23:27
President Donald Trump today expressed his unhappiness over the media coverage of his landmark tax reform bill passed in the US Senate, saying the Fake News was working overtime to demean the package.The Senate approved the USD 1.5 trillion tax bill, which includes permanent tax break for...
23:21
The one man commission probing the circumstances leading to hospitalisation and medical treatment provided to late J Jayalalithaa till her death last year today filed a police complaint today against an aide of TTV Dinakaran who released a purported video of the late chief minister. ...
22:44
Gujarat Governor O P Kohli today dissolved the 13th Legislative Assembly, paving the way for the formation of a new government under the BJP in the coming days.O P Kohli, Governor of Gujarat, hereby dissolves the 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly, said a notification issued by the state...
22:10
The BJP today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not uttered a single word for which he should apologise and accused the Congress of venting frustration of its defeat in the recent assembly polls by stalling Parliament.BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra hit back at the Congress after its leaders...
22:06
A total of 278 people were killed in 2,098 communal incidents in different parts of the country in last three years, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said the highest number of 77 people were killed in Uttar Pradesh in 450 communal incidents in 2014-16,...
21:18
India and China will hold the next round of border talks in New Delhi on Friday, the first after the 73-day-long military standoff between the two countries in Doklam in summer months.Issuing a brief statement, the external affairs ministry said at the invitation of Ajit Doval, the National...
21:10
The armed forces lost 14 pilots in 35 incidents of crash between 2014-15 and 2016-17, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre told the Lok Sabha today.In a written response to a question, he said every such accident is thoroughly investigated by a Board of Inquiry to ascertain the cause of...
21:09
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma, who recently got married, today met Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is most likely that the couple invited the prime minister to their reception which will be held in New Delhi on Thursday. The PM also congratulated the...
20:48
Actor Priyanka Chopra hopes the controversy surrounding Padmavati clears up soon and the people get to witness the magnum opus in all its glory.Priyanka, who featured in a song in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Goliyon Ki Raasleela: Ram-Leela and essayed a full-fledged role as Kashibai in...
20:11
The government today said there was no proposal as of now for abolition of articles 35A and 370 which give special status to Jammu and Kashmir.The reply came in response to the question posed by Akali Dal MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa about the status of abolishing Article 35A and Article 370.No...
19:44
The European Union today set December 31, 2020 as the deadline for the Brexit transition period to end, after which the UK will be considered completely out of the 28-member economic bloc.The cut-off date for what Britain terms as the implementation phase of Brexit has been laid out as part of...
19:19
The Gujarat BJP today said the Congress must concede its defeat in the just-concluded polls in the state because voters gave a clear cut mandate to the ruling party to form the next government.The BJP's statement came in the wake of assertions by Congress leaders that their party has recorded a...
18:51
Pakistan today issued visas to convicted Indian death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife and mother.Jadhav is likely to meet his wife and mother on December 25.Pakistan had on November 10 granted permission to Jadhav's wife to visit him on humanitarian grounds. New Delhi had then urged...
18:41
The government today termed as motivated and baseless the controversy over the Rafale deal and asserted that the fighter jets have been bought at better terms. In a written response to a question in the Lok Sabha, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said all the provisions of Defence Procurement...
17:54
Shops, hotels and malls can now remain open round-the-clock through the week in Maharashtra, according to a new law, which will not apply to bars, pubs, liquor shops and discotheques, the state's Labour Minister Sambhaji Nilangekar-Patil said. The government notified the amended Maharashtra Shops...
17:39
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala today took a swipe at the BJP, saying young men and women should seek approval of the saffron party before getting married or deciding on the venue. His remarks came a day after a BJP legislator in Madhya Pradesh questioned the patriotism of cricketer Virat Kohli...
16:58
Miffed at the release of a video of J Jayalalithaa in Chennai's Apollo Hospital ahead of the RK Nagar by-polls, the DMK is planning to approach the Election Commission against the TTV Dhinakaran faction of the All India AIADMK.DMK leader and Member of Parliament TKS Elangovan alleged that the...
16:42
Former TV producer Suhaib Ilyasi sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for murder of his wife.Ilyasi, who once hosted the popular television crime series 'India's Most Wanted', has been sentenced to life in jail for the death of his wife 17 years ago. The 51-year-old was held guilty...
16:39
Congress protests over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's conspiracy with Pakistan remark against his predecessor Manmohan Singh today led to a virtual washout of the Rajya Sabha proceedings, even as Chairman Venkaiah Naidu said there was no question of an apology. Noisy protests by the members of...
16:31
The Bombay High Court today dismissed a petition filed by Tehelka's former editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal seeking quashing of rape and other charges levelled against him by a former woman colleague. Justice Nutan Sardesai of the Goa bench of the high court dismissed the petition by Tejpal, who has...
16:20
The Crossword shortlist of fiction has just been released. The shortlist comprises Murder in Mahim by Jerry Pinto, The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan, Savithri's Special Room and Other Stories by Manu Bhattathiri, Things to Leave Behind by Namita Gokhale and Harilal and Sons by Sujit...
15:27
United Nations-designated terrorist Hafiz Saeed has found a new supporter in Pakistan Chief of the Army Staff, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, who has hailed the Mumbai attack mastermind as 'active' to resolve the Kashmir issue, as every other citizen of Pakistan.This statement is being...
15:17
Shashi was amazingly handsome. He had the good looks of the Kapoors, being the one who looked the most like his father Prithviraj, that went with a style and an elegant figure. His impossibly handsome face was made less daunting by his goofy grin which made him seem less of a 'Greek god'. So why,...
14:48
Just in: The Reserve Bank of India has put Bank of India under watch for high bad loans, says the lender.
