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The day after it happened, I did tell one friend that Polanski had done that to me, the woman, identified as Robin, said in a statement on Tuesday.The reason, with this exception, that I kept it to myself is that I didn't want my father to do something that might cause him to go to prison for the...
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh today termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s outreach to Kashmiris as “heartwarming” and said the NDA government believes that common people in the state want to be active stakeholders in the peace process.In an article, ‘Decoding PM’s Speech’, the home...
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Sohail Mahmood on Wednesday assumed his charge as the Pakistan's High Commissioner to India, after his predecessor Abdul Basit announced retirement before his tenure was scheduled to endMahmood, who joined Pakistan's Foreign Service in 1985, had discharged his responsibilities in Islamabad's...
21:57
The Congress today questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over figures quoted in his Independence Day speech on demonetisation, and asked him how he knew that Rs three lakh crore had come into the bankingsystem when the RBI was still counting notes.Senior Congress spokesperson Ghulam Nabi Azad...
21:35
Former US Presidents George HW Bush and George W Bush released a joint statement Wednesday denouncing racism in the wake of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.But the statement, coming one day after US President Donald Trump was widely criticised for appearing to draw a moral equivalency...
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The House of Commons today said it will review at the length of time the iconic Big Ben will be silenced during renovation work after concerns expressed by lawmakers, the media as well as Prime Minister Theresa May.The bell of one of the world's most famous clock towers of the 19th century is to...
20:39
The Jammu and Kashmir government has begun the construction of 100 bunkers in border villages along the Line of Control in Rajouri district where there have been repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan forces.The district administration has started the construction of 100 bunkers in villages...
20:22
US Department of State has designated Hizbul Mujahideen as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation. Earlier in June ahead of a visit to Washington by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the US had declared Syed Salahuddin, the chief of the terror group, as a global terrorist. Salahuddin has...
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Back with the NDA, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will seek a special package of a whopping Rs 2.75 lakh crore from the Centre for the state'sdevelopment, JD-U spokesman K C tyagi said today.Tyagi said Kumar had informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about various initiatives of his government...
19:26
United States President Donald Trump has hailed North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un's decision of scrapping his plan to attack Guam as a very wise and well reasoned decision.Kim Jong Un of North Korea made a very wise and well reasoned decision. The alternative would have been both catastrophic and...
18:58
An encounter between security forces and terrorists broke out on Wednesday in Kakpora's Banderpora in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. LeT commander Ayub Lelhari was killed in the encounter.He (Ayub Lelhari) was one of the most wanted terrorists. It's a great success for the forces, said SP Vaid, DGP...
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National broadcaster Doordarshan on Wednesday refuted allegations of intentionally blacking out the Independence Day speech of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar and said that the reports are 'totally incorrect'Doordarshan in its letter stated that the News Unit of the local station of...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday appointed a panel comprising of two retired judges to examine more than 235 cases in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.The top court said the panel would supervise whether the cases in which the closure report had been filed was correct or not and...
17:34
A special court on Wednesday permitted the Enforcement Directorate for custodial interrogation of Indrani Mukerjea in connection with the INX media case.The Delhi Court issued production warrant against Indrani seeking her presence before the court on September 9th.Earlier in May, an FIR was...
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Rahul Gandhi today flayed the Jammu and Kashmir policy of the Narendra Modi government, alleging that it has created a space in the troubled state for Pakistan to misbehave. His attack on the government at a Congress rally in Bengaluru comes a day after Modi, in his Independence Day address,...
16:51
Former JD-U national president Sharad Yadav may be disqualified as a member of the Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu can take a decision on this provided a complaint is lodged against Yadav. Legal teams representing the JDU and the BJP are working towards this as you read this....
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Amid allegations that shortage of oxygen cylinders at a Gorakhpur hospital led to the deaths of scores of children, Uttar Pradesh health minister Siddharth Nath Singh said today that the loss of life due to such a reason was nothing less than heinous crime. He said that all aspects related to the...
16:28
UK PM Theresa May has refused to directly condemn Donald Trump's defence of neo-Nazis and white supremacists in Charlottesville, despite three senior Conservatives having issued strong criticism of the US President's remarks. Developing story.
16:17
Rahul Gandhi with Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah at the launch of the Indira canteens which will dole food out at a cost of Rs 5 and Rs 10.
16:09
Delhi High Court sets aside Rs 100 per kg fee fixed by DGCA for excess check-in baggage of 15-20 kilos on private airlines: PTI
15:53
Melbourne has been named the world's most liveable' city for the seventh year running.The capital of the Australian state of Victoria, known for its trendy cafs, bars and laneways, topped the Economist Intelligence Unit's 2017 ranking, which examined five categories - stability; healthcare;...
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The Narendra Modi government may have to fill in three constitutional positions -- Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission, Comptroller and Auditor General, and one vacacny in the Election Commission. Informal exercises have since begun to fill in the posts. A lakshman rekha has been drawn...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not keen to take representatives from the AIADMK into his council of ministers when the Cabinet expansion takes place in mid September. The reason is that the three warring factions of the AIADMK have still not merged as one party and appropriated the...
14:57
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a 'Indira Canteen' in Bengaluru with the vision of providing good quality of food to the poor at a cheap price.While addressing the public gathering, Rahul said that he was proud that it is the Congress government that conceptualised...
