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Police sub-inspector and 'encounter specialist' Daya Nayak has been suspended from Maharashtra Police.A government official said that Daya Nayak has been suspended. He, however, declined to comment on what led to this development.Nayak, who was reinstated in service in June 2012, was last year...
22:22
The Outlook magazine today approached the police in the wake of reported threats to its correspondent here after a row over an article containing alleged defamatory and objectionable remarks against a senior woman IAS officer.We have been receiving a number of emails,...
22:19
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah shouted at the then RAW Chief A S Dulat for hours together during their meeting after a decision was taken to release three hardcore militants in exchange for the freedom of the passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines plane in 1999, it...
22:18
At least 23 militants were killed today in airstrikes by army on militant hideouts in Egypt's restive North Sinai, a day after heavily-armed IS terrorists launched simultaneous suicide attacks on army checkposts in the Peninsula, killing at least 70 people, mostly soldiers.The raids took place...
22:12
BJP MP from Mathura Hema Malini's car has met with an accident with another car in Rajasthan's Dausa district. One child has died, while two others are injured.She has been rushed to the local Fortis hospital.More details are awaited.
22:10
Hema, who reportedly received head injuries, was in a Mercedes, while the other car was a Maruti Alto.The 2-year-old child was in the other car.
20:29
St Stephen's college professor, accused of molesting a PhD student, today moved the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail apprehending arrest in the case.Satish Kumar, an assistant professor in the college's chemistry department, filed the application challenging the trial court's June 23...
19:53
The Supreme Court has set aside the acquittal of a Pakistan national, a Hizbul Mujahideen operative who was involved in the serial blasts at Maulana Azad Memorial Stadium in Jammu during Republic Day function in 1995 that had claimed eight lives. A bench of Justices A K Sikri and U U Lalit,...
19:46
A No vote in the Greek referendum on bailout terms would not provide Greece with an easy way out of its economic crisis, the head of the grouping of eurozone finance ministers has said.Jeroen Dijsselbloem's comments came after Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Greeks a No vote would lead...
19:41
Eight people are in custody in Tunisia, suspected of having direct links to a deadly beach attack that killed 38 people, but four other possible suspects have been released, a minister said today. The British Foreign Office, meanwhile, raised the death toll of British tourists killed in...
19:25
Militants killed five United Nations soldiers today in Mali's restive northern desert, sources from the organisation's peacekeeping mission said. Five peacekeepers from Burkina Faso were killed on today between Timbuktu and Goundam, during an attack by terrorists, a source in MINUSMA, the...
18:56
Washington DC's Navy Yard facility is under lockdown Thursday morning, according to a Tweet from the US Navy, reports CNN.This is the site of a 2013 shooting where 12 people were killed. So far, officials haven't found any evidence of a shooting, a law enforcement source told CNN.Police are...
18:51
In a tweet, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterates that he did not cause any delay to the Air India flight from Mumbai to New York. Fadnavis tweeted, If at all any report has been submitted, states that I refused to travel without my delegation then it is a blatant lie. Passengers sitting...
18:17
The BJP government goes on damage control mode over the deboarding to passengers to accommodate a ministerUnion aviation minister PA Gajapathi Raju said the government apologised to all passengers who were inconvenienced. We will avoid such incidents in the future and will ensure such incidents...
17:49
A Shiv Sena leader has written a letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis demanding that the 35-km long coastal road, that will connect the island city with Kandivali in North Mumbai be named after late Sena supremo Bal Thackeray. Balasaheb Thackeray had a stature that has got Maharashtra not...
17:47
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Barkha Shukla Singh today called AAP leaders Kumar Vishwas and Somnath Bharti as anti-social elements who have no respect for women. She also said that the complaint against Vishwas has been referred to police and has not been dropped. They (Kumar...
17:16
Nicholas Winton almost single-handedly saved more than 650 Jewish children from the Holocaust, earning the label of Britain's Schindler. He arranged trains to carry children from Nazi-occupied Prague to Britain, battling bureaucracy at both ends and saving them from almost certain death -- and...
