23:33
Global tech giant Microsoft is planning to let go thousands of its employees associated with its sales arm the world over. The move is aimed at an organisational reshuffle so as to refocus on cloud software sales. The reorganisation will include a merger between its enterprise customer unit...
23:07
The French police has arrested a 23-year-old man suspected of planning French President Emmanuel Macron's assassination during a Bastille Day parade on July 14, local media reported on Monday.According to a report by the RMC radio, he was reportedly arrested after attempting to buy a Kalashnikov...
22:34
UP police officer Shrestha Thakur, transferred out days after a war of words with a BJP leader, has said that she has been rewarded for doing her duty.Thakur, who had sought to fine a BJP member in Bulandshahr, has been transferred to Bahraich as its deputy SP, a UP police spokesperson said.I...
22:07
Iranians have organised a Trumpism cartoon contest in which hundreds of participants were invited to submit artwork mocking the US leader.The same organisers held a Holocaust cartoon contest last year, which they said was meant to highlight Western double standards on free speech and not to cast...
21:42
Pakistan today dismissed the US designating Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin a global terrorist, saying it was not a UN decision but a move by the Trump administration to appease India.Alleging that India was offering its services to the US to pressurise China, Pakistan Prime Minister's...
21:13
Venus Williams choice of a shocking pink bar courted controversy at Wimbledon on Monday in a beach of the championships strict all white rule.Williams, who has won the Wimbledon womens singles title six times, changed out of the bra during a rain break in her first match against Elise Mertens,...
21:00
The Bombay high court today granted two weeks' time to the Maharashtra government to file an affidavit to justify its decision to grant actor Sanjay Dutt early release from prison in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case.Dutt was sentenced to five years in jail for possession of arms, which were part...
20:41
The Indian Army today maintained that no bulldozers were used when its bunkers were destroyed by the Chinese army amid the current standoff with China in the Sikkim sector. The army also denied that the border standoff with China is the longest ever since 1962.The incident is...
20:35
JUST IN: 22 states, including West Bengal, Delhi, Maharashtra, remove check posts after GST rollout.
20:17
Prime Minister Narendra Modi not visiting Palestine during his forthcoming visit to Israel would strengthen the occupation of West Bank and Gaza by the Jewish State, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi said.The PM, during his three-day visit, is not visiting the occupied territories, which we...
20:08
The British government is not aware of any plans for Donald Trump to visit the UK in the next few weeks, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesperson said today, amid reports that the US President is planning a flying visit to the country.Some UK media reports had suggested that the US President may...
19:37
China today said it would continue to allow Indian pilgrims to Kailash Mansarovar through the Lipulekh pass in Uttarakhand, days after it closed the Nathu La route in Sikkim over a face-off between Indian and Chinese troops along the Sino-Indian border.The Nathu La route has been running well...
19:12
The tea stall in Guajarat's Vadnagar where Prime Minister Narendra Modi once sold tea during his childhood is all set to become a tourist spot with the Centre deciding to give it a face-lift.The stall is located on one of the platforms of the Vadnagar Railway station.Converting the stall into a...
18:40
Ravi Shastri has become the frontrunner for the India head coach job after he formally submitted his application to the BCCI. A senior BCCI official confirmed to PTI that Shastri has submitted his application ahead of the July 9 deadline. The interviews will be conducted the following...
18:14
The Centre on Monday condemned Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's recent utterances against India, and said his designation as a global terrorist by the United States was well deserved.Home Ministry spokesperson Ashok Prasad said the government had been describing Salahuddin as a terrorist...
18:07
In a first-of-its-kind initiative by a serving prime minister, Narendra Modi will write a book dedicated to the youth, in which he will address core issues like overcoming examination stress, keeping one's composure and even what to do after the exams are over.Publisher, Penguin Random House...
17:46
A gas-tanker today overturned on the busy Ghodbunder road in Maharashtra's Thane affecting vehicular traffic for hours. A gas-tanker belonging to Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited turned turtle on the Ghodbunder Road near Chana creek this noon while it was on its way to Mira Road from...
