23:51
Senior Supreme Court advocate Rajeev Dhavan today called it quits after what he described as a humiliating end to the sensational Delhi government-Centre dispute case.In a letter addressed to Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra, the 74-year-old lawyer said he had decided to give up court...
23:45
Newly-elected Congress president Rahul Gandhi today targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of corruption, saying he was waiting to hear from the latter on the issue.The list is long, tweeted Gandhi, while referring to the alleged scams related to the Gujarat State Petroleum...
23:05
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi today said the cow protection movement is not directed against Muslims and Christians and that it is being given a communal color unnecessarily.He said demands related to caste, region and language cannot bring about a change in...
22:57
The Congress is entrapped in Blue Whale challenge and will see the final episode on December 18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, invoking the dangerous online game which culminates in the player committing suicide, to attack the opposition party.Addressing a rally in Patan in northern...
22:37
Nana Patole, who recently resigned from Lok Sabha and the BJP, today shared stage with Congress president-elect Rahul Gandhi at election rally in Gandhinagar and fulminated against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, claiming he abused senior MPs who had once gone to meet him.Addressing the rally,...
21:41
Virtually ruling out an apology by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today charged former prime minister Manmohan Singh with defying the national line by meeting Pakistani diplomats anddemanded to know the context, relevance and necessity of such a meet.Terming the...
20:51
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackerays son Amit, 25, got engaged to fashion designer Mitali Borude in a private ceremony in Mumbai today.After the ceremony, Amit posted a picture on his Facebook page with his wife-to-be, with the caption New boss in the house. -- PTIImage: Raj...
20:44
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called the Manhattan explosion as an attempted terrorist attack.Blasio said that the suspect believed to have acted alone and that there are no known other incidents.Security officials have identified suspect as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah. New York...
20:15
The Fire Department of New York says four people, including the suspect, have been hurt following the pipe bomb explosion near Port Authority bus terminal at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue near Times Square in New York City at the height of the morning rush hour. Fire officials say none of...
19:32
The New York City police department today said that they were responding to reports of an explosion in Manhattan's Port Authority, one of the nation's busiest transportation hubs.Later, the police confirmed that one person is in custody but were not yet identifying the device used. Multiple...
19:19
New York emergency authorities were responding to reports of an explosion at New York's Port Authority, one of the city's busiest commuter hubs, during Monday morning's rush hour. Local news channel WABC cited police officials as saying a possible pipe bomb detonated in a passageway...
18:59
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Rahul Gandhi for his elevation as Congress President.I congratulate Rahul Ji on his election as Congress President. My best wishes for a fruitful tenure. @OfficeOfRG, Modi tweeted.Earlier, Congress' central election authority head had said Gandhi...
18:50
After months of speculations, it has finally happened. India cricket captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood actor Anushka Sharma have tied the knot in a private ceremony in Milan, Italy, several TV channels reported today. According to Filmfare, the ceremony took place earlier this morning...
18:16
AIADMK MPs are likely to get four bedroom apartments from the Tamil Nadu government which they can use for their life time. Free. The apartments are in Thirumangalam Anna Nagar in Chennai and are worth around Rs four crore. This bonanza for the MPs are said to have been approved by the Tamil Nadu...
18:02
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday expressed happiness on the elevation of Rahul Gandhi as party president and said the latter has shown a lot of mettle over a period of time and will be able to execute his responsibility well.Azad said the entire Bharatiya...
17:27
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's statement on PM Modi's allegations at an election rally that there was an attempt by Pakistan to interfere in the Gujarat polls. Modi alleged that Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar had held a meeting at his house which was attended by former prime...
16:48
Last week member of Parliament from Lakshadweep P P Mohammed Faizal of the Nationalist Congress Party had complained that the Navy and Coast Guard had not done enough in the aftermath of the Ockhi cyclone. The MP, who had been stranded in Cochin then, has now reached the islands to...
16:08
Global investment bank Nomura has predicted India's economy to register a 7.5 per cent growth rate in 2018, saying it is on the cusp of a cyclical recovery. India's Gross Domestic Product growth bottomed-out in the second quarter of 2017 at 5.7 per cent year-on-year, rising to 6.3 per cent in the...
15:41
Rahul Gandhi has been elected Congress president unopposed, announces Mullappally Ramachandran, Congress leader. Eighty-nine nomination proposals were received, all were valid. Since there was only one candidate. I hereby declare Rahul Gandhi elected as the president of Indian National...
15:12
Army vehicle attacked by terrorists in Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir. More details awaited
15:02
Religious bigotry has official sanction in the new India. It is fashionable in saffron circles and common among the middle class. The common refrain is that India is a Hindu country and finally the majority community need not be apologetic any more about it. Brazen bigotry is the zeitgeist of the...
14:58
Congress leader Haresh Moradiya and his wife allegedly commit suicide in Rajkot, Gujarat. Details awaited.
14:53
Apologists for imperialism and its critics are too busy bickering over their interpretations of history -- and a controversial paper by a former Hong Kong journalist -- to notice what's going on right now. Read more
14:51
The man accused of molesting Dangal actress, Zaira Wasim, during a Vistara Delhi-Mumbai flight has told the police that his leg touched the star unintentionally and that he had apologised to her after she raised an alarm.Vikas Sachdev (39), who stays in Andheri in suburban Mumbai, said he was...
