23:43
PM Modi and Israeli PM Netanyahu issue press statements, in Israel. Here are the highlights of the presser:>> Most grateful to their warm and generous hospitality>> India is a fast growing economy and we are using technology and innovation for the progress of our nation>>...
23:26
Describing the Constitution as Gita, Quran, Ramayan and Bible all rolled into one, NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind today said he would always strive to maintain its supremacy after he is elected to the post.Addressing MPs and MLAs of the Telugu Desam Party and the BJP as part of his...
23:13
An editorial in Global Times, a Chinese daily, threatens India of war over the standoff in the Doka La region. Read the full text HERE.
23:05
For those wondering what PM Modi wrote in the visitor's book at Yad Vashem in Israel, here's a peak at it. He wrote the 'memorial is a mirror to societies especially in dealing with intolerance, hatred and terror'.
23:01
In an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modis speech at Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat, the VHP on Tuesday cautioned against the conspiracy towards maligning the holy vow of cow-protection. Contending that cow-protection is an indispensable part of Gau-seva, VHP Joint General...
22:10
Work is underway in Poland's capital to close streets and set the stage for President Donald Trump, who is due to deliver a public speech during hisvisit to Poland on Thursday.Workers are building platforms at a downtown Warsaw square where Trump will speak, and colorful posters can be seen...
21:34
Terming the ongoing stir in the Darjeeling hills as a do or die battle of Gorkhas for a separate 'Gorkhaland,' Gorkha Janamukti Morcha supremo Bimal Gurung today vowed to continue with the indefinite shutdown.The indefinite shutdown in the hills will continue. This is our final battle, we'll...
21:29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Israel's Yad Vashem memorial and honoured the victims of the Holocaust, among the greatest tragedies in human history as some six million Jews were killed by Nazi Germany.Modi was accompanied by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel's largest...
21:10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Yad Vashem, memorial to the victims of the Holocaust, in Israel.
20:57
A Chrysanthemum flower will be named in honour of PM Narendra Modi. The flower will be called 'Modi. The decision was announced after Modi visited the Danziger Dan flower farm along with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to gain first hand information about the latest innovations and...
20:25
Mumbai city and its suburbs are home to as many as 813 farmers on loan waiver list, a figure which has surprised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis who has ordered a scrutiny before sanctioning the waivers.These farmers figure in the list of probable beneficiaries eligible for benefits...
20:02
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz will appear tomorrow for the first time before the Supreme Court-appointed team probing the Panamagate graft case.Maryam, 43, will appear with a female police officer before the Joint Investigation Team investigating the high-profile...
20:02
JUST IN: IAF chopper with three on board goes missing near Sagalee in Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh
19:38
West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi has hit back at the state's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her remarks saying that he was behaving like a 'BJP block president'. In a statement, Tripathi said, Governor cannot remain a mute spectator of the affairs in the state. There was...
19:06
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers welcome remarks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the airport. He starts in Hebrew and then welcomes Modi in English and then in Hindu. >> My friend PM Modi, welcome to Israel. We receive you with an open...
19:05
Modi thanks Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for the warm welcome. >> I thank my friend PM @netanyahu for receiving me. My visit is about the strength of our societies and our strong partnership>> My honour to be the 1st ever Indian PM to undertake this ground breaking visit to...
18:42
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed at Ben Gurion Airport by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. This is the first ever visit by an Indian prime minister to Israel. At the airport, Netanyahu welcomed Modi with a hug and said aloud Shalom! It's a historic day.PM Modi's...
18:32
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Ben Gurion Airport as PM Modi arrives.
18:29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in in Israel in the first-ever visit to the country by an Indian prime minister. Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu will receive PM Modi when he lands at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv on Tuesday for a three-day bilateral visit marking 25 years of...
17:51
Levelling a series of sensational allegations against West Bengal governor KN Tripathi, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused him of threatening and insulting her.He threatened me...he insulted me on Tuesday. He cannot do it. He is a nominated person. I have told him you cannot talk...
