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The Enforcement Directorate today issued a show-cause notice to hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, asking him to explain the source of $10,000 (Rs 6.4 lakh) 'illegally' possessed by him in 2002.The foreign currency was seized during Income Tax Department raids at his...
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On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned that killings in the name of cow protection won't be tolerated, a man was beaten to death by a mob Ramgarh, Jharkhand, today on suspicion that he was carrying beef in his vehicle.A case has been registered on the basis of a video footage of the...
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The Central Bureau of Investigation today announced a reward of Rs 10 lakh for anyone giving whereabouts of Jawaharlal Nehru University student Najeeb Ahmed, who is missing for over eight months now.People willing to share any information on the whereabouts of Najeeb can contact the CBI...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to pay a reciprocal visit to India by the year-end, a senior external affairs ministry official said today.Netanyahu's India visit will follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day tour of the Jewish state from July 4.Modi's visit will be the...
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Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today asked opposition parties such as Congress and the Left to reconsider their decision to skip the midnight GST launch tomorrow saying they were all consulted on the indirect tax reform and cannot run away from it.'I hope every political party will...
18:28
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today asked opposition parties such as Congress and the Left to reconsider their decision to skip the midnight GST launch tomorrow saying they were all consulted on the indirect tax reform and cannot run away from it.'I hope every political party will...
17:37
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi today termed as mere lip service the prime minister's statement against violence in the name of cow protection and said the BJP and Sangh-affiliated outfits have put a lower premium on human life. The Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad said this is the second time...
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The Chinese military today rejected as irresponsible Army chief General Bipin Rawat's remarks that India is ready for a two-and-a-half front war, asking him to stop clamouring for war. Rawat had said that India is prepared for security threats posed by China, Pakistan as well as by internal...
16:35
For decades, one of the most commonplace news items from South Asia has been the bus plunge.'This sort of disaster happened so frequently that foreign correspondents had to choose among bus plunges, looking for something distinctive -- the passengers were pilgrims or schoolchildren; the bus...
16:06
A man has been booked for posting 'unpleasant and objectionable' remarks on Facebook against Pejawar mutt chief Visheshateertha Swamiji for hosting a harmony feast for Muslims in the ancient Krishna temple complex at Udupi. The man, identified as Vivek Kademani from Bengaluru, was booked...
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A community kitchen operator died today after getting hit on the head by a rock at Brarimarg on Baltal route to the cave shrine of Amarnath, taking the death toll in this year's yatra to two.Bhushan Kotwal (47), a resident of Punjab, died on the spot after he was hit in the head by the rock...
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Sheena Bora murder case accused Indrani Mukerjea today filed a complaint with the police alleging that she was beaten up by Byculla Prison officials even as her medical examination found that she had received some injuries. The 44-year-old former media executive, booked for rioting in the women's...
15:44
Indigo passengers on board a New Delhi-Raipur flight were in for a pleasant (mostly) surprise when they were told that their pilot was none other than Union Minister for Skill Development, Rajiv Pratap Rudy.While most passengers were happy to learn that a minister was shepherding them, some were...
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TMC, Left, Congress and DMK to boycott the GST session.
15:11
The CPI will skip the special midnight meeting tomorrow on GST implementation, as it accused the Centre of being in a hurry to launch it without heeding to appeals by sections of the concerned industry. Communist Party of India General Secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy said the party, after...
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Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal is in a tight spot nowadays. Insiders in AAP openly told Rediff.com that senior party leader and Rajasthan in-charge Kumar Vishwas is now Kejriwal's arch rival. Vishwas, a popular Hindi poet, who contested and lost the Lok Sabha polls against...
14:32
Private airline IndiGo has expressed interest in buying a stake in the national debt-laden carrier, Air India, TV reports say.The Union Cabinet yesterday gave an in-principle approval for disinvestment of Air India.Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while addressing a press conference, said...
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The Congress has decided not to attend the Goods and Services Tax midnight session on June 30 in Parliament said, Congress MP Satyavrat Chaturvedi on Thursday.Party leaders were divided on the issue, as a group within feels that the GST was the party's brainchild which has been now taken over by...
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Somesh Jha @someshjha7 Received unsolicited expression of interest from IndiGo on Air India: Civil aviation secy RN Choubey @the_hindu
13:51
When jailors come for weekly visits on Wednesdays and Thursdays we would tell them about the inhuman treatment given to the inmates by prison officials. While they would listen to us patiently and promise action or improvement in our conditions, nothing would change. The jailors were not at all...
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PM Narendra Modi speaking at the centenary celebrations of Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, sends out a message to cow vigilantes: Killing people in the name of Gau Bhakti is not acceptable. Excerpts from the speech.-- Today I want to say a few words and express sadness on some of the...
