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The contentious bill that criminalises instant triple talaq among Muslims, already passed by the Lok Sabha, is set to be introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.The bill, which makes instant triple illegal with up to three years in jail for the husband, was passed by the Lower House last...
20:22
India awaits consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav and other Indian nationals in Pakistan's custody, the external affairs ministry said today, as it exchanged with Islamabad the list of civilian prisoners and fishermen lodged in each other's jails.Lists of 250 civilian prisoners and 94 fishermen...
20:13
JUST IN: Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed new foreign secretary.He replaces S Jaishankar who completes his tenure on January 28.
19:54
Sidelined All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam leader, T T V Dinakaran today said cases filed against him will not have any impact on his political career.Dinakaran, who took oath as a member of the state assembly on December 29, said he would thank voters in the RK Nagar constitutency, from...
18:28
Issuing a tough warning to Pakistan, United States President Donald Trump today alleged that this South Asian nation has given America nothing but lies and deceit and has given safe haven to terrorists.'The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the...
18:14
The State Bank of India today reduced the base rate and benchmark prime lending rates by 30 basis points each, which will benefit nearly 80 lakh customers on the old pricing regime.The nation's largest lender revised down the base rate to 8.65 per cent for existing customers from 8.95 per cent,...
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The counter-operation launched by security forces against the terrorists who attacked a Central Reserve Police Force camp in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir ended today following the recovery of the body of another terrorist, the police said.Finally, the operation has concluded with the...
16:01
The Indian Institutes of Management in the country have got more autonomy in their functioning with restricted government's role in their functioning and power to award degrees instead of diplomas to their graduates, according to a new law.President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Indian...
16:01
The Indian Institutes of Management in the country have got more autonomy in their functioning with restricted government's role in their functioning and power to award degrees instead of diplomas to their graduates, according to a new law.President Ram Nath Kovind has given assent to the Indian...
14:56
Pulwama attack update : Operation over, body of third terrorist has been recovered. -- ANI
14:55
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has hinted that any bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan is unlikely unless Pakistan stops cross- border terrorism and firing.Swaraj said this to Parliament's consultative committee on external affairs during a meeting which was also attended...
14:28
Congress president Rahul Gandhi welcomed the New Year in Goa along with his mother Sonia Gandhi, a senior party leader said today.The newly appointed party president joined in the celebration with his mother, who earlier this month retired as the Congress president and is vacationing in the...
13:42
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched for using vernacular languages in promoting science communication in a 'big way' to develop 'love of science' in the youth, saying language should not be a barrier but a facilitator.Addressing the curtain-raiser ceremony of the commemoration of professor...
12:57
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has remarked that there was a major difference between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leaders of the Congress party, citing a rather atypical example -- the hair of the moustache and that of the tail.Narendra Modi ji aur Congress ke neta mein jo antar hai...
12:32
Two managers of Mumbai pub '1 Above' in the Kamala Mills complex where a fire claimed 14 lives on December 29 have been arrested, PTI quotes Mumbai police as saying.An NDTV report says after talking to survivors, 'the police believes the fire had started at '1Above' pub.But the pub's managers...
12:13
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned the United States that 'the nuclear button' is always on his 'desk'.The entire mainland of the US is within the range of our nuclear weapons and the nuclear button is always on the desk of my office. They should accurately be aware that this is not a...
11:19
Operations at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi resumed after remaining suspended for a few hours in the wake of a dense fog canopying the whole national capital region on the morning and the visibility dropping to below 50 metres.Many flights, however, continue to be...
10:49
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted nation on the occasion of new year.Happy New Year to everybody. May 2018 bring laughter, friendship and prosperity to all our families, to our country, and to our unique and beautiful planet #PresidentKovind, Kovind said in...
10:21
US President Donald Trump has said the US will have a fantastic year ahead as he touted the economic success during his first year in office.The remarks came as the president walked into the New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, with first lady Melania Trump.The US president said...
10:02
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board does not concur with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of allowing the Muslim women to travel for Haj without 'Mehram' or male guardian.This is a religious issue, and not something to be brought up in legislation and passed in the parliament,...
09:50
As 2017 makes way for 2018, The Indian Express has asked me to write a New Year card in the form of “an essay about what concerns you and the nation”. Since I am older than most readers, permit me to begin by looking backwards. Twenty-five years ago, Madhav Gadgil and I published This...
09:18
For the second consecutive day, operations at the Delhi airport have been suspended this morning after the visibility level on the runways dropped below 50 metres. Thick fog covered many parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region leading to slow moving traffic on day one of 2018. Train...
09:09
Ishrat Jahan, one of the petitioners in the triple talaq case, has joined the BJP, the party's state unit general secretary Sayantan Basu said.Ishrat Jahan joined the BJP at our Howrah office yesterday (Friday), Basu said.Sources said Ishrat was felicitated by the Howrah BJP unit on Friday and...
08:43
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said he was always within reach of the nuclear button in a defiant New Year message today after months of escalating tensions over his country's weapons programme.The nuclear button is always on my table. This is not blackmail but reality, said Kim, reiterating his...
08:13
The Assam government published its first draft of the National Register of Citizens that includes the names of 1.9 crore people out of the 3.29 crore total applicants, recognising them as legal citizens of India. The rest of the names are under various stages of verification, Registrar...
