23:31
Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, also the state's brand ambassador, on Tuesday said there was nothing wrong in the grand felicitation organised by thestate government for his IPL-V winning team.As Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee organised the fete involving Governor M K Narayanan and...
23:30
A fire on Tuesday night extensively damaged a guest house located in the Raj Bhavan premises in Bhopal but there was no casualty.The fire broke out in Kanha Guest House, used by VVIPs like the President and the prime minister, due to a shortcircuit, Raj Bhavan sources said.Around half a dozen...
23:12
A fire on Tuesday night extensively damaged a guest house located in the Raj Bhavan premises in Bhopal but there was no casualty.The fire broke out in Kanha Guest House, used by VVIPs like the President and the prime minister, due to a shortcircuit, Raj Bhavan sources said.Around half a dozen...
22:59
The Bengal government's decision to organise an extravagant felicitation function for the IPL V winners, Kolkata Knight Riders has created a controversy with several prominent political leaders and cricket experts questioning the wisdom of spending so much on the achievement of a domestic club...
22:32
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Tuesday disapproved of Team Anna's comments against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the issue of corruption.Decency in language should be maintained while criticising the prime minister, who holds the highest office in the government, RSS Joint General...
22:31
The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy seeking an explanation on his remarks made at a Congress workers' meeting in Tirupati last week.The complaint against the Congress leader was that he asked each party worker to cast 10 votes in...
21:34
Suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt today accused the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team of deliberately tweaking timings of the meetings held by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on February 27 and 28, 2002, which he claims to have attended. It is now apparent from the...
21:17
The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a notice to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy seeking an explanation on his remarks made at a Congress workers' meeting in Tirupati last week.The complaint against the Congress leader was that he asked each party worker to cast 10 votes in...
20:33
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday dubbed the corruption allegations against him and his colleagues by Team Anna as 'unfortunate' and 'irresponsible.' I will give up my public life if allegations are proved against me, PM told reporters on his way back from Myanmar.
18:36
The big split in Team Anna? Former Team Anna member Santosh Hegde said in Bangalore today that he was not party to the decision to target Singh, Pranab Mukhrjee, S M Krishna and other ministers. Anna Hazare himself appeared to distance himself from the move to target Singh and described the...
18:24
BJP has called for a 'Delhi bandh' on Thursday to protest against the spiralling price rise, including of petrol and introduction of VAT on CNG by the state government. All prominent business organisation, including the auto-taxi operators, have decided to support the 'Delhi bandh' by BJP in...
18:12
After calling Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 'Shikhandi', Prashant Bhushan backtracked on his statement today, even as key member of Team Anna and former Supreme Court judge, Justice Santosh Hegde said he dissociated himself from the comment. I did not call PM a 'Shikhandi''. But...
18:04
Loop Telecom today took the government and Trai before the sector's tribunal TDSAT seeking refund of Rs 1,454 crore paid for 2G licence and sought Rs1,000 crore damages for loss of reputation after its cancellation. In its petition, Loop Telecom has submitted that the Supreme Court has...
17:51
In his book, this Olympic medallist, writes that when younger, he practiced by shooting bottles perched on the heads of his maid and her daughter. Pretty obvious actually, but here's the answer: Abhinav Bindra -- who caught the public eye in 2008 after becoming Indias first person to...
17:39
Congress leader ND Tiwari speaking to Times Now on the paternity case says, Every man has a private side, let it remain private. When asked about Rohit Shekhar, Tiwari says he doesn't hold any prejudice against him.Shekhar has slapped a paternity suit against Tiwari, claiming he is the...
17:32
Delhi-based novelist Rahul Bhattacharya has won the Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize with his debut novel. The Sly Company of People Who Care, published by Picador, took the 10,000 prize, and was described by judge Michele Roberts as one of the most exhilarating novels I have read for...
17:30
Former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa's bail plea has been postponed to June 1, a CBI court heard today. The CBI had on May 25 strongly opposed the anticipatory bail petitions of Yeddyurappa and his kin on the ground that their custodial interrogation might be necessary.
