23:53
According to Rukmini Callimachi, The New York Times correspondent who focuses on Al Qaeda and ISIS, the Bangladesh attack claimed by ISIS is proving to be more sophisticated in terms of pre-planning than we have seen in the past.According to Callimachi, 'in keeping with the modus operandi pushed...
22:44
Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton was quizzed today by the FBI about her use of personal email while serving as secretary of state, a campaign spokesman said.Secretary Clinton gave a voluntary interview this morning about her email arrangements while she was secretary of state,...
22:42
The relatives of Tarishi Jain, a 19-year-old Indian girl killed in the terror attack in Dhaka, are in talks with the Ministry of External Affairs to travel to the neighbouring country.A cousin of Tarushi, Shirish Jain, said, We are in talks with the Ministry of External Affairs as all the near...
21:42
Sam Querry seeded 28th stunned World No.1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic in the third round of Wimbledon in London.Querrey ended Djokovic's remarkable Grand Slam winning run, downing the defending champion 7-6 6-1 3-6 7-6.Speaking to reporters after the match, Querrey, the 28th seed, said:...
21:25
A Delhi court was on Saturday told that Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi Government had spent over Rs 42 lakh by giving advertisements in 20 newspapers which allegedly misled people by claiming that municipal corporations are not under state's control. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Munish Markan...
20:56
Stop killing people in the name of Islam, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said today as she vowed to do everything to eliminate terrorists from the country after 20 foreigners were killed in an attack on a cafe in Bangladesh claimed by the Islamic State terror group. Announcing a...
20:54
India hold Argentina in six-nation tournament Valencia, Jul 2 (PTI) Indian men's hockey team managed to hold Argentina to a thrilling 3-3 draw in the six-nation Invitational tournament during their penultimate round-robin match, here today. The first half started off...
20:51
Thousands marched through London today in a 'March for Europe' to voice their protest against last week's politically-charged referendum result in favour of Britain's exit from the European Union that has bitterly divided the country.Demonstrators at the rally, which was organised on social...
19:51
Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni says the bodies of nine Italians have been identified among the dead in the Dhaka restaurant attack.Gentiloni told reporters Saturday that there was another, unidentified body in the military morgue of Bangladesh but its nationality hasn't been determined....
19:33
Three workers were today killed and as many injured in a boiler blast at the Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers plant in Mumbai's suburban Chembur.Three people died and three were injured in a boiler blast. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, a senior official, who inspected the...
19:21
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announces 2 days of national mourning, according to media reports.
19:01
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi today prepared the country for tragic news, warning the nation had suffered a painful loss after hostage-takers murdered 20 foreigners in Bangladesh. In a brief TV address, Renzi did not say how many Italians were among the casualties, but local media said...
18:51
England cricket chiefs indicated Saturday they were prepared to cancel a tour of Bangladesh after an attack saw 20 foreigners killed in the country.Hostage-takers murdered 20 foreigners, hacking many of their victims to death, before six attackers were gunned down by Bangladesh commandos at the...
18:14
Due to heavy rains warning:River Rafting banned in Kullu (Himachal Pradesh)
17:39
Terrorists that claim to support the Islamic State have used Twitter to threaten an attack on London's Heathrow airport, a media report said today. An alert from the SITE Intelligence Group yesterday warned that a pro-Islamic State account had issued threats against aircraft flying from...
17:25
Anisul Haque, Mayor of North Dhaka, on the terror attack: We just can't allow this to happen. This should be the last such incident. Govt will strongly react. This is highly condemnable. It is a wake up call for us. We need to stay and fight together.
17:18
Bangladesh army spokesman says authorities now believe not all 20 victims of Dhaka cafe attack were foreign, some were locals.
17:03
Eighteen pilgrims have been injured in a stampede near the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi media reported on Saturday, as the kingdom continues to review safety after a deadly crush during last year's Hajj. The incident happened on Friday night, the Al-Riyadh newspaper said, as the...
