The IAF flew as many as 11,000 sorties during the just-concluded massive GaganShakti exercise, which saw the force testing its war-fighting drills on both the western front with Pakistan and northern one with China, with even CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) attack scenarios coming into play. - 28 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 4:11am -
The Gadchiroli police, which had earlier neglected to pull the corpses of slain Naxalites out of the Indravati river, retrieved 15 bodies on Tuesday after TOI reported it had seen 11 bodies floating in the water. - 1 hour ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:33am -
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that hanging by neck is the most viable option to execute death sentence for condemned prisoners and it could not be replaced by alternative methods like lethal injection, electrocution or firing squad as they are more painful with higher rates of botch-up in some. - 1 hour ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:29am -
Remittances to India from abroad rose in 2017 after declining for two consecutive years and touched $69 billion, still a little short of the $70.4 billion reached in 2014. Outflows of remittances from India too continued to rise reaching $5.7 billion, according to a World Bank report. - 1 hour ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:16am -
The killing of 37 Maoists in an encounter in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district is seen as a positive outcome of a recalibrated counter-Naxal strategy, where intelligence-based strikes have replaced area domination exercises that often left security forces vulnerable to ambush attacks. - 1 hour ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:09am -
Responding to a five-judge constitution bench’s query about data safety measures, UIDAI’s counsel Rakesh Dwivedi compared Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016, with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will come into effect from May 25, and said the Indian law was much more stringent in protection of data. - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 2:44am -
As part of the Centre’s initiative for sustainable development of islands for tourism promotion, three projects each in Andamans and Lakshadweep are ready to be launched through public-private partnership (PPP), the Union home ministry said on Tuesday. - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:39am -
Armed with powers provided in the justpromulgated Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance, the Enforcement Directorate has swiftly moved to confiscate properties of businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:27am -
The Doklam stand-off happened due to lack of mutual trust between India and China and PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping will try to bridge the deficit through “heart-to-heart” discussions in Wuhan later this week, Chinese vice foreign minister Kong Xuanyou said. The stand-off “reflected the somewhat lack of mutual trust between the two countries”, Kong said. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:06am -
For the first time in the history of the Juna Akhara — considered by many to be the largest and oldest order of sadhus in India — a Dalit sanyasi will be designated “Mahamandaleshwar”, an influential position in the order, at Kumbh 2019. The seer, 32-year-old Kanhaiya Kumar Kashyap, was rechristened Kanhaiya Shivanand Giri after his “diksha” ceremony on Tuesday. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:58am -
On his first visit to a tribal region of MP on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the recent ordinance allowing the death sentence for rapists of children below 12 years. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:52am -
A trial court in Jodhpur will pronounce its verdict in the rape case involving Asaram on Wednesday. Asaram has been accused of sexually exploiting a 16-yerold girl from UP’s Shahjahanpur in his Manai ashram near Jodhpur in 2013. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:35am -
Senior Congress functionary Salman Khurshid has stirred a controversy by saying that his party’s hands are stained “with the blood of Muslims”. The former Union minister made the remark during an interaction with students at Aligarh Muslim University. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:23am -
The meeting between PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping may not see them getting into specifics of prickly issues but this does not mean India will soften its position on Pakistan and cross-border terrorism. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:19am -
Stating that she has received a communication from the ministry of foreign affairs in this regard, Mamata said she would try to attract investments in the manufacturing sector. - 5 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 11:13pm -
The family members of S.R. Sreejith, the Varappuzha youth who died following alleged custodial torture, on Tuesday received a letter threatening them - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:53am -
A lorry driver was killed and 10 persons including four women travelling in a private luxury bus, sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:47am -
The Crime and Intelligence (C and I) wing on Tuesday arrested one more person in connection with the ATM fraud case. Vivek Anand, a doctor attached to - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:44am -
The body of an unknown woman was found wrapped in a bag in Noida on Tuesday, the police said.The police received a call regarding the bag in Sector 1 - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:42am -
A 59-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her brother following an argument over his drug addiction in west Delhi’s Vikaspuri area, polic - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:41am -
A 14-year-old was allegedly raped by her stepfather for two years, said police on Tuesday. The incident was reported from south-east Delhi’s Jaitpur - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:38am -
The last day for filing nomination papers witnessed interesting developments in Kolar district, with Congress leader K.H. Muniyappa’s second daughter - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:36am -
One more person succumbed to injuries sustained in the April 15 firecracker accident at Karukutty near Angamaly, on Tuesday. The deceased was identifi - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:28am -
The Madras High Court on Tuesday decided to hear officials of the Embassy of Iran as well as Union Ministry of External Affairs in a case related to - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:25am -
Ravindranath Shanbhag, president of Human Rights Protection Foundation (HRPF), said on Tuesday that the Karkala Principal and JMFC Court has ordered t - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:20am -
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley opined that the notice had been filed for collateral purpose to intimidate the CJI and other judges of the highest judiciary. - 4 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 4:35am -
Rajya Sabha Chairman tells a group of visiting senior lawyers he was tracking opposition’s proposal to seek impeachment of Misra for over a month, which helped expedite decision - 8 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 4:31am -
Naidu maintained that as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha he had been satisfied by the outcome of the exercise followed in rejecting the notice for removing the CJI. - 10 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 4:29am -
Tamil Nadu and some other states are seeking autonomy to decide how to fill their share of the seats by devising norms on the quota, which is why they have challenged the MCI regulations. - 11 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 4:28am -
Veteran Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan on Tuesday kicked up a storm with her comments that appeared to defend the casting couch culture in the film industry. - 16 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 4:23am -
Kanahiya Kashyap alias Prabhu Nand says that the practice of converting Dalits to other religions will stop when more like him will become ‘sanyasi’ to show the path of virtue to deprived sections. - 1 hour ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:11am -
