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At least eight petrol bombs, dozens of iron rods, sticks, bricks, empty alcohol bottles and cigarette packets were today recovered from different hostels of Banaras Hindu University following a search conducted after Wednesday nights violence on the campus, police said.Police, along with the BHU...
23:27
Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov has died, state television announced today, ending more than 25 years of his iron-fist rule in the Central Asian nation where no clear successor is lined up.'Dear compatriots, it is with huge grief in our hearts that we announce to you the death of our dear...
22:52
Leander Paes and Andre Begemann lose 6-2, 5-7, 4-6 to Stephane Robert/Dudi Sela in men's doubles opener at US Open.
22:38
Firing by Pakistan troops on Indian Army posts along the Line of Control in Akhnoor sector, Jammu and Kashmir.
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Number of Dengue and Chikungunya cases and deaths reported over the years.
22:04
An explosion at a market in the home city of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte killed at least 10 people on Friday and wounded dozens more, his spokesman said, adding the cause of the blast was unknown.Duterte was in Davao on Friday, but was safe and at a police station after the explosion,...
21:27
A series of attacks across Baghdad, including an explosion at a weapons warehouse that set off munitions and sent a huge plume of smoke over the Iraqi capital, killed 15 people and wounded over 50 today, accordingto Iraqi officials.The attacks underscore the poor security situation in the Iraqi...
21:13
Seven more people died today taking the death toll in the devastating Bihar floods to 179 even as water level of the swollen Ganga started receding in many parts of the state.The seven fresh deaths have been reported from Vaishali, Samastipur and Khagaria districts.Meanwhile, humidity levels shot...
21:02
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accompanied by his Cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain, today left for Rome to attend the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa.Kejriwal, who worked with Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata for a short period in 1992, has often fondly recalled his association...
20:48
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flew into the Vietnamese capital on his maiden visit to hold wide-ranging talks with the country's top leadership on ways to bolster strategic bilateral ties in key areas like defence, security, counterterrorism and trade.Hello to Hanoi! PM @narendramodi makes a...
20:34
The Department of Posts will release a commemorative stamp in the city to mark Mother Teresa's canonisation in the Vatican on September 4.Mother Teresa will be declared a saint on Sunday.Minister of State for Communications (Independent charge) Manoj Sinha will release the stamp at a function...
20:29
A court in Nice suspended the city's burkini ban, citing insufficient grounds to justify the controversial decree.In the ruling Thursday, judges from Nice's administrative tribunal court said the full-length swimsuit worn by some Muslim women did not pose a risk to public order on the French...
20:21
Status of major reservoirs in India
20:20
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on Sunday on the first day of the G20 summit in Hangzhou and are likely to discuss bilateral differences over issues including the proposed $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which runs through PoK.The Modi-Xi...
19:54
The Prime Minister's Office has sought details from Odisha government about Dana Majhi, the tribal man who carried his wife's body on his shoulder in Kalahandi district.The letter was received yesterday. They (PMO) have sought details including the circumstances under which the tribal man carried...
19:20
Following a media report that wrester Yogeshwar Dutts silver medal could be upgraded to gold, Dutt in an exclusive reaction to Aruneel Sadadekar/Rediff.com, said that according to him the other bronze medal winner, Coleman Scott of the United States, could get the gold medal because he was...
19:09
Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt will likely get the gold medal after the winner in his 60 kg event at the 2012 London Olympics tested positive in a doping examination. According to a report in Hindustan Times, a source said that the World Anti-Doping Agency is yet to officially announce that the...
19:03
A 12-member delegation led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today left for Rome to attend the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa on Sunday.During her three-day visit, Ms Swaraj will also hold bilateral talks with her Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni, which will be the first...
18:10
Trinamool Congress gets 'national party' status: Election Commission
17:46
Condemning violence against Dalits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in an interview to a news channel asked politicians, including his own partymen, to shun irresponsible statements as said the community's self-appointed champions were giving political colour to the social problem to create...
17:17
The family of a 25-year-old woman is looking for a house on rent near a private maternity hospital in Srinagar where they can move in when she enters her ninth month of pregnancy. Her baby is due in October.The unique arrangement became necessary because of a massive security clampdown after...
17:12
Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked party workers involved in groupism to mend their ways so that a united Congress can win the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections due next year.Those dabbling in groupism should mend their ways and stay united to give a crushing defeat to other parties in the elections,...
16:26
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee announces that those who worked today would get an extra holiday during Durga puja.
