23:25
United States President Barack Obama urged Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to stop whining about the November 8 election being rigged, saying no serious person could suggest US elections could be manipulated because of their decentralized nature.I have never seen in my lifetime, or...
22:45
A shooting and hostage situation in the town of Dueren in northwest Germany has ended with one hostage injured and the gunman, who was also the hostage taker, dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to police.The incident began with a shooting at a hairdressing salon, DPA reported,...
22:45
Rajasthan government approached the Supreme Court against Salman Khan's acquittal in blackbuck-chinkara poaching case on Tuesday.The Rajasthan high court in Jodhpur had acquitted the actor in the 18-year-old incident in July.Khan and seven others were accused of killing a blackbuck and...
22:03
From April 1, 2017, all automobile manufacturers will have to give a detailed declaration about emission levels of each motor vehicle.From April 1, 2017, the vehicle manufacturers will have to provide emission details for each vehicle, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said in a...
21:30
The army had carried out target specific, limited-calibre, counter-terrorist operations across the Line of Control in the past too but this is for the first time the government has gone public about it, a Parliamentary panelwas told on Tuesday, in remarks that appear to contradict the defence...
20:52
Online travel firm MakeMyTrip will acquire rival ibibo in an equity deal that will create one of the leading travel groups in India. South Africa's Naspers and China's Tencent Holdings are selling ibibo Group to MakeMyTrip in exchange for an issuance of new shares by MakeMyTrip, the company...
20:47
The Debt Recovery Tribunal today directed European aircraft manufacturer Airbus to deposit with it Rs 192.51 crore toward pre-delivery payment made by a consortium of banks for purchase of planes by now defunct Kingfisher Airlines controlled by Vijay Mallya. Passing orders on an amended plea...
20:32
He may be a strident critic of Narendra Modi but Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan says he shares many of his qualities like making tea, dressing properly and playing drums and is a fit candidate for prime minister.I have all the qualities of becoming the prime minister. I can make tea, play the...
20:23
Finance Minister O Panneerselvam, who has been allocated the portfolios held by ailing Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, will preside over a meeting of the Tamil Nadu cabinet tomorrow, government sources said.Panneerselvam will chair the meeting as Jayalalithaa is undergoing medical treatment at the...
20:19
All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Agha Syed Hassan Al-Moosvi today met Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit and discussed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting comes in the backdrop of continued unrest in the Valley which has been witnessing violent protests since July 8...
19:49
Hotels and restaurants can sell mineral water and aerated drinks above the maximum retail price unless it is sold over the counter, The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India said today.HRAWI, in a bid to remove any ambiguity over selling water, aerated drinks and similar commodities...
19:43
Almost a third of pro-Donald Trump tweets around the first US presidential debate were not sent by humans but by online bots compared to just over a fifth of pro-Hillary Clinton posts, a new Oxford University study says.More than four times as many tweets were made by automated accounts in favour...
19:40
Students of class 9 at a school in Bhiwandi township were left bewildered when they were asked to name cricketer Virat Kohli's girlfriend in their Physical Training examination.During the examination at Chacha Nehru Hindi High School held on October 13, one of the questions in the paper was --...
19:36
Real-estate firms today got a rap on their knuckles from the Supreme Court for making tall claims to purchasers which remained unfulfilled due to inordinate delay in completing the housing projects.In this country, builders have developed an attitude to make committments to the purchasers and not...
19:02
India can play a major role in providing strength to global economy that is facing slowdown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, while exhorting small businesses to make products with zero defect and zero effect on environment.He also stressed upon the need to promote Khadi industry.Modi,...
18:36
Trinamool Congress MP and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee was seriously injured when his car met with an accident on the Durgapur Expressway in Hooghly district on Tuesday.The accident occurred at Ratanpur. He is being shifted to a nursing home in Kolkata, an...
18:32
Interpol has issued a red corner notice against an international wildlife smuggler Jaiy Tamang (42) alias Passang Limi on the request of the Madhya Pradesh forest department. Probably it is the first instance in which a red corner notice has recently been issued by Interpol in...
18:26
A 40-year-old man wanted in connection with the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat was today extradited from the UK to stand trial in India, becoming the first person to be sent back from Britain 24 years after the two countries signed an extradition treaty. Samirbhai Vinubhai Patel had...
