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A day after announcing his return to active party work, sidelined AIADMK (Amma) Deputy General Secretary T T V Dinakaran today met his aunt and party chief V K Sasikala at the Parappana Agrahara central prison in Bengaluru.Emerging out of the jail premises, Dinakaran said he enquired about...
23:21
The Indian Army has developed a mobile application through which serving soldiers can track details like postings and promotions, an army official said today.Through the 'Humraaz' app, soldiers can also view their monthly salary slips and the Form 16 and also download them. The mobile app has...
22:43
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar was today admitted to a private hospital in Mumbai after suffering from dehydration and urinary tract infection.The 94-year-old thespian was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra this morning, a relative said.He was admitted due to dehydration and urine...
22:33
Cabinet approves scrapping of no-detention policy in schools.
22:26
Former Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit on Wednesday thanked India as he bid adieu to the country after serving as envoy in New Delhi for four years. Goodbye India and thanks for everything, he tweeted.A spokesperson of the high commission said that Basit left Delhi late afternoon and...
22:05
You can soon watch a film or catch up on your favourite TV show on smartphones, laptops or other devices during those boring train journeys.Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain today said the ministry has sought proposals from interested parties to provide on-board entertainment on 1,300...
21:55
Sealing the Indian border with Pakistan is an immediate priority and a smart technology-aided fence will be in place along the Jammu sector by March next year, the Border Security Force chief said on Wednesday.Border Security Force DG K K Sharma, in the same breath, added that as the country's...
21:26
In response to a question on Chinese MFA's document released on today on the Doklam issue, Ministry of External Affairs' official spokesperson Gopal Baglay said India considers that peace and tranquility in the India-China border areas is an important prerequisite for smooth development of our...
20:45
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the newest Russia sanctions bill into law, a White House official said.The US Congress voted last week by overwhelming margins for sanctions to punish the Russian government over interference in the 2016 presidential election, annexation of...
20:11
More raids are underway at various locations connected with Karnataka Minister for Energy, D K Shivakumar in a tax evasion case.The Income Tax department has recovered a total amount of Rs. 10 crore, including Rs 2.23 crore at locations in the southern state.The I-Tax on Wednesday conducted...
19:45
Sameeksha Trust, which publishes the Economic and Political Weekly, clarified today that it took down an article related to a business house from its website as it failed to meet the standards of the journal and also did not go through its editorial review process.In a statement, the trust...
19:27
Two Navy sailors awarded 12 to 15 years rigorous imprisonment by a military court for raping a minor girl.
19:15
There are 75 missing Indian defence personnel, including 54 prisoners of war, who are believed to be in Pakistan's custody, the Lok Sabha was informed today.However, presence of these missing Indians has not been acknowledged so far by Pakistan, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh...
18:52
China today said it will take a decision in due course about the pending application in the United Nations to designate Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group leader Masood Azhar as a terrorist when it comes for a review.The Chinese side will make the decision in due course, the foreign...
18:05
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis held a meeting today to speed up the construction of the memorial to Shiv Sena chief, the late Bal Thackeray. Tweeting this picture with Shiv Sena senior leader Subhash Desai, Fadnavis posted, chaired a meeting to speed up process of construction of Late Balasaheb...
17:50
The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has received 50 proposals from different academic and research institutes to study the benefits of cow urine (gau mutra) and milk under the SVAROP programme, the government said today. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Y S Chowdary, the Minister of...
17:33
India and Pakistan will hold another round of talks in Washington next month on water issues, said the World Bank, which also issued a fact sheet giving its stated position on the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) under which India is allowed to construct hydroelectric facilities on the shared Indo-Pak...
16:50
Naweed Ali (29), Khobaib Hussain (25), and Mohibur Rahman (33), who called themselves the 'Three Musketeers' , were today found guilty of plotting a terror attack on police or military targets in the UK, reports BBC. They were arrested last year following an undercover police...
16:33
Congress MLAs from Gujarat on Wednesday alleged the Bharatiya Janata Party is threatening them.The allegation came after the Income Tax officials on Wednesday morning raided Karnataka Power Minister D K Shivakumar's residence and at a private resort in Bengaluru where 44 Congress...
16:05
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader TTV Dinakaran, who is out on bail in a case of alleged bribery, isa at the Parappana Agrahara jail in Bengaluru to meet his aunt and party chief VK Sasikala. Dinakaran last met Sasikala on June 15. Sasikala was sentenced to a four-year jail term...
15:49
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of senior CPI (M) leader Govind Pansare announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for giving information about Sanatan Sanstha activists Sarang Akolkar and Vinay Pawar. The SIT suspects both Akolkar and Pawar were involved in killing senior leftist...
15:15
The Consumer price index commonly referred to as retail inflation that the RBI tracks moderated sharply to 1.54 percent in June, the lowest since the index was re-based to 2012 in a new data series. The RBI and the government had set a retail inflation target of four percent for next five...
15:12
RBI Governor Urjit Patel addressing a press conference immediately after the rate cut was announced said growth forecast remains unchanged at 7.3 per cent for the current fiscal. Inflation has fallen significantly in last three months due to implementation of GST and good monsoon. The RBI...