Following imposition of Emergency in Maldives on February 5 by the Abdulla Yameen government, there were calls from Maldivian opposition leaders for India's military intervention in that country. - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:06am -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Wuhan, capital of the central Chinese province of Hubei, 27-28 April for an “informal” summit with president Xi Jinping is unusual for several reasons. - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:01am -
Hanging is a far safer and quicker way to execute convicts compared with other methods used in foreign countries, the government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 2:59am -
Police said the militants fired on the search party from AK-47 rifles and the fire was returned by the security personnel. - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 2:56am -
Four Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists and two security personnel were killed in a day-long gunfight in Tral forests in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 2:56am -
The Centre on Tuesday asked Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana to beef up security and deploy additional forces ahead of the verdict by a Jodhpur court in a rape case against self-styled god-man Asaram. - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 2:54am -
Recent court decisions have finally done away with some of the hurdles delaying the Roll On, Roll Off (RoRo) services along the Mumbai coast. - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 2:51am -
About 90% of child rape cases were pending trial in India in 2016, no more than 28% of such cases ended in conviction, and there is a 20-year backlog in bringing cases to trial. - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:52am -
PM Modi today said promulgation of an ordinance on rape demonstrated his government's determination to act on the issue, but urged people to make their sons more responsible. - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:45am -
Asaram Bapu was arrested in 2013 after a minor girl from Saharanpur had reported sexual assault by Asaram in his ashram during her stay in Manai village on the outskirts of Jodhpur. - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:38am -
The missing 24-year old youth, Amarjit Singh, was deported to India today from Pakistan as he had gone to the neighbouring country on the pretext of going on a pilgrimage during Baisakhi celebrations. - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:34am -
Prashant Bhushan objected to the remark and said the government cannot ask people to go to Ramlila Maidan or Narela in west Delhi to protest, which is their fundamental right. - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:23am -
According to the Crime Branch charge sheet, the juvenile accused had played a key role in the abduction, rape and gruesome murder of the girl. - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:18am -
The candidates had sent photos of their filled up nomination papers to the authorities concerned through WhatsApp as they were manhandled and their papers were snatched at the Alipore Survey Building. - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:12am -
On the 25th anniversary of the Panchayati Raj Day, the Congress accused the Centre of renaming the 'Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan' as the 'Rashtriya Grameen Swaraj Abhiyan'. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:58am -
A 22-year-old woman had lodged a complaint against Nikalje last month accusing him of rape, sexual harassment, cheating, causing miscarriage and criminal breach of trust. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:48am -
It said it was ready to grant pension benefits to all Major Generals and equivalent ranks in the Army, Navy and Air Force, even to those who had retired before 2006. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:46am -
The bench had also said that if biometric authentication is attached to every transaction entered into by a person, it would "form a wealth of information" necessitating the need for data protection. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:43am -
A 38-year-old woman was today arrested for allegedly pushing a man onto the tracks at Mulund station, resulting in the man getting run over by a train, railway police said. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:36am -
It has also issued a forecast for "rough sea conditions" along and off the coast of West Bengal, Odisha, north Andhra Pradesh coasts and west coast of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:25am -
Only eight to nine incidents of violence were reported during the filing of nominations while four persons have died and all of them belonged to the TMC, she said. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:23am -
In Meghalaya, the Union government's move was unanimously welcomed by political parties, students' organisations and church leaders. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:22am -
One of the counsel lawyers said that dreaded criminals were lodged in Tihar jail and if such a direction of lodging a case was passed, prisoners would use it as a tool against the authorities. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:17am -
The implementation of 7th pay commission recommendations for PSUs and autonomous organisations will depend on the availability of resources with the respective organisations. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:14am -
The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 2003 provides that there has to be at least 21 days' gap between the last date for nomination and the date for the polls. - 5 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:08am -
She predicted that in the upcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka, Congress would win it but has to take the support of the JD(S). - 5 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:07am -
Mohammad Amir Mintoee, an ex-student of Aligarh Muslim University, tried to put senior Congress leader Salman Khursheed on the mat during an event on campus last Sunday. - 6 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 10:32pm -
Salman Khurshid was replying to a direct question put forth by an ex-AMU student who asked if Congress had stains of Muslims’ blood on its hands owing to a number of riots in its receptive regime. - 6 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 10:31pm -
With the rise in the death toll, the operation is reportedly the biggest single action in the history of anti-naxal operations. - 7 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 10:03pm -
Fadnavis in turn told the Shiv Sena ministers that a proper action will be initiated at an appropriate time considering the best interests of the people of Maharashtra, defusing tensions. - 7 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 9:49pm -
A Supreme Court lawyer said that overburdened and underfunded forensic labs coupled with insufficient evidence collection by investigating cops are primary reasons behind low rate of conviction. - 8 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 8:17pm -
The Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education will announce the Goa HSSC Results 2018 on April 28, 2018 at 10 AM. - 9 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 8:02pm -
An 'explanation' published in "Namathu Puratchi Thalaivi Amma" said original article penned by a columnist that appeared on Sunday in the Tamil daily was not reflective of the party's stand. - 9 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:49pm -
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah today lashed out at BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa for calling Congress a party of dynastic politics as he questioned the credentials of the saffron party to make the attack. - 9 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:44pm -
Congress is not the main player in many states and regional adjustments, based on the ground realities, have to be worked out during elections in which there can be no "macro-level" understanding. - 9 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:30pm -
A court here today acquitted three close associates of slain sandalwood smuggler Veerappan, in connection with an ivory smuggling case, in 2000. - 9 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:28pm -
In a Facebook post, Jaitley said an impeachment motion has to be filed in the rarest of rare cases where a "gross misconduct" has been indulged in by a delinquent judge during his tenure. - 10 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:40pm -
