23:56
The Central Bureau of Investigation has put up a notice outside the residence of former Union finance minister P Chidambaram to appear before them in the next two hours. Hours after the Delhi high court refused to grant any protection from arrest to Chidambaram, a team of CBI officers landed...
23:46
The Congress on Tuesday questioned the actions of probe agencies against former Finance Minister P Chidambaram soon after his anticipatory bail plea was rejected by the Delhi high court, and said what was the tearing hurry when the Supreme Court was slated to hear his appeal on Wednesday...
23:42
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday stressed on building trust between taxpayers and tax administrators. We should be working towards efficient dispute resolution processes in tax related matters, she said while addressing Tax Administrators Meet here.This is the second meeting...
23:07
Two Dalit ministers of the Union government on Tuesday waded into the row over Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat's pitch for a dialogue on reservation, saying there is no need for any debate even as Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the Hindutva organisation of having...
22:58
Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday asserted that there is no need for a debate on reservation in the country and said the Narendra Modi government should not be perceived as anti-Dalit.Athawale also appreciated the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal saying it has done a good job...
22:54
Virat Kohli is a win away from Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record of most victories as Indian Test captain. Kohli will get the opportunity to draw level with Dhoni when India lock horn with West Indies in the opening Test, beginning here on Thursday. Apart from leading India to the...
22:10
His life ban reduced to seven years, tainted pacer S Sreesanth on Tuesday expressed his desire to play for Kerala in Ranji Trophy, while harbouring a far-fetched dream to once again don the national jersey. Sreesanth, who was arrested by the Delhi Police on charges of spot-fixing...
22:09
Sunanda Pushkar, who was allegedly driven to commit suicide, was suffering from mental agony due to strained relationship with her husband and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor with whom she had a scuffle resulting in various injury marks few days before her death, the Delhi Police on Tuesday told a...
21:31
In a clear reference to the Balakot air strike in Pakistan, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday that the offensive action against terrorists in the neighbourhood spoke volumes about the reach and lethality of the Indian armed forces.We are all aware that the Indian (Air) Force is a...
21:09
Robert Vadra, businessman and husband of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Tuesday said that it is very incorrect to slam his father-in-law and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi for political benefits.It is very incorrect to slam Rajiv ji. He gave his life for the nation and hence people should exercise...
20:46
As part of its move to hand over certain trains to private players, the railways has decided that IRCTC will run the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Tejas Express and the Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express as test cases, sources said on Tuesday.The fares of these trains will be flexible and will be decided by...
20:40
The Lok Sabha Secretariat said it has banned the use of non-reusable plastic water bottles and other plastic items within the Parliament complex with effect from Tuesday. All officers and staff of the Secretariat and other allied agencies working in the Parliament House Complex have...
20:29
After a team of Central Bureau of Investigation officers visited former finance minister P Chidambaram's residence, Enforcement Directorate officials reached the senior Congress leader's house.According to media reports, Chidambaram's is not at home in Jorbagh, New Delhi.The CBI move comes...
20:03
The Karnataka government on Tuesday entrusted the Central Bureau of Investigation to investigate the multi-crore ponzi scheme of Monetory Advisory (IMA) and its group entities which allegedly duped over a lakhof people. According sanction to the CBI, the government in its order...
19:43
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with his United States counterpart Mark T Esper on Tuesday during which he raised the issue of cross-border terrorism directed against India, officials said. Singh also conveyed to Esper that issues relating to abrogation...
19:37
Pakistan said it will approach the International Court of Justice against India's move on Kashmir, reports Reuters quoting Pakistani media.We have decided to take Kashmir case to the International Court of Justice, foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi told ARY News TV.The decision was taken...
19:32
Hours after Delhi high court rejected senior Congress leader P Chidambaram's request for anticipatory bail, a team of Central Bureau of Investigation officers arrives at the residence of the former Union minister. Earlier, The court said bail cannot be granted just because Chdambaram...
18:55
Malayalam superstar Manju Warrier who was trapped in a remote village in Himachal Pradesh along with her 30-member crew following rain and landslides, has been rescued and being brought to Manali, Union minister V Muraleedharan said on Tuesday.Manju Warrier and her crew are among the over 127...
