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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said today that he neither supported a ban on the movie 'Padmavati' nor backed those issuing threats to its actors and crew.Singh decried attempts by what he claimed were vested interests to misinterpret his statement on the issue.The chief minister made it...
22:55
Unfazed by a show cause notice served against him, Haryana BJP leader Suraj Pal Amu today said he would not allow anyone to watch Padmavati, claiming that the heroic character of 'Rani Padmavati' has been shown in a bad light in the period drama.I do not want to see the movie and I will not let...
22:25
Pakistan might face sanctions from the international community if it released Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed from house arrest, the government told a judicial body today.Pakistan's Punjab government today produced Saeed before the Judicial Review Board...
21:35
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned after nearly four decades as the country's leader, according to the parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda.Mudenda said today that he had received a letter with Mugabe's resignation.The reports sparked celebrations on the streets of the capital,...
21:18
India football captain Sunil Chhetri has got engaged to his long-time girlfriend Sonam Bhattacharya, daughter of Mohun Bagan legend Subrata Bhattacharya and will tie the knot in Kolkata on December 4.The sangeet ceremony was held at a Gurgaon hotel last night.The 33-year-old Chhetri, who is...
20:51
A controversy has broken out after the Congress mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'chai-wala'.The party's youth wing today posted a meme based on a photo of PM Modi, United States President Donald Trump and Britain Prime Minister Theresa May. The blurbs of dialogue show the PM...
20:32
Two middle-aged women, who speak English and claim to have worked in western countries, are among those caught while begging on city streets recently.Telangana Prisons Department, in coordination with police and the civic body, has picked up and admitted 235 male beggars and over 130 women...
20:02
The Rashtriya Janata Dal today declared Lalu Prasad's son and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav as its chief ministerial candidate for the next assembly election in the state.A resolution on this was adopted at the party's national council-cum-open session meet in Patna which was...
19:12
The producers of the controversy-ridden film Padmavati will take a call on its release only after the censor board's go-ahead, a source said today.The film starring Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati, Shahid Kapoor as Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh as Sultan Alauddin Khilji, was earlier...
18:42
Narendra Modi is 'Brahma, the creator', who controls everything and alone knows when the winter session will be convened, Congress leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said today, targeting the prime minister over the delay in summoning Parliament.He alleged that democracy has suffered a...
18:06
Actor Ranveer Singh who essays the role of Allaudin Khilji in the film Padmavati reacts to the controversy over its release. This is Ranveer's first statement since the row over the film erupted. The actor speaking to ANI said, I am 200% with the film and my Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. I have...
17:59
The 50-share NSE Nifty settled up 28.15 points, or 0.27 per cent, at 10,326.90 after shuttling between 10,358.70 and 10,315.05. Positive leads from other Asian markets tracking overnight gains at Wall Street helped. Investors continued to focus on corporate earnings and prospects for tax cuts....
17:58
Stock benchmarks made it four in a row as they closed higher today, fending off adverse political developments in Germany threatening to derail European markets. Pharma stocks stood out following a string of USFDA clearances. Positivity in global peers and buoyancy in the pharma sector following...
17:44
Anticipatory bail granted by Punjab and Haryana High Court to Pinto family in the Pradhyumn Thakur murder case. The Pintos are the owners of the Ryan International chain of schools. Seven-year-old Pradhyumn Thakur was found murdered in the washroom of Ryan International's Bhondsi branch on...
17:12
The Delhi government has directed schools across the national capital to appeal to parents to continue restricting outdoor activities of their wards as long the pollution condition persists. The government restricted outdoor activities in schools and asked parents to follow the same at home when...
16:41
Yet another journalist was killed in Tripura on Tuesday, the second in exactly two months, the victim being Sudip Datta Bhaumik, who was allegedly shot dead by a jawan of the 2nd Tripura State Rifles (TSR) at RK Nagar, about 20 kms from Agartala. Read the report here.
