23:47
In a strong retort to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, state BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said if voted to power, the saffron party would work towards making the state the second Gujarat as it would create employment for its jobless youth. Ghosh also said it was better...
23:08
Reach office on time and avoid working from home to set an example for others -- these were some of the instructions Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave to the council of ministers on Wednesday.In the first meeting of the council of ministers after the Modi-led dispensation assumed charge last...
22:47
Uttar Pradesh Bar Council president Darvesh Singh was allegedly shot dead Wednesday in the court premises here by a lawyer who then tried to kill himself, police said. Singh, who was elected to the post two days ago, had come for a visit to the Civil Court when she was attacked around...
21:59
The Airports Authority of India on Wednesday announced that flight operations will remain suspended at five airports in Gujarat for 24 hours from midnight Wednesday in order to minimise the damage to airport infrastructure and to avoid inconvenience to passengers due to Cyclone Vayu. As...
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Flight operations at the Delhi International Airport were suspended for around 35 minutes as a severe dust storm hit the city on Wednesday evening, airport officials said.The dust storm hit the Delhi airport at 6.39 pm today. The last flight arrival at the Delhi airport was at 6.36 pm. The last...
20:50
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said. The bill will replace an ordinance issued in February by the previous BJP-led NDA government.The fresh bill will be introduced in the budget session...
20:14
President's rule in Jammu and Kashmir will be extended for six more months beginning July 3 and the Union Cabinet Wednesday gave its nod in this effect, Union minister Prakash Javedkar said.A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval for the...
19:36
Journalist Prashant Kanojia, who was arrested for allegedly defaming Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on socila media sites, has been released from Lucknow jail.Yesterday, the Supreme Court ordered his immediate release, saying the fundamental right to liberty is...
19:21
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will take a call on whether or not his son and the saffron outfit's youth face Aaditya will contest the upcoming assembly polls in Maharashtra, party leader Sanjay Raut said Wednesday.Raut, a Rajya Sabha MP and spokesman, was responding to speculation that Aaditya...
19:08
Industrial production grew at a six-month high of 3.4 per cent in April mainly on account of improvement in mining and power generation, according to official data released Wednesday. The Index of Industrial Production had expanded by 4.5 per cent in April 2018.The expansion in the mining...
18:32
A final decision on Shikhar Dhawan's availability at the ongoing World Cup will be taken only after 10 to 12 days as he is too precious to be ruled out just yet, India's assistant coach Sanjay Bangar said Wednesday. Dhawan will miss three to four games due to the hairline fracture on...
18:31
Retail inflation spiked to a seven-month high of 3.05 per cent in May mainly due to costlier food items, government data showed on Wednesday. The consumer price index based retail inflation for April was revised marginally upwards to 2.99 per cent from the earlier estimate of 2.92 per...
18:26
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav was discharged from a private hospital in Gurgaon on Wednesday, two days after he was admitted at the facility, party sources said. He underwent check-up at the Gurgaon hospital and has now gone back to Lucknow, they said. Yadav was...
18:23
As cyclone 'Vayu' inches closer to the Gujarat coast and expected to make a landfall Thursday, authorities have so far shifted over 1.60 lakh people from low-lying areas of Saurashtra and Kutch regions.Operations at ports and airports in these regions have been suspended as precautionary measure,...
18:08
Sheldon Pollock, celebrated Sanskrit scholar, Arvind Raghunathan Professor of Sanskrit and South Asian Studies at Columbia University and also the General Editor of the Murty Classical Library of India, Harvard University Press, had a long-standing friendship across two continents,...
18:03
Two Central Reserve Police Force personnel have been killed and three have sustained injuries after their patrol team came under terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district. More details are awaited.
17:42
IMD Mumbai: Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning, gusty wind with speed reaching 30-40 kmph with intense spell of rain likely to occur at isolated places in districts of Palghar and Thane during next 4 hours.
17:30
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister on Wednesday refuted the claim by former Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian that the gross domestic product growth rate was overestimated by 2.5 per cent between 2011-12 and 2016-17. It is worth noting that the base year of India's...
17:21
Mumbai International Airport: Flight delays of over 20 minutes reported at Mumbai airport due to bad weather. In Gujarat, National Disaster Response Force evacuates citizens from beaches in Dwarka ahead of the expected landfall of Cyclone Vayu tomorrow.Gujarat State Disaster Management...
16:52
West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi has convened a meeting of major political parties on Thursday in view of the ongoing post-poll violence in the state, sources in the Raj Bhavan said. Tripathi has sent a letter to all prominent political parties in Bengal, urging them to attend the all-party...
16:50
The Indian Navy Wednesday said the Western Naval Command has deployed its ships, aircraft and helicopters for rescue and relief operations and to alert the fishermen at sea about the impending Cyclone Vayu. The Navy said its diving and rescue teams and relief material have been kept on...
16:36
The release order for journalist Prashant Kanojia was sent to Lucknow jail Wednesday by the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Lucknow, a day after the Supreme Court ordered his immediate release. The CJM (in-charge) Sanjai Kumar directed the release of the journalist on furnishing of two sureties...