18:10
A day after announcing shifting its operations to T3 in Delhi, budget carrier Spicejet on Tuesday said it will move its operations to the T2 in Mumbai from October to streamline its operations.The airline currenyly operates 150 daily flights to and out of the city airport, most of which are from...
17:48
Congress leader P Chidambaram was asked Tuesday to mention in the Supreme Court tomorrow his appeal for urgent hearing against the Delhi High Court order which dismissed his anticipatory bail plea in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the INX Media scam. Senior advocate...
17:42
Sovan Chatterjee, the TMC leader who joined BJP recently, Tuesday said that he is ready to contest against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the next assembly polls if the saffron party wanted it. He dismissed allegations that he had switched over to the saffron camp to save himself...
17:25
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was stopped at the Jammu airport on Tuesday and sent back to Delhi, a party leader said, the second time in a month the former chief minister was not allowed to visit Jammu and Kashmir. Azad sahib had arrived from Delhi at around 2.45 pm and was not...
17:16
An Indian Army soldier on Tuesday lost his life as Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in the Krishna Ghati sector.The soldier has been identified as Naik Ravi Ranjan Kumar Singh, 36, a resident of Rohtas district in Bihar.Paying tribute to the braveheart, Indian Army's Northern...
17:10
Madras High Court judge Justice S Vaidyanathan on Tuesday withdrew his controversial observation that co-education in Christian institutes was highly unsafe for the future of girl children. The judge had made the observation recently when refusing to quash a show-cause notice issued to a Madras...
17:07
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said the target of 'Housing for All' under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana will be achieved in 2020, two years before the deadline. The Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister said that under the PMAY(Urban), 24 lakh houses have so far been handed...
17:02
Congress leader P Chidambaram Tuesday discussed with senior advocates Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Salman Khurshid the situation after the Delhi High Court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea in corruption and money laundering cases related to the INX Media scam. Sibal was asked...
16:49
Legendary music director-composer Khayyam was laid to rest with full state honours this afternoon. Mohammed Zahur 'Khayyam' Hashmi, who passed away at a hospital in Mumbai yesterday was famed for his compositions in films like 'Kabhie Kabhie' and 'Umrao Jaan' breathed his last at the age of 92 on...
16:38
The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to file its reply to a plea by Nalini Sriharan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, seeking extension of her ongoing parole by 30 days. Seeking the government's response, a bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh...
16:34
Mumbai court awards eight years' rigorous imprisonment to gangster Chhota Rajan, five others in 2012 attempt to murder case.
15:44
Amid the challenges facing the Indian economy, Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday stressed the importance of sentiment and mood, which he said were not sufficiently positive and optimistic.The mood today ranges from existential angst to a positive attitude, said...
15:41
In the backdrop of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on reservation, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday alleged that the Modi government was throttling pro-people laws and the real target of the RSS-BJP was social justice. The confidence of the RSS is high and intentions are...
15:21
India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. By 2030, it is on course to witness a 4x growth in consumer spend. It will remain one of the youngest nations on the planet and will be home to more than one billion internet users. The new Indian consumer will be richer and more willing...
15:17
The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed the anticipatory bail plea of Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram in the corruption and money laundering cases related to the INX Media scandal. Justice Sunil Gaur denied relief to Chidambaram. CBI had registered an FIR on May 15,...
15:14
Amid tensions between India and Pakistan over the revocation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on Tuesday said that the Air Force is cautious and alert to face any eventuality on the border.We have seen their deployment. Indian Air Force is always cautious. We...
15:00
A special in Mumbai convicted gangster Chhota Rajan and five others on Tuesday in a 2012 attempt-to-murder and extortion case lodged against them by a Mumbai hotelier. Arguments on the quantum of punishment will be held later in the day. Special court judge A T Wankhede convicted the six...
14:57
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday visited the rain-ravaged Mori block of Uttarkashi to take stock of relief and rescue operations even as the death toll in rain-related incidents in the district rose to 13.Search and rescue teams of the State Disaster Response Force...
14:52
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated ISRO for Chandrayaan-2 successfully entering the lunar orbit, saying it is an important step in the landmark journey to the Moon. The Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) manoeuvre was completed successfully at 9.02 am as planned, using the on board...
