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VHP leader Praveen Togadia Saturday hinted at the Hindutva outfit contemplating some move for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, claiming a decision on the issue may be taken within a week. Karenge (we shall do something), VHP International President Togadia replied when asked if...
21:11
A photograph of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton looking at a newspaper headline about vice-president Mike Pence using private email has gone viral on social media, with thousands of people commenting on it.On Friday, Clinton was on a plane traveling from Boston to New York when a...
20:36
A service rifle of a CRPF jawan on duty was today snatched allegedly by unidentified people during a clash between security forces and protesters in south Kashmir's Pulwama district, police said. A group of youth indulged in stone-pelting on police and paramilitary forces at bus stand in...
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Former three-time MP and diplomat Syed Shahabuddin died on Saturday at a private hospital in Noida, UP. He was 82.He passed away at 5:22 AM at the hospital where he was admitted two weeks ago after he suffered from some pulmonary complications. He was not keeping well for the last few months, a...
20:11
Maharashtra government today decided to regulate the web-based taxi services in the state to ensure affordable travel for commuters. Transport Minister Diwakar Raote told reporters that Maharashtra City Taxi Regulations 2017 will be implemented in the state.He said web-based taxis like Ola,...
19:46
The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency today seized 10 to 12 boats with around seventy fishermen on board in the Arabian sea off the Gujarat coast, a fishermen's association said. The fishermen who manged to escape informed us that PMSA seized 10 to 12 boats with some 70 fishermen on board,...
19:41
Police have registered an offence against RSS leader Kundan Chandravat, who had announced a bounty of Rs 1 crore for beheading the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Meanwhile, the RSS has also stripped Chandravat of the post of Ujjain Mahanagar Sah Prachar Pramukh (joint chief of...
18:54
The Congress today alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi had violated the model code of conduct by holding a road show in Varanasi without permission of poll authorities and asked the Election Commission to take action against the Prime Minister and other senior BJP leaders. In a letter to...
18:09
Approximately 57.03% polling in phase 6 of Uttar Pradesh elections
18:09
Approximately 57.03% polling in phase 6 of Uttar Pradesh elections
18:06
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav is the latest addition to the list of leaders who have asked the electorate to take money from other outfits but cast vote for their respective parties. I (have) heard that voters are being given money. My advice to you is to keep the money and vote...
17:41
Uber has for years engaged in a worldwide program to deceive the authorities in markets where its low-cost ride-hailing service was resisted by law enforcement or, in some instances, had been banned.The program, involving a tool called Greyball, uses data collected from the Uber app and other...
17:40
A Bollywood actress and former Miss India on Friday filed a complaint of sexual harassment at the Bangur Nagar Police Station in Mumbai.In her complaint, the actress said that she has been receiving obscene phone calls and videos from an unidentified person for a long time.The police has filed an...
17:36
We will not put up a candidate for Mayor or Deputy Mayor for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announced on Saturday.This comes just hours after the Shiv Sena announced its candidates for the posts in the BMC, where the elections resulted in a hung house.The...
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Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday held a roadshow in Varanasi on the sidelines of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit. The Samajwadi Party-Congress roadshow began from 'Kachehri chauraha' area and will culminate at the...
16:41
49.57 percent polling reported in sixth phase till 3 pm
16:34
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressed the media after the GST Council meeting in New Delhi. Here's what he said:State GST law has to be passed in state assemblies, legal committee will finalise it in next 3 days & circulate to states.July 1 looks possible for rollout of GST; cap rate will...
16:23
Iran successfully test-fired a sophisticated Russian-made air defence system, the official IRNA news agency reported today. The report said the test of the S-300 system came during a recent military exercise named Damvand, the name of Iran's highest mountain.It said the test targeted various...
16:21
The O Panneerselvam faction today welcomed the Election Commission rejecting AIADMK's response on the election of V K Sasikala as its General Secretary as the letter was signed by her nephew T T V Dinakaran, saying it was their first victory. This is a victory for justice. It is our first...
15:18
Eight people, including five nuns, have been booked for their role in hiding facts related to the alleged rape of a minor girl by a vicar of a church in Kannur district of Kerala.The in-charge of the private hospital at Kuthuparamba in the district, where the 16-year-old girl gave birth to a boy...
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Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati is addressing a rally in Varanasi.Highlights of her speech:* People are very angry with Samajwadi Party and BJP.* PM can go to any temple and get all ministers, but will not win here* In roadshows of both BJP and SP-Congress today in Varanasi, most of the crowd...
