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Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj today alleged the Centre's failure in checking price rise has resulted in snatching the common man's meal away. On the one hand, the government at the Centre is neck-deep into corruption and on the...
23:03
After desperate attempts by the host country Qatar to save the talks, the UN conference on climate change today agreed to extend the life of the Kyoto Protocol, which controls the greenhouse gas emissions of rich countries,through 2020. As the talks...
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NDA convener Sharad Yadav today said that the alliance was yet to take a decision on its prime ministerial candidate. NDA will name its prime ministerial candidate after the BJP takes a decision on it. BJP is a major constituent of the NDA and it is...
21:56
South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela was today admitted to a hospital in Pretoria for medical attention, the government said. Former President Nelson Mandela has today, December 8, 2012, been admitted in hospital in Pretoria to undergo...
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Former BJP Karnataka strongman B S Yeddyurappa today described as 'vindictive' the party leadership's sacking of his loyalist and Cooperative Minister B J Puttaswamy from the ministry and suspension of Tumkur MP GS Basavaraj. He dared BJP to dissolve the state assembly and...
21:42
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address a poll rally in Vasanda of Navsari district in Gujarat on Sunday, sources said. Vasanda constituency is in South Gujarat where voting will be held in the first phase on December...
21:41
The Pakistan government today responded to President Hamid Karzai's accusation that a suicide attacker who targeted the Afghan spy chief had come from Pakistan by saying that Kabul should share any information it has to back up the allegation. Before...
21:37
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has been reinstated as the guardian minister of Pune district. The NCP leader, who had quit the Congress-led coalition government two months ago following allegations of corruption in the irrigation...
21:35
In a horrific incident, a physically-challenged youth was allegedly tied to a car by his friend and dragged for nearly one km over some differences with him at Tilwara near Jabalpur on Friday, said the police.Ajay alias Ajju Thakur, 23, suffered serious injuries in the incident after he was tied...
21:34
Two Zee editors were today remanded back in two-day police custody by a Delhi court -- to enable the investigators to confront them with Zee Group head Subhash Chandra and his son -- for collecting evidence in the alleged Rs 100 crore extortion bid from Congress MP Naveen Jindal's...
21:31
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who was admitted to a private hospital after she complained of fatigue and uneasiness, is currently doing fine. Dikshit, 74, was admitted to the Fortis Escort Heart Institute on Friday, ten days after she...
21:03
Qatar, the host country, today launched desperate measures to salvage the failing climate talks by proposing a compromise agreement that was low on ambition but kept the Kyoto Protocol and the prospect of a success or deal alive, as the talks went down to the...
20:15
After extending crucial support to the Centre on the issue of FDI in retail, DMK today sought to cement its ties with UPA with its chief M Karunanidhi saying the nation looks up to to UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi to provide a secular and stable government. As chairperson of UPA, you...
20:15
Arun Shenoy, a Singaporean of Indian origin, has received a Grammy nomination for his debut world fusion record titled Rumbadoodle.The record was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Pop Instrumental Album.Read more here
19:11
Indian opener Virender Sehwag today lashed out at the batsmen for showing lack of patience and held them responsible for putting the hosts on the verge of a heavy defeat in the third Test against England. If you apply yourself on this wicket, it's not that difficult...
19:09
Concerned over the spate of eve-teasing cases in the state, the Maharashtra government is considering a proposal to make it a non-bailable offence.Minister for Women and Child Welfare Varsha Gaikwad said that she will discuss the issue with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and set up a committee...
18:03
Describing as unfair and highly disadvantageous to Karnataka the Cauvery Monitoring Committee's directive to release 12 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to reject it. In a letter to Singh, Shettar said, The...
18:01
Launching an attack on his bete noire and former party colleague Amar Singh, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan today claimed Singh's political career was over. Unka (Amar's) kissa khatam ho chuka hai (his story is finished), Azam said in response to a...
18:00
Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today asked Maoists to engage in a dialogue, saying the government was ready for it. We are ready for talks. Our doors are open. But the Maoists should shun violence. We urge them to sit for talks,...
17:04
I apologise for what happened. I regret I did it, said Ranjit Singh Rana, the former Akali Dal politician arrested for the murder of Punjab police officer Ravinderpal Singh, who had tried to stop him from harassing his daughter. Rana, who has been sent to five days in police custody,...
16:53
After top central BJP leaders endorsed Narendra Modi as the future prime minister, former Gujarat minister today backed the state chief minister saying he has all the qualities required for the top post. Earlier,...
16:33
The demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992 was both shameful and sad, but But politicians and others must stop exploiting the date to try and whip up passions, writes Ashok Malik.Read the full column in The Piioneer
16:20
The staff of a Bangalore hotel was expelled after the captain of the Pakistan blind T20 team, who is partially visually impaired, accidentally drank diluted phenyl, which was kept in a plastic bottle on a table where usually mineral water bottle is kept, reports NDTV.The player, Zeeshan Abbasi,...
