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In a series of events instigated by the Maoists near Gadchiroli's Bhamragarh district in Maharashtra, 14 personnel from the Maharashtra Police and one Central Reserve Police Force official were injured on Wednesday.Earlier in the day, a brief encounter between Maoists and the security personal...
23:09
Former All India Anna Dravida Munneta Kazhagam general secretary V.K. Sasikala has filed a review petition against her conviction in the Supreme Court.Sasikala had suffered a major jolt with the apex court upholding the trial court's judgment convicting her in the 21-year-old disproportionate...
22:43
In a dig at its ally, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today said BJP should work on strengthening the nation and not just their party, while urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tear Pakistan into pieces.The BJP should concentrate on strengthening the country and the state rather than only...
22:27
JUST IN: Sasikala has filed a review petition in Supreme Court against her conviction in a DA case.
22:18
Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav today described the Aam Aadmi Party as a sinking ship, and said there was a naked power struggle taking place in the Arvind Kerjiwal-led party.In an apparent reference to his and his colleague Prashant Bhusan's expulsion from AAP in 2015, Yadav said there was...
21:59
Their inspiring marriage may have been #relationshipgoals, but a new book claims he actually proposed to a different woman - twice - before he met Michelle and kept on seeing her for the first year of his relationship with FLOTUS.Sheila Miyoshi Jager was almost entirely omitted from Obama's own...
21:37
Rights activists today demonstrated against the lynching of Pehlu Khan over alleged smuggling of cows in Alwar's Behror last month and demanded arrest of the remaining accused in his killing. The activists staged demonstration at the Ambedkar circle and forwarded a representation addressed to...
21:22
Amid reports that China has a vested interest in mediating between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, the Chinese government today clarified that their stance has not changed over the years.China has denied that they have plans of mediating between India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir...
20:57
India today said denial by Pakistan of its involvement in the mutilation of the bodies of two Indian soldiers carried no credibility.Defence Minister Arun Jaitley rubbished Pakistan's claim that it was not involved in the mutilation of the bodies of the two soldiers on May 1.Pakistani military...
20:50
FBI Director James Comey strongly defended Wednesday his decision to alert Congress just days before the 2016 election about his agency's investigation into emails potentially related to Hillary Clinton's personal server, telling senators while the idea of impacting the election made him mildly...
20:47
JUST IN: Pakistan's Maritime Security Agency arrests 30 Indian fishermen.
20:21
JUST IN: Three police personnel injured in an encounter with Naxals in Gadchiroli's Bhamragarh
20:13
The launch pads, which were destroyed by the Indian Army in the surgical strike conducted last year, have become active again, as per military intelligence Sources.Meanwhile, according to sources, the Pakistan Army continues its support to the terrorist camps active near the Line of Control.Not...
19:57
In the wake of his suspension by the Aam Aadmi Party, Delhi legislator Amanatullah Khan said he was unaware of the reason behind it.Khan said it was the party's decision and only they would be able to disclose the reasons.Lashing out at Kumar Vishwas' claims of Khan being backed by someone else,...
19:34
For effective implementation of its cleanliness mission, the government will establish a national centre at Rajghat, New Delhi, to monitor the progress of the Prime Ministers pet programme.The Rashtriya Swachhata Kendra will be set up by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation at the Gandhi...
19:05
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will hold discussions with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati within 10 days to discuss a strategy for fielding a common opposition candidate for the upcoming Presidential election, party sources said.A senior party...
18:33
Around 50 Pakistani students, visiting India at the invitation of an NGO, were sent back today after the government advised it against hosting them at a time which was not appropriate in the aftermath of beheading of two Indian soldiers.An NGO had invited Pakistani school students here. They came...
18:15
A BJP MLC from Karnataka allegedly posted pornographic photographs on a WhatsApp group meant to share information between government officers and the media.Mahantesh Kavatagimath, however, apologised for posting porn pictures on the WhatsApp group of 'Belagavi Media Force', saying it was an...
