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Commuters faced hardship on NH-24 on Thursday evening due to massive traffic jam following the closure of the Ghazipur border, officials said.There was heavy police presence at the Ghazipur border after the Ghaziabad administration gave an ultimatum to agitating farmers to vacate the UP Gate...
23:11
Photograph: Kamal Singh/PTI Photo
Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel on Thursday said some antiquities inside the Red Fort are missing and tableaux showcased at the Republic Day parade damaged, two days after a section of protesting farmers laid siege to the iconic structure.During the tractor parade of farmers on...
22:56
Jailed self-styled godman Asaram on Thursday moved a trial court in Gujarat where he isfacing rape charges, seeking a 30-day temporary bail to attendto his ailing wife.The temporary bail plea was filed before the court ofAdditional Sessions Judge S N Solanki in Gandhinagar.The court fixed...
22:28
Farmer union leaders took out a Sadbhavna rally from the Singhu border on Thursday to reinforce a sense of unity among the protestors, two days after their tractor parade turned violent, leaving 394 security personnel injured and one agitator dead. Several farmer union leaders, including...
21:59
Himachal Pradesh's former chief minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday announced his exit from electoral politics. In an informal chat with the media at Kunihar in Solan district, Singh said that he would not contest any election in future. The six-time chief minister said: I am a...
21:49
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited BCCI president Sourav Ganguly at the hospital on Thursday evening after he underwent an angioplasty.Speaking to reporters after the visit, Banerjee said that she was sure that Ganguly will recover gradually.Sourav is okay, he is doing well. I met him and his...
21:40
The Delhi Police on Thursday detained 15 more people for their suspected involvement in the violence during the farmers' tractor parade in the national capital on January 26, officials said.Nearly 30 farmers who were camping at DDA Ground in Burari were moved towards Singhu border to clear the...
21:32
A court in New Delhi on Thursday dismissed the bail plea of Jawaharlal Nehru University student and Pinjra Tod member Natasha Narwal, booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in a north east Delhi riots case.Narwal was arrested in the case for allegedly being part of a...
21:02
The 'Beating Retreat' ceremony on Friday will feature a special new composition, 'Swarnim Vijay', to commemorate 50 years of victory in the 1971 war against Pakistan. Indian tunes will be the flavour of this year's ceremony that brings the curtains down on the four-day-long Republic Day...
20:41
Kisan Mahapanchayat leader Rampal Jat announced on Thursday that members of his organisation will vacate the Shahjahanpur site in Alwar on the Rajasthan-Haryana border where they were sitting in protest for nearly two months, following the Republic Day violence.This comes a day after Rashtriya...
20:22
The Gujarat high court has suspended a non-bailable arrest warrant against senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta but asked him to appear before the designated court on the next date of hearing in a defamation suit filed by the Adani Group, his lawyer said.The non-bailable warrant was issued on...
20:01
Delhi Police's Special Cell will investigate the 'conspiracy' and 'criminal designs' behind the violence during the farmers' tractor parade on January 26, officials said on Thursday.The Delhi Police claimed that there was a 'pre-conceived' and 'well coordinated' plan to break the agreement...
19:49
WhatsApp on Thursday said it is bringing in an additional layer of protection for users linking their WhatsApp account to their computer. The Facebook-owned company said it will use the face or fingerprint unlock, where it is available on the mobile phone operating...
19:32
The Ghaziabad District Administration has ordered anti-farm laws protestors at Ghazipur (Delhi-Ghaziabad border) to vacate the area by late Thursday evening, official sources said.The administration said if protestors do not act as per order then they will be forcefully evacuated by night, they...
19:28
The Haryana government has extended the suspension of mobile Internet services in Sonipat, Jhajjar and Palwal districts till Friday 5 pm 'to prevent disturbance of peace and public order', according to a government order issued on Thursday.Mobile Internet services were suspended in these...
19:16
The coronavirus-induced suspension of scheduled international passenger flights has been extended till February 28, aviation regulator DGCA said on Thursday. However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis, the...
18:48
Uttar Pradesh's tableau at this year's Republic Day parade was adjudged the best and awarded by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday, said the Defence Ministry.In total 32 tableaux -- 17 from state and union territories, nine from Union ministries, departments and paramilitary forces, and six...
18:47
India will soon make available many more COVID-19 vaccines to other countries after two Made-In-India jabs have already been introduced to the world, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday while emphasising the country's global responsibility in fighting the pandemic.In a special address...
18:00
Extending its losing streak to the fifth straight session, equity benchmark Sensex plunged 536 points on Thursday. The 30-share BSE index ended 535.57 points or 1.13 per cent lower at 46,874.36 (graphic alongside). Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty fell 149.95 points or 1.07 per...
