23:51
JNU PhD scholar Anmol Ratan, accused of raping a 28-year-old fellow student, tonight surrendered before the police, hours after the victim recorded her statement before a magistrate.Anmol Ratan has surrendered at Vasant Kunj (north) police station, Additional DCP (south) Nupur Prasad said.The...
23:29
Turkish tanks and hundreds of opposition fighters thrust deep inside Syrian territory today in a lightning operation that within hours ousted Islamic State jihadists from a key Syrian border town.The air and ground offensive -- the most ambitious launched by Ankara in the Syria conflict -- made...
23:21
Scientists today announced the discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting the star nearest our Sun, opening up the glittering prospect of a habitableworld that may one day be explored by robots.Named Proxima b, the planet is in a temperate zone compatible with the presence of liquid water -- a...
23:19
As several politicians across Europe try to outlaw outfits worn by some Muslim women, one businessman is fighting back with his checkbook.Rachid Nekkaz, a wealthy Algerian entrepreneur and human rights activist, has stepped up to the plate to pay the penalty for any Muslim woman who is fined in...
22:26
ABC News reports: The American University of Afghanistan opened in 2006, and was a pet project of former first lady Laura Bush, who helped launch the institution on a 2005 visit to Kabul, the capital.Much of its funding has come from the US Agency for International Development, which administers...
22:22
At least 2 killed, 5 injured at American University in Afghanistan; shooting has stopped, police source tells ABC News.Student Ahmad Mukhtar tells the BBC that he was 100 m (320ft) away from the university's main entrance when he heard six or 10 shots and a huge blast.The explosion created so...
22:09
Nepal's new prime minister will visit India next month on his first foreign visit, seeking to repair the strained relationship between the neighbours, an official said today. Nepal's relationship with India -- which is often accused of acting as a big brother to its smaller impoverished...
21:09
Days after the service tax department held an auction to sell embattled businessman Vijay Mallya's personal jet, little-known SGI Commex today said it emerged as the 'successful bidder' at a price of Rs 27.39 crore ($4.1 million), which is nearly one-sixth of the reserve price. SGI Commex...
21:05
Prime accused in RTI activist Shehla Masood's murder was today seen having a relaxing time at a coffee shop on the district court premises in Indore. According to eyewitnesses, Zahida Parvez, who was brought to the special CBI court from an Indore jail for a hearing in the matter, went to...
20:58
Explosions and gunfire have been reported at the American University in Kabul, according to witness reports and students.Security forces responded to emergency calls in the capital.The attack began at 7pm local time on Wednesday evening when residents heard a loud blast near the university,...
20:53
Navy has been told to ask DCNS to find out about the leak: MoD Sources
20:01
British journalist Piers Morgan created a mass outrage today after he shamed India for celebrating it's meagre olympic medal tally.In reply to a tweet from an Indian that mentioned how the two medallists Sakshi Malik and PV Sindhu were welcomed in India, Morgan commented: Country with 1.2 billion...
19:49
To keep the unrest in Kashmir going on, the separatists today extended their strike call and agitation till September 1 and announced a new calendar of protests, including a march to Srinagar-based Army headquarters on the weekend.The separatists also called for a joint march to Eidgah in...
19:46
The world's longest aircraft -- the Airlander 10 -- has been damaged after nosediving on landing during its second test flight.The airship, which is bigger than the size of six double-decker buses, sustained damage on landing from its second test flight, Hybrid Air Vehicles said, adding that all...
19:32
Maharashtra puts on hold all parole requests until new rules are in place, emergency parole to be given on case to case basis
19:31
NCP MLA from Karjat in Maharashtra Suresh Lad, who had allegedly slapped a senior government officer in a meeting held recently, was today arrested by police and produced before a court which granted him bail.A fortnight ago, the MLA was caught on camera slapping Deputy Collector (land...
19:19
This serious matter is being thoroughly investigated by French national authorities for defence security: DCNS on India's Scorpene document leak.Probe will determine the exact nature of leaked papers, potential damage to DCNS customers and responsibilities for this leakage: DCNS.
19:11
The hijab or the headscarf has been made optional part of Police Scotland's uniform in an attempt to attract more women Muslim recruits to the force, which currently has less black and Asian representation.Previously officers could wear the religious headscarf with approval but it is now formally...
19:05
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday directed officials to address grievances of students and asked states to accelerate Aadhaar enrolment of children in the age group of 5 to 18 years so that scholarships and other educational benefits become more accessible to them.He also reviewed the...
18:54
China plans to include self immolation protests in Tibet in separatism-related crimes, officials said even as they refuted reports that monks are being forced to learn legal texts that highlight such offences.Self-immolation is likely to be included in the book (compiled by judicial authorities)...
18:42
A powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar today, killing at least one person and damaging pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan, officials said.The quake, which the US Geological Survey said hit at a depth of 84 kilometres, was also felt across neighbouring Thailand and...
18:32
Two days after the Telangana Deputy CM made an offer to PV Sindhu of a new coach, the Olympic silver medallist is happy with her current coach. Gopichand is my best coach. Don't want to comment on what minister said, Sindhu replied when asked to react on minister's offer....
