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The Congress on Wednesday said the government should clear its stance on the allegations made by Canada and the US which are tarnishing India's global image and take the opposition into confidence. The opposition must be fully informed as safeguarding India's global standing is a...
23:23
The National Security Guard will deploy an enhanced number of 'Sky Marshals' or covert armed commandos on-board Indian airliners flying to sensitive routes as part of an enhanced civil aviation security protocol, official sources said on Wednesday. The sources said the commandos drawn...
23:07
Describing NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique as a close family friend, actor-producer Arbaaz Khan on Wednesday said the film industry is trying to recover from his loss. Siddique, known for his starry iftar parties and Bollywood connections, was gunned down on...
22:28
Amid a diplomatic row between India and Canada, a Liberal Canadian MP has called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation as party leader ahead of the next elections, asserting that the country's 'people have had enough'. The message that I've been getting loud and clear - and...
21:33
A former judge of the Madhya Pradesh high court lost Rs 1 lakh to cyber fraud when trying to lodge a complaint regarding an online order of sweets, police said here on Wednesday. The victim, a resident of Indore city, had ordered two packets of sweets through an online food...
21:31
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena will fight the Maharashtra assembly elections on its own, without any alliance, said party chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday. The head of MNS had backed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's candidature in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and campaigned for the BJP-led...
21:27
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday announced a 5-10 per cent water cut across Mumbai from October 17 to October 18 citing a glitch in a valve on a pipeline in Thane district.A BMC release said that a 900-mm valve of the Vaitarna pipeline at Tarali in the neighbouring...
20:44
The government on Wednesday increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat by Rs 150 to Rs 2,425 per quintal for the 2025-26 marketing season, a move that comes ahead of key state elections. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...
20:40
Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Wednesday said the government is closely monitoring the situation due to bomb threats to flights and asserted that all necessary measures are taken against such activities. Strongly condemning the recent bomb threats to Indian carriers, the...
19:43
Workers at the Samsung India Electronics Ltd, who ended their strike demanding better pay and working conditions, would resume work from tomorrow, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) said on Wednesday.The CITU has been spearheading the protest by the employees since September 9, pressing for...
19:40
A maid working for a real estate businessman for eight years has been arrested for allegedly mixing urine in the dough used to make rotis, police said. The maid, identified as Reena (32) from Shanti Nagar Colony here, was caught on camera committing the alleged act, police...
19:02
Tech billionaire Elon Musk thanked Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia for not agreeing with Indian tycoons Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti Mittal on auctioning spectrum for satellite services, saying he is looking forward to serving Indians. Reacting to Scindia's statement that satellite...
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A 30-year-old engineering graduate, who allegedly desecrated the main idol at a temple here on October 14, was self-radicalised by watching videos of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and other preachers on social media and was earlier involved in similar incidents in Mumbai, the Hyderabad Police said...
18:11
The issue of multiple hoax threat messages to various airlines, which have disrupted many Indian flights, came up before a parliamentary committee on Wednesday as the civil aviation secretary told parliamentarians that accused are being identified and action taken. Civil Aviation Secretary...
17:53
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's niece Roma Day died on Wednesday at her south Kolkata residence due to old age ailments, her family said.She was 95.She has left behind a son, two daughters and five grandchildren, her son Ashis Ray said in a statement.Ray was the daughter of eminent barrister and...
17:48
A helicopter carrying Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had to make an emergency landing in a village near Munsiyari in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh due to bad weather on Wednesday, an official said. Pithoragarh District Magistrate Vinod Girish Goswami said the chopper, which was on its...
17:18
A graph of domestic air travel in India last month. Indigo carried 82 lakh passengers!
17:12
Benchmark Sensex declined by 318 points while Nifty slipped below 25,000 level on Wednesday due to selling in IT and auto shares amid unabated foreign fund outflows and weak trends in global markets. Falling for the second day, the BSE Sensex declined by 318.76 points or 0.39 per cent to settle...
17:09
People form a 'human chain' to protest the RG Kar horror
Alleging that the West Bengal government headed by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has failed to carry out its basic duties to protect the lives and properties of citizens, Governor C V Ananda Bose on Wednesday said that his office is already intervening in the RG Kar impasse under provisions in...
16:43
Omar Abdullah posts this image on X, writing, I'm back. The J-K CM is yet to change is X bio, it still reads as JKNC Vice President.Abdullah took oath as the chief minister of the first elected government in the Union Territory since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
16:39
Six years.That's how long it has been since the last Victoria's Secret show.Faced with accusations of a lack of inclusivity when it came to body types and ageism, the brand took a beating on the popularity scale.Adding fuel to the fire was its then marketing chief Ed Razek's belief that a...
