23:48
Sanitation has become a big priority for travellers in India and Kolkata as a travel destination is a big no-no for many.According to a study by HolidayIQ, 43 per cent of about 10,000 travellers surveyed say that Kolkata has the most foul-smelling toilets, followed by Delhi (32 per cent), Chennai...
23:15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight condemned the terror attack on a Shiite mosque in Kabul and asserted that all sanctuaries, safe havens and support to such terrorists must end for regional peace.He said that India stands with Afghanistan in its fight against terrorism.For regional peace and...
23:06
In two separate incidents, Odisha Police arrested a youth on charge of circulating fake Rs 2,000 notes and recovered Rs 4.8 lakh stocked in the newly-introduced denomination post the Centre's demonetisation move.Madhusudan Meher of Jharsuguda was arrested while he was trying to use the fake...
22:29
Pakistan today summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh and lodged a protest over alleged ceasefire violations by India at the LoC that resulted in the death of four civillians, and also over New Delhi's refusal of diplomatic flight clearance to Pakistani aircraft.Singh conveyed strong...
22:13
The National Investigation Agency is unlikely to probe the controversial jailbreak in Bhopal by eight SIMI activists saying too many investigations have been ordered into the incident.The NIA is believed to have conveyed to the home ministry that the Madhya Pradesh government has already ordered...
22:12
A day after he claimed that wheels of the Indore-Patna Express had made some strange sound long before it derailed in Kanpur Rural district of Uttar Pradesh, Prakash Sharma, who had travelled between Indore and Ujjain, was asked to depose before competent authority.A railway officer from Kanpur...
21:18
The withdrawal of India’s Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes has led to Indian currency being illegally exchanged at a premium in towns and markets in the border areas of Nepal.Nepalese citizens, who have been facing problems in exchanging the withdrawn notes held by them, are now grappling with the...
20:49
The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed rules for classifying bad loans for small borrowers, saying they may need more time to repay their loan dues after the government withdrew Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.Banks and other financiers will get an additional 60 days for recognising housing, car, farm...
20:46
The last thing Uttam Kumar remembers is a huge bang as his carriage was violently crushed. When he came to, he was trapped upside down in the wreckage of the Indore-Patna Express that derailed on Sunday, killing more than 140 people.Fighting back tears, the 26-year-old business student recalled...
20:04
Upping the ante against demonetisation, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today exhorted people to change the prime minister instead of defunct notes, saying those supporting the exercise were against the country, even as AAP announced a march to Parliament tomorrow.Countering his Mahasrastra...
20:02
In view of the cash crunch being faced by borrowers after demonetisation, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday provided an additional 60 days for repayment of housing, car, farm and other loans worth up to Rs 1 crore.This is applicable to loans payable between November 1 and December 31, the...
19:34
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asks banks to make available funds to farmers for rabi season through cooperative banks.
19:08
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Monday initiated an extradition request to bring back former liquor baron Vijay Mallya from the United Kingdom through a Special Court in Mumbai.The investigative agency secured a non-bailable warrant against Mallya, following it with an extradition request...
18:51
Kerala’s renowned hill shrine, Sabarimala temple will now be known as Sabarimala Sree Ayyappaswamy temple.In a major decision, the Travancore Devaswom Board, which governs the holy shrine, has issued an order changing the name of the temple to Sabarimala Sree Ayyappaswamy Temple. In...
18:20
Pope Francis, making permanent a temporary measure put in place for the Vatican's jubilee year, declared today that all priests would have the right to forgive abortion.'I henceforth grant to all priests, in virtue of their ministry, the faculty to absolve those who have committed the sin of...
17:34
The family of a deceased senior citizen, who allegedly died due to standing in a queue for replacing old currency notes after the demonetisation move, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a compensation of Rs 50 lakh from the Centre.70-year-old Siya Ram, a daily wager by profession, died on...
17:09
A special court today charged five suspected ISIS operatives with conspiracy to carry out terror acts in the national capital and adjoining regions during Ardh Kumbh in Haridwar. According to the court sources, district judge Amar Nath framed the charges under the sections of IPC and...
16:58
With the exit of Arnab Goswami from Times Now, the Congress party and Aam Aadmi Party have lifted their 'boycott' of Times Now, and have started appearing in prime time debates and giving bytes to the TV network. For the past one year the Congress party had boycotted Arnab's show because of...
