23:40
Police in Madhya Pradesh's Sagar district arrested a man on Wednesday for using abusive words for Chief Minister Kamal Nath while slamming the state government for frequent power cuts.Sachin Taneja, 40, a resident of Sagar city, was arrested on a complaint filed by a local Congress leader.A case...
23:06
Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday served a legal notice on Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party chief Manoj Tiwari and his party colleagues Vijender Gupta and Pravesh Verma for 'false allegations' on classrooms built by the Aam Aadmi Party government.Sisodia, who also holds the education...
22:21
Tension prevailed at Jaipur's Shastri Nagar and nearby areas over the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl.The ban on mobile Internet services in 13 police station areas of Jaipur was extended till 10 am on Thursday to contain the spread of rumours.Additional policemen have been deployed to...
21:50
Pakistani media reports that Hafiz Saeed of Jamaat-ud Dawah and others have been booked in cases of terrorism financing.The reports say that cases have been registered in Lahore, Gujranwala and Multan for collection of funds for terrorism financing through assets made in names of non-profit...
21:30
The Indian space station, when fully established, will provide a research platform unmatched on this planet, the government said on Wednesday, asserting its expected benefits are likely in the areas of human health, disaster relief and food and water conservation.In a written response to a...
21:20
Rahul Gandhi is likely to appear in a court in Mumbai on Thursday morning in connection with a defamation case filed by an Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker against him for allegedly linking journalist Gauri Lankesh's killing with the 'BJP-RSS ideology'.A Congress source said he would attend the...
20:35
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday expressed disappointment over the resignation of Rahul Gandhi as the Congress chief, saying he should have continued to lead the party with the dynamism and spirit shown during the General Election.Gandhi formally resigned from the post of the...
20:26
Maine Pyar Kiya fame actor Bhagyashree's husband Himalaya Dasani has been arrested in connection with a gambling racket, police said on Wednesday.According to an official from Amboli police station, Dasani was arrested from his residence on Tuesday and he was produced before a local court.After...
20:17
A Mumbai court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Binoy Kodiyeri, son of Kerala Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in a rape case.Binoy Kodiyeri has to submit a personal bond of Rs 25,000 and has to be present before police between 10 am and 1 am for a month,...
20:11
The Karnataka police on Wednesday took custody of Telugu poet and activist Varavara Rao, an accused in the Elgar Parishad case, in connection with the 2005 Tumkur Naxal attack case.Rao is currently in judicial custody here. A senior police officer said the Bengaluru police took Rao's custody.On...
19:46
Trinamool Congress lawmaker Mahua Moitra, whose maiden speech in the Parliament on 'seven signs of fascism' went viral last week, has expressed dismay over the plagiarism charges levelled against her and blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'troll army' for the accusation.Plagiarism is when one...
19:05
Rahul Gandhi continues to be Congress president till the time Congress Working Committee accepts his resignation.Reports of Motilal Vora as Interim Congress President are incorrect, ANI quotes a senior Congress leader as saying.
18:54
A video of a Mumbai policeman rescuing a dog from drowning will reaffirm your faith in humanity. Heavy rainfall has led to a flood-like situation in many parts of the megacity, causing inconvenience for local residents.As rains continue to wreak havoc in parts of the state, Mumbai police have...
18:42
A total of 800 terrorists were eliminated by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir during 2014-18, the Central government informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.The security forces are combating the terrorist activities both along the LoC by eliminating the infiltration bids and in the hinterland...
18:09
Congress leaders on Wednesday said even though Rahul Gandhi had resigned as the party president, he continued to be their leader and would always be the 'voice of the party's workers'.Asserting that he was no longer the Congress president, Gandhi on Wednesday said it had been an honour to serve...
18:01
Over two dozen websites of Central ministries, departments and state governments were hacked till May this year, as per information by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), Parliament was informed on Wednesday.As per the information reported to and tracked by Indian Computer...
17:49
BJP and TMC members sparred in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after Locket Chatterjee accused the ruling party in West Bengal of killing people for chanting 'Jai Shri Ram'. Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Chatterjee, a BJP member, said Lord Shri Ram signifies nobel thought and honesty and the...
17:30
Senior Congress leader Motilal Vora on reports that he will be the interim president of the party: I have no information about this. Salman Khurshid, senior Congress leader: He left office of party president, he doesn't cease to be our leader. Sonia Gandhi isn't president anymore but she remains...
16:53
Birla group patriarch Basant Kumar Birla, 99, passes away in Mumbai: Family.Born on 12 January 1921, Birla was the chairman of the Krishnarpan Charity Trust, BK Birla Institute of Engineering and Technology and various educational trusts and institutes.He was the youngest son of industrialist...
