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Julian Assange's nearly six-year refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London is in danger, opening the WikiLeaks founder to arrest by British authorities and potential extradition to the US.While Assange has in the past claimed his position in the embassy was under threat, sources say his current...
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With the South West monsoon set to hit Kerala in a few days, the meteorological department today said the state was likely to receive very heavy rainfall of up to 21 cm in the next three days. The Indian Meterological Department said that while heavy rainfall of 7-11 cm is...
22:13
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today the rocket that shot down flight MH17 over war-torn eastern Ukraine in 2014 was of course not Russian, dismissing the Dutch and Australian decision to blame Moscow for the tragedy.The Netherlands and Australia today took the first step towards dragging...
21:49
BJP president Amit Shah on Friday admitted that an alliance between the BSP and SP in Uttar Pradesh will be a challenge for the BJP in 2019 but asserted that the BJP will defeat the Congress either in Amethi or Rae Bareli.“If the BSP and SP contest in alliance, it would be a challenge to us....
21:04
Soon after Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy proved his three-day-old government's majority on the floor of the assembly, parleys began between coalition partners Congress and JD-S on cabinet expansion in Karnataka. Within hours after the trust vote, Congress and JD-S leaders,...
20:49
JUST IN: Kummanam Rajasekharan appointed as the new Governor of Mizoram.
20:44
JUST IN: Professor Ganeshi Lal appointed Governor of Odisha with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.
20:29
Why are we being ostracised? What wrong did we do? asked a sobbing Sindhu, whose husband Rajan succumbed to the deadly Nipha virus a few days ago. So far, the virus has claimed 11 lives in Kerala's Kozhikode and Malappuram districts.Gradually coming to terms with their huge loss, the...
20:22
15 people rescued who were on board a ship that capsized near Bandra-Worli Sea Link in Mumbai, earlier today. No casualty reported.
19:51
Shots have been reported at a middle school in Noblesville, Indiana, a receptionist for the school district told CNN Friday.A suspect is in custody, according to a tweet from the Noblesville Fire Department.One person is injured, receptionist Jackie Chatteron said. It's not clear if the person...
19:20
US President Donald Trump has revealed his administration is talking to North Korea “right now” and said the June 12 summit he cancelled a day earlier could still take place.On Thursday, Trump cancelled his proposed summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on June 12 in Singapore...
19:05
A BSP delegation met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today claiming that the sprawling bungalow party chief Mayawati has been asked to vacate was converted into a Kanshi Ram memorial in 2011. The delegation said Mayawati occupied only two rooms in that bungalow.The BSP had...
18:52
Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat on Friday said that the Pakistan needs to take initiative to establish peace along border by stopping infiltration.We want peace at borders but as you know Pakistan continuously violates ceasefire that causes loss of life and property and in such a case we...
18:27
Market regulatory Sebi has served a notice on ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochhar on dealings of the bank with Videocon Group and Nupower, an entity in which her husband Deepak Kochhar has economic interests, the private sector lender said today.Appropriate response would be submitted to the...
17:45
CNN: Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to the New York police Friday morning and was arrested on charges that he raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex on him, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.Manhattan prosecutors will charge Weinstein with first- and...
16:59
Tamil Nadu: Suspension of the Internet has been lifted in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari, but services remain suspended in Thoothukudi.
16:58
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today sanctioned Rs 1.30 lakh to the family of a girl detained by police along with Indian Army Major Nitin Leetul Gogoi from a hotel in Srinagar. The money was being given to the family, living in extreme poverty in Budgam, to construct a house,...
16:31
DK Shivakumar, Cong on BJP's state-wide bandh on May 28 on farm loan waivers: They cannot waste public money, if a law and order problem in created it'll be because of them. They cannot force and blackmail us, we are a responsible govt and cannot act to wishes of BJP.
