23:45
Union minister Babul Supriyo today announced he has decided to refuse all facilities provided by the Trinamool Congress government, which is customary when a representative from the central government visits a state.'In protest against many atrocities of the WB government, something that is...
23:19
One more person was today arrested in connection with the abduction and rape of an eight-year-old girl in Mandsaur on June 26.Asif, 24, was held from Madarpura locality of the city, after Irfan alias Bhaiyu, 20, arrested on Wednesday night, named him as his accomplice in the heinous crime, said...
22:06
A Border Security Force officer, posted on Amarnath yatra duty along the traditional Pahalgam route, died last night after complaining of chest pain, police said today.Assistant Sub Inspector Hardayal Singh of BSF's 182nd battalion, posted on yatra duty at Betaab Valley in Pahalgam, complained of...
21:52
The Janata Dal-United, an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party, today termed the report that money parked by Indians in Swiss banks rose over 50 per cent in 2017 a matter of 'grave concern'.Its spokesperson K C Tyagi said they had expected that demonetisation, carried out by the Modi government in...
20:55
The External Affairs Ministry's passport seva mobile application, which allows users to apply for a travel document from anywhere in the country, has registered one million downloads in just two days of its launch on June 26.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had launched the application,...
20:17
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge today said it was unlikely that the Bharatiya Janata Party would go for early Lok Sabha election looking at the current political situation.The Congress leader in the Lok Sabha said the BJP's stand on holding early election will be clear once the monsoon...
20:14
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah today appointed Rajya Sabha MP Madanlal Saini as the party's Rajasthan unit president, over two months after Ashok Parnami resigned from the post.Saini has been appointed with immediate effect, the party said in a statement.Assembly election in Rajasthan...
19:39
Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury today said while Indian money in Swiss banks rose by 50 per cent in 2017, the Centre wrote off the corporate world's unpaid loans worth lakhs of crores and allowed them to flee after looting...
19:18
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today enquired about the condition of ailing former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee during a visit to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.After attending an event at the AIIMS, Modi went to the wing where the 93-year-old Bharatiya is admitted and spent around...
18:31
Kanu Gohain, the Executive Director of Indamer Aviation on Friday lamented the 'unfortunate incident' of Mumbai plane crash, saying that the aircraft had undergone extensive repair work under them.Five people were killed after the chartered plane crashed near an under...
17:49
Signalling a rapprochement, Samajwadi Party national general secretary Ramgopal Yadav and Shivpal Singh Yadav celebrated the former's birthday together in Etawah today.Both leaders were seen at a local hotel on the occasion of the 72nd birthday of Ramgopal Yadav, embracing each other and...
17:39
The nine jawans, who had gone missing during their journey from West Bengal to Jammu and Kashmir, were visiting their homes in nearby areas on the route, BSF Director General K K Sharma said today. He said the episode was a case of miscommunication. The jawans were found missing without official...
17:34
At least 40 labourers had a narrow escape as they went for their lunch break minutes before a chartered plane crashed into an under-construction building in the bustling Ghatkopar area yesterday. Five people -- four crew members and a pedestrian -- lost their lives when the King Air C90 plane...
17:24
In a Facebook post Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley writes:'A news item has appeared today indicating an increase of money by 'Indians' in the Swiss banking system. This has led to misinformed reaction in certain circles raising a query whether the government's anti-black money steps have...
16:28
Bhupinder Kaur Aulakh, School Education Secretary on the teacher suspended by Uttarakhand CM after she argued with over her transfer.Aulakh said, She has been suspended because she violated decorum as a teacher. It'll be investigated. We'll listen to her and only then will decision be taken.She...
15:54
As the general elections draw close, (rumours put the date as close as December this year), Congress President Rahul Gandhi is getting into battle gear. While Team Rahul has not yet been able to offer something concrete as an alternative to Narendra Modi's promise or an illusion at best, of...
15:41
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his ailing predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who is undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi on Friday.Prime Minister Modi made the visit after laying the foundation stone of National Centre for Aging at AIIMS Delhi.He...
14:30
With deposits by Indians in Swiss banks surging 50 per cent in 2017, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal today said the assumption that it was all black money may not be true. Goyal, however, said strong action would be taken against anyone found guilty of wrongdoing. Goyal said, The data that...
