At NATO meet, Trump warns that terror attacks will continue

 Thu, 25 May 2017
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23:54

People are getting bee tattoos after Manchester attack

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A tattoo parlour in Manchester is raising money for the victims of the horrific terror attack that took place at the Manchester Arena. Alchemy Tattoo Studio in Wigan are offering bee tattoos for 22 (Rs 1800), with all of the money going to charity.The latest count is a whopping 4,5000 (Rs...
23:36
JUST IN: US Appeals Court in the 4th Circuit keeps block to Trump's travel ban in place
23:22

Owaisi dares Amit Shah to contest against him from Hyderabad

Asaduddin Owaisi has dared BJP president Amit Shah to contest from Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, saying it is not as easy as eating cake.Owaisi, the sitting MP from Hyderabad, said his party would ensure that the BJP lost from Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency, held by Union Minister Bandaru...
22:48

At NATO meet, Trump warns that terror attacks will continue

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US President Donald Trump told leaders of the NATO alliance on Thursday that the Manchester bombing that killed 22 earlier this week demonstrates the depths of the evils of terrorism.After leading a moment of silence at the NATO headquarters in Brussels for victims of Monday night's...
21:48

Govt on 'propaganda blitz' to build personality cult of one person: Cong

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On the eve of the Narendra Modi government's third anniversary, the Congress today accused it of indulging in a multi-crore propaganda blitz to build the personality cult of one person while demanding a white paper on the state of the economy as it sought to puncture the Centre's claims of...
21:26

Trump meets his match in handshake showdown with Macron

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US President Donald Trump met his match in a handshake showdown with Frances new president, Emmanuel Macron.At their first meeting, ahead of a NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, the two men locked hands for so long that knuckles started turning white.Trump finally seemed ready to pull away --...
21:06

EC rejects AAP demand for permission to tamper with EVM motherboard during challenge

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The Election Commission today rejected the demand of the Aam Aadmi Party to allow it to tamper with the motherboard of the electronic voting machines during the EVM challenge.The EC said the EVM would lose its originality if changes are made to its internal circuitry.The AAP had yesterday asked...
20:43

Everest rescuers retrieve bodies of two Indian climbers

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Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of two Indian climbers who died on Mount Everest last year but whose remains could not be moved due to bad weather, an official said today. A team of Nepali climbers retrieved the bodies of Goutam Ghosh and Paresh Nath from the balcony, an area just below...
20:31

3 Pak nationals held in Bengaluru for illegal stay

Three Pakistani nationals, including two women, have been arrested here on charges of entering and staying in the country under false identitiessince last year, police said today.Mohammed Shihaba, hailing from Kerala and stated to be in love with one of the women, was arrested along with them...
20:08

BJP govt has failed to control Saharanpur violence: Mayawati

The Uttar Pradesh government failed to control incidents of violence in Saharanpur and was now spreading canards to divert attention from it, BSP chief Mayawati alleged today.She was referring to a media report which quoted intelligence sources and claimed that Bheem Army, a little known outfit...
19:44

Have exactly 2 months to go, says President Mukherjee, rules out second term

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President Pranab Mukherjee probably gave enough hints on Thursday that he may not be in the race for another term in Rashtrapati Bhavan.I have exactly two months to go. July 25, a new president will assume office. I am sending back officials who have worked with me, back to their ministries and...
19:17
JUST IN: Search for missing Su-30 fighter jet still on, C-130 Super Hercules pressed into service; terrain and thick folliage a huge challenge
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Manchester bomber passed through airport: German police

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The suspected bomber in the concert attack in Britain passed through a German airport before the attack, police said today.Salman Abedi spent only a short time at Duesseldorf airport's transit area four days before the bombing at Manchester Arena, Duesseldorf police said, confirming an earlier...
18:41

Tamil Nadu minister's bizarre logic: Milk from private companies causes cancer

Tamil state minister for dairy development Rajendra Balaji is in the eye of a storm after he made some bizarre comments. Batting for state-run Aavin Enterprises, the minister advised consumers to opt for Aavin as it was healthier. Balaji claims that milk sold by private companies is...
18:18

Obama 'heartbroken' by Manchester attack

Former United States President Barack Obama said at a Berlin reunion with German Chancellor Angela Merkel today he was heartbroken by a suicide bombing that killed 22 people in Manchester.We can see the terrible violence that took place just recently in Manchester... it's a reminder that there is...
17:19

