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The Afghanistan Government on Monday handed over to Pakistan a list of 32 terrorist training centres and 85 terrorists based in Pakistan.The list, which was delivered by Afghanistan's ambassador in Pakistan, came in the backdrop of the brewing tension between the two nations following the last...
22:36
The parents of children studying in a private school in Bengaluru gathered around the school after they heard that a three-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by an employee.Following an FIR, the accused was immediately arrested by police.Expressing concern, the parents staged a protest and...
22:03
Ailing DMK president M Karunanidhi was recuperating and undergoing speech therapy, his son and party working president M K Stalin said today. You all know. It is due to old age. There are some issues. Right now, he is recuperating, Stalin told reporters at the party headquarters 'Anna...
22:01
Indian Space Research Organisation chairman A S Kiran Kumar today said the country has the capability to develop a space station, but it needed a long-term approach and an ambitious planning. His comment follows ISRO display of technological prowess last week by launching 104 satellites in a...
21:23
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Working President M K Stalin has said that his party will bring a no confidence motion against Tamil Nadu assembly speaker P Dhanpal. Â Â 34 DMK MLAs signatures are enough to remove the speaker, Stalin said. Â He further said, Edappadi K Palaniswam would not have...
20:55
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today said the government, in future, should reconsider the decision to introduce the Rs 2,000 note. High denomination currency never augurs well for any country, which is why the Prime Minister has stressed the digital transactions. The government should reconsider it (Rs...
20:08
Afghanistan National Assembly Speaker Abdul Raouf Ibrahimi has suggested that Pakistan merely putting Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed on the terror list was not enough and said the international terroristshould be eliminated.He also accused Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism directed against...
20:06
The government has sent a memorandum to Khadi and Village Industries Commission, making it mandatory for the body to approach the PMO through the Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises ministry to seek approval before publishing photographs of the Prime Minister.The move comes over a month after the...
19:55
India and Pakistan today extended their bilateral pact, dealing with reducing the risk of nuclear weapon-related accidents, for a period of five years. Announcing the decision, the external affairs ministry said, In accordance with Article 8 of the agreement between the Republic of India and the...
19:02
The convoy of Libya's contested unity government chief, Fayez al-Sarraj, came under gunfire in Tripoli today, without causing any casualties, his administration said. The convoy of GNA (Government of National Accord) chief Fayez al-Sarraj... came under fire as it passed near the Abu Slim sector...
19:01
Nagaland Governor P B Acharya asks Shurhozelie Liezitsu to form government; swearing-in on February 22.
18:20
A Samajwadi Party minister today stoked a controversy by calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah terrorists which invited sharp reaction from the Centre's ruling party which said use of such intemperate language shows SP's frustration.Both of them want to create an...
18:11
The CBI has registered a case against meat exporter Moin Qureshi and others on the complaint of Enforcement Directorate. The agency has also carried out searches in Delhi, Ghaziabad, Hyderabad & Chennai.
18:07
2008 Malegaon blast: Bombay HC has completed hearing on Sadhvi Pragya Thakur's bail plea and reserved its orders.
17:47
CBI has forwarded Delhi Police's request for the issuance of Red Corner Notice against arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari to Interpol. Bhandari, accused of scams during the UPA tenure in India, has been found to be hiding in London. A CNN report reveals that Bhandari had escaped despite 2-3 lookout...
17:31
The O Panneerselvam faction is all set to get another jolt with disqualification staring in the face of 11 of its MLAs, say reports. While the OPS group cannot be written off as members have been keeping up a constant anti-Sasikala refrain and projecting itself as the true heirs of J...
17:06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday mocked at Mayawati's opposition to note ban, saying the BSP is no longer Bahujan Samaj Party but 'Behenji Sampatti Party'.At an election rally in Orai region of Jalaun in Bundelkhand region, the Prime Minister said those who deposit wealth for themselves can...
16:48
Adolf Hitler's personal telephone, which the Fuehrer used to dictate many of his deadly World War II commands, sold at auction for USD 243,000, the US house selling it announced.Originally a black Bakelite phone, later painted crimson and engraved with Hitler's name, the relic was found in the...
16:42
Himachal Pradesh: Medium danger avalanche warning for avalanche prone slopes of Lahul-Spiti district for next 24 hours, says DRDO. J&K: High danger avalanche warning for Kargil; medium danger avalanche warning for Kupwara & Bandipora for next 24 hours, says DRDO
16:40
Ridiculing the alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party for the ongoing assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday sardonically remarked that the 'shehzaadey' of the alliance - Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and incumbent Chief Minister Akhilesh...
15:24
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan was on Monday dragged into the political slugfest in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections after UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at a rally in Rae Bareli appealed to Bachchan to “not advertise for the donkeys of Gujarat”.The remark kicked up a row as it was seen as an...
14:58
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav who was addressing a rally near PM Narendra Modi's constituency in Varanasi this morning, hit back at the PM for his comments that the state was facing an acute power crisis.PM Modi yesterday, in an election rally in Fatehpur, had accused the Chief Minister of discriminating...
14:28
The Reserve Bank of India on Monday increased the weekly limit on withdrawal of cash from savings bank accounts to Rs 50,000.The limit will be removed from March 13.Earlier, the RBI had decided to remove the limits on cash withdrawals in two phases, keeping with the pace of remonetisation.Cash...