17:13
Just in: The income tax department has frozen Kingfisher Airlines' bank accounts over part payment of dues, say TV reports. KF owes Rs 342 crore in back taxes and was supposed to repay Rs 9 crore every week.
17:10
Sacked army officer Lt Gen Avadesh Prakash has said that he will challenge Army Chief General VK Singh's decision to dismiss him from the service after he was found guilty by an Army court in the Sukna land scam case. Speaking to CNN IBN, he said, I am going to take recourse and challenge...
17:02
In India, the biggest impact of improved relations with Myanmar is likely to be felt in the Northeast. This is where the Indian government will have to focus its development efforts to sustain stronger ties with its neighboring country ' whether it's in building infrastructure, trade or...
17:01
Why the Rupee's slide isn't a shock absorber: On the WSJ
17:00
Kolkata came to a standstill Tuesday as the chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, launched a party to honor the cricketers from the Kolkata Knight Riders, newly crowned champions of the Indian Premier League.On the WSJ
16:53
The West Bengal government, in the news since morning, has been quick to cash in on Kolkata Knight Riders' maiden IPL triumph organising a grand felicitation ceremony at the Eden Gardens today. But Kolkata Police, in their bid to enhance the image of 'Brand Kolkata', has conceived an...
16:23
Woman student, 22, 'savagely raped' after she was thrown off night bus because she was 20p short on cost of fare Read more
16:18
Shankkar Aiyar @ShankkarAiyar On this day in 1953, Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal and Edmund Hillary of New Zealand become the first to summit Mount Everest.
16:14
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi today hit out at Lalu Prasad calling him a tired man. Lalu has now become old and tired ... he is harping on the old rhetoric without substance ... he doesn't have strength and capacity to wage a struggle ... he has lost on several scores, Modi said....
16:05
The BJP, Shiv Sena and RPI today appealed to people of Maharashtra to observe bandh on May 31 to demand a complete rollback of the steep petrol hike of Rs 7.50 per litre. State BJP president Sudhir Mungantiwar and Sena leader Subhash Desai told reporters here that essential services...
16:02
Salman Rushdie @SalmanRushdie Hoping the good weather lasts. Hay festival so great when the sun shines. When it rains, like muddy Woodstock with writers, not rock stars. The Hay Festival is held in Wales every year and according to their website: celebrates great writing from...
15:58
Most Indians think racism exists only in the West and see themselves as victims. It's time they examined their own attitudes towards people from the country's North-East. Read the op-ed on the Hindu.
15:51
Just in: The government will move the Supreme Court against Andhra Pradesh High Court order scrapping 4.5 per cent minorities sub-quota, Law Minister Salman Khurshid announced.
15:49
All that you wanted to know about Aung San Kyu. Here's the information on Suu Kyi's first trip out of Myanmar in 24 years that she postponed for the PM's visit.
15:41
In order to meet Prime Minister Singh, Suu Kyi pushed back her proposed departure for Bangkok to attend a World Economic Forum meeting in her first visit abroad in 24 years. Singh said it has been a great honour, a great privilege to interact with Suu Kyi and added India hopes that she...
15:36
In the highest-level contact between India and Aung San Suu Kyi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held talks with Myanmar's democracy icon here and invited her to visit his country which has a long-standing association with her. Singh, the first Indian Prime Minister to visit Myanmar in...
15:29
The Election Commission will not intervene in YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy's arrest. Reddy's mother has sought his release in view of the comingbypolls in Andhra Pradesh. The three-member Election Commission met today under the chairmanship of Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi...
15:24
On Firstpost.com: KKR's victory lap or Bengal's victory lapse? Read
15:17
Italian news agency ANSA said at least three people had been killed in an earthquake today, which occured nine days after a quake in the same region and killed seven people.Read
15:13
Anders Behring Breivik was preoccupied with his appearance, a former friend of the self-confessed mass killer has told a court in Oslo. He had a nose job to appear more Aryan, used powder on his face and worried about how his hair looked, said the friend, a fireman. He is the first of four former...
