At least 10 people were killed in skirmishes between Azeri government forces and ethnic Armenian separatists controlling the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh enclave of Azerbaijan, officials from both sides said on Friday. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:02am -
A court here on Friday issued summons to DMK Treasurer M K Stalin to appear before a court on September 9 in a criminal defamation case filed against him by chief minister Jayalalithaa for his remarks while protesting the eviction of his party members from Tamil Nadu assembly on July 22. - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:14pm -
Fourteen people were killed, including at least 10 government soldiers, in fighting overnight close to the crash site of downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Friday. - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:42pm -
Those responsible for the death of a giraffe whose head struck a South African highway overpass while it was being transported in a truck will likely be prosecuted under animal protection laws, an official said Friday. - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:04pm -
Madurai-based C Anandaraj filed the PIL seeking a direction to the officials, including state’s health and family welfare principal secretary, refugees rehabilitation commissioner and Madurai collector, to construct adequate toilets with water facilities, drainage, potable drinking water facilities and other basic infrastructure facilities in the Sri Lankan refugees camps at Utchapatti, Thiruvadhavur and Kudalnagar in the district. - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:01pm -
The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the deck for shifting Sahara chief Subrata Roy to a make-shift jail in conference hall at the Tihar Jail complex to facilitate him to negotiate the sale of his properties, in India and abroad. - 12 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 4:39pm -
Rohtas superintendent of police Chandan Kumar Kushwaha said 1811 gelatin sticks, 3550 detonators and 5 kg ammonium nitrate were seized from Barahiya Bag village. - 13 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 3:31pm -
The Delhi high court on Friday posted for September 3 a plea seeking a CBI probe into accusations made by Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju. - 13 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 3:24pm -
An officer of Border Security Force (BSF) was killed and another officer was injured in an accidental sniper firing in the district on Friday. - 13 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 3:06pm -
The article was on the frequent detentions of Tamil Nadu fishermen by the Sri Lankan navy and Tamil Nadu chief minister J jayalalithaa's letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. - 14 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 2:44pm -
French authorities have ordered a probe after more than 50 kilos of seized cocaine worth millions of euros went missing from the Paris police headquarters. - 15 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 1:57pm -
North Korea on Friday warned the United States and South Korea against going ahead with joint war games this month, calling them a rehearsal for nuclear war. - 15 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 1:18pm -
Heavy rains have been lashing the northern districts of Kerala in the last two days, especially Kasargod, Kozhikode, Wayanad and Kannur districts, inundating many low lying areas. - 16 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 12:16pm -
A Thai musician has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for royal defamation, a court official said on Friday, in the latest conviction under a controversial lese majeste law. - 16 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 12:08pm -
Vice President Joe Biden is welcoming Japan's decision to loosen restrictions on its military to allow greater use of force to defend other countries. - 20 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:46am -
Five agency employees — two lawyers and three computer specialists — improperly accessed Senate intelligence committee computers earlier this year in a dispute over interrogation documents, according to a summary of a CIA inspector general report describing the results of an internal investigation. - 23 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:38am -
Immigrant activists and religious leaders massed outside the White House on Thursday to protest against US policies on deporting migrants in the country illegally, and police arrested 112 demonstrators for blocking traffic. - 23 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:14am -
Gas leaks triggered a series of powerful explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, killing at least 15 people and injuring more than 230, officials said warning that the death toll was expected to rise. - 1 day ago, 1 Aug 14, 3:38am -
After a long legal battle with hedge funds that rejected Argentina's debt restructuring following a 2002 default, Latin America's third-biggest economy failed to strike a deal in time to meet a midnight payment deadline. - 1 day ago, 1 Aug 14, 12:08am -
Following string of rape incidents in the state and to eliminate sufferings by the victims during medical examination, Karnataka has constituted a three-member panel comprising eminent gynecologists to suggest it to change the system of tests done on rape victims. - 1 day ago, 31 Jul 14, 7:54pm -
There are a total 26,84,557 sanctioned positions of supervisors, Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) and Anganwadi Helpers (AWHs) in the Anganwadi Centres across the country. The number of in-position supervisors, AWWs and AWHS are 24,48,936 with a vacancy of 2,35,621. - 1 day ago, 31 Jul 14, 7:11pm -
Manny Roth, founder of the Greenwich Village club Cafş Wha?, has died. Roth, who gave early breaks to such future superstars as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Bruce Springsteen, died July 25 at... - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:21am -
The tradition of Chief Ministers according respect to leaders of the Opposition parties during debates in the Assembly has been given a short shrift by the AIADMK government, DMK treasurer M.K. St... - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:18am -
Madras has always had a deep relationship with higher education. It has sown the seeds for institutions of repute that impart learning to students; these institutions are still standing tall,... - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:13am -
In a terse message to Pakistan, India’s new Army Chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag on Friday said the response to any provocation by Pakistani rangers as in the past-- beheading of Indian soldier or i... - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:04am -
When investigators turned up at the gates of a sprawling mansion in a village in Henan in central China before an anti-corruption raid, they brought along two heavy-haul trucks to carry out the co... - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:00am -
A thirsty city staring at water shortage can heave a sigh of relief as the much-anticipated Krishna water from Andhra Pradesh is finally on its way to Chennai. Water released from the Kanda... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:52am -
Adding a twist to his account of the circumstances that led Congress president Sonia Gandhi to turn down the post of Prime Minister in May 2004, her estranged friend and former party colleague Na... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:52am -
India finished fifth for a second time running, defeating Scotland 2-1 in the women’s hockey classification match here on Friday.All the goals came in the second half. The match began with... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:49am -
Indian medal hopes P. Kashyap and P.V. Sindhu made their way into the men’s and women’s singles semifinals without facing much trouble in the badminton event here on Friday.Pitted against N... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:41am -
Seema Punia gave India a second track and field medal by clinching the silver in women’s discus throw of the athletic events of the Commonwealth Games here on Friday.The Indian had a season... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:40am -
Pinki Rani, her usual aggression missing, was a pale shadow of herself as she lost to Michaela Walsh of Northern Ireland in the semifinals of the women’s 48-51kg flyweight category on Friday.... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:38am -
A Mumbai-based model who lodged a case of sexual harassment against the Deputy Inspector-General of police Sunil Paraskar has given her consent to undergo a polygraph test.A senior police of... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:31am -
The International Cricket Council (ICC)’s judicial commissioner Gordon Lewis A.M. declared that England’s James Anderson and India’s Ravindra Jadeja were not guilty of breaching the ICC’s Code of... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:31am -
The Congress on Friday raised slogans in the Lok Sabha after they were not allowed to seek a clarification on the relief offered by the Centre following the Pune landslide. Shortly after Uni... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:29am -
India has made arrangements to fly out 58 nurses from Libya and has asked all its nationals to consider returning home since the condition in the country has “deteriorated.” On Friday, Mini... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:27am -
Defending champion Anisa Sayyed may have swapped her Commonwealth Games gold for silver with compatriot Rahi Sarnobat this time around but that has not affected the 33-year-old’s enthusiasm. - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:27am -
The fourth-seeded Natasha Palha recovered from the brink of defeat to get past the former Asian junior champion Snehadevi Reddy 5-7, 6-4, 4-1 (retired) in the semifinal of the $10,000 ITF women’s t... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:24am -
At a time when Indian gymnastics is fighting a war within itself, 20-year-old Dipa Karmakar’s bronze medal winning feat at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow has put things in perspective.Fo... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:22am -
Tamil Nadu, in all probability, will have a new skipper in the Ranji Trophy competition this season. The State team failed to qualify from its group last season.L. Balaji has been a lion-he... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:20am -
Despite pushing for and getting the ceiling on election expenditure raised, MPs continue to declare election expenses far below the amount they are legally allowed.On an average, winning can... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:11am -
Even as J&K senior officials claimed on Friday that the authorities had neither issued nor cancelled the permission to the controversial Kousar Nag yatra, documents accessed and obtained by - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:09am -
Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to review its decision to not allow Kashmiri Pandits to undertake the annual pilgrimage to Kasuar Nag and ensure that... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:09am -
Usually divided on various issues, Kashmir’s separatist leaders on Friday joined hands to put up sustained resistance to a Kashmiri Pandit group’s efforts to start a fresh yatra to the valley’s Ko... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:08am -
A Syrian boy stood on a white stool under a giant Turkish flag in Taksim Square, selling cold water one hot evening last week. His sales efforts went mostly unnoticed, until a Turkish teenager appr... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:08am -
Parliament witnessed uproarious scenes on the UPSC examination row on Friday with the entire Opposition walking out of the Rajya Sabha and a member of the Lok Sabha tearing up a paper and throwing... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:05am -
Sri Lankan army is reluctant to recover from its victory hangover, not realising that the resulting anxiety among its people threatens the relief that came at the end of the civil war - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:05am -
The fate of the controversial Insurance Bill hangs in the balance with nine Opposition parties, including the Congress, giving a joint notice on Friday in the Rajya Sabha for referring the Bill to... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:03am -
