20:57
US-based retail giant Walmart Inc today said it has completed deal with Flipkart and now holds 77 per cent stake in the Indian e-commerce major. Besides, the Bentonville giant's investment includes USD 2 billion of new equity funding to help accelerate the growth of the Flipkart...
20:29
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri sector with unprovoked shelling this evening, although there was no loss of life, police said. Some mortar shells were fired by Pakistani forces on the Thajal-Chranda area of Uri (in north Kashmir's...
19:49
Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's ashes will be immersed in various rivers across the country, starting with the Ganga at Haridwar tomorrow, the BJP said today. The immersion ceremony at the holy city tomorrow will be attended by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh...
19:15
Over 1.28 lakh Indian pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage, officials said. A total of 1,28,702 Indian pilgrims are facilitated by the government to undertake the pilgrimage through the Hajj Committee this year.As many as 466 flights have brought...
18:57
In his latest media outburst, Meghan Markle's father has attacked the British royal family for their secrecy and likened them to secret cults like Scientology.Thomas Markle, who has previously criticised the royals for cutting him out of his daughter's life since her marriage to Prince Harry...
18:53
The National Disaster Response Force has evacuated over 10,000 people from the heavy rains and flood waters affected areas of Kerala till now as it said it has launched its biggest-ever relief and rescue operation in the country till date. The deadliest deluge in Kerala in close to a...
18:08
The government must slap penalty on anyone using Aadhaar data for purposes other than public services, whistle-blower Edward Snowden has said. Addressing an event via video-conference, he said that if Indian government was serious about implementing Aadhaar for public good, it must...
18:07
As Kerala is struggling to cope with the flood fury, 21-year-old college student, who was viciously trolled for selling fish to meet her educational needs, has contributed Rs 1.5 lakh towards the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund. Hanan, a college student from Kochi, said the money...
17:00
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to declare floods in Kerala as a national disaster. The deadliest deluge in Kerala in close to a century has claimed 324 lives since August 8. Over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief...
16:10
Several stats have announced relief for Kerala which is facing its worst flood in 100 years with 80 dams opened and all rivers in spate.Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has announced Rs 10 crores from Chief Minister Relief Fund for flood-hit Kerala. Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis has...
15:46
Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died today after a short illness at the age of 80, his foundation announced.It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of...
15:10
All Aam Aadmi Party MPs, MLAs and ministers will donate one-month salary for the relief work in flood-ravaged Kerala, where 324 people have died. Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal yesterday announced Rs 10 crore relief for the state from the...
15:05
Imran Khan today stumbled over some of the Urdu words and wrongly pronounced them while taking oath as Pakistan's prime minister. Khan, 65, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman, was administered a long oath by President Mamnoon Hussain at a simple ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr (the...
15:04
The United Arab Emirates prime minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has come out in support for deluge-hit Kerala and ordered the formation of an emergency committee to provide relief to the victims hit by devastating rains and floods in the state. In a...
14:26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi saluted the people of the rain-ravaged Kerala for their fighting spirit and said today the nation stands firmly with the state in this hour. He conducted an aerial survey of some of the areas affected by flood.Kerala Governor P Sathasivam and Chief Minister...
13:18
The first picture of Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas at what is supposedly their roka ceremony in Mumbai is here.In the picture, Priyanka and Nick can be seen dressed in traditional Indian outfits.The roka was reportedly attended by Priyanka's cousin Parineeti Chopra, who flew back to Mumbai from...
12:53
IT major Infosys today said its Chief Financial Officer M D Ranganath has resigned from the company. Ranganath, who has worked with Infosys for about 18 years, is leaving the company to pursue professional opportunities in new areas, it said in a statement.Ranganath will continue in...
12:24
An academician, working at Mahatma Gandhi University in Bihar, was allegedly thrashed by an angry mob on Friday afternoon for a comment on a social media platform criticising former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who took his last breath on Thursday.The professor was attacked and dragged...
11:32
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today conducted an aerial survey of the flood situation in rain-battered Kerala. He was accompanied by Governor P Sathasivam, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, and Union tourism minister KJ Alphons during the survey. ANI reports that he has announced a flood...
10:55
Imran Khan, Pakistan's cricket legend, was sworn-in as the country's 22nd prime minister today, a day after he won the backing from the newly-elected parliament. Khan, 65, who won a simple majority from lawmakers yesterday in a confidence vote, was administered the oath by...
09:16
The United States defence department has announced that the military parade, a brainchild of President Donald Trump, has been postponed to 2019. The parade was supposed to be held on November 10 on the occasion of Veterans Day, but has now been pushed back to next year. The march was...
08:44
The 11th World Hindi Conference, an event aimed at expanding the reach of the Hindi language at a global level, begins in Mauritius today. Mauritius Prime Minister Praveen Kumar Jagannath will inaugurate the conference in Port Louis. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and other...
08:33
A 27-year-old man, who worked as a bouncer at a night club, was apprehended at the Delhi airport for allegedly attacking the on-duty CISF personnel in an intoxicated condition, the police said today. The incident took place on the intervening night of August 16 and 17 when the Central...
00:08
BJP corporators allegedly thrashed a Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen member today for opposing a resolution in the municipal corporation to pay tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.The alleged incident took place during the general body meeting of the civic body in Maharashtra's...
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