16:09
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy wins floor test after 117 MLAs voted in his favour. The BJP MLAs had staged a walkout moments earlier after their chief BS Yeddyurappa warned the CM that unless farmer loans were waived the BJP would stage a state-wide dharna on May 28. ...
15:45
After the calm, here's the storm in the Karnataka Assembly. Moments after BS Yeddyurappa warns CM Kumaraswamy that the BJP would stage a state-wide bandh on May 28 if farmers' loan waivers do not take place immediately, the BJP MLAs walk out of the assembly.The floor test is yet to happen. ...
15:03
The Narendra Modi government's proposal to change the rules for allocating services and state cadre to candidates who have cleared the civil services exams conducted by the Union Public Services Commission has kicked up a controversy.According to the proposed changes, the cadre and service will...
14:53
Terrorists hurled a grenade at a camp of 34 Rashtriya Rifles in Kulgam's Nihama in Jammu and Kashmir. No injuries reported.Ina another incident, terrorists attempted to snatch weapons from J&K police personnel guarding Wanpoh power grid, security personnel retaliated and foiled the attempt.
14:25
Kumaraswamy still speaking in the floor of the house. Meanwhile, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who underwent a successful kidney transplant at the AIIMS on May 14, was shifted out of the Intensive Care Unit and is recovering. His post-operative recovery is being closely monitored by a team...
14:07
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has moved the moved the motion of confidence in the state assembly.Speaking on the floor of the house, thanks MLAs for giving him a chance. He said his decision to go with the BJP 12 years ago has affected his relationship with his father and his decision...
13:56
Parmanu can scream 'desh' all it wants and turn up the volume as loud as it likes to make a big deal. But it's ultimately a cursory glance at a tough tactical choice and tame recreation of a controversial reality whose face is a stiff star.Read Sukanya Verma's review on Rediff.com.
13:35
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the Bangladesh Bhavan in Shantiniketan on Friday to symbolically highlight the warm bilateral cultural ties between the two countries. Reciting Tagore, Sheikh Hasina said the poet...
13:03
Congress troubleshooter BK Shivakumar speaking in the House now. He has been credited with single-handedly keeping the Congress MLAs together in the crucial days ahead of BS Yeddyurappa's resignation. Shivakumar has expressed his disappointment and displeasure over not being rewarded for his...
12:56
Former CM Siddaramaiah is speaking in the House now pays tribute to Ramesh Kumar's legislative skills. He said the Speaker's knowledge of the Constitution will come in handy in the working of the house. Smiles all around the house, as Siddaramaiah's oratorial skills come into play. He has put...
12:45
Dr Parameshwara talking about the legislative knowledge and the experience of Speaker Ramesh Kumar. Kumar was a Speaker when Deve Gowda was the CM. Much of what is being said has been said by Kumaraswamy. To bring you up to speed, the BJP's nominee Suresh Kumar had backed out of the...
12:41
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy speaks to the Assembly before the trust vote. He is paying his respects to all the luminaries who occupied the seat of the chief minister before him. He then goes on to say why the choice of Ramesh Kumar as the Speaker is the right one. BJP's Yeddyurappa said the party...
12:38
That's what the Vidhana Soudha looks like. Ramesh Kumar of the Congress has been elected unanimously as the Speaker of the Karnataka Assembly. This seems a clear indication from the BJP that they will let the floor test go through. Yeddy has said that the Congress-JD-S alliance will...
12:23
BS Yeddyurappa inside the Vidhana Soudha. The session has just been convened. The election for the post of Speaker will precede the vote of confidence, with the BJP fielding its candidate S Suresh Kumar to take on senior Congress leader Ramesh Kumar.
12:19
Congress and JD-S MLAs trooping in to the Vidhana Soudha ahead of the floor test in Karnataka. BS Yeddyurappa, Siddaramaiah, HD Kumaraswamy, G Parameshwara, DK Shivakumar hae already taken their seats. The three-day old Congress-JD-S coalition government in Karnataka headed by H D Kumaraswamy is...