17:58
Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his reported remarks that BJP needs to bring dalits into its fold as nationalists were already with the party, wondering whether he did not consider dalits and backwards as nationalists.So now 'Dalits' and 'Backwards' are...
17:40
India today donated 18 fire fighting engines to Nepal to be utilised mostly by newly established municipalities in and around the Kathmandu valley. Indian Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit Rae handed over the keys of the fire engines to Minister for Federal Affairs Hitraj Pandey at a function in...
17:24
Two days after two of his former associates accused him of using the Patidar quota agitation as a tool to nurture his leadership ambition, Hardik Patel on Wednesday hit back saying his detractors were playing into thehands of some in the Bharatiya Janata Party government in Gujarat who were...
16:53
India to seek report from French shipbuilder DCNS on the leak of documents of Indian Navy's Scorpene submarine project. India to ask DCNS how the documents were leaked.
16:51
Just in: Thirteen policemen wounded in 2 grenade attacks in Pulwama, J&K. This comes at a time Home Minister Rajnath Singh is in Sringar.
16:44
If you've just joined us, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter Scale hit Myanmar this afternoon with tremors felt across east India. Reports of tremors have been felt across West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Tripura. No reports of any casualties or damage to buildings, so far.Metro services...
16:17
Just in: Reports of earthquake in Kolkata, Patna, Guwahati. Earthquake of 6.8 magnitude strikes central Myanmar, says USGS. Residents in Kolkata have come out on to the streets.
16:04
A delegation of National Conference led by former J-K CM Omar Abdullah met Home Minister Rajnath Singh in Srinagar. Singh, who is accompanied by Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, will review the situation in Kashmir where as many as 65 persons have been killed and over 8000 injured in clashes...
15:57
External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj explains the new surrogacy bill. Childless couples cannot hire surrogate mothers or ask anyone but close relatives to carry their babies, says a draft law cleared by the government today. Excerpts... There will be a complete ban...
15:29
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir after arriving here on a two-day visit during which he would hold talks with various stakeholders in the Valley and invited all those who believe in 'Kashmiriyat, Insaniyat and Jamhooriyat'. Singh was briefed...
15:12
The Supreme Court of India hearing an appeal by Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to quash the defamation case filed by the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh has deferred the hearing to September 1. Rahul Gandhi's counsel Kapil Sibal told the court today, Rahul Gandhi never accused the RSS...
14:48
The classy Mr B certainly has a sense of humour. This morning, Mumbai Mirror carried a three column picture of Amitabh Bachchan dressed in a suit walking by a young girl and dog. The caption read: Stray plea: A fan's request to Amtabh Bachchan for a slefie at a studio in Mumbai did not yield any...
14:27
Turkish tanks cross border into Syria to clear town of Islamic State militants, military sources, says Reuters.The aim of the operation, codenamed Euphrates Shield is to secure territory along its border with Syria from the ISIS threat, officials told Turkey's semi-official Anadolu agency.Turkish...
13:51
Just in: Cabinet clears draft bill on surrogacy. The draft bill suggests carving out provisions in the law to make parentage of such children legal and transparent. It also plans to make the option of surrogacy unavailable to unmarried couples and those who already have adopted children as well...
13:42
Landslide at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, CRPF head constable dead.
13:28
A youth today died in fresh clashes between protestors and security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on a day Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Srinagar to review the situation. With the death of the youth, the toll in the ongoing unrest in the Kashmir Valley has climbed to 66....
12:56
Just in: The Supreme Court rejects plea for increasing the height of the dahi handi pyramid above 20 feet. A bench comprising justices A R Dave, U U Lalit and L Nageswara Rao heard the plea as the festival is to be celebrated tomorrow across the country.The fresh plea was filed by...
12:37
The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party ruled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has passed a proposal making yoga and Surya Namaskar mandatory in all civic schools in Mumbai despite strong protests from opposition parties.BMCs general body cleared this proposal tabled by BJP corporator Samita...
12:13
The Congress on Wednesday demanded a proper explanation from the government and swift punishment against culprits involved in the reported leak of sensitive data related to Indias Scorpene submarine.Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi said that the leak of papers is a very serious matter as the...
12:00
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a fresh plea seeking to relax the cap of 20-feet height of the human pyramid fixed by it for the 'Dahi Handi' ritual during Janmashtami festival in Maharashtra.A bench comprising justices A R Dave, U U Lalit and L Nageswara Rao said that it will hear...
11:56
The Supreme Court rebukes Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa over the several defamation cases filed by her. The SC tells Jayalalithaa that she is a public figure and must face criticism. You cannot use a defamation case to throttle democracy, the court said. The court issues a notice to the CM on a...
11:17
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar said documents relating to the French Scorpene submarine being built in the country appeared to have been hacked, after an Australian newspaper reported a leak of thousands of pages detailing the vessel's top-secret capability. I understand there has...
