22:53
In a pep-talk for students on the eve of board exams, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said they should rise above negativity or self-doubts and take on the exams as an opportunity for self growth. Take it as an opportunity of self-growth...
21:57
Objecting to some of the recent comments of Union Ministers Ghulam Nabi Azad and Vayalar Ravi on the Telangana issue, TRS today alleged that the two Congress leaders have hurt the sentiments of people of the region. Telangana Rashtra Samithi...
21:56
A fresh criminal complaint was today filed by the girl who was allegedly thrashed by policemen in full public view at Goindwal Road in the district. The girl has filed a fresh complaint, alleging that she and her father were being thrashed by two cops on...
21:54
Continuing with his interaction exercise with AICC office bearers, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi today called for streamlining communication and coordination in the party and underlined the need to end factionalism and put up a united fight in coming elections....
21:53
A person in authority convicted of rape will have to spend rest of his natural life in jail, according to a proposal in the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill which is likely to be taken up by the Union Cabinet tomorrow. The fresh Bill will replace the...
20:55
Working towards upgrading its military infrastructure along border with China, India will raise another 30,000 troops for the infantry battalions of its army, Rajya Sabha was told today. 30 infantry battalions are proposed to be raised in the 13th...
20:32
The special Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act court today disposed of the application for temporary bail filed by Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a key accused in the 2008 Malegoan blast case, saying she should approach a court in Bhopal instead. The court...
20:08
Maharashtra has so far received Rs 574 crore from the Centre towards drought relief work in the state, Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said today. Chavan, who chaired a meeting of the cabinet, said that the state government has provided Rs 414 crore for...
19:05
The PM also said that India remains concerned over ongoing developments in Maldives. (Incidentally, Nasheed goes home today. His hearing has been postponed by four weeks.)Recalling the barbaric incident of the beheading of an Indian soldier by Pakistani troops, the PM said the incident has cast a...
18:54
Senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh comments on the unusually aggressive speech saying it is a sure sign of the UPA defeat since it is well known that a lamp always burns brighter before it dies out. Much bench slapping from the Opposition benches.
18:51
Prime minister says that more efforts are needed to boost growth. We promise to work for promotion of investments, agriculture growth is expected to be higher than 1.8 per cent projected during the current fiscal, says PM. The PM admits to problems on account of water management and says the...
18:32
Nasheed's trial has been postponed by four weeks on request of the defence.
18:28
Back to the PM's speech in the Lok Sabha: Dr Singh criticises the BJP for using choicest abuses against the Congress leadership at its National Council meet. Bu we will not reply in the same language. The NDA will be defeated again thanks to their arrogance, says the PM. Taking a dig at LK...
18:22
Just in: Former Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed produced in a court in a power abuse case in Male, walks out of the Maldivian Court as a free man after hearing ends. Details awaited.
18:19
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh is delivering the vote of thanks on President Pranab Mukherjee's speech. Dr Singh says the current account deficit is substantially higher than we would like it to be, but said India's economic slowdown will not persist. We are determined to bring the country back...
18:11
The Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), who had recorded the statement of the December 16 Delhi gang-rape victim, today testified before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) in New Delhi today. However, the male friend of the victim, who was the sole eyewitness to the incident, did not turn up for...
17:39
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil today said that the accused in the alleged rape and murder of three minor sisters in Bhandara district will be brought to book soon. The culprits in the case will be arrested soon, Patil said when asked by reporters about the efforts being made by the...
17:15
Just in: Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed produced in a court in a power abuse case. Nasheed has been arrested, to face charges of abuse of power during his tenure, after he failed to appear for a hearing and evaded two arrest warrants, Police spokesman Hassan Hanif said. The spokesman...
17:02
In other news: Bond may be back, but Sam Mendes won't be joining him.At the BAFTAs recently, basking in the glow of Skyfall's triumph for Outstanding British Film, it seemed that Mendes, who had previously claimed he would make only a single Bond entry, could be tempted back for another go. More
16:55
Update on the murder of DSP Zia-ul-Haque. The postmortem report accessed by CNN IBN says the Deputy superintendent of police was first beaten then shot. The report also said Haque had received grievous injuries. Posted as Circle Officer at Pratapgarhs Kunda, Haque reached the crime scene to...
16:23
Many years ago, when Wesley, a black American classmate of mine, was on a visit to India he dropped by for lunch at my grandmother's home. We sat around a long table with my grandmother at the head, and ate. Throughout the meal there was an uncomfortable silence. Even though Wesley...
