23:57
The imam of the mosque in the northern French town where a church was attacked today said he was stunned by the murder of the local priest, who he described as a friend. I don't understand, all of our prayers go to his...
23:31
The world’s rowing federation has rejected 22 of the 28 rowers that Russia entered into the Olympics.In an announcement Tuesday, the federation said none of the 28 rowers have tested positive in the last five years.But the federation acknowledged the “Disappearing Positive Methodology” that...
23:01
India will not issue visa to members of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, headed by Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, if they want to visit Jammu andKashmir to treat those who were injured in recent clashes with security forces.The question does not arise at all. No question of granting visa to...
22:52
RSS will take out a Tringa Yatra which will start from Kashmir on the occasion of Independence Day with the aim of eradicating militancy in the Valley.On the occasion of 70th Independence Day on August 15, the nationalistic forces will hold a Tringa Yatra that will start from Kashmir and end in...
22:43
Tata Steel has been ordered to pay more than £2 million (approximately Rs 17 crore) after two workers suffered serious injuries at one of its Northamptonshire plants.A 26-year-old employee lost the middle and ring fingers on his left hand while trying to clear a blockage on machinery...
22:24
An Indian-origin gynaecologist was today sentenced to eight years in prison in the UK for sexual assault against his female patients.Mahesh Patwardhan was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court for four counts of sexual assault between July 31, 2008 and September 24, 2012.Judge Alice Robinson told the...
22:09
Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel has expressed fear that he might be killed in a fake encounter in Rajasthan, where he is staying.The police have confined me and I fear that I could be killed in a fake encounter while being termed a terrorist. Probably, the home minister of Rajasthan is...
22:01
Donald Trump has been accused of hijacking the popular score from 'Air Force One' by its producer who has asked the Republican presidential nominee to stop using the movie's theme song during his high-profilecampaign events. Gail Katz, the producer of the 1997 Harrison Ford thriller says the...
21:07
The sudden decision of civil rights activist Irom Sharmila to end her 16-year-old hunger strike against AFSPA next month has taken everyone by surprise including her associates and family members.Irom's elder brother Singhajit, who has been with her throughout her struggle said he never knew she...
20:55
Miami police headquarters was evacuated after a suspicious package found in front of it. Later, the bomb squad detonated the package, the police tweeted. More details awaited
20:29
The cleanest railway stations in the country are in Gujarat and the dirtiest in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, according to a passenger feedback survey on cleanliness carried out by the Railway Ministry, which says lack ofsanitation at stations was the biggest area of concern for commuters.Out of the...
20:20
A Delhi court on Tuesday dismissed bail plea of Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan arrested for allegedly threatening a woman. Khan has been sent to 14-day judicial custody.A woman had alleged that Khan tried to mow her down after she visited his residence to raise the issue of power cuts. He...
20:03
A British convert to Islam, dubbed 'Jihadi Jack' after travelling to Syria, has denied joining the Islamic State terror group. Jack Letts told a UK news channel that he had fled his home in Oxford to study in Syria but did not regret the move.I came here searching for the truth, and people of the...
19:48
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the constitution of a seven-member Expert Committee for exploring possible alternatives to pellet guns as 'non-lethal' weapons. The Expert Committee will be under the chairmanship of T V S N Prasad, joint aecretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and will...
19:13
Market benchmark Sensex broke below the 28,000-mark today after sliding 119 points as investors booked profits in recent winners amid caution ahead of key meetings of central banks in the US and Japan. The broader NSE Nifty also failed to maintain the key 8,600-level. Shares of the country's...
18:55
At least two Pakistani soldiers were killed today after four bike-borne unidentified gunmen attacked their vehicle in one of the busiest commercial areas in the country's largest city.According to initial details, four gunmen on two motorcycles opened fire on a military vehicle near the Parking...
18:45
When my own party has put me out to graze, what greener pastures do I look for? So writes former Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit whose mother Sheila Dikshit, three term Delhi chief minister, is now the Congress face for Uttar Pradesh.Dikshit's gutsy and soulful piece is a pointer to the...
18:26
Update on the shooting of a doctor in Germany. AFP says no sign of terror attack in Berlin hospital shooting, says police. A doctor has died after being shot by a patient at a hospital in Berlin this afternoon.The doctor's colleagues tried to save his life after the shooting at the...