Hours after the deadline of July 31 passed after the World Trade Organisation (WTO) failed to agree on global customs rules due to Indian opposition, senior officials said here on Friday ... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:02am -
India does not agree with the “spin” being given by some Western countries as well as the observation by World Trade Organisation Director-General Roberto Azevedo that there will be “significant c... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:01am -
The area under kharif crops is lower by 114.2 lakh hectares owing to the delayed and erratic south-west monsoon. The cumulative rainfall in the country till July 30 was 23 per cent below the long... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:00am -
SpiceJet will resume its service connecting Delhi and Kabul from Saturday. The service was suspended from July 18 after repeated rocket attacks on the Kabul airport.SpiceJet officials said... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:00am -
The Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has given an in-principle approval for the State Bank of India’s proposal for using its credit or debit cards by commuters in Metro Rail stations. The... - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:48am -
As the trade talks collapsed in Geneva, Mr. Modi emphasised that developed countries needed to understand the challenges of poverty - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:42am -
Former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh’s soon to be released book One Life is not Enough: An Autobiography could fly off the shelves, if the stunning revelations contained in it o... - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:24am -
The series on rape was insightful. The important analysis brought to light the extent to which caste and religion are responsible in turning a young couple’s marriage into a devastating experience... - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:23am -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely indicate that India stands ready to substantially augment its development partnership with Nepal without dictating its destination or determining its degree. His visit will set the tone for a significantly upgraded relationship - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:12am -
A 23-year-old rowdy-sheeter, lodged in the Central prison at Parappana Agrahara on the charge of double murder, is now under the scanner after one of his ‘trainees’ was caught in connection with a... - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:55am -
The irregularities came to light during checks by the Commissioner of Survey Settlement and Land Records a few months ago - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:54am -
Alert gangmen averted a probable train accident on Friday morning with the timely detection of a major crack on the Mysore-Bangalore railway track. At stake were the lives of 800 passengers on the... - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:48am -
Israeli forces pushed deep into southern Gaza on Friday searching for an Israeli army officer believed to be captured by Hamas fighters during deadly clashes that shattered an internationally brokered ceasefire - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:52am -
Kashmir remained tense on Friday following separatists call for postFriday prayers protests against the Kausar Yatra which the state government halted on Thursday from the Aharbal route in the valley - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:37am -
Asserting that there had been gaps on Indias side in dealing with neighbours Nepals Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has said PM Narendra Modis visit to Nepal from Sunday offers an opportunity to rebuild trust - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:20am -
Former chief justice of India RC Lahoti has refuted exSupreme Court judge Markandey Katjus accusations that he gave in to pressure from the UPA 1 government to allow a tainted Madras HC judge to continue in office - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:07am -
From Rs 10 per kilogram two months ago tomatoes have been selling at Rs 80 a kilo and above in the past few days despite Delhi government insisting on July 20 that theres no shortage and supply is better than last year Traders say that the vegetable may become affordable again only after a month - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:02am -
Continuing with its neighboursfirst foreign policy approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Nepal on Sunday for a twoday visit with a strong political message of friendship - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:36am -
The Supreme Court Friday asked the government to fasttrack the criminal justice system in India for ensuring good governance and gave it four weeks time to come out with a comprehensive framework on how the task could be achieved - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:27am -
In a move to simplify processes and bridge governance deficit Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday put his weight behind an initiative to encourage departments to accept selfcertified documents rather than insisting that citizens file affidavits - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:18am -
The Narendra Modi government will face its first acid test on Rajya Sabha floor management on Monday when the insurance Act amendment bill comes up in the House - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:54pm -
The CSAT row may continue as Arvind Varma committee report is learnt to have backed UPSCs contention that it is too late now to postpone the examination scheduled for August 24 - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:22pm -
A redfaced Congress had to revise its screening committee for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections after being informed about the recent death of one of the five leadersnbsp tasked with the onerous responsibility of selecting candidates - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:15pm -
There will be no correction manoeuvre on Mangalyaan in August and the spacecraft is on track Indian Space Research Organisation has said - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:55pm -
In an audacious act caught on CCTV a woman has stolen a newborn baby after entering the labour room at a well known hospital in Belgaum - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:58pm -
After bombardment gutted his home in central Gaza Nidal alKhaldi says he has nothing left to lose and will support the resistance against Israel even if it means more vicious fighting - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:47pm -
India is willing to sign a global trade deal which it has torpedoed if other WTO members can agree to its parallel demand for concessions on stockpiling food senior officials in New Delhi said on Friday Why India stood firm at WTO trade talks - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:12pm -
Englands James Anderson and Indias Ravindra Jadeja were both found not guilty on Friday of breaching the ICCs code of conduct the global governing body announced in a statement - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:54pm -
Fiftyeight Indian nurses from Libya are on their way back home the government said on Friday while making a fresh appeal to all Indians in the strifetorn African nation to leave in view of the deterioration in situation - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:22pm -
The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Sahara chief Subrata Roy to use Tihar jails conference room for 10 working days for talks with potential buyers of his three luxury hotels in New York and London - 9 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 7:02pm -
India withstood mounting pressure to ratify a trade pact from the developed countries which blamed Indias hard bargain strategy for the eventual collapse of the talks Indias refusal to sign pact sends wrong signal Kerry - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:56pm -
India has come under attack for ditching a pact to facilitate global trade but New Delhi is far from playing partypooper having taken a stand to provide a modicum of decent life to its poor who still often go hungry Vote Are Western powers armtwisting India - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:27pm -
Sri Lanka tendered an unqualified apology to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday after an article posted on its defence ministry website triggered a furore in India - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:16pm -
Several NGOs working for survivors of 1984 Bhopal gas leak disaster have expressed dismay over a New York courts decision that Union Carbide Corporation cant be sued for contamination - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:12pm -
The Supreme Court on Friday told the central government to take steps to fasttrack criminal justice system so that cases can be decided expeditiously instead of lingering for years - 12 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 4:10pm -
An article on the Sri Lankan defence ministrys official website alleges that Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa is destroying the strong ties between Sri Lanka and India - 13 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 3:47pm -
Protesters claim the second paper of the CSAT which tests logical reasoning analytical ability basic numeracy and English language comprehension puts rural students and those from nonEnglish medium schools at a disadvantage - 13 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 3:29pm -
In June, Modi had asked Home and Law ministries to draw up a blueprint for completion of trials of politicians within a year. - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:01am -
The BPL ration cards which were made in large numbers in Chhattisgarh before the 2013 assembly elections, as reported by The Indian Express on Friday, was an exact repetition of the developments ahead of the 2008 polls. If it was the Food Security Act in the 2013 elections, in 2008 the poll plank of the […] - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:53am -
A friend looks back on the remarkable career of India’s finest political novelist, seen through the lens of two new books. - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:19am -
EarthRights expressed confidence that there is enough evidence against Union Carbide that will lead to a reversal of the “erroneous decision on appeal”. - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:04am -
Children aged 12 and 13 will be able to register themselves by paying Rs 100 or more as fees, as per the financial status of their families. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:51am -
The PMO statement clarified that in the case of false self-certification, “relevant provisions” under the Indian Penal Code would apply. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:49am -
Congress recounted findings of Paul Volcker committee which had named him as a non-contractual beneficiary of Iraqi oil-for-food scam. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:44am -
Recent meeting of the joint commission that India and Nepal co-chaired after a break of 23 years has opened up many avenues. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:41am -
K Natwar Singh tells Ritu Sarin why he thinks there was no impropriety in his revelations about Sonia Gandhi, and asks how he could be expected to respect a PM who did not resign after Rahul Gandhi “tore up” the ordinance on convicted MPs. Your original manuscript is understood to have been 600-700 pages, which […] - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:34am -
By: Ishi Khosla Artichoke, a leafy vegetable, is native to Southern Europe, Northern Africa and the Canary Islands. In India, they form a part of the ‘exotic vegetable category’. However, their special health benefits merit attention. Artichoke is considered to be one of the world’s oldest cultivated vegetables, grown by the Greeks and the Romans, and […] - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:20am -
SC allowed shifting Subrata Roy from a prison cell to a conference room for 10 days to facilitate business negotiations. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:16am -
The incident took place in Koirauna police station area. Raids are being carried out to nab the culprits, police said. - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:35pm -
The NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that on account of negligence of doctors' at Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital. - 13 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 3:49pm -
It asked the Centre to take all the states into confidence to work out a scheme to fast-track criminal justice system. - 15 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 1:38pm -