The Enforcement Directorate said it has frozen Rs 48 crore worth of properties belonging to Kanishk Gold Pvt Ltd under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. - 10 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:37pm -
Kant had earlier said that states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are keeping India backward, especially on social indicators. - 10 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:14pm -
It said that even in cases where the rape victims were alive and were either minors or of unsound mind, their identities should not be revealed as they have the right to privacy. - 10 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:13pm -
The chief minister will visit Hasanpur on Thursday to address a public rally and will stay for the night in village Mehndipur under Hasanpur sub division. - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:07pm -
Over the past 15 days or so, dozens of people in Dikhowmukh areas of Sivasagar district in eastern Assam were taken ill after they had been bitten by the flies. - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:53pm -
Mallikarjun Kharge said the Congress high-command will choose the chief minister in consultation with the newly elected MLAs, if the party is voted to power for a second term running - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:51pm -
There will be no joint statement or communique after the informal summit, which will see the two leaders sharing their perspectives on national as well as international developments, the source added. - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:43pm -
Timely investigation into serious offences like murder, rape and other cases pertaining to women or minors is the need of the hour, a division bench of Justices N H Patil and G S Kulkarni said. - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:36pm -
Sachin Pilot today accused the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of centralising powers, saying that it has rapidly authorised Jaipur for taking all the decisions. - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:17pm -
A Goa court hearing the death case of Danielle MacLaughlin, a British woman whose body was found in Canacona taluka last year,asked media not to publish details of the witnesses. - 12 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:08pm -
University Grants Commission has released a list of 24 "self-styled" and fake varsities across the country including eight in the national Capital. - 12 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:06pm -
CRPF to replace about 12,000 of its aged troops with young and freshly inducted recruits to bring agility and renewed strength in its anti-Naxal operations in the LWE-hit areas of Chhattisgarh - 12 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 4:53pm -
Amarinder Singh said that it was his job to ensure discipline as indiscipline will not be tolerated, and, anyone questioning the hierarchy was actually questioning the system. - 12 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 4:52pm -
Khurshid, while referring to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the Babri Masjid demolition, said the Congress had blood on its hand, a remark that was quickly disowned by his party. - 12 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 4:45pm -
The woman, Anjali Bairagi, a resident of Panchavati area in the city, was admitted to Dr Vasantrao Pawar Medical College in Adgaon area in the city on April 17 after she consumed poison. - 12 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 4:40pm -
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) why it needed to collect 'meta data' of personal transactions of citizens which go for Aadhaar authentication to... - 44 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:55am -
Microsoft Corp is not auditing how its partner KPMG cracks down on illegal use of Microsoft software in India, the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday. - 58 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:41am -
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lashed out at BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday for calling Congress a party of dynastic politics as he questioned the credentials of the BJP to make the... - 1 hour ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:21am -
The Enforcement Directorate(ED) arrested a Mumbai-based man for allegedly running a trade-based money laundering racket estimated to be over Rs 2,200 crore, officials said on Tuesday. - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:08am -
Melania Trump and Brigitte Macron split off from their husbands on Tuesday after a colorful welcoming ceremony at the White House to visit a Paul Cezanne exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 2:52am -
The man accused of plowing a rental van into pedestrians on a crowded Toronto sidewalk, killing 10 people in Canada's deadliest mass killing in decades left a "cryptic message" on social media before... - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 2:31am -
The online giant on Tuesday announced that delivery workers will now be able to place packages in certain vehicles parked at homes, offices and other publicly-accessible areas. The service is... - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 2:09am -
In a move apparently aimed at keeping students away from street protests, the Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered private coaching centres to shut down for the next three months, drawing sharp... - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:27am -
A 13-year-old girl is in a critical condition after she was allegedly raped and beaten by a 16-year-old juvenile in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat district, the police said today. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:41am -
The Delhi High Court said on Tuesday that with the AAP government "pushing for" regularising illegal constructions and the civic bodies allowing such buildings to remain in place by charging a... - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:31am -
On the global map, India is fourth most tolerant country after Canada, followed by China and Malaysia, suggests a new survey. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:22am -
Two men, both in their early twenties, have been arrested for molesting a model in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Sunday evening, the senior Indore police officer Harinarayan Chari Mishra said. The two,... - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:18am -
Children of a government school in Madhya Pradesh have been eating midday meals prepared outside the school's toilet and using utensils stored inside the toilet, the authorities have found. Photos... - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:18am -
On the last day of filing nominations for the Karnataka assembly elections that are due next month, there were surprises right up to the last minute, especially in Badami constituency that witnessed... - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:17am -
In a move aimed at reaching out to the weaker sections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will spend the night in a Dalit majority village on April 26 to listen to the problems and concerns... - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:14am -
A man has been arrested for allegedly killing his neighbour over a parking dispute in Dwarka area of New Delhi last week, police said Tuesday. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:11am -
It was a heartfelt letter calling for China's prestigious Peking University to make public its investigation into a decades-old alleged rape and suicide that galvanised China's fledgling #MeToo... - 5 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:08am -
The UN Security Council is "increasingly unable" or "sometimes unwilling" to respond to the current security challenges with tragic consequences, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today as... - 5 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:03am -
The carrier is currently offering many schemes which can easily be availed by the passengers from airline's website/app. - 5 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:03am -
Siddarth Kaul (3/23) stood out for the visitors as he took wickets at regular intervals to help his team edge Mumbai. - 5 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:03am -