15:08
Vijay Mallya @TheVijayMallya Great to see the West Bengal CM and people of Kolkata felicitate the KKR team for winning the IPL. Such encouragement goes a long way. Abhijit Majumder '@abhijitmajumder Had it been Mayawati, she would have ordered a hathi charge
15:03
The smart Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have outwitted the suave lawyer-politician Kapil Sibal. The premier engineering institutes have accepted his 'one nation one test' proposal, but only on their own terms. Read the story on the Daily Mail.
15:00
The Election Commission is likely to issue its notification for the Presidential election by mid-June, setting in motion the process of election to the country's top post. President Pratibha Patil's term ends on July 24 and the EC notification in this regard will be issued sometime in mid-June.
14:52
All's well at Eden now. Moving on to the Cannes 2012: Abbas Kiarostami's interview on the Guardian. Read
14:45
Times Now reports that unruly fans surrounded Mamata Banerjee as she tried to leave the stadium. But the situation seems to have been brought under control with people leaving in a more orderly fashion now.
14:39
Mamata's free-for-all at Eden resulted in huge crowds and not enough crowd control. This was a disaster waiting to happen as crowds overwhelmed the police. It happened immediately after the celebrations inside the stadium ended with the thousands waiting outside trying to get in. A few people...
14:34
Outside Eden Gardens: Celebrations turn violent. Total chaos outside Eden Gardens as spectators break through the barricades. Police have resorted to lathicharge. Several people have been injured. What seems to have happened is that the police couldn't control the huge numbers...
14:23
The Left front is livid at the victory celebrations. Our Kolkata correspondent says that sources at the headquarters at Alimuddin Street say that the expenditure, estimated to be Rs 50 lakh according to sources at Writers' Building, incurred on the celebrations is unnecessary specially when the...
14:08
Meanwhile, in Yangon, pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the media immediately after her morning meeting with PM Manmohan Singh. She says she doesn't fear for her life and will continue her fight for democracy.
14:04
The celebrations end with the national anthem. Long, and historic day for Bengal.
14:03
Lovely moment as SRK tries to coax Mamata to dance, who very sportingly claps and nods her head. Gets a big kiss on the head from SRK. SRK thanks everyone present with a thank you Bengal, thank you Kolkata. Juhi says, Didi-ji, we thank you for this moment. We thank Bengal. That's a new one...
13:56
Mamata Banerjee holding the IPL trophy says now, everyone will sing dhitang dhitang bole... a very popular Bengali song. Very clear who the victory celebrations belong to. SRK and Juhi do what do best -- entertain.
13:51
In Myanmar, where people have no idea what KKR is, the PM and his wife Gursharan Kaur met Aung San Suu Kyi this morning. Media briefings from the MEA
13:47
Anish Jacob @apjac RT @rathinikesh There is as much Kolkata in KKR, as there was jeans in the movie Jeans or progressive in United Progressive Alliance! @b_rohini #Srk climbs a fence to meet the fans and the photographers follow him & climb too...hayeee re...
13:42
Victory lap begins, as directed by Mamata. Crowds doesn't seem to get enough of SRK and KKR. Team theme song being played in the background.
13:37
Mamata begins to lose her temper as she begs the photographers (paay porchchi) not to crowd the ceremony so that the audience can watch what's happening. She's taken over as emcee. Says SRK and 'Goutom' will now run around the stadium. Let them go freely.
13:31
Also present with Mamata Banerjee, among other ministers, is Madan Mitra, the TMC minister who famously said of the Park Street rape victim: why a mother had to go to a nightclub.Mamata now prepares for the cake cutting ceremony. It's a cake made of sandesh which says korechhi, lorechhi,...
13:26
Security nightmare for the Calcutta police. The gold chains with pendants 'Bengal loves you' presented to KKR, beginning with SRK and Juhi. Both make a dash for Mamata's feet.
