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In a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP, VHP international working president Pravin Togadia said today that people voted the NDA to power for building Ram temple in Ayodhya, and not for making laws on triple talaq.He also said the government should pass a legislation...
23:43
Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Friday said that he would come to West Bengal next year to campaign for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Lok Sabha general elections.After his meeting with the Trinamool Congress chief, Patel told reporters that he assured support to Banerjee in the 2019...
22:40
The productivity of the Lok Sabha in terms of utilisation of time was 134.61 per cent while that of Rajya Sabha was 96.31 per cent in the first half of the Budget session, according to the parliamentary affairs ministry.The first phase of the session yielded a total of seven sittings of the Lok...
22:19
Certain restaurants in Pyeongchang, South Korea, have refused to stop serving dog meat during the Winter Olympics.A government request was issued to the restaurants ahead of todays opening ceremonies to avoid the controversial practice of eating dog meat in front of foreigners and subsidies were...
22:07
The former US Navy SEAL who claims he fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden is blasting President Donald Trump's desire for a military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue.A military parade is third world b-------. We prepare. We deter. We fight. Stop this conversation, Robert O'Neill...
21:44
Angel investor Mahesh Murthy was today arrested in Mumbai in connection with a molestation case, police said.Murthy, 52, was arrested in suburban Bandra, they said.Murthy was booked on December 29 under IPC sections 354 (D) (stalking) and 509 (word or gesture intended to hurt the modesty of a...
21:28
Joining the 'Padman' Challenge to promote the cause of menstrual hygiene coinciding with the release of the Akshay Kumar starrer movie today, city-based SPI Cinemas said free sanitary napkins would be dispensed across its properties.Here's our take on the #PadmanChallenge, @akshaykumar! Starting...
21:06
Continuing his attack on the NDA government for maintaining secrecy on the Rafale deal, Congress president Rahul Gandhi took a dig at finance minister Arun Jaitley, and repeated his 'Jaitlie' swipe at him.Rahul's statement came minutes after he used the jibe on Twitter to criticise the Centre's...
20:30
The convener of Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti Hardik Patel met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.After the meeting Patel said, 'I told her (WB CM) that I will come here in 2019 to campaign for you.'Mamata Banerjee had called up Patel and congratulated him for the impressive show during...
20:15
After the outcry over the Sanjay Leela Bhansali film Padmaavat, the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education will omit some controversial references to Chittors queen Padmini from its history textbooks. The RBSE is currently in the process of revising and correcting content in textbooks before...
19:48
JUST IN: Actor Amitabh Bachchan admitted to Mumbai's Lilavati hospital. The hospital has confirmed the report but has not disclosed the reason.
19:29
US President Donald Trump signed a stopgap funding measure into law on Friday, ending a short federal government shutdown after Congress let a midnight deadline slip. The bill extends government funding through March 23 to keep agencies open while separately raising military and domestic...
19:10
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today arrived in Jordan on the first leg of his tour of three West Asian countries, including Palestine, during which he would hold talks on deepening cooperation in strategic areas such as security and trade.We arrived in Amman. I am very grateful to His Majesty King...
19:01
The Sri Lankan government today recommended the release of 113 Indian fishermen arrested in recent months by its Navy on charges of fishing in itsterritorial waters, a fishermen association leader said.A communication in this regard had been sent to the court in Jaffna, Tamil Nadu Mechanised...
18:49
Pakistan is pushing for the completion of a fence along its disputed border with Afghanistan -- and it wants the US to help pay for it.Less than 10 per cent of the fence planned along the 2,343 kilometre of mountainous border with Afghanistan has been completed so far due to financial...
18:14
After the chai pe charcha campaign during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked his party MPs to hold lunch pe charcha to spread the good points of the Union Budget 2018-19 among the people.The PMs suggestion came at a BJP parliamentary party meeting where party...
17:53
Congress president Rahul Gandhi and members from opposition parties handed over a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding a special investigation into the death of Judge Loya. Speaking to reporters later, the Congress president said, A judge died under suspicious circumstances. It...
17:19
A day after Narendra Modi launched a high-pitch poll campaign in Tripura asking voters to throw away the Left Front government, the Congress today denounced him for speaking like a BJP leader and not a prime minister. The retort came from Congress General Secretary C P Joshi, who is also the...
17:11
The central probe agency, Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Friday conducted raids on the premises of Congress leader Mahesh Nagar in Faridabad, Haryana, in connection with the Bikaner land scam case.As per the ED, Nagar was the official representative of private firm Skylight Hospitality to...