14:07
BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha, not on the best of terms with the ruling BJP, and considered a rebel, tweets after the PM yesterday claimed at an election rally that there was an attempt by Pakistan to interfere in the Gujarat polls. Modi also raised questions about the alleged appeal by former...
13:47
Hardik Patel in Ahmedabad on a motorcycle rally: I am getting very good response from the people and I am very confident.
13:22
The much-awaited Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli wedding is in all likelihood set to take place on December 12. Confirming this, a friend and co-star of actress Anushka Sharma, who does not want to be named added, She has mentioned her wedding plans, but there was no invitation. She made it very...
13:10
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on tweet by Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson: Completely abhor outside interference in India's internal affairs. Pakistan's promotion of terrorism in India is well known but Pakistan must stop giving us lessons; we are proud of our democracy....
12:55
Congress responds to PM Modi's remarks that the Congress is conspiring with Pakistan for the Gujarat elections. Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma says, It's outrageous. This is just an attempt to polarize ahead of second phase of voting. This also shows his desperation and that BJP's loss is now...
12:44
Pakistan today said India's politicians should not drag the country into its domestic politics during campaigning for the Gujarat assembly polls.India should stop dragging Pakistan into its electoral debate and win victories on own strength rather than fabricated conspiracies, which are utterly...
12:32
A World Record Long Live Painting will be organised today at the Central Park in Connaught Place in the heart of Delhi.The painting will start at 1.30 pm under the banner of 'Harmony Through Watercolor'.Around 75 painters, including world master artists, will be participating in the 75m...
11:58
Hardik Patel supporters take out a motorcycle rally in Ahmedabad. The Patidar leader has proven his ability to draw large audiences. He has pledged support to the Congress, but has not made a joint appearance with Congress VP Rahul Gandhi at any place in Gujarat during the campaign trail.
11:46
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted to three trustees of the Ryan International Group in connection with the killing of a student in the school premises. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre said the petition is dismissed. The court had...
11:46
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted to three trustees of the Ryan International Group in connection with the killing of a student in the school premises. A bench of Justices R K Agrawal and A M Sapre said the petition is dismissed. The court had...
11:42
Eight persons were today arrested for allegedly beating up and molesting a woman from Varanasi and leaving a French national injured when he tried to intervene. UP Police maintained that no attack was made on the French national. The woman along with a group of French tourists and her relatives...
11:32
At least 30 people were injured on Monday morning after the bus they were travelling in fell off the Jamni River bridge in Tikamgarh area of Madhya Pradesh. Four people were critically injured in the accident. All the injured have been shifted to hospital. The bus was returning...
11:13
The internet services have been suspended on Monday in some areas of Jammu and Kashmir following the killing of three terrorists in Handwara's Unisoo.The internet services have been suspended in Sopore, Baramulla, Handwara and Kupwara.At least three terrorists allegedly from Pakistan were...
11:03
Who would have thought that something Mani Shankar Aiyar said would become an issue, and perhaps THE issue, of a Gujarat election?I certainly did not and nor do I think it is an issue of the size in Gujarat that people think outside it is.When I heard about the scandalous remark, I checked my...
10:48
There are a lot of positive things these reforms are bringing about and it is only a matter of some quarters before the growth rate picks up momentum. Until then we need to be a little bit patient. Soumya Kanti Ghosh, the group chief economic advisor at the State Bank of India, speaks to...
10:43
Roadshows by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Ahmedabad tomorrow cannot be held as the police has refused permission, citing security issues and public inconveniences, Anup Kumar Singh, Police Commissioner, Ahmedabad, said. There is a likelihood of an overlap in...
10:18
A new report reveals that the Indian judiciary is in dire straits and throws light on the various reasons, besides flaws in recruitment process, behind immense shortage of judges in the country. The Hindu takes a closer look at the first-of-its-kind study done by Delhi-based Vidhi Centre for...
09:43
Around 5:30 each morning, President Trump wakes and tunes into the television in the White Houses master bedroom. He flips to CNN for news, moves to Fox & Friends for comfort and messaging ideas, and sometimes watches MSNBCs Morning Joe because, friends suspect, it fires him up for the day....
09:28
At least three terrorists allegedly from Pakistan were neutralised by a joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, the Rashtriya Rifles and the Central Reserve Police Force in Unisoo of Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir SP Vaid...
09:17
A heartbreaking video of a young boy pleading to be left alone by bullies has gone viral and celebrities are offering him their support.Keaton Jones, of Knoxville, Tennessee, asked his mother, Kimberly Jones, a question that so many people would like the answer too. Just out of curiosity,...
09:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a public rally on Sunday night asked his predecessor Manmohan Singh why did he not show the courage to order a surgical strike post the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, despite the readiness of the army.He said after the Mumbai attacks, the Air Force had...
08:41
Around 1,600-1,800 Chinese troops have now virtually established a permanent presence in the Doklam area, near the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction, with the construction of two helipads, upgraded roads, scores of pre-fabricated huts, shelters and stores to withstand the freezing winter in the...
08:14
The man who allegedly molested actor Zaira Wasim on board a Delhi-Mumbai flight was arrested after a huge public outcry over the incident prompted the Maharashtra State Commission for Women to seek an enquiry into the shameful incident.The 39-year-old Vikas Sachdev was arrested, police...
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