13:47
On the first working day after Edappadi Palaniswami won the trust vote and took over as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, five important files have been signed. According to reports, Palaniswami is occupying J Jayalalithaa's chambers at the state secretariat and got to work this morning. The first...
13:05
Virat Kohli has become the first Indian sportsperson to sign a Rs 100-crore endorsement deal with a single brand. The Indian cricket captain has struck an eight-year deal with sports lifestyle brand Puma worth about Rs 110 crore. Kohli is now set to join the likes of Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt...
12:53
The Earth's moon could be among more than 100 planets added to the solar system, according to leading scientists at Nasa, reports the Independent. Along with Titan and Enceladus, which orbit Saturn and Europa, and Ganymede, which orbits Jupiter, the moon has all the features of a planet.Alan...
12:43
Ruling Naga People’s Front chief Shurhozelie Liezietsu has been elected as the new Nagaland chief minister, taking over from TR Zeliang, who resigned on Sunday. Nagaland has been in a state of turmoil ever since the Nagaland Tribal Action Committee began their agitation demanding the...
12:38
Addressing a rally in Jalaun, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed SP and BSP governments for ruining Bundelkhand region.Here's what he said:>> BSP-SP has destroyed Bundelkhand>> The condition of UP has deteriorated over the years and Bundelkhand is worst affected>> BJP will listen to problems of...
12:08
Border Security Forces seized a consignment of fake Rs 2,000 denomination notes near Bangladesh border on Monday. Sharif ul Shah, 32, was arrested for trying to smuggle in the Fake Indian Currency Notes totaling Rs 96,000 suspected to have come in from Pakistan.This comes just over a week after...
11:45
Was the controversial preacher a part of the hawala racket being masterminded from Karachi?Security agencies monitoring Karachi-based businessmen close to D-Company and a `terror outfit masquerading as charitable and social organisation' for funding Mumbai-based IRF.Three days after controversial...
11:33
Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary courted controversy by branding Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah as 'terrorists', adding that they are trying to mislead voters in Uttar Pradesh to gather support for the party.Speaking to the press on Sunday, Chaudhary...
11:23
Tamil Nadu's main opposition party, the DMK, will approach the Madras High Court against the vote of confidence for the Edappadi Palaniswami government.The DMK wants the trust vote to be declared null and void. Palaniswami won the trust vote in the Assembly on Saturday. 122 MLAs voted for him...
11:09
Effective action mandated internationally against Hafiz Saeed and his terror outfit is a logical first step in bringing them to justice, says the MEA. Saeed is an international terrorist, the mastermind of the Mumbai attack and responsible for unleashing a wave of terrorism against Pakistan's...
10:59
Party loyalties tend to be fickle at election time. Denied a party ticket, many an electoral aspirant blithely crosses over to the rival camp to obtain one. Failing that, they turn 'rebel' and contest the seat as an 'Independent', their energies focused on defeating the official party...
10:33
More flak for PM's electricity for cemeteries comment: The Congress on Monday took a jibe at him asking if he wanted to become a municipal commissioner, since he was showing a keen interest on local issues as distribution of electricity.Responding to Prime Minister Modi's 'Diwali, Ramzan...
10:22
The Congress Party on Monday tore into Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the wake of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections saying that the BJP-led NDA Government is going to lose the polls and advised the latter to look into his 'Karam Kundali'.Instead of looking at 'Janam Kundli' of Congress...
10:18
The benchmark BSE Sensex faltered in early trade today, declining by over 40 points on profit booking by investors in recent gainers amid mixed Asian cues. The 30-share barometer fell 40.24 points, or 0.14 per cent, to 28,428.51 with metal, auto, FMCG and banking stocks trading in the red. The...
09:41
After Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami won the confidence vote and proved his majority in the assembly, Governor Vidyasagar Rao has sought a report from the assembly secretary on the incidents that took place during the trust motion.According to sources in Raj Bhavan, the Governor...
09:20
Mulayam Singh Yadav made it clear that his brother Shivpal will be a minister in Akhilesh Yadav's new government.The SP, the party patriarch said, would definitely win. Samajwadi Party poorn bahumat se jeetegi aur Akhilesh phir se mukhya mantri banega (SP will be voted back to power with a...
09:01
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has reacted to the rape of a Kerala actress, saying it was sad. He said, Sad such an incident has occurred in an educated state like Kerala. Hope that the perpetrators are punished.On Friday night, the 30-year-old actor's SUV was rear-ended by another vehicle while she...
08:33
Coming down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for drawing a parallel between Hindu and Muslim festivals, the Congress has said that it would file a complaint with the the Election Commission of India to take stock of the matter and urged the former to refrain from making such statements...
08:15
A Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to London, with more than 300 people, triggered a major scare when it lost contact with the Air Traffic Control after getting intercepted by German fighter jets. The flight then had to be escorted by German Air Force fighter planes before it landed.The contact was...
07:58
At the booth in Saifai, Sadhna Yadav said she wants Akhilesh to become chief minister again and described him and her son Prateek Yadav as her “two eyes”.Read full story HERE
07:38
Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket, ending an illustrious and sometimes controversial 21-year career.The 36-year-old star had already quit Test and ODI cricket but still skippered the Pakistan Twenty20 team at the 2016 world...