16:18
Live and let live, the Supreme Court told Karnataka today, urging the state to consider releasing water from the Cauvery river to neighbour Tamil Nadu. Both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu should maintain harmony in the water dispute, said the supreme court.The apex court directed Karnataka to inform it...
16:02
Just in: Pakistan violates ceasefire in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Indian army responding to fire from Pakistan Army. Pakistani troops began indiscriminate firing at 11:45 am. No injury or casualty reported on the Indian side.Four months earlier, Pakistani troops resorted to...
15:42
Just in: Navjot Singh Sidhu forms a new party called the 'Awaaz-e-Punjab' and ties up with the Pargat, Bains brothers. Along with Pargat Singh and Bains brothers we have formed a front, this will be against those working against Punjab, Sidhu says announcing his party. The party will launched on...
15:08
Cracking the whip, the Delhi government today invoked the stringent ESMA declaring as illegal the nurses' stir which has severely affected functioning of state-run hospitals at a time when the city was grappling with rising cases of dengue and chikungunya. The LG has approved the government's...
15:04
@DrKumarVishwas Off to Mother Teresa's Canonization. Feeling blessed to be a part of invited attendees!
15:02
PM's supporters tweet this picture to counter Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's quip: PM as Mr Reliance.PM of India openly endorses Reliance product, Kejriwal said in yet another tweet. He even retweeted an AAP member who posted, Modi ji has become a Salesman of Reliance. #RelianceKaPM.
14:31
Reliance may have thought they hit upon a brilliant idea when they used Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph in their full-page advertisements in leading dailies today to announce the launch of Jio, and to ostensibly promote Digital India, but the move has drawn criticism and quips galore on...
14:14
Just in: The Muslim Personal Law Board files a pro triple talaq affidavit. The Board says triple talaq is a cultural issue linked with Islam and one can't challenge in court what is laid down in the Quran. The s affidavit comes after a Muslim woman, who was divorced by her husband...
13:58
Congress VP Rahul Gandhi's convoy stopped by protesting Anganwadi workers in Gauriganj (UP) while he was on his way to Lucknow. The anganwadi workers seek a pay hike. The Congress vice-president is touring Amethi, holding small meetings with people across once his constituency. Yesterday, Rahul...
13:27
Telecom stocks extended losses for the second straight session today, falling up to 3.5 per cent, after Mukesh Ambani yesterday announced the launch of much-talked about Jio 4G service, offering free voice calls and national roaming. Shares of Idea Cellular went down by 3.46 per cent to Rs 80.80...
13:24
At no time since Independence has the issue of whether we are a secular country or whether we are a Hindu Rashtra has come up in this manner.This is the most important issue which is going to decide whether we remain together as one country or not. We can't hold together until you stick...
13:03
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a joint statement with visiting Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi shortly after the talks between the two leaders.In his remarks, Prime Minister Modi said: * President el-Sisi and I have agreed to build on multiple pillars of our relationship...
12:53
Just In: Delhi government tells Supreme Court that six Special Leave Petitions have been filed against high court order declaring Delhi as a union territory.
12:48
The Indian Army has introduced a fresh set of stringent rules to fight the problem of obesity within its ranks. The new regime, which aims to address the expanding waistlines of Army personnel, will bar overweight personnel from career advancements and foreign postings, among other...
12:40
The National Green Tribunal today refused to quash the environment clearance granted to the Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd, being developed by Adani Group in Thiruvananthapuram. A bench comprising NGT Chairman Justice Swatanter Kumar and Justice R S Rathore, however, constituted an...
12:30
Curfew was today reimposed in many parts of Kashmir including Srinagar as a precautionary measure ahead of Friday prayer congregations even as normal life remained paralysed in the Valley for the 56th day. Curfew has been imposed in entire Srinagar district and some other towns of the Valley...
11:49
In the second terror attack in Pakistan in a day, at least nine people were killed and 40 others injured as a suicide bomber attacked Mardan's district courts on Friday. Mardan is in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.The Express Tribune reports: First there was a small blast followed...
11:36
Just in: Six killed, dozens injured after twin blasts in Pakistan's Mardan, say reports.
11:36
Hurricane Hermine (not to be mistaken with Harry Potter's Hermione) makes landfall near St. Marks Florida. This is the state's first hurricane in a decade, says the US National Weather Service.The Florida governor warned people that Hermine would be life-threatening and forecasters said the surge...
11:25
Israeli Air Force planes returned from the US this week after participating in the Red Flag, considered to be the biggest and best war simulation exercises in the world, with countries like Pakistan and the UAE with whom Israel does not have diplomatic relations. The website of the Nellis Air...
11:24
Just in: The Supreme Court issues notice to Maharashtra government on bull slaughter.
