23:49
The Trinamool Congress is likely to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Tripura alone but it is yet to take a call on whether it will fight all the 60 constituencies or only those seats where the party has a strong presence. TMC observers for Tripura, Rajib Banerjee and MP Sushmita...
23:41
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said the president will address the joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament in the existing building, putting to rest speculations that it could be held in the new building. Amid reports that President Droupadi Murmu can address joint session of...
23:21
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat will arrive in Jaipur on January 25 for a five-day visit. An RSS office-bearer said Bhagwat will stay in the state till January 29. He will participate in the Republic Day programme at Keshav Vidyapeeth Jamdoli on January...
22:57
The search for the lone missing person in the Nepal plane crash intensified on Friday, Nepal Army officials said, as the postmortem of the remaining victims continued here at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. A Yeti Airlines aircraft with 72 people on board, including five Indians,...
22:27
The budget session of the Karnataka legislature would start on February 10 and Chief Minister Basvaraj Bommai would table the budget on February 17, state law and parliamentary affairs minister JC Madhuswamy said on Friday. It has been decided to conduct the budget session from February 10...
21:39
Amid the tug of war over governance issues, the weekly meeting between Delhi LG VK Saxena and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did not take place on Friday. Officials from both the LG and the CM offices confirmed that the weekly meeting could not take place, though they did not give any...
21:33
The National Investigation Agency on Friday conducted searches at two different locations in Punjab in the Ludhiana court bomb blast case that occured on December 23, 2021, in which one person died and six were injured. The places raided by the anti-terror agency included...
20:59
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A stargazing facility at the famed Ajanta view point in Maharashtra's Aurangabad was inaugurated virtually by state tourism minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Friday, an official said. The stargazing facility, near the World Heritage site, is being managed by Maharashtra Tourism Development...
20:30
The security forces have launched cordon and search operations after a suspicious movement was reported in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam, officials said on Friday. The officials said that the suspicious movement was reported in the main town DH Pora Kulgam late on Friday...
20:18
Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot walked out of Mumbai's Arthur Road Jail on Friday evening, hours after he was granted interim bail by the Bombay high court in a loan fraud case. Dhoot was arrested on December 26 last year in the case, in which former ICICI Bank managing director and...
19:49
Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a 15 per cent drop in its net profit to Rs 15,792 crore for the third quarter, according to a company's stock exchange filing. The net profit of Rs 15,792 crore in October-December 2022 compares to Rs 18,549 crore a year back. Revenue from...
19:45
Six Maoists, two of them carrying rewards on their heads, were arrested and explosives were seized from their possession in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division, the police said on Friday. Three Maoists were apprehended from Polampalli police station area in Sukma district in the early hours of...
19:25
Highlighting the security forces' framework of neutralising terror activities in Kashmir valley, former Chinar Corps commander Lt Gen Anil Bhatt (Retd) said the troops eliminated three nephews of Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed's chief Masood Azhar within few days of entering...
19:18
Sambhavna Seth
Actress Sambhavna Seth and Madhya Pradesh BJP leader Usha Kol joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday at its headquarters in Delhi, in the presence of party senior leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh and party national general secretary (organisation) and Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep...
18:41
Google will lay off 12,000 jobs across the globe, its CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Friday, becoming the latest tech giant to retrench staff en mass amid the global economic downturn.In an email to employees, the Indian-origin CEO said: 'I have some difficult news to share. We've decided to...
18:16
Senior journalist Ravish Kumar on Friday said writing has helped him evolve from a fearful person to someone who can question those in position of power. The former TV anchor, who has authored books like The Free Voice, A City Happens in Love (Ishq Mein Shahar Hona), Dekhte Rahiye and...
17:58
The BBC on Friday defended its controversial series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'rigorously researched' documentary that sought to highlight important issues, a day after the Indian government condemned the programme as a 'propaganda piece' lacking objectivity.'The documentary was...
17:33
As the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi entered the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah likened the Congress MP to the Vedic scholar Adi Sankaracharya. Drawing parallels while addressing a public meeting in Jammu and Kashmir's Lakhanpur,...
