22:35
There have been more than 1,000 incidents of ceasefire violation by Pakistan this year and India hopes that Islamabad will adhere to the 2003 truce agreement, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday.External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said ceasefire violations were being...
22:21
Farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Jhabua district today held a 'jal satyagraha' protest by entering a pond on the seventh day of the 10-day agitation for various demands including a complete loan waiver.Various organisations of farmers launched a nationwide 'Gaon Bandh' (village shutdown) protest on...
21:37
After initially expressing displeasure at former President Pranab Mukherjee attending a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh event in Nagpur, the Congress today said Mukherjee 'showed the mirror' to the RSS through his speech.However, the party steered clear of discussing the former President calling...
21:33
A purported video of former Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal instructing corporators to work only for Hindus, who have voted for him, and not for Muslims, has gone viral on social media.'I had called all corporators and have told them that they should work...
20:29
Dr Pranab Mukherjee at RSS's Tritiya Varsh event in Nagpur: - Our national identity has emerged after a long drawn process of confluence and assimilation, the multiple cultures and faiths make us special and tolerant.- Any attempt at defining our nationhood in terms of dogma and identities or...
20:16
Former President Dr Pranab Mukherjee begins his addresses at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Tritiya Varsh event in Nagpur.I am here amongst you to share my understanding with you of the concepts of nation, nationalism and patriotism in the context of India, he says.The former President hails...
20:01
The defence ministry today approved military purchases worth over Rs 5,500 crore, including 12 high power radars for the Indian Air Force.The decision was taken at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.The DAC, defence ministry's highest...
19:34
The Meteorological department today warned that thunderstorm and dust storm accompanied with winds were 'very likely' in over 20 districts of Uttar Pradesh, mostly in the eastern parts of the state, during the next 24 hours.The districts include Unnao, Farukhabad, Kannauj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur,...
19:34
The Meteorological department today warned that thunderstorm and dust storm accompanied with winds were 'very likely' in over 20 districts of Uttar Pradesh, mostly in the eastern parts of the state, during the next 24 hours.The districts include Unnao, Farukhabad, Kannauj, Varanasi, Gorakhpur,...
19:26
A court in Panchkula rejected today the bail plea of Honeypreet Insan, who was arrested eight months ago in connection with the violence that followed the conviction of jailed Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for rape.The court has dismissed her bail plea, but we are yet to get the...
19:18
The Washington Post reports:The Trump administration has agreed to relax its punishment of Chinese telecom company ZTE, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday.The company will pay a $1 billion fine and agree to establish and pay for an in-house compliance team staffed by United States...
18:37
Former President Dr Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's Tritiya Varsh event, in Nagpur. His speech will begin shortly.The RSS flag was hoisted as the former President arrived at the podium with Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat.
18:23
Apparently upset over her inability to clear the National Elgibility cum Entrance Test examination, a girl allegedly committed suicide here, the second medical aspirant to end her life in Tamil Nadu this week.Subasri who could only score 24 in NEET for medical courses was feeling very depressed...
18:02
Pranab Mukherjee garlanding a portrait of RSS founder KB Hedgewar. To Mukherjee's right is RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. The former president is set to address the meet at around 6:30 pm.
17:49
Former President and the Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee today visited the birth place of the RSS founding Sarsanghachalak Keshav Baliram Hedgewar ahead of his much-anticipated speech at the Sangh headquarters in Nagpur. In the visitor's book at the Hedgewar's birthplace, Mukherjee wrote,...
17:31
One of the few Congressmen who have come out in support of Pranab Mukherjee's decision to attend the RSS function at Nagpur is former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh . Pranab Mukherjee is a senior leader and I believe that he will not say anything at the RSS event...
17:18
Former President Pranab Mukherjee arrives at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh founder KB Hedgewar's birthplace. He was welcomed by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. The visit has given rise to a lot of speculation and has been opposed both by the Congress and his 'parivar'. Some Congress leaders, including...
17:00
The Human Resources head at Mitsubishi has been shot at by a former employee, say reports. Details awaited.
16:52
The district and sessions court today framed charges against seven of the eight accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said.The eighth accused in the case is a juvenile. The trial in the case began on May 31 with the seven accused...
16:37
PM Modi will be participating in the 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in China, on 9th June. PM Modi will hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the first day of the summit: Raveesh Kumar, MEA
16:11
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel today expressed his disapproval at former president Pranab Mukherjee visiting the RSS headquarters in Nagpur and said he 'did not expect this from him'. Patel, who is UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's close confidant and has been her political secretary, voiced...
16:01
King's Circle in Mumbai was waterlogged this morning as pre-monsoon showers lashed the city. King's Circle, much like Hindmata, is low-lying and gets waterlogged easily. However, the skies are clear now and there has been no rain for a couple of hours. Pic: Sahil Salvi.
15:59
The US is evacuating several diplomats from China amid concerns that they were suffering from a mysterious illness similar to those reported by its personnel in Cuba, even as Beijing today said it has investigated and found no clue about the sound attacks. The US move comes after the State...
15:42
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today undertook a train journey from Pentrich to Pietermaritzburg, a railway station where a young Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of a whites-only compartment, an incident that acted as a catalyst for the launch of the Satyagraha movement. Swaraj, who is in...
15:25
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday announced that all stone pelting cases against children in Jammu and Kashmir will be withdrawn.Speaking at the Jammu and Kashmir Sports Conclave in Srinagar, Rajnath said, When I was in Delhi, I met Afshan...
15:13
A Texas man needed 26 doses of antivenom after a beheaded rattlesnake bit him last month near Corpus Christi, according to media reports today. Jennifer Sutcliffe told local station KIII-TV that her husband was working in the garden on May 27 when he saw the four-foot rattlesnake and...
