22:59
A complaint was today lodged against VHP leader Praveen Togadia for allegedly making provocative statements against a community near the historic Charminar in Hyderabad, police said. Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Togadia had made some...
22:58
Eight persons were killed and around 30 people injured when a bus collided with a truck at Heria in East Midnapore district today, police said. The bus was going to the tourist town of Digha from Kolkata when it collided with the truck coming from the opposite direction at Heria about 70 km from...
21:31
Karimnagar Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate dismissed bail applications two Telugu Desam Party legislators and three others, on Thursday. The TDP MLAs Vijaya Ramana Rao, who is also TDP district president, Suddala Devaiah TDP MLA from Choppadandi and three more TDP leaders namely,...
20:49
India expects Pakistan to announce elimination of negative list of items later this month that will pave the way for full normalisation of bilateral trade and accordance of MFN status to New Delhi. Pakistan has missed the deadline of December 31, 2012, for phasing out the negative list...
20:28
AP reports: Tickets to President Barack Obama's inauguration this month are supposed to be free, but they're being sold on eBay and Craigslist for up to $2,000 apiece.Efforts by congressional offices and the Presidential Inaugural Committee, which are distributing tickets to inaugural events,...
20:16
A 28-year-old woman, who was believed to be mentally disturbed, today allegedly attempted suicide by jumping before a moving train at a Metro station in east Delhi. The woman was rushed to a GTB Hospital in Dilshad Garden in east Delhi where doctors amputated both her legs.The woman, who resides...
20:12
The Calcutta high court, in an interim order, today allowed mother Sagarika Bhattacharya to take custody of her two children, who were entrusted to the care of their uncle by a Norway court. The court observed that the manner in which Sagarika took her two children, Abhigyan and...
20:08
Stating that Gujarat was keen to promote defence industry, Chief Minister Narendra Modi today invited private companies to set up their units in the state. Gujarat with good infrastructure is the best suited for the development of defence industry and we want to start in big way, he...
19:42
The Ang Lee directed India-set drama 'Life of Pi' in the racefor the Best Picture Oscar at 85th Academy Awards nominations announced today.
19:24
An unclaimed suitcase found near the 8th battalion of Andhra Pradesh Special Police at Kondapur on city outskirts today triggered panic in the area, the police said.The personnel who found the suitcase alerted the Ramgopalpet police immediately following which a bomb squad was pressed into...
19:14
The Pakistan army once again violated ceasefire in Poonch sector this evening, and fired at Indian posts.
18:46
Gang-rape victim's village mock 'temporary' development as helipad and 10-person office are built for chief minister's visit. Read more.
18:38
The Home Ministry has not yet taken a decision on the mercy petition of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru as it was busy in handling the situation arising out of the gang rape of a girl in Delhi. Asked whether any decision has been taken on Guru's pending clemency plea, Home Minister...
18:34
The Pakistani military said Indian troops shot and killed a Pakistani soldier on Thursday, the third deadly cross-border incident reported in five days in the disputed Kashmir region, reports the Dawn. Pakistan Army soldier, Havildar Mohyuddin, embraced shahadat (martyrdom) due to unprovoked...
18:23
Go home directly after school hours and inform parents if they are going out. This and few other advices are seen in posters by Delhi Police outside educational institutions in some areas of the national capital.The posters appeared in front of some colleges and schools in southeast Delhi only....
18:03
Amid the tension between India and Pakistan over the brutal killing of two Indian jawans in Kashmir, cross-border trade was affected today.25 trucks from India were not able to cross the Line of Control after Pakistan refused to let them through. Local Indian officials were not able to get...
17:48
And if you aren't aware of it already, here's why Arnab Goswami is trending. Social activist Shabnam Hashmi writes about what happens when you refuse to be a panelist on Times Now. Read
17:41
A potential lawyer for three of the men charged with the abduction, rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi says his clients have been tortured and coerced into admitting the crime.Amid heavy security, five suspects appeared in court in Delhi for a second time on Thursday, before the case...
17:12
A brunette has become an internet sensation after launching a blog on which she posts a photograph of her impressive cleavage daily.The woman has never revealed her face, leading to speculation about who she is and whether or not Alicia Young is even her real name, the Daily Mail reported.Her...
17:09
Moving a step towards resumption of services, Delhi's showcase Airport Metro Express Corridor will undergo a two-day mandatory safety inspection by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) next week. The 23-km corridor connecting the city's business centre of Connaught Place with the...