16:58
The 30-share BSE Sensex on Friday declined 236.66 points or 0.39 per cent to settle at 60,621.77. During the day, it fell 273.18 points or 0.44 per cent to 60,585.25. The broader NSE Nifty went lower by 80.20 points or 0.44 per cent to end at 18,027.65. From the Sensex pack, Hindustan...
16:52
Veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt underwent angioplasty at a hospital early this week, his son Rahul Bhatt said on Friday.Bhatt had reportedly visited HN Reliance hospital in South Mumbai for a routine check-up when the doctors suggested that the 75-year-old director undergo surgery.The filmmaker's...
16:33
Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Friday laid off 380 employees as part of a restructuring exercise citing challenging macroeconomic conditions, with its CEO Sriharsha Majety saying that over-hiring was a case of poor judgement where he should have done better. In an internal email,...
15:51
WEF chairman Klaus Schwab
Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership in a fractured world, the World Economic Forum's Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab said India is a bright spot amid the global crisis. After attending an India reception on Thursday night during the WEF Annual Meeting 2023,...
15:28
Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a video conversation with the soldiers stationed along the India-China border in eastern Ladakh and inspected their combat readiness, official media reported on Friday. Xi addressed the troops from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) headquarters in...
15:15
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Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Friday, said that he had hoped that the Ashok Gehlot administration would take action against those found involved in alleged corruption during the previous BJP regime. However, Pilot, who has been vocal against the chief minister lately, said that he...
15:05
After aviation regulator DGCA initiated enforcement actions, Air India on Friday said it respectfully acknowledges the gaps in reporting with respect to the urination incident onboard a New York-Delhi flight last year and that relevant steps are being taken to address the issues. The...
14:51
At least 78 people have died in Afghanistan in just over a week amid extreme cold conditions that have compounded the country's humanitarian crisis.The ministry in collaboration with other governmental institutions has provided food and cash aid to at least one million people, TOLOnews quoted...
14:30
Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat at a presser
Olympian wrestler and 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Bajrang Punia on Friday said that they are fighting against the Wrestling Federation of India and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur to hear their demands.Ace...
13:58
Accused Shankar Mishra
Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Air India as well as suspended the license of the pilot-in-command of the New York-Delhi flight in which a person allegedly urinated on a female co-passenger. In the incident, which happened on November 26, 2022, the watchdog has...
13:47
Wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia at a press conference
Wrestling Federation of India President, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is under pressure to step down over allegations of sexual harassment of women wrestlers, dismissed claims that he has spoken with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the matter.He said that he will expose the political...
13:32
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla
Albert Bourla, Chief Executive Officer of US-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, encountered a series of tough questions about the efficacy of its Covid vaccine on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum meeting, but he repeatedly ignored the queries and a video on it has gone viral.A...
13:20
After a row erupted over the opening of the emergency exit door of an IndiGo aircraft by BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, Tamil Nadu BJP chief K Annamalai who was also onboard at the time of the incident, has said that Surya accidentally touched the emergency door but it was not his fault that the flight...
12:56
A house severely damaged in Joshimath
Demolitions of dangerous buildings that have cracks have been paused in Joshimath because of heavy snowfall and rain. Labourers are unable to work, so the demolition work has been stopped. We will resume the work once the situation improves, says Himanshu Khurana, Chamoli DM.The gauge meters...
12:29
The Congress on Friday said the 71,000 appointment letters that Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed to the youth are too little and sought to know where are the 16 crore jobs that were promised to be provided in eight years. Reminding the prime minister of his promise of giving...
11:55
PM Modi with Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis on the new metro line
PM Modi inaugurated two new routes of the Mumbai Metro, Yellow Line 2A and Red Line 7, almost seven years after the foundation stone for this project was laid. The metro lines will start functioning for people from today. However, a Mumbaikar who took the Metro Line 7 today was told its...
11:41
Winter wonderland in Kashmir. Pic Umar Ganie
Most parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Friday leading to the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway and impacting flight operations to and from the Valley, officials said. Snowfall was recorded in tourist towns of Pahalgam and Gulmarg, as well as in Anantnag, Kulgam,...
