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A passenger on his way to Delhi by an Indigo flight from NSCBI Airport here was arrested after he allegedly assaulted a fellow passenger and some airline employees during security check, the police today said. The passenger identified as Anand Puri, a resident of Delhi, tried to break queue...
23:13
Security forces today claimed to have busted a militant hideout and recovered a large quantity of explosives and other supplies in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.Based on specific input about presence of explosives and other stores in the Berirakh forest area of Mendhar tehsil of the...
22:26
Two poachers were gunned down by security forces of Kaziranga National Park in an encounter here, a senior forest official said today.Acting on a tip off, The KNP security forces yesterday cordoned off the main pockets of the park as they had received specific information that a gang of four to...
22:19
BJD MLA Pramila Mallick today demanded action against a senior Congress lawmaker accusing him of watching objectionable video on his mobile phone during the Question Hour in the Assembly today, a charge denied by the MLA.The Congress member allegedly watched adult video inside the House. It is a...
22:09
A delegation of the separatist Hurriyat Conference met Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit in New Delhi today.They discussed the recent meeting of Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during the 'Heart of Asia Conference' in Islamabad and also discussed...
21:38
Nalini Sriharan, undergoing life imprisonment in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, today again moved the Madras High Court seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu government to consider her representation for premature release. Nalini, now confined in the Special Prison for women in...
21:20
K Anurag from Guwahati reports: Reiterating his willingness to join the ongoing peace process between the Centre and the United Liberation Front of Assam faction led by Arabinda Rajkhowa, ULFA's founder 'general secretary' Anup Chetia today tendered his apology before the people of Assam...
20:39
Russia has said that a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, planned during the sidelines of G-20 summit last month, will not happen now.The meet was scheduled to take place on December 15 in St Petersburg. It won't happen, it's not...
20:16
Enraged over a railway demolition drive in west Delhi that has been blamed for the death of a 6-month-old infant, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today met Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, announcing that there will be no further slum demolitions without rehabilitation.In principle, it was...
20:09
The level of suspended particulate matters, PM 2.5 and PM 10, have seen a 'steady fall' in Delhi's air despite a drastic fall in the temperature over the last four days, which has the potential to elevate the quantity of such pollutants.A System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and...
19:43
A teacher was attacked with a box cutter and scissors by a man in a Paris suburb who cited the Islamic State's directive to attack French teachers as a reason for the attack, police said.The IS had last month asked its followers to kill teachers in the French education system for teaching...
19:15
The ringleader of the Paris attacks last month appears to have directed the three terrorists inside the Bataclan theater by phone from a few blocks away, according to a French terrorism expert. And, a witness has told French investigators that they saw Abdelhamid Abaaoud standing in a...
18:30
A muezzins call to prayer, standing amid the ruins of what was a 'mosque', echoed across the area, punctuated with the voice of civil defence volunteers, informing people of arrangements for dal-rice.Shakur Basti residents, who are in the eye of a political firestorm over a demolition drive,...
18:10
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal meets railway minister Suresh Prabhu and says there will be no demolitions before rehabilitation. Kejriwal said the Delhi government will rehabilitate the people of the Shakur Basti slums and says the railways has to inform the govt before any demolitions. Prabhu said the...
17:51
The Delhi High Court has stepped into the demolition of the Shakur Basti slums issuing separate notices to the Delhi government, the Delhi police and the railways over the demolitions. The court asks the agencies for step by step information on what steps had been taken before demolition. It...
17:25
Assam irrigation minister Chandan Sarkar contradicts Rahul Gandhi's claim that RSS members barred him from entering a temple in Berpeta on Saturday. Sarkar said the Congress vice-president choose not to enter the temple as he did not have the time to follow rituals and did not want to disrespect...
16:59
The Supreme Court gives permission to cut 281 trees for the Agra-Lucknow Expressway; the UP Govt assured the SC it will plant 2800 trees as compensatory plantation.
16:39
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today apprehended a washout of the current Winter session and invoked Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru to remind Congress of the responsibility of MPs for governance of the country through Parliament. Current winter session is threatened with a washout, Jaitley said....