16:40
Hadiya's father moved a fresh application in the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking direction for in-camera proceedings of the hearing on November 27, in connection with the Kerala 'love jihad' case.The 24-year-old Hadiya has been in the headlines after she became a...
16:14
In yet another controversial and disruptive move -- after demonetisation -- aimed at encouraging digital transactions and create a cashless India, the Centre is likely to ban all cheque books, a decision that could affect the transaction preferences of millions of people in the country, reports...
16:02
The Centre is likely to introduce a bill in the winter session of Parliament to end the practice of Triple Talaq. ANI reports that a ministerial committee has been constituted to frame a law and the government proposes to bring this legislation in the forthcoming session of Parliament. The...
15:37
Just in: Fierce encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.
15:25
The Kerala High Court has directed the organisers of the International Film Festival of India to include and exhibit the film S Durga, directed by Sanal Kumar Sashidharan in the Indian Panorama section of the Festival. The judge overruled the objections raised by the Ministry of Information and...
15:07
Just in: Bus conductor Ashok Kumar has been granted bail by the Gurugram court in the Pradhyumn Thakur murder case. Ashok Kumar has been granted bail on a surety of Rs 50,000. The school bus conductor was arrested on September 8 for the murder. His family has maintained that Ashok had been framed...
15:01
Just in: Kerala High Court gives the green signal for the screening of the film, S Durga at the International Film Festival in Goa.
14:28
The Shiv Sena on Tuesday drew a comparison between the British era and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government stating that both had blind followers who believed their governance to be god's blessing.Shiv Sena in its mouthpiece Saamna stated that whenever anything good happens in the...
14:19
Unified AIADMK MP V Maitreyan today hinted at discontent among leaders of the erstwhile factions led by E K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam which merged over three months ago. It has been three months now since the merger of EPS-OPS faction. Months are passing by, what about hearts?, Maitreyan,...
14:10
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today alleged that 'Padmavati' director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is no less guilty than those issuing threats to actors and others involved with the film and asserted that if there is any action, it will be against both the sides. Lashing out at the...
14:01
A husky voice, a yellow shawl and thick black spectacles have for long provided DMK leader M. Karunanidhi a distinct identity in Tamil Nadu politics. On Saturday, after 46 years, he changed his spectacles on the doctor's recommendation.The new frame is an imported one and is lighter compared to...
13:37
There is delightful irony that China has put forward a plan to resolve Rohingya refugees, which is so deceptively simple and yet didn't occur to Indian ingenuity. The 3-stage Chinese plan proposes to:-- Achieve a ceasefire so Rohingyas are no longer displaced. (The ceasefire is now in effect.)--...
13:16
The Madras High Court today reiterated that by-polls to the RK Nagar constituency have to be held before December 31. The Radhakrishnan Nagar seat in Tamil Nadu had fallen vacant following the demise of then Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa and the elections were earlier...
12:56
Chief Justice Mohit Shah made an offer of Rs 100 crore to my brother for a favourable judgment in the Sohrabuddin case: Late Judge Loya's sister.The explosive story by Niranjan Takle for the Caravan. Do read.
12:38
Bengaluru: Security heightened outside residence of Deepika Padukone in the wake of controversy over her film Padmavati.
12:14
A fire at a block of flats in north London has left one woman dead, the London Fire Brigade said, reports the Independent. Some 60 firefighters tackled the blaze at the four-storey building in Daleham Gardens, Hampstead, that broke out in the early hours of Tuesday. Around 20 people fled the...
12:09
Indian Navy's Remotely Piloted Aircraft crashes during take off at Kochi: Defence spokesperson.
11:57
A man from Gurugram on Tuesday filed an FIR against Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suraj Pal Amu for his comments on actress Deepika Padukone and filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali over film Padmavati.Earlier on Monday, the National Commission for...
11:35
Delhi High Court refuses to pass order on a PIL seeking action against National Conference president Farooq Abdullah over his alleged remarks on Pak- occupied Kashmir.
11:32
Vijendra Singh Kalyanwat, the spokesperson for the Rajput Karni Sena, has led the agitation against Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film Padmavati. Kalyanwat tells Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf why he is unhappy that Padmavati's release has been postponed. Read the full interview here.