11:30
Braving winter rains, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi started his Bharat Jodo Yatra from Hatli Morh in this border district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday with several prominent leaders, including Shiv Sena (UBT's) Sanjay Raut also joining the foot march. Gandhi donned a black raincoat...
11:17
Under pressure to resign from his position over allegations of sexual exploitation of women wrestlers, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chairman Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has said he will expose the political conspiracy on Friday afternoon in a press conference. Singh, who is also a BJP...
11:07
Bombay HC grants interim bail to Videocon Group founder Venugopal Dhoot, arrested by CBI in a bank loan fraud case.
10:54
In the ongoing power tussle involving two constitutional functionaries of Delhi, L-G V K Saxena on Friday wrote to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of making misleading and derogatory remarks and resorting to a low level of discourse. He also accused Kejriwal of adopting...
10:23
Accused Shankar Mishra
Air India has submitted its reply to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in the case where passenger Shankar Mishra urinated on a woman co-passenger onboard a New York-Delhi flight in November last year. A senior DGCA official said that adhering to the deadline of two weeks to...
10:04
By R RajagopalanPrime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed 850 construction workers and labourers who built the Kartavya Path in New Delhi, be accommodated at the Republic Day parade.This is the first Republic Day parade which will be held on the newly built Kartavya Path. Prime...
09:50
After Air India's decision to ban Shankar Mishra, who allegedly urinated on an elderly woman co-passenger, from flying with the airline for four months, his legal team said that they disagreed with the committee's findings and are already in the process of appealing this decision in accordance...
09:40
CIA director makes unannounced visit to Kyiv. CIA Director William J. Burns briefed President Volodymyr Zelensky on his forecast of Russia's upcoming military plans, the Washington Post reports, citing a US official. Image: Ukrainian army's 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade fire a German...
09:33
One of the cops being feted by the Bihar police
Bihar Police has rewarded two woman police constables for displaying bravery as they foiled a daylight robbery attempt at a bank in Hajipur by armed men.The police constables were identified as Juhi Kumari and Shanti Kumari who were on duty when the robbers attacked the bank. Security...
09:24
Almost 16 trains were running late on Friday due to foggy conditions in most of north India, affecting visibility. According to officials of Northern Railway, Darbhanga-New Delhi Clone Special, Gaya-New Delhi Mahabodhi Express, Malda Town-Delhi Farakka Express, Barauni-New Delhi Clone...
09:06
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has revealed that Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel had told him in Davos during the WEF that he is a Modi bhakt (fan of PM Narendra Modi).Shinde, who recently returned from the World Economic Forum meet in Davos, on Thursday recalled his encounter...
09:00
A father-son duo involved in heroin smuggling allegedly set the house of a man on fire over a financial dispute killing his seven-year-old son, police said. Superintendent of Police, Hanumangarh, Ajay Singh said the accused, Baaj Singh (53) and his son Sharaj (27), were apprehended from...
08:58
Wrestler Vinesh Phogat
Top Indian wrestlers' meeting with Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur remained inconclusive on Thursday night as they refused to back down from their demand that the government immediately disband the Wrestling Federation of India.The marathon meeting began around 10 pm on Thursday, the second...
08:47
Terrorism is alive in Jammu and Kashmir and can only be finished by holding dialogue with Pakistan, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah said on Thursday, lashing out at the Bharatiya Janata Party for spreading hatred which is a danger to the integrity of the country. He also said...
08:08
The United States has announced another military assistance package of USD 2.5 billion for Ukraine to fight against Russian aggression, taking the total US military assistance to USD 27.5 billion.This assistance package will provide Ukraine with hundreds of additional armoured vehicles, including...
01:10
The Election Commission on Thursday ordered an inquiry into attacks on a Congress bike rally in Majlishpur assembly constituency in West Tripura district, an official said. The Congress has claimed that 15 party workers and functionaries, including AICC general secretary Ajay Kumar, were...
01:06
Members of Shiv Sena's rival factions clashed in Deolaligaon in Maharashtra's Nashik city on Thursday evening, leading to tension in the area for sometime, police sources said. Though no injuries were reported in the clash, the police resorted to mild lathi-charge to disperse warring...
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