23:46
Once a fortress, security in and around Trump Tower on Manhattans Fifth Avenue will begin to loosen, possibly as early as this week. According to a New York Police Department official, police presence will be scaled down once Trump leaves office Jan. 20. Streets around the high...
23:23
US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on Monday officially resigned from her Senate seat, according to a media report, ending her four-year innings in the upper chamber of the United States Congress. The move comes two days before the 56-year-old would be sworn in on Wednesday...
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The meeting between farmer unions and the Central govt scheduled for Jan 19 has been postponed to Jan 20. The talks will be the 10th round of discussions between the groups. The talks have failed to yield any concrete results as the agitating unions have stuck to their main demand for...
22:25
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Monday appointed the new chairman of the trust which manages the world famous Somnath Temple at Prabhas Patan town in Gujarat's Gir-Somnath district, becoming the second PM to hold the post. Modi, one of the trustees of the Shree Somnath Trust, was...
22:00
The US Capitol was shut down temporarily on Monday out of an abundance of caution after a fire broke out near the complex, the Capitol Police said, underscoring security jitters days before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.There is no threat to the public, the US Secret Service said in a...
21:29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese premier Xi Jinping will be among the top world leaders who will participate in a five-day online Davos Agenda Summit of the World Economic Forum later this month. Several union ministers including Narendra Singh Tomar, Nitin Gadkari, Smriti...
21:09
A prominent seers' body in Haridwar on Monday demanded a ban on 'Tandav', a web series streaming on Amazon Prime Video, for allegedly subjecting Hindu deities to ridicule.It threatened to hit the streets if the web series is not immediately banned.Hindu deities have been insulted in 'Tandav'. The...
20:38
A total of 3,81,305 beneficiaries have so far been vaccinated for coronavirus, even as 580 adverse events following immunization were reported in the country, the Union health ministry said on Monday.Addressing a press briefing, Manohar Agnani, Additional Secretary in the ministry, said 1,48,266...
20:16
The World Health Organization chief lambasted drugmakers' profits and vaccine inequalities, saying it's not right that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against COVID-19 before older people or health care workers in poorer countries and charging that most vaccine...
19:57
The Supreme Court-appointed committee on the three new farm laws is scheduled to hold its first meeting with members on Tuesday at Pusa campus here, its member Anil Ghanwat said. We are going to meet tomorrow. Only members will meet to discuss the terms of reference and decide the future...
19:27
India and France will carry out a five-day mega air exercise near Jodhpur beginning Wednesday that is expected to see Rafale jets of the two countries engaging in complex maneuvers to enhance operational coordination, official sources said. The exercise --'Ex-Desert Knight 21'-- is...
19:02
The cast and crew of Amazon Prime Videos' Tandav, against whom police complaints have been filed alleging that some scene of the web series had insulted Hindu gods and goddesses, issued an apology Monday evening.The cast and crew did not have any intention to offend the sentiments of any...
18:52
North India will continue to reel under the grip of an intense cold wave for few more days even as the dense fog will lift by Tuesday, a senior official at the Indian Meteorological Department said on Monday.RK Jenamani, the senior scientist, IMD, said that the warning for the cold wave in North...
18:29
Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth will be a part of the Republic Day flypast this year to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in India's biggest ceremonial event on January 26, officials said on Monday. Kanth is also one of the first women fighter pilots in the Indian Air...
18:09
Newest BJP entrant Suvendu Adhikari has hit back at Mamata Banerjee's wish to contest elections from his bastion Nandigram and confirmed he will be facing off against his former political boss in the upcoming 2021 West Bengal elections.Speaking at a rally in Kolkata, Suvendu Adhikari bellowed, If...
17:56
Tension prevailed in south Kolkata on Monday evening after unidentified miscreants, carrying TMC flags, hurled bricks and stones at BJP activistswhen they were conducting a mega roadshow near Rashbehari Avenue and Charu Market area.The roadshow, which commenced at Tollygunge tram...
17:41
Punjab and Haryana, the homes of the Green Revolution, were the two states whose farmers were most affected by the Central government's agriculture laws. Like the Muslim women at Shaheen Bagh, the farmers demonstrating at Singhu and Tikri are defending themselves and, at the same time, making a...
