Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday set in motion the process of consultation on the impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and held discussions with constitutional and legal experts, including Attorney General KK Venugopal. - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:41pm -
Wang's appointment was confirmed today when external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, who held bilateral talks with her Chinese counterpart, congratulated him for being elevated as the state councillor and appointed as the special representative for the India-China boundary talks. - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:33pm -
Rahul Gandhi keeps asking what the Modi government has done in the past four years when the country wants to know what the Congress did for the masses in its 50 years, BJP chief Amit Shah said today. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:27pm -
The meetings will be largely one-on-one (with translators) or “restricted” that is, with few officials on either side to give the leaders greater opportunity to discuss global issues, exchange notes on the growth trajectories of their respective nations and build the foundations for greater “strategic communications” at the stratospheric level of the top leadership. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:15pm -
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will launch his party's nationwide 'Save the Constitution' campaign on April 23, aiming to highlight alleged attacks on the Constitution and dalits under the BJP-led regime. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:56pm -
Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday said he was ready to contest against chief minister Siddaramaiah from Badami, if the party's national president Amit Shah asked him to do so. - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:24pm -
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asserted that Naxalism will be "wiped out" from the country as he lauded the efforts of the Nitish Kumar government in tackling the menace in Bihar. - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:14pm -
The border guarding force has been sanctioned a total of 55 battalions for border operations by the government a few years ago as part of its primary task to secure the 1,751-km Indo-Nepal and 699-km Indo-Bhutan borders. - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:50pm -
India on Sunday said maintaining peace at the border areas with China was an "essential pre-requisite" for the smooth development of bilateral ties as external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj held crucial talks with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to reset the relations after the Doklam standoff. - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:44pm -
India and China on Sunday agreed to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Natha Lu route in Sikkim, ministry of external affairs said, 10 months after the pilgrimage was stopped following the Doklam standoff. - 5 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:14pm -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a summit in China's Wuhan city from April 27 to 28 for a "heart-to-heart" chat to explore a new paradigm for India-China ties and find ways to address the contentious issues like the border dispute. - 5 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:51pm -
No one can weaken the bond between "the Central and the State governments" either, the AIADMK said in its Tamil mouthpiece "Namadhu Puratchi Thalaivi Amma.". - 6 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:09pm -
The CBSE has formulated new guidelines for its schools, mandating them to have a daily sports period to prevent students from having a sedentary life - 51 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:22pm -
Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians scorecardPreviewMumbai Indians has a habit of unearthing little-known spinners. It was the first to spot Kuldeep Y - 53 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:20pm -
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly confined by a doctor in his clinic for three days and raped at a village in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, the police - 54 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:19pm -
One morning in January this year, passersby noticed a sky blue box, almost like a letter box but much bigger than it, by the side of the road near th - 1 hour ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:07pm -
Giroud has made a habit of scoring against Southampton and the France forward was their nemesis in a one-sided semi-final. - 1 hour ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:03pm -
The Lahore High Court on Sunday directed the Interior Ministry to decide within 30 days the fate of Kiran Bala alias Amna Bibi, an Indian woman seeki - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:38pm -
Google’s U.K. operation and Facebook said they were committed to protecting children and working on new features to help - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:28pm -
The security forces gunned down 16 alleged members of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Sunday - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:57pm -
The Crime Branch on Sunday interrogated assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Jayanandan, an officer attached to the Varapuzha police station, in connection - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:52pm -
1.00 p.m. The world’s oldest person has died in southern Japan at the age of 117. Tajima was born on August 4, 1900, and reportedly had more than 160 - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:49pm -
Ravana and Vibhishana, Sugriva and Vali, and Rama, Lakshmana and Bharata, provide an interesting study on human nature and brotherly ties, pointed ou - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:34pm -
Nicol David, an eight-time World champion, started slowly and fell behind by two games quickly as the Indian attacked well. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:31pm -
Eighteen persons were injured, four of them seriously, at jallikattu events held in two villages in Pudukottai district on Saturday. Both the events - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:31pm -
Motorists were greeted with eco-friendly alternatives to plastic bags, in a bid to create awareness about the protection of the environment on the ev - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:23pm -
