23:39
The first Cabinet meeting held today under the leadership of Pakistan's new Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi assured the country's moral and diplomatic support to the Kashmiris in their fight for self determination.Prime Minister Abbasi, while outlining his future plans during the meeting,...
23:17
Even as India and China remain engaged in a standoff at Dokalam, the Chinese Consul-General in Kolkata on Friday said peace and tranquility along the border are valuable to both countries and they should focus on areas of shared interest.Ma Zhanwu expressed hope that the current situation will be...
22:40
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight strongly condemned the attack on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in Gujarat and said political violence has no place in a functioning democracy. A cement brick was hurled at Gandhi's car by a man, suspected to be a BJP supporter, smashing a...
22:35
The Delhi high court has declined to quash rape charge against a man, who is now married to the alleged victim, observing that it is an offence against society.Justice Pratibha Rani passed the order on a man's plea seeking quashing of an FIR lodged against him for repeatedly raping a woman,...
21:47
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagham leader TTV Dinakaran today said that the party is working towards the merger of factions.We are working towards the merger of factions, very soon you will hear a good news. It could be even before October 17, Dinakaran told media in Chennai.He further said...
21:37
As many as 22 joint secretaries have been appointed in different central government departments as part of mid-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected today.Of the total officers, 11 are from Indian Administrative Service and rest from other central services like Indian Police Service and Indian...
21:21
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today announced the appointment of Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as the brand ambassador of the Swachh Bharat Mission in the state and also made his upcoming film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha tax free.The movie stresses on the importance of building...
20:38
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar's health is not good but he is not on ventilator, news agency ANI reported quoting a doctor who is treating him at the Lilavati Hospital.Dilip Kumar's health is not good but he is not on ventilator, said noted pulmonologist Dr Jalil Parkar.Parkar further added, His...
19:36
A family from south Kashmir claimed that Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist Abu Dujana, killed by security forces this week, was their lost son Muzafar but beat a hasty retreat when asked to give their DNA samples, officials said on Friday.The family from Kokernag, 64 km from Pulwama where Dujana was...
19:21
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad on Friday received a notification that secret information related to Indian Army from the SDM Sadar office in Jhansi, is being given out to detective agents.Personnel in the office are being interrogated in connection with the case.A few records have been...
18:28
The Bharatiya Janata Party today termed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's visit to flood-hit Gujarat as an example of his 'photo opportunity' politics and played down protests targeting him, saying the opposition party should 'respect' people's emotions.After the Congress alleged that 'BJP...
17:51
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi visited flood affected areas in Gujarat, on Friday, where he was also shown black flags by a group of protesters.Addressing the villagers and the media, Rahul Gandhi said that he was in Assam the other day, Rajasthan on Friday and now in Gujarat.Amidst his...
17:45
Penguin Random House India is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and to promote reading, the publisher has provided books on the Delhi Metro with its anniversary special editions, Penguin 30 that will be placed across different metro stations between August 7-11. The anniversary special...
17:06
A block of cement used to damage the car Rahul Gandhi was travelling in, in Dhanera town in Gujarat. While the Congress VP was not injured, a SPG commando suffered injuries. A Banaskantha SP confirmed that Rahul's car was pelted with stones in Dhanera town and the rear glass panes of the vehicle...
17:00
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's car was pelted with stones while he was travelling during his tour to the flood-affected Banaskantha district of Gujarat on Friday. An SPG protectee, Rahul was travelling with SPG commandos some of whom were reportedly injured in the attack. Sources said...
16:43
The government has made Aadhaar number mandatory for the registration of death from October 1, to prevent identity fraud. The home ministry said today that it would be applicable for the residents of all states except Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Meghalaya, for which a date would be notified...
16:03
Thirty-three years after he spent eight days in space, Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, 69, draws similar adulation from generations of Indians who have memories of watching him inside that Russian shuttle on their television sets in April 1984. But the reticent test pilot does not make a fuss...
15:58
The Central Government on Friday sought two weeks from the Supreme Court to file reply in connection with the affidavit filed by the Election Commission over electronic voting machines malfunctioning.The apex court fixed the matter for further hearing after two weeks.A bench of the apex...
15:18
A Government Committee report has found pilots of a Jet Airways flight guilty of risking lives of passengers. In April this year, Jet Airways and Vistara flights were involved in a near miss at Delhi airport.The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau report, a copy...
14:38
The CBI issues a lookout notice against Karti Chidambaram, son of former union minister P Chidambaram.This comes as Karti, this morning, moved the Madras High Court asking if any lookout notice had been issued against him.Assistance Solicitor General sought time to get information on the...
14:34
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar's kidney functions not proper, says Lilavati Hospital.
