22:31
The principal of a school, whose two teachers were arrested for their alleged role in leaking class 12 economics paper, was grilled today for over six hours by the police, along with the arrested accused, said an official privy to the probe.The police have also started investigating whether the...
22:28
The Uttar Pradesh Police has said that a former Bahujan Samaj Party MLA was the 'main conspirator' behind the violence that erupted in Meerut during protests against the Supreme Court's order on SC/ST Act on Monday.Meerut SSP Manzil Saini said ex-BSP MLA Yogesh Verma has been detained.He is the...
21:12
The Centre today rushed 1,700 anti-riot police personnel to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab after violence erupted in the four states during a nationwide bandh called by Dalit outfits.While eight companies of the Rapid Action Force were sent to Uttar Pradesh, four companies...
20:15
South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has died.She was 81.Winnie Madikizela Mandela was the former wife of South Africa's ex-president Nelson Mandela.More details awaited.Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters
20:15
Mortal remains of two people were brought to Kolkata. They were among 39 Indians killed by Islamic State in Iraq's Mosul. Photograph: ANI
19:51
Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi today wrote to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to immediately constitute Cauvery Management Board and Cauvery Water Regulatory Committee.Bedi said that she had also directed the Puducherry government to file an interlocutory petition before the...
19:01
Cambridge Analytica -- the firm at the centre of Facebook users' data breach -- has sought an additional time of one week to respond to government's notice questioning the company on alleged misuse of data to profile Indians and influence their voting behaviour.The IT ministry had, last month,...
18:40
Former India skipper MS Dhoni is conferred with the Padma Bhushan by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Interestingly, it was on the very same day back in 2011 that Dhoni launched pacer Nuwan Kulasekara for a whacking six over the long-on to end India's...
18:38
Billiards player Pankaj Advani receives Padma Bhushan at Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi.
18:30
Donald Trump will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe April 17-18 to discuss the US president's planned summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un and other matters, the White House said today.Trump and Abe will at Trump's Mar-a-Lago in Florida where they will discuss the international...
18:21
Media honcho Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, has resigned from ARG Outlier Asianet News Private Limited that owns Arnab Goswami's Republic TV.In a statement, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, I have taken this decision because of my recent joining of BJP and being...
17:54
AAP leader Kumar Vishwas will not apologise to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, his close aide said today, even as his party colleagues expressed regret for their comments against the BJP leader. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal along with AAP leaders Sanjay Singh, Ashutosh, Deepak Bajpai and...
17:24
Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh for the next kin of the 27 Indians belonging from Punjab, who was killed in Iraq's Mosul.Apart from this, he assured job for a person from the family of victims and said that the pension of Rs 20, 000 which was...
17:07
Facing flak over paper leaks, the Central Board of Secondary Education today put in place a 'leak-proof' system of encrypted question papers, which are supposed to be printed by the schools.With just one dummy run, the system was implemented today and it faced multiple glitches.The CBSE...
16:49
The National Human Rights Commissiontoday sent a notice to the West Bengal government and the state's police chief over alleged failure of law enforcement agencies in protecting the liberty and dignity of people who have become victims of violence in Asansol-Raniganj area during Ram Navami...
16:13
VK Singh, MoS MEA on if there would be some compensation announced today for the kin of the 38 Indians killed in Iraq: Yeh biscuit baantne wala kaam nahi hai, ye admiyon ki zindagi ka sawal hai. Aa gayi baat samajh mein? Main abhi elaan kahan se karoon? Jeb mein koi pitaara thodi rakha hua hai....
15:11
The special flight carrying the mortal remains of the 38 Indians killed in Iraq's Mosul, lands in Amritsar. MoS MEA VK Singh who was on the flight back, when asked whether the kin of the Indians killed would be given jobs, said, This is not a game of football. Both the state and central...
14:29
Just in: IG Law and Order Makrand Deuskar says that four people have died in protests in Gwalior and Morena (Madhya Pradesh). -- ANI
14:27
Update on Bharat bandh: The Supreme Court has declined an urgent hearing of the review of the SC/ST Act. The Centre today had filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its order that there would be no automatic arrest on any complaint filed under the SC/ST (Prevention of...
13:15
Just in: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Ashutosh in a joint letter have apologised to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the defamation case he had filed against them. Jaitley had filed a Rs 10-crore defamation suit against Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders --...
12:45
Private sector lender ICICI Bank said its board will meet today to review insolvency cases before National Company Law Tribunal, and other routine matters. This is the first time ICICI Bank's board will meet after the controversy over alleged conflict of interest involving its CEO Chanda Kochhar...
12:41
Bharat bandh: Protests in Ghaziabad
12:40
Bharat bandh: Curfew imposed in parts of Gwalior & Section 144 (prohibits assembly of more than 4 people in the area) imposed in Sagar. In Madhya Pradesh, one dead in Morena;, curfew imposed in the area. Various Dalit organisations have called for a nationwide shutdown to protest...
