23:31
According to a report by The Australian newspaper the whistleblower behind the Scorpene documents leak will be handing over the disk containing all data to the Australian government on Monday.More than 22,000 pages of top secret data on the capabilities of six highly advanced submarines being...
23:17
The Kerala government today virtualy brushed aside Union minister Maneka Gandhi's opposition to its proposal to cull violent dogs, saying itwill go ahead with its resolve to check dangerous canines even as three more children were injured by stray dogs.There is no change in the state government's...
23:05
Democrat Hillary Clinton called on Friday for voters to reject what she called the bigotry of Donald Trump's White House campaign, releasing a television ad criticising his efforts to appeal to black voters.According to a Reuters report Clinton said Trump was reaching out to people from all...
22:46
The Kurdistan Workers Party today claimed a deadly suicide bomb attack on Turkish police in the southeastern town of Cizre that left 11 officers dead and wounded dozens more.Our sacrifice team staged a comprehensive action action in Cizre that left dozens of police dead, said the PKK, which is...
22:31
Even Michelle Obama has to use deodorant. That's how the indie romantic comedy-drama Southside With You introduces its not-yet-famous female heroine: She's applying perspiration protection to her underarms. The year is 1989, and the future First Lady is gearing up for what she will repeatedly...
22:19
Italy today declared a day of mourning for victims of a devastating earthquake as hopes of finding any more survivors dwindled and the confirmed death toll rose to 267.Flags will fly at half-mast across the country tomorrow to coincide with funerals for some of the victims.Immacolata Postiglione,...
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Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were granted regular bail today by the Patiala House court. Delhi Police told the court said that the three did not misuse interim bail conditions and cooperated with the probe in a sedition...
21:38
Apple has issued a security update to fix vulnerabilities found after fierce spyware created by an Israeli firm was used to target an Emiratidissident, US media reported.The company released its latest iOS version, 9.3.5, yesterday, which The New York Times said was meant to fix three security...
21:34
President Barack Obama today burnished his environmental legacy by establishing the world's largest marine reserve, home to thousands of rare sea creatures in the northwestern Hawaiian islands.Obama's announcement more than quadrupled the size of the existing protected area, known as the...
21:27
Actor Shahid Kapoor and his wife Mira Rajput welcomed a baby girl today in the evening at the Hinduja Healthcare Surgical hospital in Mumbai. The daughter was born at 7.56 pm.Shahid was married in July 2015.
21:22
France's highest administrative court today suspended a controversial ban on the burkini by a French Riviera town after it was challenged by rights groups. In a judgement expected to set a precedent, the State Council ruled that local authorities could only restrict individual liberties if...
20:36
With India getting only two medals in the Rio Olympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced the decision to set up a Task Force to prepare a comprehensive action plan for effective participation in the next three Olympics.According to the announcement made by Modi at the meeting of...
20:31
A death row convict in the Jigisha Ghosh murder case was today held guilty in another case of killing a cab driver by a Delhi court. Additional Sessions Judge Sandeep Yadav convicted Ravi Kapoor, who was earlier this week awarded death sentence for killing 28-year-old IT executive Jigisha, and...
20:30
An all party Parliamentary delegation is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir in the first week of September and meet a cross section of people, amidst the ongoing unrest in Kashmir Valley. Government will consult all political parties before finalising an itinerary for the tour aimed at restoring...
20:29
The Allahabad High Court today stayed the arrest of five family members of Mohd Akhlaq, who was beaten to death by a mob in Dadri, in connection with a case registered against them at Gautam Buddh Nagar district for allegedly slaughtering a cow and consuming its meat. A division bench comprising...
20:21
A BJP member of the Lok Sabha refused to take the US visa after he was asked to remove his turban at the US Embassy for security reasons, asserting that his turban was a matter of his traditional honour which he cannot remove.Virendra Singh, a three-time Lok Sabha MP and presently representing...
