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Delhi Police on Monday arrested a woman for allegedly demanding Rs 2 crore from Union Minister Mahesh Sharma after threatening to make public an objectionable video of him.Gautam Buddh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna told reporters, Today afternoon, we received a call from...
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A lawyer today filed an affidavit claiming there is a conspiracy to frame the Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi in a false case of sexual harassment that would force him to resign.All 27 judges of the top court have rallied behind the Chief Justice, sources said, following the sexual harassment...
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A group of civil society activists and eminent citizens has sought a probe by an inquiry committee, headed by a woman and comprising senior retired judges and eminent members of civil society, into the allegations of sexual harassment against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.A statement,...
23:02
The Congress has named professional boxer Vijender Singh, the Beijing Olympic Games bronze medallist, as its candidate for the South Delhi constituency.“His (Singh’s) candidature has been finalised by Congress president Rahul Gandhi. We are sure he will be able to win the seat,” said a senior...
22:48
Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, could be planning to move to Africa after the upcoming birth of their first child, according to reports in British newspaper The Sunday Times.The royal couple could move abroad for two or three years as part of a major international role being...
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The Election Commission on Monday censured Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu and barred him from campaigning for 72 hours for alleged communal remarks during an election rally in Bihar. The ban comes into force from 10 am on Tuesday.Addressing an election rally in Katihar on April 16, the...
21:48
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination from Varanasi on April 26 and will be accompanied by the party's top brass, including BJP national president Amit Shah.   Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states and BJP allies are expected to attend the event, party sources said.  Modi...
21:36
Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to field former cricketer Gautam Gambhir from East Delhi and Meenakshi Lekhi from New Delhi. The 37-year-old international cricketer joined the BJP on March 22. Gambhir said he was impressed by the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and will work for...
21:06
In a move that could have implications on India's energy security, US President Donald Trump on Monday decided not to grant sanctions exemptions to any oil customers of Iran, further squeezing Tehran's top export commodity.President Donald J Trump has decided not to reissue Significant Reduction...
20:43
BJP candidate Pragya Thakur will be charged for saying she was proud to be part of the Babri mosque demolition. An election officer has ordered a First Information Report against her.Pragya Thakur, the BJP candidate for Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal in the national election, had said in an...
20:37
Celebrity hairstylist Jawed Habib, on Monday, joined the Bhartiya Janata Party in New Delhi, stating that he had now been promoted to the post of 'chowkidar' of the nation.Aaj tak main bus baalon ka chowkidaar tha, aaj main desh ka ho gya hoon (Till today I was just chowkidar for hair, now I have...
20:16
Cross FIRs were lodged on Monday in connection with an incident of clash between supporters of CPI candidate from Bihar's Begusarai seatKanhaiya Kumar and a group of locals, police said.Two complaints have been lodged by both sides at Gadhpura police station about Sunday's clash, which erupted...
19:21
Congress is expected to shortly announce the name of its candidate from South Delhi - the boxer Vijender Singh. The party had earlier announced the names of six candidates from Delhi, including its state unit chief Sheila Dixit who will be contesting from North-East Delhi. Dikshit will take on...
18:37
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union minister Arun Jaitley and BJP patriarch L K Advani are among top leaders who will vote Tuesday in Gujarat, which will have a single phase polling for its 26 Lok Sabha seats.The BJP, in a release said, all its key leaders, including Modi and Advani - who are...
18:23
AAP candidate Atishi files nomination from East Delhi constituency. Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia also present.
18:12
The Sri Lankan government on Monday announced that it will compensate the victims of the ghastly bomb blasts that hit churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, killing over 290 people and injuring over 500 others during Easter celebrations, according to a media report.  Eight coordinated...
17:54
With his absence from Congress president Rahul Gandhi's rallies in Bihar triggering speculation of a rift in the Mahagathbandhan, RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav Monday dismissed the conjecture and asserted he would share stage with Gandhi in the state in coming days. He attributed this to part...
17:35
Wayanad has become famous because of Rahul Gandhi, say its people. Rediff.com's Archana Masih reports from Rahul's southern bastion. Read the report here.Â
17:29
A day before the third phase of polling begins fresh controversy from politicians. Maharashtra Minister of Rural Development Pankaja Munde's made an objectionable comment against Congress president Rahul Gandhi while addressing a rally at Jalna parliamentary constituency.Munde said that Balakot...
16:56
Colombo was rocked with a fresh explosion on Monday in a van near a church in Sri Lanka where scores were killed the previous day. Bomb squad officials were trying to defuse it when the bomb went off, news agency Reuters reported. The van exploded when the bomb defusing unit of the Special Task...
16:25
Indian Coast Guard has been put on high alert along the maritime boundary with Sri Lanka and has taken preventive measures following the eight coordinated bomb blasts that rocked Sri Lanka during Easter celebrations on Sunday.Maritime surveillance aircraft Dornier and ships have been deployed on...
15:59
Sri Lanka police find 87 bomb detonators at Colombo's main bus stand, a government spokesperson has said. The country will enforce a state of emergency from midnight Monday in the wake of the deadly Easter blasts that killed 290 people and wounded more than 500 others, enhancing the counter...
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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (pictured) has declared nationwide emergency from midnight on Monday following the Easter blasts. Government officials have also fixed responsibility for the blasts on a local group called the National Thowfeek Jamaat. It said the measure would be...
15:18
The Congress on Monday slammed the BJP for attacking Rahul Gandhi after he expressed regret in the Supreme Court over remarks in connection with the Rafale judgment, saying the saffron party's blasphemous misrepresentation of his reply is criminal contempt of court proceedings. The apex court...
