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Sedition charges were slapped on the girl -- Amulya -- who raised 'Pakistan zindabad' slogan at an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act rally organised by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Bengaluru on Thursday.Police said that a case has been registered under Section...
22:57
Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam, who was arrested on charges of sedition, was brought to Assam on Thursday evening for interrogation.Imam was brought to Guwahati from New Delhi by train and then taken to a hospital for medical checkup, Guwahati Police Commissioner Munna Prasad...
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The Supreme Court Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking to define the word 'minority' and laying of guidelines to accord minority status based on state-wise population of a particular community.A bench of Justices R F Nariman and S Ravindra Bhat allowed advocate and Bharatiya Janata Party...
22:05
Nearly three months after taking charge, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday, the Shiv Sena said on Thursday.Thackeray will on Friday visit New Delhi, his first trip to the national capital after becoming chief minister in...
21:57
Leaving the organisers of an event to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register in Bengaluru red-faced, a young woman on Thursday raised 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan in the presence of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul...
20:59
Pakistan on Thursday expressed hope that United States President Donald Trump during his visit to India next week will take 'some concrete practical steps' on his offer of mediation on Kashmir.Trump is scheduled to travel to India on February 24 and 25, with stops in Ahmedabad and New Delhi.At...
20:55
Members of the Ram Mandir Trust, including its president Nritya Gopal Das, on Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence here and invited him to visit Ayodhya.The meeting came a day after the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra, set up recently to oversee the construction...
19:56
Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal on Thursday met Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and sought cut in taxes and levies for the sector, amid the 'unprecedented' AGR crisis.Mittal said Airtel is committed to complying with the Supreme Court order on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues, and...
19:52
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over 'steady reduction' of central funds to the state and 'inordinate delay' in the irrelease.In her letter, Banerjee asserted that despite that the state's GSDP grew by 10.4...
19:17
Pejawar Mutt of Udupi has made an initial donation of Rs 5 lakh towards the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya.The cheque for the amount was handed over to treasurer Swami Govinddev Giri during the first meeting of the Rama Janmabhoomi Theerthakshetra Trust on Wednesday.This was informed...
18:56
All three persons who had earlier tested positive for coronavirus in the state have been discharged after undergoing proper treatment, a Kerala nodal officer of public health emergency said on Thursday.First patient of novel Coronavirus has been discharged. The patient has to undergo 14 more days...
18:51
The Rs 9,000-crore initial public offering (IPO) of SBI Cards and Payment Services, the credit card unit of the country's largest lender State Bank of India (SBI), will open for subscription on March 2. The company, which had filed draft IPO papers in November last year, obtained...
18:35
Maharashtra Protocol Minister Aaditya Thackeray has relieved an official at the Maharashtra Sadan in New Delhi of his duties after video footage emerged of him misbehaving with Army jawans. Taking serious cognisance of the incident, the minister has also asked the Border Security...
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As Chinese authorities try to contain the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, Air India on Thursday announced that it is extending the suspension of its flights to the neighbouring country till June 30.Last month, the national carrier had suspended its six weekly Delhi-Shanghai...
18:15
A class nine student has been detained by the police in Bareilly, UP, for allegedly threatening to blow up his school building in a Pulwama-like attack if he was not paid Rs 2 lakh as extortion amount, an official said on Thursday. Senior SP Shailendra Pandey said the boy, who also...
18:00
With United States President Donald Trump claiming that India has not treated his country 'very well' on the trade front, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said the context in which the remarks were made was balance of trade and there have been efforts to address the concerns.Ahead of...
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Actor and politician Kamal Haasan announced financial assistance to the kin of those died in the accident on the sets of Indian 2. Yesterday's accident was unfortunate and we lost our three friends. I will give financial assistance of Rs 1 crore each to kin of those who lost their lives as they...
17:01
China on Thursday defended expelling three foreign journalists of the Wall Street Journal, saying that media which insults, smears the country and support racial discrimination must pay the price. China on Wednesday expelled three journalists of the Wall Street Journal following an...
16:57
Benchmark indices resumed their slide on Thursday as trading sentiment remained at a low ebb on lacklustre overseas cues and lack of buying triggers. A depreciating rupee and persistent capital outflows also weighed on the bourses, traders said. After a choppy session, the 30-share BSE...
16:52
People in Patna have expressed happiness over Prime Minister Narendra Modi trying litti-chokha and kulhad chai at the 'Hunar Haat' fair in Delhi on Wednesday.Speaking to ANI, Rinku Yadav, a local said, It is a good thing for Bihar. I am happy that the Prime Minister has tried our dish.It is a...
16:17
Supreme Court advocates Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran, the ' mediators appointed by the court are at Shaheen Bagh for the 2nd consecutive day of talks with protesters. Advocate Ramachandran addressing the protesters, who yesterday had welcomed them with cheers and...
15:58
Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane's press briefing: Terrorism: There are 15-20 terrorist camps inside Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir where there are around 250-350 terrorists at any time and numbers may fluctuate. On the effect of FATF plenary in Paris on Pakistan activities in...
15:21
A Delhi court Thursday sought a response from Tihar jail authorities on a plea by one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, seeking better treatment for his claimed mental illness, schizophrenia and head and arm injuries. Additional Session Judge...
15:10
All VIP visits have a set pattern and standard drill. The protocol is clearly defined and the preparation, including the motorcade, security, stay etc, works as a well-oiled machine.A State visit usually includes a banquet hosted by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan, a wreath laying...