11:05
ED has summoned Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former Finance Minister P Chidamabram, in connection with its money laundering probe in the Saradha chit fund scam case. Officials said Nalini has been asked to appear before the Investigating Officer of the case early next month in Kolkata where her...
11:02
The one-man judicial commission, set up by the Ministry of Human Resource Development to probe the circumstances leading to Rohith Vemula's suicide at the Hyderabad Central University (HCU) in January this year, has said that the 26-year-old research scholar did not belong to the Scheduled...
10:33
Home minister Rajanth Singh sends out a message ahead of his visit to Srinagar. Leaving New Delhi for Srinagar on a two day visit. Shall interact with civil society groups, political parties and other stakeholders. I will be staying at the Nehru Guest House. Those who believe in Kashmiriyat,...
10:24
As the clamour for enhanced paternity leave grows stronger after the recent passage of the maternity leave bill in Rajya Sabha, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has said that such a legislation will have little impact in India, where men do not even avail their...
10:08
Sensitive data related to India's Scorpene submarines has been leaked, with French shipbuilder DCNS which designed the submarine facing a leak of documents spreading over 22,000 pages, a report in Australian media revealed on Tuesday.According to a report in The Australian, DCNS, which recently...
10:01
Meanwhile, bronze medallist Sakshi Malik has been made the ambassador of the Haryana government's Beti Bachao movement. The wrestler was felicitated with a cash prize of Rs 2.5 crore by Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar. The felicitation ceremony was held in her village in Rohtak where the Haryana...
09:54
First images of the damage in Amatrice showed cars caked in rubble and the debris of collapse, buildings sprawled across the streets.Strong shockwaves were felt as far as the capital Rome, more than 100 miles from where the 'shallow' quake first struck at around 3.30am local time.There have...
09:46
At just after 3:30 am local time on Wednesday morning, a giant magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck central Italy. It was felt throughout the region, including in Rome. The Associated Press is reporting that the epicenter of the quake was a little northeast of Rome, near the province of Rietl.The town...
09:33
JUST IN: Mayor of quake-hit Amatrice in Italy says residents are buried under debris and town 'isn't here anymore'.
09:24
Image: Rio Olympics bronze medalist Sakshi Malik being felicitated by villagers in Tikri Kalan town.Photograph: ANI
08:47
Rio Olympics bronze medallist wrestler Sakshi Malik reached Delhi early on Wednesday and was accorded a grand welcome.Sakshi was accompanied by Haryanas Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij on her flight back home and as many as five Haryana ministers were there to welcome her.Its a great...
08:25
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude estimated at 6.1 has rattled Rome and central Italy in the middle of the night. There were no immediate reports of damage early today, but state-run RAI radio said people ran into the streets in central Umbria and Le Marche regions shortly after the...
08:18
Expressing concern over human rights situation in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, the United States has called for working out differences peaceably and through a valid political process.We do have concerns about the human rights situation there (PoK), have reported it for several years in our Human...
04:18
Hackers thought to be working for Russian intelligence have carried out a series of cyber breaches targeting reporters at the New York Times and other US news organizations, according to US officials briefed on the matter.The intrusions, detected in recent months, are under investigation by the...
04:16
A boy stands shaking in the street. Fear etched across his face. Two men flank him on either side as a third rips through the boy's Barcelona football shirt to reveal what appears to be an explosive belt.The Iraqi security officers grip the boy tightly. A small slip of the hand and the boy could...
03:28
North Korea test-fired a submarine- launched ballistic missile off its eastern coast today, South Korea's news agency reported.According to Yonhap, the reported test came amid escalating cross-border tensions, with the North threatening retaliation over the start of South Korea-US military...
02:51
A Muslim mob in northern Nigeria has killed eight people after torching the house of a man who tried to save a Christian student accused ofblasphemy, police said today.Eight people were killed in the house by the mob over the alleged blasphemy, Zamfara state police spokesman Shehu Mohammed told...
02:40
A vehicle, allegedly carrying beef, was today set on fire by a group of people in Rampur Maniharan area here.The mob went on a rampage after they intercepted a pick-up vehicle, allegedly carrying beef, SP Sanjay Singh said.Police had to lathicharge to disperse the crowd, Singh said.A case of beef...
02:34
The US Postal Service today said it will issue a Diwali postage stamp, meeting one of the long pending demands of Indian-American community here. The Diwali stamp is being issued as a Forever stamp, the US Postal Service...
00:49
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on the international community to renew its commitment to eliminate weapons of mass destruction as technological advances make it cheaper and easier forterrorist groups to produce and deliver materials for making the weapons.Ban, speaking at a...
00:43
The Iraqi Army Humvees barreled across the Nineveh province moonscape toward the town of al-Qayyara, the next front line in the military quest to dislodge ISIS from the sprawling city of Mosul.ISIS tries to decrease the advancing soldiers' visibility by burning up oil tankers and flooding the air...
00:41
Modi reminds BJP cadre: Nationalism is our identityArmy chief visits epicentre of Kashmir unrest, asks forces to exercise restraintNot their concern, says India on Chinese bother over BrahMos missiles in northeast
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