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Karti Chidambaram, the son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, was questioned for about 11 hours by officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the INX Media money laundering case today.Karti Chidambaram was summoned by the agency to appear before the Investigating...
22:48
Indigenously-developed weapon system integrated helicopter Rudra will make its maiden appearance in the Republic Day parade on Rajpath in New Delhi onJanuary 26, Indian Air Force officials said.The flypast by the Indian Air Force on the Republic Day parade will involve 38 aircraft, including 21...
22:26
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Sara Ali Khan; Directors Karan Johar, Subhash Ghai, and Imtiaz Ali; Producer Ronnie Screwvala, and others with Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at 'Shalom Bollywood' in Mumbai.The world loves Bollywood, Israel...
22:02
A court in Lucknow on Thursday sent a girl of Class 7 to a juvenile home till January 31 for allegedly stabbing her schoolmate, a Class 1 student, on Wednesday.The police produced her before principal magistrate of Juvenile Justice Board, Achal Pratap Singh for the allegations of causing hurt by...
21:54
Following the Supreme Court order paving the way for the nationwide release of the film 'Padmaavat', Rajput Karni Sena leader Lokendra Singh Kalvi today gave a call for a 'janata curfew' on January 25.Talking to reporters in Ujjain, he said, Not only Rajputs but all communities in the country are...
20:59
Malegaon blast accused Lt Col Shrikant Purohit today moved Supreme Court challenging the Bombay high court order dismissing his plea against the sanction for prosecution granted by the Maharashtra government under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act.The high court had on December 18 last year...
20:53
The Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of compromising with national security and strategic interests, and said his government was 'caught snoozing' when China was reportedly occupying the Doklam plateau with fresh military installations.India's national security and strategic...
20:08
India said today that the status quo has not been altered at Doklam, where Indian and Chinese troops were locked in a stand-off for over two months last year, and rejected any suggestion to the contrary as 'inaccurate and mischievous'.Our attention has been drawn to some reports that question the...
19:20
Dr Kuresh Zorabi, now partially based in Australia, also attended the memorial service held for Moshe Holtzberg's parents Rivka and Gavriel Holtzberg, along with Gavriel's parents, Rivka's parents, Chabad Mumbai's rabbi Israel Kozlovsky, Moshe's nanny Sandra Samuel (pic here) who saved him on...
18:37
JUST IN: The Goods and Services Tax Council has placed 29 items in the zero per cent tax slab.Uttarakhand Finance Minister Prakash Pant said, 29 handicrafts items have been put in zero percent slab and tax has been reduced on around 49 items. Decision on petroleum products is pending as of...
18:28
The Rajasthan government today said it would study the Supreme Court's order staying the ban on the release of controversial film Padmaavat and then only a 'decision on revision can be taken'.Rajasthan Home Minister Gulab Chand Kataria said he would study the apex court order and talk to the law...
17:59
One person has been killed by the fire that broke out on board the diesel-laden merchant navy tanker MT Genessa oil tanker, anchored 15 nautical miles off Deendayal Port in Kandla, Gujarat.Efforts were underway to douse the flames on the tanker which was carrying 30,000 tonnes of high-speed...
17:09
The Agni-5 which was successfully test fired today has major contributions from the Tamil Nadu industry which provided the main ingredients for the ballistic missile, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Chennai.Earlier in the day, India successfully test-fired the nuclear capable...
16:40
Stanislas Wawrinka has lost to unseeded Tennys Sandgren in straight sets.Seeded 9, returning from injury lost 2-6, 1-6, 4-6 to the American.The 2014 Australian Open champ missed the US Open after injury forced him to bow out.
16:38
Inspired by their recent release, Mothering A Muslim by Nazia Erum, Juggernaut Books has launched a collaborative online campaign called Mothers Against Bullying. They're working closely with Gurgaon Moms, UNIMO and McAfee CyberMum and have partnered with mothers' communities across...
16:14
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with 11-year-old Moshe Holtzberg at Chabad House in Mumbai. Moshe's father Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and mother Rivka were killed at the Nariman House during the 2008 attacks.The Jewish couple ran a cultural and outreach centre for the...
16:06
Veteran star Kamal Haasan today said he intended to launch his political tour of Tamil Nadu on February 21 from the residence of late President APJ Abdul Kalam at Ramanathapuram, which is also the hometown of theactor.The top actor said he too shared the vision of Kalam who dreamt of a good Tamil...
15:09
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived at Chabad House, Colaba, Mumbai, for the memorial service for 26/11 victims. The motor convoy pulled up at the narrow lane leading to Chabad House, a good 500 metres away from where the Indian media has been kept waiting, reports...
15:00
The Modi government plans to raise the 2018-19 health budget by 11 per cent to $8.2 billion (Rs 52,295 crore). According to sources, Health Minister JP Nadda had sought a $10 billion budget for stepping up disease control. As per official records, as on March 31, 2015, there were 1, 53,...
