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The Congress on Tuesday said the real tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel would be that his order banning the RSS should be placed at the foot of the 'Statue of Unity' in Gujarat. Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma, at a press conference, alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party does not...
23:16
Amid deteriorating air quality, the Centre said Tuesday the Supreme Court's order on firecrackers will be followed strictly in Delhi and NCR and only the sale of eco-friendly fireworks would be permitted. However, while launching eco-friendly crackers Monday, Harsh Vardhan, the...
22:21
A Jaish-e-Mohammed module was neutralised in South Kashmir Tuesday after at least two terrorists from the outfit were killed by security forces and an M-4 carbine was recovered, which was possibly used for carrying out sniper attacks on security forces, officials said. Two bodies were...
22:03
Isha Ambani, daughter of Nita and Mukesh Ambani, will get married to her long-time friend and industrialist Anand Piramal on December 12.We are delighted to share that the marriage of Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal will take place in the residence of Shri Mukesh Ambani and Smt. Nita Ambani in...
21:56
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda Tuesday said regional parties alone cannot make someone Prime Minister without Congress backing and expressed complete support for Rahul Gandhi to be made prime minister after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. In these polls, regional parties...
21:03
The government has taken very seriously the killing of a Doordarshan cameraperson and two policemen by Naxals in Chhattisgarh, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said. DD News cameraman Achyutanand Sahu, Sub Inspector Rudra Pratap and Assistant Constable Mangalu were killed in the Naxal...
20:58
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said all women should be allowed to enter the Sabrimala temple, noting that his view on the issue was different from that of his party's Kerala unit. The Supreme Court last month lifted the ban on entry of women of menstrual age...
20:34
China has pledged to provide assistance of RMB 150 million to the Nepalese Army over a period of five years for humanitarian and disaster relief equipment. The Chinese assistance - equivalent to Nepalese Rs 2.5 billion - was announced during Nepal Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister...
19:59
A day after the Supreme Court decided against urgent hearings in the Ram Janmahoomi-Babri Masjid case, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said justice delayed can be justice denied. The matter pertaining to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi is before the Supreme Court. Justice delivered timely...
19:57
Amazon's India head and three other persons have been booked after a customer from Uttar Pradesh's Noida claimed to have received a soap instead of a mobile phone that he had ordered from the e-commerce giant, police said Tuesday. The case was registered at the Bisrakh police station in...
19:45
The sail training ship of Indian Navy INS Tarangini returned to its base at the Southern Naval Command here Tuesday after a seven-month long voyage, covering 15 ports in 13 countries across the world. A grand reception was accorded at the naval base here with the Southern...
19:07
Interim Central Bureau of Investigation Chief M Nageswara Rao Tuesday denied any irregularities in the investments made by his wife in a private company. In a signed statement, Rao, a 1986-batch IPS officer from Odisha, said all the transactions and investments made by him or...
18:34
The government will Wednesday sell 3 per cent stake in Coal India for Rs 266 a share through offer for sale route, which may fetch the exchequer Rs 5,000 crore, according to sources. The government will offer an additional 6 per cent stake in case of over-subscription, sources said.The...
18:22
Asserting that he does not need the Bharatiya Janata Party's certificate to visit temples, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday he understands the Hindu religion better than the saffron party does and he is a nationalist leader who respects every religion. I am not a...
17:26
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday accused the BJP of trying to distort the country's history to create a rift among the masses on religious lines. India's history and culture do not promote sectarianism or bigotry, she asserted while addressing a public programme in Cooch...
17:08
The BSE Sensex Tuesday fell over 176 points on emergence of heavy selloffs mainly in financial and energy sector stocks as caution prevailed among market participants in view of mixed quarterly earnings and upcoming trade tariff talks between the US and China. The 30-share benchmark index...
16:59
President Donald Trump says he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the United States. The president's comments to Axios on HBO come amid a renewed push for hardline immigration policies before the...
