23:28
United States President Donald Trump has just announced that he is cancelling the Obama administration's one-sided deal with Cuba, effective immediately. With God's help a free Cuba is what we soon will achieve, Trump said.We will not be silent in the face of communist oppression any...
23:14
The devastating fire that struck a high-rise tower in London may have been so powerful that it destroyed much of the DNA evidence needed to identify its victims.As firefighters keep searching the charred ruins of the Grenfell Tower public housing complex with sniffer dogs and drones, Metropolitan...
22:54
No decision has been taken on increasing the number of US troops in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said today, amid speculation that Defence Secretary James Mattis may have finalised plans to dispatch 4,000 additional troops to the war-torn country.Secretary Mattis has made no decisions on a troop...
22:24
Vivid Sydney, the world's largest festival of light, music and ideas, has once again cemented itself as a record-breaking international event.Made of 124,128 lights, Dreamscape, created by Vivid Sydney veteran 32Hundred Lighting, links the entire Circular Quay precinct from the iconic Sydney...
22:06
Frustrations over the fatal Grenfell Tower fire boiled over today as residents demanding answers over the blaze stormed Kensington town hall.Hundreds of people gathered outside the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea headquarters in west London wanting to know how the tragedy could have...
21:43
I am a strict non-vegetarian and nobody told me what to eat or what not, Information and Broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said, stressing that food is a personal choice, amid a raging debate on beef ban in the country.Without naming any channel, Naidu alleged that some of the news...
21:31
The terrorists who ambushed a police party at Achabal in Anantnag district of South Kashmir today disfigured the faces of the six cops slain in the attack before walking away with their weapons, police said.A sub-inspector, identified as Pulwama-resident Feroz, a driver and four other policemen,...
20:36
US President Donald Trump today appeared to confirm that he was being probed for firing the FBI chief and described it as a witch hunt, as he asserted that there was no proof of his collusion with the Russians even after seven months of investigation.I am being investigated for firing the FBI...
20:16
The Goa's Mapusa Court on Friday restricted the media from reporting proceedings of rape case accused and former Tehelka magazine editor Tarun Tejpal under Indian Penal Code (IPC) 327(3).The court passed the order under 327 (3) barring the media from covering the proceedings until completion of...
20:03
Six policemen, including a sub-inspector, were killed at Achabal in Anantnag district of South Kashmir after terrorists ambushed a police party today.The Station House Officer identified as Sub Inspector Feroz, a resident of Pulwama, fell victim to indiscriminate firing from terrorists, senior...
19:28
JUST IN: 5 policemen, including an SHO, martyred after terrorists attack police party at Achabal, Anantnag in J-K
19:16
Justice will prevail only when Dawood Ibrahim is brought back to the country and punished.This was how the relatives of some the victims of the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts reacted to the conviction of six persons accused in the case by a TADA court in Mumbai. Some them chose to term the...
18:39
The Central Bureau of Investigation, in a letter to the editor of The New York Times, has said that its editorial India's battered press is one-sided and gives the impression 'that the raids on NDTV's founders were a part of a vendetta against the broadcaster'.The letter, written by CBI...
18:24
The Ministry of External Affairs on Friday said that 39 Indians taken hostage in the Iraqi city of Mosul by the fighters aligned to the Islamic State of Iraq in 2014 are alive.Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay told media that 'we are in touch with all countries that can help...
18:12
All necessary security arrangements have been put in place to ensure a smooth conduct of the annual Amarnath Yatra which commences on June 29, Director General, CRPF, Rajiv R Bhatnagar, said today. He said whatever additional paramilitary personnel were required have been brought in and all the...
17:53
A college in Kerala has published a poem in its student magazine that allegedly questions the chastity of Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas in the epic Mahabharata. The five-line poem, 'Chodyam' (question), written by a student, questions why the topic does not feature in television debates. The...
17:34
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump After 7 months of investigations & committee hearings about my collusion with the Russians, nobody has been able to show any proof. Sad!
17:31
The Founder and CEO of Mumbai-based content creation company The Viral Fever Arunabh Kumar, who was accused of sexual harassment months ago by an anonymous blogger by the name of Indian Fowler, has decided to step down from the post of Chief Executive Officer of the company. Arunabh...