14:44
Japanese steel and engineering companies are in the drivers seat to bag major supply contracts for a $17 billion Indian bullet train, several sources said, undermining a key component of Prime Minister Narendra Modis economic policy - a push to Make in India.Read more HERE
14:13
Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit is coming out with her autobiography, Citizen Delhi: My Times, My Life, publishers Bloomsbury India announced. The memoir which will be unveiled on January 27 at the 11th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival, will take readers through the...
13:53
Last Friday, four Supreme Court judges voiced their concern over matters in the highest court in the land. Of the august judges, three are set to retire this year, and one from among them -- so claims Delhi scuttlebutt -- may contest the next Lok Sabha election from his home...
13:50
A Class 1 student was attacked with a knife, allegedly by a senior, in the toilet of a school in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, in a case that is chillingly similar to the murder of a seven-year-old at Gurgaon's Ryan International School.The six-year-old boy has deep wounds on the chest and stomach,...
13:16
The National Investigation Agency today filed a chargesheet against 12 people, including Lashkar-e-Tayiba chief Hafeez Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen head Syed Salahuddin, in a case related to alleged funding of terror and secessionist activities in the Kashmir Valley.The NIA filed the 1,279-page...
13:14
The Union Cabinet's subcommittee on government accommodation has asked the Congress party to vacate its government bungalows located at 24 and 26 Akbar Road, with immediate effect. The AICC has been occupying the type 8 bungalows since 1976, when they were allotted to GK...
13:11
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shortly heads for Chabad House in Colaba, target of terrorists during 26/11, to hold a memorial service of the victims and meet the 11-year-old Moshe Holtzberg who lost his parents in the terror attack, the street on which the building is located has...
13:03
The National Investigation Agency today filed a chargesheet against 12 people, including Lashkar-e-Tayiba chief Hafeez Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen head Syed Salahuddin, in a case related to alleged funding of terror and secessionist activities in the Kashmir Valley.The NIA filed the 1,279-page...
12:23
The Election Commission of India has announced that VVPATs and EVMs will be used for the elections in Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland. VVPATs will be deployed for the first time for the assembly polls. Here are the highlights from the Chief Election Commissioner AK Joti's press...
11:55
The Supreme Court has lifted the ban on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat. Yesterday, the producers of the movie had moved the apex court, opposing the ban imposed on its screening by various state governments.Governments of Haryana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, MadhyaPradesh, Rajasthan and...
11:23
The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea seeking to restrain the media from publishing, discussing and politicising issues raised by foursenior-most judges in the January 12 press conference.A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said it will look into the matter only after the...
11:10
JUST IN: India successfully test-fires nuclear capable surface-to-surface Agni-5 ballistic missile from a test range off Odisha coast
11:00
The four dissenting Supreme Court judges met Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra again to take forward the deliberation on having a better system of allocation of cases across the benches in the top court.This will be the second such meeting over the last three days after Justices J Chelameswar,...
10:35
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have a packed schedule during the Mumbai leg of his visit today. He started off the day with a breakfast with business leaders, which will be followed with tributes to Mumbai terror attack victims and then a 'Shalom Bollywood' event among other...
10:24
A number of black dresses and tuxedos worn at this year's Golden Globes will be going up for auction and all the proceeds will benefit the Time's Up Legal Defence Fund, which helps people combat sexual harassment and gender inequality.American Mass Media Company Conde Nast is partnering with...
10:15
As many as 39 trains were delayed, 15 cancelled and 11 rescheduled due to low visibility caused by the persisting cold wave in New Delhi. As per the meteorological department, the maximum temperature will be 25 degree Celsius, with lows of five degrees. Furthermore, a...
09:53
A Border Security Force jawan was today killed as Pakistani troops opened fire and shelled Indian positions along the International Border in R S Pura sector of Jammu.BSF troops are giving a befitting reply, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Jammu, Arun Manhas, said.A BSF personnel died in...
09:35
The Election Commission will today announce the schedule for Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland assembly elections. The term of the Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura legislative assemblies is ending on March 6, March 13 and March 14 respectively.The strength of the three assemblies is 60 members...
09:14
Newly elected Independent MLA from Gujarat and Dailt leader, Jignesh Mevani said that the Narendra Modi government would pay a price for the atrocities reigned upon Dalits across the country.Jignesh Mevani was in Hyderabad to attend the second death anniversary of Hyderabad Central University...
08:50
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will meet the four senior judges who took him on publicly, today as part of the efforts at ending a rift that could impact important cases. The meeting, which was initially slated for Wednesday morning, did not take place as Justice Jasti Chelameswar is...
08:09
After having hosted Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu, PM Modi will land in Ramallah on February 10 for what will be the first-ever visit by an Indian prime minister to Palestine.Modi's visit to Israel last year was also the first by an Indian PM and the one to Palestine follows the government's...
00:54
Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat today warned that a large scale infiltration bid from across the Line of Control could be made in the next few months.The border is being kept 'alive' by the Pakistani troops to support infiltration, he said.Addressing the geo-political conference 'Raisina Dialogue' in...
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