23:51
A joint military parade of Pakistan's armed forces will take place on Pakistan Day, sources said on Monday, after a gap of seven years.The decision has been made to hold a joint military services parade on March 23, a top military source told Dawn on the condition of anonymity.The parade will be...
23:45
Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, who came under fire for a lackluster performance in the National Games inaugural ceremony, today decided to return the money given to him by the state government for the event. The national award-winning actor said here that he was very upset about the...
21:48
Swine flu has claimed 191 lives in the country in January alone with Telangana reporting the highest number of cases of people afflicted with the H1N1 virus followed by Delhi, the government said today.The total number of cases of swine flu coming to light across India in January stood at 2,038....
20:58
Congress today saw nothing wrong in Shashi Tharoor's latest praise of Narendra Modi as a 'master communicator'.AICC spokesman Abhishek Singhvi insisted that Tharoor has instead drawn attention to the 'huge hiatus' between the words and deeds of the Prime Minister.It is wrong to distort. We...
20:36
Strongly condemning the 'gruesome' and 'barbaric killing of two Japanese nationals by the ISIS, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said it is a stark reminder of the emergence of terrorism as a major global challenge and pressed the need for more resolute action to deal with it.He wrote a letter...
19:59
Former External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha today questioned the continuance of ugly beating retreat ceremony at Wagah on the India-Pakistan border being followed since 1959. ...We have that ugly ceremony at Wagah, almost vulgar, I don't know why we are continuing it but we are, said the...
19:52
With less that a weak to go for Delhi polls, the BJP has decided to accelerate its campaign. The party will send personal letters to all 1.20 crore voters of the capital, in what is perhaps the biggest such exercises undertaken by any political party, reports NDTV. The letter is addressed...
19:18
Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn arrived in court today to stand trial for pimping as part of a prostitution ring, four years after a sex scandal cost him his job and a shot at the French presidency. The disgraced 65-year-old economist finds himself back in the dock -- this time in the...
18:49
BJP's 5 questions to Arvind Kejriwal today:Q1. Within India you hav a convicted Naxal supporter and people charged with related offences are being given tickets.What's your association with such forces?Q2. During 49-day rule subsidies were given to discoms from funds for SC/STs welfare. You are...
18:36
Kiran Bedi's office allegedly attacked by lawyers.
18:35
Two policemen killed, six injured in a Naxal ambush in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district: Police.
18:29
Former India captain Kapil Dev feels that he is fine with Virat Kohli's antics as long as he is performing on field.If Virat Kohli scores a century and then blows a flying kiss towards his girlfriend, I have no problems. Rather I have problem if a player scores zero and is...
18:23
Fire breaks out near Lady Dufferin hospital, Bowbazar (Kolkata), 15 reportedly injured.
18:08
More on that AIB probe. Police have initiated an inquiry into a complaint against filmmaker Karan Johar, actor Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh, which alleged that the trio had used filthy and abusive language on a TV show.According to the written complaint by Akhilesh Tiwari, President of Brahman...
18:00
Maharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde has ordered a probe into the recent All India Bakchod roast of Bollywood actors Arjun Kapoor and Ranvir Singh, for obscenity. Tawde's aide confirmed the probe. What was the roast all about, you ask? Read these reports:When did Bollywood develop a sense...
17:46
A court in Egypt has upheld the death sentences of 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters over a 2013 attack on a police station near Cairo, reports the BBC. The men were convicted in the killings of 16 policemen in the town of Kardas.The attack took place after Egyptian military forces cracked down...
17:37
Australian journalist Peter Greste will keep fighting to free his colleagues still jailed in Egypt, his family said today, after he was released following more than 400 days in prison on charges of backing the Muslim Brotherhood. Greste, an award-winning correspondent for Al-Jazeera English...
17:30
Japan's failure to rescue two hostages beheaded by Islamic State militants has raised doubts about its ability to handle an international crisis, as the country reels from news of journalist Kenji Goto's killing. Analysts say the murders mark a wake-up call for Japan -- an officially pacifist...
