23:47
A car loaded with gas canisters rammed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris today, leaving the driver dead in what the interior minister said was an attempted attack.According to media reports, a Kalashnikov rifle, handguns and gas bottles were found in the white Renault...
23:18
The Islamic seminary in Deoband should issue fatwas against those who raise Pakistani flags in Kashmir and those localities in the country which are called mini-Pakistan, senior RSS functionary Indresh Kumar saidtoday....we all are Hindustanis and the country where we live is Hindustan. So no...
23:04
United States aircraft manufacturer Boeing has received a three-year contract for continuing its support for maintenance of the Indian Navy's fleet of P-8I maritime patrol aircraft, the company said today.In addition to field and logistics service representatives, the contract, which was received...
22:38
Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu today said the suggestions of the opposition parties did play a role in the NDA picking Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as its presidential nominee.I hope they (opposition) would not have any reason to oppose the candidature of Ram Nath Kovind because of his...
22:32
Shah Rukh Khan and the co-owners of Kolkata Knight Riders and Trinbago Knight Riders today came together to own Cape Town Franchisee of T20 Global League, a Cricket South Africa initiative. The new franchise will be called Cape Town Knight Riders, CSA President Chris Nenzai and CEO Haroon...
22:21
The NDA's presidential nominee and Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind today said he will meet leaders of major political parties and seek their support to emerge as a 'consensus candidate' for the coveted post.He met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah after he arrived in New Delhi...
22:10
Biju Janata Dal president and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today announced his party's support to NDA presidential poll candidate Ram Nath Kovind.After discussing with senior party leaders, BJD has decided to support the candidature of Ram Nath Kovind, Patnaik told reporters after...
21:35
On the day the BJP announced Ram Nath Kovind as the NDA's presidential nominee, its alliance partner Shiv Sena today said the party will come out with its final decision tomorrow.Addressing the 51st Foundation Day function of Sena in Mumbai suburban Matunga, Sena president Uddhav Thackeray said...
21:08
The government has roped in Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan to promote Goods and Services Tax, ahead of the sweeping tax reform's implementation scheduled from July 1.The Central Board of Excise and Customs will be making the 74-year-old Bachchan brand ambassador for GST. A 40-second video...
20:59
Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi after he was elected as NDA's presidential candidate. Photograph: PIB
20:33
The United Nations headquarters was lit up with the word 'Yoga' in commemoration of the third International Day of Yoga.Renowned actor Anupam Kher switched the illumination lights.Yoga lights up @UN...Here's a sneak peek of the iconic UN Headquarters building being lit up like never before for...
19:53
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official visit to United States, military manufacturing giant Lockheed Martin has tied up a pact with Tata to produce F16 fighter planes in India.Lockheed Martin's F-16 and Saab's Gripen fighter plane from Sweden are regarded as the front-runners in getting...
19:18
It is celebration time for the residents of the nondescript Maharishi Dayanand Vihar colony in Kalyanpur as one among them -- Ram Nath Kovind -- was rather unexpectedly announced today as the ruling NDA's presidential candidate.Since the moment Kovind's name was announced in New Delhi, scores of...
18:25
The Centre has denied reports in the media that it is considering 'linking all land records with the owners' Aadhaar number and the PAN card number' under the Digital India Land Records Modernisation Programme.Rejecting the report, a release on the Press Information Bureau said: 'The letter...
18:14
Bihar Governor and National Democratic Alliance's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind has left for New Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.I thank the people of Bihar for their support, Kovind said before leaving for Delhi. -- ANI
17:46
The Congress today spurned the BJP's appeal for consensus on its choice for president and said the opposition would take a call on contesting the election after a meeting on June 22. The BJP had taken a unilateral decision, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said soon after the announcement of...
17:29
Now, that the BJP has decided its nominee for the presidential election, the other news of the day is that Rahul Gandhi turned 47 today. The Congress vice president's birthday was a quiet affair at 10 Janpath, Sonia Gandhi's residence at 10 Janpath, primarily because Rahul is in Italy with his...
16:33
Opposition parties will meet on June 22 to decide on fielding a consensus candidate for the presidential election, with the NDA declaring Bihar Governor Ram Nath Kovind as its nominee for the post, Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal today said. The parties will meet and decide whether or not...
16:04
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis with Bihar governor and NDA Prez nominee.
15:56
Congress party's Ghulam Nabi Azad on the BJP's prez candidate: The BJP told us that when we will take the decision they will also inform us, but they didn't. We are not going to comment on this decision yet, nothing to say, but the BJP has taken one-sided decision. BJP leaders when they met us...
15:40
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls Ram Nath Kovind and congratulates him for being chosen as NDA's presidential candidate.
15:22
AP Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu says TDP will offer full support to NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind. That's the second party to lend support to the BJP's prez candidate. TRS chief KCR Rao said his party would support Kovind's candidature.
15:20
PM Narendra Modi on the BJP's choice of the Bihar governor as its presidential candidate: I am sure Shri Ram Nath Kovind will make an exceptional President and continue to be a strong voice for poor, downtrodden & marginalised. The BJP today named the Dalit leader as the NDA's candidate for...
15:14
Nirmala Sitharaman @nsitharaman BJP#RamnathKovind, genial, soft-spoken, well-read & articulate. Was @BJP4India spokesperson from 2010. Proud to have you as Rashtrapati, Kovind-ji.
15:08
Bihar governor and the BJP's prez candidate Ram Nath Kovind to meet PM Narendra Modi tomorrow in the evening. Kovind will be filing his nomination on June 23. Reactions from the JD-U: Opposition ki baithak hogi, usme naam pe vichaar karenge, NDA ne naam announce kiya hai uspe bhi baat karenge....
