23:38
Nearly three dozen protesters were arrested in London today amid demonstrations against next week's Group of Eight summit in Northern Ireland. An Associated Press photographer reported minor scuffles between police and demonstrators making their way to a Carnival Against Capitalism planned by the...
23:17
North Korea withdrew from talks planned with South Korea in Seoul for Wednesday in a dispute over the makeup of the South's delegation, collapsing the first senior-level dialogue between the nations in years.South Korea's Unification Ministry said the North cited dissatisfaction with the South's...
23:01
Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned that he will not show any more tolerance for protests.He vowed to end the demonstrations after police cleared Istanbul's Taksim Square, the focal point of unrest for nearly two weeks.However, protesters remained in the adjoining Gezi Park and returned to...
22:55
Russia's lower house passed a law on Tuesday banning gay propaganda, a measure that human rights groups say has already fuelled attacks on homosexuals as President Vladimir Putin pursues an increasingly conservative social agenda.As parliament debated the bill, gay activists who had taken part in...
22:53
Indian and Pakistani officials today discussed proposals for trade in electricity, including the setting up of a transmission line to supply 500 MW to energy-starved Pakistan. In an indication of the importance attached to the move by Pakistan's new PML-N government, Water and Power Minister...
22:50
Congress is likely to be represented by MP Francisco Sardinha in Delhi tomorrow when an all-party delegation will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh demanding special status to Goa and a financial package for people affected by the ban on mining. Goa's leader of Opposition Pratapsingh Rane...
21:53
Team India seamer S Sreesanth, who was released from Delhi's Tihar Jail after getting bail in the IPL betting scam, has said that he would not want to forget about this episode. It taught me a lot of things,' he added. I played the game in true spirit,' he also said.
21:32
The great irony of the government spying controversy is that even America's state-of-the-art spy agency could not keep secret the fact that it might be spying on our secrets. Nobody's secrets are safe. Not spies, not corporations, and certainly not the rest of us regular people, with our...
21:31
Immigration is a driving force in American economy, US President Barack Obama said today as he called on the Congress to pass the immigration reform bill which would provide pathway to citizenship to millions of undocumented workers from countries like India....
21:27
Congress today derided efforts to forge a Third Front by leaders like Naveen Patnaik at a time when the Lok Sabha polls are not far away. Some parties, as part of their politics, are taking out things from their bag.... We will see it later, was the response of party spokesman Raj Babbar....
21:04
Cricketer Sreesanth has been released from Delhi's Tihar Jail on bail. In a major setback to the Delhi police, a court, on Monday, indicted them for slapping the stringent provisions of MCOCA on cricketers Shantakumaran Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and 17 others, and granted the accused bail in...
20:33
An Indian Army unit deployed in peacekeeping missions in Congo has helped in rescuing 12 local students from a rebel group there. Efforts of peacekeepers of INDBATT 2 (Indian Battery) of North Kivu brigade resulted in rescue of 12 innocent students from M23 rebels at Kiwanja in Rutshuru territory...
20:28
In a terse reply to BJP, which had described ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir as a party of father-son duo, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today that NC was controlled by the people, unlike BJP which is remote controlled from Nagpur. ...
20:26
AFP: Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents today claimed a suicide car bombing that targeted staff of the Supreme Court and killed 14 civilians in Kabul. The militants said the attack was carried out to punish Afghan judges for sentencing to death Taliban prisoners held by the Afghan government....
20:17
Southwest Airlines flight bound for Texas from Los Angeles with 143 passengers aboard was forced to land in Phoenix on Monday after a telephoned bomb threat. US fighter jets were diverted to monitor the situation, authorities said. Southwest Airlines flight 2675...
19:40
Expelled BJP MP Ram Jethmalani says Advani destroyed the BJP in Karnataka and will destroy the party at the national level too. Advani wants to be PM and he will do anything to get it. he said. On Monday, following Advani's resignation, Jethmalani had said the senior BJP leader was senile.
19:07
Meanwhile, our correspondent in Delhi writes that the government today said that it has been informed by the Saudi government that they intend to bring about a reduction of 50 per cent in pilgrims coming from Saudi Arabia for the Haj and 20 per cent from pilgrims overseas. Given the fact that the...
18:55
First look: Suraj Pancholi, son of actor Aditya Pancholi, appeared at the Andheri court today in the Jiah Khan suicide case. He was today remanded in police custody till June 13 after the prosecution said his interrogation was necessary following allegations of threat, assault and rape against...