14:36
Two days after the BJP's twin wins in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the party's MPs met for the first time in the Parliament library today. NDTV reports that the PM was given a standing ovation, and got emotional saying, This is a big victory; we are now ruling 19 states. Even Indira Gandhi, when...
14:09
Maoists have killed a 40-year-old tribal farmer here suspecting him to be a police informer, a senior police officer said today. Around 20 armed Left-wing extremists barged into Sadhu's house in Chitrakonda area of the district yesterday night and dragged him out, accusing him of being a police...
13:56
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday ridiculed the Bharatiya Janata Party for failing in its mission to win 150 seats in the recently held Gujarat Assembly elections and termed it 'a flop'.The party in its mouthpiece 'Saamna' said, For winning the election, the BJP can go to any extent in achieving...
13:45
The Uttar Pradesh government today introduced in the state Assembly a bill to enact a stringent law on the the lines of the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act to combat organised crimes in the state. The Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Bill, 2017, was introduced in the House...
13:32
The Election Commission tells TV channels to take the video of J Jayalalithaa in hospital off the air. The EC says the telecast of the video may directly/indirectly have an impact in the forthcoming elections (the RK Nagar bypoll).
12:38
Pradhyumn Thakur murder case: The 16-year-old Class XI student accused of murdering the Class II student, Pradhyumn Thakur, will be tried as an adult. The Juvenile Justice Board, Gurugram, has transferred the case to the District And Sessions Court and a hearing in the case will begin from...
12:27
Retired Air Marshal J S Gujral was today granted bail by a Delhi court in the VVIP chopper scam case filed against him, former IAF Chief S P Tyagi and others. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar granted the relief to Gujral on a personal bond of Rs 2 lakh and a surety of the same amount when he...
12:25
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12:11
The Election Commission says they will not interfere with the release of a video showing J Jayalalithaa in hospital since the video has not been release at the RK Nagar constituency which is going to the polls tomorrow. Yesterday, refuting reports on the cancellation of the RK Nagar bypoll,...
12:01
Naxals attacked Bihar's Masudan Railway Station and abducted three officials, including an Assistant Station Master. The incident took place after the Naxals had called for Bihar and Jharkhand bandh on December 20.The Assistant Station Master had called up the Maldah Divisional Railway Manager,...
11:49
Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi made maximum use of the controversial statements made by his party leaders Mani Shankar Aiyar and Kapil Sibal during the Gujarat polls. Moily's statement comes after...
11:41
Kolkata: Former Calcutta HC Judge, CS Karnan, released from Presidency Jail. He was arrested on 20th June and was later found guilty of contempt of Court.
11:38
Max Hospital Shalimar Bagh to resume operations from today, after obtaining a stay order by appropriate appellate authority, to whom they made an appeal against cancellation of license.
11:23
A visual of former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa, when she had been admitted at Chennai's Apollo Hospital last year. The picture is a grab taken from a video released by TTV Dinakaran's supporter, P Vetriivel and shows Jaya sipping a drink while watch TV at the hospital. VK Sasikalas family, who...
11:08
Actor Shahid Kapoor says he is hopeful that there would be clarity on the release of his controversy-ridden film Padmavati by end of this month. Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama is yet to receive a certificate from the CBFC. Several Rajput outfits and political leaders have accused the...
10:49
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday castigated its Madhya Pradesh MLA Panna Lal Shakya for questioning the patriotism of cricketer Virat Kohli for preferring Italy over India to get married.BJP leader S.Prakash said it is not Shakya's business to question Kohil's...
10:21
Stocks made headway today as key indices Sensex and Nifty jumped to new peaks on bets that the government would unveil more reforms to boost rural economy. Asian stocks traded mixed as the final vote on US tax-cut legislation entered a crucial phase. The 30-share index rose 119.57 points, or...
10:14
Delhi: MoS Agriculture Krishna Raj fell ill during the BJP parliamentary party meeting which is underway at the Parliament's Library Building. He has been rushed to RML hospital for treatment.
10:05
The BJP's parliamentary party meeting is underway at the Parliament's Library Building.
10:03
BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha @ShatruganSinha tweets: Far from becoming a Congress-mukt Bharat as many would like to shout from roof tops, there was almost the possibility of an upset right in the home base of our one man show & two man army... This was a real touch & go election...
09:44
Twinkle Khanna is all set to don the producer's hat with Akshay Kumar's upcoming release Padman. The R Balki directorial is based on the life of Arunachalam Muruganantham, who is credited to have invented low cost sanitary pads for the women of his village. Ahead of the movie's release,...
09:23
Naxals on Tuesday night attacked the Masudan railway station in Bihar and torched the station property.The Naxals have also abducted two railway officials, including the assistant station master.The assistant station master, who has been abducted, called up Maldah DRM saying Naxals have...
09:05
The new BJP government in Gujarat is likely to be sworn in on December 25, party sources said today amid speculation that a new leader could be chosen to helm the state where it secured a narrow victory in the Assembly polls.BJP president Amit Shah had announced during the campaign that the party...
08:30
Shiv Sena, a bickering ally of the BJP, recorded a dismal performance in Gujarat, with all the 42 candidates it fielded for the Assembly polls in the state losing their deposit amount paid for filing their nomination papers.A candidate who fails to get more than one-sixth of the total number of...
07:57
The US has concerns about Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed running for office in Pakistan in 2018, a senior Trump Administration official has said.The JuD head and LeT founder had earlier confirmed that his organisation Jammat-ud-Dawah will contest the 2018 general elections in...
00:13
Taking note of the RSS-affiliate Hindu Jagran Manch's threat to all Aligarh schools against celebrating Christmas, the Uttar Pradesh Police has directed all district police chiefs to take strict action against those indulging in intimidation of any sort.The Aligarh SSP and all district police...
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