13:54
The NIA on Friday produced separatist leaders arrested from Jammu and Kashmir before the Patiala House Court.The NIA has arrested seven Separatists - Altaf Shah, Ayaz Akbar, Peer Saifullah, Mehraj Kalwal, Shahid-ul-Islam, Naeem Khan and Bitta Karate for funding terror in the...
13:35
At a time when Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf faced the media onslaught after 'startling revelations' by its MNA Ms Ayesha Gulalai on Tuesday evening, the party chairman who skipped the all-important National Assembly session the same day, travelled all the way to Pakpattan in the dark of night.Mr...
13:20
The father of Major Kamlesh Pandey, who was killed in an encounter with terrorists in south Kashmir's Shopian district on Thursday, exhorted India to wage a full-fledged war against Pakistan.Pandey's father, Mohan Chandra Pandey, who is himself a retired army officer, said that Pakistan is...
13:07
Rajya Sabha proceedings were today briefly adjourned after opposition Samajwadi Party and BSP created a furore over the renaming of the historic Mughalsarai railway station in Uttar Pradesh after Deen Dayal Upadhayay. SP members trooped into the well of the House shouting slogans and disrupted...
13:00
Jab Harry Met Sejal has the stars, the songs, the scenery and everything you'd imagine in a love story, says Sukanya Verma. But in the absence of soul, none of it really matters. JHMS is so superficial in complexities and aspirations that you end up judging instead of rooting for its...
12:59
Rajasthan: Salman Khan leaves after appearing in Jodhpur Sessions Court in connection with illegal arms act case; further hearing on 5 October.In October 1998, Khan was charged with possessing an unlicensed .22 rifle and a .32 revolver and using them to poach two black bucks at Jodhpurs Kankani...
12:09
Pakistan is constructing six dams on the Indus river in Pakistan occupied Kashmir with China's assistance, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.The government has issued demarches to both Islamabad and Beijing over the constructions...
11:53
Around hundred Muslim students of a government girls school in Bhopal boycotted a workshop, organised by the authorities, that required the participants to make Shivlings from clay. The principal of the school reportedly told students to participate in the workshop if they want good marks in...
11:49
The Delhi High Court seeks Arnab Goswami's Republic TV's reply on Shashi Tharoor's plea to stop them from 'misreporting' his wife Sunanda Pushkar's case. The court says Goswami and the channel have to respect Tharoor's right to silence on the issue.Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday filed...
11:22
The voting to elect India's 15th Vice President will be held on August 5 and the results will be announced the same day.The term of incumbent Hamid Ansari, who has held the post for two consecutive terms, comes to an end on August 10.Here is everything you need to know about Vice-president...
11:04
RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav appears at the CBI Court in Ranchi for a hearing in the fodder scam case.
10:47
A campaign in India has urged providing women a day off for the first day of their periods. I didn't take this idea seriously when I first heard it. It seemed like the self-indulgent mumbo-jumbo of so-called post-feminists. To my shock, the issue has become a major point of discussion....
10:43
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar's wife Saira Banu is mum on reports of him suffering from a kidney ailment and says she is hopeful that he will recover soon with the prayers of his well-wishers and fans. We have to pray he recovers soon. He should be well Inshallah! God willing. The doctors are...
10:21
Banking, healthcare and FMCG stocks weighed heavy on markets today as the Sensex faltered and the Nifty dropped below the key 10,000-mark in early session.Asian shares were a mixed bag. The 30-share Sensex fell 76.20 points -- or 0.23 per cent -- to 32,161.68. The gauge had lost 337 points in the...
10:08
Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ayesha Gulalai has said that she would provide proof of her allegations if summoned by a court of law or a parliamentary committee.I am not here speaking without evidence. I will not pursue it personally, however, if they go to some forum, I will...
09:58
Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj today claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign policy had brought India respect while Jawaharlal Nehru's had only earned him respect. The foreign minister then got sucked into a controversy over a key pillar of the diplomatic legacy of the leader she...
09:10
Actor Salman Khan will appear in Jodhpur Court on Friday in connection with the 1998 Arms Act case.During the previous hearing on July 6, Salman Khan had not appeared in person.On July 6, the court hearing the matter had exempted him from appearing in person. However, he is required to be present...
09:05
Elderly women from Allahabad send a huge rakhi to the army as a tribute to the soldiers.
08:39
The National Investigation Agency, probing seven top Hurriyat separatists over accusations of terror financing in Jammu & Kashmir, has shortlisted as many as 14 properties allegedly owned by the head of the hardline faction Syed Ali Shah Geelani and his family members. The shortlisted...
07:54
The Opposition will most likely move two privilege motions against External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Rajya Sabha on Friday.The motions will be moved against her over two issues - misinformation on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lahore visit and the Bandung Conference.Congress leader...
01:10
A terrorist is believed to have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district tonight, the police said.Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Bijbehara area of the district following information about the presence of terrorists...
01:10
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