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Sacked Delhi Minister Sandeep Kumar was on Saturday arrested by Delhi police after a woman, who purportedly figured in an objectionable CD, filed a rape complaint against him. Kumar was booked on charges of rape, transmission of material containing sexually explicit act and taking...
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On the eve of the canonisation ceremony of Mother Teresa, sand artists Sudarsan Pattnaik pay his tribute with a sand art. Mother Teresa will be declared a saint by Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church in a canonisation ceremony in Vatican City on Sunday in the presence of over...
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Bangladesh hanged a top Islamist party figure on Saturday for atrocities committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, the law minister said, a move that could draw an angry reaction from his supporters.Mir Quasem Ali, 63, a key financier of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was executed...
22:11
Nationwide strike by government nurses called off: All India Government Nurses Federation spokesperson.
22:10
Up to 2,000 protesters marched through the streets of London today to voice their discontent after June's referendum vote to leave the European Union. The protesters, some carrying EU flags and others with faces painted in EU colours, carried placards with slogans like Stop Brexit and We...
22:02
India beat Puerto Rico 4-1 in a football friendly at Mumbai Football Arena, Andheri, in Mumbai.Nayan Das, Sunil Chhetri, Jeje Lalpekhlua and Jackichand Singh scored for India.This is the first time since August 2008 that India have scored three in the first half.
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Ahead of the all-party delegation's visit to Kashmir in the wake of ongoing unrest, Left parties on Saturday asked the Centre to bring Pakistan to the discussion table, besides holding talks with other stakeholders includingHurriyat leaders to find a final solution to the problem.Speaking to...
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A Mumbai court on Saturday has issued a non-bailable warrant against Vijay Mallya in Rs 1000 crore service tax evasion case. Mallya was asked to appear before the court but he failed, following which the court has issued a NBW against him. The court has also issued a...
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On the eve of the visit of an all-party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday has invited separatist leaders for talks. The country's political leadership must, without any further delay, reach out to and engage all sections of the society, including...
19:27
Singapore on Saturday reported 215 cases of Zika infections as scientists in the city-state said the virus strain comes from within Asia and was not imported from Brazil. The ministry of health and national environment agency said in a joint statement this evening that of the 26 new cases...
19:11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Hangzhou, China for the Annual G-20 Leaders Summit.
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Ousted Aam Admi Party minister, Sandeep Kumar, who has been mired in a sex scandal controversy, surrendered before the Deputy Commissioner of Police office in Rohini on Saturday.The Delhi Police has booked Kumar under rape charges (Section 376) while the woman has been taken for a medical...
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All (Indian) eyes are on Hangzhou where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday on the sidelines of the G-20 summit. This is their first meeting after June in Tashkent. The good part is that Modi is reviving his predecessor Manmohan Singh's practice...
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A day before demitting office, Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan today said the RBI's ability to say 'no' to highest echelons of government has to be protected as the country needs a strong and independent central bank.Delivering a lecture on 'independence of the central bank' at the St...
17:06
The survey by the West Bengal government of the 997 acres of land to be returned to farmers in Singur under a Supreme Court ruling continued today on war footing despite inclement weather, a district official said. The land had been acquired by the former Left Front government for the Tata...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today left Vietnam for China to attend the G20 summit beginning tomorrow after wrapping up his two-day maiden visit to the country that witnessed the signing of 12 agreements. A packed day of diplomacy in Vietnam ends as PM @narendramodi emplanes for Hangzhou to...
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For many of the poor and destitute whom Mother Teresa served, the tiny nun was a living saint.Click on the image (left) to know a few things about her...
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Amid debate over alternative to pellet guns, according official source, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved use of chilli-based PAVA shells for crowd controlling ahead of his visit to Kashmir.A seven-member panel involving officers from home ministry, BSF, CRPF, J&K Police, IIT-Delhi and...
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Ahead of the visit of an all-party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir, political parties on Saturday pitched for holding dialogue with all stakeholders, including Hurriyat, to douse the unrest and banning the use of pellet guns by security forces.After a meeting held by the government to brief the...
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China today ratified the climate change agreement reached last year in Paris that aims to significantly reduce global emissions, giving a big boost to hopes to bring the accord into effect by the end of this year. China's approval to the agreement came a day ahead of the G20 summit in...