14:18
Police and paramilitary CRPF personnel are being trained in standard operating procedures (SOPs) to help them deal with stone throwing incidents in Kashmir, CRPF Director General R R Bhatnagar said today. The DG said strategy, training and new SOPs had been formulated. Using non-lethal ammunition...
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The The Supreme Court today directed an NIA probe under the supervision of a retired apex court judge into issues raised by a Muslim man whose marriage was annulled by the Kerala High Court that described the case as an instance of 'love jihad'. A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar said the...
13:54
A new species of a 100-million- year-old damselfly discovered in Myanmar has been named in honour of famed British broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough, scientists said today. The species, belonging to a group more commonly known as shadowdamsels, has been named Mesosticta...
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With Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar alleging that Doordarshan and the All India Radio refused to broadcast his Independence Day address, state Deputy Assembly Speaker Pabitra Kar questioned the federalism structure of the country.If the chief minister says anything, it cannot be censored. It...
13:17
Indian-Americans have condemned US President Donald Trump's remarks blaming both sides for the Charlottesville violence and termed his defence of neo- Nazi groups and white supremacists as a disgrace. Trump had come under fire from both Republicans and Democrats for his muted response to the...
13:05
A global mining giant seeking public funds to develop one of the world's largest coal mines in Australia has been accused of fraudulently siphoning hundreds of millions of dollars of borrowed money into overseas tax havens. Indian conglomerate the Adani Group is expecting a legal decision in...
13:02
BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra defames former Vice President Hamid Ansari. Read
12:51
An anti-racism tweet by former US President Barack Obama after the Charlottesville violence in which he quoted iconic South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela has become the most liked tweet ever, garnering more than 2.8 million likes. No one is born hating another person because of the...
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From Iraq to Burma: These recipes show that Bengalis aren't alone in their devotion to hilsa. Read
12:13
The father of a child, who died in Gorakhpur's BRD Medical College tragedy, has filed a police complaint against the Health Minister, the Medical Education Minister and the Principal Secretary Health in Gorakhpur.The father of the deceased child, Rajbhar, who hails from Gopalganj in Bihar had...
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The deadly 'Blue Whale Challenge', an online game which urges players to fulfill self-harming challenges resulting in suicide, has already claimed a few victims across the country, alarming the authorities. In a bid to stop it, the government has directed social media and internet companies such...
11:44
A Congress leader pushing 50 is welcomed in Kanakanapaiya in Karnataka with his baby pictures. The picture was tweeted by @KiranKS
11:32
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who was recently discharged from Lilavati Hospital, was on Tuesday visited by Shah Rukh Khan, his 'mooh-bola beta' (like his son).Wife and veteran actress Saira Banu took to Twitter to share photos from the evening.Message from Saira Banu: Sahab's mooh-bola beta-son...
11:09
Dr Annie Besant, an Englishwoman, was part of India's freedom movement. 100 years ago, she was placed under house arrest by the British in a bungalow in Ooty. It was here she unfurled the Home Rule flag as a symbol for India's right to self government. Archana Masih/Rediff.com stops by. Do read
11:01
Maithili Sharan Gupt’s immortal lines hum kaun thae, kya ho gaye hain, aur kya honge abhi, aao vichare aaj mil kar yeh samasyaen sabhi (Who were we? Who have we become? And what more shall we be? Come, let us together meditate on all these conundrums), seem the right exhortation on India’s...
10:37
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today signalled a shift in his government's hardline Kashmir policy, echoing former chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed's 2002 formula of na bandook se, na goli se; baat banegi boli se (not the gun, nor bullets, a solution will be reached through dialogue. For the...
10:29
Amid a political storm over his position that 'both sides' were at fault for the violence in Charlottesville, a combative President Donald Trump said that he has no doubt over his comments.The US President went back to to his initial stand that both left and right-wing extremists became violent...
10:03
Meanwhile, in West Bengal, unknown persons threw ink at a bust of Subhash Chandra Bose in Birbhum.
09:56
The National Investigation Agency today conducted searches at about a dozen locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the terror funding case against separatists and others. Officials in the central probe agency said the searches are being carried out at 12 locations in Srinagar,...
09:53
In a first-of-its-kind initiative, Air India has started giving boarding priority to serving Armed Forces personnel from the Army, the Air Force and the Navy. This exercise commenced on Tuesday (August 15), on the occasion of India's 71st Independence Day, to recognise, respect and honour...
09:34
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M Karunanidhi was today admitted to a hospital to undergo a minor procedure, an official said.The nonagenarian leader has been admitted for a minor procedure -- change of (Percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy) PEG tube. He will be discharged from the hospital...
09:31
The government has directed internet majors Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Microsoft and Yahoo to immediately remove links of the dangerous online game Blue Whale Challenge, which has led to suicides of children in India and other countries.Instances of children committing suicide while...
09:17
Religious freedom is under attack in Pakistan where minorities like Sikhs, Christians and Hindus remained concerned over government's inadequate action to address forced conversions to Islam.Members of religious minority communities said that there continued to be inconsistent application of laws...
09:09
Pakistan today resorted to firing and shelling on forward posts and civilian areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, prompting the Indian army to give a befitting response.Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and...
