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NDA presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind said today that if elected to the country's highest office, he would pay special attention on fulfilling the expectations of the youth.Addressing BJP MPs and MLAs, Kovind said he would work as per the Constitution and his focus would also be on ensuring...
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Softening his stand on Paris accord, United States President Donald Trump on Thursday suggested that he could change his position on the Paris climate accord, in remarks after talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron.Something could happen with respect to the Paris accord, he said at a...
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The Enforcement Directorate has said that liquor baron Vijay Mallya laundered over Rs 1,300 crore through 13 shell companies in US, Ireland, Mauritius and France.The agency has made this indictment against Mallya in its charge sheet filed on June 14 in the money laundering case involving a loan...
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Troubled by spam calls from banks offering loans or rival operators doling out more data coaxing you to switch? You are not alone. India tops the list of countries most affected by spam calls, says a report.According to phone directory app Truecaller, India is ahead of countries like the US,...
21:59
More than 50 per cent of around 220 active terrorists in Kashmir are Pakistan nationals, a home ministry official said today.He also said that infiltration bids have seen a rise in last five months.Around 220 terrorists are active in the Kashmir Valley and majority of them are Pakistanis, the...
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Union minister Mahesh Sharma today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was another Mahatma Gandhi who, like the father of the nation, had inspired many generations.The culture minister was speaking at the launch of a book on Gandhi's salt satyagraha.Today among us, we are fortunate to have another...
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Diktat for social boycott issued by caste panchayats has become a crime punishable with jail term up to seven years and penalty that can extend to Rs 5 lakh in Maharashtra, a first in the country.The new law came into force after President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Maharashtra...
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A teenager was today booked for allegedly posting an objectionable comment on a social networking site against the Shiv Sena patriarch Balasaheb Thackeray.A complaint in this regard was lodged by Lal Singh Rajput, a Shiv Sena activist from Mumbai suburban Kandivali, said police.According to...
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Claiming that GST is beneficial only for big traders, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today mocked the BJP, saying it could even resort to using mantras to resolve people's problems without taking any real steps.The reality of BJP is coming to the fore. It has made people's life difficult...
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The revenue department today clarified that sale of old jewellery as well as old vehicles by individuals will not attract any GST as the sale is not for furthering any business. Clarifying on Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia's comments yesterday, the department issued a press statement saying...
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Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay today said the process for extradition of businessman Vijay Mallya is underway.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had raised the matter with British Prime Minister (Theresa May) during their meeting on the sidelines of G-20, Baglay said.The fact...
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Singer Ariana Grande has been made an honorary citizen of Manchester after organising 'One Love' concert to raise funds for victims of the May 22 terrorist attack in the British city.The pop sensation helped raise over 2.5 million euros when she returned to the UK to play a charity gig, just 13...
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Chinese dissident and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has died at the age of 61, officials say.The activist was being treated for terminal liver cancer in a hospital in north-eastern China.He had been transferred from prison last month, where he was serving an 11-year term for subversion.A...
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The ministry of external affairs on Thursday rubbished claims of Pakistan media hinting use of chemical weapons in Kashmir.MEA spokesperson Gopal Baglay on Thursday said, The claims are completely baseless and incorrect. India is against the use of chemical weapons anywhere in the world.It was...
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The government, the biggest litigator in the country, faces 369 contempt cases across courts, a law ministry document states.According to its data, as on June 12, 2017, a total of 1,35,060 government cases and 369 contempt cases were pending in the courts.Government litigation includes service...
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The national song 'Vande Mataram' is of Sanskrit origin, but had originally been penned in Bengali by Bankim Chandra Chaterjee, the Madras High Court was told today by Tamil Nadu Advocate General R Muthukumaraswamy. The submission before Justice MV Muralidharan was made in response to the judge...
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Pakistan today said that it was considering a visa application of the mother of Kulbhushan Jadhav for a visit to meet her son who was sentenced to death by a military court.However, the ministry of external affairs said that India has not got any information on change in visa and consular...
16:57
JUST IN: TCS net profit down 5.9 pc at Rs 5,945 crore in June quarter; revenue up marginally at Rs 29,584 crore.
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Nand Kishore Singh may head the Finance Commission, say sources. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in talks with with Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley about the constitution of the 15th Finance Commission. Insiders say that by early August there will be a notification. Apart from being an IAS...
