23:25
Villagers attacked a group of policemen when they tried to prevent illegal cow slaughter on Eid ul-Azha today in Jharkhand's Pakur district, leaving four cops injured, officials said.Cow slaughter has been banned in Jharkhand since 2015.The state government had on August 18 directed deputy...
23:11
Satyapal Malik, the newly appointed governor of Jammu and Kashmir, will be administered the oath of office tomorrow, ending the five-decade-long practice of retired bureaucrats being appointed to the post, officials said today.Malik, 72, has the experience of working with almost all political...
23:03
JUST IN: Local train services on Western line running delayed by 20-25 minutes due to a technical problem at Bandra station.Slow line local trains diverted to fast line. More details awaited.
22:21
The Kerala government would approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear hurdles, if any, in receiving the $100 million (Rs.700 crores) flood relief aid offered to the state by the United Arab Emirates, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said.Referring to reports that Centre was unlikely to...
22:21
The Kerala government would approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi to clear hurdles, if any, in receiving the $100 million (Rs.700 crores) flood relief aid offered to the state by the United Arab Emirates, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today said.Referring to reports that Centre was unlikely to...
22:03
The armies of India and Pakistan today exchanged sweets on the occasion of the Eid-al-Azha along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.Indian and Pakistan army exchanged sweets on the occasion of Eid-al-Adha today at Chakan Da Bagh Crossing point along the LoC in Poonch, a...
21:15
Flight operations from the flood-hit international airport in Kochi, which was rendered non functional for over a week, will resume from August 29 instead of August 26 as announced earlier.The decision to extend the date was taken at a meeting at Cochin International Airport Limited in Kochi,...
21:02
The Reserve Bank of India today said it will once again conduct exams for the direct recruitment of Grade-B officers in Kerala due to the floods.The RBI services board had conducted the phase I/ paper 1 of examination for recruiting Grade-B officers on August 16.But due to the widespread floods...
20:39
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar returned today from the United States where he had gone for a medical check-up.Parrikar, who underwent three-month-long treatment for a pancreatic ailment at a hospital in the United States earlier, undertook another journey to that country on August 10 for a...
20:03
Punjab cabinet minister Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa today suggested his ministerial colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu 'say sorry' to the families of slain soldiers for upsetting them by hugging the Pakistan Army chief.He asserted that the families of soldiers who died in the line of duty were...
19:02
The Southern Naval command today called off its 14-day long rescue operations in the flood-hit Kerala, saying there were no more requests for evacuation as waters receding in affected areas.It also said the Naval personnel rescued a total of 16,005 people during 'Operation Madad', launched on...
18:41
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday reiterated his pledge to provide more assistance to the flood-affected people of Kerala.While addressing an event in Lucknow, Yogi said, The entire country at this moment stands with the state of Kerala. We are sending 25 trucks with 7 MT...
18:08
Congress Spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill on Wednesday received a cease and desist notice from businessman Anil Ambani-led group of companies asking him to restrain from speaking on the Rafale deal or face legal consequences.The notice on behalf of the Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Defence and...
17:33
Gautham, a Class 10 student from Vandiperiyar in Kerala lost his books and notebooks in the flood. He says, We returned home from a relief camp after 15 days today and I can't find my books. I don't know how I will continue my studies now. Gautham's father added,we have lost everything.On August...
16:54
Shashwata Chatterjee, Somnath Chatterjee's grandson, tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih about watching the football World Cup, spending days in the MP's Delhi home and the day his Dadu came to visit him in his college in Los Angeles. Do read the engaging account here.
16:45
Volunteers engaged in relief work in rain-hit regions here say houses, flats and shops affected by the floods resembled a 'battlefield' and it is a very big challenge to restore them.MLAs Hibi Eden and M Swaraj said volunteers and officials could not open many homes as they were filled with...
16:16
NASA has released a video using satellite data that provides an estimate of rainfall and shows the spread of the resulting severe flooding in Kerala, and parts of Karnataka. The summer monsoon is a regular feature this time of year in India, and it can bring heavy rains to the region. However,...
15:32
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah today handed over urns containing ashes of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to state unit chiefs of the party who will take out processions with it to mark the legacy of the popular leader. The state unit heads of the BJP along with...
14:32
Rahi Sarnobat wins gold in women's 25m pistol shooting at Asian Games.
14:29
The Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal government to ensure that there was no slaughter of animals in any open public place. The court also directed the state authorities to take necessary steps to ensure that the provisions of West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act 1950 were...
14:01
West Bengal: Border Security Force exchanged sweets with Border Guards Bangladesh at the Indo-Bangladesh border at Fulbari on the occasion of Eid.
13:50
Two policemen were suspended after a video went viral showing locals of Nekpur village here thrashing and ill-treating a man for allegedly slaughtering a cow, police said today.On August 16, locals of Nekpur village under Nigohi police station allegedly caught one Bhura slaughtering a cow. They...
13:48
An Indian in Canada has been allegedly racially abused over a parking dispute by a white woman who yelled go back to your country and called him a Paki, according to a media report.Rahul Kumar, who moved from India to Canada seven years ago, was also called a loser with shit-coloured skin, CTV...
12:52
Maharashtra Environment Minister Ramdas Kadam has announced that the bungalows of fugitive diamantaire and Punjab National Bank scam accused Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi in Raigad district would be demolished as they are illegal.Addressing the media here after a cabinet meeting on...
