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Crumbling Jet Airways has massively reduced its operations from its main hub Mumbai to just about 32 flights Tuesday, said an airline source.Amid acute financial crunch, which has also forced it to delay salaries to employees and payments to banks, aircraft lessors and vendors, Jet is struggling...
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The Election Commission has taken cognizance of Prime Mnister Narendra Modi's remarks asking first-time voters to dedicate their vote to those who carried out the air strike in Balakot, and has sought a report from poll officials in Maharashtra. Sources in the poll panel said Tuesday...
22:11
Senior bureaucrat Gargi Kaul has been appointed as Secretary, Defence Finance, as part of a bureaucratic reshuffle effected Tuesday by the government. Kaul, a 1984-batch officer of the Indian Audit and Accounts Service, is at present Financial Advisor (Defence Services), Ministry of...
21:58
Polling in Chhattisgarh's Bastar seat in phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections will be held as per schedule, Election Commission officials said on Tuesday, hours after a BJP MLA and four security personnel were killed in a naxal attack in the constituency. Polling will go on as per schedule,...
21:39
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked him Tuesday for joining forces with the National Conference, NCP chief Sharad Pawar reminded him that the Farooq Abdullah-led party was an ally of the BJP in the past.He also said that Modi labelled everyone who goes against him as terrorist.Earlier in...
21:19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said Congress president Rahul Gandhi did not contest Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka fearing revenge by coalition partner JDS' supremo H D Deve Gowda for being 'backstabbed' by Sonia Gandhi when he was removed as prime minister. ...
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The Supreme Court will Wednesday pronounce verdict on the preliminary objections raised by the Centre that the documents on which it was claiming privilege cannot be relied upon to re-examine the verdict in the Rafale fighter jet deal with France. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan...
20:17
The Election Commission on Tuesday ordered the transfer of police chief of West Bengal's Cooch Behar and posted another officer in his place ahead of polling in the district on April 11. The Election Commission said Superintendent of Police, Cooch Behar Abhishek Gupta be transferred out and...
20:01
The Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, organised by the ministry of external affairs, will take place between June 8 to September 8 through the routes of the Nathu La and the Lipulekh passes, it was announced on Tuesday. The registration for the yatra began Tuesday and applicants between 18-70 years...
19:51
India is projected to grow at 7.3 per cent in 2019 and 7.5 per cent in 2020, supported by the continued recovery of investment and robust consumption, thus remaining the fastest growing major economy of the world, according to the International Monetary Fund.In 2018, India's growth rate was 7.1...
19:48
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will file his nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday and also hold a road show in the constituency, party sources said Tuesday. The Congress president will file his nomination papers and also hold a road show here, district...
19:25
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condemns the Naxal Attack in Dantewada.Strongly condemn the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh. My tributes to the security personnel who were martyred. The sacrifices of these martyrs will not go in vain, the PM tweeted.Talking about Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Bhima...
19:03
Jet Airways domestic pilots body, the National Aviators Guild on Tuesday served a legal notice to the airline, setting an April 14 deadline for the new management to clear their salary dues.Jet Airways pilots along with engineers and senior executives have not been paid for the last three months...
18:33
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Bhima Mandavi and four security personnel were on Tuesday killed when their convoy was attacked by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, days before the first-phase polling in the state, police said. The incident occurred at Shyamagiri hills when...
17:56
Chhattisgarh: BJP convoy attacked by Naxals in Dantewada. Dantewada MLA Bheema Mandavi was also in the convoy. Early reports say five cops in the convoy may have been killed, while the MLA is reportedly missing. The bulletproof vehicle they were travelling hit an IED. The blast was followed by...
17:34
Kerala Congress (M) chairman and former Kerala Finance Minister KM Mani passes away in Ernakulam. He had been unwell for a while. Details awaited.
17:28
Amul's take on the BJP and Congress manifestos
17:22
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be best remembered for mob-lynching incidents during his tenure. Referring to reports of a man being thrashed by a mob for allegedly selling beef in Assam, Owaisi...
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Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the 'chowkidar' (watchman) is not only a thief, but also a coward as he avoids having a direct debate with the opposition party chief.Launching a volley of criticism, Gandhi said Modi and...
16:16
Vice Admiral Bimal Verma on Tuesday withdrew his petition from the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) challenging the appointment of Karambir Singh as the next Chief of Indian Navy.Advocate Ankur Chibber, who is appearing for Vice Admiral Verma in the court, told ANI, We will first refer this case to...
15:41
Almost a year after allegedly raping a nun, a chargesheet has been filed against Bishop Franco Mulakkal.The chargesheet was submitted before the Judicial First Class Magistrate. In June last year, a senior nun had alleged rape by Mulakkal, the head of the Latin diocese of Jalandhar. The nun...
15:25
The BSF has called on people living in Maoist-affected areas of Odisha to cast their votes without fear, claiming that their participation will send a clear message to the extremists that violence and intimidation will no longer be accepted in the state. Election in 147 Assembly seats and 21 Lok...