11:18
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-nation tour to Vietnam and China starting Friday.During the first leg of his four-day visit, the Prime Minister will first reach Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Friday night, where he will meet President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan...
11:10
The National Green Tribunal refuses to quash environment clearance to Adani Group's Vizhinjam International Seaport project in Kerala.
11:08
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leaves for the Vatican to attend the canonisation ceremony where Mother Teresa will be declared a saint. Banerjee will be accompanied by her party leaders Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Derek OBrien and state chief secretary Basudeb Bandyopadhyay. Sister Mary Prema,...
10:59
In Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu, fishermen wade neck deep into the sea to protest against the Sri Lankan government seizing 108 boats. The fishing boats are believed to have strayed into Lankan waters. Pic: A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com.
10:47
The rarely seen CTU flag makes a triumphant return today during the Bharat Bandh. Trade union workers raise slogans at Kudlu Gate, Bangalore.
10:45
Just in: Nurses protesting over salaries in Delhi allegedly manhandled by police, dragged into buses.
10:41
In most states, government banks and offices are closed. Public transport is unaffected in most states except in Kerala where the government is running special buses. Schools, colleges and private banks are open across the country.Nurses and radiologists have separately announced an indefinite...
10:23
Ten central trade unions (CTUs) have gone on a one-day nationwide strike against the government's indifference towards their demands and effecting anti-worker changes in labour laws.Many people are facing the consequences of the strike, as per the media reports.According to ANI, protesters...
09:57
In Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, fishermen will stand in neck-deep water at 10 am to protest against the Lankan Navy which has seized 108 boats of fishermen. The Indian navy and coast guard vessels will stand guard. A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com.
09:41
Just in: Gunmen have attacked a Christian Colony near Warsak Dam on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan early Friday.Army personnel started an operation soon after in which four militants are believed to have been killed. A senior security official said the attack took place at around 6:00am.An...
09:28
Bharat Bandh: UP roadways employees' strike disrupts normal life.News agency ANI tweeted this visual from the abus stand in Varanasi.
09:25
In Kolkata, a group of protesters vandalised some buses in Cooch Behar district.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Thursday said that there will be no 'bandh' in the state and warned of strong action against those who disrupt public life. Banerjee said her government is also...
09:21
The Bharat Bandh is already creating hassles for the common man.News agency ANI posted this photograph of passengers stranded at an inter-state bus stand in state capital Thiruvananthapuram.
09:16
We or any groups associated with us are not supporting the Trade Union strike, says Pawan Kumar of the Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh.Calling the Centre's decision to issue notification on bonus payment as a historical victory for Indian workers, the RSS-affiliate BMS decided not to join the September 2...
09:13
Bharat Bandh: Schools and colleges in Bengaluru urban district are closed today as a precautionary measure.The trade unions have called for a nationwide strike today demanding better wages and against Govt's changes in labour laws The unions have given a call for the strike to protest...
08:40
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will leave on Friday for a week-long visit to Germany and Rome to attend Mother Teresa's canonisation ceremony and meet potential investors.The Trinamool Congress supremo has already clarified that she is not part of the central government's official...
05:06
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's wife Melania Trump is suing the Daily Mail and a Maryland blogger for $150 million (Rs 100 crore) in damages over retracted stories that had alleged she worked as an escort in the 1990s.The suit came after Melania threatened legal action against...
03:24
Israeli Air Force planes returned from the United States this week after participating in the Red Flag, considered to be the biggest and best war simulation exercises in the world, with countries like Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates with whom Israel does not have diplomatic relations.The...
03:01
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is committed to ending illegal immigration and upholding the rule of law to make the United States grow stronger, his running mate Mike Pence has said.I think what people heard last night was a plan to end illegal immigration beginning with building...
02:02
Rajasthan government on Thursday justified Jaipur Development Authority's move to seal the gates of former Jaipur Royal family's hotel Raj Mahal Palace and said it was 'completely legal and bona fide' as the action was taken for public land.The gate which was sealed is located in Khasra number...
00:45
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement has amended its constitution and removed Altaf Hussain as party chief late on Thursday. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, deputy convenor Farooq Sattar said the party has removed Article 9b of the MQM constitution and will no longer seek guidance from Altaf...
00:21
Nurses, radiologists too on indefinite strike from FridayHe betrayed the AAP movement: Kejriwal on sacked ministerExplosion rocks SpaceX in Florida during pre-launch testVeteran labour leader Sharad Rao passes awayFresh floods in several Bihar districts; toll rises to 172Friday's Bharat Bandh:...
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