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US President Donald Trump outlined his intentions to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem in a call with President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday according to Palestinian Authority spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh.The Palestinians said that Abbas warned Trump in the call against the dangers of such a...
22:47
London's first electric-powered black cabs hit the streets today, the British capital's iconic taxis getting a facelift for the modern age that should help cut pollution in the city.The new-look cabs will meet the strict new emissions regulations required for all new London taxis from 2018.They...
22:20
A panel formed by the Delhi government to look into the case of a premature baby wrongly declared dead has found the hospital guilty of not following prescribed medical norms in dealing with newborn infants.The three-member panel submitted its preliminary report to Delhi's Heath minister...
21:59
Special counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating the Russian meddling in the 2016 US Presidential election campaign, has been handed over the data on accounts held by United States President Donald Trump.Mueller had forced the German banking giant Deutsche Bank to submit documents about its...
21:36
The BBC has landed itself in a new racism row after it used footage of the wrong Bollywood star in its obituary. Actor Shashi Kapoor died aged 79 on Monday, but the tribute to the star on the broadcaster's flagship news programme mistakenly used footage of Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi...
21:24
Union minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said she would launch mahaupvaas se mahaprayan (fast unto death) if implementation of plans related to Ganga cleaning did not start by October next year. The drinking water and sanitation minister made the remarks in the presence of Union Water Resources,...
21:05
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee once again raked up the issue of pollution-hit Delhi, stating that the Centre's ambitious 'Swachh Bharat Mission' was of no good.The TMC supremo had yesterday said that she was ashamed at seeing Sri Lankan cricketers donning pollution masks while playing...
20:44
In a twist to the RK Nagar bypolls, actor Vishal's nomination papers have been accepted after they were initally rejected. Earlier in the day, Vishal, who heads the Tamil Film Producers Council and is the general secretary of the Nadigar Sangam (South Indian Artistes Association), squatted...
20:36
BCCI's rotation policy might do what Sri Lankan team's complaints of poor air quality could not -- keep international cricket away from Delhi at least till 2020.Delhi's viability as an international sports venue has been called into question after Sri Lankan players complained of breathing...
20:10
Uttar Pradesh DGP Sulkhan Singh today issued detailed directives to district police chiefs in the state for taking all necessary steps to ensure peace and amity on the anniversary of Babri mosque demolition tomorrow.The respective police chiefs have been asked to promulgate prohibitory orders in...
19:47
Terming the prospect of Uniform Civil Code difficult to implement, Law Commission Chairman Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan said UCC is not possible and not even an option.Personal Laws can never be done away with as they have constitutional protection, Justice Chauhan said. The 21st Law...
19:12
China has decided to temporarily stop funding at least three major road projects in Pakistan, being built as part of the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, following reports of corruption, a decision that has left officials in Islamabad stunned, a media report said today. The...
18:46
Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to be the most followed Indian on Twitter, increasing his follower base from 24.6 million in 2016 to 37.5 million this year, a report made public by the microblogging site revealed. As per trends in 2017, PM Modi saw his follower base...
18:14
The BJP today asked the Congress to clarify if it agreed with its leader Kapil Sibal, who as the counsel for the Sunni Waqf Board in the Supreme Court sought deferment of the Ayodhya case until after 2019 Lok Sabha polls.The apex court today rejected Sibal's submission that the hearing in Ram...
17:55
Two opposition chief ministers Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal have tweeted support for senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha, after he was detained yesterday, during his sit-in over the demands of farmers.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extended her full support to the former Union...
17:42
Actor Vishal's nomination for the RK Nagar By-polls in Chennai has also been rejected by the Election Commission.
17:18
Cyclone Ockhi today moved closer to the southern coast near Surat in Gujarat and is expected to make a landfall in the state around midnight, said officials. As per the latest forecast released by the Meteorological Centre in Ahmedabad, the cyclone is now just 390 km away from Surat and is...
16:42
Former TN CM J Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar's nomination for Chennai's RK Nagar constituency has been rejected by the Election Commission after several discrepancies were found in her form.