16:34
JKNC vice president takes charge as the Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir at the Secretariat and holds a meeting with secretaries of various departments. Abdullah took oath as the chief minister of the first elected government in the Union Territory since the abrogation of Article 370...
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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday said that if the MVA returns to power in Maharashtra, it will not scrap the incumbent Mahayuti government's 'Ladki Bahin' scheme and the waiver of toll at Mumbai's entry points. Addressing a press conference, Thackeray took dig at...
15:44
Senior Congress leader Dr Karan Singh on Wednesday expressed hope that the government formed by Omar Abdullah will be successful after he took oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.It is great that free and fair elections were held without any violence... The people of J-K got the...
15:05
Pic: Umar Ganie
The state is full of challenges and I hope this government will do what it had promised in the election manifesto. It is a crown of thorns and may (almighty) Allah succeed him (Omar) and he fulfils the people's hope. This is my message, Farooq Abdullah said after the oath-taking ceremony at the...
15:01
J-K CM Omar Abdullah's first post on X after he was sworn-in: I have spoken to the DG @JmuKmrPolice that there is to be no green corridor' or traffic stoppage when I move anywhere by road. I have instructed him to minimise public inconvenience & the use of sirens is to be minimal. The use of...
14:48
To govern effectively, to legislate successfully, Modi must reach out to the Opposition. As long as he does not and he is showing no signs that he accepts the reality, the drift his fans are anguishing over will remain, cautions Aakar Patel. Read the column here.
14:42
A vandalised cycle shop in Bahraich
Mobile internet and and broadband services remained suspended for the third day in a row in trouble-torn Maharajganj on Wednesday, impacting daily life and businesses, officials said. However, the situation in and around the two is returning to normalcy with no untoward incident being...
14:27
Another day, another bomb threat. An Akasa Air flight en route to Bengaluru returned to the national capital on Wednesday afternoon following a bomb threat, according to sources. The sources in the know said the flight QP1335 had more than 180 people onboard and landed safely at the Delhi...
14:26
The answer to the our 13:51 post is that PM Modi is signing up for continued membership of the BJP. The PM wrote, Adding momentum to our endeavour of making a Viksit Bharat! As a @BJP4India Karyakarta, proud to become the first Sakriya Sadasya and launch the Sakriya Sadasyata Abhiyan today...
14:14
(L to R) Akhilesh, Rahul, Farooq, Priyanka, Molly Abdullah, Mehbooba
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday expressed happiness over National Conference leader Omar Abdullah taking oath as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and said the two parties will fight jointly to restore statehood. Kharge was among a galaxy of INDIA bloc leaders,...
14:03
In the run-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that the ruling Mahayuti does not need to announce the candidate for the chief ministerial post, as Eknath Shinde has already been designated by the alliance for the Chief Minister's...
13:51
PM Narendra Modi today signed a paper in the presence of BJP president JP Nadda, saying, Adding momentum to our endeavour of making a Viksit Bharat!What is the document about?
13:37
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday chose party leader Surender Choudhary from Nowshera in Jammu as his deputy, saying he did so to give a voice to people of the region and make his government inclusive.Our endeavour will be to take everyone along, the National Conference...
13:05
In a thinly veiled message to Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said cooperation in areas like trade, energy and connectivity is unlikely to flourish if activities across borders are characterised by terrorism, extremism and separatism. In his address at a...
12:59
Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday accused the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of working with an anti-development vision. Shinde was addressing a joint press conference in Mumbai along with Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar and Union...
12:55
US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti recently visited Varanasi, exploring its ghats and temples, and witnessed the Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat. The US Ambassador was deeply moved by the Ganga Aarti, and said that the aarti was more than just a ceremony; it was a beautiful reminder of...
12:44
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched his party's 'Jan Sampark' campaign ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections. As part of the campaign, AAP workers will reach out to Delhiites with a letter from Kejriwal telling people the truth behind his arrest and that of other party...
12:30
Designer Abhishek Sharma blended glam with earthy vibes with his collection Trin at the at the Lakme Fashion Week x FDCI. Think intricate ornamentation inspired by fields, using metal couching, heat-textured fabrics and sustainable raffia fibre.And supermodel Ujjwala Raut showed it...
12:24
Maharashtra BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Wednesday said Chief Minister Eknath Shinde should be willing to make sacrifices, in terms of seat-sharing for the assembly polls, like the BJP has done to keep the alliance intact. The comments come a day after the Election...
