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The younger brother of the Libyan-origin suicide bomber who killed 22 people in a terrorist attack on an Ariana Grande concert in the English city of Manchester three years ago, was jailed for at least 55 years on Thursday. Earlier this year, a jury took less than five hours to find...
23:39
Maharashtra minister Vijay Wadettiwar on Thursday said the CBI team that arrived in Mumbai to probe the Sushant Singh Rajput's death case should undergo a COVID-19 test.The CBI team reached the metropolis on Thursday evening. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has announced that it has...
23:09
Over 11.2 lakh Indians have returned from abroad after the government launched the Vande Bharat evacuation mission on May 7 in view of the coronavirus pandemic, the ministry of external affairs said on Thursday. Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the bilateral...
22:42
Russia is looking for a partnership with India for producing COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said on Thursday. Russian President Vladimir Putin had announced that his country has developed the world's first vaccine against...
22:31
United States President Donald Trump's former top aide Stephen Bannon was arrested on Thursday and charged for his role in defrauding thousands of donors in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign known as 'We Build the Wall' that raised more than USD 25 million.Bannon, 66, was charged in...
22:15
India on Thursday pressed for having an Indian lawyer to represent Kulbhushan Jadhav in a Pakistani court when it takes up his review petition against his death sentence. External affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India is in touch with Pakistan through diplomatic...
22:05
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the cities that secured the top positions in the annual cleanliness survey results and expressed hope that it will inspire other cities to ramp up their efforts towards better sanitation. Congratulations to all those cities who have...
21:59
The US transportation safety body NTSB has appointed its accredited representative and technical advisors to assist the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) in the ongoing probe into the Air India Express plane crash at the Kozhikode airport earlier this month. The AAIB on...
21:58
Maharashtra reported its highest single-day spike of 14,492 coronavirus cases on Thursday, which pushed its overall count to 6,43,289, the state health department said.The death of 326 patients increased the toll to 21,359, it said.A total of 12,243 patients were discharged on Thursday following...
21:32
A Central Bureau of Investigation team reached Mumbai on Thursday evening for probe in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, even as the municipal corporation announced it has been exempted from home quarantine.The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation had quarantined Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari...
20:58
Breast milk is not likely to transmit COVID-19, according to a study which found that the novel coronavirus was unable to replicate and cause infection in the breastfed infants. The study, published on Wednesday in the journal JAMA, examined 64 samples of breast milk collected by a...
20:44
The Aam Aadmi Party will contest the 2022 Uttarakhand assembly election, party's state in-charge Dinesh Mohaniya said on Thursday. As part of its election campaign, the AAP will raise development issues as it did ahead of the Delhi assembly polls held earlier this year, he said.We will...
20:36
The parliamentary standing committee on Information Technology has summoned Facebook on September 2 to discuss the issue of alleged misuse of social media platforms in the wake of claims that the United States firm did not apply hate speech rules to certain Bharatiya Janata Party...
20:26
Net new enrolments with retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation rose to 6.55 lakh in June from 1.72 lakh during May 2020, according to its latest payroll data, providing a perspective on employment in the formal sector amid the COVID-19 crisis. Provisional payroll data...
20:22
The Islamabad International Airport, one of Pakistan's most security-sensitive zones, does not have bomb detection and disposal squads, according to a media report on Thursday.Intelligence officials brought the issue to the notice of the Regional Police Officer Sohail Habib Tajik last month, Dawn...
20:20
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party president Adesh Gupta wrote a letter to Lt Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday seeking permission for Ramlila performances in the city ahead of the Dussehra festival in October. In his letter to the L-G, Gupta said permission should be granted for staging of...
20:04
The main opposition in Bihar, the Rashtriya Janaat Dal, on Thursday received yet another jolt ahead of the polls when its three more MLAs including old-timer Chandrika Rai, whose daughter is locked in a nasty marital dispute with Lalu Prasads son, joined the ruling Janata Dal-United. ...
19:51
Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj was on Thursday cremated with state honours in the presence of his family members and close friends in Mumbai. The 90-year-old music doyen, who belonged to the Mewati Gharana, passed away on Monday following a cardiac arrest at his home in New Jersey,...
19:13
The ministry of external affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that India, China had in-depth, candid exchange of views on existing situation in border areas during the diplomatic talks.During the talks, India and China also agree to resolve outstanding issues in expeditious manner, the MEA...
19:00
The tally of COVID-19 cases in the slum-dominated Dharavi area of Mumbai increased to 2,697 on Thursday after 17 more people tested positive for the infection, a senior Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporationofficial said.It is after a gap of more than a fortnight that Dharavi has recorded double...
18:37
Amid rising coronavirus cases, Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday ordered a series of emergency measures, including extension of weekend lockdown, with daily night curfew from 7 pm to 5 am in all 167 cities and towns in the state from August 21. Besides, the CM also...
18:23
Doctors and clinical investigators involved in treating coronavirus infection have claimed that there was no evidence of the disease recurring in people who have recovered from it.However, Dr Giridhar Babu, who is part of ICMR's research task force on Epidemiology and Surveillance, said it is...