17:11
Madrasas which do not teach primary subjects such as English, Maths and Science would be considered as non-schools and children studying in them as out of school students, Maharashtra government today said. Madrasas are giving students education on religion and not giving them formal education....
16:44
Controversial VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi on Thursday kicked up another controversy with her remarks that Haj pilgrims will face the consequences if devotees going to Amarnath yatra are harmed. The comments come in the wake of reports that the Amarnath cave could come under terrorist...
16:27
Delhi Police Commissioner BS Bassi on Thursday said that ACB chief MK Meena's appointment is legal. MK Meena is head of ACB, his appointment as per my understanding is legal, in case you have any questions you should direct them to him, Bassi said.The Aam Aadmi Party government had filed...
16:25
The recalling of India's high commissioner to New Zealand, after his wife allegedly assaulted a domestic help, has again brought under focus Devyani Khobragade who continues to suffer in the absence of a closure to her case which threatened to derail Indo-US ties not so long back.The...
16:05
Not for the faint-hearted.A man, who was found dead in a home in suburban Australia, had his right leg missing and the left one gnawed to the bone by his pet dog, a media report said today. The 49-year-old man, who was not named, was last seen four weeks earlier and lived by himself in a suburb...
15:56
Calcutta's architecture is unique. Its destruction is a disaster for the city, writes Amit Chaudhuri. Read
15:55
The judgements of our financial and political leaders are breathtakingly narrow. Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen considers the alternatives. Read
15:40
Nestle India shares surged over 3 per cent intraday on Thursday, bolstered by UK's food regulator Food Standards Agency (FSA) giving a clean chit to Nestle for Maggi manufactured in India. FSA stated that levels of lead in the product are well within the EU permissible levels.
15:37
The PMO has asked the Ministry of Civil Aviation for a report on the delay in Air India flights on account of VIP travels in the recent past.
15:19
The rupee may see some indirect impact from the Greece crisis, even though India has limited direct exposure to the European nation in terms of trade, Reserve Bank of India chief Raghuram Rajan said on Thursday. Cash-strapped Greece became the first developed country to default to the IMF,...
15:11
Modi dreams of a renewable revolution. But with his government's reliance on foreign investment, shoddy infrastructure, and crippling red tape, that dream could be over before it begins. Read more
14:48
In an exclusive first-person account to The Hindu, Christine Mehta recalls how she was forced to leave India ostensibly for her scathing report on the draconian AFSPA in Jammu and Kashmir. Read
14:36
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today began the JD(U) campaign for upcoming Assembly elections through a programme called Har Ghar Dastak to seek feedback about the work done by the state government in the past.As part of the programme, the Chief Minister knocked on the doors of 10 households...
14:28
Ruling parties have an inherent advantage in by-elections. With no possibility of bringing about a change of government, voters in geographically circumscribed constituencies have no incentive to offend those in power or to encourage those in the Opposition. Read
14:25
Seizing on reports that an Air India flight for US was delayed for about an hour by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Congress leader and former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan today demanded an apology from him for causing inconvenience to over 200 passengers.If Fadnavis did request for...
14:22
Asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was concerned about Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today assured maximum possible assistance to the victims of the last year's devastating floods. I want to assure the state government of...
14:15
The Maharashtra government has classified madrassas in Maharashtra as non-schools and has directed the district administrations to declare madrassa students as out-of-school children. A letter to this effect has been sent by Jayshree Mukherjee, principal secretary of the minority affairs...
13:55
A short ride on the Chennai metro has catapulted DMK leader MK Stalin, who is party chief Karunanidhi's son, into a major controversy. Stalin, who is the treasurer of the DMK was caught slapping a man on board the Chennai metro. According to a video which has gone viral, Stalin is seen slapping a...
13:45
At least 34 people are dead after a boat carrying 173 capsized off coast of Philippines, Red Cross says.