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra was informed by Additional Solicitor General Pinky Anand that the Centre has decided to allow similar benefits of revision of pension to all Major Generals and equivalent ranks - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:48am -
WhatsApp will ask European users to confirm they are at least 16 years old when they are prompted to agree new terms of service - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:41am -
In an apparent placatory move, the BJP appointed state unit chief B S Yeddyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra as its youth wing general secretary today, a day after protests erupted over denial of party ticket to him for the May 12 assembly polls. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:39am -
Around 30 suspected herdsmen attacked Mbalom community in the volatile region killing the worshippers and the two priests - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:28am -
Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa today met with Russian Army Commander-in-Chief Colonel General Oleg Salyukov and discussed security and defence related issues. - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:20am -
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said that reports of violence during the filing of nominations for the panchayat polls has been "blown out of proportion" by the opposition parties and a media house. - 5 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:05am -
Discrediting the BJP’s major victory in Tripura, which had remained a Left bastion for 25 years, Mamata Banerjee told News18 Bangla in an exclusive interview that the recently concluded elections is not a cause of worry for her. - 5 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 11:39pm -
The court's directive came after CPI-ML Red Star leader Sharmishtha Chowdhury filed a petition, alleging that the candidates were not allowed to enter Bhangar in South 24 Parganas to file their nominations. - 6 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 10:24pm -
Vijayendra's appointment as the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) general secretary was announced by Union minister Prakash Javadekar, who is also in charge of the BJP's Karnataka unit. - 8 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 8:34pm -
The impeachment notice against the CJI was shot down by Venkaiah Naidu claiming that the Opposition MPs were "unsure" of their own case and that their notice was based on "suspicion and conjectures". - 8 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 8:34pm -
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said that according to Narendra Modi government, no one stole iron ore worth Rs 35,000 crore. - 8 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 8:21pm -
Political analysts in Karnataka agree that a hung Assembly will end Siddaramaiah and Yeddyurappa era in the state paving the way for second line leaders to emerge as front ranking leaders. - 9 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:46pm -
Styled after Ram Navami, Nitish Kumar also declared ‘Janaki Navami’ as a public holiday in Bihar. Sita is also depicted as Janaki in some versions of the Ramayana. - 10 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:07pm -
The Congress has consistently maintained it is contesting the polls under the leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah but refrained from declaring him its candidate for the top job. - 12 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 4:50pm -
Pushed to the wall with a point-blank query from an Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) student at a programme as to how the Congress will wash off the blood stains of Muslims on its hands, Khurshid said, "It is a political question. There is blood on our hands. I am also a part of the Congress so let me say it, we have blood on our hands." - 13 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 3:43pm -
UP CM Yogi Adityanath, from May 3, will be addressing close to three dozen rallies in poll-bound Karnataka. Meanwhile, the Karnataka BJP has appointed party state chief BS Yeddyurappa's son BY Vijayendra as the Yuva Morcha state general secretary. - 13 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 3:23pm -
As many as 35 public rallies, along with road shows, are being planned for the UP CM when he hits the campaign trail in Karnataka on May 3. Yogi will address 4-5 rallies a day across constituencies. - 15 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 2:06pm -
Congress RTI Cell in-charge Ajay Dubey said that 320 complaints have been registered under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) but as many as 230 are pending and even in those complaints where action was taken, it was not stringent enough. - 17 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 11:53am -
The survey has predicted a massive gain for the saffron party that had won about 40 seats in the 2013 elections and are now expected to win 89 seats while the Congress’ share is predicted to fall from the earlier 122 to 91. - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 11:46pm -
Sinha, who resigned from the BJP and taken 'sanyas' (retirement) from party politics on April 21, has also claimed that the people in the country were feeling insecure due to the actions of the Modi government, which, he said, has "destroyed the temple of democracy". - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 9:02pm -
Flagging off "Save The Constitution" March, the Congress leader made it clear that it "would not allow the BJP led government to destroy the institutions of the country which were created by the Congress". - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 9:02pm -
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said the Congress' use of litigation was "directly proportionate" to the repeated reversals it was facing in elections. - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 7:48pm -
Vijayendra was expected to take on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's son Yatindra from the Varuna seat making it one of the most anticipated contests to watch out for. - 1 day ago, 23 Apr 18, 6:54pm -
While it clearly marks a vindication for party general secretary Sitaram Yechury, it undoubtedly is a setback for his colleague Prakash Karat, who has backed a doctrinaire approach of maintaining a clear distance from the Congress. - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 3:32pm -
In a stinging criticism of Congress, Amit Shah said how the very people who “do not trust army, the judiciary, the Supreme Court, the Election Commission, EVMs, the RBI are now saying democracy is in danger”. - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 3:28pm -
The twin burning issues of Dalit rights and women's safety were at the centre of Gandhi's all-out attack on Modi at the launch of the Congress's "Save the Constitution" programme, as he asserted that constitutional values had been endangered under the Modi government and assured the people that his party would not let it happen. - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 3:11pm -
That demagogic rhetoric is a powerful instrument in right wing political mobilisation is a known fact. But then there are some strict no-go areas, especially in the complex caste matrix of India. And BJP leaders - to the detriment of the party - have at times crossed the Rubicon unaware of the political import - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 1:45pm -
The meet is a follow up of the April 10 exercise where finance ministers of the southern states met in Thiruvananthapuram and came down heavily on the central government for its alleged ill-treatment of the said states. - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 9:06am -
Party members say that they aim to uplift the marginalised community in a manner that no other political party could. As they await the nod from the Election Commission of India, three of Bahujan Azad Party’s members spoke to News18. - 2 days ago, 23 Apr 18, 8:50am -
Their association dates back to a time when both were activists---well before they started working on the Right to Information. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 11:58pm -
"Rahul Gandhi ji will launch the campaign on April 23 at the Talkatora Stadium. Senior Congress leaders will join him," AICC Scheduled Caste Department Chairman Nitin Raut said in a statement. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 11:30pm -
Venkaiah Naidu held deliberations with a number of constitutional and legal experts, including Attorney General K K Venugopal. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 11:26pm -