19:40
The 19th SAARC Summit will be held in Islamabad on November 9 and 10, Pakistan announced today. The Prime Minister of Pakistan (Nawaz Sharif) has invited the leaders of SAARC Member States to grace the Summit with their presence and is looking forward to welcoming them in Islamabad, the Foreign...
19:38
Three children, including a five-year-old boy, were injured when stray dogs attacked them in Thrissur district, the latest in a number of such incidents witnessed in the state in recent days.Ayus suffered serious dog bites at Poyyil while Athul Krishna (12) and Jesin (8) of the same locality were...
19:36
There was no concrete outcome from the 13 Pravasi Bhartia Divas (PBD) India hosted between 2003 and 2015 to connect with the diaspora and government aims to reverse it by making the platform outcome-driven from its next edition, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said. The PBD was...
19:33
A youth was killed and several others injured in fresh clashes between protestors and security forces in Pulwama district, raising to 67 the death toll in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir.One youth identified as 18-year-old Shakeel Ahmad Ganai was brought to district hospital Pulwama with pellet...
19:30
Arunachal Pradesh has requested the Centre to allow Advanced Landing Grounds in the state for civilian use.Chief Minister Pema Khandu who is presently in New Delhi and during a meeting with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today, he requested him that the ALGs in the state which are national...
19:09
The government today called upon central trade unions to reconsider their decision to go ahead with their proposed nation-wide strike on September 2. Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has reached out to all the central unions and have asked them to reconsider their decision, a source...
19:03
The United States has asked Pakistan to ensure that there are no safe havens for terrorists in the country, stressing that it should not differentiate between terror groups based on their agenda or affiliation.We have consistently raised our concerns to the highest level of the government of...
18:43
The CBI on Friday made it clear that certain audio clips related to Sheena Bora murder case had been taken note of and formed integral part' of its charge sheets in the case. Reacting to the audio tapes being played or referred to in certain news channels, CBI spokesperson said these clips have...
18:42
JUST IN: French court suspends burkini ban amid shock and anger worldwide
18:39
Home Minister Rajnath Singh has told Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti to take concrete steps to control the law and order situation in the Valley, CNN-News18 has reported.Sources said that Singh has conveyed to Mufti that law and order is a state subject and the government have to take the...
18:17
Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union President Kanhaiya Kumar and two other students did not misuse interim bail conditions and cooperated with the probe in a sedition case relating to the alleged anti-India slogan-shouting at the university campus in February, Delhi Police on Friday told...
18:15
JUST IN:Â Army and Assam police have recovered an improvised explosive device from house of a suspected linkman of Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam. The IED was later defused by bomb squad.
18:10
Pakistan on Friday regretted India's virtual rejection of its proposal for talks on Kashmir even as it briefed the ambassadors of the P-5 and European Union countries about the situation there in yet another attempt tointernationalise the issue.Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs...
17:46
Second India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue to be held in Delhi on August 30: MEA
17:17
Just in: J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti to land in New Delhi shortly. She is likely to meet PM Modi tomorrow.On Thursday, confronted by tough questions, an angry Mufti brought to an abrupt end a joint press conference with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh when her stand on ongoing protests were...
16:59
London mayor Sadiq Khan has joined other protesters in the British capital to condemn the 'burkini' ban in France, saying no one should dictate women what they can and can't wear. Full stop. It's as simple as that. I don't think it's right. I'm not saying we're perfect yet, but one of the joys of...
16:51
Defence minister Manohar Parrikar on the Scorpene submarine leak: We are going by assumption of the worst case scenario. Our submarine has so far not done sea trials therefore the most imp signature doesn't form part of the documents. We have told them (Indian Navy) based on inputs, to find out...
16:06
India is nowhere close to a general election. The Narendra Modi government elected in May 2014 has not even run halfway through its term. The bouts of political instability that gripped India, particularly during the nightmare years of 1989 to 1991 and 1996 to 1999 seem a long time ago. The...