18:15
Breaking his silence over the Ae Dil Hai Mushkil controversy, filmmaker Karan Johar said, For me my country comes first, nothing else matters to me but my country.In a video message released today Johar said, There has been some talk about why I remained silent, for the past two weeks.Reason why...
18:08
Just In: Trinamool Congress MP from Diamond Harbour, Abhishek Banerjee, has been injured in a road accident, and admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata.
17:57
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to convene a meeting of concerned authorities to come up with a solution to tackle the worsening air quality in the national capital, after being told that theodd-even scheme has not helped in curbing pollution.The direction to hold...
17:53
The Haryana government today appointed international woman wrestler Geeta Phogat as a deputy superintendent of police in Haryana police. A proposal of the home department was approved in a meeting of the state cabinet that was presided over by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The...
17:51
A retired army lieutenant who was charged with murdering an LTTE member in 1998 today paid Rs 2 million to the victim's family as per a high court ruling. The Colombo high court in August had sentenced the officer for a two-year rigorous imprisonment and suspended him for 10 years over the death...
17:48
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is under pressure to quit following the Panama Papers leak, was today unanimously re-elected as president of his party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in an intra-party election re-elected 66-year-old Sharif...
17:45
Police on Tuesday filed an FIR against Bhubaneswar's SUM hospital after 22 people died in a major fire on Monday evening.Earlier, three contract-based electricians working for hospital were suspended. They were on the shift the night of the tragedy and were responsible for handling the...
17:24
Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir today called for a complete freeze on ties with Pakistan till the time cross-border terrorism does not end, saying that Indian lives are more important than sports.I would not even think of playing cricket with Pakistan. Indian lives are more important than sports,...
17:21
Markets went all guns blazing after the benchmark Sensex today leaped 521 points -- its biggest single-day gain in nearly five months -- to 28,051 and the Nifty crossed the 8,600-mark on a flurry of buying amid solid overseas cues. Investors were markedly optimistic in anticipation of positive...
17:00
And a warm hug from Sushma Swaraj @SushmaSwaraj: Welcome Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
16:58
Every minister is a fan girl today. Union minister Maneka Gandhi @Manekagandhibjp tweeted: I was delighted to receive a message that Daw Aung San Suu Kyi wanted to meet me.
16:55
The Upshot's elections model suggests that Hillary Clinton is favored to win the presidency, based on the latest state and national polls. A victory by Mr. Trump remains possible: Mrs. Clinton's chance of losing is about the same as the probability that an N.F.L. kicker misses a 31-yard...
16:43
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Karnataka government to keep releasing 2,000 cusecs of water per day to Tamil Nadu till further orders.The top court directed both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to maintain peace and harmony in their states.On Monday, a high-level panel suggested doing away...
16:07
The SC directs Karnataka to release 2000 cusecs of water every day to Tamil Nadu till further order.
16:04
Just in: Delhi court dismisses plea to summon Union Minister Smriti Irani in degree case. The Patiala House court was to pronounce its order in the 'fake' degree case of former Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani today after the Election Commission submitted the required...
15:48
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap's revisits his tweet to PM Modi on Sunday in which he suggested that if Indian directors can be penalized for featuring Pakistani artists in their films, then PM Modi should also apologise for his Lahore trip last year to meet his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz...
15:22
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched the National SC/ST Hub in Ludhiana to provide support to entrepreneurs from the community. With an initial outlay of Rs 490 crore, the hub will work towards strengthening market access/linkage, monitoring, capacity building, leveraging financial...
15:19
It is a sign of the times we live in that the elevation of journalist Arnab Goswami to the status of a VIP with Y security has evoked more amusement than alarm.According to a report in The Hindustan Times, quoting an unidentified home ministry official, 20 guards, including two for...
14:26
Rights activist Irom Sharmila announced the name of her party as People's Resurgence Justice Alliance. She launched the party in Imphal. She had expressed her desire to contest the Manipur Assembly election next year when she broke her fast in August and had stated that she...
14:23
The Supreme Court dismisses BCCI's petition seeking review of court verdict validating Lodha Panel recommendations.
13:58
America's infamous shock jock Howard Stern has insisted it would be a betrayal' to unearth and play all of his past shows with Donald Trump. Over the years, the 62-year-old radio and TV personality frequently had Mr Trump as a guest on his show, with the billionaire businessman...
