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A 64-year-old depositor of the scam-hit Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank died due to a heart attack in neighboring Navi Mumbai, her family said on Friday.Kuldeep Kaur Vig (64) is the seventh PMC Bank depositor to have died after the alleged Rs 4,355 crore scam at the bank came to light...
23:03
Telecom regulator Trai on Friday fixed phone call ring time at 30 seconds on mobiles and 60 seconds for landline phones, in case the call is neither answered nor rejected by the susbcriber. The time duration of alert for an incoming voice call, which is neither answered nor rejected by the...
22:42
Better sense should prevail was how Amruta Fadnavis, wife of Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, replied when asked about the delay in government formation in the state on Friday.Allies, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv Sena, are locked in a tussle over the chief minister's post...
22:14
The current situation in Kashmir is not sustainable and needs to change for sure, German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday told German media ahead of her 'restricted meeting' with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and after co-chairing the fifth Inter-Governmental Consultations with him. ...
21:54
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday evening held a 'restricted meeting' in the presence of select ministers and officials from both the sides. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Vijay...
21:47
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday undertook a guided tour of Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The prime minister received the German Chancellor in front of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi sculpted by renowned artist Ram Sutar.Explaining the significance of...
20:55
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party expressed confidence on Friday that it will win more than 65 seats in the 81-member Jharkhand assembly, asserting that incumbent chief minister Raghubar Das will be the face of the party in the upcoming polls in the state. The party's in-charge for the...
20:51
Bangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen on Friday said he was not aware as to when the Indian fisherman, arrested by the Border Guard Bangladesh last month for straying into the neighbouring country's territory, would be released.Pranab Mandal was one of the three fishermen belonging to...
20:31
India batsman Rohit Sharma, who will be leading the team in the T20I series against Bangladesh, is fit and will feature in the match.The batsman was forced to leave the net practice after he was hit on the left thigh off delivery on Friday. After the blow, Sharma went for the ice...
19:59
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India on Friday said its reactors at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu are safe.The NPCIL, a public sector undertaking on Wednesday admitted to a malware attack on one of the computers in Kudankulam plant, a day after the plant authorities had...
19:38
A 25-year-old man was crushed to death after a girder weighing about 100 tons, being transported to a Metro construction site, fell on him in the western suburb of Kandivali, the police said on Friday.The incident took place in the early hours on the Western Express Highway, said senior inspector...
19:00
Top gainers in the Sensex pack on Friday included IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Vedanta, Tech Mahindra, ONGC, Axis Bank and ITC, rising up to 5.18 per cent.
18:59
The BSE benchmark Sensex notched up gains for the sixth straight session on Friday as risk sentiment remained skewed towards equities even amid lacklustre macroeconomic data. After a see-saw session, the 30-share index settled 35.98 points, or 0.09 per cent, higher at 40,165.03. The...
18:53
Congress' Maharashtra unit president Bala Saheb Thorat on Friday said that the Nationalist Congress Party and his party have no strategy of forging an alliance with the Shiv Sena as both the parties have got mandate to sit in the opposition.Thorat met Congress general secretary KC Venugopal at...
18:50
Stating that desperate measures were required to put things in order, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation told IndiGo on Friday to replace the Pratt and Whitney engines under both wings of 97 A320neo aircraft at all costs by January 31 or they would be grounded.Of the 97...
18:20
German Chancellor Angela Merkel met President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan todayWelcoming German Chancellor to India, the President said that given India's strong commercial ties with Germany, India considers Germany's support important in mobilizing efforts within the European Union for...
18:09
Germany has told India it can play key role in doubling farmers' income as the European nation has the expertise in farm mechanisation and post-harvest management, the government said on Friday. German food and agriculture minister Julia Klockner met her Indian counterpart Narendra...
17:45
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Friday said that mere talk will not get back Pakistan Occupied Kashmir and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should lay out concrete steps on how he plans to take back the territory.Statements made by the Prime Minister and defence minister will not get back...
17:12
Jharkhand will go to the polls in a total of five phases starting from November 30, the Election Commission of India announced Friday. The results of all the phases will be announced on December 23. Phase-1: Polls on 30 November, phase 2: Polls on 7 December, phase 3: Polls on 12 December,...