17:55
Update on the attack in Germany: A shooter has allegedly shot himself after shooting a doctor inside the University Hospital Steglitz. It is not yet known whether the doctor, who was critically injured, has survived the shooting.Charit is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe, based in...
17:24
Updates at this moment: German media reports a doctor has been shot at and a gunman has shot himself at a clinic in Berlin. The shooting took place at 11:00 am (Germany time) in the Steglitz district, located in the southwest region of the city.French President Francois Hollande says the two...
17:04
Eminent diplomat Arundhati Ghose, who was India's ambassador to the UN and played a decisive role in India's negotiations on Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), passed away late on Tuesday night at the age of 76. She was suffering from cancer and breathed her last at around 12:30...
16:44
A FIR has been filed against Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal for revealing identity of Burari rape victim. The 14-year-old Dalit rape victim who was repeatedly sexually assaulted and was forced to drink a corrosive substance, died at a hospital in New Delhi on...
16:40
Violent crime is on the rise so far this year in major cities across the US compared to the number of homicides, rapes, robberies, assaults and shootings that occurred in the same cities by this point in 2015, according to a new report. The midyear violent crime survey released by the Major...
16:29
Former Delhi principal secretary Rajendra Kumar granted bail in corruption case.Kumar was arrested by the CBI on charges of corruption earlier this month. He was granted bail today on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh. The special court, while granting bail, told Kumar that he cannot contact the...
16:24
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Rajya Sabha:Powers of both the Houses cannot be redefined merely by jumping into the well. As far as bills are concerned, whether it's private or Govt there are certain constraints in the Constitution.If members want discussion on Andhra and what we have to do for...
15:54
A new women's group is emerging in Parliament. Young women MPs have been meeting every day in the Central Hall of Parliament. Dimple Yadav wife (UP CM Akhilesh Yadav's wife), Misa Bharti (Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter) lunch together every day. Misa does not socialise with other MPs like...
15:53
BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi has been bereaved. Her dog died at the age of 13 and Lekhi observed three days mourning and was absent from Parliament. As any one lucky enough to have been loved by an animal can vouch, it's never easy saying goodbye.
15:52
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee entered the Central Hall of Parliament today flanked by her MPs.She entered like a queen, walking ahead of the entourage and went to her usual corner seat in the last row of Central Hall. Almost immediately 50-60 journalists and 40 MPs surrounded her and jostled to...
15:28
There are 4-5 small leads with regard to the AN-32 aircraft of the IAF which went missing four days back with 29 people on board, the government told the Rajya Sabha as it faced questions over the issue. The Ministry of Defence also tweeted saying, Contrary to the report appearing in some TV...
15:10
Emirates flight from Dubai to Maldives with 309 passengers onboard, makes emergency landing in Mumbai. More details awaited.
15:08
French media reporting #Normandy church hostage-takers killed priest before being shot in police raid.
14:58
The 4-day visit to China by the US National Security Advisor Susan Rice, despite the brouhaha over the arbitration tribunal award on South China Sea dispute between China and the Philippines, is a diplomatic signal by Washington that life moves on. Read MK Bhadrakumar's blog here.
14:47
That was quick! Both the assailants who took people hostage in a church in Normandy have been neutralised. The two knife-wielding men were killed, it's unclear if any of the hostages were harmed.
14:34
Just in: Two men with knives take several people hostage in a church in Normandy in France. At least four to six people are being held by the assailants in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. Details awaited.File picture of people being evacuated to safety during the terror attack in Nice last week.
13:57
Just in: Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Sharmila to break her 16-year fast on August 9 and contest elections in Manipur, reports News18. Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila has been fasting so that the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is scrapped.In 2014, the Aam Aadmi Party had...
13:42
A P J Abdul Kalam had planned a big surprise party for his elder brother who would turn 100 this November by gathering all the family members at Rameswaram, putting up banners saying '100' and playing Tamil songs but destiny had other ideas. Sixteen years older, A P J Maracayer was like a father...
13:25
Ahead of the first death anniversary of former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on July 27, the temple town of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, his hometown where he was buried, is already dotted with posters and banners commemorating the day. Rediff.com’s A Ganesh Nadar, who is in Rameswaram, sent us...
