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Pakistan's former military ruler General Pervez Musharraf's mortal remains arrived here on Monday on a chartered flight from Dubai and he will be buried on Tuesday in the Army Cantonment area where all arrangements have been completed, officials said. Musharraf, the architect of the...
22:51
Asserting that no religion talks about spreading hate, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP of indulging in adharam in Uttar Pradesh and said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath cannot be a religious leader for the language he uses. During an interaction with civil...
22:25
Isha Foundation on Monday clarified that it has not received any funds or land from the Karnataka government for its project in Chikkaballapura district. It condemned the false information being spread regarding the Rs 100 crore budget allocated by the Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai...
22:14
Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Monday said the allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS) has been reduced in the Budget for 2023-24 as more funds have been allocated towards Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana and Jal Jeevan Mission, which are expected...
21:29
The finance ministry on Monday said governments of five states -- Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh -- have informed the Centre about their decision to revert to the old pension scheme. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, minister of state...
21:11
National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration should halt the anti-encroachment drive to reclaim state land and instead allow the people to prove their claims over the properties. Bulldozer cannot be the first response of a...
21:08
The much-awaited inaugural season of the Women's Premier League (WPL) will be played from March 4 to 26 in Mumbai. The Brabourne Stadium and the DY Patil Stadium will host all the matches with the tournament opener expected to be played between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians-owned...
21:05
Anita Omprakash Pandey, a niece of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, died at the age of 60 in Nagpur in Maharashtra, a kin said on Monday. Pandey, a resident of Dev Nagar area in Khamla Layout in Nagpur, died on Sunday after being unwell for the past few months, he said.
20:58
Salman Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of Booker Prize-winning novel Midnight's Children, said on Monday that he feels lucky to have survived the last year's brutal stabbing at a literary event in the United States as he spoke for the first time about the colossal attack.The 75-year-old British...
20:46
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attacked the Congress for using the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited as a pretext to level allegations against his government and instigate people. Today, HAL's helicopter factory stands as a testimony that has...
20:03
The civil aviation ministry on Monday said three passengers have been put on the 'No Fly List' this year while a total of 63 passengers were placed on the list in 2022. A total of 143 passengers have been put on the list since 2017, according to data provided by the ministry to the...
19:56
A 17-year-old girl allegedly died by suicide in Assam's Cachar district after her family prevented her from going ahead with wedding plans with her lover, police said on Monday. The incident occurred amid the state government's crackdown on child marriage, which also led to the cancellation...
19:36
The Congress on Monday demanded the Centre seize the passport of Gautam Adani, who is battling allegations of stock manipulation, to prevent him from escaping the country as the opposition party held protests against Adani outside offices of LIC and SBI. A Mumbai...
19:16
Nearly 17 per cent of over 6.2 lakh pregnant women in Assam last year were teenagers, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday, justifying the crackdown on child marriages.Citing data from the Reproductive and Child Health (RCH) portal, Sarma said there were 6,20,867 registered pregnant...
19:06
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asserted that the Janata Dal-United's realignment with the Bharatiya Janata Party half a decade ago, which came to an abrupt end last year, had been to the detriment of his party. The JD-U leader was replying to...
18:39
Jammu and Kashmir has been turned into Afghanistan by the BJP which is using bulldozers to demolish the homes of poor and marginalised under the ongoing anti-encroachment drive, former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti alleged Monday.Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, the Peoples Democratic...
18:34
Snapping its five-day gaining streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex on Monday settled lower by 334.98 points or 0.55 per cent at 60,506.90. During the session, the index fell over 500 points to touch its intra-day low of 60,345.61. The broader NSE Nifty dipped 89.45 points or 0.50 per cent to...
18:05
Gautam Adani with wife Priti and son Karan (right)
Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekharan will head the Maharashtra state Economic Advisory Council (EAC) which also includes Karan Adani and Anant Ambani, a government resolution said on Monday. Karan Adani, the CEO of Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, is the son of Gautam Adani, who is battling...
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Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Monday. The Shinde government came to power in June last year following his rebellion against then chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, which also split the Shiv Sena. His government comprises the Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena and...
16:54
Another 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, hours after an earlier quake killed at least 1,300 people in the region. Details of casualties in the second earthquake are yet to come in.
16:25
utomobile retail sales in India rose 14 per cent in January, as compared to the same month last year, on the back of robust registrations across passenger vehicles, two-wheelers and tractors, dealers' body Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations said on Monday.
16:12
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das-headed Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) started its three-day meeting on Monday amid expectations of a smaller 25 basis points rate increase or a pause on the rate hiking spree that started in May last year to check inflation. The decision of the six-member rate...
16:07
Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano
The powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked southeastern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings has killed more than 1,300 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds...
15:41
Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano
India on Monday said that it will despatch rescue and medical teams to Turkey following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that killed over 500 people and toppled buildings in central Turkey and northwest Syria today.The prime minister's office (PMO) said that a meeting was held and it was decided that...
15:08
Mumbai Police have banned the flying of drones, paragliders, all type of balloons and remote-controlled microlight aircraft on February 10 for security reasons, in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the city, official said on Monday. Deputy Commissioner of Police...