14:54
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani held a high level meeting, at his residence to take stock of preparedness ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit. President Trump will be arriving in India on 24th February along with US' First Lady Melania Trump. Meanwhile, security has been...
14:10
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday termed the torture of two young Dalits in Rajasthan's Nagaur as horrific and sickening and asked his party government in the state to take immediate action to bring the perpetrators to book. The video of the two Dalit men being thrashed has become viral...
13:57
The portals of Badrinath Temple, dedicated to Lord Vishnu, will be opened for pilgrims on April 30. The shrine, located in Uttarakhand, was closed for devotees in November last year due to the onset of winters.The highway leading from Hanuman Chatti to Badrinath Dham has been opened by the...
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Ahead of its journey starting today from Varanasi, the Kashi Mahakal Express train has received an overwhelming response from the public with as many as 612 bookings done by 7 pm on Wednesday, against the train's total carrying capacity of 648.The number is likely to increase further by the time...
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A Bench of Chief Justice of India SA Bobde will hear on February 24 the plea of the Shahjahanpur law student who has challenged Allahabad High Court's order granting bail to BJP leader Chinmayanand in connection with the alleged rape case.The Allahabad High Court had on February 3 granted bail to...
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BSP national spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria on Thursday hit out at Yogi Adityanath over his remark that 'if someone comes out with the intent of dying, how would he remain alive', saying that the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister's statements were going beyond the parameters of the Indian...
12:47
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said people should avoid using the word nationalism as its meaning could be seen to be derived from Hitler's Nazism.Bhagwat made this statement at an RSS programme held at Mukherjee University Morabadi here earlier today.The RSS chief recounted his conversation...
12:39
A woman medico, who was India's first novel coronavirus patient being treated at the Government Medical College hospital in Thrissur was discharged on Thursday, official sources said. The decision to discharge her from the hospital was taken by the Medical Board, which met and examined the...
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During the two-day India trip, US First Lady Melania Trump is expected to visit Delhi government schools and see how the Kejriwal government has implemented happiness classes in public education.Melania Trump's visit is scheduled for February 25 a day after they land in India. Delhi CM...
11:48
Coronavirus epidemic has already disrupted economic growth in China and its spread to other countries can derail a fragile projected recovery in the global economy this year, the International Monetary Fund has said.In a note prepared for G20 finance ministers and central bankers meeting in...
11:33
All India Imam Association President Moulana Sajid Rashidi on Thursday expressed happiness over Tamil Nadu government announcement to grant 50 per cent subsidy for Ulemas to buy new two-wheelers and added that other state governments should also follow the same.Speaking to ANI, Moulana Rashidi...
10:48
Congress on Wednesday alleged that the statement by US President Donald Trump ahead of his visit is an insult to the dignity of the country and asked the government to respond to it.The president of the United States, ahead of his visit for the first time to India, said that India has not treated...
10:35
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has instructed the District Collector of Palakkad to provide emergency medical aid to the victims of the accident in which 19 people were killed and over 20 injured seriously after a truck and a Kerala-bound bus collided in Avinashi town of Tamil Nadu's...
10:24
Two girls have filed a written complaint with police in Bulandshahr alleging that they were harassed by miscreants for not wearing a burqa while going to school. One of the two persons who were named by the girls has been arrested, Santosh Kumar Singh, SSP Bulandshahr said. A case under relevant...
10:22
The Indian rupee declined by 26 paise to 71.80 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday amid muted opening in domestic equities and rising crude oil prices. Besides, as investor sentiments remained fragile amid coronavirus fears and sustained foreign fund outflows. The death toll...
10:13
Three people died while around 10 suffered injuries after a crane collapsed on the set of the movie, 'Indian 2', starring Kamal Haasan, during the shooting of the film near Chennai on Wednesday night. Madhu, the personal assistant to director Shankar, assistant director Krishna, and a...
09:47
Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who has been transferred 53 times during his 27 years in the civil services, is now subject of a book by two Delhi-based journalists.Just Transferred: The untold story of Ashok Khemka by Bhavdeep Kang and Namita Kala, which will be out on March 5, chronicles his...
09:18
One of the death row convicts of the 2012 Delhi gang rape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, was reportedly injured after he attempted to hurt himself by hitting his head against a wall in his cell early this week.Sources in the Tihar Jail official said Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma was hurt after he...
08:47
Nineteen people -- 14 men and 5 women -- died after the bus in which they were travelling in collided with a container that had come off a truck coming from the opposite side on a highway in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore, the police said.The Kerala government-run bus with 48 passengers was going to...
08:39
Two elderly coronavirus patients from a quarantined cruise ship off Japan have died, media reports said on Thursday, citing a government source. A man and a woman in their 80s who had been infected have died, public broadcaster NHK and other media said.No immediate confirmation was...
07:59
At least eight people were killed and five others were critically injured in a mass shooting incident in the German city of Hanau on Wednesday, Bild newspaper reported.The mass shooting was carried out by two unknown gunmen in two separate shisha bars in Hanau, Sputnik reported, citing local...
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Four high-end hotels in Mumbai on Wednesday received threat e-mail, with its sender claiming to be a member of the terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, a police official said.Hotel Leela, Hotel Princess, Hotel Park and Hotel Ramada Inn received the threat mails, following which they were...
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Ahead of United States President Donald Trump's maiden India visit next week, an influential US Congressman on Wednesday expressed concern over the situation in Kashmir and agitations over the new citizenship law, saying the country must protect its minorities and not lose its secular...
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