17:04
Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi on Friday said Chief Minister V Narayanasamy's remark on her was 'unparliamentary, uncalled for, uncivilised and uncouth, and unacceptable.' The Chief Minister had on Thursday called Bedi a demon, who was posted in the Union Territory by the...
16:44
India and Germany on Friday called upon the international community to work towards rooting out terrorist safe havens and infrastructure, disrupting terrorist networks and their financing channels, as well as halting their cross border movements.A joint statement released following a meeting...
16:23
Gross revenue on account of Goods and Services Tax (GST) totalled Rs 95,380 crore in October, 5.29 per cent lower in the year-ago period, the Central government said on Friday.Of this amount, the Central GST was Rs 17,582 crore, State GST Rs 23,674 crore and Integrated GST Rs 46,517 crore...
16:17
China's three major state-run telecom operators have unveiled their superfast 5G network across the country, as the Communist giant aims at becoming the global leader in next generation telecom technology surpassing the US and other western nations. State-owned carriers China Mobile, China Unicom...
16:15
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued a notice to the state government on a plea filed by Manu Sharma, the convict in 1999 Jessica Lal murder case, seeking his release.A division bench of Justices Manmohan and Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal granted four weeks to file a response on the petition of...
15:33
The Delhi High Court was informed Friday that former finance minister P Chidambaram, lodged in Tihar jail in the INX Media money laundering case, is fine and does not require hospitalisation. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta read out the report of AIIMS Medical Board, set up on the court's...
15:25
Expect foodgrain prices to go up.The recent unseasonal rains have destroyed the harvested crops across the Maharashtra and farmers have suffered heavy losses, said caretaker Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday after chairing a meeting to take stock of the situation.Earlier today, Fadnavis...
15:03
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy referred to Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi as a 'demon' while addressing an event on the 35th death anniversary of former prime minister Indira Gandhi in Puducherry.People have faith in us. They have faith in Congress its alliance partners and that is why...
15:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the future of Indo-German relationship is bright and added that the two countries will further strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation to deal with threats such as terrorism and extremism.India and Germany's trust and friendly...
14:48
The prevailing smoggy conditions in the national capital are not perfect admitted Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo but said no one is dying as pollution is an issue in their country as well. Domingo said getting exposed to poor air quality air in India was not as big a shock for them as it...
14:28
The Odisha government has entered into partnership with an organisation co-founded by Nobel laureates- Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo- to maximise the impact of anti-poverty programmes across a wide range of sectors in the state. The step has been taken as part of Chief Minister Naveen...
14:23
Sugar mills can sell 20.5 lakh tonne of sugar in the open market during November, according to a notification by the food ministry. As per the notification, 535 mills have been allocated 20.5 lakh tonne of sugar for sale in the current month. This quota is 1.5 lakh tonne less as compared to...
14:20
Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday accused Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of playing blame-game over rising pollution level in Delhi and said blaming Punjab and Haryana would not solve the problem.Delhi Chief Minister is playing politics and blame-game on pollution levels, he...
13:46
Maharashtra may head for President's rule if the new government is not in place by November 7 in the state, Finance Minister and senior BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar said on Friday. The minister's comments came as there appeared no headway in government formation even eight days after results of...
13:34
Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Friday criticised party leaders who are mulling supporting the Shiv Sena in formation of the next government in Maharashtra, where the ruling saffron allies are engaged in a tug of war over sharing of power. Nirupam said the ongoing war of words between the BJP...
12:49
The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Jharkhand Assembly polls on Friday evening, an official statement said. The term of the 81-seat Jharkhand Assembly ends on January 5 next year. There were speculations that the EC would announce schedule for the Delhi Assembly...
12:46
India and Germany on Friday held delegation level talks at Hyderabad House here. Indian delegation was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the German side was headed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel.Merkel is in New Delhi to participate in the fifth India-Germany Inter-Governmental...
12:29
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed that if his party decides, it will get the required numbers to form a stable government in the state.If Shiv Sena decides, it will get the required numbers to form a stable government in the state. People have given the mandate to form the government...
12:20
Reporters Without Borders says regulatory body's 'draconian' orders for TV anchors violate journalistic independence. Read more
12:18
Shares of Vodafone Idea on Friday zoomed over 23 per cent in early trade after the company clarified that it is not going to exit the Indian market. Shares of the telecom operator jumped 22.87 per cent to Rs 4.78 apiece on the BSE. Similarly, the stock rose 23.07 per cent to Rs 4.80 on the...
