23:14
As Delhi continues to battle alarming pollution levels, a new study has found that three of the world's largest nitrogen dioxide emission hotspots that contribute to formation of finer particulate matter causing air pollution are in India, with one in the Delhi-NCR. The study by Greenpeace...
22:06
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Jammu and Kashmir on Monday but there were no reports of any damage, an official said. The quake occurred tonight at 8:13 PM, an official of the Disaster Management Department said here.He said the epicentre of the quake was at the depth of 10 km at a...
22:02
Congress president Rahul Gandhi said Monday it is nice to see Reserve Bank of India governor Urjit Patel finally defending the central bank from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and noted that the country will never allow the BJP-RSS combine to capture institutions. He said it was not too late...
21:46
The government is understood to be exploring options for the chief guest at the Republic Day parade after US President Donald Trump turned down its invite for the ceremony. Sources said the government has in mind leaders from three countries including a head of state from a leading African...
21:45
A family friend of screen legend Dilip Kumar, Faisal Farooqui Monday refuted reports that the actor has again contracted lung infection. The 95-year-old actor was last month admitted to a hospital for treatment for mild pneumonia.Farooqui rubbished a couple of reports claiming that Kumar...
20:52
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said party chief Amit Shah's remarks that courts should desist from pronouncing impracticable verdicts, against the backdrop of the Supreme Court ruling on Sabarimala, should not be misconstrued as a conflict with the judiciary. Addressing a press...
20:51
Japan on Monday backed India's membership bid to join the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group, which is opposed by China. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe during their summit talks also sought expeditious and meaningful reforms of the United Nations.After...
20:22
The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that spread of canine distemper virus, which led to the death of several lions in Gujarat's Gir sanctuary recently, was now fully under control. A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta expressed concern...
19:20
The Indian Army has fired at Pakistan Army's administrative headquarters situated near Poonch district along the Line of Control (LoC).According to sources, the attack by Indian forces comes in retaliation to the firing of mortar shells witnessed in Poonch and Jhallas on October 23.Soon after the...
19:01
Litigants in the Ram Janmabhoomi/Babri mosque title suit said on Monday they would wait for the Supreme Court verdict in the case, after the apex court said the schedule of hearing will be decided in the first week of January next year.There were, however, differing views on the demand by Vishwa...
18:37
The Supreme Court on Monday prohibited the plying of 15-year-old petrol and 10-year-old diesel vehicles in the national capital region and directed the transport department to announce that such vehicles would be impounded if found plying.Terming as 'very critical' the prevailing situation of...
17:57
Sri Lanka's Petroleum Minister and cricket legend Arjuna Ranatunga was arrested on Monday for the first violent incident amidst the on going political crisis in the country that killed one person, police said.The political crises in Sri Lanka took an ugly turn on Sunday when bodyguards of...
17:29
Courts won't do anything in the Ram temple matter, Bharatiya Janata Party's sparring ally Shiv Sena said on Monday.This assertion by Sena leader Sanjay Raut followed the Supreme Court fixing the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute cases for January before an appropriate bench, which will...
17:08
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday said Congress president Rahul Gandhi is exhibiting 'fancy dress Hinduism' to fool people and demanded action against his party colleague Shashi Tharoor for his 'scorpion' remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The saffron party's attack on Gandhi came in...
16:16
No survivors are expected after a passenger plane crashed into the sea minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital. Lion Air flight JT610 plunged into the sea after losing contact with ground officials 13 minutes after take-off. An official told reporters: I predict there are no...
16:04
BJP president Amit Shah, who has pledged his party's support to devotees protesting the entry of women of all ages into Ayyappa temple, has expressed wish to offer prayers at the hill shrine in Sabarimala during the annual pilgrim season starting on November 17, a party leader said Monday.The BJP...
15:54
The ruling AIADMK on Monday asked the 18 disqualified party MLAs siding with rival leader T T V Dinakaran to kneel and apologise at the memorial of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa and return to the party fold. Party mouthpiece 'Namathu Amma' credited the victory of all 18...
15:01
The Delhi high court on Monday ordered the CBI to maintain status quo on proceedings against its Special Director Rakesh Asthana, who was sent on leave by government till November 1. A bench of Justice Najmi Waziri questioned the CBI for not filing reply to pleas of Asthana and another...
14:33
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Monday said Hindus cannot wait eternally for a court judgment on the Ayodhya land dispute case and asked the government to bring a law for building a Ram temple. Its working president Alok Kumar urged the Narendra Modi government to bring a legislation in...
