22:56
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today claimed that the political turmoil in the party was a 'programmed drama'.He also said that SP patron Mulayam Singh and his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh 'are one and will remain one'.It was a programmed drama in which all of us were given a...
22:04
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief Manoj Tiwari had a narrow escape today when his helicopter landed under emergency conditions following a technical problem in Pratapgarh, where he had gone to campaign for his party in UP assembly polls.The incident happened around 4 pm, when Tiwari was...
21:23
Delhi University's Ramjas College today cancelled an invitation to Jawaharlal Nehru University students Umar Khalid and Shehla Rashid to address a seminar following violent protests from Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and members of the varsity's student union.While Khalid was among the...
20:24
India Today Axis-My India exit poll on Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation elections predicts that the Shiv Sena may get around 86-90 seats, whereas the Bharatiya Janata Party may get around 80-88 seats in the 227-seat Corporation.As per the poll, no party seems to get a clear majority.According...
19:54
The Samajwadi Party today expelled its Mahila Sabha national president Ranjana Bajpai from the party for her involvement in 'anti-party activities'.She has been relieved from all of her responsibilities and expelled from the party by the national president (Akhilesh Yadav), Uttar Pradesh SP chief...
19:08
The Reserve Bank of India is not aware of the number of bank accounts in which more than Rs 2.5 lakh in the scrapped currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 were deposited between November 8 and December 30 last year, it has said in response to a query under the Right to Information Act. In reply...
18:59
Mumbai recorded a voter turnout of 52.17 per cent in the elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Tuesday. Polling for 227 seats of cash-rich BMC and nine other civic bodies across Maharashtra got over at 5.30 pm. This is the highest voter turnout in civic...
18:26
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lose his aura with the BJP's defeat in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Modi claims he is the adopted son of UP. He will lose his aura with the defeat of his party in these Assembly polls, he said.The...
18:15
The Delhi high court on Tuesday stayed a Central Information Commission order to Central Board of Secondary Examination to allow inspection of class 10th and 12th school records of Union Minister Smriti Irani.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva put on hold CIC's January 17 direction on a plea by Central...
17:42
India beat South Africa by 1 wicket in ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier 2017
17:27
Animal rights group PETA said that it will move the Supreme Court challenging the legislation passed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka state assemblies allowing Jallikattu and Kambala respectively. However, the body has not yet decided on whether it will challenge the state assembly legislations...
17:03
Mumbai: 41.32% voter turnout in BMC elections till 3.30 pm.
16:55
Medical bulletin of CRPF Commanding Officer Chetan Cheetah: The condition of Chetan Cheetah, injured in Bandipora encounter, is improving slightly, tracheotomy to be done today. A Ryles tube has also been placed, vitals are stable.The CRPF commanding officer Chetan Cheetah is battling for...
16:10
British and Indian officials on Tuesday held consultations under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) here, wherein they discussed liquor baron Vijay Mallya's extradition.Geoffrey Orden, European Union Delegation Leader, while commenting on the meeting of the senior officials from the...
16:00
The Sehwan bombing is a result of the Saudi-funded fundamentalism that has taken a grip in the country, writes William Dalrymple for the Guardian. Read
15:19
Dhobi, safai karamchari, mali and mochi at CRPF will soon get English titles, while cook will become chef and barber will be called hairstylist as part of a 'nomenclature facelift' suggested by the government. Fitter will become automotive mechanic, mali will be gardener or horticulturist and...
15:12
AIADMK leader Sasikala, serving a jail term after her conviction in a disproportionate assets case, will have to serve 13 more months in prison if she fails to pay a fine of Rs 10 crore imposed by the Supreme Court. Sasikala Natarajan will have to pay Rs 10 crore and if she fails to pay the...
15:11
Reliance Industries chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said Reliance Jio, the telecom operations of the energy major. has crossed the 100 million customer base mark in 170 days. Jio launched its services in September last year and as on December 31, it had amassed over 7...
14:52
Mumbai polling percentage for local body elections at 1.30 pm has touched 32.1%.
14:38
Just in: DMK writes to TN Assembly Secretary for no-confidence motion against Speaker.
14:08
The search operations to nab two of the accused involved in the abduction and sexual harassment of a noted South Indian actress continued for the fourth day today, with police taking into custody one person from Palakkad. Efforts are underway to nab the alleged mastermind Pulsar Suni and another...