The controversial past that continues to haunt President Trump’s nominee to be U.S Secretary of State includes a Congressional campaign with racist undertones that he oversaw in 2010 against his Indian American opponent Raj Goyle in Kansas. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:10pm -
The Minister said 355,604 applications were received for Haj this year, including 1,89,217 male and 1,66,387 female applicants. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:01pm -
The J&K government on Sunday decided to close down hundreds of private coaching centres for school students in the Valley and launch a major paren - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:35pm -
Brouhaha should not be created over one or two rape cases: Union Minister Santosh GangwarUnion Minister Santosh Gangwar waded into a controversy on Su - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:19pm -
Petrol price today hit ₹74.40 a litre — the highest level under the BJP-led government, while diesel rates touched a record high of ₹65.65, renewing c - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:19pm -
The incident happened on October 27, 2017 but the victim came forward with her complaint on Friday and the local police lodged an FIR under Section 376 IPC against all five. - 36 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:37pm -
The prime advantage of SCSS is that even on the returns front, it offers a better rate than several other options available for senior citizens. - 60 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:13pm -
A BJP release quoted 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 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:40pm -
The police, who are conducting combing operations to recover bodies of the Maoists, are expecting a retaliatory attack and have said that the death toll in the encounter may rise further - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:09pm -
Police said the body of the girl was recovered from a maize field in Musahari village of Musahari police station area. - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:04pm -
Singh said, Bihar has clocked a growth rate of 10.3 per cent for the first time whereas the national growth stands at 7.3 per cent. - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:52pm -
Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of security forces launched a search operation in Watsar forest area in Handwara and busted the hideout. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:23pm -
CPI(M) will not have a political alliance with Congress but an "understanding" inside and outside Parliament to stop the forces of communalism - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:48pm -
The Delhi Police took help of the software after the Delhi High Court asked it to test run the FRS which can help trace and rescue missing children. - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:21pm -
The doctor has allegedly claimed that he and others in jail in connection with the tragedy were being made 'scapegoat' for the administrative failure of the higher officials. - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:14pm -
The sharing of hydrological data is crucial to predict floods in India's northeast region, prone to natural calamities. - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:12pm -
India and China today agreed to resume the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through the Natha Lu route in Sikkim, 10 months after the pilgrimage was stopped following the Doklam standoff. - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:02pm -
The accused had filed a missing complaint of his wife with the Jaipur police to evade suspicion on him. But he later confessed to killing the woman with the help of an aide - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:44pm -
The DMK today hit out at the BJP-led the Central government on the Cauvery issue saying it was not concerned about the people and the farmers of Tamil Nadu. - 5 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:18pm -
The 14-year-old girl was repeatedly raped at the man's house at Champlai, about 60 km from here, since February this year, they. - 5 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:06pm -
Xi Jinping and Modi will hold a summit meeting in Wuhan city in China from April 27 to 28 to improve bilateral relations. - 6 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:18pm -
Sushma Swaraj today met Wang Yi and discussed a host of bilateral issues and ways to step up the pace of high-level interactions to improve the relationship. - 6 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:13pm -
His change of plan assumes significance in wake of seven opposition parties, led by Congress, initiating an unprecedented step to impeach Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra - 6 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:05pm -
The student claimed that the man met her at a park a few months ago and had asked for her phone to make a call as his phone's battery was out of charge. - 6 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:46pm -
Judges who faced impeachment had earlier stepped aside from judicial work and the Chief Justice should do the same, a party leader said. - 7 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:41pm -
The board has prepared a 150-page manual detailing sports guidelines for schools for classes 9 to 12 and methodologies for implementing them. - 7 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:02pm -
With a view to have better interaction with people of Uttar Pradesh based in other countries and boost the department's image abroad, the state police is going to start country-specific Twitter handle - 7 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 3:49pm -
Singh also alleged that the democracy in the north eastern states of the country has "weakened" due to "conversion of people there into Christianity." - 8 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 3:16pm -
Over two dozen students were injured during clashes with security forces this week in Kashmir valley, where youth took to streets every day, demanding death penalty to Kathua rapists - 8 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 3:00pm -
Presently Gandhi is busy in the general elections to the Karnataka Assembly where he is tied with the party campaign and likely to seek a fresh date through his counsel here. - 8 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 2:51pm -
While S Ramachandran Pillai was given special exemption and retained in the PB, veteran leader VS Achuthanandan will continue as special invitee - 9 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 2:22pm -
