23:31
Pope Francis spoke out today over the increasingly aggressive nature of much political discourse and the use of social media as a forum for personal abuse.In a message published on the same day that the Twitter-friendly pontiff met Apple boss Tim Cook, Francis said digital technology and the...
23:06
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had condoled the death of noted danseuse Mrinalini Sarabhai and wrote a letter to her son Kartikeya Sarabhai expressing his grief over her demise, a a Bharatiya Janata Party leader said on Friday.Earlier in the day, danseuse Mallika Sarabhai hit out at the prime...
22:38
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shahnawaz Hussain has received a threat letter purportedly sent by the Islamic State, police said today.Hussain, who is also the party spokesperson, said that the letter arrived at his residence in New Delhi area through post.He reported the matter to the police and...
22:22
North Korea said today it had arrested a US student who, under orders from Washington, had engaged in an unspecified hostile act after entering the country on a tourist visa.The detention comes at a sensitive time, with the United States taking a leading role in efforts to secure tough...
21:59
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for reform of the UN system to make it more effective saying the world body has not yet fulfilled itsobjective of eradicating poverty globally.Eradication of poverty remains the greatest unfinished business of the 20th century. It is also the most...
21:56
Maharashtra Government on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court's verdict acquitting Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case in which one person was killed and four others were injured.The petition was filed in the apex court against the high...
21:45
A man who tried to attack a police station in Paris this month had no links to Islamist networks, German authorities said today after carrying out new raids in a refugee shelter where he lived.Investigations over the past two weeks have brought no indications of any Islamist network connected to...
20:33
Two students, who shouted slogans during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convocation address at Babasaheb Bhimrao Amebdakar University today, were arrested and released later on personal bonds.Ram Karan, resident of Kaushambi and Amrendra Kumar Arya of Sant Kabir Nagar, both student of BBAU...
20:32
The United States is aware of reports that a US citizen has been detained in North Korea, the State Department said today, after Pyongyang declared it had arrested an American student for an unspecified hostile act.The welfare of US citizens is one of the department's highest priorities, US State...
19:45
A letter, purportedly signed by Islamic State, threatening to harm Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar was posted in Panaji itself, police said today.The letter was posted in Panaji from where it came to secretariat at Porvorim, a senior police official...
18:48
Criticising the recent killings of eminent scholars and writers and the 'inability' of the administration to prevent such hooliganism, noted historian Ramchandra Guha said Modi government was the most anti-intellectual dispensation the country ever had. Expressing concerns over increasing threats...
18:25
The Hyderabad Central University announces Rs 8 lakh ex-gratia to the family of Dalit scholar Rohith Vemula who committed suicide.The report of the two-member fact-finding committee set up by the Union Human Resource and Development ministry to look into the suicide is learnt to be in the final...
17:49
You cannot judge a person by the way he or she writes. What a person is on paper and ink too often is very different from what he or she is in flesh and blood, writes Nimish Dubey. Read
17:46
Scores of NSUI activists today marched towards the HRD Ministry, continuing with their protests over the suicide of a Dalit PhD scholar, and demanded the resignation of Union Ministers Smriti Irani, Bandaru Dattatreya and Hyderabad University Vice Chancellor. Stating that revocation of suspension...
17:37
The US hospital where the Dalai Lama is currently undergoing a medical checkup has said there are no major concerns as regard the Tibetan spiritual leader's ailment and he will fully recover after treatment. The 80-year-old Dalai Lama on Tuesday went to the US where he was admitted at Mayo...
17:19
A former Russian spy may have been assassinated in London on the orders of the Russian president because he called Vladimir Putin a pedophile. A report by retired British High Court Judge Sir Robert Owen released Thursday concludes that Putin probably' approved the November 2006 killing of...
17:06
Delhi court grants bail to Bhawna Arora, accused of throwing ink at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
17:01
This is what the PIB says on the judicial commission being set up on Rohith Vemula's suicide. The Fact Finding Committee constituted by the Ministry of Human Resource Development in the wake of the chain of unfortunate events at the Central University Hyderabad submitted its report to the...
16:05
It's been a short journey from cheers to jeers for Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister's speech at the Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University in Lucknow today, where he is chief guest at a convocation was greeted with jeers.A student was escorted out of the auditorium and some protesters have been...
15:40
A day after legendary danseuse Mrinalini Sarabhai's death, her daughter Mallika Sarabhai, a bitter critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, slammed him for not condoling her mother's death.Mallika's post on her Facebook page reads:My dear prime minister,You hate my politics and I hate yours.That...