The topics covered will include 'roles and responsibilities of a PA', 'history of BJP, RSS', 'history of BJP in governance'. - 23 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:43am -
A senior police official probing the murder of a woman, daughter-in-law of a leading businessman of Uttar Pradesh, was taken off the investigation on Friday after he kissed the main accused, the woman... - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:24am -
India is willing to sign a global trade deal, which it has torpedoed, if other World Trade Organization members can agree to its parallel demand for concessions on stockpiling food, senior officials i... - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:39am -
President Barack Obama admitted on Friday that US officials had "tortured some folks" in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, but urged they not be judged too harshly. - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:34am -
Against the backdrop of the US blaming India for the failure of WTO talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that developed countries should "understand" the challenges of poverty in develop... - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:23am -
President Barack Obama is calling for the unconditional and immediate release of an Israeli soldier who was apparently captured in a clash with Hamas militants. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:49am -
Former Congress Working Committee and Congressman from Punjab, Jagmit Singh Brar today created a flutter with his remarks on Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:57pm -
A brief Facebook outage on Friday prompted a flurry of complaints and comments on Twitter less than two months after a similar incident affecting users worldwide. - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:51pm -
Social networking site Facebook was back up and running after a brief disruption for roughly 20 minutes on Friday that made it unavailable to some users. - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:40pm -
After bombardment gutted his home in central Gaza, Nidal al-Khaldi says he has nothing left to lose and will support the "resistance" against Israel even if it means more vicious fighting. - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:27pm -
The BJP and the Congress have both issued three-line whips for their members to be present in the Rajya Sabha on Monday, when the Narendra Modi government plans to introduce its first big reform, the ... - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:12pm -
Facebook Inc, the world's No.1 social network, suffered a service disruption on Friday that made the website unavailable to some users. - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:57pm -
Over 60,000 students of Delhi University (DU) pledged against drug abuse and ragging in a two-day-long campaign organised by a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) in partnership with the Delhi Police. - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:36pm -
The International Cricket Council has found both Ravindra Jadeja and James Anderson not guilty of breaching it's Code of Conduct. - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:24pm -
Four militants were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in Keran sector near the Line of Control in Kashmir as they were trying to cross over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), a de... - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:40pm -
Malin, just a 140-kilometre drive from Pune, is a village in grief with very few left to mourn. Two days ago, several houses were buried after torrential rains were followed by a mega landslide. 60 pe... - 9 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 7:40pm -
A lethal women commando squad trained in Filipino martial art and capable of neutralising a threat using innocuous objects like pen or hairpin would now patrol coaches and stations of Delhi Metro to e... - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:24pm -
A newly agreed cease-fire in the Gaza conflict collapsed soon after it came into effect Friday with the Israeli military announcing that a soldier appeared to have been captured by Palestinian militan... - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:19pm -
Sri Lanka has offered an unqualified apology to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa over a controversial article and depiction of the two leaders on an official web... - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:11pm -
More than three decades since its inception, India's second largest software firm Infosys today got its first non-founder chief executive officer in Vishal Sikka. - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:00pm -
Israeli forces in the southern Gaza Strip are searching for a missing soldier they fear may have been captured by militants at the start of a new ceasefire on Friday, the army said. - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:35pm -
India's tough diplomacy blocked a landmark world trade treaty late on Thursday, despite last-ditch talks to rescue what would have been the first global trade reform since the creation of the World Tr... - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:26pm -
Nine Opposition parties, including the Congress, have signed a letter asking the chairman of the Rajya Sabha to refer the Narendra Modi government's first big reform, the Insurance Bill, to a parliame... - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:26pm -
Dr. Sri Ram, author of several books on spirituality, including Dew Drops on a Lotus Leaf, Voyage into Consciousness, Journey into Joy, Divinity in Nature, Pearls of Wisdom and Smiling Tears, tells Pooja Bhula the benefits of taking meditation to the psychological level and also gives us tips on problem resolution - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:23pm -
A powerful explosion took place near the residence of the Mizoram Parliamentary Secretary for Home in Mission Veng locality early on Friday morning. - 16 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 12:52pm -
Veteran freedom fighter Gundappa Bhujangappa Murumkar passed away at his residence at a village in Maharashtra's Osmanabad district on Friday morning, family sources said. - 16 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 12:43pm -
Around 400 people were on Thursday arrested during the day-long Ranchi bandh called by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal in protest against the Tuesday's violence at Silgain that left one dead and several injured over a land dispute. - 16 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 12:17pm -
At least 35 Kanwarias (Shiv devotees) were injured on Thursday when the bus they were travelling in overturned near Tarbasechu village in Hazaribagh district, police said here. - 16 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 12:04pm -
Samajwadi Party on Thursday said that a recent US report on communal clashes was a "conspiracy" against Uttar Pradesh government to defame it in international media. - 16 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 12:02pm -
The Centre will need three-four days to study the Arvind Verma report on Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Preliminary Examination and reach a conclusion soon. - 17 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:49am -
The local police say they had prior information of a possible attack. The blast was aimed at targeting police personnel. - 17 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:21am -
The underworld don was sentenced to seven years in jail in 2013 in the 2001 fake passport case by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Hyderabad. - 17 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:14am -
The identity of the slain terrorists was not immediately know, the spokesman said, adding two weapons have been recovered from the scene of the encounter. He said the operation was in progress till reports last came in. - 17 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:11am -
Suhag took charge as the Chief of 1.3 million strong Indian Army on Thursday from General Bikram Singh on Thursday. - 18 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:29am -
Kerry who is on a three-day India visit had met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and co-chaired the Indo-US strategic dialogue on Thursday. - 20 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:23am -
All Central ministries except the Ministry of Home Affairs have given approval to amendments to the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 to make it more stringent and try those under the age of 18 years and accused of crimes like rape as adults. The amendments are listed for Cabinet for next Wednesday. - 1 day ago, 1 Aug 14, 1:35am -
In a major blow to victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, a US court has ruled that the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) cannot be sued for the ongoing contamination from the chemical plant. - 1 day ago, 1 Aug 14, 1:25am -
Coming down heavily on the slow pace of of criminal justice system in India, the Supreme Court on Friday observed that it was not satisfactory. Criminal justice system needs to be fast-tracked, said the apex court while asking the Centre to come out with a comprehensive policy within a month after consulting the state governments. - 1 day ago, 1 Aug 14, 1:14am -
As the protests by Union Public Service Commission Civil Service aspirants turned violent on Wednesday night at Mukherjee Nagar in the national capital, the police force took some measures so as to avoid any unfortunate incident. - 2 days ago, 31 Jul 14, 12:48pm -
Even as rescue operations continue after Wednesday's landslide in the Ambegaon village of Pune district, another landslide was reported on Thursday morning near the same area. The death toll in Wednesday's landslide has now risen to 39 while over 120 people are still feared trapped. - 2 days ago, 31 Jul 14, 12:46pm -
Even as rescue operations continue after Wednesday's landslide in the Ambegaon village of Pune district, another landslide was reported on Thursday morning near the same area. The death toll in Wednesday's landslide has now risen to 39 while over 120 people are still feared trapped. - 2 days ago, 31 Jul 14, 12:46pm -
As hopes of finding more survivors are receding, rescuers dug out 29 more bodies since last night as the toll in the Malin landslide disaster rose to 70 late Friday evening. - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 7:21am -
The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) across the country for not being able to address the issue of vacant seats each academic year, saying they "cannot afford any red-tapism in this regard." - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 7:13am -
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Kathmandu from Sunday and added that the visit indicates the high priority that India places on relations with its neighborhood. - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 7:06am -
Former external affairs minister and a staunch Congress supporter Natwar Singh on Friday put a stamp over the much talked about `dynastic rule` in the Congress party by saying that there is no `number one, two or three` in the grand old party as the Gandhi family rules it leaving rest of the party leaders at a much lower level. - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 6:49am -
Congress alleged that during the election times right-wing parties resort to "cheap tactics of inciting people" to gain political mileage. - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 6:21am -
The national capital is yet to have a dedicated master plan on sewerage rehabilitation, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General tabled in the Parliament said on Friday. - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 6:07am -
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday occupied the second row of Lok Sabha for quite some time as RJD member Pappu Yadav and Jyotiraditya Scindia of Congress were occupying the front bench when she entered the House. - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 5:52am -
Facing immense outrage over an alleged derogatory article posted on Sri Lankan army`s website, the island nation`s Defence Ministry on Friday tendered unqualified apology to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 5:36am -
Congress on Friday alleged "political motives" behind the case of alleged misappropriation of funds and cheating in acquiring ownership of the now-defunct daily National Herald. - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 5:33am -