17:25
Dame Helen Mirren, the Oscar-winning British actress, has been spotted riding the New York subway and was immediately praised for her perfect posture and riding etiquette.The Queen actress, who according to apparent witnesses had been reading an Ikea catalogue and eating Pringles, was praised on...
17:22
Rajdeep Sardesai tweets: To his credit, @ArvindKejriwal takes every question without backing off, or a no comment or a walk out. Rare for a neta in today's world.
17:13
Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Sadhvi Prachi has stoked fresh controversy by making inflammatory remarks on the issue of 'love jihad' and defending her statement that Hindu women should have four children. They are trapping our daughters through 'love jihad'. These people who give birth to...
17:05
It's a world record that devotees of Lord Hanuman would feel proud of.On Saturday, some 1.30 lakh devotees from various parts of Karnataka gathered in Tenali's Tenali-Burripalem road to chant the Hanuman Chalisa, creating the world record for the largest such gathering. Organised by the Mysore...
16:56
Four geisha, wrapped in kimonos under dark winter coats, walk in single file through a snow-covered forest. Their red and orange parasols a burst of color against the winter monochrome.It could be a scene from a print by 19th century Japanese artist Hokusai, but behind the evocative image is...
16:41
Just in: Maoists ambush a police party in Bande village in Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, 3 policemen injured.
16:39
If you were in doubt, cut it out: Sharad Pawar tweets: This is to inform you all that I will be contesting upcoming BCCI elections. Pawar has decided to contest the Board of Control for Cricket in India elections. He is currently the president of Mumbai Cricket Association. Pawar was BCCI...
16:35
The home ministry has asked for a report from the Delhi police on the frequent attack on religious places. This comes after a church was allegedly vandalised by unidentified persons today in South Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, the fifth such incident since November.Police said the incident at St...
16:13
The BJP today filed a complaint against AAP with the Election Commission alleging that the party has violated the model code of conduct by trying to give casteist and religious tone to a political statement made by it in an advertisement. We have highlighted to EC about the unfortunate incident...
16:04
Alright, Narendra Tandon's resignation has been accepted by Delhi BJP President Satish Upadhyay.
16:02
The India Today group has reached an out-of-court settlement with Congress leader Salman Khurshid over the investigative reportage done by it in October 2012 on the activities of the Dr Zakir Husain Memorial Trust in which it had alleged misappropriation of funds by the trust in conducting aid...
15:54
Bored of your 8-month-old phone? Where will your discarded phone go? Read
15:51
Breaking protocol, Chinese President Xi Jinping received External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and said China and India have taken solid steps to step up cooperation and implement the agreements reached between him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I have full confidence on the future of...
15:48
External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj meets Chinese president Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Swaraj is on a three-day official trip to China. The external affairs minister, who is on her first visit to China, after assuming charge, said the PM would undertake the visit...
15:36
A slight change, the BJP says it will release the Vision Document for Delhi tomorrow. Earlier reports said the document would have been released at 5 pm today.
15:34
In liberated Kobani, Kurds take pride despite the devastation. Read
15:30
Excellent take on Mid Day on Modi's Rs 10 lakh suit during the Obama visit that had his name woven into the fabric.
15:26
Encounter specialist cop Ravindra Angre joins BJP at Thane, tweets @news_houndz.
15:25
Bharatiya Janata Party's chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi on Monday released a 10-point plan for the city ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in Delhi. Bedi, in a series of tweets, shared her plan to make the national capital more 'economically vibrant'. She also stated that she targets...
15:24
We hear that the new foreign secretary, S Jaishankar, is keen to give a not-so-gentle push to Modi's world view and development plans, in all that is in his purview.
15:16
India-Russia-China Foreign Ministers in political consultations in Beijing, tweets MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin. Click on the picture for a larger image.
15:14
A chastised Tandon says, he became a bit emotional. Will keep on working for the party, he added.