16:13
Manipur's iconic human rights activist Irom Sharmila has filed an application at the Sub-Registrar office in Kodaikanal to marry her long-time partner Desmond Coutinho, a British national. Accompanied by Coutinho, she filed the application for registration of marriage under Hindu Marriage Act...
16:10
BJP President Amit Shah is often described as the 2nd most powerful man in India, next only to his boss PM Narendra Modi. Tough, combative, acerbic, Shah is certainly no pushover. The top two men in India's ruling party, the BJP, are also close confidantes and sources say that in the last three...
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today ordered a high-level probe into alleged irregularities at the central prison in Bengaluru, including preferential treatment being given to AIADMK (Amma) leader V K Sasikala. He said strict action will be taken against those found guilty. We have...
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Army Chief General Bipin Rawat met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval yesterday and gave a detailed report on the Amarnath security situation.After the terror attack on the pilgrims during the Amarnath Yatra, the government and security agencies are very alert. General Rawat took stock of the...
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Digital payments startup Paytm on Thursday announced acquiring of a majority stake in Insider.in, India's leading ticketing platform for events and properties.We are excited to partner with Paytm and build India's largest community of event goers. At Insider, we curate the best events and...
15:13
About 1.5 million jobs were lost during January-April 2017. The estimated total employment during the period was 405 million compared to 406.5 million during the preceding four months, September-December 2017, says the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy. Read more
15:12
An emergency meeting of the federal cabinet on Thursday endorsed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's decision to not step down as the premier even as clamour for his exit got louder in wake of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) report, reports the Dawn.While addressing his cabinet in...
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The 10 Indian nationals, who were killed in the fire that broke at Saudi Arbaia's Najran, belong to Bihar, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.Here is a list of the names of the people and the states to which they belong:-Bihar: Gauri Shankar Gupta.Kerala: Kamapalan Sathyan, Baiju Raghavan and...
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Patanjali Ayurveda founder and yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday launched his own security firm titled Parakram Suraksha Pvt Ltd.Speaking to ANI, Acharya Balakrishna, CEO of Ramdev's Patanjali said, Security is a very important issue either for a man or a woman. Our aim is to prepare...
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Home Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will brief leaders of opposition parties on the stand-off with China and the situation in Kashmir tomorrow, official sources said. Leaders of prominent opposition parties are being invited for the meeting where the two...
14:13
No AC, air-cooler, red carpet, saffron towel and sofa will be seen during field visits of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, going by a specific order issued by his office. The Chief Minister's Office has said that Adityanath is extremely unhappy over the extravagant arrangements that...
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News 18: Searches being conducted at Churchgate station, Mumbai after a call was received saying there will be a blast at the station. Extra police force deployed at the station, safety measures taken.
13:53
Just in: North Korea hit with 5.9 magnitude earthquake, experts rule out nuclear test.
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Families mourn the deaths of the two Army jawans killed in sniper fire from the Pakistani side along the LoC on Wednesday. Defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said two soldiers of Jammu & Kashmir Rifles were killed in Furkiya area of Chowkibal by Pakistani troops in Keran sector...
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said people of the valley have to fight the life of fear and the situation held hostage by some forces, and make efforts for establishing a prosperous state. She was speaking to reporters after paying floral tributes to the martyrs of 1931 at...
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The National Green Tribunal today passed a slew of directions to rejuvenate the River Ganga, declaring as 'No-Development Zone' an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river between Haridwar and Unnao and prohibiting dumping of waste within 500 metres from the river. A bench headed by NGT...
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Authorities today imposed curfew in Shopian town and restrictions in many other parts of Kashmir to maintain law and order as a strike called by separatists disrupted normal life in the Valley. Curfew has been imposed in Shopian town of south Kashmir as a precautionary measure to maintain law and...
12:22
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh is in the Peshmarga frontline in Mosul, Iraq, that was liberated from the ISIS recently. He has been tasked with locating and bringing back the 39 Indians reportedly kept in Mosul as hostages of the ISIS. Singh tweeted last night, Visited...
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While on China, read Brahma Chellaney's column: China's Bhutan land grab aims at bigger target.