Hitting back at Natwar Singh, Congress on Friday said his "pique and antagonism" against the Gandhi family were on display because he was asked to resign from the Cabinet in the wake of the Volcker report on Iraqi food-for-oil scam. - 46 mins ago, 2 Aug 14, 5:15am -
Even though the current session of parliament is scheduled till August 14, the government has not listed any legilsative business for Monday in Lok Sabha which will just have a `calling attention` and resumed discussion on flood and drought situation in the country. - 41 mins ago, 2 Aug 14, 5:10am -
Former Congress Working Committee member Jagmit Singh Brar on Friday created a flutter with his remarks that there was "no harm" if Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi take a two-year break in the wake of Lok Sabha poll debacle. - 27 mins ago, 2 Aug 14, 4:56am -
In a bid to save the common man from hassles, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday pushed for shifting to self-certification of documents and pitched for minimum use of affidavits. - 48 mins ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:41am -
The Supreme Court Friday dismissed a plea by underworld don Abu Salem, challenging his conviction in a fake passport case by a special court in 2013 and seven year rigorous imprisonment sentence imposed on him. - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:04am -
The government said today while making a fresh appeal to all the Indians in the strife-torn nation to leave in view of deterioration in situation with a promise to make all arrangements for evacuation. - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:03am -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s wife Jashodaben visited a temple in Vadgam taluka of Banaskantha district today and said that she had prayed for her husband`s long life as well as success. - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:56am -
The opposition today lashed out at the Centre for failing to giving any specific time-frame to solve the UPSC row, saying it should show some "sensitivity" towards the candidates appearing for civil services exams. - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:53am -
The Bombay High Court on Friday asked the Union Government to consider amending section 279 of the Indian Penal Code (rash and negligent driving) and enhance the existing punishment (two years` jail term) for drunk driving. - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:39am -
Attributing power shortages to faulty coal block allocation policies of the UPA government, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said the Modi government will pursue a three-pronged strategy to enhance generation to ensure 24x7 supply. - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:26am -
In yet another scathing attack on the previous Congress-led UPA government, former union minister K Natwar Singh on Friday said that the party had no foreign policy. - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:43am -
Concern was voiced in Rajya Sabha over rising communal clashes in the country, including the one at Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:25am -
NIA on Friday told a special court that suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists Tehsin Akhtar and Zia-Ur-Rahman are "still conspiring" to carry out terror strikes at various prominent places in India, especially the national capital, with the aid of Pakistan-based handlers. - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:22am -
Taking strong exception to an alleged derogatory article about her on the Sri Lankan defence website, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday accused it of trying to create fissures in India`s federal polity as she demanded an unconditional apology from Colombo for the insinuations against her. - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:17am -
The Delhi High Court on Friday issued notices to BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and the Delhi government on a plea filed by Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:47am -
READ: Full text of Sri Lanka`s apology to Modi, Jaya — An article published by Sri Lankan defence website led to political furore on Friday accompanied by protests cutting across party lines demanding an apology and that India severe ties with the island nation. - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:47pm -
Setting aside their differences, political parties in Tamil Nadu on Friday strongly backed Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa after the Sri Lankan defence website carried an article critical of her, with an accompanying graphic image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:42pm -
Ministry of External Affair Official Spokesperson Syed Akbarudin on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be travelling to Kathmandu on August 3rd and 4th. - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:07pm -
Supersonic cruise missile manufacturer BrahMos Aerospace on Friday said it is hopeful that a pact to develop a sleeker and faster `mini` version of the missile will be signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin`s visit to India in December this year. - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:50pm -
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday refused to comment on the claims made by former external affairs minister Natwar Singh. - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:46pm -
President Barack Obama is looking forward to a Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September to set an "ambitious new agenda" to chart a new course in the bilateral ties, top US functionaries John Kerry and Penny Pritzker said Friday. - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:08pm -
The frosty relationship between Sonia Gandhi and late Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao comes out in full view in Natwar Singh`s autobiography which says Gandhi was "never fond of" Rao who wondered why she was so "hostile" to him. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:49pm -
The UPSC exam row generated heat in both Houses of Parliament on Friday with a member tearing a paper and throwing it towards the Speaker in Lok Sabha and almost the entire Opposition staging a walkout in the Upper House as Government refused to set a time-line for resolving the issue. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:46pm -
For the first time, the Chinese military Friday acknowledged last year`s incursion at the Depsang Valley in Ladakh region and said such incidents occurred due to different perception about the Line of Actual Control. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:39pm -
In a major blow to victims of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy, a US court here has ruled that the Union Carbide Corporation (UCC) cannot be sued for the ongoing contamination from the chemical plant. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:05pm -
Natwar Singh, former Congress leader, Friday said that the strong reaction from Sonia Gandhi to his new book, proves that it has touched a "raw nerve" and something has "upset" her so much that she came out. - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:52pm -
On his first day in office, Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag Friday warned Pakistan that India`s response to any beheading-like incident in future would be "more than adequate, intense and immediate". - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:21pm -
The Enforcement Directorate on Friday began a preliminary probe into allegations of cheating and criminal breach of trust by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul for acquiring ownership of now-defunct daily National Herald. - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:47pm -
A double-decker train will ply between the state capital and New Delhi from September this year after trial runs are held in August, an official said Friday. - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:31pm -
Former external affairs minister Natwar Singh has claimed that ex-prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated because of his Sri Lanka policy. - 13 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 3:39pm -
US President Barack Obama recognises the importance of a strong relationship with India, which is not only multifaceted, but there exists an important national security relationship, the White House said Friday. - 13 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 3:02pm -
Cracking the whip against its sulking Haryana MP Chaudhary Birender Singh who appears set to join the BJP, the Congress on Thursday night removed him from the party`s working committee and sought an explanation from the senior leader asking why he was associating with the saffron party. - 14 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 2:42pm -
US President Barack Obama has nominated yet another Indian-American counsel, Amit Privardhan Mehta, to the key post of US District Court judge for Washington DC. - 15 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 1:46pm -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his appreciation for US President Barack Obama’s thoughtful and detailed letter which conveys that Mr Obama “attaches great priority to relations with India,” and that he is looking forward to a “productive and fruitful” summit in Washington in September to set an ambitious new agenda.He also asked both sides to prepare for “concrete outcomes” during the Summit that he will have with Mr Obama in September in order to “take the relationship t… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:00am -
Though the catastrophe at Malin brought bitter memories for many, the Limbhe family was among the lucky ones who survived the landslide and were removed from the mud slush on the first day. Manohar (55), wife Tanubai (40), relative Meena (30), daughter-in-law Pramila (25) and her baby Rudra (3 months) were admitted to a rural hospital in Manchar for minor injuries. The first three of the family were recovered from the site. Manohar received a fracture, but the baby’s survival was a miracle, as… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:00am -
Chandrakant Zanjare, who said he lost 13 family members to the landslide, cries near the site where his house stood — APWind accompanying heavy rains made the presence of decomposing bodies felt at Malin hamlet on the third day of the landslide disaster. Till evening 66 bodies were recovered and 100 were feared trapped.Even NDRF chief Shailendra Awasthi admitted that the rescue operation was reasonably tough, as the terrain and weather condition were not favourable. The operation will go on… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:00am -
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of underworld don Abu Salem challenging his conviction and seven-year jail term for possessing fake passport.A bench of justices F.M.I. Kalifulla and S.K. Singh rejected the appeal filed by Salem in which he contended that he was wrongly convicted. Salem, 46, was convicted and awarded seven-year rigorous imprisonment by a special CBI court in Hyderabad in a fake passport case in 2013. He was held guilty under different sections of Indian Penal Co… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:00am -
A group of Kashmiri pandit activists submitted a memorandum to the home minister against the state govt’s decision of not allowing them to relocate to the lake using Aharbal routeThe police in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday detained or placed under house arrest several separatist leaders ahead of planned protests against the government’s allowing a Hindu pilgrimage to the high-altitude glacial lake of Kounsar Nag in southern Kulgam district.Meanwhile, a group of Kashmiri Pandit activists on… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:00am -
As 58 India nurses head home from strife-torn Libya, India has once again called upon its nationals to return home in view of the deteriorating security situation in the north African country. The government is busy making arrangements to execute a large-scale evacuation effort from Libya in case it is needed. The government is making arrangements for a special flight as well as a ferry and is also taking other steps to evacuate those who wish to return. “We are reiterating our view that all… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:00am -
The top court also directed the Centre to improve judicial infrastructureLamenting that the slow pace of the country’s criminal justice system is not a good sign for democracy and good governance, the Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to come up with a proposal within a month to fast-track the process justice delivery system. The top court also directed the Centre to improve judicial infrastructure.A bench headed by Chief Justice R.M. Lodha said that the solution of the problem do… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:00am -
New Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag and his wife in New Delhi on Friday. — Pritam BandyopadhyayIn what is being seen as a stern warning to the Pakistan Army, new Indian Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag on Friday said the Indian Army’s response to any incident such as the beheading incident in January, 2013, of an Indian soldier at the LoC would be “intense and immediate”.“I can tell you that our response to any such act will be more than adequate in future. It will be intens… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:00am -
A 23-year old girl from Kolkata who had come to Jaipur in search of work alleged to have been raped by four persons when she was about to leave her hotel for Ajmer.The police has arrested two accused after the victim lodged an first information report against four persons on Thursday. Of the two accused one lives in the same vicinity where the victim had been staying in a hotel while the other one is from Kotputali a town about 130 km from Jaipur on Jaipur-Delhi national highway. Two other ac… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:00am -
Union law and justice minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told the Rajya Sabha on Friday that a proposal to change the present system of investigating complaints of misbehaviour and incapacity against judges of the Supreme Court and high courts requires “further consideration”. The government also indicated that a bill in this regard may not come in the immediate future.Referring to the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill moved by the erstwhile UPA government, Mr Prasad said the bill had la… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:00am -
NDTVMalin tragedy: Heavy rain hampering recovery of bodiesTimes of IndiaPUNE: Despite the best efforts of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the removal of all bodies at the site of the landslide in Malin village is likely to take at least three or four more days. The NDRF personnel, who are working round-the-clock at the ...The village devastated by a deadly landslide in IndiaBBC NewsPune landslide toll 62, hope of finding more survivors fadesEconomic TimesDeath toll rises to 60 in l… - 23 mins ago, 2 Aug 14, 4:06am -
Times of IndiaWhy only MPs? Why not fast-track all criminal trials, Supreme Court asksTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: In a critical response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suggestion for fast-tracking trials in criminal cases against MPs, the Supreme Court on Friday said good governance needed an efficient criminal justice delivery system and not picking up ...Don't fast-track only MPs' cases, says SCCalcutta TelegraphAG to suggest steps to evolve justice deliveryThe HinduApex court tells govt to f… - 23 mins ago, 2 Aug 14, 4:06am -
Economic TimesSri Lanka apologizes to Modi, Jaya over 'letter' post on its defence websiteTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: Sri Lanka on Friday apologized to Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa for an article which appeared on its defence ministry website, describing the latter's communications to the PM over the fishermen issue as "love letters".Lanka apology after 'love letter' rowCalcutta TelegraphAfter Sri Lankan net affront, angry J Jayalalithaa writes to Narendra ModiEconomic TimesSri Lank… - 36 mins ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:53am -
Times of IndiaModi first reform push, Insurance bill, may get pushed into backburnerTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The passage of the Insurance Amendment Bill in this session looked distinctly uncertain on Monday with the Congress joining a determined move by the Trinamool and Left to thwart the passage of the contentious legislation by getting it referred ...Insurance hopes rest on Opposition splitCalcutta TelegraphSelect panel must study Insurance Bill: OppositionThe HinduInsurance Act: Modi govt's… - 44 mins ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:45am -
Economic TimesWTO deal: India blames use of a comma for creating ambiguityEconomic TimesNEW DELHI Under attack for its tough stand at the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Geneva that led to the collapse of the talks about a global trade deal on Thursday, some officials sought to justify its position by blaming the use of a comma as ...WTO fails to reach trade facilitation agreementBusiness StandardWhy India stood firm at WTO trade talks, what's nextHindustan TimesAt WTO, India wanted p… - 44 mins ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:45am -
Calcutta TelegraphModi drives WTO bargain with KerryCalcutta TelegraphNew Delhi, Aug. 1: The US for the first time today hinted at willingness to speed up WTO negotiations on food security to “unblock” New Delhi's opposition to a key trade pact, after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and secretary of state John ...India's refusal to sign global trade pact sends confusing signal, Kerry tells ModiHindustan TimesPM raises India's trade concerns with USChandigarh TribuneDIPLOMATIC… - 1 hour ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:10am -
MPs claim far lower campaign expenses than legal limitThe HinduDespite pushing for and getting the ceiling on election expenditure raised, MPs continue to declare election expenses far below the amount they are legally allowed. On an average, winning candidates in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election claimed ...and more » - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:12am -
The HinduContradictory claims on grant of permissionThe HinduEven as J&K senior officials claimed on Friday that the authorities had neither issued nor cancelled the permission to the controversial Kousar Nag yatra, documents accessed and obtained by The Hindu made it clear that the Deputy Commissioner of Kulgam ...Protests, clashes in Srinagar, Shopian, SoporeGreaterKashmir.comAmid tension, yatra via Reasi concludesKashmir ReaderBehind the Kousar Nag YatraRising Kashmirall 79 news articles » - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:09am -
Times of IndiaSonia, Rahul Gandhi rule Congress; no number two or three in party: Natwar SinghZee NewsNew Delhi: Former external affairs minister and a staunch Congress supporter Natwar Singh on Friday put a stamp over the much talked about 'dynastic rule' in the Congress party by saying that there is no 'number one, two or three' in the grand old party as ...Sonia was hostile to Narasimha Rao: Natwar bookFirstpostInteresting factsThe HinduSonia, Rahul Should Take a 2 Year Break: Ex- CWC Member… - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:14am -
SC rejects Abu Salem plea in fake passport caseTimes of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea by underworld don Abu Salem, challenging his conviction in a fake passport case by a special court in 2013 and seven year rigorous imprisonment sentence imposed on him. A bench of Justice ...and more » - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:42pm -
Geneva, Aug 2 (IANS) Negotiations at the World Trade Organisation(WTO) has failed to agree on the implementation of the trade facilitation agreement as the deadline of July 31 passed. The agreement, a global reform of customs procedures, aimed to improve efficiency of trades across borders that were agreed at the WTO's 9th ministerial conference in Bali, Indonesia in December last year, was unable to get into the organisation's rule book by the deadline of Thursday midnight. Roberto Azevedo, WTO… - 53 mins ago, 2 Aug 14, 3:36am -
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) India's star squash players Dipika Pallikal and Joshana Chinappa lived up to their names and potential to enter the women's doubles final at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:32am -
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal and Anthony Amalraj picked up the silver medal in the men's doubles table tennis after they lost 1-3 to Singapore's Hu Li and Ning Gao in the title clash of the 2014 Commonwealth Games here Friday. Sharath, three-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, and Amalraj lost 111-8, 7-11, 9-11, 5-11 in 33 minutes to the Singaporean pair at the Scotstoun Sports Campus. The Indians started off well by winning the first game but performed badly in the se… - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:22am -
L. Sarita Devi, L. Devendro Singh, Mandeep Jangra and Vijender Singh -- made it into their respective gold medal bouts after Pinki Jangra lost her semi-final to settle for the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. To start the proceedings, former World Champion Sarita proved too good for Mozambique's Maria Machongua to win all four rounds of two minutes each in the women's 57-60 kg semi-final at the SECC Hall. - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:20am -
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared a Gaza ceasefire over on Friday, saying Hamas militants breached the truce soon after it took effect and apparently captured an Israeli officer while killing two other soldiers. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called his security cabinet into special session and publicly warned Hamas and other militant groups they would "bear the consequences of their actions". The 72-hour break announced by U.S. Secretary of St… - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:49am -
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Woman discus thrower Seema Punia grabbed a silver, boxer Pinki Jangra brought home a bronze, while pugilists and paddlers assured the nation of at least three more silver medals on day eight of competition at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:40am -
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) England lead the medals tally Friday at the 20th Commonwealth Games with 47 golds, 46 silvers and 43 bronzes followed by Australia and Canada. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:52am -
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Defending champions India qualified for the women's 4X400 metres relay finals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games here Friday. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:52am -
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Indian discus thrower Seema Punia won the silver medal with her season's best performance while her compatriot and defending champion Krishna Poonia finished a disappointing fifth at the Commonwealth Games here Friday. It was the second medal for India from track and field, a day after men's discus thrower Vikas Gowda won the historic gold at the Hampden Park Stadium. Seema had also won the silver in the 2006 Melbourne Games. The gold went to 2009 World Champion Dani Samuel… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:38am -
Glasgow, Aug 2 (IANS) Former world champion L. Sarita Devi and her state-mate L. Devendro Singh came out with stupendous performances in their respective bouts to enter the Commonwealth Games boxing finals after Pinki Jangra had lost her semi-final and settled for the bronze medal at the SECC Hall here Friday. Mozambique's Maria Machongua was no match for Sarita who won all the four rounds of two minutes each in the women's 57-60 kg category semi-final. In the final Saturday, the 32-year-old Man… - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:34am -
By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said service to the world's largest online social network was fully restored on Friday, following a widespread outage that affected users in multiple countries. "Earlier this morning, some people had trouble accessing Facebook for a short time. We quickly investigated and have fully restored service for everyone. We’re sorry for the inconvenience," Facebook said in an emailed statement. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:08am -
Mumbai, Aug 1 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who is all set to host "Got Talent World Stage Live", says talent has no competition and a host is as good as the show's content. I am glad to associate with 'Got Talent World Stage' as a host. I feel a host is as good as the show content is and this show is bigger than the host," Shah Rukh told reporters during the announcement of the show. "Got Talent World Stage Live" is first of its kind global on ground extension of the Got talent fra… - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:56pm -
