23:28
India cricket captain Virat Kohli has once again become the sole Indian in the Forbes 2019 list of world's highest-paid athletes, ranked 100th in the table. Kohli is last on the list of top-100 athletes, headed by Barcelona and Argentina football superstar Lionel Messi, announced on...
23:11
Onset of cyclone Vayu will trigger heavy rains in Goa and the Konkan area for the next two days, the IMD said Tuesday.The department has issued the orange warning for Goa in view of the deep depression over East Central and adjoining South East Arabian sea, which has intensified into cyclonic...
22:56
United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the passing away of renowned playwright, actor and Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad, saying he fought throughout his life for freedom of expression, social justice and secular values. In a letter to Karnad's wife...
22:16
The Union Cabinet is likely to take a call on a fresh bill to ban the practice of instant triple talaq in its meeting on Wednesday, sources said. Once passed by Parliament, the proposed bill will replace an ordinance issued earlier this year.With the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha...
22:14
Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh Tuesday asked the state's disaster management group to finalise a set of standard operating procedures for manmade disasters after a two-year-old child could not rescued alive from a 150-foot-deep borewell in Sangrur district. Singh sought reports from...
21:57
Wipro's outgoing Executive Chairman Azim Premji saw his pay package rise almost 95 per cent to $262,054 (about Rs 1.81 crore) during fiscal 2019. His son, Rishad Premji, who is set to take over the reins of the Bengaluru-based software services company soon, took home a compensation...
21:47
As cyclone Vayu is intensifying into severe cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea, some Chinese boats on Tuesday sought shelter from authorities near Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, a Coast Guard official said.As per India Meteorological Department communication Tuesday, the speed of Vayu has...
21:45
In-form senior India opener Shikhar Dhawan was Tuesday ruled out of at least three World Cup matches after sustaining a hairline fracture on his left hand. While it is blow to the team ahead of India's third game against New Zealand, the good news is there is a chance that he will recover...
21:30
Cyclone 'Vayu' intensified into a severe cyclonic storm Tuesday and is likely to hit the Gujarat coast on June 13 morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.It is very likely to move nearly northward and cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around Veraval and Diu...
21:19
Two men have been arrested and remanded to judicial custody in Karnataka for allegedly posting a video abusing former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and his family on social media. On a complaint from a ruling Janata Dal-Secular office-bearer, the two, said to be...
20:08
Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, booked by the Enforcement Directorate for money laundering, Tuesday claimed investigating agencies were desperately trying to get something to stick on him on the instructions of their political bosses.Naik levelled the allegation in response to the ED...
20:05
A man has been arrested for allegedly duping former Chief Justice of India R M Lodha of Rs 1 lakh after hacking the e-mail account of his colleague, police said Tuesday. The accused Dinesh Mali was nabbed from Udaipur on June 7. An ATM card through which he withdrew the cheated amount...
20:03
The International Cricket Council on Tuesday refused to change the controversial 'zing' bails, which sometimes fail to come off even when the ball hits the stumps, citing statistical anomaly. India captain Virat Kohli and his Australian counterpart Aaron Finch had on Sunday...
19:52
Newly-elected MP from Pilibhit Varun Gandhi said he considers the votes he has got from minority community members as a blessing, but rued that that not many from the community cast their ballot in his favour. I did not get many votes of the minority community members, but this is also true...
19:39
Two local terrorists, inspired by the Islamic State ideology, were killed on Tuesday in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Awneera area of Shopian in early hours following...
19:04
Madrasas across India will be connected with mainstream education for the betterment of children studying in the Islamic seminaries, the central government announced on Tuesday.Madrasas are in large number across the country. They will be connected with the formal education and mainstream...
18:56
Altaf Hussain, the exiled leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, one of Pakistan's biggest political parties, was arrested on Tuesday by Scotland Yard in London over his anti-state speeches, especially the one in 2016 in which he said Pakistan was the epicentre of terrorism and a cancer for entire...
18:32
Singer Adnan Sami's Twitter account was allegedly hacked on Tuesday by Ayyildiz Tim, the same Turkish hacker group, Ayyildiz Tim, which attacked megastar Amitabh Bachchan's microblogging page a day ago. Similar to how Bachchan's profile was compromised, the group replaced Sami's...