16:29
The IAF says the AN 32 aircraft crashed into a hill and could not clear it probably because visibility was blocked by clouds. A picture from the site of the crash in Arunachal Pradesh shows the probable crash point of the aircraft and how close the plane was to clear the hill but could not,...
16:12
Overcast skies, cool breeze and the promise of more rain, what more could Mumbaikars singed by a long summer ask for? Ahead of Cyclone Vayu hitting Gujarat tomorrow morning, temperatures dropped marginally in the city and people headed out to watch the skies darken. The cyclone is expected to...
16:05
As cyclone 'Vayu' advances towards Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday advised people to follow real-time information being provided by local agencies to stay safe. Praying for the safety and wellbeing of all those affected by Cyclone Vayu. The...
15:50
Executive Council of Jawaharlal Nehru University today approved a proposal to give the Distinguished Alumni Award to two of its alumni, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during the convocation of JNU in Aug 2019.
15:47
Rahul Gandhi was, is, and will remain the Congress president, party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said Wednesday, after days of uncertainty over Gandhi's offer to quit the post. Surjewala made the remarks after senior Congress leaders met in New Delhi informally under the guidance of A...
15:40
Preeti Rathi acid attack case: Bombay HC upholds conviction of 25-year-old man, but commutes death penalty to life sentence. In Mumbai, a 62-year-old man was killed after a hoarding collapse at a railway station. Details awaited.
15:35
At least 65 people were evacuated and shifted to shelters from Diu and Gujarat by National Disaster Response Force with the help of civil police and civil administration on Wednesday in the wake of Cyclone Vayu. Western Railways has also taken various safety and security precautions for...
15:31
World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev Wednesday said a player of Yuvraj Singh's stature should have got a farewell from the ground and the stylish southpaw will command a place in his all time XI as and when he comes up with it. Neither Yuvraj nor the BCCI has spoken on why the 2011 World Cup...
15:28
The CBI is conducting a search operation at 22 locations including three residential premises of former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati in connection with an illegal mining case, officials said Wednesday. His three houses in Amethi were part of this search operation which is spread...
15:12
PNB Scam case: The Royal Courts of Justice in London denies bail to Nirav Modi. This was the diamantaire's Modi's fourth bail application at the UK court.Modi moved the Royal Courts of Justice to seek bail in the extradition proceedings brought forth by India at the Westminster Magistrates' Court...
14:52
Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman Dr K Sivan announces that ISRO has firmed up that Chandrayaan 2 Mission will be launched on July 15 early morning at 2 hours 51 minutes. The Chandrayaan 2 Mission contains three components & the composite body of Chandrayaan 2 is kept inside GSLV...
14:43
Delhi Congress chief Sheila Dikshit Wednesday met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over the power and water woes being faced by the people in the city. A Delhi Congress delegation, led by the former Delhi chief minister, met Kejriwal at his Flagstaff Road residence in the national capital.Dikshit...
14:35
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not fly over the Pakistani airspace while travelling to Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Wednesday to attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the External Affairs Ministry said. It said the prime minister will fly over Oman, Iran and several Central...
14:30
Kolkata police lathi-charged BJP workers on Bepin Behari Ganguly Street today as they were marching towards Lal Bazar, the police headquarters, protesting against the TMC govt.Clashes broke out between BJP workers and police personnel during the massive rally organised by the party in protest...
14:15
A team of personnel from Indian Air Force, Army and some civil mountaineers were on Wednesday airlifted to a location close to the crash site of an AN-32 aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh to look for possible survivors, officials said. The wreckage of the AN-32 aircraft of the Indian Air Force...
13:56
Union minster Piyush Goyal was on Wednesday appointed as the Deputy Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, sources said. The two-time Rajya Sabha MP will be succeeding Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, who has been elected to the Lok Sabha. Goyal, the Minister of Railways and...
13:11
The National Investigation Agency is conducting raids at seven locations in Coimbatore in connection with an ISIS module case. Searches are being held in Anbu Nagar, Podanur, and Kuniyamuthur areas of the city, to name a few. The raids, which began at 7 am today, are currently...
13:06
Indian Railways is being partially given out for public-private participation. Navratna PSUs are likely to be given 20 major railway stations for upkeep. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to announce this in her 2019 Budget on July 5.
12:53
Union Minister Piyush Goyal to be deputy leader of Rajya Sabha: Sources.
12:42
The Shangri-La Hotel in Sri Lanka's Colombo is set to reopen today, seven weeks after the high-end facility was extensively damaged in deadly terror attacks that killed more than 250 people who were celebrating Easter on April 21.The Shangri-La Group, in a statement, said, From Wednesday, June...
12:24
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has stoked a controversy by saying that madrasas do not breed people like that of Nathuram Godse or a personality like Pragya Singh Thakur.Godse had assassinated Mahatma Gandhi while Pragya Singh Thakur, current BJP MP from Bhopal, is an accused in Malegaon...
