23:26
Even as reports came in that police lathicharged Jallikattu protesters at some places today, S George, the Chennai Police Commissioner, said that his men didn't use force on the crowd. When asked about a video circulating on social media about a cop burning an auto, the top cop...
22:45
US President Trump began recasting America's role in the global economy Monday, cancelling an agreement for a sweeping trade deal with Asia as one of his first official White House actions.After meeting with business executives to discuss the US manufacturing industry, Trump headed to the Oval...
22:37
JUST IN: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar gets one-year extension till January 28, 2018.
22:20
A 30-year-old man who suffered serious injuries during the Jallikattu held in Pudukottai district died at a hospital today, taking the toll in the incident to three, police said.Karuppiah succumbed to injuries at the government hospital in Tiruchirapalli, they said.Two persons were killed and...
21:30
United States President Donald Trump is likely to sign a decree that effectively ends America's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the US media reported.The trans-Pacific free trade agreement was negotiated under former president Barack Obama.The action would be the Trump's first...
21:05
Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah has said that people of Goa must vote keeping in mind that the next government will work under the guidance of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.Speaking at a public meeting in Vasco, Shah said, We will decide after the elections where Parrikar ji will...
20:07
A fire has erupted in slums of Narsi Natha Street in Masjid Bunder (East) in Mumbai. Six people, all minors, have sustained burn injuries.Efforts to douse the fire continue.All fast locals on Central Line have been stopped due to the fire.
19:50
United States President Donald Trump has said he will not tell the press what Barack Obama wrote in the 'beautiful' letter the outgoing president left for him in the Oval Office.I just went to the Oval Office and found this beautiful letter from President Obama, Trump said, addressing senior...
19:20
JUST IN: A fire breaks out near Masjid station on the central line of Mumbai suburban rail network due to which all fast locals on the central line have been suspended.
19:18
The Congress today released its manifesto for the upcoming Goa polls in which it has assured banning all the casinos in the coastal state, including the floating vessels mounted with gambling dens.'Floating casinos in Goa's river will be closed permanently,' reads the manifesto of Congress that...
18:38
JUST IN: Government calls an all-party meeting on January 30 at 11.30 am over budget session of Parliament
18:32
Poll candidates and their parties now have to get approval from officials concerned before uploading content online as the Election Commission has called for stricter check of content on social media.Candidates, in compliance with the ECs instructions, will have to obtain approval for uploading...
17:47
Overly browned toast and potato chips may contain a chemical that increases the risk of cancer, experts in the United Kingdom warned today.Acrylamide, produced when starchy foods are roasted, fried or grilled for too long at high temperatures, has been shown to cause cancer in animals.The UK's...
17:37
Even as protests against ban on bull-taming sport turned violent, the Jallikattu Bill today passed unanimously in Tamil Nadu assembly. The bill will revoke the Supreme Court order which banned the traditional sport. Earlier, violence erupted in several parts of the state after police...
17:03
HC stays CIC order asking DU to allow inspection of results of 1978 BA exams which PM Narendra Modi had also cleared. HC issues notice to RTI applicant Neeraj asking him to reply by April 27 on DU's plea challenging the CIC order.
17:01
Priyanka Gandhi, the person the Congress party hopes will revive its electoral fortunes, has very effectively handled UP CM Akhilesh Yadav by forging an alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party. In fact, insiders confirm that both Priyanka and Akhilesh exchanged between 10 and 12...
16:44
Superstar Rajinikanth appeals to protesters to end the protests over Jallikattu. Rajini said miscreants are trying to hijack the protest and bring a bad name to them. The actor has expressed solidarity with protesters at Marina Beach demanding the lifting of the ban on the bull-taming sport of...
16:27
Rajeev Sharma tells us: Why didn't the Congress party move the Supreme Court against the presentation of the Union Budget on February 1?Because the Congress, which ruled the country for well over half a century, is well aware of an earlier apex court ruling which ruled that once the Election...
16:13
No proof of tampering of tracks found, says a preliminary rail ministry probe.The Bihar police is probing whether the November 21 Kanpur train derailment that killed 148 people was an act of sabotage with possible ties to Pakistani spy agency ISI.The Indore-Patna Express went off the tracks near...
15:48
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said truth should come out regarding the mysterious disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. We celebrate the birth anniversary of Netaji every year but we do not know about his disappearance. This is a tragedy, she said at a programme here on...