15:10
ANI reports that Kiran Bedi's election in-charge, Narendra Tandon, met Amit Shah at the BJP HQ, and withdrew his resignation. Tandon, a state executive member and Kiran Bedi's campaign in-charge, quit the party five days ahead of the polls, today.In a letter to the BJP party president, Amit...
15:03
Former Congress loyalist Jayanthi Natarajan's letter bomb to Sonia Gandhi -- an all-out indictment of Rahul Gandhi's style of functioning -- may well have a domino effect on other Congress party workers seething at the state of affairs of the 130-year-old party. Speculation is rife that two...
14:52
Pakistan has successfully test fired cruise missile 'Raad'. The missile has the capability to hit the target in the range of 350 kilometers.
14:49
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will be releasing its Vision Document at 5 pm at the party headquarters today. To counter the Aam Aadmi Party's 70-point manifesto for Delhi, the BJP's vision document 2050 will feature a road map for the development of the city in line with Prime Minister's...
14:41
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is expected to discuss 20 postings which were not filled in during his predecessor Sujatha Singh's tenure.The discussions will take place with both his immediate boss, EAM Sushma Swaraj and then with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jaishankar is planning to move one...
14:34
The Delhi assembly poll results will have a major impact in Punjab, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. A direct hit will be the Akilesh government in UP. At least 25 MLAs of the Samajwadi Party are in touch with the BJP. Some industrial houses have invested in AAP and they are not happy with the BJP...
14:26
President Pranab Mukherjee will also meet the new foreign secretary S Jaishankar on February 4. Jaishankar will be accompanying foreign minister Sushma Swaraj to China and its only after he is back from the visit, where India hopes to soothe ruffled feathers, will he meet Pranab Mukherjee. In...
14:21
JD-U leader Sharad Yadav spent 45 minutes with President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan today in what is being described as a courtesy call. However, sources tell us that politics was discussed apart from the stratagem during the upcoming Budget session of Parliament. Yadav also...
14:19
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Delhi ahead of the Russia, India, China Foreign Ministers meeting scheduled for later in the day. Lavrov drove straight from the airport to attend the meeting which was also attended by newly appointed...
14:12
A Cheetah helicopter of the Army crashed today seconds after taking off from Rangapahar helipad in Nagaland's Dimapur district, with the two pilots and an army official on board escaping unhurt. The army aviation chopper was on a routine sortie when it crashed nose down from a height of about...
14:04
In one of the most closely fought elections in Delhi -- here's the latest slogan: Bright for BJP, Tight for Congress and Fight in AAP.The slogan outlines the prospects of winnability in the Delhi Assembly polls and has been heard often in Delhi political circuits, especially after Narendra Modi...
13:46
TV actors Ayub Khan and Smita Bansal have joined the Aam Aadmi Party. Ayub Khan, who is known for movies like 'Dil Chahta Hai' and 'Chehra' and TV show 'Uttaran', was quoted saying that the people from distant lands are joining Arvind Kejriwal with expectations that he will bring a change
13:40
The Delhi elections should be an annual event, like the Jaipur Festival. They're fun, they're free (well, the voting is) and they perk the city up, they make this sprawling, surly dustbowl coherent. Strangers approach without uttering menaces, they are enthusiastic and sociable, and everywhere...
13:38
Why Delhi elections will be the first class-based polls after decades. Read
13:19
Will it be S Thirunaukarasa or Sudarshan Nachipappan? Those are the two names now making the rounds as the next TNCC chief. Discussion is rife at 24 Akbar Road, the headquarters of the AICC, for the position of chief. This will happen once the Delhi and Srirangam polls are over, but before the...
12:58
The Delhi High Court has issued a notice to Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on a plea seeking cancellation of his candidature from contesting Delhi polls.The notice has been issued on the plea of Congress leader Kiran Walia which says that Kejriwal cannot contest from New Delhi as he is a...