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In probably its biggest action against Vijay Mallya, the Enforcement Directorate attached the beleagured businessman's properties and shares worth Rs 6,600 crore. According to Times Now, among the things ED attached include Mallya's farmhouse in Maharashtra worth Rs 200 crore, an...
13:14
Times of India reports: India is unlikely to give French naval contractor DCNS a proposed order for three new submarines, in addition to the six it is already building in the country, following the leak of secret data about its capabilities, Indian defence officials said.Details of the Scorpene...
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The CPI-M today said that the government should invite Hurriyat Conference for talks with the all-party delegation and announce confidence building measure during its visit to Kashmir. Coming out of a briefing held by the government for members of the delegation, CPI(M) general secretary...
11:51
Growing reserves of bullion have raised the annual Ganeshotsav insurance cover sought by Ganpati mandals to record levels this season. The richest mandal in the city, GSB Seva Mandal at King's Circle, has purchased insurance cover worth Rs 300 crore. The amount is Rs 2 crore more than last...
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Meeting of all-party delegation to Kashmir is underway in Delhi.At the meeting called by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar and chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the itinerary of the visit will be shared with the members, who will also hold discussions on the prospective meetings...
10:35
AAP suspends primary membership of sacked minister Sandeep Kumar: Sources.Kumar was sacked by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday evening after receiving an 'objectionable' CD in which he was purportedly shown in a compromising position with a woman.The decision to remove the 36-year-old...
10:20
PM Narendra Modi is speaking at the Joint Press conference in Vietnam shortly after the signing of 12 agreements between the two countries:* As two important countries in this region, we feel it is necessary to further our ties on regional and international issues.* Decided to upgrade our...
09:58
Just In: The CBI is carrying out searches at the residence of former Haryana CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda in a land allotment case registered last year. Apart from Hooda,former Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister M L Tayal and Union Public Service Commission Member Chattar Singhs residence...
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Half a million people are expected to attend the canonisation of Mother Teresa at the Vatican on Sunday, in a ceremony transmitted live to her adopted home of Kolkata and Catholic audiences worldwide.The two-hour mass in St Peter's Square, led by Pope Francis almost 19 years after she died, will...
09:52
The Indian administrative service, which is hamstrung by political interference and outdated personnel procedures, need urgent reform or risk institutional decline, according to a top US-based thinktank. Unfortunately, the IAS is hamstrung by political interference, outdated personnel...
04:06
Radiologists across the country on Friday deferred their indefinite strike by a few months, after the government assured them their issues related to a legislation on sex determination would be addressed.The Indian Radiological & Imaging Association had on Thursday said it would go on a...
02:44
Spanish MPs on Friday rejected acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's bid to form a minority government for the second time in 48 hours, setting the country on course for a possible third election in a year.Rajoy, leader of the conservative Popular Party, lost the vote of confidence with 180 votes...
01:53
President Vladimir Putin says Russia wasn't involved in the hacking of e-mails of the United States Democratic Party, but thinks the release of the information was a benefit.Some American officials have claimed that Russian military intelligence was behind the hacking, which provoked a political...
01:05
Syrian rebels supported by Turkish and coalition air strikes pushed further west into areas held by Islamic State in northern Syria as Ankara and its allies step up a campaign to rout the jihadists from the border area.Turkish strikes destroyed three buildings used by IS around the villages of...
00:49
After five years, Apple has officially made its debut on Twitter.The company added a profile image with its logo to the account on Friday and also secured 'verified' status for it. However, it's yet to tweet anything from @apple.Apple already maintains accounts for customer support, iTunes, the...
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Bangladesh police on Friday raided a militant hideout here and killed a top Islamist extremist who helped plan the the Dhaka cafe siege and was the deputy of attack mastermind Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury.The terrorist was killed during a raid on a house in Dhakas Rupnagar area and was identified by...
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Nurses strike hit hospital services; Delhi invokes ESMAVikas, vishwas are solution to Kashmir problem: PMPM Modi's visit to Vietnam kicks off with defence, trade as top agendasModi, Xi to meet on Sunday, may discuss China-Pak corridor'Court can't interfere in religious freedom': Muslim body on...
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