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Former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday left for Delhi where he is likely to meet senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to discuss a possible seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming state assembly polls, according to sources.Singh is expected to meet the BJP's central...
22:45
Ahead of the state polls, Goa BJP MLA and former minister Alina Saldanha resigned from the assembly as well as the ruling party on Thursday and later joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in New Delhi. Alina Saldanha, a two-time MLA, resigned claiming the BJP was no longer the party which she had...
22:04
The Maharashtra government on Thursday announced the schedule for Class 10 (SSC) and Class 12 (HSC) board examinations for 2021-22. The board exams will be conducted in offline mode, announced state education minister Varsha Gaikwad in a tweet. Accordingly, the written exams for Class...
21:35
A total of 13 more new Omicron cases have been reported from Delhi, Karnataka and Hyderabad on Thursday. Four persons tested positive for Omicron and they have been admitted to LNJP hospital which has taken the tally in Delhi to 10, said Dr Suresh Kumar, MD, LNJP hospital. Dr Kumar...
21:06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi would meet the Bharatiya Janata Party MPs from Uttar Pradesh on Friday over breakfast, sources said. The Prime Minister will meet party MPs from Uttar Pradesh tomorrow (Friday) on breakfast. Total 40 MPs are invited, a source said. The PM had inaugurated...
20:34
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday asked the Centre to take a decision on giving a booster dose of coronavirus vaccine to people in the country in the wake of the Omicron threat. He said...
20:29
District and Army authorities launched an operation to rescue a one-and-a-half-year-old girl who fell into a borewell in a village near Chattarpur in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, a police official said. The incident took place at around 3 pm when the girl, Divyanshi, while playing...
20:03
The tri-services inquiry set up by the defence ministry to probe the reasons behind the chopper crash wherein chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat and 13 others were killed is expected to complete its proceedings within the next two weeks. The inquiry is headed by an Indian Air Force...
19:05
The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday said the India-US 2+2 dialogue was unlikely this year and details were being worked out for it but a date had not yet been finalised.The last meeting of the 2+2 dialogue was held in New Delhi last year and the next meeting is to be hosted by the US in...
18:55
The rupee recovered 23 paise to close at 76.09 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, reacting to the US Federal Reserve's announcement on ending bond-buying stimulus by March.At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened at 76.31 against the greenback and witnessed an intra-day...
18:40
A man named an accused in an extortion case allegedly involving former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh and others was arrested here on Thursday afternoon, a police official said.The crime branch of Mumbai police, which is probing the extortion case registered at suburban Goregaon...
18:19
The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Thursday demanded that the government ban the Tablighi Jamaat in India and crackdown on Darul Uloom Deoband and Popular Front of India as they provide direct or indirect nourishment to Jamaat.In a statement, the VHP, a saffron outfit, also demanded that the Nizamuddin...
17:44
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav announces an alliance with the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) in a meeting with Shivpal Singh Yadav today.Shivpal served as public works department and irrigation minister in Akhilesh's government before the two fell out in August 2016 over control of...
17:27
Religious polarisation a big factor but not the real issue in India's most populous state, writes Sheela Bhatt. Read the column here.
17:25
The performance of face masks as devices that control infection spread depends upon both the ability of the mask material to filter aerosols and on how well the mask fits the wearer, says Francoise M Blachere, MSc., Research Biologist, of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health...
17:12
The idea of India: Kashmiri Muslim artisans give finishing touches to Christmas-themed products and decorative items in their workshop ahead of Christmas celebrations in Srinagar. The artisans say that the Christmas items are made of papier mache and are exported to...
17:09
Equity benchmark Sensex ended 113 points higher on Thursday, tracking gains in index majors Infosys, Reliance Industries and Bajaj Finance amid a positive trend overseas. The 30-share index advanced 113.11 points or 0.20 per cent to settle at 57,901.14. Similarly, the NSE Nifty...
17:01
The collage of Mrs Gandhi tweeted by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday alleged that former prime minister Indira Gandhi was being left out of the misogynist BJP government's Vijay Diwas celebrations and said it is about time Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts giving women their due. Vijay Diwas...