14:19
BJP president Amit Shah is upset with his party's Rajya Sabha member, Dr Subramanian Swamy, for his tweets against the Union government. Sources said Shah was waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return from Japan, before taking the decision to drop Dr Swamy as a member of the BJP's...
14:03
After Supreme court slammed the Bihar government and the CBI for the delay in tracing the whereabouts of Chandrashekhar Verma, husband of former state minister Manju Verma, the former has surrendered in court. Soon after Chandrashekhar, who was absconding for over two months, surrendered in...
13:48
In a major setback to Bangladesh's ailing former prime minister Khaleda Zia, a court on Monday sentenced her to seven years in prison in a second corruption case for embezzling millions from a charitable trust in her late husband's name.Zia, 73, who is already serving a jail term since February...
13:43
Congress president Rahul Gandhi offers prayers at Mahakaleshwar temple in Ujjain. Photograph: INCIndia/Twitter
13:16
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras high court order directing the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe allegations of corruption against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami. The petition against the high court order was filed by the Directorate of...
12:59
Former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday assumed charge as Sri Lanka's new prime minister after the surprise sacking of his predecessor Ranil Wickremesinghe by President Maithripala Sirisena which plunged the island nation into an unprecedented political crisis. Rajapaksa assumed...
12:45
Hyderabad-based businessman, Satish Sana, who had a filed corruption complaint against CBI special director Rakesh Asthana has reportedly knocked the doors of the Supreme Court seeking interim protection in the case. Sana approached the apex court after reports claiming that CBI has summoned...
12:04
The Supreme Court has adjourned till January the hearing of a clutch of pleas challenging the Allahabad high courts 2010 judgment which ruled that the disputed land on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya be divided into three parts.The court said that the issue will come up before...
11:56
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bombay high court order refusing extension of time to the state police for filing charge sheet in the Koregaon-Bhima violence case. Recently, the Bombay High Court had set aside the lower court's order allowing extension of time to police to file its...
11:48
Captain Bhavye Suneja, who belongs to Delhi, was reportedly the captain of the Indonesian Lion Air plane which crashed into the Java Sea with 188 passengers and crew member on board on Monday.According to media reports, Suneja was a resident of Mayur Vihar and studied at the Ahlcon Public School...
11:04
Delhi's air quality continued to remain in the very poor category on Monday as a thick haze engulfed the city which is battling alarming levels of pollution. An overall Air Quality Index of 348 was recorded which falls in the very poor category, according to data of the Central...
10:59
The Supreme Court is likely to hear a plea today filed by Special Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation Rakesh Asthana, in which he has sought the removal of CBI Director Alok Verma from the post and also challenged the Centre's decision to divest him of duties and send him on...
10:46
Supreme Court adjourns hearing in Uphaar fire tragedy case for January 19.
10:12
Three people sitting on tracks were run over by a train near Nangloi Railway Station on Monday, railways said. The three, who were believed to be drunk, were sitting on the tracks at 7.15 am when the Bikaner-Delhi Express mowed them down. The train driver sounded the siren but the trio did...
09:56
Condemning the remark made by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Giriraj Singh said Tharoor would have been silenced if he had made the remark in Pakistan.Had Tharoor been in Pakistan, he would have been made to shut...
09:19
Adman and socialite Suhel Seth, who was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, has lost his job as a consultant at the Tata Group.Reports say that Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata Group, has decided to terminate its contract with Suhel Seth.The company was examining its...
09:02
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian community in Japan for taking 'brand India' to new heights by introducing cricket, Indian food and culture to the island nation, which has long worked with India in several sectors such as infrastructure, auto and technology.Just as how lamps...
08:51
The US has called on Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena to immediately reconvene parliament to allow the democratically elected representatives in the country decide who will lead their government following a political turmoil sparked by the sudden sacking of Prime Minister Ranil...
08:29
A Lion Air flight capable of carrying up to 189 passengers has crashed during a short flight from the Indonesian capital Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang, according to Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency.A spokesman for the low-cost carrier confirmed that it had lost contact with Lion Air...
08:13
Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang goes missing 13 minutes after take-off, reports Singapore's Strait Times.
07:56
Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang goes missing 13 minutes after take-off, reports Singapore's Strait Times.
07:50
The Supreme Court is likely to hear today a batch of pleas challenging the Allahabad high court's 2010 verdict by which the disputed land on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid area in Ayodhya was divided into three parts. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and justices Sanjay Kishan...
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