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The Madhya Pradesh high court on Monday sought brief responses from the state government, the State Election Commission, and other respondents on a Congress leader's petition seeking a stay on the voter list revision programme for the upcoming urban body polls. The petitioner has alleged...
23:53
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi B M has been admitted to a private hospital with complaints of respiratory problem, family sources said on Monday. Siddaramaiah, who is in New Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, spoke to the doctors on the phone, they...
23:46
Iran has suspended the visa waiver facility for ordinary Indian passport holders in the wake of several reported incidents of Indians being lured to that country on false promises of employment or with assurances of onward transit to other countries, according to the MEA. The ministry of...
23:37
With the Al Falah University at the epicentre of the white collar terror module probe, there is a general feeling of fear and uncertainty among the students and staff at the institution, sources said on Monday. ...
23:34
An Army man was on Monday arrested for allegedly killing his 17-year-old girlfriend after she pressured him to marry her, the police said.DCP (Ganga Nagar) Kuldeep Gunawat said the body of the teenager was found on November 15 in an orchard near Lakharawa village under Tharwai police station...
23:06
The Delhi Police Crime Branch will question Al Falah University founder Jawad in connection with two FIRs registered against the university, according to the Delhi Police sources.A formal notice has already been issued to him in the matter, the sources added.The Crime Branch has registered...
22:39
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Over 1.36 lakh devotees have completed darshan at the Lord Ayyappa Temple since the hill shrine opened on Sunday evening for the mandalamakaravilakku' pilgrimage season. The auspicious first day of the Malayalam month of Vrischikam' marks the start of the annual season. Nearly 55,000...
22:32
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha and wife Poonam Sinha met actor Hema Malini to check on elder brother Dharmendra's wellbeing. Dharmendra, 89, has been battling ill health and he was admitted to Mumbai's Breach Candy hospital for weeks before being discharged on November 12. He is now...
22:21
JD-U Working President Sanjay Jha/Courtesy Facebook
Suspense over the formation of the next National Democratic Alliance government in Bihar deepened on Monday night as the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership summoned two senior Janata Dal-United leaders -- Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan 'Lalan' Singh and JD-U Working President Sanjay Jha -- to New...
22:16
Manipur ex-chief minister N Biren Singh/File image
Several Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs of Manipur, including former chief minister N Biren Singh and Speaker Thokchom Satyabrata, held talks with Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Raj Bhavan here on Monday evening. Though the agenda of the over one-hour-long meeting was not disclosed, speculation is...
22:04
A woman disappeared with an infant from a hospital in Kolkata after posing as a nurse and befriending the child's mother on Monday, the police said. The family filed a complaint with the police after the incident that occurred in a government-run children's hospital. The child's mother,...
21:43
A suspected drug peddler was arrested and contraband worth over Rs 11 crore seized in two operations in Assam's Karbi Anglong district on Monday, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. While morphine was seized in one operation, heroin was recovered in another. @assampolice just...
21:34
The rupee appreciated 7 paise to settle at 88.59 against the US dollar on Monday, tracking firm domestic equity markets and lower global crude oil prices. However, a strong greenback against major currencies overseas weighed on the domestic unit, according to forex traders. The rupee...
21:23
MNS chief Raj Thackeray
The Bombay high court on Monday directed the Maharashtra government and the Election Commission of India to respond to a plea seeking registration of an FIR against MNS chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly assaulting citizens for not speaking in Marathi. A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed...
21:09
Villagers gather around the IAF helicopter after making an emergency landing in a UP farmland./ANI Photo
An Indian Air Force Advanced Light Helicopter made an emergency landing in a field in Bareilly on Monday after developing a technical snag during a routine training mission, officials said.Defence PRO Shantanu Pratap confirmed the incident, stating that the pilot carried out a precautionary and...
20:31
A court in Guwahati granted bail to a former top commander of ULFA-I, Dristi Rajkhowa alias Manoj Kumar Rabha, in an over 30-year-old kidnapping case. Rajkhowa's lawyer Bijon Mahajan said his client was among the accused in the 1993 kidnapping case of a railway contractor. The...
20:20
Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin's aide Nikolay Patrushev on Monday held talks with national security advisor Ajit Doval covering various aspects of bilateral ties. The talks largely focused on President Putin's visit to India early next month, it is learnt. Patrushev also met India's...
19:57
As many as 18 members of a family across three generations were in a bus involved in a deadly accident with an oil tanker in Saudi Arabia, relatives said in Hyderabad on Monday. Shaik Nazeeruddin, a retired railway employee, was travelling in the ill-fated bus along with his wife, son,...
19:48
A 4-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Malegaon in Maharashtra's Nashik district, following which angry kin blocked a road in protest on Monday and refused to claim the body till their demand for capital punishment for the perpetrator was accepted. She was raped and bludgeoned to...
19:32
The death toll in the November 10 blast near the Red Fort rose to 15 after two more injured persons succumbed to their injuries at the LNJP Hospital in New Delhi, an official said on Monday. The deceased have been identified as as Lukmaan (50) and Vinay Pathak (50), a senior police officer...