'Pakistan is a well of death. Thank you Sushma ji for supporting me'

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Uzma Ahmad, a young Indian woman, who said she was forced to marry a Pakistani man at gun point, on Thursday after returning home via the Wagah Border extended her thanks to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. I would like to thank everyone who helped me. Thank you Sushmaji for...
17:05

Pak condemns honouring of Indian Army officer Gogoi

Pakistan today condemned the honouring of an Indian Army officer who tied a civilian in Kashmir to a vehicle and used him as human shield.Awarding Major Leetul Gogoi, who brazenly used a Kashmiri youth as a human shield, is condemnable. It is a crime and an insult to humanity, Foreign Office...
16:43

Discussed development issues, not politics, says Mamata after PM meet

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi ahead of the the opposition's brainstorming to decide their candidate for the presidential election. It's also a day when the BJP organised a protest in Kolkata. Talking to reporters after the meeting...
16:22

Mamata meets PM

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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after meeting PM Modi says they  discussed development issues, not politics.Image: Mamata Banerjee at South Block.
16:20

Blast from the past: Amit Shah meets men who fought Razakars

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BJP president Amit Shah in Telangana: It was my honour to felicitate the warriors, who fought against the Razakars and their atrocities, today in Gundrampalli village, Shah tweeted. The Razakars were a private militia which supported the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad and helped him resist the...
16:14

Unfair to link gau rakshaks to BJP: Gadkari

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It is unfair to link cow vigilante groups to BJP as the party does not back them, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said today as he stoutly defended the government's development agenda. In an interview to PTI, the former BJP president said the government was focused on 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas'...
15:45

Shilpa Shetty wows Pakistan

After Pakistani designer Tena Durrani bagged the chance to dress Kareena Kapoor-Khan for her first post-baby shoot in Asiana Wedding magazine, fellow designer Saira Rizwan roped in Shilpa Shetty to model for her latest bridal collection. Take a look
15:25

The Dalai Lama launches Shourie's book

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Arun Shourie at the launch of his book, Two Saints, with the Dalai Lama, eminent jurist Fali Nariman and former foreign secretary Shyam Saran. In the wheelchair is Shourie's son, Aditya.
15:08

Ground Zero disagrees

Abdul Rahim Bhat, a former sarpanch of this village in Kashmir's Budgam district, shook his head. The officer yesterday claimed that some 1,200 men, women and children surrounded the polling booth that day but he should have checked whether as many people live here. The entire population of...
14:50

Civilian tied to jeep files complaint against Major Gogoi

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Farooq Ahmed Dar, the stone-pelter, who was tied to the bonnet of a jeep by Major Leetul Gogoi, has filed a complaint in the state Human Rights Commission, Jammu and Kashmir against the latter's recommendation for a Commendation Card by the Indian Army.Major Gogoi, who had tied up Dar as a...
14:11

Sachin shares 'lasting image' of Team India ahead of film release

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A galaxy of stars descended at a Mumbai theatre last night as legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkars biopic Sachin: A Billion Dreams was premiered, a day before it hits screens worldwide. Sachin thanked the team tweeting, Thanks team #India for making the day special. A lasting image of the boys...
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US plans to cut $100 mn from coalition support fund for Pak

The Trump administration plans to slash USD 100 million and give USD 800 million as reimbursement to Pakistan in the next fiscal for its military support in fighting terror, a defence department official said. The administration has proposed the USD 100 million cut in its annual budget proposals...
13:10

Daddy's little girl!

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Sourav Ganguly's wife Dona, posts this picture of daughter Sana at her first shoot: Sana doing her first shoot with daddy. 
12:47
Just in: Shots fired in Handwara, J-K, during search operations.
12:36
Sanjay Mitra takes over as the New Defence Secretary.
12:34
Update: The Chief Minister's Office said the chopper carrying Devendra Fadnavis developed a snag during take-off in Latur.
12:26

Chopper with Fadnavis on board crash lands, 'absolutely safe', tweets CM

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Just in: A chopper with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on board crash lands in Latur. The CM and his team escapes unhurt. Fadnavis tweeted, Our helicopter did meet with an accident in Latur but me and my team is absolutely safe, nothing to worry. Early reports say there were four...
12:20