16:57
Humans have been enjoying chocolate far longer than previously thought, according to a study which found that cacao was grown for food 5,300 years ago at an ancient settlement in the highlands of southeastern Ecuador. Archaeological evidence of cacao's use, dating back to 3,900 years ago,...
16:47
United States President Donald Trump intends to sign an executive order putting an end to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorised immigrants born on US soil. Trump said this in an exclusive interview for Axios on HBO, a new 4-part series premiering this weekend on...
16:19
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's son Kartikey filed a criminal defamation suit on Tuesday against Rahul Gandhi in a local court, accusing the Congress leader of intentionally making a false allegation about his name being in Panama Papers of alleged tax evaders. ...
16:13
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, on framing of charges against her in 2008 Malegaon blasts case: Earlier,the NIA had given me a clean chit. Now, charges have been framed against me. This was a conspiracy by the Congress but I am confident that I'll come out innocent as the truth always wins. Image:...
16:12
A Delhi court Tuesday remanded CBI DSP Devender Kumar and middleman Manoj Prasad, arrested in connection with bribery allegations involving the agency's Special Director Rakesh Asthana, to 14-day judicial custody. A special CBI court sent them to jail after the agency said both the...
15:53
The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilisation, say the world's leading scientists. Read the report here.
15:50
A poster from the BKP (Maoist) organisation warning the government to end attacks by police on villages, false cases against the people, and atrocities against women.
15:44
Dheeraj Kumar, DD correspondent who survived today's Dantewada Naxal attack tells PTI of the incident: Cameraman Achyutananda Sahu was in a separate car 50 metres ahead when he was fired upon. As shots were fired at me, I fell into a pit and for 45 minutes witnessed many rounds of bullets...
15:29
A special court in Tuesday framed charges against Lt Col Prasad Shrikant Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and five others under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and sections of the IPC in the September 2008 Malegaon bomb blast case. Judge Vinod Padalkar, presiding over the...
15:06
BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta and Indian-American computer scientist Subhash Kak have also been given positions at the institution. Read more
14:52
Chhattisgarh Police personnel Rudrapratap, who lost his life today in the Dantewada Naxal attack. He is one of two security personnel and a DD cameraman who were killed.
14:41
Markandey Katju @mkatju I think this MeToo business has gone 2far. If I compliment a woman by saying shes good looking,or recite Urdu couplet in praise of her looks, am I sexually harassing her ?I may admire a beautiful garden from distance without trespassing onto it,or smell a rose without...
14:36
Just in: Special NIA court frames terror charges against Lt Col Prasad Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and others in 2008 Malegaon blast case. All seven accused have been charged for terror conspiracy, murder and other related offences. All accused pleaded not guilty after framing of charges....
14:32
The central government has started the process of framing guidelines to handle grievances or complaints against the Central Vigilance Commissioner, the Personnel Ministry has said. There are no guidelines in place to handle complaints against the CVC, the ministry said in response to an RTI...
13:53
Supriya Sahu, Director General, Doordarshan, tweets: Terribly sad news about the killing of Doordarshan Cameraperson Shri Achyutananda Sahu and CRPF Jawans in the Naxal attack at Dantewada. Our hearts go out to the families of our brave cameraperson Shri Achyutananda Sahu and CRPF Jawans who...
13:10
A cameraman from national broadcaster Doordarshan has been killed in an attack by Naxals in Dantewada's Aranpur area in Chhattisgarh. Two security personnel have also lost their lives in the attack. The details of how they were killed are awaited. Just last week, four soldiers of the Central...
12:58
The Supreme Court Tuesday modified its order fixing a slot of 8 pm to 10 pm for bursting firecrackers on Diwali and said the timing will be changed in places like Tamil Nadu and Puducherry but not exceed two hours a day. A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan also observed...
12:47
Update: A Doordarshan cameraman has been killed in an attack by Naxals in Dantewada's Aranpur.
12:46
The Supreme Court Tuesday directed the Hyderabad Police to provide adequate security to businessman Satish Sana, complainant in the alleged bribery case against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices U U Lalit and K M Joseph refused to stay the CBI...
