23:02
President Ram Nath Kovind approved Nao Sena (Gallantary) medal for the six women crew members of Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini, who circumnavigated the globe, braving treacherous seas and displaying 'raw courage'.Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi skippered the 194-day mission, which commenced on...
22:51
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi today told the Delhi high court that the tax department has 'wrongly invoked and applied' the formula for calculating her tax liability after reopening her assessment for the year 2011-12.The contention on behalf of the Congress leader was made before a...
22:15
President Ram Nath Kovind today gave Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel additional charge of Chhattisgarh following the demise of Balramji Dass Tandon, a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesman said.Patel will discharge the additional duties until the regular arrangements for the office of...
21:44
Congress president Rahul Gandhi hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the rupee breaching the historic low of 70-mark against the US dollar today, and said it has given the 'supreme leader' a vote of 'no confidence'.In his Twitter barb, Gandhi also tagged an old video of Modi attacking the...
20:52
The authorities in Kasganj are on high alert and have denied permission to take out any 'tiranga yatra' tomorrow to ensure there is no repeat of communal violence over a similar procession on Republic Day, officials said.In Agra as well, police have braced themselves for any trouble over a...
20:10
A Kuwait Airways flight carrying 161 passengers landed off the centre from the runway at the international airport in Kochi as sudden downpour caused visibility problems early today, airport sources said.All passengers alighted safely, they said.The aircraft landed at 4.20 am, but a little off...
19:30
A bridge over an industrial area in the Italian city of Genoa partially collapsed during a sudden and violent storm today, crushing vehicles and leaving at least 25 people dead.Italian Deputy Transport Minister was quoted as saying that the death toll will rise.A section of the bridge crashed...
19:04
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech will be available on the Google homepage with public broadcaster Prasar Bharati tying up with the American tech giant for livestreaming the event.Doordarshan's coverage of Independence Day celebrations tomorrow will open with a patriotic song...
18:36
The Delhi Police's Special Cell today took over the probe into the attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid, a senior police officer said.A gunshot rang out at the Constitution Club in the high-security area near Parliament yesterday when an unidentified man targeted...
18:15
Major Aditya Kumar of Garhwal Rifles and Rifleman Aurangzeb (posthumously) will be awarded Shaurya Chakra this Independence Day.Rrifleman Aurangzeb was abducted and killed by terrorists in Pulwama district of south Kashmir in June this year.Aurangzeb, who belonged to the 44, Rashtriya Rifles, was...
17:37
India's wholesale inflation stood at 5.09 percent in July marginally slower than 5.77 percent in June, as per the latest price data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry.Wholesale inflation rate, which is measured by Wholesale Price Index, witnessed inflation during the corresponding...
17:29
Reeling under the unprecedented havoc caused by heavy rains, the Kerala government today decided do away with the 'Onam' celebrations this year and instead utilise the amount for relief operations. Thirty-nine persons have so far lost their lives in landslides and floods caused due to the heavy...
17:11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan to congratulate him for winning the elections is a positive development, Islamabad's envoy to New Delhi said today and expressed hope that such steps could lead to betterment of ties. Pakistan's High Commissioner in...
17:06
Another four days and it will be two months since a man was lynched and another seriously injured by a mob over allegations of slaughtering a cow in Hapur. While 45-year-old Qasim, from Pilkhuwa, succumbed to injuries, 65-year-old Samiuddin of Madapur village, is battling for his life at a...
16:37
Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat on Tuesday stated that holding assembly polls in 11 states along with Lok Sabha elections was possible if those states dissolve their houses voluntarily.It is possible to hold elections with that kind of permutation and combination if the assemblies of...
16:08
The historic Red Fort, from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation on the 72nd Independence Day tomorrow, has been put under a heavy security cover, along with other critical areas in the national capital. Police are on high alert in the wake of an attack on JNU student...
16:01
President Trump is accessible in some ways -- he appears to answer more questions than President Obama at the end of so-called pool sprays or when he's walking across the Rose Garden, but in other ways his administration is more closed off -- there are less briefings and less answers to...
15:52
Update on the UK Parliament security threat: A car today crashed into security barriers outside the UK's Parliament at speed, injuring two persons, Scotland Yard said as its counter-terror unit arrested a man on suspicion of terrorism offences. Police have put up a Terrorism Act cordon, a...
15:41
The ruling AIADMK today hit out at top actor Rajinikanth for slamming Chief Minister K Palaniswami over his absence from DMK chief M Karunanidhi's funeral and claimed he used a condolence meeting to try to graduate from a part-time politician to full-time one. Senior AIADMK leader D Jayakumar...
15:24
The driver of car which crashed outside parliament arrested on suspicion of terrorist offences, reports the Independent. A number of pedestrians were injured when a car crashed into the security barriers outside the UK's Parliament building today, Scotland Yard said as armed police quickly...
15:03
Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon died at a hospital in Raipur today, an official said. He was 90. Tandon was rushed to the state-run Dr B R Ambedkar Memorial Hospital this morning after he complained of uneasiness, the governor's secretary, Surendra Kumar Jaiswal, said. He later...
14:54
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu is not mentally stable, following the latter's decision to attend Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan's swearing-in.He said, I don't think Sidhu is of a stable mind. If he had some...
14:50
Chhattisgarh Governor Balramji Dass Tandon dies.