16:46
Journalist Nidhi Razdan was a victim
For over a year, prominent women in India, including journalists, were reeled into a labyrinthine online scam, offering work with Harvard University. Who targeted them, and why, is a mystery. Read the report here.
16:41
Indian Air Force officials and Madhya Pradesh ministers on Thursday laid a wreath at Bhopal airport and paid tribute to Group Captain Varun Singh who passed away yesterday. He was the lone survivor of the Tamil Nadu chopper crash that has now claimed 14 lives. Singh suffered injuries...
16:26
The story of the creation of the first flag of Bangladesh is both attractive and exciting. It's the fruit of a team spirit and a creative expression of the fertile brains of rebellious Chhatra League leaders and workers. Read the column in the Dhaka Tribune.
16:23
Political discourse ahead of the Punjab polls: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in Muktsar, Punjab, says, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi in the interview says that I meet people 24 hours. I meet people in the drawing-room, hall, bathroom. I think he is the first CM in the history of the world who...
16:12
Congress leader points out the elephant in the room -- the BJP government's refusal to acknowledge the leadership of the then PM Indira Gandhi -- as India celebrates Vijay Diwas -- the victory and the birth of Bangladesh in the 1971 war with Pakistan. Addressing a meeting in Dehradun, Rahul...
16:03
People attend a protest against Myanmar's military coup in Launglon
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called on the international community to condemn the escalation in terror against reporters covering the news in Myanmar and to implement targeted sanctions against the generals running the country. This statement was issued after a journalist died...
15:12
The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday told the legislative council that no death due to lack of oxygen was reported in the state during the second wave of COVID-19, a claim rejected by the opposition. The government said the death certificates made no mention of 'death due to lack...
15:08
The horrific second Covid wave in India
The Maharashtra government has expanded the scope of the district task force in the state to secure the rehabilitation and inheritance rights of women who lost their husbands due to COVID-19, by providing them proper guidance and legal assistance. Authorities will also check if such...
14:46
Madhya Pradesh government will provide a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the next of kin of Group Captain Varun Singh, who passed away on December 15.Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that Singh's last rites will be performed with full state and military honour. Addressing the...
14:44
Indrani Mukherjea, the mother and prime accused in the Sheena Bora murder case, has written to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and requested the agency to further investigate the case as she claimed Sheena was alive and in Jammu and Kashmir. Indrani, in her letter, said that one of...
14:25
Both houses of Parliament have been adjourned for the day.Opposition parties launched a massive protest in the Lok Sabha today, demanding the removal of Union minister of state for home Ajay Mishra 'Teni' after investigators said his son Ashish Mishra and others mowed down farmers in Lakhimpur...
14:03
Both of his high profile companies -- SpaceX and Tesla -- are facing a barrage of sexual harassment allegations. They point to a toxic work culture -- a problem that, as always, starts at the top. Read more here.
13:58
On Vijay Diwas, Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam's book India's Wars: A Military History, 1947-1971 is an eye-opener.India's Wars gives the reader deep insights into little known aspects of combat, the sharp military minds that shaped battlefield tactics and the precision...
13:55
The government has decided to raise the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, bringing it at par with that of men. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday had cleared a proposal to bring in uniformity in the marriageable age of men and women, sources said on...
13:36
Political tact doesn't always rest on conscience. Politics is a brutal game. No party understands this better than the Congress, India's grand old party. Every single political party in India emerged at its expense. That's what fate ordained for a party which in a sense inherited India after...
13:32
Goa BJP MLA Alina Saldanha resigned from the state Assembly as well as the party on Thursday, ahead of the Goa polls due next year, claiming the BJP was no longer the same organisation which she joined after her husband's death in 2012. Saldanha, 69, submitted her resignation at the...
13:28
Narendra Modi's image of piety splashed across newspapers.
13:16
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Thursday said 10 cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron have been detected in the national capital so far and none of them has developed severe disease. He said 40 people are currently admitted to the special facility at the Lok Nayak Hospital...
12:58
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that he has no plans to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics pointing out that he is considering multiple options over the US-led diplomatic boycott of the games, reported Kyodo News.At the moment, I have no plans to attend, Kyodo News quoted...
