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A 23-year-old man hailing from Bengaluru has been convicted by a special National Investigation Agency court in Himachal Pradesh for being a member of terror group Islamic State and indulging in unlawful activities, the probe agency said today.The Shimla court held Abid Khan guilty under...
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The United States today listed Pakistan among the nations and regions providing 'safe havens' to terrorists, saying terror groups like the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed continue to operate, train, organise and fundraise inside the country in 2016.In its annual 'Country Report on...
21:11
About 210 websites of the central and state government departments were found to be displaying personal details and Aadhaar numbers of beneficiaries, Parliament was informed today.UIDAI (The Unique Identification Authority of India) has taken note of the same and is regularly monitoring the...
19:58
Karti Chidamabaram, son of former finance minister P Chidamabaram, has been summoned by the Central Bureau of Investigation on July 21 in connection with an alleged corruption case against him.Sources in the CBI said he was called earlier also in June but he had sought more time to appear before...
19:21
The Supreme Court's constitution bench will continue to hear the matter tomorrow on whether linking of PAN card with Aadhaar breaches an individual's privacy or not.The lawyer of the petitioner, in connection with the Aadhar matter argued on all issues arising out of the Aadhar card,...
18:47
Kamal Haasan's allegations of corruption in the Tamil Nadu government drew a sharp response today from Chief Minister K Palaniswami who said the actor 'does not know politics' and he would give a proper response once the film-star takes the 'political plunge'.He is into acting... does not know...
18:12
India and China should work together to come up with 'some better sort of arrangement' for peace, the United States said on Wednesday, expressing concern over the standoff between their troops in the Sikkim sector.Chinese and Indian soldiers have been locked in a face- off in the Doka La area of...
17:58
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at the National Democratic Alliance government alleging that it was not willing to discuss farmers' issues in Parliament and that its decision to implement the goods and services tax was taken in a haste.Wielding a bow and arrow...
17:32
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday took a dig at actor Kamal Haasan's tweet on his possible entry into politics, wondering why the celebrity, 'without doing any service to the people,' has a 'sudden awakening' on entering the field.The party's state unit president Tamilisai Soundararajan...
17:06
The counting of votes for the presidential election held on Monday will be done tomorrow and the name of the next occupant of the Rashtrapati Bhawan would be known by 5 pm. Here's what's going to happen. -- According to Lok Sabha secretary general Anoop Mishra, who is also the returning officer...
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Union minister Smriti Irani was discussed in the Central Hall of Parliament today and her apparent change in fortunes, from a sidelined minister to one who has been handed an additional portfolio. The textiles minister has now also been given the I&B portfolio after Venkaiah Naidu resigned...
16:20
Air India also decides to lift the ban on TDP MP JC Diwakar Reddy, accused of creating ruckus at Vizag airport.
16:15
Just in: IndiGo lifts the ban on TDP MP JC Diwakar Reddy with immediate effect. Reddy was banned by all domestic airlines for creating a ruckus at the Visakhapatnam airport. Reddy, the second lawmaker to be grounded by domestic airlines for assault and misbehaviour since March, had shouted at...
15:52
Arun Jaitley asks SP's Naresh Agarwal to apologise over his statement in which he links God's name to alcohol.
15:47
Tamil Nadu MLAs today approved a 100 per cent salary hike for themselves. The MLAs now get a monthly salary of Rs 1.5 lakh, a massive hike from their previous salary of Rs 55,000 per month. CM E Palaniswami made the announcement in the state Assembly today.This comes at a time when when...
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The Central Hall of Parliament is being spruced up for the swearing-in ceremony of Ram Nath Kovind as the new President of India on July 25. What we know so far is that new carpets have been ordered and spread in the Central Hall. Kovind will have a busy schedule tomorrow. The results of the...
14:57
Ignoring the government's advice to address the border dispute with China with restraint, opposition leader Mulayam Singh Yadav said in parliament today that Beijing is ready to attack India in collaboration with its long-time ally, PakistanSamajwadi Party leader...
14:00
Most people seem to assume that no Hindu has ever consumed beef. But is this true?As a scholar, studying Sanskrit and ancient Indian religion for over 50 years, I know of many texts that offer a clear answer to this question.Scholars have known for centuries that the ancient Indians ate beef....
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Zeliang will be sworn in as Nagaland CM at 3 pm today.
13:40
TR Zeliang appointed Nagaland chief minister in place of Shurhozelie Liezietsu, who didn't show up for the floor test today. Zeilang is a former chief minister of the state and leader of the rebel Nagaland Peoples Front. Embattled Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu and his supporters...
13:37
Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha today strongly raised the issue of agrarian crisis in the country, saying farmers were being forced to do distress sale of crops in the face of cheaper zero-duty imports. Several members gave notices under rule 267 that allows adjournment of the proceedings...