16:58
Northern Command Chief Lt General K T Parnaik has briefed Governor N N Vohra over the killing of two jawans by intruding Pakistani troops in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Lt Gen Parnaik met the Governor at the Raj Bhawan in Jammu last evening and briefed him in detail about Tuesday's...
16:41
Meanwhile, at the Cabinet meeting today, Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today raised the matter of disputes between the Union Ministry of Environment and the National Highway Authority of India as reported in the media. Many Union Ministers had a broad smile on their faces.
16:39
Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh today held the entire Union Cabinet speechless during a presentation on the Indira Awas Yojana. The minister made the 30-minute presentation without referring to any notes. When he concluded his presentation, ministers, almost without exception,...
16:33
The Indian High Commission in Islamabad today said that it had received the visa applications of the nine Pakistani players bound for the inaugural Hockey India League only today and will issue them visas as quickly as possible. A question mark cropped up over the participation of the...
16:31
Last month, a brutal gangrape and assault on a 23-year-old woman in Delhi resulted in her death, while a woman in neighboring Punjab committed suicide after being allegedly humiliated by police as she tried to file a gang rape complain. These episodes drew attention to how...
16:18
Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde holds a press briefing on security developments in the capital. He says a prominent Jaish militant was killed, even as a breakthrough has been made in the Malegaon terror attack case. In the capital specific women's helplines to be prominently displayed,...
16:06
Justifying the hike in rail fares, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said it was a sound economic decision given the financial health of railways. Chidambaram also sought to make light the opposition criticism of the decision saying it was fair game for them to to oppose the fare hike for the...
15:35
Update on the Delhi gang-rape case: The case has not been sent to the fast-track court yet.
15:31
Fifty one years after Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule, a former Chief Minister has raked up a controversy alleging that the opinion poll held 46 years ago to decide on making it a separate state or merge with Maharashtra was rigged. Shashikala Kakodkar, a former state Chief Minister...
15:29
Curfew in parts of this strife-torn north Maharashtra town following Sunday's violent clashes between two communities and police firing continued for the fifth day today. The curfew imposed in Machhi Bazaar and Madhavpura areas is likely to be relaxed at 4 pm after a review of the situation, a...
15:27
Two passenger trains collided at a train station in northern Switzerland this morning, injuring several people, according to police, as media reported at least 30 had been hurt. There are injuries. We are not commenting on the number or severity of the injuries, a local police spokeswoman in...
14:58
We should encourage everyone to have their say so we can take a deep and hard look at what ails Indian society. That's the Mint column in the aftermath of Asaram Bapu's now famous speech. Read
14:50
The Calcutta High court has given interim custody to the mother of the two children in the Norway custody battle. The court has ruled that the kids, son Abhigyan and daughter Aishwarya,were to be with their mother Sagarika Bhattcharya till the case was on. The uncle, who the Norway court had...
14:47
National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon addressing the media on the killing of the two jawans and the Pakistani incursion The international community can only be a facilitator, the peoples of the two countries have to decide their future. There are no military solutions to this kind of...
14:40
Pakistan has killed more than 200 Indian jawans in the last four years, when the countries have not been at war.
14:36
Barkha Dutt tweets on the Latehar incident: Bombs planted on bodies of dead CRPF jawans by Naxals. Isn't this against the rules of engagement as well? Where's our anger?
14:34
Pakistan, of course, says that it is committed to a dialogue with India and normalising relations and hopes that the ceasefire violation won't disrupt the peace process.
14:20
Just in: Finance minister P Chidambaram has turned down a UN probe into the savage killings of two jawans by Pakistani troops. Chidambaram said there were no ceasefire violations by the Indian army and India does not want to internationalise the issue. Pakistan on Wednesday denied involvement of...
14:06
Update on the gang-rape case: Contrary to the claims made by the girl's friend, the family of the 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim today said that the girl had never complained of any laxity on the part of Delhi Police in rushing her to hospital. During the treatment, she never complained of...
14:03
MHA sources now confirm that of the three bodies of CRPF jawans brought to the Ranchi hospital for an autopsy, only one had a bomb. As we said earlier, the bomb showed up in an x-ray before the autopsy was conducted. The bomb disposal squad are now trying to defuse the bomb, which is likely to go...
13:54
It is still unclear whether the bomb was inside one body or whether there were three different bombs inside as many bodies. The bombs are believed to be crude IED devices.