17:20
Union Textiles minister Smriti Irani's throwback picture of the Ekta Kapoor soap, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, that catapulted her to success and politics. Smritiiraniofficial writes: 17yearsofkyunki #it#began like this.
17:13
Patna Sahib MP Shatrughan Sinha is all praise for PM Narendra Modi, who he has referred to in the past as a, 'dashing, dynamic action hero', but sceptical at the same time.The PM's push to launch GST has evoked mixed feelings in the MP. I am not sure if a majority of Indians understand GST....
16:23
The BSE Sensex rose nearly 1 per cent on Monday heading for a third straight session of gains. The Sensex zoomed 300.01 points to close at 31,221.62; Nifty gained 94.10 points to 9,615. This comes in the backdrop of India on Saturday rolling out its biggest tax reform, replacing more than a...
15:50
SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav reacts to the RTI report that says 86 per cent of the grant sanctioned by the SP government for organisations working for cow welfare in Uttar Pradesh went to an NGO run by her. Aparna Yadav said there was nothing wrong with it. If...
15:25
With the coming of the monsoon, the state of Arunachal Pradesh, including its capital Itanagar, has been severely affected by landslides, flash floods and road blockades.The road between Itanagar and Naharlagun has been blocked due to a massive landslide.The road between Hoj-Potin has also been...
15:04
India and Israel will elevate their ties and sign several agreements during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit in the country, the first ever by an Indian premier, hailed as a very significant step in strengthening bilateral relations that are on a constant upswing. Modi's three-day visit...
14:38
Man held for threatening to kill France's President Macron: ANI.
14:37
Pakistani newspaper, Dawn covers 42 years from 1906 to 1948, that led to the creation of a separate Muslim state under the leadership of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the father of the Pakistani nation. Take a look.
14:19
China today said the Sino-India border in the Sikkim sector is well demarcated and the Indian Army's action there is a betrayal of the position taken by successive Indian governments.Former Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru endorsed the 1890 Sino-British Treaty on Sikkim in a letter to the...
14:16
Professor Stephen Hawking has slammed President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord and said it could lead to a tipping point that turns Earth into Venus. Read more
14:09
Union minister for Law and Justice and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad tweets this lovely picture that is far removed from politics. @rsprasad My daughter Aditi got married to Ajay - son of Girija and Shekar Iyer from Tamil Nadu. Maya & I seek your blessings & good wishes.
13:40
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday called on the 'insensitive' Centre to roll back the 'disability tax' under the Goods and Services Tax regime, stressing that it would lead the disabled people through further hardship.Congress Party demands a full roll back of this 'disability tax'...
13:20
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar speaks on reports of his criticism of the Congress, a member of the Grand Alliance government headed by him in Bihar.What I said during a party meeting yesterday was in a particular context, don't interpret it differently.I have said several times that the...
13:10
The Supreme Court today permitted a woman, who is in her 26th week of pregnancy, to abort her foetus which has severe cardiac problems.A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and M Khanwilkar said the procedure of termination of pregnancy should be carried out 'forthwith' at the SSKM Hospital in...
12:37
UPDATE: Jammu and Kashmir police issues clarification that a policeman who was shot at by terrorists in Anatnag is alive and admitted to hospital in critical condition.
12:05
The Supreme Court stays criminal contempt proceedings against author Arundhati Roy. The case was being heard in a Nagpur court. Roy had written an article supporting GN Saibaba when Nagpur bench of Bombay HC had refused to grant Saibaba bail. Saibaba is a Delhi University professor who was...
12:02
A policeman has lost his life after terrorists attacked a police party near a bus stand in Anantnag, reports ANI. Constable Ghulam Hassan was shot in the neck by militants from close range at Anantnag bus stand, a police official said. The policeman who was injured in the attack and...
11:51
In a move that could be embarrassing for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a minister in his cabinet has announced a dharna in Ghazipur tomorrow to demand transfer of the district magistrate there. Om Prakash Rajbhar, national president of the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party, a BJP ally...
11:46
J&K: A policeman has lost his life after terrorists attacked a police party near bus stand in Anantnag. More details awaited.
11:44
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday rejected reports of Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra offering his resignation. So far Home ministry has not received any proposal from Jammu and Kashmir Governor N. N. Vohra offering to resign, said MHA spokesperson.Reports are rife that...
