23:34
Reacting to concerns raised by India over the extension of the State of Emergency in the Maldives, the country's ministry of foreign affairs on Thursday said the assertion by the Government of India about the extension is a clear distortion of facts.The Government of Maldives takes note of the...
23:09
Former US President Barack Obama is throwing his support behind the teenagers vocally advocating for stricter gun control in the wake of the deadly Florida school shooting last week.Young people have helped lead all our great movements, Obama said on Twitter. How inspiring to see it again in so...
22:48
Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence have condemned Harvey Weinstein's lawyers for using their names in his defence against a legal action.Six women are bringing a class action lawsuit against the disgraced producer.His lawyers want it dismissed because it is too broad, arguing that actresses such...
22:27
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan today opposed saffronisation, saying all sections of people should be given space and respect.Using the national flag as a symbol to convey his political message, the actor rejected suggestions that he was denigrating the Hindu right wing ideology. ...
22:10
The head of America's National Rifle Association today lashed out at critics of the powerful gun lobby, accusing them of exploiting last week's deadly school shooting in Florida for political advantage.In his first public comments since the Parkland shooting that left 17 dead, NRA executive vice...
21:50
The ministry of external affairs said on Thursday it is still awaiting a response to the notification sent to absconding Indian businessman Nirav Modi, involved in the $1.8 billion Punjab National Bank fraud, seeking an explanation as to why his passport should not be revoked.Briefing the media...
21:34
JUST IN: Pakistani post destroyed in Indian retaliatory shelling along LoC in Poonch dist in JK: Army sources
21:11
Mumbai has emerged as one of the most preferred destinations for luxury real estate, US President Donald Trump's son Donald John Trump said today as he announced the completion of the structural framework of a78-storey tower being constructed by his company here. The Trump...
20:44
Industrialist Vikram Kothari, the promoter of Rotomac Pens, and his son Rahul Kothari, were arrested today in Rs. 3,700-crore loan default case.The Kotharis allegedly owes Rs. 3,695 crore to Allahabad Bank, Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Maharashtra, Indian Overseas Bank, Oriental Bank of...
20:20
JUST IN: CBI arrested Rotomac Pens owner Vikram Kothari and his son Rahul Kothari
20:04
On the fifth day of the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Indian visit, Narendra Modi has welcomed the former to the country via a tweet. Modi wrote, I look forward to meeting Canadian PM Justin Trudeau tomorrow and holding talks on further strengthening India-Canada relations in all...
19:44
Police closed down a street in southern Brussels in a major security operation involving specialist armed units on Thursday after a report of a possible murder.A police spokeswoman denied media reports that an armed gunman was hiding in the area. She said that the special units of the federal...
19:18
Aam Aadmi Party MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal, arrested for allegedly assaulting Delhi chief secretary, were today sent to Tihar Jail for 14 days in judicial custody by a Delhi court, which reserved its order on their bail pleas for tomorrow.The two MLAs on the expiry of their one-day...
18:19
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan says he held a secret meeting with his contemporary and friend Rajinikanth about his entry into politics and decided to maintain dignity even if they became rivals later. While Haasan launched his party Makkal Neethi Mayyam in Madurai yesterday, Rajinikanth had...
18:17
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who today returned to Panaji after being discharged from a Mumbai hospital, said he would carry on with his regular duties, but his interaction with the public will be limited for some time as advised by doctors. Parrikar, who was admitted in the...
18:10
Scam-hit Punjab National Bank today asked billionaire diamond jeweller Nirav Modi to come up with a concrete and implementable plan to settle the loss caused to it by fraudulent issuance of Letter of Undertakings through one of its branches. PNB said this in its response to a mail written by...
17:53
Shares of scam-hit Punjab National Bank today came under selling pressure, falling over 2 per cent, after witnessing marginal gains in the past two sessions. The stock went down 2.09 per cent to end at Rs 114.65 on BSE. During the day, it lost 2.90 per cent to Rs 113.70. At NSE, shares of the...
17:47
Prince Harry and his fiance Meghan Markle have been sent white powder claiming to be anthrax in a malicious hoax. The package was intercepted by officials at Kensington Palace and found to be harmless by police, who have launched an investigation, the Evening Standard reported....
17:34
The Congress' Mumbai unit chief, Sanjay Nirupam, today said that 300 workers and some leaders, who had left the party to join the BJP, had returned.Calling it a ghar wapsi (homecoming), Nirupam said that the move also reflected the sentiments of the people, adding that Delhi leader, Arvinder...