13:44
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar tweeted a picture with his daughter Sara, @sachin_rt saying, Selfie with my daughter Sara #BetiBachao.On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a new initiative to address the country's skewed sex ratio: a #SelfieWithDaughter.In his radio address, the...
13:29
And a follow-up tweet: What's the hurry. All the media and @INCIndia had five years - they wasted my 5 years. I too need to ensure my first global reality show #lalitgate becomes bigger than #ipl - wait and watch.
13:18
Former IPL chief Lalit Modi tweets another offensive against BJP MP Varun Gandhi. Ask @varungandhi80 if he was not staying at the most expensive hotel suite in #london The Ritz go on there site check rate.Modi dragged the BJP MP into the controversy tweeting two days ago that he met him in...
12:55
The death toll in the bus-truck collision in Madhya Pradesh has risen to 25 with four more persons succumbing to their injuries, police said today.A total of 25 people have died so far, with four persons succumbing to their injuries late last night, after a private bus collided with a truck on...
12:46
China has denied any of its armed personnel were posted in Pakistani Kashmir, stating that these were just stories.A senior leader in charge of bilateral relations with India and Pakistan said that with modern technology and satellites no troops could remain undetected anywhere.Even 5,000 ants...
12:33
Nearly 4,000 doctors across Maharashtra have gone on an indefinite strike from today in support of their various demands, a move that is likely to affect medical services in public hospitals in the city and elsewhere. The Maharashtra Association of Resident Doctors (MARD) has a charter of 10...
12:26
Google has apologised after its photos app tagged African people as 'gorillas.' Twitter user @jackyalcine posted a picture of her friends that had been tagged as Gorillas. (See the picture alongside).Google Photos, a new app launched in May, automatically, tags pictures that a user uploads using...
12:14
People dining at Delhi's Summer Smoke House bar would have hardly imagined the treat they were in for last night, as none other than Coldplay front man Chris Martin took the stage. The 38-year-old singer randomly walked in and gave an impromptu performance, without any heads up, NDTV reported....
12:12
International Yoga Day, celebrated on June 21 for the first time, had its share of controversies in India. The man in charge of the massive exercise was Minister for Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy Shripad Naik. The AYUSH minister, spoke to A Ganesh Nadar/Rediff.com...
12:10
Union home minister Rajnath Singh today said that the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Aact will be revoked from Jammu and Kashmir when the situation is conducive.He also said there are no proposals to hold talks with the Hurriyat. Rajnath, who is in Srinagar since yesterday, held a review...
11:49
A judge in Himachal Pradesh has been suspended following a sexual harassment complaint by a woman judge. The judge has been accused by the woman of harassing her on June 8, during a trip to Manali hill town for a conference on drug abuse. The complainant says the judge tried to force her to go...
11:46
No proposal to hold talks with Hurriyat, says Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
11:39
Shiv Sena has expressed reservations over the outcome of the proposed cloud-seeding project by the BJP-ruled Maharashtra government, which is aimed at generating artificial rains, and asked it to explore other alternatives as well to make water available for scarcity-hit regions. If the monsoon...
11:33
We think of ourselves as being most patriotic and will come to tears when a song like Ae mere pyare watan or the national anthem is playing, but that is the extent to which most of us will display our patriotism, says Rediff.com columnist, Aakar Patel and Executive Director, Amnesty...
11:26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, easily the most active Indian politician on Twitter has urged his 'followers' on social media especially Twitter, to be positive because abuse will finish this exciting medium.Modi, who has effectively leveraged social media in the run up to the 2014 Lok Sabha...
11:12
The benchmark Sensex rose over 95 points in early trade today, extending gains for the third straight session, on sustained buying by funds and investors. A stronger global market driven by hopes of a Greece deal kept up the pace. The 30-share index, which had gained 375.72 points in the past two...
11:11
The second batch of 1,525 pilgrims today left from the base camp in Jammu to the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas amid tight security. The trek will take 59 days. The batch, consisting of 1,074 male, 236 female, 7 children and 208 sadhus, left in a cavalcade of 47 vehicles...
