23:20
US President Donald Trump said Monday that his administration will cut off aid to three Central American nations for their failure to stop a migrant caravan of thousands of people from moving towards the US with the aim to enter America illegally.The caravan comprising thousands of people was...
22:46
A delegation sent by the Gujarat government on Monday called on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and invited him to a function next week to unveil a gigantic statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. The delegation, led by Gujarat Finance Minister Saurabh Patel, comprised Lok Sabha MP...
22:13
The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on Tuesday on a plea seeking a ban on manufacture and sale of firecrackers across the country to curb air pollution. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan which had reserved its verdict on August 28 is to pronounce the...
21:45
Nearly 50,000 people have lost their lives between 2015 and 2017 on railway tracks after being hit by trains, according to official data from the Indian Railways.A train mowed down at least 59 Dussehra revellers as they were watching a Ravana effigy being burnt while standing on railway tracks...
21:17
India on Monday asked China to support the pending application in the UN to designate Pakistan-based JeM terror group leader Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, officials said. It also asked Beijing not to give shelter to hardline ULFA leader Paresh Baruah on its soil, they...
20:37
Congress leaders alleged mischief by some elements after posters of missing Priyanka were found pasted at several places in Rae Bareli. Posters of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who had actively campaigned for her mother, United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi, in the run-up to...
20:22
The CPI said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should clarify the situation in CBI as the credibility of the premier investigation agency is at stake after two senior officials levelled corruption charges against each other. CPI national secretary D Raja said questions are being raised over...
19:54
The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside Riyadh's Istanbul consulate was savagely planned, Turkey's ruling party spokesman said on Monday, the first official indication from Ankara it believes a plot was hatched in advance. This was extremely savagely planned, and we are...
19:27
Pro-Kannada outfit Kannada Rakshana Vedike Yuva Sene on Monday protested against Sunny Leones casting in a multi-lingual film Veeramadevi alleging that this was an insult to a historical figure and warned of a Padmaavat-like protest if she was not replaced.A couple of youth also cut their hands...
19:14
Pakistani PM Imran Khan will visit three 'friendly countries' -- Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and China -- where he is likely to seek monetary help of up to $13 billion for his cash-strapped government, a media report said on Monday.Quoting sources, the Dawn newspaper reported that Khan would leave for...
18:54
India is now home to 81,000 individuals with disclosed income of above Rs 1 crore per annum, with this 'crorepati club' expanding by over two-third in last three years, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) data showed Monday.Releasing key statistics of income tax and direct taxes, the...
18:49
The National Human Rights Commission on Monday issued notices to the Railways and the Punjab government over the Amritsar accident in which nearly 60 Dussehra revellers were killed when they were run over by a train while watching the festivities.Issuing the notices, the Commission observed that...
18:33
British physicist Stephen Hawking's motorised wheelchair, medals and awards, and a signed copy of his PhD thesis are among a range of items set to go under the hammer in the United Kingdom.The motorised BEC Mobility wheelchair, used by the late cosmologist from the late-1980s to the mid-1990s, is...
18:09
Writer and yoga exponent Ira Trivedi, who recently narrated her own #MeToo experience in a column in the Outlook magazine, accusing Chetan Bhagat of sexual misconduct, has slapped a legal notice on the Half Girlfriend writer for a range of misdemeanours, including defamation of character.Bhagat...
17:55
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested its Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar in connection with bribery allegations involving its Special Director and second-in-command Rakesh Asthana, officials said on Monday.Kumar, who was earlier the investigation officer in a case...
17:40
JUST IN: Activist Rahul Easwar, who was spearheading the protests against women's entry to Sabarimala, has been granted bail by a local Kerala court.He was arrested on October 17 from Nilakkal base camp. -- ANI
17:18
In a country where life is so cheap and precarious, the passing away of an 86-year-old man should ordinarily provoke little comment. But the death of G D Agrawal, also known as Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand, in Rishikesh on October 11 this year was no ordinary death. It came at the end of a fast that...
17:02
One knew that Akbar had a glad eye like a lot of men have, but never to this extent that one is reading. I was very surprised. He educated you in journalism -- he told you what to do with your story, how to start it, etc. He had a hot temper and I owe a lot to him, but whatever he is today, I...
16:50
In view of the ongoing accusations of sexual harassment at workplace, the Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from various media regulatory bodies as to why they have not taken any steps in informing the police about violations of law committed by media organisations.The top court has...
16:46
Central Bureau of Investigation arrests Deputy SP, SIT CBI, Delhi, Devendra Kumar in connection with the Moin Qureshi case.
16:45
The board of directors of The Hindu Publishing Group has appointed senior journalist Suresh Nambath as editor of The Hindu with effect from March 1 next year. He will succeed Mukund Padmanabhan, who has been editor of the prominent newspaper since March 2016, the group said in a statement on...
16:43
The Congress Monday accused the Modi government of conniving with fraudsters who had escaped the country and cited conflict of interest to say Finance Minister Arun Jaitley should be sacked after his daughter and son-in-law, both lawyers, allegedly received a retainership of Rs 24 lakh from...
16:43
M I Khan reports from PatnaRashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's elder son and former Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday said that he will write a book soon in reply to Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi's book Lalu Leela.Modi's Lalu Leela is about huge property...
15:53
A petition has been filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court by a Gurugram-based lawyer seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation inquiry or the formation of a Special Investigation Team to investigate the Amritsar train accident.Petitioner Dinesh Kumar Dakoria has sought directions for...
15:42
A retired school teacher has allegedly committed suicide in Mangaldoi apparently as his name did not appear in the updated draft National Register of Citizens in Assam, a senior police official said Monday.This was the third such incident since the publication of the complete draft of the NRC on...