17:07
French National Thierry Gagner, director of NGO 'Hopigo & Missions Humanitaries', arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a minor girl in Puducherry; booked under POCSO Act
16:58
MHA sources on SMHS Hospital shooting: The Home Ministry expressed concern and advised the J&K government to look into gaps in jail administration and review security. J&K govt initiated several action to prevent further incidents; DG Prisons J&K has been transferred, Jail...
16:37
Taking serious note of the escape of a jailed Pakistani terrorist, the Centre today asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to fully review security measures in place in jails and transportation of inmates.The Union Home Ministry also asked the state government to ensure that no such incident...
16:35
Lashkar-e Toiba terrorist Bilal Ahmed Quta convicted for money laundering under PMLA by Principal City Civil Judge & Special Judge, Bengaluru for hatching a conspiracy during 2001-2007 to wage a war against India.
15:57
The Lok Sabha adjourned today for nearly a month-long recess amid unrelenting protests by Andhra Pradesh members demanding more central assistance for the state. Members from the ruling NDA ally TDP and YSR Congress went on with their protests during Zero Hour. The proceedings were first...
15:28
The NHRC has taken cognisance of a complaint filed by three children of Army officers alleging violation of human rights of the force's personnel in recent incidents of stone-pelting in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement today, the National Human Rights Commission said the complainants have also...
15:20
Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu have been ranked on top in overall health index while Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttar Pradesh saw maximum annual incremental performance among larger states, according to a report released by NITI Aayog on Friday.In its 'Healthy...
15:06
The National Green Tribunal today sought response from the Centre and Haryana government on a plea seeking reduction in the number of bikes at BJP chief Amit Shah's rally in Jind, on pollution grounds. A bench headed by Justice S P Wangdi issued notices to the Environment Ministry, Haryana...
14:55
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday told the Supreme Court that the state minority commission will submit a blueprint in connection with a plea to grant minority status to non-Muslims in the state within four weeks.While hearing the plea seeking to identify and provide the rights to...
14:50
The International Cricket Council on Friday appointed PepsiCo Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi as the ICC board's first independent female director. Nooyi will join the world cricket governing body in June 2018 to align with the term of the ICC Independent Chairman, following the unanimous...
14:46
Three Army jawans were injured in intermittent firing and shelling by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control in Poonch district, officials said today. The Army officials said intermittent firing was underway when reports last came in. The Pakistan Army continued firing and shelling overnight...
14:29
Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has voiced his support to singer Sonu Nigam and said loudspeakers should not be used at places of worships. Last year, Nigam had described the loud sermons from the loudspeakers as hooliganism in a series of tweets which led to a 'fatwa' being issued against him by a...
14:15
NHRC asks the Defence Ministry on the steps being taken on complaints alleging violation of human rights of Army personnel in recent incidents of stone-pelting in J-K.
14:14
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi today called upon all political parties to unite on the issue of grant of special status for Andhra Pradesh and other demands, including the speedy completion of the Polavaram project. The Congress supports the just demands of the people of Andhra Pradesh for special...
14:10
Ahead of PM Narendra Modi's historic Palestine visit, Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas said he will discuss with Mr Modi, India's role in the Middle East peace process and the creation of a multilateral forum of negotiations to strike a final deal with Israel.
13:53
BJP President Amit Shah hit out at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in his address to party leaders at the BJP parliamentary meeting. Never before in the parliamentary history was a prime minister's reply to the president's address disrupted by the Opposition, Shah said, referring to Congress protests...
13:36
Jagdish Tytler sting case: Shiromani Akali Dal's Harsmirat Kaur Badal and Naresh Gujral meet Home Minister Rajnath Singh seeking the arrest of Congress leader Jagdish Tytler and investigation into the matter. The BJP has already filed a complaint with the police on Monday demanding the arrest of...
13:24
The Delhi High Court today decided to transfer the ongoing cross-examination of Arun Jaitley before the joint registrar to a court in a defamation suit filed by him against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and five other party leaders. Expressing a view that any matter, including the present one, should...
13:05
The Lok Sabha adjourned today for nearly a month-long recess amid unrelenting protests by Andhra Pradesh members demanding more central assistance for the state. Members from the ruling NDA ally TDP and YSR Congress went on with their protests during Zero Hour. The proceedings were first...
12:56
A police station in Lucknow has been painted saffron, a month after the Haj committee office's boundary walls were coated with the same colour which stoked a controversy.The latest government building to get a saffron coat is the Gomti Nagar police station, which is one of the poshest areas...
12:15
A youth, who had received specialised arms training in Pakistan, on Friday surrendered before the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. According to an official statement, Imran Farooq Para, resident of Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, was initially motivated to join terrorist ranks and...
12:12
Raj Shah has made his daily press briefing debut at the White House, becoming the first Indian- American to do so. In his capacity as the White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, Shah is the highest ranking Indian-American in the White House press shop. Ahead of his debut behind press...