14:49
Just in: RBI cuts key repo rate by 0.25 per cent. The repo rate has been cut to 6 per cent. The repo rate is the rate at which banks borrow money from the RBI. The Monetary Policy Committee, headed by Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel, announced the rate cut today after a two-day...
14:31
Economist Meghnad Desai met President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Kovind assumed office on July 25.
13:57
The Jammu and Kashmir police will approach the Pakistan High Commission via the Union home ministry to take the body of Abu Dujana, the Lashkar-e-Taiba commander gunned down in south Kashmir, a senior police official said today. It will be the first time that the Pakistan High Commission is asked...
13:25
Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, asks employees to declare their virginity and number of wives in a marital status declaration form. Details awaited.
13:20
The US Senate has overwhelmingly confirmed Christopher Wray as the new FBI director, replacing James Comey who was abruptly fired by President Donald Trump amid a probe into the Trump campaign's alleged collusion with Russia to influence the last year's presidential election. Wray, 50, received a...
13:08
A case has been registered against the 'Narmada Bachao Andolan' workers here on Tuesday by the administration for keeping a team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) in captivity for three hours.The people are protesting after the government had closed the gates of Sardar Sarovar Dam...
12:50
BJP president Amit Shah today began his Haryana visit from Bahadurgarh and is slated to hold a series of meetings and review works undertaken by the M L Khattar government during his three-day stay. Shah will be camping in Rohtak as the BJP is eyeing political gains from the district, which is...
12:28
Finance minister Arun Jaitley is now speaking in the Lok Sabha on the income tax raids on Karnataka Energy minister D K Shivakumar and his aides today. Jaitley reiterated what he said in the Upper House that no raids were conducted at the resort on anyone else staying there. There were no...
12:02
In the Rajya Sabha today, Opposition members storm the well of the House to protest against income tax raids on Karnataka energy Minister DK Shivakumar's residence in Kanakapura.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is present in the Lok Sabha today.The Income Tax department conducted searches at multiple...
11:25
The Gujarat unit of the Congress on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court, challenging the None of the Above, or Nota, option being introduced for the Rajya Sabha elections in the state. The apex court is likely to hear the plea tomorrow. The Election Commission had granted Gujarat MLAs the Nota...
11:02
More news from Pakistan: Senior PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) leaders from Punjab are advising Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif against taking the 'risky decision' of contesting the seat left vacant by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, where he is likely to face a tough competition from the...
11:00
A former woman lawmaker of Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf on Tuesday accused party chief and former cricket captain Imran Khan of sending obscene text messages and harassing women leaders in the party. Ayesha Gulalai, who hails from South Waziristan tribal region, in a press conference alleged that...
10:38
Delhi: A fire broke out at the residence of former Delhi CM Sheila Dixit in Nizamuddin; two fire tenders on the spot. Details awaited.
10:32
Sanjaya Baru, who had earlier been media advisor to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has become the new secretary-general of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci). He was confirmed to the position on Tuesday by the Ficci board. He will replace A Didar Singh,...
10:22
BJP: Hitting out at RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav for calling Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar a 'turncoat', the BJP on Wednesday said that the former is frustrated as people of Bihar are supporting the Chief Minister.Lalu Yadav is letting out his frustration on Nitish Kumar. He is blaming Kumar...
10:07
Apple CEO Tim Cook has said he is very bullish and optimistic about India, a market where the company is bringing all of its energies to expand footprint. We are investing in India...we've already launched an app accelerator center. That's on top of working with the channel and looking at...
10:02
The Monetary Policy Committee, headed by Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel, is expected to announce a rate cut today. The RBI is expected to announce its decision at 2:30 pm today. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee started two-day deliberations amid expectations of at least 0.25%...
09:39
At least 14 wagons of a goods train were derailed on Kaimur-Gaya Mughalsarai railway line on Wednesday.The incident took place at 3:45 am.The derailment has affected the movements of other trains on the route.Any official statement about the cause of the derailment has not been released.More...
09:29
Just In: Sensex climbs to life high of 32,686.48 in opening trade; Nifty scales new peak at 10,137.85.
09:09
JUST IN: Income Tax Department raids Karnataka energy minister D K Shivakumar's residence and Eagleton Golf Resort where Gujarat Congress MLAs are staying.The raids are underway at Shivakumar's residence in Kanakapura, Sadashivanagar and Congress MLAs rooms in Eagleton Golf Resort.The raids began...
09:00
Under the Indus Waters Treaty, India is permitted to construct hydroelectric power facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain restrictions, the World Bank has said.Pakistan opposes the construction of the Kishanganga (330 megawatts) and Ratle (850 megawatts)...
08:47
Elephant and tiger attacks have claimed around 1,144 lives in the last three years, according to government data shared in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.The figure, which is the summation of deaths between April 2014 and May 2017, means one person was killed per day.Till May 18 this year, 13 deaths...
08:02
Senior Congress leader and former union finance minister P Chidambaram took a dig at Arvind Panagariya, who earlier resigned as the NITI Aayog vice-chairman, saying his resignation was a 'wise decision' as it was taken well before he's proved wrong for predicting that growth...
00:11
More than 11.44 lakh permanent account numbers or PAN cards were deleted or de-activated in cases where multiple PANs were found allotted to one person, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. This was informed by Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written...
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