17:29
The AYUSH ministry spent over Rs 34 crore for International Yoga Day celebrations in the past two years, an RTI query has revealed.Central Public Information Officer Banamali Naik however, said the expenditure on the celebrations this year has not been finalised as yet.According to information...
17:16
The minister of state for home affairs, Kiren Rijiju, had a close shave on Tuesday afternoon when the BSF chopper he was travelling in had to make an emergency landing in a small field in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, due to bad weather.TV reports said the helicopter was caught in heavy rain and...
17:05
Ahead of his departure to Israel, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the IAS class of 2015 officers. Addressing more than 500 IAS and 150 IPS officers, the PM gave them unusual advice -- do not follow in the footsteps of your seniors. He asked them to be progressive in their approach to...
16:50
MoS Home Kiren Rijiju's chopper makes an emergency landing in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, due to bad weather. All on board safe.
16:40
Special Public Prosecutor seeks life term for Abu Salem in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case, during argument on quantum of sentence before TADA Court, Mumbai
16:17
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar sent out a strong political message to its alliance partner in Bihar -- the Congress -- yesterday that is still reverberating in Delhi's corridors of power. The message is about Bihar and its future with the JDU and RJD alliance. Kumar talked about the Congress'...
15:39
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today began discussions on a resolution moved by the government for implementing the GST regime without affecting the special status of the state. Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu moved the resolution seeking suggestions from the lawmakers on how to implement the 101st...
14:49
In what seems to be a big relief for pubs shut down along the highway, especially those in Bengaluru and Chandigarh, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that there was nothing wrong with denotifying highways if such roads are within a city. Read more
14:47
India Real Time started in 2010 as the first attempt by a global newspaper to offer a news product for Indian readers through the internet. Seven years and crores of clicks later, The Wall Street Journal is winding down the successful blog. Read more
14:46
And this is what defence experts say on the Prime Minister's visit to Israel. P K Sehgal: Israel and India suffer same problems of terrorism. Thus our requirements are similar. Since both countries have compatibility, both will be able to terminate terrorism. Israel has got some of the finest...
14:27
Biju Janata Dal MP Baijayant Panda says the PM Narendra Modi's decision to visit Israel -- the first ever for an Indian PM -- was a good development. It's unfortunate we have not always acted in national interest because of certain political correctness, Panda said. Panda, who has angered his...
14:03
Another batch of 1,786 pilgrims today left Jammu for the high-altitude Amarnath cave shrine of Lord Shiva in south Kashmir Himalayas. Escorted by the CRPF, the pilgrims comprising 1,485 men, 301 women left in 53 vehicles in a convoy for Baltal and Pahalagam base camps this...
13:57
President Pranab Mukherjee, on Monday, hosted a farewell dinner at the Rashtrapati Bhavan banquet hall for 85 senior journalists, who have been closely acquainted with him. As he entered the magnificent Durbar Hall amid fanfare followed by the national anthem, his remarks, however brief, touched...
13:24
The Shiv Sena today said lynching people in the name of cow protection was against Hindutva and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to come up with a national policy on beef. A string of such incidents have been reported from several states, including BJP-ruled Jharkhand, Haryana and UP, prompting...
12:51
Just in: RBI to introduce Rs 200 notes, printing order has been placed, reports ANI. Details awaited. This comes on the back of reports that the Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the Centre and asked them to give another chance to genuine people to deposit old notes.The Centre has been...
12:46
The Reserve Bank is expected to cut its key policy rate by 25 bps in its review meet on August 2 as June CPI inflation is expected to be around 1.5 per cent, a report says.
12:40
It could be sheer coincidence, not wilful planning, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Israel on the 41st anniversary of 'Operation Thunderbolt', popularly known as 'Operation Entebbe'. On July 4, 1976, Israeli commandos, led by Lieutenant Colonel Yonatan Netanyahu, raided Entebbe...
12:33
North Korea on Tuesday claimed to have successfully test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile just days ahead of the G20 summit scheduled to take place in Hamburg, Germany, says reports.Leaders from the Group of 20 nations are due to discuss steps to rein in North Korea's weapons...