14:55
PM holds a chai pe charcha in Varanasi
More than Rs 28 crore has been spent on the first five editions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Pariksha Pe Charcha' with students, parents and teachers, according to the Ministry of Education. The sixth edition of the annual interaction was held on January 27 at Delhi's Talkatora...
14:48
Adani Group on Monday said that the promoters will pre-pay USD 1,114 million for the release of pledged shares of its firms ahead of the maturity in September 2024. These shares belong to Adani Ports & Special Economic Zones, Adani Green Energy and Adani Transmission, a statement...
13:56
Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Muneer arrived in London on Saturday on a five-day visit. The COAS will attend meetings on defence-related issues, being held between February 5 and 9.Gen Muneer is in London to attend a conference at Wilton Park, an executive agency created by the...
13:48
Reuters/Sertac Kayar
A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing at least 641 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in...
13:10
After the Delhi municipal House was adjourned for the third time in a month without electing a mayor, AAP leader Atishi on Monday said the party will move the Supreme Court so that the polls can be held in a court-monitored manner. The municipal House failed to elect a mayor on Monday...
12:36
The municipal house failed to elect a mayor for the third time in a month after ruckus erupted over the nominated members being allowed to vote in the election to the post. Municipal house in Delhi adjourned till next date, Presiding Officer Satya Sharma said. Soon after the Municipal...
12:13
Reuters/Sertac Kayar
Over 250 people killed in Syria after earthquake. The deaths occured in government-held areas of Syria on Monday after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that had its epicentre in southeastern Turkey, the health ministry said.Six hundred and thirty-nine people were injured and 250 were killed in...
11:52
Both houses of Parliament were adjourned till 2pm today following protests by opposition parties demanding a joint parliamentary committee probe into the fraud-allegation-triggered rout in the Adani Group company stocks. Soon after the Lok Sabha met after the weekend break, opposition...
11:37
Reuters/David Swanson
Cardi B looked like a vision to behold as she arrived wearing Indian designer Gaurav Gupta's surreal, sculpture-like couture in electric blue! The stunning gown featured pleated structural features that ebbed and flowed from her shoulders, over her waist and all the way to the top of...
11:05
At least 76 people have been killed across seven provinces in Turkey and 42 were reported dead in Syria in initial reports after a deadly earthquake struck 23 kilometers (14.2 miles) east of Nurdagi in Turkey's Gaziantep province on Monday, Anadolu Agency reported citing disaster management...
11:01
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Monday administered oath of office to five new judges of the Supreme Court. The five judges -- Justices Pankaj Mithal, Sanjay Karol, P V Sanjay Kumar, Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Manoj Misra -- were administered the oath during a swearing-in ceremony held...
10:44
Music composer Ricky Kej, based out of Bengaluru, has won his third Grammy Award for the album 'Divine Tides' and dedicated the honour to his home country, India. The US-born musician shared the award with Stewart Copeland, the drummer of the iconic British rock band The Police, who...
10:24
Why did the Bharatiya Janata Party negotiate a ceasefire and sign a joint statement with former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, if he was 'anathema to all patriotic Indians', Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday.Tharoor's remarks came while hitting out at criticism from the BJP...
10:14
Norah Jones shares this image on Twitter, writing, Sisters in the wild! Def been way too long since I got to hug this beauty. (Heart emoji).Norah Jones (left) and Anoushka Shankar are step-sisters. Their father was the late and legendary Pandit Ravi Shankar. Anoushka Shankar is a...
10:03
Maoists hacked to death a 40-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party functionary in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district while he was attending a wedding function, police said on Monday. The incident took place on Sunday in Paikram village where the victim, Neelkanth Kakem, who was the president...
09:47
Whatever the name, ability and honour of a person, everybody is the same and there are no differences, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Sunday.He was addressing an event at the auditorium of Ravindra Natya Mandir on the occasion of the 647th birth anniversary of Saint...
09:15
Image tweeted by @Charles_Lister
Two large buildings have collapsed in Adana, Turkey. Turkey requests international assistance following massive earthquake. A 7.8 magnitude quake has knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria and many casualties are feared. At least five deaths were reported initially...
09:06
It was the rudeness of the Hindenburg report on the Adani Group that set the stage for the theatre that followed. Consider its headline: Adani Group: How The World's 3rd Richest Man Is Pulling The Largest Con In Corporate History'. It ought to be taught in journalism school. No tabloid desk,...
09:02
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to arrive in Tripura on Monday to address two election rallies, and join a roadshow to boost the BJP's campaign in the poll-bound state, a party leader said. Elections to the 60-member assembly will be held on February 16. Counting will take place on March...
08:47
Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton will meet salt pan workers in Gujarat's Surendranagar district on Monday, the second day of her visit to the state. During the programme, she will also announce a 'Climate Resilience Fund', the Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) said...
08:42
A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale hits 26 km E of Nurdagi in Turkey on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake centred in Turkey took place around 01:17:35 (UTC) at a depth of 17.9 km. According to USGS, the latitude...
08:36
Harry Styles is the first winner at the Grammys 2023! Harry won Grammy for 'Best Pop Vocal Album' for his album 'Harry's House'. His album 'Harry's House' is nominated in six categories - Record of the Year (As It Was); Album of the Year (Harry's House); Song of the Year (As It Was); Best Pop...
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