23:44
Mumbai attack mastermind and banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed is a terrorist leader designated by both the United Nations and the United States, the Trump administration said today, hours after a Pakistani court ordered his release from detention.The banned Jamaat-ud-Dawah head, who...
22:56
Mumbai terror attacks mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed's release order by a Pakistani judicial body shows how Pakistan is hoodwinking the international community on the issue of terrorism, government sources said today.It is also reflective of Islamabad's duplicity in tackling terrorism, they...
22:32
The Congress on Wednesday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a serial abuser and the Bharatiya Janata Party mother of crass statements, drawing a strong rebuttal from the ruling party which insisted Modi was a victim of abuses.With political discourse often getting reduced to vituperative...
22:15
Former India opener Virender Sehwag feels cricket needs to played in more countries if the game has to make its way into the Olympics. The International Cricket Council comprises 105 members but only 12 are full members. The world governing body is pushing for the game's...
22:09
A top army official today said that a large number of terrorists were trying to infiltrate along the Line of Control but the security forces were alert to foil the designs.General Officer Commanding 16 Crops, Lt Gen Saranjeet Singh said, The army was alert and would not allow any attempt (of...
21:38
Will he or won't he? Superstar Rajinikanth, often asked if he was going to take the plunge into politics, has said he won't -- not yet, that is.There was no pressing need for him to join politics at this moment, the actor told reporters at the Chennai airport.There is no pressing need for a foray...
21:01
Amid a raging controversy over Padmavati, a self-styled Rajput group today vowed to stop the release of the movie at any cost.Its reel should be consigned to the flames of 'Jauhar', Lokendra Singh Kalvi, chief of Rajput Karni Sena, told reporters in New Delhi.'Jauhar' was a Hindu custom of...
20:33
A two-day national workshop on disaster resilient infrastructure in the Himalayas concluded in Dehradun today with scientists highlighting the high probability of a major earthquake in the region.Scientists participating in the event were unanimous in their view about the high possibility of a...
20:32
The BJP today questioned the agreement reached between the Congress and Patidar leader Hardik Patel over reservation for the Patel community, saying the two are deceiving each other over what is legally untenable.Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told reporters in New Delhi, The Congress-Hardik...
19:37
Launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi over his visits to temples in poll-bound Gujarat, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader G V L Narasimha Rao today accused him of following in the footsteps of medieval sultans like Alauddin Khalji and Aurangzeb.Aurangzeb (a Mughal emperor) had destroyed...
18:42
One soldier lost his life and two others were injured on Wednesday in an encounter between the security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.One terrorist was also killed in the encounter.The encounter broke out at Choken Post in Keran...
17:47
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Wednesday said his government will block the release of the Bollywood movie, Padmavati, in the state, because we cant allow our history to be distorted.This makes Gujarat the fourth state to oppose the film's release, after Rajasthan, UP and MP, all BJP-led...
16:55
In a unique move, the Centre has decided to hire 550 ex-paramilitary personnel to bolster manpower of short-staffed immigration counters at airports, including the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. The Intelligence Bureau has written to various Central Armed Police Forces seeking...
16:37
Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military general known as the Butcher of Bosnia, has been found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.Mladic, the Serb warlord who terrorised Bosnia in the 1990s, was on Wednesday forcibly removed from court after a shouting outburst...
16:08
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir on Thursday said efforts were being taken up by the government to bring the youth back to the right track in Jammu and Kashmir.Ahir's statement has come in the wake of reports of the Ministry of Home Affairs asking...
15:59
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film, Padmavati, has now been banned in Gujarat.
15:57
the Pakistan's Punjab Judicial Review Board orders release of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and JuD chief Hafiz Saeed. Saeed has been under house arrest since January 31. He was detained along with his four aides - Abdullah Ubaid, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Hussain -...
15:26
A sessions court in Ahmednagar will pronounce the quantum of sentence for the three convicts in the Kopardi rape and murder case on November 29. The court had convicted three men for raping and murdering a 15-year-old girl in Kopardi village in 2016, sparking a huge outcry across the state,...
15:19
In a major milestone, the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile was on Wednesday test- fired for the first time from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet of the Indian Air Force. The missile hit a sea-based target in the Bay of Bengal from the combat jet. The successful maiden test firing of Brahmos Air...
15:08
Two injured in a knife attack inside court room in Mumbai's Bhoiwada District Court. Culprit has been arrested
15:06
A Tamil film producer allegedly committed suicide at his house, with a suicide note recovered from the spot blaming a Madurai-based film financer for pushing him to take the extreme step, police said. The alleged suicide of Ashok Kumar has shocked the industry, bringing back grim memories of the...
15:00
Sri Lankan author Anuk Arudpragasam, who won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature on Saturday, has now bagged the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize 2017 for his debut novel The Story of a Brief Marriage, set in the backdrop of the civil war. The jury of Kamila Shamsie, Rohini Mohan and Margaret...
14:47
Two billionaire brothers, two bonds, two very different fates. This isn't the plot of yet another sequel to Jeffrey Archer's Kane and Abel, though it could very well be.Mukesh Ambani, India's richest man, sold 10-year dollar notes at just 130 basis points over U.S. Treasuries on Monday. None of...
