23:52
Iran today criticised India for not fulfilling its promise of making investments in expansion of the strategically located Chabahar port and said New Delhi will stand to lose special privileges if it cuts import of Iranian oil. Iran's Deputy Ambassador and Charge d'Affaires Massoud...
23:04
Headed to Europe for a series of crucial meetings with leaders of NATO, Russia and Britain, United States President Donald Trump today said he expects talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to be the easiest of them all.I have NATO, I have the UK, which is in somewhat turmoil, and I...
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Access to justice is a Fundamental Right guaranteed by the Constitution to citizens, Chief Justice Dipak Misra said today. Justice Misra, who was speaking at Justice V R Krishna Iyer Memorial Lecture, hailed late Justice Iyer for his contribution to the Indian jurisprudence.He (Justice...
22:15
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the third most followed leader on Twitter after United States President Donald Trump and Pope Francis, according a report by communications agency BCW. Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj is the most followed woman leader in the world and...
22:12
United States President Donald Trump today said the solution to resolving the problem of separation of migrant children from their parents is that people should not come into the US illegally. The president's comments came following the recent outcry over his administration's policy of...
22:04
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad today said his government would not give in easily to India's demand to deport the controversial Muslim preacher Zakir Naik for alleged terror activities and money laundering, according to a media report.Three days after meeting Naik, wanted in India for...
21:30
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she is listening to only harsh language these days after an Indian vented her anger on social media over being stranded at Bali airport in Indonesia. Swaraj's remarks came against the backdrop of being viciously trolled on social media for...
21:24
Indian women's cricket team coach Tushar Arothe today resigned after his position became untenable due to alleged differences with some of the star players, who had protested against his training methods. This is the second time during the CoA tenure that a national coach has stepped...
20:15
The ministry of information and broadcasting has written to 10 ministries, including the labour ministry, seeking data on employment generated in various sectors under them, official sources said. They said the ministry has sought the details ostensibly to counter allegations by the...
20:11
Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty's son Mahaakshay aka Mimoh has tied the knot with fiance Madalsa Sharma in a private ceremony in Tamil Nadu's Udhagamandalam. Mahaakshay, who along with mother Yogita Bali is currently out on bail, shared the news on his Instagram page.Ladies and Gentleman...
20:11
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today supported a petition against Union minister Jayant Sinha that sought withdrawal of his Harvard alumni status after he felicitated criminals convicted of lynching. The petition has been launched by a student of Master of Public Policy at Harvard...
19:29
The condition of veteran politician N D Tiwari, who was shifted to an ICU at a private hospital in New Delhi three days ago, has deteriorated as many of his organs have stopped working, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat today said. The 92-year-old politician was admitted to Max...
19:26
The United States was keen on more defence cooperation with India and it did not want to see the country merely as a customer, US Consul General in Kolkata Craig Hall said today. He said that in the last ten years defence purchases by India had increased from zero to USD 15...
18:59
Superstar Rajinikanth's wife Latha Rajinikanth will face trial over alleged non-payment of dues to an advertisment agency with the Supreme Court today setting aside a Karnataka high court order quashing criminal proceedings against her.Observing that the matter is a case which should have...
18:29
Andhra Pradesh has topped the ease of doing annual business ranking of states and Union Territories by the World Bank and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. Telangana and Haryana are at the second and third positions, respectively, according to a statement issued by...
18:27
A major mishap was averted today after an Air India Express aircraft overshot the runway while landing at the Mumbai airport amid heavy rains.All passengers were safe and there was no damage to either the aircraft or the runway, the airline said in a statement.At 1450 hours, Air India Express...
17:52
The Congress today rejected the central government's proposal for simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, saying it was a constitutional perversity and preposterous. At a press conference at the party headquarters, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the...
17:52
After being trapped in the Tham Luang Caves in Chiang Rai, Thailand since June 23, all 12 boys and the coach of the football team known as the Wild Boars, have been rescued from the caves. Earlier in the day, the ninth and tenth boy had been brought out of the flooded cave in...