16:59
JUST IN: Local train services disrupted on Mumbai's harbour line due to technical snag, trains delayed by more than 20 minutes.
16:59
This was the first time that the country faced a hostage situation in 40 years. And the police was perhaps caught unaware since the situation they encountered last evening and which lasted for nearly 12 hours, they had never faced before in recent times. What was the aim of the hostage...
16:28
Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares his grief over the Dhaka attack. He wrote on Twitter, The attack in Dhaka has pained us beyond words. I spoke to PM Sheikh Hasina and strongly condemned the despicable attack.
16:27
Of the eight Japanese citizens who were taken hostage by gunmen at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, one was rescued, a top official said in Tokyo today.Japan was unable to contact the seven, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda told reporters.The eight are employees of private...
16:06
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted, I am extremely pained to share that the terrorists have killed Tarushi, an Indian girl who was taken hostage in the terror attack in Dhaka. I have spoken to her father Sanjeev Jain and conveyed our deepest condolences.The country is with them in...
15:46
At least 20 persons, including 13 hostages, were killed in Friday night's terror attack at a restaurant in Dhaka's Gulshan area. One of the persons killed is an Indian national, identified as Tarishi Jain, an official said. She is a young Indian girl. However, the police is yet to...
15:29
The toll in the landslide at Bhalukpong in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district rose to 10 with the recovery of five more bodies this morning. The rescue operation, which was suspended last evening, resumed at the break of the dawn and the five bodies were recovered, West Kameng SP A Koan...
15:18
Police officers Rabiul Islam and Salauddin Khan, who were injured during the standoff with gunmen last evening in Dhaka, died of splinter injuries, doctors said. Islam, assistant commissioner of the Detective Branch of Police, and Khan, officer-in-charge of Banani Police Station, bled...
15:00
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today joined a group of devotees to offer prayers at the cave shrine of Amarnath insouth Kashmir Himalayas, marking the beginning of the annual pilgrimage.The Governor, who is also Chairman of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board,...
14:41
In a startling revelation, London-based investigative journalist James D Crickton has claimed former army generals Pervez Musharraf and Ashfaq Parvez Kayani possess multi-million dollar Swiss bank accounts. In his blog on World Press Platform, Crickton said he came to know...
14:36
Islamic State has made its intentions clear of launching terror attacks in India through its bases in Bangladesh and Pakistan. In an interview with the group's online magazine Dabiq in April, Shaykh Abu Ibrahim Al-Hanif, 'Amir of Khilafah in Bengal' said that once the group manages to build...
14:00
New Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada today called on the US to end its occupation of Afghanistan in his first message since being appointed the militant group's chief in May. Admit the realities instead of useless use of force and muscle... and put an end to the occupation, Akhundzada...
13:48
Bollywood star couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan are expecting their first child this year end. My wife and I would like to announce that we are expecting our first child in December. We would like to thank our well wishers for their blessings and support and also the press for their...
13:23
AFP reports that 20 civilians were killed in Bangladesh hostage siege
13:11
Hours after heavy gunfire and explosions rang out Saturday morning at an upscale restaurant at the heart of Bangladesh's diplomatic zone, Taslima Nasreen, a Bangladeshi author who is in exile in India, took to Twitter to comment on the attack.Taslima took a jibe at Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina...
13:04
Jamaat-ul-Mujahideensleeper cells have been targeting religious minorities to anger foreign countries into taking action against the Bangladesh government, a top recruiter of the banned militant outfit has told the police.Khaled Saifullah, a JMB recruiter who allegedly masterminded the attack on...
12:33
At least three people have been killed in a road accident where a BMW car hit an auto-rickshaw in Jaipur. It is reported that the BMW belongs to the son of BJP legislator Nand Kishor, who is an MLA from Sikar, Fatehpur district. It is reported that accident took place around 12 am.Mahesh,...