16:48
Farooq Abdullah Rahul Gandhi's resignation: Mubarak Ho, that he stood by his decision. He's young, he can become president again in future. He had always wanted someone else in that position, I can't say that defeat did this. I think he'll now work towards building the party.
16:42
Rahul Gandhi removes 'Congress President' from his bio on his Twitter account. Gandhi on Wednesday stressed that he is no longer the president of the Congress, adding that the party should decide on a new chief without delay.The party should decide on the new president quickly without further...
16:37
The government is committed to the disinvestment of national carrier Air India and the plan is to make it more operationally viable before disinvesting it, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri told the Rajya Sabha Wednesday. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour, the minister...
16:11
Schools and colleges opened and lakhs of commuters clambered on to overcrowded trains to make a perilous journey to work as the rain subsided and India's Maximum City slowly returned to normalcy on Wednesday.A day after the heaviest rain since 2005 brought the country's financial capital to its...
15:45
Delhi: CBI Special Court acquits all accused, including ex-MLA Mukhtar Ansari, and others in a murder case of BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai. Details awaited.
15:43
Over 300 debit cards were recovered from a drain in Chabda town of Baran district on Wednesday. The cards were in envelopes in which the bank dispatches them to its customers' homes.Banshi Dhar Sharma, Senior manager operations, Bank of Baroda in Baran district said that the case will be...
15:38
This from the PM: Met the exceptional Khimchandbhai from Amreli, Gujarat. Khimchandbhai decided that if BJP wins 300+ seats, he would cycle from Amreli to Delhi. He kept his word and am told that his cycle journey has drawn several admirers. I was deeply impressed by his humility and passion.
15:19
The Union government on Wednesday refused Mamata Banerjee's demand to change West Bengal's name to Bangla.Nityanand Rai, MoS (Home), denied in the Rajya Sabha that the Centre has cleared the name 'Bangla' for West Bengal as proposed by the state government.The question was asked by Rajya Sabha MP...
14:52
The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by the DMK seeking disqualification of 11 AIADMK MLAs for voting against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy in a 2017 confidence motion.A bench headed by Justice SA Bobde, however, did not fix any date for hearing...
14:44
Rahul Gandhi reiterates his decision to quit as the Congress party president. The party should decide on the new president quickly without further delay, I'm nowhere in this process. I have already submitted my resignation and I am no longer the party president. CWC should convene a meeting at...
14:28
And while on the World Cup, in Bengaluru, a goldsmith Nagaraj Revankar has created a 1.5 cm tall miniature of the World Cup trophy weighing 0.49 grams.
14:17
It is the worst kept secret in Indian cricket right now but India's last match in the ongoing World Cup, in all likelihood, will also be Mahendra Singh Dhoni's last game in India colours. If India qualify for the finals and go on to win the World Cup on July 14 at the Lord's, it would be ideal...
13:54
Another FIR has been registered against Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for allegedly making derogatory remarks against BJP leader Jaya Prada.On Monday, an FIR was filed against the SP leader by Akash Saxena, a supporter of Jaya Prada, at Civil Line police station. In the complaoint, Saxena...
13:44
At least 14 Russian Navy officials were killed after the submersible they were in caught fire, said the defence ministry on Tuesday.The cause of the incident is uncertain, reported Russian new agnecy Sputnik.A deep-water research vehicle belonging to the Russian Navy was conducting a bathymetric...
13:27
Acting strictly on the policy of 'zero tolerance', the Yogi Adityanath government on Wednesday warned over 400 corrupt officials of severe punishment and decided to give early retirement to around 200 employees.According to government officials, the state government has asked 200 officials to...
13:16
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday reprimanded Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik over the clash between two communities in the Hauz Qazi area of the capital, sources said.Patnaik was summoned by the Home Minister in Parliament today over the incident which was triggered by an...
13:08
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police on Wednesday brought down the bodies of seven climbers who were hit by an avalanche in May, from Nanda Devi to Munsyari.Out of seven, three bodies will be brought to Pithoragarh later in the day, officials said.It should be noted that the forces used two IAF...
13:03
Two persons were shot dead and another was injured at Pakistan's international airport in Lahore city by unidentified attackers on Wednesday, police said, causing panic among passengers within the lounge. The incident occurred around 10 am (local time) when the victims were returning from Saudi...
12:56
India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Wednesday instructed airlines to follow set precautions during monsoon operations and warned of action in case procedures are not adhered to.The DGCA also asserted that safety of passengers cannot be compromised at any...
