23:30
The Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley of ignoring economic wisdom and causing a catastrophic blow to India's growth story.Party communication in-charge Randeep Surjewala claimed that the double whammy of Modi Made Disaster of Demonetisation and...
23:17
Filmmaker Karan Johar said he would be happy to have Kangana Ranaut as a celebrity guest on his upcoming show Indias Next Superstars.Karan and Rohit Shetty will be seen as judges on India's Next Superstars to be aired on Star Plus from January 13 while Priyanka Chopra will be the first guest on...
22:40
Mumbai Police today announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh to those providing information about the whereabouts of the owners of '1 Above' pub in the Kamala Mills Compound, a police spokesperson said.The pub owners, Kripesh Mansukhlal Sanghvi, Jigar Sanghvi and Abhijeet Mankar, have been absconding ever...
22:39
A passenger vehicle was hit by a huge avalanche of snow on the Kupwara-Tangdhar road in Jammu and Kashmir today, which left at least seven people trapped. Two people were rescued in injured condition after the cab came under the avalanche near Khooni Nallah on Kupwara- Tangdhar road this...
22:31
In a bid to unite the opposition parties on the issue of credibility of the electronic voting machines and for holding polls using ballot papers, the Samajwadi Party has called a meeting in Lucknow tomorrow.Party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary today told PTI, The complaints of irregularities in the...
21:55
With triple talaq bill stalled by the Opposition in Parliament, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today accused the Congress of pursuing vote bank politics and not gender justice, saying it has followed the same politicsfrom Shah Bano case in 1986 to that of Shayara Bano in 2017.The senior BJP...
21:14
Instead of jail term, celebrities endorsing misleading ads will have to pay penalty of up to Rs 50 lakh and serve a ban of up to three years once the new Consumer Protection Bill is cleared by Parliament.The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018 was introduced by Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas...
20:17
A 50-year-old man was apprehended by Air Force personnel when he allegedly tried to enter the Air Force station in Jaisalmer, police said today.A Pakistani passport as well as an Aadhaar card found in his possession, the police added.The accused, identified as Purkha Ram, was nabbed yesterday and...
19:35
Notwithstanding the Opposition stalling the passage of the contentious triple talaq bill, the government is set to push for its nod in the Rajya Sabha in the budget session, asserting that it is committed to it.Briefing reporters at the conclusion of the winter session, parliamentary affairs...
19:20
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the Modi government over continued delay in appointment of Lokpal, even four years after the enactment of the law for setting up the institution, asking how long willit blow the tune of falsehood.Four years have gone by, but the Lokpal has not...
18:55
The Pakistani Army today resorted to shelling and also fired from small arms and automatic weapons along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.The Indian Army retaliated strongly.Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing of small arms and automatic weapons and also shelling...
18:40
The economic growth is expected to slow to a four-year low of 6.5 per cent in 2017-18, the lowest under the Modi-led government, mainly due to poor performance of agriculture and manufacturing sectors.The gross domestic product was 7.1 per cent in 2016-17 and 8 per cent in the preceding year. It...
17:51
Five school children and a bus driver have been killed after a school bus collided with a truck on Indore's Kanadia Road.
17:25
RJD leaders today asserted that nobody from the party made telephone calls to the special CBI judge at Ranchi, who is to pronounce the quantum of punishment to Lalu Prasad in a fodder scam case, but felt political opponents may have done so in the guise of RJD supporters. The assertions were made...
17:14
Benchmarks rallied to record highs today to end the first week of 2018 with gains as investors cranked up fresh purchases in tandem with bullish global cues. The BSE Sensex surged over 184 points to close at its lifetime high of 34,153.85, while the broader NSE Nifty ended at record 10,558.85.
17:10
He may have now become one of the most bankable actors in Hindi film industry, but during the initial days of his career in Bollywood Akshay Kumar said he was treated like an outsider. The 50-year-old actor, who has given some major blockbusters such as Special 26, Baby, Airlift and Rustom in...
17:01
The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue Rs 10 denomination bank notes. All Rs 10 bank notes issued by the RBI in the earlier series will continue to be legal tender, reports ANI. The new note will bear the picture of the Konark Sun Temple. The apex bank has already printed around 1...
16:43
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hosted a birthday lunch for Anand Sharma, deputy leader of the Congress in the Rajya Sabha. Accordingly, a birthday cake was brought by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and it was cut in the presence of BJP chief Amit Shah, Union ministers Nirmala...
16:23
On the first day of the new year, the Chinese and Sri Lankan flags were hoisted to the same height over the Hambantota port in the Indian Ocean nation, reports Kinling Lo, in the South China Morning Post.'It was the first time the Chinese flag had risen over the loss-making facility which Sri...
16:13
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's lawyer has said that the former Bihar chief minister's sentencing in a fodder scam case will take place tomorrow at 2 pm via video conferencing.Earlier on Friday, the RJD chief was asked to appear via videoconferencing before a special Central Bureau...
15:38
The BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvergiya today criticised Mamata Banerje for her remarks on the National Register of Citizens in Assam, saying it was an insult to the Constitution and the Supreme Court. Banerjee's comment was part of her sinister political motives, Vijayvergiya...
15:22
Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani today denied making any inflammatory speech in Pune and said he was being targeted by the BJP and the RSS. An FIR was filed against the Gujarat MLA and Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid yesterday for their alleged provocative' speeches during an...
15:08
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today shook hands with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh soon after the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die. The cordial handshake came barely weeks after the duo had been locked in a bitter war of words over the Gujarat elections. As soon as Chairman M Venkiah...
15:02
The exterior walls of the Haj House in Lucknow has been painted saffron. Reacting to it, Mohsin Raza, UP minister said, There is no need for controversy. Saffron is an energetic and bright looking colour, the building looks beautiful. Opposition has no big issues against us so they raise...
