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In a clear message to ally Bharatiya Janata Party, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said anybody weakening Article 370, which grants special status to the state, will be doing the 'biggest anti-national act' even as she contended that a 'conspiracy is being hatched against...
23:13
Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena said this evening that Shiv Sena rejected its overtures for tie-up for the civic elections in Mumbai.There was speculation about possible alliance between the estranged Thackeray cousins who parted ways over ten years ago after Shiv Senas talks for...
22:12
Pakistani media reports that Jamaat ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed has been put under house arrest at the Qadisiyyah Mosque near Chouburji, Lahore.Dunya News says that the JuD is most likely to be banned tonight and its leadership may also be arrested.Talking on Dunya News program Nuqta-e-Nazar...
22:04
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yogi Adityanth today applauded United States President Donald Trump's controversial immigration order that bans travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries and stressed the need for such action in India to contain terrorism.Addressing an election rally in...
20:54
Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav's younger daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav, who on Monday filed nomination from Lucknow Cantonment assembly seat, and her husband Prateek Yadav own assets worth over Rs 23 crore, including a swanky Lamborghini car.In the affidavit filed along with her...
20:13
The Iraqi Parliament has voted to call on the government to enact a reciprocal travel ban on Americans if Washington does not withdraw its decision to restrict the entry of Iraqis.The call is a response to United States President Donald Trump's executive order barring citizens of Iraq, Iran,...
19:32
American coffeehouse chain Starbucks has promised to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in response to President Donald Trump's executive order temporarily barring refugees' access to the United States and banning entry for anyone from seven majority Muslim countries.Starbucks' chief executive...
19:01
With RBI easing the weekly cash withdrawal limits for certain accounts, the Election Commission is set to ask candidates contesting assembly polls in five states to open current accounts to tide over currency crunch in meeting election expenses. The central bank today announced lifting of...
18:59
Amidst chill in Indo-Pak ties, Pakistan has declined an invitation by Indian Parliament and Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to attend South Asian Speakers' Summit to be held next month. Pakistan and Myanmar which were among the countries in the South Asian nations invited to the Speakers'...
17:55
US President Donald Trump's travel ban on mainly Muslim countries is illegal and mean-spirited, the United Nations human rights chief Zeid bin Ra'ad Zeid al-Hussein said today. Zeid, who rarely communicates on Twitter, said in a tweet that discrimination on nationality alone is forbidden...
17:54
Rahul Gandhi today appeared before a magistrate court in Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra in connection with the hearing in the RSS defamation case over his alleged comments blaming people from the saffron fountainhead for the killing of Mahatma Gandhi.The court adjourned till March 3...
17:50
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and suspended BJP MP Kirti Azad were today summoned as accused by a city court in a criminal defamation complaint filed by DDCA and its vice president Chetan Chauhan, observing that their statements prima facie adversely affected the reputation of the...
17:49
Just In: BJP MLA Suresh Rana booked by UP police for controversial remarks during election campaign.
17:48
Just In: Iraq parliament votes in favour of travel ban on US
17:21
Just In: No more withdrawal limits from ATMs from Feb 1, announces RBI. In a notification, the RBI said: On a review of the pace of remonitisation, it has been decided to partially restore status quo ante as under:* Limits placed vide the circulars cited above on cash withdrawals from...
17:00
Ex-PM Manmohan Singh, former Finance Minister Chidambaram release 'state of economy' report ahead of the Union Budget. Chidambaram says the document released candidly, truthfully assesses the state of India's economy, supported by hard research, data.That the Indian economy is not in a good state...
16:56
Air France has blocked 15 passengers from Muslim countries from traveling to the US because they would have been refused entry under President Donald Trump's new immigration ban. Air France said in a statement it was informed Saturday by the US government of the new restrictions, and had no...
16:37
All five army personnel who were rescued on Saturday after being trapped for several hours under snow in the Macchil sector along the Line of Control in Kashmir Valley, have died. The soldiers got trapped after the track leading to their post caved in the morning. The rescue operation was...