12:53
A desperate Congress seems keen to use its Brahmastra -- Priyanka Gandhi.Youngsters from the party want Priyanka to be given a Rajya Sabha seat. What may happen is that Sonia Gandhi may agree to this proposition since it will no hamper Rahul's stature in the party. But if Priyanka does...
12:06
Rahul Gandhi will be elected President of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in March 2015 when it meets in New Delhi. Party workers are now wondering if Rahul's promotion (he is now party vice president) as the AICC prez is because of Sonia Ganndhi's ill health. Or is it because...
12:00
After former environment minister Jayanthi Natarajans letter to Sonia Gandhi shook up the Congress party last week, another letter is expected, that could be cataclysmic.Dr Karan Singh, long-time Congress member and its Rajya Sabha MP, is learnt to have sent a four-page letter to Sonia expressing...
11:46
The S&P BSE benchmark sensex trimmed its initial losses but was quoted still lower by 41 points in the late morning trade due to selling in Banking and FMCG sectors despite buying in Capital Goods, Consumer Durable and IT sectors. The sensex opened lower at 29,143.63 and dropped further...
11:30
'People often ask me what it is like for women in the Indian Air Force and I tell them there is no gender bias. The aircraft knows no gender. It does not know whether a man or a woman is at the controls, Squadron Leader Sneha Shekhawat, the first woman officer to lead a marching...
11:25
With just five days to go for the Delhi elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has stepped up its attacks against Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal. Using posters, the BJP has slammed the AAP chief over multiple issues. On Monday, in its newest poster, BJP mocks Kejriwal threatening to...
11:21
Barack Obama's Siri Fort address celebrated Indian diversity, but with a caution that failure to strengthen it could result in insecurity and fear limiting its emancipating power. Read
11:13
Narendra Tandon, a Bharatiya Janata Party state executive member and Kiran Bedi's campaign in-charge, has quit the party five days ahead of the polls. In a letter to the BJP party president, Amit Shah, Tandon wrote, I could not tolerate the way she gave dictation to us (BJP workers). Her...
10:38
Chinese President Xi Jinping, who will meet with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Beijing this afternoon, has conveyed his keenness for Narendra Modi to become the first foreign leader to visit his hometown of Fuping near Xian when the Indian PM visits China in May.The offer...
10:31
In another attack, a church in south Delhi's Vasant Kunj has been vandalised. The St Alphonsa's church was vandalised, with the Christmas crib and other parts of the church being damaged. This is the fifth attack on a church in Delhi with other churches in Vikaspuri and other parts of...
10:27
Those who keep count of such matters have it on authority that Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to US President Barack Obama as 'Barack' at least 25 times during their Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast last week. The US president referred to Modi nine times -- thrice each as 'prime...
10:22
The Bharatiya Janata Party respects the Constitution as it stands today, with the words 'secular' and 'socialist' in its Preamble, party president Amit Shah has said. Terming the recent controversy over government advertisements showing the original version of the Constitution, that did not have...
09:37
The Bombay High Court may have the word in its name, but the Censor Board has asked for 'Bombay' to be removed from the lyrics of a singer's song before clearing its music video's release on television. The song in question is 'Sorry', from vocalist Mihir Joshi's album Mumbai Blues. The song...
09:18
Just five days before Delhi goes to vote, the Bharatiya Janata Party will release its vision document for the national capital today. The vision document is being released instead of a poll manifesto by the party for the upcoming assembly polls.Party president Amit Shah is likely to release the...
08:43
According to sources, Shiv Menon, Sunanda Pushkar's son will most likely be questioned today by the Delhi police in connection to her murder. Sources said that authorities might question Shiv about his mother's IPL connections. Police have already questioned Shashi Tharoor and Amar Singh in...
08:08
Two bombs exploded at the entrance to a popular mall on Sunday night in Bangkok. There were no injuries, said Lt General Prawut Thavornsiri, spokesman for Thai police. Two IED-type bombs had been placed behind an electric converter booth at the Siam Paragon mall. The immensely popular...
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