16:30
Two Congress workers get serious burn injuries while trying to set PM Modi's effigy on fire.
16:29
Cab hailing app Uber today said it will now allow private car owners in the city to offer rides to passengers, a move that will help the US-based firm meet the heavy demand expected once the state government implements its odd-even formula. Introduction of the new feature from December 16 will...
16:05
The idea that odd and even numbered cars should ply on alternate days to lower emissions has been widely implemented elsewhere in the world but it could have been specially designed to deal with Delhi's elite. To introduce a scheme that systematically discriminates against a whole category of...
16:02
Govt appoints Justice (retd) L Narasimha Reddy to head judicial committee to look into implementation of #OROP scheme for veterans.
15:44
Update on the Kandivali double murders: Three suspects have been detained in connection with the double murder case of well-known painter Hema Upadhaya and her lawyer Harish Bhambhani here even as a team from Mumbai police left for Uttar Pradesh based on inputs that the culprits may have fled to...
15:41
CNN IBN reports that according to the post-mortem report, the infant who died during the railway's demolition drive in Delhi, died as a result of shock, head and chest injury. Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu today dubbed as untrue allegations of the infant's death during the demolition drive in...
15:38
Egyptian investigators said they have found no evidence of terrorism so far in the Russian passenger jet crash that killed 224 people -- contradicting Moscow's earlier claims that a bomb was on the plane.The preliminary report by the Civil Aviation Ministry on Monday said the investigation is...
15:21
Badminton legend Prakash Padukone says that in order to improve on the mental aspect, which he feels will play a vital role in clinching the gold at 2016 Rio Olympics, top shuttlers Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu should engage the services of a sports psychologist at the earliest. I think...
15:04
Interpol Red Corner Notices issued against two Italians named in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal money laundering case.
14:53
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task ForceF detains Sadhu Rajbhar, the main suspect in the twin murders of well-known painter and installation artist Hema Upadhyay and her lawyer Harish Bhambhani. Rajbhar was detained in Varanasi. Police say Rajbhar called up Hema Upadhyay on Friday to meet her saying...
14:52
EAM Sushma Swaraj's statement in parliament today.
14:35
DIG BK Loshali has been dismissed from the Indian Coast Guard. Loshali had claimed that he had ordered the Pakistani boat to be 'blown off' on the night of December 31, 2014. Loshali who was court martialed for his controversial remarks regarding the Pakistan boat that was blown up off the...
14:25
EAM Sushma Swaraj speaking in the Lok Sabha on her recent visit to Pakistan. My visit to Pakistan is aimed at promoting bilateral relations between our two nations. UFA talks have been the benchmark for future talks. Announcement of commencing a comprehensive bilateral dialogue between India...
14:22
AFP says a teacher attacked in Paris suburbs by man citing IS: Police
13:58
Finance Minister to meet Congress leaders to discuss GST bill, brief them on measures taken to accommodate their views.
13:54
@airnewsalerts Govt considering setting up of National Academic Depository Scheme,to ensure online storage,verification & authentication of academic awards
13:52
The Mumbai Magistrate Court extends the judicial custody of former media mogul Peter Mukerjea till December 28. Peter, 59, husband of Indrani, was arrested on November 19 for his alleged role in the Sheena Bora murder case. While Indrani, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and her driver Shyamvar...
13:52
Incredibly, the government of India will spend more on the Mum-Ahd line than it does on rail safety, Swachh Bharat, schools, highways or health. Read
13:14
The BJP unit in Punjab wants to project cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu as its chief ministerial candidate for Punjab in 2017. Sidhu, also a moderator for the very popular show, Comedy Nights with Kapil, has a strong fan base that can translate into a vote bank. But the Akali...
13:02
The BJP is at the receiving end from its two allies -- the Akali Dal and the Telugu Desam. These two regional parties are not willing to support the BJP in the ensuing Rajya Sabha polls from Punjab and Andhra PradeshThis is what's at stake in the Rajya Sabha. Nirmala Sitharaman is retiring...