17:23
Former Delhi Metro chief E. Sreedharan on Friday rejected speculations of him being a possible NDA candidate for next month's presidential poll.There is no reality in it. No discussions took place. Don't long for it, Sreedharan said.Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union...
17:11
Police has said that the death toll in the London Grenfell Tower fire has risen to 30.A criminal inquiry has been launched into the incident.Police said some of the dead may never be identified, as officers warned that the painful process of retrieving the victims could take months.Among those...
17:01
President Pranab Mukherjee invited Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat for lunch today at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the saffron outfit said.Bhagwat, who was in Rudrapur yesterday for the Sangh's volunteer education and training programme, reached the national capital today for the...
16:39
The Hague-based International Court of Justice has asked India to make its submission in the Kulbhushan Jadhav case by September 13.Similarly, Pakistan has been asked by the court to complete its submission by December 13 this year, the Ministry of External Affairs said in New Delhi on Friday.In...
16:25
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday met Communist Party of India-Marxist general secretary Sitaram Yechury over the presidential elections.They did not come forward with any name. They said that they want our support....
15:59
Existing bank account holders have been asked to furnish the Aadhaar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) by December 31, 2017, failing which the account will cease to be operational, according to a revenue department notification. The government in Budget 2017...
15:30
-- Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Netherlands on 27 June. He is also expected to call on the King of Netherlands. Before Netherlands, the PM will visit Portugal on 24 June, says MEA Spox Gopal Bagley.-- Theresa May announces she will visit Grenfell victims after being told to show 'humanity'
15:18
On the day his boss Abu Salem gets convicted in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts, the Special Staff of the Delhi Polic arrest Jaan Usman, a sharp shooter in the gang.
15:11
Grenfell Tower fire: London Fire Brigade tweets a letter of thanks from a child.
15:09
CBI counsel Deepak Salve on Friday said that 1993 Mumbai blasts were carried out to avenge the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992.A special Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA) court earlier in the day convicted underworld don Abu Salem and others in...
15:02
London fire update: 17 confirmed killed, but death toll could rise above 100, say reports. More than 70 people remain unaccounted for since the blaze, which police fear was so devastating that some victims might never be identified. The London Fire Brigade tweeted this letter from a child...
14:35
BJP Chief Amit Shah reaches Mumbai to meet Sena's Uddhav Thackeray.J&K: 34-year-old Army jawan Naik Bakhtawar Singh, from Punjab, lost his life in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Naushera at 5:15 am today.J&K: A 22-year-old killed during clashes between security forces and protesters...
14:29
The AIADMK on Friday said that it would clear its stand on the upcoming Presidential Poll in couple of days.AIADMK leader and Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai on Friday met Union Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu.Earlier today, Naidu and Home Minister Rajnath Singh...
14:15
Top Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Junaid Mattoo was today killed in an encounter with security forces in Arwani village of Bijbihara in Anantnag District of south Kashmir, reports India Today. Mattoo was trapped for more than eight hours with two other local Lashkar militants in a joint operation...
13:42
Russia claims it killed IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, scores of other militant leaders: ANI
13:41
1993 Mumbai blasts case: Mumbai TADA Court believes prosecution failed to prove charges against Riaz Siddiqui for conspiracy. Court orders his release on personal bond. All accused acquitted of the charge of waging war against the nation. Image: The destruction in Worli, south-central...
13:34
The CBI today visited premises of Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia to seek clarifications in connection with a preliminary enquiry against him related to alleged irregularities in the AAP's 'Talk to AK' campaign. The agency had registered the PE in January this year on the basis of a complaint...
13:10
1993 Mumbai blasts: Accused Abu Salem held guilty. The TADA Court holds that he was one of the main conspirators, and had supplied a gun to actor Sanjay Dutt. Accused Karimullah Shaikh has also been convicted. He was held on August 21, 2008, and charged with smuggling arms into the country...
13:00
In the trials first leg that concluded in 2007, the TADA court had convicted 100 accused in the case, while 23 people were acquitted, reports the Hindu. The trial of the seven accused Abu Salem, Mustafa Dossa, Karimullah Khan, Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan, Riyaz Siddiqui, Tahir Merchant and Abdul...
12:54
Accused Tahir Merchant also convicted in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case by the Mumbai TADA Court.