14:31
BJP candidate Pragya Singh Thakur files her nomination papers from Bhopal the Lok Sabha constituency.Â
14:09
BJP president Amit Shah on Monday fired a fresh salvo at UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi stating that she had shed tears for terrorists killed in Batla House encounter but not for the police personnel who lost his life in the incident. When the Batla House encounter happened, Sonia Gandhi shed...
14:06
The Supreme Court Monday issued a notice to Union minister Smriti Irani that pertains to two cross defamation complaints filed by Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam and the BJP leader against each other. In one case, the Delhi High Court had quashed the summons issued to Irani in a defamation...
13:45
AIMIM workers tried to shoo a woman complainant and her silent husband away, but Asaduddin Owaisi insisted that she be heard. As he turned to leave, he told her: Good that you spoke up. Keep doing that. Jyoti Punwani reports from Aurangabad. Read the report here.Â
13:37
The Interpol on Monday said it is ready to offer full support to the Sri Lankan authorities in investigating the country's deadliest terror attack that killed 290 people in a series of eight blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in the country. Interpol Secretary General Jurgen...
12:56
Amethi returning officer declares Congress President Rahul Gandhi's nomination valid.An independent candidate Saturday raised objections over Congress president Rahul Gandhi's nomination from Amethi, alleging discrepancies over citizenship and educational qualifications in his election...
12:14
In a huge victory for the BJP, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today expressed 'regret' to the Supreme Court for 'misquoting the SC order' on the Rafale verdict. The Congress president said the remarks were made in the heat of campaigning and the court had 'never said these words'.Rahul Gandhi...
12:02
The Election Commission on Monday submitted its detailed report to the Supreme Court on the biopic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi took the EC's report on Modi's biopic and asked the poll panel to supply a copy of the report to the producer of the...
12:00
First reactions from Sheila Dikshit, former Delhi CM and Congress candidate from Delhi (North East): I'll do my best to fulfill the responsibility given to me. I've contested from here earlier, I know the people here and they know me. We had started the Metro from here, our reputation is of...
11:50
The Congress on Monday announced the names of six candidates for Delhi Lok Sabha seats, fielding former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit from North-East Delhi, Ajay Maken from New Delhi and JP Agarwal from Chandni Chowk. The Congress also fielded Arvinder Singh Lovely from East Delhi,...
11:45
Maharashtra: Fire breaks out at Crawford Market in Mumbai. 4 fire tenders present at the spot. More details awaited.
11:29
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy confirms that JD-S workers have gone missing in the serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka. I'm shocked to hear that a 7-member team of JDS workers from Karnataka, who were touring Colombo (Sri Lanka), has gone missing after the bomb blasts. Two of them are feared killed. I'm...
11:10
Congress releases list of candidates for 6 out of 7 Parliamentary constituencies in Delhi. Former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit to contest from North East Delhi.
10:58
Election holidayFor the participants in YS Jaganmohan Reddy's political campaign, achhe din has arrived. The staff has been given a paid holiday for a month. While the junior staff gets a paid holiday, some senior employees have been offered a holiday at a destination of their choice. Only a...
10:46
The Shiv Sena on Monday urged the NDA government to take over the temporarily grounded private carrier Jet Airways and save its staff from losing their jobs. It asked Prime Minister Modi to take a cue from the foresight shown by former PMs Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi in nationalising...
10:44
Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh on Monday shared the glimpses of his vision document for Bhopal on Twitter.Singh wrote, the development model of BJP is a betrayal. Youth come to cities like Bhopal to study but have to migrate to other cities in search of...
10:26
SP leader Abdullah Azam Khan, the son of SP leader Azam Khan says in Rampur: Ali bhi humare, bajrangbali bhi humare. Humein Ali bhi chahiye, bajrangbali bhi chahiye lekin Anarkali nahi chahiye.Adityanath had compared the Lok Sabha elections to a contest between ‘Ali’, a revered figure in Islam,...
10:11
The rupee fell sharply by 47 paise to 69.82 against the US dollar in early trade Monday on higher demand for the greenback from importers and banks. Forex dealers said besides increased demand of the US currency from importers, lower opening of the equity markets weighed on the rupee. The...
10:06
Budget carrier Spicejet on Monday announced signing of an initial pact for code share partnership with Gulf carrier Emirates. The reciprocal partnership will allow opening of new routes and destinations for passengers of the two airlines, SpiceJet said in a statement.I am delighted to announce...
10:00
Grounded carrier Jet Airways on Monday said its non-executive and non-independent director Nasim Zaidi has quit the board, citing personal reasons and time constraints.Zaidi, the former Chief Election Commissioner and ex- civil aviation secretary, joined the Jet Airways board in August last...
09:49
A massive fire breaks out at a factory in Bhiwandi area in Maharashtra's Thane district. Fire tenders have rushed to the spot. No casualties have been reported but property worth lakhs of rupees has been damaged.More details are awaited.
09:39
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested 24 people from the minority Muslim community in connection with the multiple blasts that rocked the island nation on Sunday, killing over 290 people.A string of eight powerful blasts, including suicide attacks, struck churches and luxury hotels frequented by...
09:16
The toll in a series of eight blasts targeting mostly churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 290, a police spokesman said Monday. More than 500 people were wounded in the blasts, he added, in the deadliest violence since the end of the country's long-running civil war a decade...
08:56
Fifteen Naxals, including six women, surrendered before the police in Bijapur, Chhatisgarh on Sunday. The Naxals surrendered with three rifles before superintendent of police, Bijapur, Gowardhan Thakur. One of the surrendered women Naxals carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on her head. She was the...
08:30
Five Indians were among over 200 people killed in multiple bomb blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday, external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said, as India offered all possible assistance to the island nation to deal with the situation.Swaraj, in a series of tweets, said the Indian high commission in...