11:25
Hyderabad police have amped up the security measures in the city and imposed curbs on residents living in and around the Falaknuma Palace ahead of the visit of United States President Donald Trump's daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump later this month.The first...
11:15
Shatrughan Sinha @ShatruganSinha acknowledges the challenge from the opposition in the upcoming Gujarat polls. The coming together of Congress & Patidaars in Gujarat via dynamic leaders Hardik Patel, Jignesh Patel & Alpesh Thakore, creates more challenge for our party & people in...
11:02
Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar on Tuesday said a Cabinet Committee meeting will be held soon to fix the dates for winter session of Parliament.The Union Minister told ANI that the Bharatiya Janata Party is committed to hold the winter session.We are...
10:47
Former employees of Britannia Industries and the company have settled an over decade-long dispute pertaining to pension, paving the way for release of dues estimated to be in the region of Rs 40 crore, report Raghu Krishnan and Viveat Susan Pinto in Business Standard. The...
10:41
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Tuesday cried foul after liquor baron Vijay Mallya drew parallels citing both of them were victims of political vendetta.In his defence before a UK court against India's request to extradite him in a money laundering...
10:12
Actress Deepika Padukone, who is at the centre of a row over Padmavati, has pulled out of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, that will have US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the inauguration on November 28. A senior official of Telangana...
10:08
The Sensex struck a positive note today by jumping 154 points, in keeping with firm Asian shares. Fresh capital kept the flow on in the wake of continued buying by domestic institutional investors amid positive global indicators. The 30-share index was trading higher by 154.01 points, or 0.46 per...
09:56
The Delhi High Court will today hear a Public Interest Litigation seeking action against National Conference president Farooq Abdullah for his reported controversial remarks on Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.President of Gharib Nawaz Foundation Maulana Ansar Raza filed the petition on November 17,...
09:51
The rupee firmed up 5 paise to 65.06 against the dollar today, set off by fresh selling of the US currency by exporters and banks. The local unit received some good support from higher domestic equities. But a strong dollar overseas kept the rupee in check. Yesterday, the rupee had retreated from...
09:49
If the noxious smog smothering north India has robbed Delhi of its once splendid winters, the Union government's disdain towards democratic niceties and necessities threatens to deny Parliament - or at least curtail - its customary winter session this November. Of the three sessions - budget,...
09:45
Three LeT militants killed in encounter with security forces in Handwara in J-K: Police. Details awaited.
09:44
Former chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification Pahlaj Nihalani on Monday brushed aside Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's ban on the upcoming film Padmavati, saying that a movie cannot be banned in a state before receiving a certification from the censor board....
09:19
Shortly after Indias nominee to the International Court of Justice Dalveer Bhandari was on Tuesday re-elected to the last seat of the world court after Britain withdrew its candidate from the election, congratulatory messages poured in from all corners. External Affairs Minister Sushma...
08:45
Bihar BJP president and Lok Sabha MP from Ujiyarpur Nityanand Rai said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had overcome huge odds to lead the country. This should be a source of pride for all, he said, and if any finger or hand was raised against him, it would be broken or chopped off. He...
08:25
US lawmakers today expressed concern over the ambitious 'One Belt, One Road' initiative of China and sought recommendations for improvingdevelopment finance efforts.While infrastructure investment is desperately needed across the region, there's more to the 'Belt and Road' initiative than meets...
07:52
Amidst a raging row surrounding director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmavati,' and a BJP leader announcing a ransom on the head of the film's female lead Deepika Padukone, veteran actor Kamal Haasan today backed the star, saying her freedom should not be denied. I want Ms Deepika's...
00:23
The Chairperson of Kerala Women Commission was again denied permission on Monday to meet Hadiya, whose marriage to a Muslim man set off a legal war.Hadiya's father had not allowed MC Josephine to meet her last week too.The chairperson had visited to ensure Hadiya's safety during the journey to...
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