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India continues to modernise its atomic arsenal with an eye on China and the country's nuclear strategy which traditionally focused on Pakistan now appears to place increased emphasis on the Communist giant, two top American nuclear experts have said.An article published in the July-August issue...
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A person was reportedly beaten up by a mob on suspicion of carrying beef in Nagpur's Bharsingi village. The incident took place on Wednesday at 11.30 a.m, reports ANI. An India Today report says four people have been detained in connection with the case. Salim Ismail Shah, 36, was thrashed with...
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Will the mahagathbandhan in Bihar unravel? Professor Prabhat Ghosh, director of the Asian Development Research Institute, Patna, tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih that Lalu Yadav will try to keep the mahagathbandhan alive, no matter how weak it is. But Nitish Kumar is uncomfortable with the...
11:01
Stereotypes are broad brush generalizations that, while based on facets of reality, often conceal complexities and loose ends. The prevailing stereotype of West Bengal is that it blends high culture and radical instincts with a disdain for hard work and money. This shorthand of the Bengali...
10:59
At home, being vegan is no real problem, and other than dairy (dahi, chhaas, ghee and kadhi) I can eat normally. There is, of course, the eschewing of meat and as someone who likes (should I say liked?) Naga pork and beef steaks, and has eaten snake and dog, going vegan is unusual, says Aakar...
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Absolutely fantastic job by the person who helms the Mumbai Police twitter handle. Smart, witty tweets that gets the message across without being patronising or stern, like this one on domestic violence. CP Mumbai Police @CPMumbaiPolice Your silence is an abuser's power. #Dial100 to...
10:51
The mystery of what makes Narendra Damodardas Modi the brightest boy in class has almost been solved. Almost, because there are two contenders. An effusive classmate called Amit Shah thinks the secret lies in self-less toil, exemplified by Modi's refusal to take even a single day's vacation in...
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Rahul has to learn a lot from his grandmother. She was a natural born 24x7 politician who could outpace all her rivals just on sheer physical stamina. She played politics with the ease of a sleepwalker -- she knew the terrain so well, she could do it in her sleep! She was a constant communicator,...
10:22
Amid the speculations of former All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary V Sasikala getting VIP treatment in Parappana Agrahara central prison where she is lodged in a corruption case, a report by the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (Prisons) D Roopa has asserted that a bribe...
09:49
Gorkhaland supporters on Wednesday set ablaze a panchayat office and damaged a few government vehicles on the 28th day of the indefinite shutdown in Darjeeling. The indefinite bandh in the hills entered the 29th day which has brought life to a standstill across Darjeeling and neighbouring...
09:26
Pakistan's former envoy to the United States Husain Haqqani (pictured) has called on U.S. President Donald Trump to take a tough stand against Pakistan if Washington wants to secure Afghanistan's trust.In an opinion piece titled 'To Win Afghanistan, Get Tough on Pakistan' for The New York...
09:22
A top US lawmaker has described Pakistan as America's ugliest ally, as on the one hand Islamabad proclaims to be a friend of Washington, but on the other, backs terrorists and terrorism.In an opinion piece titled 'Pakistan's Long History of Duplicity' that has been published in the Washington...
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Dalit agitation spearhead Jignesh Mevani, student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and 15 others were detained on Wednesday for taking out 'Freedom March' allegedly without permission on the first anniversary of Una flogging incident, the police said.Mevani, who is the convener of Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar...
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Dalit agitation spearhead Jignesh Mevani, student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and 15 others were detained on Wednesday for taking out 'Freedom March' allegedly without permission on the first anniversary of Una flogging incident, the police said.Mevani, who is the convener of Rashtriya Dalit Adhikar...
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Violence broke out after a condolence meeting for slain gangster Anandpal Singh when a mob in his native village pelted stones at a police team, leaving 16 personnel, including the Nagaur Superintendent of Police, injured.A woman probationary IPS officer, Monika Sen, and the gunman of the SP went...
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Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday tore into Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for holding Prime Minister Narendra Modi responsible for Amarnath terror attack and said history stands evidence that the challenges of Kashmir have been gifted by Nehru-Gandhi family.History has...
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Emphasising on quality education, President Pranab Mukherjee asked higher educational institutions to make students sensitive to local socio-economy needs.It is not enough for higher education institutions to be modern and relevant. They must be designed to serve and make an impact on society, he...
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