16:11
Acclaimed author Anita Desai and her Booker-winning daughter Kiran Desai were spotted at The Times of India Literary Carnival at Bandra's Mehboob Studio. Today was the second day of the fest, which will conclude tomorrow. Yesterday, they held a session titled 'The Inheritance of Gain' where they...
15:58
South Korean rapper Psy, whose song Gangnam Style became an internet sensation, has apologised for taking part in anti-US protests several years ago. He issued a statement after US media reported he had performed in concerts protesting against the US presence in South Korea and Iraq. The singer...
15:54
Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar expelled Cooperative Minister B J Puttaswamy, a Yeddyurappa loyalist, from the Cabinet for anti-party activities. The party also suspended another loyalist Tumkur MP G S Basavaraj from the party. A show cause notice has been issued to both Puttaswamy...
15:34
Rahul Gandhi will lead the Congress campaign in the 2014 election, said Ahmed Patil, Sonia Gandhi.
15:18
China has slammed the United States for remarks by a US official blaming China's restrictive policies in Tibet for a rise in self-immolation protests, reports Voice of America.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei called the remarks disgusting and said the Tibet issue has nothing to do with...
15:14
In a case of honour killing in Kolkata, a a 29-year-old man dragged his sister out on the street and cut off her head with one stroke of the sword in Ayubnagar locality of Nadial, according to a report in The Times of India.Mehtab Alam reportedly walked into the police station with the head and...
14:54
Zee group Chairman Subhash Chandra today appeared before police for questioning in connection with the alleged Rs 100 crore extortion bid by two Zee editors from Congress MP Naveen Jindal's company for not airing news damaging to it. Chandra, who had secured a interim protection...
14:18
The two Australian DJs, Mel Greig and Michael Christian, behind the hoax call to King Edward VII's Hospital, mutually decided to go off the air for an undetermined period Rhys Holleran, CEO of the Southern Cross Austereo media group, said Saturday during a news conference, reports CNN. Their...
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The captain of the Pakistan blind T20 team (the world cup is currently on in Bangalore) has been hospitalised after drinking a chemical -- he mistook it for water. He is out of danger and recovering fast, reports NDTV. The sources tell NDTV that the house keeping staff was cleaning the dining...
12:20
The decision on Foreign Direct Investment in retail is supported by farmer organisations, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today. FDI in retail will introduce new technology. I am confident that it will benefit farmers and consumers, he added. The UPA government managed an easy win in the Rajya...
11:49
The death of a nurse who took a hoax call about Britain's Prince William's wife Kate was a tragedy, the Australian radio station behind it has said. Rhys Holleran, chief executive of the company that owns Sydney radio station 2Day FM, said DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian were...
11:00
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma said that Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail is now a reality, the law of the land; and the government will look to build consensus on the pension and insurance bills next. Speaking to CNBC-TV18 executive editor Shereen Bhan, Sharma added that the...
10:07
Even after death of Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse from the King Edward VII Hospital, her voice could still be heard playing over the airwaves of Australia's 2Day FM, which had spent all week capitalising on the hoax which now appears to have driven her to suicide, according to The Age.While...
09:47
The Maldives government formally took charge of the GMR-operated Ibrahim Nasir International Airport in Male on Thursday midnight and handed it over to the Maldives Airport Company Limited.
09:25
The son of murdered Punjab police officerRavinderpal Singh is scared for his family as it fights a legal battle against former Akali Dal leader Ranjit Singh Rana, who allegedly killed his father. We are still scared. We have been told the accused is very dangerous. The government has provided us...
03:08
UN climate talks are heading into the final stretch with a host of issues unresolved, including a standoff over how much money financially stressed rich countries can spare to help the developing world tackle global warming. That issue has overshadowed the talks since they started last week...
03:05
AFP: Two Australian radio presenters who duped a nurse at the hospital which treated Prince William's pregnant wife Catherine will not return until further notice, their station said today after the woman was found dead. Southern Cross Austereo and 2Day FM are deeply saddened by the tragic...
01:56
AFP: Three people were killed and eight wounded in a blast outside a mosque in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, the Kenyan Red Cross and police said today. There were three fatalities as well as several wounded, some critical, a Red Cross official...
01:07
Egyptian opposition protesters have broken through a barricade erected by security forces to prevent them reaching Cairo's presidential palace. Thousands had marched on the palace in the capital after rejecting a call for dialogue by President Mohammed Morsi. The opposition said the...
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AFP: Britain will announce plans next week to allow gay marriages in churches and other religious buildings, officials said today, although Prime Minister David Cameron insisted no faith group would be forced to hold them. Culture Secretary Maria...
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FDI vote: 'Anand Sharma lost and Kamal Nath won'Glitches in system mark voting on FDI in Rajya SabhaPakistani Taliban creates Facebook page to recruitIndia wants a strong and prosperous Pakistan: PMMamata gets standing ovation from IITiansCongress leads crorepati pack contesting Gujarat...
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