23:28
Incarcerated mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed allegedly assaulted a Lucknow-based businessman in Deoria jail after getting him abducted and forced him to sign away property worth Rs 40 crore, following which the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday ordered that he be shifted to high-security...
23:25
Foreign tourists can now directly fly to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the government has designated Port Blair airport as an authorised immigration check post for entry into and exit point from India.The decision to open up the Andaman and Nicobar Islands directly for foreign tourists came...
23:16
The Nashik sessions court in Maharashtra on Monday acquitted late Abdul Karim Telgi and seven others in a 2004 multi-crore fake stamp paper case in absence of 'solid evidence' against them.Telgi, who was convicted in several cases in connection with the scam and sentenced to imprisonment of 30...
22:41
Outgoing United States Defence Secretary James Mattis, who resigned due to his differences with President Donald Trump over policy issues, in a farewell message on Monday urged American troops and defence employees to stay focussed on their mission.Quoting a telegram, which was sent by former...
22:17
Students of Gujarat schools will answer roll calls with 'Jai Hind' or 'Jai Bharat' instead of the current 'yes sir' and 'present sir' from January 1 in order to foster patriotism, a notification issued Monday stated.The notification, issued by the Directorate of Primary Education and Gujarat...
21:54
In yet another incident of harassment, power supply was cut at the residence of an Indian diplomat in Islamabad for nearly four hours last Tuesday following which the Indian High Commission took up the issue with Pakistan Foreign Ministry, official sources said.In a note verbale, the Indian...
21:25
Virtually putting the Congress-led governments in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan on notice, the Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Monday said she might have to 'reconsider' her party's outside support to them if cases against 'innocent' persons framed in Bharat Bandh on April 2 were not...
21:07
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday conveyed his 'heartiest congratulations' to Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina on her landslide victory in the parliamentary elections and expressed confidence that ties between the two countries will continue to flourish under her 'far-sighted' leadership.In a...
19:49
Domestic cooking gas price was cut by Rs 5.91 per cylinder on Monday, the second straight reduction in a month's time due to tax impact on reduced market rate of the fuel.A 14.2-kg subsidised LPG cylinder will cost Rs 494.99 in the national capital from midnight tonight as against Rs 500.90...
19:35
The government has spent Rs 1,856.82 crore on advertisements in newspapers and magazines in the last three years, Parliament was informed on Monday.The Bureau of Outreach and Communication or BOC has spent the amount for communication campaigns in print media on behalf of various ministries and...
19:22
The West Bengal government will pay Rs 2 lakh in case of death of a farmer, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Monday.The money will be paid to the family in death case of any peasants aged between 18-60 years under 'Krishi Krishak Bandhu' scheme, which will come into effect on January...
18:41
How the markets performed during the year.
18:39
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday said he wanted to see cows in shelters and not on the state's streets.He told officials during a review meeting in Chhindwara on Monday that he wished to see cow shelters being built in each district of the state.I do not want to see gau matas...
17:43
Attacking Congress over the AgustaWestland deal, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday alleged the party leaders had got Rs 150 crore bribe for the helicopters purchase transaction during the previous United Progressive Alliance regime.He also alleged that the Congress party was...
17:14
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Monday alleged that investigations in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case indicate that the Congress was neck deep in corruption. The AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case is currently being heard in a Delhi court over claims of money laundering and...
16:12
In a series of tweets, BJP president Amit Shah on Monday fired multiple salvos on the Congress leadership for their alleged role in Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper procurement scam.Michel's lawyer has admitted that the paper was indeed passed on to him. He thought that it was a...
15:52
A united Opposition on Monday thwarted the government's attempt to push the instant Triple Talaq Bill in the Rajya Sabha as it insisted on referring it to the select committee of Parliament.The Bill, which proposes to criminalize the practice of Muslims men giving divorce to their wives by...
15:21
Lawyer of convict Sajjan Kumar after he surrendered before Delhi's Karkardooma Court in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. Court has sent him to Mandoli Jail. Court has also ordered that a separate van would be provided for his movement due to security reasons.
14:35
Maharashtra: A court in Nashik has acquitted Abdul Karim Telgi and others in Stamp paper scam case. Telgi had died last year. Charges against Telgi were abated after he died and others were acquitted today.
14:32
The 73-year-old Congress leader, Sajjan Kumar, who was awarded life sentenced by the Delhi High Court in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, has surrendered before the Karkardooma Court in Delhi. Overturning a the acquittal granted to Kumar by a trial court in 2013, the Delhi High Court on December...
14:10
The entire state of Nagaland has been declared disturbed area for six more months, till June-end, under the controversial AFSPA, which empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior notice. In a notification, the Home Ministry said the central...