14:41
No rules were bent for the appointment of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani's grandson as research officer, an autonomous body of Jammu and Kashmir's Tourism department said in Srinagar today. Reacting to media reports in a national daily today, the spokesman for Sher-e-Kashmir...
14:07
Starting April 3, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services will temporarily suspend premium processing for all H-1B petitions. This suspension may last up to 6 monthsWhile H-1B premium processing is suspended, petitioners won't be able to file Form I-907, request for premium...
13:04
Jordan hanged 15 death row prisoners at dawn today, Information Minister Mahmud al-Momani said, in a further break with the moratorium on executions it had observed between 2006 and 2014. Ten of those put to death had been convicted of terrorism offences and five of crimes including rape,...
13:00
Sculptor Udit Jain arrested by Mumbai DRI in smuggling ancient sculptures & old paintings case.
12:54
Relatives of Roy Mathew, the army man found dead in Nashik camp, refused to accept his body on Saturday and demanded that the postmortem be done again.Many questions are unanswered. The body is beyond recognition. And the officials who accompanied the body refused to show it to even close...
12:03
A Patiala House Court on Saturday granted bail to two Indian associates of alleged middleman Christian Michel James in connection with the R. 3600 crore VVIP AgustaWestland Chopper scam.Earlier in February, the Delhi High Court had adjourned the hearing over the Central Bureau of Investigation's...
11:22
Latest update on Manipur polls: 43% voting recorded till 11 am in the first phase.
11:21
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Varanasi as the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh polls is underway in 49 assembly seats.Currently, Modi is holding a roadshow in his Lok Sabha constituency. Later, He will offer prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath temple and Kaal Bhairab temple.Modi will...
11:09
People dealing with small companies have made a pitch for changes in the goods and services tax legislation to avoid cash-flow problems for this sector even as the GST Council takes up crucial bills at a two-day meeting.The meeting will try to iron out the irritants so that the bills can be...
11:02
Around 29 percent votes were cast in the first three hours of the first phase of Manipur Assembly elections today. No untoward incident has been reported so far, the Election Commission said. Long queues were visible in front of the polling booths and women voters were also seen in large numbers....
10:53
A Mumbai woman was arrested after she triggered panic in Sahar airport's T2 on Thursday night by asking security to check her friend's handbag carefully as it had a bomb inside and then getting into an argument with CISF officials.A seemingly thoughtless prank not only delayed an Air India flight...
10:47
Action star-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger says he will no longer be a part of Celebrity Apprentice, and has blamed President Donald Trump's continued involvement in the show as a reason for his decision to quit the show. The 69-year-old host says he is through with the show as he feels the...
10:29
Irom Sharmila Chanu casts her vote at the Khurai assembly constituency. After voting she said that she is confident of her victory.Sharmila who broke her 16-year fast last year and founded a party of her own 'Peoples' Resurgence and Justice Alliance' to fight the assembly election in her quest to...
09:40
Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, who tried and failed to take control of the party, has now alleged that he was not allowed to take J Jayalalithaa abroad for treatment. Recalling the various developments in the run up to Jayalalithaa's death, Panneerselvam claimed that...
09:39
10% voter turnout recorded till 8.30 am of the first phase of assembly elections in Manipur.Polling which began at 7 am, will end at 3 pm, the Election Commission has said.An electorate of 19,02,562 comprising 9,28,573 male and 9,73,989 female voters will decide the...
09:23
Earthquake of magnitude 5 hit Myanmar-India (Manipur) Border Region, at 7:42 am this morning, ANI reports.
08:50
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked people to vote in large numbers as the voting began in Uttar Pradesh and Manipur.Today is the first phase of the Manipur Assembly polls. I appeal to voters in the seats polling today to turnout in record numbers & vote, Modi tweeted.In another tweet...
08:39
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08:23
Voting is underway in the first phase of elections in Manipur where 38 constituencies in five districts of Imphal East, Imphal West, Bishnupur, Churachandpur and Kangpokpi are polling.While, the sixth phase of Uttar Pradesh elections, spread across Mau, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Deoria,...
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The Trump administration would be good for India as Washington sees New Delhi as a stabilising factor in the region, a top US industry body has said.I think US needs India for its presence in the region itself, Mukesh Aghi, president of US India Business Council, a representative body of top...
