23:21
Angela Merkel Muhammed is Germany's newest residents.The little girl was born last week to a migrant couple who fled Syria's bloody war and decided to name her in honor of the 63-year-old German chancellor whose policies allowed them to start a new life in 2015.The St Franziskus Hospital in the...
23:08
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked chief ministers of BJP-ruled states to work in mission mode to realise the vision of a New India by 2022 as he pushed for speedy implementation of pro-poor schemes andboosting transparency in government schemes.Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah will review...
22:37
Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit, who was granted bail by the Supreme Court today in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, will have to report back to his unit after walking out of jail and the army will review his suspension from service after examining the court order, army sources said today.They said...
21:55
Eighteen MLAs supporting TTV Dinakaran and Sasikala faction have reignited the political debate in Tamil Nadu, just when the dust was starting to settle on the high-decibel AIADMK merger. The MLAs visited the Amma memorial, which has recently become the stage-setter for all political drama...
21:32
The Opposition today announced formation of a committee as part of its move to save the country's composite culture, with rebel JD-U leader Sharad Yadav as the convener of the 14-party group, which includesleaders from the Congress and the Left.Anand Sharma of the Congress, the CPI-M's Sitaram...
21:26
JUST IN: MLAs owing allegiance to T T V Dinakaran to meet Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao tomorrow.
21:02
Rail traffic was restored on the Meerut-Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur section today, two days after the Utkal train derailment, in the wake of which the Railways promised to upgrade safety features on the tracks.The 54542 Ambala Meerut city passenger train passed Khatauli (site of last Saturday's...
20:32
JUST IN: Man reported shot west of Barcelona by police hunting driver in Thursday's van attack.More details are awaited.
20:10
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will attend RJD's BJP Bhagao, Desh Bachao rally in Patna on Sunday, but participation of BSP supremo Mayawati appears uncertain as on today.Party president Akhilesh will be visting Patna on August 27 and attend the rally organised by Lalu Prasad, SP spokesman...
20:07
JUST IN: Kidambi Srikanth beats Russia's Sergey Sirant 21-13, 21-12 in opening round of World Badminton Championships 2017
19:53
A 12-year-old boy has succumbed to dengue, the first death due to the vector-borne disease reported in the city this season, municipal authorities said today.The boy, identified as Nitish Kumar, hailed from Bihar and was residing in Safdarjung area in south Delhi. He died at the Sir Ganga Ram...
19:31
Tamil Nadu's ruling party today abandoned its differences and came together with Palaniswami as chief minister and O Panneerselvam as the deputy CM. As the warring AIADMK factions came together, Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured all support to Tamil Nadu government for the growth of the...
19:02
All AIADMK ministers including Chief Minister Palaniswami and his deputy Panneerselvam today continued the tradition of keeping Jayalalithaa's photo in their shirt pocket during the swearing-in though the signature green colour of her reign was missing from the ceremony.The colour was distinct...
18:45
JUST IN: Supreme Court to pronounce judgment in TripleTalaq matter tomorrow.
18:32
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, CR Saraswathi (pictured) of TTV Dinakaran-VK Sasikala faction on Monday expressed unhappiness for being avoided during the merger of the EPS and the OPS factions.We are so happy that the OPS faction and EPS faction has been merged, even we wanted that....
18:11
Steps will be taken to remove AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala by convening the general council meeting, senior party leader and Rajya Sabha MP R Vaithilingam today said.Vaithilingam, a leader of the Palaniswami camp, addressing the merger meet at the party headquarters said measures will be...
16:50
In a post-merger reshuffle of his Cabinet, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today inducted O Panneerselvam as his deputy.The CM also accommodated Panneerselvam aide K Pandiarajan in the Cabinet, while re-allocating portfolios among existing ministers following the formal merger of the two...
16:10
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister O Panneerselvam is all set to be the Deputy Chief Minister under the merged All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government in the state.He will also be given the additional charge of Finance Ministry and will be sworn-in at 4:30 p.m. today.Earlier,...
15:58
OPS and EPS at the Amma Samadhi at Marina Beach in Chennai. The OPS faction has been promised three berths. After the Marina Beach stopover they will go to meet Governor K Rosaiah for the swearing-in ceremony for the Cabinet expansion. So, EPS, who remains the Chief Minister, heads the...
15:24
OPS: Soul of Amma and wish of cadres made AIADMK merger possible.TN CM EPS speaking : It was a dream of MG Ramachandran that we stay united that we don't split. When other parties split they don't come back together, but the AIADMK is not like other parties. We talked, we resolved our differences...
15:10
O Panneerselvam and Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami seated next to each other at the AIADMK party head office.O Panneerselvam: The people who are holding this party together are the cadre. I am happy to be back in you midst. The Honourable CM Edappadi Palaniswami called me, all the heads of...