18:03
Stepping up his attack against parliamentary panel on information technology chairman Shashi Tharoor, Bharatiya Janata Party MP and a member of the panel Nishikant Dubey on Thursday wrote a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker requesting him to remove the Congress leader from the post. Citing...
17:48
Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) on Thursday quit the Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) but preferred to remain mum on future tie-up with any party or grouping. HAM will no longer be a constituent of the grand alliance. The party has decided to...
17:17
Good news: The mutant form of the novel coronavirus reported from Malaysia as being 10 times more infectious is not a concern for India as it is widely prevalent here and isn't any more virulent than the strain originating in Wuhan, say scientists. The D614G strain of the virus was...
17:03
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A group of 18 junior doctors working on special duty to contain the Covid-19 pandemic in Kerala has moved the High Court seeking directions to the state government to immediately disburse their salaries along with arrears. The petition, filed by TS Krishna Priya and others, also sought a...
16:54
After BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, party member Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has shot off a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker against Shashi Tharoor for speaking in public about his intention to summon Facebook officials without discussing the matter first in the parliamentary committee the Congress...
16:41
On Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary today, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid tribute with this picture showing a smiling father indulging his young daughter as she holds up several tricolours. Priyanka, tweeted this picture writing, Always, preceded by several heart emojis.The picture can be...
16:25
Asserting that a large number of small and medium businesses will shut down after the moratorium period, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the country will soon not be able to provide employment to its youth for the first time in its history.Gandhi, in a virtual press conference, said...
16:12
As many as 26 volunteers who reached the Air-India Express plane crash site in Kozhikode and evacuated the injured passengers on August 7, have tested positive for COVID-19. As far as my information from the airport sources goes, as many as 26 localpeople, involved in the rescue...
16:04
Recoveries among COVID-19 patients in the country surged to 20,96,664 on Thursday, pushing India's recovery rate to 73.91 per cent, while only 0.28 per cent people of 6,86,395 active cases are on ventilator support, the Union health ministry said. Of the active cases of coronavirus...
15:56
Top actor Rajinikanth and a host of others have appealed to fans and the general public to join a mass prayer scheduled to be held at 6 pm today to pray for the speedy recovery of veteran playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam.As the 74-year old star singer battles Covid-19 at a Chennai hospital...
15:33
Even as the tensions on China border continue over territorial issues, Indian agencies are keeping a close eye on the activities of the People's Liberation Army's Air Force spread all along the Line of Actual Control with India opposite Ladakh in the north to Arunachal Pradesh in the...
15:15
The Maharashtra government has issued a circular saying Muharram should be observed in a simple manner and that processions will not be allowed in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.Muharram is observed by Muslims with abstinence and prayers to mourn the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain...
14:49
Mahendra Singh Dhoni reacts to PM Narendra Modi's letter to him thanking him for his contribution to cricket. Dhoni tweeted, An Artist, Soldier and Sportsperson what they crave for is appreciation, that their hard work and sacrifice is getting noticed and appreciated by everyone. Thanks PM...
14:35
Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray pays tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary today.
14:12
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a letter to Mahendra Singh Dhoni after the latter announced his retirement from international cricket. The PM in his letter wrote, In your trademark unassuming style you shared a video that was enough to become a passionate discussion point for entire...
14:00
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease. He will be admitted to a hospital.
13:43
A week after lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan was held guilty of contempt for his two tweets on Chief Justice of India SA Bobde and the Supreme Court, Bhushan today told the top court that he is pained that he has been grossly misunderstood. The top court this afternoon told the 63-year-old...
13:18
Respiratory parameters of former president Pranab Mukherjee have shown a slight improvement, though he continues to be on ventilator support, the hospital said on Thursday. Mukherjee, who was admitted to the Army's Research and Referral Hospital on August 10, developed a lung infection on...
13:08
Nilgiri Tahr
The Eravikulam National Park, known for the habitat of Nilgiri tahr reopens for the public in Idukki. Wildlife Warden R Lakshmi says, It used to reopen in mid-March, but due to Covid it could not open. We have suffered a loss of approx Rs 4 crores due to the shutdown.
13:05
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a strong clarion call to Americans to overwhelmingly vote in the 2020 presidential election to ensure that Donald Trump can't sneak or steal his way to victory, warning that Trump's re-election will make things even worse.I wish Donald Trump had been...
12:47
Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, trust constituted to look after construction and management of Ram Janmbhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, meets in Delhi.
12:42
On the 2nd day of torrential rain in Delhi-NCR and large swathes of Millennium City, Gurugram, chaos, traffic jams and flooded roads abound. Severe water-logging at Delhi-Jaipur Expressway in Gurugram after heavy rains in the area.Many parts of the national capital and key road stretches remained...
12:21
A 35-year-old sub-inspector of Mumbai Police died of Covid-19 on Thursday, an official said. With this, the Covid-19 death toll in the Mumbai Police force has gone up to 60, he said. The sub-inspector, who was posted at Deonar police station, underwent a test on August 9 and it came out...
12:20
Indore was adjudged India's cleanest city for the fourth straight year in the central government's cleanliness survey announced on Thursday. The second and third positions in the category were grabbed by Surat and Navi Mumbai respectively. Varanasi has been the adjudged the 'best Ganga town' in...
