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Pakistan on Monday for the first time indicated that F-16s might have been used to hit Indian fighter jets during the aerial combat on February 27 and said Islamabad retains the right to use 'anything and everything' in its self defence.Pakistan's military spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor issued a...
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Launching a scathing attack on the Telugu Desam Party government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of taking 'U-turns' from his earlier promises and dubbed him as 'Bhallaladeva', the primary antagonist from the film Baahubali.On the...
21:20
In fresh trouble for Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal, his elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday urged his mother Rabri Devi to contest from Saran Lok Sabha seat in place of the father of his estranged wife and threatened to contest as an Independent if his request was not heeded. ...
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The Election Commission on Monday took cognisance of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yodi Adityanath referring to the Indian Army as 'Modi ji ki sena'.The district magistrate of Ghaziabad has been asked to furnish a report in this regard, a functionary said.The report will be submitted to the office...
19:55
Haryanvi singer Sapna Chaudhary is likely to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections even though she might not joining the party for now, sources said on Monday.Chaudhary met Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Sunday and the duo discussed about the constituencies where she...
19:45
The Aam Aadmi Party wrote to the Election Commission on Monday complaining against the recently-launched 'NaMo TV', asking the poll panel if political parties having TV channels was in adherence to the Model Code of Conduct.The Arvind Kejriwal-led party asked the EC if the Bharatiya Janata Party...
19:31
The Centre has set up a tribunal, headed by Justice Chander Shekhar of the Delhi High Court, to adjudicate if there exists sufficient cause to ban the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (JeI) and the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front-Yasin Malik (JKLF-Y) faction.The decision has been taken by the...
19:01
ANI reports quoting sources:At 3 am today, Indian radars detected a large sized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and package of four Pakistani F-16s flying close to Indian border in Khemkaran sector in Punjab.India scrambled Su-30MKIs and Mirage jets in response after which the Pakistani jets...
18:58
Facebook says it has removed 15 pages and accounts linked to individuals related to an Indian IT firm named Silver Touch, a company associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's NaMo app, reports Reuters.More details awaited.
18:48
At least 30 people, including 27 firefighters, were killed while battling a forest blaze in remote mountains in southwest China, the state media reported on Monday.The firefighters were sent to put the fire which broke out on Saturday in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, Southwest China's...
17:47
Social media giant Facebook said today that it had removed 687 pages and accounts linked to the Congress party just days before the April-May national election, because of coordinated inauthentic behaviour.Such action is rare against a mainstream party by Facebook in a country where it has 300...
17:29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday targeted NCP chief Sharad Pawar, saying there was infighting in his party, which was slipping from his control. Launching the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance's poll campaign in Maharashtra at a public rally in Wardha, Modi said Pawar decided not to contest the upcoming...
17:21
At the Poonch District Hospital: A total 5 security personnel were injured, of which one succumbed to his injuries in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Mankote and Krishna Ghati sectors of Poonch district, today. A 5-year-old girl has also died in the ceasefire violation.
17:12
A BSF officer has also been killed in heavy shelling as Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said. A young girl was also killed in the firing. Eleven persons, including six soldiers, were...
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A six-year-old girl has been killed and three others injured in intensified mortar shelling by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Poonch district. This morning, four persons, including a soldier, were injured and three houses suffered damages as Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling on...
15:53
The Delhi police Commissioner has issued a circular and held meetings with owners of 580 gymnasiums as well as body builders' associations warning members who have been hired to accompany politicians on the campaign trail in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The...
15:46
Lalthlamuani, 63, the first woman ever to contest a parliamentary election in Mizoram, is yet to begin campaigning.With a few days to election day, two of her granddaughters had gone out to look for a hall they could book for a public gathering in the state capital, Aizawl.She had not campaigned...
15:42
BJP President Amit Shah tweeted to say Thushar Vellappally, President of Bharat Dharma Jana Sena, was the NDA candidate from Wayanad (Kerala). He will be pitted against Rahul Gandhi. Ending speculation, Congress Sunday announced that party president Rahul will contest from the Wayanad...