15:25
Monarch Cruise has announced the launch of a cruise experience that will bring together the cream of Bollywood and cricket. The cruise will allow passengers to get up close and personal with their favourite cricket icons, Bollywood stars, world-class DJs and celebrated chefs. Departing from...
15:12
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to exempt writer Arundhati Roy from appearing before a court in connection with an article she wrote criticising the judiciary for not giving bail to G Saibaba, a Delhi University professor accused of supporting Maoists.Why are you afraid of facing the court?...
14:54
We debated over using this picture sourced from poet, writer, screen writer, film director Leena Manimekalai's Facebook page, since it is after all a very private moment of a very public figure. But the sheer poetry, the grace and beauty of the moment won over. Danseuse Mallika Sarabhai says her...
14:45
OK, so we were fooled. The story of the BBC weather girl saying it was cold as fuck, is a hoax. Read
14:25
This is a such a lovely story that merits sharing. The BBC has announced that there will be no punishment for popular weather presenter Carol Kirkwood's use of the phrase 'cold as fuck.'She used the phrase during an outside broadcast on a hill in the North York Moors on Friday morning in...
14:13
E! Online says the Australian businessman presented the singer with 'what can only be described as the most breathtaking engagement ring' in New York. Read
13:59
FLASH: Maharashtra ATS has nabbed a person from Mumbra (Thane District) for suspected affiliation with ISIS.
13:58
The Delhi Police on Friday issued an alert after a taxi driver hired from Pathankot was found dead in Himachal Pradesh. The body of the driver, identified as Vijay Kumar, was found on Wednesday in Kangra in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday.Delhi police posted an alert on Twitter saying, A white...
13:26
President Pranab Mukherjee joins Sonia Gandhi, sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Bharatnatyam exponent Geeta Chandran to condole the death of noted classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai, calling her an epitome of grace and beauty.Sarabhai's death has been condoled by leaders across party...
12:50
BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha has said that he had been willing to accept the post of 'interim chairman' of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) here and that he had also requested the current chairman Gajendra Chauhan to step down to end the stalemate with protesting students. Referring to...
12:46
Four terror suspects arrested by the National Investigation Agency in Hyderabad.
12:11
Twenty-two differently-abled persons on their way to the Prime Minister's aid distribution programme in Varanasi were injured when the bus carrying them hit a pole this morning. The bus was carrying around 42 differently abled persons, SHO Ashok Chandra said. The injured have been referred to the...
11:46
Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar stole waves the intolerance flag on the first day of the Jaipur Literature Festival which began in the city yesterday. Johar said, We are in a tough country to speak about your personal life. How are we democratic? How is there freedom of expression? I am a...
11:32
PM Narendra Modi reaches Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency.
11:30
Market benchmark BSE Sensex recaptured the 24,000-mark by adding over 240 points in early trade today, tracking gains at other Asian markets. Moreover, recovery in the rupee and value-buying in recently battered bluechip stocks influenced sentiments. The rupee firmed up by 24 paise to trade at...
11:20
Former American defence secretary Robert Gates believes that North Korea is 'perilously close to obtaining submarine-launched missile technology, or SLBMs, reports the news agency UPI. In a discussion at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York on Thursday, Gates, Pyongyang,...
11:18
Delhi Police issues alert about a 'hijacked' Alto car hired by three persons from Pathankot whose driver has been found dead.The driver, Vijay Kumar, from Gaggal, Kangada, was found dead on January 20.The Intelligence Bureau has already issued a warning about a Paris-Jakarta-like attacks in...
11:13
Delhi Police issues alert about a 'hijacked' Alto car hired from Pathankot whose driver has been found dead
11:00
Ever since global petroleum prices have plummeted to record levels -- it's a different matter that we in India have not benefited from it -- all eyes have been on Saudi Arabia to if the kingdom would curtail pumping out record levels of oil which has led to a global glut and the fall in the...
10:40
Vice chancellor of Central University of Rajasthan and 7 others booked for alleged harassment of a dalit scholar: ANI
10:37
Just In: A suspected ISIS terrorist has been arrested from the outskirts of Mumbai by Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad, Times Now has reported. More details soon.
10:36
The Karachi police on Friday claimed to have foiled a major terrorist plot to stage a deadly assault' on the airport, with the arrest of nearly a dozen suspected terrorists from the Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent and the Lashkar I Jhangvi, the Dawn newspaper has reported. The...