17:59
Doctors on Thursday performed an angioplasty on BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, said an official of a private hospital where he is admitted. Two stents are likely to be implanted to clear blocks in a coronary artery of the 48-year-old former Indian cricket captain, he said. The...
17:56
As the Sensex fell 536 points today, HUL was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 4 per cent, followed by Maruti, HDFC Bank, PowerGrid, IndusInd Bank, HCL Tech and Bajaj Finserv (graphic alongside).On the other hand, Axis Bank, SBI, ONGC and ICICI Bank were among the gainers.
17:49
Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu
The budget session of Parliament begins on Friday with President Ram Nath Kovind addressing members of both the Houses seated in three different locations for the first time. The President's address begins at 11 am and will be telecast live using a total of 30 cameras of LSTV and RSTV, with...
17:29
Delhi Police's Crime Branch will now take over the investigation of nine out of the total 25 cases registered in connection with violence during farmers' tractor rally in Delhi on Republic Day, Delhi Police said.Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava on Thursday held a meeting with the Special...
17:18
India's Observer Research Foundation (ORF) has been ranked 20th among 174 top think tanks worldwide, and eighth among non-US bodies, says a report. The 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report, by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTCSP) of the Lauder Institute at the University...
17:02
Hollywood actor Pamela Anderson, who recently revealed that she is quitting social media, has tied the knot with her bodyguard, a bodybuilder and fellow Canadian, Dan Hayhurst. As per E! News, the 53-year-old actor married Hayhurst in an intimate ceremony on the grounds of her home on...
16:55
West Bengal Legislative Assembly passes the resolution against three central farm laws. The resolution demands withdrawal of the farm laws.More details awaited. -- ANI/PTI
16:15
The Congress and the Left Front on Thursday finalised the poll deal on sharing of 193 seats of the total of 294 of West Bengal assembly, state Congress president Adir Chowdhury said on Thursday.The decision on the remaining 101 seats will be taken later, he told reporters in Kolkata after a joint...
15:50
Ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget in Parliament, the ruling BJP on Thursday said it will be a game changer and usher in a new era of economic growth in the country. Citing a recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) report which projected India to grow at 11.5 per cent in 2021,...
15:24
Amid a noisy walkout by Bharatiya janata Party MLAs, the Trinamool Congress government on Thursday moved a resolution in the West Bengal assembly demanding repeal of the three contentious farm laws.Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Centre should either withdraw the new laws or step...
15:12
Pakistan will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive next week, starting with frontline healthcare workers, a top minister has said.Minister for Planning Asad Umar who is heading National Command and Operation Center on Wednesday tweeted that the system for vaccination is in place. Hundreds of...
15:03
Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of British-born Al Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the prime accused in the beheading of American journalist Daniel Pearl in 2002 in Karachi. The apex court dismissed the Sindh provincial government's appeal against the Sindh...
14:53
The Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court has ruled that holding the hands of a minor girl and opening of the zip of pants does not fall under the purview of 'sexual assault' or 'aggravated sexual assault' of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The observation was made by...
14:36
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Thursday announced it has successfully demonstrated live 5G service over a commercial network in Hyderabad city, underlining the 5G readiness of its network across domains. The full impact of the 5G experience, though, would be available to Airtel customers...
14:24
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said that 16 opposition political parties will be boycotting President Ram Nath Kovind's address that will be delivered on Friday, the first day of the budget session of Parliament. The parties have demanded an impartial investigation into...
14:05
Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the party will contest elections in six states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. He made the announcement at the ninth National Council meeting of...
14:01
One lakh National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets, who are being trained by the Army, Navy and Air Force, will serve in coastal and border areas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while addressing the NCC Rally at Cariappa Ground in Delhi on Thursday. On August 15, last year, it was announced that...
13:53
The opening ceremony of 'Veda Nilayam' memorial, the residence of late Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, was held in Chennai on Thursday. In a simple function, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami unveiled a plaque that declared the Veda Nilayam residence...
13:28
The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Lok Shakti) in New Delhi on Thursday announced it was ending its protest against the new central farm laws. BKU (Lok Shakti) chief Sheoraj Singh made the announcement during a press conference here, a day after two other farmers' union ended their...
13:19
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday visited a hospital in New Delhi to enquire about the health of policemen injured in the violence that broke out during the farmers' tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day, officials said. Nearly 400 policemen were injured during the...
13:16
The world is poorer with the death last Friday of Judge Juan Guzmn Tapia, who fought a relentless battle for thousands and thousands of Chileans who were murdered, tortured and oppressed by the Auguste Pinochet regime in Chile. Undeterred by threats or intimidation, Judge Guzman...
12:56
The Delhi Police has issued notices to around 20 farmer leaders, including Yogendra Yadav and Balbir Singh Rajewal, over the violence during the farmers' tractor rally, asking why legal action should not be taken against them, officials said on Thursday. Police asked them to submit their...