13:23
Governor NK Narayanan presents blue shawls to the team. Every move is overseen by Mamata. The emcee (not Mamata) announces in Bengali in a high-pitched voice that we can see Bollywood and Tollywood milemishe akotrito hoyegachche. (That both the film industries have mingled at Eden.)...
13:11
Governor MK Narayanan says this is the real poriborton. Mamata is now the emcee and asks a squirming governor to lead the team for the cake cutting ceremony. Just in case, he slips away, she leads him by the hand.
13:08
Diptosh Majumdar @diptosh Oh Lord what is Mamata doing. Even the Governor is there at Eden Gardens. #IPL #KKR @Anti_Idiot He's Bengal Governor. RT @_fakeiplplayer: What's our former National Security Advisor doing at the KKR celebration?
13:06
Mamata seems to be worried about security -- in deep conversation with cops. The CM takesover. She says the national 'anthom' will be sung -- Shah Rukh please kom, she says. The police band will sing the athem.
13:01
Chandrabindu sings: Eden Gardens e Shah Rukh Khan-er dance dekhte jai. Asks everyone at stadium to raise their hands and sing Hari bol, Hari bol. @shominisen Bengali superstars Dev and Jeet going berserk dancing with@iamsrk on stage at #Eden. Gambhir remains gambhir.
12:59
Bengali pop group Chandrabindu doing a truly fantastic job (as always) inside Eden Gardens with more folk songs. SRK, Juhi and the team have a blast just as a grimacing Mamata nears the group.
12:57
The KKR team led by Shah Rukh Khan and Gautam Gambhir enter Eden Gardens to a folk song ditty (Shohag chand bodhoni dhoni...). SRK an team dance to it.
12:54
More praise for Gautam Gambhir. Australian speedster Brett Lee is impressed with the leadership skills of his IPL-winning side Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir and praised him for the way he lived up to the challenge of captaining a side with players from different...
12:52
Priyanka Chopra @priyankachopra Congrats team KKR sooo well deserved!! Played like champions! Super parade in Kolkata comin up! Congrats @iamsrk Swapan Dasgupta @swapan55 @PritishNandy @kanchangupta Tragically it hasn't produced much of late, except a...
12:50
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly hailed the maiden victory of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, saying the team was destined to win and credited little-known Manvinder Singh Bisla for the triumph. Read the report on Rediff.com
12:47
Next stop for KKR is Eden Gardens where, in an unprecedented move, all the gates have been opened for fans. Outside Writers' Mamata and owners Shah Rukh and Juhi Chawla hold the gleaming IPL cup aloft.
12:44
Mamata says everyone should support this great team and she is very happy at Bengal's win. Gambhir and Shah Rukh (who must be wondering what's hit them) thank the CM in return. At least 60,000 fans on the streets.
12:39
First glimpse of Shah Rukh Khan. Hugs Mamata as she (smiling all through) places the stole around his shoulders. Ditto Juhi Chawla.
12:33
Bouquets and blue embroidered stoles being presented to the players.
12:31
Ticker-tape welcome for the team. Mamata speaking to Gambhir as both hold the IPL cup. Lucky coincidence for Mamata that the KKR colour is blue, which is also the TMC's colour and what she wants to paint the city in, wiping out the brick-red colours on the British era building.
12:27
OK, Gautam Gambhir presents IPL trophy to Mamata Banerjee.
12:26
Breathless TV reporter says the KKR victory parade is reaching Writers' Building. Banner outside the gates says Knights become Kings -- Welcome to Bengal. You can now see CM Mamata Banerjee with railway minister Mukul Roy. And yes, Mamata is smiling, while trying to get her ministry (huge...
12:22
Disgraced Pakistani nuclear scientist Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan has said Pakistan has the capability to shoot down unmanned surveillance drone aircrafts, adding that the country is facing internal threats rather than external. He said they had built missiles in Kahuta some 15 years ago which...
12:14
In Myanmar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hands over UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's invitation to Suu Kyi to visit India.