12:43
Kulgam: Wreath laying ceremony for Constable Fayaz Ahmed Shah who was shot dead by terrorists outside a mosque in Zazripora today. Police has registered a case and investigation has started. Police said Shah was undergoing a recruitment training course at Talwara and he had come home to celebrate...
12:33
Total 20 victims were brought to KEM Hospital, of which four were brought dead; 1 senior citizen female and 3 male. Two bodies have been identified. 16 patients stable; 10 male & 6 female: Dr. Avinash N Supe, KEM Hospital Dean, on victims of fire accident in Crystal Tower, Mumbai
12:07
The death toll in the Mumbai high-rise fire goes up to four. ANI reports that four people have died in the fire accident that broke out in Crystal Tower near Hindmata Cinema in Parel area earlier today. Identification of two bodies is still to be done. At least 16 people have been injured in the...
11:42
Unidentified bike-borne terrorists opened fire at the main gate of CRPF's 30th Battalion's G Company in Bijbehara's Hassanpora earlier today. The guard at the gate fired in retaliation, terrorists managed to escape. No injuries have been reported.
11:36
Two people are confirmed dead after a fire broke out in a residential building in the Dadar area of Mumbai this morning.One of the of the two casualites is is a woman, a senior citizen. The two residents were found inside the elevator. They had suffocated to death. The dean of the civic-run...
11:36
Two people are confirmed dead after a fire broke out in a residential building in the Dadar area of Mumbai this morning.One of the of the two casualites is is a woman, a senior citizen. The two residents were found inside the elevator. They had suffocated to death. The dean of the civic-run...
11:20
The celebrations of Eid was marred by violence in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city when stone-pelters came out on the streets and waved flags of Pakistan and dreaded terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. In a bid to disrupt peace, the demonstrators chanted slogans and clashed with...
10:43
The fire that broke out in Crystal Tower near Hindmata Cinema in Parel area earlier today has now been doused. Fire brigade officials have gone inside the building to search for any trapped person. A total of eight people are rescued and sent to KEM Hospital.Image: A snorkel of a fire tender...
10:36
With flood water receding in most of the affected areas, flood-ravaged Kerala is struggling to return to normalcy. As per the India Meteorological Department forecast, no heavy rainfall is expected in the state for the next few days.A total of 41 teams of National Disaster Response Force are...
10:22
Rajiv Kumar, the vice chairman of NITI Aayog, on Tuesday said depreciation of the Indian Rupee will not result in inflation of prices and that it does not symbolise a slump in India's reputation in international markets.It is wrong to say that a fall in rupee value symbolises depreciating...
10:15
Pranab Mukherjee @CitiznMukherjee condoles Gurudas Kamat's death. Shocked and pained at the sudden and untimely demise of Shri Gurudas Kamat. A colleague in the Government and the party for many years, his passing away at such young age is tragic.
10:10
Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashish Khetan on Wednesday said that he is not involved in active politics at the moment and is completely focused on his legal practices.Khetan's comments come after rumours of him leaving the AAP surfaced, following Ashutosh's exit from the party.I am completely...
10:07
Sonia Gandhi arrives at Primus Hospital where senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat passed away this morning.
09:47
A Bharatiya Janata Party affiliate, Shabir Ahmed Bhat, was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district in the early hours of Wednesday. Bhat was shot dead by the terrorists at his home in Pulwama's Rakh-e-litter village. Further details in the matter are awaited.
09:27
Gurudas Kamat, former minister of state and Mumbai Congress leader, passed away in a hospital in Chanakyapuri in the national capital on Wednesday. Satyajeet Tambe Patil, vice-president, Maharashtra Youth Congress took to Twitter and stated that Kamat's sudden demise was his personal loss....
09:11
A level-2 fire has broken out in Crystal Tower near Hindmata Cinema in Mumbai's central area of Parel. Ten fire fighting tenders have rushed to the spot. More details awaited.
09:07
Authorities have been directed to demolish the illegal bungalow of fugitive diamond trader and PNB scam accused Nirav Modi situated in Raigad district, a Maharashtra minister said, days after the high court pulled up the state government for not taking action against it.Environment Minister...
08:38
People displaced by the floods in Kerala are returning home to the frightening sight of venomous cobras and Russell's vipers slithering around in their bathrooms or coiled inside cupboards and washbasins. Incidents of snake bites have been reported from various parts of the state in the last...
08:28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today extended greetings on Eid al-Adha, hoping that the festival of sacrifice would deepen the spirit of compassion in the society. Best wishes on Id-ul-Zuha. May this day deepen the spirit of compassion and brotherhood in our society, Modi tweeted.-- PTI
08:18
Veteran army officers have come out in support of Navjot Singh Sidhu and have termed the barbs being directed at the minister for his hug as petty. All the officers whom The Indian Express spoke to are veterans of wars against Pakistan. With the exception of one Brigadier, who thought...
07:58
The government is unlikely to accept any foreign financial assistance for flood relief operations in Kerala, official sources said. They said government has taken a considered decision to rely solely on domestic efforts to tide over the situation.The United Arab Emirates has offered...
00:12
The Congress on Tuesday expressed serious concern over India's defence preparedness, claiming the country was at its weakest under the Narendra Modi government due to its wrong policies. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari asked Prime Minister Modi and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as...
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