I think in some ways PM Modi has helped the cause of the opposition with demonetisation and then the very shoddy implementation of the GST. It certainly is not all going in the BJP's favour, Omar said. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:55pm -
The actor turned politician said he had given deep thought as to why he should get into politics when leaders he respected like Mahatma Gandhi and reformist leader Periyar had stayed away from it. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:20pm -
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief had been demanding death penalty for rape of minors and setting up of fast-track courts across the country to try rape cases, along with other demands. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:16pm -
A BJP release quoted Narendra Modi as saying that the party has managed to win over support of the rural masses as he also made a reference to the party's win in local polls in Jharkhand. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:15pm -
Meanwhile, amidst speculation that he would be fielded against Siddaramaiah from Badami, BJP MP B Sriramulu today said he would abide by the party's decision. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:01pm -
Yechury was unanimously elected CPI(M) general secretary today after weeks of uncertainty. Towards the end of party's 22nd congress in Hyderabad, the newly-elected 95-member central committee chose the 65-year-old leader as the party's head. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:31pm -
Tejaswi Yadav, Rabri’s younger son, is the leader of opposition in the state Assembly. If she is given the status, it will be for the first time in the history of state legislature in Bihar that a mother-son duo will be Leader of Opposition in both houses. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:41pm -
Sources said the choice of Kamal Nath has garnered support from ex-CM Digvijaya Singh, who until recently was seen as a potential challenger. Upon his return from the 3,300-km Narmada Parikrama, Singh said that he was not in the race for the CM’s post. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:08pm -
Coming out strongly against the principal opposition DMK-led persistent protests over the Cauvery imbroglio, the AIADMK said, "whatever be the number of protests and demonstrations, no one can sever the ties between the AIADMK and the BJP." - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:52pm -
NA Haris, whose candidature was in doubt over an assault case against his son, has been fielded from Shanthi Nagar again, HS Chandramouli has been dropped after the controversy over his legal services to Mehul Choksi. - 2 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:18pm -
This is the second win for Sitaram Yechury in as many days, coming after the party endorsed his political-tactical line of an “understanding” with the Congress for 2019. - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 3:30pm -
Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily, a former Union minister and an MP from the state, also hailed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and said he had brought political, social and economic stability to the state. - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 2:29pm -
The 41-year-old former Union minister and a close confidante of Congress president Rahul Gandhi criticised the four-year rule of the Narendra Modi government, saying it has failed on multiple counts, like the economic front, the social front as well as in the foreign policy arena. - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 1:10pm -
An elated Chief Minister Raghubar Das said it is the victory of politics of development of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:33pm -
The prospects of incumbent Sitaram Yechury being re-elected to the post have brightened with the party endorsing his political-tactical line, paving the way for an “understanding” with the Congress for 2019 Lok Sabha elections. - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:50am -
Speaking at the release of a Marathi book, "Gof", penned by Sena's Rajya Sabha MP and 'Saamana' executive editor Sanjay Raut, Uddhav Thackeray said his father (late Bal Thackeray) had taught him to speak his mind. - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:21am -
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat comment came on a day the Union Cabinet approved an ordinance to provide stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of rape of girls below 12 years, amid a nation-wide outrage over cases of sexual assault and murder of minors in Kathua and Surat, and the rape of a girl in Unnao. - 3 days ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:55am -
According to officials, on the advice and recommendation of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore allotted portfolios to the newly inducted ministers. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 11:56pm -
Siddaramaiah has been maintaining that his desire was to contest from Chamundeshwari in Mysuru but he was under pressure from local party leaders to be in the fray from Badami, as it would boost the Congress' prospects in north Karnataka. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 11:44pm -
The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the SEC to issue a fresh notification to allow nominations for panchayat polls in West Bengal, quashing the commission's April 10 order cancelling extension of the deadline for filing nominations. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 11:38pm -
Visakhapatnam North MLA P Vishnu Kumar Raju and MLC P V N Madhav submitted a memorandum to the governor and sought appropriate action against Balakrishna for his "unparliamentary language" against Modi during Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's 'Dharma Porata Deeksha' yesterday. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 11:33pm -
The Cabinet on Saturday approved the ordinance, amid a nation-wide outrage over cases of sexual assault and murder of minors in Kathua in Jammu region and Surat in Gujarat, besides the rape of a girl in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 11:19pm -
CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat said her party will make every effort to have joint struggles with regional secular parties on mutually agreed issues but there will be absolutely no political alliance with the Congress party. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 9:15pm -
BJP general secretary P Murlidhar Rao, who is in-charge of Karnataka, asked whether "Siddaramaiah was scared about winning Chamundeshwari seat in" Mysuru. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 8:42pm -
The resignation came just hours before the swearing in Chandigarh of the nine new ministers, whose names were announced on Friday after a meeting between Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Delhi. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 8:37pm -
After meeting the families of the rape victims, Aditi Singh, the Congress MLA from Raebareli Sadar, went on to meet the Additional District Magistrate Dharmedra Singh and SSP Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasia. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 8:30pm -
BJP spokesperson and national media head Anil Baluni said it was clear from Sinha's comments and writing that he was no longer in the BJP. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 8:18pm -
In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Maliwal mentioned her six demands, which included the passage of the ordinance, recruitment of police personnel as per the United Nations standards and fixing accountability of the police force. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 8:09pm -
"I am a BJP worker, I was a BJP worker and will continue to remain a BJP worker. I have not thought about it (joining active politics), as the court judgment came only on Friday. I am a party worker and will continue to remain so," Kodnani said. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 7:42pm -
This comes after the Calcutta High Court asked the State Election Commission (SEC) to extend the deadline for West Bengal panchayat poll candidates. The HC decision requires the SEC to reschedule panchayat elections that were earlier to be held on May 1, 3 and 5 and could push the poll dates to the Ramzan period. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 7:15pm -