As per the amended law, death sentence for rapists of girl under12 years, while the minimum punishment in case of women has been increased from rigorous imprisonment of 7 years to 10 years - 9 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 2:13pm -
Union Minister Santosh Gangwar on Saturday said that rampant incidents of rape in the country are unfortunate, but sometimes they cannot be prevented. - 9 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 2:13pm -
Besides Air India, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) are probing the incident, which happened on April 19. - 10 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 1:19pm -
Giving an overview of the South Asian countries, Bhutan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Subhash Chandra Garg said India continued to be a beacon of growth in the region. - 10 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:54pm -
The strength of at least ten members is required for according the status of the Leader of Opposition in the Council. - 11 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:28pm -
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh hailed the ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and said it is a historic decision. - 11 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:21pm -
On the basis of a complaint lodged by the girl's father, the doctor, Sonu Verma, was arrested and his clinic was sealed. - 11 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:08pm -
In a strongly-worded letter, Law Secretary Suresh Chandra has said that ministries should avoid "impropriety" by approaching the AG directly. - 12 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 11:13am -
Diamond merchants Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are alleged to have perpetrated the country's biggest banking sector scam at Punjab National Bank. - 12 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 11:04am -
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is planning to reduce intake of seats by almost 1.3 lakhs in B.Tech and M.Tech courses, from the new academic year. - 12 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:52am -
Rajvanshi, a resident of Narhat police station area of the district, had kidnapped the girl and raped her on December 4, 2015. - 13 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:22am -
The number of convictions with regard to non-payment of contractual employees has gone up in the financial year 2017-2018, a Labour Ministry report said. - 13 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:22am -
State-owned oil firms, which have been since June last year revising auto fuel prices daily, today raised petrol and diesel rates by 19 paise per litre each in Delhi, according to a price notification - 13 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:59am -
Thousands of crores spent on Modi government’s flagship appears to have no visible impact on the diseases that spread due to the lack of cleanliness in the country. - 14 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:25am -
Ashwini Kumar Choubey says the controversial National Medical Commission Bill will allow medical colleges to expand and produce more doctors. - 14 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:07am -
While the ordinance seeks death penalty for rape of girls below 12, the minimum punishment for the same would be 20 years in jail. - 15 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:21am -
Disaster management teams have been asked to be on their toes to deal with any emergency in the shortest possible time. - 16 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:56am -
In a bid to bring back defaulters on huge bank loans, including Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Vijay Mallya and Lalit Modi, who escaped to refuges abroad, the Union Cabinet on Saturday approved - 16 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:56am -
The annual Governors conference at the Rashtrapati Bhawan — the last one of the NDA-II tenure — is scheduled to take place on June 3. - 16 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:56am -
Thousands of years before the declaration of World Earth Day or World Environment Day, our Vedas spoke against deforestation. - 16 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:56am -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to open the 135-km Kundli-Palwal stretch of India’s first smart expressway on April 29. - 16 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:56am -
After the teenager escaped the confinement of her in-laws in Kashmir, she was shocked on being admonished by her father, who also told her to return. - 22 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 1:23am -
The association's president Dinesh Pandey, while addressing media, stated that the victim's family would be offered free legal service to get the accused hanged in one month. - 22 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:58am -
Union Cabinet approved ordinance in which the minimum sentence for raping a woman will now be 10 years of rigorous imprisonment, "extendable to life imprisonment". - 22 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:44am -
Kovind said while modern technology expands people's knowledge of the universe, it is the ancient wisdom that helps them reconcile to the very existence. - 23 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:35am -
Addressing a gathering at Diu in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu, Singh said 'all our.neighbours are good, except one.' - 23 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:31am -
The high court had on Friday acquitted former BJP minister Maya Kodnani, along with 17 others, and upheld the conviction of 13 people, including ex-Bajrang Dal leader Babu Bajrangi. - 23 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:28am -
Very few states have taken the initiative to speed up trials in such cases and have set up fast-track courts to speedily dispose of cases relating to sexual offences. - 23 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:24am -
The Delhi High Court has sought the response of the Centre, the RBI and the GST Council on a plea challenging a circular which prohibits banks and financial institutions from providing any service in... - 44 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:29pm -
Six youths from Uttar Pradesh have been taken into police custody for allegedly producing fake domicile documents, including Aadhaar cards, during an ongoing Army recruitment rally in... - 56 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:17pm -
A man was booked Sunday for allegedly killing his 85-year-old father after he refused to give him money to purchase liquor, police said. - 1 hour ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:58pm -
