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US President Donald Trump threatened to close the US' southern border with Mexico and deploy the military to stop the flow of illegal immigrants from Central America.In a series of tweets, Trump also threatened to stop all American financial assistance to countries like El Salvador, Honduras and...
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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Thursday took stock of ongoing preparations at the site of the 'Statue of Unity' at Kevadiya in Narmada district.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to unveil the world's tallest statue at 182 metres, dedicated to the country's first Home Minister Sardar...
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Armies of India and Japan will hold their first ever joint exercise from November 1 at a jungle warfare school in Mizoram's Vairengte with a focus on strengthening counter-terror cooperation, officials said Thursday. The focus of the two-week-long exercise 'Dharma Guardian will be to...
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Painter Jatin Das has been accused of sexual harassment by a fourth woman, who on Thursday claimed that the Padma Bhushan recipient harassed her when she worked with him as his assistant in 1999 or 2000. Das denied the allegations, saying he has nothing to do with these.He was first...
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Delhi' s air quality remained very poor for the second consecutive day on Thursday, with several areas in the national capital nearing severe levels of pollution, according to the authorities. The overall Air Quality Index of Delhi was recorded at 315, according to the Centre run system of...
18:59
M J Akbar attended official meetings on Monday and Tuesday as the junior external affairs minister after returning from a trip abroad, the ministry said on Thursday, in first comments on the issue. At a press conference, MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, replying to a question, said he...
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Pakistan may not have to approach the IMF for loans as it has received positive responses from some friendly countries, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said, days after Islamabad formally approached the global lender for a bailout to tide over the economic crisis. Talking...
18:18
People of Rajasthan will take revenge from the BJP for insulting Rajput leader and former Union minister Jaswant Singh in the December 7 assembly election, his son Manvendra Singh said on Thursday. Singh, who joined the Congress on Wednesday, exuded confidence in the leadership of...
17:53
Brother of the Kerala nun, who has accused former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal of rape, on Thursday expressed dissent over the bail granted to the cleric.He said, I am shocked to hear that he got bail, he is a rape accused. Police found all the evidence against him. Had he been innocent,...
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Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said women should be treated well everywhere and not only at workplace, as the #MeToo campaign continues to gather steam against sexual harassment faced by women in various spheres. Javadekar, however, refused to comment on the...
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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday said that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat calling on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government to pass a law on Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya, is a clear example of a nation being converted...
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With the national capital region bracing for choking smog, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Thursday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi to press for compensation to farmers to discourage them from burning stubble, and warned that the problem could aggravate if the matter is not addressed...
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In the backdrop of the 'Metoo' movement, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on Thursday urged all recognised political parties to form internal committees immediately to look into complaints of sexual harassment . Maneka Gandhi said she has written to six national...
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JUST IN: Former UP and Uttarakhand CM ND Tiwari passes away at Max Hospital in Saket.
15:59
A 26-year-old Muslim man in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra allegedly gave triple talaq to his wife through WhatsApp, and was booked following a complaint lodged by her, police said Thursday.The man, Javed Saber Pathan, a resident of Khandala village in Vaijapur taluka in the district, was...
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Civil liberties activist Gautam Navlakha, arrested in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima case and his alleged links with Maoists, has moved the Bombay High Court seeking to quash the case lodged against him by Pune Police.In his petition filed earlier this month, Navlakha urged the high court to...
15:14
A Delhi court commenced hearing on M J Akbar's criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani, who has accused him of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago. Senior advocate Geeta Luthra, representing former minister of state for external affairs, started referring to...
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has instructed his ministers to avoid trips abroad for the next sixth months, until the general elections get over.The decision was taken during Adityanath's recent visit to Gorakhpur for a Navaratri puja. He also announced that all MPs and senior...
14:19
Delhi court begins hearing on criminal defamation case of M J Akbar against journalist Priya Ramani.
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A day after devotees opposing entry of women into Sabarimala Temple clashed with the police at Nilackal, the Kerala government charged that the RSS was trying to destroy the Lord Ayyappa shrine by unleashing terror.The BJP, however, countered the allegation, saying the CPI(M)-led LDF government...
13:59
Renowned street artist Banksy has put a full stop to all the conjectures and clarified that the auction house was not aware of the art-shredding prank.After the anonymous British artist self-destructed one of his most iconic artworks, 'Girl with Balloon', some art experts had questioned how it...
13:57
Four major US public funds that hold shares in Facebook Inc onproposed removing Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman following several high-profile scandals and said they hoped to gain backing from larger asset managers. State treasurers from Illinois, Rhode Island and...
13:26
Four major US public funds that hold shares in Facebook Inc onproposed removing Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman following several high-profile scandals and said they hoped to gain backing from larger asset managers. State treasurers from Illinois, Rhode Island and...
12:58
Calling actor Nana Patekar indecent, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray has said the #MeToo' movement is a serious matter, and should not be debated on social media.Speaking at an event, the MNS chief said, I know Nana Patekar; he is indecent. He does crazy things but I don't think he...
12:24
Issuing a statement today, the Editors Guild of India requested M J Akbar, who stepped down as MoS (External Affairs) on Wednesday to withdraw his defamation suit against journalist Priya Ramani. M J Akbar's criminal defamation complaint against Priya Ramani, who has accused him of sexual...
12:11
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday stated that the recent Supreme Court verdict, allowing women of all ages to enter Kerala's Sabarimala Temple, did not account for traditions accepted and followed by the people for years.In his Vijayadashami speech, Bhagwat said that...
11:54
The department of telecommunication and the Unique identification Authority of India have dismissed news reports claiming that over 50 crore mobile numbers are at the risk of disconnection as untrue and imaginary. In a joint press statement, both the DoT and the UIDAI clarified that the...
11:32
Ashish Pandey, a former Parliamentarians son who brandished a pistol at a five-star south Delhi hotel, has approached Delhis Patiala House Court for surrender. Aashish Pandey has been on the run since the incident last weekend outside Delhis Hyatt Regency hotel.Pandey told the media, I'm...
11:06
Demanding a law for construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said that the construction of a temple is necessary from self-esteem point of view.Temple construction is necessary from self-esteem point of view. It will also pave way for an...
10:27
Two New York Times journalists, who managed to climb up the pathway to reach the famed Sabarimala temple on Thursday morning, were forced to abandon their trek.Delhi-based Suhasini Raj, along with her colleague, a foreign national had to turned back following a massive protest by devotees...
10:25
President Donald Trump has denied giving cover to United States' important ally Saudi Arabia in the suspected murder of Jamal Khashoggi and sought a full report from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the dissident Saudi journalist's mysterious disappearance. Khashoggi, 60, is feared to have...
09:19
The Trump administration has said it is coming out with new proposals to not only revise the definition of specialty occupations under H-1B visas, but also the definition of employment under this foreign work visa category which is popular among Indian companies. Such a move, which is part...
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M J Akbar's criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani, who has accused him of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago, is scheduled to come up for hearing on Thursday in the Patiala House court in New Delhi. Akbar resigned as minister of state for external affairs on...
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Ecuador has formally ordered Julian Assange to steer clear of topics that could harm its diplomatic interests if he wants to be reconnected to the internet, according to a memo published.The nine-page memo by Ecuadorian website Codigo Vidrio said Assange is prohibited from interfering in the...
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