14:03
J&K government bans the use of loud speakers and fire crackers in any government and private social functions, sending sweets or dry fruits with invitation cards with effect from April 1. Details awaited.
13:30
One lawyer killed and several people injured in three bomb blasts at a local court in Tangi bazaar in Charsadda in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area of Pakistan. According to a report by Geo News, DPO Charsadda said that three suicide bombers tried to enter the court premises, but security...
12:45
Sachin and Anjali Tendulkar head to the polling booth in Bandra
12:43
Varun Dhawan arrived to cast his vote at a polling booth in Mumbai, but could not. His name was not on the voter list. He say it's upsetting and it's bizarre because I voted last year. Will find out from EC.
12:28
Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray, accompanied by his wife Rashmi and son Aditya, queues up at a polling booth in Mumbai's Bandra East. Polling for the cash-rich BMC and nine other civic bodies across Maharashtra got underway this morning with estranged allies BJP and Shiv Sena at the forefront of...
12:21
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar will hold talks with China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi on Tuesday afternoon on a key visit coming amid a number of strains in relations with China, reports India Today.On Wednesday, India and China will hold an upgraded strategic dialogue as Jaishankar meets the...
11:42
BJP's Shaina NC was able to cast her vote later after the authorities helped her with the formalities.
11:40
For the second quarter in a row, India's consumer confidence index remained high, topping the global list of countries on the same parameter, market research agency Nielsen said on Monday. Data released by the agency shows that India's consumer confidence index for the fourth quarter of the...
11:29
NCP strongman Sharad Pawar with his son-in-law Sadanand Sule and his granddaughter Revati, who will be voting for the first time.Pic credit: Sahil Salvi.
11:14
BSF has foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir and gunned down a militant. Officials said the incident occurred around midnight when Border Security Force (BSF) troops deployed along the LoC fence in Keri sector of Rajouri detected some...
11:03
Anushka Sharma gets inked
10:57
BJP leader Shaina NC tweets this picture: Cycle to vote, walk to vote, but VOTE.Opposition parties could complain to the Election Commission for this since she has her party symbol -- the lotus, PM Modi and candidates' pictures prominently displayed on the cycle. The Election Commission does not...
10:42
Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai Ajoy Mehta casts his vote at polling booth number 214 (18), located at Mumbai's Pedder Road.
10:42
NCP chief Sharad Pawar casts his vote at polling booth no 214(11) located in Mahalaxmi (West).
10:38
Tina Ambani shows the finger after voting in Colaba. She says she voted for good work in Mumbai city.
10:32
Polling for the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and 9 other civic bodies across Maharashtra got underway this morning with estranged allies BJP and Shiv Sena at the forefront of this battle of might. A total of 3.77 crore voters will determine the fate of 17,331 candidates for 3210...
09:52
Delhi Police has arrested one person in connection with the alleged rape of a 24-year-old northeast woman in Hauz Khas village in Delhi.The accused, a resident of Chandra Vihar, was identified last night, police said today.Further details are awaited.Police teams had been working on different...
09:28
After moving the Madras high court seeking to declare Saturdays vote of confidence in the Tamil Nadu assembly null and void, DMK will now approach the President on February 23. Stalin said he would seek an appointment with President Pranab on Thursday to discuss with him the situation in...
09:03
The RBI and the government have firmed up plans to launch a new series of Rs 1,000 notes shortly to replace the earlier note of similar denomination that was withdrawn from circulation following the November 8 demonetisation announcement, a senior government official has said, the Indian Express...
09:02
JUST IN: BSF 163 Battalion gunned down a terrorist in Keri Sector of Rajouri after firing from both sides; 2 terrorists managed to flee.
08:19
Elections to the cash-rich BMC and nine other civic bodies in Maharashtra, which have virtually turned into a battle of prestige for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, heading the state's first BJP-led government, and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, have begun today. For the first time, BMC...
07:53
A charter plane has crashed into a shopping centre next to Melbourne's Essendon Airport.Five people were on board the Beechcraft charter plane to King Island, near Tasmania.The plane was reportedly chartered to fly five golfers to King Island. They were due to arrive on Tuesday morning. Seven...
00:42
India's record-breaking launch of 104 satellites should serve as a 'wake up call' for China and Chinese firms should cut costs to step up space race with New Delhi, the state-run media said on Monday.'Over the past few days, some people have keenly followed the debate on whether China has...
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