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India's richie rich club has shrunk by 11 people since the demonetisation last November, while Mukesh Ambani remains the richest Indian with a net worth of USD 26 billion, a study showed today. The country now has 132 billionaires with a net worth of USD 1 billion or more and...
23:07
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered a thorough probe into the killing of an Indian fisherman allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy, Vice President Hamid Ansari said after raising the issue with him in Jakarta.Ansari had a bilateral meeting with Sirisena in the Indonesian capital on...
22:49
Chinese telecom giant ZTE Corp has agreed to pay a criminal penalty of USD 1.19 billion to the US for illegally supplying telecommunication equipment to Iran and North Korea, Commerce Secretary Willian Ross said today. We are putting the world on notice: the games are over, Ross told...
22:47
The BJP-led Maharashtra government today approved a bill in the Legislative Assembly, paving the way for construction of late Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray's memorial in the Mayor's bungalow in Shivaji Park in Mumbai. The bill was approved in the absence of Sena ministers and...
22:29
At least two militants are holed up inside a home in Thakuganj, Lucknow. Operation is still on. We thought initially that there is one youth inside. Bt there are two. Trying to arrest them as soon as possible, said Additional Director General of Police-Law and Order Daljeet ChaudharyOne of...
22:28
The railways today beefed up security in the wake of the blast in a Bhopal-Ujjain train near Jabri station in Madhya Pradesh leaving eight passengers injured.The blast that took place at 9.50 AM in the general class compartment of the train in Shajapur district of the state.The railways has...
21:52
Three persons have been detained in connection with the blast in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train today that left 10 people injured.It (the blast) was carried out by planting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), Madhya Pradesh Inspector General Intelligence, Makrand Deoskar, told PTI.We have...
20:51
Asking the youth to shun the path of violence, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today said that they should help her in bringing back peace to the valley so that she can create jobs for them. I request you to the help me in bringing back peace here. I will bring the Prime Minister...
20:37
The Centre today sounded an alert across the country in the wake of a suspected terrorist, having possible links to a train blast in Madhya Pradesh, hiding in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. We are alert. We have sounded an alert all over the country, Union Minister of State for Home,...
20:27
The blast in Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train is a terror attack as per initial investigations, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh said,At least eight persons were on Tuesday injured, two of them seriously, in a blast in the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train near Jabdi station.Madhya Pradesh's...
19:14
A key Parliamentary panel is likely to submit its report on the impact of demonetisation next month after reviewing various submissions, including by Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel.The Public Accounts Committee, headed by senior Congress leader K V Thomas, is looking into the impact...
19:05
In Lucknow, the anti-terror squad is currently trying to capture an alleged terrorist hiding in a house on the outskirts of the city. Sources say that he could be linked to a train blast this morning in Madhya Pradesh, in which at least eight people were injured.A shootout between the...
18:54
The National Investigation Agency has asked controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to appear before it on March 14. It is believed Naik is staying in Saudi Arabia to evade arrest after perpetrators of the Dhaka terror strike last year claimed they were inspired by him. The 51-year-old...
18:24
The Rajarathinam Stadium in Chennai will see an interesting assemblage of people tomorrow. The O Panneerselvam faction of the AIADMK are going on a day-long fast to ask for a judicial probe into the suspicious death of former TN CM J Jayalalithaa. The other group headed to the stadium will...
18:14
Encounter underway between ISIS terrorist and the ATS in Lucknow's Thakurganj area.The suspect, believed to be ISIS operative Saifullah, has fired gunshots at the ATS. The UP ATS has used tear gas shells to flush out the terrorist, but he has refused to surrender. Three gunshots have been fired...
18:08
A well known folk musician, researcher and song archivist Kalikaprasad Bhattacharya passed away in a road accident in Bardhaman district in West Bengal on Tuesday, reports The Hindu. The condition of four of Bhattacharya's friends and co-artists, who were travelling with him, are reportedly...
17:25
In the wake of the alleged shooting incident of an Indian fisherman by the Lankan Navy, Sri Lanka on Tuesday promised to work in cooperation with India to investigate the matter, however, denying the involvement of the Navy.Initial investigations indicate that the Sri Lanka Navy is not...
16:57
China today hit out at the Dalai Lama over his snide remarks that Chinese hardliners have parts of their brains missing, saying the Tibetan spiritual leader is a highly deceptive actor. Remarks of the Dalai Lama appeared to be funny and humorous but they are all lies and they are not facts,...