12:18
Millions of internet users on Thursday are facing trouble while sending emails and attachments through Gmails and also connecting with many of the G suite services.A few minutes ago, the Google apps status page updated to confirm that they have received reports of an issue with Gmail and Google...
12:06
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the submission of activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan that the arguments on quantum of sentence in the contempt proceedings in which he has been held guilty be heard by another top court bench. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra gave assurance to Bhushan...
11:57
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was hospitalised on Thursday in the city of Omsk over suspected poisoning, press secretary of his Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) Kira Yarmysh said. Today in the morning, Navalny was returning to Moscow from Tomsk. He was feeling sick during the flight....
11:48
Nearly a third of Delhi's population has antibodies against Covid-19, the city government said today, giving details of the second serological survey or sero survey in the capital. 29.1 percent prevalence has been found in the second Sero survey, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said.The...
11:46
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary at Veer Bhumi. Rahul tweeted earlier, Rajiv Gandhi was a man with a tremendous vision, far ahead of his times. But above all else, he was a compassionate and loving human being. I am...
11:26
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A youth has been arrested for allegedly tearing the national flag in an inebriated state in West Bengal's Nadia district, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred in School Para locality in Dhantala police station area on Wednesday, they said. The youth, Chanchal Biswas, was arrested...
11:23
Months after the demise of Bollywood star Irrfan Khan, his son Babil Khan on Thursday said that actor Sanjay Dutt was one of the first few people to extend his help to his family when the actor passed away.In an early morning Instagram post, he further revealed that Dutt was also among the first...
11:12
Accepting the Democratic Party's historic nomination for the US vice-president, Kamala Harris fondly remembered her Chennai-born mother who instilled in her the values like compassion and service to others which helped her to grow as a strong Black woman and be proud of her Indian...
10:45
The Shiv Sena on Thursday claimed the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death was politicised to malign the Mumbai Police and the Maharashtra government. If the FIR registered in Patna was right, then if other characters in the case who hail from other states file an FIR in West Bengal, will...
10:32
In Chhattisgarh, residents of Balrampur's Sursa village say they use water from a single water source for all purposes -- drinking, bathing, cleaning utensils, washing clothes, cooking, in absence of source of water. They say, There is no well/pond here. Administration isn't helping. Now, the...
10:19
Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey
Bihar DGP Gupteshwar Pandey clarifies on his 'aukat' remark yesterday. Bihar ke mukhyamantri pe comment karne ki aukaat Rhea Chakraborty ki nahi hai, the Bihar DGP said when asked about the actor's comments on CM Nitish Kumar.After furore on social media, Pandey tried to explain what he meant,...
10:01
Traffic jam at the Akshardham flyover in Delhi
Many parts of the national capital and key road stretches remained flooded as rains continued to drench the city on Thursday, triggering traffic snarls duringmorning rush hours. The India Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rains in the city on Thursday as well. The downpour may lead...
09:46
Massive spike of 69,652 cases and 977 deaths reported in India, in the last 24 hours. The Covid tally in the country rises to 28,36,926 including 6,86,395 active cases, 20,96,665 cured/discharged/migrated & 53,866 deaths: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.Image: A facility for Covid...
09:38
The session of Uttar Pradesh Assembly is scheduled to begin at 11 am today.While the condolence motion for passing away of two Cabinet ministers, Kamal Rani Varun and Chetan Chauhan, will be tabled today the Opposition is likely to raise issues of the law and order situation, encounter...
09:34
Indian-origin Senator Kamala Harris was nominated the Democratic Party's candidate for the US vice-president, becoming the first-ever American of Indian and African descent to be selected by a major party for the top post. Harris, 55, is the first Indian-American to be selected for the...
09:16
NCP chief Sharad Pawar on the CBI taking over the investigation in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. Sharad Pawar, I am sure the Maharashtra Govt will respect the judgement of the Supreme Court to handover Sushant Singh Rajput's case to the CBI and fully cooperate in the investigation...
09:03
According to the government, India has a reason to smile.The health ministry said, India scales a new peak in daily testing. More than 9 lakh COVID-19 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate comes down below 8 per cent.Meanwhile, the global coronavirus cases have gone past the...
08:33
Former United States President Barack Obama laid into his successor in the starkest terms yet, excoriating President Donald Trump as incapable of handling the responsibilities of the presidency and uninterested in taking the job seriously.Speaking before Senator Kamala Harris at the Democratic...
08:15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary. Gandhi, who was prime minister between 1984-89, was born on this day in 1944 and assassinated by the LTTE during an election campaign in 1991. On his birth...
07:54
Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious diseases official, said the government wouldn't make any future COVID-19 vaccine obligatory for the general public -- though local jurisdictions could make it mandatory for some groups, like children.You don't want to mandate and try and force...
00:13
The Supreme Court, which faced 'unprecedented' challenge of COVID-19 pandemic crippling its physical hearings, set up 1,021 benches in last 100 days to deal with over 15,000 matters argued or represented by 50,475 advocates through video conferencing mode, an official statement said. The...
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