12:37
Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni
Facing increasing pressure from Opposition parties to quit over his jailed son, who is accused of running over farmers in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni on Thursday joined office and held a departmental meeting with officials. The MoS reached...
12:27
Ride hailing platform Ola on Thursday said it has raised USD 500 million debt from marquee international institutional investors. The company has raised the amount via Term Loan B (TLB). Institutional investors that seek higher yields and can stay invested over longer investment horizons...
12:10
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On this day 50 years ago, the Indian Army won a spectacular victory over Pakistan under the brilliant leadership of Chief of Army Staff General Sam Manekshaw.The General was promoted to Field Marshal after the war and is an Indian icon.Two people who knew him closely were his grandsons Jehan...
12:06
World Cup-winning former India skipper Kapil Dev feels Virat Kohli's statements that exposed his differences with the BCCI on the issue of captaincy were ill-timed as they created an unsavoury controversy just ahead of a crucial tour to South Africa. In the pre-departure press-conference in...
12:02
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not sacking Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, whose son is among the accused in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.She said carefully curated spectacles of piety and wearing religious attire will not...
11:44
Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm following the Opposition's protest in the House over the Lakhimpur Kheri incident and their demand for the immediate resignation of Minister Ajay Misra Teni.In the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says, We should be allowed to speak about the...
11:24
PM signs the Visitor's Book at the National War Memorial
On the occasion of the 50th Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday participated in the homage and reception ceremony of 'Swarnim Vijay Mashaals' at the National War Memorial in New Delhi.Swarnim Vijay Varsh commemorates 50 years of India's victory in the 1971 war and the formation...
10:54
Prez Kovind with Bangladesh PM
President Kovind is on a three-day visit to Bangladesh from December 15-17. He landed on Wednesday at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and was received by Bangladeshi President Mohammad Abdul Hamid.On Wednesday, the President met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign...
10:53
President Ram Nath Kovind is witnessing Bangladesh's Victory Day celebrations at the National Parade Ground in Dhaka as a guest of honour on Thursday.Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid reviewed the parade at National Parade Ground in Dhaka on Thursday as the national program of Victory Day...
10:47
On December 10, Henry Kissinger began to encourage the Chinese to take action against India: 'If the People's Republic were to consider the situation on the Indian subcontinent a threat to security, and if it took measures to protect its security, the US would oppose efforts of others to...
10:42
The army has been left to do justice to itself for crimes it is accused of committing against civilians.As a force inside the government, obviously it will want that there be no intrusion into what they do, asserts Aakar Patel.Read the column here.
10:41
In a major boost to indigenization, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) for the development and supply of 20 types of systems for the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Mk1A program in Bengaluru on Wednesday.The five-year contract...
10:29
Classes for Std 1-7 resume in schools in Pune city from today. Visuals from Dnyanganga English Medium School as students arrive. They are being allowed only with the consent letter of their parents.
10:05
Modi shows his saffron colours in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh four more times this month for official functions before the Election Commission's model code of conduct comes into effect, probably in early January, News18 has learnt. The PM will be in Shahjahanpur on December 18 to lay the foundation...
09:44
Two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Redwani area of Kulgam district late on Wednesday night, a police spokesman said.He said...
08:58
Urging the international community to support the vulnerable people of Afghanistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said disengaging with the war-torn nation would be disadvantageous for the world. Chairing the second meeting of the apex committee on Afghanistan, Khan said Pakistan...
08:29
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is likely to see a surge in cases in January next year across Maharashtra, said Additional Chief Secretary Health Dr Pradeep Vyas on Wednesday.According to Chief Minister's Office, Omicron infection is increasing rapidly in the world and patients are also being...
01:47
The Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to amend the Public Universities Act in order to empower the state government in recommending to the governor the names for the post of vice chancellors, a move being seen as an attempt to clip the governor's powers. The governor is the...
00:43
The UK on Wednesday recorded the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 78,610 new cases largely due to the Omicron variant alongside the dominant Delta variant. The previous record was 68,053 on January 8 when the UK was still in full...
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