23:31
Sarah Palin, the ex-Alaska governor who served as John McCain's running mate when he ran for the US president in 2008, is reportedly banned from his funeral.According to US media, the request to Palin - who Senator McCain later regretted selecting - was sent through a family intermediary.A Palin...
23:14
French star Gerard Depardieu absolutely denies any attack, any rape, his lawyer said on Thursday after a judicial source said he was facing a probe over alleged rapes and sexual assaults. The source said the Paris public prosecutor's office had opened a preliminary inquiry into...
22:53
We were asked by policemen to keep the door of the bedroom open and sleep. I was livid and I flipped. I asked them to stand up and say sorry, Sabha Husain, female partner of activist Gautam Navlakha, said today.She was describing the scene at their residence in Delhi's Nehru Enclave, where...
22:32
Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha today said there is a tendency in India to worship people in power and asserted that Narendra Modi is seen as a charismatic leader because he is the prime minister. There is a 'national' weakness in us that we start worshipping people in power. We...
22:10
Pakistan's new Prime Minister Imran Khan today paid his first visit to the army headquarters in the garrison city of Rawalpindi where he was given a detailed briefing on the security issues, threat spectrum and response. Khan, the Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, won the July 25...
21:47
US President Donald Trump has attacked CNN's president Jeff Zucker on Twitter, saying that he should be fired.US President Trump said CNN's hatred and extreme bias towards him made the media organisation unable to function.Little Jeff Z has done a terrible job, his ratings suck, & AT&T...
21:22
Azhagiri has been in political hibernation since his expulsion from the party in 2014 by his father and party supremo M Karunanidhi. The former union minister was sacked at the height of his fight with Stalin over establishing supremacy in the party.MK Azhagiri, the elder son of late DMK chief M...
20:48
Nearly two years after a resolution was passed in the Maharashtra assembly, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport has finally been rechristened as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Confirming the development, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday said...
20:17
A giant blimp of London Mayor Sadiq Khan will be seen in the UK capital's skies this weekend after protesters were given permission to fly the crowdfunded balloon in Westminster.More than 3,000 supporters have donated more than 58,000 (Rs 53 lakh) in total to fund the 29-foot balloon, which...
19:56
China has alerted India about the rising water in river Tsangpo, called Siang in Arunachal Pradesh and Brahmaputra in Assam, leading to possibility of floods in downstream areas, Arunachal Pradesh MP Ninong Ering said today. Ering said the communication from China came following heavy...
19:31
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the demonetisation of Rs 500/1,000 notes led to formalisation of economy, more tax collection and higher growth.His statement comes a day after Reserve Bank of India data revealed that almost all the scrapped notes were returned to banks.He said the...
18:50
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of demonetisation, saying he owed the people of the country an answer on why he inflicted such a deep wound when pressing problems like unemployment remained.Addressing a press conference,...
18:06
Holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies is a solution to prevent the country from being in constant election mode, the Law Commission said today in its draft report and recommended changes in the Constitution and the electoral law to hold the mammoth exercise.The 'draft'...
17:49
Uttar Pradesh has seen a drastic fall in cases of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) and Japanese Encephalitis (JE) this year, thanks to the concerted efforts of six state government departments, UP minister Sidharth Nath Singh said today.There has been a sharp decline in AES cases this year...
17:30
Four persons have been given death penalty in three cases of rape with minors in Rajasthan since March, when the state introduced a provision for capital punishment if the rape victim is up to 12 years of age, a top police officer said in Jaipur.Rajasthan Director General of Police (DGP) O P...
17:03
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has approved a proposal to replace LPG cylinders, which were lost during the recent floods in Kerala, at a subsidised rate, a statement from the Union Minister of State for Tourism KJ Alphons' office said today. Responding to a request made by the...
17:03
Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo's father was called by police for questioning today, a senior police officer said. Assadullah Naikoo was detained by the police for questioning in Awantipora area of Pulwama district, sparking rumours that the 70-year-old father of the militant...