13:11
India has lost the arbitration case between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Devas in the international tribunal and may face up to $1 billion in damages.ISRO's commercial arm Antrix had cancelled a deal involving use of two satellites and a spectrum after which Devas Multimedia...
12:52
Olympic medal winning wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt today joined the chorus of support for Narsingh Yadav, caught in a dope scandal, saying that the matter should be investigated throughly. Narsingh's dope test came positive barely 10 days before the start of the Olympics and he cried foul, saying...
12:44
Loved every word of the Obamas speeches over the years? Here's the woman who wrote them. Meet Sarah Hurwitz.
12:36
The arrest of a terrorist in Kupawara in Jammu and Kashmir is a big success for security forces as it brings in open the game plan of Pakistan, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today said. Catching a terrorist alive is a big success as it brings in open the game plan of...
12:20
Flipkart-owned Myntra today said it has acquired Jabong from Global Fashion Group for an undisclosed amount, a move that will mark further consolidation in India's booming e-commerce industry. Myntra, which itself was acquired by Flipkart in 2014 in an estimated Rs 2,000 crore...
12:13
Michelle Obama, the first black first lady in American history, gave a 15-minute address to the Democratic national convention that drew cheers, left some delegates openly weeping and did more than any governor or congressman to unite and fire up the party for November's presidential...
11:57
Huge blast heard near Somalia's Mogadishu airport, reports Reuters.
11:55
Just in: The Supreme Court refuses to lift the ban on Jallikattu, likening the bull-racing sport to child marriage and criticises proponents who say it is a part of Tamil Nadu tradition. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea against the centre's notification on Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu. The...
11:47
SC likens bull-racing sport Jallikattu to child marriage, criticises proponents of Jallikattu who say it is a part of TN tradition.
11:45
Kabali hit the screens on July 22 and is smashing box-office records with its collection. Kabali earned Rs 48.95 crore on its first day of release in India, beating Salman Khan's Sultan by a huge margin.Right from the 4am show to the surge ticket pricing, the world witnessed the invincible...
11:42
Curfew was today lifted from all parts of Kashmir, except Anantnag town, after 17 days of unrest in the Valley in which 47 persons were killed and 5500 others injured in clashes following killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.Curfew has been lifted from all parts of Kashmir except...
11:35
The search and rescue operation for the missing AN 32 aircraft entered its fifth day today even as hopes of finding alive the 29 defence personnel on board receded as all leads till now have turned out to be bad.A lot of resources are in place. All leads till now have turned out to be bad. We are...
11:31
Just in: Supreme Court refuses to lift ban on Jallikattu.
11:31
India loses major arbitration case in international tribunal involving space agency ISRO, may face up to $1 bn in damages. Details awaited.
10:50
CBI special court convicts Rathi Steel and Power Ltd and three promoters for criminal conspiracy and cheating in connection with the muti-crore coal scam. The court will decide on the quantum of punishment against the convict at 2 pm, today.The case pertains to alleged irregularities in...
10:43
Shot-putter Inderjeet Singh, who failed a dope test after his 'A' sample returned positive for a banned substance, has alleged that there's a conspiracy against him.I am not in a situation that I can even speak, the Haryana athlete told CNN-News18 over the phone.This is a conspiracy. Why and how...
10:37
Arundhati Ghose, former diplomat and Ambassador, dies at 76.Ghose had earned the sobriquet 'Iron Lady' when she brilliantly led India's charge against the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty at the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva in 1996, earning the respect of her peers and opponents.
10:16
After Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani was accorded a 'Z' category security few years ago, the government has now granted 'Y' category security cover of armed CRPF commandos to his wife Nita Ambani.Nita Ambani has recently been provided a full 'Y' cover of about ten armed men...
09:51
Four terrorists killed; one apprehended in an operation near LoC in Naugam sector of Kashmir, says Army.
09:45
Gujarati writer Amrut Makwana to return the Gujarat government's 'Daasi Jeevan Shreshtha Dalit Shahityakriti' literary award over Una violence against Dalits.