12:48
Dossa has been found guilty of conspiracy, murder and terror activities. He was extradited from the UAE in 2003. The court also convicted Firoz khan under charges of conspiracy and murder under sections of IPC, TADA and Explosives Act.
12:46
A designated court of Terrorist And Disruptive Activities (Prevention) (TADA) Act pronounced its verdict against one of the seven accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.On March 12, 1993, a series of 12 blasts rocked Mumbai, killing 257 people and injuring 713 others. The other accused are Abu...
12:40
1993 Mumbai Blasts case: Mustafa Dossa, accused in the Mumbai bomb blast case, convicted.
12:34
We have Hindu values, Hindu customs, Hindu philosophy, Hindu way of looking at all religions as acceptable. These are all great assets of India.Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideologue Swaminathan Gurumurthy discusses India today with Rediff.com's Shobha Warrier. Do read.
12:31
Update on the presidential poll nominations: ANI reports that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will forward MS Swaminathan's name to Amit Shah if the BJP does not agree to (RSS chief) Mohan Bhagwat's candidature for the President. Swaminathan is a renowned agriculture scientist. Meanwhile,...
12:10
The Taj Mahal may be synonymous with India in the eyes of the world, but not to Yogi Adityanath.Foreign dignitaries visiting the country used to be gifted replicas of the Taj Mahal and other minarets which did not reflect Indian culture, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister said at a public meeting...
11:55
1993 Mumbai blasts case: Abu Salem brought to TADA Court in Mumbai.
11:53
Union ministers Rajnath Singh and M Venkaiah Naidu today met Congress President Sonia Gandhi to discuss the Presidential poll as part of the ruling BJP's outreach to stitch a consensus on the official nominee. Arun Jaitley who is also part of the committee was not there as he is in South...
11:48
Civil Aviation MinisterMinister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today said he will get the entire incident involving TDP MP J C Diwakar Reddy at Vizag airport enquired into and will ensure that lawful outcomes follow. Reddy, who is from the same party as that of the minister, allegedly created a ruckus...
11:07
The funeral of former Chief Justice of India P N Bhagwati, who died in New Delhi on Thursday after a brief illness, will be held on June 17. Bhagwati, considered a pioneer of judicial activism in the country for introducing the concept of public interest litigation, is survived by...
10:57
An encounter is underway between security forces and terrorists Idgah Mohalla in Kulgam's Arwani village, Jammu and Kashmir.According to media reports, three terrorists are believed to be holed up inside a house and heavy firing is going on.A cordon and search operation was started after security...
10:53
Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and M Venkaiah Naidu will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Communist Party of India-Marxist General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today to hold talks for a possible consensus in electing the next President.Both the Union Ministers have already spoken to...
09:11
From today onwards, the retail prices of petrol and diesel will be revised daily. Earlier this month, the oil marketing companies decided to make the daily revision. It is intended to make the retail prices more reflective of the current market conditions and minimising the volatility in the...
09:09
A second television personality has been sacked by an American news network within 10 days for making controversial statements about President Donald Trump. US media reported that CNN first severed ties with Kathy Griffin and has now sacked Reza Aslan, who showed a documentary that allegedly...
08:57
A prize money of Rs 10 lakh will be up for grabs soon for artistes, along with a token gurudakshina for their gurus, under the ministry of culture's initiative to create a repository of artistes across the country.Under the Rs 470 crore scheme -- The National Mission on Cultural Mapping of India...
08:39
A 22-year-old man died as security forces opened fire on a stone-pelting mob in Rangreth area on the outskirts of Srinagar, police said today. A group of youth pelted the security forces' vehicles with stones at Rangreth, a police official said. The security personnel opened fire to chase...
08:30
Telugu Desam Party MP from Anantapur, J C Diwakar Reddy, on Thursday became the second lawmaker in three months to be banned from flying for unruly behaviour with an airline staffer.Apart from Indigo and state-run Air India now three more airlines -- Spicejet, Go Air and Jet Airways -- have...
00:10
The WannaCry ransomware attack that affected more than 150 countries acame from North Korea, British and US security officials believe.The attack affected an estimated 300,000 people worldwide, by locking data and demanding money to release it again.British cyber experts analysing the software...
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