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The office of former prime minister Manmohan Singh may have taken a special interest to try and keep afloat Vijay Mallya's ailing Kingfisher Airlines against the run of play, emails and letters claiming this and accessed by CNN-News18 indicate. In the series of emails and letters...
23:14
Former Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said demonetisation alone is unlikely to impact the outcome of forthcoming elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab. It is difficult to say about election results whether demonetisation will have any impact. Elections are...
22:52
JUST IN: Mike Pence addresses anti-abortion rally, first US vice president to do so
22:22
US First Lady Melania Trump, unfazed by recent diplomatic tensions, is gracing the cover of Vanity Fair Mexico this week - just as Mexican President Enrique Pea Nieto cancels a planned meeting with her husband over his promised wall between the US and its southern neighbour.In the cover, shot by...
22:08
JUST IN: Dr Vijay Bhatkar has been made new vice-chancellor of Nalanda University
21:28
The army has set up a WhatsApp number for its soldiers to post their problems directly to Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat instead of going to the social media directly.The move came after a series of videos were posted online by personnel from the army, IAF and central police forces regarding various...
20:45
US President Donald Trump will speak with leaders of Russia, Germany and France tomorrow, the White House announced today, covering major leaders of Europe.White House Press Secretary Speak Spicer in a tweet said that Trump would be speaking by phone with three top European leaders: Vladimir...
20:41
The Income Tax department has claimed to have unearthed one of the largest black money scams post-demonetisation after it raided a city-based cooperative society and found it to be allegedly running a chit fund and dubious transactions operation worth Rs 200 crore with the active involvement of...
20:25
Hours after Rahul Gandhi announced Amarinder Singh as the Congress's chief ministerial face in Punjab, the party's state unit chief challenged Arvind Kejriwal to name AAP's CM candidate to prove it is sincereabout the welfare of the people in the state.Addressing public rallies in Ferozepur Rural...
20:24
The US economy lost momentum in the final three months of 2016, closing out a year in which growth turned in the weakest performance in five years.The commerce department says the gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of just 1.9 per cent in the October-December period, a slowdown from...
19:51
The US economy lost momentum in the final three months of 2016, closing out a year in which growth turned in the weakest performance in five years.The commerce department says the gross domestic product grew at an annual rate of just 1.9 per cent in the October-December period, a slowdown from...
19:26
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley could raise the service tax rate in the Budget to be presented on February 1, a move that will increase the cost of eating out, going to the movies or flying.Two senior government sources said that the existing rate of 15%, which includes two cesses, could be raised...
19:15
After a gruelling 5 set match with the 15th seed Grigor Dimitrov, Rafael Nadal, the ninth seed, comes through 6-3, 5-7, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4.Nadal will play one-time rival Roger Federer in the Australian Open finals on Sunday. This will be Nadal's first final since winning his 14th Grand Slam at the...
19:07
The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully tested its indigenously developed cryogenic engine in a major step forward for its landmark 'GSLV Mk III' rocket, scheduled for launch within the first quarter this year.Cryogenic engines are used in the upper stage of a rocket launch as...
18:45
United States President Donald Trump has indicated that both Pakistan and Afghanistan will be among the countries whose citizens will have to go through an 'extreme vetting' process before entering the United States, Dawn News reported.In an interview to ABC News, Trump said he was going to sign...
18:41
Several Bharatiya Janata Party workers, disgruntled over party ticket being denied to a seven-time MLA from Varanasi South constituency, shouted anti-party slogans and lodged their protest in the city.They also gheraoed state unit president Keshav Prasad Maurya and party vice president Om Prakash...
18:11
Ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov fights back and takes the fourth set against Rafael Nadal. The game is tied at 2 sets each. Dimitrov won the fourth set 7-6 (7-4).
17:56
Activists of a local organisation today attacked director Sanjay Leela Bhansali on the set of his movie Padmavati in Jaipur. They slapped him and tore his cloths.Members of Karni Sena stalled the shooting of film at the Jaigarh fort. They're unhappy with Bhansali for allegedly distorting...
