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Don't ban SRK: Lalu, Mamata; keep it cool: FarooqOn 5th anniversary, Mecca Masjid blast is a forgotten caseKashmir appalled by 400 baby deaths in state hospitalIndia among 10 nations on doomsday asteroid targetLive news from yesterday
23:07
According to CNN, Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged people in Saudi Arabia to follow the example set by popular revolutions in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia and rise up.Read the full story here
22:04
The noose tightened further around Kadapa MP YS Jaganmohan Reddy in the disproportionate assets case with Andhra Pradesh government giving permission to the CBI on Friday to attach properties of three firms he promoted. The state government issued three separate orders on Friday evening...
21:54
Scheduled Castes (SC) comprise 13.9 per cent, while Scheduled Tribes (ST) account for 10.3 per cent of the total 2,38,30,580 households in Maharashtra, latest census statistics reveals.Out of the total number of households, 33,11,405 (13.9 percent) households are of Scheduled Castes and 24,45,645...
21:12
Italy on Friday recalled its ambassador to India after a charge sheet was filed against two Italian marines in the killing of two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast three months back.Official sources in New Delhi said that Italian envoy Giacomo Sanfelice di Monteforte has been called back by...
20:40
Delhi Police on Friday claimed to have smashed two betting rackets during IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab with the arrest of three persons and recovery of cash and other articles.In the first incident, Hemant Malik (32) was apprehended from Karol Bagh on Thursday while...
20:34
PTI reports: The American woman allegedly molested by Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach on Friday told a Delhi court that she was being threatened apparently by a foreign coach associated with the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the IPL.The woman appeared in the court and told Metropolitan...
20:30
Russian emergency workers evacuated about 1,800 people from their homes on Friday after a fire broke out at a military base in the country's far east, sparking an explosion of stored shells.Russian Railways, the company that manages the country's vast rail network, said it had closed down a...
20:13
In the midst of the chaos of SRK-MCA spat, Mumbai police are waiting for the video footage that captured the alleged fracas involving the Bollywood star and IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner and officials.Police are also yet to take a call on whether Khan was to be summoned to the Marine...
19:57
Mark Zuckerberg's letter to potential investors:We have already helped more than 800 million people map out more than 100 billion connections so far, and our goal is to help this rewiring accelerate.We hope to improve how people connect to businesses and the economy.We think a more open and...
19:19
Reuters reports that Facebook owner Mark Zuckerberg has rung the opening bell for the Nasdaq stock exchange from a stage set up outside at the company's Menlo Park headquarters at 6:30 am Pacific time Friday. US stocks opened higher on Friday, with the imminent market debut of Facebook...
18:25
Luke Pomersbach's former coach Tom Moody in a telling indictment of the molestation and assault charges, says, Luke hasn't learnt from his past. Pomersbach was banned from his state squad for six months in 2009 after he smashed his four-wheel drive and evaded police in Perth's beachside western...
18:18
Princess Anne took hold of the Olympic flame for Britain yesterday -- after the Athens rain looked set to douse it. David Beckham -- cheered when he was introduced as 'Sir' David -- held a brolly in the crowd at the handover. Read
18:12
Watch: Sid Mallya wags a finger at journalists when asked to comment about his tweet on the molestation victim.
18:01
@TheRadioJoker Hey Mary Kom meet Sid Mallya. Sid Mallya meet Mary Kom, she is a boxer, tell her what u were saying about that woman n women in general. @venkatananth Well done, Mary Kom. Qualifies for the Olympics. Genuine medal prospect,...
17:52
Lalit Kumar Modi @LalitKModi Sad decision by MCA on @iamsrk. If I were bcci / IPL I would move all matches to D Y Patil stadium or cci. We have had highhanded mca before. @LalitKModiMCA has always gone out of there way to make things difficult for ipl...
17:44
With the immortal words, 'I told you I was ill', carved onto his tombstone, he undoubtedly got the very last laugh. And now comedian Spike Milligan's famous epitaph has been named the nation's favourite. Milligan's words of wisdom beat Oscar Wilde's 'Either those curtains go or I do' and Frank...