15:10
The Centre has set up a three-member committee for monitoring and redressal of grievances relating to the alleged racial discrimination faced by the people from the northeastern region residing in different parts of the country. According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the...
14:43
Delhi's Tis Hazari Court pronounced 7 years imprisonment to gangster Abu Salem for demanding Rs 5 crore as protection money from a Delhi-based businessman
14:41
Heads up those heading for a weekend getaway from or to Mumbai. The Meteorological Dept sayd that the monsoon has arrived up to Goa. In the next 24 hours it'll reach southern Maharashtra/Konkan region. In the next 48-72 hours it's expected to reach Mumbai. Heavy rain warning still in place for...
14:36
BJP President Amit Shah meets Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son Sukhbir Singh Badal in Chandigarh.
14:29
Singapore has said all the preparations, including security and logistic arrangements, for the June 12 meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are well in hand and expressed hope that there will be a positive outcome from the summit. Singapore designated a...
14:09
The South West Monsoon has become active over Kerala with heavy rains lashing the southern state since last night. Widespread rains are likely to continue in the state in the next five days, Dr K Santosh, In charge Indian Meteorological Department, Thiruvananthapuram, told PTI. Fishermen have...
13:45
BJP chief Amit Shah arrives in Chandigarh. Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher met him at the airport. Shah will be meeting sporting legend Milkha Singh and hockey player Balbir Singh Sr. at their respective residences as a part of the BJP's initiative 'Sampark se Samarthan'.Pic courtesy: Kirron Kher on...
13:28
A scooter makes its way through a flooded road in Hindmata, Dadar. However, this is not an indicator of how the rest of Mumbai is faring as pre-monsoon showers hit the city this morning. Hindmata is a low-lying area and floods even with little rain. Pic Sahil Salvi.
13:24
These may be just pre-monsoon showers, but clearly they are a harbinger of the season ahead. Between 18 mm and 20 mm of rain has been reported in the city. Suburban trains, long-distance trains, flights, have all been delayed after heavy rains lashed Mumbai this morning. Reports say a Jet Airways...
12:50
With the IMD predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall along the Maharashtra coast, including Mumbai, over this weekend, the Mumbai civic body is preparing itself to prevent and tackle monsoon-related disasters. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation administration has taken a number of...
12:19
The Supreme Court today modified the Delhi High Court order by stopping salary and allowances of former Janata Dal United president and rebel MP Sharad Yadav till the pendency of his plea challenging his disqualification from the Rajya Sabha. A vacation bench of Justices A K Goel and Ashok...
12:16
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami is slated to visit Thoothukudi on June 9 to meet the families of those killed by police firing during the anti-Sterlite protests. The Chief Minister will also meet those injured. Superstar Rajinikanth had...
12:03
Widespread protests by pro-Kannada activists marred the screening of the Rajinikanth-starrer 'Kaala' in most parts of the state today. Cinema halls, where it was to be screened, refused to show the film, leaving cinema goers, especially diehard fans of the Tamil superstar, disappointed....
11:39
US President Donald Trump hosted his first Iftar dinner at the White House during which he sought co-operation from the Muslim world to achieve a future of security and prosperity for all, a move that surprised many in the community after he skipped hosting such a party last year. Last year,...
11:31
President Ram Nath Kovind will not host an Iftar party this year, in accordance with his decision to not observe any religious functions inside Rashtrapati Bhawan at taxpayers' expense.Kovind, who assumed office last July, decided not to use Rashtrapati Bhavan for...
11:17
Infighting and the BJP's rising graph in West Bengal seem to be taking a toll on the ruling Trinamool Congress, with the party deciding to crack the whip against internal strife and revamp the organisation ahead of next year's Lok Sabha polls. According to senior TMC leaders who do not wish to...
11:15
The traffic in south Srinagar city came to a grinding halt today due to security arrangements for Home Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Jammu and Kashmir. The roads leading to Sher-e-Kashmir Indoor Complex at Wazir Bagh in Srinagar have been sealed as the home minister is scheduled to attend...
11:13
Terrorists attacked an Army team in Keran sector, J&K. Two soldiers injured. More information awaited.
10:29
Superstar Rajinikanth returned to cinema halls with Kaala, a gangster flick set in the backdrop of Mumbai's Dharavi. This is the second consecutive outing of director Pa Ranjith with the Thalaivar after 2016's Kabali. At a theatre in Chennai, fans offered milk to the actor's poster and burst...
10:28
In Mumbai, neither rain nor the warnings of a 100 mm deluge today, could dent the spirit of Rajinikanth fans who came in large numbers to watch the superstar's latest Kaala for their first-day-first-show pilgrimage. As the admirers celebrated the release of the much-awaited film by dancing to the...
09:41
Air India, which failed to get even a single bidder for its disinvestment plan, has delayed the salaries of their employees for the month of May. Airline Head Quarter staff told to ANI that they are not getting any communication from management as to when they will get salary.Sources said...
09:09
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa to take action against terrorist groups without any distinction. Pompeo spoke with Bajwa over phone, his spokesperson said. They discussed ways to advance US-Pakistani bilateral...
08:58
When the then United States President Barack Obama called his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari to inform him about the killing of Osama bin Laden by the US forces in a raid in Abbottabad, the latter, according to a book, told him that this was a good news. Whatever the fallout, he...
08:38
Home Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days starting today where he would review the ongoing suspension of anti-terror operations and tour a border district, officials said. The home minister might also attend an Iftar to be hosted by Chief Minister Mehbooba...
00:41
All NRI marriages solemnised in India would have to be registered within 48 hours, Union Minister of Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi said on Wednesday.As of now, there is no time frame to register marriages in India.However, a Law Commission report has recommended that the time...
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