18:36
Narendra Modi tweets within seconds of the press conference ending. @narendramodi: I had said yesterday that Advani ji will not disappoint lakhs of Karyakartas. Today, I whole heartedly welcome his decision!
18:36
All through the very short press conference, only party president Rajnath Singh spoke, while Advani remained absent. The presser was held at Advani's residence. Rajnath Singh, who read out from a statement, said Advani had accepted RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's advice that he should not step down...
18:24
BJP president Rajnath Singh begins the meet. Says that the BJP Parliamentary Board has rejected LK Advani's resignation. Rejecting Advani-ji's decision was an unanimous decision, says Rajnath Singh. He says Advani has accepted the Board's decision and has decided that whatever the party decides...
18:17
Uma Bharti, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari and Rajnath Singh at the presser at LK Advani's residence. No sign of Advani yet.
18:12
Press conference at LK Advani's residence in minutes. BJP spokesperson Prakash Javdekar waits at the venue for Rajnath Singh to arrive.
18:03
The BJP Parliamentary Board may be called to a meeting soon to discuss the crisis in the wake of the LK Advani's resignation and address the issues he has raised. The BJP is likely to issue a statement from Advani's residence shortly, reports CNN IBN. BJP senior leaders may state that the PM...
17:43
The sex ratio in Delhi has shown an improvement with the female population being grown by 24.9 per cent while the male population grew at a lesser rate of 18.1 per cent. According to the Primary Census Abstract 2011 released here today, of the overall 21.2 per cent population growth registered...
17:28
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat speaks to LK Advani. The ongoing crisis in the Bharatiya Janata Party revolving around the resignation of veteran leader Lal Krishna Advani from party posts may be resolved within hours. A close confidante of the 85-year-old leader told rediff.com that the...
17:01
As a storm around his promotion rages in Delhi, Narendra Modi seems to be already settling into his role as chairman of the BJP's election campaign committee. At a function in Gandhinagar today, he coined a new slogan - Ek Bharat Shresht Bharat (One India, best India). Read
16:54
Pakistan today said it had scrambled warplanes after two Indian jets allegedly entered three nautical miles into the country's airspace over Punjab province. Officials said the incident occurred over Pakpattan district, 200 km from Lahore, the capital of Punjab. They alleged the jets remained in...
16:50
Top BJP leaders make a last ditch effort to placate Advani. They are likely to meet the 'Bhishma Pitamah' this evening. This is the second time in two days that the senior BJP leadership has tried to make Advani come around.
16:45
The suicide of 25-year-old Bollywood actor Jiah Khan last week was greeted with shock in India, a country where suicide is the second-most common cause of death among people aged 15 to 29, according to a study in The Lancet. Read
16:35
The BSE benchmark Sensex today fell by a staggering 298.07 points to close at its lowest level in nearly two months, mainly led by drop in interest rate sensitive stocks as rupee slumped to new lows dashing hopes of a rate cut by RBI next week. Also, Jindal Steel logged the day's biggest loss as...
16:27
Just in: BJP president Rajnath Singh is to meet LK Advani as soon as he is back from Rajasthan.
16:22
If you're in Gurgaon, avoid this restaurant like the plague. Here's why.
16:02
The Emergency (1975-77) saw VC Shukla at the height of his power, thanks to his closeness with Sanjay Gandhi. He imposed Press censorship with an unnatural zeal, cutting electric supply to presses and monitoring almost every story printed. But his most famous (or infamous) act had nothing to do...
15:57
Latching on to the Mahabharta analogy used by L K Advani, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today took potshots at BJP over the turmoil in the party after Narendra Modi's elevation and subsequent resignation of senior leader Advani from key posts. If Advani is Bhishma Pitamah, who would...
15:54
Suraj Pancholi, the boyfriend of Jiah Khan, was today remanded in police custody till June 13 by a Mumbai court after prosecution said his interrogation was necessary following allegations of threat, assault and rape against him by the actress in a note discovered three days after her suicide....
15:35
Dr Manmohan Singh @PMOIndia Prime Minister extends condolences on passing away of Congress leader Shri VC Shukla who was injured in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh.
15:25
As the tourism industry in India attempts to shore up its image internationally, a series of high-profile attacks on women since December has raised concerns about the safety of foreign tourists in India. However, whether or not overseas tourism in India has actually slowed down in...
15:22
In other news: With the rupee falling to an all-time-low of 58.15 to a dollar Monday afternoon, there is a growing view that the emerging market currency could face tougher times ahead. Many analysts are now focusing on 60 to the dollar in the medium term. Read
15:12
VC Shukla was 84. Doctors had performed an exploratory laparotomy surgery (a diagnostic tool that allows physicians to examine the abdominal area) on June 1, when he was admitted to the super-speciality Medanta hospital. Shukla's father, Ravishankar Shukla, was the first chief minister...