17:54
Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday reviewed the preparations for cyclone Vayu which is expected to make a landfall in Gujarat, and directed officials to ensure all possible steps for the safety of people, officials said. The National Disaster Response Force has pre-positioned 26 teams,...
17:41
Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari was sent on a 11-day physical remand by an accountability court on Tuesday, a day after he was arrested in a multi-million dollar money laundering case.A team of the National Accountability Bureau arrested the 63-year-old co-chairman of the Pakistan...
17:13
Cricket matches between India and Pakistan have always been nail-biting, owing to the age-old rivalry between the two teams. However, the camaraderie of players from both countries is something that cannot be missed.Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who retired from all forms of cricket on Monday,...
16:55
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is holding her 2nd Pre-Budget consultations with stakeholder groups from industry, services and trade today in New Delhi in connection with the forthcoming General Budget 2019-20.
16:52
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that his upcoming visit to New Delhi will be focused on advancing America's incredibly important ties with India which is a significant part of President Donald Trump's strategy to advance the shared goal of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, where China...
16:49
EU blocks Thyssenkrupp-Tata steel merger plan: official.
16:38
United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi will be visiting Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday for the first time after retaining the Rae Bareli seat in the recent Lok Sabha Elections.She will be meeting all the MLAs and ex MLAs along with the party workers and leaders of the...
16:26
The cyclone Vayu is expected to reach Mumbai's latitude on Wednesday morning, leading to extreme weather and rain, said the India Meteorological Department today.The cyclone is expected to hit between Porbandar and Veraval in Gujarat on the morning of June 13. It will be a severe cyclonic storm...
16:12
A deep depression over the east-central and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea which intensified into a cyclonic storm Vayu is centred about 650 kilometres south of Gujarat, the India Meteorological Office said on Tuesday.The Cyclonic Storm 'VAYU' (pronounced as VAA'YU) over the east-central Arabian...
15:34
JUST IN: The Indian Air Force's AN-32 transport plane that went missing after taking off from Jorhat airport on June 3 has been found in Payung Circle in Arunachal Pradesh.The IAF says the wreckage of the missing AN-32 was spotted today 16 km north of Lipo, north east of Tato, at an approximate...
15:04
Anil Ambani, the chairman of the debt-laden Reliance group that owes around Rs 1 lakh crore to lenders, Tuesday said the group has paid back Rs 35,400 crore of debt during the past 14 months to May through asset sales, even as it faced liquidity drought. In a conference call with the media, he...
14:30
The Union Cabinet will meet on Wednesday evening followed by a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers. It will be the first meeting of the new Council of Ministers after the general elections.In the first Union Cabinet meeting held on May 31 after Narendra Modi assumed office as the Prime...
13:43
In a massive blow to India, Shikhar Dhawan, has been ruled out of the World Cup for three weeks due to a thumb fracture. The India opener underwent precautionary scans today which confirmed a fracture. Dhawan, hero of India's win over Australia in the World Cup on Sunday, played through...
13:23
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee unveils the bust of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar at a ceremony at the Hare School ground in College Street. Later in the day the bust will be re-installed at Vidyasagar College where it had been desecrated.The bust of Vidyasagar, a 19th-century social reformer, was...
13:17
A passenger bus carrying 60 Indian pilgrims has been hit by a truck in Nepal's Rautahat district, killing two persons on the spot and wounding 21 others, a media report said Tuesday. The accident occurred late Monday night when the Kathmandu-bound bus stopped at Paurai forest area in...
13:11
Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The Prime Minister's Office tweeted a picture of the meeting. The ruling JD(S)-Congress alliance in Karnataka has been under strain for the past few moths. A cabinet expansion is on the cards as rebel...
13:08
Tension gripped the Zilla Parishad office premises in Machilipatnam after some unidentified persons allegedly vandalised a plaque of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday night.The incident happened ahead a scheduled meeting organised by the Zilla Parishad of...
13:00
Union Cabinet meeting and Union Council of Ministers meeting to be held tomorrow in Delhi.
12:57
A jawan on Monday was killed after Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Poonch sector on the line of control, the defence ministry said.At about 17:00 pm on June 10, the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Poonch Sector on the line of control (LoC)....