12:32
Level-3 fire breaks out in a slum at Lalmati, opposite the Bandra fire station on Nagardas Road. Nine fire tenders at the spot. Details awaited.
12:31
Doordarshan crew attacked by Naxals in Dantewada's Aranpur. More details awaited.
12:30
MP CM Shivraj Chauhan on Rahul Gandhi's remark that his son was named in the Panama papers: If a junior leader made these allegations then it would be different, but Congress President levelling such allegations is unfortunate.Will file defamation case.Will consider if he apologizes.
12:15
In a tragic incident, an Indian couple died after falling 800 feet in an area with steep terrain in California's Yosemite National Park this week, according to a media report. Vishnu Viswanath, 29, and Meenakshi Moorthy, 30, fell to their deaths from Taft Point in Yosemite National Park. They...
11:59
In a stunning decision, a Bangladeshi court on Tuesday doubled former prime minister Khaleda Zia's jail term from five to 10 years in a corruption case. The decision came a day after she was sentenced to seven years in prison in another graft case. A High Court bench announced the verdict...
11:28
In wake of the IL&FS crisis, efforts are underway by the Indian government, RBI as well as SBI to try and stabilise the system very quickly', and things are likely to return to normal in a couple of weeks, SBI Chairman Rajnish Kumar said in New York today. Kumar said that the Infrastructure...
11:22
The ruling party's leaders seem eager to use faith as a tool to subvert the institutions that form the base of a democracy. Read more
11:07
Suhel Seth told The Indian Express that his assignment with Dassault Aviation as head of Counselage India was for brand building of the mother brand'. Read the report here.
11:05
In a huge embarrassment for the Congress party and the possible alliance of non-BJP parties ahead of the general elections, the party president Rahul Gandhi admitted to being confused while levelling corruption charges against MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Rahul Gandhi said today, BJP mein itna...
10:33
That's the house of plastic the woman lives in.
10:30
While the government spends Rs 2,989 crore on its vanity project, the Sardar Patel statue , the money could have been better spent on poverty alleviation. The government doesn't even have to look far. In Odisha's Mayurbhanj, Jyoshna Mukhi has been living in a polythene roof hut along with...
10:00
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday held a party meeting to discuss its strategy for the upcoming polls.According to sources, Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Ministers and senior party leader were present at the meeting.Also present at...
09:32
Activist Rahul Easwar, who was arrested and then granted bail for his allegedly provocative remarks on the Sabarimala row, has been named in the #MeToo movement. Easwar has denied any wrongdoing and said the allegations by the woman from Thiruvananthapuram were linked to the Sabarimala...
09:06
Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress constantly use social media as a platform to attack each other. And if one makes a mistake, the other one makes sure to highlight it prominently. A similar incident happened on Monday (October 29) when Congress president Rahul Gandhi made a faux...
08:31
The headmen of 22 villages situated near the Sardar Sarovar Dam Monday wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stating that villagers would not welcome him at the inauguration of the Statue of Unity on October 31.Local tribal leaders have also announced a boycott of the function...
08:10
Tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik are blessed with a baby boy. The excited father confirmed the news on Twitter.Excited to announce: It's a boy, and my girl is doing great and keeping strong as usual #Alhumdulilah. Thank you for the wishes and Duas, we are humbled....
08:07
US President Donald Trump is unable to participate as Chief Guest of India's Republic Day celebrations next year due to scheduling constraints, the White House has said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited President Trump for a bilateral visit to India during their talks in Washington last...
07:50
US President Donald Trump is unable to participate as Chief Guest of India's Republic Day celebrations next year due to scheduling constraints, the White House has said.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had invited President Trump for a bilateral visit to India during their talks in Washington last...
00:15
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government and the Aam Aadmi Party dispensation Monday indulged in a blame game over the rising air pollution in the national capital and accused each other of not taking effective steps to curb it. Delhi's air quality continued to remain in the...
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