17:38
Resident doctors at Delhi's AIIMS to undergo self defense training in the wake of various incidents of violence against doctors.
17:19
JK Police identifies the terrorist behind the Kulgam incident on May 1 in which seven people including five cops were killed. A Rs 5 lakh reward has also been announced.Terrorists today shot dead seven people, including five policemen, after dragging them out of a vehicle carrying cash of a...
17:15
Rahul Khanna posts this picture with his father, Vinod Khanna, who passed away on April 27. You showed me how to be a gentleman and yet fight to the finish like a warrior. Bye Dad. 1946 - 2017.
16:32
Egyptian national Eman Ahmed, until recently believed to be world's heaviest woman, to be discharged from Saifee Hospital tomorrow.
16:23
Militants today stormed a bank at Pulwama district in south Kashmir and decamped with around Rs 4 lakh in cash, the third such attack in as many days. The four armed militants entered the Wahibugh branch of the Elaquai Dehati Bank at around 1.50 pm and fled after looting the money at gunpoint, a...
16:05
Andhra Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao have in principle agreed to toe the Union Government's policy of advancing the presentation of state Budgets to the month of January every year. And also the change of financial years in the states from...
15:13
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reviewed the overall security situation in Jammu and Kashmir for the third consecutive day today.All top security officials including National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, Director Intelligence Bureau (DIB) Rajiv Jain, and Research and...
15:01
A Pakistani filmmaker writes about how her brush with the Pakistani censor board opened her eyes to its warped system. Read
14:53
Sheena Bora murder case: Bombay HC rules Investigating Officers' deposition about disclosures made by driver Shyamvar Rai aren't admissible.
14:25
Kumar Vishwas has been made AAP's Rajasthan in-charge. He also did not have to apologise despite Arvind Kejriwal's disapproval that he aired his grievances outside the party forum.
14:23
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan suspended from the party for making anti Kumar Vishwas statments. Vishwas gets its his way with the party. After the marathon PAC meeting this morning, Vishwas said he will stand by AAP and assist it in course correction. Delhi's Deputy CM Manish Sisodia said,...
14:04
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today praised PM Narendra Modi's leadership and said that the entire country was proud of him. While honouring the PM as 'Rashtra Rishi', Ramdev said, PM Narendra Modi is a Rashtra Gaurav and Vishwa Nayak who has made India very proud at the world stage.Returning the...
13:41
An outraged India today summoned Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit and demanded action against Pakistani soldiers and commanders responsible for the beheading of two of its security force personnel in Jammu and Kashmir.Basit was summoned by Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar to convey India's...
12:35
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the research institute run by spiritual leader Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurveda in Uttarakhand's Haridwar. The institute claims to have developed new varieties of wheat and chilli seeds that can more than double the yield.
12:31
In a major embarrassment for the BJP, two party workers with whom party President Amit Shah had his much publicised lunch last week at Naxalbari, have joined the Trinamool Congress.Raju Mahali and his wife Geeta joined the TMC in the presence of West Bengal Tourism Minister Goutam Deb in...
12:24
In Bulandshahr, an FIR has been registered against six members of the Hindu Yuva Vahini after allegedly killing a man over his role in the elopement of a Hindu girl. Mann Singh Chauhan, SP City confirmed the incident saying, An FIR has been registered, we will conduct an investigation into the...
11:59
CBI arrests Income Tax Commissioner BB Rajendra Prasad on graft charges. Rs 1.4 crore seized during searches.
11:58
A massive blast has been reported near the United States embassy and a NATO compound in Kabul, Afghanistan on Wednesday morning.The blast took place close to Abdul Haq Square and several civilian casualties are being feared.Preliminary reports suggest the blast has taken place due to a suicide...
11:56
Not just US, China ready to play a greater role in resolving conflicts in South & Southeast Asia. Read more
11:41
The Supreme Court allows former Union Minister and senior advocate Salman Khurshid to assist it as amicus curiae in the triple talaq matter. SC permits Khurshid to file written submissions on the matter.
