23:57
A new version of the Akash missile was successfully flight-tested on Monday from the integrated test range at Chandipur in Odisha, officials said.The missile -- 'Akash Prime' -- intercepted and destroyed an unmanned aerial target mimicking an enemy aircraft in its maiden flight test, they...
22:52
Jitin Prasada, who was inducted into Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's council of ministers on Sunday, has been given the charge of the technical education department.Prasada, a former Union minister, had switched over to the BJP from the Congress.The allocation of the department to...
22:17
Boxing legend Mike Tyson is set to make his Bollywood debut in the upcoming sports drama feature Liger, starring Vijay Deverakonda.Liger is directed by Puri Jagannath who is also backing the film via his banner Puri Connects along with Karan Johar's Dharma Productions.Dharma Productions made...
21:58
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has cleared the appointment of Manoj Yadava, Indian Police Service (Haryana, 1988 batch) additional director, Intelligence Bureau, as special director in IB on 'in-situ' basis by temporarily upgrading the post of additional director held by the officer,...
21:54
Around 50 trains were affected by the Bharat Bandh called by farm unions on Monday to protest the Centre's three agri laws, officials said.The affected train services became normal in the afternoon after people moved off rail tracks following the end of the 10-hour bandh, they said.The shutdown...
21:33
Campaigning for Thursday's high-voltage bypoll to the Bhabanipur assembly seat in south Kolkata where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting as the Trinamool Congress candidate, and elections to two other constituencies in Murshidabad district ended on Monday. Scuffles between...
20:31
Iconic Bombay high court and Mumbai University buildings will now be open for tourists as part of Heritage Walks during weekends as the Maharashtra Tourism Department on Monday inked an agreement with respective authorities.The Maharashtra Tourism Department signed a heritage tour memorandum of...
20:03
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived here on Monday on a five-day visit during which she will discuss with workers and leaders the party's preparedness for next year's Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, sources said.Her visit to the state came just a day after chief minister...
19:32
Swami Anand Giri and two others, arrested for allegedly abetting the suicide by Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad president Narendra Giri last week, were on Monday remanded to the Central Bureau of Investigation custody for seven days by an Allahabad court.The three, including Bade Hanuman Temple...
19:22
The rupee dropped by 15 paise to close at 73.83 against the US dollar on Monday as a stronger greenback against key rivals and rising crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiment.Besides, multiple bouts of volatility on domestic equities front and mixed cues from global financial markets put...
18:56
A special court in Mumbai on Monday granted bail to Sameer Khan, son-in-law of NCP leader and Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, and two others in a drugs case.Khan was arrested on January 13 this year by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for alleged possession of drugs.Khan has been granted bail...
18:26
The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), a united forum of farmer unions protesting the three farm laws, on Monday said its call for a Bharat Bandh received unprecedented and historic response from more than 23 states and not a single untoward incident was reported from anywhere.Reports have been pouring...
18:13
Two girls were allegedly held hostage and gang raped in a cyber cafe in Kannauj district when they had gone to get some documents photocopied, police said on Monday.Four men took hostage of the two girl students at the cafe on September 13 and one of the accused also recorded the act, police...
17:06
Muska Najibullah
My father was brutally killed by the Taliban. The US ignored his pleas for help. I am the daughter of a former Afghan president. I am sharing my story for the first time because I see history repeating itself. Read Muska Najibullah's account here.
16:59
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal was on Monday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Assam. Sonowal, the lone candidate in the fray for the seat, was declared elected to the Upper House of Parliament by the Returning Officer on the last day of withdrawal of nomination. With this, the...
16:56
BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh on the clashes in Bhabanipur:While I was campaigning in Bhabanipur today, TMC workers hurled abuses at me. I was meeting some people at a vaccination centre when some people suddenly surrounded me and started jostling. One of our workers was badly beaten.I...
16:44
Maruti Suzuki gainer 6.53 per cent, the highest in the markets today.
16:44
Maruti Suzuki gainer 6.53 per cent, the highest in the markets today.
16:41
Mizoram CM's sister Lalvuani
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga's elder sister Lalvuani died of COVID-19 at a hospital on Monday. Lalvuani, 88, died while undergoing treatment at the Zoram Medical College (ZMC) near Aizawl. It is with deep sorrow that I announce the demise of my beloved elder sister Lalvuani (88-years)...
16:33
Orange alert issued in Ernakulam, Idukki and Thrissur districts in Kerala and yellow alert in all other 11 districts for today .Yellow alert in Kozhikode , Kannur and Kasargod districts for tomorrow: India Meteorological Department. An orange alert means very heavy rains from 6 cm to 20 cm of...
16:16
At least 73 per cent of Odisha's population and over 93 per cent of health workers have developed antibodies against SARS-CoV2, according to a recent sero-survey conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The survey was conducted in 12 of the state's 30 districts between August 29...
16:16
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty inched marginally higher on Monday to end at fresh lifetime highs, led by gains in Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank and Maruti amid a largely positive trend in global markets. After touching its lifetime intra-day high of 60,412.32, the 30-share Sensex ended...
16:04
Amitabh Bachchan is wowed by this talented artist and writes, Aayush differently abled .. paints with his feet .. reminisces his visits to Jalsa, for the Sunday well wishers meets at the gates .. and visually remembers it .. simply amazing .. miracles of the Almighty .. he taketh away, but he...
15:49
Several BJP workers are believed to have been injured in an alleged clash at a bypoll campaign in Bhabanipur, Kolkata. The TMC govt including CM Mamata Banerjee are intolerant and are not allowing us to campaign. TMC hooligans tortured our workers, beat them. Decide before you vote on September...