17:41
The whole point about sport is, we don't know what is going to happen next. Whether we are in the stands at a stadium or sitting on the couch in our drawing rooms, we wait with bated breath for the final denouement, chewing our fingernails off or sitting on seat edge. Read Nirmal...
17:35
Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri, who drew flak for his controversial comments against Parliamentarians, landed himself in another row by calling naxals fighters not terrorists. The 61-year-old actor who is in Madhya Pradesh to shoot for Prakash Jha's Chakravyuh, said Naxalites were...
17:22
Sid Mallya certainly doesn't come off smelling like lavender. Which takes us to this story -- A foul smell today led to loss of half an hour in Rajya Sabha as members complained that they felt uncomfortable. It all started as Alka Balram Kshatriya (Cong) first raised the alarm at around 3.45...
17:19
Sidhartha Mallya also lost his cool before TV cameras a while ago when asked to comment on his tweet : The girl who is accusing Luke is saying he hit her 'fiance'...what a load of f***ing shit. She was all over me asked for me bbm pin, so if he was her fiance she wasn't exactly behaving like a...
17:11
Rediff.com's Sanchari Bhattacharya is a die-hard Shah Rukh Khan fan. She believes the star owes an apology for the fracas that took place at Mumbai's Wankhade stadium. But he only owes that apology to his daughter, Suhana, and the other children who were present there (Read Sanchari's...
17:02
We love Maharashtra, capital of India's business. We love Shah Rukh, Sachin, everybody. Shah Rukh is our brand ambassador and that is why you are asking me the question. I do not know whether it will be proper for me to comment anything about the incident. I do not want to interfere about other...
16:59
A day after Shah Rukh Khan tried to clear his stand after his fight with the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) security at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium, the MCA officials have rubbished his version of the fracas and banned him for five years from entering the stadium. However, the film...
16:52
There was drama during the 30-minute proceedings, when Luke the 27-year-old batsman, playing for Royal Challengers, Bangalore, in the IPL, complained of uneasiness and fainted while the victim broke down when she narrated the incident. Policemen took him outside the court room and gave him...
16:40
The US national says she will sue Sidhartha Mallya for defamation. Mallya tells CNN IBN that the lady was drunk, and behaving strangely. I'ms shocked that such an allegation (against Luke Pomersbach) has been made. IPL is a victim of an image crisis. IPL players are adult and...
16:33
In other news, reteacting guardedly to India's assertion of over 500 transgressions by Chinese troops along LAC in the past two years, China today said it is committed implement agreements to ensure peace at borders, while the official media charged that Indian violations could be...
16:21
Let's kick the superstar when he is down, for God knows he makes good copy and helps us grab eyeball, says rediff.com's Sanchari Bhattacharya. Read
16:18
Just in: Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom (51kg) qualifies for London Olympics.
16:18
Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy today demanded a ban on IPL, alleging that the civilised game of cricket has been degenerated into a vulgar display of money and immorality leading to national security threat. I demand that the government ban the IPL tournament forthwith since game's...
16:08
A black and white photo of Hollywood diva Elizabeth Taylor and her fifth husband Richard Burton, taken by a photographer who hated them, has surfaced after 40 years. The picture by legendary society photographer Cecil Beaton, which was kept in private collection of Beaton's friend, is...
16:02
In his statement, Luke Pomersbach says he is really disappointed and says the charges against him are false.
15:57
Watch on rediff.com: Luke Pomersbach's brawl in hotel sparks outcry in India
15:52
Luke Pomersbach in his statement to the police says says he entered the room with consent. Meanwhile, on Twitter, RCB owner Siddhartha Mallya has cast aspersions on the molestation victim's character, saying or rather, tweeting: The girl who is accusing Luke is saying he hit her...
15:42
@sidharthamallya: I woke up this morning with 100+ messages regarding luke...I still don't know what went on... The girl who is accusing Luke is saying he hit her 'fiance'...what a load of f***ing shit. She was all over me asked for me bbm pin, so if he was her fiance she wasn't exactly...
15:37
Meanwhile, at the Patiala court, Luke Pomersbach gets interim bail till tomorrow.