11:12
The Supreme Court refuses an urgent hearing on the plea of of jailed former High Court judge CS Karnan seeking bail and recall of order convicting him for contempt.
11:11
KK Venugopal takes over as the next Attorney General of India. To his left. is former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi. The decision to appoint 86-year-old Venugopal as the successor of Rohatgi was discussed before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, Portugal and Netherlands.PTI said...
10:56
The case of rioting against Indrani Mukerjea, the prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, and some 200 other inmates of Byculla women's prison in central Mumbai, has been handed over to the Mumbai crime branch. Sanjay Saxena, Joint Commissioner of Police (crime), said yesterday that the...
10:42
Nearly 86 per cent of the grant sanctioned by the SP government for organisations working for cow welfare in Uttar Pradesh went to an NGO run by the then chief minister Akhilesh Yadav's sister-in-law Aparna Yadav, an RTI reply has revealed. To a query by activist Nutan Thakur, the UP Gau Sewa...
10:27
Condemning the Lucknow acid attack, the Samajwadi Party on Monday said that somewhere the state government is supporting the criminals to execute such horrific acts.This incident has confirmed the fact that law and order in Uttar Pradesh has been shattered. The state is now being ruled by goons...
10:22
The Supreme Court will today hear the plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy, seeking its intervention in the Ram Janmabhoomi issue. Swamy sought permission to perform puja in the temple.On March 31, the apex court refused Swamy's plea, seeking urgent and expeditious...
09:58
A terrorist has been gunned down in an encounter by the security forces in Pulwama district's Bamnoo area on Monday morning.On a specific information received, the Special Operations Group Pulwama and 44 Rashtriya Rifles of the army launched cordon and search operation in the area.Meanwhile,...
09:51
The Supreme Court today will hear the plea filed by lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma, seeking a thorough investigation into the Electronic Voting Machines.He further claimed that American computer scientists should investigate the alleged tampering of EVMs.He, in his petition, claimed that in the...
09:48
Senator John McCain, who is leading a US Congressional delegation to Islamabad, reiterated Washington's stand that dialogue is a prerequisite for India and Pakistan to solve the Kashmir issue.The delegation met Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and discussed bilateral issues, including...
09:43
Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin admits on a Pakistan TV channel to carrying out terror attacks in India.Syed Salahuddin, declared a global terrorist by the US last week, vowed on Saturday to continue his armed struggle against Indian forces to liberate Jammu and Kashmir.We will not end...
09:34
The Supreme Court will today hear the Haji Ali Dargah trust case, regarding demolition of encroachments around the area.The apex court earlier in April asked the Haji Ali Dargah Trust in Mumbai to demolish all encroachments in and around the Dargah excluding the mosque standing on 171 sq metres...
09:31
President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said there has been difference of opinion between him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on numerous issues, but that didn't affected the relation between him and the latter.Surely there have been divergences of views, between me and Prime Minsiter Narendra...
09:23
To his long list of skills - powerful oratory; indefatigable energy; peerless grandstanding; bear hugging every world leader within handshaking distance - Narendra Modi just added another one: a talent for black humour. That talent was evident in his remarks in Ahmedabad last Thursday....
09:08
At a news conference welcoming China's foreign minister to Islamabad, Pakistan's foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz declared, 'Pakistan's relations with China are the cornerstone of our foreign policy.'Islamabad's political pivot from Washington to Beijing, already its dominant investor and...
09:01
UPDATE: Ongoing encounter in Pulwama's Bamnoo. Gunned down terrorist identified as Kifayat.Two other terrorists are trapped.
08:54
One terrorist has been gunned down by security forces in Pulwama's Bamnoo in Jammu and Kashmir.The operation is still going on.Security forces began a cordon and search operation in Bamnoo on Monday morning to hunt down terrorists hiding in the area.More details awaited.Representative image.
08:13
At least eight people suffered injuries after two gunmen fired gun shots outside a mosque in South France's Avignon city.The incident took place on Sunday late night at 10.30 pm (local time), after two men fired shots, the Independent quoted La Provence.The police officials, however,...
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