12:47
South star Allu Arjun's next feature film Pushpa will release on August 13 in theatres, the producers announced on Thursday. The multilingual action thriller, written and directed by Sukumar, will be released in Telugu along with Tamil, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam languages. Arjun...
12:28
Nitin Raut with Sonia Gandhi
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Thursday filed a police complaint in Mumbai against state Energy Minister Nitin Raut and two officials for not fulfilling promises regarding concessions in electricity bills, the police said on Thursday. The complaint was filed at Shivaji Park police...
12:16
Events in eastern Ladakh last year have profoundly disturbed the relationship between India and China, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said.They (events in Ladakh) not only signalled disregard for commitments on minimising troops but also showed willingness to breach peace, Jaishankar...
12:15
Events in eastern Ladakh last year have profoundly disturbed the relationship between India and China, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said.They (events in Ladakh) not only signalled disregard for commitments on minimising troops but also showed willingness to breach peace, Jaishankar...
12:01
Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday will visit two hospitals to enquire about the health of policemen injured in the violence that broke out during the farmers' tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day, officials said. Nearly 400 policemen were injured during the...
11:47
While the rest of the world bunkered down in the pandemic, for Apple it was like nothing can go wrong. In the October-December quarter, the Cupertino based behemoth reported its best quarter earnings EVER, as it reported over $100 billion in sales. While every single product line was up,...
11:32
The Madhya Pradesh high court's Indore bench has dismissed the bail applications filed by comedian Munawar Faruqui and co- accused Nalin Yadav, who were arrested on January 2 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during their comic show, reports livelaw.in.Details soon.
11:29
The News Broadcasters Association (NBA) has condemned the deplorable attack on media persons during the coverage of the farmers' tractor rally which was taken out here on Republic Day against the newly enacted central farm laws. In a statement on Wednesday, the NBA said both the print and...
11:16
India's Covid-19 tally of cases crossed 1.07 crore with 11,666 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, while the national recovery rate climbed to 96.94 per cent, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The total infections have mounted to...
11:10
Aishwarya Rai at Cannes film fest
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to almost everything, with top film festivals and various cultural activities facing the brunt of the health crisis. The Cannes Film Festival, cancelled last year due to the pandemic, is postponing the 2021 edition from May to July in hopes of...
10:42
India's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) saw a significant jump in November 2020. FDI data released by the Commerce Ministry shows that total FDI in the month of November 2020 grew by a whopping 81 per cent to USD 10.15 billion against USD 5.6 billion in November 2019. FDI equity has also jumped...
10:40
Delhi border points remained under heavy police deployment on Thursday in the aftermath of the violence that broke out during farmers' tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day, officials said. Security personnel have also been deployed at the Red Fort, they said. The...
10:17
In July 2020, ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent, was on a hiring spree in India. Five months later, on Wednesday, January 27, ByteDance sacked its entire India staff, barring a few key positions. The dismissals followed the Indian government's ban on Chinese apps...
10:15
Equity benchmark Sensex dropped over 520 points in early trade on Thursday, tracking losses in index-heavyweight stocks like HDFC twins, TCS, Infosys and ICICI Bank amid weak trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE index was trading 523.14 points or 1.10 per cent lower at 46,886.79....
09:53
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia today demanded an international inquiry into the violence in Delhi on Republic Day.Only an international inquiry can expose the anti-social elements that had already been named by the independent media. Central agencies cannot do this probe...
09:44
The Congress and Left parties will hold a joint meeting today at 11:30 am to discuss seat-sharing for the West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections, the Congress said.West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will also be present at the meeting. Earlier, Congress and the Left Front...
09:20
In order to discredit the sustained farmers' movement against the farm laws, Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government provoked the farmers to commit violence, the Shiv Sena alleged on Thursday.This comes two days after agitating farmers broke barricades to enter Delhi and indulged in...
09:13
America's new National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in his first call with his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval on Wednesday reaffirmed the commitment of President Joe Biden to a strong and enduring bilateral strategic partnership based on shared commitment to democracy, the White House...
09:03
India is expected to send 5,00,000 doses of Covishield vaccine to Sri Lanka on Thursday. It is learnt that the consignments are being sent to the island nation as a gift from India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a commitment to his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa...
08:07
The Delhi Police has named actor Deep Sidhu and gangster-turned-social activist Lakha Sidhana in an FIR in connection with Red Fort incidents, officials said on Wednesday. The Delhi Police has registered the case at Kotwali police station of North district under relevant sections of...
01:40
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday accused the Congress of inciting violence during the farmers' tractor rally on January 26 and claimed that those who have lost in elections are working to vitiate atmosphere in the country.A day after the rally descended into chaos as a section of...
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