Glasgow, Aug 1 (IANS) Former World Boxing Champion L. Sarita Devi came out with a stupendous performance to enter the Commonwealth Games final after Pinki Jangra had lost her semi-final bout to settle for the bronze medal at the SECC Hall here Friday. Mozambique's Maria Machongua was no match for Sarita who won all the four rounds of two minutes each in the women's 57-60 kg category semi-final. In the final Saturday, the 32-year-old Manipuri cop will take on Australia's Shelley Watts for the gol… - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:52pm -
By David Brunnstrom RAMSTEIN Germany (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, fearing an escalation of violence in Gaza, called on Turkey and Qatar on Friday to use their influence to secure the release of a kidnapped Israeli soldier whose abduction led to the breakdown of a short-lived ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Kerry called Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu soon after being told of the abduction and the kil… - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:25pm -
England fast bowler James Anderson and India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja have been found not guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of conduct and are free to play in next week's fourth test. The ICC made the announcement after a six-hour video-conference hearing on Friday into an alleged incident during the first test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. The ICC added the hearings were also attended by the two team managers, representatives of the England and Wales Cricket Boa… - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:13pm -
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) The Indian men's chess decided to continue with success strategy of the Asian Nations Cup by fielding the stronger player at the lower board and lower rated players at the top two boards in the 2014 Chess Olympic starting Saturday in the Norwegian city of Tromse. As per the board order published by www.chess-results.com, India Grandmaster (GM) K.Sasikiran, the highest rated Indian player with an elo rating of 2,669 points, will be playing on the third board. Grandmaster Par… - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:12pm -
SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom, Aug 01, 2014 (AFP) - James Anderson will head to his Old Trafford home ground for the fourth Test against India hoping to close in on Ian Botham's record for the most Test wickets by an England bowler. - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:56pm -
By Koh Gui Qing, Jonathan Cable and Rodrigo Campos BEIJING/LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Manufacturing activity in China and most of Asia gathered pace in July, while expansion slowed in Europe but remained healthy in the United States. Measured by manufacturing purchasing managers' indices (PMIs) published on Friday, economic stimulus measures are gaining traction in China, the world's second-largest economy. China's official manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 51.7 in July, the stro… - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:44pm -
Glasgow, Aug 1 (IANS) Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal still remains India's brightest table tennis star among all others as he led from the front to come out on top in both singles and doubles categories at the Commowealth Games here Friday. To start with, Sharath and Anthony Amalraj earned a facile 11-7, 12-10, 11-3 win over Singapore's Zi Yang and Jian Khan in the semi-finals to enter the men's doubles final at the Scotstoun Sports Campus. They will take on another Singaporean pair Ning Gao and… - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:42pm -
Bangalore, Aug 1 (IANS) Bravish Shetty hammered 219 (212b, 31x4, 5x6) as Dr DY Patel Academy piled up 467 for seven at stumps on the first day against Andhra Pradesh Cricket Association in the KSCA's All-India invitational cricket tournament here Friday that saw almost all the scheduled matches affected by monsoon rain. - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:32pm -
SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom, Aug 01, 2014 (AFP) - England's James Anderson and India's Ravindra Jadeja were both found not guilty on Friday of breaching the International Cricket Council's code of conduct, the global governing body announced. - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:10pm -
Jaipur, Aug 1 (IANS) The Rajasthan State Highways Bill, 2014 was passed in the assembly Friday, seeking to provide for a network of modern and safe highways across the state. This follows Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's budget announcement to build 20,000 km of state highways over the next five years through public-private partnership mode. According to the bill, a new State Highways Authority will be constituted within a month to initiate this programme in a time-bound manner. The authority wi… - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:06pm -
By Sanjeev Miglani and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to office with a reputation as a business-friendly leader ready to open up one of the world's biggest markets and sweep away the remnants of the country's socialist past. Now potential investors, some of them foreign firms hoping to exploit new opportunities in India's vast consumer market, are scratching their heads after Modi's party walked away from a major deal to reform customs rules and make g… - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:46pm -
Kochi, Aug 1 (IANS) Kerala Tourism Friday signed an agreement with Unesco to cooperate in promoting and protecting the ancient "Spice Route". "The 'Spice Route' project is a new milestone in the growth of tourism in Kerala. He said the project needs the support of all the 31 countries to be a success and hence the state has sought the cooperation of Unesco. Kerala Tourism secretary Suman Billa and Unesco director and representative to India, Shigeru Aoyagi signed the MoU. - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:40pm -
Southampton, Aug 1 (IANS) England fast bowler James Anderson and India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja were found not guilty of breaching the Code of Conduct during their alleged altercation at Trent Bridge, by judicial commissioner Gordon Lewis at a hearing here Friday. Lewis overturned the 50 percent fine slapped on Jadeja by Match Referee David Boon at a previous hearing. India appealed against the fine and Jadeja was found not guilty. The ICC in a statement said that Lewis has found both Anderso… - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:26pm -
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): During the annual U.S.-India Strategic Dialogue, which was concluded today in New Delhi by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced two new projects that demonstrate the strength of the Agency's public-private partnerships in energy and aviation. USTDA signed a grant agreement with Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Limited (GETCO), a leading electrical company in Gujarat to support the integration of renewable energy source… - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:58pm -
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): A three-month-long Public Relations (PR) blitz that catapulted a group of young engineers from the Kochi Startup Village and their wearable technology innovation came to global attention, and has won a top prize at the 2014 SABRE Awards South Asia. Delhi-based MD Niche Media Consultants has bagged the Diamond SABRE Award for Excellence in Public Relations in the Superior Achievement in Measurement and Evaluation category. MD Niche Media Consultants, which has offices in T… - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:58pm -
New Delhi, Aug. 1 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Kathmandu from Sunday and added that the visit indicates the high priority that India places on relations with its neighborhood. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be traveling to Kathmandu on the 3rd and 4th August. "On 3rd of August, the prime minister will have delegation level talks with the Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushil Koirala. Earlier, External… - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:58pm -
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today awarded five small and medium enterprises with the Climate Solver Award 2013 and also released the report titled, 'RE+: Renewables beyond Electricity - Solar Air Conditioning and Desalination in India', to promote low carbon innovative technologies in the country. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:58pm -
By Manoj Kumar and Tom Miles NEW DELHI/GENEVA (Reuters) - India is willing to sign a global trade deal, which it has torpedoed, if other World Trade Organization members can agree to its parallel demand for concessions on stockpiling food, senior officials in New Delhi said on Friday. The deadline to sign the WTO pact to ease worldwide customs rules lapsed at midnight in Geneva on Thursday after India demanded that the group also finalise an agreement giving it more freedom to subsidise and stoc… - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:50pm -
By Suchitra Mohanty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Supreme Court has granted jailed business tycoon Subrata Roy an office, a phone, Internet connection and three secretaries in the Delhi prison that has been his home for five months so he can sell two of his company's iconic hotels to help pay bail. Roy, head of the Sahara conglomerate, was jailed on March 4 for failing to appear in court in a legal battle with India's capital market's watchdog. The Supreme Court gave him 10 working days from Monday… - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:33pm -
Glasgow, Aug 1 (IANS) India narrowly missed on a medal in lawn bowls losing out to Australia in the men's fours bronze medal play-off match in the 2014 Commonwealth Games at the Kelvingronve Lawn Bowls centre here Friday. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:00pm -
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Telecom service providers have failed to achieve 100 percent subscriber verification due to ineffective monitoring and weak control by the Department of Telecom (DoT) headquarters and the Telecom Enforcement, Resource and Monitoring Cells, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has said in a report. The verification process was initiated seven years ago. The CAG report, tabled in Parliament Friday, relates to matters arising from compliance audit of the financ… - 9 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 7:44pm -
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin confirmed here on Friday that the objectionable article against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa is no longer on the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry site. "The moment we heard about this, the government of India has acted with alacrity, we immediately activated diplomatic channels, our high commission in Sri Lanka took this matter up immediately and we were assured that action would be taken forthwith. T… - 9 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 7:39pm -
New Delhi, Aug 1 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said here on Friday that 58 Indian nurses are at the Ras-al-jadir border, waiting for the prayer time in Libya to end. "Its prayer time in Libya, they are waiting for it to end, once that is over they will cross over after completion of formalities, our ambassador in Libya himself is present at that border point. He also said that arrangements have been made for those in Benghazi and the surrounding region in… - 9 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 7:39pm -
Glasgow, Aug 1 (IANS) India's artistic gymnast Ashish Kumar had a disappointing finish at the Commonwealth Games as he ended eighth and last in the men's vault final here Friday. Canada's Scott Morgan won the gold with an average score of 14.733, England's Kristian Thomas took home the silver with 14.499 while Singapore's Wah Toon Hoe clinched the bronze with 14.195 at the SSE Hydro. - 9 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 7:24pm -
Shillong, Aug 1 (IANS) Alliance Air Friday resumed its services between Kolkata and Shillong besides Tezpur and Lilabari in Assam, an official said Friday. - 9 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 7:14pm -
Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Ford India, the Indian subsidiary of US auto major Ford Motor Company, closed last month with 24 percent increase in total sales, the company said Friday. "There are several indicators to suggest a gradual revival in customer sentiment in the past few months, including cues from the stock market and a steady improvement in manufacturing index," executive director, marketing, sales and service, Vinay Piparsania, was quoted as saying in the statement. - 9 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 7:06pm -