An income tax inspector posted in Vadodara has been arrested for allegedly killing his wife and burying her body over his affair with another woman, the police said Sunday. - 1 hour ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:47pm -
Money might not buy love, but it can buy better health. And, to live as long as possible, the world's wealthy are willing to pay up. - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:34pm -
In front of an audience comprising ICC Member CEOs, Head of Women's Cricket and other leaders of the game, Mithali said she hoped this was a turning point - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:17pm -
The 31-year-old saw off Nishikori 6-3, 6-2 to become the first man to win a single tournament 11 times in the Open era with his 76th ATP Tour title. - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:59pm -
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today called for the revival of the ancient Indian traditions and for integrating them with the modern education system, saying doing so would help fight issues... - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:54pm -
Economy likely grew at 6.6 percent in the 2017-18 fiscal year against 7.1 percent a year earlier, said RBI governor Urjit Patel - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:41pm -
There are many depictions of a future in which we've mastered the art of manipulating the opacity of glass. Even in real life, sunglasses can adapt to the intensity of sunlight. So why, one might ask,... - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:30pm -
Ambati Rayudu and Deepak Chahar starred as Chennai Super Kings overcame a stiff challenge in form of SunRisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:24pm -
Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu who, as the Rajya Sabha chairman, can alone decide whether the opposition's notice for impeachment of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra will be accepted or rejected, has... - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:16pm -
Scheduled offences worth Rs 100 crore or more will come under the purview of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:12pm -
A gunman opened fire at a Waffle House restaurant near Nashville early Sunday morning, killing four and wounding several others, police say. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:06pm -
In politically significant remarks, the ruling AIADMK today said that signs of its working together with BJP like a "double-barrelled gun" in the political arena were visible and "no one can sever... - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:40pm -
US President Donald Trump said the North Korean nuclear crisis is far from conclusion on Sunday, striking a cautious note a day after the North's pledge to end its nuclear tests raised hopes before... - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:38pm -
One of Bangladesh's top female cricketers could be jailed for life after being caught with 14,000 methamphetamine pills, police said Sunday. - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 7:24pm -
Re-elected CPI(M) General secretary Sitaram Yechury today said that any non-BJP and non-Congress "third front would not be successful if it was formed" with the sole aim of coming to power. - 51 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:22pm -
Debates over the safety of women have kicked up a dust, but done little to ensure their security, students and professionals say, stressing nothing has changed in the national capital after the 2012 brutal gangrape that briefly sparked some soul-searching and led to a new law. - 53 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:20pm -
Veteran filmmaker James Cameron believes the world has had enough of superhero films and people will soon get "Avengers fatigue". - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:34pm -
Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh today stepped up pressure on the state government over the alleged controversial appointments to Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Board and demanded an apology and explanation from the Chief Minister. - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:28pm -
Hina Khan and her beau Rocky Jaiswal slammed Bigg Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde for sharing a porn video on social media... - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:18pm -
A man who was naked but for a green jacket shot and killed at least four people before a patron snatched his gun and tossed it over the counter at a Waffle House restaurant near Nashville, Tennessee early Sunday, police said. - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:13pm -
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Mumbai Association of Medical Consultant (AMC) has expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in London where he had highlighted alleged nexus between doctors and pharmaceutical firms and said that doctors attend conferences abroad to promote these companies. - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:59pm -
India and Pakistan have squandered a lot of good chances to resolve the Kashmir issue, but there are still opportunities, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has said. - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:52pm -
Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa today said he was ready to contest against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah from Badami, if the party's national president Amit Shah asked him to do so. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:40pm -
Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today set in motion the process of consultation on the impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and held discussions with constitutional and legal experts. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:38pm -
Filing of fresh nominations for the panchayat elections in West Bengal will be held for a day tomorrow following a Calcutta High Court order directing the State Election Commission (SEC) to extend the date. - 3 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:25pm -
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. - 53 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:20pm -
Venkaiah Naidu has spoken to Subhash Kashyap, former secretary general of the Lok Sabha, PK Malhotra, former law secretary, Sanjay Singh, former legislative secretary and senior officials of the Rajya Sabha sect. he is also likely to meet dormer Supreme Court judge Sudarshan Reddy, according to sources. - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:25pm -