15:23
SC dismisses PIL seeking postponement of Union Budget on the ground of upcoming Assembly polls in five states. The court said there is no illustration to support that the presentation of Union Budget would influence voters' mind in state elections.A PIL filed by advocate ML Sharma wants the...
14:40
Rajeev Sharma tells us: Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar is all set to get an extension and the official announcement may happen any day considering that his two-year tenure ends on January 28, knowledgeable sources said.It is not clear if India's top diplomat will get a one year or two year...
14:35
The Supreme Cout today ordered investigation against former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha for his alleged involvement in the coal scam case. The SC has ordered the setting up of a special investigation team to look into prima facie charges against former CBI chief Ranjit Sinha's attempt to influence...
14:22
A 59-year-old man was allegedly assaulted in a movie theatre in Mumbai for not standing up when the National Anthem tune was played on screen in a scene of a film, police said on Monday.The incident took place at a theatre in suburban Goregaon on Wednesday evening, they said.The victim, Amalraj...
14:16
Not the Siberian Tundra, that's the Kashmir Valley. Cold wave continues in the Valley and other areas; night temperatures remaining below freezing point.
14:11
Our tank took a direct bull's eye hit. When I came to my senses I called for the driver, loader, subedar -- nobody answered. Three men from my tank died that night.Wing Commander Kuldip Shiva (retd) tells Rediff.com's Archana Masih about days spent along the Ravi river on the border with...
14:09
R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja rested for T20Is against England. Amit Mishra and Parvez Rasool named as replacements.
13:52
69 caveat petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court in the Jallikattu matter till now over a period of three day, and more may be filed.A caveat means that if a petition against Jallikattu is filed before the Supreme Court, it will hear all parties before delivering any verdict.Earlier, the...
13:34
Just in: The government to move a bill to replace the Jallikattu ordinance in the TN Assembly this evening, says Speaker P Dhanapal. This morning, observing that a mass movement' and spontaneous outpouring of emotion paved the way for lifting of the ban on jallikattu, Tamil Nadu Governor Ch....
13:26
Tamil Nadu: Food being distributed to protesters sitting in support of jallikattu in Madurai's Thamukam area.
13:21
Whether we agree or otherwise, certainly well said. Kapil Sibal @KapilSibal The Bicycle will speed away, as the Hand keeps it steady. No Lotus will bloom as the Elephant steps on it. 1917: a year of cheer and hope.
12:57
Outgoing US Ambassador to India Richard Verma shared some heart-warming stories in his farewell speech for friends before he left Delhi last week. He recounted his interaction with two Indian prime ministers, reports Business Standard. The first, in 2012, was with Manmohan Singh...
12:55
Observing that a mass movement' and spontaneous outpouring of emotion' paved the way for lifting of the ban on Jallikattu, Tamil Nadu Governor Vidyasagar Rao today said a bill to replace the ordinance would be placed' by the state government in the Tamil Nadu Assembly immediately.'
12:43
Jallikattu protests: Vehicles near Ice House Police station set on fire.
12:37
PM Modi paid homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary in Parliament.
12:27
A massive human chain was formed by locals at Chennai's Marina Beach who demanding complete freedom to perform Jallikattu.The Chennai city police had earlier requested the protesters to leave Marina Beach in a peaceful manner as that their purpose has been fully achieved after the state...
12:16
Clash between protesters and police (pictured alongside) in Madurai's Alanganallur, which is where Jallikattu takes place. An injured protester is being taken to hospital after police lathicharged protesters pelting stones. As per the police report to state government, protests have been called...
11:56
The Jallikattu protests in Chennai turn grim. Protesters at Triplicane, close to Marina Beach set police vehicles on fire and the Ice House police station near the beach is also believed to be on fire. Sources in Chennai tell us that there are no train plying from south Chennai into the city....
11:43
Several hundred Tamil-Americans have gathered at the Gandhi statue in Washington to hold a rally in support of the ongoing Jallikattu movement demanding lifting of the ban on bull-taming sport which is an integral part of Tamilian culture. Several dozens of them also held a protest demonstration...
11:40
In Uttar Pradesh, the electioneering process has started gaining momentum with every passing day, as for the first phase of election, for which polling is scheduled on 11th February, a total of 168 candidates filed nominations till 21st January.In this phase 73 seats are at stake for which...
