22:59
The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce today said it has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, seeking action against Bharatiya Janata Party leader H Raja for reportedly watching Tamil film Mersal online.Referring to Raja's...
22:21
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said that he has 'made specific requests from Pakistan to undermine the support Taliban and other terror orginations receive in the country'.During his surprise visit to Kabul, Tillerson said, Pak needs to take a clear view of situation they are...
21:40
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday denied that deaths in Simdega and Dhanbad were due to starvation.This comes after an 11-year-old girl died in Simdega and a 45-year-old man died in Dhanbad.Various reports suggested that the two deaths were...
20:23
Former Intelligence Bureau director Dineshwar Sharma, who the Centre appointed as its representative for a 'sustained dialogue with all stakeholders' to find a political solution to the Kashmir issue, has said he hopes that he lives up to the expectations.It's a big...
19:41
A police complaint has been filed against Tamil actor Vijay for allegedly hurting 'Hindu sentiments' through his latest film, Atlee's action romance Mersal.Mersal was in the midst of a controversy after the Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party demanded...
19:20
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday defended the Rajasthan government bill to protect judges, magistrates and public servants from being investigated without its prior sanction, saying the move seeks to stop motivated complaints and let honest officers work.What I have gathered is...
19:09
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said he hoped the central government, by announcing a peace initiative in Jammu and Kashmir, was finally admitting that its 'muscular approach' to the Valley's problems had failed.'With appointment of interlocutor, I hope government has finally admitted...
18:54
In Kashmir, there were 72 cases of people beating up innocents on the suspicion of them being braid-choppers and cases would be registered against all those who took law into their own hands, Director General of Police Dr S P Vaid said today.He also said if needed, those accused of beating up the...
18:09
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ghanshyam Tiwari today joined the Congress and the National People's Party in opposing a Rajasthan government ordinance, and the corresponding bill, to protect judges and public servants from being investigated without its prior sanction.This is a kala kanoon...
17:56
A 13-year-old girl jumped out of a moving local train near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in south Mumbai when a man entered the ladies compartment and refused to leave, railway police said today.The incident took place at 10 am yesterday.The girl, a class VIII student, was returning to...
17:43
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to consider amending the national flag code for regulating the playing of national anthem in cinema halls across the country.A bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said the Centre has to take a call...
16:53
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the Centre has decided to start a sustained dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir and added that former Intelligence Bureau director Dineshwar Sharma will be the representative from the government of India.The government...
16:33
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will hold detailed talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow on furthering the shared objective of promoting security and stability in Afghanistan, and efforts to combat the menace of terrorism. The external affairs ministry said today that the...
16:04
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is addressing the 'Navsarjan Gujarat Janadesh' rally in Gandhinagar. - Every day 30,000 more youths go out to look for jobs. But Narendra Modi government can provide employment to just 450 of them- For the last 22 years, there has been no people's...
15:58
An intercity train ran over five women in Munger, Bihar, early this morning, four of whom died on the spot, prompting a protest by the locals that disrupted traffic for a few hours, a senior police official said. The incident took place around 6 am near the Adalpur Halt when the...
15:41
Cricket icon and Rajya Sabha member Sachin Tendulkar has sanctioned Rs 2 crore from his Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme fund for revamp of rail foot overbridges in Mumbai in the backdrop of the Elphinstone Road station stampede.On September 29, 23 people were killed in the...
15:31
The Shiv Sena today lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party without naming it, claiming that one party possessed unlimited money and had come to power in Goa and Manipur despite being rejected by the people.It also claimed money was being used to try and uproot the Sena.Even if people face...
14:55
Intermittent exchange of fire between Indian army personnel and Pakistani troops continued for a third day today in the Uri sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, forcing the authorities to shut down schools in the affected areas.An army official said there were no fresh...
14:36
Speculation is rife that India captain Virat Kohli wants a break in December to get married, even though chairman of selectors MSK Prasad on Monday clearly stated that the India captain will take part in all three matches of the forthcoming three-Test series against Sri Lanka starting next month....
14:12
Chinese schoolchildren will soon be studying President Xi Jinpings political ideology after it becomes official Communist Party dogma later this week.Education Minister Chen Baosheng said the new ideology, unveiled at the start of the partys national congress last week, would be incorporated into...
13:34
The Supreme Court sought a detailed reply from the Gujarat government within four weeks in connection with Bilkis Bano gangrape case.The apex court also directed the Gujarat government to appraise it about the departmental action taken against the policemen found guilty of negligence of...
12:55
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis will meet his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman in the Philippines this week at a conference of ASEAN defence ministers, the top Pentagon leader said today.The bilateral meeting between Mattis and Sitharaman would take place on the sidelines of the Association...
12:41
Gujarat is priceless and can never be bought, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said today, a day after Patidar leader Narendra Patel claimed in Ahmedabad that he was offered Rs 1 crore to join the BJP.The activist of the Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti made his claim at a press...
12:01
Congress leaders hold protest outside Rajasthan assembly against Criminal Laws (Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance.
11:57
The Rajasthan government's controversial order protecting ministers, lawmakers and government officials from investigations into complaints against them without sanction has been challenged in the Rajasthan high court. Senior Lawyer in Rajasthan HC, AK Jain has filed a PIL against the...
11:40
Mumbai youngster Shreyas Iyer was included in the Indian team for the upcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand, while spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja were named in the squad for the Sri Lanka Test series. Shreyas took the place of Kedar Jadhav, who was...
11:39
Congress leader Kapil Sibal today attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Election Commission for not announcing the Gujarat assembly poll dates and said that the 'jugalbandi' between the two is out in the open.PM , EC jugalbandi now in the open. Allow me time for jumlas, then announce...
10:34
A two-and-a-half-year-old girl, who was allegedly abducted from her home in Pune on Saturday night, has been found dead, 500 metres away from her residence, near Kudale Mala off Sinhgad Road. According to the police, the girl was sexually assaulted before she was strangulated to...
10:04
Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana has been appointed the special director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. Asthana, a 1984-batch IPS officer, had been serving in the Central Bureau of Investigation as additional director. He is among eight senior police...
09:56
The police in the US today discovered the body of a child, which they say is most likely of a three-year-old Indian girl who went missing two weeks ago, reports Seema Kachru/PTI. Sherin Mathews, who has developmental issues and limited verbal communication skills, was last seen...
09:46
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth lauded the crew of actor Vijay's starrer Mersal, saying the film has addressed an important issue. However in a terse Twitter message, he did not explicitly refer to any specific issue, although the film has courted controversy over goods and services...
09:40
Chartered Accountant and economic commentator M R Venkatesh, who has otherwise been a champion of Prime Minister Narendra D Modi's policies, is a scathing critic of the Goods and Sales Tax regime.Responding to Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia's remarks on Sunday that the GST rate...
09:28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on his re-election and said he looked forward to further strengthening the relations between the two countries.Abe got a resounding victory in the snap polls held yesterday, with his LDF-led coalition winning...
09:04
The Defence Research and Development Organisation Chairman S Christopher has said that necessary modifications have been made to the advanced version of the indigenous Arjun Mark II main battle tank as recommended by the army.The DRDO chairman expressed confidence that the tank will be accepted...
08:18
A member of the Hardik Patel-led group campaigning for reservations for the Patel community in Gujarat has alleged that he was offered Rs 1 crore for crossing over to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Narendra Patel, convenor for the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti in north Gujarat, had joined the...
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