12:13
Singer Usha Uthup speaking to CNN IBN says it is a matter of pride for the city. She says she hasn't thought of where the money is coming from.
11:56
The victory parade is now nearing Writers' Building working its way very slowly through the ocean of people on the streets. After a brief stopover at Writers' Building where the team will meet CM Mamata Banerjee and present the IPL trophy to her, she and SRK will walk the...
11:53
Ramesh Srivats puts it well: @rameshsrivats If CSK had won the IPL, Chennai people would have just yawned, and gone home.
11:52
Since the rest of the world hasn't stopped, here's an update: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon.
11:50
Team owners Shah Rukh Khan, Jay Mehta and Juhi Chawla arrived around 11.45 pm as they were thrilled at the crowd response late into the night.Chawla, dressed in a maroon top and white trousers, said, It feels really special to see you people here every time. It's because of your support we could...
11:49
Around one thousand frenzied supporters gathered and danced well past midnight as the players of the newly-crowned IPL champions Kolkata KnightRiders and team owners arrived from Chennai in two batches at the NSC Bose International Airportin Kolkata. Skipper Gautam Gambhir's three Bengali...
11:46
Just in: Pakistan conducts test of nuclear capable Hatf-IX missile with a range of 60 kilometers.
11:46
At Eden Gardens, a while ago, the very popular singer Jojo regaled the crowds.
11:40
No sign of SRK yet, but the numbers on the streets and at Eden keep increasing. Possibly the last time Kolkata saw crowds in these numbers was when filmstar and icon Uttam Kumar passed away, but the mood obviously, was very different.
11:36
The Kolkata Knight Riders' bond with the state and the city keeps getting stronger. If principal owner Shah Rukh Khan is Bengal's brand ambassador, captain Gautam Gambhir has declared himself a son of Calcutta. Aami Kolkatar chhele (I am a son of Kolkata), Gambhir said tonight after landing...
11:33
We'll get back to Kolkata in a bit, but before that, this piece of news:The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman said that India should withdraw its forces from occupied Kashmir and remove the black laws imposed there, adding that the deployment of forces in the state meant that...
11:30
In other news, Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, convicted for alleged involvement in bomb attacks in 1990 in Pakistan, has sent a fresh clemency appeal to President Asif Ali Zardari, a media report said today. This is the fifth mercy petition from Sarabjit, who was sentenced to...
11:25
In other news, ND Tiwari has finally given his blood sample (he had no other option) four years after the paternity suit was filed. The petitioner Rohit Shekhar who claims to be son and his mother were also present apart from the district judge and a pathologist.
11:23
No other city has ever had victory celebrations of this kind for IPL wins. Chennai won it consecutively for two years, Deccan Chargers and Rajasthan Royals before that, but KKR's victory celebrations stands out. A mix of politics, genuine celebrations and the Bengali...
11:18
TV reports say there are at least 1 lakh people at Eden Gardens, which has a capacity of 65,000. Mamata Banerjee had announced yesterday that anyone and everyone can come to Eden, all the gates would be open, and there will be no tickets.
11:14
The massive rally has begun from Hazra -- the bus has reached there -- and is on its way to Writers' Building and then to Eden Gardens. Three TMC ministers received Gautam Gambhir and team at the airport. The mood, says TV channels, is absolutely electric. Unofficial holiday for this carnival, it...
11:05
So the gifts from Bengal for KKR are blue and white embroidered scarves for each player, a gold chain with Bengal loves you inscribed on it and sandesh cake shaped into the KKR logo. Thousands have gathered at Hazra in South Kolkata and a packed Eden Gardens means attendance at offices will...
10:59
On Firstpost.com read: The embarrassing theatrics of Shah Rukh Khan
10:53
The KKR bus have left ITC Sonar where they stayed last night. The bus will leave the hotel and head to Writers' Building where Shah Rukh and skipper Gautam Gambhir will present the IPL cup to Mamata Banerjee.