16:47
The Congress Legislature Party in Goa will hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the issue of state leadership in view of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's ongoing medical treatment. The state Congress has also demanded that the Goa government declare the exact cause of Parrikar's ailment by...
16:42
The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking that a seven-judge bench reviews its 2006 verdict which had put conditions for granting quota benefits for job promotions to SC/ST employees.
16:09
The Bombay High Court today asked the committee probing the Kamala Mills Compound fire incident that claimed 14 lives to submit its report before the court on September 10. In April this year, the high court had ordered that a three-member committee be set up to conduct an inquiry into the...
15:54
There are no plans for any bilateral talks between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Pakistani counterpart Shah Mehmood Qureshi in New York next month on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly's (UNGA).A bilateral meeting in not on the...
15:23
There cannot be a bigger conspiracy than calling those fighting against fascist policies conspirators, Leftist poet and writer Varavara Rao, under house arrest in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case, said today, lashing out at the Centre and Maharashtra government.He said the case for Koregaon-Bhima...
14:49
Some of the five Left-leaning activists arrested by the Pune police in a case relating to the Bhima-Koregaon violence are naxal mentors, the Telangana BJP unit alleged today, rejecting suggestions in some quarters it is a crackdown on political dissent. Party spokesperson Krishna Saagar Rao...
14:41
Which AAP will you vote for?The Delhi High Court today sought response of the Election Commission on a plea by the Aam Aadmi Party against the poll panel's decision to reject its objection against registration of the 'Aapki Apni Party (Peoples)' as a political party. Justice Siddharth Mridul...
14:10
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy met Congress President Rahul Gandhi earlier today in Delhi. He also met Jitendra Singh, MOS PMO earlier today and discussed the flood and drought situation in Karnataka. When asked whether he had complained about former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah,...
13:57
I have said a lot of yeses to lots of first-time film-makers. Lots, lots, lots. I admire them a lot, I respect them a lot. It is of greatest pride to be working with someone's first film -- like being given a Nobel Prize or an Oscar. When someone making their first film says, 'We want you' --...
13:49
Senior Congress leaders in a core group meeting have advised party president Rahul Gandhi to not accept the invitation to the RSS program, reports ANI. This comes after reports that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is likely to invite Rahul Gandhi, a critic of the organisation, to its event next...
13:42
Young India is waiting for a decision on a joint parliamentary committee on the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi told Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today, a day after he gave him 24 hours to check and revert on the issue. As Indian Youth Congress workers gathered outside...
13:41
Three members of a family were found dead under mysterious circumstances in their home in Pataudi town here while a one-year-old girl, who was seriously injured, died in a hospital, police said today. The bodies of 25-year-old Manish God, his wife Pinki (22), his mother Phoolwati (62) were...
12:54
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said India is expected to surpass Britain next year to become world's fifth largest economy. This year, in terms of size, we have overtaken France. Next year we are likely to overtake Britain. Therefore, we will be the fifth largest (economy),...
12:41
Rapper Kanye West has apologised for his past comments where he had suggested that the enslavement of African Americans over 400 years was a choice. During a radio interview with 107.5 WGCI Chicago, the 41-year-old musician tendered an apology for his comments that came in May this year and...
12:18
RJD president and fodder scam convict Lalu Prasad today surrendered before a special CBI court in Ranchi on the expiry of his provisional bail. Prasad, who reached Ranchi from Patna yesterday, was directed by the Jharkhand High Court to surrender before the CBI court by August 30. After his...
11:57
BIMSTEC leaders including PM Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina with Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari in Kathmandu. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kathmandu today to attend the 4th BIMSTEC Summit on the sidelines of which he will hold bilateral meetings with regional...
11:53
Life in Kashmir came to a standstill today due to a complete shutdown called by separatists against the legal challenge in the Supreme Court on the validity of Article 35A, which bars people from outside Jammu and Kashmir from acquiring any immovable property in the state. The situation across...