09:32
The Anti-Terrorism Squad of the Maharashtra Police has stumbled upon 270 Uniform Resource Locators, commonly known as web addresses, that deal with terror group Islamic State's doctrine.ATS Chief Atulchandra Kulkarni told reporters that they have rushed a proposal to the Union Home Ministry to...
09:30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday saluted and paid respect to the Indian soldiers on the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas.Expressing his views on Twitter, the Prime Minister wrote: On Kargil Vijay Diwas I bow to every valiant soldier who fought for India till the very last breath. Their...
09:09
Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U president Nitish Kumar will be the chief guest at BSP rebel RK Chaudhary's rally in Lucknow today, fanning speculations of a tie-up between his party and the latter's Bahujan Samaj Swabhiman Sangharsh Samiti for the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.Chaudhary, a...
09:05
Just a few days after wrestler Narsing Yadav was caught for doping, another Rio Olympics qualified athlete Inderjeet Singh, a shot putter, has failed a dope test as his 'A' sample returned positive for a banned substance.28-year-old Inderjeet, the reigning Asian Champion, tested positive for a...
05:09
Questions over Germany's refugee policies have started to swirl following a suicide bombing by an asylum seeker outside a music festival on Sunday, the country's fourth attack in just over a week.While none of the attacks are related, at least two appear to have been carried out by asylum...
04:35
Bernie Sanders made a last-ditch effort Monday to quell anger among his supporters against party leaders and Hillary Clinton, as the Democratic convention opened amid new threats to party unity.The Vermont senator, who was booed by his own supporters earlier Monday when he spoke about the need to...
04:29
A gunman and his underage driver tried to rob a group of people playing the popular Pokemon Go game, triggering a shootout after one of the players pulled out his own weapon at a Las Vegas park that has become a hot spot for virtual creature hunting.The incident early yesterday marked the latest...
04:16
Democratic Party bosses have apologised to Bernie Sanders for inexcusable emails aimed at undermining his White House bid, as they tried to patch up an embarrassing party feud.We want to offer a deep and sincere apology to Senator Sanders, his supporters, and the entire Democratic Party for the...
03:54
A car bomb blast hit an upmarket area of Damascus housing several government buildings, Syrian state news agency SANA reported, saying there were several wounded.The explosion took place in front of a 10-storey building in the Kafar Sousse district in the southwest of the war-torn country's...
03:34
A Buddhist monk was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling more than USD 260,000 from the Louisiana temple he led and gambling most of the money at a casino.US District Judge Donald Walter also ordered Khang Nguyen Le, 36, of Lafayette, to pay nearly USD 264,000 in...
03:18
At least 19 people have been killed and 45 wounded in Japan after an attacker armed with a knife went on a rampage.The attack happened in the city of Sagamihara, west of Tokyo, where locals saw a man holding a weapon in the grounds of the Tsukui Yamayuri Garden.It is thought that the building...
02:42
Colombia has declared its Zika epidemic is over, but warned that the mosquito-borne virus, which is blamed for causing brain damage in babies, would continue circulating on a smaller scale.Colombia has been the second hardest-hit country by the disease after Brazil, with nearly 100,000 cases and...
01:49
Journalist and author of 'Curfewed Night' Basharat Peer, in a recent column for The New York Times, wrote of the terrible situation in Kashmir. 'Wani had become an Internet sensation over the past year, first in Kashmir, then in India and Pakistan, after putting together a small band of...
01:19
Bernie Sanders urged reluctant supporters today to vote for his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in order to bar Donald Trump's path to the White House, slamming the Republican as a demagogue.We have got to defeat Donald Trump. We have got to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine, the Vermont...
00:58
The Syrian suicide bomber who injured 15 people in a Sunday night attack on a music festival in Ansbach, Germany, left behind a video pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said Monday.The ISIS-affiliated media group Amaq also claimed...
00:17
The FBI on Monday confirmed they are investigating a hack into the Democratic National Committee, the first acknowledgment from the agency that they are probing the incident, which US officials suspect came from a Russian cyber attack.Fallout over the emails led DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman...
00:05
'Quit Rajya Sabha because I was told to stay away from Punjab' India asks its diplomats to withdraw kids from Pakistani schoolsCRPF sorry for pellet injuries in Kashmir
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