21:11
Russia's foreign ministry said it regretted US President Donald Trump's policy reversal on Cuba, calling it reminiscent of the Cold War era.The new line towards Cuba announced by US President Donald Trump takes us back to already half-forgotten rhetoric in the style of the Cold War, the ministry...
20:43
British Prime Minister Theresa May has 10 days to save her job as some of her party lawmakers are secretly plotting her ouster, according to UK media reports.After her flawed decision to call a snap general election saw the Conservatives lose their narrow majority earlier this month, May has now...
20:25
Despite the Centre's push for digital payments post demonetisation, candidates who wish to be president have to pay Rs 15,000 in cash.Under the rules, candidate have to deposit the amount with the returning officer while filing their nomination papers for the post.A bank official sitting there...
20:03
India wins 7-1 against Pakistan in the FIH Hockey World League Semi-Final in London. Akashdeep Singh, Harmanpreet Singh and Talwinder Singh scored two goals each while Pardeep Mor was the other scorer for India.
19:38
US President Donald Trump has begun his day with a stream of tweets defending his record and lashing out at the investigation into Russian interference in the election.In the tweets on Sunday, Trump wrote: The MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN agenda is doing very well despite the distraction of the Witch...
19:26
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a colonel and three others of a Pune-based private company in a case of bribery. It was alleged that Colonel Shaibal Kumar had demanded a bribe of Rs 1.8 lakh from the managing director of the Pune-based company in connection with the supply of...
18:50
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today suffered a fracture in his left leg, according to a close aide. Sixty-five-year-old Singh twisted his ankle during morning walk at his official residence, the aide said. The BJP leader was taken to the AIIMS where his leg was plastered, he said. After that, Singh...
18:06
The political corridors these days are abuzz with speculations over who is going to be the country's next president.Parties across spectrum are reaching out to each other to arrive at a consensus ahead of the Presidential election.In this scenario, posters supporting Lal Krishna Advani for the...
17:37
Around 92,000 prison inmates would participate in parallel yoga sessions in various jails in Uttar Pradesh along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thousands across the globe would be performing 'asanas' during the International Yoga Day celebrations on Jun 21.The authorities are already...
17:21
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley briefs the media after the GST Council meet. Here are the highlights:>> Govt will roll out GST on July 1, next meeting of GSTCouncil on June 30>> GST Council sets tax rate on state-run lottery at 12 per cent,govt-authorised private lottery at 18 per...
17:07
The norms for no-fly list to rein in unruly passengers are expected to be ready early next month, the government said today amid a parliamentarian being barred by domestic airlines for allegedly creating ruckus. A revised Civil Aviation Requirement is being finalised after...
16:28
Senior AIADMK Amma leader and Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai today met Governor Vidyasagar Rao, a day after opposition parties sought dismissal of the K Palaniswami government over alleged horse-trading of ruling party MLAs. The visit of Thambidurai, also party propaganda...
16:19
Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth today met a delegation of 16 farmers led by P Ayyakannu and assured them his support for their plea to interlink rivers. Weeks after asking his fans to prepare for war, hinting that he might consider joining politics, the Kabali star today told the...
15:52
Srikanth Kidambi wins the Indonesian Open after defeating Japan's Kazumasa Sakai 21-11, 21-19. Srikanth lost the opportunity to grab a Superseries title after losing to B Sai Praneeth in the final at the Singapore Open. Ahead of the finals, Srikanth dished out a gritty performance to stun...
15:35
With over 100 deaths being reported since January in Kerala due to various types of fevers, government today appealed to the people to join the government's mass sanitation drive on a war footing. According to Health Department sources, as many as 103 people, including...
14:57
Mobilised by the Bhim Army, a large number of Dalit youths today hit the streets of Delhi, for the second time in less than a month, protesting caste violence in Uttar Pradesh and demanding the release of Chandrashekhar Azad, the outfit's chief. The spirited gathering, of around 2,500 as...
14:34
A 43-year-old man has been jailed in the UK for posting on Facebook a video and pictures of a victim of the massive fire that engulfed a 24-storeyresidential tower in west London, killing at least 58 people.Omega Mwaikambo posted one video and two pictures of the body bag with the man inside and...
14:13
Indians have few deposits in Swiss banks compared to other global financial hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong, says a grouping of private bankers in Switzerland amid stepped-up efforts to check the black money menace.Money held by Indians in Swiss banks declined to a record low of 1.2 billion...
13:41
As the indefinite strike called by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha enters its seventh day in Darjeeling Hills, protests over the demand for a separate state are set to intensify with party chief Bimal Gurung asking his supporters to defy curfew and assemble at Chowk Bazaar on Sunday morning.On...
13:08
Narendra Modi and Donald Trump are expected to break the ice with a personal dinner meeting which will be an important event as both leaders will get an opportunity to take a measure of the other. Trump and Modi will hold their official talks on June 26 in a familiar routine: restricted...
12:43
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Sunday commented on the death of activist Zafar Khan, who was allegedly lynched by civic officials in Pratapgarh on Friday.Initial reports of Khan's death said that he had intervened to stop the civic officials, who were on a Swachh Bharat...
12:07
President Pranab Mukherjee rejected two mercy petitions in the last week of May, just two months before he completes his tenure.Both cases are of rape and murder of a 4-year-old girl by three men in Indore in 2012, and of a 22-year-old woman by two men in Pune in 2007.The two pleas were received...
11:49
JUST IN: Terrorists fire upon Army vehicle near Jammu-Kashmir's Bijbehara in Anantnag district. No injuries reported so far
11:20
Yoga fever has gripped China ahead of the third UN International Day of Yoga as thousands of Chinese would participate in scores of events organised across the country which officials say will make it the second biggest celebrations of the day in the world after India.Beijing's iconic Great Wall...
10:55
Darjeeling is bracing for another shutdown as the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha leadership has decided to hold a protest rally with the bodies of two persons allegedly killed during yesterday's clashes.The GJM has claimed that two of their supporters were shot dead by police in Singmari. The police...
10:40
A committee set up by the Maharashtra government to finalise criteria for farm loan waiver will meet in Mumbai on Monday.Leaders of all farmers' organisations will come to the megapolis to attend the meeting, to be chaired by the state Revenue minister Chandrakant Patil.On June 11, the...
10:37
Pop sensation Beyonce and her music producer husband Jay Z have welcomed twins.The Carter family is thrilled as the newest members join big sister Blue Ivy, 5, reported People magazine.Bey and Jay are thrilled and have started sharing the news with their family and closest friends, a source...
10:00
A wedding was called off in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur by the bride's family after the groom's family demanded that they be served beef at the ceremony.The incident took place in the Dariyagarh village under the Bhot Police Station.The condition put by the groom's family was to either serve their...
09:45
Now, you may not have to travel too far for getting your passport as the government came up with a plan to open passport centres within a radius of 50 km, while announcing that nealry 150 post offices would start doubling as passport kendras soon.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on...
09:15
People in Varanasi hold special prayers for India's victory over Pakistan in Champions Trophy finals today. Photo: ANI
08:50
Police on Saturday detained a 56-year-old man from the Indira Gandhi International Airport's domestic terminal for allegedly harassing a woman passenger on a flight.A 44-year-old woman, a native of Hyderabad, who was on the flight to Delhi, alleged that the man made lewd gestures towards her and...
08:36
Responding to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's statement on bringing peace to Kashmir, the Congress Party on Sunday while blaming the former and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the same, said the current coalition government has made the state like a 'war-zone'.Two people are...
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