17:53
In a major gaffe, the White House misspelled British Prime Minister Theresa May's name three times in an official schedule of her visit to the United States, confusing her name with a porn star.Staff in US President Donald Trump's administration missed out the 'h' in her name in a document...
17:38
JUST IN: 'UP ko ye saath pasand hai', is the slogan by team Prashant Kishor for the Samajwadi party-Congress alliance in the state.The slogan will be formally declared on January 29 in Lucknow.
17:08
Ninth seeded Rafael Nadal wins the third set, taking a 2-1 lead against Grigor Dimitrov in the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Nadal won the third set in a nail-biting tiebreaker 7-6 (7-5).
16:45
The Union finance ministry has said that General Anti-Avoidance Rule will be effective April 1, 2017 onwards.GAAR will not apply to foreign portfolio investors if main purpose of jurisdiction finalised is not to obtain tax benefits.It will not interplay with right of taxpayer to choose method...
16:22
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing a public gathering in Jalandhar, Punjab, ahead of the assembly polls, scheduled for February 4. Highlights...-- On the one hand, we have preparations for Basant Panchami, and on the other, preparations are being done for Punjab's future as the...
16:07
When Pankaj Mishra describes a postmodern collage rather than a coherent doctrine, he inadvertently summarises his own book. Read more
16:01
Noted writer and poet Ashok Vajpeyi today claimed that liberal democratic spirit is under assault in India, but said its a global phenomena. I think the world over the liberal democratic spirit is under assault...it is not merely a phenomena in India, with what's happening in Europe, in...
15:57
Grigor Dimitrov has won the marathon second set 7-5 in the second semi-final clash against Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open.
15:48
Karnataka High Court orders issue of bailable warrant against liquor baron Vijay Mallya for contempt of court.
15:43
President Pranab Mukherjee appoints Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Assam, to discharge the functions of the Governor of Meghalaya. The President accepted the resignation of V Shanmuganathan, as Governor of Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh and appointed PB Acharya, Governor of Nagaland to...
15:32
With Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray precluding all chances of an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming civic polls, including Mumbai, in the state, there is a possibility of the party sewing an alliance with the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Sources on...
15:05
E-commerce giant Alibaba's founder Jack Ma has warned of a big trade war between China and the US under the new Trump Presidency if conflicts were not dealt properly. He said China's economic outlook will be tougher than expected due to continued slowdown of Chinese economy and warned.
14:58
The untold story of an incredible Indian Air Force secret mission during Operation Parakram. Read
14:57
ITC on Friday reported a 5.71% increase in standalone net profit at Rs2,646.73 crore for the third quarter ended December. The company had posted a net profit of Rs2,503.76 crore during the same period last fiscal.Total income from operations was up 4.69% at Rs13,569.97 crore for the quarter...
14:55
Rafael Nadal has won the first set 6-3 in the high-stakes second semi-final match in the Australian Open against Grigor Dimitrov, taking him just a step closer to the dream final clash with old foe Roger Federer on Sunday.File pic.
14:54
In a letter to Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh on the eve of Republic Day, human rights worker and academic Bela Bhatia appealed that the rule of law be upheld; that independent observers and researchers be allowed unrestricted access to the Bastar region of the state, which has been roiled by...
14:20
Rahul Gandhi to meet UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and Dimple Yadav on January 29 in Lucknow.
14:18
The man convicted of kidnapping and murdering American journalist Daniel Pearl in Karachi, Omar Sheikh, has filed an appeal against his death sentence in Sindh High Court, reports Geo News. The Sindh High Court in Pakistan has issued a notice to the prosecutor general for March 3. The court has...
14:13
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is addressing a rally in Majithia, Punjab where the party will be launching a mega offensive against the Badals. Rahul announced that Capt Amarinder Singh will be the next Punjab CM. Rahul is on a three-day electioneering tour, the highlights of which will be...