13:55
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti holds a presser on the Triple Talaq Bill that will be debated in the Rajya Sabha. She said that by bringing the triple talaq bill, the BJP is entering our houses.This will disturb our family life and also, there will be more problems for...
13:34
Taking Congress head on over the Sohrabuddin case, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the appropriate question for party president Rahul Gandhi to ask would be, who killed the investigation in this case. The Special CBI Judge, Mumbai, who deals with CBI cases had acquitted all accused in...
13:28
The 9.7-km Lajpat Nagar-Mayur Vihar Pocket 1 corridor of the Delhi Metro's Pink Line was inaugurated by Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri here on Monday, which directly connects south and east Delhi on the rapid transit network. The new segment is part of the 59-km-long Pink Line, which spans...
12:57
The rescue effort to save the lives of 15 trapped coal miners in Meghalaya has entered its 19th day without any sign of a breakthrough. The miners were trapped in a 'rat-hole' coal mine in East Jaintia district in Meghalaya after water from a river nearby flooded the mine. 20 miners had...
12:18
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on registering a landslide win in the general elections and assured her of India's continued support to the country's developmental strides.Hasina's ruling Awami League-led alliance has won over 267...
12:08
Indias limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma and wife Ritika Sajdeh have been blessed with a baby girl, a BCCI official has confirmed. The middle-order batsman, who was on his way back from Australia will miss the fourth Test in Sydney starting January 3. Sharma, who scored a vital half-century...
11:48
The International Cricket Council announced the women's ODI and T20I teams of the year with New Zealand's Suzie Bates named as captain of the 50-over side and Harmanpreet Kaur of India appointed captain of the 20-over side.The two sides have been selected by the same voting academy, which...
11:42
Honouring journalism and press freedom, leading journalists, mostly from the US, will ring in the New Year Monday at the iconic Times Square's popular New Year eve celebrations, watched by billions around the world. As the official special guests, the group will appear on stage with the...
11:29
In reply to a worker's question on the efforts by various Opposition parties to form a mahagathbandhan or 'grand alliance', Narendra Modi came up with a long response. Asserting that the Opposition leaders were coming together for personal survival and not ideological affinity, Modi said: Do...
11:13
A meeting of opposition parties is also underway at the Rajya Sabha LoP Ghulam Nabi Azad's chamber in Parliament.
11:12
Delhi: A meeting is underway in Parliament, chaired by PM Narendra Modi. Party President Amit Shah, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
10:59
The government has appointed Sudhir Bhargava as Chief Information Commissioner, along with four information commissioners, all of whom were bureaucrats, in the Central Information Commission. Bhargava was Information Commissioner in the CIC. The panel was functioning with three members against...
10:45
All BJP Chief Ministers and state presidents to hold press conferences today on the Enforcement Directorate statement in Court that alleged AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel named a 'Mrs Gandhi'.The ED lawyer had told the court that Christian Michel said he was in touch with one Mrs...
10:21
In a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi for his critical remarks on the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Summit, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani dubbed the Congress president as a shameless liar who was desperate to see the state fail. Rupani said people of Gujarat have recognised Gandhi's hatred for the...
10:16
The rupee appreciated 20 paise to 69.75 against the US currency in opening trade Monday amid weakening of the American unit and positive opening in the domestic equity market. Forex traders said weakening of the US dollar against some currencies overseas aided the local unit. Meanwhile, the...
10:07
Continuing its winning streak for a fourth straight session Monday, the BSE benchmark Sensex surged over 150 points as investors maintained their bullish stance in early trade on positive cues from other Asian bourses. The strengthening rupee also supported the upward move in the domestic stock...
10:02
At a time when modernisation of the army's armoured corps is moving at a snail's pace, Pakistan has drawn up a mega plan to procure nearly 600 modern battle tanks, including the T-90s from Russia, primarily to bolster its combat prowess along the Line of Actual Control in Jammu and Kashmir,...
09:26
The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have issued whips to their MPs to be present in Parliament today as the politically sensitive triple talaq bill seeking to criminalise the practice of instant divorce among Muslims is set to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha.Having a minority in the Upper...
09:04
Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar will surrender before the Karkardooma court on Monday to serve life imprisonment awarded to him by the Delhi High Court in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case.The high court had on December 21 rejected Kumar's plea seeking time till January 30 to surrender. In his...
09:04
The mortal remains of Head Constable Suresh Vats, who was killed in stone pelting incident in Ghazipur on December 29, being taken to Prayagraj for last rites.Photograph: ANI/Twitter
08:15
Sheikh Hasina cruised to victory for a third consecutive term in Bangladesh's general election on Sunday, following a tense vote that saw at least 17 people killed in poll-related violence and demands of a fresh election by the opposition, according to media reports. According to media...
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