16:15
After questioning his cousins, the CBI questions former IAF chief S P Tyagi in connection with alleged payoffs in the chopper deal. The CBI today started questioning cousins of former Air Chief S.P. Tyagi in connection with its ongoing probe into alleged kickbacks in the Rs. 3600 crore VVIP...
16:11
Amarinder Singh, who was removed as Congress Punjab unit chief, today said he would have suggested a different name to replace him had he been consulted. Singh, a former Chief Minister of Punjab, was replaced late last night by Gurdaspur MP Pratap Singh Bajwa as the new President of the Punjab...
16:06
The one lie you really shouldn't tell your kids. Lovely read on the Huffington Post.
15:56
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi may have been dumped by the Wharton India Economic Forum. But he'll be speaking instead on Sunday via video to a group of Indians living in the US. The live speech to people in New Jersey and Chicago has been organized by US-based members of Overseas Friends...
15:51
The much-delayed Kudankulam nuclear power project is expected to be commissioned by April, government told the Lok Sabha today. All efforts are being made to commission units 1&2 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project by April 2013 and October 2013 respectively, Minister of State in the PMO...
15:42
Police personnel should be trained properly and armed with modern weapons and gadgets before they are sent for duties in Naxal-affected areas, a Parliamentary panel has said. A report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs has said that extensive training should be provided to...
15:28
Asmatullah Muawiya, a Pakistani terrorist who serves as one of several al Qaeda company commanders, praised two terrorists who were behind some of the largest attacks in India and who were recently executed. Muawiya also said that India will become a major target of terrorist attacks once the...
15:20
When it was conceived in 2000, the Guru Harkrishan Institute of Medical Sciences and Research was billed as a high-tech, super-specialty hospital with trauma center and transplant facilities, with 25% of patients receiving free care, all funded by Sikhs. Today it's an empty five-story shell of a...
15:17
Ram Rahim, the controversial godman of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, fighting rape and murder charges, will soon have a jungle retreat in the Western Ghats. Eight workers, probably from Rajasthan, clearing wild foliage and constructing a building at a 40-acre plot within a British-era plantation...
15:12
Three cousins of the former air force chief SP Tyagi, accused of accepting bribes, partly on his behalf, are being questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today about their alleged role in the VVIP chopper scam.Retired Air Chief Marshal Tyagi will be interrogated...
14:58
In another instance of police brutality, water cannons were used against lawyers of Punjab and Haryana High Court today as the advocates tried to break barricades while protesting the registration of case against some of their fellow members for allegedly manhandling a cop recently. The members...
14:56
Sigmund Freud Speaks: The Only Known Recording of His Voice, 1938. Listen in
14:50
She's usually so good at keeping secrets. But the famously discreet Duchess of Cambridge may have dropped her guard a little on a walkabout yesterday. According to one member of the crowd, Kate, who is five months pregnant, appeared to hint she might be having a baby girl. Read more
14:47
Union Minister Shashi Tharoor today said Wharton India Economic Forum should not have cancelled the invitation to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and instead students could have used the opportunity to challenge his decisions after hearing him out.I disagree profoundly with Mr...
14:38
Italian gossip magazine Chi today published paparazzi pictures of retired pope emeritus Benedict XVI as he strolled in the grounds of the papal summer palace of Castel Gandolfo near Rome.In the first glimpse of the 85-year old since he retired last week, Benedict is seen wearing what appears to...
14:21
The BJP today poked fun at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi over his comment on marriage and children, saying does that mean those married are not capable of serving the nation. As far as he has said that marriage will disrupt the work. We are married and are still serving the nation. So,...
14:16
The Uttar Pradesh government has reportedly decided to appoint the widow of slain Kunda deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Zia-ul-Haq to the same post in the police department. The younger brother of the DSP, Sohrab, would be appointed sub-inspector. Read more
14:03
Hugo Chavez obit on the New York Times today. Read
13:54
The UP Police had yesterday virtually ruled out immediate arrest of SP leader Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya booked in the murder of DSP Zia-ul-Haq on Saturday and said it needs to be established first who committed the crime before the conspiracy angle can be probed. The police also...
13:43
The first images have been released of a large sinkhole that claimed a man's life by sucking him out of his Florida home into the ground.The sinkhole was revealed after demolition teams removed the remaining walls of the late Jeff Bush's house, exposing the 60ft deep crater to the open air. Read
13:18
He has brought about what may be legitimately termed as a mini-revolution' in the study of chemistry for students at the higher secondary level and beyond. The new formulae devised by Arijit Das, a PhD in chemistry from Tripura Central University and currently head of the department...