14:03
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the Public Interest Litigation seeking a complete ban on cow slaughter in every state across the nation.The top court said that it has already passed orders on measures to stop illegal inter-state transportation of cattle.In August last year, around 36...
13:35
Salman Khan, who appeared in a Jodhpur Court today in the 1998 black buck poaching case, told the court that he has been falsely accused of killing black buck during a film shoot in 1998. I am innocent, he told the Jodhpur court where his co-stars Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Sonali Bendre and Neelam...
13:26
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankaar has got the Saarc division merged with BIMSTEC division, making a diplomatic point that India was looking beyond the South Asian grouping, as well as make the point that the brainchild of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi has been given a quiet burial. This, it...
13:24
With S Jaishankar getting a one-year extension as foreign secretary (as first reported by us), the immediate task facing him is to fill the 28 top-level vacancies, including that of secretary (west), secretary (economic relations). Then there's the question of choosing ambassadors...
13:19
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today said various anti-social elements and organisations had infiltrated the week-long pro-jallikattu protest at Marina Beach with the intention of diverting it. He promised that the evil forces behind the violence here on Monday would be identified and...
13:05
Congress workers respond to BJP MP Vinay Katiyar's sexist remarks on Priyanka Gandhi with this poster in Uttar Pradesh.
12:47
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to defer presentation of the Union Budget till the completion of poll process in five states.The letter sent to the prime minister earlier this week cited the Election Commission...
12:45
The Supreme Court today said that it will hear all Jallikattu matters on January 31 after the Centre filed a plea seeking to withdraw the January 6 notification, allowing the bull taming sport in Tamil Nadu.A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra allowed all the applications related to Jallikattu...
12:20
AIADMK general secretary Sasikala Natarajan will conduct a tutorial to the 49 AIADMK MPs at 5 pm today, at the Poes Garden residence of former chief minister Jayalalithaa, on the strategy to be adopted by them in Parliament's Budget session beginning next week. Insiders say that...
12:12
Just In: Supreme Court has rejected a petition seeking complete ban on cow slaughter in every state.One state may ban slaughter, the other may not... We will not interfere in state laws, the Supreme Court said as it rejected the petition seeking a uniform policy on cow slaughter.The apex...
12:06
For the fourth consecutive day on Friday, Kashmir remained cut-off as surface and air links between the Valley and rest of the country remained suspended due to snowfall. The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway is still closed for traffic due to snowfall which has rendered the road slippery. No...
12:04
World Bank's Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva has said the bank they will help both Pakistan and India to find solution to the Indus Water Treaty dispute between them. She was talking to Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday.Dar while speaking the World Bank delegation led...
11:58
Putin and Trump may speak by telephone on Saturday: Kremlin
11:34
Just in: Salman Khan reaches the Jodhpur court along with co-accused Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bendre, Tabu and Neelam. The actors will record their statements before the chief judicial magistrate court, Jodhpur District, in the 18-year-old black buck poaching case.On January 13, the court had...
11:23
Just in: Bodies of four missing soldiers recovered from Kashmir avalanche site in Gurez sector; death toll reaches 14, says the police.Ten soldiers were killed as two avalanches hit Gurez Sector of Kashmir, an army official said on Thursday.An avalanche hit an army camp in Gurez sector of...
11:16
Shiv Sena MPs will not attend a pre-budget meeting which is to be chaired by CM Devendra Fadnavis today.Ending days of suspense over the possibility of a tie-up with the Bharatiya Janata Party for civic polls in Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray yesterday...
11:05
Australian Open: Sania Mirza, Ivan Dodig enter the finals -- 6-4, 2-6, 10-5.The second seeds beat Samantha Stosur/Sam Groth to enter the mixed doubles final!On Wednesday, Sania and Dodig won the quarters against Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski to seal a place in the mixed doubles semi-finals...
10:59
Congress and Samajwadi Party are haggling over seats in Amethi and Rae Bareli,the parliamentary turf of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul. Congress, which managed to get 105 of the 403 seats under the seat-sharing deal with the SP after hard negotiations, is in no mood to give up...