17:31
All India United Democratic Front chief Badruddin Ajmal holds a presser in Guwahati, speaks on Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat's remarks. Excerpts:- We respect General Rawat a lot but I think he has been misinformed and misguided.- If the Army chief is saying that demographic change is happening in...
17:11
The Delhi high court today rejected a plea seeking penal action against the producers and director of Bollywood movie Padmaavat for alleged glorification of the practice of 'sati'.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar dismissed the plea saying the petitioner...
16:22
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on inviting Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal to a dinner with the Canadian Prime Minister, hosted by the Canadian High Commissioner in New Delhi.Obviously, we take this extremely seriously. He should never have received an invitation. As soon as we received the...
15:58
One of the reasons for the defeat of the Atal Behari Vajpayee-led NDA coalition in 2004 was the election slogan: India Shining'. Instead, a better slogan would have been India Rising', as L.K. Advani later admitted.There's a fundamental problem in politicians trumpeting their success and saying I...
15:57
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday said Head of Finance Department of Firestar Group of Companies of Nirav Modi, Vipul Ambani was fully aware of the fraudulent and illegal Letter of Undertakings in connection with the Punjab National Bank...
15:15
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar puts to rest morbid rumours of his illness as he presents the budget in the state assembly. Parrikar, who was recently hospitalised in Mumbai, was discharged from Lilavati Hospital and reached Goa at 11:40 am by a special flight. He left for Panaji for his residence and...
15:00
The government is considering implementing stringent auditing standards by notifying Section 132 of the Companies Act, 2013, in the wake of the 1.77 billion dollar Punjab National Bank fraud.Government sources told ANI that implementing this section would enable the creation of a...
14:54
Unlike his sister Ivanka, Trump Jr. is not a formal member of the White House. He's technically just a businessman running the Trump Organization on behalf of his father.But by delivering a foreign policy speech, Trump Jr. is signaling to Indians that he's in their country as a...
14:39
Allahabad High Court rejects petition seeking re investigation into UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's alleged role in the 2007 riots in Gorakhpur.
14:30
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was today discharged from the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai, where he was undergoing treatment for a pancreatic ailment. Parrikar has arrived in Goa after the discharge. Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly Michael Lobo confirmed this development....
14:28
Fifty-nine percent of the candidates for the February 27 Assembly elections in Nagaland are crorepatis with JD(U) nominee Ramongo Lotha being the richest among them with a total wealth of Rs 38.92 crore, an analysis of the affidavits revealed. The Association of Democratic Reforms, which analysed...
14:05
The Indian Army on Thursday clarified its Chief General Bipin Rawat's remarks on drawing a comparison between the growth speed of Bharatiya Janata Party and an Assamese political party, saying, There is nothing political or religious in the talk. The Army Chief just mentioned amalgamation...
13:53
In the wake of the continuous ceasefire violations in Jammu and Kashmir, the Border Security Force on Thursday said that Pakistan restores to incessant firing across the border because they don't want India to have a peaceful atmosphere.Pakistan doesn't...
13:47
An Indian Sikh man's turban was ripped by a white man shouting Muslim go back in an apparent racist attack outside the UK parliament, according to a media report. Ravneet Singh, 37, who is from Punjab, was waiting to enter the Portcullis House, part of the British Parliamentary Estate, to meet...
13:36
The Supreme Court today asked if a roving inquiry could be ordered into the issue of consent between two adults who married at will and if the Kerala High Court order annulling the marriage of Hadiya, an alleged victim of 'love jihad', was justified. The questions from a bench of Chief Justice...
12:47
In a huge and well-deserved victory for The Caravan magazine, the Delhi High Court vacates the injunction against the February 2011 cover story on Arindam Chaudhuri and IIPM. For a background on the what happened, read this.Chaudhari had filed the case after the magazine published an...
12:24
Canada PMO on the invitation to Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal, which has come as a huge embarrassment to their government especially after Justin Trudeau has categorically told Punjab CM Amarinder Singh that Canada will neither provide a safe harbour for terrorists or separatists. The PMO...
12:03
EAM Sushma Swaraj greets the Foreign Minister of Canada Chrystia Freeland ahead of the FM-level Strategic Dialogue between the two countries.
11:43
AIUDF MLA, Aminul Islam, on Army chief's statement: AIUDF is working for the downtrodden. this is why our popularity is growing faster than BJP. We are hopeful that people of Assam irrespective of caste & creed, will accept AIUDF and our party will come to power soon.