12:30
The juvenile convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape case is to be released on December 15. The victim's parents fear that he might be a threat to the society and demanded that his mental condition be assessed before setting him free.The Centre has said that several mandatory requirements are...
11:52
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is 'still a child' after the latter's purported remarks on the slum demolition drive in the national capital.Gandhi was quoted by ANI saying, Why is AAP doing dharna? They are in power in Delhi.Kejriwal explained on...
11:45
Steve McCurry is a US photographer best known for his portrait Afghan Girl, which was taken in a refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan and appeared on the cover of National Geographic in 1985. He graduated in cinematography from Pennsylvania State University in 1974 and has since...
11:34
Pakistan and India are likely to rely on 'secret diplomacy' to broker an elusive deal on the longstanding Kashmir dispute in a move that emulates the path adopted by the Musharraf-Manmohan administrations to find an 'out of box' solution to the conflict that has sparked three wars between the two...
11:32
PM to visit Pakisan in 2016, confirms Sushma Swaraj in parliament. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi vents his spleen outside parliament and the opposition inside parliament blocking proceedings. Rahul said that innocent people have been butchered in Punjab. The party also raised the disgracing' of Kerala...
11:14
EAM Sushma Swaraj begins her statement on the Pakistan visit, as uproar in the Rajya Sabha continues. Opposition MPs disrupt the house, but the EAM soldiers on nevertheless. Shameful that Opposition had demanded to know what's happening between India-Pak but won't let Swaraj explain.
11:09
Maneka Gandhi and Varun Gandhi pay tribute to Sanjay Gandhi on his 67th birth anniversary at Shanti Van in Delhi.
11:04
Just in: EAM Sushma Swaraj to make a statement in Parliament today on the Pakistan visit. The opposition has accused the government of a flip-flop in its Pakistan policy. Swaraj's visit, is the first by an Indian foreign minister in three years and followed a meeting between Prime Minister...
10:52
Schools in Chennai re-open after remaining closed for nearly a month due to Chennai floods.As many as 347 persons have died in Tamil Nadu in various rain-related incidents since October, the state government said today. While, 347 human lives were lost since October 1, about 17.64 lakh people...
10:34
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday urged the central government to sanction Rs 10,250 crore towards rehabilitation of the flood affected in the state. Jayalalithaa said that about 50,000 families living along the banks of the city's waterways were affected by the floods...
10:22
Rejecting criticism over the sudden resumption of India-Pakistan talks, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that there was no secrecy' in his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and in the NSA talks in Bangkok. I dont think there is any secrecy around the process. If we didnt...
09:12
Google is marking the birthday of BKS Iyengar, the guru who took yoga to the West, with one of its famous doodles. Iyengar founded a style of yoga and taught Aldous Huxley, the author, and Yehudi Menuhin, the violinst. Today Iyengar yoga is taught in more than 70 countries and its...
09:06
A day after a child died during a demolition drive of a slum in Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will visit the site today at 2 am. The demolition was carried out yesterday at Shakur Basti in West Delhi in which 1,200 slum units were removed, leaving hundreds of people without any...
08:55
With schools reopening on Monday, flood victims who have been staying in schools across the city are seeking alternative housing arrangements from the authorities.We will not leave, till our houses are rebuilt. They cannot force us to vacate,' said an agitated Arul Selvan, a resident of Aathma...
08:35
Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief and 26/11 plotter Hafiz Saeed has dared India over the Mumbai attacks probe days after Sushma Swaraj's visit to Islamabad. In a speech, the JuD chief responded to the Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, claiming that India would never be able to establish...
08:06
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will make a statement today on her visit to Pakistan at 11 am in Rajya Sabha and 2 pm in Lok Sabha. A parliamentary affairs ministry release said that Swaraj will make a statement on her recent visit to Islamabad and developments relating to ties...
07:52
Homesick and desperate to speak to his family and friends in Pakistan's Faisalabad, captured Lashkar-e-Tayiba militant Mohammad Naved Yakub constantly blurts out phone numbers but none of the calls go through as these are either switched off or unavailable. The 20-something Naved is lodged...
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