16:52
India Today reports:In an application submitted to the Supreme Court, the R M Lodha panel has recommended removal of all Board of Control for Cricket in India officials and has sought the appointment of ex-home secretary G K Pillai as its observer,The Lodha Panel, in the application, has asked...
16:41
Suspected militants on Monday robbed a bank in Chrar-e-Sharief area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district, decamping with nearly Rs 13 lakh cash, police said.The gunmen barged into the Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch at Malpora in Chrar-e-Sharief and took away cash from the counters at gunpoint, a...
16:17
NDTV reports: Five days after the extravagant wedding of Karnataka politician and mining tycoon Gali Janardhan Reddy's daughter in Bengaluru, the Income Tax department surveyed vendors involved in it.The tax department is carrying out surveys in Bengaluru and Hyderabad.Last Wednesday, around...
16:14
ANI reports: Rs 12 lakh looted by four men from a bank branch in Budgam in Jammu and Kashmir
16:14
PTI reports: Non-bailable warrant issued against businessman Vijay Mallya by a special court in Mumbai
15:39
Sensex tanks 385.10 pts to end at 25,765.14; Nifty falls 145 pts to 7,929.10.
15:39
Rashtriya Lok Dal, Janata Dal-United form an alliance to contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
15:05
At least 27 have been killed and 35 wounded after a strong blast hit a Shiite mosque in Kabul today as worshipers gathered there for a religious ceremony, officials said, with casualties feared. A blast was reported at around 1230 (local time) in police district 6 of Kabul, we are still...
15:03
The Delhi high court today agreed to hear a plea against demonetisation, saying once the currency was invalidated then how could the government direct certain public utilities including hospitals and petrol pumps to accept old notes. A bench of Justices B D Ahmed and Jayant Nath listed for...
14:56
ANI reports: Income Tax raid at Janardhan Reddy's Obulapuram mining company in Bellary, Karnataka
14:29
RBI lays out numbers since the implementation of the ban on 500 and 1000 rupee notes:* Public deposited Rs 5.12 lakh crore in banks and exchanged old currency notes worth Rs 33,000 crore since November 10* Banks disbursed Rs 1.03 lakh crore cash over the counter or through ATMs since November 10.
14:21
Who will succeed Arnab Goswami? That is the question on the minds of most news TV journalists as the celebrated news anchor exited from Times Now last week and is yet to disclose his future plans. According to highly-placed sources, senior journalist Rahul Shivshankar...
14:09
Further relaxing cash withdrawal norms, the Reserve Bank today said overdraft and cash credit account holders can now withdraw up to Rs 50,000 in a week.Earlier, current account holders were allowed to withdraw up to Rs 50,000 in cash, in a week.On a review, it has been decided to extend this...
13:56
The Supreme Court today directed that status quo be maintained with regard to New Delhi Municipal Council's auctioning process of the iconic Taj Mansingh Hotel in Delhi, run by Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL). A bench of justices P C Ghose and U U Lalit, which is hearing IHCL's plea against...
13:54
Ministry of Finance has rolled out new guidelines aimed at giving relief to farmers left stranded due to the demonetisation policy.In a series of posts, the finance ministry said: To further support farmers for the current Rabi crop, the government has decided to allow farmers to purchase seeds...
13:43
India today slammed Pakistan's hugely damaging approach of blocking every possible regional initiative in SAARC, saying it will force countries of the region to look for other options like BIMSTEC. Severely critical of Islamabad's approach towards SAARC, Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar,...
13:28
When you come out of Mumbai's Sahar international airport you could be pardoned for thinking you are at Dadar railway station and not the swanky, world-class airport terminal. Like Dadar which is infamous for its demanding cabbies, the demonetisation and the consequent currency shortage have...
12:48
After two days of relaxation by the Hurriyat Conference, the prolonged shutdown picked up where it left off in Kashmir Valley on Monday as schools, colleges and business establishments followed the protocol and streets resumed their deserted look.Meanwhile, the police and CRPF have been deployed...
12:26
A fire broke out at SSKM Hospital in Kolkata on Monday morning creating panic among patients and family members at the main referral hospital of the state. There is no report of casualty or injury as of now, fire department said. The fire had been reported shortly after 11 am and eight...