12:09
Terrorists target CRPF convoy in Tral, Pulwama (Jammu-Kashmir). One jawan injured in grenade attack
11:38
Following the end of the siege and the killing of six gunmen who had taken hostages at Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka's diplomatic quarter, Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina addressed the media. -- What kind of humans are these, who are killing other humans during Ramzan?-- All security...
11:23
A pro-Islamic State Twitter account has threatened to attack Los Angeles International, John F Kennedy International and Heathrow airport as the US prepares to celebrate July 4 Independence Day weekend, media reports said.The attacks will be carried out on planes flying from Heathrow to the US...
10:59
An engineering graduate was arrested in connection with the sensational murder of a 24-year-old-woman IT professional at a railway station last week and allegedly attempted suicide when surrounded by the police. Ram Kumar was apprehended yesterday in his native Tirunelveli district in...
10:41
JUST IN: Gangotri Dham Yatra in Uttarakhand temporarily halted due to flooding at the highway after heavy rainfall in the region
10:37
The details remain murky. On Friday night, assailants assaulted a restaurant in an upscale neighborhood in Dhaka, Bangladesh's teeming capital. They fired weapons and hurled grenades. Initial reports suggest that six to eight gunmen were inside the establishment, detaining about 20 hostages....
10:27
India is closely monitoring the Bangladesh hostage crisis even as officials maintained that so far all Indian high commission staffers in Dhaka were reportedly safe. According to government sources, there were several unconfirmed reports emerging on the status of the operation by Bangladesh...
10:13
Soumir Baroi trapped inside one of the bathrooms at Holey Artisan Bakery, which is witnessing a hostage situation, managed to establish contact with his brother Gopal via texts. As gunmen held hostage dozens of people inside the popular hangout for foreigners in the capital's diplomatic...
10:05
US lawmakers have condemned the the suspected Islamic State attack at a restaurant in Bangladesh where several foreigners have been taken hostage, and called for action against the terror group, even as some stressed on the need to remain vigilant in its aftermath. Closely following the...
09:36
The Islamic State's media agency has released gruesome images allegedly taken inside the Bangladeshi restaurant stormed by Islamist gunmen as the bloody siege comes to an end. Piles of dead bodies are pictured strewn across the floor between tables with half-eaten plates of food still on...
09:12
Praying for the safety of those taken hostage by terrorists in Dhaka, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton today said people will never succumb to fear and hate. Praying for the safety of the hostages in Bangladesh, Clinton tweeted. To the terrorists: We will never succumb to fear and...
09:04
Eight to 10 hostages have been rescued from the restaurant that was held by suspected militants, said Bangladeshi police on Saturday. Gun-fighting has stopped but commandos remain inside the Holey Artisan Bakery restaurant, they added. About 20 people, including foreigners, were...
03:14
US President Barack Obama was today briefed by counter-terrorism officials on an ISIS terror attack at an upmarket restaurant in Bangladesh where several foreigners have been taken hostage, a White House official said.Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Lisa...
02:21
An inspired Wales continued their golden run in Euro 2016 as they thrashed Belgium 3-1 on Friday to storm into their first ever semi-finals in a major competition. They will play Portugal in the last four
02:03
JUST IN: The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the Dhaka attack. meanwhile, Union Minister of state for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore today urged media to not reveal the identities of hostages.Media should refrain from identifying nationalities/identities of...
01:08
JUST IN: The accused in the Chennai techie murder case has been arrested from Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu.More details are awaited.
01:00
A second cop has died in the ongoing crisis.BBC says that there is at least one Indian woman inside the restaurant. Some channels interviewed her distraught father, who is also in Dhaka.
00:24
Media reports are now saying that at least one police officer who was injured in the attack has died, a senior official in the Dhaka Metropolitan Police confirmed. Around 35 people are being reportedly injured. No group has taken responsibility yet.
00:03
It is now being reported that one police officer who was injured in gunfight with the attackers has died; the hostage siege is still ongoing.It may be recalled that a Hindu priest and a Buddhist leader were brutally hacked to death by machete-wielding Islamic State terrorists while another Hindu...
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