15:36
Yash Chopra's heroine in Dil to Pagal Hai remembers the filmmaker on his birthday today. Madhuri Dixit Nene tweets this image with Shah Rukh Khan and the dream-maker writing, Remembering you on your birthday (heart emoji.
15:16
All 33 people accused of allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl, several times over a period of 9-months, in the Dombivli area of Maharashtra's Thane district, have been arrested, said police on Monday.One more accused arrested by the Police. All 33 accused, including two minors, have been arrested....
13:48
The traffic movement at the Gurugram-Delhi border became normal after the Delhi Police loosened the barricades near the Rajokri border.Earlier today, the Gurugram-Delhi border witnessed a massive traffic snarl as vehicles entering the national capital are being checked by Delhi Police and...
13:23
AIKS activists observe Bharat Bandh in Tamil Nadu
Left activists blocked roads and railway tracks across West Bengal on Monday in support of the Bharat Bandh, while normal life remained largely unaffected in the state. Markets and shops were opened as usual, while public transport operated almost normally, except for a few hitches. ...
13:21
Police have seized 8,000 kg of beef and arrested two persons for allegedly smuggling the banned animal meat in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Monday. Based on a tip-off, the police on Saturday intercepted a tempo at Kharegaon toll naka on the Nashik-Mumbai highway, an official from...
13:19
A gangster was killed in the Rohini courthouse last week
The Delhi High Court Monday said it would hear on September 29 a plea seeking enhanced security in district courts in the national capital which recently witnessed a courtroom shootout that killed three people. Lawyer Richa Singh informed a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti...
12:50
England all-rounder Moeen Ali announces retirement from Test cricket. The 34-year-old played 64 Tests and bagged 195 wickets and scored five centuries during his career.I'll miss walking out there with the lads, playing against best in the world with that feeling of nerves but also from a bowling...
12:42
The COVID-19 pandemic led to biggest decrease in life expectancy since the World War II, and wiped out years of progress on mortality, according to a study published on Monday by the University of Oxford. The research team assembled an unprecedented dataset on mortality from 29 countries,...
12:25
Deepak Lamba, National Vice President, Jai Kisan Andolan tweets this image writing, Hal chalaanewale ke samman mein, Aao likh de 'Bharat Bandh' ek din ke liye aasman mein.Ladenge or jitenge.In respect of those who till the earth,Let us write Bharat Bandh for a day in the skiesWe shall fight and...
12:03
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission has the power to bring a revolutionary change in India's health facilities, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching the campaign on Monday.Today begins a Mission that has the power to bring a revolutionary change in India's health facilities. Three years...
11:40
There are many classic symptoms of Delhi Syndrome. But three particularly define the affliction, and which are most obviously in evidence in 'A Rude Life'. Read the review here.
11:28
Hundreds of cars are stacked bumper-to bumper along the Gurgaon-Delhi border this morning as the vehicles entering the national capital are being checked by Delhi police in wake of the Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers seeking withdrawal of three controversial farm laws. The Ghaziabad...
10:59
A mega traffic snarl seen at Gurugram-Delhi border
Autorickshaws and taxis plied normally and shops were open in the national capital on Monday, with their unions and associations extending only in-principle support to the Bharat Bandh called by farmers but deciding not to join the strike. The auto, taxi unions and traders bodies said their...
10:43
One of the 157 artefacts India got back from the US
The Indian government has thanked the New York District Attorney office for its excellent support in returning over 150 antiquities to the country and appreciated its role to enhance the Indo-US people-to-people links and cultural understanding through restitution of the precious artefacts. Prime...
10:30
Vaccination and following Covid protocol are the only way forward
India added 26,041 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,36,78,786, while the active cases declined to 2,99,620, the lowest in 191 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 4,47,194 with 276 fresh fatalities,...
10:13
PM Narendra Modi visited the construction site of the new Parliament building in New Delhi last night. He spent almost an hour at the site and inspected the construction status of the new building. Modi spoke to people involved in the construction as he inspected the ongoing work, official...
09:57
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 200 points in early trade on Monday, led by strong gains in index majors HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries amid a largely positive global markets. After touching another lifetime high of 60,339.28, the 30-share Sensex eased slightly but was still...
09:43
In Karnataka, various organizations protest outside Kalaburagi Central bus station as farmer organisatons call for Bharat Bandh today against the three farm laws.Many organizations are supporting our farmers and participating in the nation-wide call for bandh, says protester K Neela.
09:41
Roads wear a deserted look, shops remain closed in Thiruvananthapuram for Bharat bandh. Trade unions affiliated to LDF and UDF have supported the call for Bharat bandh today against the three farm laws. Visuals from Thampanoor and East Fort areas.
09:26
People queue up to get vaccinated
India reports 26,041 new Covid-19 cases, 29,621 recoveries, and 276 deaths in the last 24 hours as per the Union Health Ministry.Of these cases and deaths, 15,951 cases and 165 deaths were reported in Kerala, yesterday.Total cases 3,36,78,786 Total recoveries 3,29,31,972 Death...
09:13
Farmer organisations have called a Bandh today against the three farm laws.
The Delhi Police has beefed up security in border areas of the national capital in view of the Bharat Bandh called by farmer unions against the Centre's three agri laws on Monday. Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of over 40 farm unions spearheading the farmers' agitation, had...
08:55
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the protesting farmers should leave the path of agitation and opt for dialogue.Speaking at a programme at Agriculture College in Gwalior on Sunday, Tomar said, I would like to appeal to farmers to leave the path of agitation and follow the path...
08:15
Farmers have blocked many national highways in Punjab and Haryana as part of the Bharat Bandh call given by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha to demand repealing of three farm laws. It was on September 27, 2020 that President Shri Ram Nath Kovind assented to and brought into force the three...
