23:28
United States President Donald Trump today declared North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism.Should have happened a long time ago. Should have happened years ago, Trump declared, announcing the designation at the start of a White House cabinet meeting. The Republican president, who has...
23:19
Amidst a raging row surrounding director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmavati and a BJP leader announcing a ransom on the head of the film's female lead Deepika Padukone, veteran actor Kamal Haasan today backed the starlet, saying her freedom should not be denied. I want...
23:14
Rookie Tamil Nadu all-rounder Vijay Shankar has been drafted in the Indian squad for the second cricket Test with seamer Bhuvneshar Kumar and opener Shikhar Dhawan being released from the squad.While Bhuvneshwar will not be available for the next two Tests due to his marriage, Shikhar will be...
23:10
Pawan Insan, close aide of jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Singh, was arrested by the Haryana Police today.Pawan Insan was nabbed from near Lalru (in Punjab). He had been absconding for over two months, Panchkula Deputy Commissioner of Police, Manbir Singh told PTI over phone.The place from...
22:06
The Congress's promise to grant reservation to the Patidar community is nothing but deception for votes in the Gujarat polls as the Supreme Court has put a 50 per cent cap on quota in education and jobs, Union minister and BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said.After opposing development, the...
21:39
A rape survivor's testimony can be accepted without corroboration, especially in a case where the rapist is her father, the Delhi high court has observed. The court's observation came during the hearing of an appeal by a man who has been held guilty of raping his 17-year-old daughter.Justice...
20:49
Newly-crowned Miss World Manushi Chhillar today said she is too busy enjoying her success as a beauty queen to be upset over Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's pun on her surname, which translates into loose change in colloquial Hindi.Manushi's win at the Miss World pageant ended India's...
20:23
Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said today that the dispute related to Ram Temple in Ayodhya would be decided by the court alone, and exuded confidence that the construction work would commence next year.The Rajya Sabha member said Art of Living Foundation head Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's effort...
20:02
Small incidents like the Doklam standoff would happen but India and China need each other and should live peacefully, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Monday.Referring to China's population of almost 1.4 billion and India's 1.2 billion, he said the two countries should accept each...
19:28
With both adoptive parents of Indian toddler Sherin Mathews now booked into a Dallas jail, police say they are waiting for the autopsy report and details from laboratories to determine the cause of her tragic death.Wesley Mathews and his wife Sini Ann Mathews have been arrested by police in the...
19:20
The government today sought to downplay Islamic State's presence in Jammu and Kashmir, but acknowledged the resurgence of a radical group in the Valley. There is no authoritative information about the presence of Islamic State in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior home ministry official said.The comment...
18:28
Central Board of Film Certification chief Prasoon Joshi today said the censor board was trying to resolve the controversy over the film Padmavati through dialogue and not arguments.Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film is the first major hurdle that Joshi faces as the head of the Central Board of Film...
17:58
The Unique Identification Authority of India today said that Aadhaar data is completely safe and secure.Aadhaar number, it said, is not a secret number and it is to be shared with authorised agencies if one wishes to avail a certain service or benefit of government welfare schemes or other...
17:45
Implementation of the goods and services tax and the last year's note-ban have not only created liquidity issues for the real estate sector but also impacted investment and development prospects of the cities, thereby pulling down their rankings, a report has said. As per a survey conducted...
17:21
Just in: One terrorist, identified as Adil Chopaan, killed by security forces in Tral's Gulshanpora in Jammu and Kashmir.
17:11
A defiant Vijay Mallya today appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London for his pre-trial hearing where the liquor baron's extradition hearing was confirmed for eight days starting December 4. The 61-year-old businessman, out on bail on an extradition warrant executed by Scotland Yard...
16:31
Supreme Court refuses to interfere in the matter of the film Padmavati's release. The court was hearing a plea filed by a lawyer. The court stated, we cannot interfere with CBFC's work.
16:09
In India's highly unequal and stratified country, the sari is the most democratic clothing; it cuts across classes and castes, regions and religions, albeit with delightful variations in weave, fabric and style of draping. Of all the different kinds of clothes women can wear -- dresses, shorts,...
15:58
An exquisite jewelled evening bag owned and used by Princess Diana in the 1980s is expected to fetch up to USD 12,000 at an auction in the US. The satin-lined silver bag was passed on to Kensington Palace Senior Housemaid Sheila Tilley. The bag is heavy and solid, and no picture can behold its...
15:37
BJP'S Chittorgarh MP CP Joshi writes to HM Rajnath Singh requesting him to allow Padmavati to release only after it has been shown to members of Mewar's royal family and historians and they have agreed to it. Also adds that the film be banned if they object to it after the screening.
15:35
Former Czech Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has passed away at the age of 49.
15:23
Former Czech Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has passed away at the age of 49.
15:22
I single this out as the strongest trait -- fearlessness to do what she thought was in the national interest and fearlessness in the personal sense; physical and mental courage in adverse circumstances. This was translated into courage which infected others.Having worked for Indira Gandhi for...
15:10
Padmavati will not be allowed to be screened in Madhya Pradesh if historical facts are distorted in the film, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said today. The chief minister said any distortion of historical facts will not be tolerated. We will not tolerate any distortion of historical facts....
14:26
Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets former army chief General Dalbir Singh. @DefenceMinIndia tweets, Continuing to take inputs from former office bearers, Smt @nsitharaman meets General Dalbir Singh Suhag (Retd.), former Chief of Army Staff.