Addressing a public gathering in Raebareli, the Parliamentary constituency of Sonia Gandhi, BJP president Amit Shah alleged that the Nehru-Gandhi family has not done anything for the people of Raebareli and Amethi. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 7:15pm -
Addressing the first convention of Rashtriya Manch (National Forum) in Patna, Shatrughan described jailed Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad as a mass leader and also praised his son Tejashwi Yadav for his leadership qualities. - 3 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 5:57pm -
BJP chief Amit Shah is currently addressing a rally in Rae Bareli, the bastion and Lok Sabha seat of former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. The rally, where Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is also present, got off to a late start after a minor fire triggered by short circuit. - 4 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 3:00pm -
Sahil Katna, Vikrant Rewal, Akshma Thakur and Sejal Arora have topped the HPBOSE Himachal Board Class 12 results which were declared on Tuesday afternoon. While Sahil Katna and Vikrant Rewal have topped in the science stream of HPBOSE Himachal Board Class 12, scoring 480 (96%) out of 500, Akshma Thakur, a student of Senior Secondary School in Sujanpur Tehri of Hamirpur, secured 479 (95.8%) to take the top spot in the arts stream. Sejal Arora secured 483 out of 500 marks in the commerce stream to… - -
A 24-year-old Indian Sikh, who had gone missing in Pakistan during Baisakhi festival celebrations, was found from his Facebook friend's home in Punjab province's Sheikhupura city and efforts are on to send him back to India, an official has said. - -
A day ahead of the court verdict in alleged rape case against self-styled godman Asaram, a heavy layer of security was thrown across the state with Section 144 being imposed at several places. - -
The Himachal Pradesh Board of Secondary Education or HPBOSE Class + 2 results 2018 have been declared on hpbose.org, examresults.net, and indiaresults.com. - -
He launched the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan at Ramnagar in this tribal-dominated district of Madhya Pradesh on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day. - -
Results of HPBOSE Himachal Board Class 12 results will be declared on the official website hpbose.org by Tuesday evening. The HP Board Class 12th Result 2018 will also be available on examresults.net, and indiaresults.com. The results of Class 10 examination 2018 will be released later. - -
Xi and Modi will hold an "informal summit" in central China's Wuhan city from April 27 to 28 to improve bilateral relations and discuss global issues of mutual concern. - -
SC said even in cases where rape victims were alive and were either minors or of unsound mind, their identities should not be revealed. - 7 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 9:36pm -
Addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh, Prime Minister Modi also called for social movement to ensure safety of girls. - 7 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 9:21pm -
The 13-day-long drill aimed to sharpen its war waging capability in the wake of fast evolving regional security situation. - 8 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 8:15pm -
The images captured America's grief in a way that was unusual in photography, by seeing the events through the eyes of ordinary people. - 9 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 8:04pm -
Prohibitory orders have already been issued in Jodhpur where the trial court will deliver its verdict in the Central Jail premises - 9 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:59pm -
Letters signed by these farmers and their kin, have been sent to the President, the PM and the chief minister of Gujarat. - 9 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:36pm -
The court cautioned state poll panel that the high court may even stall the poll process if the directive was not followed. - 10 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:25pm -
The petitioners seek a fresh CBI probe into the matter and quashing of the investigation by the state crime branch. - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 5:37pm -
Bhai Amrik Singh, chairman of UK's Sikh Federation, said gaffe 'demonstrates remarkable level of ignorance from someone in his position.' - 12 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 4:53pm -
The security forces launched an operation in Tral's forest area following receiving reports about the presence of militants there. - 12 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 4:47pm -
Princess Charlotte became the first female royal to retain her claim to the throne, despite the royal baby being a boy. - 13 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 3:23pm -
Siddaramaiah is set to contest from two constituencies -- his home turf, Chamundeshwari, and Badami in Bagalkot district. - 15 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 1:43pm -
The order shattered the confidence of the people and jeopardised the legal system, Congress leader Kapil Sibal said. - 19 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 9:11am -
Why Does UIDAI Need To Collect Meta Data Of Citizens, Asks Supreme Court NDTVAdopt doctor's approach, try to save Aadhaar law: UIDAI Times of IndiaAadhaar leak from Andhra Pradesh site Deccan ChronicleAadhaar in welfare is pain without gain Hindustan TimesFull coverage - 37 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 4:02am -
Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: Centre protecting Bellary gang, says Congress The Indian ExpressKarnataka Assembly polls: JD(S) keeps BJP, Congress guessing on alliance Business StandardPeople think PM Modi is God, says former Karnataka minister Janardhan Reddy. 'Everybody is for the BJP' India TodayThe Karnataka election is our gateway to the south: Amit Shah The HinduKarnataka polls: No groupism in state BJP, BS Yeddyurappa could unify communities, says Hubli MLA Jagadish Shetta… - 39 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 4:00am -
Vintage Dakota aircraft to land in Jamnagar today Times of IndiaIndian Air Force Tests Capability To Handle Nuke Warfare During Mega Exercise NDTVIndia-made Tejas proves its mettle in IAF's biggest combat exercise Deccan HeraldFull coverage - 39 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 4:00am -
West Bengal Panchayat polls: HC tells SEC to accept nominations on WhatsApp The Indian ExpressCongress welcome to Federal Front but with caveats: Mamata The HinduWest Bengal Panchayat polls 2018: BJP attracts controversy after using picture from Bangladesh in manifesto Daily News & AnalysisAmid growing pre-poll violence ahead of West Bengal panchayat elections, Congress, BJP demand President's Rule FirstpostFull coverage - 60 mins ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:39am -
15 more bodies fished out from river, Gadchiroli toll now at 37 Times of IndiaBodies Of 15 Maoists Recovered From Maharashtra's Gadchiroli NDTVGadchiroli encounter: Naxal bodies found floating in river, death count now 37 The Indian ExpressMaoist encounter: Gadchiroli police to search for more bodies The Indian ExpressDevastating impact on Maoists, but be prepared for revenge attacks Hindustan TimesFull coverage - 1 hour ago, 25 Apr 18, 3:33am -
Kathua gangrape-murder case: Minor accused denied bail, court says crime grave, not 'juvenile' The Indian ExpressMehbooba govt clears two ordinances, makes rape of minors below 12 years punishable by death in J&K Daily News & AnalysisKathua rape-murder case: Arrested cops move HC Times of IndiaBJP weaves increasingly bizarre historic narrative Asia TimesThe Kathua mindset: Divide between 'Hindu' Jammu and 'Muslim' Kashmir is spreading across India Economic Times (blog)Full coverag… - 2 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 2:49am -
Jessica Lall murder case: Satyendar Jain postpones meet to review sentence of Tihar prisoners The Indian ExpressSRB meeting to decide Manu Sharma's release postponed Business StandardMeeting over Manu Sharma's release postponed Millennium PostFull coverage - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:56am -
Why the death penalty for child rape does not mean swifter, better justice The New Indian ExpressCase registered under POCSO Act The TribuneFull coverage - 3 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 1:51am -
Asaram rape case verdict today, 4 states told to tighten security Times of India"Waiting For Justice" Says Family Of Teen Asaram Allegedly Raped NDTVAsaram verdict tomorrow, police on edge to avert rerun of Dera violence Hindustan TimesFull coverage - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:36am -