12:09
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said if the BJP or the government engaged Israeli agencies to snoop into the phones of journalists, lawyers, activists and politicians, it is a scandal with grave ramifications for national security. Her remarks come after WhatsApp said that...
12:04
Bats in some parts of northeast India's Nagaland state may harbour filoviruses, a family of viruses that includes the Ebola and Marburg viruses, putting people who hunt them at the risk of contracting deadly diseases, according to a recent study. The researchers, including Ian Mendenhall...
11:54
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday said that isolated places over Lakshadweep, Kerala and Mahe are likely to receive heavy rainfall today.The weather forecast agency further predicted that heavy downpour is also likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Konkan, Goa and...
11:42
Amid standoff with ally BJP over formation of the next government in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena on Friday demanded immediate relief for farmers affected by unseasonal rains in parts of the state. In an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party said farmers who have...
11:28
Manufacturing activity in the country continued to weaken in October, with factory orders and production rising at the weakest rates in two years, a monthly survey said on Friday. The headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to a...
11:24
As Jammu and Kashmir transitioned from a state into two union territories, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres reiterated his appeal that India and Pakistan deal with the Kashmir issue through dialogue and ensure full respect for human rights. Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday transitioned...
10:57
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday told school children in the city that smoke emanating from stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana was causing air pollution here and asked them to write letters to chief ministers of the two states urging them to control it. Kejriwal...
10:54
Maharashtra will have chief minister from the Shiv Sena, senior party leader Sanjay Raut said on Friday amid standoff with ally BJP over sharing the top post. Talking to reporters he said there has been no talks yet between the BJP and the Sena on government formation. The Maharashtra chief...
10:51
The blanket of haze over Delhi thickened on Friday morning with the national capital's pollution levels increasing overnight by around 50 points, taking the overall air quality index to 459. A Central Pollution Control Board official said the AQI entered the severe plus or emergency category...
10:37
A number of agreements will be signed between India and Germany signifying their broad-based ties and the very close relationship between the two countries, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday.She made the remarks after being received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati...
10:25
Amidst the ongoing tussle between BJP and Shiv Sena over the government formation in Maharashtra, senior Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee leaders will be meeting interim party president Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi today.The meeting is scheduled to take place today...
10:01
Market benchmark BSE Sensex rose over 100 points in early trade on Friday led by gains in Infosys, HDFC twins and ITC amid positive global cues and sustained foreign fund inflow. The 30-share index was trading 136.83 points, or 0.34 per cent, higher at 40,265.88, and the broader NSE Nifty...
09:52
Meanwhile, this in Maharashtra and a point to ponder. As the impasse between the BJP and Shiv Sena continues over government formation in Maharashtra, a farmer from Beed district wrote a letter to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyar, urging to make him the Chief Minister till the differences are...
09:49
The largest fact-finding team to visit the Kashmir Valley after August 5 has found a virtually inaccessible judicial system, widespread and repeated claims of torture and an overwhelming majority afflicted with psychological trauma. The team included human rights lawyers Mihir Desai, Lara...
09:44
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced several concessions for Indian pilgrims going to Darbar Sahib gurdwara at Kartarpur in Pakistan's Punjab where Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, spent the last years of his life.For Sikhs coming for pilgrimage to Kartarpur from India, I've...
09:33
German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan. She was received by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Merkel will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today. Nearly 20 agreements are expected to be signed between India and Germany during...
09:04
Amid the soaring levels of air pollution, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal distributed free masks to school children. Delhi's air level is in the severe category, prompting residents to cover up and stay indoor. Please see: Delhi gasps for fresh air as pollution levels soar
08:13
From the clean, crisp air of Berlin in the good category of the Air Quality Index, German Chancellor Angela Merkel landed in New Delhi that has been grappling with air quality in the severe levels.With the AQI touching the 300-mark in South and Central Delhi where Merkel will stay and interact...
07:51
An influential American Congressman applauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking the bold steps on Jammu and Kashmir by abrogating an outdated and temporary provision of the Constitution.The steps that Prime Minister Modi and the Parliament have taken are needed, they're good for the...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the state-of-the-art Passenger Terminal Building at Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab on November 9, formally opening the Kartarpur Corridor connecting two historical gurdwaras on either side of the India-Pakistan border for pilgrims, officials said on...
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