14:49
A court in Madhya Pradesh has awarded death sentence to a 20-year-old man for sodomising and killing a 13-year-old boy. Datia's Special Judge Hitendra Dwivedi awarded the punishment to Nand Kishore yesterday while the case of a 15-year-old co-accused was transferred to a juvenile court, public...
14:32
Two CRPF jawans from Kashmir who laid down their lives in the line of duty have been bestowed with country's top police gallantry medal -- PPMG -- as the government today announced service decorations for a total of 942 state police and paramilitary personnel on the eve of the 72nd Independence...
14:21
Ten persons have been arrested in the last 24 hours for allegedly vandalising a car last week in west Delhi's Moti Nagar after the vehicle brushed past one of their kanwariya friends, police said today. Police had yesterday arrested 22-year-old Yogesh for allegedly being part of the group that...
14:10
Hackers managed to transfer over Rs 94 crore through a malware attack on the server of Pune-based Cosmos Bank and cloning thousands of the bank's debit cards over a period of two days, a senior bank official said. The fraudulent transactions were carried out on August 11 and August 13 through 25...
13:34
A man has been arrested and a number of pedestrians injured after a car crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament, Scotland Yard has said, the Guardian reports.Streets around Parliament Square, Millbank and Victoria Tower Gardens have been cordoned off as dozens of armed...
13:33
The DMK paid rich tributes today to its departed President M Karunanidhi, hailing his contribution to various sectors in the state and the country.A special meeting of the party's Executive Committee under working president M K Stalin heaped praises on the late party chief. The party recalled his...
13:24
A growing number of California detainees are Indians crossing through Mexico to seek asylum. Read more
13:23
A five-year-old boy drowned in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district this morning, taking the death toll in rain-related incidents in the state to 19 in the last two days, an official said. The body of Mohit Pathania, who drowned at Nurpur area, has been recovered and an immediate relief of Rs...
13:01
Air India has disbursed the salary for its staff for the month of July, says Air India CMD. The staff of the state-run carrier have not been receiving salaries on time for five months now. According to a PTI report, the national carrier, which is facing acute financial crunch, is yet to issue...
12:48
The government today blamed external factors for the rupee's fall to an all-time low against the US dollar and said there is nothing to worry. Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chander Garg said external factors may ease going forward. The rpee is depreciating due to external factors, he said....
12:10
It was a speech that launched a million memes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech at the inauguration of World Biofuel Day on in New Delhi on 9 August left social media in splits. In the speech, as an example of small-scale innovation, Modi said he read in a newspaper, the story of a...
11:29
Two Pakistani troopers were killed by the Indian Army in response to ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Tangdhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said here today. Indian troops carried out operations last night after the ceasefire violations. In retaliatory...
11:25
Artists skilled in stone carving have been roped in to restore the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai to its past glory, a Central Railway official said. The 130-year-old majestic building, a UNESCO recognised world heritage site, has been chosen among 10 places to be upgraded...
11:22
Rerversing all its early gains, the rupee today collapsed to a life-time low of 70.09 against the US dollar, falling 16 paise amid fears that Turkish economic crisis could lead to a global financial meltdown. The ongoing currency turmoil in Turkey has dampened investors' sentiments globally....
10:56
Rupee crashes to all-time low of 70.09 against US dollar.
10:31
India and Pakistan border guards exchange sweets at Attari-Wagah border on the occasion of Pakistan Independence Day.Pakistan is celebrating 71 years since independence today with traditional fervour and enthusiasm.As the clock struck midnight, fireworks began across the country while buildings...
10:29
A day after he was shot at the Constitution Club in New Delhi, near Parliament, Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid has issued a statement, in which he appeals to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to 'guarantee that there will be no attack on those who criticise your government and...
09:57
Venthodanpadi bridge connecting Chokkad & Kalikavu was washed away. Rescue columns utilizing local resources completed one part of the bridge. Photograph: @adgpi/Twitter
09:33
A hundred police personnel will have their eyes on the sky on Wednesday morning all looking out for any errant kite that may disturb the prime ministers Independence Day address. Taking a lesson from the previous two years once last year when a black kite landed near the podium during...
09:26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had suggested that Mahatma Gandhi's wax figure at the Madame Tussauds should show the Father of the Nation cleaning his surroundings with a broom. It'll serve to inspire the 1.25 billion people of the country with the message of cleanliness across India that is...
09:02
Top Tamil star Rajinikanth today suggested that Chief Minister K Palaniswami and his entire cabinet should have attended the burial of late DMK President M Karunanidhi last week at the Marina beach. The actor said he would have launched a protest if the government had appealed against...
08:32
A picture of the suspect behind the shooting incident targeting Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid has surfaced on social media. The picture, captured from a CCTV camera, was also shared on Twitter by news agency ANI.The picture was extracted from the footage of CCTV installed at the...
08:01
US President Donald Trump allegedly joked he could play matchmaker for Prime Minister Narendra Modi after learning from aides that the 67-year-old leader has long been estranged from his wife, according to a new report in Politico. The article detailed a long list of diplomatic faux-pas...
00:07
Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his whirlwind poll rallies, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said he should address election meetings of all parties and not just the BJP. He said the prime minister, a star campaigner for the BJP in elections, and also chief...
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