17:22
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After a choppy session, the 30-share BSE index ended 470.40 points or 0.96 per cent lower at 48,564.27. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty tumbled 152.40 points or 1.06 per cent to 14,281.30. ONGC was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 5 per cent, followed by Sun Pharma,...
17:20
We have seen recent reports on China undertaking construction work along the border areas with India. China has undertaken such infrastructure construction activity in the past several years, MEA on media reports saying that China has built a village in Arunachal Pradesh.Government keeps a...
17:06
The newly inducted Rafale fighter aircraft will feature in India's Republic Day parade on January 26 and culminate the flypast by carrying out the 'Vertical Charlie' formation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) said on Monday. In the 'Vertical Charlie' formation, the aircraft flies at low altitude,...
16:56
With 11,452 deaths in 2020, Maharashtra figured among top three states that have reported the highest number of deaths in road accidents in the country, state Transport Minister Anil Parab said on Monday. Expressing concern, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said these figures are serious, as he...
16:29
Equity benchmark indices closed one per cent lower on Monday as traders booked profits during second half of the session across all sectors. The BSE S&P Sensex was down by 470 points or 0.96 per cent at 48,564 while the Nifty 50 slipped by 152 points or 1.06 per cent to 14,281. All...
16:09
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds a pre-Budget meeting for the upcoming Budget 2021-22 with finance ministers of all states and union territories (with legislature) through video conferencing in New Delhi today.
16:04
This year, there will be no joint or coordinated parade at the Attari border on Republic Day. Earlier, Pakistan and India used to do a joint parade, which spectators used to watch from both the side.No joint or coordinated parade this year at Attari border on Republic Day. No public will be...
15:48
The Bombay High Court on Monday asked media houses to exercise restraint when reporting on suicide cases, saying media trial leads to interference and obstruction to administration of justice. A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni said some reportage by Republic TV...
14:49
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee kicked off the Trinamool Congress's campaign for the assembly elections on Monday, announcing that she will contest the polls from Nandigram -- a political gambit aimed at the BJP's Suvendu Adhikari who won the seat in 2016 as a TMC candidate, while...
14:44
Sushant Singh Rajput death case: Bombay High Court rules that media trial during an ongoing investigation of any case, does impact the investigation.
14:38
Protesting union leaders on Monday said that farmers have a constitutional right to take out their tractor rally peacefully and asserted that thousands of people will participate in the proposed event on January 26. The Supreme Court said on Monday that the Delhi Police is the first...
14:31
Former Union minister M J Akbar told a Delhi court on Monday that harm to his reputation was done by journalist Priya Ramani as she instigated and ignited the flame first when she accused him of sexual misconduct that allegedly took place decades ago. Akbar was replying to Ramani's argument...
13:59
Jill Biden with the two 'first doggos'
With President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration just two days away, major 'pawlicy' changes were underway as the Delaware Humane Association, on Sunday (local time), held an 'indoguration' for First Dog-elect Major Biden.Major, a German Shephard, who was adopted by the Bidens in 2018 from the...
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It's unfortunate, I condemn the statement. We're not going to give even an inch of land from this side, Karnataka CM on Maharashtra CM's statement that his govt is committed towards incorporating into the state, the areas of Karnataka where Marathi-speaking people are in...
13:33
Update: The Supreme Court told the Centre on Monday that the proposed tractor rally on the Republic Day by farmers protesting against the new farm laws is a law and order matter and Delhi Police is the first authority to decide who should be allowed to enter the national capital. A bench headed...
13:16
A healthcare worker is administered the Covid vaccine
A 46-year-old government hospital employee in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad died on Sunday evening, 24 hours after receiving a Covid vaccine shot, reports NDTV. The district's Chief Medical Officer has said the death is unrelated to vaccination.Ward Boy Mahipal Singh died after complaining of chest...
13:05
Change in WhatsApp privacy policy will be among other issues which will be discussed in the meeting between officials of Facebook and Twitter and the Parliamentary standing committee on Information Technology (IT) on January 21, sources said.Parliamentary standing committee on IT has summoned...