Mere desh ki dharti

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Indian woman Uzma returns to India via the Attari-Wagah border after the Islamabad High Court's permission. She has said she was forced to marry a Pakistani.
12:06

Missing Sukhoi: Three aircraft, 15 ground teams for search & rescue ops

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Rescue operations for Indian Air Force's Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft and its two pilots who went missing soon after take-off from Tezpur airbase in Assam resumed on Thursday.Sorties to locate the aircraft are also being carried out.According to reports, an IAF C-130 aircraft with...
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Sushma Swaraj always kept us updated: Uzma's brother

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Wasim Ahmad, Uzma's brother, reacts: Very happy to hear that Uzma is back, but don't know when she will be back in Delhi, since her flight is delayed. Sushma Swaraj-ji always kept us updated on Uzma, made me speak to her once. The Indian govt thoroughly helped us, we want to thank the EAM.
11:24

Thugs loot travellers, hold men hostage and molest women

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As many as six criminals looted a family at the Jewar-Bulandshahr highway in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida region on Wednesday night.According to primary information, the criminals held the family (four men and four women) hostage and allegedly molested and raped the women.The confirmation on the...
11:19

MS Aiyar to meet Hurriyat

Srinagar: Mani Shankar Aiyar reaches Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's residence alongwith Center for Peace & Progress & civil society member OP Shah. 
11:16

Indian woman Uzma, forced to marry Pak man, returns home

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Indian woman Uzma, who was allegedly forced to marry a Pakistani man, returns home. Uzma, 20,  who had travelled to Pakistan earlier this month,  said that her Pakistani husband Tahir Ali 'forced' her to marry him at gun point and also harassed her.External Affairs minister Sushma...
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First look: Poster of Rajinikanth's next movie 'Kaala Karikaalan'
10:37

Liquid death

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Inside those beautiful faux crystal decanters is snake venom worth Rs 70 crore. These two men were held in Siliguri, West Bengal, by security forces.  Interrogation is underway. Snake venom is used to treat heart ailments and is highly prized. 
10:29

Trump arrives in 'hellhole' for NATO summit

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United States President Donald Trump arrived in Brussels on the fourth leg of his first foreign trip since taking office after visiting Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Vatican City. Trump and his wife Melania were accorded a royal welcome upon their arrival in the city which he once called as a...
10:09

May to confront Trump over information leak on Manchester attack

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British Prime Minister Theresa May will confront United States President Donald Trump over leak of information about the Manchester Arena attack from the investigation when she meets him at a NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday.The UK government has expressed its anger after a US newspaper...
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UN rejects Pak claim that Indian troops targeted UN vehicle near LoC

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The United Nations has dismissed Pakistan Army's claim that its military observers came under attack from Indian troops near the Line of Control, saying there was no evidence of them being targeted. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said there was no evidence...
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Even Rihanna can't get this right. 
09:44

Arrest warrant for rape-accused yoga teacher

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A Los Angeles judge Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for the founder of Bikram yoga, who's been ordered to hand over proceeds from his global fitness business to satisfy a $6.8-million judgment won by a former legal advisor. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Edward Moreton...
09:36

Mann Ki Baat, now a book!

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The preface in the book has been written by Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. He says, Talking on a one-hour radio show once a month while addressing challenging tasks as Prime Minister requires tremendous efforts, and I cannot but feel his strong passion for dialogue with his people.The book, Mann Ki...
08:45

Chhota Rajan believed journo J Dey had crossed limit

Gangster Chhota Rajan, the prime accused in Jyotirmoy alias 'J' Dey's killing, had told an acquaintance that the journalist had grown close to his arch rival Dawood Ibrahim and crossed his limit.This was disclosed in a recorded conversation between Rajan and Manoj Shivdasani, a friend of another...
08:13

Babri case: Advani, MM Joshi, Bharti summoned to CBI court

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A special Central Bureau of Investigation court hearing the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition cases has asked Bharatiya Janata Party leaders L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti to appear before it on Friday.The court is likely to frame additional charges against Advani and other accused...
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Ino-US ties never been stronger: Trump admin

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Indo-US ties have never been stronger, with America's national interests increasingly convergent across Asia, the Trump administration has told the United States Congress.On the prosperity front, India's dynamic economy and Central Asia's rich energy resources promise that the region can be a key...