Congress has blood of Muslims on its hands: Salman Khurshid Times of IndiaCongress hands stained with Muslims blood, says Salman Khurshid Hindustan TimesOn back foot, Congress leader Salman Khurshid blames media for distorting 'blood on hands' remark The New Indian ExpressCongress - Business Standard Business StandardCong hand stained with Muslims blood: Salman Khurshid Daily ExcelsiorFull coverage - 4 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:23am -
States should have powers on a par with Centre: Naidu The HinduPawan will achieve nothing with baseless charges, says Chandrababu The Siasat DailyNaidu Suspecting Attack On His Life Again? Greatandhra.comFull coverage - 5 hours ago, 25 Apr 18, 12:08am -
Modi in MP's Mandla: 'Make sons more responsible'; top 10 developments Business StandardNow Delhi listens to you: PM Narendra Modi on death penalty for rape of children The Indian ExpressCentre annihilated Panchayati Raj system, made rural local bodies beggars before states: Congress Times of IndiaGovt eroding authority of PRIs for political benefits: Cong Daily ExcelsiorFull coverage - 5 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 11:18pm -
Don't Take Admission In These 24 'Fake Universities': UGC Warns Students NDTVBeware of fake universities! Check this list before you take admission India TVUGC identifies 24 fake varsities The NorthlinesFull coverage - 8 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 8:54pm -
Class 11 student gang-raped in Noida, one accused arrested Business Standard16-year-old Class XI student gang raped inside car in Greater Noida; two arrested, one absconding FirstpostRelative, others rape 16-year-old girl in a moving car in Noida Daily News & AnalysisFull coverage - 9 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 7:31pm -
7th pay commission: J&K becomes first state to implement recommendations, 5 lakh employees to benefit The Indian ExpressJ&K first state to approve 7th pay commission Times of India7th pay commission: Good news for Jammu & Kashmir employees Daily News & AnalysisFull coverage - 11 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 6:06pm -
Himachal Pradesh HPBOSE Class 12 Board Results 2018 released; here's toppers list Times of IndiaSSC results to be declared on April 27 The HinduAP SSC Result 2018 Expected On 29 April: Important Points For Students NDTVFull coverage - 14 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 2:30pm -
Mumbai track rage: Woman pushes man in front of train for bumping into her in Mulund Mid-DayMumbai Crime: 56-year-old man pushed in front of train for bumping into woman Free Press Journal56-yr-old pushed onto tracks by man & woman at Mulund station, run over by train Local Press CoFull coverage - 20 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 8:20am -
India's annual consumer price inflation eased to 3.17 percent in January, its lowest level in at least five years, helped by a sharp cooling in food prices, government data showed on Monday. Economists polled by Reuters expected last month's annual retail inflation to come in at 3.22 percent, compared with 3.41 percent in December. Food inflation was 0.53 percent last month, lower than a revised 1.37 percent in December. - 14 Feb 17, 12:06am -
By Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's inflation cooled to its lowest in at least five years in January as food prices fell following the government's cash clampdown, but emerging price pressures mean the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will probably keep interest rates on hold. Consumer prices rose by an annual 3.17 percent last month - their slowest pace since January 2012, when the government launched the current index series. Annual retail food inflation eased to 0.53 percent last m… - 14 Feb 17, 12:06am -
Much of this season falls in the ‘Phalguna’ month according to the traditional Indian lunar calendar. Sun transit from Aquarius to Pisces during this month, this happens in the February-March months of the english calendar. Apart from the pleasant and enjoyable weather Phalguna Month also brings along a fleet of celebrations. Astroyogi explains the importance of this month in the Hindu Lunar calendar and the festivals which we would be celebrating during it. - 14 Feb 17, 12:00am -
On this day, 11 years ago, Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni staged a brilliant 102-run partnership to help India beat Pakistan at Lahore. - 13 Feb 17, 11:38pm -
Beijing [China], Feb 13 (ANI): Beijing on Monday appreciated the facilitation provided by the Indian government in sending back Wang Qi, the Chinese soldier who crossed over to India post the 1962 war. "On February 11, through the joint efforts of China and India, Mr. Wang Qi returned to China and got back to his family. - 13 Feb 17, 11:21pm -
By Sankalp Phartiyal and Euan Rocha MUMBAI (Reuters) - Management at Infosys Ltd attempted on Monday to allay concerns that the software services firm was facing a worsening dispute with its founders over how the company was being run, saying that the board was engaging with the founders, including N.R. Narayana Murthy. India's second-biggest IT services company behind Tata Consultancy Services has been locked in a public war of words with the founders and former executives, who, led by Murthy,… - 13 Feb 17, 11:02pm -
New Delhi [India] Feb. 13 (ANI): Expressing his opinion on AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala Natarajan's disproportionate assets case which is to be heard tomorrow, Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday said that if the former is found guilty she would definitely be put in jail. Whether she will be disqualified from contesting the elections again, that would depend on whether the conviction is for more than four years," Swamy told ANI. "The question is wheth… - 13 Feb 17, 10:58pm -
New Delhi [India], Feb. 13 (ANI): Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) executive committee chairman Najam Sethi on Monday informed that Pakistan's opening batsmen Nasir Jamshed has been provisionally suspended from playing all forms of cricket for violating the cricket body's anti-corruption code. "PCB has provisionally suspended Nasir Jamshed from all forms of cricket for violating its anti-corruption code @TheRealPCB," Sethi tweeted. - 13 Feb 17, 10:57pm -
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 13 (ANI): A masked man was handed over to the police for trespassing into former chief minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M. Karunanidhi's residence and threatening his wife Rajathi Ammal with a toy gun. - 13 Feb 17, 10:51pm -
Nadia (West Bengal) [India], Feb. 13 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday discovered a case of fake recruitment in Kalyani and lodged an FIR in this regard. Some boys and girls came at the main gate of BSF Campus Kalyani, Sector Kolkata, South Bengal Frontier with some envelops for joining the force. The BSF guard on duty enquired about the reason of their coming to the BSF Campus. - 13 Feb 17, 10:51pm -
Los Angeles, Feb 13 (IANS) "Sing Me Home", an album which has contribution from Indian tabla player Sandeep Das, on Sunday won the Best World Music Album at the 59th Grammy Awards, where British star Adele clinched as many as five trophies. Das is part of Silk Road Ensemble, a collaborative effort by musician Yo-Yo Ma to bring together performers and composers from more than 20 countries. Cheering for Das, veteran singer Shubha Mudgal tweeted: "Sandeep Das gets a Grammy for Best World Music Albu… - 13 Feb 17, 10:46pm -
Lucknow, (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Feb. 13 (ANI): The Congress Party on Monday asked four of its candidates from Lucknow Central, Mankapur, Suratganj and Payagpur to withdraw their nominations. Reacting on this sudden decision by the Congress, party leader Maruf Khan, who was contesting the Uttar Pradesh assembly election from Lucknow Central, said he had led a strong campaign and he would continue to contest the election. - 13 Feb 17, 10:32pm -
Islamabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Tehmina Janjua was on Monday named Pakistan's new Foreign Secretary, becoming the first woman to become the country's top diplomat. Janjua, who pipped several senior colleagues including High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit, will succeed Aizaz Chaudhary who was appointed as the new Ambassador to Washington. Presently serving as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, she will take over as the country's 29th Foreign Secretary in the first week of Ma… - 13 Feb 17, 10:26pm -
