23:40
The Delhi Police have been put on high alert following intelligence inputs that a group of 20-21 Laskar-e-Tayiba terrorists has entered the country tocarry out attacks.The Delhi Police Special Cell has issued an advisory alerting its district, metro police and railway police units, asking them to...
23:09
US President Donald Trump today wished Muslims a joyful Ramadan and urged them to reject violence and help fight terrorism around the world.At its core, the spirit of Ramadan strengthens awareness of our shared obligation to reject violence, to pursue peace, and to give to those in need who are...
22:52
A month-long ban on 22 social media sites and applications in Kashmir was lifted by the Jammu and Kashmir Home department today.Access to the banned social media sites was restored, an official said.Jammu and Kashmir Home Department had on April 26 banned 22 social media sites and...
22:32
Today in Sicily, while US President Donald Trump convened with world leaders at the G7 Summit, the first lady took the opportunity to sightsee with the other spouses -- only she did so in a $51,500 (Rs 33.23 lakh) Dolce & Gabbana jacket. The 3D flower jacket is from the Italian design...
22:04
British police has got hold of a large part of the network linked to the suicide bomb attack at a pop concert in Manchester that killed 22 people, the country's counter-terrorism police chief announced today.Mark Rowley, Assistant Commissioner for Specialist Operations in the Metropolitan Police...
21:54
JUST IN: Terrorists attack army patrol party at Saimooh village in Pulwama's Tral, cordon and search operations started.
21:48
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today filed a civil defamation suit against Arnab Goswami and newly-launched news channel Republic TV in the Delhi high court claiming damages and compensation of Rs two crore forallegedly making defamatory remarks towards him while airing news relating to the death of...
21:38
JUST IN: EC says CPI-M is another party willing to take up the challenge to hack its EVMs
21:26
The Allahabad High Court today cancelled the bail granted to former UP minister Gayatri Prajapati and two others in a case of alleged rape of a woman and molestation of a minor, saying the lower court had acted in haste.The HC had earlier stayed the April 25 order of the Additional Sessions Judge...
21:07
BJP chief Amit Shah will listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' radio address along with slum dwellers in R K Puram area in the nation's capital on Sunday. The BJP president will be present at Ravidas Ashram, under New Delhi Parliamentary constituency, to listen to the prime...
20:39
Unperturbed by the Opposition's criticism over Saharanpur clashes, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that maintenance of law and order has been the priority of his government and assured that they would work for the same in the coming days.Adityanath also blamed the...
20:20
JUST IN: Results of CBSE class XII examination to be announced on May 28.
20:10
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today downplayed speculation about his skipping the luncheon meeting hosted by Sonia Gandhi and accepting an invite of the prime minister to join a lunch tomorrow, terming it as 'misinterpretation'.The Prime Minister's lunch is in honour of Mauritius Prime...
19:55
British authorities are trying to contain the network they believe is behind the Manchester attack as it emerged that the suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, reportedly spoke to his brother in Libya just 15 minutes before he detonated his explosives.We are following up on the network, rolling it up,...
19:41
In a withering diatribe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh on Friday censured the Prime Ministers dictatorial tendencies, wryly commenting that even LK Advani appeared moderate in contrast.Read full story HERE
19:17
Nine Members of Parliament -- six from the Lok Sabha and three Rajya Sabha members -- will be honoured with the `Sansad Ratna Awards 2017' here on Saturday.The awards will be presented to the parliamentarians by Justice (retd) P.Sathasivam, Governor of Kerala, K Srinivasan, chairman, Prime Point...
18:53
Speaking from Assam, Modi says: >> The era of pessimism is gone. People are hopeful of change>> People earlier wondered if there was a government at all.>> Now there is a new day every day. Every day there is a new scheme, new announcement in the same number of days, same...
18:50
JUST IN: NCP the only party willing to participate in EC's EVM challenge on June 3.
18:39
The Modi government is celebrating its three years of governance, after it defeated the ruling-party Congress in 2014 Lok Sabha elections, in the country today. PM Modi, as part of elaborate celebrations that will go on for the next 20 days, visited Assam today.Here are highlights from his...
18:19
Hitting out at the government over the Saharanpur incident, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said the BJP, that pitched for Diwali and Ramzaan; Shamshan and Kabristaan during the recent concluded state assembly polls, is sole responsible for the violence in the state.What else...