15:06
Congress leader Vidya Charan Shukla passes away. The condition of the senior Congress leader, who was admitted to Medanta Hospital at Gurgaon, was critical. Shukla was injured in the Maoist attack on May 25 sustaining three bullets in his body. According to the doctors at Medanta, Shukla was...
14:59
French court dismisses a case against disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn related to a prostitution ring. The influential head of no less influential IMF has been accused of raping a maid in a hotel in the U.S. followed by the accusations of organizing an underground...
14:52
JD-U general secretary KC Tyagi says it will be difficult for the party to continue in NDA if LK Advani is not at the helm of affairs.
14:41
Amid the rupee touching a record low of 58.96 to a dollar, the Finance Ministry today said it is not unduly disturbed by the fall, and the domestic currency will stabilise in the next 3-4 days with large foreign fund flows. This is a temporary phase. This is simply a correction. Our indication is...
14:34
A pool at a disused Derbyshire quarry, known locally as the Blue Lagoon, has been dyed black in a bid to deter people from swimming in it.Despite the water at the quarry at Harpur Hill, near Buxton, having a pH level of 11.3 dozens of people still swim there.Bleach has a pH level of 12.3 and...
14:31
Turkish riot police have moved into Istanbul's Taksim Square, which has been occupied by anti-government protesters for close to two weeks.Officers fired tear gas and rubber bullets, leading many protesters to flee the square into adjoining Gezi Park, where many have been camping. Read
14:27
The death toll in the building collapse at Central Mumbai in the metropolis has risen to seven as more bodies have been recovered from the debris today, civic officials said. Six people were also injured in the collapse, BMC sources said. Debris removal operations are still on at the collapse...
14:14
Sushma Swaraj who has come out of her meeting with LK Advani, a day after he quit all party posts in the BJP, says Advani is not angry. The resignation has not been accepted, so there's no question of Advani withdrawing it, she said. The party's vice president Prabhat Jha said that, Advani...
13:59
David Berg's law career began thanks to two men, one a famous lawyer and the other his murdered brother, who was killed by actor Woody Harrelson's father. In an excerpt from his new memoir, 'Run, Brother, Run,' he describes how it all began. Read
13:57
With the CBI registering a fresh case against Jindal Steel and Power Limited, Gagan Sponge and two other companies in the coal scam, the BJP on Tuesday reiterated its demand for the resignation of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who had direct charge of the Coal Ministry for some of the...
13:50
RJD leaders and workers today celebrated the 66th birthday of party president Lalu Prasad here and took a pledge to defeat communal forces in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. A 66-pound (approximately 30 kilo) special cake with a lantern (RJD symbol) designed on it was cut at the party office by the...
13:29
Life has not moved forward for Dey's mother and sister, who still make a cup of tea for him everyday; they have shelved their lives, ignored health and the world outside, hoping only that the murderers would see justice, but that hope is getting dimmer by the day. Read the report on Mid...
13:21
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar today brushed aside criticism that tainted ministers have been retained in the reshuffle.In politics, Opposition levels all kinds of allegations, but until proved legally, they have no meaning, Pawar said. In the UPA government, allegations have been...
13:09
Maharashtra NCP President Madhukar Pichad and three party MLAs will today take oath as ministers in the Maharashtra government as part of the cabinet reshuffle. Dilip Sopal, an independent legislator and former NCP leader will also take oath of office and secrecy. He has earlier served as...
13:01
Just in: Aditya Pancholi's son, Suraj (21), has been produced in court in connection with the suicide of his girlfriend, Jiah Khan. Suraj Pancholi, son of an actor couple, was on Monday arrested for allegedly driving his girlfriend and Bollywood actress Jiah Khan to suicide, on the...
12:55
Passengers travelling on a Delhi Metro train were evacuated this morning after a train stopped on the track between the Central Secretariat station and Udyog Bhawan following some technical snag. Delhi Metro officials said all passengers are safe and train services are expected to normalize...
12:49
As the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara has prosecuted high-profile political corruption and terrorism cases. But he's best known for going after some of the world's biggest hedge funds in his pursuit of corporate criminals. ReadAlso see: Preet Bharara...
12:49
As the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara has prosecuted high-profile political corruption and terrorism cases. But he's best known for going after some of the world's biggest hedge funds in his pursuit of corporate criminals. ReadAlso see: Preet Bharara...