14:51
Union Home Minister and BJP President Amit Shah, BJP Working President JP Nadda, and BJP National General Secretary (Organisation) B L Santosh on Tuesday held a meeting with election in-charges of the states of Haryana, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Delhi.Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Haryana, and...
14:40
BJP lawmaker from Telangana's Nizamabad, Dharmapuri Arvind, has demanded that the name of the district be changed to Indur, claiming that the present one is in-auspicious.People of the district are demanding to change the name of Nizamabad to Indur. People feel that the Nizamabad name is...
14:08
The Pakistan Army on Tuesday targeted forward posts and villages along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir with mortars and firing from small arms, a defence spokesman said. The firing from across the border in Krishna Ghati sector started around 1100 hours, drawing response from...
14:00
After a few days of restrictions imposed post the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, the state is getting back to normalcy as students here flocked to schools in large numbers on Tuesday.The schools here were shut for a few days but they have been re-opened now and I am really happy....
13:53
Tech giant Samsung on Tuesday said it is confident of cornering 65 per cent market share in the premium smartphone segment (Rs 30,000 and above) with the launch of its flagship Galaxy Note 10 and 10+ in India. The company, which competes with the likes of OnePlus and Apple, in this segment,...
13:32
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that in order to modernize the Indian Air Force there is a need to develop indigenous technology in the defense sector and reduce dependence on foreign manufacturers.While speaking at the seminar on 'Modernization and Indigenization Plans of...
13:19
Pakistan violated ceasefire in Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch at about 11 am today. Indian Army retaliating.
13:18
Update: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Tuesday expanded his cabinet for the first time since assuming office three weeks ago, inducting 17 ministers including former chief minister Jagadish Shettar.Among others who took the oath of office and secrecy, administered by the Governor at...
13:11
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said unpleasant trends of growing intolerance, communal polarisation, and incidents of violent crimes propelled by hatred of certain groups will damage our polity. Remembering former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary, he...
13:05
Our heart was almost stopping, was how ISRO Chairman K Sivan described the tense moments when team Chadrayaan-2 attempted to inject the spacecraft into the lunar orbit on Tuesday. As ISRO scientists started firing Chandrayaan-2's onboard liquid engine to put the spacecraft in an orbit around...
13:00
No fresh spell of rainfall was reported on Tuesday morning in Punjab and Haryana, though a flood-like situation prevailed in many parts of both the states after heavy rains over the past few days. Although the water-level has started receding in some of the affected areas, many villages in...
12:47
India introduced a flexible e-tourist visa regime based on tourist footfall, with higher fee for July to March peak season and a considerably lower fee if the visit to the country falls during April to June lean period. Speaking at the inauguration of a meeting with state government...
12:46
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea of Facebook Inc for transfer of cases related to demands for linking of social media profiles of users with Aadhaar number, pending before the high courts of Madras, Bombay and Madhya Pradesh to the apex court. The top court issued notice to...
12:20
Assam: A 14.4-feet long python was rescued today and released back into the wild by the forest department with the help from a rescuer, in Nagaon's Rekapahad.
12:19
Two workers were killed and a few others were feared trapped after a part of Jhilimili coal mines in Koriya district caved in on Tuesday. Police teams are present at the spot and rescue operation is underway. The debris is being removed in an effort to rescue the trapped workers. Officials and...
12:17
Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and LK Advani, pay tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary in the Parliament house. Subramanian Swamy, Ghulam Nabi Azad and other MPs also paid tribute.
12:10
Three Bhutan nationals were nabbed from India-Bhutan border town of Jaigaon in West Bengal's Alipurduar district and five kg Keeda Jadi or caterpillar fungus worth Rs 1 crore in the international market seized from them, a senior SSB officer said on Tuesday.Keeda Jadi, also called Himalayan...
12:05
The Yamuna river in Delhi continued to swell on Tuesday and was flowing above the danger level, an official said. The river was flowing at 206 metres at 11 am. On Monday, the river breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres, the official said. More than 10,000 people living in low-lying areas...
12:03
The wife of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempted to enter a plane's cockpit in a fury after the pilot failed to welcome her in a loudspeaker announcement, reports say. Sara Netanyahu, who admitted earlier this year to misusing public funds, left...