13:08
The recently deposed crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Nayef, has been barred from leaving the kingdom and confined to his palace in the coastal city of Jidda, according to four current and former American officials and Saudis close to the royal family. Read more
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Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, who is facing criticism for his statement against the Indian Army, on Thursday said his comments were misconstrued by the media.Khan downplayed that his comments affected the Indian Army's morale and said, My statement was misconstrued by media. How can army's...
12:31
Pakistan has expressed its concerns over the recent US-India Joint Statement during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States and said that it could aggravate an already tense situation between Islamabad and New Delhi.The Joint Statement is singularly unhelpful in achieving...
12:13
Michael Bond, one of the world's best children's authors and the creator of the beloved character Paddington Bear, has died. He was 91. He died at his home on Tuesday after a short illness.It is with great sadness that we announce that Michael Bond, CBE, the creator of one of Britain's best-loved...
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Michael Bond, one of the world's best children's authors and the creator of the beloved character Paddington Bear, has died. He was 91. He died at his home on Tuesday after a short illness.It is with great sadness that we announce that Michael Bond, CBE, the creator of one of Britain's best-loved...
12:04
It's a photograph that should put the government to shame, never mind the minister involved. Despite the government's push towards a cleaner India with its Swachh Bharat initiative and continued rhetoric over the number of states that claim to be open-defecation free, a minister in the Narendra...
11:52
First batch of Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left from Sonmarg's Baltal camping ground and Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday for this years' pilgrimage.The security officials, especially the Central Reserve Police Force and the Sashastra Seema Bal, have mobilised the highest level of security...
11:33
Loan waiver schemes being doled out to farmers could have a significant impact on state government finances and pose risk of further fiscal slippages, Fitch Ratings said. Four states -- Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab and Karnataka, which account for around one-third of India's population --...
11:18
Vice Presidential elections: Last date of nominations is July 18, polls will be held on August 5. Results also on August 5. After consultation with Centre, EC has appointed Shamsher Sharif, Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha, as the returning officer for the VP polls, says CEC N Zaidi.The...
11:06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Israel next week is expected to meet Moshe, a survivor of 2008 Mumbai 26/11 terrorist attack.Moshe was barely two when his parents Rivka and Gavriel Holtzberg were killed along with six others, by Pakistan-sponsored LeT terrorists in the Chabad...
10:57
The Indian Railways collected Rs 14.07 billion through cancellation of reserved tickets on the request of the commuters in FY 2016-17, registering a 25.29 per cent rise over previous year's earning under this head. This information was revealed by the Centre for Railway Information Systems, an...
10:44
President Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American Krishna R Urs as the new US Ambassador to Peru. A career service American diplomat since 1986, Urs is currently Charge d' Affaires of the US Embassy in Madrid, Spain, where he was also the Deputy Chief of Mission. During his three decades of...
10:42
Security forces detected and destroyed two improvised explosive devices in Pulwama District of Kashmir, police said today. The IEDs were detected near circular road at Dangerpora in the district last night, a police official said. He said a bomb disposal squad was summoned which destroyed...
10:31
Breaking News: Byculla jail violence matter: Medical examination says Indrani Mukherjea has blunt injuries on her hands and other parts of the body. The medical report says Mukerjea was hit with force with a blunt instrument.Sheena Bora murder case accused Indrani Mukerjea, recently booked for...
10:08
The Delhi Golf Club forms a three-member panel headed by former High Court judge Mukul Mudgal to probe the incident in which a Khasi woman was asked to leave the club because she looked like a maid. The incident which happened on Sunday, involved an elderly woman from Meghalaya, Tailin...
09:18
Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat will visit Sikkim today in the backdrop of a standoff between Indian troops and Chinese army along the Sino-India border in the sensitive sector which is threatening to further strain the bilateral ties.The army chief will take stock of the operational matters and...
09:04
President Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American Krishna R Urs as the new US Ambassador to Peru.A career service American diplomat since 1986, Urs is currently Charge d' Affaires of the US Embassy in Madrid, Spain, where he was also the Deputy Chief of Mission. During three decades of State...
08:57
India's latest communication satellite GSAT-17 was on Thursday successfully launched by a heavy duty rocket of Arianespace from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana.Configured around I-3K extended bus, GSAT-17 with a lift-off mass of about 3,477 kg carries payloads in Normal C-band, Extended...
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Pakistan on Thursday violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir targeting Indian positions in Sabjiyan sector injuring two soldiers. The Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively, a defence spokesman said.Earlier on Wednesday, the Pakistani...
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Sharing of details of a meeting on goods and services tax chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will affect the country's 'economic interest', the Prime Minister's Office said, rejecting a RTI plea on the subject.The response by the PMO invoking an exemption clause came on an application under...
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Cabinet clears Air India disinvestment Ballabgarh killing: Delhi government official, 3 others arrestedWhy did PM not protest use of 'India-administered J&K' by US, asks CongressChina destroys Indian bunker in Sikkim, justifies road constructionJharkhand: Mob beats up man on suspicion of cow...