11:49
Basil George led an amazing rescue mission making it possible for a helicopter to land and rescue people in the Kerala floods.In an admirable community effort, he and his team swam through strong currents, broken walls and floating snakes to help friends and strangers.Rediff.com's Archana Masih...
11:47
Pakistan's new government must not indulge in polemics but work to build a South Asian region free of terror and violence, India has said after Pakistan raked up the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council. India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin's remarks came...
11:43
Hajin encounter: Body of second terrorist has been recovered from the encounter site; operation continues. RJD chief Lalu Prasad surrenders before special CBI court on expiry of provisional bail. Doctors of Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, will do a check up of Lalu Prasad Yadav and then inform...
11:34
Varavara Rao, one of the activists who has been put under the house arrest in Hyderabad for having alleged links with Communist Party of India (Maoist) [CPI (Maoist)] in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence, said on Thursday that the police has framed him in this case on the basis of...
11:30
The Maharashtra Police's move to arrest five well known activists was punctured on Wednesday with the Supreme Court observing that dissent is the safety valve of democracy and directing that those in its custody be kept under house arrest.The five human rights activists -- Varavara Rao, Vernon...
11:00
The National Investigation Agency today arrested Syed Shakeel Yousuf, son of globally wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin, in connection with a 2011 terror funding case for allegedly receiving money from his father. An NIA spokesman said in Delhi that Shakeel, at present working as a laboratory...
10:43
NIA arrests son of Syed Salahuddin, chief of Hizbul Mujahideen terror group, from Srinagar: agency spokesperson. PTI
10:40
Dissent is the safety valve of democracy and if you don't allow these safety valves, it will burst, said a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, on the arrests of five civil rights activists -- Varavara Rao, Vernon...
10:19
Left-leaning Telugu poet and writer Varavara Rao who was arrested by the Pune police for his alleged links with Maoists reached home this morning after the Supreme Court directive. The apex court yesterday ordered that the five activists, arrested on August 28 in connection with the Bhima...
10:10
Kerala finance minister Thomas Isaac @drthomasisaac on the rehab ops in the state and a report card, so to speak. Report Card of the first day of cleaning up Kuttanad: 28757 houses, 288 public institutions like hospitals and office, 52 schools and 122 public spaces like markets cleaned. More...
09:58
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today left for the United States for medical treatment, an official said. Parrikar, 62, had undergone treatment in the US for three months earlier this year for a pancreatic ailment and returned in June. He went to the US again for a follow-up earlier this...
09:38
Continuing its free-fall, the rupee today weakened by another 23 paise against the dollar to trade at a life-time low of 70.82 on strong month-end demand for the US currency amid sustained foreign fund outflows. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, the local currency opened a tad...
09:24
One terrorist has been killed in an ongoing encounter in Hajin area of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Hajin area following information about presence of terrorists there, a police official said.He said the search operation...
09:11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived in Kathmandu to participate in the 4th BIMSTEC ( Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit in Kathmandu The BIMSTEC is an international organisation of seven nations of South Asia and South East Asia. Its...
08:51
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will meet the party's core group today to chalk out strategy to further step up the offensive on the Modi government over the Rafale issue, sources said. After the meeting, some of the party leaders may join a Youth Congress protest march from the All India...
08:45
Former Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Pravin Togadia on Wednesday announced a march from Lucknow to Ayodhya on October 21 to gather support for the Ram Mandir movement. He visited Faizabad and Ayodhya and met those connected with the movement.Addressing a press conference in Faizabad, Togadia...
08:19
The maiden two-plus-two dialogue between India and the United States scheduled in New Delhi next week is an indication of the deepening strategic partnership between the two countries, the Trump administration has said.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the Defense Secretary Jim Mattis are set...
00:03
Taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi over his push for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the Rafale deal, BJP president Amit Shah described JPC as 'Jhoothi Party Congress and said the Congress chief's lies to fool the nation are self-evident. In his reply on Twitter tagging Gandhi's...
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