Big B sends legal notice to Kumar Vishwas over Harivansh Rai's poem video

 Wed, 12 July 2017
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23:46

Par panel to submit demonetisation report in Monsoon Session

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The Parliamentary panel on finance will present its report on demonetisation in the upcoming Monsoon Session and RBI Governor will not be called again on the note ban issue, the committee's chairman M Veerappa Moily said today. During the more than three-hour long meeting of the Standing...
23:27

Big B sends legal notice to Kumar Vishwas over Harivansh Rai's poem video

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Amitabh Bachchan has sent a legal notice to Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas for using a poem by the megastar's late father, poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, in a video, and asked him to give an account of the revenue generated from it.Bachchan said the video, in which Vishwas is seen singing the...
23:19

Trump FBI nominee says Russia probe not a 'witch hunt'

The nominee to head the US Federal Bureau of Investigation today rejected President Donald Trump's characterization of the probe into Russia's meddling in the US elections as a witch hunt. Christopher Wray, Trump's pick to lead the FBI after firing director James Comey, gave his support to...
23:11

Hyd drug racket: Tollywood actors, directors get notices

The sleuths probing a high-end drug smuggling racket today issued notices to some Tollywood personalities seeking their explanation of their alleged links with the arrested narcotics peddlers.The Telangana Prohibition and Excise Department issued notices to some Tollywood actors, directors and...
21:58

Strongly condemn cowardly terror attack on Amarnath yatra pilgrims: US

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The Trump administration today strongly condemned the cowardly terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Kashmir and vowed that the United States and India will together continue to fight terror threats in every part ofthe world.Seven Amarnath pilgrims were killed and 19 others injured in the...
21:56

7.28 cr got self-employed: Shah's answer to 'jobless growth' critics

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Economic pundits may be criticising the Modi government for a jobless growth, but India cannot tackle unemployment only with jobs, BJP president Amit Shah has said, noting that 7.28 crore people have becomeself-employed under the Centre's Mudra loan scheme in three years.Economic pundits talk...
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7.28 cr got self-employed: Shah's answer to 'jobless growth' critics

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Economic pundits may be criticising the Modi government for a jobless growth, but India cannot tackle unemployment only with jobs, BJP president Amit Shah has said, noting that 7.28 crore people have becomeself-employed under the Centre's Mudra loan scheme in three years.Economic pundits talk...
20:52

Fringe outfit seeks ban on Bigg Boss Tamil

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A Hindu outfit today filed a police complaint seeking a ban on reality show 'Bigg Boss' in a Tamil TV channel, hosted by actor Kamal Haasan, alleging that it denigrated Tamil culture. The complaint by Hindu Makkal Katchi sought legal action against Haasan and the actors participating in the...
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China, Pak mum on Amarnath attack amid world outrage

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Denouncement of the Amarnath terror attack by the international community continued to come in but India's two major neighbours, China and Pakistan, have not commented on it.The Portuguese government condemned the attack and expressed its support for the authorities and solidarity with the Indian...
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Enforce security plans vigorously in J&K: Govt to security forces

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Security agencies engaged in anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir have been told by the Centre to implement security plans with full vigour. The directive from the central government came in the wake of the killing of seven Amarnath pilgrims in a terror attack on Monday.Security...
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Amarnath attack response shows no one can kill Kashmiriyat: CM

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said the response of the people of the valley to the Amarnath terror attack proves that no one can kill Kashmiriyat.The attack on Amarnath pilgrims was an attack on our brotherhood and Kashmiriyat. It has been condemned unequivocally by people...
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Industrial output growth drops to 1.7 per cent in May from 8 per cent in the same month last year.
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Retail inflation hits new low of 1.54 per cent in June, down from 2.18 per cent in May.
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2 jawans martyred in Pak firing at LoC

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Two jawans were martyred after Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control in Keran sector in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Wednesday.The incident comes a day after security forces cornered three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists in central Kashmir's Budgam...
17:58

Make Nitish Kumar Congress president: Ramchandra Guha

The terminal decline of the Congress party can only be revived by a leadership change, says historian and biographer Ramchandra Guha, who suggests that the party's top job be handed over to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.Stressing that it was his fantasy, Guha said if there was a friendly...
17:34