10:44
Just in: A bomb has been hurled at the CPM office, and two bombs thrown at the BJP office in Kannur, Kerala.
10:42
Two Indian snake hunters have been hired by Florida wildlife officials to get rid of Burmese pythons, which are wiping out small mammal populations driving some nearly to extinction in a tropical wetland in the US state. Masi Sadaiyan and Vaidivel Gopal, both in their 50s, from the Irula tribe of...
10:34
Absconding liquor baron Vijay Mallya took on the media with a series of tweets, saying the media has pronounced him guilty without trial.This morning Mallya tweeted from his personal Twitter account @TheVijayMallya saying, In our Country I assumed that innocence prevails till proven guilty. Media...
10:20
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to speak on the phone Saturday in their first conversation since Trump took office, an administration official told CNN. Trump has vowed to have better relations with Russia than his predecessor. Read more
10:18
With his pagdis, consistent as a statement yet variant in textures, Prime Minister Narendra Modi retains his role as the best exemplar of occasion wear'. The segment sandwiched between couture and prt, that's dressy but not theatrical, it has a majority of Indian fashion designers fussing to give...
10:05
Intense jockeying for Pakistan's foreign secretarys position has begun as the time for a final decision is drawing closer and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has initiated deliberations over prospective candidates. The post will fall vacant after incumbent foreign secretary Aizaz Chaudhry,...
10:00
Barely four months before the start of the 1971 Bangladesh war, documents recently declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency show how US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger wanted to choke India. At a Washington Special Actions Group meeting held at the White House situation...
09:53
Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) terrorist Harminder Singh Mintoo will be produced before a Delhi court on Friday in the Nabha jailbreak case.The court earlier on January 3 re-issued production warrant against Mintoo after the Punjab Police failed to produce him before it in connection with...
09:19
After being acquitted in the Arms Act case last week linked to the killing of a blackbuck 18 years ago, actor Salman Khan along with Hum Saath Saath Hain co-actors Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Sonali Bendre and Tabu will appear before a Jodhpur court today, to record their statements in the 1998...
09:09
Documents declassified by the US espionage agency, the Central Intelligence Agency have revealed a shocking bit of information regarding an assassination attempt in 1950 on Field Marshal K M Cariappa, who took over as the first Indian Commander in Chief of the Indian Army from British Army...
09:08
That the US intelligence didn't see Cariappa favourably is reflected clearly in yet another declassified CIA document dated December 15, 1948 which states: The impending departure of General Sir Roy Bucher, the British officer now commanding the Indian Army, increases the possibility of...
08:34
Comments by US President Donald Trump on nuclear weapons and climate change have helped make the world less safe, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists warned today, moving its symbolic Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight.The clock -- which serves as a metaphor for how close humanity is...
08:21
The chief of the Border Patrol has left the agency that's in charge of securing America's borders with Mexico and Canada.According to a US official and a former official, Border Patrol agents have been told that Mark Morgan is no longer on the job. It's not immediately clear whether Morgan...
08:20
US President Donald Trump has defended his plan to limit the entry of people from several Muslim countries, saying it was necessary as the world is a total mess, even as he was non-committal on whether nations like Pakistan, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia would be on the list of the proposed visa...
08:19
Private carrier IndiGo has claimed that its Twitter account was compromised and it is investigating the matter.Our handle was compromised @8:32pm on 26 Jan 2017. Our team is investigating the matter. We have taken precautionary actions, IndiGo said in a tweet.The airline's team is investigating...
08:18
* BJP leaders Mukhtar Naqvi and Bhupendra Yadav to meet EC officials in Lucknow today. The BJP alleges that state administration is adopting partisan approach.* Delhi: 20 trains delayed, 9 rescheduled and 1 cancelled due to fog* People gather for Mauni Amavasya puja in Allahabad* PM Modi to...
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