12:01
PM Narendra Modi speaking at the Vishwa Bharti University, Shantiniketan. The PM is the chancellor of the university. It is my privilege that I have got this opportunity to spend time on Rabindranath Tagore's soil. I feel Gurudev's presence here. I am remembering Rabindranath Tagore's time here....
11:32
PM Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina will will shortly inaugurate Bangladesh Bhavan in Shantiniketan.
11:31
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not confer the Desikottam, Visva-Bharati University's highest award, during its convocation ceremony on Saturday due to paucity of time, an official said.The announcement has drawn a sharp reaction from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Sabujkali Sen,...
11:25
Just in: All five accused in 2013 Bodhgaya blast found guilty by Patna court. Next hearing on May 31.Two Buddhist monks were seriously injured in July 2013 in serial bomb blasts in Bodhgaya. The blasts, the first-of-its-kind in the state, were allegedly carried out by the members of...
11:21
In Karnataka, Congress MLAs reach Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru ahead of the floor test and the election of the assembly. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is going to face a floor test on Friday to prove his majority.With the support of the Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition, he is expected to...
11:15
Opposition workers and leaders protest in Chennai's Egmore against the Thoothukudi police firing. DMK's Kanimozhi and VCK's Thirumavalavan among those detained by Police.
11:07
PM Narendra Modi and Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina in Santiniketan. Both leaders will later inaugurate the Bangladesh Bhavan. The PM is host his Bangladeshi counterpart at Shantiniketan -- about160 km from Kolkata. Modi will address the convocation of the Visva-Bharati University, established...
10:55
Ontario blast update: Police are looking for two suspects who detonated an IED inside a restaurant in Mississauga, Canada. Fifteen individuals were transported to local hospitals and trauma centers, three individuals were transported with critical injuries. No fatalities reported.
10:53
PM Narendra Modi arrives in Shantiniketan to attend the convocation of the Visva Bharati University. He was received by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. A vocal critic of the PM and the BJP Mamata Banerjee was a picture of grace as she walked briskly to where the PM stood at the helipad and with a...
10:33
At least 15 people have been injured in an explosion on Thursday in an Indian restaurant in Mississauga, a suburb of the Canadian city of Toronto, media reported.Some 15 people were taken to the hospital after the blast at the Bombay Bhel restaurant. Three people had critical injuries, the Peel...
10:13
Just in: Reports of an explosion at an Indian restaurant, Bombay Bhel, in Ontario, Canada. Early reports say many people have been injured.
10:09
Ahead of the Karnataka floor test today, Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy said he has no tension.I am going to win clearly, he said. With a hope for an end to the turmoil in Karnataka over government formation, newly sworn-in Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is going to face a floor test on Friday to...
09:51
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday said that he has no ambition to become the prime minister of the country.This came after Telegu Desam Party supporters raised slogans at the Mahanadu meeting in Hyderabad saying that Chandrababu Naidu...
09:12
Fuel prices continued to increase for the 12th straight day today, with petrol and diesel prices hiked by 32 and 18 paise, respectively.As per the Indian Oil Corporation, revised petrol prices in metropolitan cities are Delhi Rs 77.83 per litre; Mumbai 85.65; Kolkata 80.47 and Chennai 80.80;...
09:09
'Deeply concerned' over the Amnesty International report on the alleged killing of Hindu villagers by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army, the United States today said there was an urgent need for a credible and independent investigation into the human rights violations in Myanmar's restive...
08:29
North Korea on Friday said that its leader Kim Jong Un is still willing to meet United States President Donald Trump 'at any time and in any way', after the latter abruptly cancelled their historic June 12 summit.Kim Kye Gwan, a top official at North Korea's foreign...
00:13
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she would hold a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday, but the Teesta river water sharing issue would not be discussed. We will be meeting in Kolkata before she (Hasina) leaves for Bangladesh the day after...
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