15:00
President Ramnath Kovind will address the joint sitting of the two Houses on January 29 and the Economic Survey will be tabled on the same day, Parliamentary Affairs minister Ananth Kumar said.
14:50
The Budget session of Parliament will be held from January 29 to April 6, says Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar. The Union Budget will be presented on February 1. The Phase-1 of the Budget session will be held from January 29 to February 9, while Phase 2 will be held from March 5 to...
14:44
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking a nationwide ban on the procurement, sale and use of glass powder-coated 'manjha'.Last year, the apex court had ordered the continuation of the ban on Chinese manjha in India.In December last year, the National Green...
14:11
Rajya Sabha today bade farewell to three of its veteran members --Karan Singh, Janardan Dwivedi and Parvez Hashmi, who would be retiring later this month. Speakers from both sides showered praise on them for their contributions in the House. All the three retiring MPs were elected from Delhi. The...
13:57
A top American Senator has announced that he will introduce a bill that would stop US aid to Pakistan, saying the country does not deserve American assistance as it is stonewalling access to key information in fighting terrorism. I'm introducing a bill to end aid to Pakistan in the coming days....
13:42
Both houses of Parliament adjourns sine die ending the winter session.The House was unable to pass the instant triple talaq bill in the Rajya Sabha with the Opposition holding firm asking for the legislation to be referred to the Select Committee.Both the BJP and the Congress had issued whips...
13:19
A day after the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) denied that there was any breach of the Aadhaar database, American whistleblower Edward Snowden said on Friday that the Aadhaar database conceived and introduced by the Indian government can also be misused and abused.Retweeting CBS...
13:11
EAM Sushma Swaraj arrives in Jakarta to a warm welcome in the Indonesian tradition.
12:44
A special CBI court is likely to pronounce the quantum of punishment for Lalu Prasad Yadav in a fodder scam case today. Yadav through his counsel, moves a written plea in the court of Shivpal Singh in Ranchi, praying for leniency in sentencing on health grounds.The case relates to the fraudulent...
12:34
Lok Sabha adjourned sine die.
12:30
US President Donald Trump today dismissed as full of lies a new explosive book about his administration that has taken the White House by storm after his lawyers failed to block its release. Trump tweeted that he gave author Michael Wolff zero access to the White House for his book, Fire and...
12:13
Toughening its stance, the US today suspended more than USD 1.15 billion security assistance to Pakistan for failing to take decisive actions against terror groups like the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network operating from its soil. The freezing of all security assistance to Pakistan comes...
12:01
A Canadian ambassador has retracted a New Year's Day tweet about the pristine beaches of Burma following an outcry from human rights activists. Peter MacArthur, Canada's ambassador to Indonesia, was urged by his government to delete private holiday snaps he posted on Monday morning, praising...
12:01
A Canadian ambassador has retracted a New Year's Day tweet about the pristine beaches of Burma following an outcry from human rights activists. Peter MacArthur, Canada's ambassador to Indonesia, was urged by his government to delete private holiday snaps he posted on Monday morning, praising...
11:54
The Parliamentary Standing Committee for Transport laid on the table of the Rajya Sabha yesterday, a report on the issues related to improving consumer satisfaction of airlines. The Committee deliberated on the issue of exorbitant airfares charged during the festival seasons, holiday...
11:35
BJP issues a whip asking all its MPs to remain present in both the houses of Parliament, today. The winter session of parliament ends today. The government hopes to find a breakthrough in the standoff over the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill which seeks to outlaw...
11:27
Sambhaji Bhide, prime accused in the Bhima Koregaon incident, issues a press note saying Dalit leader Prakash Ambedkar blamed him for the conspiracy which is completely wrong. He demands that the government investigate the matter thoroughly and asks that strong punishment be given to whoever is...
10:57
The BSE Sensex today soared to the life-time high of 34,175.21 and the NSE Nifty scaled the historic 10,562.80 mark in late morning trade as banking, metal and realty stocks advanced following continuous foreign fund inflows and increased buying by domestic institutional investors. The 30-share...
10:44
Sensex hits all-time high of 34,175.21; Nifty at new peak of 10,555.10 in late morning trade.
10:25
Commuters in Chennai were in for a rude shock on Thursday evening as bus drivers went on a flash strike, some even walking off midway through the journey. The strike by opposition-backed trade unions continues today. The reason for the flash strike was the breakdown in talks between...
10:17
And down south too, commutes are wears for wear, but not by the weather.An indefinite strike called by the state transport workers' unions in Tamil Nadu has left scores of commuters stranded in various parts of the state.A large number of people were seen queued up waiting for...
10:02
Hundreds of passengers at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi and railway stations in the national capital were stranded after operations of flights and trains continue to be affected due to the dense fog. At least 62 trains in Delhi have been delayed, 20 rescheduled...
09:08
A total of 286 Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) buses were vandalised in two days -- January 2 and 3 -- in various parts of Maharashtra, during protests against violence over the bicentennial celebration of the Bhima-Koregaon battle.The stone-pelting at...
08:38
Financial Express reports:Quick Heal Security Labs has spotted an Android banking Trojan that imitates more than 232 apps including those offered by Indian banks.The malware is known as Android.banker.A2f8a (previously detected as Android.banker.A9480).According to researchers at Quick Heal...
08:33
Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan could survive without United States' aid, as the similar situation had occurred in the past too.They did it in the past as well, which is evident from our history. They have always betrayed us in hard times, Geo News quoted...
00:07
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has lavished praise on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for putting up tough resistance against imperialist America better than the Communist-ruled China. Addressing a CPI-M district committee meet at Kozhikode, he said North Korea was showcasing...
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