12:19
Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's appointment on Sunday as BJP's campaign head for 2014 polls remained beyond the scope of re-negotiation a day later as the party's parliamentary board appealed to patriarch LK Advani to withdraw his resignation.There appeared to be no compromise offer or a...
12:06
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed surprise over the projection of L K Advani, who quit all BJP posts yesterday, as a symbol of secularism in NDA by some quarters. L K Advani as the NDA's mascot of secularism. Who would have imagined!!!!!! Omar, whose National...
11:57
Jiah Khan's mother Rabia, speaks about her daughter's troubled affair with her boyfriend and the film industry. Read the full interview on Mumbai MirrorOn Rediff.com: In pictures: Friends, family at Jiah Khan's funeral
11:47
Almost two years ago, the RSS had told L K Advani he'd have to give up his prime ministerial aspirations. He was to play only a mentor role in the party.Advani has been credited with catapulting the BJP from a two-MP party to one with 185 MPs at one point of time, thanks...
11:43
There's an old saying that statistics don't lie, but liars use statistics'. This is worth keeping in mind as we digest the plethora of polls that profess to take the pulse of the nation as elections approach. The Indian electorate may yet make fools of all of the pollsters, pundits and...
11:39
Right now, BJP former president Nitin Gadkari and senior leader Uma Bharti are at LK Advani's residence in Delhi. Almost every senior leader has met Advani since he submitted his resignation yesterday. Senior party leader Sushma Swaraj has said that there is no crisis and the party will...
11:33
BJP President Rajnath Singh today denied reports that the party was under pressure from the RSS over the crisis triggered by the resignation of senior leader L K Advani from all party positions. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, he said that news stories which suggested this were baseless. I...
11:25
The Delhi police today startled a courtroom by claiming they had the elusive Dawood Ibrahim on tape, but the judge was unimpressed by the prosecution's attempt to link the mafia don to the spot-fixing case.This is the first time that an Indian security agency has publicly claimed to have...
11:11
The ascent of Narendra Modi and the shoddy treatment of L.K. Advani signal the advent of a new politics that India will have to confront. Read
11:10
The drum beats had barely died when the fiction of party unity crumbled. Lal Krishna Advani's resignation from important Bharatiya Janata Party posts within hours of Narendra Modi's elevation to chairman of the party's campaign committee is the strongest proof yet that the...
11:01
An FIR has been registered against Congress MP Naveen Jindal and his company Jindal Steel and Power for allegedly misrepresenting crucial information to land valuable coal fields from the government. Coal-Gate is being investigated by the country's premier investigating agency, the...
10:13
CNN-IBN reports: The Bharatiya Janata Party seems to be hardening its stand on veteran leader L K Advani as attempts to pacify him fail. The party patriarch now looks completely isolated. BJP President Rajnath Singh is going to Banswara in Rajasthan at the time of such a crisis, sources say,...
09:18
Cricketers S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and 17 others will walk out of jail on Tuesday after the MCOCA court granted them bail on Monday.The police on Monday failed to satisfy the court and place on record evidence to justify its decision to slap charges under MCOCA for being involved in organised...
09:05
Suraj Pancholi, son of an Bollywood actor couple who was on Monday arrested for allegedly driving his girl friend and Bollywood actress Jiah Khan to suicide, will be produced before a Mumbai court on Tueasday.Suraj was arrested on the basis of a note left behind by her which mentioned that she...
09:05
BJP Vice President Uma Bharti will today meet senior party leader L K Advani who quit from all party posts on Monday.She said Advani has very good relation with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and he would never get annoyed with the elevation of Gujarat Chief as the Chairman of BJP's Lok...
09:01
Apple is throwing out most of the real-world graphical cues from its iPhone and iPad software, like the casino-green felt of its Game Center app, in what it calls the biggest update since the iPhone's launch in 2007.The new operating system, called iOS 7, strives for a clean, simple, translucent...
09:01
A wave of attacks, mostly against Sunni areas of Iraq, killed 70 people in renewed bloodshed that, coupled with widespread political paralysis, has revived fears of all-out sectarian war. The violence, which left more than 230 people wounded, came after several days of relative calm...
01:15
Former South African leader Nelson Mandela remained in intensive care Monday, two days after he was hospitalized with a recurring lung infectionRead the full story here
00:05
Sonil Dedhia reports: Authorities have rescued five people so far from under the debris of 'Altaf'. The Mahim building collapsed a few hours ago.Locals say that at least 20 people, mostly elderly and children are still trapped.Photograph: Abhishek Mande
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