12:05
Two CRPF jawans were today injured in a pressure bomb blast triggered by Naxals in the dense forest of Chhattisgarh's worst insurgency-hit Sukma district, police said.The incident took place at around 9.20 AM when a patrolling team of CRPF's 74th battalion was out on a road opening duty in...
12:04
India successfully conducts twin trial of nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha: Defence sources.
11:41
The death toll in the Indore-Patna Express derailment in Kanpur rural area has mounted to 142, as rescue workers wrapped up their operation this morning after efforts continued overnight to pull out the trapped passengers from the mangled bogies. All the 14 derailed coaches of the...
11:32
Just In: India successfully conducts twin trial of nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile from a test range in Odisha: Defence sources.
11:20
Debate later, but first accept our tributes for people who have died standing in queues & other bank officials: Sitaram Yechury in Rajya Sabha
11:15
INS Chennai (D65), the third and final ship of Class P15-A Stealth Guided Missile Destroyer has been commissioned into active service.INS Chennai is among the largest destroyers constructed in India having a length of 164 meter and displacement of over 7,500 tonne. The ship is a potent platform...
11:15
Rajya Sabha has been adjourned till 11:30 am after Opposition raised slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi
11:12
Opposition not ready for debate, trying new tactics everyday to disrupt the Parliament proceedings: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Rajya Sabha
11:04
In a first of its kind event, eight fighter jets of the Indian Air Force will touch down on the newly-built Agra-Lucknow Expressway on Monday.While an IAF jet had last year landed on the Yamuna Expressway near Delhi, today's event is more special given the number of top-of-the-line fighter jets...
10:58
Supreme Court agrees to hear on November 23 Centre's plea seeking transfer of all demonetisation cases either to the Apex court or any one high court.
10:41
Opposition parties to stage protest on November 23 outside Parliament against demonetisation.
10:34
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to make statement today in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Kanpur train tragedy.
10:30
Flight operations hampered due to fog at the Srinagar airport since Saturday, all flights cancelled for today.
10:29
NDTV reports: Government rules out PM's intervention in Rajya Sabha on discussion over notes ban.With turbulence expected over the issue of demonetisation, the Congress has been planning to put pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to show up in the House and address the matter at...
10:13
ANI reports: Unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan from 0830 hours on Indian Army posts along the Line of Control in Krishna Ghati sector, J&K.Exchange of fire is still on.There have been over 290 incidents of firing and shelling along the LoC and the International Border in Jammu and...
09:59
Meeting of the Opposition parties in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, begins in Parliament.Opposition leaders are likely to raise the demand of a joint parliamentary committee probe into the alleged selective leakage of demonetisation information to the ruling BJP. Sources in the opposition...
09:56
Pakistan has said it handed over a dossier to the UN military observer group on alleged ceasefire violations by India along the Line of Control. Representatives of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan yesterday met Pakistani officials at the General Headquarters...
09:40
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir: After two days' relaxation, shutdown continues in Kashmir valley
09:16
Will insist for PM Modi's presence as the debate on demonetization starts in the Parliament: Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress
09:13
The Army is eager to teach a lesson to enemy of the country and it is just waiting for permission from the government, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said.The morale of the Army has gone up. Army wants to teach lesson to our enemy. They are just waiting for permission from the...
08:57
Two bogies of a goods train derailed in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh early Monday morning.
08:46
A Border Security Force head constable who was injured in heavy cross-border firing from the Pakistani side succumbed to his injuries on Monday in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.Rai Singh, 40, was injured in Sunday night's shelling from the Pakistani side along the line of...
08:29
PTI reports: Some passengers injured in the train derailment in Pukhrayan on Sunday mysteriously received cash, mostly in the denomination of scrapped Rs. 500 notes, while they were admitted in a hospital.Stumped by this development, the authorities promised to probe the matter.Commissioner of...
08:20
The number of people killed in the worst train accident in recent years has gone up to 133.14 coaches of Indore-Patna Express had derailed in Pukhrayan in Kanpur rural area in the wee hours on Sunday due to suspected rail fracture.The disaster took place just a little after 0300 hrs when the...
08:10
* A BSF head constable injured in heavy shelling by Pakistan last night in Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir succumbs. * Congress VP Rahul Gandhi meets people outside ATM in Delhi's Anand Parbat area, talks to them about problems faced due to demonetization* Special train with survivors of...
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