19:05
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Monday asked the maker of animation film Hind Di Chadar, based on the life of Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib, not to release it in view of religious sentiments, claiming that it contains several shortcomings concerning Sikh principles, history and its...
18:49
The National Investigation Agency has arrested another associate of the Delhi car bomb blast accused, Umar Un Nabi. The accused, identified as Jasir Bilal Wani, also known as Anish, was picked up from Srinagar by an NIA team looking into the blast case. Investigators said that Jasir, a...
18:22
Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina
Bangladesh's interim government on Monday urged India to immediately extradite deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, hours after a special tribunal sentenced them to death in absentia for crimes against humanity. We urge the Indian...
17:52
The SIT probing the disappearance of gold from the Sabarimala temple on Monday removed several gold-clad plates from just outside the sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) for scientific examination, officials said. The process, suggested by the Kerala high court, began at 1.15 pm after the 'deva...
17:40
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At least two persons were killed and several others were injured after a portion of an abandoned mine collapsed in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, Nirsa MLA Arup Chatterjee claimed.Police said they received information about the alleged incident from the local media and have initiated an...
17:21
CCTV footage of the blast
While seeking 10 days' custody of Amir Rashid Ali, the National Investigation Agency said that he arranged a safe house for suicide bomber Umar Un Nabi. It is also alleged that he assisted him in preparing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), which was used in the blast near the Red...
17:06
Stock markets rose for the sixth straight session on Monday, with the benchmark Sensex climbing 388 points and Nifty closing above the 26,000 mark following an across-the-board rally and strong quarterly performance by corporates.Rising for the sixth consecutive day, the 30-share BSE Sensex...
17:02
Saudi Arabia bus accident: Muhammad Mansuf, a relative of some of the people who died in the accident, says, Someone from there called us to inform us about what happened. Four members of my family - my elder brother, Muhammad Manzoor, my mother Shohrat Begum, my sister-in-law Farheen Begum, and...
16:51
The Congress on Monday attacked the government over the reported deletion of nearly 27 lakh workers' names from the MGNREGA database between October 10 and November 14 this year, saying this is not an isolated act but a systematic attempt to end the rural jobs scheme.The opposition party also...
16:35
India remains engaged with the United States on the proposed Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA), and the first tranche of the deal, focused on addressing reciprocal tariffs, is now near closure, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday while releasing the October trade data.Agrawal noted...
16:09
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina responded to the verdict made against her, calling the decision made by a rigged tribunal established and presided over by an unelected government with no democratic mandate.In a statement of Hasina shared by the Bangladesh Awami league, responding...
15:50
The ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra witnessed a split in Yeola in Nashik district with Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena deciding to join hands with NCP (SP), part of the Opposition, for municipal council polls.The new combination will be pitted against the Bharatiya Janata...
15:35
Indian state-run oil companies have signed a one-year deal to import cooking gas LPG from the United States in 2026, marking a push by New Delhi to expand energy purchases from Washington. The move is seen as an attempt to narrow India's trade surplus with the US - a sticking point for...
15:21
There are nations with deep-rooted gun traditions. And others with exceedingly strict gun controls. The disparity is striking. Even more shocking is that some societies have more guns than people, according to the Small Arms Survey, a research group attached to the Graduate...
15:08
The scene of the horrific terror attack in Pulwama
Kashmir on security high alert for the next 48 hours. Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) planning Delhi, Pulwama-like attack in Kashmir. Armed forces have been asked to beef-up security, say sources. The bomb blast at Red Fort in Delhi on November 10 has left 12 dead, while the Pulwama attack on 14...
14:54
The swearing-in ceremony of the new government in Bihar is likely to take place in Patna on November 20, official sources said on Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other top leaders of the NDA, including union ministers, are expected to take part in the oath-taking event, they...
14:45
Roads were empty in Dhaka ahead of the court verdict
Update: Bangladesh's special tribunal sentences ex-police chief Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun to five years of imprisonment for crimes against humanity. Former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh...
14:29
Update: Bangladesh's deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina was on Monday sentenced to death in absentia by a special tribunal for crimes against humanity committed during the wide-spread protests against her government in July last year.Hasina, 78, who has been living in India since her government...
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Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal on Monday said the charges against the country's ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina are serious and observed that she deserves maximum punishment for crimes against humanity during the uprising in the country last year.The three-member tribunal will...
13:36
The bus was travelling from Mecca to Medina
At least 45 people, most of them from Hyderabad, were killed in a bus accident in Saudi Arabia, the city police chief said on Monday, citing preliminary information. The Hyderabad police commissioner VC Sajjanar said a total of 54 people travelled to Jeddah from Hyderabad on November...