11:02
Indonesian Air Force plane that crashed in Medan had propeller problem that indicates engine stalled, says Indonesia air force chief. A military aircraft carrying 122 people crashed into a neighborhood in the Indonesian city of Medan on Tuesday, killing all those aboard, according to the chief...
10:55
The IMF and Germany's response to Greece's social crisis has set in motion political responses that could have long lasting impact on big power equations within Europe and beyond. In Greece, it is the IMF and Europe's regional financial institutions that have been found wanting.Author, former...
10:51
Jammu Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh who was accompanying Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has issued an apology to the family who was deboarded from an AI plane to accommodate them. Have apologised to the family for the inconvenience, said Singh. A huge row has erupted after it emerged...
10:33
Patients in government medical colleges in Maharashtra are set for a harrowing time after around 4,500 resident doctors, attached to 18 such institutions in the state, are going on an indefinite strike from today in support of their demands. The strike is to press the state...
10:13
Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik launched legal action, accusing the Norwegian state of violating his human rights by keeping him in strict isolation in prison four years after he massacred 77 people. The legal papers are aimed at forcing Oslo to grant Breivik more access to other people...
10:09
Darshan Jain, an Indian American teacher is one of the 108 teachers named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Jain, who has taught mathematics at Adlai E Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire,...
09:45
Former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi on Thursday asked BJP's Sudhanshu Mittal to explain his relations with hawala racketeer Vivek Nagpal. World exclusive brought to you by Lalitgate. Wants to know @SudhanshuBJP what is your relationship with master hawala racketeer Vivek Nagpal. Lalitgate wants...
09:16
With a text message warning of an attack on the 15th day of Ramzan surfacing, the Mumbai Police has upped security in the city. Extensive deployment has been made in sensitive pockets and vantage locations across Mumbai. The SMS warns Muslims of 'Qayamat' on the 15th day of Ramzan and directs...
08:50
Here's an image that the HRD minister Smriti Irani posted on Twitter. A beaming minister poses with her two daughters outside the White House. Irani captions the image '@narendramodi 's #SelfieWithDaughter finds support.'
08:16
Notwithstanding the Union government's claim of fast-tracking extradition proceedings against the former IPL chief Lalit Modi, it may take almost a year for the Enforcement Directorate even to secure an Interpol red-corner notice against him in the money-laundering case.The ED is pursuing 17...
03:26
Moody's has cut its credit rating for Greece to a deep-junk Caa3, warning it is now less likely that official creditors will support the country, whatever happens in Sunday's referendum.The one-notch cut took Greece's rating to just two steps above default, and came after both the expiration of...
02:22
NDTV reports: Pakistan terror groups have sent members to Jammu and Kashmir with orders to plan fidayeen or suicide attacks targeting the annual Amarnath Yatra, intelligence sources told NDTV.They added that the government in Kashmir and the Centre have been alerted to the security concerns for...
02:21
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras today vowed to go ahead with a controversial bailout referendum despite pressure from European leaders as they declined to consider any fresh debt offer before Sunday's vote.Hours after Greece became the first advanced economy to default on an IMF repayment,...
02:20
As word spread that the United States will soon turn its interests section into a full-fledged embassy in Havana, Cubans standing outside the mission voiced hope for a better future. Hundreds of Cubans wait at a square nicknamed the Park of Sighs for hours every day for their turn to enter...
02:20
Oregon today became the fourth US state to allow the recreational use of marijuana, amid a growing legalisation trend in the western United States. The changes in the northwestern state's law come after voters in November approved a ballot measure making it legal to smoke, grow and own pot,...
02:17
Jasjit's brace helps India seal Hockey World League semis spotBJP defends Vasundhara Raje, says she'll continue as Rajasthan CMLalit Modi drags Sonia, Varun Gandhi in escalating row38 killed after landslides block roads, destroy homes in DarjeelingAmbani brothers shower praises on Modi, hail...
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