15:59
A couple of months ago he was the most powerful man in the country, followed everywhere he went by a retinue of aides and a jostling pack of news-hungry reporters and cameramen.Today David Cameron is a 49-year-old at a loose end, snapped this week sitting barefoot on a car-park wall in...
15:21
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says she will not t allow any bandh in Bengal. The central trade unions have proposed a countrywide strike on September 2. However, she said that within three months if the Centre doesn't stop stop interfering in WB then she will protest on the roads of Delhi.Â
15:06
Dalit organisations backed by non-BJP parties today announced that they will meet next month to decide on how to counter the cultural fascism of the RSS. The organisations predominately from the Left will also decide on a unified command to be centered in Delhi to take on issues related to...
14:50
Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi, who is facing criticism over the maternity bill and its failure to provide any relief to fathers-to-be, today said in future there could be a more sophisticated legislation to address these concerns. She also denied having said paternity...
14:07
Women and Child Development minister Maneka Gandhi turned 60 today. Apart from a host of ministers and BJP leaders like Smriti Irani, Dharmendra Pradhan, Anant Geete (Shiv Sena), Sadhvi Niranajan, PM Modi also wished her, tweeting, Birthday greetings to WCD Minister @Manekagandhibjp. I pray for...
13:19
Parivendhar, chairman of SRM University and owner of the Tamil television station Puthia Thalaimurai, has been arrested under Sections 420 and 421 of the IPC (dealing with cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property, and dishonest or fraudulent concealment of property). He will be...
13:12
In a big relief to the family of Mohammed Akhlaq, who was lynched to death by a violent mob over suspicion of consuming beef in the Bisada village near Dadri in Noida last year, the Allahabad high court on Friday stayed their arrest in connection with the case.Mohammed Akhlaq's family had...
12:44
The ongoing unrest in Kashmir has led to a whopping Rs 6,400-crore loss to the economy of the Valley, with businesses being badly hit due to curfew and separatist sponsored strikes.Tourist and other business activities in Kashmir have come to a halt for the past 49 days after protests erupted in...
12:32
Turkey's state-run news agency says Kurdish rebels have exploded a car bomb at a police checkpoint in southeast Turkey, killing eight and injuring 64 others.Anadolu Agency says the attack on Friday targeted a checkpoint some 50 meters (yards) away from a police station in the town of Cizre, in...
12:18
A packed passenger bus plunged into a river early on Friday in central Nepal, killing 21 people, a senior local official said. Rescuers struggled to recover bodies and help the injured to safety after the bus plunged into the swelling Trishuli river, off the highway at Chandi Bhanjyang village...
12:09
I will visit Haji Ali Dargah on Sunday, Bhumata Ranragini Brigade chief Trupti Desai said today. Desai said the decision ensures there is no discrimination against women. After spearheading campaigns to break the bar on the entry of women in the sanctum sanctorum of two famous temples, Desai had...
11:55
First reactions from the Haji Ali Dargah trust: The HC should not have interfered but now that they have given a decision against us we will approach the SC: Haji Rafat.
11:45
First reactions from the petitioner in the Haji Ali dargah case: Very happy, this is a great step towards justice for Muslim women, Zakia Soman, said. “This is a historic moment and the judgment has done justice to women,” Soman, who is co-founder of the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan, told...
11:35
An assassination attempt on German Chancellor Angela Merkel has reportedly been foiled in Prague as Czech police detained an armed man who tried to join her motorcade during visit to the capital.The perpetrator has been detained, the Mirror quoted police spokesman...
11:11
Just in: In a landmark ruling, women will be allowed in the inner sanctum of the Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai. The Bombay High Court pronounced its verdict on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the ban on the entry of women into the inner sanctum of the city's famed Haji Ali...
11:07
The Supreme Court gives interim protection to Rajya Sabha MP Sasikala Pushpa and her family for six weeks in a sexual harassment case lodged by her maid. The court stopped her arrest saying she was an MP and would not run away. Sasikala's maid had filed a sexual harassment complaint against her...