10:22
Strategist Prashant Kishor has been made advisor to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and has been given a cabinet minister rank, tweets ANI_news. Kishor it was, if you remember, who was considered instrumental in Narendra Modi's electoral blitzkrieg in 2014 that took him to 7...
10:18
10-year-old boy from Sidharthnagar in UP, goes missing from Asaram Bapu's ashram in Ahmedabad
09:46
Hindustan Times reports: Weeks after returning their awards in protest against 'growing intolerance' in the country, some eminent writers who had returned their Sahitya Akademi awards have relented and agreed to take them back.While noted writer Nayantara Sahgal, who was one of the first to join...
09:41
2 suspected ISIS recruits, Syed Hussain and Mohammed Huda, arrested in Karnataka
09:40
A thick blanket of dense fog engulfed Delhi on Friday, disrupting air and rail traffic and throwing normal life out of gear.With visibility at the Indira Gandhi International airport down to less than 50 meters, all the departures and arrivals were put on hold since about 6 am.More than 40 trains...
09:38
Rohith's suicide note to be sent for forensic analysis. Police intrigued by paragraph which has been cut off (presumably by him).
09:18
Dalit scholar suicide case: Till now 14 staff members of University of Hyderabad have resigned from administrative responsibilities
09:16
A speeding Mercedes car hit people sleeping on a pavement in south Mumbai past midnight on Friday, injuring five.The incident occurred around 12:30 am in the Masjid Bunder area when the white convertible, with a Jharkhand number plate, reportedly drove over a pavement, crashing into a Toyota car....
09:11
Blast in Birbhum (West Bengal), two people killed allegedly while making bombs.
08:41
A woman journalist has accused an Uber cab driver of molesting her while she was on her way from Delhi to Noida, following which the driver has been arrested.As per the complaint, the woman journalist took the Uber cab service from Delhi to Noida on Wednesday night, DSP Vijay Dhul said.The woman...
08:38
Major stretches in New Delhi and Central Delhi areas will be made out of bound for motorists from today evening in view of a full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade. The rehearsal for the parade shall start at 9.50 am on Saturday from Vijay Chowk. The parade shall take Rajpath, pass...
08:38
Saudi Arabia grand mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh has ruled that playing chess encourages gambling and is a waste of time and followers of Islam must abandon it.According to the Guardian, during an interview to a channel, the kingdom's chief cleric said that chess was included under gambling...
08:32
The eastern United States braced today for a blizzard that could bury Washington under more snow than it has seen in nearly a century, before moving on to New York. Washington and neighboring cities including Baltimore could see up to two feet of snow accumulate in a short time as a result...
08:32
The report of the two-member fact-finding committee set up by the Union Human Resource Development ministry to look into the the suicide by a Dalit scholar in the Hyderabad University is likely to be submitted today.It is learnt the the panel spoke to a cross section of stakeholders including...
01:46
A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Mexico's Pacific coast today, but there were no immediate reports of damage.The 10-kilometre deep quake, which took place at around noon, was located 215 kilometres southwest of Tomatlan in the western state of Jalisco, according to the United States...
01:10
Explosions and gunfire at a popular restaurant near the beach in Somalia's capital have killed at least two people and injured four others, according to witnesses.The incident at the Lido Seafood restaurant erupted late on Thursday evening.Reports indicate that more than 20 people are stranded...
00:56
Actor Will Smith of Men in Black fame has confirmed he will not be attending next month's Oscars, joining his wife Jada Pinkett Smith in a boycott over the Academy Awards' all-white nominee list.Smith, speaking on Good Morning America, said that diversity is 'the American superpower'...
00:29
A car bomb exploded at a popular seaside restaurant in the Somali capital today, with intense gunfire following the blast, police said.There was a car bomb explosion at a restaurant at the Lido beach, there is shooting and gunfire, police officer Ahmed Bidan said.The Lido beach area in...
00:10
A blizzard warning, meaning severe winter weather conditions and a stern advisory to 'do not travel', has been issued for the Washington and Baltimore metro areas in the United States on Friday.The National Weather Service forecast up to 2 feet of snow in some locations, along with sustained...
00:02
BJP leader: Bandaru Dattatreya mishandled the Rohith issue We are committed to banning liquor in Bihar: Nitish KumarKerala beedi baron gets lifer for killing guard with his HummerPutin 'probably' approved ex-Russian spy's murder: UK inquiry Dalit student suicide: Suspension revoked but the storm...
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