18:10
Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan met Governor Vidyasagar Rao today ostensibly to brief him about the vice chancellor's appointment. But sources say the the real reason for the meeting is to express her views on the state administration. Vaidyanathan is believed to have...
17:51
That the prime minister is a master politician is well known, but the manner in which he handled the sensitive issues between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, deserves a mention. Each have diametrically different policies, programmes and ideologies and it is to the PM's credit that he can handle...
16:58
First Karnataka in 2018, then Telangana, thereafter. That's the plan for the BJP in the years ahead, party president Amit Shah said yesterday while briefing Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his three-day visit to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.The BJP chief said that if the party widens its...
16:51
Taking a dig at Bollywood actor Anupam Kher for criticising his recent meeting with Hurriyat leaders, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Friday welcomed his disapproval saying that the former lives in a mansion in Bombay and had not visited Kashmir to take stock of the situation for...
16:22
Just In: KPS Gill, the ex-DGP of Punjab, has passed away. He was 82.Gill has served twice as DGP of Punjab and is credited with having brought the Punjab insurgency under control. He retired from the IPS in 1995. He was also president of the Institute for Conflict Management and...
16:00
Sukhoi crash update: Search parties of Army also attempting to reach site by trekking cross country, progress hampered due to inclement weather, thick vegetation.
15:59
Just in: Wreckage of the Sukhoi-30 MKI jet that went missing with two pilots found in a forest around 60 Km from Tezpur, where it lost radar contact with the base. Ground parties standing by to be airdropped to site as area is inaccessible. Search for flight data recorder and missing crew to be...
15:50
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami today released a souvenir marking 'achievements' of the government led by him in its first 100 days in office. Palaniswami handed over the souvenir to Chief Secretary Girija Vaidyanathan and state ministers including Forest minister Dindigul C Srinivasan...
15:29
J&K: Infiltration attempt and attack by Pakistan's Border Action Team on an Indian Army patrol along the LoC in Uri sector foiled. 2 BAT personnel killed. Ops on. The Indian Army says that the attackers could have been targeting an army cantonment. On May 1, the BAT had attacked two Indian...
15:15
After coming under fire for having a dialogue with Hurriyat leaders, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Friday asserted that it was conveyed to him that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message that 'terror and tourism cannot go together' has ruined tourism industries in Jammu and Kashmir this...
14:56
After Sonia Gandhi's luncheon meet with opposition party leaders, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said no names have been discussed at the meeting. But the opposition was of the view that a consensu candidate would be acceptable provided the person had secular credentials. Banerjee said...
14:44
The far-right UK Independence Party (UKIP) has pledged in its general election manifesto to ban the burqas or the full face veils in public places, citing among others a bizarre reason that they prevent intake of essential vitamin D from sunlight. Clothing that hides identity, puts up barriers to...
14:15
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal removes Ram Jethmalani as his lawyer, reports ANI. This comes after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley filed another suit against Kejriwal for remarks made by his lawyer in court. Jethmalani had called Jaitley a 'crook' in the Delhi High Court. When Jaitley asked if the...
13:59
Leaders of 17 political parties in the Opposition are at Congress president Sonia Gandhi's lunch today. They will be discussing the upcoming Presidential elections and the way ahead for the opposition. There will be an informal discussion on a consensus candidate for the President to take on the...
13:48
Sensex reaches record high of 31,005.20, rises 255.17 points.
13:38
On the occasion of the completion of three years in power by the Narendra Modi-led government today, the BJP is counting its positive points while the Congress is trying to corner the saffron party on its promises made but not delivered.Hitting out at the Prime Minister, the Congress said that...
13:28
President Donald Trump has proposed zero aid to the Tibetans in 2018, reversing the decades-old US policy of providing financial help to the community to safeguard their distinct identity under the Chinese rule. The State Department, which sent the detailed proposal to the Congress as part of...
13:16
JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series scoffed at US President Donald Trump's infamous gesture at the NATO summit in Brussels, where he appeared to be forcefully pushing aside Montenegro's Prime Minister Dusko Markovic in order to shove his way to the front of a crowd.Twitter exploded soon...
12:52
PM Narendra Modi names India's longest river bridge over Brahmaputra after singer Bhupen Hazarika.