14:43
A soldier was killed today in an encounter between security forces and militants in Keran sector of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The gun-battle broke out at Choken Post in Keran sector near the Line of Control at around 7.30 am, they said, adding a soldier was killed in...
14:28
The very erudite Jairam Ramesh has tempered his comments on his party. No sarcasm, no jibes, just facts. Speaking at the Tata Litfest 2017 on 'Remembering Indira Commemorating Her Centenary', the Congress leader said the BJP is friendlier to Mrs Indira Gandhi than her father Pandit Jawaharlal...
14:16
BrahMos supersonic cruise missile successfully tested from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet.
13:53
The Winter session of Parliament is likely to be held from December 15 to January 5, says CNN-News18.Yesterday, parliamentary affairs minister Ananth Kumar said the government would call the session in December. The party also denounced the Congress for making it appear like the session was...
13:49
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and megastar Amitabh Bachchan's silence over the burning issue of the film Padmavati. As 'Padmavati' becomes a burning controversy, people are asking why the legendary Amitabh Bachchan, most versatile Aamir Khan and...
13:39
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?,...
13:33
She was revealed to be a young woman of European descent -- German and Polish -- who was married to an Indian architect, Cyrus Jhabvala, and lived in rooms in a sprawling bungalow just off Alipur Road. When her mother, a German Jewish woman from London, visited her, Ruth searched for...
13:28
US Navy aircraft carrying 11 crew and passengers crashes into the sea off Japan south-east of Okinawa, reports the BBC.
13:24
Zimbabwe's recently fired vice president -- Emmerson Mnangagwa -- is set to return today to be sworn in as the country's new leader.
12:53
The minimum temperature in Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, continued its downward slide as Leh and Srinagar recorded the coldest night of this season so far. Leh, in Ladakh region, was the coldest recorded place in the state as it registered a low of minus 11.4 degrees Celsius last...
12:38
The Joint Cooperation Committee of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor approved on Tuesday the Long-Term Plan envisaging broad parameters for future cooperation, but could not conclude agreements on development projects and special economic/industrial zones. Informed sources said the Chinese...
12:21
The Election Commission is likely pronounce its ruling on the dispute over the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's symbol, Two Leaves, on Thursday. The verdict, keenly awaited by political parties in Tamil Nadu, will decide the future of three AIADMK factions belonging to O...
12:11
Poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar has insulted the Rajputs, the Karni Sena, a group that has been spearheading the protests against Bollywood film Padmavati, has alleged. The group has said he would be banned from Rajasthan and a complaint has been filed against Akhtar, asking that the police...
11:29
The Supreme Court today refused to accord urgent hearing on a plea filed by the father of a Kerala-based woman, who converted to Islam before marrying a Muslim man, that interaction with the woman be conducted in-camera.A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and...
11:08
Clearing his stand over Congress's quota proposal for the Patidars and whether the community would extend his support to the party, Hardik Pateladdressed a press conference this morning ahead of the crucial Gujarat assembly elections.Here are the highlights from his presser:>> Congress...
10:43
The debate around the film Padmavati can never be confined to the honour of Rajputs or the people of Rajputana. It touches every Indians sense of honour and, cutting across party lines, people believe that the film tries to brutalise a memory they have cherished for generations. Censor Board...
10:18
India's success in knocking UK off its perch at the International Court of Justice involved probably the most concerted and assiduous diplomatic offensive in recent times by India's foreign ministry headed by Sushma Swaraj, reports the Times of India.As the UK decided to withdraw its candidate...
09:51
JUST IN: Hardik Patel to hold press briefing at 11 am today
09:40
Voting for the first phase of local body elections in Uttar Pradesh has begun.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also reached a polling station in Gorakhnath and casted his vote.In the first phase, polling is being be held for five municipal corporations, 71 nagar palika parishads and...
09:16
In order to avoid any security breach ahead of Ivanka Trumps visit to Hyderabad, US Secret Service team is in the city touring venues and reviewing security arrangements.In the run up to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Hyderabad, Telangana government has also stationed 1,000 security...
08:51
The US has congratulated Justice Dalveer Bhandari for his re-election to the ICJ, but asserted that it is against any change in the current veto structure of the UN Security Council, even as it favours a modest expansion of the 15-membered body.India's Dalveer Bhandari was yesterday re-elected to...
08:36
The Congress's chai-wala meme has started a battle of the barbs between the two national parties. On Tuesday night, Congress faced heavy flak when the official handle of the Youth Congress's online magazine, Yuva Desh, shared a meme that hit at PM Modi's 'chaiwala' beginnings. Top...
08:09
As outrage poured after the Congress' youth wing first tweeted a meme insulting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then deleted it, Union Minister Smriti Irani deemed it as an insult to Gujaratis.The Minister of Information and Broadcasting said that the tweet echoed the mindset of Rahul Gandhi and...
00:25
After BJP's repeated jibes at Rahul Gandhi over his visits to temples in poll-bound Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shot a barb at the Congress vice president, saying he does not even know how tosit in a temple.I am saddened and amused at the same time when he (Rahul Gandhi)...
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