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Engineering conglomerate Larsen and Toubro and European missile major MBDA on Monday announced the setting up of a joint venture to develop and manufacture missiles in India to meet the country's defence requirements. The JV, L&T MBDA Missile Systems Ltd, is expected to be incorporated in the first half of 2017 after necessary approvals. The joint venture -- in which L&T holds 51 per cent share and the MBDA the remaining 49 per cent -- will begin with the development of… - 13 Feb 17, 10:20pm -
New Delhi, [India] Feb. 13 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable properties worth Rs. 41.65 crore of advocates Rohit Tandon and Ashish Kumar, the latter also being the Bank Manager of Kotak Mahindra Bank in the demonetised currency conversion case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (2002). A First Information Report (FIR) was registered by the Crime Branch of Delhi Police after an investigation under the provisions of PMLA, 2002 was initiated by the Enforcement D… - 13 Feb 17, 10:11pm -
New Delhi, [India] Feb. 13 (ANI): Air India is all set to induct the first Airbus 320 neo aircraft which will be delivered on February 16, making it the third domestic carrier to have this latest single-aisle plane from Airbus. "Air India ordered total seven Airbus 320 neo aircraft to increase more strength in its fleet. - 13 Feb 17, 9:57pm -
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Senior Roman Catholic cardinals from the around the world defended Pope Francis on Monday against a spate of recent attacks from conservatives challenging his authority. In an unusual move, nine cardinals in a group advising Francis on Vatican economic and structural reforms issued a statement expressing "full support for the pope's work" and guaranteeing "full backing for him and his teachings". The statement said the cardinals expressed their solidar… - 13 Feb 17, 9:56pm -
New Delhi, [India] Feb. 13 (ANI): The Central Government has clarified that no proposal to levy a five percent tax on healthcare services has been included in the Union Budget for 2017-18. The proposal to levy service tax of five percent on all healthcare services was mooted in 2011-12 Budget, but was dropped after stiff opposition. The Budget was presented by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1. - 13 Feb 17, 9:46pm -
Kolkata, (West Bengal) [India] Feb. 13 (ANI): Unperturbed by the severe criticism of his attack on Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Ghosh on Monday said he was not demeaning someone by his remarks and stood by his comments questioning the economist's contribution towards the state and country. "The University vice-chancellors do not outstay for a year, school and college principals just give up and leave. - 13 Feb 17, 9:25pm -
Beijing, Feb 13 (IANS) China on Monday hailed India for facilitating the return of a Chinese soldier who was unable to leave India for 50 years after he accidentally crossed over into India. "On February 11, through the joint efforts of China and India, Mr. Wang Qi returned to China and got back to his family," China Froeign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said here. - 13 Feb 17, 9:22pm -
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb. 13 (ANI): The Indian Army is currently retaliating to the ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Sunderbani sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri. - 13 Feb 17, 9:08pm -
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 13 (ANI): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham (AIADMK) general secretary V. K. Sasikala on Monday said she would be staying with her party MLAs in order to show that they are not being held captive against their wishes as alleged by her rival and acting Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam. Sasikala also expressed confidence that her faction would run the government for the next four-and-a -half years. - 13 Feb 17, 8:57pm -
Bengaluru, (Karnataka)India, Feb. 13 (ANI): The Infosys on Monday said there is no conflict of interest amongst the founders of the company and the management instead there is a convergence of interests. "We have a situation where we have the stakeholders, the founders and others along-with them who have nothing other than the best interest of the organization in their mind. - 13 Feb 17, 8:52pm -
Chandigarh, Feb 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Wizards (UPW) produced an excellent performance to beat Punjab Warriors 6-2 in a Hockey India League (HIL) contest here on Monday evening. Shamsher Singh (5th minute), Ajay Yadav (39th) and Akashdeep Singh (58th) scored for UPW while Dutch star Mirco Pruyser (31st) found the net for Punjab. The early goal saw UPW take the upper hand and forced Punjab to become a bit defensive. - 13 Feb 17, 8:52pm -
An Islamist gunman, who has confessed to the killing of 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Day, told a court that he had aimed to kill Christians during his attack, Hurriyet newspaper said on Monday, citing testimony given this weekend. Abdulgadir Masharipov initially planned to attack the area around Taksim Square but switched to the upscale Reina nightclub due to the heightened security measures around the square, Hurriyet said, without saying how it had obtained the document. My… - 13 Feb 17, 8:51pm -
By Rupam Jain and Douglas Busvine NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A strike led by drivers' unions in the Indian capital demanding better pay from Uber and Ola has paralysed the ride-hailing services that have grabbed business from traditional taxi and rickshaw operators with their cheaper fares. It was the first big confrontation between trade unions representing taxi drivers in the Delhi region of 25 million people and the two ride-hailing players, which have been ramping up services in India's $12 billi… - 13 Feb 17, 8:50pm -
Islamabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday appointed Tehmina Janjua as Foreign Secretary -- the first woman in the country to take up the top diplomat's post. Janjua, presently serving as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, will assume the new post in the first week of March 2017, a Foreign Office statement said. - 13 Feb 17, 8:48pm -
New Delhi (India), Feb.13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed Vikas Yadav's plea who is serving 25-year jail term without any remission for brutally murdering Nitish Katara after the government raised objections. A bench headed by Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi rejected Yadav's appeal while informing the accused lawyer that "either you withdraw plea or I will dismiss it." Yadav's lawyer took a day to take instructions. Earlier, the Delhi High Court issued the notice to Delhi Police, Delh… - 13 Feb 17, 8:48pm -
MUMBAI (Reuters) - The board of India's second-biggest software exporter Infosys is engaging with its founders over their allegations of corporate governance lapses, non-executive chairman R. Seshasayee said at a news conference on Monday. Seshasayee said the board does consider it is in a battle with the company's founders over corporate governance. (Reporting by Sankalp Phartiyal and Euan Rocha; Writing by Promit Mukherjee; Editing by David Goodman) - 13 Feb 17, 8:32pm -
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Soumyajit Ghosh will spearhead the Indian campaign at the ITTF World Tour India Open qualifying rounds that get underway at the Thyagaraj Stadium here on Tuesday. The former national champion will be vying along with 16 other Indians to get into the main draw of the $150,000 India Open, the highest prize money table tennis tournament in the country. A number of world class players, including World No.5 Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany and World No.8 Vladimir Samsonov of Bel… - 13 Feb 17, 8:18pm -
Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu has asserted that his decision to reject impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was in stri... - 7 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 9:25pm -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, the government is continuously working for the development of villages. He Modi emphasized on the hon... - 8 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 9:01pm -
In Jammu & Kashmir, two security personnel were martyred and four terrorists killed in a counter militant operation in Pulwama district today. - 8 hours ago, 24 Apr 18, 8:53pm -