13:54
Just in: Fuel prices likely to be hiked next week. Diesel prices to go up by Rs 450/litre, LPG by Rs 100. The fuel hike would help counter the Rs 160,000 crore deficit, says the government. The hike has got the nod of Sonia Gandhi and the PMO.
13:51
Bombs were recovered from the bodies of three of the 10 security personnel brought for autopsy at a Ranchi hospital today, reports CNN IBN. The doctors conducting the autopsy have called the bomb disposal squad. The Ranchi SSP said the X-ray revealed a bomb inside the bodies. Home ministry...
13:48
Maoist tactics during Latehar gunbattle evokes memories of acclaimed Bosnian war film. Read
13:36
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the prime accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast and the Sunil Joshi murder case, has been diagnosed with breast cancer, according to a report from the Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital in Bhopal.A mammography test on her confirmed the ailment yesterday, doctors...
13:25
NDTV'S Nitin Gokhale tweets: MP CM Shivraj Chauhan announces Rs 15 lakh for Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh's family, a job for his wife, a government house and a memorial. Waiting for UP to follow suitLance Naik Sudhakar Singh was one of two jawans killed by Pakistani troops near the Line of Control...
13:14
The DMK has now said it will take up the rail fare hike with the PM and won't support any move that is anti poor.
13:02
The Director General of Military Operations, Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, conveyed a very tough message to his Pakistani counterpart on Wednesday when they spoke for the second time in 48 hours. The Indian Army has decided to play it cool and despite the grave provocation by Pakistan in...
12:47
BSP chief Mayawati has demanded that the rail fare hike be rolled back and that it was anti-poor and anti-common man. The Central Government's decision to hike railway fares after almost a decade has upset passengers across India. The government says the fare hike was needed for maintenance. Read
12:41
Groups of women huddled around makeshift fires on a wet mud-lane, surrounded by partially constructed houses on both sides, in Mahavir Enclave Part II in Delhi. They winced as the smoke went in to their eyes, and glanced towards the locked house with a green steel door, a barred window and white...
12:31
India hosted the first ever stand-alone meeting of the National Security Advisors of all the BRICS nations in New Delhi today to outline the rapidly growing synergy between the member nations.Brazil, Russia, India China and South Africa come together to form the BRICS nations.The BRICS NSA's...
12:29
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today strongly condemned the ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District and sought a befitting reply from India to the killing of two Indian soldiers.If our two soldiers are beheaded, we should behead their 40...
12:27
The government has said it had no choice but to hike railway fares as maintenance of public services comes at a cost, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today said. The maintenance of standards in public services comes at a cost. That cost has to be defrayed in a Public Private...
12:20
The Dehradun college where the young woman raped in New Delhi last month studied physiotherapy for more than four years plans to offer free education to her younger brothers.If her brothers want to take up physiotherapy or any other course, we will consider this a step in fulfilling her...
12:16
Following the sensational GS Road molestation case in Guwahati, Assam last year, blogger Local Tea Party wrote a blog post about what to tell your son on rape. Given its relevance against the backdrop of the recent Delhi gang-rape case, we reproduce it with his kind permission. Read
12:07
And another horror: An ex-MLA's nephew and three friends allegedly gang-raped a girl for three years in Amreli, Gujarat. Three of the four have been held, while the prime accused has obtained a stay in the case.
11:59
On CNN.com: The father of the woman whose rape and fatal beating provoked outrage across India and worldwide says his daughter's death brought an awakening to society. Read
11:57
Update on the Delhi gang-rape hearing in the High Court. The court has observed that the chargesheet has been filed at the Saket Court hence the case will now be heard on January 31. The court observed that of the 614 PCR vans 76 were off the road and asks the government to consider whether the...
11:48
Update on Kingfisher Airlines: With employees threatening to move court for closure of the company, Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya today finally broke his silence through a letter to his employees saying the management is making every effort to restart operations. At the same time,...
11:36
Yesterday, Delhi Police commissioner Neeraj Kumar faced the most serious threat so far to his future as the city's top cop when the Delhi High Court asked why no action was taken against him for failing to prevent the brutal gangrape on a moving bus last month. Read more
11:32
Delhiites today woke up to a pleasant morning as the minimum temperature rose more than a degree from the previous day to settle at 5.8 degrees Celsius. The minimum for this period of time is seven degrees Celsius, the MeT office said. Yesterday, the minimum was recorded at 4.4 degrees Celsius,...
