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Former civil aviation minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel is expected to depose before the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday in connection with a money-laundering probe related to the losses suffered by national carrier Air India as part of an alleged multi-crore-rupee...
22:44
Former ISRO chief K Kasturirangan, who heads a panel on new National Education Policy, clarified that there were no efforts to impose Hindi even as he dismissed reports of dissent against the removal of the Hindi clause. Political parties, especially in the state of Tamil Nadu, had strongly...
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The intense heatwave sweeping northern India persisted on Wednesday, with the mercury hovering around 47 degrees Celsius in many parts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh even as there were light rains at isolated places in the region. There was no relief for the national capital, with the mercury...
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The government reached out to the opposition Congress on Wednesday and sought the party's cooperation in the upcoming session of Parliament, starting June 17. According to sources, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, along with the two ministers of state in his ministry -- Arjun Ram...
21:08
The Cabinet Committee on Security was constituted on Wednesday. The key panel, which deals with issues related to national security and foreign affairs, is headed by the prime minister and has the defence, home, external affairs and finance ministers as its members.The present CCS, headed by...
20:56
A video of Salman Khan slapping a security guard for allegedly manhandling a young fan has created quite a stir on social media. The incident is said to have taken place during the premiere of Bharat, which released on Wednesday. In the video, Salman is seen walking towards his vehicle and the...
20:45
The Rajasthan's Congress government has dropped RSS ideologue Deendayal Upadhyay's name from a scholarship test for the secondary school students, triggering a fresh controversy. The Gehlot government's move came close on the heels of one describing RSS ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar as...
20:22
Reflecting his importance in the second Modi government, Amit Shah was on Wednesday inducted into three Cabinet Committees, including the prestigious one on Security, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi constituted two new panels to spur economic and employment growth in the wake of fears over...
19:26
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray would be visiting Ayodhya with all the 18 Lok Sabha MPs of the party before the beginning of the monsoon session of Parliament, sources said Wednesday.Thackeray had visited Ayodhya in November last year and demanded that Ram temple be constructed at the...
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The Congress expressed concern Wednesday over the safety and well-being of the Indian Air Force personnel on board an AN-32 aircraft that went missing in Arunachal Pradesh after taking off from Assam's Jorhat, and questioned the government on why it had not allocated resources to replace the...
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For the first time in years, Mumbai attack mastermind and Jammat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed was not allowed by the government on Wednesday to lead Eid-ul-Fitr prayers at his favourite venue Qaddafi Stadium in Lahore, an official said. Instead, Saeed, chief of UN-designated terrorist organisation...
18:20
With the spectre of slowdown haunting the economy and rising unemployment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday constituted two new Cabinet committees under his chairmanship to spur economic growth and investmentb and employment. The five-member Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth...
17:41
As the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance unravelled in Uttar Pradesh, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday described the tie-up as a trial and said it may not always be successful, but helps in knowing the shortcomings.    BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday declared that her party...
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Monsoon will reach Kerala in the next 48 hours, while people in the national capital region will have to wait for some more days for the monsoon rain, said private weather forecast agency Skymet on Wednesday.Talking to ANI, Samar Chaudhary, a senior Meteorologist at Skymet, said: Monsoon is...
17:03
After stridently opposing the Centre's move to impose the three-language formula, DMK chief M K Stalin Wednesday demanded that Tamil be made an official language in all central government offices. Talking to reporters after paying homage to former IUML president Quaid-e-Millat on his 124th...
16:45
Amid the rift in the Rajasthan Congress over the Lok Sabha debacle, a party MLA on Wednesday said Ashok Gehlot should be replaced with his deputy Sachin Pilot as the state chief minister.  Todabhim MLA Prithviraj Meena said the chief minister should bear the responsibility for the election...
16:12
The results of the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) 2019 were declared on Wednesday, with Rajasthan's Nalin Khandelwal topping the exam.The NEET is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in medical and dental colleges approved by the...
16:03
A tug of war has begun between 35 regional parties to get prime space for their offices inside Parliament House.The Lok Sabha Speaker, once elected will have a major problem of convincing the regional parties to back down on their demands as everyone wants the best rooms for their party...
15:40
In Puducherry, around 300 kg of biryani has been prepared at Meerapalli, the oldest mosque in the area, on the occasion of Eid Ul Fitr which will serve over 1000 people.Â
15:37
Bhartruhari Mahtab (pictured), the six-time Lok Sabha MP of the Biju Janata Dal is likely to occupy the office of Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha.Union Home Minister Amit Shah is said to have spoken to Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen to offer the ...
15:21
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking farm loan waiver at the national level and modification in the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.Chief Minister Singh, who has shot off two letters to Modi, said the twin decisions - farm loan waiver...
15:15
Amidst the scorching heat and delayed monsoon across the country, residents of the Vitagondana Koppa village in Shivamogga district are living happily with sufficient drinking water and are easily able to meet the requirements of their livestock.The Vitagondana Koppa village situated near Ayanuru...
14:57
And while on Delhi and the metro, news comes in that it has become the first ever project in the country to receive power generated from a waste-to-energy plant.The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said it has started receiving 2 MW power from a 12 MW capacity waste-to-energy plant set up in...
14:55
Former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said that AAP announced free public transport for women for their own benefit.It would be good if they can do it. But it is being done for their own benefit, not anybody else's. This should be seen politically, she told ANI.On Monday,...
14:45
In Ali Abbas Zafar's Bharat, one of the characters (played by Jackie Shroff), picks a key moment in India's history -- the partition massacre, no less -- to channel his inner Dev Anand, writes Sreehari Nair/Rediff.com.    But try singling out Shroff's this one act of indiscretion, in a...