10:58
US Geological Survey says quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 strikes near Amatrice, Italy, says AP.Â
10:35
An 11-year-old Royal Bengal tigress has set a record of sorts by begetting 22 cubs since 2008 in Madhya Pradesh's Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR), thus becoming the cynosure of all eyes as tourists flock in large numbers to catch a glimpse of the majestic beast. Forest experts say the tigress'...
10:12
The Goa bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday quashed the FIR filed against Sussanne Khan, ex-wife of Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan, in a cheating case, citing lack of evidence. The order was passed by Justice FM Reis and Justice Nutan Sardesai.A First Information Report (FIR) was...
09:56
Italy has declared a state of emergency in the regions worst hit by Wednesday's earthquake as hopes of finding more survivors fade, reports the BBC.Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has pledged €50m (£42m) in funds for rebuilding.At least 250 people are now known to have died and 365 were injured....
09:53
The Bombay High Court today will pronounce its verdict on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the ban on the entry of women into the inner sanctum of the city's famed Haji Ali Dargah.A two-judge division bench of the high court, comprising of Justice V M Kanade AMD and Justice...
09:41
Posting without comment.Rahul Kanwal @rahulkanwal Peter's daughter Vidhie Mukherjea alleges Arnab's wife is writing a book on Sheena murder case. 'Wife of a snake who is immoral & pathetic.'
09:26
Not only dahi handis, the law too was broken on Thursday. Many mandals flouted the Supreme Court's curbs on height of human pyramids and participation of minors. The court has restricted the height of pyramids to 20-feet and disallowed minors from forming part of the pyramid. Two children --...
09:12
Expressing his approval over the selection of Urjit Patel as the new Reserve Bank of India Governor, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy has said that he has high hopes from Raghuram Rajan's successor.Swamy said Patel was Rajan's deputy for many years, which is why his next post...
08:49
Amid an outcry over a tribal man forced to walk 10 km with his wife's body in Odisha's Kalahandi, district health authorities claimed there was no negligence and an ambulance was arranged to take the corpse to their village when the incident came to light. Even as a probe was ordered into the...
08:19
After Sheena Bora went missing on April 24, 2012, Rahul Mukerjea, the younger son of former media tycoon Peter Mukerjea and Sheena's fianc, kept trying to trace her, audio clips have revealed. Rahul tried to register a missing complaint at three police stations. He spoke to his father and his...
07:44
With eye injuries caused by use of pellet guns in Jammu & Kashmir turning into a major controversy, an expert panel of the home ministry is exploring whether these can be replaced with newly-developed PAVA shells, a chilli-based non-lethal munition which temporarily incapacitates the targets and...
04:41
A US Navy patrol craft fired three warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps boat Wednesday after US officials said it had harassed that patrol craft, CNN has learned.Another US patrol craft and a Kuwaiti Navy ship were also harassed in the incident, which took place in the northern...
04:17
The UN health agency says reports from national authorities indicate no confirmed laboratory cases of the Zika virus in anyone associated with the Rio Olympics.The World Health Organisation announced the findings yesterday in its weekly situation report on Zika. A recent epidemic of the...
03:57
India's High Commissioner to UK Navtej Sarna is set to head for Washington as Ambassador to the US, considered a high-profile posting.Arun Singh, India's Ambassador to US, is due for retirement and it is understood that Sarna's name has been finalised to succeed him.It is learnt the India's High...
02:02
Several gunman attacked a beachfront restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu today, prompting an exchange of fire with the security forces.The incident began when a nearby car exploded, after which the gunmen ran into the restaurant, a popular eatery near Lido beach. Somali security forces at...
01:07
When the Islamic State group appointed Abu Musab al-Barnawi as the head of Boko Haram early in August, few people even recognised his name. But to close observers of Nigerian jihadi affairs, Barnawi's promotion from relatively unknown spokesman to leader came as no surprise.After all, many...
01:07
The Australian newspaper uploads new set of leaked Scorpene documentsProbe ordered after tribal man denied ambulance, forced to carry wife's bodyStand by every word I said about RSS: Rahul