The US today blamed Hamas for the breakdown of a 72-hour humanitarian truce, saying the attack by the Palestinian militant group that left two Israeli... - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:10pm -
Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry has apologized and withdrew the objectionable article denigrating Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Ms. Jayalalitha and Prime Min... - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:40pm -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, developed countries should understand the challenges of poverty in developing countries and their governments&#... - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:32pm -
England's pace spearhead James Anderson was accused of pushing and abusing Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja during the second day of the first Test at Trent Bridge on July 10. Anderson and Jadeja not guilty, what? - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:27am -
The Narendra Modi-led NDA government has begun to resemble the Manmohan Singh-led UPA I and II regimes despite promising better and speedy governance. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:25am -
Facebook and Instagram suffered outage for around half an hour on Friday, leaving the services inaccessible to millions of users across the world. - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:26pm -
Subrata Roy, head of the Sahara conglomerate, was jailed on March 4 for failing to appear in court in a legal battle with India's capital market's watchdog. He needs to raise 100 billion rupees ($1.6 billion) to have a chance of release. - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:04pm -
External Affairs Ministry said the government has made arrangements for a special flight as well as a ferry besides taking other measures to evacuate those wanting to return home from Libya. - 6 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 10:03pm -
Cara who earns $27,000 a year for this spends around seven hours a week approving these sex toys, The Mirror reported. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:56pm -
Members of the Amazon tribe considered uncontacted made contact with their group that was working together with Ashaninka Indians in the region - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:40pm -
Till now, 63 people including 25 men, 28 women and 10 children have been killed in the landslide while eight injured persons have been rescued and are being treated at nearby hospitals. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:39pm -
Just in case you thought that Aamir Khan standing in the buff (only one light shade of blue away from looking like a complete alien), on an abandoned railway track with only a boombox/transistor for cover, then you've got another thing coming. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:38pm -
Google is followed by Deloitte, Citi, Apple and P&G in the top-five firms for business students. Among engineering and IT students, Google is followed by Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and BMW. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:37pm -
There's no need for modesty when you look like Heidi Klum! And that's some job that Zac Posen is doing. Shall we call it, saving grace. - 9 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 7:48pm -
Bibek Debroy says the promised redesign of governance was about revamping systems and institutions, not repopulating them with those who are now the favoured few. - 9 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 7:17pm -
In his book One Life Is Not Enough, Natwar Singh chronicles the transformation of a diffident, nervous shy woman to an ambitious, authoritarian and stern leader who never forgives or forgets. - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:51pm -
The Haryana pugilist gave a tough fight to Michaela Walsh but the Northern Ireland woman's height and better reach helped her win all the four rounds of two minutes each. - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:43pm -
Watch Katy Perry's new crazy offical music video This is how we do it, featuring her in numerous ridiculous outfits. - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:38pm -
Representing Congress President Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi, their counsels Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi pleaded with the court for a stay on the order of the trial court, which had summoned the leaders. - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:27pm -
An article titled 'How meaningful are Jayalalitha's love letters to Narendra Modi?' had appeared on the Lankan Defence Ministry website along with a graphical portrayal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa. - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:25pm -
The apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice RM Lodha, said the creation of additional courts coupled with relative judicial infrastructure should be substantial and not just symbolic. - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:19pm -
In a bid to express his excitement and happiness, it is being reported that Sajid Nadiadwala is planning to gift a luxury car to Sallu bhai. - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:24pm -
Blackberry Messenger aka BBM is now available to Windows Phone users. The service was opened to Android and iOS users last year. - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:06pm -
It seems, Kangana Ranaut's charm that she spread in Europe during the shooting of Queen, has followed her back in the form of an Italian film. - 12 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 4:45pm -
Pen drives and other USB accessories like mice and keyboards offer an easy way for hackers to enter into a computer. Worse, the entry is almost undetectable. - 12 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 4:24pm -
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured that the guilty will be booked if the coal files are found missing, even as both houses were disrupted on Tuesday following uproar over coal scam, fuel price hike and other issues. - 3 Sep 13, 1:27pm -
Life-long friends Roberta Vinci and Flavia Pennetta as well as Daniela Hantuchova reached the US Open quarter-finals to ensure five women over the age of 30 will be in the last eight. - 3 Sep 13, 12:37pm -
The S&P BSE benchmark Sensex failed to maintain initial gains in the late morning trade on Tuesday due to fresh selling mainly in Banking, FMCG, Oil and gas and Consumer Durable stocks. - 3 Sep 13, 12:29pm -
As many as 160 people have died and 5.4 million others affected due to floods in Bihar this year, a Disaster Management official said on Monday. - 3 Sep 13, 12:25pm -
The Indian rupee dropped sharply by 90 paise to 66.90 against the American currency in the late morning trade on Tuesday on persistent dollar demand from banks and importers on the back of firm dollar in overseas amidst sudden fall in equity market. - 3 Sep 13, 12:15pm -
The Indian rupee dropped sharply by 90 paise to 66.90 against the American currency in the late morning trade on Tuesday on persistent dollar demand from banks and importers on the back of firm dollar in overseas amidst sudden fall in equity market. - 3 Sep 13, 12:14pm -
The Supreme Court on Tuesday recalled an order and admitted that it committed a "mistake of law" by directing that only sitting or retired high court chief justices or an apex court judge could head the central and state information commissions. - 3 Sep 13, 12:11pm -
Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at his ashram in Jodhpur, was behind bars after he was remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a local court. - 3 Sep 13, 12:07pm -
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the pleas of the accused in the 2G spectrum case seeking recall of its two orders barring the high court from hearing the matters arising out of the scam. - 3 Sep 13, 12:06pm -
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the pleas of the accused in the 2G spectrum case seeking recall of its two orders barring the high court from hearing the matters arising out of the scam. - 3 Sep 13, 12:06pm -
Software giant Microsoft said it will acquire Finnish handset maker Nokia's handset business for 5.44 billion euros (USD 7.17 billion) in cash, in an effort to strengthen its position in the smartphone market. - 3 Sep 13, 12:01pm -
Software giant Microsoft said it will acquire Finnish handset maker Nokia's handset business for 5.44 billion euros (USD 7.17 billion) in cash, in an effort to strengthen its position in the smartphone market. - 3 Sep 13, 12:01pm -
Roger Federer crashed out of the US Open in the fourth round while Rafael Nadal captured his 19th hardcourt win in a row to reach the quarter-finals without having allowed a service break. - 3 Sep 13, 11:25am -
Divij Sharan's US Open came to an end after the Indian and his Chinese Taipei partner Yen-Hsun Lu went down fighting to Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi and Jean-Julien Rojer in the men's doubles third round in New York. - 3 Sep 13, 11:11am -
Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl at his ashram in Jodhpur, was behind bars after he was remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a local court. - 3 Sep 13, 10:50am -
Ushering in the biggest programme in the world to fight hunger, Parliament on Monday gave its nod to the landmark Food Security Bill which seeks to provide highly subsidised foodgrains to the country's two-third population as a right. - 3 Sep 13, 10:49am -
India made a spirited fightback in the second half but failed to earn a direct berth in next year's hockey World Cup as they lost the high-scoring summit clash 3-4 to defending champions South Korea, in Ipoh on Monday. - 2 Sep 13, 9:00pm -
The National Sports Awards were presented on Saturday to the country's top athletes and coaches with shooter Ronjan Sodhi getting the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna - India's highest sporting honour, while cricketer Virat Kohli was among the Arjuna awardees. - 2 Sep 13, 9:00pm -
England has agreed to host India for five Test matches, for the first time in 50 years, when the team lands in London for a long series which will also include five ODIs and a Twenty20 International next year. - 2 Sep 13, 8:50pm -
At least 38 people have been killed in weekend attacks in Nigeria by suspected Boko Haram insurgents, and another 34 are missing, local officials said on Sunday. - 2 Sep 13, 8:40pm -
In a surprise move, US President Barack Obama has sought congressional approval for limited military intervention in Syria to win more support for his plan to punish the Bashar al-Assad regime for its alleged use of chemical weapons. - 2 Sep 13, 8:40pm -
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday hinted that Bangladesh's next general election could be held at any time in the three-month period before the term of parliament ends on January 24. - 2 Sep 13, 8:35pm -
Declining value of Rupee, widening Current Account Deficit (CAD) and the impact of likely tapering of US bond purchases are some of the key issues which will keep Raghuram Rajan busy after he takes charge as RBI Governor on Wednesday. - 2 Sep 13, 8:29pm -
Declining value of Rupee, widening Current Account Deficit (CAD) and the impact of likely tapering of US bond purchases are some of the key issues which will keep Raghuram Rajan busy after he takes charge as RBI Governor on Wednesday. - 2 Sep 13, 8:29pm -
Amid a security crackdown on its members, Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has demanded the formation of an independent fact-finding committee to carry out surprise inspections of detention centres and investigate all violations committed against prisoners. - 2 Sep 13, 8:26pm -
Giving a major thrust to IAF's capability to swiftly move troops and tanks to battle fronts, Def Min A K Antony formally inducted its biggest 70-tonne C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft into service at the Hindon Air Base on Monday. - 2 Sep 13, 8:26pm -
Slammed over a proposal to shut petrol pumps at night to taper fuel demand, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday beat a hasty retreat, saying there is no move to limit petrol and diesel sales at retail outlets. - 2 Sep 13, 8:25pm -
Slammed over a proposal to shut petrol pumps at night to taper fuel demand, Oil Minister M Veerappa Moily on Monday beat a hasty retreat, saying there is no move to limit petrol and diesel sales at retail outlets. - 2 Sep 13, 8:24pm -
