23:41
A 'fact-finding' committee led by the deputy mayor of Pune has claimed the January 1 violence at Koregaon-Bhima village near Pune in Maharashtra was 'pre-planned' and orchestrated by right-wing activists Sambhaji Bhide and Milind Ekbote.The multi-member committee, led by deputy mayor Siddharth...
23:05
Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat and top commanders held detailed deliberations Tuesday on ways to make the force 'leaner and meaner' which included carrying out an extensive organisational restructuring and downsising of the force, official sources said on Tuesday.They said the top brass examined...
22:40
Armies of India and the United States will carry out a military training exercise in the foothills of the Himalayas at Chaubattia from September 16.Yudh Abhyas 2018 is one of the longest running joint military training exercises and a major bilateral defence cooperation endeavour between India...
21:29
At least 36 persons in Bareilly and adjoining Badaun districts of Uttar Pradesh succumbed to fever in the last 15 days, officials said Tuesday.Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh, who visited Bareilly, said the state government will do a 'death audit' to find out the exact number of people who...
21:16
The Congress on Tuesday questioned why diamantaire Mehul Choksi, wanted in the multi-crore Punjab National Bank fraud, was allowed to keep his Indian passport until February this year and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his office of complicity in his escape.At a party briefing,...
20:24
Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has no power to release the seven convicts sentenced to life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case as recommended by the state government and will have to consult the Centre as per law, officials said on Tuesday.Since the investigation into the...
20:06
The skin of the head of a Scheduled Caste leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party was peeled off allegedly by some villagers in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, police said Tuesday.Another leader of the BSP claimed that the victim, Sardar Singh Jatav, 45, was targeted for 'wearing a turban'.Police...
19:33
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar will be granted parole to attend the funeral of Begum Kulsoom, a media report said on Tuesday.The three will be granted parole from the time of Kulsoom's funeral prayers till...
19:10
After Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that her government will slash the rates of petrol and diesel by one rupee per litre.Banerjee, who is at the forefront in the fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party, made a political statement by...
18:39
The Aligarh Muslim University has asked residents of its men's hostels at the Sir Shah Sulaiman Hall to not step outside their rooms in shorts and slippers, and wear black sherwani or kurta-pyjama during important occasions and university functions.Asserting that freshers usually indulge in...
18:22
A 20-year-old man was beaten to death by a mob on Tuesday after he and his two accomplices allegedly tried to loot more than Rs 24 lakh from railway employees in Bihar's Rohtas district, police said, the third such incident in the state within a week.One of the two staff members of Sasaram...
18:02
Crying foul over the rape allegations against himself, Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulackal, has accused 'anti-church elements' of falsely implicating him.In an exclusive interview with ANI, the prelate, who allegedly raped a nun from Kerala, assured of his cooperation in the...
16:55
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, saying it came to power by climbing on the Hindutva ladder but threw it off once its purpose was met. Accusing the BJP of stabbing Hindutva in the back by breaking alliance with the Shiv Sena prior to the 2014 Lok Sabha...
16:46
Begum Kulsoom, the wife of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, died on Tuesday in London after a prolonged illness, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif said. Kulsoom, who was under treatment at London's Harley Street Clinic since June 2014, was placed on...
16:23
United States President Donald Trump is not currently considering using lie detector tests to identify the senior administration official who wrote an explosive op-ed in The New York Times last week, the White House has said. The anonymous official, identified only as a senior official in...
15:57
Attacking Congress president Rahul Gandhi for challenging the income tax department's decision to reopen his 2011-12 tax assessments, Union minister Smriti Irani today said he was quick to hug Prime Minister Narendra Modi but would run a mile from an income tax officer.Rahul Gandhi needs to...
15:43
The West Bengal government to cut petrol and diesel prices by Re 1 per litre, says chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Bengal is the third state after Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh to have slashed fuel prices. While Rajasthan cut down on value added tax on fuel by 4 per cent, Andhra reduced the prices...
15:34
Vatican officials refuse to reply to raped nun's letter seeking justice.
15:32
Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress over former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan's remarks that most bad loans that account for Indian banks' NPA originated during the UPA regime between 2006 and 2008.Irani said, Rajan's statement proves that...
15:16
Media firm NDTV's promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy have received a show cause notice from the capital markets regulator Sebi for alleged violation for insider trading regulations. NDTV said the notice has been issued alleging violation of provisions of Section 12A (d) and (e) of Sebi Act...
15:15
We told the victims this was the only opportunity for them to get their story recorded. If they did not recount their version the other side would concoct their own theory about what happened at Bhima-Koregaon.Jyoti Punwani reports from the Bhima-Korean commission hearing. Read the report here.
14:58
The Kochi nuns are demanding action against Jalandhar Bishop Mulakkal accused of raping a nun for two years. The protests have been called by the Joint Christian Council and the nuns have claimed that they are not getting help from the police, church authorities and the government. They...
14:50
The nun, who levelled rape allegations against Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulackal, has appealed to the Vatican seeking justice.In a seven-page letter dated September 8 addressed to the Apostolic Nunciature - the representative of the Holy See in India - the nun described the ordeal she allegedly...
14:28
Over 40 people have been killed after a state-owned Road Transport Corporation bus fell into a valley in Telangana's Jagtiyal district on Tuesday. According to report, 70 people were travelling in the bus, when it skid off the ghat road near Shanivarapet village and fell into the valley....