14:50
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee lashed out at her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath for reportedly referring to the Indian Army as Modi ji ki sena, saying it was an insult and humiliation for the force. Describing the Indian Army as the an asset of the nation, Banerjee said...
14:29
Kerala: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor files nomination from the Thiruvananthapuram Parliamentary Constituency.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday launched a broadside against the Congress, accusing it of branding peace-loving Hindus as terrorists and insulting those who follow the religion. Launching the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance's Lok Sabha poll campaign in Maharashtra at a public rally here, Modi said the...
12:50
Mumbai: Dawood Ibrahim's sister, Haseena Parkar's flat located in Nagpada, has been sold for Rs 1.80 Crore in an auction by SAFEMA (Smuggling And Foreign Exchange Manipulators Act). Haseena Parkar, the younger sister of Dawood Ibrahim died in 2014 of a heart attack. Parkar's flat was...
12:33
In a shocking video that's since gone viral, the accused in the Dadri lynching case are seen sitting in the front row of a BJP rally addressed by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Bishahra village of the Dadri area on Sunday.Adityanath was campaigning for Union Minister and BJP...
12:32
Bank of Baroda Monday became the second largest state-owned lender after merging Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank into itself as part of the first three-way amalgamation. The consolidated entity started its operation with a business mix of over Rs 15 lakh crore of balance sheet, with deposits and...
11:58
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will address public rallies in Goa next week to campaign for their respective parties ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Modi will address a public meeting in Goa on April 12, BJP state president Vinay Tendulkar told PTI on...
11:47
ISRO update: All 28 customer satellites have separated and placed into their designated orbit.
11:25
Wanted terrorist of Jaish-e-Mohammad, Faiyaz Ahmed Lone, has been arrested from Srinagar, J&K by Special Cell, Delhi. He was carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head, announced by the Delhi police. Non-bailable warrant had been issued against him. He was evading arrest since 2015.
11:20
In a statement that can spark a controversy, Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary called BJP a 'jutiya' party while addressing a public gathering in a village in Shamli, UP, on Sunday.While referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling alliance of BJP-SP-RLD as 'Sharaabi', Chaudhary...
10:57
The BSE benchmark Sensex rallied over 265 points to 38,938.45 in early trade on Monday, driven by sustained buying mainly in metal, auto and financial stocks amid positive global cues. On the Sensex chart, Vedanta, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Mahindra and Mahindra and ICICI Bank led the rally....
10:22
Pakistani troops Monday fired mortar shells on forward areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, sparking panic among border residents, officials said. This is for the fourth consecutive day that Pakistan has violated the ceasefire in the twin districts of Poonch...
10:16
Just five days before India conducted Mission Shakti on March 27, 2019, Alexandra Stickings -- research fellow for space policy and security at Britain's Royal United Services Institute, RUSI -- noted, 'From the Cold War and onwards, we've seen the US, Russia and China exploring...
09:46
The Indian Space Research Organisation's PSLVC45 lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, carrying EMISAT and 28 customer satellites on board. The 28 satellites belong to international customers, including those from the USA, Lithuania, Switzerland and Spain. The 436-kg EMISAT and...
09:32
At least 25 people were killed and 400 others injured as a massive rainstorm hit several villages in southern Nepal, officials said Monday. The storm hit many villages in Bara and Parsa districts Sunday evening, according to the Home Ministry officials. While 24 people were killed in...
09:18
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi has refused to forge an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party for the Lok Sabha polls in the national capital. Talking to reporters at the airport inVishakhanpatnam, the AAP leader said he had met Gandhi...
09:00
Nine medium intensity earthquakes, with a magnitude ranging from 4.7 to 5.2, hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Monday morning, all in a span of two hours, according to the National Centre for Seismology. The first jolt with a magnitude of 4.9 occurred at 5.14 AM, followed by another...
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Four terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, a defence spokesman said. Four terrorists have been eliminated in Pulwama operation, Srinagar-based defence spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said. He said weapons and war-like...
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