11:32
In his book, Army and the Nation: The Military and Indian Democracy since Independence (2015), Steven I. Wilkinson of Yale University draws on uniquely comprehensive data to explore how and why India has succeeded in keeping the military out of politics, when so many other countries have...
11:26
Two naxals were gunned down in an exchange of fire with security forces in a dense forest of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, police said today. The skirmish took place late last evening in the jungles near Padmetta village under Bedre police station limits when a joint team of security...
11:06
Just In: The Supreme Court asks the Centre to appoint within a week the director general of National Human Rights Commission, and grants it 4 weeks time for appointing other members to the human rights body.
10:31
Senior Samajwadi Party leader Naresh Agarwal dismisses rumours of him joining the Bharatiya Janata Party today.News agency ANI quotes him as saying, I am with Akhilesh and my aim is to finish BJP in Uttar Pradesh.
10:24
The full dress rehearsal of the Republic Day Parade has started at Rajpath in New Delhi.The parade began from Vijay Chowk and will proceed towards Red Fort. All offices in the vicinity of Rajpath will remain closed till 1 pm today.Air space over the national capital will remain closed from 10.35...
10:21
Former Congress MLA Krishna Hegde and Bollywood actor Dalip Tahil have joined the BJP ahead of the Bombay municipal corporation elections slated for February 21. The duo joined the BJP in presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP unit chief Raosaheb Danve at the...
10:04
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam working president MK Stalin on Monday came down heavily on the Tamil Nadu government's decision to evict pro-Jallikattu protestors from Marina beach.Stalin condemned the use of police force to disperse people who were fighting democratically.However, the government...
09:56
The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a plea filed by December 16 gang rape convicts challenging the Delhi high court's death sentence order after keeping in view the fact that it was a rarest of the rare case.The appeal, which is being heard by the apex court bench headed by justice Dipak Misra,...
09:48
Rajeev Sharma tells us: India and the United Arab Emirates held their first-ever strategic dialogue in New Delhi on Friday, January 20, signifying how close the two countries have come to each other and taken their bilateral relationship to a new level. The India-UAE relationship thus far...
09:47
Queen of Pop Madonna, who managed to raise eyebrows after she delivered a fiery speech at Saturday's women's march in Washington, DC, took to social media to clarify some very important things'. The US secret service has reportedly said it will investigate her claim that she has thought...
09:38
Oscar-winner James Cameron, the man behind the first two Terminator movies, might team up with Deadpool helmer Tim Miller for the popular franchise's reboot. The 62-year-old filmmaker, who will regain certain rights of the film in 2019, is in early talks with Miller, 46, to direct a...
09:26
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a plea seeking postponement of Union Budget presentation ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in five states.Manohar Lal Sharma, who has filed a plea seeking postponement of the Union Budget to March, earlier on January 20 asked the Apex court for more time...
09:21
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 120th birth anniversary today, and stated that he was honoured to have had the opportunity to declassify files relating to Netaji and fulfil a popular demand pending for decades.In a series of tweets, he said...
09:11
In an early morning crackdown, the police in Chennai started removing scores of protesters who were demonstrating at the Marina beach for the past one week, demanding a permanent solution for holding Jallikattu. The crackdown comes on a day when the state assembly is expected to...
08:21
The world's biggest smartphone maker Samsung blamed faulty batteries today for the fires that led to last year's humiliating recall of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 device. Internal and independent investigations concluded that batteries were found to be the cause of the Note 7 incidents, the...
08:10
Jallikattu protestors threaten police, saying that they will commit suicide at Marina beach if forcefully removed from the site.
08:10
* Bill to replace ordinance on Jallikattu to be tabled in Tamil Nadu Assembly today. The TN government is also scheduled to table a bill in the assembly to amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.* Today is the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade and many roads will be closed till...
08:06
PETA, go ban bull riding rodeos in US. You are not qualified to tackle our bulls. Empires have been made to quit India, says actor Kamal Haasan.
08:04
Times of India reports: After a week of Occupy Marina, when the state promulgated an ordinance to ensure Jallikattu, many thought it was a happy ending. It wasn't. While the movement looked rudderless past its goalpost, the government's secrecy over the ordinance added scepticism to...
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