13:24
Uddhav, Raj, Aditya, Rashmi at the Thackeray memorial on the occasion of Bal Thackeray's death anniversary at Shivaji Park, Dadar.Pic: Sahil Salvi
13:14
A Delhi court on Monday sent Red Fort blast accused Amir Rashid Ali to 10-day NIA custody. The accused was produced before the Principal District and Sessions judge. Mediapersons were not allowed to enter the court. Thirteen people were killed and several were injured after an...
12:50
Across the globe, countless island countries and small isles stand on the brink of disappearance as the oceans continue to creep higher, averaging 0.2 m over the past century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change offers a list of tiny islands under threat of shrinking or...
12:48
The bus was travelling from Mecca to Medina
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the bus accident in Saudi Arabia involving Indian Umrah pilgrims.In an X post, PM Modi said that the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and Consulate in Jeddah are providing all possible assistance, while Indian officials are also in close contact...
12:18
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Relatives of the people who met with an accident after a bus travelling from Mecca to Medina in Saudi Arabia caught fire on Monday, asked the Centre and the Telangana government to arrange for their travel to Saudi Arabia and bring back the bodies.More than 40 people were reportedly travelling...
12:15
Faridabad police conduct search ops
As security agencies continue to probe the possible links to Delhi blast near Red Fort which killed at least 12 people, Faridabad Police on Monday continued questioning multiple Kashmiri students living on rent in Faridabad in an effort to see whether any other possible leads and links could be...
12:13
A 57-year-old woman in Bengaluru allegedly lost about Rs 32 crore in a sophisticated digital arrest scam that lasted over six months, following which a case has been registered. Posing as CBI officers, the fraudsters enforced a digital arrest by holding her under constant Skype...
11:39
The Supreme Court on Monday deferred by six weeks hearing on Sahara firm's plea seeking its nod to sell properties to the Adani Group as it asked the Centre to also file its response to the note submitted by amicus curiae on the issue. A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justices Surya...
11:14
The Delhi Police has issued two summons to Al Falah University chairman in connection with the ongoing probe into the Faridabad terror module case and the two cases registered against the university for forgery and cheating, an official said on Monday. The summons were sent after...
11:04
The Karnataka CM with the PM. File pic
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday. According to the CM's travel plan shared with the media, he is expected to land in Delhi at 1:30 pm. The meeting is likely to take place at 5 pm, according to official sources....
10:29
Listed equities in India have lost their premium over their global peers and the valuation discount is widening, which is a reversal, given the historically high valuation here compared to other major markets.The Nifty 50 index is now trading at a nearly 20 per cent discount in valuation to the...
10:26
The bus was on its way from Makkah to Medina. Representational image
At least 42 people are believed to have died after a bus carrying Umrah pilgrims collided with a diesel tanker near Medina, according to local media in Saudi Arabia, reports NDTV. Most of the people killed in the accident are believed to be Indians.The bus was reportedly on its way from...
10:20
US President Donald Trump has urged House Republicans to vote in favour of releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files, calling the controversy a Democrat hoax and accusing his opponents of using the case to distract from Republican policies. In an elaborate statement on his social media platform,...
10:02
The use of artificial intelligence in government processes and design and implementation issues of the centrally sponsored schemes, as well as issues around just in time flow of funds to states and departments, figured prominently in a two-day Chintan Shivir held by the finance ministry on...
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A dry fruit seller, who had set himself on fire after being picked up by police for questioning in connection with the terror module case, succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Srinagar, officials said on Monday. Bilal Ahmad Wani had himself on fire on Sunday in Qazigund. He was referred to...
09:39
Telecom operators Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and the Cellular Operators Association of India have made a pitch to the government, demanding that the entire 6GHz band, with 1200MHz of spectrum, be allocated through auction for mobile communications, and not be divided with others for...
09:36
US President Donald Trump has warned that any country that does business with Russia will be very severely sanctioned, as his administration and Republican lawmakers push ahead with tough legislation targeting Moscow.Responding to questions from reporters on Sunday on whether it was time for...
09:16
Decks were being cleared for the formation of a new government in Bihar with the scheduling of the last meeting of the outgoing cabinet, which would, understandably, authorise Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to take necessary action.According to a notification of the cabinet secretariat department,...
08:58
A man in an inebriated condition allegedly made a call to the Mumbai police control room warning about a possible terror attack on the Naval Dockyard in the southern part of the metropolis, an official said on Sunday. A probe found that the call, which was received in the morning, was...
08:46
Robert Vadra, the businessman husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, on Sunday cast aspersions on the ruling NDA's sweeping victory in the Bihar polls, claiming they were not conducted properly and that fresh elections should be held there.He made the remark while raising questions about...
08:34
The Election Commission on Sunday removed actress Neetu Chandra as the icon of the systematic voters' education and electoral participation (SVEEP) in Bihar for expressing views in favour of political parties during the recently-concluded assembly polls.Chandra was named the icon to increase...
08:22
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday dismissed rumours of his resignation as the Congress Karnataka unit chief, saying he is a disciplined soldier of the party. His comments came amidst speculation about a possible leadership change and a Cabinet reshuffle in Karnataka, following...
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