14:15
A criminal complaint has been filed against senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad for making seditious statements against the Indian Army. Besides Azad, senior Congress leader Saifuddin Soz has also been named in the compliant.The complaint has been...
13:32
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal today said there is no need for knee jerk reactions on the rupee front, amid the currency touching lifetime lows. The rupee had yesterday breached the 69-mark against the US dollar for the first time due to multiple headwinds like weak global cues and inflation...
13:16
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said that the security forces will continue their operations under rules of engagement in Jammu and Kashmir.Rawat's statement comes when the Valley has been witnessing a huge spurt in terror activity.The Army continues to operate under strict rules of...
12:36
Union Minister Ananthkumar Hegde indulged in some ugly name calling at a gathering in Karwar, Karnataka yesterday, when he likened the Opposition parties to crows, monkeys, foxes. Addressing the Opposition unity to take on the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2019, Hegde, said, On one side...
11:57
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat has come under fire for directing the police to arrest a school teacher, after she protested during a Janata Darbar session in Dehradun.The Chief Minister on Thursday also ordered her suspension, after she allegedly used abusive language and showed...
11:54
Sharmistha Mukherjee @Sharmistha_GK 8m8 minutes agoMoreSharmistha Mukherjee Retweeted National HeraldBJP doesn't have anything to show for present. That's why they try to keep on clinging to past. Soon they will start blaming Congress for the decline of Harappan civilisation
11:41
Two Army men were injured today when militants hurled a grenade towards an Army patrol party in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. A grenade was lobbed towards an Army patrol party in Ahgam area of Shopian in south Kashmir, a police official said. Their condition is...
11:04
Personnel from the Indian Army have detected an ATM transaction made from missing Army officer Rakesh Patel's card.Patel has been missing since June 17 and remains untraceable. However, two ATM transactions have been reported since then,...
11:00
The US State Department on Thursday categorised North Korea as as one of the worst human trafficking nations for the 16th straight year, citing the use of forced labour.According to the annual '2018 Trafficking in Persons Report', North Korea has been included in the Tier 3 category, which is...
10:43
The reason Vijay Mallya ran away to London is not to escape paying his debt. If that were so, staying back and calling the debts owed by some of his buddies would have far more easily done it. And who do you think tipped him off in Central Hall to hoof it to London in first class with seven...
10:37
Militants today hurled a grenade towards an Army patrol party in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. There are no reports of any loss of life. A grenade was lobbed towards the Army patrol party in Ahgam area of Shopian in south Kashmir, a police official said. The area has been...
10:33
An unidentified militant was today killed in an encounter with security forces in the forests of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. An army official said security forces launched a search operation in the forest area of Trehgam in Kupwara following information about presence of militants...
10:23
The Delhi Police will produce Major Nikhil Handa before the Patiala House Court at the end of his four-day remand today. On June 25, a Delhi Court had sent Handa to four-day police custody for allegedly killing the wife of his fellow officer, Shailja Dwivedi.Handa...
10:15
The rupee recovered from its all-time low by rising 18 paise to 68.61 against the US dollar in early trade today on fresh selling of the American currency by banks and exporters. The Indian currency had yesterday breached the 69-mark but covered lost ground to finally close at an all-time low...
09:25
The Delhi Police on Thursday recovered the knife, allegedly used by Major Nikhil Handa to slit the throat of a fellow army officer's wife, from a spot near the Meerut-Muzaffarnagar highway. Traces of burnt clothes were also recovered from the spot, the police said.The investigators also...
08:52
To sustain the high growth rate India has achieved, the country should carry out banking sector reforms; continue with fiscal consolidation, simplify and streamline GST; and renew impetus on reforms, the International Monetary Fund said/India's growth accelerated to 7.7 per cent in the fourth...
08:33
Five people were killed and several others 'gravely injured' after a shootout at a newspaper office in the United States city of Annapolis.Officials said the shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper was carried out by a white adult male resident of Maryland State who was being questioned in...
00:03
United States Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo on Thursday took an aim at Iran while seeking an arrangement to permanently prevent the Middle East country from acquiring nuclear weapons.For years Iran pursued a secret effort to develop nuclear weapons. Iran Deal did not deter Iran's nuclear...
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