14:42
Updates on the Prez Poll. The BJP's candidate for the President of India is Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind. Governor Kovind is 71 years old, a Dalit and has served as Bihar Governor for three years.Former Prime Minister and Congress leader Manmohan Singh is among opposition leaders who have...
14:32
Telangana CM and TRS Chief KC Rao extends support to NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind after speaking to PM Modi. KCR said his party will lend support as Kovind is a Dalit.
14:31
A 17-year-old American Muslim girl killed after leaving Virginia mosque in US: authorities.
14:27
The Opposition has maintained they will only agree to a consensus candidate only if the person has secular credentials. Kovind, even though he was a BJP spokesperson, rarely made any statement and has always steered clear of controversy. One of the few times, he actually made it to the papers was...
14:22
First reactions from Shiv Sena. Party spokesperson Sanjay Raut said Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray will discuss the matter internally and announce his decision this evening. Raut said they were not given the name earlier, and the fact that he is Dalit did not matter to the Sena. The Sena does not...
14:13
Amit Shah at the press conference announcing the party's presidential candidate, said Ram Nath Kovind has always fought for Dalits and the backward classes. The PM has informed Sonia Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh. He said there has been no discussion yet on names for Vice President. Shah said...
14:09
Kovind who? That's how Bihar politicians reacted to Ram Nath Kovind's appointment as the new Bihar governor. Read moreon the man who is likely to be India's next President.
14:08
Ram Nath Kovind was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh during the two terms of 1994-2000 and 2000-2006. He is an advocate by profession and practices in Delhi. He is a former President of the BJP Dalit Morcha (1998-2002) and President of the All-India Koli Samaj. He also served as...
14:03
Just in: Bihar Governor Ram Nath Govind to be NDA presidential candidate
13:59
Just in: The BJP Parliamentary Board meeting ends. Party president Amit Shah. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with the most senior leaders from the BJP, Amit Shah, today. The agenda was focused on deciding the ruling party's choice for the next President of India. Shah...
13:17
West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today urged all concerned parties and stakeholders to attend an all-party meeting called by the state government in Siliguri on June 22 on the prevailing situation in Darjeeling. Urging the people to maintain peace, she said, Violence cannot be a...
13:09
A CBI team today visited Jawaharlal Nehru University to probe the mysterious disappearance of Najeeb Ahmed, a student who had gone missing from his hostel on October 16, 2016. The team is looking into allegations of a scuffle between Ahmed and ABVP students in JNU's Mahi-Mandvi hostel and the...
12:37
BJP Parliamentary Board meeting begins at party headquarter in New Delhi. PM Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah at the meeting apart from all senior leaders of the party. The presidential elections are on July 17 and the BJP is yet to announce its candidate. The BJP has formed a...
12:31
Stones and bottles in hand, the highly motivated youths are giving a tough time to the security forces in keeping law and order in the restive Darjeeling hills. Meet 18-year-old Pranab, a student of class XII, who has become a regular stone-pelter since June 8 when the first stirring of...
12:20
The CBI today went to Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain's residence to seek clarifications from his wife in connection with an ongoing inquiry into allegations of money laundering against him. CBI sources said the agency had sought time from the minister's wife. The AAP accused the central...
11:40
The Bombay Stock Exchange on Monday opened at a positive note with the sensex crossing the 100-point mark and Nifty capped at 9622.80 points.With Finance Minister Arun Jaitley providing relief to traders by extending the deadline for filing initial returns under the forthcoming Goods and...
11:38
A Class X girl was allegedly gang-raped by a group of six people and thrown from a moving train before it reached Bihar's Kiul junction.The girl's condition was said to be critical and a team of doctors was continuously monitoring her health at the Patna Medical College and Hospital. The...
11:20
British Prime Minister Theresa May has described the attack on worshippers near Finsbury Park mosque as a terrible incident.All my thoughts are with those who have been injured, their loved ones and the emergency services on the scene, the Guardian quoted May, as saying.Labour leader Jeremy...
10:45
A van ploughed into worshippers outside a mosque in London today, killing one person and injuring eight others in what Prime Minister Theresa May described as a potential terrorist attack. The attack took place just after midnight outside the Muslim Welfare House, which houses a mosque, on the...
10:04
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today wished Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi on his birthday. Gandhi turned 47 today. Birthday greetings to the Congress Vice President, Shri Rahul Gandhi. I pray for his long and healthy life. @OfficeOfRG, Modi wrote on Twitter.
10:03
Veteran Indian opener Gautam Gambhir has suggested Kashmiri separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to pack his bags and cross the border to go to Pakistan in an apparent jibe taken on him after he congratulated the Pakistan Cricket Team on their victory over Team India in the ICC Champions Trophy...
09:44
A man has died and eight people have been injured after a van struck a crowd of pedestrians near a north London mosque, reports the BBC.A 48-year-old man was arrested following the collision near Finsbury Park Mosque in Seven Sisters Road. News agency ANI reports that the van attack at Finsbury...
09:06
The BJP Parliamentary Board, the party's highest decision making body, will meet today to take a decision on its presidential nominee.Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah will attend the meeting.It is not clear whether the board will announce its candidate today as a party...
09:00
Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended birthday greetings to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Taking to Twitter, the PM wrote, Birthday greetings to the Congress Vice President, Shri Rahul Gandhi. I pray for his long and healthy life.
08:21
Last minute preparations were underway to host the third International Yoga Day event in Lucknow on June 21 in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead some 55,000 people in performing 'asanas' (yogic postures) at the Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will lead a...
07:50
More than 10 pedestrians were hit by a white van that veered onto a pavement near a renowned north London mosque, in what is being described as a 'terrorist attack'.One man has been arrested but it is feared two more suspects may be on the run after the van ploughed into a crowd outside Finsbury...
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