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. - 3 hours 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. - 3 hours 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. - 3 hours 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. - 4 hours 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. - 5 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:41pm -
Their association dates back to a time when both were activists---well before they started working on the Right to Information. - 5 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:17pm -
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. - 5 hours 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." - 5 hours 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. - 6 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:18pm -
The Congress and the BJP are making last-minute changes to their candidates’ list for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections. - 7 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:40pm -
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. - 8 hours 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. - 9 hours 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. - 10 hours 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. - 11 hours 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. - 13 hours 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. - 15 hours 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. - 15 hours 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. - 23 hours 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. - 23 hours 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. - 24 hours 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. - 24 hours 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. - 24 hours 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. - 1 day 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. - 1 day 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. - 1 day 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. - 1 day 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. - 1 day 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. - 1 day 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. - 1 day 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. - 1 day 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. - 1 day 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. - 1 day 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. - 1 day ago, 21 Apr 18, 3:00pm -
Making the announcement in Patna, Sinha said he would not be joining any political party, but work towards “protecting democracy”. - 1 day ago, 21 Apr 18, 2:10pm -
It is surprising as in 2015 the two had a public fallout when Prashant Bhushan blamed Khetan of writing stories in favour of 2G accused in Tehelka magazine where he used to work. - 1 day ago, 21 Apr 18, 1:26pm -
The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Singh said he received complaints of pending MGNREGS payments in tribal-dominated districts to the tune of Rs 450 crore. - 1 day ago, 21 Apr 18, 12:54pm -
In a three-page letter to the PM, Sisodia said that by removing his adviser, Atishi Marlena, the PM had “hurt the future of children”. - 1 day ago, 21 Apr 18, 12:23pm -
As the per the election affidavits submitted by ex-Prime Minister Deve Gowda’s son Kumaraswamy, his movable and immovable assets amount to Rs 43 crore, up from the Rs 16 crore he had declared in 2013. - 2 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 11:07am -
The Uddhav Thackeray-led party said one may have a deep dislike for the Congress or the Gandhi family, but speaking about domestic issues on foreign land does not befit anybody. - 2 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 11:06am -
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, 21 Apr 18, 9:07am -
The annual organisational report to be presented and cleared by the party Congress in Hyderabad on Saturday shows the CPM’s growing traction in the social media. - 2 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 8:36am -
Be it Assembly or Lok Sabha elections or even corporation polls, caste decides the tickets for candidates. The Congress, BJP and JD(S) deftly play the caste card to win votes in the state capital. - 2 days ago, 21 Apr 18, 8:03am -
Alliance with the Congress in the 2019 General Elections had been one of the key points of contention in the resolution. The party’s general secretary, Sitaram Yechury, favoured an alliance with the Congress, but his predecessor Prakash Karat was firmly opposed to it. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 11:43pm -
Yuva Chetna Sangh posted that Krishna Raj, the local MP and Union Minister of State for Agriculture, had gone "missing" after seeking votes in Puvayan area in the last Lok Sabha election. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 11:09pm -
Political observers feel that the new dates could be crucial as there are chances that the vote percentage could decline as fasting Muslims may not come out to cast their ballot in the same numbers. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 11:08pm -
The new ministers will take oath at Punjab Raj Bhawan at 6 pm on Saturday and Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore will administer the oath at a simple ceremony. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 10:47pm -
If the motion after the inquiry by a three-member panel headed by a sitting apex court judge reaches Parliament, it would be the first instance of any CJI facing his removal and fourth judge from the higher judiciary. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 8:48pm -
Kumaraswamy, a former Chief Minister, will also be contesting from Channapatna constituency, apart from Ramanagara, which was announced in the first list. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 8:23pm -
Interestingly, CM Siddaramaiah's spouse's liabilities have grown four-fold to more than Rs 2 crore from less Rs 0.5 crore in 2013 while her income has more than doubled from less than Rs 3 crores in 2013 to more than Rs 7 crore in 2018. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 7:43pm -
Siddaramaiah filed his nomination even as speculation is rife about him choosing Badami at Bagalkote in north Karnataka as a second constituency, considered 'safer' than Chamundeshwari. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 6:19pm -
Kumar Bangarappa and Madhu Bangarappa are pitted against each other in Soraba constituency, once represented by their father from 1967 to 1994 till his election to the Lok Sabha. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 5:51pm -