15:27
Just in: Luke Pomersbach faints inside the Patiala court after he was produced a while ago on four charges, including molestation.
15:23
TMC chief and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has backed Shah Rukh Khan. Asks the MCA to revoke the five-year ban. National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah: SRK needs to control his temper. He should be a little more calmer. He carries a lot of weight on his shoulders. His behaviour...
15:17
As the shares of social networking giant Facebook begin trading on the NASDAQ exchange today, experts believe that the stock is overpriced at USD 38 apiece and one must wait for now to invest in the firm. NYU Stern School of Business Finance ex-Professor...
15:06
Happening right now: Australian cricketer Luke Pomersbach has been produced before the Delhi court. A case has been registered against him under various sections of IPC including section 354 of IPC (outraging modesty of woman), 323 (hurt), 454 (house trespass) and 511(Punishment for attempting to...
14:58
Derek O' Brien on the 60 years of Parliament, in The Telegraph. ReadO' Brien is a Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP, who has recently been in the news for telling a news channel that he will not sit next to Left MPs in Parliament (as mandated by Mamata Banerjee).
14:55
This is what US president Barack Obama said on Donna Summers death: Michelle and I were saddened to hear about the passing of Donna Summer. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Donna truly was the 'Queen of Disco.' Her voice was unforgettable, and the music industry has lost a legend far too soon....
14:51
This is what our reviewer Raja Sen writes: Ram Gopal Varma's Department takes his increasingly schizoid cinematographic tendencies into a whole other league, and gives us, besides watery eyes and potential nausea, the filmmaker at his most insipid.Read Write in and tell us what you feel at...
14:44
The CBI will file a chargesheet in the RTI activist Shehla Masood murder case in a special CBI court on May 26, the investigating agency's public prosecutor said today. The chargesheet will be filed on or before May 26. The accused - Bhopal based-interior designer Zahida Pervez, her...
14:38
As the government draws up its list of austerity measures and reduces spending, will jobs get scarce as well? The typical Indian dream has been to work in the West, but the US and countries in Europe have lately been struggling to provide employment to their own people. The Middle East also has...
14:25
Anil Kumble, mentor for RCB says IPL is not responsible for Luke Pomersbach's behaviour and echoes RCB owner Vijay Mallya's statement saying Pomersbach will not play in IPL matches. Pomersbach will be produced in court any time now.
14:19
Disco legend Donna Summer died yesterday of cancer -- feared to be triggered by toxic dust from the 9/11 attacks. Read the story on the Sun.
14:17
The Gauls were right. The sky could actually fall on your head. A new Nasa scan reveals the top 10 countries likely to be worst hit by an asteroid impact - and the 47,000 space rocks that could do it. Read the story on the Daily Mail.
14:10
The deaths of over 400 children in the past five months in Kashmir Valley's only paediatric hospital -- the G B Pant hospital in Srinagar -- have triggered social, political and administrative commotion, reports Mukhtar Ahmad. Read the report on rediff.com.
14:05
An Indian woman is filing for divorce after her husband failed to change his relationship status to married on social network site Facebook. The 28-year-old has already approached the family court seeking divorce saying that she can not trust him after her failed to announce their marriage on the...
14:02
Tributes to the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, who passed away on Wednesday, pour in. Read
13:59
Facebook has priced its shares ahead of one of the most eagerly-anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history. The social network said on Thursday that it valued shares at $38 (24) each, and that its shares would begin trading in New York on Friday. At this price the...
13:55
On Facebook: Poor Aamir Khan. So much hard work on Satyamev Jayate. And SRK is all over the papers now.
13:53
Shane Warne @warne888 Such sad news.... RIP Donna Summer. Thank you for the hours of joy I have spent dancing and boogalooing appallingly to your fabulous music
13:49
Meanwhile, Kirti Azad (BJP) threatens in LS to go on fast-unto-death from Sunday if the government fails to act against wrong-doings in IPL.
13:42
The US national, who was allegedly molested by RCB player Luke Pomersbach says she is under pressure from IPL team to drop charges. Speaking to TV channels, she says around six people approached her and threatened to kill her if she didn't backtrack from her statement. She says RCB coach...