Lauding the role of Right to Information Act in promoting transparency, President Pranab Mukherjee has stressed on adequate safeguards to protect the "inviolable rights to privacy" of a citizen. - 2 Sep 13, 8:24pm -
Parliament was rocked by Telangana issue again on Monday, prompting Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to take the unprecedented step of suspending nine members from Andhra Pradesh for five days, the second time in the same session. - 2 Sep 13, 8:24pm -
Parliament was rocked by Telangana issue again on Monday, prompting Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to take the unprecedented step of suspending nine members from Andhra Pradesh for five days, the second time in the same session. - 2 Sep 13, 8:23pm -
The Sahara group today blamed SEBI for acting in haste against it on the issue of refunding Rs 24,000 crore to investors and asked the Supreme Court to pass an order to help it get out of the imbroglio. - 2 Sep 13, 7:53pm -
A Delhi court on Monday dismissed separate pleas of Essar Teleholdings Ltd (ETHL) and another accused in 2G spectrum scam case seeking a joint trial in the case. - 2 Sep 13, 7:52pm -
Career bureaucrat-turned-banker D Subbarao demits office on Wednesday after a 5-year stint as RBI Governor during a tumultuous period of global financial stress that has left rupee plumbing new depths, falling economic growth and high inflation. - 2 Sep 13, 7:40pm -
The Reserve Bank is understood to have zeroed in on five names for setting up a high-level panel of experts from the banking and financial sector to screen applications of the 26 aspirants for new banking licences. - 2 Sep 13, 7:32pm -
The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking its direction to ban use of pentavalent vaccine, which prevents diseases like Hepatitis-B and diphtheria in children. - 2 Sep 13, 7:26pm -
German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit out at Russia and China over their stance in the Syrian crisis, saying in an interview published on Saturday that their action weakened the United Nations. - 2 Sep 13, 7:17pm -
UN human rights Chief Navi Pillay on Saturday criticised the Sri Lankan government, saying the country is becoming "increasingly authoritarian" despite the end of a civil war four years ago. - 2 Sep 13, 7:17pm -
Syria has appealed to the United Nations to try to "prevent any aggression" against it, even as US President Barack Obama on Monday lobbied with war-weary lawmakers to convince them for a limited military strike. - 2 Sep 13, 7:15pm -
A tornado ripped through parts of eastern Japan on Monday, injuring several dozen people, tearing off roofs and uprooting buildings. - 2 Sep 13, 7:15pm -
A tornado ripped through parts of eastern Japan on Monday, injuring several dozen people, tearing off roofs and uprooting buildings. - 2 Sep 13, 7:14pm -
In fresh trouble for Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, a case was on Monday filed against him for the murder of cleric Abdul Rasheed and his mother during the infamous Lal Masjid operation. - 2 Sep 13, 7:14pm -
Syria has appealed to the United Nations to try to "prevent any aggression" against it, even as US President Barack Obama on Monday lobbied with war-weary lawmakers to convince them for a limited military strike. - 2 Sep 13, 7:14pm -
Lauding the role of Right to Information Act in promoting transparency, President Pranab Mukherjee has stressed on adequate safeguards to protect the "inviolable rights to privacy" of a citizen. - 2 Sep 13, 7:13pm -
Arrested Indian Mujahideen operative Yasin Bhatkal and his associate used to take advantage of the unhindered passage on the Indo-Nepal border, 110 km of which lay in Bihar. - 2 Sep 13, 7:06pm -
In fresh trouble for Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, a case was on Monday filed against him for the murder of cleric Abdul Rasheed and his mother during the infamous Lal Masjid operation. - 2 Sep 13, 7:05pm -
The Planning Commission on Friday said the deceleration in economic growth in the first quarter was on expected lines and it may improve in the second half of the fiscal. - 2 Sep 13, 5:41pm -
Mumbai police plans to conduct test identification parade of the five accused in the photojournalist gangrape case as soon as they are remanded in judicial custody. - 2 Sep 13, 1:53pm -
In a surprise move, US President Barack Obama has sought congressional approval for limited military intervention in Syria to win more support for his plan to punish the Bashar al-Assad regime for its alleged use of chemical weapons. - 2 Sep 13, 1:43pm -
Olympic medalist Saina Nehwal-led Hyderabad Hotshots emerged as the champion of the inaugural Indian Badminton League (IBL) when they downed Awadhe Warriors 3-1 in the final matches which was held at the NSCI Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday. - 1 Sep 13, 8:13am -
The US moved closer to military intervention in Syria with President Barack Obama saying he was considering a "limited, narrow" strike without involving ground forces even as Russia dismissed claims about the use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime as "utter nonsense." - 31 Aug 13, 9:35pm -
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Friday the CIA "tortured some folks" after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and that the White House had handed over to Congress a report about an investigation into "enhanced interrogation techniques." - 2 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 2:41am -
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel declared a Gaza ceasefire over on Friday, saying Hamas militants breached the truce soon after it took effect and apparently captured an Israeli officer while killing two other soldiers. - 3 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 1:49am -
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said service to the world's largest online social network was fully restored on Friday, following a widespread outage that affected users in multiple countries. - 4 hours ago, 2 Aug 14, 12:08am -
LONDON (Reuters) - England fast bowler James Anderson and India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja have been found not guilty of breaching the International Cricket Council (ICC) code of conduct and are free to play in next week's fourth test. - 5 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:13pm -
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to office with a reputation as a business-friendly leader ready to open up one of the world's biggest markets and sweep away the remnants of the country's socialist past. - 7 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:46pm -
NEW DELHI/GENEVA (Reuters) - India is willing to sign a global trade deal, which it has torpedoed, if other World Trade Organization members can agree to its parallel demand for concessions on stockpiling food, senior officials in New Delhi said on Friday. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:50pm -
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Supreme Court has granted jailed business tycoon Subrata Roy an office, a phone, Internet connection and three secretaries in the Delhi prison that has been his home for five months so he can sell two of his company's iconic hotels to help pay bail. - 8 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:33pm -
MALIN India (Reuters) - Hopes of finding survivors in Maharashtra from a landslide that swallowed up more than 100 people faded on Friday as rescuers dug through mud and debris following heavy rains, with the death toll rising to 52. - 10 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:59pm -
VIENNA (Reuters) - Austrian law student Max Schrems appealed to a billion Facebook users around the world on Friday to join a class-action lawsuit against Facebook's alleged violations of its users' privacy, stepping up a years-long data-protection campaign. - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:58pm -
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's constitutional court struck down on Friday an anti-homosexuality law that punishes gay sex with long jail sentences, citing procedural irregularities in the way the legislation was enacted. - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:35pm -
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Revelations in a new book by former Congress stalwart K. Natwar Singh have put Sonia Gandhi on the defense this week, in the latest challenge to her leadership of the embattled party and India's foremost political dynasty. - 11 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 5:27pm -
MUMBAI (Reuters) - As India licked their wounds following the humiliating defeat to England at Southampton on Thursday, Ravindra Jadeja was probably hurting more than most after enduring a miserable week both on and off the field. - 14 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 2:16pm -
GENEVA (Reuters) - India's tough diplomacy blocked a landmark world trade treaty late on Thursday, despite last-ditch talks to rescue what would have been the first global trade reform since the creation of the World Trade Organization 19 years ago. - 15 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 1:47pm -
SYDNEY/GENEVA (Reuters) - Several member states of the World Trade Organisation voiced frustration after India's demands for concessions on agricultural stockpiling led to the collapse of the first major global trade reform pact in two decades. - 17 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 11:30am -
DAKAR (Reuters) - Sierra Leone has declared a state of emergency and called in troops to quarantine Ebola victims, joining neighbouring Liberia in imposing controls as the death toll from the outbreak of the virus hit 729 in West Africa. - 19 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:47am -
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Mountain bikers tempted by the $1 million in prize money up for grabs in a new South African endurance race are given a warning before they sign up: "This could change your life, or end it". - 19 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 9:40am -
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tata Motors Ltd will launch a passenger car this month, its first new offering in four years, in a bid to regain market share and plug losses in its domestic business, which was also hard hit by the slowing economy. - 20 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 8:45am -
TORONTO (Reuters) - BlackBerry Ltd said on Thursday its popular messaging system BBM, or BlackBerry Messenger, would now be open to those using the Windows phone platform, a move that potentially makes the messaging service more appealing to its enterprise clients. - 21 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 7:36am -
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization failed on Thursday to reach a deal to standardise customs rules, which would have been the first global trade reform in two decades but was blocked by India's demands for concessions on agricultural stockpiling. - 22 hours ago, 1 Aug 14, 6:22am -
NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - India is scrambling to crack down on a new gold smuggling tactic that it fears could accelerate a flood of illegal imports of the precious metal into the world's second-biggest buyer. - 1 day ago, 1 Aug 14, 2:41am -
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tata Motors Ltd will launch a passenger car this month, its first new offering in four years, in a bid to regain market share and plug losses in its domestic business, which was also hard hit by the slowing economy. - 1 day ago, 1 Aug 14, 2:31am -
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization failed on Thursday to reach a global deal to standardise customs rules, which would have been the first global trade reform in two decades but was blocked by India's demands for concessions on agricultural stockpiling. - 1 day ago, 1 Aug 14, 1:47am -
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The United States and India stressed their desire to boost business and defense ties on Thursday, but trade and spying rows were a reminder of the obstacles to President Barack Obama's vision of a "defining" partnership. - 1 day ago, 1 Aug 14, 12:38am -
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing international alarm over a rising civilian death toll in Gaza, said on Thursday he would not accept any ceasefire that stopped Israel completing the destruction of militants' infiltration tunnels. - 1 day ago, 31 Jul 14, 11:15pm -
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) - Nine foreign nationals were charged in a Kenyan court on Thursday with trafficking the biggest ever single seizure of drugs at the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa. - 1 day ago, 31 Jul 14, 10:14pm -