13:36
Amid criticism that India failed to obtain consensus on reference to cross-border terrorism in BRICS declaration, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said threat of terror featured strongly in the narrative of the Summit and there was a growing recognition that it has become a truly...
13:24
Looks like Salman Khan recently took a dig at Sanjay Leela Bhansali when he pretentiously mistook the director's picture for Om Prakash Mehra on the first episode of 'Big Boss' Season 10.Despite clear pictures of Bhansali and Karan Johar put up on the standee, Salman asked Deepika Padukone,...
13:14
Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered another tribute to the army over last month's surgical strike across the Line of Control as he addressed a rally in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. Highlights...-- Aaj chotti Kaashi mein sar jhukaane ka avsar mila hai....
12:39
The approaching elections in Uttar Pradesh have made the communally-sensitive town of Ayodhya a point of huge interest and activity again - and brought Lord Ram back to the centre of the BJP's agenda.Though the central government has refused to encourage talk about building a temple to Lord Ram...
12:28
Taking a jibe at BJP over Maharashtra Minister Rajkumar Badole's remarks that Maratha Morchas are successful due to the money power involved, Shiv Sena today said the ruling party should clarify if the rallies of its central leaders are conducted in the same manner. Badole, who holds Social...
12:16
Four thank-you notes to Michelle Obama, who has spent the past eight years quietly and confidently changing the course of American history. Do read.
12:11
Mumbai police assure protection during the release of Karan Johar's Ae Dil Hai Mushkil. The film is releasing over the Diwali weekend. Fox Star, one of the producers of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, met the Mumbai police commissioner seeking protection ahead of the film's release. The film is...
11:53
The meeting on Monday was the first one between Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the army chief since the Oct 14 corps commanders conference when the military expressed what was described by the ISPR as serious concern over feeding of false and fabricated story of an important security...
11:45
Then one day as I entered Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's chamber, I found M.J. Akbar sitting across his table. Rajiv smiled cheerily, Come in, come in Wajahat, You are one of us.'I found this greeting odd but was to discover the reason soon enough. Mr. Akbar had convinced Rajiv that if the...
11:36
Fox Star, one of the producers of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, are meeting the Mumbai police commissioner seeking protection ahead of the film's release. The film is co-produced by Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.The Cinema Owners Exhibitors Association of India (COEAI), after a meeting on October...
11:23
ON TUESDAY, the day it was originally slated to examine the Constitutional validity of triple talaq and polygamy, the Supreme Court will set out to analyse whether the words Hindutva' and Hinduism' connote the way of life' of the Indian people and not just Hindu religious practices. Read more
11:10
The country's first armed nuclear submarine, INS Arihant, which can deliver atomic weapons from land, sea and air has been commissioned into service after extensive sea-trials.The 6,000-ton, 110-metre-long INS Arihant (the Sanskrit name meaning 'Slayer of Enemies') is powered by a 83 MW...
11:04
Aung San Suu Kyi, State Counsellor of Myanmar, meets EAM Sushma Swaraj in Delhi. The two women have met earlier, when Swaraj was part of a high-level delegation visiting Myanmar after Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy assumed power earlier this year.
10:58
An Air India plane carrying 128 passengers and crew members from Ahmedabad suffered a tyre burst while landing at the Mumbai airport this morning. All passengers are safe and another aircraft has been arranged to ferry passengers to their onward journey, an Air India spokesperson in New Delhi...
10:48
Myanmar's Foreign Minister and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was accorded a ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. Suu Kyi, who is the de facto leader of Myanmar stayed back in India after the Brics-Bimstec summit in Goa ended over the weekend. She met Congress President...
10:36
Billy Bush, the television host with Donald Trump when he was caught on tape boasting about groping women with impunity, is leaving NBC's Today show, NBC News reported. The video ignited a furor over Trump's treatment of women, some of whom have come forward to accuse the Republican presidential...
10:23
The BSE benchmark Sensex made a promising start by bouncing almost 208 points today on widespread gains following fresh buying amid a firm trend in Asian markets. The 30-share index jumped 207.64 points, or 0.75 per cent, to 27,737.61, with all sectoral indices led by realty, metal and banking...