13:34
India has the potential to grow at 8-9 per cent for the next two decades and a supportive global environment will help the country achieve this goal, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said. Addressing a high level debate on 'State of the World Economy and...
13:27
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced new austerity measures aimed at reducing government expenditure. Mukherjee, who is faced with the spectre of slowing economy and rising inflation, has put a blanket ban on buying of new vehicles by the government, except for defence purposes. --...
13:12
The US national who was allegedly molested by RCB player Luke Pomersbach says IPL officials are forcing her to withdraw her case.
13:04
Farooq Abdullah: SRK needs to control his temper Lalu: Ban on Shah Rukh Khan is wrong @PritishNandy: Why does Rajiv Shukla always talk in platitudes? Take a position, Rajiv, take a position. Your job demands it.
13:00
Moving on to other news. Signalling the beginning of the government's austerity measures, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said foreign trips by government officials will be restricted apart from a ban on the purchase of vehicles by the government....
12:55
Hope for SRK fans on the MCA's banning him from entering Wankhede for five years. IPL Chairman Rajiv Shukla, says that a final decision will be taken by the BCCI. State bodies can only recommend but a final decision has to be taken by the BCCI. When the matter comes to BCCI, the Board...
12:52
While RCB owner Vijay Mallya made all the right noises about Luke Pomersbach saying he regrets the incident and wants strict action to be taken, the Kingfisher boss has other pressing worries. A government report says Kingfisher owes Rs 269 crore to Income Tax. Penalty...
12:48
The Australian High Commission says it will provide full assistance to Pomersbach.
12:45
@ShashiTharoor Intro b4 I spoke: In football, you must bend it like Beckham. In cricket, smash it like Sehwag. In virtual world, tweet it li @shiekhspear >Banning @iamsrk from Wankhede is lke banning Sachin Tendulkar from entering one PVR cinemea hall...Who bloody cares!...
12:40
Just in: Vijay Mallya says Luke Pomersbach has been taken off RCB. He will NOT play for the franchise any more.
12:38
john: srk should learn some manners from his kids. They should tell him, 'Dad, grow up!' devendra mehta: right decision. serves him well. he is a swollen headed fellow. madhu-sudan-dua: a mature person would behave sanely. He should have filed a police complaint if the kids were...
12:32
More of what the molestation vicitm said: I am not sure about his full name. But he tagged along with us after the party and (insisted) that we have few drinks with him. He told something to my fiancee and I did not like, the victim told reporters here this morning. She...
12:24
The alleged molestation victim tells Times Now that Luke Pomersbach invited himself into their party and gave her dirty looks. She felt uncomfortable and told her fiance that she was going to the bedroom and they should continue with the party in the other room. When she turned...
12:19
RCB owner Vijay Mallya speaking to reporters outside Parliament, came down strongly against Luke Pomersbach. He said Pomersbach should be booked and strict action taken. RCB will offer full cooperation in the investigation so that a fair probe is conducted. Till that happens, Pomersbach will not...
12:01
Deshmukh says the MCA has written to the BCCI on the ban. The Mumbai Cricket Association had met today to decide on the action to be taken against superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan. Sources in the MCA had said that there would be no ban on SRK if he apologised for his...
11:58
Deshmukh says nobody can enter the grounds, not even the chairman. Over 50 per cent of MCA officials were present as well as BCCI officials when the incident occured. They were eyewitnesses, and the decision to ban Shah Rukh was based on their accounts. There is no need to appoint a committee,...
11:52
MCA chairman Vilasrao Deshmukh speaking at a press conference in Mumbai announces Shah Rukh Khan has been banned from entering the Wankhede stadium for a period of five years.
11:50
First visuals of Luke Pomersbach coming out of RML Hospital after his medical check-up. Dressed in a pale blue shirt, he refuses to make any comment.
11:44
In 2009, after two hit-and-run incidents, Pomersbach was arrested and charged by police for driving with a blood alcohol level in excess of permissible limits, failing to stop and accompany police and escaping legal custody. He pleaded guilty and was fined and had his driver's licence...