14:13
India's economy is projected to grow at 7.5 per cent in the next three years, supported by robust investment and private consumption, the World Bank has forecast, in some good news to the new Indian government. The bank in its Global Economic Prospects released Tuesday said that India is...
13:57
Akhilesh Yadav on the dissolving mahagathbandhan: Sometimes you don't succeed in trials, but you get to know about weaknesses. What I said for Mayawatiji in the 1st press conference that -- 'Mera samman unka samman hoga' -- I still say that. As far as the gathbandhan or fighting elections alone...
13:34
The Kerala government Wednesday said the condition of the college student being treated at a private hospital for Nipah virus is stable while the condition of five others kept under watch was improving. A total of 311 people from various districts are under observation, Health Minister K K...
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday took a pot-shot at Union Minister Giriraj Singh saying those who give unnecessary statements to remain in limelight have 'no religion'. Giriraj, I will not give any reaction to what he said. Some people have developed an attitude to say unnecessary...
12:46
The celebrations of Eid-Ul-Fitr were marred by violence in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city on Wednesday as stone-pelters came out on the streets and waved flags of Pakistan and the terrorist group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).In a bid to disrupt peace, the demonstrators chanted...
12:25
Jammu and Kashmir: Stones pelted at security forces near Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. Posters supporting terrorist Zakir Musa and UN designated terrorist Masood Azhar seen in the area.
12:09
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the two-day meeting of G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Japan beginning June 8, said a government official. This will be the first overseas visit of Sitharaman as finance minister. Last week she took charge as the first...
11:51
Veteran actor and theatre legend Dinyar Contractor, who appeared in films such as Baadshah and Khiladi, passed away Wednesday morning in Mumbai. He was 79. According to the family sources, the actor died due to old age related health issues. Contractor will be cremated at the Worli prayer hall...
11:38
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee addresses a rally in Kolkata on the occasion of Eid and throws a challenge to the BJP which has been nipping at her heels. Tyaag ka naam hai Hindu, Imaan ka naam hai Musalman, Pyaar ka naam hai Isaai, Sikhon ka naam hai Balidan. Ye hai hamara pyaara Hindustan. Iski...
11:12
Cops with a sense of humour! We like!Assam Police @assampolice tweets: Anyone lost a huge (590 kgs) amount of Cannabis/Ganja and a truck in and around Chagolia Checkpoint last night? Don't panic, we found it. Please get in touch with @Dhubri_Police. They will help you out, for sure ;) Great...
11:06
Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said he had contemplated selling his official four-story residence in New York when he took charge as the UN chief to help resolve the deteriorating financial crisis facing the world body. The Secretary General's official residence is in Sutton Place, an...
11:00
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar plants a tree at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan on the occasion of World Environment Day.
10:58
Former Vice President Hamid Ansari, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain (not in picture) offered Namaz at a mosque on Parliament Street
10:46
A girl was shot dead by terrorists in Pulwama village in the early hours of Wednesday, Jammu and Kashmir police said. The deceased has been identified as Nigeena, a resident of Narbal Kakapora. A youth was also shot at by ultras, police said.Soon, after the incident both were shifted to a...
10:36
As part of the government's initiative to provide bunkers for civilians near border areas, a government school in Kalsian area of the district has got a bunker which can be used for running classes when shelling leads to closure of schools.Many schools fall near border areas in Noushera and...
10:31
Border Security Force personnel exchanged sweets with Border Guards Bangladesh personnel in Fulbari, at the Indo-Bangladesh border near Siliguri in West Bengal.
10:26
The stock market is closed today on account of Eid-ul-Fitr, which is celebrated by Muslims to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramzan.The trading will resume on Thursday when the Reserve Bank of India will announce its key decision on interest rates later this week.A day earlier, the BSE...
10:18
In Vadodara, cricketer Yusuf Pathan greets people after offering namaz at Taif Nagar Masjid.
10:15
President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended their greetings and best wishes to Indian citizens and the Muslim community around the world on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.Eid-ul-Fitr is celebrated by Muslims around the globe to mark the end of the Islamic holy...
10:11
TMC leader Nirmal Kundu was shot dead last night by three bike-borne assailants in North Kolkata's Dum Dum area, police said.Kundu was a TMC president of Ward 6 of Dum Dum Municipality area under Nimta Police Station limits.Soon after the incident, he was rushed to a private hospital with bullet...
09:57
The upcoming James Bond film has hit yet another roadblock following a major accident on the sets at Pinewood Studios in the U.K. According to a statement from the official James Bond Twitter handle, a controlled explosion went wrong during the shooting of the film, damaging the exterior of the...
09:45
India is projected to grow at 7.5 per cent in the next three years supported by robust investment and private consumption, the World Bank has said.The Bank in its Global Economic Prospects released on Tuesday said that India is estimated to have grown 7.2 per cent in fiscal year 2018/19, which...
08:36
Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary and the party in-charge for West Bengal Kailash Vijayvargiya has asserted that the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government will 'fall on its own' before 2021 - the year when the government's five-year term will officially come to an...
07:50
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday took control of the Bhatpara Municipality, its first civic body in West Bengal, after a majority of its Trinamool Congress coucillors switched over to the BJP, days after the Lok Sabha polls results are announced.The tenure of the civic body is till 2020,...
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Buoyed by its recent electoral gains during Lok Sabha poll in Punjab, the state Bharatiya Janata Party unit now wants to contest the next state assembly elections alone. At a meeting attended by district office bearers of Punjab BJP, the state leadership expressed the desire to contest the...