12:49
Pakistan's former president Asif Ali Zardari was produced before an accountability court here on Tuesday by the anti-graft body seeking his physical remand, a day after he was arrested from his residence in the fake bank accounts case. A team of the National Accountability Bureau...
12:48
Hundreds of tourists, including children and elderly, had to spend the night in their cars without a meal between Rohtang Pass and Gulaba as the season's worst traffic jam has left entire Manali stranded. There were several kilometre-long traffic jams across Kullu town, Manali,...
12:20
BJP MP Dr Virendra Kumar will be the Protem Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha. He represents the Sagar constituency of Madhya Pradesh.
11:43
Supreme Court orders the immediate release of freelance journalist Prashant Kanojia who was arrested by the UP police for a 'defamatory' video on UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. The court said, Opinions may vary. He (Prashant) probably should not have published or written that tweet, but...
11:36
Actor Esha Deol and her husband, businessman Bharat Takhtani, are blessed with a baby girl, their second child together. The couple welcomed their daughter on June 10. They are already parents to daughter Radhya, who was born on October 23, 2017. Welcome to our tribe' Miraya Takhtani. Born on...
11:29
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi: I congratulated him on his electoral victory, I also requested him for special category status for Odisha as we've been hit by a cyclone recently, which did a great deal of damage.
11:06
Domestic equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty started on a positive note Tuesday driven by gains in IT stocks amid positive global cues. After jumping over 100 points in opening session, the 30-share index was trading 63.84 points, or 0.16 per cent, higher at 39,848.36 at 0930...
10:47
Congress president Rahul Gandhi reacts to the the arrest of three journalists for allegedly posting and airing 'defamatory' content about Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, police said. The Congress president tweeted, If every journalist who files a false report or peddles fake,...
10:33
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind, today.
10:26
IMD weather says that Cyclone Vayu is very likely to move nearly northward and cross Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around Veraval and Diu region as a severe cyclonic storm with wind speed 110-120 km/hour gusting to 135 km/hour during early morning of 13th June 2019. Mumbai will...
10:15
Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav was admitted to a private hospital here Monday night, a party spokesperson said. Yadav was admitted to Medanta Hospital after being flown from Lucknow, the SP spokesperson said. Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath...
10:09
West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee will on Tuesday participate in two events related to re-installing of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's bust at Vidyasagar College in Kolkata.As per the event schedule, Banerjee will first pay floral tributes to the leader at a ceremonial programme at the Hare School...
10:00
A helicopter crash-landed on top of a 51-story building in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, killing the pilot. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the helicopter made a 'forced landing, emergency landing or landed on the roof'.Preliminary information is that there was a helicopter that made a forced...
09:47
Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said.Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Awneera area of Shopian in early hours after receiving information about presence of terrorists there, a...
09:23
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's Twitter account was allegedly hacked on Monday night by Ayyildiz Tim, which claimed to be a Turkish hacker group.The group replaced Bachchan's profile picture with a photo of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and also changed the bio, adding 'Love Pakistan' and an...
09:03
UPDATE: Two-year-old Fatehveer Singh, who had fallen into a borewell in Sangrur, has passed away.Fatehveer, who had fallen into a 150-foot-deep unused borewell while playing, was pulled out of it this morning in a frantic rescue operation after almost 109 hours, an official said.The toddler was...
08:55
The Bharatiya Janata Party claimed on Monday that a supporter of the party was strangled to death allegedly for chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' by workers of the Trinamool Congress in the state's Howrah district.Though police confirmed the death of 43-year-old Samatul Doloi, whose body was found in a...
08:36
Two-year-old boy Fatehveer Singh, who had fallen into a borewell in Sangrur, was rescued on Tuesday morning after almost 109-hour-long rescue operation.The child has been taken to a hospital.The two-year-old boy fell into an abandoned 150-foot borewell on June 6 afternoon outside his house.In the...
01:12
The mercury shattered all records in Delhi on Monday with parts of the national capital registering 48 degrees Celsius, the highest for the month of June. The all-time record for the city is of 48.4 degrees Celsius, recorded by the Palam Observatory on May 26, 1998, Devendra Pradhan,...
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