11:49
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday paid respects to Bangladesh's founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at the Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka. Jaishankar arrived in Bangladesh on Monday on a two-day visit. This is his first visit to Bangladesh after taking over the...
11:34
Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has been banned from giving pubic speeches anywhere in Malaysia, police said late night on Monday.Authorities have been questioning Naik from last two days over his intent to provoke a peace breach by allegedly making remarks against Hindus and Chinese...
11:26
An eight-year-old boy was injured after his leg got stuck between the doors of an elevator at a residential building in Maharashtra's Thane city, an official said on Tuesday. He was later rescued by a fire brigade team and rushed to a hospital, regional disaster management cell chief Santosh...
11:21
The Hindu temple in Ayodhya was destroyed to construct a mosque at the disputed site, said advocate for Ram Lalla Virajman, one of the parties in the politically-sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, on Tuesday while referring to an ASI report. Senior advocate C S Vaidyanathan,...
11:14
That's the bar showing the water level of the Yamuna river which rose to 205.94 meters, 0.61 meters above the danger level of 205.33 meters. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says people staying on the floodbanks have been evacuated.
10:58
Karnataka cabinet is being sworn in. KS Eshwarappa (pictured), takes oath as Karnataka Cabinet Minister, in Bengaluru, followed by CN Ashwath Narayan and Govind M Karjol. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa received the go-ahead from BJP national president Amit Shah to undertake the...
10:49
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has hit out at para-teachers for launching agitations demanding salary hike, instead of taking classes. Para-teachers, contractual educators in government and government-aided schools of the state, had recently staged a protest in Nadia's Kalyani...
10:21
One more step closer to the moon. India's Moon Mission, Chandrayaan-2 has successfully entered the lunar orbit today after nearly 30 days of journey in space. ISRO said today, Lunar Orbit Insertion maneuver was completed successfully today (August 20, 2019) at 0902 hrs IST as planned,...
10:07
Updates on the floods in north India:-- Uttarakhand: The Indo-Tibetan Border Police is conducting a search and rescue operation in Tikochi and Arakot in Uttarkashi district on the banks of river Tons, following cloudburst in the area. One body recovered, 4 vehicles feared trapped under debris....
10:01
The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 23 paise to 71.66 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday amid rising crude oil prices and unabated foreign fund outflows. On Monday, the rupee had tumbled 29 paise to close at an over six-month low of 71.43 against the US dollar amid growing...
09:55
The water level in the Yamuna river this morning crossed the danger mark as Haryana released more water from the Hathni Kund barrage. The river was flowing at 205.94 meters, 0.61 meters above the danger mark of 205.33 meters. The water level is expected to rise further as Haryana released 1.43...
09:39
After forming the government on July 26 following the collapse of Congress-JD-S coalition, 17 ministers will take an oath of office at 10.30 am in the Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's cabinet. The CM, who drew Opposition's criticism for the delay in cabinet expansion, proposed names of 17...
09:23
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan to work towards reducing tensions in the region over Kashmir, describing the situation as tough.Trump asked Khan over phone on Monday to moderate rhetoric with India, soon after a...
09:00
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said that heavy rainfall will continue to batter isolated places of Uttarakhand for the next three days. In capital city Dehradun, the sky will generally be cloudy with minimum and maximum temperatures hovering around 24 degree Celsius and 32...
08:44
Ratul Puri, the nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, was arrested this morning by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with an alleged Rs 354 crore bank fraud.Ratul Puri is a former senior executive of electronics firm Moser Baer. He and four directors have been charged by the...
08:19
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and her children -- Priyanka and Rahul -- along with Robert Vadra and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pay tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary.PM Narendra Modi also took to Twitter on the occasion and wrote, Tributes to our...
07:47
In a significant milestone for India's Moon mission, ISRO will fire Chandrayaan2's liquid engine today o insert the spacecraft into a lunar orbit. It's challenging, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Sivan said on the operation to put the spacecraft in an orbit around the...
00:22
Taking a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party government, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday said either Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his dispensation no longer respect Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's views that all issues should be resolved through 'cordial dialogue' or they do not...
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