14:13
Asha Devi, the mother of the 2012 gang rape victim referred to as Nirbhaya, on Tuesday expressed her disappointment over delay in executing the four accused in the case, saying that the crime rates are escalating due to the delay in serving justice.Despite crime rates in the country being so...
13:32
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale is of the view that usage of the word 'Dalit' is OK and was not offensive. He has stated that his Republican Party of India will approach the Supreme Court to challenge the government's advisory which had asked media to...
13:09
This is what Mehul Choksi said:The passport authorities revoked my passport altogether in view of which I was immobilized. On February 16, I received an email from the passport office which said that my passport has been suspended due to reasons of security threat to India. On February 20, I...
13:04
Defending himself, fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi on Tuesday said that all allegations against him by the Enforcement Directorate are false and baseless.All the allegations labeled by the ED are false and baseless. They have attacked my properties illegally without there being any basis of...
12:37
Rajan's note to Parliamentary Panel: On over-malfeasance and corruption in the NPA problem, he said, Undoubtedly, there was some, but it is hard to tell banker exuberance, incompetence, and corruption apart. Clearly, bankers were overconfident and probably did too little...
12:23
Rajan's note to Parliamentary Panel: A larger number of bad loans were originated in the period 2006-2008 when economic growth was strong, and previous infrastructure projects such as power plants had been completed on time and within budget. It is at such times that banks make...
12:12
Over optimistic bankers, slowdown in government decision making process and moderation in economic growth mainly contributed to the mounting bad loans, said former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan in a note to Parliamentary panel. In a note to Chairman of Estimates Committee...
11:27
As per the HIV/AIDS Act, a person between the age of 12 and 18 years, who has sufficient maturity in understanding and managing the affairs of his HIV or AIDS-affected family, shall be competent to act as a guardian of another sibling below 18 years of age. This provision will be applicable in...
11:25
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has announced implementation of the HIV and AIDS Act, 2017 starting September 10, 2018.Passed on April 20, 2017, the Act prohibits discrimination against people with HIV in terms of of treatment, employment and workplace.The Act also says that no...
11:07
The Airports Authority of India has dropped the proposed water aerodrome project at Chilika Lake in Odisha, according to senior official,Susanta Nanda, Chief Executive of the Chilika Development Authority. This means the AAI has cancelled the seaplane project in the lake which, if implemented,...
10:48
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has composed the theme song for a popular Durga puja in Kolkata this year. Banerjee said on Monday at a function with organisers of Durga puja committees that the lyrics aimed to bring back the spirit of 'agomoni' (traditional Bengali songs invoking the...
10:43
Often people react, saying, 'OMG! You are gay.' They feel I'll convert them, says Alex, who has never let rejection spiral into a full-blown pity party.They thought of me as their 'bro' or someone who'd hit on them. I actually have to clarify that I'm not into them, he says with a laugh.People...
10:33
Nearly 800,000 people commit suicide every year in the world, the second leading cause of death amongst people aged 15-29 in 2016, according to the WHO. A toolkit to help communities prevent suicides was released by the World Health Organization and the Mental Health Commission of Canada on the...
10:21
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav is suffering from depression, director of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences R K Shrivastava said Monday.Doctors attending the former Bihar CM at RIMS have mentioned this in their report, Shrivastava told PTI, adding that depression was also mentioned in the...
10:12
Risking their lives, students in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh have to cross a rivulet to reach their school as the bridge is under construction for five years now.Students travel around two kilometres every day to reach school and the absence of...
10:07
Parents of 26 students, who died after their school bus fell into a deep gorge in Kangra's Nurpur, crawled at the office of District administration in Dharamshala as a mark of protest on Monday. They demanded CBI enquiry into...
10:03
An unnamed Indian billionaire's daughter has been dubbed the poshest student in the UK after it was claimed that her family is hiring 12 staff members to help her during her studies at a Scottish university.The first-year student at the University of St Andrew on the east coast of Scotland will...
09:48
Fuel prices continued its northward march on Tuesday with petrol being sold at Rs 80.87 and diesel at Rs 72.97 per litre in the national capital.Both the petrol and diesel prices saw hike of 14 paise per litre in Delhi. Meanwhile, in Mumbai, petrol and diesel have touched a new high of Rs...
09:00
The White House has said talks are underway with North Korea over the possibility of a second summit between United States President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un after the North Korean leader sent a very warm letter.The first meeting was held in Singapore in June.President has received the...
08:51
A 17-year-old student allegedly committed suicide in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district on Monday, demanding reservation to the Maratha community, police said. Kishori Baban Kakade, a Class 11 student of Radhabai Kale women's college, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in a hostel room at 3...
08:48
The White House on Monday said that the latest book by renowned journalist Bob Woodward is reckless and makes outrageous claims which have been refuted by the top US administration officials.The White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders also did not rule out a lawsuit against Woodward who in his...
08:18
Two terrorists were killed during an encounter between terrorists and security forces at Guloora area of Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir today.A cordon and search operation has been launched in the area.More details are awaited.
00:39
Pakistan on Monday rejected a media report that Prime Minister Imran Khan's newly elected government plans to renegotiate the agreements reached under China's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and said the country remains committed to the successful implementation of the China-Pakistan...
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