A single-judge bench of Justice Subrata Talukdar asked the poll panel to consult with the state government for the fresh dates and issue a notification soon. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 5:06pm -
Patnaik has the rather unenviable task of reviving the comatose party organisation, a task made all the more difficult by the fact that he has every conceivable odd stacked up against him. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 12:19pm -
According to state Congress leaders, Rahul Gandhi has asked Siddaramaiah to make up his mind by evening as the nominations close on April 24. - 2 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 11:39am -
As of now, the party is divided between the lines of general secretary Sitaram Yechury calling for understanding between all Left-secular-democratic forces, including the Congress, to defeat the BJP and the stand taken by his predecessor Prakash Karat opposing any truck with the Congress. - 3 days ago, 20 Apr 18, 11:07am -
Ministry of External Affairs organises Kailash Mansarovar Yatra from June to September each year through two different routes - Lipulekh Pass (Uttarakhand) and Nathu La Pass (Sikkim). - -
Sushma Swaraj and he Chinese counterpart on Sunday discussed a host of bilateral issues and ways to step up the pace of high-level interactions to improve the relationship. - -
The Prime Minister in "Bharat Ki Baat Sabke Saath" event had cited examples of various international conferences allegedly funded by pharma companies, where doctors regularly participate. - -
BSF Director General (DG) KK Sharma said the issue of suicides in the force has been "recognised" as a priority area of work and a number of steps are being taken to check and reduce them. - -
The decision was taken during the ongoing 22nd party Congress, amid a tussle between the general secretary Sitaram Yechury and former general secretary Prakash Karat over the political line which the party should pursue. - -
The Ordinance amends the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. - -
The Congress MP was commenting on the situation for women in the country and claimed that the state of law and order has worsened in the present time. - -
While more than 17 lakh students appeared for the matriculation (BSEB) 2018 examination this year, over 12 lakh students appeared for the intermediate (BSEB) 2018 examinations. - -
Mahesh Babu is currently on a roll. The actor is riding high on the stupendous response that his recently released film Bharat Ane Nenu has been gathering from the audience. Their immense love can be gauged from the box office collections of the film which has managed to rake in a total of a whopping Rs 160 crore across the globe on its opening day. The Tollywood actor is not just making headlines because of the amazing response to Bharat Ane Nenu. The other reason why he's grabbing the eyebal… - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:13pm -
Ex Bigg Boss contestant Vikas Gupta has hinted that the upcoming season of the reality show might have jodis as contestants. Initially when the show started in 2006, personalities from different walks of life including films, television, sports, politics were locked in the house.From the last two seasons commoners are also seen on the show, but this time on season 12, contestants will get to participate with their loved ones. "I am not sure if couples are coming or not. I know that this time t… - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:46pm -
Ileana D'Cruz, who was recently seen in the Ajay Devgn starrer Raid, has been grabbing the eyeballs in the past few days, owing to the speculations about her being pregnant. It all began when her long time boyfriend photographer Andrew Kneebone shared a picture of the actress, sipping on a hot beverage in a bathtub. The caption of the said picture read, "@ileana_official having time some sweet time alone, kind of. :)". No this sparked off speculations that the actress might be preggers, and henc… - 4 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 6:49pm -
Bollywood stars took to Twitter to spread green messages on World Earth Day, this Friday. Many of them pointed at exceeding harm of plastic, ever rising pollution level, and day-by-day increasing global warming. Here are some of the tweets making rounds on the micro-blogging site:Actress Anushka Sharma tweeted, "It's so disheartening and terrible to see our plastic addiction destroy wildlife and mother nature. This #EarthDay it's time to wake up, start acting and put an end to it now! #EndPlast… - 6 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:50pm -
The release of Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra-starrer Namaste England has been preponed for October 19 during the Dussehra weekend. Directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the sequel to 2007's hit Namastey London was scheduled to be released in December.Owing to the smooth shooting schedule, the makers have decided to release the movie earlier to the planned date, a press release said. The team of Namaste England has been filming in never-seen-before locations of Punjab. They recently wrapped up t… - 8 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 3:37pm -
The Death toll in Sunday's deadly suicide bombing in Kabul has risen to 31, confirmed the Afghan officials.The number of injured has also increased to 50.Afghanistan's Ministry of public health spokesman Wahid Majroh has confirmed the death toll and the number of wounded, reported TOLO News.The explosion happened at an ID distribution and voter registration center at about 10 am on Sunday morning in PD6.According to the report, Kabul's acting police chief, Mohammad Daoud Amin, stated that a… - 9 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 2:28pm -
With Avengers: Infinity War uniting all of the Marvel’s superheroes in one big movie, it is definitely one of the biggest franchise crossovers. While the biggest superheroes are in Infinity War, there are still many new outstanding superheroes with mind-blowing new superpowers.DeadpoolIf you think of a badass new-age superhero who comes to your mind? If you thought Deadpool, we’re with you. Deadpool redefined the image of a superhero when he entered the scene as a fast-talking mercenary… - 11 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 12:37pm -
A Libyan crude pipeline owned by the al-Waha oil company, feeding the port of Es Sider, was set on fire on Saturday causing the loss of between 70,000 barrels per day and 100,000 bpd, state firm NOC said.NOC said on its Twitter feed the cause of the fire on the El-Zkout - Es Sider pipeline was unknown but a Waha source said a "terrorist group" was behind it.The pipeline was attacked in December. Production loss then was also put at between 70,000 barrels a day and 100,000 bpd.The fire broke o… - 14 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:30am -