10:22
The suicide of a Colorado teenager has been linked to a Nazi-themed Facebook group that the young man apparently led.The teenager apparently believed that killing himself would show his allegiance to the Nazi Party and the killing of Jewish people, according to local law...
10:02
Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, has a nine-point lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump, according to a latest poll which comes just three weeks before the general election. Clinton's (47 per cent) lead over Trump (38 per cent) has expanded to nine points, said CBS News...
09:47
The Supreme Court will expresses its views on the Constitutional legitimacy of triple talaq and polygamy in the Muslim community, as the hearing on the matter involving women petitioners, religious organisations and the Centre is set to be heard today.Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, who...
09:38
The Patiala House court is to pronounce its order in the fake degree case of former Human Resources Development Minister Smriti Irani today after the Election Commission submitted the required documents.Section 125A of RPA deals with penalty for filing a false affidavit and entails a jail...
09:33
Violating the ceasefire, Pakistani troops fired from small arms and shelled mortar bombs on forward posts along the LoC in Rajouri district, drawing retaliation from Indian troops. There was ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops along the LoC in Naushera sector of Rajouri district, a...
09:26
The Supreme Court will expresses its views on the Constitutional legitimacy of triple talaq and polygamy in the Muslim community, as the hearing on the matter involving women petitioners, religious organisations and the Centre is set to be heard today.Chief Justice of India T S Thakur, who also...
09:04
A 21-year-old Kolkata student is in a spot. She criticised the chief minister on Facebook last Friday. On Sunday, her post became a large street-side hoarding. The postgraduate student from Calcutta University is terrified. Apart from a street-side hoarding, she also received threats from...
08:49
Here's an update on the fire in Mumbai. The flat that was gutted in Maker Tower belonged to Shekhar Bajaj, reports ANI. He is Chairman & Managing Director of Bajaj Electricals Ltd.
08:24
A blaze has broken out at Maker Towers in Mumbai's Cuffe Parade area. According to reports, the fire broke out on the 20th floor of the high-storeyed building. Eight fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the flames. Reports added that two people have died. Firefighters said that...
08:22
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra apologised for a glossy travel magazine cover after it sparked outrage with social media users accusing her of insensitivity towards refugees and migrants.The 34-year-old is featured on the cover of the October edition of Cond Nast Traveller India wearing a white...
08:00
JUST IN: Pakistan violated ceasefire twice overnight by resorting to firing and shelling along the Line of Control in Rajouri district.
01:20
A senior official at the US State Department tried to push the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2015 into dropping its insistence that an email from Hillary Clinton's private server contained classified information, according to summaries of interviews with FBI officials released by the FBI on...
01:00
The house in Austria where Adolf Hitler was born is set to be demolished to stop it becoming a focal point for neo-Nazis.The future of the former guesthouse has been widely debated, with opinion torn between razing it or changing its use.The argument was further complicated after its owner...
00:26
The first look of director S S Rajamouli's much-awaited film Baahubali 2: The Conclusion will be shown at the upcoming Jio MAMI 18th Mumbai Film Festival. At the Jio MAMI movie mela, which is a section in the festival, two days will be dedicated to popular Indian cinema. One of the major...
00:22
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his approval for a probe into allegations of financial and other improprieties against Aligarh Muslim University's Vice Chancellor Zameeruddin Shah. The nod of the President, who is also the Visitor to the University, comes on a proposal from the HRD Ministry...
00:19
Vice President Hamid Ansari tonight arrived in Algeria for a two-day visit during which he will interact with the country's top leadership on various bilateral issues like anti-terror cooperations. Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs Sujata Mehta said the issue of...
00:13
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tonight voiced deep anguish at the loss of lives in a massive blaze at a hospital in Bhubaneshwar, calling it mind-numbing. Deeply anguished by the loss of lives in the hospital fire in Odisha. The tragedy is mind-numbing. My thoughts are with bereaved families,...
00:10
Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif on Monday called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to discuss security matters.The meeting came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi at BRICS summit termed Pakistan a mothership of terrorism. According to a statement, matters pertaining to national...
00:08
Russia on Monday announced an eight-hour humanitarian ceasefire in Aleppo later this week, as the EU warned that the Syrian regime's Moscow-backed assault on the city could amount to war crimes.The United Nations and European Union welcomed the announcement, but said the planned pause in fighting...
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