16:39
Many Bollywood celebrities came forward to offer their condolences to Shashi Kapoor through social media, but it was Dharmendra's endearing tribute to the actor that made everyone emotional.The actor shared a black and white throwback picture of a young Shashi Kapoor sitting with legendary...
16:33
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is the only valid candidate in the fray for the election to the Congress president's post, the party's returning officer said today. The picture became clear following the scrutiny of nominations filed yesterday on his behalf. There is now only one validly...
16:15
Rahul Gandhi nomination papers: A total of 89 nomination papers all proposing the names of Rahul Gandhi have been received, have been scrutinized and each nomination paper has been found all valid. There is now only one validly nominated candidate that is Rahul Gandhi left in the fray for...
15:52
The skies opened up today as the legendary Shashi Kapoor, the romantic Hindi screen icon of the 70s and 80s, was cremated with state honours at the Santacruz Hindu crematorium in Santacruz in Mumbai. The long-ailing actor passed away last evening at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in...
15:51
Supreme Court fixed the Ayodhya dispute matter for further hearing on February 8, 2018
15:27
Amul's tribute to Shashi Kapoor...
15:24
The Supreme Court began the final hearing in the Ayodhya land dispute case today, a day before the 25th anniversary of the demolition of the medieval-era mosque -- the Babri Masjid.A specially constituted bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices Ashok Bhushan and Abdul Nazeer are hearing a...
14:45
The Kerala government today said intensified search and rescue operations are on to trace the 92 fishermen missing in high seas after Cyclone Ockhi hit the state's coast on November 29. 'Operation Synergy,' a joint rescue mission by the Navy, the Air Force, Coast Guard and state fisheries...
14:14
The last rites of Bollywood veteran actor Shashi Kapoor was held at Mumbai's Santacruz crematorium, which was attended by people from the film industry. A number of eminent Bollywood celebrities -- Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay...
14:11
The production on the sixth and final season of Netflix's House of Cards will begin next year without its lead Kevin Spacey. The final season will have eight episodes and will be refocused on the character of actor Robin Wright. Netflix had suspended production on the show earlier this month in...
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The National Disaster Management Authority today asked fishermen in both eastern and western coasts not to venture out in the sea for the next three days as heavy rainfall is expected in many areas due to Cyclone Ockhi. Asking people not to panic in case of a cyclone alert, the NDMA said in an...
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Ranbir and Rajiv Kapoor attend the last rites ceremony of veteran actor Shashi Kapoor at Santacruz crematorium.
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Saif Ali Khan and Lara Dutta at the funeral.
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Mourners at the Santacruz crematorium. Shashi Kapoor will be consigned to flames shortly. In the centre of the frame is Rishi Kapoor and to his right is Satish Shah. Kapoor has been wrapped in the tricolour and will be given a three-gun salute. Pic courtesy: ANI
12:42
Naseeruddin Shah with his wife Ratna Pathak on their way to Shashi Kapoor's Juhu residence, earlier in the day.
12:41
Celebrities descend at Prithvi House to pay their last respects to Shashi Kapoor, who died in Mumbai on Monday. He was 79 and had been battling a kidney ailment and had been confined to a wheelchair for years. His mortal remains were taken to the Santacruz crematorium shortly thereafter. Among...
12:16
The Mumbai centre of India Meteorological Department on Tuesday urged the fisherman working on the Maharashtra-Goa coasts to not venture in the sea for the next 48 hours.A statement issued by the IMD advised the fishermen to turn back to the coast.Fishermen are advised to return to the coast...
12:03
Tamil Nadu: CM Edappadi K Palaniswami and Deputy CM O Panneerselvam paid tribute to former CM J Jayalalithaa at the Jaya Memorial on her first death anniversary.
11:48
PM Narendra Modi's message to Gujarat and it doesn't have to do with the elections or opposition bashing. After leaving a trail of destruction in the southern coast, Cyclone Ockhi is expected to make landfall in coastal Gujarat on Tuesday midnight with squally winds, which may cause heavy rains...