German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Saturday urged Russia to help solve the Syria crisis as he set off for a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major industrialised nations in Toronto.The Syrian conflict has badly damaged already strained relations between the West and Russia, which backs President Bashar al-Assad.The United States, France and Britain conducted missile strikes against Syrian targets this month after a suspected chemical weapons attack that Assad and Mo… - 14 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:30am -
United States President Donald Trump on Sunday refused a report which stated that he calls Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein as "Mr. Peepers," and Attorney General Jeff Sessions as "Mr. Magoo,".Mr. Peepers and Mr. Magoo are the decades-old cartoon characters, who appeared on television in the 1950s.Taking to his Twitter handle the US President termed the report published on the same as "fake and disgusting.""The Washington Post said I refer to Jeff Sessions as 'Mr. Magoo' and Rod Rosenst… - 14 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:29am -
Britain's Queen Elizabeth attended a star-studded special concert on Saturday as the world's oldest and longest-reigning living monarch celebrated her 92nd birthday.Welsh singer Tom Jones kicked off the show with his hit "It's Not Unusual" shortly before Elizabeth appeared in the royal box of London's Albert Hall, flanked by her family.Kylie Minogue, Sting, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Shaggy were among those on the bill, along with stars of the stage and screen.At the end of the night Elizabe… - 14 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:29am -
Two unidentified men shot dead a Palestinian man in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, Malaysian and Palestinian authorities reported, and Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister said the suspects were believed to be linked to a foreign intelligence service.Kuala Lumpur police chief Mazlan Lazim said two men on a motorcycle fired 10 shots at the 35-year-old victim, killing him on the spot."Preliminary investigations found four gunshot wounds on the victim's body. Two bullet slugs were found at the scene of th… - 14 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:28am -
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday he may travel to China, a move that could ease tensions between the world's two largest economies, as international policymakers acknowledged Beijing needs to change its trade practices.The United States has threatened to impose tariffs on up to $150 billion of Chinese imports to try to force changes in Beijing's industrial policies, which Washington says are aimed at acquiring American intellectual property.Mnuchin told reporters he was co… - 14 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:28am -
With fuel prices touching multi-year highs, the Opposition Congress is seeking to step up pressure on the BJP governments at the State and Centre for immediate steps to provide relief to citizens.Because of increase in crude oil, petrol price in Ahmedabad rose to Rs 73.25 per litre, while diesel prices touched nearly Rs 65 a litre on Friday. In Mumbai, petrol price was at almost Rs 82 a litre, while diesel price was at an all-time high of Rs 69.54.The Gujarat Congress said that petrol and dies… - 18 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:14am -
Union home minister Rajnath Singh has said that Diu is on its way to soon join the league of Smart Cities. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating and laying foundation of various development projects in Diu today, Singh said the tiny UT was selected for Smart Cities Project in the final phase of bidding, and is today on the verge of realising it.“Rs1,400 crores would be spent under the Smart City project, of which the government would contribute Rs 701 crore,” he said.Some of the import… - 18 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:13am -
Have you ever wondered who is paying the highest property tax in your city? And how much are they paying? There are seven occupiers in city, who have paid more than crore as tax fees to Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) during last fiscal. An owner of a closed mill has paid a whopping Rs2.51 crore.The top payer is apparently was on the list of top defaulters since long! The commercial Ahmedabad Mills Company Limited, located at Dariyapur, has paid that highest property tax in the 2017-18 fi… - 18 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 5:02am -
The Gujarat Congress, the NSUI and youth Congress will carry out a 'rath yatra' of sorts in various parts of the city to create awareness about the Right to Education Act. The yatra is aimed at letting eligible parents (mostly poor) know that their kids are entitled to admissions in private schools for free.Gujarat Congress chief Amit Chavda said that the move was necessitated as the present BJP government was looking to ensure that a minimum number of students get the benefit of the RTE."It h… - 18 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:57am -
With the state government this year excluding applicants living in rented accommodation, in order to prevent fake applications, few officials at the RTE froms receiving centres walk an extra mile to help them. While this may be a good move to ensure valid applications, experts believe that the decision of the state government is likely to exclude and impact huge numbers.Last year, there were more than 300 applications from children of migrating labourers whereas many locals would also be resi… - 18 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:57am -
The Industries minister of Rajasthan has constituted a board to decide on sops for investors at the industrial areas of Rajasthan Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO). Although the board is yet to hold its first meeting, it is expected to explore possibilities of allowing non-industrial use of RIICO areas across the state.“The expansion of urban areas has made them come close to industrial areas. Amid environmental concerns, many of these industries are located near dense… - 18 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:52am -
The ambitious Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) project, which is envisaged to become a global manufacturing and trading hub, is starting to take shape. Five infrastructure related projects are already going on in the SIR, while work on two more projects would be formally commenced from tomorrow.Officials said that work on roads and services, water treatment plant, sewage treatment plant, administrative building, river bunding, and setting up of electricity transmission is already in prog… - 18 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:51am -