15:28
Kerala nun rape case witness Father Kuriakose Kattuthara's family files complaint with Alappuzha police seeking inquiry into his death.
15:20
A Delhi court on Monday sent son of former BSP MP Ashish Pandey, who was arrested for brandishing pistol at a five-star hotel in Delhi to 14-day judicial custody. Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmendra Singh sent the accused to jail till November 5 after the police said that he was not required...
15:09
Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, said Monday that she was ready to apologise after a video, showing her clicking a selfie sitting on the edge of a cruise ship, went viral. She, however, maintained that the spot where she was sitting was safe. After the...
14:54
Shiv Sena, on Monday, compared the last week's Amritsar train mishap with Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919.An incident that reminds of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Punjab recently. Jallianwala Bagh incident took place during the British rule. However, the Amritsar tragedy has...
14:52
Heart patients should interrupt sedentary time every 20 minutes with a seven minute bout of light physical activity to prolong life, according to a study. Previous research has shown that being sedentary for long periods could shorten life but taking breaks to move around may counteract the...
14:09
Update: Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, who was a key witness in the rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, was found dead in Punjab's Jalandhar on Monday. Father Kattuthara used to stay in a church in Dasuya. He was 62. The Father was taken to a hospital where he was later declared dead. I have...
13:49
... but still didn't have answers to this one. An ex-colleague on the editor-politician felled by the #MeToo storm. Read the column here.
13:27
Vikas Bahl has responded to the show cause notice sent to him by Indian Film & Television Directors' Association, saying the sexual harassment allegations levelled against him are false, malicious, motivated. Last year, a female employee at the now dissolved Phantom Films, which had Bahl...
12:49
The Prime Minister's Office is upset at the ongoing controversy in the Central Bureau of Investigation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is said to be upset with the tug of war in the bureau which may have ramifications in the general elections next year. The CBI has booked its own...
12:25
Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, one of the few people in the church who has been vociferously speaking against Bishop Franco Mulakkal and has also given a statement to the police against him in the rape case of a nun was found dead in Jalandhar today, reports the News Minute.The exact cause of his...
12:12
A new controversy is brewing for Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami and it isn't looking good. An audio tape in Tamil has gone viral on social media, alleging the involvement of a Tamil Nadu minister in a #MeToo incident. If the tape is indeed genuine, speculation is rife whether the...
12:06
The Supreme Court Monday declined urgent hearing on a PIL seeking the registration of FIRs based on allegations of sexual misconduct and assault levelled by women across various sectors, part of what is being referred to as India's #MeToo movement. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan...
11:56
Normal life was disrupted in the Kashmir Valley Monday due to a strike called by separatists over the death of seven civilians in a blast at an encounter site in Kulgam district. Shops, private offices, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar.They said public...
11:36
I also object to #MeToo because I see that, so far, it is only the most empowered Indian women who are making allegations. When it begins to include women who are truly vulnerable, it will have my fullest support.Senior journalist Tavleen Singh's open letter to Barkha Dutt on why she objects to...
11:26
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice SK Kaul considered the submissions of lawyer Mathews J Nedumpara that his petition seeking review of the constitutional bench judgment be listed for urgent hearing. We know that there are 19 review petitions pending. By tomorrow we will...
11:02
A low-intensity quake shook Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district Monday. No loss of life or property was reported, officials said. A 3-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 9:11 am, Shimla Meteorological Centre Director Manmohan Singh said. The epicentre of the quake was at a depth of five...
11:00
Here's what's happening in the Supreme Court today. The apex court today refused to hear urgently the mentioning by a lawyer seeking suo motu cognisance or action by the National Commission of women against all the accused persons in the #MeToo movement. The Supreme Court also said they will...
10:29
The rupee strengthened by 8 paise to 73.24 against the dollar in early trade Monday on increased selling of the US currency by exporters and banks amid easing crude prices. Forex dealers said weakness in the dollar against a few currencies overseas and early gains in domestic equities gave...
10:21
The benchmark BSE Sensex Monday recovered over 321 points in early trade on fresh buying by investors amid a firm trend in Asian markets and better-than-expected earnings from HDFC Bank. Moreover, the rupee appreciating by another 8 paise to 73.24 against the US dollar and easing crude prices...
10:05
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that on Tuesday (October 23) he will deliver a statement revealing the truth on the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at a meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party.Sputnik International quoted Erdogan as saying, We continue to...
09:53
The Sabarimala temple will close at 10 pm today after a five-day puja. The shrine had opened on October 18 for the first time since the Supreme Court's landmark verdict, allowing women in the menstruating age group to 10 to 50 to enter the temple.However, in the last four days, nine women in the...
09:52
The Sabarimala temple will close at 10 pm today after a five-day puja. The shrine had opened on October 18 for the first time since the Supreme Court's landmark verdict, allowing women in the menstruating age group to 10 to 50 to enter the temple.However, in the last four days, nine women in the...
09:39
In what could bring respite to citizens, fuel prices witnessed deduction on Monday.In Delhi, petrol price was slashed by 30 paise to retail at Rs. 81.34 per litre, while diesel is being sold 27 paise lower at Rs. 74.92 per litre on Monday.The price of petrol has been reduced by 30 paise to...
08:57
A 19-year-old man injured in Friday's train tragedy succumbed to his wounds at a hospital in Amritsar on Sunday, taking the death toll to 62. Municipal Councillor Rajinder Saini said Harsh, a resident of ward number 24, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday evening. However, the...
08:36
The Central Bureau of Investigation Sunday tried to defend its director Alok Verma following allegations of corruption levelled against him by his deputy Rakesh Asthana, booked by the agency on bribery charges last week, saying they are false and malicious. In his letters to the...
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