12:08
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear on Monday the plea of an Army officer's father that the FIR against his son, booked as an accused by the Jammu and Kashmir Police in the recent Shopian firing incident, be quashed.A bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D...
11:59
Although the treatment is understated if compared to Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, its feminist hero ethos -- Ek aurat ki hifazat mein nakamiyab aadmi apne aap ko mard kaise keh sakta hai? -- are almost identical. Menstruation is seldom a part of our conversation in the movies. And PadMan scores for...
11:47
Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury has moved a privilege motion in the Rajya Sabha on Friday against Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju for posting a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocking her laughter in the Rajya Sabha.Rijiju had captioned the tweet as Despite such vexatious laugh...
11:41
The Lok Sabha was adjourned minutes after it was convened today after protests from TDP members over the issue of budgetary allocation for Andhra Pradesh. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan straightway took up the Question House as the proceedings commenced. Soon members of the TDP crowded the Well raising...
11:37
Just in: One injured army jawan of 22 Sikh Regiment airlifted to army hospital Udhampur. Army jawan injured in Pakistani shelling in the Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch last night.
11:34
Voting for the Lok Sabha bypolls for Phulpur and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh, Araria in Bihar. Bhabua and Jehanabad assembly also in Bihar, to be held on March 11. Counting on March 14
11:31
An Indian-American was killed and another critically injured when a man opened fire in two convenience stores in the US state of Georgia. Parmjit Singh, a 44-year-old father of two high school students, was shot multiple times on Tuesday evening at the Hi Tech Quick Stop on Burnett Ferry Road,...
11:06
Is Narendra Modi's visit to Palestine, indeed the first by an Indian prime minister as the government claims?Aabshar @Scepticindian tweets: Here is picture of first prime minister Nehru in Gaza. This PM just lies. His is not first prime ministerial visit.
10:51
PM Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting.
10:50
The White House has instructed the federal agencies to prepare for a possible government shutdown as Congress moved closer to the midnight Thursday deadline without passing a funding bill.The Office of Management and Budget is currently preparing for a lapse in appropriations. As we stated...
10:40
Amid controversy over encounter killings in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that those who believed in the language of the gun, should be answered in the same manner. His remarks came amid criticism over the rising cases of encounters in the state. Everyone should be...
10:05
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for his three-nation visit to Palestine, the United Arab Emirates and Oman today. Noting that this would be the first-ever prime ministerial visit to Palestine from India, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of External...
10:02
Update on the stock market: Stocks suffered heavy losses in opening trade with the BSE Sensex dropping below the 34,000- mark by slumping about 564 points and Nifty sinking over 1.6 per cent on widespread sell-off triggered by a rout in global equity markets. The BSE 30-share barometer dived...
10:02
Update on the stock market: Stocks suffered heavy losses in opening trade with the BSE Sensex dropping below the 34,000- mark by slumping about 564 points and Nifty sinking over 1.6 per cent on widespread sell-off triggered by a rout in global equity markets. The BSE 30-share barometer dived...
09:53
Here is a counter-factual: If Rahul Gandhi had not been Congress president, would the prime minister have spoken recently in parliament of how Vallabhbhai Patel would have made a better prime minister than Jawaharlal Nehru? Narendra Modi first played the Nehru vs Patel trick during...
09:42
Delhi: Amit Shah and other leaders arrive for the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting. The Congress held it's parliamentary party meeting yesterday, helmed by Sonia Gandhi, who reminded party leaders that Rahul Gandhi was her boss too, let there be no doubt about it.
09:38
JUST IN: Benchmark indices Sensex, Nifty decline over 1.5 per cent in opening trade after global markets suffered big drops. Sensex is down by 501.99 points at 33,911.17.The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged by 1,032 Points on Thursday, suggesting that investors aren't ready to return to...
09:08
Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested Group Captain Arun Marwah on charges of providing details of secret Indian Air Force documents to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence.A first information report has been filed under relevant sections of Officials Secrets Act, ANI reported.An NDTV report...
08:19
United States President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have expressed concern about the political situation in Maldives over a phone call, as they also discussed the situation in Afghanisthan and enhancing security in Indo-Pacific region, the White House said.'Both leaders...
00:13
Ahead of Valentines Day, the Nelson Mandela Foundation has unveiled an orange and vermilion rose named after the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africas first black president.The Mandela rose is expected to be sold locally and internationally and proceeds will go to the foundation.The...
00:03
New York fashion week opened with models for the first time being granted cubicles to change in, in response to the outcry over sexual harassment and assault.Sara Ziff, a former model who founded The Model Alliance six years ago, said her organisation has received one report of harassment or...
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