Pak's BFF China willing to play 'constructive role' over Kashmir

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China said today that it was willing to play a constructive role in improving relations between India and Pakistan, especially after the increased hostility along the LoC, saying the situation in Kashmir has attracted international attention. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said...
16:51

India skipper Mithali Raj sets ODI world record

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India skipper Mithali Raj sets a world record by becoming the highest run-getter in women's ODI cricket. She scored 6002 runs in 164 innings to beat Charlotte Edwards' record. Raj, 34, is often dubbed as the Sachin Tendulkar of women's cricket.The right-handed batswoman has been a prolific...
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Just in: Two army jawans martyred in terror attack in Kupwara's Keran sector in  North Kashmir. Details awaited. 
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Amarnath terror attack was an attack on brotherhood: Mehbooba

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that the Amarnath terror attack was an attack on their brotherhood and it has been unequivocally condemned.The Amarnath terror attack has been unequivocally condemned. It was an attack on our brotherhood. After many years...
15:50
News18: Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off in Antarctica: scientists.
15:37

OPS faction submits evidence against Puducherry MLAs

The O Panneerselvam faction of the AIADMK submitted a memorandum to President Pranab Mukherjee seeking the disqualification of nine Puducherry MLAs on the Office of Profit issue. MLA Om Sakthi Segar presented 75 pages of evidence against the MLAs. Segar, a two-time AIADMK MLA, had contested...
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Won't talk about myself when there is crisis of terror in India: Gandhi

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Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Wednesday said he is grateful to the 18 opposition parties which unanimously picked him as the vice-presidential candidate and added that he is a citizen candidate who is worried about the future of the country.Talking to ANI, Gandhi said he...
14:56

Rs 131 crore lost in Manipur flood

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Manipur suffered a loss of around Rs 131 crore in the floods since cyclone Mora hit the state in late May, a senior officer said today. The state lost nearly Rs 131 crore because of loss of property and other damage done by floods and related incidents like landslides, Principal Secretary (Relief...
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Thousands at terrorist's funeral, day after Kashmir unites against Amarnath attack

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The funeral of one of the three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists, killed by security forces near Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir last night, took place this morning. Rediff.com's Umar Ganie reports that despite heavy rain, there were at least 10,000 people at the funeral of Aaqib Gul, a resident...
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2004 graft case vendetta politics, humare mooch bhi nahi aayi thi: Tejashwi

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A day after Bihar's ruling Janata Dal United put pressure on Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav to step down, the state's deputy chief minister, has finally spoken up. Speaking to ANI, Tejashwi said, The FIR against me is political vendetta. It's a conspiracy by Amit Shah and PM Modi. From day...
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Tejashwi answerable to people, needs to come clean: JD(U)

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Asserting that Lalu Prasad's son and Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav needs to come clean with regards to a corruption case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday said that the party wouldn't compromise with its principles and a decision would be...
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Amarnath attack: Manhunt in south Kashmir for Lashkar mastermind

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Security forces have launched a massive hunt to track down Lashkar-e-Tayiba commander and Pakistani national Abu Ismail, who has emerged as the mastermind of the deadly attack on Amarnath pilgrims. Proactive operations have been launched, mainly in south Kashmir, to track down Ismail as...
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Neta's daughter thrashes classmates who complained against her

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Former Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) MLA Yaqub Qureshi's daughter (in black in the image alongside) allegedly thrashed four girls of Class VIII in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut on Wednesday.Describing the incident, the principal of Meerut Public School told ANI, Two class-VIII girls didn't attend...
11:55

China's Nobel-winning dissident suffers multi-organ failure

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Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who has terminal liver cancer, suffered multi-organ failure on Tuesday, the local medical team treating him said. The hospital in the north of the country where Liu, 61, was admitted said in a statement that he had been suffering...
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News updates

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J&K: MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh and MoS Home Hansraj Ahir visited Amarnath Yatra pilgrims' camp at Pantha Chowk in Srinagar.Bihar: CM Nitish Kumar holds Cabinet meeting, deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav in attendance.
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5-judge Constitution Bench to hear Aadhaar pleas on Jul 18-19

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The Supreme Court today said that its five-judge Constitution Bench will sit on July 18 and 19 to hear matters relating to Aadhaar, including the aspect of right to privacy. Attorney General K K Venugopal and senior advocate Shyam Divan, appearing for petitioners who have challenged government's...
11:12