16:08
The Supreme Court, on Monday, announced the names of four administrators to run the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). They are: Ex-CAG chief Vinod Rai, historian Ramachandra Guha, ex-women's cricket captain Diana Edulji and IDFC MD Vikram Limaye. Rai, former CAG member, will head the...
15:16
The government has appointed Amulya Patnaik as commissioner of Delhi police. Patnaik, a 1985 batch IPS officer from Union Territories cadre, will replace Alok Verma, who has been named as the director of CBI. Patnaik hails from Odisha and is currently posted as Delhi police special...
15:12
Amulya Patnaik appointed as next Delhi Police Commissioner.
15:11
The Bhiwandi court adjourns the Rahul Gandhi defamation case till March 3. The Congress vice-president on Monday appeared before Maharashtra's Bhiwandi court for hearing in the defamation case filed by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh over his remark regarding Mahatma Gandhi's...
15:06
This day in 1948... the Dawn headlines an assassination.
14:59
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh helped tycoon Vijay Mallya get loans, the BJP said today, citing letters that have been reported in the media.The BJP cited a report that said the UPA government facilitated loans to Mallya after he allegedly wrote to Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister...
14:46
Mazdak Tootkaboni and Arghavan Louhghalam are Civil and Environmental Engineering professors and, according to university officials, were on the way back from a conference in Paris when they were detained. Both are Iranian nationals, Muslims, and legal permanent residents of the United...
14:38
The Mahatma Gandhi samadhi at Rajghat has undergone a makeover after 15 years. Rajghat, which is visited by more than 10,000 domestic and foreign visitors every day, has been given a facelift under the supervision of the Ministry of Urban Development, on the occasion of the 69th death anniversary...
14:28
The US authorities are checking people's social media accounts for their political views before allowing them into the country after the recent travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump on people from seven predominantly Muslim nations, a media report said. Houston-based lawyer Mana Yegani was...
13:57
Reuters: Speculations about Vodafone India and Idea Cellular exploring a merger (no comment from either side on these reports) has resulted in the share price of Idea Cellular rising over 15 per cent since January 18. The merger would create India's largest telecom company.Shares of Idea Cellular...
13:48
The Kremlin may have covered up the murder of a former KGB chief accused of helping ex-MI6 spy Christopher Steele to pull together the notorious dossier on Donald Trump.Oleg Erovinkin served as a general in the KGB and was found dead on Boxing Day in the back of his car in Moscow. Read more
13:41
Opposition demands another all-party meet before the next part of the Budget session is convened in March.
13:38
A senior Congress MP and senior advocate of the Supreme Court has entrusted a confidant to do a sting operation on a Union Minister, who shall remain unnamed for now. The sting op is on similar lines to the one carried out on former Arunachal Pradesh governor V Shanmuganathan. The BJP in an...
12:59
With less than 48 hours to go for the Union Budget to be presented, the government has dropped a hint that tax rates may be slashed.Speaking at Budget Aajtak, micro, small and medium enterprises minister Kalraj Mishra said that the Modi government is positive about bringing tax rates down.We have...
12:55
Upping the ante against its ally BJP, Shiv Sena today said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be sent home if he continues to level charges against it in the run up to the local body polls.The remarks from the bickering ally came after Fadnavis hit out at it at a BJP rally on Saturday, close...
12:37
Failure of Railway staff is the biggest cause behind train accidents and derailments that have led to maximum deaths and injuries to passengers, said a safety report submitted to Railway Ministry.Railway has constituted a task force on safety on December 6 last year after the derailment near...
12:18
India's gold demand has slumped to its lowest in 13 years due to various measures announced by the government to discourage purchases, reports Dilip Kumar Jha in Business Standard.'GFMS, a precious metals consultancy, estimated India's gold demand at 580 tonnes in 2016, a decline of 34 per cent...
12:09
More than 895,000 people have signed a petition demandingDonald Trump's state visit to the UK be cancelled in the wake of his Muslim travel ban.The enormous response easily passed the 100,000 target needed for MPs to consider holding a debate on the motion in the House of Commons this morning,...
11:50
Rape accused Asaram Bapu does not pass Go. Supreme Court dismisses his bail application in connection with two rape cases.