16:57
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra and Maharashtra State Spokesperson Keshav Upadhye seen wading through water while they were going to Mumbai BJP's office in Dadar east. Photograph: ANI/Twitter
16:14
Actor George Clooney was hurt in an accident while he was driving a scooter in Sardinia, Italy.The 57-year-old actor-director, who was in town shooting for his new TV series Catch-22, was briefly hospitalised and has now been discharged.Clooney received minor injuries after his scooter collided...
16:03
An eleventh person was rescued on Tuesday from a flooded Thai cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach were trapped for more than two weeks, raising hopes all 13 would be out by the end of the day. -- Agencies
15:34
New agencies quote witnesses as saying that the tenth boy has also been brought out of the flooded cave in Thailand.They say the ninth and 10th boys were seen coming out one after the other, the first ones to be rescued on Tuesday, The Guardian reported.With these two out, only two more boys with...
15:05
One more boy of the remaining four and the coach has been rescued from the flooded Thai cave, taking the number of rescued persons to nine. Rescuers will today extract all the remaining persons who have been trapped deep inside the cave for 18 days, the mission chief said.However,...
14:35
Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on petitions filed against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday said that homosexuality was a danger to national security.It (Homosexuality) is not a normal...
14:33
The Department of Higher Education, a branch of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, clarified its stance on granting 'Institution of Eminence' (IoE) status to Reliance Foundation's Jio Institute in Maharashtra, which, as of now, only exists on paper.Speaking to ANI, secretary of the...
13:41
The 'cycle of interruptions' in Parliament will continue endlessly if MPs justify disruptions by citing the conduct of other parties in the past, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has said in an emotional letter to parliamentarians ahead of the Monsoon session next week.Reminding MPs of their...
13:09
Industrialist Ratan Tata will be sharing the stage with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat at an event in Mumbai next month.The development comes after former president Pranab Mukherjee attended a function of the RSS in Nagpur last month.Tata and Bhagwat will attend an event in...
12:30
The Supreme Court has said that it will examine the correctness of its 2013 verdict that had set aside the Delhi high court judgment decriminalising gay sex.The SC will examine fundamental right to life and to have sexual freedom.A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra...
11:56
Constitution bench of Supreme Court begins hearing the pleas seeking scrapping of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality.Yesterday, the apex court had refused to adjourn today's proposed hearing on a batch of petitions challenging its verdict that had...
11:44
Deputy Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations Tanmaya Lal hit out at the recent report on Kashmir prepared by the UN Human Rights Office, saying it relied on unverified sources of information.Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting in New York, Ambassador...
10:53
An encounter broke out today between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, police said.Five to six terrorists are holed up in a house in Kundalan area. Evacuation of civilians from nearby houses is underway.Security forces have launched a cordon and search...
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The first eight boys to be rescued from a Thai cave are in good mental and physical health, an official said today, in the clearest update on their condition so far. All eight are in good health, no fever, Jesada Chokedamrongsuk, permanent secretary of the public health ministry, told reporters...
10:18
JUST IN: Delhi court extends protection from arrest to former Union minister P Chidambaram and his son Karti in Aircel-Maxis case till August 7. -- PTI
09:23
Mumbai rain update:In last 24 hours till 8.30 am today, Mumbai city has received 165.8 mm of rain while Mumbai Suburb has received 184.3 mm of rain.Due to very heavy rains and water logging at/around Nallasopara, AC local train services to remain suspended today. -- ANI
09:08
Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May has sought to curb the growing turmoil around her leadership with the appointment of United Kingdom health secretary Jeremy Hunt as the new foreign secretary to replace Boris Johnson.Johnson, who dramatically stepped down earlier yesterday from his...
08:20
Incessant heavy rains continue to batter Mumbai and nearby areas on Tuesday morning, resulting in waterlogging in several areas and affecting suburban local train services.The India Meteorological Department has predicted 'heavy to very heavy rainfall at few places with extremely heavy rainfall...
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Over 200 people have been questioned in connection with the mysterious deaths of 11 members of the Chundawat family in north Delhi's Burari, even as the police are certain that it was a case of mass suicide, said a senior police officer. The police are awaiting the final postmortem report...
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