13:14
Lalu Prasad Yadav has offered Mayawati a Rajya Sabha seat from Bihar, a day after the Bahujan Samaj Party chief resigned in protest after she was 'not allowed to speak' in the House, reports India Today.Lalu, who heads the Rashtriya Janata Dal, tweeted from his handle, @laluprasadrjd: Spoke with...
12:40
Aadhar matter: Petitioner's lawyer tells Supreme Court's Constitution bench that privacy is embedded in all processes of human life and liberty.
12:29
Reports of the Central Board of Film Certification recommending the beeping out of words like cow, Hindutva, Hindu India or (and this takes the cake) Gujarat from a documentary on Amartya Sen, or making a filmmaker remove references to Ramrajya or bandh in a feature film which references...
12:14
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has slapped a notice under section 381 B of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act to RJ Malishka Mendonsa for mosquito-breeding at her house in Bandra.The Hindustan Times reports that mosquitoes were found breeding at the RJs 6th floor flat at Pali...
11:38
A 60-year-old pilgrim from Madhya Pradesh died on his way back from the Amarnath shrine, taking the death toll in the ongoing annual yatra to 48, officials said today. Romeshwar Patidar died at Pissu Top, on his way back from the cave to Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam last evening, a police...
11:18
The Haryana Police on Tuesday arrested the husband of Assamese actress and singer Bidisha Bezbaruah, a day after she allegedly committed suicide in her sector 43 Gurugram apartment.Bezbaruah recently shot into the spotlight after her role in the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Jagga...
11:07
The third day of the monsoon session of Parliament begins. The House is expected to discuss a range of issues including cow protection vigilantism. The opposition parties have said they'll raise issues like cow vigilantism, unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, and the India-China standoff in Dokalam....
10:45
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre and, more significantly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the increasing number of cases of violence 'in the name of cow vigilantism.'The Sena, in an article published in Saamna, the party's mouthpiece,...
10:42
Embattled Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu and his supporters today failed to turn up in the Assembly to face the floor test following which the House was adjourned sine die. Governor P B Acharya had yesterday directed Speaker Imtiwapang to summon an emergent special session of the...
10:38
Watching Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, audiences the world over have sat petrified on the edge of their seats as Tyrannosaurus rex, the most terrifying dinosaur of them all, bears down on Jeff Goldblum in his 4x4 vehicle. It is a classic chase scene in modern cinematic history, with the...
10:30
A policeman today passed a chit to Jignesh Mevani, the young Ambedkarite leader who shot into prominence in Gujarat after taking up the Una flogging in which a group of Dalits were tortured a year ago for allegedly skinning a dead cow. Watched by over 2,000 Dalits, communists and Muslims,...
10:18
The Congress is set to raise mob lynching and farmers' issue as the third day of the Monsoon Session of the Parliament begins today. CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury gives adjournment motion notice in RS for today to discuss 'communal polarisation in the name of cow protection'.The Lok Sabha was...
09:40
The Armed Forces Tribunal has ordered that troopers injured in pre-Independence wars be given 'war injury pension' like those wounded after it, in a relief to a 94-year-old war veteran.Seeking to end the discrimination in injury benefits to soldiers injured in pre-Independence and...
09:24
US President Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate veteran diplomat and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman as next Ambassador to Russia, the White House has said.Heading the Atlantic Council, a top US think-tank, Huntsman had previously served as the US Ambassador to China and...
09:23
As many as 47 Amarnath pilgrims lost their lives due to a terror attack, accidents and health reasons in a span of 18 days, an official said on Tuesday.Between June 29 and July 16, 19 pilgrims died due to medical reasons and 20 were killed in accidents. On July 10, eight pilgrims were...
08:50
The United States has expressed concern over Indo-China border standoff in the Sikkim Sector and urged both countries to work together to try to come up with some sort of arrangement for peace.I know that the US is concerned about the ongoing situation there, State Department Spokesperson Heather...
08:14
United States President Donald Trump had a second undisclosed meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of G20 summit in Germany early this month, according to media reports.The White House has confirmed that the two leaders spoke during the G20 dinner, but said it is...
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The United States on Tuesday said it would encourage India and China to engage in a direct dialogue to reduce tension between them in the Sikkim sector.We encourage India and China to engage in a direct dialogue aimed at reducing tensions, a State Department official told PTI.Responding to...
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China unusually aggressive in Doka La: FS to House panelTejashwi meets Nitish but crisis over alliance continues'Not allowed to speak', Maya quits RSTrump fumes as healthcare bill fails to clear SenatePak targets schools, civilian areas along LoC; 2 jawans killed in firingNaga CM to face trust...
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