15:13
Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has left for the US to attend the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC.The meeting will be held from April 12-14 and will be Jaitleys first official overseas trip since his kidney transplant in mid-May last year.Meanwhile,...
15:13
Union finance minister Arun Jaitley has left for the US to attend the International Monetary Fund-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC.The meeting will be held from April 12-14 and will be Jaitleys first official overseas trip since his kidney transplant in mid-May last year.Meanwhile,...
14:32
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday scoffed at Congress president Rahul Gandhi for calling BJP's manifesto the 'voice of an isolated man' and said a large number of people were involved in the framing the party document.In an exclusive interview to ANI, Rajnath Singh, who headed BJP's...
13:30
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that India's surgical strikes and airstrike across the Line of Control were not in line with former Home Minister Lal Krishna Advani's strategy on 'hot pursuit' against terrorists.In an exclusive interview with ANI, Singh said, It is not about hot...
13:24
Refuting allegations of political vendetta behind Income Tax Department and Enforcement Directorate raids on opposition leaders and their aides, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that the agencies are autonomous bodies and they are acting on their inputs.In an exclusive interview to...
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Militants have fired upon RSS leader Chandrakant at Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir and injured him. His PSO lost his life in the attack. Curfew has been imposed in Kishtwar town. Details awaited.
12:54
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that Kashmir is, was and will always be an integral part of India and thus it cannot have its own prime minister.In an exclusive interview with ANI, Rajnath said, Kashmir will never be separated from India. Kashmir was, is and always will be an...
12:31
The Supreme Court dismisses a plea seeking stay on release of Vivek Oberoi starrer biopic 'PM Narendra Modi'. The Bench says the film has not yet been issued the certificate by Censor Board. Court says it is to be decided by the EC whether the movie can violate Model Code of Conduct.
12:07
Prime minister Narendra Modi's election speeches all sound the same everywhere: a high-pitched, nasal drone of the badlaav BJP will bring to the soil he is stomping that day.Today, it is Mysore's turn.Although the election schedule in Karnataka hasn't been announced yet,...
12:01
PM Modi in Latur, Maharashtra: I have come to know that you are sitting here since 9.30 am. You are sitting here in this extreme heat. I won't let your 'tapasya' go in vain. I will return this to you with interest.He says he resolves to hit terrorism and infiltration. Not a word on local...
11:46
Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq Tuesday appeared before the National Investigation Agency for the second consecutive day for questioning in connection with a case related to funding of terror groups and separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said in New Delhi. Mirwaiz...
11:13
Former president Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said that idealistic heroism cannot lead India and the country needs leaders who can help meet the ever-rising expectations and aspirations of its people. Quixotic heroism can't lead this nation. India needs leaders who can help them to meet the...
10:56
The Election Commission has called the revenue secretary and chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes on Tuesday to discuss ongoing income tax raids. Revenue Secretary AB Pandey and CBDT Chairman PC Mody have been called to explain the raids amid allegations by the Congress that the ruling...
10:47
Several candidates cutting across party lines have taken to online crowd funding to finance their election campaigns, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Cash-starved, these nominees are also advocating transparency in poll funding. Prominent among them are CPI candidate Kanhaiya Kumar,...
10:42
Domestic equity benchmarks opened on a flat note Tuesday ahead of the beginning of the earnings season and general elections amid lacklustre global cues. The BSE Sensex was trading 35.69 points or 0.09 per cent higher at 38,736.22. The gauge had ended 161.70 points lower at 38,700.53 in the...
10:19
UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Tuesday downplayed Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's jibe at him for saying he would be campaigning for Congress in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. I don't know if he (Vadra) will be an asset for the campaign of the Congress...
09:44
Shaukat Ali, a resident of Biswanath district in Assam, was targeted by a mob on Sunday for allegedly selling beef. Police said a complaint filed by Alis family claimed that he was force-fed meat to hurt his religious sentiments.A purported video clip of the incident circulated on social media...
09:30
Sri Lankan navy apprehended four Indian fishermen, from the state of Tamil Nadu along with a boat on the charges of poaching in its territorial water on Tuesday, officials said.The interrogation of all the apprehended fishermen is underway at Kankesanthurai naval camp in Sri Lanka.More details in...
09:04
The BJP manifesto was unimpressive, according to Congress president Rahul Gandhi. Taking to Twitter on Tuesday morning, the Congress chief wrote about the BJP's vision, The Congress manifesto was created through discussion. The voice of over a million Indian people it is wise and...
08:25
The United States barred the entry of at least 16 Saudi nationals into the country over their alleged involvement in the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year.The 16 Saudis banned from entering the US are -- Saud al-Qahtani, Maher Mutreb, Salah Tubaigy, Meshal Albostani, Naif...
07:57
The Pakistan army said India has failed to provide any evidence of downing a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet during the February 27 aerial combat over Nowshera in Jammu and Kashmir, despite claiming that it has proof of the incident.The statement came hours after the Indian Air Force on Monday...
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said if Congress president Rahul Gandhi believes terrorism in not a poll issue then he should give up his Special Protection Group cover. Addressing a BJP workers meet organised by the party's social media wing in Mathura, Swaraj...
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