12:30
Dalits calling for a Bharat Bandh protested at many places in Punjab today against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST Act, even as the state government ordered closure of educational institutions, suspended bus services, and curtailed mobile and internet connectivity. Protests were witnessed at...
12:11
Visuals of a Bharat bandh protest from Morena, Madhya Pradesh, over the SC/ST Protection Act.
12:10
Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner, today returned to London after her first visit to Pakistan since she was shot in the head by Taliban militants for advocating girls' education more than five years ago.Malala, 20, arrived in Islamabad on March 29. Local media footage showed...
12:06
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath appeals for peace even sporadic incidents of violence break out in the state. The central and state govts are dedicated towards the welfare of backward castes, SC & ST. I appeal to all to not disturb the law & order. If at all there are any...
12:00
SC/ST protection act protests: Protesters stop a train in Jaipur.
11:48
The Centre has filed the review petition in the SC/ST Act . This is what Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said: I wish to convey that today we've filed a petition on the judgement by the Supreme Court on the SC/ST Act. We have filed a comprehensive review petition which will be presented...
11:30
Protests at Mandi House in Delhi.
11:30
Dalit protestors block the road in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
11:29
The Punjab government has suspended Internet services from 5 pm Sunday to 11 pm today. The army has been asked to remain on stand-by. Public transport services have also been temporarily suspended in the State.
11:27
There have been sporadic incidences of violence in Meerut, Agra, Patna, Rohtak, Delhi and Bagpat during the Bharat Bandh called by Dalit organisations and parties today to protest the amended SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act.The government is expected to file a petition seeking a review of the...
10:58
The process of filing petitions for H-1B visa has begun amidst unprecedented scrutiny by United States President Donald Trump's administration.The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, which is the federal agency responsible to process the visas, has indicated that there will be...
10:49
The Supreme Court to hear on April 9 the Tamil Nadu's contempt plea against the Centre for not constituting the Cauvery Management Board. The CJI said the Cauvery issue will be solved.
10:48
In the wake of the 'Bharat Bandh' called by several Dalit organisations, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has appealed to protesters to ensure that mortal remains of the Iraq victims, that are expected to arrive in Amritsar tomorrow, are allowed to be transported to their villages without...
10:16
A newborn, who had been snatched away by a monkey from its mother's side at Talabasta village of Banki in Cuttack district on Saturday, was found dead today inside a well near the house, the police said.The police and forest department officials could not trace the 16-day-old boy during their...
10:06
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear the plea filed by Enforcement Directorate against Karti Chidambaram, in the INX media money laundering case.In a March 26 hearing, the apex court extended the interim protection of Karti from March 26 to April 2.Earlier, the apex court granted interim...
10:02
Domestic equities opened on a firm note on the first trading day of the new financial year 2018-19 today, with Sensex reclaiming the 33,000-mark by rising over 100 points amid positive global cues. The 30-share BSE benchmark, which had lost 205.71 points on the last session of FY18 on Wednesday,...
09:55
Mushrooms are the new quirk for coffee lovers. Tero Isokauppila, the founder of the brand that introduced mushroom coffee to the world says it has numerous health benefits. The mushroom coffee is purportedly an anti-inflammatory, and is supposed to regulate blood sugar levels and boost metabolism.
09:41
The mortal remains of 38 out of 39 Indians, who were killed in Iraq, are due to reach India by late Monday.Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh, who left for Mosul on Sunday, informed that one man's remains would not be brought as his case was still pending.On returning, Singh will...
09:17
China's prototype space station, Tiangong-1, today crashed in the Pacific Ocean, according to the country's space agency.The spacecraft re-entered the earth's atmosphere at 00:15 GMT (0545 hrs IST) today over the South Pacific and mostly burnt up on re-entry, China's state-run news agency Xinhua...
08:46
Social activist Teesta Setalvad has been booked for allegedly securing central government funds worth Rs 1.4 cr fraudulently for her NGO Sabrang between 2010 and 2013, the police said. A case has been filed against Setalvad and Sabrang trustees by Ahmedabad Crime Branch on Friday night on...
08:43
Seven Indians were among 15 oil workers killed on Sunday in a head-on collision between two buses in southern Kuwait, Kuwaiti officials said.The Kuwait Fire Service Directorate put the death toll at 15.It said the two buses collided head-on thus causing the high casualty figure, KUNA news agency...
08:38
The government will file a review petition before the Supreme Court today, challenging its order banning automatic arrest and registration of cases for alleged harassment of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.The petition will be filed by the social justice and empowerment ministry, a senior...
08:25
The Central Board of Secondary Education has postponed class 12 and class 10 examinations scheduled to be held today in Punjab at the request of the state government in view of 'Bharat Bandh' called by several Dalit organisations against the alleged dilution of the SCs/STs (Prevention of...
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