11:37
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday continued its assault on the Centre over the mutilation of Indian soldiers by the Pakistani Army, putting onus on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to reveal how serious he is about tackling the matter on an international level.The Prime Minster should disclose as to how...
11:23
Dr Kumar Vishwas reaches AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's residence to attend the Public Action Committee meet. Amid the ongoing tussle between the senior leaders of Aam Aadmi Party, a meeting of its Political Affairs Committee has been called today at 11 am to discuss the issue. The crisis in the Aam...
11:12
The head of Pakistan's premier intelligence agency on Tuesday quietly visited Kabul as part of efforts by the two estranged neighbours to reset their ties particularly in the field of intelligence cooperation.This was the first visit by Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar as Director General Inter-Services...
11:01
Many of us have probably wondered occasionally, and some of us frequently, why the villains in James Bond movies don't kill him when they can. They brag, prevaricate, and defer. They inform Bond what a nuisance he is to their plans and how much they're going to enjoy finishing him off and...
10:53
People are not born terrorists. Nor do they become terrorists in a single stroke. But step by step, like a farmer preparing a field for planting, their lives unfold in pattern that leaves them prepared to receive the seed of terrorism. And so it was with Osama bin Laden.Six years after Osama was...
10:42
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's late night meeting with senior AAP leader Kumar Vishwas, who has threatened to quit over the attacks on him by a coterie surrounding the AAP convener, appears to have yielded little result.At yesterday's meeting, Vishwas insisted that stern action be taken against...
10:13
PM Modi after offering prayersat the Kedarnath shrine this morning. He gifted a miniature wooden replica of the shrine.
10:11
Indian troops today opened speculative fire along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Earlier, an Army officer had said that there was a ceasefire violation in the area and that details are being sought. There was no ceasefire violation along the LoC in Poonch. It was speculative...
10:05
A 45-year-old man, Ghulam Mohammad, was allegedly beaten to death by members of a right-wing group in Meerut on Tuesday for allegedly helping a relative elope with a girl of a different community.Mr Mohammad's family members accused the Hindu Yuva Vahini to be behind the incident. The police,...
09:53
Explosion reported at Massoud Square in Kabul city. Two civilian casualties, as suicide bomber targeted NATO convoy near US embassy in Kabul city, says Afghanistan media. Details awaited.
09:52
The entrance to the Kedarnath shrine decorated as it reopens after the winter break.
09:48
PM offers prayers at the Kedarnath shrine.
09:43
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand to reopen the Himalayan shrine which will reopen after a six month-long winter break. He also addressed a group of supporters gathered outside the shrine this morning. Modi is expected to spend about half hour at the...
09:37
To address privacy and security concerns over Aadhaar, the Centre is in the process of educating government agencies that sensitive data must not be made public, and is drafting amendments to the Information Technology (IT) Act to strengthen provisions for data protection and security. Read more
09:35
Last rites of Border Security Force head constable Prem Sagar, who lost his life in the ceasefire violation by Pakistan on Monday, were held on Wednesday after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath spoke to the family.Earlier, Sagar's son had said that the last rites of his father would...
08:53
The Panchayat of Mathura's Madora village on Wednesday ordered the imposition of a hefty penalty on anyone who indulges in cow slaughter and also on girls who use mobile phones while walking on the street.The decision was taken by former village pradhan (chief) Mohammed Gaffar, who...
08:15
Pakistan continued to provoke India for the second time in 48 hours, after it violated the ceasefire in Mendhar's Mankote area in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday.Intermittent firing is underway as Indian security forces are retaliating strongly to...
00:31
Hillary Clinton says she is taking responsibility for her 2016 election loss but believes misogyny, Russian interference and questionable decisions by the FBI also played roles.The former Democratic presidential nominee reflected on the presidential contest during the Women for Women...
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Britain's royals are seeking 1.5 million euros (Rs 10.5 crore) in damages over the publication of topless photographs of Prince William's wife Kate, on the opening day of the trial of six media representatives for invasion of privacy.French gossip magazine Closer and regional newspaper La...
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