16:56
Just in: The Gadchiroli sessions court delivers its verdict. Delhi University professor GN Saibaba has been given a life sentence. The five others, who were convicted along with the professor this morning also get a life term, while another convict Vijay Tirke gets 10 years in jail. Saibaba, who...
16:33
All eyes will be on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi as voters in 40 seats in the UP assembly polls' seventh and last phase cast their votes tomorrow. Raising the stakes, Modi has done unprecedented level of canvassing in his home turf, which has five assembly seats,...
16:09
Several people buried under snow after avalanche in French ski resort Tignes: Reuters
15:24
A third racial attack within 10 days in the US has heightened feelings of insecurity and fear among the Indian community. From the Kansas shooting to Americans stalking and blaming Indians for taking their jobs, the situation is getting worse day by day.Shared by RO Khanna, a democrat for US...
15:11
The full story: Mulayam Singh Yadav's wife, Sadhna, breaks her silence, months after the rift between father and son, ripped the party apart. Sounding confident, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh's wife Sadhna Yadav on Tuesday said she has been insulted a lot and accused of creating feud...
15:01
Indian classical dance greats Uday Shankar and Raja Reddy have been weighed against each other time and again, but the latter has never liked the comparison and says, Uday Shankar was not technically perfect. Uday Shankar was not a dancer, he was actually a painter. He took up dancing only after...
14:17
Delhi University professor GN Saibaba who was arrested by the Maharashtra police for alleged links with Maoists, was convicted by the Gadchiroli court on Tuesday, reports The Hindu.Six accused, including Saibaba and JNU student Hem Mishta, were convicted under Sections 13, 18, 20, 38, 39 of UAPA...
13:58
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Mallikarjuna Kharge, is set to be appointed as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, according to sources close to the Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. It's a slot open to the principal opposition party only. For the past three years, Prof K V...
13:42
Concerned over the killing of its fisherman allegedly by the Sri Lankan Navy, India today raised the issue with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The government is deeply concerned over the killing of the Indian fisherman and the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo has taken up the matter with...
13:38
Sadhna Yadav, Mulayam Singh's wife, breaks her silence in the aftermath of the family dispute. I don't know who misled Akhilesh. He respects Netaji and me a lot. A Chief Secretary was transferred; people said I was behind it. It's false, though I wish I was so powerful.Mulayam and Sadhna have a...
13:25
Bipasha Basu has been accused of being unprofessional by the organisers of a UK-based fashion show, a charge the actress denies. Basu, who is currently in London with husband Karan Singh Grover, was to walk as the showstopper for the fashion show but she allegedly did not honour the commitment....
13:04
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will have OPPO Mobiles India Private Limited as the new team sponsor for the Indian Cricket Team.The mobile manufacturing giant OPPOs association with BCCI will start from April 2017 for a period of five years.
12:46
The US cautioned its citizens travelling to Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in an advisory and said extremist elements are also active in India. Extremist elements are also active in India, as outlined in a recent emergency message. Terrorists have hit a wide variety of targets and...
12:27
Update on the explosion on the Bhopal-Ujjain train: At least four persons were today injured in a blast in the Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train near Jabdi station in the district, a railway official said. The blast occurred in a general coach of the train between 9.30 am and 10 am when it was on its...
12:20
Another BSF jawan has uploaded a video alleging they are given poor quality fruits and vegetables in many units. According to a CNN-News18 report, Jawan Sindhav Jogidas has alleged that he was forced to be a Sahayak as a punishment for joining late.Yaha ke kuchh officers ne apne jawano ko apna...
12:10
A homoeopathic doctor who allegedly conducted foeticides at his clinic in Sangli district of western Maharashtra was arrested from neighbouring Karnataka late last night, police said. Babasaheb Khidrapure who runs Bharti Hospital at Mhaisal village in Sangli was arrested a day after 19 aborted...
12:01
TN Govt announces Rs 5 lakh for the dead and Rs 1 lakh for the fisherman injured in shooting by Sri Lankan Navy.
11:32
Reliance Capital sells its Paytm stake to the Alibaba group for Rs 275 crore. Reliance had invested Rs 10 crore for the Paytm stake. PTI had reported that Reliance Capital has been in talks to sell its one per cent shareholding in digital payments firm Paytm for about $50-60 million (Rs...
