: Saudi Arabia has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired from Yemen and a Saudi-led military coalition said in a statement late on Monday it may be forced to reconsider a truce that has been place since April.Saudi state news agency SPA quoted the statement as saying...
11:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reacts on Twitter to the loss of lives in the ammunition depot fire at Pulgaon near Nagpur:Pained by loss of lives caused by a fire at central ammunition depot in Pulgaon, Maharashtra. My thoughts are with the bereaved families.I pray that those who are injured...
11:00
JUST IN: MP government slaps National Security Act against two people for offensive Facebook post on goddess Kali
10:41
Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba, on Tuesday, took charge as the Chief of Naval Staff replacing Admiral R K Dhowan, who superannuates from service.Lanba was Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) Western Naval Command before taking over as Navy Chief.Vice Admiral Lanba, 58, is a qualified specialist...
10:28
Sri Lankan Navy apprehended seven fishermen from Tamil Nadu when they were fishing near international maritime boundary line last night.The Sri Lankan Navy also detained a fishing boat.The fishermen from Rameswaram had ventured out into the sea for fishing after 45 day fishing ban.Sri Lankan Navy...
10:22
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has asked for a detailed report from the Army on the Central Ammunition Depot fire. He is also likely to visit the accident site soon
09:59
JUST IN: Government rolls back Budget decision to apply 1% tax on cash purchase of gold jewelleryThe jewellers had earlier been on a 45-day strike after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech in February proposed 1% excise tax on non-silver jewellery.Successive governments have...
09:57
Fifteen Defence Security Corps soldiers and two officers have been killed and 15 injured in a major fire that broke out at one of India's biggest ammunition depots at Pulgaon, 110 kilometers from Nagpur, Maharashtra in the wee hours of Tuesday.Defence sources informed that the fire at the Central...
09:49
As part of its plan to woo Dalits ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in 2017, BJP president Amit Shah will on Tuesday have meal with a Dalit family in a village in Sevapuri Assembly segment under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Varanasi lok sabha constituency.On his way to Allahabad...
09:35
No tax would be deducted at source for PF withdrawals of up to Rs 50,000 from June 1. The government has notified raising the threshold limit of PF withdrawal for deduction of tax from existing Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000.The Finance Act, 2016 has amended section 192A of Income Tax Act, 1961 to...
09:03
Slow train services on the Western Line of the Mumbai's Suburban Railway are reportedly running late after a rail car derailed and toppled between Lower Parel and Elphinstone stations on Monday evening. No injuries have been reported. Efforts are on to clear the track.Image Courtesy:...
08:43
Congress candidate from Maharashtra for the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha, P Chidambaram, will file his nomination papers in Mumbai on Tuesday.The former Union Finance Minister will file his nomination form at Vidhan Bhawan today.Besides Chidambaram, Congress and NCP candidates for the state...
08:28
North Korea on Tuesday appeared to have tried and failed with a fresh ballistic missile launch in violation of existing UN resolutions, South Korea`s Defence Ministry said.The UN measures ban North Korea from any use of ballistic missile technology, although it regularly fires short-range...
08:27
The Bharatiya Janata Party will on Tuesday launch a three-day state-level 'Vijaya Yatra' from Kannur district, celebrating the election of former Union minister O Rajagopal, its first ever MLA in Kerala.Rajagopal helped the BJP open its account in Kerala by winning the Neamom seat with a margin...
08:20
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Minister of State VK Singh are expected to meet African students in New Delhi on Tuesday to assure them of safety and security.Meanwhile, a two-hour peaceful protest demonstration will take place at Jantar Mantar today by the Association of African...
08:18
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is in London for medical check-up, will undergo an open-heart surgery on Tuesday.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has wished Sharif speedy recovery after the latter called him up from London last night. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas...
08:13
The National Green Tribunal will on Tuesday hear a plea on extending the ban on registration of diesel vehicles above 2,000 cubic centimetre to cities across the country.On Monday, the green court directed state governments to submit key figures related to vehicle pollution in the top 15...
08:10
The government's weather office says the current bout of light to moderate rain across many parts of northern and central India, accompanied by heavy winds, aren't pre-monsoon showers.These are nothing but summer season thunderstorms, at least in the northern and central parts. Pre-monsoon...
08:08
On Tuesday morning, in a milestone in indigenous aircraft development, India's home-grown basic trainer aircraft, the Hindustan Turbo Trainer - 40 (HTT-40), could make its first flight.Last week, the HTT-40 completed high-speed taxi trials, in which it accelerated to take-off speed, and even...
04:12
Japan put its military on alert on Monday for a possible North Korean ballistic missile firing, while South Korea also said it had detected evidence of launch preparations, officials from Japan and South Korea said.Tension in the region has been high since North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear...
03:15
Iraqi forces thrust into the city of Fallujah from three directions on Monday marking a new and perilous urban phase in the week-old operation to retake the jihadist bastion.The drive to recapture the first city to be lost from government control in 2014 came as fighting also raged in...
02:23
International football player Alan Pulido is safe and sound after police rescued him from kidnappers who seized him in north-eastern Mexico, BBC reported.Pulido, 25, was abducted at gunpoint on Saturday night in his home town of Ciudad Victoria in Tamaulipas state.The striker, who plays for Greek...
01:50
Authorities temporarily placed the White House on lockdown on Monday after someone threw a metal object over the fence around the presidential mansion, officials said.Reporters working at the White House said a woman had been arrested.An individual threw a metal object over the north fence line...
00:53
Zookeepers shot and killed a rare gorilla after a 3-year-old boy slipped into its enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo, triggering an outcry over how the situation was handled.Footage shot by a witness shows Harambe, the 17-year-old male gorilla, standing near the boy, who went under a rail, through...
00:28
Describing India's ties with African countries as good, Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday said that India wants to engage with the region in various areas including IT, tele-medicine, and agriculture. Interacting with reporters on board his special aircraft en route to the Moroccan capital...
00:17
PM Modi to visit Switzerland, Mexico next week President voices concern over attacks on Africans AIB's Tanmay slammed for Sachin-Lata video roastPost poll debacle, Congress likely to hold chintan shivirGoa minister says Nigerians a problem, demands strict law to deport them Cook...
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