11:46
Union Ministers arrive for all party meet in Parliament ahead of the Budget session of Parliament. That's BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Arun Jaitley inside Parliament House.The government has convened an all-party meeting today ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament to seek opposition's...
11:43
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar has scotched rumours that his party was cosying up to BJP, saying it will never support the saffron party nor join hands with communal forces and compromise on secularism. There are rumours being spread that NCP is growing close to BJP. This is absolutely false news. NCP...
11:38
Akhilesh Yadav wants to be re-elected as Uttar Pradesh chief minister. Rahul Gandhi wants something to show as achievement in UP so he can finally claim to have achieved something in politics, and thus finally ascend to the throne of the president of the Congress party. Akhilesh needs the...
11:08
Senior officials of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) are scheduled to meet in Kathmandu this week for the first time since the summit was postponed last year to discuss various issues. The meet on February 1-2 to attend the Programming Committee will be the first...
11:03
Merriam-Webster has become the sassiest Twitter account of the Trump era. Meet its author. Read
10:43
In the wake of US President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration order banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. for at least the next 90 days, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has announced free housing for people left stranded as a result.Trump's order also stops the...
10:34
The Centre has convened an all-party meet today ahead of the Union Budget The Trinamool Congress, which has been vocal against demonetisation, has said last week that it will skip the pre-budget meet, being held in New Delhi.Confirming the party's absence, spokesperson Derek O' Brien said the TMC...
10:32
As Uttarakhand -- where faujis number nearly 40% of the state's population -- prepares to vote, Rediff.com's Archana Masih finds that what upsets retired soldiers in Uttarakhand the most is a forgotten protest in the heart of Delhi. Read
10:21
After stoking a controversy over his 'curfew will be imposed' comment, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suresh Rana on Monday came up with a clarification, saying if his party comes to power then the state will see the exit of goons.Due to the fear of hooligans, extortion, the people migrated...
10:03
Top Democratic leaders, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Indian-American Senator Kamala Harris, today urged US President Donald Trump to rescind his alleged Muslim ban.This is effectively a Muslim ban. One that will do nothing to keep us safe and undermines our core American...
09:56
I feel the people of UP want to vote the SP government back to power. People know that we deliver what we promise. We have fulfilled all the promises we made in the manifesto or we are working in that direction. Now we have a new manifesto and our government has a lot of credibility. Whether it...
09:52
Dubbing the alliance of the Samajwadi Party and Congress as 'unbalanced', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday backed party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav's assertion and asked Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav to 'explain' the tie-up.Mulayam has just said the truth. This is...
09:49
The rupee gave up 5 paise to trade 68.08 against the US dollar in early session today, snapping its 3-day winning run, owing to month-end demand for the American currency from importers amid a lower opening in the stock market. Forex dealers said increased demand for the US currency from...
09:40
As investigations continue into the shooting at a mosque in Quebec in which five people have already been killed, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted his condolences in both French and English. Tonight, Canadians grieve for those killed in a cowardly attack on a mosque in Quebec...
09:17
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan while condemning the plight of Muslims prevented from entering the United States under US President Donald Trump's immigration ban, expressed hope that the ban is extended to Pakistanis.I want to tell all Pakistanis today, I pray that Trump bans...
09:04
A 25-year-old woman working with Infosys was found murdered at her office in Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park in Hinjewadi in Pune on Sunday.K Rasila Raju, who hailed from Kerala, was allegedly strangled with a computer wire. The incident took place on the ninth floor of the Infosys building. A...
08:41
A mosque has been targeted during prayers by three gunmen in Canada leaving five people dead, Quebec Police have confirmed.The mosque president has confirmed five people have been killed in the incident, according to Sky News.At least 20 emergency services vehicles are at the scene in Quebec city...
08:37
JUST IN: And elsewhere, the contestant from France wins Miss Universe crown in contest held in the Philippines.
08:01
There is a possibility in the future of including Pakistan in the list of countries from where immigration has been banned, a top White House official indicated today, acknowledging for the first time that Pakistan was under consideration to be put in that category.The reason we chose those seven...
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