10:48
West Bengal CM has sent three TMC ministers to receive the KKR team. Shah Rukh Khan will present the IPL cup to Mamata Banerjee at Writers' Building. Yesterday, when asked what the team would be give, the CM said that a winner is always a winner. We are a poor state. What can we give? We will...
10:43
The state government has planned to receive the KKR team with special sweets from north Kolkata's century old sweets shop Girish Chandra Dey & Nakur Chandra Nandy -- huge sandesh cake.
10:41
Meanwhile, celebrations have begun in Kolkata to celebrate Kolkata Knight Riders IPL win. Eden Gardens is packed with jubilant Calcutans. The West Bengal government will felicitate the victorious city franchise at Eden Gardens. The victory march will begin from south Kolkata's Hazra area to...
10:32
Claimant Rohit Shekhar and his mother have just reached Tiwari's house in Dehradun. The paternity case has been on since four years.
10:30
A bench of Justice Deepak Verma and Justice SJ Mukhopadhyay had directed the 88-year-old Mr Tiwari to submit his blood sample on May 29 after it declined to accept his challenge to the Delhi High Court order directing him to give his blood sample.The paternity suit was filed by 32-year-old...
10:28
The deadline for Congress leader ND Tiwari to give his blood sample in the paternity case ends today. The district judge and pathologist are at his house for the test.
09:54
The BSE benchmark Sensex extended gains for the second straight day by adding over 83 points in early trade on Tuesday on increased buying by funds and retail investors amid covering-up of short positions by speculators.The 30-share index, which had gained 199.02 points in the previous session,...
09:12
Kadapa MP Jagan Mohan Reddy, who spent his first night in Hyderabad's Chanchalguda jail on Monday after a court sent him to 14-day judicial custody, has more questions to answer on Tuesday -- this time in front of the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the probe against him and others in...
09:03
An Air Canada jet bound for Japan made an emergency landing in Toronto after an engine shut down shortly after takeoff from Pearson International Airport. No injuries were reported.Police believe that chunks of metal that fell on cars near Pearson International Airport came from the Air Canada...
09:00
Abu Qatada, the radical cleric and terror suspect facing deportation to Jordan, has been denied bail by a court in London due to the security challenges he might pose during the forthcoming Olympics.The cleric will remain in prison until his deportation appeal is heard in October, a judge...
08:57
Israeli soldiers violated the status quo on the esplanade of the mosques in east Jerusalem by raising Israel's flag, the head of the Islamic Waqf organisation that oversees the compound charged.More than 180 soldiers from a special Israeli army unit on Monday raised a large Israeli flag opposite...
08:53
Russia's Foreign Ministry has harshly criticised the US ambassador for his remarks at a meeting with students, accusing him of breaking diplomatic etiquette and misrepresenting Moscow's foreign policy.The ministry's attack on Michael McFaul follows negative coverage given to him by state-run...
08:51
The first images of a French journalist held captive for a month by leftist rebels in the Colombian jungle were broadcast late Monday night, days before his expected release.In apparent good health, the France 24 reporter Romeo Langlois could be seen smiling in a camp in the jungle in the footage...
08:49
Nitin Manmohan, producer of Bollywood film 'Gali Gali Chor Hai' was grilled for about two hours in connection with co-producer Prakash Chandnani, who came under police lens for his alleged role in running an IPL betting racket that was busted recently, police said.Nitin Manmohan's statement has...
08:48
Gautam Gambhir's three Bengali words ami Kolkata r chele (I am son of the city)' won the hearts of fans gathered at NSC Bose International airport in Kolkata to welcome 'home' the Kolkata Knight Riders' players, who beat two-time defending champions Chennai Super Kings to be crowned new IPL...
00:04
Jagan has hoodwinked people; he can't seek sympathy: CBI'People will see how arrogant, overambitious Jagan is'THREE of the TOP 5 most wanted terrorists are in PakPIX: Ghastly accident on Mumbai-Pune Expressway kills 27Court permits Zakia to examine SIT documentsBhopal tragedy: SC slams Centre on...
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