13:01
An FIR has been lodged here against the makers of web series Tandav and Amazon's India head of original content for allegedly depicting Hindu gods in a manner hurtful to religious sentiments of the people. The FIR against Aparna Purohit, the head of Amazon's India head of original content,...
12:02
Chats suggest that Pulwama massacre made Mr Righteous Indignation of TV whoop 'this attack we have won like crazy', and the government smelt a chance to make Indians feel 'elated' before the polls. Read the column here
11:57
Supreme Court starts hearing the farmers' rally issue. Court will hear the application filed by Delhi Police seeking a direction to put an injunction on the proposed tractor rally on Republic Day. Court had already issued notice on this matter on January 12th.Supreme Court says the question of...
11:42
Prime Minister Narendra performs ground-breaking ceremony for Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project via video-conferencing. Ahmedabad and Surat are receiving very important gifts today. Metro will further strengthen the connectivity in two major business...
11:16
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Former India cricketer B S Chandrasekhar, who has been admitted at a city hospital, is recovering well, his family said on Monday. Chandra is recovering very well, and he will be back home on Wednesday or Thursday, his wife Sandhya Chandrasekhar Bhagwath told PTI. The 75-year old...
11:05
The Rajini Makkal Mandram, the Tamil superstar's fans' club, has put out a notice saying that those members who wish to contest elections may do so after resigning from the RMM membership. However, even if they were to leave, they must remember that they will always remain the Thalaivar's dear...
11:03
When Suvendu Adhikari crossed over to the BJP, it was said there's no reason to fuss over the desertion of Mir Jafars. Now actor Rudranil Ghosh has earned the sobriquet of Mir Jafar 2.0. But what is it to be the progeny of a man-turned-pejorative? Read the column here
10:48
Delhi Deputy CM and Education Minister Manish Sisodia visits Kautilya Govt Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya. Govt, govt-aided/unaided schools re-opened for Std 10th and 12th in the national capital today, months after they were closed in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
10:31
The daily coronavirus infections fell below 14,000 for the second time this month taking India's COVID-19 caseload to 1,05,71,773, while 145 new fatalities were recorded, the lowest in around eight months, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. A total of 13,788...
10:11
Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 200 points in early trade on Monday tracking losses in index majors Infosys, HDFC and TCS amid a mixed trend in global markets. In a highly volatile opening session, the 30-share BSE index was trading 203.52 points or 0.42 per cent lower at 48,831.15....
10:01
Two bogies of a train which was on its way to Jaynagar from Amritsar derailed in Lucknow on Monday morning, a railway official said. No casualty has been reported in the incident and the 4674 Shahid Express has left for its onward journey, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Jagtosh Shukla...
09:45
India's Covid cases still above the 10000 mark. The country reports 13,788 new COVID-19 cases, 14,457 discharges and 145 deaths in last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry Total cases: 1,05,71,773 Active cases: 2,08,012, Total discharges: 1,02,11,342, Death toll: 1,52,419.
09:42
China has recorded the lowest economic growth in four decades as it grew by 2.3 per cent according to the latest data provided by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.The statistics bureau cited that the reason behind a slow economic growth was due to the coronavirus pandemic. South China...
09:31
People gathered at Kapali Para in Lankamura village to attend the 'Poush Parban 2021' that concluded yesterday in Tripura. Locals had set up makeshift stalls of traditional Bengali rice-cake at the event. The white roll-like thing is called patishapta, which is rice flour pancakes stuffed with a...
09:09
The Dhannipur mosque project, which includes a hospital, a museum, a library, a community kitchen, the Indo-Islamic Cultural Research Centre, a publication house, besides a mosque, will formally begin in Ayodhya on January 26. The mosque is coming up in the Uttar Pradesh district pursuant...
08:37
Actor Akshay Kumar on Sunday urged his fans to contribute towards the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, after the nationwide drive to collect donations kicked off on Friday. Kumar took to Twitter and shared a video, writing that he has donated his share for the construction.It is a...
08:14
Taking cognizance of complaints that Hindu gods and goddesses have been ridiculed in web series 'Tandav', the ministry of information and broadcasting on Sunday sought an explanation from streaming platform Amazon Prime Video on the issue, sources said. The development came after...
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