11:27
Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh): Explosion in the 59320 Bhopal-Ujjain passenger train. More than six passengers injured.
11:04
Amid attacks on Indian-origin people in the United States, an anti-immigration website has caused alarm among the community after featuring a video showing a man secretly filming Indian families at an Ohio park and commenting that the Indian crowd has ravished the Mid-west. Read
10:58
Tamil Nadu Opposition leader, MK Stalin weighs in on the killing of the Indian fisherman by the Sri Lankan Navy: High time the Central Govt reacts strongly to this problem, can't be a mute spectator.
10:52
Protests in Rameshwaram (Tamil Nadu) after an Indian fisherman was shot dead by the Sri Lankan Navy.Thousands have gathered at the home of the slain fisherman, Bridgo, in Rameswaram, and his family has refused to accept his body without assurance that action will be taken.Protesting fishermen...
10:39
President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban Monday that administration officials said they hope will end legal challenges over the matter by imposing a 90-day ban on the issuance of new visas for citizens of six majority-Muslim nations, reports The Washington...
10:30
The White House and ExxonMobil were in sync Monday. Some might even call it mind-meld.In a press release, ExxonMobil highlighted the oil giant's plan to spend $20 billion over ten years, build 11 chemical and natural gas projects and create 45,000 jobs. Within the same hour, the White House put...
10:14
While people here in India have always been comparing Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra's stint in the West, media there mistake their identity sometimes.A video, surfaced on social media, saw some local media outside Los Angeles airport confusing Deepika to be Priyanka, as she stepped...
09:49
Pyongyang is banning all Malaysian citizens from leaving North Korea, state media said today, potentially holding them hostage amid an increasingly heated diplomatic row over the killing of Kim Jong-Nam in Kuala Lumpur.All Malaysian nationals in the DPRK will be temporarily prohibited from...
09:43
ANI reports: Congress to bring adjournment motion in Maharashtra assembly today on farmers loan waiver and other issues related to farmers
09:39
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the petition seeking a detailed court monitored investigation against the Indian offshore account holders and stock market regulators, whose names had been exposed in the Panama papers leak case.The petition was filed by Supreme Court advocate Manohar Lal...
09:30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a two-day visit to Gujarat starting today, during which he will attend a number of events and meetings. During the visit, Modi will inaugurate a national convention of women sarpanch, address an industry meet of OPAL project of ONGC and inaugurate a...
09:03
ANI reports: Six minors from an orphanage in Wayanad, Kerala allegedly molested. Police have detained five people and registered case
09:00
Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi believes boys and girls at the ages of 16 or 17 are very hormonally challenged and should be treated as such. College girls living in hostels should have an early curfew to protect them from their own hormonal outbursts, the...
08:56
Just In: North Korea says it is banning Malaysians from leaving the country, in a row over the death of Kim Jong-nam
08:54
Chetan Kumar Cheetah, CRPF Commanding Officer of the 45th battalion who staked his life in an encounter with terrorists in Bandipore in Feburary, is still battling for life. According to the latest medical bulletin, he remains critical but stable. There is no fever, broad spectrum...
08:27
Seeking to further strengthen the Indian Navy's capabilities, the defence ministry has cleared a proposal worth Rs 20,000 crore to buy four state-of-the-art warships equipped with the deadly BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles. Two would be built in Russia and the other two in India, in a...
08:17
Nuclear-armed North Korea's launch of four missiles was a training exercise for a strike on US bases in Japan and supervised by leader Kim Jong-Un, Pyongyang's state media said today. Three of the four missiles came down provocatively close to US ally Japan, in waters that are part of its...
08:15
US deploys anti-ballistic missile defence system to South Korea, US military reported on Tuesday.This even as the UN Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting today after Pyongyang launched at least four ballistic missiles, three of which fell in the sea close to Japan. UN...
00:49
An Indian fisherman was shot dead after Sri Lankan navy allegedly opened fire at him while the fishermen were fishing in Palk Straits on Monday.The dead body of the 22-year-old has reached Rameswaram and is being taken to Rameswaram Government Hospital.On Monday, around 400 fishing trawlers...
00:17
JUST IN: Indian fisherman from Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu shot dead by Sri Lankan navy
00:03
After signing an executive order which temporarily halts entry tothe US for people from six Muslim-majority nations, the Trump government has received backlash, with some saying it is still a Muslim ban and a 'betrayal of our values. The only way to actually fix the Muslim ban is not to have...
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