12:50
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the country's longest river bridge, the Dhola-Sadiya bridge, in Tinsukia district of Assam and said that the state has moved ahead in the one year of BJP rule. Narendra Modi took office as Prime Minister on this date, three years ago, and it marks a 20-day celebration...
11:54
Just in: The wreckage of the missing Sukhoi 30 has been found in a heavy forested area north of Tezpur in Assam after it went missing on May 23. No information on the two pilots in the aircraft as yet. The Sukhoi-30 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force went missing near the China border...
11:47
Dhola-Sadiya Bridge factoids... -- The bridge has been constructed across the River Brahmaputra -- It connects Dhola with Sadiya in upper Assam's Tinsukia district.-- The Dhola-Sadiya bridge is 9.15 kilometres in length.-- The bridge is longer than Mumbai's Bandra-Worli Sealink by 3.55...
11:37
The market on Friday witnessed a surge in its trade with the Sensex and Nifty hitting an all time high of 30,862.63 and 9,534.75 respectively.
11:33
On the occasion of completion of three years of the National Democratic Alliance's government at the Center, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said these years have seen concrete steps that have transformed people's lives.The Prime Minister took to the social media to ask the people their...
11:10
The PM spends a quiet moment with the River Brahmaputra.The writing on the billboard says, 'Welcome to the Dhola-Sadia Bridge'.The Narendra Modi government completed three years in office today. Modi was was sworn-in as Prime Minister on May 26 , 2014 after a landmark victory in the general...
10:56
PM Modi inaugurates Dhola-Sadia Bridge across the River Brahmaputra in Purana Sadiya, Assam.
10:26
Assam CM Sarbanand Sonwal welcomes PM Modi in Dibrugarh. The PM will inaugurate the Dhola-Sadiya bridge in the Tinsukia district of the state. At 9.15 kilometres in length, the DholaSadiya Bridge will be the longest bridge in India. It spans the Lohit River and connects the states of Assam...
10:15
Citing examples of welfare schemes like, Jan Dhan Yojna, Mudra Yojna, Start up India and demonetisation, Union Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh on Friday asserted looking back at three years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government, the Centre stands...
10:02
Barkha Dutt @BDUTT tweets on the army officer's decision to tie a man to a jeep to ward off stone pelters in Kashmir. The senior journalist writes, We forget in the whole debate around Major Gogoi is that the Army has been left to hold the can for the failure of politics in Kashmir.
09:58
A simple question is beginning to haunt the Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh. Two months after its historic win, why is this powerful government unable to handle a district level law and order/political issue?Saharanpur is emerging as the site of resistance to the BJP, as the party...
09:52
Hat tip to the former J-K CM for rising above party and politics. Omar Abdullah tweeted: @abdullah_omar PM Modi has many achievements to boast of after 3 years & it would be petty to deny them but J&K remains a dark blot that's getting darker.
09:47
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the reigning King of Saudi Arabia has apologized to leaders, including Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for not presenting them with a chance to address the Riyadh Summit.Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson, Nafees Zakaria informed the press that 30 leaders of...
09:42
Two important political developments will be taking place in India today.Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick start the 5-day M.O.D.I. (Making of Developed India) fest from the north-eastern frontier state Assam to mark the completion of the NDA government's third anniversary. Congress...
08:42
Terming the recent caste-based violence as a well-planned conspiracy, Uttar Pradesh Principal Home Secretary Mani Parsad Mishra on Thursday said those responsible will not be spared.Addressing a press conference in Saharanpur, he said though there had been incidents of violence reported from the...
08:33
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick start 15-day M.O.D.I. (Making of Developed India) fest from north-eastern frontier state Assam to mark the completion of his government's third anniversary.Modi, his entire cabinet, with Bhartiya Janata Party President Amit Shah and other party office...
00:38
A number of anti-Muslim incidents have been reported in the UK after the Manchester bombing with a Muslim woman spat on while a teenaged Muslim girl taunted by a passer-by who said, when are you going to stop bombing people.A 14-year-old pupil at Manchester Islamic High School for girls was...
00:07
A US federal appeals court has declined to reinstate an order from the Trump administration that would block travellers from six Muslim-majority countries, the latest legal setback to the controversial measure.Chief Judge Roger Gregory of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals wrote that the order...
© 2026 Rediff.com - Investor Information - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances
