23:31
Police have arrested C, who is believed to have hacked the Facebook account of a class 11 student and posted a controversial message that triggered communal violence in West Bengals Baduria and Basirhat towns last month.A joint team of Basirhat police station and the Criminal Investigation...
23:13
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi today expressed deep shock over the death of 30 children at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh due to lack of oxygen.The Congress president said she was pained beyond words by the humongous tragedy and that her heart went out to the...
22:57
Former JNUSU Vice President Shehla Rashid today alleged that her dissertation was not accepted by the varsity as she did not produce her Aadhaar number on the submission form.The JNU administration has sent back my dissertation to my centre because I haven't mentioned my Aadhaar number on the...
22:11
The wife of Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced she is running for his parliamentary seat.Kulsoom Nawaz will contest the seat her husband was forced to vacate last month after becoming embroiled in the Panama papers scandal.Sharif resigned after the papers revealed his...
21:58
The army launched a cordon and search operation in Al Qaeda's Zakir Musa's village in Tral's Norpora of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Friday.People took to streets and staged protests as the security forces launched the search operation.Further details are awaited.On August 9, the Jammu and...
21:22
NCP leader Dhanjay Munde on Friday claimed in the Legislative Council that gangster and 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Abu Salem was found in possession of mobile phone in the jail premises.On July 4, Special Public Prosecutor Deepak Salvi sought life imprisonment for Salem from the Terrorist and...
20:59
In a strategically key move, India has poured in more troops along the entire stretch of its border with China in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh in the face of heightened rhetoric by Beijing over the Dokalam standoff, senior government officials said.The caution level among the troops has also been...
20:27
JUST IN: JD-U RS MP Ali Anwar Ansari suspended from parliamentary party for taking part in opposition meeting, says spokesperson K C Tyagi.
20:26
At least 30 child deaths in 48 hours were reported in BRD medical college, the largest government hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district, as a private firm contracted to supply oxygen cylinders allegedly withdrew over non-payment of outstanding dues to the tune of Rs 60 lakh.The hospital...
19:56
JUST IN: Egyptian official says a train collision in Alexandria has killed 25 people and injured 65 others.
19:44
A class 8 Sanskrit textbook being taught in the CBSE-affiliated schools in Madhya Pradesh has got the facts wrong about the 1962 Sino-Indian war, as it claims that India had defeated China.A chapter on the country's first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, in the textbook titled 'Sukritika', says...
19:18
Here's another update from the CBFC: Actor Vidya Balan will be inducted into the Board.
19:09
Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani has been fired and noted lyricist Prasoon Joshi will now helm the Censor Board. Central Board of Film Certification chief Pahlaj Nihalani has faced controversies for suggesting cuts in films like Udta Punjab, Lipstick Under My Burkha and Jab Harry Met...
18:47
A parliamentary panel has said there should be no discrimination against people of Indian origin living abroad seeking to use surrogacy services in India.There is no point in restricting Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin and Overseas Citizen of India from using surrogacy services,...
18:45
JUST IN: Maharashtra assembly passes Shops & Establishment Bill; now owners can keep establishments open 24 hour
18:20
After the Uttar Pradesh government directed all madrassas to hold Independence Day celebrations and videograph the event, the Bharatiya Janata Party's Vinay Katiyar on Friday said that the people who do not agree with it should be categorised as deshdrohi (traitor).Katiyar welcomed the move made...
17:57
Sharad Pawar's party was a no-show today at the meeting of the opposition called by Sonia Gandhi. Pawar had earlier confirmed that he would depute a representative to the session. His turnaround comes after the Congress suggested that he had betrayed it in the recent Rajya Sabha election in...
16:58
The Supreme Court on Friday constituted a five member team to ensure proper rehabilitation for the Vrindavan widows.This committee is constituted to suggest steps and measures that could be taken to rehabilitate, compensate and make lives of the widowed women residing in Vrindavan better.Earlier...
16:49
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today advised the media to shun sensationalism and focus more on constructive debates that take place in the House. Citing a personal example, the vice president said that several years back as an enthusiastic member of parliament, he had gone in-depth into...
16:37
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that former Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav has every right to take his own decision as to where his loyalties lie, adding the decision to form an alliance with the BJP was made with the consent of the entire party.Sharad Yadav is...
16:34
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday met her Bhutanese counterpart Damcho Dorji in Kathmandu and is understood to have discussed bilateral issues, amidst the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in the Dokalam area of the Sikkim sector.Both the leaders are in Kathmandu to...
15:49
So the verdict on the only Hindi movie release this weekend, Akshay Kumar's Toilet: Ek Prem Katha is out. Here's Sukanya Verma's teaser review for Rediff.com. Toilet: Ek Prem Katha has something pertinent to say about open defecation but isn't cunning enough to venture beyond screaming...
15:33
After the Shia Waqf Board told the Supreme Court that a mosque can be built at a distance, the court on Friday has commenced the cross-appeals hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, to look for an amicable settlement of the dispute.MC Dhingra, the lawyer appearing for Shia Waqf...
15:26
Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, teaser: The actors are good, the point it makes is valid but it's extremely loud, sanctimonious and loud, says Sukanya Verma.Wait for the Rediff.com review before you book.
15:22
I live in a privileged city, I have a privileged life, I was in a car. If it can happen here, then there is literally no hope for women in rural India or smaller cities. If more women think we can help ourselves, we can survive, and men would be a lot more hesitant to try something like...
15:16
Seven Congress MLAs in Gujarat, who were expelled from the party after they had voted against party candidate Ahmed Patel in the Rajya Sabha polls, have resigned as legislators, Assembly Speaker Ramanlal Vora said today. Cracking down on dissidents in Gujarat, the Congress had on August 9...
14:58
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today amid reports that she was seeking help against attempts to alter Constitutional provisions that give special status to the state. The chief minister, who arrived in New Delhi yesterday, called on the prime...
14:29
Writing in the Sunday Times of India, Amulya Gopalakrishnan recently brought out the huge Nehru vilification industry that exists across cyberspace. In Rajasthan, India's first prime minister is being wiped out from schools since it is more easy to fiddle with textbooks than write academic...
14:04
Baba Ramdev places injunction against publishing house Juggernaut Books for Godman to Tycoon. ReadAlso read: How the Ramdev Book was researched
13:52
Achieving the high end of the 6.75-7.5 per cent growth projected previously will be difficult due to appreciation of rupee, farm loan waivers and transitionary challenges from implementing GST, the Economic Survey said today. For the first time today, the government presented a second or a...
13:43
SBI consolidated net profit jumps to Rs 3,105.35 crore in Q1 FY 2018 against Rs 867.32 crore a year ago.
13:32
When I first saw Dr Ruth Pfau sitting under an old banyan tree in Manghopir, it reminded me of a childhood story told by my great grandmother, Babi.Babi in her youth was the prettiest girl in her hometown of Banaras, and so was taken away by djins. She was saved by an old woman who sat under a...
13:24
Big ticket meetings in New Delhi today:Tamil Nadu CM E Palaniswami met PM Modi today.Then Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti met the PM.And at 1:30 pm, Bihar CM will meet the PM.
12:46
In another damning evidence in the Chandigarh stalking case, a CCTV footage has been recovered of August 4th which clearly shows accused Vikas Barala purchasing alcohol before chasing down Varnika Kunda at midnight.In the footage, Barala along with his friend Ashish...
12:40
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday welcomed Venkaiah Naidu as the Rajya Sabha Chairman, saying he is the first Vice President who was born in independent India, adding that the former Union Minister knows the workings of the House very well after being active in it for so long.Naidu takes...
12:22
The Reserve Bank of India halved its annual dividend to the government, a move that's likely to put a strain on public finances and imperil Prime Minister Narendra Modi's aim of reining in the fiscal deficit, NDTV reports quoting Bloomberg.Marking a five-year low, the Reserve Bank of India...
11:52
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E Palaniswami has met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi this afternoon. The two factions of the AIADMK -- E Palaniswami's (Amma faction) and former CM O Panneerselvam's (Puratchi Amma faction) are in New Delhi for the oath-taking ceremony of Venkaiah Naidu as the...
11:31
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the second volume of Economic Survey 2016-17 in both houses of the Parliament today.The second volume will be presented by Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian and his team and will contain updated macroeconomic data.Today is the last day of...
10:51
The emergence of an aggressive BJP in the state has made the Naveen Patnaik government sit up and establish direct contact with the masses through a slew of grassroots-level programmes. The purpose of the mass contact programmes is to directly interact with the beneficiaries of various...
10:39
The BSE Sensex slumped over 336 points and the NSE Nifty slipped below the 9,800-mark in early trade today following global sell-off triggered by mounting geo-political tensions between the US and North Korea. Besides, caution ahead of IIP data for June due later in the day too weighed on the...
10:22
President Ram Nath Kovind congratulates Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
10:17
Naidu will also be the Chairman of the Upper House of Parliament i.e. Rajya Sabha.
10:12
Venkaiah Naidu took oath as India's 13th vice president. President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath office to Naidu.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh were present at the swearing-in ceremony.
09:54
More than 25 people fall ill and two children are critical after consuming momos in Delhi's Rajpur Khurd village.The children have been admitted in the intensive care unit.Family of the complainant lodged a case against the owner of the shop in Mehrauli Police station.Further investigations are...
09:37
Venture capital firm Benchmark Capital has filed a lawsuit against former Uber Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick to force him off the board of the ride services company and rescind his ability to fill three board seats.The lawsuit filed Thursday accuses Kalanick of concealing a range of...
09:33
An Indian-American businessman from New Hampshire has been fined $40,000 and put on three years of probation by a federal court on charges of filing false H-1B visa applications, a US attorney has said.The businessman, Rohit Saksena, had previously pleaded guilty to making false statements to the...
09:25
Former Union minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader M Venkaiah Naidu will take oath today as India's 13th Vice President. The swearing-in ceremony will take place in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhawan at 10 am. Nominated by the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance,...
08:35
The body of Buxar district magistrate Mukesh Pandey was on Thursday found near the railway tracks in Ghaziabad, police said.His body was found from the rail tracks about 1 km from the Ghaziabad railway station, they said, adding a purported suicide note was also recovered from the spot.In the...
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Pakistan has built a 'hardened, secure, underground' complex in a remote mountainous region in the restive Balochistan province that could serve as a storage site for nuclear warheads, an American think tank said on Wednesday.The Institute for Science and International Security, a nonprofit and...
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