Rajiv Rao moves on from Ogilvy

Just two days after Ogilvy India announced the appointment of Sonal Dabral as Vice Chairman and Group Chief Creative Officer, the agency has announced that its National Creaative Director Rajiv Rao has decided to move on. Rao will continue as Ogilvy India's National Creative Leader till Dabral...
11:06

Amartya cannot say 'cow'

The Argumentative Indian, a documentary on Amartya Sen by economist Suman Ghosh, will not release in Calcutta this weekend because the filmmaker has refused to follow the Central Board of Film Certification's diktat of beeping out the certain words spoken by the Nobel laureate. Read the full...
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Pilgrims are not scared, security forces made huge contribution: MHA

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MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh and MoS Home Hansraj Ahir brief the media in Srinagar in the aftermath of the attack on Amarnath yatris. Highlights of the press conference...-- We are here on behalf of PM to express our solidarity. -- Even after the attack, Amarnath Yatris are unfazed and enthusiastic....
10:36

Nitish nod for Gopalkrishna Gandhi after Rahul calls him

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Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has spoken to Bihar CM Nitish Kumar seeking his support for the Opposition's Vice Presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi, reports ANI.Reports say that the Bihar CM has assured Rahul of JD-U's support to Gandhi and told the Congress leader that Gandhi was...
10:19

Anantnag attack: BJP says Rahul's comments immature

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The BJP on Wedensday lashed out at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's 'lack of maturity' over his attempts to politicise the Anantnag terror attack that killed seven pilgrims.While the whole country is united at this dark hour, there are some discordant voices like Rahul Gandhi's. Right...
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Kaziranga rhinos stuck in rising floodwaters

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Large parts of Kaziranga National Park in Assam have been inundated due to incessant rain. More than 50 per cent of the area has been submerged with elephants, rhinos and deer migrating to the upper reaches of the park at Karbi Hills. However, as this image shows, many animals were caught in the...
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The hideout of the Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists

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The house where the three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed by security forces near Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.Based on inputs of the presence of some terrorists in a specific house, an operation was launched by troops of Rashtriya Rifles, Special Operation Group of Jammu and...
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Nautankibaaj Nitish doing drama on Tejaswi's resignation: BJP

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The BJP on Wednesday slammed Nitish Kumar for giving a four-day deadline to Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav to prove his innocence in the corruption case and said the Bihar Chief Minister was 'doing drama' to keep himself safe.Nitish-ji is Nautankibaaz (drama king). He is playing politics...
09:22

Kashmir stares at a new and demanding demon

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A new demon has unveiled intent in the Valley and it should frighten Kashmiris most. It's recklessly provocative, and it could be snaring a populace to aftermaths not entirely of its conceiving. It is blood-fed and it will beget blood. Swift and unequivocal condemnation and distancing from...
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Send gau rakshaks to fight terrorists: Uddhav to BJP

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In a dig at the BJP over the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray today asked the senior ally of his party to send 'gau rakshaks' to fight terrorists in the Valley. Seven Amarnath pilgrims, including six women, were killed and 19 injured when terrorists...
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Largest batch of pilgrims leaves for Amarnath amid high security

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Largest batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left Jammu for Pahalgam and Baltal amid high security on Wednesday morning.This came two days after terror attack on pilgrims, killing seven of them in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.Meanwhile,  defence experts on Wednesday said the terror...
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Amarnath terror attack reprehensible: US

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The terror attack that killed seven Amarnath pilgrims in Kashmir is reprehensible, the Trump Administration has said as several lawmakers joined in to condemn the dastardly act.We consider it to have been a terrorist attack in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in which seven religious pilgrims were...
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3 Hizbul terrorists killed in Budgam encounter

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Three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed by security forces near Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir late on Tuesday night.Based on inputs of presence of some terrorists in a specific house, an operation was launched by troops of Rashtriya Rifles, Special Operation Group of Jammu and...
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IB raises red flag over allowing 100% FDI in domestic airlines

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The Intelligence Bureau has raised serious concerns over the government's proposal to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment in local airlines citing security issues, a source said.Concerns were raised during a meeting chaired by Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi which was attended by senior...
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UN chief Guterres condemns Amarnath terror attack

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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the terror attack that killed seven Amarnath pilgrims in Kashmir, his spokesperson said, asserting that he was closely looking at the situation.Seven Amarnath pilgrims, most of them women, were killed and 19 others injured in the...
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