15:04
Actor-activist Kamal Haasan, who came out strongly against corruption in politics asking why the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister EP Palaniswami has not been asked to step down, tweeted just now to say, Gandhi cap! Saffron cap! Kashmir cap! Now a clown's cap is on Tamilians' heads. Is this enough,...
14:28
Just in: AIADMK merger shortly. Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi Palaniswami arrives at the party headquarters. O Panneerselvam's official Twitter handle posts, @OfficeOfOPS Started to AIADMK HQ. #AIADMKMerger.NDTV quoting sources says EPS has agreed to expel VK Sasikala and the Manargudi mafia from the...
13:50
Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami has cancelled his scheduled visit to the AIADMK party headquarters, for now. Hundreds of party workers are at the party office but talks between Palaniswami and his predecessor O Panneerselvam have not gone as planned. The key condition by the OPS camp...
13:10
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said a solution to the ongoing stand-off between India and China at Doklam would be found soon and hoped that Beijing would make a positive move in this regard. He was speaking at a a function of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in New Delhi. There will be a...
12:35
Anticipating a merger of the two factions led by Edappadi Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam, the AIADMK headquarters in Chennai was packed with party cadre. The police have barricaded the roads to the HQ.Palaniswami and Panneerselvam are likely to arrive at the party headquarters by noon and...
12:11
Three Kashmiri students were arrested for allegedly disrespecting the National Anthem as they did not stand up for it when it was played in a cinema hall at Hyderabad.The incident took place on Saturday afternoon when the trio went to the Mantra mall, located near the Rajendra Nagar Police...
11:46
Tamil Nadu: Amid AIADMK merger speculation, party MLAs and workers reach party headquarters in Chennai.
11:40
All 43 MLAs of Gujarat Congress will meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi today.These legislators recently presented a united stand during the Rajya Sabha elections in the state.Earlier as many as 44 MLAs of the party were transported to...
11:16
Troubles for jailed All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary V.K. Sasikala don't seem to end as a video footage was submitted to the Anti-Corruption Bureaun allegedly by ex-deputy inspector general of police (DIG) (Prisons) D Roopa showing the former and her relative...
10:54
Jaish aided by LeT attacked Parliament knowing mobilisation of Indian military assets would be the consequence. That mobilisation happened, necessitating a military response from Musharraf who moved troops guarding back doors out of Tora Bora, facilitating Osama's escape.Cathy Scott-Clark and...
10:43
The apex court sets aside the order of the Bombay High Court denying bail to Purohit. The SC says the bail has been granted subject to certain conditions.
10:42
Just in: Supreme Court grants bail to the 2008 Malegaon blast accused Srikant Lt Col Purohit. The National Investigating Agency had opposed his bail during the last hearing and argued that there was evidence against him. On August 17, the Supreme Court had reserved its verdict on Lt Col Purohit's...
10:22
Domestic bourses got back on their feet in early trade after Friday's slump as the benchmark Sensex recovered about 93 points driven by a fresh round of buying amid a firming trend in other Asian markets. Besides, persistent buying by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) too influenced...
10:11
At first glance, the special leave petition before the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Shafin Jahan (petitioner) and Asokan KM & others (respondents) may seem like a page out of a hackneyed screenplay. Shafin Jahan, a young man from Kerala, knocked on the doors of the country's...
10:04
A woman was allegedly lynched by a mob on the suspicion that she was a member of a braid-chopping gang in Jharkhand's Sahibgunj district, the police said. Three persons, who too were assaulted on Saturday by the mob on the suspicion that they were members of the gang, have been rescued, a police...
09:57
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah will meet the Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of all party-ruled states today to discuss core issues like development and social welfare work including the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.Besides 13 Chief Ministers and six Deputy Chief...
09:47
Retired IAS officer P V R K Prasad, who was Additional Secretary and Media Advisor to former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, passed away in the wee hours today.He was 77.Prasad died of cardiac arrest at a super-speciality hospital in Hyderabad, sources close to him said.Prasad, an IAS officer...
09:23
Amid merger talks between two factions of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao will reach Chennai today. According to his PRO, Rao -- who is also the Governor of Maharashtra -- has cancelled as his appointments for the day in Mumbai.Some media...
09:13
Ten United States Navy sailors are missing and five have been injured after the USS John S McCain destroyer collided with an oil tanker near Singapore early Monday morning.The US Navy in a statement said that the USS John S McCain collided with the merchant vessel Alnic MC while the destroyer was...
08:35
The entrance examination for the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology will go completely online from 2018 to make logistics and evaluations easier, the Joint Admission Board decided on Sunday.The JAB, which is the policy-making body on IIT admissions, took the decision at a meeting in...
08:24
Uttar Pradesh Police's ADG (Law and Order) has said that till now there was no proof of any terror outfit's involvement in the derailment of the Utkal Kalinga Express at Khatauli in which 22 people lost their lives.The ATS is camping there. As per investigations done till now, there is no...
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