13:17
Eight weeks after India completed its two-year tenure as a member of the UN Security Council, New Delhi has leapfrogged to the next and most critical phase in its quest for a permanent seat in the Council. In a dramatic development, a resolution has emerged and is being circulated...
13:09
Describing Iran as the 'most significant threat' to regional stability, a top American commander has accused Tehran of carrying out clandestine activities in more than a dozen countries including India. An Iranian miscalculation raises the risk of sparking disastrous conflict, General...
13:00
President Hugo Chavez died on Tuesday after a two-year battle with cancer, ending 14 years of tumultuous, divisive rule that won him passionate support from the poor but the hatred of business leaders and wealthier Venezuelans. Read
12:55
With the opposition targeting the government on alleged irregularities in the farm loan waiver scheme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today promised stringent possible action against defaulters, if any. The Prime Minister's assurance came in the Rajya Sabha as BJP created uproar over the...
12:52
Taking strong exception to recent incidents of police beating protesting contractual teachers in Bihar and a girl in Tarn Taran in Punjab, the Supreme Court today sought explanation from the two states on the conduct of police personnel. Taking suo motu cognisance of media reports, a bench of...
12:45
When it comes to things they won't do on camera, a surprising number of adult-film stars draw the line at interracial sex. Read
12:32
Researchers are calling the apparent disappearance of HIV in a baby born with the infection a 'functional cure', and the media is hailing the news. Dr. Kent Sepkowitz on why they should tread more softly. Read
12:30
The controversial leader of Venezuela died today. The Daily Beast's Michael Moynihan does not mourn the passing of this autocratic showman -- and says his mad dreams will likely die with him. Read
12:19
The death toll in last month's twin blasts in Hyderabad rose to 17 today with an injured person succumbing while undergoing treatment at a private hospital, sources said. Ravi (25), who sustained serious injuries in the blast, breathed his last late last night after battling for life for 15 days,...
12:02
A Soviet soldier who went missing in Afghanistan nearly 33 years ago has been found living with Afghans in the western province of Herat. The soldier is semi-nomadic, has the adopted Afghan name Sheikh Abdullah and practises herbal medicine, Russia's RIA news agency reports.An ethnic Uzbek,...
11:58
Congress party's Vice President Rahul Gandhi told a group of Congress parliamentarians in New Delhi Tuesday that becoming the country's next prime minister wasn't his priority. The Prime Minister's post is not my priority. I believe in long-term politics,' he told the lawmakers. But that's not...
11:53
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav met the family members of two people killed in Kunda on Sunday. The Gram Pradhan and his brother were killed along with Deputy SP Zia Ul Haque. The CM said he has done everything the families have asked for. The CM was met by protestors...
11:48
Whether cutting suits or paying taxes, Mohanbhai Ramchandani, of Mohan's Custom Tailors, displayed a knack for making all sorts of figures fit. His finely woven works hung just as beautifully on towering basketball stars, among them Patrick Ewing and Wilt Chamberlain, as on...
11:39
The budget papers contain facts that prove the Finance Minister wrong on the number of people whose taxable income exceeds a crore a year. Read the column by S Gurumurthy.
11:33
The purpose of diplomacy is to explore a congruence of diverse interests and to work through the acceptance of the other side's realities. Read the opinion piece on the Hindu.
11:29
The Bangladesh government has severely criticised Opposition leader Begum Khaleda Zia for refusing to meet India's President, Pranab Mukherjee, who left for Delhi this evening after a three-day visit.It is a departure from democratic norms and courtesy. It should not have happened. She had sought...
11:23
Punjab, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana have been ranked at the top of the Well Being Index (WBI), while southern states, Gujarat and most of the north-eastern states emerged as the most secure ones for women in the Female Security Index (FSI). This was found by Tata Strategic Management...
11:19
Hugo Rafael Chvez Frias, President of Venezuela, who died on March 5, 2013 at the age of 58, was a defining figure in Latin American politics for fifteen years, becoming almost synonymous with the popular tide that has elected and reelected left and centre-left governments across the continent in...
11:15
At the peak of his career, Surya was accused of several cases of murder, rape and arson, though no formal complaint was lodged. He was made an accused, legally, by one of the women of Shamsetti in Chhattisgarh who now has withdrawn her statement. The villagers claim that he used to visit...