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The Indian ExpressKarnataka assembly elections: Ready to contest against Siddaramaiah from Badami, says YeddyurappaThe Indian ExpressKarnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday said he was ready to contest against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah from Badami, if the party's national president Amit Shah asked him to do so. “Our party's national president will decide whether I should ...Congress changes six names in final list for Karnataka pollsBusiness StandardKarnataka elections: Can Siddaramaia… - 36 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:37pm -
The HinduDaily sports period must, says CBSEThe HinduThe CBSE has formulated new guidelines for its schools, mandating them to have a daily sports period to prevent students from having a sedentary lifestyle and turning into couch potatoes. The board has prepared a 150-page manual detailing sports ...No more couch potatoes! CBSE plans to make Health and Physical Education compulsory for Classes 9 to 12NewsXCBSE introduces mandatory physical fitness course for Class-9 and aboveNewsBytesall 3 news… - 60 mins ago, 22 Apr 18, 10:13pm -
Hindustan TimesTwo Maoist leaders among 16 rebels killed in encounter in GadchiroliHindustan TimesA special combat unit of the Gadchiroli police in Maharashtra killed 16 Maoists including two senior leaders and three women in an encounter in Kaswapur jungle near Indrawati river in south Gadchiroli, some 400 km south of Nagpur on Sunday morning ...14 Naxalites killed in an encounter in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, encounter underwayTimes of India16 Maoists gunned down in Maharashtra's Gadch… - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:42pm -
Times of IndiaVP Naidu starts consultation process on impeachment notice against CJITimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday set in motion the process of consultation on the impeachment notice against Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and held discussions with constitutional and legal experts, including Attorney ...Venkaiah Naidu Begins Consultations On Move To Impeach Chief JusticeNDTVCJI Dipak Misra should recuse himself from judicial work, until allegations ar… - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:41pm -
The Indian ExpressVHP member tweets he cancelled cab because driver was 'Muslim', Ola says its platform 'secular'The Indian ExpressA recent tweet by a Vishwa Hindu Parishad member from Lucknow about cancelling his Ola cab ride because the driver was a Muslim snowballed into a controversy on Sunday as the person came under attack from twitteratis and politicians. The post stirred ..."Cancelled Ola Cab As Driver Muslim": Man Followed By Ministers On TwitterNDTVVHP man says he cancelled cab ride be… - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:33pm -
Times of India50 IIT alumni quit jobs to form political partyTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: A group of 50 alumni from the prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) across the country have quit their jobs to form a political party to fight for the rights of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. The ...50 IIT Alumni Quit Jobs To Form Political Party, Declare Mission StatementNDTVBahujan Azad Party, a Political Outfit by IITians to Uplift MarginalisedLatestLYall 4 news a… - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:17pm -
Daily News & AnalysisKejriwal backs IMA, says he disagrees with PM Modi's remarks about doctor-pharma nexusDaily News & AnalysisThe Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Mumbai Association of Medical Consultant (AMC) has expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement in London where he had highlighted alleged nexus between doctors and pharmaceutical firms ...PM's comment on generic drugs a bitter pill for doctorsThe HinduDoctors miffed with PM Modi's remarks on them in Lon… - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:14pm -
FirstpostDelhi Police arrest teen for punching two-month-old son to death; 17-yr-old suspected his wife was unfaithfulFirstpostNew Delhi: A teenager allegedly killed his two-month-old son on Saturday on the suspicion that he was born out of his wife's illicit affair, police said. The incident was reported from outer Delhi's Mangolpuri on Saturday evening. The father of the ...Delhi Teen Punched 2-Month-Old To Death Suspecting He Wasn't The FatherNDTV17-year-old kills two-month-old son in Delhi o… - 6 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 4:44pm -
The HinduBrouhaha should not be created over one or two rape cases: Union Minister Santosh GangwarThe Hindu“Such incidents [rape cases] are unfortunate situation... But sometimes you can't stop them,” the Union Minister had said. Union Minister Santosh Gangwar waded into a controversy on Sunday after he said a day earlier that a “brouhaha” should not be ...Gangwar clarifies his remarks, urges media to 'not sensationalise' rape casesEconomic TimesDon't Make a Big Deal Out of One or Two Ra… - 8 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 3:36pm -
Business StandardLicence to hang: President okays 'death to child rapists'; top developmentsBusiness StandardThe rape cases of 2012 & 2018 that shook the nation Unnao rape case: BJP MLA Sengar's brother sent to police custody; updates Kathua fallout: Convicted to be awarded death for raping children below 12 BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar arrested by CBI in ...President promulgates Fugitive Economic Offenders OrdinanceThe HinduPresident Signs Ordinance On Death Penalty For Rape Of Children Under 1… - 9 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 2:41pm -
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 -
International Monetary Fund has praised the Modi government for doing well in the area of reforms. Changyong Rhee, Director of the Asia and ... - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 9:00pm -
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today met her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing and discussed a host of bilateral issues and ways to step... - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:58pm -
Speaking at a joint briefing after bilateral talks, Mrs Swaraj said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will visit China on 27th and 28th April for an info... - 2 hours ago, 22 Apr 18, 8:58pm -