12:09
Omar Abdullah offers prayers at his grandfather's mazhar
National Conference leader Sheikh Bashir Ahmad on Wednesday said that the new government in Jammu and Kashmir will fulfill people's expectations. He stated that unemployment and inflation are major issues in the valley and that Article 370 must be restored. After ten years, a...
11:44
Just before Omar Abdullah went up on stage to take oath as the chief minister of J-K, he met all the INDIA leaders and Opposition leader Mehbooba Mufti. As he went back on to the stage he must've remembered something to ask/tell his dad, Farooq Abdullah, also a former chief minister. Here's the...
11:36
Omar Abdullah takes oath as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister.The oath-taking ceremony was held at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre in Srinagar and the oath of office to Abdullah along with his council of ministers was administered by J-K Lieutenant Governor Manoj...
11:23
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif welcomed EAM Dr S Jaishankar at the venue of the SCO Summit in Islamabad. EAM is in Pakistan to participate in the 23rd Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government.
11:03
Shooters involved in the killing of NCP leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique learnt to handle firearms by watching videos on YouTube at a rented house in Kurla area in Mumbai, officials said on Wednesday. Baba Siddique (66), a former Congress leader who had joined the...
10:58
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Vice President Omar Abdullah to take oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir today. CPI leader D Raja says, On behalf of my party, I wish him success as CM. This will be a new beginning for Jammu and Kashmir.
10:54
Congress leader and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived in Srinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister-designate Omar Abdullah on Tuesday.Posters were put up outside Srinagar airport to welcome Lok Sabha LoP Congress leader Rahul...
10:34
Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrive in Srinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Omar Abdullah as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. That's a screenshot of their convoy making its way through Srinagar.
10:21
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is in Srinagar to attend the swearing-in ceremony of J&K CM-designate Omar Abdullah, seen here with Farooq Abdullah as well.
10:08
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Canadian Air Force plane ferries stranded passengers of Air India flight from Iqaluit airport to Chicago. The Air India plane from Delhi to Chicago was diverted to the airport in Canada on Tuesday following a bomb threat, according to an airline official. Flight AI127 operating...
10:05
Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Wednesday amid unabated foreign fund outflows and tracking a weak trend in global markets. The BSE Sensex went down by 240.75 points to 81,579.37 in early trade. The NSE Nifty declined 62.7 points to...
09:46
A visual from the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre in Srinagar where JKNC Vice President Omar Abdullah will take oath as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir today.
09:38
Ahead of his oath-taking ceremony as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday that he look forward to working in cooperation with government of India but being the CM of a Union Territory has its own challenges.While talking to...
09:27
Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Jammu and Kashmir CM-designate Omar Abdullah on Wednesday offered floral tributes at the Mazar-e-Anwar of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, in Srinagar.Omar Abdullah's grandfather, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, was the first Prime Minister of JK after its...
09:05
Amidst an unprecedented diplomatic row between India and Canada, the Canadian Trade Minister has assured the country's business community that they are committed to supporting the well-established commercial ties between the two countries.Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade...
08:57
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Leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) leaders including Akhilesh Yadav, Prakash Karat, Supriya Sule and Kanimozhi have arrived in Srinagar to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister-designate Omar Abdullah.The Jammu and Kashmir...
08:53
Terming Canada's allegations 'extremely serious', the United States has asked India to 'cooperate' with Ottawa's investigation into the killing of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.India and Canada have been dealing with an unprecedented diplomatic crisis after Prime Minister Justin...
01:12
A senior district administration official in Kerala was found dead at his official residence here on Tuesday, a day after facing corruption allegations from the district panchayat president during his farewell ceremony.The police said additional district magistrate, Kannur, Naveen Babu K, who was...
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Three people were arrested and a juvenile apprehended for allegedly robbing a man and his domestic help at knifepoint in his house in north Delhi's Sarai Rohilla area, the police said on Tuesday. The accused were identified as Jaskirat alias Aman (25), Mukul (22), Arjun alias Nonnu (22) and...
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Former CBI director P C Sharma (right)/File image
Former CBI director P C Sharma, who played a key role in the extradition of Mumbai bomb blast accused Abu Salem from Portugal, died on Tuesday, his family said. He was 82. The former IPS officer was admitted in a private hospital three days back where he breathed his last at 7.45...
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Authorities on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders on the movement of people at night within a two-kilometer area from the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district, officials said. Exercising powers under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Samba...
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