11:40
Dr DK Baluja executive director of Primus Hospital, where the victim's fiance was admitted speaks of his condition. The doctor says the patient was brought in this morning. He was bleeding from the ear and seemed delusional. A CT scan was conducted because of the delusions, but the...
11:28
@_fakeiplplayer Shah Rukh Khan to send some roses and a bottle of wine to LukePomersbach when he comes out for taking media attn away from him. @coolfunnytshirt Its pretty hectic for Luke Pomersbach. Yesterday he was playing against Delhi Daredevils and today...
11:23
A break from IPL and Pomersbach to tell you that pop icon Donna Summer has died following a battle with cancer. She was 63. Read more
11:21
This is IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla's stance: There were no official parties in IPL 4 and 5. So the incident was not connected with an official IPL party. It was an individual misbehaviour of an individual player. We have done away with official parties. So if some individual player does...
11:16
The victim was a US citizen of Indian origin, reports PTI. A case has been registered against Pomersbach under various sections of IPC including section 354 of IPC (outraging modesty of woman), 323 (hurt), 454 (lurking house trespass) and 511 (Punishment for attempting to commit...
11:11
Luke Pomersbach will appear in court shortly after his medical test is over. The victim and her fiance had also been taken for medicals earlier. Pomersbach, had in fact joined up for this season of IPL after winning his battle with depression. The middle-order batsman, who has returned...
10:55
IPL chairman Rajiv Shukla washes his hand off the incident. He says the incident happened during the player's own time. IPL is not responsible for the player's behaviour.
10:47
BJP's Kirti Azad speaking to CNN IBN on the incident says, Bas aur kya, yehi bacha tha. IPL is like a film script. Somebody is being slapped, raped, there's spot fixing, forex irregulations -- total entertainment. What is IPL after all? IPL is entertainment. Now, IPL has truly become...
10:42
Pomersbach has been taken to RML hospital for a check-up. The sections he has been booked under are bailable, but it is entirely up to the magistrate to decide whether he should get bail.
10:38
He has been booked under section 324 of the IPC (outraging the modesty of a woman), along with several other sections. Pomersbach apparently boxed the vicitm's fiance several times in the face and neck, when he intervened. The couple had asked Pomersbach to join them in their room, along...
10:35
The Delhi police has arrested Luke Pomersbach for, first, molesting a woman in a Delhi hotel and then beating up her fiance. Pomersbach has been taken to a hospital for a medical check-up. The incident happened at the five-star Maurya Hotel in Delhi. The alleged molestation...
10:30
The controversies surrounding the fifth edition of the IPL continued on Thursday. After Shah Rukh Khan's alleged brawl at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium, the Delhi police today arrested Royal Challengers Banglore's Luke Pomersbach for allegedly molesting a woman in a...
09:46
The United States has imposed sanctions on twoindividuals linked with the Taliban and the Haqqani network, the US Departmentof Treasury has said.Bakht Gul, a Haqqani Network communications official, has been designated foracting for or on behalf of Badruddin Haqqani.Abdul Baqi Bari, a Taliban...
09:28
The lawyers at Delhis Saket district courtcomplex have called for a strike on Friday to protest against an attack onthree judges. The three judges travelling together in a car were attacked, along with theirdriver on Thursday, in the Dakshinpuri area of South Delhi. The president of the Saket...
08:51
The Mumbai Cricket Association will meet today to decide onthe action to be taken against superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders co-ownerShah Rukh Khan. Sources in the MCA say that there will be no ban on SRK if heapologises for his behaviour.Miffed MCA have slapped a ban on SRK...
08:34
The Central Bureau of Investigation is conducting searches at 35 places across Jharkhand and Kolkata. The premises of 12 members of Legislative Assembly belonging to different parties are being raided across the two states. Flats of MLAs are being raided in Rachi.The CBI raids come after a...
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Why India's futuristic fighter won't fly till 2019'Desis tend to vote Democratic right now''Pak is in the throes of a huge domestic crisis'There's NO need of NCTC if laws are implemented'No pressure on India for Iran oil import cut: US
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