11:39
The Canadian High Commission on Thursday confirmed that the invitation to Khalistani terrorist to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's reception has been rescinded.The High Commission has rescinded Mr. Atwal's invitation. We do not comment on matters related to...
11:32
Army reacts: There is nothing political or religious in the talk. Army Chief just mentioned amalgamation & development in the seminar on North-East organised at DRDO Bhawan on 21 Feb '18.
11:30
Badruddin Ajmal, chief of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in Assam, tweets: Gen Bipin Rawat has made a political statement, shocking! Why is it a concern for the Army Chief that a political party, based on democratic & secular values, is rising faster than BJP? Alternative...
11:25
A planned influx of people from Bangladesh into the Northeast is taking place as part of a proxy warfare by Pakistan with support from China with an aim to keep the area disturbed, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat today said.Referring to reports of increase in Muslim population in several districts...
10:57
Nirav Modi's Rolls Royce Ghost seized by the ED today.
10:56
The Porsche Panamera belonging to Nirav Modi seized by the Enforcement Directorate.
10:48
Narendra Modi lands in Dimapur for the Assembly Elections in Nagaland.
10:45
The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday seized nine cars belonging to jeweller Nirav Modi and his companies, in connection with the Punjab National Bank fraud case.The cars seized by the agency include a Rolls Royce Ghost, a Porsche Panamera, two Mercedes Benz GL 350 CDIs,...
10:36
In a mammoth tragedy two Saturdays ago, a speeding train in Assam killed three baby elephants and two adult elephants on the railway track at night.The elephants were crossing the track in a forested area. Locals say, that because the baby elephants did not move seeing the oncoming train, they...
10:28
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has started following some senior Congress leaders on Twitter of late, triggering speculation over his sudden interest in the party that he was once close to and had later drifted away from. After following Congress president Rahul Gandhi and the party's...
10:15
Pakistani troops today fired at Indian posts along the Line of Control in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting Indian soldiers to retaliate, an Army official said. The Pakistani troops opened unprovoked firing at Indian posts in the Hajipeer area of the Uri sector in...
10:14
And another picture of the Trudeaus at Jama Masjid, Delhi.
10:13
Delhi: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau along with his family arrives at Jama Masjid, Delhi. Seems to have finally ditched desi attire for a suit. All through Trudeau and his family's public appearances in India since they arrived in India on February 17 have always been in Indian clothes...
09:58
In the wake of the Punjab National Bank fraud case, the Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday sealed the residence of Gili India Limited director Aniyath Shivraman at Kalyan in Maharashtra's Thane district.The ED also seized several important documents related to the Punjab National Bank....
09:56
A convicted Khalistani terrorist Jaspal Atwal, who was active in the banned International Sikh Youth Federation, posed with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's wife Sophie Trudeau at an event in Mumbai on February 20, during the Canadian first...
09:49
Democratic Senator Robert Menendez has written a letter to the US Ambassador to India to ensure that the son of the US president, who is visiting India, is not given any special treatment by the diplomatic mission, except for the one required by the security. Menendez wrote a letter, as he said...
09:45
The rupee weakened by 30 paise to trade at a three-month low of 65.06 against the US dollar in the opening session today due to increased demand for the greenback from importers amid heavy foreign fund outflows. The dollar's gain against major world currencies, after US Federal...
09:11
Indian-American Raj Nair, executive vice president and president of Ford North America has been asked to leave the Detroit-based motor company following allegations of misconduct at work place, the company said today.Nair, 54, is departing from Ford effective immediately, the company said, noting...
09:06
As many as 13 nomination papers were on Wednesday rejected for the March 11 Lok Sabha bypolls to the Gorakhpur and Phoolpur seats in Uttar Pradesh.Seven nomination papers from the Gorakhpur seat and six from Phoolpur were rejected leaving 10 and 24 candidates, respectively, in the fray after...
08:52
Lamenting that personal attacks had become a trend in the country's politics, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday disapproved of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's criticism of Jawaharlal Nehru in Parliament.He was referring to Modi's reply on the motion of thanks to the...
00:16
Survivors of a Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead have marched to the state capitol to press lawmakers to take more action on gun control.One student said she was disappointed in meetings with lawmakers, who danced around their questions on gun control.It is the first organised...
00:04
After the Supreme Court stayed all criminal proceedings against actress Priya Prakash Varrier and director Omar Lulu, who were booked for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Muslims in a song from their upcoming film 'Oru Adaar Love', the internet sensation expressed happiness over apex...
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