12:21
The lynching of Jammu and Kashmir deputy superintendent of police, Mohammed Ayub Pandith, was captured on a video which was so violent that the state government bought and destroyed it for fear of public repercussions, a top state official told the Hindustan Times. The 57-year-old officer's...
12:17
North Korea says has successfully tested ICBM: Reports
12:10
Pakistans India-centred strategic paradigm is one of the biggest drags on the countrys progress. Data to prove this is indisputable. I have contended Pakistan must invert its traditional refrain of politics before economics with India by transforming itself into a transit and investment hub for...
12:00
Journalism has its occasions for consternation. I have been sued for defamation. The publisher washed his hands of the matter, and asked me to face the suit on my own. Luckily, there are amongst my friends a couple of lawyers - a husband-and-wife team - they have saved me whenever I got into...
11:55
In a big relief to all those who are bearing the brunt of demonetisation, the Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped the Centre and asked them to give another chance to genuine people to deposit old notes.The Centre has been given two weeks to respond.Rebuking the Centre for setting up a deadline for...
11:50
The Supreme Court today refused to give an early hearing in the PMLA case filed by the Enforcement Directorate against former finance minister P. Chidambaram's son Karti Chidamabaram.A bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar refused to give an early hearing...
11:10
As ever, Amul's witty take on current affairs -- this time it's the flavour of the season -- GST.
11:06
The editorial in Israel's respected newspaper Jerusalem Post, ahead of PM Narendra Modi's historic visit to the country -- a first for an Indian PM. The increased cooperation comes against a backdrop of broader political changes taking place inside India. The rise to power of Modi's Bharatiya...
10:52
The prime minister has merely paid lip service condemning these crimes instead of launching a massive crackdown against such brutalities, argues Professor Mohammad Sajjad. Read more
10:51
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu today to elevate 25 years of diplomatic relations between the countries.Ahead of their meeting, both leaders recognised the threat terrorism poses to their countries and to global peace and stability.Accordingly, a...
10:30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for his two-nation visit to Israel and Germany.'Intense week for bilateral & multilateral diplomacy. PM @narendramodi departs for Tel Aviv, the first leg of his tour,' Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted.The first Indian PM to...
10:09
Rajasthan Anti Terrorist Squad on Tuesday arrested a person from Chennai over alleged links with the Islamic State.The ATS team arrested the suspect for allegedly transferring funds to IS module.The suspect, identified as Haroon, has been taken to Jaipur for further inquiry.The team arrested him...
10:07
As many cinema theatres across Tamil Nadu shut down to protest the imposition of 28 per cent GST on top of the 30 pc entertainment tax levied by the state government, the deserted Mani's theatre in Peelamedu, Coimbatore, is proof of how movie halls have been affected in the aftermath of the new...
09:34
A third terrorist was killed today in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of South Kashmir as the operation entered the second day, police said.One more terrorist was killed this morning and the body has been recovered, a police official said.He said three terrorists have been...
09:25
Five persons allegedly involved in cattle thefts in the national capital have been arrested. The accused were involved in over 100 cases of theft of cattle and other articles from the National Capital Region, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Madhur Verma said. ...
08:51
Microsoft is planning layoffs as it refocuses its sales force on making the software colossus a pivotal part of businesses relying on cloud computing, according to media reports.While many reports forecast the changes would result in thousands of job cuts, Microsoft only confirmed that changes...
08:19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today begin his two-nation tour starting from Israel. He is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the state.Upon arriving in Israel, Prime Minster Modi will hold talks with his counterpart Benjamin Netanyahuin Tel Aviv on all matters of mutual...
00:09
Pope Francis has called for the parents of terminally-ill Charlie Gard to be allowed to accompany and treat their child until the end.Chris Gard and Connie Yates had been expecting their 10-month-old's life support to be turned off on Friday.But Great Ormond Street Hospital said it will continue...
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