12:44
Update from Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. The minister said the Mumbai airport has not been shut. One of the runways which used to take 45 flights per hour, is now taking 36 flights. So, there has been some dislocation. It will be sorted out very quickly.
12:38
Lee A Iacocca, the visionary automaker who ran the Ford Motor Company and then the Chrysler Corporation and came to personify Detroit as the dream factory of America's postwar love affair with the automobile, died on Tuesday at his home in Bel Air, Calif. He was 94. Read the report here
12:30
The main runway at Mumbai airport is still closed and the secondary runway is being operated. Work is underway by the recovery team at the Mumbai Airport to pull SpiceJet SG 6237 aircraft out of the grassy area. Air bags have been laid below the belly of the plane. The runway is unlikely to open...
11:53
Extra trains from Dombivli and Thane have been organised to clear the commuter rush. Central Railway CPRO said special trains were also being run apart from the Sunday schedule. The Central Railway in its wisdom, has decided to operate its suburban services in the Mumbai division on Sunday time...
11:34
A cow was stuck in a gutter in Kandivali in suburban Mumbai around 6:30 am today and was later rescued by a fire brigade team.
11:24
A study in contrasts. As Mumbai braved a five-day downpour that led to 23 deaths, in Punjab, where the rains show no sign of arrival, the temperature is a searing 50C. Border Security Force jawans posted at the International Border in Punjab are reeling under the heat wave conditions, as the...
11:13
A traffic constable was dragged for nearly 100 metres on the road near Beckbagan area of Kolkata by a rogue biker, who was trying to flee the scene after hitting a pedestrian, a police officer said Wednesday. Tapan Orang, who suffered serious injuries on his hands and legs in the incident, is...
11:07
Update on the dam breach in Ratnagiri: Local public representatives in Ratnagiri have alleged that the government neglected their pleas for maintenance of the dam. They claimed to have written to the administration about the cracks in the walls of the dam, but no action was taken. Maharashtra...
11:00
The death toll due to wall collapse in Pimpripada area of Malad East rose to 23 on Wednesday.More than 70 people have been injured in the incident which occurred due to heavy rainfall.Earlier, Additional Municipal Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Ashwini Joshi said that the...
10:51
A high tide of about 4.69 meters is expected to flush gallons of water in Mumbai at 12 noon, increasing the waterlogging problem caused by heavy rainfall in the financial capital.The India Meteorological Department has also predicted a low tide of about 1.58 meter at 6:34 in the evening...
10:47
India's financial capital limped back to normal Wednesday morning with public transport resuming services after torrential rains, that lashed the city since Sunday, subsided. At 375.2 mm, the rainfall in the 24-hour period before 8.30 am Tuesday was the highest since the July 26, 2005, deluge...
10:45
A 29-year-old lady passenger travelling towards Cama Hospital delivered a baby boy on a platform of Dombivli railway station today. The doctor and nurse of the One Rupee Clinic attended to them. These clinics provide timely medical assistance to passengers at a token charge of Re 1.
10:26
The rupee appreciated by 16 paise to 68.79 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, driven by positive opening in domestic equities and weakening of the greenback in overseas markets. The rupee opened strong at 68.83 at the interbank forex market then gained further ground to touch 68.79...
10:25
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a petition seeking a stay on demolition of a house, which was in the news last week when local BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya assaulted a civic official. Vijayvargiya had attacked the official with a cricket bat in full public view when a municipal team...
09:49
Six bodies have been recovered so far after Tiware dam in Ratnagiri was breached. Rescue operation is underway.
09:46
International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde was on Tuesday nominated as the president of the European Central Bank, following which she announced to temporarily relinquish her responsibilities as head of IMF.The nomination means Lagarde will step down two years before the end...
09:21
Both, the central and the western line suburban trains are functional. Central Railway suburban trains are running according to the Sunday schedule.
09:10
At least three people were killed and 23 missing after a dam in Maharashtra's coastal Konkan region breached following incessant rains leading to flood-like situation in downstream villages, officials said on Wednesday. The Tiware dam in Ratnagiri district developed a breach late Tuesday night...
08:45
The death toll in the wall collapse incident in Mumbai suburban Malad rose to 22 Tuesday evening, a senior civic official said.One more injured person succumbed late evening, the official said. The incident happened around 2 am when a compound wall in Pimpripada in Malad east area collapsed and...
00:46
The Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal on Tuesday announced 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and educational institutions for the economically weaker sections in the general category, state minister Partha Chatterjee said.The decision came six months after the Bharatiya Janata...