12:04
Just in: Rishabh Pant has been brought in as cover for the injured Shikhar Dhawan in India's World Cup squad: BCCI official.This comes after in-form senior India opener Shikhar Dhawan was, on Tuesday, ruled out of at least three World Cup matches after sustaining a hairline fracture on his left...
11:55
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath holds a review meeting on the law and order situation in the state.
11:52
In Kolkata, patients left in a lurch as the strike of junior doctors at NRS Medical College & Hospital enters the second day. A patient's attendant says, My patient is not receiving any treatment from the last 3 days. I am not allowed to enter the hospital. Many patients are dying. Services...
11:32
The Indian Space Research Organisation is gearing up to launch India's second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 as per schedule in July. The ISRO on Wednesday shared the first pictures of Chandrayaan-2 the lander and orbiter at its Satellite Integration and Testing establishment in...
11:27
Hours after a journalist in Shamli was beaten up on camera by a group of GRP personnel for covering the derailment of a goods train, DGP Uttar Pradesh OP Singh on Wednesday ordered the immediate suspension of Station House Officer, GRP Shamli, Rakesh Kumar and Constable Sanjay Pawar. We have...
11:01
The Indian Coast Guard @IndiaCoastGuard tweets his picture: Disaster Relief Teams formed and kept on immediate notice at Daman,Dahanu,Mumbai Murud Janjira, Ratnagiri, Goa, Karwar, Mangalore, Beypore, Vijhinjam & Kochi for immediate response to the impending cyclonic storm Vayu.
10:56
A core group of Congress leaders will meet on Wednesday to discuss the strategy for the upcoming Parliament session, sources said. Top Congress leaders including, Ghulam Nabi Azad, P Chidambaram, Ashok Gehlot, Mallikarjun Kharge, Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, Randeep Surjewala and K C...
10:49
Sonia Gandhi arrives at her Lok Sabha constituency Rae Bareli. This is her first visit to the constituency after retaining the seat in the elections. Sonia Gandhi's daughter and Congress General Secretary of UP East Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is also accompanying her . Rae Bareli is the only seat...
10:40
Mi-17s and Advanced Light Helicopters (ALH) of the Indian Army have been deployed for the search and rescue operation of 13 personnel on board the Indian Air Force's AN-32. This comes a day after the IAF managed to locate the wreckage of the plane 16 kilometres North of Lipo, North East of...
10:34
Those of you in Mumbai, heads up. Bishwombhar Singh, director in-charge, Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, Mumbai, says, Cyclone Vayu won't have much effect on Mumbai. The city will probably receive light rain and there might be increase in wind speed.Fingers crossed.
10:31
Tweet from the Mumbai Police Commissioner's office: @CPMumbaiPolice: In view of #CycloneVayu heading towards Gujarat coast, Mumbai is likely to experience very windy conditions from afternoon. Citizens shud not venture into sea & should keep safe distance from shore-line. Parking under...
10:19
The rupee appreciated by 8 paise to 69.38 against the US dollar in opening trade Wednesday, driven by easing crude oil prices and foreign fund inflows. Forex traders said the weakening of the greenback vis-a-vis some major currencies overseas aided the local unit. However, a weak...
10:17
Update on Cyclone Vayu. In Maharashtra, a tree uprooted in Mumbai early morning today due to strong winds in the coastal areas ahead of landfall of Cyclone Vayu. A bike was crushed under the uprooted tree, but no casualties thankfully. The Deputy Director General, India Meteorological...
09:42
Supporting India's determination that talks and terror cannot go together, a former top Pakistan diplomat has said another high-level meeting between the two countries would be fruitless unless Islamabad ensures the terrorist infrastructure on its territory is dismantled. Pakistan's recent...
09:28
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has earmarked Rs 100 crore in the federal budget 2019-20 for the development of the much-awaited Kartarpur corridor.The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India's Gurdaspur district and...
08:55
Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, booked by the Enforcement Directorate for money laundering, claimed investigating agencies were desperately trying to get something to stick on him on the instructions of their political bosses.Zakir Naik levelled the allegation in response to the ED...
08:37
Nearly two-thirds of India sizzled on Tuesday under a spell of a heatwave that is on course to becoming the longest ever as scalding temperatures killed four train passengers, drained water supplies, and drove thousands of tourists to hill stations already bursting at the seams.Across large...
08:18
Amit Shah, now the Union home minister, may continue as BJP president until the organisation elections in the party are over, sources in the BJP said. The election process in the BJP, the schedule for which will be finalised at a meeting of office-bearers on Thursday, is expected to be concluded...
07:44
The Royal Courts of Justice in London on Tuesday concluded the hearing of diamond merchant Nirav Modis petition for bail in the extradition case against him. The judge said the ruling, which is a matter of some importance would be delivered on Wednesday.Modi was arrested in London on March...
00:06
Contesting Maharashtra finance minister Sudhir Mungantiwar's claim that the next chief minister would be from the Bharatiya Janata Party, a Yuva Sena leader has said the post will be rotated between the Shiv Sena and theBJP, an assertion that could become another bone of contention between the...
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