11:27
The opinion piece on the Hindu, a response to the piece -- Taking the aggression out of masculinity. Worth a read. Does one write deliberately as a woman or man when taking up pen and paper? I do not know. But right now, I am writing as an Indian woman. The Indian woman who has held up the...
11:22
The validity of our strategic objectives towards Pakistan should not be allowed to be distorted by any jingoistic reaction to the incident in Jammu & Kashmir on January 8, 2013, in which two Indian soldiers were killed well inside Indian territory by a Pakistani Army group and where...
11:15
Understanding what the violation of ceasefire means on the LoC. Read the report on the Telegraph.
11:09
The Delhi police has tendered an unconditional apology to the High Court for presenting an unsatisfactory status report. The police has also submitted the names of all cops on duty on the night of December 16 when the gang rape took place on the bus. The report also says that the role of the PCR...
11:05
A BJP MP today said the rape of grown-up girls and women might be understandable but if someone does this to an infant, he should be hanged. Read
11:04
The UN has urged India and Pakistan to respect the ceasefire and de-escalate tensions over the recent cross-border firings through dialogue. The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) made the plea even as it received a complaint from Pakistan which claimed...
11:02
In Mumbai, a six months pregnant woman trying to board a crowded bus from the front door was recently denied entry by the driver, who told her she does not look pregnant. Another woman seeking a similar entry with her two-year-old son was shown the rear door. The alleged misbehaviour came to...
10:54
A Delhi court fixes February 4 for the framing charges against former CWG OC Suresh Kalmadi and others in a CWG-related corruption case.
10:51
The Hindu's Praveen Swami on how a runaway grandmother sparked the savage skirmish on the LoC. Read
10:49
Manohar Lal Sharma -- the lawyer defending three of the six accused in the gruesome Delhi gang-rape case -- has claimed that all his clients are innocent.According to Sharma, his clients -- bus driver Ram Singh, his brother Mukesh and Akshay Thakur -- will plead not guilty.He also blamed the...
10:38
The hearing in the Delhi gang-rape trial will resume today.The five accused -- Ram Singh, Mukesh, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Akshay Thakur -- had earlier been produced in court on December 7.The trial is likely to be shifted to a fast-track court.
08:58
Twenty five people have been feared killed in a road accident in Bihar, according to the police.Further details are awaited.
08:53
Lashing out at the Bashar al-Assad regime, the US has said the recent proposal by the Syrian President is nothing but a desperate attempt to cling to power despite popular protests against him in the country. The speech by Bashar al-Assad was...
08:52
In the wake of frequent shootout incidents that have resulted in several deaths in the recent past, the US government is looking into the possibility of issuing an executive order on gun control. The President is going to act. There is executive...
08:51
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen Party president and member of Lok Sabha from Hyderabad Asaduddin Owaisi has refused to apologise for the alleged controversial comments of his brother Akbaruddin Owaisi.Akbaruddin, who had claimed he was unwell and failed to turn up at the police station for...
03:48
The US today said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is not willing to give up power even in the wake of popular protests against his authoritarian regime, but stressed that it would not give up its efforts to oust him. Based on the...
02:38
Concerned over the increasing tension between India and Pakistan over the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers, the US has instructed its envoys in New Delhi and Islamabad to work with the two governments to de-escalate the situation. ...
02:36
AP: Iraqi authorities citing security concerns closed the country's only border crossing with Jordan today, cutting a key route through a part of the country where anti-government protests have been raging for weeks. Residents of Anbar...
02:34
BBC: Saudi Arabia has beheaded a Sri Lankan domestic worker for killing a baby in her care in 2005 in a case that has been widely condemned by rights groups. The maid, Rizana Nafeek, had denied killing the four-month-old boy. Her supporters say she was only 17 at the time of the killing....
00:49
A New York passenger ferry has hit a dock during the Manhattan rush hour, injuring 57 people and tearing a hole in the vessel's bow. Two people have been critically injured, the Associated Press reports. The Seastreak Wall Street ferry hit the mooring as it docked about 08:45 (13:45 GMT)...
00:48
Total shut down in Chhattisgarh against Kanker rapesTop Maoist leader arrested in RanchiJaya wealth case: Defence witnesses to depose from Jan 21Book mentioning post-Godhra events submitted to Nanavati panelUse of Tamil in HC: Karuna seeks Centre's interventionVisa-on-arrival for Pak nationals...
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