11:14
British Foreign Secretary William Hague sent condolences to Venezuela and the family of Chavez, who he said left a lasting impression on the country and more widely during his 14 years as president. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper offered condolences to Venezuela's people and said he hopes...
10:56
US President Barack Obama has said America was interested in a 'constructive' future relationship with Venezuela after the death of President Hugo Chavez. Obama said at 'this challenging time of Chavez's passing, the US reaffirms its support for the Venezuelan people and its interest...
10:52
Reactions to the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez were as mixed, polemical and outsized as the leader was in life, with some saying his passing was a tragic loss and others calling it an opportunity for Venezuela to escape his long shadow. Seen as a hero by some for his anti-US rhetoric...
10:49
Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez lost his battle with cancer, according to a national televised address by his vice-president Nicolas Maduro. He was 58. Chavez, who had been battling cancer for the past two years, was seen and heard less and less in public since undergoing surgery in...
10:35
CNN-IBN reports: The Juvenile Justice Board will start an inquiry on Wednesday against the 17-year-old minor accused in Delhi gang rape case.In its last hearing on February 28, the board framed charges of murder, gangrape, kidnapping and robbery.Meanwhile, the minor has claimed innocence and is...
10:21
Opening with her current popular number 'Happy Pills' and signing off with the global hit 'Come away with me', Norah Jones fulfilled the Delhi audience's every wish belting out a mix of old and new songs at her maiden performance in the city.I'm very excited to be here. This is only my second...
09:35
America's military relationship with Pakistan in the last eight months have been on an improving trajectory, a top US general has said.We're on an improving trajectory. It's been improving for probably the last year, maybe eight months. We have some valid reasons to see it continue to improve...
08:55
CNN-IBN reports: The Cabinet is likely to finalise tough new laws on crimes against women with a new Criminal Law Amendment Bill this Thursday.Sources have told CNN-IBN that the age of consent for sex is likely to be reduced from 18 to 16 as suggested by the Justice Verma panel.The new anti-rape...
08:23
Describing Iran as the 'most significant threat' to regional stability, a top American commander has accused Tehran of carrying out clandestine activities in more than a dozen countries including India.An Iranian miscalculation raises the risk of sparking disastrous conflict, General James Mattis...
07:34
Amidst flaring of tension between the United States and Venezuela following the death of its President Hugo Chavez, US President Barack Obama has said that America is interested in developing a 'constructive' relationship with the Venezuelan people.At this challenging time of President Hugo...
03:13
Al Jazeera: Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's deputy prime minister, is in the lead in the country's presidential poll, taking 54 per cent of the approximately one third of votes so far tallied by the election commission. The early count on Tuesday put Raila Odinga, outgoing prime minister, at 41 per...
03:11
BBC: New York's Dow Jones share index set a new all-time high on Tuesday, while London's FTSE 100 closed at it highest level in five years. The rallies mean the stock markets are returning to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis. The Dow reached 14,273 by lunchtime in...
03:11
BBC: A Soviet soldier who went missing in Afghanistan nearly 33 years ago has been found living with Afghans in the western province of Herat. The soldier is semi-nomadic, has the adopted Afghan name Sheikh Abdullah and practises herbal medicine, Russia's RIA news agency reports. An ethnic...
02:07
BBC: The US has tabled a UN resolution - agreed with China - for sanctions that would target North Korea's diplomats and cash transfers. Washington's UN ambassador Susan Rice said they would be some of the toughest sanctions the UN had imposed. Li Baodong, China's UN envoy, said a strong...
02:07
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is undergoing his most difficult hours, his deputy has said. Nicolas Maduro spoke at length in a speech apparently designed to reassure citizens despite the failing health of Venezuela's leader. He accused the US of plotting against the Venezuelan government...
02:05
Violence over the alleged murder of an abducted local boy continued on second day today in Shivpuri town in Madhya Pradesh as a mob set on fire the official vehicle of a senior police officer, prompting the administration to impose prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPc....
00:09
Curfew was imposed tonight in 10 police station areas of Kashmir Valley as a precautionary measure with the authorities apprehending law and order problem following the killing of a youth in firing allegedly by security forces in Baramulla district. ...
00:07
Baramulla youth not killed in our firing: ArmyTerror suspect DRDO scientist released on bailFisherman alleges being threatened by Salman, bodyguardsWharton should've heard Modi after inviting him: TharoorDemocratic Bangladesh in India's interest, says PranabJundal 'hallucinates about Kasab';...
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