11:38
The air quality in the Delhi-NCR has deteriorated in the last two days. As per the latest AQI data, Delhi's Lodhi Road area has content of prominent pollutants PM 10 and PM 2.5 in 'severe' and 'very poor' category respectively. The air quality around India Gate was on Tuesday recorded at 258...
11:17
The Disaster Management Cell, Mumbai, says that the IMD informs that Cyclone Ockhi is 300 km West-South West of Mumbai. It is likely to continue to move North-North Eastward, weaken gradually and will cross South Gujarat and North Maharashtra coast as a deep depression by the 5th December 2017....
11:16
Undeniably attractive as he was, his crooked smile -- one that made women go weak in the knees -- symbolised the beauty of imperfections to me. When I was a kid, I was terribly conscious of my irregular set of teeth but seeing Shashi Kapoor laugh so wholeheartedly despite it inspired me to...
11:02
China has temporarily stopped funding of some projects particularly those related to the road network under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) till further decision regarding 'new guidelines' to be issued from Beijing, a senior government official told Dawn on Monday. Read more
11:00
Seeking to enlarge its content ecosystem, telecom operator Bharti Airtel has acquired a strategic stake in Juggernaut Books, a digital platform backed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani. Juggernaut allows people to discover and read books as well as submit amateur writing. The investment is...
10:58
As Mumbai braces for Cyclone Ockhi, areas near the metropolis witnessed a spell of hailstorm, while schools and colleges in the city and adjoining districts have been closed today as a precautionary measure. Some parts of the Munbai-Pune Expressway experienced a hailstorm early today, police...
10:49
North India may experience its first big cold wave of the season from December 11 onwards because of fresh snow spells and rain in the hills, private weather forecaster, Skymet said.The forecaster said the cold wave could also fog and rain in the plains which might impact road, rail and air...
10:42
BJP President Amit Shah's public rallies in Rajula, Mahuva and Shihor cancelled due to Cyclone Ockhi in Gujarat.
10:15
Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has figured in the Politico's Power List for the year 2018, for having assumed the mantle of a House leader of resistance. Jayapal, 52, ranked fifth on 18 is the only Indian- American to figure in the Politico's power list. 18 to watch in 2018...
10:11
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will commence the final hearings in the long-standing Ayodhya dispute.The first hearing is set a day before the 25th anniversary of the demolition of medieval-era mosque, Babri Masjid. According to reports, the top court will be hearing a total of 13 appeals filed...
09:58
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has penned a heartfelt post for late actor Shashi Kapoor, with whom he formed an enormously successful on-screen partnership.Kapoor, one of the stalwarts of the Indian cinema industry, passed away on Monday at the age of 79.The veteran actor shared the link of...
09:46
Three Lashker-e-Tayiba terrorists, including two Pakistanis, allegedly responsible for carrying out an attack on Amarnath pilgrims in July this year, were killed in an encounter in South Kashmir, police said on Tuesday.One terrorist, who had managed to flee from the encounter site, was also...
09:23
Time and nation will decide on the leadership skills of Rahul Gandhi, who is set to be elevated as Congress president, a Shiv Sena MP said.The 47-year-old Congress vice president filed his nomination papers for the post of party chief yesterday.When a party elects its president, it knows what...
09:17
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said patriotism can counter the menace of terrorism, naxalism and corruption.During a programme in Gorakhpur, the CM stressed the need to improve the quality of education and develop a sense of patriotism among the people.The truth is that...
08:45
In a major victory for President Donald Trump, the United States Supreme Court has allowed his travel ban to take full effect pending appeal, for people coming from six Muslim-majority countries.As a result of the Supreme Court's ruling, Trump's travel ban, which restricts travel to the US by...
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South Africa's corruption watchdog has found officials misused millions of dollars during Nelson Mandela's funeral four years ago.According to the report, 300m rand (Rs 142 crore) was redirected from a development fund to help with costs.It had been earmarked for things like sanitation, the...
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