13:53
The Central Board of Film Certification turns down an application by makers of Padmavati seeking to expedite the certification process of the movie. Turning down the plea of the Padmavati makers, CBFC said that the movie will be reviewed and certified as per set norms of following chronological...
13:38
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today launched an all out attack on the government, accusing it of sabotaging the Winter session of Parliament on flimsy grounds.Addressing the meeting of the Congress Working Committee, she also accused the government of being ill prepared to implement the goods...
13:26
Just in: The Supreme Court directs all states to make school children aware about dangers of games like Blue Whale challenge.
13:24
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today said it will contest all 182 seats in the Gujarat Assembly elections, after talks for alliance between the Sharad Pawar-led party and the Congress failed. In 2007 and 2012, the NCP and the Congress had fought the state elections in alliance. In the...
13:05
Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi passes away, reports the Indian Express. Dasmunsi, a former MP and Information and Broadcasting Minister, has been in Apollo Hospital since 2008, after he suffered a stroke and a paralytic attack.
12:50
Nearly 50 years after he ordered the killing of Sharon Tate and eight others, America's most notorious murder is dead. Read more
12:44
Update on the Vaishnodevi hearing: The Supreme Court today stayed the National Green Tribunal's order directing opening of a new path to Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu for pedestrians and battery-operated cars from November 24. A bench comprising Justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta passed the order...
12:39
The 47-year-old Rahul Gandhi is expected to take over the reins in the first week of December, ahead of the Gujarat Assembly elections starting December 9, the sources said. The party's organisational election has to be completed before December 31. The Election Commission has given the party the...
12:34
Just in: The Supreme Court to hear the plea filed by Vaishno Devi shrine challenging the NGT order on capping of number of pilgrims to 50,000 per day. Supreme Court stayed one of the NGT orders that a new path exclusively for the pedestrians and battery-operated cars at Vaishno Devi shrine will...
12:31
BJP reacts to the CWC resolution to make Rahul Gandhi party president. Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO says, Each electoral defeat of the Congress Party is directly proportional to the promotion of Rahul Gandhi in the party hierarchy. BJP has nothing to do with it. We are confident of our victory.
12:26
Just in: Congress Working Committee passes resolution to make Rahul Gandhi party President. CWC also approves poll schedule for the Congress President's election; the process to start with issue of notification on December 1, party sources tell PTI.December 4 is the last date of filing...
11:58
The notification for second phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections will be issued on Monday.Polling for this phase will be held on December 14 in 93 constituencies.Yesterday, the Congress released the first list of its 77 candidates for the upcoming polls.The Central Election Committee of the...
11:39
A crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) is underway in New Delhi today to clear the decks for the elevation of Rahul Gandhi as party president. The meeting, chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is being held at her 10 Janpath residence. The decision on the schedule of...
11:34
The biography of Indian Air Force fighter pilot and the late Rediff.com columnist M P Anil Kumar -- has just won the Award for Best Non Fiction at the Valley of Words International Literature Festival in Dehradun. Born To Fly written by Air Commodore Nitin Sathe --...
11:19
Supermodel-actor Pamela Anderson said disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein once told her that she would never get work in Hollywood, after she refused to follow his orders. The 50-year-old Baywatch star claimed being verbally abused by the producer, who has multiple allegations of sexual...
11:07
Delhi: Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting underway at 10, Janpath. Discussion on making Rahul Gandhi President of the party may take place at the meeting.
10:47
The BJP on Monday accused Congress leader Shashi Tharoor of politicising the victory of newly-crowned Miss World, Manushi Chhillar. BJP leader S Prakash said, Mr. Shashi Tharoor who brands himself as an intellectual, he is politicising her achievement even...
10:43
Maharashtra Minister Ram Shinde has landed himself in a controversy after a video clip purportedly showing him urinating on the roadside surfaced on social media. The incident occurred on a stretch of the Solapur-Barshi road when the water conservation minister was travelling in his car. When...
10:35
Farmers from across the country will gather in thousands in New Delhi on Monday for a Kisan Sansad, or farmers' parliament. As many as 180 big and small farmers' organisations of all political and non-political hues have come together to form the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination...
10:30
A prominent Indian-American, who holds a key position in the White House, has refuted the notion that US President Donald Trump is anti-immigrant. First of all, I don't think that the rhetoric is anti- immigrant. I think it's anti-illegal immigration, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary...
10:20
The market got off to a muted start today on weakness in IT and metal stocks after participants took profit amid sluggish global pointers. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell 54.59 points, or 0.16 per cent, to 33,288.21 in early session. The gauge had gained 582.36 points in the previous two sessions....
10:16
United States President Donald Trump on Sunday continued his tirade against the father of one of the UCLA basketball players saying he should have waited until 'his next trip' to China to negotiate for the player's release.'Shoplifting is a very big deal in China, as it should be (5-10 years in...
10:09
The Centre has scrapped a $500-million missile deal with Israel, reportedly asking the Defence Research and Development Organisation to indigenously develop the Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile.A report in the Indian Express says 'the deal was expected to be signed after price negotiations...
09:02
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Sunday night didn't announce his resignation instead said the country needs to 'return to normalcy'.The 93-year-old Mugabe made his first television appearance since the military intervention.According to the Anadolu Agency, in a televised speech read...
08:17
Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti workers in the late hours of Sunday protested against the Congress in Ahmedabad and Surat, expressing dismay over ticket distribution ahead of assembly polls in the state.Following the release of Congress' list of candidates which...
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